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Let the Right One In
Title: Let the Right One In
Part 19
Summary: Vampire!Hotch and Werewolf!Derek fight over Human!Spencer.
Currently, Aaron is doing his best to convince Spencer he won't just rip his throat out now that he has him alone.
Pairing: Hotch/Reid
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: violence, slash
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Aaron didn't go back to his apartment.
He had no idea if it was safe anymore. For all he knew Dave might have knowledge of where he lived, might have had him under surveillance for God knew how long. For him alone it wouldn't have been a problem, at least not three hours ago, considering no werewolf would have been allowed to try and harm him.
Now, things were different though. He wasn't safe anymore, not after he had broken the law. The weres would now be in the right if they wanted to take revenge for their dead pack members; they would be allowed to retaliate against him and no one, not even the Coven, not even the Elders, not even Gideon would be able to stop them legally. If they would even still want to help him that was…
He could only imagine what the others would do once they found out what he had done and why, for whom. That he had risked everything for a human. For what most of them only saw as food he had possibly started a war.
Gideon would kill him. His maker had been unusually lenient with him over the decades, allowing him to live his undead life mostly outside of the vampire society, to do as he saw fit even if he didn't agree with it. Now he would undoubtedly feel like the trust he'd placed in his childe had been betrayed…
Aaron chased that thought away as he kept on running through the night.
He didn't need Gideon's understanding. Or that of the others. He'd made his decision.
He pulled the unconscious human in his arms closer to his chest. Yes, and he would stick to it, no matter what.
Still, he couldn't help but faintly hope that his family would not abandon him over this, that he would not lose all of their loyalty and support.
Now, who to go to for sanctuary?
Elle? His sister in blood…she hadn't been happy with him but she'd kept his secret so far…Sean? He was too far away, probably wouldn't even hear of this until it was over….Gideon? Ugh. No.
No, definitively Elle. He would go to her place; there they would be safer than anywhere else he could think of.
Plus, JJ would be there.
JJ, good and sweet and brave JJ who he knew loved him and Jack dearly…She was only a human, inferior to them in so many ways and yet she had such great influence over Elle. Why else would his sister have kept her around for the past twelve years now? She might tell herself it was only for easy blood supply and assistance in every day chores but Aaron was pretty sure she was only kidding herself, that JJ was much more than that to her.
Yes, he decided. He would go to them. JJ wouldn't abandon him and she would talk Elle out of it if the need arose.
xxx
"You what?"
Elle stared at him incredulously, obviously torn between horror and fury.
Aaron watched impassively as her fangs and nails elongated while she fought for control. Now that he was here in her kitchen and off the dangerous streets, he was much calmer, prepared to let his sister rage as much as need be. After all, she wouldn't throw him out now…not now that she'd already let him inside with Spencer.
With one ear he listened for sounds from across the hallway where JJ was taking care of Spencer. The blonde woman was smart enough to avoid the two of them while tempers were high, instead immediately agreeing to taking care of the sick human for Aaron. Spencer was in bed now, still unconscious but at least sound and safe for the time being –that alone was enough to give Aaron the calm to deal with Elle.
"He was going to kill him, Elle."
"So what? He's just a human, Aaron! I get that you're unhealthily obsessed with him for some reason but is he really worth jeopardizing our entire coven over? Everything we've built in this city? Have you thought of Gideon? Of me and Jack?"
That did hit a nerve after all. Balling his hands to fists, he snapped at her, "Leave Jack out of this-"
"Why would I? Are you going to explain to your son all the murder and bloodshed and danger of true death you've brought over him, all because you were thinking with your-
"Elle!"
They both stopped, distracted from their rising tempers by the blonde human calling out Elle's name from the doorway. JJ. Bright and beautiful as he'd last seen her, looking at his sister with so much indignation and so little fear that it was almost funny. Again, Aaron couldn't help but notice that she looked far less intimidated that appropriate by Elle's scary appearance, even less scared than a year ago even. Huh. Go figure.
He almost wanted to take a jab at Elle for her hypocrisy but figured it wouldn't be the smartest choice right now to antagonize her further.
Luckily, she seemed to calm down now whether it was because of JJ or not. She was quiet for a long moment, rubbing her temples, then, shooting a death glare at Aaron, held up her finger warningly.
"You had better fix this soon, Aaron. Because I will not let you endanger all of us over this. Stay here for now, but if things get too bad, be it with the Elders or the Weres, we are out, you hear me? Don't count on me to pay for your mistakes."
