I had just turned nineteen. A woman now in he eyes of all. My parents still working hard even as they grew older. Yet it was harder now to make a living on farmed goods, tanned leathers and fine simple clothing.


My brother back to his wars. Shipped far a way on a three masted ship.

It was early fall, and the city was full of good natured patrons. I had earned a job at a sew shop. My mothers skills had rubbed off on me. I had been busy through spring making dresses. Now with the on set of winter it was heavier dresses and coats. I spent some of my coins on dresses for myself, some for rent and the rest went to my mother and father. With winter coming I would see them again soon.

I left the shop early, after helping Marie the owner to clean up. I remember Marie the most out of all the shop keepers, her curly red hair, her bright eyes. Her daily greeting to me. "Oh ello' there Vae, your early again." I was always early. Her voice, deeply accented, she claimed to be from London. I had no clue then where London was.

Even in the noon's the street was cold, with the onset of winter not a week away. Hurried along, I had two jobs then. I took on a job a lady, or a true lady would never do. I performed at a club, in all truth it was a brothel. Men came for one thing, and one thing alone. I served drinks, behind the bar and around the tables, dancing to earn a bit extra, but it was deeply understood that I would never go to bed with any of the men. Marcus, the owner had tried to set me up once, and he was still paying for it. I had defended myself. I got paid triple what I did at the sew shop. Enough to eat and keep my flat.

The only draw back was by the time it closed it was very dark and very cold out. I remember hurrying towards my flat. The dimly lit streets scared me. As right they should. Though in the confines of a room at the brothel I could easily use a dagger, out here you never knew who was there in the alley, or what sort of things they could do. Back then, you could hardly call me a fighter.

That night I made it home safely, the next day I went through my usual tasks.

I went to the sew shop, greeted by Marie. And started on the winter coats. As customers came in I helped them pick out scarves, gloves and jackets. I did alterations on a few dresses and coats. Then he came in.

He walked with me his hand curled around mine, his eyes never looking forward as we walked up four steps and in through an open door, held open by a door man, dressed in fine clothes. "Good evening sir, welcome home." Said a short balding man, as he took Elliot's coat. "Thank you Richard, " Richard then proceeded to take my coat as well, along with my scarf and gloves. Then Elliot led me towards the fire place. "Sit, dinner will be out soon." I slowly sat before the fire, holding my cold hands closer to the fire.

Dinner was brought out then by two maids. They set the food down upon the low table then bowed to him and then to me. He then sat down taking his wine glass in ahnd and pouring in it a deep merlot. "Wine?" I shook my head, as I looked to the food. He smiled then began to eat very slowly, watching me a s I cut my vegetables and meat in to small pieces. "Its been a very long time since I had a guest here." "Why is that?"


He shrugged, "Its far from the city, and I do not often invite any one over." I nodded, and blushed deeply as I finished my food. "Was it good?" He motioned to the empty plates that were quickly taken away by the maid. "Yes, very good." He smiled, "I have a very good cook. " He looked to the fire then his eyes going from amber to deep blue as he looked back to me.

I shivered, holding my hands over the fire as close as I dared. "Are you cold?" His voice smooth, soft and kind. "Nae, not as much any more." In all truth it was he who made me shiver, And I think he knew that. He inched closer draping a fine blanket over my shoulders, his hand softly gracing over them as he with drew. "Better?" My face must have been bright red as I nodded. He grinned softly, and ran his hand back over his shoulder. Then his smooth fingers graced my ruby cheek. "Does this bother you..?" He asked softly, and I shook my head no, his fingers were smooth as was his palm.


He smiled, so smoothly and looked back to the fire. His fingers running short lines over my right shoulder. "I should take you home." He mummered softly then looked back to me.

I nodded, my eyes stuck upon his. "You have the most beautiful eyes, in the fire light they look almost lavender," He breathed his hand touching my flushed cheek. "Thank you.." I murmured, his eyes were so dark blue now they could have been black, the light of the fire reflected in them as he gazed to me. His hand then dropped and he rose suddenly. "I'll get Richard, he'll fetch our coats," He then walked away quickly, gracefully like a dancer.

I watched him move, my eyes trying to follow him as he disappeared. I rose slowly knowing he would return with coats in hand. But when he came back his arms were empty. " Well, I am sorry to say were trapped," he motioned to the window. And I walked to it starring out at the blanket of snow that had fallen all around the manor, the trees were covered and the road was not to be seen. "It likely wont clear till morning, please forgive me." He bowed his head, "That's all right. "I looked back t him, "Can't control the weather, "

He nodded, "I'll get you to work on time tomorrow, no worries."I shook my head, " I don't have to work tomorrow, Marie gave me the day off. I was planning to go and see my parents." He nodded, "well then once the snow clears I'll take you there." I smiled and nodded.

"I hope you don't mind staying here," "Oh no, its a lovely manor." I quickly answered then blushed. He smiled, " yes, and old as sin, come. I'll show you around, you can have your pick of guest rooms." He held out his arm and I crossed to him, wrapping my hand around his arm. It was then I noted how fit he was, though tall and lean his arm was muscular. He grinned and led me around his manor. His bachelor pad as many of the women in town had deemed it. No one had ever seen inside. We walked and he showed me every room, from the kitchen to his master bed room.

It was lavish, far more than anything in my wildest dreams. The floors were dark wood and stone, the walls thick brick in some places wood in others. The large windows, draped with fine long velvet looking drapes.

He then showed me the three guest rooms, all were large, but I favored the one with the southern exposer. He showed me the bathrooms, there were two up stairs and one down, and his very own pirate bath in his master suite. Which took most of the third floor, along with a very old study. There was also a room decked out with arms and armor, weapons of all kinds and a place to train. "I don't get out much." He chuckled as he tried to explain the many rooms filled with books and things to do.

As the night wore on he led me to my room and bid me good night, " if you need anything, Kathline will tend to you," he motioned to the young maid who stood ready with bath towels and an extra pillow in hand. "Kathline take good care of Vanessa." "Yes sir." she then led me in to my room. "Here are some towels for ye miss, should you wish to bathe, and an extra pillow. And is something to wear to bed." She placed the pillow towels and long purple night gown with a matching robe upon my bed, then bowed and quickly left.

