Disclaimer: I don't own anything CSI:Miami and I am not making any profits off of this story. It all belongs to the CBS and whatnot, please don't sue and please don't be offended by the language or situations the characters find themselves in.

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Eternus Vinculum

Chapter 1: Late Night Companions

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It was night over the city of Miami.

The sky itself was the color of a glossy raven's wing that seemed to span the length of eternity itself. This was the time in which most in the city sleeps in preparation for yet another coming day while others, the young and the adventurous dared to venture out and take part in what the night had to offer.

At their own risk of course.

This was also the time also in which souls too restless for sleep wandered about seeking out the slumber that eluded them so cleverly. Or maybe they were searching for any means of distraction to keep their minds off of what was really robbing them of their sleep. Tonight, there just happened to be such a soul with this aforementioned dilemma. Even as he sat behind the wheel of his car Ryan Wolfe felt like his entire body was buzzing with suppressed energy. The Miami night air was warm and balmy in his lungs with each breath he took in.

It was late now, nearly midnight which meant that he had been driving around aimlessly like this for a good couple of hours. And in all honesty Ryan had started out the evening normally enough. He's come home from another day at the crime-lab, cleaned a few things here and there, took a long and sooth hot shower, ate dinner which consisted of leftover Chinese take-out, watched some T.V., and finally turned in for the night. Only sleep had refused to come. After a good hour of tossing and turning Ryan had called it quits and pulled on a pair of jeans before grabbing up his car keys and headed out the door into the night.

Now here he was at a red traffic light with his grip on the steering wheel turning white-knuckled. In the two hours he had been wandering about aimlessly Ryan had been at war with himself on whether or not to turn back and go home or go to the place and the person his body and though he wouldn't admit it just yet, his heart desired to be with was.

At this traffic light Ryan made his decision.

When the light turned green Ryan went straight instead of turning the car around and heading back the way he had come. At the next light he made a right turn and head off towards one of the more quiet parts of the city. After maneuvering the streets for another ten minutes Ryan finally caught sight of his intended destination, a large apartment complex .

Swallowing back a wave of nervousness Ryan pulled into a parking spot right across the street from the front entrance to the complex.

Ryan turned off the ignition and exhaled a small, shaky breath before he climbed out of the car. Keeping his eyes glued to the apartment complex's front doors Ryan couldn't help but feel like he was being watched. The hairs on the back of his neck were standing on end and there was an all around feeling of uncertainty as he walked. Fight back these feelings Ryan made quick work of the steps leading up to the front doors.

Ryan pulled one of the doors open and stepped inside. He was just about to press the button on the panel when a low buzz eminated through the air making Ryan almost jump out of his skin. With his heart pounding hard inside his chest Ryan pushed the glass door to the lobby open and stepped through.

The warmth of the night air outside ebbed away leaving Ryan fighting back a shiver as he made his way towards the elevator. When he reached the elevator Ryan didn't have to wait long, the door sliding open with a soft chime just a second after he pressed the up button.

Ryan stepped into the waiting elevator and pressed the button for the 9th floor. On the way up much to his chagrin, Ryan's hands started to tremble a little. Ryan shoved his hands into his front jeans pockets and did his best not to fidget and be calm the rest of the way up.

When the elevator eased to a halt Ryan felt his heart come to a stop as well.

But when the door slid open Ryan forced himself to step out of the elevator and his heart started back up, pounding like a taiko drum inside his chest. Once he was in the hallway Ryan turned left and eyed the door that stood at the very very end of it. Swallowing back another wave of nervousness and unease Ryan began walking towards the door.

He knew it would be best not to keep person he was here to see waiting.

When he'd come to stand before the door Ryan raised his hand in a fist to knock on the wood. He was just about to let his fist fly when he caught the soft click of the door's lock being undone. Ryan let his hand fall to his side as the door opened.

A soft golden light flooded into the hallway as greenish-hazel eyes met those the color of deep amber.

Ryan was the first to speak.

" Hi." Was all he could whisper as these amber eyes seemed to stare right into his very soul.

Instead of saying anything Eric Delko simply stepped aside and stared at Ryan with unyielding eyes. Ryan bowed his head and obeyed what he knew was Eric's silent order. The younger man wordlessly stepped over the threshold and slowly walked past Eric further into the apartment. Behind his Ryan could hear Eric closing and re-locking the door. Ryan slowly turned around so he could face the other man.

Eric wordlessly stepped away from the door and walked past his late night guest without sparing him a glance. Eric made his way into the living room area and stood at its center with his back to Ryan. An eternity seemed to pass by in charged silence before Eric turned around and finally spoke for the first time since Ryan showed up.

" Come here." He said. Though it was said with softness it was an order none the less. One that Ryan obeyed and began walking across the apartment.

All too soon and at the same time not soon enough Ryan found himself standing before Eric with only a couple of feet separating them.

The two men simply stared at each other for the longest time.

