With every footfall his heart threatened to burst out of his chest. The anxiety and adrenaline drove him faster, enough he thought he might make it inside. His apartment was warded against all sorts of foul things-- he couldn't afford not to defend himself lest he be taken in the night while he was vulnerable. In the last few steps, he saw hope that he would indeed be safe tonight, but just as his fingers dipped into his pocket, something terrible coiled its unwielding grasp around his neck. Chills ran up and down his spine in response to gleeful whisper in his ear. He was found.<br/><br/>Noah searched his mind for a sollution to get free, but with every second wasted, others were creeping toward him in haste. And the threat of both of them dying when it was uttered to him didn't sound all that appealing. With only inner reluctance and outward haste, he growled out the words the other wanted. "Fine, I invite you into my home." He had a lot of wards, but the invitation was his only defence against vampires, which meant this bloodsucking creep would have free reign in his house.<br/><br/>Hands fumbling for the keys, he unlocked the door and let both of them in, swiftly shutting it afterward. He hastily checked all the wards and then the locks before slumping against the door and letting out a slow breath. For a moment, he still felt the relief of being home, but on the other hand, his golden brown eyes snapped up to the creature that now stood in his living room. He measured the distance between them, the stature of the other male... He wasn't planning to let him just take what he wanted. He wouldn't be an easy target.<br/><br/>Noah's dark hair was sticking to the sweat on his forehead now. His heart rate still hadn't slowed, and the bleeding hadn't relented from his cut finger entirely. His eyes danced to the kitchen where his first aid kit was kept before snapping back to the vampire. "However long you've been searching for me, fuck off. It doesn't taste like it smells. You'll only be disappointed." It was an outright lie, but one he used in the most desperate of times. He really, really, really didn't want to know what a vampire bite felt like. He'd avoided it for most of his life and he didn't want to change it now.