I took the towels up with the night gown and robe and slipped off my shoes and went across the hall to the bath room, I closed the door and started the bath filling it with warm water. And rose scented bubble bath that sat next to the tub. I quickly undressed and slid in to the water. I sat there humming relaxing till the water went cold then dried dressed in the given wears and went back to my room, folding my clothes upon the edge of the bet looking around he lavish room. Hard wood floors coupled with small stone walls, thick burgundy curtains, sheets and rugs, gold candle sticks. I say back in bed starring around the room, then at last snuffed the candle and curled in to the covers.

A few moments later the carriage stopped and the door opened and Elliot led me out. He smiled looking over the farm lands and the small little house.

"Is that Vanny?" Called a man, "Oh it is.. it is.." He opened the door and came out as fast as he could, my father with his now slat and pepper hair, used a cane to get around. "Look at you, my how you've grown.. and my look at this carriage. "


His eyes were wide, "Oh Vanny how I have missed you," He hugged me and I embraced him. Elliot stood very still. "Oh father I have missed you as well, oh yes, Father this is Elliot DeShard, Elliot my father." Elliot bowed his head, " an honor sir." My father starred at Elliot for a long moment, "I should be bowing to you ... so you've finally found someone en Vanny and A DeShard to boot." "Oh father its not like that, he was just kind enough to give me a ride here." My father nodded, " well lets not tell your mother that she's been waiting to have ye paired off ... and she needs some good news."

"How is she?" His face grew grim, " Not good, come inside, ye both." And he went to the house and I followed Elliot close behind his hand softly wrapped around my own. "If it makes her happy, I'll be glad to pretend ye won be over. "He winked.


Inside my small childhood house she lay upon her bed, old and frail. Her hair gray her skin pale. She was on deaths doorstep. I held back my tears and knelt to the floor. "Mama," I whispered. She opened her eyes slowly, "Peter... look.. its Vanny.." I smiled to her, "Yes Mama I am here." She then spied Elliot, "Ohh and you brought a man with you.." "This is Elliot Mama..." She smiled softly, " he's a very handsome man... " Elliot bowed his head to her, "a pleasure Ma'am."

She grinned, "so Elliot.. have you been taking care of my Vanny?" He nodded, " yes..." He was a good liar, but it was for a good cause. "Good ... she needs a good man..."

Her eyes then closed and her breathing went back to slow my father shook away his pain and smiled softly to me. We went outside and talked for a while the three of us. Elliot told my father old stories and my father traded tanning secrets with him, before we said our good-byes. I knew I would never again see my mother alive, the next time I would come back it would be to her grave.


On the carriage ride back I could not hold my tears and Elliot held me close and let my salt water ruin his shirt. " I am so sorry Vanessa..." He whispered, stroking my hair. "Shes so sick and frail.." I looked up to him my eyes full of tears. He nodded, " she has lived a very full life though, no?" I nodded, "aye."

He brushed away my tears, then kissed my red cheek, " she will be an angel at gods side," "My father as well.." He nodded again, "aye... shall I take you home, in to the city?" I looked to him, "I suppose,I hate to take up your time..." He shook his head, "I have all the time in the world, and you may take it all..." He brushed away my tears and cupped my face in his hands, "I wasn't lying, when I said I was taking care of you... I want to.. " I took a deep breath starring in to his dark eyes. "Vanessa...? " "Yes..."

Hs fingers slid over my cheeks and he leaned in closer, "May I kiss you...?" I blinked at him, shocked. "You wish to kiss me?" " Yes, if I may..." I looked to his lips, those perfect lips ... and nodded but once. And slowly softly his lips pressed to my won in the softest of kisses. Then slowly that kiss deepened, his fingers slid over my neck and in to my hair and my fingers curled over his shoulders. After a moment he broke the kiss and sat back. I took a long breath and did the same.

"That was more than I had expected..." He smirked softly, " you were expecting me to kiss you?" I blushed then, and he chuckled. " Now I have another question for you.." I nodded. " Would you quit your job at the club?"

"But I..."

"Wait.." he pressed his fingers to my lips, " I want you to come live with me...in my house. You could have your job at the sew shop still, Marie does adore you, you'd never have to worry about money again. I will take care of you. " I sat there for a moment, " why are you asking me this?"

" It seems silly to say this out loud, but from the moment we met, I felt a spark ... and well."

"I did too.."It came out so easily. I had never known love, and I am not sure even now that love was what I felt for him, desrie,wonder,yes. Love...

He nodded, smiling. "so would you ... stay with me?" I thought about it for all of two seconds before I said. "yes..."

I sat sewing. Marie at the counter helping the young ladies with their dresses. Hazel there behind the counter as well, her sing song voice flowing as she complemented the young women. Then a chill went down my spine. The door opened and the bell rang and I remember most the silence that flowed over the room. The girls who had been giggling and talking with Marie fell quiet. Hazel and Marie starred outward in horror. Marie's face was white, as if a ghost stood there in the doorway.


In the door way stood a tall, lanky elderly man, his hair long Grey with touches of black that were steadily fading. His face pale, his hat low over his brows. Then his eyes panned up, and they were ruby, dark and filled with anger it seemed. He looked right to me. Then he crossed to Marie and spoke in fluent French. "Je cherche Vanessa. ." She trembled visibly as she looked to me, "This man wishes to see you."

I rose very slowly, and walked to the counter. " Bon monsieur de jour. " My French was broken, and It took me a moment to recall all my lessons. He nodded to me, " You are Vanessa?" He asked his accent hung on his English. "Yes sir." He looked me over. "I need to speak with you in private if I could." "Yes, of coarse sir, Marie." I looked to her, "I am going to take my break now." She nodded and mouthed 'be careful'.

I then followed him outside.

"Forgive me for being so rude, mademoiselle. I am Edward DeShard." I starred at him, was this the father that Elliot had never known? "I am Elliots grandfather." I took a long breath, I knew there was sno way that Elliots father could just appear. "I am here upon my sons behalf." "Elliots father?" I asked and he nodded, " Joseph, regrets he can not be here now. I went to the manor, Kathline told me Elliot is out of town?" I nodded, "Yes sir, but if your seeking a place to stay you could remain at the manor." He shook his head, "No, do you perhaps know where Elliot went?" "No sir, up north some where." He nodded, "Hmm, would you give this to him for me?" He handed me a sealed heavy envelope "Yes sir." He nodded softly, "Thank you." He then bowed and slowly walked away. His eyes had burned in to my every soul, those eyes I had seen many times. They were like Elliot's. His very essence made me shiver. Later that night I sat alone in my room, looking down at the envelope. It was sealed, and there would be no way to read it.

