The story begins with the last scene of Underworld: Awakening and continues from there. My idea what could happen further, the product of my imagination and desire to know more than the movie told us.

Unfortunately, I don't own anything of the Underworld franchise (if I did, Selene, Michael and Eve would already be reunited), mine are the plot and all mistakes.

I'll Always Find You

Selene stood on the roof of the Antigen company, her daughter's hand in her own, just staring into darkness. Her mind was a whirlpool of different emotions and thoughts, but they all orbited

around one and the same thing: Michael. She had seen him for a brief moment and then she lost him again. Her eyes brimmed with unshed tears and she couldn't think of anything else but her mate. The man, the only man she ever loved, was again somewhere in the foggy distance, and she knew that her chances to find him if he wouldn't want to be found were very slim. But she wouldn't give up. She wouldn't rest until she had found him again.

"Mommy?" Eve's soft voice finally managed to tear her out of her almost catatonic state and she averted her teary sad eyes towards her daughter.

Eve looked up into her mother's eyes and she saw an indescribable pain there. Pain over losing someone she loved with the last fiber of her body, pain over fearing the dark future alone. And yet there was something else in those dark eyes too; something Eve dreamed of seeing in the eyes of someone: love for her daughter. She may have not known that she became mother just few hours ago, but Selene learned to love this little girl with all that was left of her broken heart. At the moment, she was the only thing that connected her with Michael.

She just looked into the eyes of her daughter, eyes that reminded her of her lover, eyes that could turn into pitch black ones in a matter of seconds. Eve might be an abomination to everyone else, but to her she was the beautiful result of the love, she and Michael shared. She swore to herself, she would never allow anyone to hurt their daughter. The fact, that Eve was probably more powerful than her, didn't change her mind a bit. Her daughter was still a little girl, she didn't know her real powers, she had been kept in the dark for the most of her short life. And Selene took over the task of teaching her about life without even really thinking of it. It came to her as most natural thing to take care of her daughter.

"Mommy?" Eve's eyes gazed into Selene's questioningly, but there was also understanding in them. Understanding that her mother was still lost in this new world, understanding that her mother again lost the man she loved, her father. "We'll find him!" she said convincingly. "We'll find my father!"

Selene felt how tears threaten to spill over upon hearing her daughter's words and fought against it. Eve might have been a little girl, only 11 years old, but her eyes, staring into hers were wise beyond her age, wise beyond the adulthood. And yet she knew that Eve was just trying to comfort her; as if she would not have been kept prisoner just minutes ago, destined to be used like a guinea pig. She felt how her throat began to constrict, she felt how her heart began to beat faster. Her little girl was trying to comfort her, regardless of the fact that she never before experienced anything remotely similar to love. "I hope so Eve." She managed to say with tight voice. She didn't trust herself to manage anything more, so she reassuringly squeezed Eve's hand, receiving a gentle squeeze in response. She finally got her tears under control.

"We should be going. The police and everyone else will be here any minute." David's calm voice interrupted the moment of bonding that the woman and the girl shared upon loss of a lover and a father. Selene swallowed hard, wiped her eyes with her hand unnecessarily and turned to the vampire who turned out to be the only friend she had amongst her own kind.

She nodded: "Correct. We should lay low for a while." Then she looked at David thoughtfully: "You put yourself in danger by helping me too. Do you have a safe house?"

David nodded with a hint of a smile: "I do." Without losing any more words, he turned and started towards the stairs with quick pace.

Selene and Eve followed him wordlessly, but still holding hands. Somehow Selene needed this contact and she had the feeling that it was the same for Eve. They were more or less alone in this world, at least for the moment. Sure, David was a good friend, but nothing more than that. Selene needed the love of her life, Eve needed her father and there was only one person who could fill this position … Michael.

Selene shook her head slightly and concentrated on the task at hand – finding a safe place where they could stay and plan what to do next. Besides finding Michael, Selene wanted to help the remaining vampires to take their position once again. She knew that it would be a difficult, almost impossible task. Before, there were only lycans who fought with her kind for the domination, now there were also humans. But she was determined to overcome all obstacles and she could only hope to find Michael soon. Without him, she had no one with mentionable fighting experience to help her. At least she and David knew of no one.

