AB Drabbles part deux

[mhalachai]

More Anita Blake drabbles from the Drabble post. I had a long weekend away from the Internet and I handwrote them. Trust me, counting words by hand is hard.

wolfseer wanted some Rafael.
Title: Valour
Note: Set during that scene in NiC when all the furry folk are at the Lupanar to save Gregory. (Double Drabble) (Also, am still Canadian, so the Canadian spellings will be used. Deal.)

Valour.

That had to be it, Rafael mused, as he watched Anita rage at Jacob for disrespecting Richard. He knew, as Jacob bowed and took his eyes off Anita, what she was going to do before she kicked Jacob in the face. Anyone who watched Anita would have known what she was going to do.

And Rafael watched Anita.

It wasn't her appearance, although Rafael considered her beautiful. It also wasn't this new beast he had sensed under her skin.

It was her sense of valour, that drive in her to defend and protect all those she considered her people, the very drive that had her screaming at Jacob to defend Richard's Ulfric honour, while letting the comments against her slide.

It was valour that made Anita demand Rafael's own release from the hands of the Master of Beasts, even though she only endangered herself by making such a request. She had said it was friendship, but in Rafael's experience, there was no such thing as friendship. There was loyalty and fear, love and hatred. But none of those things existed between him and Anita, to make her save him.

When those things were gone, valour was all that remained.

atalante3134 and sorceress_death and waterfall8484 wanted some Edward.
Title: Barrel of a gun
Note: Edward's been hearing some very interesting things about Anita... (Doubble Drabble)

I stared at Edward down the barrel of my gun.

"I've been hearing some interesting things about you, Anita," Edward said softly. His cold blue eyes stared back at me over his own gun.

"Like what?" My gun was steady, even though my heart was pounding at the thought that this might be it.

"This sex thing," he said. There was distaste in his tone. "The vampire do that to you?"

I ignored his question. "It's called the ardeur,“ I said, surprised at how matter-of-fact my voice was.

"I know." He deliberately took his eyes off mine and looked down my body in a way he never had before. "So, what, am I like food to you now?" he asked.

I considered shooting him while he was looking at my chest, but knowing him, he'd have booby-trapped his own body. "You know that answer is so going to be no."

He cocked an eyebrow. Damn it. I knew there was one exception to that rule, no matter how much I hated to admit it. I let my face grow cold, distant.

"Unless it affects the job."

Edward smiled then, as cold and empty as a winter sky. "That's my girl."

And no one suggested this one, but it came to me while I was pondering Richard and Anita and their.... interesting relationship. UBER ID spoilers. Also, NC-17 for teh sex.

Title: Between
Note: Did I mention NC-17 for sexual content? Because it is. (All between consenting adults, etc.)

Richard held my hands down over my head. I struggled, arching my back and tossing my head. He took advantage of my distraction and slid into me as far as he could. The sensation of him filling me up, so hard and thick it almost hurt, caught my breath in a moan.

Richard looked down at me, the heat in his eyes softening slightly. "You okay?" he panted.

In response, I writhed against him. He groaned and started moving again, hard and fast.

We'd been fighting before, and we'd start again afterwards. But I lived for these moments in between.

Comments

[mlady-rebecca.livejournal.com]

Excellent drabbles, as always. I really loved "Valour", and "Between" certainly captured Anita and Richard.

[mhalachaiswords.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I had actually at first named that one "Chivalry", but sadly the meaning of the word didn't fit.

Between... I mean, they'll never stop fighting. Can you imagine if they had actually gotten married back in the day? Yikes.

[sabriel-0405.livejournal.com]

I have to second Rebecca. You are incredibly good at this. And I loved Between. I have been, unsuccessfully, trying to come up with suggestions!

[mhalachaiswords.livejournal.com]

Thanks :) And you can suggest anything: Characters, situations, missing scenes. I'm willing to try anything.

[deepfishy.livejournal.com]

Wonderful drabbles. I've been waiting for Edward and Anita to talk again, and that little piece was right in character.

Just one little thing - blue eyes. Edward has blue eyes. Other than that, perfect.

[mhalachaiswords.livejournal.com]

*facepalm* thanks. Sily little details will get you every time :P

[eiranea.livejournal.com]

Between captures Richard and Anita for me perfectly.

I like the way in which you've used Rafael as the thought-provider in Valour. He's a character who is woefully underrated in my humble opinion.

[mhalachaiswords.livejournal.com]

Rafael strikes me as a character who sees a lot more than he lets on, with an old-school set of values. Hence Valour.

:)

[madannekidd.livejournal.com]

"That's my girl."

So completely Edward. I love that line. *grin*

I've never really thought about Rafael as a character, much, at least not when I'm not reading Candlelight. But you make him wonderful, you've made his character seem so infinitely... intriguing. Mysterious. There's a lot of depth in Rafael that you paint, and so few people try with him, when really, he's one interesting character. You've got his 'voice' down really well.

Loved all three drabbles, so much.

[mhalachaiswords.livejournal.com]

So completely Edward

Thanks :)

There's a lot of depth in Rafael that you paint, and so few people try with him, when really, he's one interesting character. You've got his 'voice' down really well.

I'm blushing over here. I do enjoy Rafael.

[madannekidd.livejournal.com]

Hah. Blush only if you think you don't deserve it. Since you do, there's no need for the blushing, because it's all true.

[mhalachaiswords.livejournal.com]

Well, you know. I know it's good, but it's always nice to have others agree with me *eg*

[epona34.livejournal.com]

thank you so much for this double drabble.
i miss edward.
and i can so see them like that. anything for the job.

i'm also in love with your AB/HP xover.
thanks for sharing your fics with us.

do you mind if i friend you?

[mhalachaiswords.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you like it. Anita and Edward have such a... special relationship :)

Feel free to friend me, as long as I may friend you back.

[epona34.livejournal.com]

their encounters always make me smile... i mean death and the executioner, their nicknames are enough to amuse me...
i really wish there will be more of edward in the next books.

[mhalachaiswords.livejournal.com]

According to LKH's blog, there will be Edward in the next book. He was supposed to show up in ID, but she looked at the lenght of the book and said, "Oh, right. Longest book EVAR" and she pushed his part to the next book :)