Safe Haven.

[Mina Murray]

Mina nodded eyes still closed as she chocked back a sob. Though now her fear and sadness was replaced by something much more instinctual.
So much of her blood had been drained and she felt so weak and hungry it was getting difficult to focus on things and sit up right. She opened her eyes as one of the Geneterns leaned over her,. Mina focused on the pulse on the Geneterns wrist as she scrubbed her, a haughty and smug smirk went across the womans face as she scrubbed her. One that said. "You're no better than me, Pavi will want nothing to do with you now."

Without even thinking about it, driven by sheer hunger, anger, and bloodlust, Mina grabbed onto the womans wrist and bit into it as hard as she could, sucking out as much blood as she could get out of the wound ignoring the womans thrashing and screaming. She needed the blood needed it as much as breathing, it was all she could think of at that moment.

[Pavi Largo]

Pavi gasped in surprise at Mina's sudden action, more startled by the suddenness than anything. He'd never seen her forcibly feed on someone; he knew she didn't like to feed on people without their permission, unless they were of course posing a threat in some way. The GENtern was no real loss, of course. He was more concerned with whether or not Mina was going to be okay to care about the poor girl's fate.

The other GENterns, however, felt differently about the situation. Just as they started screaming, preparing to bolt for the door, Pavi held out an arm behind himself, blocking their way. He glared at them, a look in his eyes that few women ever lived to talk about halting them in their tracks. "One step out of-a this room will be-a your last. Now, since-a you troie were stupid enough to ignore my-a request for-a blood bags, you can provide-a the blood yourself," he spat, disgust on his face as he stared at their horrified expressions. Jutting his head in the tub's direction, he added harshly, "Get back-a to work. Before you end up like-a your friend here."

[Mina Murray]

Mina kept drinking from the sobbing woman to lost in her feast to pay attention to what was going on around her. Her blood tasted fruity like over ripened oranges. Bitter but with a touch of tangy citrusness to it. The woman was shaking and sobbing as Mina fed on her looking at Pavi and the others to help her.

Mina came up for air and let go then, letting go of the Genetern for a moment so she fell on the floor clutching her bleeding wrist and trying not to run screaming out of the room. The vampiress relaxed in the tub sleepily now that her thirst had been somewhat taken care of. She licked the last droplets of blood off her lips and fingers as the other women nervously washed her wounds much, much more carefully now. Afraid that looking her in the eyes or causing her to realize they were there would end in their deaths.

Mina reached out her eyes still closed as she clutched Pavi's hand, now that she had the woman's blood in her she felt warmer and sleepier. She'd need even more later but for now what had happened or was happening felt like a half remembered dream.

[Pavi Largo]

Pavi, of course, simply held Mina closer, ignoring the fearful glances of the other GENterns and the fading whimpers of the fallen one. He kissed her palm gently, a little relieved to see her satisfied for the time being, despite the fact that to get to this state she'd had to nearly drain another person. Oh well. It wasn't like they'd mattered anyway; just another faceless(or...soon to be) GENtern.

Turning back to the other GENterns, his face void of feeling once again, Pavi jerked his head towards Mina. "Help-a her out, and give her to-a me." The women quickly obliged, pulling Mina from the tub and wrapping her in a large towel, before setting her into Pavi's lap.

"You will say nothing of-a this to anyone, understand?" Pavi said, darkening his tone and indicating the still bleeding girl. The others nodded, pushed Pavi and Mina back into the bedroom, and helped the other to her feet. There was no guarantee she'd live, but Pavi of course didn't care. As they practically ran to exit the room, Pavi irritably called after them, "And this time, remember to bring-a what I asked-a for!"

As the door shut, Pavi sighed, pulling Mina close to his body again. "Feeling better now, amore?"

[Mina Murray]

"Yes." Mina said snuggling closer to him her wet hair soaking the collar of his shirt. Not that either of them minded at all, just being close to him was enough for her.
"Just very tired," She said silently. Mina tried not to think about the girl she had attacked in the bathroom. In her mind she had practically provoked her, looking at her like she did and scrubbing her wounds harder than she should. And Pavi did tell them to bring her blood to feed on, they should know what happens when you get near a hungry vampire.

"I suppose they'll like me even less now," She said glancing at the doorway they had run from.