The trio raced down the staircase towards the garage where they hoped to find a car to get away before police arrived. Selene hoped that detective Sebastian managed to get help for his broken arm and instantly wondered why she cared for someone, whom she just met, additionally for an ordinary human. He was the second human to help me without questions. The second one after Michael!

In the garage, Selene took the initiative: "Let's find a car." Her voice was flat and emotionless, just like it could be expected from the best Death Dealer that ever roamed the face of Earth. She scanned the garage quickly and between car wrecks and torn bodies, she spotted a car that looked undamaged. She strode purposefully towards it, Eve following in her steps, while David trotted a little behind mother and daughter.

Locked door presented no problem to her. She simply tore it open. "Get in!" Her command was directed at no one specific and she didn't even spare her both companions a look. Before the both could react, she was already in the car, jamming her dagger into the lock and the machine started.

Eve jumped in the back seat while David hurried around the car to get into the co-driver's seat. He got in and before he managed to close the door, Selene already drove off with screeching tyres.

Grabbing at the dashboard to steady himself and avoid falling into Selene's lap, David already opened his mouth to say something, but as he saw the vampiress' stony expression, he clamped his mouth shut. In the short time he now knew her, he learned that she was not to be addressed when in such mood. Actually, she was never to be talked to casually. He asked himself for umpteenth time how she was before, when she had her lover by her side. Just little glimpses of emotions, when she looked at Eve, told him that she was not as cold as she appeared to be.

Selene didn't pay any attention to her two companions, she drove towards the exit from the garage with highest possible speed, once even scraping the wall, but without any mentionable consequences. As soon as they exited the garage and literally jumped over the ramp on the street, they heard the sirens approaching from the other direction.

They sped along the almost empty street and Selene dodged two cars, which drove according to the speed limit like they would be standing. David held on the handle and remembered the similar experience when they were running from the lycans after finding Eve. The only difference was that now there were no lycans hot on their tails. No, no lycans but probably the complete police and task force and who knows who else too. Their only advantage was that the police didn't know yet who and where they were.

"Where to?" Selene almost barked in the uneasy silence in the car. She cast a quick glance in the rearview mirror to see Eve in the back of the car, staring at her mother with expression that was probably half way between adoration and annoyance. The vampiress' eyes instantly softened.

David missed the quiet exchange and pointed forward: "Three more blocks then turn right. And Selene …" He broke off and turned to look at her. She gave him an annoyed look and raised one eyebrow in silent question. "You can slow down. No one is following us and it would be less suspicious if you wouldn't drive like you were taking a part in a race."

Selene grumbled something incomprehensible and slowed down. She knew that David was right and decided to follow his advice.

"Better!" David gave her a half smile.

After they passed three blocks, Selene turned right, this time driving just a little bit faster than legally allowed. David nodded approvingly: "Continue for ten kilometers. Or … you could let me drive." He suggested a bit hesitantly. He definitely felt enormous respect for the lone ex Death Dealer, now suddenly turned mother and he would never try to do anything to displease her.

Selene threw him a dirty look, but after a second his suggestion suddenly seemed not so off, so she hit the brakes and after the car stopped, she turned to David: "OK, take the wheel." Without any further lost words, she opened the door and exited the car.

David was pleasantly surprised that she accepted his idea and hurried to take the wheel before the stubborn vampiress could change her mind. Since he met her, he learned that Selene was more stubborn than any other person he ever met.

Eve watched what was going on silently. She was tired. Now that they were at least for the moment safe, she felt the exhaustion. Her eyelids were getting heavy and her concentration fell rapidly. There were seconds, when she switched off completely and only her strong will prevented her from falling asleep.

Selene sat on the front seat and turned to look at her daughter. She saw how the girl fought with exhaustion and how her eyelids were getting heavier with each passed second. Suddenly a warmth, she until now knew only when she related to Michael, spread inside her and she smiled at Eve almost involuntarily: "Go to sleep, dear. You don't have to stay awake. I'll take care that nothing happens to you."