He nodded grimly, "I wouldn't do that. I am counting on you to take JJ and Jack and get them out of danger if anything happens."
He was glad when she just nodded, at least in agreement with him regarding that point. At least something he could count on, that his family would be safe and wouldn't have to pay for his mistakes.
They would be safe, he knew. Elle would take care of that, and JJ loved Jack like a son and would do anything to protect him, just like she had the past five years. He still hoped it wouldn't come that far of course, but for now he could only hope and prepare for every eventuality.
But now, he had to make sure Spencer would be alright. That was most acute now. He looked past Elle, towards the hallway, silently declaring the conversation ended that way.
"I'm going to go see how he is doing."
JJ smiled faintly as she step towards him and briefly squeezed his arm, obviously not sharing Elle's reservations regarding Spencer, "I'm going to go pick up jack and bring him back here. You make sure that cute, young man back there gets better soon."
"Thank you, JJ," he kissed the top of her head lightly.
She smiled at him and he couldn't help but smirk back when Elle growled in annoyance at their understanding, took hold of JJ's arm and pulled her towards the hallway without another word. Seconds later he could hear the front door slam shut, and both of them were gone.
Aaron scoffed.
For all her tough bullshit, Elle was much more like him at heart than she would ever admit. Of course she wouldn't let JJ get Jack unprotected in this situation.
Once they were gone though his thoughts turned somber again.
He really was in a load of trouble. With the Coven, with the weres, with Derek Morgan who was probably looking for them as well, and not to forget with Spencer.
He grimaced, his chest tightening as he remembered the young man's reaction to him in the alley. He had looked so terrified, looking at him like all he could see was a monster…
It was what he had been afraid of since the beginning and now he didn't know how to fix it now. He would need to explain to Spencer, to make him understand that he'd done what he had to, that he wasn't dangerous, at least not to him…
The question as if Spencer would even listen at this point.
xxx
He could tell the exact moment Spencer woke up by the changing of his breathing pattern. One second it was calm and steady, the next shallow and erratic, panicked.
Aaron waited for a moment to see if he would calm down upon finding himself in a comforting environment but the heartbeat in the other room just got faster and faster. His heart fell…so Spencer remembered and he clearly was just as distressed by it still as he had been two hours ago.
Time to fix what he could.
When he opened the door to JJ's room, Spencer was sitting on the bed. His head snapped up at the sound of him entering.
Aaron wasn't sure what he had hoped for but couldn't help but feel a sting of hurt at the way Spencer's eyes widened at his sight, his heart missing a whole beat. His whole body tensed up, frozen with fear as he watched Aaron close the door behind him.
For a long moment neither of them moved and Aaron waited as Spencer's eyes flickered over his face, like he was trying to make sense of what he'd seen, to find the demon he'd encountered in Aaron's now smooth and handsome features.
He wouldn't be able to of course, not now that he was back in control –unfortunately though that fact didn't seem to help much.
Aaron took an experimental step into the room, regretting it immediately when Spencer flinched back like he was expecting him to pounce, scrambling backwards until he collided with the bed frame.
Pained, Aaron grimaced, but stopped where he stood.
"Spencer," he said softly, gently so as to not upset him any further, "don't be scared, it's okay. You're safe now..."
But he could already see that Spencer didn't believe him, maybe wasn't even listening, too busy watching his movements, body poised to react should he do anything rash. He clearly didn't interpret the situation as Aaron having brought him to safety, in fact he was reacting like he expected to end up like their attackers in the alley any second. His frantic heartbeat was almost deafening in Aaron's ears by now and he had to work hard in order not to lose his focus.
"It's okay," he repeated, reaching out slightly, wishing he could just walk up to Spencer and hug him, "I promise. Just let me explain."
He took another step closer which left him at the edge of the bed, trying to look as nonthreatening as possible. Apparently it had been one too many though because Spencer suddenly jumped off the bed and fled to the other end of the room, as far against the opposite wall as he could get.
"No! Don't, don't come any closer!" he gasped, his eyes flickering from Aaron's face to his hands, then to the exit which was blocked by Aaron's body, then further across the room, probably to find something to defend himself with.
"You have to listen to me," Aaron grimaced, his hopes of calming Spencer with words quickly fading. He knew that he was just scaring Spencer worse by the second but he couldn't just step aside and let him leave. He couldn't.
He stepped closer again, around the bed, reaching out with one hand to cross the distance between them, "Spencer, I swear I-"
He didn't get to finish that sentence.
