[AU] Helen

[thedevamper]

There was a loud clatter of tools, metal hitting tiled floor followed by a louder snarl. It must have been day ending in y at the Sanctuary with yet another creature loose except it wasn't a creature. Not when the snarling turning to incomprehensible Serbian, muttering and growling in frustration as yet another item crashed into something. It wasn't an abnormal loose in the Sanctuary, it was Nikola and he was pissed.

John Bloody Druitt. Here. Trying to- his child. His. Not John's. Nikola had to admit it was rather satisfying watching the realisation on John's face that Helen was pregnant with Nikola's child but what happened next had been far from satisfying. The Sanctuary needed repairing and Nikola needed to improve the EM field the next time the rat bastard came along and tried to take Helen or his child away he would Fry.

"Heinrich that had better be the elements that I need," Nikola yelled at the sound of footsteps behind him. Nikola could barely control his temper, his eyes fully black as he blew yet another circuit in his impatience.

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[notsocommon]

Actually, Helen had had quite enough of Nikola banging around in a temper and while she understood it, somewhat, Nikola wasn't the only one that John showing up had set on edge. As it was, she'd been trying (vainly) to sleep for hours and had been able to manage since someone was still mucking with the systems.

So she'd found her robe and was still belting it by the time she made her way down to the labs, hair messy and eyes red-rimmed and tired.

"Not as such. Nikola, what on earth are you still doing up?"

[thedevamper]

Nikola removed the fuse, looking at the burnt out fuse before selecting a newer one and replacing it. Nikola adjusted the power, overriding Henry's 'safety' protocols and installing newer ones before he pushed the fuse back in. The power flickered for a moment as Nikola turned at the voice.

Ah. What time was it?

"I'm improving the Sanctuary's security. I'm not having him get round Henry's systems again and threatening-" Nikola scowled, taking a calming breath as his pupils dilated a darker black. His voice, deeper, as he tried to regain control of himself. "I'm working. What are you doing up?"

[notsocommon]

"Looking for you. My nerves are on edge and I can't sleep even with a gun under my pillow. I'm blaming hormones," Helen said, voice a little shakier than she'd honestly prefer.

He was vamped, yes, but Nikola had always had impeccable control. Helen hardly feared for her safety in this particular instance and chanced reaching out and touching his face lightly.

"Come to bed? Just until I fall asleep?"

[thedevamper]

Nikola leaned into the gentle touch, wondering how they had gotten to this place where Helen was relying upon him, reaching for him and wanting comfort. It felt like it had been a long century and a half in moments like this.

Sighing, Nikola covered her hands in his. His nails at least had subsided so that when his hand touched hers, it was just his hand. Nikola squeezed her hand gently, controlling his strength before he turned his attention back to work.

"One moment," Nikola let go of Helen for a moment before adjusting the security and making sure it would keep her, keep them safe. "Okay, all yours. Have I told you your breasts look amazing today?"

Nikola smirked, grinning at Helen with all sharp teeth before he slid his arms around her.

[notsocommon]

"Well, perhaps not today considering it's well after midnight but, yes, last night you did," Helen said, blushing a bit. "Come on, then, let's go to bed for a little while. Once I've settled into a comfortable snore, feel free to sneak back out and work on this?"

Helen hoped he wouldn't, of course, but the quickest way to lose Nikola was to trap him.

[thedevamper]

It really was ridiculously endearing how Helen would still, after a hundred odd years of Nikola complimenting and trying mostly in vein to seduce her, blush like a schoolgirl. Completely endearing. At least now he got to something about said endearingness rather than before when she would say 'Nikola!' in her pert accent. Although that wasn't a bad idea.

"Why settle for bed? Let's scar dear Heinrich," Nikola suggested, smirking at Helen as he slid his hands around her stomach and rubbing her stomach gently. He waiting for her reaction before adding. "I'm kidding, come on then let's get you to bed. I'm sure I can think of some ways for us to occupy our time until you start snoring."

Nikola probably wouldn't leave, the benefits of being in Helen's bed sometimes even outweighed Nikola's desire for knowledge.

[notsocommon]

"I'm bigger than the Hindenberg, Nikola, you'll likely have to be incredibly creative, persistent, or some combination of both," Helen said dryly. She did turn in his arms and lean in to kiss him lightly.

"Thank you for repairing the shields."

[thedevamper]

Nikola scoffed at the idea of Helen being bigger than the Hindenberg. Nikola could have said something sentimental about their being more of her to love but Nikola wasn't quite that pathetic just yet. He still had some pride.

"Oh, I'm not just repairing them. I'm going to make them better, more effective." Nikola replied. Not adding the silent 'With targeting and weapons systems' that he was thinking. "I won't have anyone harming you or the infant, baby, child. You do know one day we will have to pick a name, don't you? Well, especially if you won't give in to my demands."

Nikola was a flawless name after all.

Smirking, Nikola slid his arms around Helen's back letting his hands drift lower until he squeezed her ass quite fondly.