"But …" Eve tried to protest, but was immediately cut off by her mother.

"No buts, Eve! You're dead tired and need to rest!" Selene admonished her daughter with serious voice, feeling responsible for the wellbeing of this little creature, who was a product of her and Michael's love.

"OK, mommy." Eve trailed off almost instantly. Now she stopped fighting the tiredness and it took her only few seconds to fall asleep.

Selene looked at now sleeping form of her child with a small smile on her lips. If only for a second, she forgot that they were all alone, without Michael.

"We'll be there in about ten minutes." David's voice disturbed her and she turned to look at him. The smile, she had on her face while looking at Eve, vanished as if it had never been there at all.

"She needs to rest. She's been through a lot lately."

"Yeah, like you've had it easy." David snorted quietly. How could someone ever understand her? She's ice cold and yet she definitely loves her daughter, putting her in front of everything else. He was getting a little more insight in this enigma, named Selene, with each minute they spent together.

"I don't matter. She does. She's the future." At her words, Selene remembered similar words, spoken by Alexander Corvinus directed at her. Words, she were the future. If only Michael were here! I need him so! Her thoughts instantly began to revolve around the only man she ever loved, the only man she ever would love and she fell silent, while her face drifted off into the mask of a cold Death Dealer.

David looked at her from the corner of his eye and when he saw her emotionless expression, he decided not to tell any more. So he turned his attention back to driving.

The next minutes were spent in silence, Selene falling deep into the thoughts what she could do to find Michael, David grumbling over what just happened, only Eve was in her own dream world, sleeping surprisingly peaceful on the back seat.

"We're here." David turned on a driveway to a house, standing a bit away from the main road, hidden by high trees and a wall that made it impossible to see anything inside. Selene felt reminded of the mansion she used to live in for so long and some unpleasant memories resurfaced for a second before she forcefully pushed them aside.

"Who owns this place?" She scanned the surroundings for any possible threats.

"It had been abandoned years ago and it's been a long time since anyone entered the house. Before, it belonged to a family of vampires, who had been killed during the purge." David answered with flat voice, seemingly reluctantly.

"Did you know the family?" Selene was still suspicious, she wanted to know more.

David paused before answering. He inhaled deeply and said with a dark voice: "Yeah, I knew them. I knew them all too well."

Instinctively Selene felt that he wouldn't say anything more and somehow knew that the death of this family hit him hard. "Did they have a daughter? About your age?" She didn't know where this came from, it simply came over her that he might have loved someone and lost them during the purge. If she could love, why couldn't another vampire too?

David nodded and Selene noticed his faraway look, explaining everything what she wanted to know. She just looked into his eyes and nodded, without saying anything at all. She knew how he felt. She understood. She felt almost the same.

XXXXXXXXXX

Michael shivered and pulled the coat tighter around his body. He hid in the half-shadow and observed the people, going about their business on the street. He still felt the consequences of the time spent in the stasis and from time to time shivered involuntarily. After he realized that he lost 12 years by noticing the date on a newspaper in the garbage bin, he was still trying to cope with the fact that everything changed in a heartbeat. Where is Selene? Is she alive? What happened to her? He knew that he would have to do something, to find out what happened in the years he lost. But right at this moment, he could only think of his vampire lover.

He shivered a bit again, pushed himself off of the wall on which he was leaning heavily. He knew that he needed to feed, otherwise he would soon be incapable of even running around. He took the few steps towards the street and mixed himself among the people. It was late and there were not too many people still walking around, and he was glad of that fact.

How did he get out of the stasis? His memories were blurred and he only knew to have woken up in a chamber, upside down and that he broke the glass to fall on the floor, shivering violently. After he regained some of his strength, he saw two bodies on the floor and thought that there must have been a battle. But who was fighting whom? He had no idea, so he searched for some suitable clothing and since he found none, he had to strip one of the dead guys and take his garments.

"Sorry!" A man bumped into his shoulder and murmured not sincerely meant apology. Michael stopped dead in tracks and sniffed the air. Lycan! He turned around and looked after the man, who hurried away from him. He hesitated for a second, but decided not to follow him. He was still too weak to fight him and if the lycan didn't smell him, even better! He turned around again and walked in the opposite direction of the man, who was obviously a lycan.

