| Title: Consorted Authors: Jo & Brenda Series: Claimed, part 3 Pairings: Karl Urban/Orlando Bloom/Harry Sinclair/David Wenham; (Sean Bean/Dominic Monaghan; Viggo Mortensen/??) Rating: NC17 Summary: New vamps, new pets...and, yeah. All of the old fave vamps & pets, too. Plus, Elijah goes on a date. *grins* Disclaimer: Vampires still don't exist. And we doubt any of these things ever happened. But, you never know. Author's Notes: As ever, you guys all rock. We are humbled & thankful that so many of you love these guys as much as we do. We hope this last part entertains. *mwah*
Orlando blinked, looked at Karl in confusion. Karl merely smiled and pushed him towards Harry with gentle hands. "Go on." "Yes?" Orlando stood in front of Harry, eyes darting between Harry and Dave. Harry dropped a quick kiss on his lips. "Don't fret. I just forgot to do this when we bonded. It was a busy night." He dropped to his knees, pulled Orlando's shirt out of his pants. "Oh, Christ..." Elijah muttered, sinking in his seat. "You know, I keep hearing things about this ring," Sean remarked, rubbing Dom's stomach. "You wanna get one?" "No." "Spoilsport." Harry ignored the byplay. The silver charm glimmered from his fingers when he held it up to Orli's gaze. "My house crest. I know you don't need it, but I would be honored if you would wear it." "I..." Orlando stared down at Harry, speechless. He swallowed several times, then nodded and smiled. "I'd be happy to." "And here I thought we were going to get a first hand look at what that ring does," Viggo said, mouth twitching as he fought to keep from laughing. "Already seen it." Dave's grin was smug when he looked at Viggo and the others. "Haven't tried it yet, but Orli's promised I can later." "They're just jealous, little one, ignore them." Harry took his time fastening the charm to the ring, sucking on it for only a brief moment before standing back up and tucking Orlando's shirt back in his trousers. "God, I love that glazed look you get." "I'd think you'd be getting tired of it since you've seen it so much," Orlando murmured. He leaned in to give Harry a quick kiss before moving back to stand by Karl. He unbuttoned two buttons and spread the gap open so he could examine the new charm. "Too many more of these on here and I'll need a bigger ring." "You planning on starting a collection?" Harry asked, amused. "Your own vampire harem?" "Well, no, but...oh, never mind." Orlando grinned and rebuttoned his shirt. "The four of you have quite enough with the harem you have," Viggo remarked. "And I don't have a house crest, so no worries from me," Dave smiled. "We ready for the rest?" "How could I guess that you would be impatient, Karl?" Viggo rolled his eyes slightly. "Karl? Impatient? Where'd you get that daft notion?" Sean's attempt to look innocent was an abject failure and just made everyone laugh harder. "One of these days..." Karl said, letting the rest of the teasing threat go unspoken as he kissed Orlando's cheek and then moved to stand by Dave and Harry. "Orli isn't twined around Harry yet," Dominic noted in a rather loud whisper. "Give him time," Elijah replied, grinned when Orlando stuck his tongue out. "Christ, you'd think they were only here for the sex," Harry remarked to Karl. "They aren't?" "We're not?" Sean asked. Harry sighed, moved to Orlando's side. "We could give them a show, if you want." Orlando wrapped his arms around Harry's waist, sticking his tongue out again at Elijah and Dom as he did so. "You think they could handle our show?" "Doubtful." Karl glanced back at Harry. "You do that, and we'll never get done." He returned his gaze to Dave, threaded long fingers through Dave's hair. "Ready?" "Yeah." Dave smiled, looked into Karl's eyes. "Feels like I've been ready for years." "I'll make this quick," Karl promised. "I promise you everything you ask, anything you need." Dave swallowed a bit at the look of naked emotion in Karl's eyes. "I accept this vow." Karl stepped in closer. "I love you," he whispered along Dave's jaw, then struck, puncturing the same spot as Harry. Dave's hands clutched Karl's shoulders, fingers digging into strong muscles beneath fabric. Not as intense as Harry, but intense enough to make him feel as if he'd stepped into a lit furnace, body burning from the inside out. He thought he saw stars, but then that might just have been his brain exploding. He wasn't quite sure. "Told him Karl loved him." Orlando's voice was smug as he nuzzled Harry's neck, his eyes locked on Karl and Dave. "He doubted it?" Dave barely registered Harry's startled question as Karl lifted his head, tongue sweeping out to clean the blood that clung to his lower lip. "Christ, Harry, you weren't kidding," Karl stated. "Told you so." "Don't think I wanna know," Dave muttered, swaying a bit. "My turn?" he asked Viggo. "This is just a binding, Dave. You don't need my permission." "Right." Dave nodded, still a bit woozy. His fingers clung to Karl's suit jacket as he leaned in. "I promise to cherish and love you, share everything with you." "Works for me." Karl's voice was a bit choked. "Good." Dave rested his lips on Karl's neck for just a second, breathed in warm skin before sinking fangs into the pulsing vein. "They are beautiful," Orlando murmured as he leaned against Harry, arms still twined around Harry's waist. Dave closed his eyes, one hand cradling the back