Topic: De'LaCroix Studio and Gallery

VinylValentine · Date: 2007-09-07 18:20 EST

Valentine returned home after her ordeal in the Obsidian Halls, her eventual exorcism, and ultimate decision to allow Belle to turn her into a vampire to save her life.

She had discovered that the demon that had occupied her body, a Master, had seemingly left behind a power. The power to shape shift, or, at least she thought that's what it was.

Currently, she was sitting before her dressing table mirror, staring at the face of her Mother. She had but to think of someone, and her body blurred, shifting into that form. She did not know if it was merely illusion, or if her form truly changed. So, she experimented. What did she have to lose? She was doomed to live forever, just as miserable and crazy as she was before, if not worse. Or, at least, that is what Kalis seemed to imply. Was she crazy? Her father had always thought so...so did everyone else in Rhydin.

Closing her eyes, she concentrated on a tree. She'd start with something simple. Opening her icy blue eyes, she stared at herself. So, she couldn't be just anything. Only people. Well, that could come in handy, couldn't it?

Turning from the mirror, she stood and walked to the stairs. Leather pants clinging to her form, they were a comfort to her. Something familiar.

Taking the black carpeted stairs two by two, her rather short form seemed to race up the stairs. She was still experimenting with her vampiric powers. She had discovered she could paint in half the time, but it tired her out severely.

Walking to a window, she looked out over the water, and then down to her private dock. She sighed, and figured she'd better write to Belle, asking her for help soon. She had totally bungled her first feed, nearly killing the woman who had offered to donate to her. She had stopped nearly too late.

Turning from one of the many windows in her studio, she padded barefoot to a small writing desk, took out a velevet and leather bound journal, and stared at the first blank page. It had been a gift from Khareth, but she had never been able to put thoughts to words, and words to page. She drew and painted her feelings. Maybe, just maybe the journal would help to sort out the confusion of memories haunting her. What was reality, what was illusion that Zaruk'Naroth had made her see, and what was the reality that he did while she was not in control?

She picked up a pen, and sat. Vampire. I am a vampire now. I have always been fascinated with them, but never wanted this. Now what do I do?

Setting down the pen, she leaned her head on her arms, and cried.

Punk Rock Pixie · Date: 2007-09-07 23:37 EST

That next night, Lilith knocked tentatively on Valentine's window....the upstairs window of her studio. She waved at her once she had her attention, her crimson wings fluttering. She motioned to the window, and made a gesture like unlocking and swinging a window pane outwards, and then grinned at her.

Yelling to be heard through the glass, "I came to see how you are. Belle told me everything....can I help you? Do you need something, doll face?"

She held up a bottle full of a dark, thick red liquid and patted her tummy exagerattedly, and licked her lips, then yelled,"Belle sent this for you...from her private stock. She said it will help you until you can come by Rie's castle for hunting lessons. Belle said to tell you that's where she will be living now." She waggles the wine bottle full of blood and wine, "It's getting cooo-ooold...c'mon, get up girl, and let me in. We can talk if you want, or...not. Up to you, but you need to drink. I can help. I am your friend, Valentine. Please, let me be your friend."

She waited most patiently, for a pixie, that is, until Val decided whether or not to let her in.

Khareth · Date: 2007-09-08 17:55 EST

Khareth came to Val's house, to see her, to see how she was after the tramua of the ritual and her turning to become a vampire. He hoped maybe he could be a stabilizing force for her, maybe not. Khareth came here to help his friend, because he did care about Val, he was not going to abandon her. Khareth walked to the front door and knocked and said

"Val, you home?, it's me Khareth, your friend, someone who cares about you, please anwser, i am here to help you, as your friend."

Khareth also happened to notice another visitor to Val's house, that pixie chick, Lilith, however she was floating above him, she was in mid air in front of Val's studio window. He looked up at Lilith and said "hello there, i'm Khareth BlackCroft." he stood there at the front door, waiting.

VinylValentine · Date: 2007-09-08 19:13 EST

Through the sounds of her own crying, she hears a rapping on one of the many studio windows. Sitting upright, she wipes blood-tears from her eyes and sees Lilith hovering outside, waving her arms around wildly, and waggling a bottle of something that smelled like blood. Hmm...Lilith smelled good, as well. Why had she never experienced these smells before? Oh, yes...vampire.

With a groan, she rises to her feet and opens the window, allowing the little fae inside. Little, she wasn't that much taller than Lilith herself, but she felt bigger somehow...more powerful.

"Hi. Thanks for coming. Come in...I was afraid you'd never want to see me again, after what I did." Taking the bottle proffered her, she headed towards a sink, and plucked an old glass from the draining board. Wrenching the cork out of the bottle, her lids fluttered as her nostrils inhaled that heavenly scent. She was starving!

Drinking deeply from the bottle and abandoning the glass, she licks her lips, and then remembers her company. "Oh, I'm sorry...I...I know you won't want any, but can I get you something else to drink? I have a refrigerator full of food that doesn't seem to appeal to me anymore. Help yourself..." She motions to the small fridge in the corner, and then a chair. "Please, sit. I am glad you came. I wanted to aplogize for...everything. And to thank you for speaking for me, for standing up for me."

She looks down at the half empty bottle, swirling it's contents slowly when she hears a knocking on her front door again. She had heard it as she let Lilith in, but had thought it was a sound from next door. Standing, she walks to a window, peers out, and hollers down to Khareth, "Come in, it's open. I'm upstairs in the studio..."

Returning to her own seat, she looks at the lovely fae woman, admiring the lines of her face in the moonlight. She was blunt, then. "Will I ever be normal? Will I hurt and fear my own strength and hunger forever?"

She began to cry again, softly, and shook her head, murmuring, "I'm sorry...I'm just so scared and confused, and...sad. I'm lost now, I've lost my soul, haven't I? By choosing life over death, I have invited the demon inside, and damned myself."

Punk Rock Pixie · Date: 2007-09-08 19:21 EST

"Thank you, doll." She patted Val's cheek as she flew in the now opened window. Settling down, she takes a seat on the offered chair and shakes her head, "No thank you, I only drink nectar and fermented juices of fruit. You will be able to partake of human food again, once your body adjusts. Belle has made it quite clear she wishes you to join her and Rie at Rie's castle, to learn from them both. I think that you should...there is much you must want to know about your new powers."

Settling, she crossed her bare legs and was about to mention the man at Val's door, when she heard the knock again as well. Val having taken care of it, she recalled hearing about this Khareth and murmured soothingly to the upset Val, "I think perhaps Khareth may be able to help you understand what your going through, as well. Why don't you ask him these questions? It is obvious you are a dear friend to him. He came to Kalis to plead for your life, even before he knew of your possesion. He is a true friend, Valentine. You are going to need those."

Rising, she pats Val on the back, kisses her on the temple, and heads for the window. "Just call for Belle, if you need help. But go to her, and learn...she can answer your questions. You are her creation now. Her daughter in blood, so you are just like her. Her demonic powers have more than likely passed on to you. Unfortunately, you didn't get her cool wings." Smirking, she winks playfully at Val, and takes to the air, flying out the still open window.

Belladonna Gothique · Date: 2007-09-08 20:29 EST

She was perched outside an upstairs window, watching. Her sister, Lilith, was within, comforting the dark one. Power radiated off of the newly made vampire, and she was a lucious young thing. Newly dark, newly reborn, her power had called to Eve.

Invisible to those within, a cloak of power shielded her from the two women. She had been watching Valentine all night, when her twin had appeared. Added bonus!

Smirking, she made her plans as her raven's wings wrapped around her against the chill in the night air. She really must remember to wear something less revealing the next time she planned on spying on the girl.

She stood, unfurled her wings from about her, and watched the mage approaching. With a soft growl, she stood on the window sill, high above, and watched him, reading him. An imposing sight to those below, like a dark angel, she hissed at a group of beggars staring up at her in awe.

Returning her attention to the mage, she crouched once more, the center panal of her skirt falling between moon-pale thighs, almost like a long loin cloth. She watched him, wings outspread proudly, waiting for him to acknowledge her. She shimmered in the moonlight with dark power, allowing him to see her. She wondered what he might do...and then grew bored with her taunting.

She knew he knew she was there, and decided it was better to leave than alert her sister to her knowledge of the one they called Valentine. Leaping from the sill, her wings snapped open, and she flew off towards that horrid Southern Glen, hoping to find suitable residence in a nice, dark forest soon.

VinylValentine · Date: 2007-09-09 11:22 EST

She watched Lilith leave, and waited for Khareth to come up, nervously. She didn't want to see him, thoughts of what the demons made her invision still haunted her dreams. He had been her friend once, she knew, but he had fallen in love with Mercury and married...and she had been happy for them. That was why she quit working for him...

Now she must tell him that he must not speak up for her anymore, that she can't stand to be in his presence...he would understand, she knew. He had his own family to worry about, and she knew him, his heart would be with his family, but he must feel responsibility to the crazy woman he took off the street and befriended when no one else would help her. He must be torn, wanting to be where he belonged, but feeling that he had to help Val, out of duty. Well, she didn't want his pity, his "duty", and she would tell him so.

Angry, confused, and saddened, she stood and hollered down the stair, as he had not come up yet. "Go home, Khareth...I don't need your pity. I know you don't want to be here, and I have a teacher now...Belle and Rie will help me..."

She did not wait for a response, she stormed to the stairwell, slammed the door shut, and locked it, locking herself in her studio. She stripped to her underwear, grabbed up a blank and freshly stretched canvas, and set up to paint. Brush in one hand, palate in the other, she began putting her emotions and experience on canvas, large swathes of red, darkness, and glowing green...the color of Belle's eyes.

Belladonna Gothique · Date: 2007-09-09 11:29 EST

She had returned to watch the lovely vampire, drawn by the fury emanating off of her. The one called Val had begun to paint, and Eve was drawn to another window to watch her. She painted nearly nude...interesting.

Licking her lips, she munched delicately on a few black grapes as she watched the emotions cross the features of this new powerful being. Val had no idea what she was capable of, and Eve smiled wickedly. Perfect...she could train her, shape her, and use her to her own ends. Valentine would be a willing and eager desciple, for she needed help. Eve could teach her, and she would be able to control how Val learned, what she learned. Val would be Eve's very own pet vampire, and secret weapon.

Now, to earn the woman's trust...

VinylValentine · Date: 2007-09-09 16:33 EST

After a frenzied session of painting, she dropped to the floor before the large canvas, staring at the sight of Belle's face peering angrily from within a cloud of demons, at her side was whom Val assumed was her lover. She smiled faintly, pleased to see she had something to give the woman for saving her life.

Flopping back on her back, emotionally and physically drained, she reached for the nearly empty bottle of blood and wine mixture, and drank deeply. She stared out her window, catching the intoxicating scent of some kind of flower. She rose, stripping off her paint splattered bra and underwear, and stood nude before the giant window. She shoved it open, smiling as a breeze caressed her body, drying the paint on her skin. It felt glorious, so many smells and sounds reached her ears as she stood, overseeing the city from her part of town. She could smell the river, pungeant and brown with life. She could hear the voices of neighbors, the sounds of lovers from across the alleyway.

Looking down, she spotted a single black feather on the sill of her window, she lifted it and sniffed, smelling that same odd floral scent. Having never had a very good sense of smell, she could not place it.

With a shrug, she placed the feather inside a wooden box, among the other bits of shells, ribbon, and other odds and ends she had collected since finding herself in Rhydin.

Turning from the window, she headed down the stairs to her living quarters, and then into the large bathroom. Turning on the faucets to her large sunken tub, she poured a bit of bubble bath, and lit some nga champa inscense. She was going to bathe, then sleep. Tomorrow night she would find Belle and Rie, and give them her painting as a gift. Hopefully they would still be inclined to teach her how to hunt, and how to feed without killing anyone.

She slipped into the tub and sighed, watching the colors of paint blur and swirl in the bubbly water. As long as she didn't think to hard about what she was, she could cope. For now.

Khareth · Date: 2007-09-09 16:55 EST

Khareth heard her words and was about to leave, but with his magick he left a letter for Val and stuff it under her front door, it read:

"Dear Val, i know i am probably the last person you want to see, but i came here because i do care about you, you are still my friend. Though i am married and have a family i do care about you. Please don't be mad at me for having someone now. I come here not out of pity, but as a friend who loves you as a friend.

I am glad to hear that Belle and Rie, both vampires will teach you. I have met many vampires back home on Earth, that did not have a teacher, let alone knew who their sire was. I am glad you have both my dear. I wish you all the best, and i hope i can see. You may be a vampire now, and you still have much to deal with, but i still am here for you, Val. Take care,

Love, Khareth, your friend forever

VinylValentine · Date: 2007-09-09 22:02 EST

She padded out to the gallery, wrapped in a bath robe, hair dripping wet, to shut off the lights. She spotted the letter in the front foyer, and read it. With a scoffing laugh, she crumpled it and tossed into the bin. "Figures, just like a man to assume that I was upset that he "found someone". A harsh tone, she continues to mutter, a bit peeved at Khareth's assumptions. In a winy, ridiculing voice, "Please don't be upset that I found someone..." She stomps down the hall to her bedroom, slamming the door shut behind her. "He wishes. I could care less what he did, and I told him from the beginning I was glad he found Mercury...someone else to wash his dirty shorts and cook for him."