After few hundred meters, he saw that he was passing a hospital and suddenly got the idea. In hospital, there sure must have sufficient quantities of blood. Blood, which he so desperately needed. So he stopped and observed the hospital entrance for a while, before deciding and stepping towards the entrance.

As soon as he entered the hall, he scanned it and thanked his experience with hospital from his previous life. He quickly memorized different directions and decided to head for the trauma. There he should be able to find at least few bags of blood. He tried to act as unsuspicious as possible, avoiding all the personnel, hurrying along the corridors.

He managed to reach the trauma without being stopped or questioned. Their security really sucks! He waited for few minutes, leaning against the wall and acting like he would be just another patient, waiting for the medical examination, while in the fact he was trying to find out where they kept the supplies. After what seemed to him like hours, although in fact it hadn't been more than five minutes, he finally saw a nurse, running out of one of the rooms, carrying few bags of blood.

After the nurse vanished into one of the OP rooms, he carefully checked if anyone was looking at him and went over to the door, the nurse just closed. He tried to open them, just to find that they were locked. His fingernails extended into claws and in a second, he opened the door and vanished inside. It took him just about five seconds to find the fridge with the blood supply. Breaking the glass with a piece of cloth, he snapped four bags and hid them under the coat. He desperately needed blood, but he also knew that it was much too dangerous here, so he decided to leave the hospital before being discovered and hide somewhere else.

Two minutes were all he needed to exit the main entrance to the hospital and less than additional one minute to vanish in the darkness. He continued down the street and soon found a suitable hideout, where he could feed.

After drinking two bags of blood, he felt much better and stronger. Sure, he still felt cold, but his strength returned almost in full and now he was able to start thinking about his next actions. He knew that here was one task that preceded all the others: he had to find Selene. His heart felt empty without her, not knowing what happened since they last saw each other, running down the pier, twelve years ago as he now knew.

He would not give up on her; he would not rest until he was reunited with the woman, the vampiress, who stole his heart with just one glance in a subway station, what seemed so long ago. "I'll always find you, Selene! I promise!" His murmured words were not meant to be heard by anyone, he only tried to comfort his aching soul.

XXXXXXXXXX

"Wake up Eve. We're here." Selene talked softly to her daughter, trying to wake her without frightening her. Just a minute ago, David parked the car in front of the entrance to the big house. Selene looked around and saw that the mansion really must have been abandoned a long time ago and she suddenly thought of how it must look inside. The debris was scattered everywhere even blocking the entrance door, so David was already trying to clean it up so that they could at least enter the building.

Eve opened her eyes abruptly and jerked upwards with a slightly shocked expression on her face.

"It's OK!" Selene grabbed her daughter by the upper arms, trying to calm her down and looked worriedly into her eyes, which were already turning into black eyes of a hybrid.

Selene's calm and comforting voice as well as her hands on the girl's arms obviously reassured Eve that she was in no danger and her eyes turned back into normal. "I'm sorry!" She gasped in slight shock. "Did I hurt you?"

Selene gave her the smallest of smiles and shook her head: "You could never hurt me, Eve."

Eve didn't look all to convinced, but decided to drop the subject and turned towards the building where David just managed to clear the path and open the entrance door: "Where are we?"

"A safe house." Selene was still very crisp and economical with words. She was never the one to lose too many words where there was no need to. As long as she could remember, and that was quite a long time considering her age of more than 630 years, she only got conditionally talkative with Michael. I've got to stop thinking of Michael if I want to get anything done. I have to find a way to get him back and then I can think of him! She tried to persuade herself, knowing that it was just wishful thinking. She could never stop thinking of the father of her child, her lover.

"Doesn't look much like a safe house. To me it's more like a rundown mansion, haunted by unfriendly ghosts." Eve eyed the house suspiciously. "Are you sure it won't collapse on us?"

Eve's comment had unexpectedly positive effect on Selene's mood and she smiled a little, although her smile still didn't reach her eyes: "I don't know. Let's get in and find out."