of Karl's head, the other moving to slide around Karl's waist. Dark and satisfying, Karl's clove and copper taste filled his mouth, wrapped around his senses, pulling him in and cradling him before sending him on a roller coaster ride that was only moderately less intense than Harry. Well before anyone needed to remind him, Dave pulled back, licking at the tiny wounds to seal them. He heard someone speak behind him, but had no idea what was said. Then his mouth was on Karl's as the bundles of sensation in his head sorted themselves out and settled in. Karl's kiss swept through him, tilted his world, sucked his soul dry and filled it with so many new sensations that it was hard for Dave to figure them all precisely out. "Jesus," he panted. "I am such a lucky man," Karl stated. Dave rather thought he was the lucky one here, but he wasn't about to argue. Spread the wealth, that's what he always said. "One last thing." Karl fastened a small platinum chain around Dave's neck. "A visible mark." Dave tilted the chain up, studied the small charm that matched the one on Orlando's navel ring. "It's lovely. Thank you." "You're welcome." Karl smiled, caught Orlando around the waist as he moved to join them, Harry right behind him. "This has got to be the oddest binding ceremony I've ever witnessed," Dom stated. "Believe me," Viggo said with a soft chuckle, "it's certainly the oddest one I've ever been involved in." "I don't know if I should congratulate you or welcome you to the 'family' or give you my sympathies," Orlando teased, wiggling just enough so that Karl loosened his grip, allowing Orlando to lean forward and brush his lips across Dave's. "So just consider me doing all three." Harry swiftly kissed Orlando and Karl before glancing at everyone else. "Well, guys, pleasurable as this has been, I think Dave and I can trust you to find your own way out." He led Dave out of the room without another word. "Now, that's more like what I was expecting," Dom said, sounding quite pleased. Elijah looked around. "Any more biting or claiming or weird shit or are we really done now?" "No, we're done." Karl laughed and slid both arms around Orlando's waist. "Unless you'd like to..." Viggo trailed off, arched a brow, suppressing his grin. "No!" Sean laughed and stood, pulling Dom up with him. "Spoken like a true straight man." He glanced at Karl, choked back his laugh when he realized that Karl and Orlando probably wouldn't be long tumbling into a bed themselves. "Yeah, this has to be the oddest fucking thing I've ever had the pleasure to witness." "Think they'll all move in together now?" "Dominic, please don't give them any ideas." Viggo's eyes shifted to Karl. "They're bad enough living apart." Karl lifted his head from Orlando's neck. "Harry likes the drafty monstrosity too much to give it up." "Yes, but I remember that you used to live quite happily in this drafty monstrosity," Viggo reminded him. Sean nodded. "It's your bloody castle." "It is?" Karl nodded at Orlando's shocked look. "This is my old demesne. I gave it to Harry when we moved out here." "Why?" "He wanted to keep it." "No, I mean, why aren't the two of you still living together? I've been wondering about that." Dom looked at Karl, curious. "An excellent question, Orli, and one I've asked often." "And I'll tell you the same thing I told him," Karl answered. "Harry and I lived with each other for almost 700 years. Just decided it was time for a bit of a change." "They wanted another house to fuck in," Sean informed them. Karl chuckled. "That, too. Dunno why we did, really. We still slept together every night unless we were on business -- until you came along." He tapped the end of Orlando's nose. "Yeah, like I put such a cramp in your style." Orlando rolled his eyes. He caught Karl's hand, nipped the tip of a finger. "It would simplify things, though. Living in the same place, I mean. But Harry threatened mine and Dave's lives if we touched the library so...." "He threatened your life?" Elijah gaped, eyes almost bugging out of his head. "He was joking," Karl replied quickly. "Well, you never know with Harry," Elijah muttered. "I still remember the hallway, thank you." "One can only hope Harry and Dave's party next week will be as entertaining," Sean smiled. "You'd move out of the house?" Karl asked, focusing on Orlando. "If you wanted to." Orlando shrugged. "My home is with all of you." "He keeps that up, I'll need to be tested for diabetes," Elijah murmured to Dom. "Better call your doctor in the morning then," Dom advised with a wicked grin. "Those two can get pretty sappy." "Dear God, I think Karl is at a loss for words." Viggo sounded almost scandalized. "He is?" Sean looked at Karl, who was just standing there, blinking at Orlando. "Fuck me, he is!!" Karl glared at the two of them. "Don't sound so gleeful." He wrapped Orlando in a tight hug. "We'll talk to him." Orlando nuzzled Karl's neck, pressing soft kisses across the underside of his jaw. "Sounds like an excellent idea, love." "Told you," Dom laughed. "Sap city." "Pet, I have a feeling you're going to be reminded of that a lot." Sean laughed when Dom glared up at him. "I am not sappy!" "Whatever you say." Elijah laughed and shook his head. "It's like watching a three ring circus when all of you get together now." Viggo just eyed them all with a shake of his head. "God, I need a drink." |