Two days later Elliot returned and I handed him the envelope. "Ahh, so grandfather is back. He sought you out." His eyes panned to me, a deep forest green. "I am sorry he can be very scary," I shook my head, " he was quite kind." Elliot smiled then, "I should see to this." He kissed my brow then walked away. Hours passed and I didn't see him at all not even at dinner. I didn't dare go and find him.


When I lay in bed I found I was not alone. "Forgive me Vae," He leaned off the wall. His eyes moved to me, "I wanted to join you for dinner, but I had business. It seems my father wishes to meet you. News spreads quickly... " I slowly nodded, "I would not mind, I wouldn't wish to seem ungranteful."

Elliot chuckled, " Next month then, we'll go up to see him. " A lot of time can pass for a mortal when she is happy. And I was happy, taken care of, and loved. Yet three nights before we were to go up to see his father, something happened ... something then that I did not understand.

The carriage ride started off slwoly, ridding through the melting snow. I watched the trees pass then the city pass. Elliot was quiet, he ahdnt spoken much of two wrods to me all day. "Elliot?" I finally broke the silence. "Hmm?" His dark brows rose at me and he looked from the window to me. "Is everything alright?" He nodded softly and smiled, "Oh yes..Its just I am preparing. "


He shifted to sit beside me, " You see my dear," he took my hands in his, " before I met you,Edward came to see me at the manor, I was very surpised to know that any of my family was alive, I had never known them. News travled slowly of my mothers death then of my uncles. I had never known any of my fathers family till then. Ewards and I sat for many hours in my study talking. I have a uncle and aunt on that side of the family,my fathers sister and her husband. Then my father and grandfather. I didn't want to believe it then. But then, Edward assured me. Then shortly after first meeting you, I met my father. "

He took a long breath and I squeezed his hand, "It ws like he was a ghost coming out of my darkest nightmares. But we sat and talked for a long time. I suppose Edward told him about you, and that is why he wishes both of us to come and see him." I nodded now my nerves were fried. "Don't worry my love," his fingers graced my face, "I know Edward suprised you and can look a little scary, but they are good men, and I think you'll like my Aunt.Shes very easy to get along with." I nodded.

He then kissed my brow, "you can rest if you like, It will be a while." I nodded and rested my head in to his lap.


When I woke his soft voice in my ear was all I could hear, "we're here." I opened my eyes and sat up,looking out I saw a huge castle like structure set on a small hill surrounde dby gates and nothing but trees. I couldnt see anything but that, the town and all i knew far beyond. Elliot took my hand and we stepped out of the carrige. He then led me towards the castle.

"This is where I would have grown up if I had known it was here." He smirked, "For once I am glad my uncle raised me." I smiled, "as am I." He grinned. As we walked up the steps the door wa soepned and there stood Edward. But he looked very different from what I remembered. The man I recalled was tall,lanky elderly, his hair long grey with touches of black that were steadily fading. His face pale, his hat low over his brows. Then his eyes ruby,dark and filled with anger . The man before me now although still tall and lanky looked more muscualr, his hair had not a hint of grey to it,his eyes were pale blue, he could have been Elliots twin,rather than his grandfather. "Hello again Miss Vanessa." He bowed to me, "Hello Lord DeShard." He smiled to Elliot softly, "shes rather proper isnt she Elliot." He grinned more, " your father awaits you both."

Elliot nodded and walked me along throught he massive hallway.I could barely take my eyes off the place, the walls were high made of fine stone the floor wodden,polished enough that i could have seen my face in it. I heard my ehels click on the floor as we walked back. We passed many rooms, a large kithcen, dinning hall,lounge,study,bath room. Then we started up a short flight of stairs, and at the top we went down another hall way and in toa dark room.The lights flickered. " Elliot." Came a voice. A husky deep voice that made me shiver.

"Father." And from the back of the room like a shadow moved the man, tall like Elliot, his hair short and dark, his face tan yet with a pale undertone. His eyes firece and red. "This must be Vanessa." He smiled to me. "Hello my dear." I smiled kindly scared out of my wits.Elliot kissed my cheek, "this is her." "A pleasure M'lord DeShard." He chuckled, " Joseph ,please. " I nodded. He stood there for a moment looking me over before smiling to Elliot. "Quite the find you have here,my son." I blushed visibly and Joseph chuckled.

"I think D wishes to see you." Elliot nodded, " You'll love aunt D." He then led me away from his father. I could barey breathe. "Are you alright?" Elliot asked as we headed back down the stairs, "your father is..." I couldnt find the right word,scary didnt cover it. "Scary?" Elliot mused witht he word. I nodded, " that could be said about me too." His blue eyes moved to me, and I giggled.

"Ohh Elliot!" Came a high female voice, "Ohh shes so pretty!" Then a woman rushed to me and hugged me tightly. " Vanessa this is my aunt Dedra," "Tut Elliot." He chuckled, "Aunt D." I smiled to her, "pleasure to meet you." she grinned, and I got a look at her, she was shorter,her face very round, her hair long and deep red. "I wish Greg could have been here but hes so busy. He would like you. Oh come you must tellme everything about yourself." I blushed. Elliot nudged me, "go ahead, she doesnt bite, I need to go speak to my father any how." I nodded and went off with Aunt D to talk.

Elliot disappeared upstairs followed by Edward.

If I had said no to him, what would be of me now?Would I be an immortal or would I be dead? But I did not say no.


The day that I met his long lost family had come and gone. And we had spent many hours together,eating ,enjoying each others company. He came in the carrige after every day at work to pick me up, and he was gone less. I had everything any woman could have ever wished for.

