My first BB fanfic: I was terrified while writing it ’cause Kamilah is such a complex character and a true love of mine, but here goes nothing: hope you like it!
Gaius is back and seeks revenge. Our beloved vampire squad needs to gain time to plan the attack. The night before fleeing from the big city Kamilah is upset: anger and worry fight inside her. She just knows one thing: she will never let her old lover now enemy lay a finger on her little firefly.
Disclaimer: Nina Dobrev is NOT meant to be a face claim for Kamilah, I just find the gif fitting in this fanfic context. Also, I mentioned Kamilah’s Italian lover as “Artemisia”: Artemisia Gentileschi was a real Italian Renaissance painter so I thought it was fitting.
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So he’s back.
A slice of streetlight showed through a gap in the curtains, quickly illuminating the living room. Kamilah was sitting on her Egyptian armchair, sipping blood from a cocktail glass. Since she started dating Amy, she’s been taking care of staying fed so that she would never get bloodthirsty and lose control in her presence. Even though Amy agreed to let her feed on her, she would decline the offer: she scored an agreement with a medical lab, and she would feed on her only to give pleasure to her girlfriend behind closed doors but out of need. I want my little firefly to feel loved and desired but first and foremost safe around me. That’s what she thought when she realized to have feelings for Adrien’s assistant.
And now, no matter how careful she could be in their couple everyday life, the danger was real. Gaius, the Old Master, her old wicked lover, was back and apparently, he was hunting Amy for reasons unknown. He muttered something about her not being fully human and that he would have the young girl, one way or another.
Kamilah turned and looked at the bedroom where her girlfriend was sleeping heavenly in her king-sized bed. Her stare softened and her lips curved in an adoring smile: it took her a lot to calm her down, the poor girl was shocked by the revelation and kept crying scared that Kamilah would change her mind about her “now that…I don’t even know what I am, who I am. What…what if I’m some kind of vampire enemy or-or dangerous for vampires?”. Kamilah silenced her with a fierce kiss and pulled her into her arms, holding her tightly. “You didn’t run from me knowing that I am a vampire, I don’t care that you may not be fully human. I love you, habibti, and we’ll find out who you truly are together. I’ll be by your side every step of the way, okay? I’m not going anywhere”. She planted a soft kiss on her forehead and wiped away her tears, stroking her cheeks. Amy looked reassured by her words: she took a long shaky breath and stopped sobbing. She even agreed to lay with her on the couch and try to get some rest. When she fell asleep, she took her into her arms and carried her to bed.
Her smartphone buzzed. It was Adrien.
“Talked to Jax. Hideout found. Meeting you and Amy tomorrow at 6 am. Don’t be late, girls!”, he wrote.
Yeah, with Gaius on the loose they couldn’t stay in plain sight any longer, they needed to hide and protect Amy as well as themselves. That was their priority now. That wicked Lazarus was certainly holding a grudge to them all, to say the least: no doubt he had spent the last century planning his revenge. “These violent delights have violent ends”, Kamilah whispered, smiling grimly to herself: the line she used to hiss at her enemies before stabbing them to death never seemed more appropriate. Getting rid of him would take a while as he was ferocious, evil to the core and highly manipulative. In and out the battlefield, she remembered it well. Her mind returned to their sick, toxic romance she deeply regretted. It couldn’t even compare to half what she and Amy shared.
But he’s wrong: he will never have the young girl. He will never take Amy or any other away from me, Kamilah drowned the last sip of blood from her glass as her eyes glowed red. She shuttered her jaw and tightened her fist. She was scared, upset, but she couldn’t let fear overcome her. She was furious too: Gaius back? How was that even possible? If he thinks he can defeat us, ME, he’s a pathetic fool. He knows what I did to that filthy Venetian vampire hunter who murdered my sweet Artemisia. He knows what I’m capable of. And that I won’t hesitate if he threatens someone I love.
She inhaled sharply and closed her eyes. When she reopened them, they were back to their usual black. She stood up and washed her glass before heading back to the bedroom. She didn’t even bother to change her clothes and just laid there, spooning Amy who instinctively reacted to her touch and cuddled up with her in her sleep.
Kamilah smiled softly in the dark of the room. She planted a tender kiss on top of her girlfriend’s head and whispered:
Fear not, my little firefly. He will never lay a finger on you, I will not allow it.