[notsocommon]

"Oh, Nikola," Helen said, aiming for exasperated and sighing instead. It was nice to feel wanted when she felt like a bloated ship and he was so good at making that happen.

"I want to name the baby James, though, not Nikola. Can we name him James?"

[thedevamper]

Nikola had been waiting a century for Helen to sigh his name like that. It was one of the greatest pleasures he had known, getting what he wanted and who he had wanted. Nikola had always been honest with Helen about his feelings for her, she just seemed to never believe him.

"James?" Nikola asked, tugging Helen closer not caring that he couldn't hold her now the way he wanted to. She was getting bigger, their child was getting bigger. Sliding his hand to her stomach, Nikola smoothed his hand across the swell and nodded with a softer smirk. A boy, they were having a boy. James. "I suppose I could give in to your request but what do I get in return?"

[notsocommon]

"I won't shoot you if you try to grab my arse again?" Helen said sweetly, smiling up at him all dimples and fluttering lashes.

"That's really a good deal, Nikola, you should take it."

[thedevamper]

"What if I want to grab you in other places? Are you going to shoot me then?" Nikola asked all teeth and wicked smirk as he looked down at Helen. Nikola bent his head almost brushing her lips before he held back just a fraction. "What if I wanted to kiss you? Would that be an upper body shot or just a graze?"

[notsocommon]

"Kissing me gets just a graze provided you don't stop," Helen murmured, winding her arms around his neck. "Come on, Nikola, come take me to bed? I can make it worth your while to stay for a bit, I promise."

Helen blushed and tried to press closer. "Please?"

[thedevamper]

"How can I say no to that when you ask so nicely?" Nikola murmured, thumb brushing across her stomach almost lovingly before he slid his hands around her. Nikola bent his mouth to hers, brushing a teasing kiss against her lips and smirking against her mouth before he deepened the kiss. "Bed, Helen. Now."

[notsocommon]

"Oh, well, when you go about it that way," Helen said breathlessly, grinning at him. She reached for his hand, tangling their fingers together, and tugged him off to the bedroom.

She pushed the door shut and dropped the robe from her shoulders to the floor. "Your move, Nikola."

[thedevamper]

Nikola was almost sorry that dearest William hadn't caught them wandering back to Helen's room. Nikola did so love to provoke Helen's little protege even if it did mean a night in the lab or on the sofa and Helen doing that faint little frown thing she did when she was annoyed at him. Unlike now where she was smiling at him, actually smiling at him. The sixty odd year wait was worth it.

Nikola's gaze dropped, smirk spreading across his lips as he took in Helen's naked form. The sixty odd year wait was more than worth it.

"So, we're playing chess again? I haven't played chess with you since 1927 was it?" Nikola murmured taking a step closer to Helen. His hand sliding around her waist. Pressing his fingertips against her skin, Nikola slid his hand upwards across the swell of her breasts and lingering at her nipple as he brushed his thumb against her nipple. "Hmm, would this be pawn takes knight, do you think?"

[notsocommon]

"The queen is in check," Helen whimpered, tipping her head back and closing her eyes. "Nikola, please don't tease. You must know I'm desperate if I came out and asked you for this outright."

Normally Helen was far more discreet about such things.

[thedevamper]

Nikola smirked at the tone of her voice, the whimper. It was so nice to feel quite so wanted especially by Helen. He had waited for years after all for her to give into his... charms.

Nikola pressed his lips against Helen's neck as she tipped her head back, feeling the warm pulse beneath his mouth before he pressed his tongue against her skin. Nuzzling her neck as he kissed up to her ear, he pulled on her earlobe and smiled darkly at her.

"Where's the fun if I don't tease a little? Hmm, Helen?" Nikola asked, circling her nipple with his thumb and teasing her a little more. Nikola tugged on her earlobe, his tongue darting out to lick in quiet apology as his other hand slid round her waist. Leading her backwards to her rather lovely little bed, Nikola pulled back to grin at her. "Besides I've waited this long for you, surely you can wait a little longer for me to have my fill of you."

[notsocommon]

"I'm pregnant. Don't you know you don't keep a pregnant woman from her cravings," Helen whined, a bit of a pout crossing her face. She laid back against the bed and arranged herself in what she hoped was an appealing manner; hard to tell when she'd gotten so big.

"And it seems I crave you."

[thedevamper]

"No, I don't. We'll have to discuss your hypothesis a little further later. What actual evidence do you have to support your claim?" Nikola asked, smirking a little more as she pouted lying back across the bed so deliciously. Hm, and to think he had planned on working tonight.

Nikola knelt at the edge of Helen's bed, picking up one of her feet and massaging it with his hands. Sliding his hand down her ankle, Nikola crept forward placing his lips against his knee as he looked up at her wickedly. He did so love it when he teased Helen.

[notsocommon]

"Test too much and I might get impatient," Helen warned, sighing a little as he rubbed her foot. That was almost better than sex, especially this late in the game.

"I do love you, Nikola. So much."