It was January 19th, I recall it perfectly. Kathline had laid out a long pale lavender dress for me. And Elliot escaorted me to dinner. We ate in silence,by the candle light,sipping wine and enjoying the looks we got from the other. It was then in his fine suit that he rose then dropped to one knee before me. "Vanessa?" He held my left hand in his, " It should come of no surprise that I am madly in love with you. And I wish to marry you.Will you, have me as your husband?" My answer was a kiss, deep that took us to the floor. He then slipped the fine dimoand and emerald ring on to my finger.

I wished nothing more than to spend the rest of my days with him. Soon I would find out that meant forever,immortal life.



Two days later we set to prepare for the wedding, it would be held at the manor.I invited Marie and Hazel from the shope my only two friends.Elliot invited his father,grandfather,aunt and uncle. I had almost nothing to do,Elliot was taking care of everything, the food, the drinks, the decoration of the manor. All I had to do was go get my dress fitted.


My dress was perfect,long and white,covered with embroded roses,my veil the finest lace. Marie and Hazel were my maids of honor. Both with pale blue dresses. Elliot ,Edward and Joseph already had tuxes.Aunt D got a lovely jade colored dress. Her husband Greg a plae grey suit. Marie was so happy for me, and I could not stop smiling. My mind always on Elliot as I was fitted.


For a week before the wedding I stayed with Marie int he city. Some old DeShard custom, the men celebrated I did not ask questions. Soon the wedding day was upon me. Januray 31st the frost was finally melting, the manor was perfect and I was marrying the man I loved.


I recall the smells of the food and flowers as I walked down the hallway,looking at the fine white and blue bows.I recall seeing Elliot standing so handsome at the end of the asile. And behind him stood Joseph. I had learned that Joseph would marry us. I assumed he was a priest at one time. The vows went very quickly,I recall mine very little now. I remember Elliots eyes, all the DeShard's eyes that day were deep green,hinted with black light of gold. Marie and Hazel were visibly worried. But once Elliot and I kissed the party went very quickly, from cake, to dancing to fine presents, to goodbies.

Before I knew it Elliot and I were alone dancing.

"Well, Mrs. DeShard." He grinned, " shall we?" He looked towards the steps. I slowly nodded.And he lifted me off the ground and took me upstairs.

In the end it always has to be blood...its always about blood

I can not even to this day, not even as an immortal describe what it is like to bceome a vampire. Its like dying, then being reborn,like veiwing everything from different eyes.The change came with perks, heightened sesnes of sight,smell,taste, touch and hearing. Yet it came with an over wealming urge for blood, his had tasted off t my human senses but now it tasted sweet like rich robust wine even.

But I wanted more.


We then dressed,I got used to my new skin, the speed of my hands and feet as I dressed. I would have to use all those new senses to hunt. We left the manor by carrige, and none of the manor staff seemed surpised by my new appearance. None said a word, as if they had known all along what Elliot was.


We rode in the carrige for a while till the woods surrounded us. I could smell everything from the trees to the scent of the deer that ran. I could also smell humans. There was a house near by.

"Theres a house near by,inside there are four people, two for each of us." The idea of killing people didnt set right with me, but the idea of warm fresh blood made me purr. My animal instint took over. Elliot knocked on the door, introduced himself and we sat inside the home. Two very young couples lived there, the men were attractive the women as well. It wasnt long before they were all dead. The hunger took over.


I drank and drank like an alcoholic who had fallen off the wagon. We shared he got two and I got two. They all tasted so good, so warm. I had never had so much blood on my hands. When we were done we got back in the carrige and the house was suddenly set on fire. I recalled then what I had read in the town gazette, about mysterious home fires. Elliot, He had been feeding on random people, and setting fires to cover his tracks, and now I was helping him.

I lost track of how long this went on, we'd go out feed, hunt as he called it, and come home. I met again with the powerful DeShards, now one amoung them, they were all immortals,every last one. "My servants all know what i am as do all of D's.Edwards and my fathers... they have known for many years now. Kathline Pedin was my first servant after I became a vampire. Richard Moreau and Roulf Van Alstyne soon followed. It was nice having humans around, even if I couldnt drink fromt hem,good help is so hard to find." His smile was wicked, he knew all about his servants, their lives before he came in to them, and their lives now, which revolved around him.


I wondered why they kept the secret, was it the promise of money or immortal life?


It wasnt untill two years had passed that I finally got the full story of how Joseph had become a vampire and in turn how all the DeShards had taken the path to immortal life.

One might think now that my story ends happily. But Immortals have too long to live for their first hundred years to be happy. If it had Elliot would be here.I would still be in old France, and never seen any of the new world.I also would have never found my gifts with magic, though they are few and far between my skills lay now more in my vampire taste than in magic. I dabbled when I was young, and something stuck.

Once I learned, I could survive on animal blood and human food I tried that, and kept my self full. But then Elliot would bring over a youthful,handsome boy and I would give in to my dark desire. Looking back I should have seen it coming. He knew me so well knew I could not resisit a young man, jus like he coul never turn his nose up at a young woman.

We had been happy, over a hundred years had passed and nothing had changed but the world around us, yet he loved me less and less. As I took to drinking animal blood he lusted for me less. I saw him many times alone in his room with one, two or three mortal women, doing things he used to do to me. For thousands of years the DeShards ruled and lived in the shadows. It took one of them to cause them all to flee. Elliots weakness was women, young beautiful women, and one was his undoing. He came upon her a stormy night in June.

The term vampire hunters had been leaked out, and now there were mortals hunting us, killing off our kind. But we were careful, or at least some of us were. Elliot, well he was not. fter the word Vamprie was said in the streets Grega nd D left for London. Edward left for Scottland and Joseph stayed he was my one ally in the fight to keep Elliot at bay. But it was all for nothing.

That night in June he met a woman he could not turn from, a tall lithe thing, with straberry blonde hair,she was beautiful. In ways I was not. She was mortal and she was a vampire hunter. I recall her so well.

She killed him, cut off his head. One of the few ways to kill an immortal. She then came to the manor and called me out. "Vanessa DeShard. I have your husband!" She dropped his blodoy head to the ground. I remmber at first being very sad and willing death to come for me. I wanted to join my Elliot in death.I walked to meet her. Then as she spoke I grew angry, she told me what Elliot had done, and how he begged for his life, and even gave me up to save his worthless soul. " He came up to me,flirted with me, kissed me and I knew.I then seduced him to my flat,tied him down and told him who I was. He then begged for his life and offered you up.I smirked as I killed him .I thought you should know, how you'll die.And that your husband was a lying cheating dog.." She pressed closer ready to fight.

