Bette rolled over slightly in the bed, falling deeper into her lover’s embrace.  Helena nuzzled her.  There it was again, that heart beat.  It had woken her up twice as they caught some sleep.

"Fuck, there it goes again!"

"Sorry.  Its not like I can help it." Bette rolled away, letting the sheets slide gently off her naked upper body.  Helena couldnt keep herself from drooling.  She had this woman for the rest of her life, so there was no rush, but she couldnt help it.

"I feel you watching me."

"You are beautiful.  Its very difficult not to watch you." Helena sat up and leaned over.  Her lips brushed gently against Bette’s.  It was all so surreal right now.  She was in bed with a woman, she was feeling this woman’s skin on hers, and she was feeling alive.

"Thirsty?" Helena asked.

Bette only nodded.  Crawling over her, Helena left the room only to return a short while later with two cups of blood.  She handed one to Bette.

As Bette swallowed her cup, she watched Helena.  This vampire thing had made Bette become so animalistic.  In fact, she spent a whole day with her eyes closed, sniffing out her surroundings.  She had yet to call her sister.  She wasnt sure exactly how to frame it.  She didn’t want her to be scared.

"I’m going to call my sister as soon as night falls.  I need to see her."

"Probably a good idea."

"And I want her to meet you.  I think she’ll love you.  You make me happy and thats what matters."

Helena smiled and crawled over to Bette on the bed.  Their lips met briefly before Helena laid beside her.  Life was good.

Afterlife was better.

Somewhere else is LA…

Tina hung angrily, tied by leather straps.  The straps were very tight.  Though she was strong, after being spun in a circle on ths circular contraption, she had lost her equilibrium and her ability to pull her arms away from the straps.  She was becoming more and more enraged every second Alice’s dumb little friend–now known as Uta–watched.  Alice was going to get it as soon as she got off this thing.