Sight of the painting she had completed of Belle calmed her, and she smiled. A fang tip pricked her lush bottom lip, she would have to get used to those. Licking the drop of her own blood from her lip, she slipped out of the terry cloth robe and settled into the four-poster bed, tucking herself in. Dawn peeked through the dark curtains of her room, she groaned and rushed to tug them shut, drawing down shades as well. She was sure that she'd seen Belle in daylight, but one musn't take chances! That would be her FIRST question for her sire.

Finally returning to bed, she slept peacefully for the first time in years.

VinylValentine · Date: 2007-09-10 19:32 EST

She awoke at sunset, stretching and yawning. Slipping from her silken sheets, Valentine walked to her dresser and rummaged for an outfit for the night in overstuffed drawers. Tugging on leather pants and a black tank, she glanced at her chipping nail polish and sighed. Oh well, that would have to wait.

Stepping into Harley boots and grabbing her motorcycle jacket, she headed out for Rie's castle and her sire. She hoped they'd be home.

She had the odd feeling that she was being watched, and sniffed the night air as she climbed on her bike. Shrugging, she smelled nothing unfamiliar, she slid the key in the ignition and started her up. Revving the engine, she purred, loving the feel of power between her legs. Kicking up the kick stand and lifting her feet, she headed off into the night, aiming the bike towards the forest and the castle Lilith had told her that was hidden there.

Belladonna Gothique · Date: 2007-09-10 19:39 EST

Lounging on the De'LaCroix woman's rooftop, she watched the slender little thing emerge and climb on her bike. Running a hand through her waist length black hair, and then twisting that moon-silver streak about her fingers, she plotted and planned. This one would be perfect.

She rose gracefully to her feet, snapped open those wings of a raven, and leaped into the night sky, following above and a bit behind the woman on the motorcycle.

They headed for a dark wood, which made Eve smile in delight. She would watch and wait for the perfect time to steal the trust of this young vampire. Eve could teach her how to use her powers to their fullest, and with Val as an ally, they would be unstoppable.

Kalis-nar · Date: 2007-09-10 20:18 EST

When Val would return home she would find a letter addressed to her in an envelope from Kalis-Nar, Lord of the Obsidian Halls, sitting upon her bed after she left, as his agents observed her leaving for High Priestess Rie's Castle.

It read-

"Dear Ms. De'LaCroix,

I hope this letter finds you well, and i hope you take the time to consider what i have to say. I know you are very confussed about all that has happened, since the exorcism ritual. I am glad to hear that you have turned to my High Priestess Rie DarkRave and her lover, Belle De'Morte for help, to learn about your new vampiric nature. You could not have chosen better people to seek guidence from. I hope that you would consider coming to the Obsidian Halls, and prehaps we could speak. I would like to help you as i have helped Rie and Belle. But i leave that to you, Ms. De'LaCroix. Take care, and hope to see you again, under better circumstances.

P.S. It has come to my attention, that you received a visit, though unknown to you from a strange looking woman. She has pale skin, dark hair, dark eyes and black raven-like wings. She has been spotted at your home at least twice. I hope you will at least inform Belle and Rie of this matter. Good evening, i bid you adieu."

"Sincerely, Kalis-Nar, God-King of Athas and Lord of the Obsidian Halls"

VinylValentine · Date: 2007-09-11 00:16 EST

She had the unshakeable feeling that she was being followed, so instead of heading directly to Belle, she made a long detour through the forest. Frustrated at first, she kept watching over her shoulder, and listening to the sounds of the night beneath the roar of her motorcycle. She heard nothing but the flapping of wings, must be some sort of night bird.

She gave up on those fruitless emotions, and instead enjoyed the ride. She thrilled at the feel of the wind in her hair, the scents of the woods as they rushed past her nose, and the ability to see everything as if it were noon.

Hunger took her once again, but she managed to abate it by feeding on a few rabbits. She discovered the ability to call animals by accident, but used it to asuage the hunger.

She returned home, grinning, almost at peace with what she now was. The novelty of her new strengths had not worn off yet.

Tossing her things in a corner of her room, she spotted the letter from Kalis, and growled, angry. How had it gotten here? Had he entered her home without permission? As for these guards watching her, she could understand the need he must have felt for placing them, but it still frustrated her. At least she now knew that they were there. She would have to watch her nude painting sessions in the future...who knew what was watching.

She re-read the mentions of the woman watching her, and nodded, knowing now that she wasn't just paranoid; she really did feel someone there, and she was right. Well, nothing she could do about that now, but wait and see what the woman would do.

She made certain to close the blinds before undressing, peering out at the night with a sneer, before heading upstairs to paint some more. She hated to paint clothed, but compromised with her modesty and wore a long t-shirt.

Taking up paints and brush, Valentine began putting to canvas the emotions she was dealing with over Khareth. She knew he meant well, and knew he was a friend, but she couldn't help feeling anger towards him. Towards all men, still. Maybe Lilith was right, maybe someone could help her with that.

Belladonna Gothique · Date: 2007-09-11 00:27 EST

Damn, the girl knew she was around now. Damn that meddling lizard king.

She lifted off, unable to resist a cry of frustration. Luckily, it sounded much like a scream of an owl. Flying at top speed, she headed for the embassy, and her twin. She would watch and wait.

As she flew, she thought of Valentine, and smiled as a plan formed in her mind. She would have the vampire for a pet yet! So what if she knew she had been watching. She knew just what to say to her, just how to flatter the lovely painter into false security, and then snatch her up.

Belladonna Gothique · Date: 2007-09-12 13:38 EST

She returned while Valentine was gone, and let herself in. Taking her time to peruse the gallery, she admired the works the painter had done. Nodding, she knew this girl was the one to twist to her own ends. What those ends were, she had yet to decide.

Taking each stair slowly, Eve scanned the building for signs of those meddling guards that had been watching Valentine. She found them, but outside. Good. They would have reported her presence in Valentine's home to their Lord already, but no matter.

Exploring the upper studio, Eve picked through drawers, touched discarded clothing, and inhaled the scent of her sister. She had been here, she knew she had. She picked up the signature of Lilith's magick all over the place, but it was concentrated here.

Returning downstairs, she wandered into the living area, and stretched herself out on a couch, awaiting the return of Valentine. She'd make her an offer she couldn't refuse, and would gain the woman's confidence. If not willingly, she had a few spells up her sleeve to make her talk.

Kalis-nar · Date: 2007-09-12 15:49 EST

Kalis-Nar, upon hearing the reports of the strange woman with black wings and dark hair, left the Embassy to goto Ms. De'laCroix's Studio and Gallery. The God-King had taken a personal interest in Val, as she was seeking the help of two of his friends. Not to mention the fact that he wanted to help her, after her ordeal with the Demon Lord Zaruk'Naroth. Zaruk from Kalis's experience was not one to give up or to take defeat so well. Kalis strongly believed that Zaruk would be back. Prehaps this woman with dark hair and black, raven-like wings was some pet minion of Zaruk, a typical ploy on the Demon lord's part.

Kalis arrived at Val's home, though it was day, she seemed be somewhat resistant to sunlight, prehaps she would be up. He gave a loud knock at her door and called out

"Ms. De'LaCroix, this is Rie DarkRave's Master, Kalis-Nar, i wish to speak with you for a few minutes if you please. Concerning your encounter with Zaruk'Naroth the Demon Lord who had used you, that i and the others at the Embassy had driven out, I fear he may return in some way, or prehaps send one of his pet servants, as that his is style. I have gotten reports of a woman with pale skin, dark hair and black wings. I sent you a letter on the matter, using magick to teleport it straight to your room.

I hope i did not upset you by doing so, but this is a very urgent matter, i hope to speak to you on it."

Kalis stood there and waited at Val's front door hoping that she would take a few minutes of her time and at least listen to what he had to say, for Val could be in serious danger...

Belladonna Gothique · Date: 2007-09-13 00:20 EST

Sitting up straight, she heard the voice of that meddling god. She shielded herself immediately, her magickal signiture all but disappearing as well; something her sister had never quite mastered.

Eve would have to wait out that king, and she hoped Valentine did not come home in the mean time and let him in!

VinylValentine · Date: 2007-09-13 19:57 EST

She returned home, puzzled over the sight of that strange man with the blue hair, and nearly walked into the back of Kalis-nar, who appeared to be yelling at her door.

"Um, Lord Kalis-nar? Can I help you with something...or did my door pay you some discourtesy that you must yell at it?"

He may not have been yelling, but her she was not yet used to her sensitive hearing. She winced and held a hand over one ear.

Plucking keys from her motorcycle jacket pocket, she unlocked the several locks and pushed open the front door. Leading him into the gallery, she motioned for him to follow towards her living area. "Come in, please, and follow me. Would you care for something to drink?"

Belladonna Gothique · Date: 2007-09-13 20:04 EST

Hearing the keys in the door, and hearing them enter, she lept to her feet and disappeared, literally, behind the couch. Crouching there, invisible to them both, she lay flat on her belly and then scooted beneath the couch.

With a silent curse and prayer to the Goddess she remained invisible, she lay and waited.

Kalis-nar · Date: 2007-09-13 20:28 EST

Turning to see Val, he gave a slight smile and spoke

"Sorry Ms. De'LaCroix, i forget now that you are a vampire, your hearing will be far superior to a normal human's hearing, not to mention your other senses. In any case i was hoping to speak with you on the matter of this dark-haired woman who has been snooping about your house. I feel you may be in danger again from Zaruk'Naroth, but i am not certain. But let us discuss this inside your home. And yes i would like to have some green leaf tea if you have any?"

With that Kalis, followed Val into her home, so they speak.

VinylValentine · Date: 2007-09-14 01:37 EST

Nodding as she walked, she motioned for him to sit on the couch, and headed for the small refrigerator behind the marble wet bar taking up one corner. "I do..." She plucked a cup and filled it with water. Pointing at it, it began to boil, and she smiled proudly. "New trick I discovered. Makes tea prep easier." She shrugged and plopped a tea bag in the cup, placed the cup on a serving tray, along with lemon, sugar, and milk.

Placing the tray on the coffee table before Kalis, she curled herself up into a straight-backed chair, tucking her legs beneath her. "I don't know anything about this dark woman, but I did meet someone near Rie and Belle's home that had wings. It was a man, I think, though...with blue hair?"

She was avoiding the topic of Zaruk'Naroth. She didn't want to think about those things that she had done in his name.

Clearing her throat, she forced herself to speak of them. "I thank you for your concern for my well being, Lord Kalis-nar, but I do not think Zaruk can use me as he did. I am....dead now." She sadly looked at her pale, pale, hands, and sighed. "Not that I am ungrateful to be alive, I just...I fear my soul is damned and just waiting for my body to follow."

Kalis-nar · Date: 2007-09-14 18:20 EST

Kalis walked into Val's home and sat down on the couch, dressed in a long black and grey robe. He smiled at Val's use of her powers to make tea, saying-

"yes that would make making tea quite easy, Val, if i may call you that? and thankyou for the tea and the time to talk to you. As to the fellow with the wings and blue hair you met, that is a servant of mine, Jial Alexander, who is also a friend of Rie, your Sire, Belle's lover. He is a bit odd, but fairly harmless, as long as someone is on his good side.

I know that you now being a vampire, you can no longer be possessed -pours milk, lemon and some sugar into his tea and takes a sip- but Zaruk is not one to give up, he may have sent this woman with dark hair to seduce you to his side. All i ask is that you be careful, and be mindful of Belle and Rie's teachings in regards to your new nature, alright? Val.

-drinks some more tea and gives a slight sigh-

As to the matter of your soul being damned, that is upto you Val. You can choose to give in to your darker nature, and become a blooddrinking monster that feeds upon the innocent, or you can choose to become a hermit, and live away from the civilizied world and go deeper into madness, or lastly, you can use your powers to help the innocent and weak. But that is upto you, Val, the path you choose belongs to you alone, you still have free well. But you should at least speak to Belle, as she is your Sire. You can trust her judgement, Val. If there is nothing else i must go soon, i hope this chat of ours will help you, Val."

-he started to rise and head to the door, but remained to see if Val wanted to talk about anything else, as he did he felt something, dark and close, but for a moment, then that moment passed, and awaited to see if Val wanted to say something more-

VinylValentine · Date: 2007-09-14 21:21 EST

Rising, she nodded and thanked Kalis-nar for his concern once again. She lead him through the gallery to the front door, hurrying him a bit. He still made her nervous.

"Yes, I will seek out Belle soon. I do not wish to disturb her, but I will go and speak with her. Thank you."

Closing the door behind him, she bolted several locks and leaned against the door with a sigh. Now what?

Belle De Morte · Date: 2007-09-15 18:03 EST

Worried at having heard nothing from the woman, Belle headed to Valentine's home and studio to speak with her. She strolled down the streets, enjoying the cool night air on her face. Val lived near the water, and she smelled the myriad of river scents, thinking this is a perfect place for a painter. So much to inspire!

Reaching the door to the De'LaCroix Gallery, she rung the bell, and waited for her "daughter" to open the door. She called out, despite the fact that she knew Valentine would be able to sense her long before she arrived at her door. "Valentine, it is Belle. I would like to see you, if you are free?"