She glanced back up at Pavi's face, realizing that he had kept his mask off for her the entire time, it touched her deeply that he would do something like that for her. Mina moved her body up and gently touched his face with her lips slowly running over the scarred flesh of his check and jawline, stopping at the corner of his mouth.
"I'm sorry they had to see you like this, Pavi, I know how much you hate it." She kissed him gently. "I wouldn't ask you to keep it off if you didn't want to..."
Then she realized how exposed she was once more put a hand to her throat to cover it knowing the women saw her throat but at least they didn't touch it. But she knew that soon they, and Pavi's siblings, would think about her scars every single time they looked at her.
Just like Jonathan did.

[Pavi Largo]

Pavi scowled towards the doorway, rolling his eyes at the possible stories that could be spread around by every single one of those ditzy little know-nothings. Since he'd learned of the rumors being said about Mina, Pavi had spent even less time with the GENterns, and was acting unusually cold towards them, even the ones he'd still been sleeping with. As far as he was concerned, few of them compared when you'd had the best you could possibly get.

When Mina touched his face, however, Pavi sighed, meeting her gaze tiredly. It wasn't even that late into the day, and already he felt exhausted by the stress of the day. "It's-a nothing, amore," he replied, a lie he knew that she wouldn't believe. He gently kissed a mark on her shoulder, then a few more, as though he might help heal the wounds. "If-a you can let them see-a you like-a this, then I can-a take them seeing me without-a my mask."

[Mina Murray]

Mina winced a little at him kissing her wounds the tiny tinge of pain was still there. She quietly moved her head closer to his so their foreheads were pressed to eachother. She sighed quietly and few tears slipping out of her eyes and down her cheeks.

"I thought I would never see you again, Pavi" She said letting the tears flow. "My last thought before I lost conciounsess, when I thought I was going to die was your real face. And how I'd never get to see or touch you again."
She started to cry harder wrapping herself around him as best she could in the postion they were in letting the tears fall freely now that they were alone together. Soon she was crying so hard her entire body was shaking.

[Pavi Largo]

Pavi's expression softened at that, as he was somewhat unsure how to react to Mina's sudden flow of tears. He immediately pulled her closer, only acting on instinct as to how he'd been treated in certain times of trouble. He pressed her face into his shoulder, rocking her gently and just letting her cry for a moment or two.

"Mina," Pavi whispered gently after a moment or two, holding her face in his hands and looking her in the eye. "I'm here with-a you now. And-a nothing is-a keeping you from-a me. Not-a Luigi, not-a Hyde, not even-a the Circus. I will never let them take-a you back, Mina. So don't cry, please don't-a cry. I'm here with-a you now. And I will move heaven and-a hell over and over again to keep it that-a way. I love-a you."

With that, he pressed his lips to her forehead soothingly, holding her more tightly than before, but careful enough so as not to do her wings any further damage. If they could come together despite all those odds, he didn't see why they couldn't stay together even after this. Despite everything being thrown in their way up till this point, at last they were finally together. And he intended to keep things that way, despite Mina's worries.

[Mina Murray]

Mina was about to say something in return, to ask how it was even possible. But she thought better of that, she was sure that Pavi would think of a way. Lawyers and then if it was possible he could buy them up and either shut them down (she hoped) or make them free her. Maybe even remove these awful mutations.
She nuzzled against his neck with mouth and nose contented for a moment.

"Pavi, if and when I get free," She said at last, "I want to live as far away from this place as possible and I never want to see or think of this place again." She let a small smile tug at the corners of her mouth, "We could live in your home on Sanitarium Island or further away, like Italy. Just so long as we're together and far away from the circus."

[Pavi Largo]

Pavi sighed, a very faint smile forming in response to Mina's request. "I promise on-a my life, amore, I will-a make it happen. I would-a do anything for you," he promised, hugging her tighter. He wasn't quite sure how just yet, but he'd always managed to make things work out before, so he didn't see why he couldn't now.

Pushing himself closer towards the bed, he struggled to lift Mina onto the bed, still wrapped in her towel. He sighed as he at last managed it, then frowned a little, uncertain how he himself was going to get onto the bed. His pride hated to have to ask for help, but there really was no other option, unless he intended to stay in the chair for who knows how long.

"Mina...would-a you please...help-a me onto the bed?" He asked sheepishly, indicating the chair with a bit of embarrassment.