I snapped, and I fought back,killing her then draing her dry.The fight didnt last long, she tossed a few good pd but I hardly felt them. It was the first human blood I had in over one hundred years. I then set the servants of DeShard manor free then set the manor on fire. But not before taking Elliots journal, money and anythign I might be abe to fence for a good price. I disappeared with he flames, Joseph,D and Edward thought me dead along side Elliot and never came looking for me.I left France and went to Roma. I became a monster there after.

After time passed .After sitting in that hole in the ground.A hundred years and change and at last I started to recall my past, my family. I returned to the French country side from London and went to the old farm house, I starred with my new eyes in disbelife.There was nothing there.The house was gone, the farm lands over grown. I walked the land for what felt like days.The old foundation of the house was still there but covered by grass.Everything I had knwon was lost tot ime,who knew when the farm house ahd been taken down, who knew when thee lands had become over grown. I had been living in my own world,for so long. It could have happened at any time.

As I walked my eyes picked out a faint shine in the grass, a shine that no human eyes could have seen. I walked over and laying in the grass was a ring.Elegant,silver and emerald,the stone finely set int he medevial looking ring.. It had been my grandmothers,it was older than dirt back wehn I was a child and now it was the only thing I had that was left of my home.

I put it on. I had discared the very expesive wedding ring of the DeShards. It had gone up in flames along with the manor and all I had trought to be true.I had spent my days in that hole reading Elliots journal the past, his plans for me,everything. Then the pages went blank, there was nothing more to read, nothing I didnt know about Elliot, the DeShards or vampires for that fact. I knew everything about the rouge clans, and old stories about older wiser vampires.

I wandered the french counnty side for many weeks after that. It had changed, the wars had ravaged it and left its people weary,tired and hungry. I felt sorry for them, they were so easy to pick off. Yet I had lost all taste for mortals. The world was full of them, mortals. All waiting for death, did they know how closely it stalked them in the night? Did they know of the uprising of immortals it came witht he revoultion, with the new world so close by ship now, immortals came from every where.I watched them, and they me. I was an outside,a rouge in my own right.I held no ties to the mortal or immortal realms. The mortals would never be safe again...they would merely be cattle for the slaughter.

I did not linger too long, for the more immortals that came the more dnagerous it became, hunters wer epoping up everywhere. And I joined them starting to hunt my own kind, to save mortals. I was trying to repent, but it did so little. My life here was gone, many years ago.
Marie,Hazel . They were gone, their children and childrens children now lived in the streets. One hundred years or more had passed while I sat in London in that hole away from everything. It was only now that I remembered my family. I wondered when my brother had died, Alex... I recalled his name as I sat in the fields of wild flowers under the huge pine tree three miles away from the house. All my family was gone now. I was the last... and yet I could not recall my last name... It was gone from my memories... forever.

My world had been tainted by blood.

And now I was repenting for my sins. If there were a god he would have struck me dead, and the devil would not have me. A monster. So I came to believe.

I didnt linger long slowly wandering the coast towards Italy. Though the sun did me no harm I liked to travel at night, it was harder to see the palor of my skin at night. I was six miles from Rome,I heard the buzz of people and the talk of immortals. Now we were fabel,myth and legand. I heard of mysterious deaths, and sickness sweeping the italian citys. Immortals were making their mark. Nate and the Ahatis were in Pisa, and Vlad and the Makariy were in southern France. Each had added numbers to their ranks. There was talk of old ones rising from the ashes,I didnt seek any out.

I wandered on the beach, looking out across the sunset as it danced over the waves. And then suddenly I felt like lightnning had struck me. I don't know how long I lay there before I woke.


When I did wake I found myself lost. The sands below me were not of italy. I gazed around the strange night, with its two moons. Had god struck me dead and placed me in some sort of other hell? But it was to beauitful to be hell. I walked for miles and miles down the beach watching the ships in the distance. I walked through the green trees and high grasses. Where was I now?


I walked, and walked till I was too hungry to walk any more. I hunted then. Deer were easy to find it seemed. But then I smelt something I recalled well, the scent of huamn blood. It was as if the wind was tainted with blood. I followed it, drawn by the scent in wonder. Then as I walked I passed merchants and heard of a whisper of a dangerous place.... a place of murderes,thieves and wizards.A place with monsters like my self...

Death lurks in dark corners. It waits for those who are so willing to give in to it. A scream broke free in the cold night.

V followed the sound, the smellof blood growing. She spied her ref;ection in a passing window and saw her eyes were that bright ruby red. How long had it been since she had human blood, something besides animal blood? "You can't live forever this way luv," She hear Elliots voice in her head, " One day sooner or later you'll break, and crave human blood so much that you hunt and kill every human you pass." V took a long slow breath and pressed on trying to forget her hunger.

But as she passed the alley way she saw a trio of vampires, they were feeding off a slowly dying woman. "Help me! Please!" The woman cried with her fading breath and the trio looked her way thier lips bloody. V shuttered. She wanted to help, but the scent of the blood, she couldn't see past it. But she had to do something. So witha low growl she walked in to the alley way and tapped the vamp whos back was to her. "Hey." He pulled away and growled at her, " what?" He looked her over and smirked. "You want some?"

V shook her head, "No.I want you to back off." But he starred her in the face and smirked, "your lying I can see it , you havent fed in a while have you?"He grinned all the more, "forgive me,I am Alister, and these are Erin," he pointed to the tall lanky one with dark hair behind him, "and J." To the one who was more well built with drity blonde hair. "You want us to back off?" J said smirking, "come on hunny,if you want some, your welcome to share." "Yes, J is right, I can always use something nice to look at while I feed," his eyes panned down that V neck line of her shirt. "Whatca say cupcake?" Erin questioned, "want some?" V ooked tot he women then to the three men,then slowly walked towards the barely breathing woman,and stood in front of her. "No, like I said. I want you three gone." Erin chuckled, " thats funny huh Al.. she thinks shes tough stuff." Alister smirked, "Hmm yes, well. Its three to one,you'd have to kill us all." V nodded, and drew out that thin long sword. "I could do that."