Belladonna Gothique · Date: 2007-09-15 18:36 EST

While the girl was walking Kalis-nar out, she rose, dusted herself off and 'poofed' out of there. She could sense the vampire's sire on her way, and was tired of this hide and seek game.

She would return later, once things had settled down. For now, she would return to the Southern Glen and mope.

VinylValentine · Date: 2007-09-16 14:12 EST

She hurried to open the door for her Sire, and smiled shyly. "Sorry, I was writing in my journal. Come in, please. I meant to come see you, but when I got there I heard yelling and this weird blue haired guy came by and...I just ran off. Sorry."

She blushed and lead Belle into the den, motioning for her to take a seat. She sat in her usual spot on the love seat, tucking bare feet beneath her. "Id' offer you something to drink, um, Miss de'Morte, but I don't have anything you...we...um, l don't have any blood."

She smiled, and was obviously flustered. Arms crossed over her chest, her hands cupped her elbows as she watched her Sire, wondering if she would ever have the grace that this creature did, or the confidence.

Rie Darkrave · Date: 2007-09-16 15:35 EST

Rie walked in rambleing on as Jial folowed her. She kept telliong him over and over that the r hadent been any one at the kingdome EVER but her.Xander,Kalis,And Belle. But he contued to clame that there was another girl.

"Belle!" Rie cryed so frustrated that she was in tears. "Belle dear lord make him stop!!!" She hissed and thin turned to jial shreeking in Vampiric anger. "IF YOUR SO OBSEST GO FIND HERRRRR!!!"

At this point she walked to beele and wraped her arms arownd her.

Jial Alexander · Date: 2007-09-16 15:52 EST

Jial was going to hit Rie but saw the woman close to her and as though in a trance he walked over and bowed to her.

"Hello your...the woman that was ..at the um...castle." he was feeling a fool. "I was beging to think you were the ghost of the queen....you know one that could have lived there....i mean you dont look old ...i mean." he lowerd his eyes.

Yeah he was falling and falling HARD what the HELL was wrong with him.

Belle De Morte · Date: 2007-09-16 17:44 EST

She looked up as Rie and Jial entered the den of Valentine's home. She rose and was about to say something about them barging in poor Val's home, when she saw it was somewhat urgent. She slipped Rie into her arms and looked apologetically at Val. "I'm sorry, it seems there is a bit of a problem. Is this the man with the blue hair you saw outside the castle?"

She kissed Rie on the cheek, and frowned at Jial's forwardess. Seeing the look on his face, she held her tongue. Let's see how Val would handle this. It was her home, after all, and she needed to learn to care for herself.

VinylValentine · Date: 2007-09-16 20:56 EST

Blinking at the new arrivals, she gasped at the sight of the blue haired guy, and she stood. Running a hand through her midnight black hair, she smiled shyly. "No, no queen. I was a debutante, though. Along time ago."

She glanced to Belle and then to Rie and bowed slightly,"It's good to see you all here, and I wanted to thank you all for helping to save my life. I know that without you I'd be dead, or still possessed. Miss de'Morte, I...um, I needed to ask you both about hunting. I fed last night on animals because I nearly killed the donor I found. I didn't know when to stop, or what I was doing. I need help."

She motioned for everyone to sit, and for Rie and Belle to take the loveseat. She stood, though, fidgeting with the pockets of her skin-tight pants. Those icy blue eyes kept shifting to Jial, and a slight blush crept across her alabaster cheeks.

Rie Darkrave · Date: 2007-09-16 22:42 EST

Rie ploped down on the loveset with Belle still whining now and then her head pounding Jial should be shot in her opinan but she noticed Val blushing.

"Belle i thought that she was going to slap him but she seems to like him." Rie said to belles mind then blinked then felt a heavy presence arownd the place one that was not of good spirits.

"Um guys theres somethong going on here..." she said siting up.

VinylValentine · Date: 2007-09-16 22:53 EST

She looked away from Jial once Rie spoke, standing alert. She listened with her ears and with her other senses, eyes widening in nervousness. She glances to her Sire, Belle, and then to Jial, wondering if now was a good time to tell them she had NO clue how to fight with her new powers?

"Um, so...what do we do? What do I do?"

She glanced down at her bare feet, and held up a finger as if to say, "One minute," and dashed up the stairs to her studio. Snagging her heavy duty motorcycle boots, she crammed her bare feet into them and ran back downstairs, a leather jacket slung over her shoulder.

She paused halfway, doubling over in pain and yelping, the hunger hit her and hit her hard,"Oh, dear Goddess..." She groaned, stumbling down the stairs and falling against the wall, clutching her gut. She broke out in a cold blood-tinged sweat, gasping for air. Her eyes glowed electric, icy blue and her fangs ached with the hunger, she hissed and bit her own lip. She managed a, "help.." before falling to the floor, curling in on herself. She knew she should have eaten, she had been testing her hunger and strengths, but she let it go too long. By ignoring the signs of her hunger before, it came upon her three-fold, and she had to fight the urge to ravish the next person to come near her.

Jial Alexander · Date: 2007-09-16 23:09 EST

Jial was the frirst on his feet and runing to Val he knelt by her and held her clse to him. "Bite now any were!" he orderd

He was a shifter and a dragon hed get more blood as she drank he could never run out of it. "Do it!" he hissed and pulled her closer his banishing mark showing on his usly coverd eye.

VinylValentine · Date: 2007-09-18 18:06 EST

Moaning, she gripped Jial's arm and pulled him to her, straining to keep her ravening hunger at bay long enough to drink from him delicately. She sent out thoughts to whomever could hear her, "Someone help me, I don't want to hurt him. I don't know when to stop..."

She bit as gently as she could at his wrist, but the blood flow was not strong enough, so she pulled him closer to her, hauling him into her lap. She kissed his throat and then sank those fangs delicately into the flesh there, drinking deeply. She moaned, this time in pleasure, and drank deep. Her mind screamed at her to stop, to pull away, but he was sooo delicious!

Jial Alexander · Date: 2007-09-19 20:15 EST

He swung his body and leg to move and stradle her grunting his nails dug into her sides he felt his face grow cold then hot and a luty sensation grew in him he had two choces at the momernt.

1.)let her drink him till she was satisfided....
2.) try and take a little bit of advantige over this time......

He pulled her closer disiding for 2 and pulled his neck from her slaming her to the floor hard but carfull not to hurt her as he leaned down and whisperd into her ear. "Tame your self beauty or ill do it for you..." he warned.

One hand on her chest he looked at her with raoring eyes and a evil smile.

VinylValentine · Date: 2007-09-20 16:44 EST

Her eyes widened, she let the blood flow staunch itself, and tore her mouth from him. She stared at him in...fascination, unable to move or speak. His words had given her the strength to stop, was she mad? Intrigued? Excited? She was all these....

Icy blue eyes focused on his face, and she realized he was straddling her. She blushed deeply, full of his potent blood. "Um...sorry. Thank you for...donating. Er, why are you on top of me?" Blinking, she glanced over to Belle, wondering what she should do now...

Belle De Morte · Date: 2007-09-20 16:55 EST

Tearing her eyes from Rie for a moment, she noticed the goings on between Jial and Valentine. Hmm...

"Rie, perhaps we should leave these two alone." She walked through the gallery, and out, sending a mental thought to Valentine before leaving the premises.

"Valentine, be careful. Be careful with your heart, as well as with others'. I am here when you need me, child. You may call to me, and I will hear you and come. There is time for us to talk later, but please, do not test your powers so. I have all the answers you need. I will return to you, when you are in better control of yourself. Oh and...have fun, but don't break his heart. I will NEVER hear the end of it..."

Khareth · Date: 2007-09-20 17:39 EST

Khareth went to Val's house during the day, but he did not knock, as he did not know if Val wanted to see him, he instead came to give her a letter, he slid it under her front door and left. When she had the time to read it, this is what it will say-

"Dearest Val"

"I don't know when, if ever you will see me again, i am sorry if i caused any discomfort to you or had any misunderstandings. I know you had a terrible past back home on Earth, and if i knew you back then i would have been there for you, and not treat you the way your family treated you after your kidnapping. I would have shown you kindness.

I do understand why you were affraid of me during and after your demonic possession. And i an not mad at you Val, i could never be mad at you. Deep inside me i do care about you and love you. If things were different i would have been with you. No matter what i am here for you, always Val, you can trust in that. I hope someday i will hear from you, maybe even see you again. Bye.

sincerely yours, Khareth"

Jial Alexander · Date: 2007-09-20 18:24 EST

He smiled still his grin that of a man who seemed to know all. "I have my resons." he said, standing he reched out a hand and smiled watching rie leave. "And it seems im not the only ones to think that way."

He looked at her and smiled touching her cheek with his hand and smirking. "The most lovely woman in all the worlds bushes? For me? i feel honored." he said with a smile holding her hand still.

He was for once speeking the truth and not being smooth. Picking up the letter he handed it to her curiously.

VinylValentine · Date: 2007-09-20 23:00 EST

Allowing herself to be lifted, she nods a thanks and lofts a brow at the letter Jial hands her. She takes it, reads it, and nods once more. Tucking it in the back pocket of her pants, she looks to Jial again.

"Well, now what? The emergency seems to be over, or at least being dealt with. I'm not unconscious with hunger, but...I could eat. Can you show me how to hunt?"

A coy smile, she dusts herself off. Unable to resist any longer, she reaches to his hair, and gently touches blue hued tips. She closes her eyes, breathing in the scent of him. Those baby blues open once more as she turns from him, and looks up the stairs to her studio, words hang on cherry red lips, she wonders if she should ask him...or not....

Before she can decide, her lips decide for her, "Let me paint you. I want to sketch you, and paint you. Will you sit for me?"

Jial Alexander · Date: 2007-09-21 00:16 EST

He was silent for a long while his hands in his pockets. He watched her still thinking that he shouldent becuse just looking at her aroused him to hights of the darkest points.

But the look in her eyes was driving him wild. She had a despret look of begging like she realy wanted him to say yes and he smiled and nodded. "Well as long as i dont have to pull my hair back there are somethings that arnt worth being seen." he said and jestrued to his hidden eye.

He walked up to her and steping behind her but not to close he whisperd in her ear, "Some things are better unseen untill its worth showing." he said and smiled widely. "Lead the way my beauty." he said

He was still a bit distant though his arms were arownd her. He couldent help the effect she had on him.

Kalis-nar · Date: 2007-09-21 01:18 EST

Kalis was informed of Val's note, wanting to speak to him about raising the dead, it was in his power, but in what manner, as a zombie or someother undead form, or bring a person back to life from death. He could do either, so he figured he would indulge Val's curosity and sent her a letter

"Dear Val, firstly i hope this letter finds you well, how are your studies to the nature of being a Vampire going? How are Belle, Rie and Xander, i hope they are doing well. Anyway i received your note, and well if you are wondering i can bring back a person from death, either to restore them to live, but only if the spirit of the dead person wishes it, or i can bring back someone's body as a undead form, by force. And to be honest Val, i have done both kinds of Necromancy.

So you may come to speak to me anytime you wish, as i do not sleep, i have no need of sleep, though for one hour a day, at midday i meditate in my sanctum, so at that time, i see no one. See you arround Val and have a good evening."

VinylValentine · Date: 2007-09-21 10:40 EST

Grabbing Jial by the hand, grinning, she hauled him upstairs to her studio. She did not notice the letter from Kalis-nar as yet, so her focus was completely on Jial.

Pointing to a small refrigerator in the living area off to one corner, she mummbled as she hauled out sketch pads and charcoal sticks,"Stuff to eat and drink in there, help yourself."

Once she had hauled her short legged stool nearer to him, she sat on the rather worn velvet cushioning and folded her legs beneath her, cross legged. She began furious strokes, watching him, not looking at the pad at all. His image was more suggested, then rendered, and she would tear off the page and begin another, performing a study of him, his movements, focusing on one particular part of him at a time. On this one, his visible eye emerged from rapid charcoal strokes, appearing as if it were a photograph, but the rest of his features blurred. Now, his lips in infinite detail, but his jaw line and eye a mere hint in curves and lines. She covered page after page of these doodlings, grinning as she went. Her eyes hardly glancing to her work, they swept over him, caressing him like a lover.

Pausing now, several pages of Jial surrounding her on the floor, she spoke,"Sit where you like, make yourself comfortable. I want to watch you. You are..."She stared at him, her eyes glittering with passion, but for the art, or for Jial, it was hard to tell just yet. "Would you take off your shirt for me?"

Jial Alexander · Date: 2007-09-23 00:02 EST

He had been watching her his eyes never leaving her delightful figure her curves and daringly dark hair made his urge to bed her even stronger as he lened aganst the wall he smiled wickidly for a moment thinking of all the things hed do to her once he got her alown.

For well over an hour she sketched then tore the paper and flung it to the ground for him to gape at for a moment then smile knowing just that she got wrong.

He did as she requested takeing off his shirt though with cloths on her looked weak he had an slight billd no not mucles like Kalis defently not but that femaine touch driffted away slightly as the mucles the did haverippled and he stratened out picking up his drink and leaning aganst the wall.