"Do we really have to?" Eve noticed the impact of her previous words on her mother and tried to continue in the same manner. It was so good to see the vampiress in better mood. She already opened her mouth to say something more, but decided that she could only spoil what she achieved, so she kept silent.

"Yes. We have to!" Selene didn't quite know how to react to Eve's words. She sensed that the girl just tried to cheer her up, but the last remark missed its point.

"Shall we go in now? It's not exactly tidy, but I guess that it'll do for few days." David returned from his short exploration trip into the mansion and was now standing few meters away from the car on the porch at the entrance door, looking at mother and daughter. Even he could sense the slight tension, but also the bond between them. They might have not known each other for a long time, but they have already built a strong connection, which would only grow further. He sighed quietly and his eyes settled on Selene's pale face. She looked exhausted and haunted, sad beyond belief and yet she was the most beautiful woman he ever saw.

Selene didn't answer, she just stretched her arm towards Eve as if silently requesting her to take it again and after Eve took hold of Selene's hand, she smiled slightly. For the former Death Dealer it was something she never believed could be … she was holding her daughter's hand and she liked it. She liked it almost as much as when Michael held her hand. Again! I really have to get my mind off him!

They approached David, who was waiting for them at the top of the stairs. His eyes were still resting on Selene's face and now she finally noticed it and snapped more aggressively than she wanted: "What?"

Her harsh tone brought David out of his reveries and he smiled apologetically: "Nothing. You look like you would need a good rest. No offence, but you really look like shit."

Selene snorted: "Then you have no idea what it is to actually look like shit." She didn't understand why she was acting so dismissive towards David, who only wanted to help her. Perhaps it was the way he just looked at her that reminded her too much of how Kraven used to look at her. She hated when men looked at her like that. Well, she actually liked it when one certain hybrid looked at her with desire. In a second she realized that she should perhaps be a little nicer to him: "Sorry, I'm just not in a good mood right now." She added apologetically and it surprised her that she actually meant it.

"Mom!" Eve tugged slightly at her hand, sensing the tension building up. Her eyes turned to look at her mother.

Selene was never good with feelings until she let herself go with Michael and now she was slowly beginning to unveil this human trait. She somehow knew that Eve didn't want to ask her anything; she knew that she wanted to reassure her newfound mother that she would be there for her. So she responded only by slightly squeezing Eve's hand and giving her a thankful look.

David wasn't offended by Selene's attitude. He thought that it must really be hard for her. Losing a man she loved, losing twelve years of her life, finding out that she had a daughter of whom she knew nothing … So he just nodded: "Let me take you to a room."

"How do you know where the rooms are?" Eve was curious and looked around interested after they entered the house.

Selene's and David's eyes met for a second and in this split moment Selene could see hurt flashing across the young vampire's face. She suspected it before, but now she was sure that David was closely connected to the family which used to live here. Or more precisely, with some girl, who used to stay in this mansion.

"Oh, I've been here a few times before the owners abandoned the house." David forced a smile and tried to remain as vague as possible, without revealing anything if possible.

Eve looked at him and understood that he didn't want to talk about it. Not yet. So she just nodded sympathetically.

David turned and walked towards the staircase, ignoring the dirt and the dust, covering the entrance hall and every piece of furniture in it.

They ascended the stair silently, Selene on highest alert, following David who appointed himself as their guide to the mansion. They took an aisle on the first floor and stopped in front of one door. There was nothing specific about it, just one of the doors in the wall. He opened them and stepped inside with Selene and Eve in close pursuit.

They entered a large room, and the first thing that caught Selene's eye was a big king size bed, with some antique looking cabinets and other smaller pieces of furniture along the walls, all covered with sheets. The room slightly reminded Selene of her room in Ördőghaz. She looked around and registered that there was almost no dust in this room, the bed even looked freshly dressed. It looked just like someone would be regularly visiting it and she turned to David with questioning eyes. "I guess that you want us to stay here?"

"Sure. It's the nicest room in the house."

"What about you?"

"There's a similar room just next door. I'll stay there."

Selene nodded and strolled towards the bed, pulling Eve behind her.