She had picked up the sword in france,before she left for the final time. It was old like her, yet the steel was sharp and newly poshished the hilt held an old french noble crest,that matched the crest on her grandmothers ring,it was really luck. That she had found that word. She needed it now. She had also picked up a silver dagger in a town in London,many years back. And the first three days in rhydin she had passed every sort pof weapon shop known to man,there were guns and knives,daggers and swords. Bows and arrows, and things she'd never seen before. Guns werent new, they just had newer styles. She could use one,but liked the feeling of a sword in her hand, made her feel right.



"Al look at this chick, she thinks she so tough, come on hunny. You are just mad cuz we found her first. You can have a little bite too." He reached out and touched her shoulder. "I woulndt do that J." And Al was right J shouldnt have touched her.

She slammed the butt of the hilt in to his face and he stumbled back holding his nose. "She broke my bleedin nose." He growled and bared his teeth. V growled back, "he warned you not to touch me." Al smiled, looking at her taking in that blade in her hands, " hmm french, from the 1200's or so.But you."He eyed her, " you dont look that old, maybe from the 1300's?" V chocked her head at him, "1362." Al nodded, "Ahh that was a grand time in France,perhaps you know of the Makatiy and Ahati Clans?" Those names stopped her cold, "what do you know of the old clans?" She eyed Al now, he didnt look like an elder, one of her old france. "My maker was one of them, perhpas you know her Lily."

That name rang a bell for V Lily was the forth in command of the Ahati clan. "I know her." Al nodded softly, "they are here you know, Nate and the clan. The Makatiy drove them out about thirty years ago. They came here, under odd circumstances and well. We three are the newset members. I am sure Nate might be happy to see an old friend." V growled to that, "I am not his friend, and your not feeding here, this is my town." They all chuckled to that, " taken the time to look around dear? Theres lots of elders here, lots of vampires,demons,werewolves, and other things that hunt here. You can't have this town." V shook her head, "I don't want to hunt here, I am protecting these people, from monsters like you." Al chcukled more to that," Ahh, so your Vae.." She starred at him then, "Nate talks about you all the time, the one who got away, the one vampire he has ever known to fight to save humans."


"Yeah thats me, call me crazy, but there are other ways to live." Al scoffed to that, " Yes Erin was once like you, eating only animals, but we soon swayed him. Human blood is so much richer,but you know that don't you Vanessa. Your name was imfamous with hunters and immortals alike. Hmm I wonder if Edward and Joseph know your here." Those names made her breathe deeply. "Yes, the DeShards are alive,and doing very well. Edward had made himself a new bride,shes still mortal, or she was when we came here. She wa s destine to bare him another son, though no one could replace Elliot, don't you agree?" She growled at his name. "Get out of here." Al shook his head. "I think not, your standing between us and our meal." "And thats where I will stay." "Unless we kill you."J added in and started in on her.

V growled, and stood her ground as they came in at her, all at once. Just like vampires never could fight fairly. J was dead first, his head rolled tot he ground his body to ashes, Erinw as next, he was a good fighter but just as easily killed. Al was last and she had him trapped to the wall. "Are the DeShards here?" She questioned him and he smirked, "maybe." She pressed in harder driving that sword in to his gut it wouldnt kill him just hurt like hell. "Tell me!" He couched and shook his head, "No, they went back in to France, just as we left. Nate was going to allinace him self with them but the Makatiy clan beat us out first. "She growled at him, "You are going to get a message to Nate for me." Al nodded, " Tell Nate to get out of this town, the people here are not his food source, and tell him I'll be watching." She let Al go. And he ran away the other way.

Taking a long hard bretah though she didnt need the air she turned to see the woman sitting up holding her neck. "Get your self to a docter." The woman nodded starring at V and her bright crimson eyes before crawling away. V could still smell the blood, so hurried her way up the ladder to her lef and on tot he roof tops. The night was cold, but the air was filled with calls for help. Screams in the night as people were hunter by the shadows of Rhydin. Perhaps that is why the city drew her in, to help them. But the scent of blood mingeled in the air here, it would be very hard for V not to become just like them another creature stalking them in the night.

It had been a few days since Rune had been anywhere near Rhy'Din, so he chose to take a little trip. He was currently walking through the marketplace. A faint amused smirk at the sights of the town. She had been In rhydin for those few days now, walking around poking her head in shops and at the inns and taverns, not long enough to talk to anyone or even be seen.She had run across a few vampires, and stopped them cold in their feeding. The ones she had met had known her. Much to her distaste. She had amde sure to send a message with any she left alive. And was just waiting, for more oold friends to show.She liked the night, go figure, and with the shops open late she could window shop with little fear.Hugging her coat close she peered in the dress shop and rememered long ago.

He smirked to spotting Vanessa, and slipped up behind her. Only to give her rump a firm slap on both of her butt cheeks, with a firm squeeze added in. "Nice and firm.. just how I like them." She spun to smack who ever would be so bold but stopped short seeing him. "Ohh goodie its you.. "she sneered. "Well you know how immortality works, you stay nice and firm for life.." those violet eyes cut in to him before she looked around. "Thought you didnt like this place? "


He leaned back as she spun around. " Hello to you to, baby. " Smirking at her, as he looked her over then shrugged. " Decided to grace the town with my pressence.. Not that you didn't miss me. " Now aimming to catch her in another embrace..She backed to the window then slid away. "Oh no not again, I told you I'd be ready for you the next time we crossed paths,I wasnt thinking it be so soon " She looked around the streets were getting less busy, " and dont call me baby I have a name.."

He pouted to her dodging away from him. " What's the matter? Not used to a man that's very forward? " Smirking before winking at her. " I know what your name is.. Baby. " She growled at him, "no its not baby, and I am used to men being forward, just not that forward, usually you'd be with out your arm and hands right now , " and there was that icy glare.


"And what is your name? " Taking a step towards her. "And if that was true.. Why do I still hand my hands and arms? Maybe you enjoy it. "
"I'd rather not be chased down by city guards, and no i didnt like it, " she looked at him. " I am not about to tell you my name," She walked on down the way.He turned to catch her arm, to spin her into another press of bodies. She was there pressed close to him again. " If I broke your arms would that make you feel better? " "Just admit you need someone like me in your life." Arms snaking around her, with his hands landing right on her butt. Giving it another firm squeeze .She elbowed him sofly in the side and growled at him "I dont need some like you, I dont need anyone.."