His eyes were almost black with passion. "Hell cat..." he whisperd with a grin.

VinylValentine · Date: 2007-09-24 19:51 EST

Standing suddenly, she tossed the sketchbook aside and walked to him. Looking him in the eyes, she smiled and turned him just a bit, just so, the light falling across his face. She ran fingertips down his torso, appreciating what she saw, and smiled.

Turning from him, she drug a blank canvas and easel over, and began to sketch upon it. Pencil marks, dashes, just hints of his figure. She tucked the pencil behind her, plucked up a palate, and began squirting various colors on it. "Try to stand still, just for a bit." She muttered, paint brush clenched between her teeth. She tucked several more in her hair, and drug a stool over, covered in rags and a glass of what must be linseed oil by the smell.

She worked furiously, only pausing when the light waned too much. "Okay, that's all I can do for today. You can move now, doll."

She plopped down on the paint-dappled couch with a sigh, smiling. "Sit, take a load off, can I get you something to eat?" Not waiting for a reply, she looked out the window and smirked,"I don't know about you, but I could really use a drink. Know where to find a good bottle of blood-wyne?"

Jial Alexander · Date: 2007-09-25 00:42 EST

He smiled and nodded he walked to his bag wich he had set down and reched in grabing the bottle. "Though im not a vampire its a favret of mine....its quite good but gives ya a nasty hang over if your not imortal."

he placed the bottle by her then took off his boots and began to glow then shrik slowly into the form of a black cat with blue wiskers jumping into her lap her purred gently then he faced her and turned back to his human form and stradled her takeing the penceles and brushes from her hair to set them aside and opaning the wine pooring it.

He then stood picked her up and sat down so they could trade pasions and he silently made love to her with his eyes. "dear lord your beautful."

Belladonna Gothique · Date: 2007-09-25 01:08 EST

Peering in through the upstairs studio window, Eve watched her lost pet being expertly seduced by yet another of Rhy'din's handsome men. Too bad she couldn't find one of her own!

Sighing gently, she left well enough alone, and flew off to find some poor soul to tease as she nursed her wounded feelings.

Khareth · Date: 2007-09-25 15:42 EST

Khareth came to the Studio, he hoped by now that Val would hopefully see him, he did care about her, and even loved her, and only wanted to see if Val was alright. He rang the doorbell and spoke up

"Hey Val, you home? I was hoping we could maybe talk? I wanted to see how you were Val, thats all."

He stood there, waiting for Val to answer, course he didn't know if she was even home

Khareth · Date: 2007-09-25 16:54 EST

After waiting for a while, Khareth went to Val's home and went upstairs to the studio and found that Jial character stradling on Val and came over and pulled Jial off of Val and said

"What in the world is going on here?, Val you ok? Who is this dude? Mind getting off of my friend, buddy?" Khareth said, glaring at Jial.

"I was hoping to take my friend, Val, here out for a coffee, just us two, alone, and have a nice chat, by ourselves. If that's ok with you buddy"

VinylValentine · Date: 2007-09-25 17:00 EST

Startled at the sight of Khareth, she leapt off the couch, blushing deep red. "Um..uh...oh...bollocks."

She smiled sheepishly and looked from Khareth to Jial, and back again. She didn't know what to do....she did need to talk to Khareth, she needed to apologize, but...she didn't want to be rude to Jial either.

Jial Alexander · Date: 2007-09-26 15:44 EST

((OOC: dont worry im no were finished with Val. ))

Jials eyes falmed at being grabed and he jerked from Khareths grip and glared at him. "Sir pleas do NOT handle me in such a fasion!" he demened and then looked to Val.

"If im needed you may call upon me any time at all m'lady ...i am not a vampire my self but i know very well how to handle one and also how to train one for my last love was a vampire who trained others in order to do her biding.....I became one of the ones that did her biding...and i refuse to do anothers...."

He sliped on his boots and looked at her. "Ill be back tonight..." he looked at Khareth and wonderd were hed seen this man before but shruged it off. and grabed his cloak. walking out he headed down the stares dressing mumbling some thing about going to see mercury and the kids.

"Damn the winch i miss her...." he said and smiled walking off

VinylValentine · Date: 2007-09-26 15:51 EST

She blinked, not quite sure what to think of Khareth's intrusion, or what she thought might have happened had he not shown up, for that matter. Straightening her shirt, she smiled, embarassed, and said,"What is it? Is everything all right? C'mon, let's go to that cafe in the marketplace we used to sit at and talk until dawn. How is Mercury? She is all right?"

Shrugging into her leather jacket, she stepped and stomped into her boots, sockless as usual. She lead him down the stairs, and stuffed her pale hands into the pockets of her jacket, cherry red lips curved down in a pout.

"I'm glad you came by, Khareth. I've been meaning to talk to you. I'm...I'm sorry about being all freaked out around you. I still get that way with men. And I've been having these dreams. These dreams about my past, and I think I'm going crazy again!" She laughed, and shrugged,"As if I was ever NOT crazy, right?"

Khareth · Date: 2007-09-26 17:28 EST

Khareth just stared at Jial as he left, unlike Jial, Khareth knew Val better, and knew her horrible past, and was not happy about some dude acting that way with Val. When Jial left, Khareth stood there, and listened to Val, he was glad to see her, inspite of he rbeing a vampire, which was the only thing that could be done to save Val from death and/or demonic possession, he listened to her words and spoke-

"I'm glad to see you to Val, and be able to talk to you, again. Its alright Val, i understand, you had a terrible, dark past, and with that whole demon possession, that did not help one bit. You have been through a lot, Val, and now you say dreams of your past are haunting you. I can help you with that, i being a Master Mage, and skilled in the Spheres of Spirit, Mind and Time, i think i can help you out, if you want me to Val. Not only that, but also as a friend, someone you can trust and talk to.

And you can trust me Val, always, you know i would never hurt you, you are my dearest friend, and i care about you, Val, always"

VinylValentine · Date: 2007-09-27 01:31 EST

Her eyes glaze momentarily, and hunger uncurls like a languid cat, awakening within her. She looks at him, and sighs, then grins like she used to...half childish, half wicked, "I need to eat, and I need to walk my duck. Give my best to Mercury, and thanks for the offer, but I think I better do this on my own."

Waving, she saunters off, getting distracted by the shiny baubles in a store front window for a moment, then with her usual air of indifference, she heads for the shadier parts of town, and dinner.

VinylValentine · Date: 2007-09-27 16:06 EST

Tears streaming down her face, she storms through the gallery and into her own living quarters at the back. She yells, screams, and snarls as she tears her living room apart. She had been denied a companion, she had planned on turning Chiana so she would never be alone again.

Furious at being thwarted by her own weakness and compassion for Chiana's wishes, she begins to claw at herself. Raking sharp nails down her cheeks, drawing blood, but they heal just as quickly.

Fine. She's alone now, fine. She'll make everyone else in Rhydin just as miserable as she is!

Jial Alexander · Date: 2007-09-27 19:37 EST

The door burst open fore the second time in minetss and there stood Jail painting out of breth his face twisted into worry but for once his whole face was showing. "VAL!!" he yelled.

Runing to her despretly wraping his arms arownd her his chest bare obivouly he had shifted to get to her. He had hered her crys and even nod she seemed to want nothing but to scream.

"Val stop i beg of you!!" he bellowed wraping his arms arownd her and pulling her so close to him that even with her outraguse strenth she could not breck free...or could she? Maby she just wasent useing her powers.

"Val please." he beged holding her close. "Stop this and tell me whats wrong.....!" he begged agan and looked down at her. His mark of banishment showed fully now and his despret eyes mad it look even more odd.

Dalia Blackthorne · Date: 2007-09-28 18:30 EST

Dalia's boots scuff and clomp as she makes her way up the street. Her delicate, slender digits are hooked through the loops of those canvas, many-zippered pants she's been wearing these days. She blows an errant lock of blue-black hair from her face, eyeing the sign above the door. She found it, good.

Stepping through the door that was left open, she whistles a dark tune, eyeing the work as she walked through. Boring. Trash. She was not an artist herself, but she knew what she liked, and this was not it.

Reaching the rear of the gallery, she spots empty walls, ripped canvases, and smells old blood. What happened here?

With a sarcastic eye-roll that still manages to be pretty, she pounds on the door marked 'Private' "Hallooo...anyone running this dump?"

Jial Alexander · Date: 2007-09-30 16:40 EST

He growled lowly his anger boiling that some one would dare come here. But hadent he? Did he have any more right then them? did he have any right to hold her? Touch her? Care about her?

The hell he did! After the way he spoke to her before! Damnation! He roared loudly and sat Val down opaning the door to look at the woman that was there. "Lady Valentine is not well and can not speek with you today please come back tomarow when the lady is better." he said fearcly but kindy minding his maners and being a gentleman.

"We are terbbly sorry for the inconvence. I trust you know the way out? Good, have a nice day. Fair well." he said closeingthe door and leaning on it.

"Val..." he said his hair over his eye agan but only the bottom half of his fac e was seen from the shadow of his hair, and as he spoke his voice was rough but tender and understanding.

"I dont know whats happened to you in the past. And ill be damned if i know whats going to happen to you later on but Im falling for you like a dead body falls strate to its grave. I dont know how to hepl you or even if i can but you must inderstand that i will not force anything onto you. I will not stay if you wish me gone. I will not touch you if you wish me to keep to my self. And Heaven and hell know that i would never mishandle,hurt, or even rase my voice to you...."at this point he looked at her.

"I am going to love you here or any where else but i WILL NOT make you love me." he stood strate. "So do i stay or go?"

VinylValentine · Date: 2007-10-02 20:17 EST

She struggled with Jial, unaware of who was holding her. Panic infused her, she had visions, memories, flashbacks....and she fought him. She tired herself out as the small piece of humanity heard knocking, a woman's voice. She slumped in Jial's arms and fell to the floor, sobbing, pleading softly, "No no. Not again...don't hurt me again. Please, don't hurt me!" She curled into a ball, thinking Jial's arms were those of her attackers long ago, back on Earth.

She did not hear the words spoken, and retreated into her mind, calling out for Belle, for Lilith, for anyone to save her. She then called for Khareth, for he alone knew all the painful truths of her past. He knew who these men were that had damaged her body and mind so. She called for him to tell her who was holding her so gently, why she ached so. Why the lonliness was so unbearable, she would rather submit to this person, even if it were one of those men that hurt her, just so she wouldn't be alone anymore.

VinylValentine · Date: 2007-10-03 17:32 EST

Valentine slowly came around, stopped struggling, and gazed up at Jial. She blushed deeply, knowing that the blackness in her memory meant an episode. She stood, brushed herself off, and directed him down the hall to the guest rooms.

"You can stay here, if you want. Pick a room. Your welcome to stay as long as you want, but...I need to feed. I need to be alone for a little while. I'm sorry if I...." She couldn't finish the sentance, because she had no idea what had happened. "Sorry."

She bolted out the door, having left her keys on the coffee table and her leather jacket on the floor.

Jial Alexander · Date: 2007-10-03 19:28 EST

((Ok wanted to say sorry for posting on Xander-muns thing forgot to log her off before I got on XD!!! SORRY!!!))

Jial watched as she bolted off into the darkness once more running form him.... He walked into the room and took a father from his wings and looked at the sky for a moment slight sadness crossing over his face chased by sadness then returning to that state of hardness.

He shook his head set it down and grab summoned what looked like a walkman with no CD but it had a play a fast forward and a rewind on its well as a freeze turning it over he pressed the record then sat in the chair in the room and sighed deeply the 3D projection of him did as well and he began to tell what he needed to tell her.

Val......I don?t know just what it is that?s happened to you and you may never tell me just what DID happen but I have too looked into the darkness and come out a little less thin my self. If not a different man. I don?t know if you care or if it matters to you but sense ive been here with you I have changed....for better ...or for worse....I haven?t decided yet.

He shifted so that his elbows were on his knees as though he was nervous or sad. "I realized it when I was holding you when you were clawing your self, struggling, screeching, pleading, beginning me with tears not to hurt you. And in that moment my heart cracked I didn?t want any thing more than to hold you and tell you every thing was fine. If I could have just stood there holding you....may you wouldn?t have run from me again.

I have no Idea why it is that you run from me but i promise you I will never bring you harm. You are a simple black butterfly shunned by the others because you ARE different. But damn Val I couldn?t careless if you were a fish and I was a bird id just simply have to give you wings."

Both he and the projection looked up at one another a single tear streaked down his face as he smiled. "And I would give you my own if I had to Val.....I love you truly I do......I can?t tell you why but I do its like you've grabbed me gave me a good smack and made me wake up from a nightmare I was suffering alone........but nether of us has to be alone any more Val."

Starting up he said simply. "I am leveling my feather here so that if you so wish you can use it?s sent to find me in THE forest or where ever I go because I won?t ever let you get to far from me .....Even if you don?t know it.....you'll always me my black winged falcon...... My tender memoirs ....My happy days......My love.......?

Then the projection shut off and Jial wisent even in the room but the projection stayed thereon the floor for her. The projection rewound all the way and there some how was all he said and all she did during her 'Episode.'