"So, I'll leave you guys to yourself. See you in few of hours. You both need a rest. I'll take care that we're not disturbed." David was already turning as Selene's voice stopped him.

"I can't ask that from you, David. I'll take the first watch."

David turned back abruptly: "Absolutely not, Selene! You have to rest and besides … you have to take care of your daughter. You're not alone anymore."

Selene wanted to object, but suddenly felt so tired that she just nodded and mouthed quietly: "OK, but tomorrow I'll take the watch."

David grinned, satisfied that he won so easily: "We'll talk about it when you are rested. See you later." He turned and left the room, stopping at the door just for a brief: "Sleep well."

Eve and Selene didn't answer. Eve slowly stepped over to the bed and pulled Selene behind her. After they both sat down on the bed, Selene felt how her eyelids suddenly became unbearable heavy. She hadn't had a proper rest since she woke up in the cryo tank and it was all catching up with her now. Michael! Suddenly a tear escaped her eye and she let out a soft sob. She never before sobbed, but now she lost control of her feelings. Her whole world had been shattered, lying under her feet in shards and the little girl, who clutched at her hand, wasn't able to make the pain go away. At least not yet, although it felt good to have someone.

Eve watched fascinated how this strong woman, who fought with unbelievable passion to get her out of the lycan hands, slowly melted and almost broke down. My heart is not cold … it's broken. A flash of their conversation suddenly reminded her how her mother must feel and she almost subconsciously threw herself into Selene's arms, hugging her tightly. "We'll find my father mommy. Everything's is going to be all right, you'll see." She felt how Selene's arms slowly, almost hesitantly reached around her, hugged her tenderly but gradually her grip tightened.

Selene was thankful to her daughter, even though she knew how difficult it might be to find Michael. She squeezed Eve tightly and finally allowed her tears to flow freely. Soft sobbing of a vampiress with a broken heart was the only sound that could be heard in the room while Eve gently rocked her mother to comfort her.

On the other side of the door, David, who was still standing there, heard Selene's grief and realized how broken she must be. Before, he wanted her to teach them how to fight. But now, after witnessing her emotional almost break-down, he swore to himself to help her find her mate. He believed that once she was reunited with him, they would both help them to retake their rightful position in the world.

After what seemed hours, but it was in fact only few minutes, Selene got her tears under control and stopped sobbing. She slowly loosened her embrace on Eve and leaned back to look at the miracle of her love in the eyes. Her slightly red and puffy eyes met similar eyes of her daughter. Despite all the hurt she still felt, she couldn't help but smile shakily at her: "Look at us. Two strongest creatures in this world apart from your father and we cry like little babies."

Eve returned the teary smile and answered: "I don't care, mommy. I'm happy that I finally found you and sad that we still haven't found my dad. But he's out there and we'll find him. No matter what it will take, we'll find him. I want to get to know him too."

Selene gently stroke Eve's hair and looked at her: "Thank you Eve. Thank you being here."

Eve wiped her eyes and motioned towards the pillow with her head: "We should go to sleep now, right?"

Selene nodded, bent over to take her boots off and after she put them beside the bed, she clambered to Eve, who was already lying comfortably on her side, facing Selene. Selene turned towards her and almost subconsciously reached for her hand.

Eve grabbed her mother's hand and clutched it to her chest. "Love you." She murmured sleepily before drifting off to sleep.

Her words caused Selene to open her eyes abruptly and looked at the little girl in wonder, before a ghost of a smile tugged at the corners of her lips. For few seconds she looked at her already sleeping daughter and after her eyes closed too, she whispered:"Love you too."

A/N

This is my first attempt of an Underworld story. I tried to keep the characters as much in canon as possible, considering all movies of the franchise, perhaps I just made Selene a bit too human. However, in the Underworld: Awakening, she showed very clearly that she is capable of loving someone else besides Michael and she just might react like I described her. How far I managed is up to the readers to judge.

I have no idea if this is going to be a one shot or a multi chapter story. I guess that it's up to you, the readers. If you like the start and want to read more, let me know and I'll do my best not to disappoint you.