"That so? " Taking the elbow, before aimming to kiss her again. Just to see if she'd start fighting or melt into the kiss again. She fought for a moment, till she saw him lean forward, her mind washed to the night she met mr. mysterious and she went blank, so not fighting it. And he lifted her up a bit more into the kiss, with his hands rubbing from her backside up her back. Seems he was making a very bad influence on her. She she was frozen in to that kiss again, lifted up off the ground no less, oh yeah he was having an influence on her, she liked him more than she should.

And just like their first meeting.. He broke the kiss and pushed her back a few steps. Slowly licking his lips.

She took a breath and wipped her lips off witht he back of her sleeve and acted like it didnt phase her one bit, but it did, " done now," she shoved off the other way down the alley. He smirked to her heading towards and alley way, before following after her. Aimming to catch her again in that darkened alley way, or maybe to get her to turn and pounce him. She was glad the alley led out, she could walk on and bute at her bottom lip as she walked, why did he have to be the type of guy she liked, rouge and all wrong for her. If she didnt kill him, he'd drive her crazy. And he suddenly appeared in front of her, aimming to catch her in yet another embrace. Oh he was being worse than bold now.

And she backed away flashing him that full toothed growl , "go away , before I hurt you and you end up a blood stain on Rhydins good cobblestone." "Go for it. " Smirking as he tilted his head to the side. Letting her watching that vein on his neck. Pulsing strongly.

She glared at him her violet eyes glowing, flickering towards red then she closed them and shook her head " dont tempt me,I've been good for a few hundred years... "

" But you know deep down.. you want to.. Plus.. I am offering it freely. " Taking a step towards her. She shook her head, "Im veggie now.. " she let her hair hide her eyes and the fact that it did sound really good right now, warm, fresh, 'No V', she told her self,' veggie'.. And he murmured a few words, making a thin cut appear on his neck, followed by a faint gust of wind. Just to carry his scent towards her. She turned away pulling her scarf over her nose to hide the scent of blood. "your just being mean now.. " She hurried away, fighting the urge that was so natural to other vamps. He smirked and appeared in front of her again, catching her in his arms. Letting her have a full inhale of his scent. "Give in to me... I'm not going to stop till you give in to what you are.. "

Now she growled at him looking from his neck to his eyes. " not a chance,I once went sixteen days with out any blood at all, I think I can fight the urge now.." "That so? " Whispered to her as he tilted his head to the side again. Giving her full access to his neck. "I am not a monster, dispite the fact that i was made a vampire..." she looked away from the blood. " yes that is so..." She took a deep breath catching the scent now, her fangs bared but she pulled her lips over them.



"But I am offering my blood freely to you.. That won't make you a monster.. Plus not all vampires are monsters.." Another whisper to her, letting the scent of his blood surround them. Her brows perked to him " that may be, but I have never met any of my kind who were civil citizens... good souls a few, but all still needed human blood, I've gone over 200 years with out a drop of human blood." she shook her head to the scent, " I am not going to drink now ." "Drink.. and I will show you what you seek.. More of your kind.. Those that are very honorable people. " Moving a hand to the back of her head, in an attempt to lean her towarsd his neck. She shook her head, "No... "she pushed her head back. " Even if you could show me such, why should I trust you.I don't know you.. " "Because.. " Looking into her eyes. "I can read your eyes.. You might not want to admit it.. but your eyes say more than you want me to know.. "Moving his hand from the back of her head to run a finger over that cut. Then aimmed to brush that finger over her lips. "You like me.."


"So..". she pulled her head back as he moved his blood covered finger towards her lips. "Your a mind reader now? You know what I am thinking?" "No.. just able to read your eyes." Still moving his finger towards her lips. He wasn't going to give up. The scent was killing her, it was warm and perfect and so close, she could barely fight it any more, she just wnated a taste. Her eyes looked to his then to that finger she coudlnt fight it... she gave that finger a lick. And he let her lick the blood from his finger, before moving it to her side. Tilting his head again. "I offer this freely to you.. "She let the blood taste fill her mouth and she looked to his neck, it did taste good, one little taste wouldnt hurt, after 200 years.., so she leane in and took what he offered. And he slipped his hand up her back and ino her hair, Letting her lips seal around that cut. Before rubbing the back of her neck. Oh he was a sneaky one..wasn't he?

she leaned n deeply to the cut, drinking. It had beena long time since she had soemthign warm like this, he was sneaky, and biteable, and she enjoyed eery last moment of it before she pulled back and licked the wound then her lips.


After she had her fill, the cut healed it's self, before he openned his eyes. A slow smirk on his lips as he had enjoyed that moment. "Feel better now? " Her eyes were brighter now,and her lips still red with blood before she licked them off, " maybe" she looked to him. She felt better... deer, moose,and other animal blood wasnt that good.


He smirked to that. "You look better.. maybe I should keep you. " Lookig her over as he slowly moved back from her. Her brows rose softly to that. "Keep me where? " she backed up a bit, now she was ready for a fight, up to normal strenght. " I did promise to show you a place where vampires aren't the monsters other's make them out to be. Now offering his arm to her. Unless you prefer to be hunted. "


She looked to that arm, then stepped forward slowly taking it. " I would rather not be hunted... but how do I know your being honest... "she looked in to his eyes, she could still atste him,even his blood made hers boil. "I might be a rogue...but I rarely lie." He smirked before leading her towards the path leading from town. " Besides.. I doubt you really care at the moment." She shrugged and went along with him "not really"

He chuckled to that. "What's your name?" "Vanessa," those raven brows rose at him. "Vanessa Emili Winters , and you? Mr. Mysetious? " "Rune Walsh. " Looking to her. "Nice to make you mine, Vanessa. " A pleasure,Rune.. " she eyed him. He smirked to that look. "Enjoying the view?" She nodded "and in what universe am I yours?" he was good to look at, she did always like the rogues..those who loved to break hearts and sleep in many beds.. "All of them." He smirked before lifting the staff that had appeared in his free hand as they wakled together. "Sure you wish to comewith me? Might never be heard from again". Her dark brows perked to that " why not, I havent been heard of any way...I have been every where,and no one remembers me, funny thing about being immortal... people die..." she watched him, " where are we going, where do these civil vamps live? "