VinylValentine · Date: 2007-10-04 17:12 EST

She returned home from feeding to find a strange device on the floor of her living room. She did the normal thing, and pressed play. She sank slowly to her knees as she watched herself turn into the monster she knew hid within her.

In fear and awe, she watched the entire scene play out, and touched her cheeks as she watched herself clawing at them. Tears slid down those flawless cheeks as she watched, and she crumpled in on herself. She remembered none of this.

Jial's face appeared next, and she listened to his voice as she huddled in the dark, on her floor, crying silently. Leaping to her feet, she ran from her home to find Kalis, Lilith, Belle, or Rie. Perhaps Rie would be best...she knew Jial.

Her motorcycle started with one violent kick to the starter, and it roared to life. She flew down the streets of Rhydin, heading for the embassy. She'd try there first, then Rie's castle.

Jial Alexander · Date: 2007-10-07 21:45 EST

Jial had left the emabsy and was runing through the forest with wide fangs like a tiger hanging from his top row of teath and his hair blowing like mad the fury in his eyes over wellming.

He had changed like he was going to shift but didint finish. He had claws like a tiger coming from his finger tips the fangs of a tiger as well. He had the ears of a black cat and the eyes of a cat with his purple hue. he had a tail and the seed his legs were caring him could have matched Vals motercyle and he was headed to th Embasy at full bullet speed.

With a hiss of out rage and anger her lept onto the road and ran on bolth hands and feet his ribbs and back cracking to arch and alow him to do so his fury was geting to him and already tears fell down his face.....

In a cry of panic he ran to the top of the raod on a hil and cryed out like a wounded wolf drounding out into Vals name.

Belladonna Gothique · Date: 2007-10-09 13:56 EST

She flew slowly towards Valentine's home, wondering if the young vampire would be there. She was so lonely tonight, and her sister was long gone.

Upon hearing the glutteral cry of a wounded soul, her blood thrilled and she quickly flew to seek it's source. It was then she saw the young man she had seen Val with, and his was a pain worse than physical pain. It appeared to be the pain of love.

Eve was not very familiar with the emotions of love, but she had seen the damage it could cause. Her own dear sister was a prime example. She circled the poor man, actually finding her cold heart feeling sympathy for him. She flew off, heading towards Val, her latest obsession.

Peering into windows and throwing out her feelers, she sensed the building was empty. Hmm. Where could Val have gone?

Taking wing once more, she flew through the skies over Rhy'din, straining for the sound of Val's motorcycle. She had to see the girl once more, before she left for Avalon. She would not approach her, but she would watch in silence. For once, leaving the object of her fascination in one piece.

Payne Is Bliss · Date: 2007-10-09 18:11 EST

She trotted up the front steps early in the morning, half praying that Valentine's gallery was not open yet so she didn't have to give her the message Dalia had sent with her.

Knocking tentatively on the glass door, she peered inside, and noted it was completely dark. Good. She slipped the note through the mail slot and walked back to Dalia's waiting car.

It read:

Miss De'laCriox,

I need you to either begin work on my murals or let me know that you are not interested. Yours is the last thing needed to complete the store for opening. I have delayed the opening long enough. Please see me.

Madame Dalia Blackthorne

Belle De Morte · Date: 2007-10-09 20:02 EST

After her most relaxing bubble bath and her little chat with Jial, Belle decided to drop in on Val and see just what the poor girl had done to bewitch Jial so.

She knocked on the back door, knowing Val would not have the gallery open at this time of day. "Valentine, are you home?!" She called in through the open window beside the back door, peering into the empty kitchen. Oh well. She would call on her later.

She spotted tracks leaving the gallery, and thought they looked like Jial's. He must have really been upset to have shapeshifted here.

Jial Alexander · Date: 2007-10-09 20:46 EST

He had changed and was now lieing in a tree half asleep his long tail swining about beneth him in his tiger form. He let out soft nosies of distress every now and then.

He suddenly felt a shock of pain in his side then notcied a hunter holding an arow and Jial raored and in that moment he saw the arow in his own side and blinked.

He fell from his tree shifting to his human form and looking down at the arow in his gut.The hunter apon seeing what Jial truly was turnd and ran leving jial to jerk in pain and spit up and the cool green grass.

He looked atr the red aganst green and smiled. "Ooops."

Belladonna Gothique · Date: 2007-10-09 23:41 EST

After having done the dirty deed of telling Arthen about Lilith, she flew, outraged, to find that Valentine woman and speak with her. She needed to find an ally here, for she had new plans.

Instead, she found a wounded shape-shifter. Dropping from the skies to land gently on her feet, she stepped closer to the man. "You are hurt. Do you need assistance?" Wary, as she knew how mean a wounded animal could get, but willing to help. He seemed to be darker, more Valentine's type, and could perhaps make a valuable ally.

She folded her wings at her back, her hands held before her, glowing a soft blue. "I can help heal you, if you need it. You love would want you to be healed, would she not?" Cocking her head slightly to the side, looking very much like the stance of a curious raven. She smiled faintly, and watched him.

VinylValentine · Date: 2007-10-10 21:54 EST

Val was returning home, cutting through alley and side street, not really paying much attention to where she was; she was mostly just following the scent of the river, knowing she'd end up home eventually. She was dressed in her old manner; tattered old wizards hat, rediculous bat sunglasses, and a phoenix-style kimono with combat boots that laced up to the knee. Her trusty old leather jacket was draped over her shoulders life the best friend it was.

She felt a twinge, smelled blood, and began following that scent instead. It lead her to a scene that made her whimper and run to Jial's side. He was injured, and there was a strange, glowing woman near him. "Jial! Are you all right?! What happened??!!"

Jial Alexander · Date: 2007-10-11 01:55 EST

Jial huffed for a moment at the fairy. "No thanks miss i can heal...." he then saw Val he growled lowly and grabed the arow and yanked it out with a raor and a sigh he then lied on the ground once agan.

He smiled and sat up looking at them. "I'll be fine just a hunter is all ladys. Its happened before they see a tinger and think there ganna get some nice fures then thay see im a shifter and they run. But this one had a diffrent arrow......i think it was .......gold .......shit i dont feel good now....oh dear lord."

He lied back and closed his eyes holding his head. Gold could kill a shifter in an instant if it shot deep enough. Apparently this guy was aming for just that if Jial WAS a shifter.

"Bloody Hell fire and furys" he cursed

VinylValentine · Date: 2007-10-12 01:35 EST

She stood there, dumbfounded and speechless. Unable to move or think, she sat down on the ground, hard. Looking to the fae woman, and back at Jial, she whimpered, stood, and ran. Where to, she had no idea, but she knew Jial needed help, and that she was clueless as to what needed to be done.

Instinct won out, and she headed straight for her Sire, for Belle.

Jial Alexander · Date: 2007-10-12 20:28 EST

In only seconds there was a falcon by her with silver wings a note perched on its foot it grabed Val and with one flap of its wings knocked dear old Val over.

"Thanks Aden." said Jials voice but the other thing near her was a large tiger with BLUE fur and glowing purple eyes.

((rie will post soon )

VinylValentine · Date: 2007-10-12 21:18 EST

Knocked on her rump, she gasps, and shakes her head to clear her addled mind. "What...I don't know what to do..." She whimpers, and crawls on her knees to the blue tiger, wrapping her arms around it's neck, and clinging to it. "I don't know what to do to help you. I don't know how..."

She sat back, wiped her eyes, and sighed. She didn't know how to handle this, or Jial, or any of it. She was confused...it had been men that had hurt her so badly, and now there was one who said he needed her. She liked to pretend she was fearless, invincible, but she was terrified and wanted to run. She wanted to lock herself in her studio and wait for her Sire to come to her. She had projected her feeling's of needed a mother onto Belle, whether Belle knew or liked it or not.

"I'm sorry...I'm scared." She murmured, and sat, looking at the tiger.

Jial Alexander · Date: 2007-10-13 00:40 EST

The tiger glowed and became a Jial that was first on his hands and knees then he sat and crossed his legs and looked at her. His vilet eyes Shind brightly as he slowly moved his hand out to her.

"Jial i know what happend to you...I have looked into your mind and ive seen bits and peces of what you've been through......im sorry i was in your head but i HAD to know who you were and what happend to you i DIDINT want to hurt you." he said in a choked voice trying not to cry.

"Val i offer my hand to you with a promis that i will never do to you what they did......they wanted monny and glory Val......I want you ...and only you......And if i can not have you ...i will under stand." He looked into her eyes his shining like a midnight moon.

"Val I know what you've seen ive felt your fear....i know how you feel about men i know that you dont think anything can help you ...and i know that you are a new vampire with new needs.....I will do every thing in my power to help you but you have to take my hand." he said.

As he took that deep breath that neat little scar on his side showed and shined.

VinylValentine · Date: 2007-10-14 15:00 EST

Unable to cope, she took the back seat in her mind as her tenuous hold on reality snapped. She giggled, her eyes looked blankly at Jial, and she grinned," Who are you and have you seen Mine?"

Clambering to her feet, she brushed herself off, looked around, and called out,"MIIIINNNE! Where are you?"

She began searching for that tattered old teddy bear she used to carry. "Mister, have you seen an old bear? He must be cold out here...I usually carry him in my back pack. Shut up!" She whines, shaking her head as the old voices whisper again.

Icy blue eyes glitter, she stares suddenly at Jial. "I think I'm lost..."

Jial Alexander · Date: 2007-10-14 19:50 EST

Jial shook his head and began to feel that anger booling in his blood agan angery that he couldent help Val. And he snapped filny alowing all the evil that had grown with in him to come out.

His body grew from its simple 5'10 to a stelthy 6'10 and then his body changed fangs grew like that of a human sized cats. Claws grew and his eyes changed till his puples were cat like slits. his hair became long and his mucles larger he had a tail ears and demonic horns from the tip of his head.

He stood reching out a hand to her. "Come perhaps your heady is at him i take you home to find him." he said smiling. "I dont beleve hes out here i dont smell any thing like cotton." he said and took her hand leading her home.

Changed and yet still kind Jial would always stand by.

Veronica Wolfe · Date: 2007-10-14 20:52 EST

Running, having just stolen enough crowns to keep her fed and a roof to sleep under for a month, she was nearly out of breath and a bit frantic. People on this planet were not as easy to con or steal from! She'd have to work on her skills and soon, if she wanted to survive here.

Paying more attention to the man chasing her than where she was going, she ran right into the back of VinylValentine. "Oof! Oh! I'm so sorry! I..." Looking back over her shoulder, she reached a hand out, a pained expression on her young face. "Are you all right? Im so sorry..."

She looks up at Jial, her eyes widening in fear. Oh crap. This was it. She'd just knocked down this guy's girlfriend and now he was going to eat her. She whimpered and smiled faintly, wondering if she'd have time to go for a blade before those talons sliced her in two. Meekly, she spoke to him, this time..."sorry?"

Jial Alexander · Date: 2007-10-15 02:30 EST

Jial help Val up then looked down on the woman and then saw the man chasing her and rouared loudly seeming to be the sound of a tiger and a dragon combined.

"The man ran to put it simply screaming and stumbling.Jial looked at the woman and said slowly. "Theifs are created only when they are tought that it is the only way to live."he said eyeing her. "And you are one your self...."

He turned and took Vals hand then looked back at her. "Come... you may stay with us." he said kindly.

VinylValentine · Date: 2007-10-15 18:41 EST

At the sound of Jial's roar, she gasped, looking up at him, and then at the young girl. Fearing the worst, Val tugged free from Jial and called out,"No..don't hurt her. Don't hurt her, Zaruk. Leave her alone!" Crying now, flashes of that demon Master were superimposed over Jial's face, and she screamed. Grabbing the girl by the arm, she ran, hauling Veronica with her.

"Come on, she will help us. She knows him and will help us hide you from him. He won't take you for a vessal, it's TERRIBLE the things he makes us do! We won't let him in us again."

Rambling incoherently, she trips, falls, and gets up again, leaving Veronica behind in her panic. Tears nearly blinding her, mascara running down her face. She heads for the Embassy, remembering only Lilith and her kind voice.

Veronica Wolfe · Date: 2007-10-15 20:15 EST

Despite her fear of the creature addressing her, she took the comment as insult, and stood, hands on hips, her too large for her duster being splattered by stray rain drops.

"Hey! There's no need for name calling, here. I said I was sorry!"

She was about to stomp off in a huff when the woman grabbed her arm and yanked her after her. Veronica had to run to keep up, man this chick was fast! She stumbled when the other woman stumbled, and did not bother to get back up. This chick was crazy! Who the hell was Zaruk, the blue dude behind them?

Deciding she had chosen the wrong path to come down, she leapt to her feet, dusted herself off, and ran after the woman, following her. She was nuts, but Veronica's survival instinct told her that perhaps she knew where she was going, despite her psycho behavior.

Belle De Morte · Date: 2007-10-16 19:10 EST

Belle slipped the keys from Val's hands and unlocked the back door to Valentine's living quarters, letting them both in. "Sit down, Valentine. We need to talk." She told her firmly, and headed for the kitched to grab glasses. She had brought a bottle of bloodwyne with her.

Returning to the completely destroyed living room, she sat next to Val on the half un-stuffed couch. "What happened in here?" she asked softly, looking around. "Never mind. Now, tell me again about this blue demon that growled and was going to attack you and...a girl you say?"