Before he could even get within reaching distance, Spencer threw himself sideways, leaping towards the bed again, scrambling over the mattress in order to get past him and towards the door.
Aaron reacted before he could think his actions through rationally; he just knew he couldn't let Spencer leave this room, not in this situation and not like this.
Making a split decision, he sped across the room, grabbing Spencer and throwing him back onto the mattress, pinning him there to hold him still. Bad move. The worst.
The young man cried out fearfully, trying to get free instantly, trashing in his grip, kicking and hitting with all he had.
"No! Let go! Help!"
Cursing himself Aaron grabbed a hold of thin wrists, pressing them into the mattress above Spencer's head to still him, focusing hard on not holding on too tightly and accidently hurting the human. Restraining Spencer didn't take as much effort as ignoring his cries did, that and his heart…
"Spencer-"
Damnit, his heart was so, so loud, the pulse so erratic now…Spencer so close, underneath him...just where he had hoped to get him...but not like this! He closed his eyes to make sure that none of the effect he was feeling would be visible to Spencer, no matter how fleeting. Either he didn't succeed though, or the sole fact that he was pinning the kid like this was making everything just so much worse.
He felt Spencer's breath catch, his entire body freezing as Aaron leaned over him, going rigid with terror. "No, no...please, no..."
Aaron cursed inwardly. For all he knew, Spencer was expecting to get his throat ripped out right now. Who knew what excately he was thinking, what conclusions he had drawn from his metamorphosis. He had trusted Aaron, yes, but either that trust was shattered now or he didn't even believe he was Aaron anymore.
Damn. Aaron looked down at the young man beneath him with sadness, wishing his could somehow turn back time and spare him all this stress. He could feel Spencer shaking with fear in his hold, eyes pressed shut tightly as he pressed his face into the pillow, the only leeway he had right then to get away.
"Please, don't…" he whimpered again and Aaron could see the tears wetting his eyelashes, threatening to fall. The sight tore at his heart and he closed his eyes as well for a moment.
Damnit, what was he going to say to fix this?
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Okay, gotta stop here or it won't get done today. Hope you liked it? Happy with JJ and Elle's roles?
Any suggestions what Aaron should do or say now? It needs to be pretty good considering the tricky situation.
More of Morgan and Emily etc. next time. Jack too probably, depending on how far I get.
Please review!
Title: Let the Right One In
Part 19
Summary: Vampire!Hotch and Werewolf!Derek fight over Human!Spencer.
Currently, Aaron is doing his best to convince Spencer he won't just rip his throat out now that he has him alone.
Pairing: Hotch/Reid
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: violence, slash
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Aaron didn't go back to his apartment.
He had no idea if it was safe anymore. For all he knew Dave might have knowledge of where he lived, might have had him under surveillance for God knew how long. For him alone it wouldn't have been a problem, at least not three hours ago, considering no werewolf would have been allowed to try and harm him.
Now, things were different though. He wasn't safe anymore, not after he had broken the law. The weres would now be in the right if they wanted to take revenge for their dead pack members; they would be allowed to retaliate against him and no one, not even the Coven, not even the Elders, not even Gideon would be able to stop them legally. If they would even still want to help him that was…
He could only imagine what the others would do once they found out what he had done and why, for whom. That he had risked everything for a human. For what most of them only saw as food he had possibly started a war.
Gideon would kill him. His maker had been unusually lenient with him over the decades, allowing him to live his undead life mostly outside of the vampire society, to do as he saw fit even if he didn't agree with it. Now he would undoubtedly feel like the trust he'd placed in his childe had been betrayed…
Aaron chased that thought away as he kept on running through the night.
He didn't need Gideon's understanding. Or that of the others. He'd made his decision.
He pulled the unconscious human in his arms closer to his chest. Yes, and he would stick to it, no matter what.
Still, he couldn't help but faintly hope that his family would not abandon him over this, that he would not lose all of their loyalty and support.
Now, who to go to for sanctuary?
Elle? His sister in blood…she hadn't been happy with him but she'd kept his secret so far…Sean? He was too far away, probably wouldn't even hear of this until it was over….Gideon? Ugh. No.
No, definitively Elle. He would go to her place; there they would be safer than anywhere else he could think of.
Plus, JJ would be there.
JJ, good and sweet and brave JJ who he knew loved him and Jack dearly…She was only a human, inferior to them in so many ways and yet she had such great influence over Elle. Why else would his sister have kept her around for the past twelve years now? She might tell herself it was only for easy blood supply and assistance in every day chores but Aaron was pretty sure she was only kidding herself, that JJ was much more than that to her.