[Mina Murray]

"Of course," Mina said she got on her knees not minding or caring if the towel slipped away to show her body. She got on her knees the best she could and wrapped her arms around his shoulders, carefully she lifted him as best she could on to the bed, using gravity to her advantage as once he was out of the chair he fell forward almost ontop of her.
Mina gently lay him down next to her being careful of his legs. She lay next to him then holding him close and saying nothing. It had been a long and painful day for her, and she dreaded the night.

Everything was worse at night.

[Amber Sweet]

Amber heard screaming coming from upstairs in Pavi's room, and while this wasn't an unusual thing, this type of screaming was. It was panicked screams of fear and pain. Amber headed up as fast as her heels would allow her, almost tripping on the stairs a couple of times.

When she got to the top of the steps she saw one of the Geneterns holding her own bleeding neck and sobbing while a flock of others gathered around her looking frightened beyond belief.
"What the hell's going on?" Though Amber could make a very good guess at what exactly had happened. Mina had attacked the woman, though weather or not it was a provoked attack was anyone's guess. (Not that Amber really cared.)

Before any of the women could answer her another Genetern showed up with an arm full of blood bags, without a word Amber snatched them up and shooed the women off.
Blood bags in arm Amber knocked on the door several times, more curious than upset. What exactly was it like to have a vampire feed on you?

[Pavi Largo]

Pavi gave a small "umf" as Mina lifted him, feeling a bit awkward falling onto her rather helplessly. The fact that Mina was unclothed wasn't helping things as far as being "considerate" and helpful went. But it was rather hard to keep from thinking the usual things when falling on top of his naked girlfriend, despite all that had happened earlier today.

Still, Pavi kicked himself over it internally, rolling over to lay by Mina's side and try to think of keeping her calm again. However, no sooner had he gotten comfortable with her had he heard another knock at the door.

Groaning aloud, Pavi called out an irritable "Come in" to the door, not realizing that Amber was waiting behind the door. Pulling Mina closer to him, Pavi pulled a thin blanket over them as best as he could to cover her a little more. Not telling just who would be coming to the door, and there was no point in making Mina feel even more vulnerable than she already did. Whatever they were coming about had better be good.

[Amber Sweet]

Amber opened the door and instantly winced at the sight of Pavi and a naked Mina in bed together. True she had seen Pavi do much, much worse sometimes with several people at once. However this was much, much different. Intruding on Pavie with his first, and so far, only girlfriend felt more intimate and embarrassing. The atmosphere in the room already had an air of privacy tinged with fear.
"Here," was all Amber said walking further into the room and laying a very large blood bag on the nightstand on Mina's side. Type O+, it was the best blood for healing internal wounds according to the blood chart in the warehouse located not that far from the Largo's mansion.

'I have to remain strong,' Amber thought to herself recalling how the Genetern was holding her throat as she bled. And the panicked look on the others face.

"I should have you thrown out for attacking one of the staff," She said as emotionless as she could standing next to Mina looking down at her with her arms crossed. Though honestly Amber felt afraid of Mina after seeing what she could do when angered. She wondered if she shouldn't have brought some type of weapon or bodyguards.
"She almost died from her wounds, had we not had more than enough blood for a blood transfusion available she would be dead as we speak. However, given that doing so would be a death sentence, I'm going to give you the most minimal punishment I can think of. You will be under constant surveillance when staying with us, and if you attack anyone unprovoked once more there will be no hesitation to put you in restraints."

[Pavi Largo]

Pavi was more than a little surprised to see Amber opening the door, and stiffened, putting his arm around Mina protectively. As Amber began chastising her, going so far as to say that she'd be monitored during her time here, Pavi glared angrily at his sister.

"Oh, like she would have-a lived another week here regardless," Pavi shot back. "Either Luigi or I would have-a seen to that. The girl was in-a the way, and if they'd brought-a her the blood like they were suppose-a to in-a the first place, we wouldn't have had-a this little problem."

Pavi didn't even care to censor himself with Mina there, as far as his honesty about the fates of the GENterns went. Luigi would more than likely have stabbed the girl at some point, or Pavi would have taken her face, simple as that. Ten out of nine GENterns may have preferred the Pavi, but only about one out of ten made it past six months working for GeneCo.

"Your ass isn't in danger, Amber, nor is anyone else important," Pavi said flatly. "So you can drop-a the act about caring for the GENterns lives. It's not like she'd attack you."