She poured them each a glass of bloodwyne and sipped her own, listening to Val's story, watching those eyes sparkle with a madness she had hoped to never see again.

VinylValentine · Date: 2007-10-16 19:28 EST

Sitting demurely, which was odd for Val, she accepted the glass and sipped, then looked around her living room. She muttered softly, "I don't know what happened. I don't remember anything. I came to outside, with some man, and he became a large tiger looking animal. I have these...memories of Zaruk and you...I'm confused. He was animals, but he was human for you, when you two....you know."

Sipping, she sighs and stands, beginning to clean up the mess. "I miss my teddy bear. He know's what's wrong...he always does. I know I am a vampire now, but I don't know how. I know you made me. I know that the voices I hear are real, though. I'm NOT crazy, Belle."

She sank to her knees before her Sire, crying silently as she looked into those green, burning eyes. "I have these dreams, these memories of horrible things. I know they are yours. How do you stand them?"

Jial Alexander · Date: 2007-10-16 21:41 EST

Jial climed up the side of the Galary and then into his room walking on all fours his claws scratching into the rug. He jumped into the bed clawing it for a moment fetheres going everywere from the ripped pillow.

He curled up into a helpless ball his body heaving up and down with his breths the curse mark on his eyes shined as well as the scar that ran strate down his eye. He growled in his sleep.

He shifted and then tightednd his body into its ball. His breathing was in low growles and his body was moving up and down as he brethed but his face had changed and it looked like jials and not some beast.

But his body remained the same currled up like a cat.

Belle De Morte · Date: 2007-10-19 18:44 EST

Sighing, Belle turned her back to Val and hung her head. "Val, I am not what you think. I have done terrible things in the past, and have been trying so hard to make up for them. Not because of remorse, but because of Rie. Contrary to all that I believed before about love, I find myself in it. Hopelessly in love with her. I will not make her victim and accessory to my sins. I have to repent and change my ways, for her sake. One day you too will understand."

She rose and headed for the door, unsure of what to tell Val, unsure of what to say to help the girl. "Val, those memories of mine, you would be better off if you forgot them. Make your own. You are damaged inside, and it will rip you apart. Don't make the same mistakes I did, don't act on those bloody desires. Don't bring more death and pain on this world, the people here do that to themselves. They don't need our help in damning their souls, if they even have them anymore."

VinylValentine · Date: 2007-10-19 18:49 EST

Rising from her seat with a scream, she yanked a wooden and bone dagger from beneath a seat cushion, and charged Belle.

"You are weak! You have failed him! You must die! He will come for me, and save me if I end your life! He will choose ME and I will be his queen, not you!"

Screaming, she threw herself on Belle and sank the wooden blade to the hilt in Belle's stomach, and trying to drive it up beneath her ribcage, trying to hit her heart. The wooden blade was too dull, too weak to have pierced her breast, so she whimpered as she shoved and wormed it higher, her fist sunk into Belle's stomach.

"You may be my Sire and Master, but the studen has surpassed what the teacher can give! You never helped me! You never taught me a damn thing! I will take your life and your energy. Go to the hell you belong in, demon woman!" Screaming at the top of her lungs, her body covered in blood. Val's eyes were wild, pupils shrunken to pin-pricks in her rage.

Rie Darkrave · Date: 2007-10-19 19:16 EST

There was a shreeking screm and rie came plowing into the room there was a flash of dull light then Val was pined to the wall rie standing with her hand at Vals throught calwas digging slowly and painefully into the womans throught.

Being and ancent she was twice as strong as Val. "YOU WILL NOT LIVE TO SEE ANOTHER SUNSET YOU WENCH!!" She cryed her face ringed with anger and hate. "She gave you life she SAVED you frome a fait far worse that life! Now i will take your life beuse your ungrateful and you are a cowoardly WARM diging through her heart!" she screamed.

She droped Val and ran to Belle kneeling down and cradling Belle. "Don't die on me just hold on a little longer. I begg of you ill do anything just dont leave me not now." she pleaded and turned to Val her eyes blood red with tears.

She lunged at Vall anger cosing her face her torso coverd in her loves blood.

Veronica Wolfe · Date: 2007-10-19 19:25 EST

Veronica had been rummaging through the garden behind Valentine's home, snatching vegetables and fruit from the garden that had been sadly neglected and nearly gone to seed, when she heard the screaming.

Running to the window, she knew it was from inside. She saw the crazy woman she'd been following all day, and saw her attack the tall, dark haired woman with the green glowing eyes. She screamed herself, dropping the small sack of veggies, and drawing a wicked blade from a hidden sheath in her duster.

"NO!" She yelled, banging on the window with the hilt of the blade. It soon shattered, and she was inside, running at the two women. She saw she was late, but maybe she was not too late. The crazy one was dripping, covered in the other's blood, and her fist was almost completely within the other woman's body.

"STOP!" She tried to sound commanding and dominant, but her small voice made that difficult. So, she threw herself on Valentine's back, grappling with her, but she was thrown off. This chick was strong!

Screaming, she threw herself at her again, slicing at the wrist that was burying blade and fist inside the other woman. This, however, was working, because Valentine screamed in pain and rage, and seemed to focus on Veronica, instead. Uh-oh, she saw the fangs now, and those eyes. They were completely blue, the pupils were tiny, she was probably not even dealing with half a deck of cards, right now. Sh*t! Now what?

Veronica dropped into a fighter's stance, her feet planted and spread for balance, on the balls of her feet. Her arms were out, the blade in her left hand, her right empty, for now.

Jial Alexander · Date: 2007-10-19 19:26 EST

Rie stoped in midd air then felw back throught the window with jial abouve her raoring like a angerd tiger "wench!!!"

He growled holding her down calws dinging into the meat between her trought and her color bone. Bllod poored over onto his paw and he roared at her as his other dug into her sholder makeing rie screech and claw at him but his fangs only bared farther.

Stay away from her." he growled.

Veronica Wolfe · Date: 2007-10-20 17:56 EST

Another vampire attacked Val, and then just as quickly, that man attacked the other woman. She stood, at a loss as to what to do, and seeing Val was distracted, she lunged at her, throwing her whole body atop her.

They fell with a crash, Veronica on top. She moved with the agility and speed of years of training, and slashed at Valentine's hamstrings, and then the tendons in her ankles, incapacitating her for the time being. The woman thrashed and howled in pain, but at least she couldn't run anywhere.

Veronica was thrown off, tossed to the side like a rag doll, and she grunted as the breath was forced from her lungs. She drew it in raggedly, gasping, and then screamed, "STOP IT! EVERYONE STOP!"

No one did. She cursed and then flung herself at Valentine again, sitting atop her chest, and hanging on for dear life. Damn, this woman was strong!

Mercury Night · Date: 2007-10-20 18:15 EST

Mercury swept a hand over te groups of peaple fighting frezzing them in time to call upon Kalis he would know what to do here he knew them all and would help here.

She also called upon Khareth her love he was also a mange who could help settle this mess. Shed seen every thing and could only guess at why val whent off her rocker agan.

Khareth · Date: 2007-10-20 18:47 EST

A rift opened up and out stepped Khareth, he saw that everyone was frozen in time, thankfully he was immune to that because it was Mercury's magick. He saw Belle's blood on the floor and Val holding a blood soaked knife. He also saw Jial and Rie going at it, and some other woman, a human woman he never saw before. Khareth turned to Mercury and spoke

"What is going on my love, i heard you calling and came right away, looks like a huge fight just went on here, you don't think they all went mad do you? honey"

Kalis-nar · Date: 2007-10-20 18:54 EST

Kalis shimmered in, sensing Mercury's, Belle's, Rie's and Val's distress, and came right away to see what was going on. Being as he was a Deity of Time, Kalis could move unhindered by Mercury's magic, he saw Mercury and her husband Khareth, and gave them a slight nod and asked

"What in Athas is going on here, it looks as if they have suffered from a spell of madness, the whole lot of them, what do you two suggest we do about this mess?"

Belle De Morte · Date: 2007-10-20 20:27 EST

Unable to believe it, she looked down at the wooden and bone dagger as it slid into her body, she gasped, gurgled and gripped Val's arm. Was this it?

Her eyes glowed with green fire, but they slowly ebbed and faded. Pain overtook her, and she slumped, held up by Valentine. She couldn't speak aloud, but pleaded with Val in her mind, "Val, please don't do this. I can help you, it's not Zaruk. You don't need Zaruk, you are a free vampire. I am still chained to him, no matter what I do. Please, Val, I can help you...you can make your life worth something. You do not need empty promises and lies...and that's all he would give you. Do not choose the life I did, you will have to live forever with the consequences..."

The pain reached a peak, and her hold on consciousness slipped, she slumped further, moaning softly. Was she dreaming? Suddenly, there was a girl, a slip of a girl, screaming; but Belle could not hear. All she heard was the rushing of her own blood in her ears. This girl, dressed in a trench coat was holding a knife of Val. Val had let her drop, she didn't feel it. She watched, through slitted eyes, as Val and this human girl faced off. She did not want Val to die, but she had to stop Val from killing this girl....her mind would not be able to handle the guilt of another death.

Belle rolled onto her knees, a hand pressed tightly against the gaping hole in her gut, she tried and failed to get to her knees, and then her feet. The floor was slick with her own blood, she slipped and fell onto her side, the pain sending her into unconsciousness.

It was then, that Rie and Jial arrived, and then that Mercury, Khareth, and Kalis arrived.

VinylValentine · Date: 2007-10-20 20:44 EST

The scene appeared like this:

Val was lying on the floor, the human, Veronica, on her chest. Her fangs were bared, and her eyes were glowing with some inner blue fire. She had been squawling like a cat, hands formed into claw, one wrist dripping blood where Veronica's knife had slit it, the artery nicked. The legs of her vinyl pants were slashed, her ankles and legs drenched in her own blood from Veronica's attack. She was thrashing and clawing at Veronica while the poor girl, panicked, tried to just hang on and hold her down.

Mercury Night · Date: 2007-10-20 23:59 EST

Mercury explained just what had been going on very quickly.

"Well Vall attacked belle, rie came busting through, madder than hell, and atacked vall ,cusing Jail to attack her, then this girl attacked Val agan! So basicly yes every ones snaped!"

She souned mad how could every one just go off like this how could they all just CHOOSE to take a spin for the worse.... why couldent someone just ramin happy!??!

If a mother tiger could rase 6 orfined pigglets WHY couldent these peple get along?!?!

Veronica Wolfe · Date: 2007-10-21 13:14 EST

Veronica Wolfe, orphan and escaped convict from Earth, was just as surprised as everyone else that something like this could happen. She was here, crash landed on Rhydin, and by pure accident had run (literally) into Valentine the day before. She'd seen immediately that the woman was a nut job, but felt some sort of compassion for her, something abouth her spoke to Veronica, so she had followed her, watching out for her, so to speak.

She'd been rummaging for food in Val's obviously unwanted garden, when all hell had broken loose. She'd seen that Val had snapped, and had assumed that things, if stopped, could be cleared up. She had an innate sense of character in people, and knew Belle was nothing as evil as Val had screamed about. She also knew Val was not herself...so she had intervened, or tried to.

She sat now, frozen and unthinking, with a genuine look of determination and fear on her pretty young face. She wasn't sure why she was here, but knew that neither vampire deserved to die. She wasn't sure she'd survive this encounter, but...would that be so bad? Hunger and fear were daily aquaintences now, and she was so tired of them. If she could maybe make some little difference, for the better here, then it would be worth it. Make up for some of the things she'd had to do in the past to survive.

So, although frozen, Veronica had commited herself to saving both women, no matter the risk it caused her. She had not seen the Goddess enter and freeze the lot of them, but she was staring in awe and confusion at what was obviously the Rie woman Belle had been talking about fighting with the one Val had thought was a demon. Was he? This could get messy....

Mercury Night · Date: 2007-10-21 14:53 EST

Mercury stated her opion on this and how to fix it with a heavy heart but a stirn voice....she had hardened slightly and would not take this mess lightly she would NOT alow her children to grow up in a world were people brought paine tothem selfs in such ways. Shed do all in her power to help them even if it ment banashing some one like Jial so that Val would not be under stress.

"Kalis my friend, Khareth my love .... I beleve the Jial needs to be taken away to a place far from here .... i know a place that Jial loved dearly called Aminin It was much like this place but it was also diffrent. there he should stay untill everything has cleard up."

And with a swiff wave of the hand and snap of her fingers Jial was gone to a faraway land on a difrent universe. He wouldent stay long of corse in time hed become bord and shape shift back to Rhy'din, but he would know why he was there and he would stay.

"i fermly beleve that Val and Belle need to talk with out Rie or the human woman. I will put them at my house if its alright with you two but i will do nothing untill you agree to it. Also i beleve that during there talk they should have someone to wach over them such as you two....to give them a good push back into there seat....but if you beleve there is a simpler way top handle this do tell."

At this point Mercurys hands her shakeing .... she wanted to help them but Val could kill Belle at any moment and Rie could kill Val any second. Rie was mad and just as close to death as Belle but she knew Rie had lived through worse than this and for goddess sake Belle had been almost burned to death!