Yes, he decided. He would go to them. JJ wouldn't abandon him and she would talk Elle out of it if the need arose.
xxx
"You what?"
Elle stared at him incredulously, obviously torn between horror and fury.
Aaron watched impassively as her fangs and nails elongated while she fought for control. Now that he was here in her kitchen and off the dangerous streets, he was much calmer, prepared to let his sister rage as much as need be. After all, she wouldn't throw him out now…not now that she'd already let him inside with Spencer.
With one ear he listened for sounds from across the hallway where JJ was taking care of Spencer. The blonde woman was smart enough to avoid the two of them while tempers were high, instead immediately agreeing to taking care of the sick human for Aaron. Spencer was in bed now, still unconscious but at least sound and safe for the time being –that alone was enough to give Aaron the calm to deal with Elle.
"He was going to kill him, Elle."
"So what? He's just a human, Aaron! I get that you're unhealthily obsessed with him for some reason but is he really worth jeopardizing our entire coven over? Everything we've built in this city? Have you thought of Gideon? Of me and Jack?"
That did hit a nerve after all. Balling his hands to fists, he snapped at her, "Leave Jack out of this-"
"Why would I? Are you going to explain to your son all the murder and bloodshed and danger of true death you've brought over him, all because you were thinking with your-
"Elle!"
They both stopped, distracted from their rising tempers by the blonde human calling out Elle's name from the doorway. JJ. Bright and beautiful as he'd last seen her, looking at his sister with so much indignation and so little fear that it was almost funny. Again, Aaron couldn't help but notice that she looked far less intimidated that appropriate by Elle's scary appearance, even less scared than a year ago even. Huh. Go figure.
He almost wanted to take a jab at Elle for her hypocrisy but figured it wouldn't be the smartest choice right now to antagonize her further.
Luckily, she seemed to calm down now whether it was because of JJ or not. She was quiet for a long moment, rubbing her temples, then, shooting a death glare at Aaron, held up her finger warningly.
"You had better fix this soon, Aaron. Because I will not let you endanger all of us over this. Stay here for now, but if things get too bad, be it with the Elders or the Weres, we are out, you hear me? Don't count on me to pay for your mistakes."
He nodded grimly, "I wouldn't do that. I am counting on you to take JJ and Jack and get them out of danger if anything happens."
He was glad when she just nodded, at least in agreement with him regarding that point. At least something he could count on, that his family would be safe and wouldn't have to pay for his mistakes.
They would be safe, he knew. Elle would take care of that, and JJ loved Jack like a son and would do anything to protect him, just like she had the past five years. He still hoped it wouldn't come that far of course, but for now he could only hope and prepare for every eventuality.
But now, he had to make sure Spencer would be alright. That was most acute now. He looked past Elle, towards the hallway, silently declaring the conversation ended that way.
"I'm going to go see how he is doing."
JJ smiled faintly as she step towards him and briefly squeezed his arm, obviously not sharing Elle's reservations regarding Spencer, "I'm going to go pick up jack and bring him back here. You make sure that cute, young man back there gets better soon."
"Thank you, JJ," he kissed the top of her head lightly.
She smiled at him and he couldn't help but smirk back when Elle growled in annoyance at their understanding, took hold of JJ's arm and pulled her towards the hallway without another word. Seconds later he could hear the front door slam shut, and both of them were gone.
Aaron scoffed.
For all her tough bullshit, Elle was much more like him at heart than she would ever admit. Of course she wouldn't let JJ get Jack unprotected in this situation.
Once they were gone though his thoughts turned somber again.
He really was in a load of trouble. With the Coven, with the weres, with Derek Morgan who was probably looking for them as well, and not to forget with Spencer.
He grimaced, his chest tightening as he remembered the young man's reaction to him in the alley. He had looked so terrified, looking at him like all he could see was a monster…
It was what he had been afraid of since the beginning and now he didn't know how to fix it now. He would need to explain to Spencer, to make him understand that he'd done what he had to, that he wasn't dangerous, at least not to him…
The question as if Spencer would even listen at this point.
xxx
He could tell the exact moment Spencer woke up by the changing of his breathing pattern. One second it was calm and steady, the next shallow and erratic, panicked.
Aaron waited for a moment to see if he would calm down upon finding himself in a comforting environment but the heartbeat in the other room just got faster and faster. His heart fell…so Spencer remembered and he clearly was just as distressed by it still as he had been two hours ago.
Time to fix what he could.