Then Eric started to move. He slowly stepped around Ryan with a smooth grace till he was standing behind the younger man. He leaned in close, so close that his lips lightly grazed Ryan's ear as he spoke.

" Go to my bedroom and take off your clothes. Be on the bed when I get there." Rumbled Eric deeply before he dipped his head down further and pressed his lips to the side of Ryan's neck. His lips lingered over Ryan's pulse, savoring the quick, rhythmic little beat before he drew away. Ryan trembled minutely as he battled back the chaos of emotions threatening to drown him before he stepped away from Eric and slowly walked off down the small hallway where the aforementioned bedroom was.

All throughout the walk down the hall Ryan could feel Eric's eyes boring into his back with a ravenous hunger that was still somehow restrained. Ryan knew it wouldn't be kept under wraps for much longer now. Ryan made his way down the rest of the hallway and disappeared behind the bedroom door.

After a few minutes Eric followed in Ryan's cold footsteps down the hall. Soon he was standing before the closed door of his bedroom. Eric wrapped his fingers around the doorknob and turned it. The door lightly swung away to reveal the room behind it.

It took every ounce of will power Eric Delko had in him not to loose control and pounce on the vision his eyes beheld once they fell on the bed.

There laying on the bed was Ryan Wolfe with the bed sheet barely covering his lower half. He was on his stomach with his face buried into one of the soft white pillows giving Eric a sinful view of a smooth, flawless back.

Eric Delko may not have pounced just yet but the man's eyes did change, going through an unexpected metamorphosis in hue.

Their color normally a deep amber brown melted away into a brighter shade of golden yellow. Like those of a wolf. It was an eye color that no human being could have had.

Eric Delko took a deep breath to calm himself. But in the process he succeeded only in winding himself up further as his inhumanly heightened sense of smell took in a deep lung full of scent that had his whole body going wild.

Ryan's scent.

Inside his mouth, Eric could feel his two canine teeth starting to elongate despite his best efforts at holding his self-control.

Keeping his mouth tightly shut Eric stepped over the threshold and shut the door behind him, going the extra measure of locking it. Eric made quick work of divesting himself of his clothing. A baggy dark gray t-shirt and a pair of equally baggy black sweatpants were thrown haphazardly on the floor and forgotten.

Ryan unconsciously held his breath as he felt the bed dip with the added weight of another person climbing in beside him. Then a warm and firm hand was gripping his shoulder and making him turn so that he was on his back. The hand that was holding his shoulder moved to rest over the center of his chest right over his thundering heart as Ryan stared up at the man looming over him.

" You knew I'd come back." He said softly as he reached up and gently covered the hand resting over his chest with his own hand.

Eric smiled and leaned in close as he spoke.

" And if you didn't come back I would've just come and taken you." He growled lowly.

" Are you scared?" Eric asked Ryan.

" A little bit." Answered Ryan.

No sooner had he said these words Ryan felt unbelievably soft lips gently cover his own. He gave no resistance as Eric kissed him deeply. And Ryan could feel the elongated canines lightly grazing against his lips, thankfully not yet as razor sharp as they were capable of being. After several long and pleasurable moments Eric finally pulled away but stayed close as he spoke.

" Don't be, I won't hurt you. And it won't hurt so much when I use my real teeth." He reassured softly.

" It did hurt like hell the first time." Mumbled Ryan.

" Don't all first times hurt a little? Besides, after the pain faded I distinctly remember how much you did enjoy it, maybe even more that I did." Countered Eric with a small chuckle.

To Eric's silent joy he watched as Ryan's face flushed a Rosy pink. It was adorable but it also brought Eric back to what his intentions where for the rest of the night.

Without preamble Eric swooped down and sealed Ryan's mouth with his own in a far more heated and urgent kiss than the one they had just shared. Ryan could do no more than hold on and respond in kind.

Hands touched smooth flesh. The two bodies rolled back a forth. Lips never strayed from each other for two long. Then finally the two bodies joined in the most intimate way of connection.

Soft cries, harsh gasps, breathy moans all filled the room for what seemed like hours.

Then just as release was about to hit, long fangs as sharp as surgical blades sank quick and deep into a pale neck.

Ryan screamed loudly and instinctively tried to move away from what was causing him pain. Erci didn't relinquish the neck he was biting into with such fervor. He was lost in the pure ecstacy of drinking the thick, rich, red arterial blood that was flooding into his mouth. It was hot and sweet, tangy and salty. Beneath all this there was the underlying essence of Ryan Wolfe's very soul.

Eric reached blindly and found Ryan's face . He cupped the younger man's cheek as a way of soothing his lover.

After a few tense seconds the lines of agony melted away from Ryan's face. The young man's hazel-green eyes shot wide open as a wave of mind-blowing pleasure hit him full force. He gasped and arched up into Eric.

As the waves of pleasure hit him one after the other Ryan felt hid body's control shatter to peices.

" ERIC!" Yelled Ryan as his entire being went rigid.

As he came off of his high, darkness flooded all of Ryan's senses and he knew no more of consciousness.