Bolth would live .... But Val she worrked about most ...the poor vamiric girl. Fily all of it forced Mercury into soft sobbs of anger and pity but also hurt at the fact that her best friends were fighting over nonsence.

Why was life such a crule waist? Why could it not leave the innocent be? Why could it not let lovers live and killerd die? Why must it hate all? Why must it be like THIS? was ther no good left?

But her worst thought was ....what if she couldent help them?

Khareth · Date: 2007-10-21 15:19 EST

Once Mercury was finished taking care of things, and saw that she started to cry with all the pain and misery she was feeling, Khareth walked over to his wife and held her close and kissed her soft lips. Looking into her deep golden eyes

"My dear, sweet, Mercury, it will be alright my love, you have done enough already, sweetheart. Now let me take you home, and you rest, let Kalis handle the situation, alright my love?"

Dalia Blackthorne · Date: 2007-10-21 15:36 EST

She stepped through the door, looking about oddly as she noticed all but three of the room's occupants seemed to be frozen like statues. She dropped her arms to her sides, smelling the coppery scent of blood, and spotting Valentine. "Oh dear. It happened sooner than I thought it would." Sighing, her heels clicked gently, and squished as she walked across the blood soaked carpets and marble floors.

She smiled sweetly at Mercury, extending a hand to her and the man holding her,"Hello, I am sorry to intrude. I am too late, it seems. My name is Dalia Blackthorne. I had come to see Valentine, as I felt the girl's troubles from across town. I knew she was bordering on hysteria when we last met. Is there something I can do?"

Dalia needed Val, she needed her blood for a ritual, and she knew that Valentine was powerful, despite her young age. Belle's blood had made her strong, and she had the gifts her demons had...perhaps she would not need to use them, if she had a woman who had their powers as an ally. But, could Valentine be persuaded? Could these people be persuaded to allow her to try?

She blinked, stepped around the pools of blood, and stared at the young human girl sitting astride Valentine's chest. She frowned, and stepped away. This one would make for a delicious slave, and perhaps an apprentice for Mara. Hmmm....perhaps she could manipulate this situation to her advantage? She would wait and see.

She stepped back, out of the way, and waited for one of them to either allow her input, or order her out.

Kalis-nar · Date: 2007-10-21 15:55 EST

Kalis looked at the woman who entered and asked about Val, it was getting a bit crowded in here, he spoke to her

"I am Kalis-Nar, and this is Mr. and Mrs. Blackcroft." points to Khareth and Mercury

"I'm affraid Val must be looked after, before she causes more harm to herself or others. Now unless you have anything else to say, i suggest you leave Madame Blackthorne." He looked at Dalia with a rather commanding look

With a wave of his hand the people who were frozen in time, were unfrozen now

Dalia Blackthorne · Date: 2007-10-22 18:19 EST

Dalia sighed, she was afraid of this. Pushy, pushy, these Gods. She stepped over, helping the human girl to her feet just as Val was about to slash her cheeks with those nails.

"Fine. I will just take her out of the way, then."

She smiled at Veronica, speaking to her and only her, in her thoughts. "Come, dearest. It is not safe for you here. You are in need of shelter and work, yes? I can provide you with both. Make your good-byes, child, and come with me."

Dalia smiled sadly at Valentine, and spoke to her then, not censoring the others from listening as she had done with Veronica,"My dear Valentine, do come by the shop when you are feeling better. I can help you with your demon problem, I can teach you to control your gifts as well as the other demons." She then looked pointedly at Belle, and then to Valentine.

Slipping a protective arm about Veronica's shoulders, she smiled sweetly at the young woman,"Would you like to come with me? This is not your fight, dearest. Why were you here, anyway?"

Veronica Wolfe · Date: 2007-10-22 23:55 EST

Immediately after being unfrozen, she screetches and dodges a slashing, claw-like swipe from Valentine, clinging the the woman's rib cage with her knees, trying to keep her down. She is plucked bodily upward, and stumbles back, into the arms of the most beautiful woman she had ever seen.

Gasping, knife still in hand, shifting her gaze from one person to the next...wait...where had all these people come from?

"I..um..who..I.." She took a moment to realize that she was no longer in immediate danger from Valentine and sort through the things she had just heard in her mind. Nodding, she smiles faintly and steps closer to the dark haired woman.

"Yes, yes. I am sorry to have intruded on this woman's home, but..I ran into her and she seemed so lost. I followed her for awhile, and she...her garden...I was hungry." Waving the knife as she spoke, still in the habit of speaking with her hands when flustered,"I heard this screaming and yelling, and I had to stop her, I saw them talking and that one over there..." Points to Belle, bleeding and unconscious,"She seemed to care about her, I mean she helped her in and they were talking, and then she" Points to Valentine," just seemed to snap and attacked her with this knife she tugged from under the cushions."

Taking a deep breath, as she had been rambling on non-stop. "I don't really know why I am here. I saw what was going to happen and I had to stop it. I know she didn't mean it! I mean, she couldn't...she tried to save me, how could she kill someone?"

She was oblivious to the tears dripping down her cheeks, and she turned her face to Dalia, looking up at her with eyes that reflected a soul that had seen far too much death and destruction. She whispers, and clings to Dalia, the sight of some of the beings in the room frightening her,"Someone help her...can someone help her?"

VinylValentine · Date: 2007-10-23 00:02 EST

Time again starts for Valentine, and she claws, growling and slashing at the human sitting atop her chest. "Geteroff!"She yells, fangs bared, hissing like a cat and clawing at the human until she is drug off her.

Bolting to her feet, despite the injuries to her ankles that were healing, she backs away from the group, not knowing just how Khareth and his wife, Kalis, and Rie got there. She spotted Dalia smiling sadly at her, and looked down at her hands. She whined, looked over at Rie cradeling Belle, and the whine became a keening.

Valentine screamed, dropped to her knees, and began clawing at her breast, sobbing. Blood streamed from the clawed gashes in her flesh, and was drying on her wrist, her ankles and calf. "Noooooooo! What have I done?"

She charged for the bone handled wooden dagger, screaming Belle's name, and clutching it, attempted to force it into her own breast.

Kalis-nar · Date: 2007-10-23 00:53 EST

Kalis rushed to Belle's side, taking her in his arms, he placed his hand over the wound in her body, and healed it with his power, stopping her profuse bleeding and closing the wound, it looked as if she was never stabbed. Kalis then cut his own wrist, with blood flowing from the wound he made, he pressed his bleeding wrist upon Belle's mouth, hoping the smell of blood and the taste of his blood on her lips would rouse Belle enough so that she would drink from him. Kalis whispered in her ear, hoping she could somehow hear him

"Drink from me Belle, now" in a commanding sort of whisper

Belle De Morte · Date: 2007-10-23 00:57 EST

She swam through pain and blackness, her wings crushed beneath her. She could not speak, but she was aware of Rie cradeling her, of Valentine's voice, and of the pain that was not her own. She felt Valentine's mental anguish and the torment of her twisted mind. She could almost see into her thoughts as she floated out here, beyond waking and dreaming.

She saw the poor girl, bound and hung upside down, she watched the unspeakable things done to her.

Another, older Val was being drugged and placed aboard a shuttle to Rhydin, she watched her wake, alone, and lost, feeling abandoned.

And yet another Val was tied, tormented by Zaruk, forced to watch herself kill that Chef.

Belle could hear Val's voices here. She was linked, listening to the cacophany of sounds and whispers, no wonder the girl was mad! She wandered through the halls of Valentine's mind, touching the throbbing, raw memories, and trying to soothe them. "Oh, Val. No wonder you buy into his lies," she whispered.

The astral Belle wandered further through Val's mind, finding the dark seed left by Zaruk. She listened as his voice spoke to her, taunting her and tempting her. This was why, this was what caused her to turn on Belle, and it was partly Belle's fault! She should have taken Val in when she was turned, she should have made the time to teach her, make her feel welcome with Rie and Kalis. She had thought Jial would give the girl the acceptance she needed, but now she saw how mistaken she was. She was afraid of men!

Belle cried softly, trying to find her way back to her body, the sensations returning. She could handle the pain, but the thirst was nearly unbearable. She rasped Rie's name as she drifted, nearly conscious, but not quite. She had to save Valentine.

Belle De Morte · Date: 2007-10-23 22:45 EST

Belle's wounds had been on the mend before Kalis had attempted to heal her. His attempts failed, however. Wounds inflicted by a blood child, and one with demonic powers as well, were tricky. They would heal on their own, with time, but they would forever leave a wicked scar. Kalis's magic had no effect on Belle. She had ceased bleeding before Kalis had lifted her from Rie, but she did not regain consciousness at the sound of his voice. She did not drink from him, nor would she have had she been conscious. Belle would not drink from anyone but a human or her lover.
She would have demanded Rie's wounds be seen to first, and then Valentine's.

She had been wandering through Valentine's psyche, and the only one who could bring her back was Rie. She called for Rie in her mind and physically as well in a faint, rasping voice. She pleaded in her thoughts for Valentine to see her there, to feel her there, and to listen to her.

Veronica Wolfe · Date: 2007-10-23 22:53 EST

She'd been practically hiding behind Dalia when Valentine erupted in another hysterical episode. She stood there, in shock, watching the odd dragon-looking being try to heal Belle while Valentine literally freaked.

Angered at them all, she stomped a booted foot and yelled at them all,"Aren't any of you going to do something?!!"

She watched Valentine take up that wooden dagger again, and Veronica threw herself at the woman, shouting at the group in an unusually commanding voice,"SNAP OUT OF IT! HELP ME! SOMEONE HELP ME STOP HER, YOU IDIOTS!" Crying and screaming, she tackled Valentine, getting sliced by those nails in the tussle. She gripped the knife, but was unable to wrench it free from the vampire's grip. She looked at Dalia with a pleading look; her eyes a brilliant aqua, the color they shifted to when she was completely pissed off.

Rie Darkrave · Date: 2007-10-23 23:17 EST

Rie moved slowly the attack she had goten from ,the now missing, Jial had weakend her but there was no way in hell that she was gunna lie arownd and let Belle die.

Her thrust raged within her but it was ignored,she had the will to do so but not for long. Crawling on hands and knees she crawled to Belle knowing her love would be the only one to beable to save Val now.

She lifted Belle from Kalis arms and nodded to the mortal woman and Val. "Kalis get the woman off Val and try and get Val to calm down." her voice was a soft rasp her vocal cords were clearly cut through but the wounds were healing though slowly.....shes lost far too much blood.

Vilently she sunk her fangs into her wrist and tor the skin holding Belle up right she leand down so her lips were by Belle's ear,and placeing her wrist to Belles mouth she begged. "Belle drink,NOW. You are the only one who can stop Val. Im right here for you but you HAVE TO DRINK."

With a slight moan Rie looked at Kalis pain scorching her eyes. Her face was coverd in blood her shirt ripped and clawmarks were on her chest so deep you could see the mmeat shining with brilant red blood. But Rie was healing.

But still she trembled now and then forcing hersefl to be steady to hold Belle begging her to feed.

Kalis-nar · Date: 2007-10-24 14:20 EST

Kalis hearing Rie's words and seeing what this new arival was trying to do with Val, in one swift move he pulled Veronica off of Val, and paralized Val with his powers, she could still hear, see and speak, but she would not be able to move. Kalis then went into Val's mind, he would try to help her as best he could try to help she shattered mind. He could sense her fear and doubt, he would try to help Val.

Speaking to Val's mind in a calm voice "Val, listen, let me help you, let help you to calm your mind and bring some peace to you."

Veronica Wolfe · Date: 2007-10-24 23:02 EST

Veronica stepped back from Val, seeing the odd being, Kalis, had things under control for the moment. She hesitated, looking from the being, wondering just what he was, and then spotted the seriously injured woman holding Belle up, trying to get her to drink.

She stepped closer to the obvious lovers, and softly spoke, wishing only to help. "Perhaps you both should drink, Ma'am? I could offer myself. It is my fault she is so badly hurt, and as a result, yourself. I should have gotten inside sooner, I should have stopped her sooner." Head hung, she kneels beside them and offers both wrists to Rie. "Please, let me help."

VinylValentine · Date: 2007-10-24 23:09 EST

Unable to move, but not for lack of trying, Valentine whined and clenched her eyes shut. She would have tossed her head to and fro, if she could have. She would have banged her head against the wall, if she could have. She began to sing, loudly, crying as she did so.

She screamed at the sound of Kalis in her head, her eyes shot open, and she stared into space, blood beginning to leak from one ear. "NOOOO! Get out of my head! Get him out! Get him out of my head and my house! PLEASE!" She broke into sobs, and would have collapsed if she had had any control over her muscles.

"Get them out of my house, Madame Dalia, Please get these demons far from me. Teach me, take me away from this possessed place. Let me die, for I have tried to kill the only Mother I have known. I do not deserve to live, let me die in her place, but only let me die alone. Get these demons from my home!" She screamed again, refusing to look at Kalis or Khareth, and then no one at all. Her blood shot eyes clenched tightly once more, she bit down hard on her tongue, attempting to stop herself from screaming.

