[Closed - Levi and Bella]

[detectivecontrary]

One of the things Levi didn't like about not having a partner was that sometimes it would really be nice to have some backup. His latest ex-partner, the were-yak, hadn't worked out so well, constantly having to stop and eat grass and all the time. Maybe it wasn't so bad, because he had really, really smelled bad.

Right now, he was wandering around some sort of creepy, empty warehouse in the middle of night with no backup, hunting down what likely was a really sick and twisted serial killer. He'd been tracking whoever it was for months now. Dead bodies torn apart almost surgically, literally pulled apart from what looked like human hands. That made it his type of case.

His gun drawn, Levi continued to circle toward the center of the warehouse in a spiral pattern, but really it was like looking for a needle in a really dark and echo-y warehouse. There was a good chance that he was going to end up with his body ripped apart, this wasn't exactly something that being able to read a mind could help with. It was times like this that he wished he'd practiced more with his ability, maybe he'd be able to scan the area or something.

But he couldn't stop because it was scary or dangerous, because if he didn't stop whoever or whatever it was, more people would die, and he couldn't let that happen.

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[vamp_warden]

Bella shrugged again and stepped backwards. She heard the change in his heart rate, knew the sound of the fear she inspired in humans well enough to know when it trumped everything else. She decided to address that rather than the other things he'd said. "You're safe from me, Levi. I won't hurt you."

Another shrug, and this time, her face registered confusion as well as the sheepish expression from earlier. "Most of the time, the humans don't know I've saved them from anything. The others, I usually growl at them until they run to safety, so they're never around. It's not a big thing."

[detectivecontrary]

"I believe you mean that, but I think we both know I'd be crazy not to be cautious of you."

That didn't mean he would stop mentioning her ass or wonder just how sex like a vampire with Bella would work. It just meant he was very aware of the fact that at any moment, she could kill him with hardly any effort at all. It was a sobering thought.

"Whether you think so or not, that makes you a hero."

[vamp_warden]

"It's more to do with my sire than me," Bella said, even though that rang somewhat untrue. She had very few memories left of her human life, but she did remember that her father was a policeman. She imagined any cop's daughter would have some sense of altruism.

"As I remember it, kindness towards humans was very important. It was part of their makeup, so it's a part of mine as well."

[detectivecontrary]

"You know, I was going to put you in my phone under 'Assmazing' but I think might change it to 'self-deprecating'," Levi said, shaking his head. It was almost refreshing to hear someone so selfless. Maybe he'd call her up sometime just to hear her talk about how saving people was no big deal.

"But seriously, what you do? Thank you. For saving me and all the people who never even knew you did anything."

[vamp_warden]

Another almost-smile quirk to her lips and this time, the way she moved and looked away, it was clear she'd have been blushing if she'd been capable of it.

After a minute, she was able to raise her head with the stone-blank expression back in place. This guy, this cop, was dangerous and she needed to get away before she started to forget what she was.

"You're welcome," she said, her voice the low rasp she used to keep it from sounding like its usual wind chimes. "Just remember to call if you're going into something sketchy. You might not see me, but I will be there."

[detectivecontrary]

Wow, she was not only stone-cold (literally) beautiful but she was also adorable and bashful. Levi would go so far as to say that right then she actually looked cute. When she turned back, the cold vampire killer expression was back, but Levi couldn't unseen the bashful look from before.

"Well, now you've eliminated all incentive for me to call you out when I don't need it," he said with a sigh. "But thank you, I appreciate that. You should probably head out now though because it will be way harder to lie about your involvement if one of the cops actually sees you here with me."

[vamp_warden]

Bella nodded, then turned her head to the side. "Yeah, they're close. A block away, two at most. Take care of yourself."

Before he could say anything else, she was gone.