When he opened the door to JJ's room, Spencer was sitting on the bed. His head snapped up at the sound of him entering.
Aaron wasn't sure what he had hoped for but couldn't help but feel a sting of hurt at the way Spencer's eyes widened at his sight, his heart missing a whole beat. His whole body tensed up, frozen with fear as he watched Aaron close the door behind him.
For a long moment neither of them moved and Aaron waited as Spencer's eyes flickered over his face, like he was trying to make sense of what he'd seen, to find the demon he'd encountered in Aaron's now smooth and handsome features.
He wouldn't be able to of course, not now that he was back in control –unfortunately though that fact didn't seem to help much.
Aaron took an experimental step into the room, regretting it immediately when Spencer flinched back like he was expecting him to pounce, scrambling backwards until he collided with the bed frame.
Pained, Aaron grimaced, but stopped where he stood.
"Spencer," he said softly, gently so as to not upset him any further, "don't be scared, it's okay. You're safe now..."
But he could already see that Spencer didn't believe him, maybe wasn't even listening, too busy watching his movements, body poised to react should he do anything rash. He clearly didn't interpret the situation as Aaron having brought him to safety, in fact he was reacting like he expected to end up like their attackers in the alley any second. His frantic heartbeat was almost deafening in Aaron's ears by now and he had to work hard in order not to lose his focus.
"It's okay," he repeated, reaching out slightly, wishing he could just walk up to Spencer and hug him, "I promise. Just let me explain."
He took another step closer which left him at the edge of the bed, trying to look as nonthreatening as possible. Apparently it had been one too many though because Spencer suddenly jumped off the bed and fled to the other end of the room, as far against the opposite wall as he could get.
"No! Don't, don't come any closer!" he gasped, his eyes flickering from Aaron's face to his hands, then to the exit which was blocked by Aaron's body, then further across the room, probably to find something to defend himself with.
"You have to listen to me," Aaron grimaced, his hopes of calming Spencer with words quickly fading. He knew that he was just scaring Spencer worse by the second but he couldn't just step aside and let him leave. He couldn't.
He stepped closer again, around the bed, reaching out with one hand to cross the distance between them, "Spencer, I swear I-"
He didn't get to finish that sentence.
Before he could even get within reaching distance, Spencer threw himself sideways, leaping towards the bed again, scrambling over the mattress in order to get past him and towards the door.
Aaron reacted before he could think his actions through rationally; he just knew he couldn't let Spencer leave this room, not in this situation and not like this.
Making a split decision, he sped across the room, grabbing Spencer and throwing him back onto the mattress, pinning him there to hold him still. Bad move. The worst.
The young man cried out fearfully, trying to get free instantly, trashing in his grip, kicking and hitting with all he had.
"No! Let go! Help!"
Cursing himself Aaron grabbed a hold of thin wrists, pressing them into the mattress above Spencer's head to still him, focusing hard on not holding on too tightly and accidently hurting the human. Restraining Spencer didn't take as much effort as ignoring his cries did, that and his heart…
"Spencer-"
Damnit, his heart was so, so loud, the pulse so erratic now…Spencer so close, underneath him...just where he had hoped to get him...but not like this! He closed his eyes to make sure that none of the effect he was feeling would be visible to Spencer, no matter how fleeting. Either he didn't succeed though, or the sole fact that he was pinning the kid like this was making everything just so much worse.
He felt Spencer's breath catch, his entire body freezing as Aaron leaned over him, going rigid with terror. "No, no...please, no..."
Aaron cursed inwardly. For all he knew, Spencer was expecting to get his throat ripped out right now. Who knew what excately he was thinking, what conclusions he had drawn from his metamorphosis. He had trusted Aaron, yes, but either that trust was shattered now or he didn't even believe he was Aaron anymore.
Damn. Aaron looked down at the young man beneath him with sadness, wishing his could somehow turn back time and spare him all this stress. He could feel Spencer shaking with fear in his hold, eyes pressed shut tightly as he pressed his face into the pillow, the only leeway he had right then to get away.
"Please, don't…" he whimpered again and Aaron could see the tears wetting his eyelashes, threatening to fall. The sight tore at his heart and he closed his eyes as well for a moment.
Damnit, what was he going to say to fix this?
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Okay, gotta stop here or it won't get done today. Hope you liked it? Happy with JJ and Elle's roles?
Any suggestions what Aaron should do or say now? It needs to be pretty good considering the tricky situation.
More of Morgan and Emily etc. next time. Jack too probably, depending on how far I get.
Please review!