Kalis-nar · Date: 2007-10-25 14:33 EST

Seeing that this would not work, Kalis went out of Val's mind, he turned to Belle, Rie and Dalia. Khareth and Mercury Blackcroft had already left sometime ago. He then let loose his control of Val's body, becoming disgusted he spoke in a rather stern tone to Belle and to Rie

"I leave this to you, i have a war to conduct, and my efforts seem to be pointless, Belle she's your childe, you made her, you handle her. Besides my wife Alaria has returned to me, and i have not been with her in thousands of years, and missed her greatly. She and i have much to make up for, so if there is nothing else i am going."
He stood there waiting to see what Dalia, Rie and or Belle would do.

Belle De Morte · Date: 2007-10-25 22:41 EST

Belle could smell blood, she could smell her love's blood, and she swam towards consciousness. She could hear the sound of her love's voice, but could not make out what was said. Gripping the wrist pressed to her lips, she drank slowly.

Belle began to come around, but the voices in the room were fuzzy, she could not comprehend what was said. She fought to speak, but was still too weak. The scent of a human, no, two humans tantalized her senses. She opened those eyes of emerald, they were pale from her loss of blood and the pain.

She growled at the human girl kneeling before her, pain nearly driving her mad as her flesh and nerve endings knitted together rapidly. "You. You offer it to us?" In a harsh, gravelly voice.

Nodding as she sees the girl's answer in those eyes, she clamps tightly onto that proffered wrist and drinks, sending thought to Rie, "Drink. You are just as injured as I. Drink. She has offered."

Belle drank just enough to carve the edge off her hunger, and to gain enough strength for her wound to close, although the internal damage was still healing. She rose to her feet, hauling Rie up with her, and hugging her to her tightly. "I must hunt, then we will deal with my damaged child. Rie, you are Sorceress, place her under a sleep spell or something until we get back."

Leaning on Rie as much as Rie was leaning on her, she spoke softly to Veronica. "Thank you, little one, for your gift of blood. If you need anything, you come to us. Now, though, I think you should leave."

To Kalis, she spoke,"Go. She is upset by you, I can see it in her eyes. I upset her as well. There is nothing anyone can do, but me, as Rie has said. She is my responsibility, like it or not, and I must be the one to put her down if she is beyond help. It will pain me to do so, but I will not have her running rampant in Rhydin. This is my problem now. I will not be returning to the Embassy. If Rie wishes it, she may help me, but this is for me alone to deal with."

She spotted Dalia watching them intensely, and stared at the woman, sensing great power about her. "Just how do you fit in this scenario, Lady Blackthorne? Surprised I know you? I read your image from Veronica's thoughts, my dear. I may have been out of it, but I was far from dead. Leave this place, you do not belong here now. I will handle my child. Take the girl, Veronica, if you will, but leave Val to me."

With that, she led her lover and the light of her life out into the streets to hunt. They both needed to kill, they needed that much, so they would hunt near the docks, near the West End. There never seemed to be a lack of criminals that needed to be disposed of down there.

Veronica Wolfe · Date: 2007-10-25 22:44 EST

Veronica gasped as her offer was accepted, she watched with interest as Belle drank from her wrist, but as she began to swoon, she was unable to keep her eyes open.

She leaned heavily on both women, but did not pass out. A faint smile lingered on her lips as they paled. She felt a caress of Belle's mind as she read her like a book. Veronica did not fight it, and offered up her memories to the powerful yet injured vampire.

Once she was released, she fell back on her rump, and sat there in a daze, staring at the beautiful vampires before her.

Rie Darkrave · Date: 2007-10-26 18:08 EST

Rie had let down her silky purple hair and a smile spred across her face as she took Belle's hand and ran together to hunt at the docks. She clunk to Belles arm smiling weakly.

Then a thought poped in her head. As much as she wanted a child was it the right thing to do? She lived a life of danger and thats why she never had kids before even though she dearly wanted one.

"Belle..." she wisperd after draing a man that had been steeling some ones gold. "Belle should we have a child? How do we even know it will live through the pregnacey....i mean we live in dnger we ARE danger ....i mean i want one but still...."

she felt a deep saddness if she coul d never be a mother would she even be a whole woman?

Belle De Morte · Date: 2007-10-27 00:48 EST

She hugged her Rie close to her and whispered to her,"We can protect any child we have from harm; who better than us that know danger intimately? I will keep you both safe. No one will catch me off guard again, Rie. I promise you."

She hugged her and kissed her deeply."We want a child, and we will have one."

Kissing her forehead, she slid her arm about Rie's waist as they walked, and grinned. "C'mon, let's go home and practice."

Veronica Wolfe · Date: 2007-10-27 00:55 EST

Slowly coming around once the vampires had left, she looks at Dalia and smiles. "Can I still come with you?"

Rie Darkrave · Date: 2007-10-27 02:40 EST

Rie huged Belle and squeeled a bit. "Belle im so happy thank you so much, thank you, thank you, thankyou, thank you!!" she giggled.

Once they got home they did indeed pratice.Then they would rest untill they were able to go help Val.

Dalia Blackthorne · Date: 2007-10-27 12:46 EST

Dalia stood by and watched the touching scene before her, barely able to avoid scoffing, snorting in derision, or rolling her eyes. Once that being, Kalis something or other, was out of the way, she headed over to the cowering Valentine and sat beside her, hands on her trembling shoulders.

"Valentine, hush hush, dear. It will be all right. You can come with me, leave this place if you wish. Veronica! Since you seem to be such the bleeding heart and SO willing to help, come help Val to her feet. Help her walk, and both of you come with me." Rising gracefully to her feet, she headed out of Val's home and through the gallery without a backwards glance. She assumed the girls would follow her without question; such was they way Dalia thought.

VinylValentine · Date: 2007-10-27 20:44 EST

She crawled backwards and away from Veronica, shaking her head and whining, "nnoooo. No. I won't leave. I am safe here. Go. Gogogogo!"

She leapt to her feet, now completely healed and raced up the stairs to her studio. There was a loud slam of the door, the would creaked as it cracked, and a shudder ran through the old building from the violent slam. She could be heard muttering to herself and then silence. Footsteps, muffled crying, and then nothing more.

Jial Alexander · Date: 2007-10-28 17:04 EST

The CD player thing fell off a shelf and rolled infront of Val then showed a life sized Jial who held out his hand to her whispering like a dream.

"Val....My lovly Valentine.....i love you....." then the Image froze and crackled maddly first makeing Jial flicker then vanash with a look of pain coressing his face his voice comeing from the now dead batteryed projector. "Vallll." as though his soul was crushed.

Dalia Blackthorne · Date: 2007-11-01 17:10 EST

Dalia entered the gallery days later, seeking out Val by the smell of dispair. She zapped the lock on the door marked "Private" and went into her living quarters. Climbing the steps to the studio above, she located the shattered girl cowering in the corner and talking to a teddy bear.

Cooing and approaching the girl slowly, she smiled warmly and spoke in a soothing voice. " Valentine. It's Dalia. I have come to help you, my dear. Are you ready to come live with me? Would you like that? I can make you safe, Valentine. I can make the voices stop." She stepped closer to the vampire, curling her body about Val's to comfort and act, in Val's mind, as a shield. She smoothed the girl's unwashed hair from her face and murmured Motherly sounds. She would take Val to her home, Blackthorne Manor, and clean her up. She needed Val, and Val needed help; Dalia may be able to provide that, or not. No matter. Val's blood and power was what she needed most. She'd promise the girl anything to get her within her grasp and under her spell.

VinylValentine · Date: 2007-11-03 20:28 EST

She shoved the human girl away, starved from the wounds Veronica had inflicted, and ashamed that she had allowed them to happen. Valentine growled at the both, and charged Dalia, her husky voice a growl, "Get out. I can handle this on my own. I don't need you, and I don't trust you. Get OUT!"

She then turned, fangs bared, on Veronica,"I need to feed. If you wish to see tomorrow, get out of my sight."

Belle De Morte · Date: 2007-11-05 02:03 EST

She stands outside the back door to Valentine's home, banging on the door. "Val, open up! We need to talk!"

Dalia Blackthorne · Date: 2007-11-05 14:31 EST

She was shoved aside, ah this one had spunk. She liked that. With a smirk and a graceful side-step, she rose and turned her back on Valentine, ordering Veronica to leave. She had forgotten the girl was following her like a lost puppy.

"Go on, my pet. Zillah will find you a room to your liking, Veronica."

She smiled wickedly then, and stepped quickly to Val, getting in her face,"You think you are strong enough to escape your fate? You are wrong, little vampire. You will come crawling to me in time. You will beg me to take you, to collar you. I know what you need, what you lust for. We need each other, you and I. We are not so different, either. You prey on their blood, and I prey on their fear. We could make an excellent team. Think about it, won't you?" Her voice softened then, and she risked her hand by stroking Val on the soft, alabaster cheek. "Such a beauty, and so broken. You are perfect. I will have you. But I will wait. I want you to come to me."

With that, she spun on a high heel and stormed out of the studio, down the stairs, and out through the gallery, slamming the front door so hard a window pain cracked.

VinylValentine · Date: 2007-11-05 18:28 EST

That collar comment hit home, and she snarled, turning on the woman and screaming at her retreating back, "What would you know?! You could NEVER top me! You don't have what it takes to break ME!"

She threw a glass of brushes soaking in paint thinner at the closed door and let out a glutteral, anamilistic howl. She tore through the room, threw open the window and lept out, climbing up to the roof. She threw her head back and sobbed, staring at the stars. "Why have you forsaken me? Why have I lost you, my Mistress?! What has become of me?"

Dark Misery · Date: 2007-11-13 17:22 EST

Misery Soltaire stepped up to the door and run the bell, hoping to find someone within the gallery. She had been directed here upon her query for a possible place to find a Mistress. Misery had been set loose upon Rhy'Din once her former Master was killed in a duel of Magic, and she had been, well, miserable ever since.

She had been warned about who to look out for, and was hoping to find someone in need of another plaything. Misery was looking for a stern, controlling Master or Mistress, but she was ready to take just about anything. Perhaps someone would claim her soon...

If things did not go well here, her next idea was to hang about the Town Square, and hope she was spotted.

VinylValentine · Date: 2007-11-13 17:29 EST

She stepped up behind the little Goth human, silent and watching. She noticed not if Lord Travanix followed her. This one, something about her..perhaps it was the desperation that emanated off of her.

"The Gallery is closed for the time being. What do you want?"

She stood, her composure recovered, the voices fading as a new challenge peaked her interest.

Dark Misery · Date: 2007-11-25 17:30 EST

Val had chased her away days before, but then last night she had actually come to Misery's rescue. Her and another kind woman, Hina Renton. They had both fought and argued for her, and Valentine had finally stepped up and taken Misery as her pet. She was to be shared and supposedly taught by both Valentine and Hina.

Misery had spent the night sleeping off a mean drunk in Hina's home, well cared for and taken care of. Today, hungover yet jubilant, Misery made her way up to the steps of Valentine's apartments. She had a key, and thus used it.

Valentine had told her to make herself at home since she would be gone for a short time, and made her promise to stay out of the gallery and studio until she returned. Misery would, but she was DYING to see what was in there! She had glimpses through the windows of the gallery, and some of Val's work was hung in the guest bedroom Misery had chosen, but it was a teasing taste!

Misery went grocery shopping with a bit of the money left on the kitchen counter for her, and set to straightening up the place. There were, oddly, bloodstains everywhere in the living room. It looked like a herd of cows had bled out! So, Misery set to scrubbing and cleaning. No use, really, but she would at least make herself useful while her new Mistress, or one of them, was gone.

Misery found that those few spells her Mage foster parents had managed to teach did come in useful, and she was finally able to set the wooden floors back to their former glory.

Misery spent the rest of her time wandering about the rooms, fussing with her appearance, and then taking to the streets at night to find company in the Inn, usually with Hina or Koruush, her new Orc friend, or perusing the goods in the Marketplace. She saw an interesting store that seemed to be closed down, Dalia's Dark Side, and was very curious about the things she glimpsed through the windows. Pity it was shut down.

Misery was happy for the first time in months, and was looking forward to pleasing Hina, Valentine, and anyone else they would choose to share her with!

VinylValentine · Date: 2008-01-13 17:07 EST

Valentine stepped morosely into the gallery, the large men behind her carried a precious package: Lilith Danu, strapped and covered on a stretcher. Her pale hand hung limply from the side of the stretcher, and Valentine's newest pet lovingly placed it atop her breast. Misery looked at Valentine with tears in her eyes, this one was so innocent to the world, yet so knowledgeable of things no one her age should have had to see.

Valentine took her to her side and led the men to the remaining guest bedroom, beside Misery's own room. She pointed to the hospital bed that sat, looming in one corner. A crew of nurses, healers, and some new fangled doctor waited to converge on the unconcious Fae like some white plumed vultures.

Sniffling, Misery had buried her face in Valentine's neck, seeking solace and attention. Valentine patted her briefly, then went to her friend's side, ordering Misery to her own rooms for now. She would accept her pet's welcome home gifts later.

"Oh, Lilith...I know those who did this to you are gone. I just wish I knew who did it to them. I wish I had been there to watch, to help." A sigh, she stepped out of the way to allow the medical team to work on her newest house guest. She would keep Lilith here as long as it took.

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