"You'll see.." He smirked as a portal openned in front of them, before leading her towards it. Her brows rose to the portal,magic wasnt new to ehr, nor where those crazy portals, shed gone through one long ago.. " Hmm " she wrapped her coat tighter and succred that duffle of her stuff and nodded, " If I end up in hell, I'm going to hunt you down and bite you some where else... "

Rune would be up early the next morning, already dressed as he let Vanessa sleep. He was out walking through the tower, making sure everything was in order. With a sly smirk on his lips. Oh there were plenty of rooms, that were empty.. but he wasn't going to tell her that, she lay there sleeping, he had really shocked her the other night, calming her to be his lover, but he was just a tease. Like all rogues were, but she didnt mind snuggling with him in bed. She curled up in the covered sleeping late,she was after all a nocturnal creature. But not long after heleft she rose from the bed and dressed.In her usual casual attire.

Yet she would note that he had wrapped his cloak around her.. Seems he was pulling a rather nice gesture while she slept. She smirked to his cloak as she lay it on the bed, he was being nice. A rare thing. She dressed quickly,pulling her hair back before peering around the room, then moving for the door. And she might just catch the scent of food flowing throught the tower. Seems her rogue could cook.

She followed the scent, she could eat,yes how odd. She followed the scent well finding the soruce of the food with no problems. "You can cook." she stood in the doorway smirking at him . "ummm,smells good for human food." Shed had her fare share of both blood, and human food as a vampire both suited her, though she did enjoy blood. "whatca make? " " Food. " Over his shoulder with a smirk, before setting a plate on the table. "And yes I can cook.. Most of the men in this land are taught how to cook." "I know food, what kind of food ?" She coked her head at him. " hmm rare talent a man who can cook." She sat down at the table and realxed back a touch. "What most eat for breakfest. " Now moving to sit across from her, before starting to eat. She smriked for him," eggs,ham, the usual." she watched him eat for a moment. He looked up at her, then quirked a brow. "What? "

"Nothing," she watched him eat. A moment longer then rose to her feet, it seemed like ages since she'd watched someone eat. She was used to vampire friends who preffred thew liquid diet and not human food. " it will help keep the cravings at bay." Gesturing to the food. "Unless you prefer to lose control in public." " I have never lost crontol.." That was a lie, but she hadnt lost control ina long time. She made her own small plate of food and ate a few bites. He chuckled as he watched her eat. " I take it you never eat. " Another bite taken. "I don't mind human food," another bite. "I am just not used to eating it... all the time.. animal blood, it serves me well to keep me from going crazy vampire on humans... " He nodded. " Animal blood is good for a short time.. but it lacks the.. balance you need.. Food or human blood is better. " A sly smirk.

Her brows rose at him, " expect on vampires now? Or did your little good vampire friends tell you this? " She took another bite. "I surived over 400 years on animal blood, sure it lacks the robustness of human blood, but it does me well enough. Dont want to go about picking off familys now... "Said as if she had done that once or twice before " Yes.. they are the ones that taught me.." Slidding his plate to the side. "Not that you didn't enjoy drinking from me." She smirked well, "you pushed me, and gave your self willingly.I didnt push you up to some alley wall and drink you dry just to get off or anything." another slow bite as she watched him it was good, "I had almost forgotten how fresh blood tasted. "


" Is that so?" Tilting his head, just enough to let that blue hair of his fall back. Revealing her marks. "You don't wish for another taste? " those violet eyes flickered to his tilted neck and she took another bite the last of her human food and pushed the the plate to the side, she cocked her head at him as if she was thinking about it she cound vault the table with ease,but she just shook her head nope... she rose, "I am good.. " " I dare you to.. " Smirking at her. "Or do I have to pin you to the wall..and make you drink from me? " She smirked at him " like you could, you got the drop on me once, and you cheated.." She walked around the table plate in hand to drop it off in the kitchen sink " And besides,I feel full enough. "She eyed him again.Not that the idea of his blood didnt stir hers or the idea of him pushing her to the wall didnt make her smirk.



He smirked to that. " And here I though you would.. enjoy being close to me again.." She looked back over at him as she came out of the kitchen. "I didnt say I wouldnt enjoy that, but I am not going to bite you." She walked towards him and stopped to peer over his shoulder, her fingers graced her own marks upon his neck.Her eyes flickered and she shook her head . He turned to catch her in his arms. "Bite me, Vanessa.. Stop trying to hold by that desire. " Moving a hand up to softly lean her head towards those marks. She growled softly at him, " No." She yanked her head back from those marks. " I am not fighting , I am not a monster." She huffed at him. " I am a good vamp, innocent no, but I am not souless any more... I enjoyed biting you yes,and I dont deny I would like to again, but I wont.. " "But I am offering this willingly.. That doesn't make you a monster.. " Moving a hand along her back now. "Besides.. I have shown I do not concider you a danger.. Drink, my Vanessa." Her eyes looked to her marks again., he was far too good at convincing her to drink from him. She leaned down and kissed those marks softly


And he tilted his head to the side, giving her better access to them. "See.. you no longer have to hunt.. All you have to do is ask." Whispered to her. Seems she might have found someone that wanted her. She purred softly against the mark still fighting her self, she had many years of fighting her self not to hunt people down and kill them in cold blood, but he did offer so she bit down softly to take a slow drink. And he slipped a hand up into her hair. Softly holding her lips to those marks. Still holding her in his arms. "Seems my blood is very soothing to you.. Seeing how your kind loves pure..untainted blood." Yes, she just heard him right.

He nodded to that, before smirking slowly.. "Havent you done that already with me.. Drinking from me with passion.. as well as sharing my bed with me..?" She grinned softly, " thats not fast, thats just me." Her fingers curled along his shoulder, " Besides I like sharing a bed with you, your very warm.. and well you taste good..".

"Uh huh. " Turnning to lean back against the wall, while keeping her close. Looking into her eyes. " You say that, but your eyes say more.." Resting his brows to hers. Those violet eyes looked at him and she smiled, "and what do my eyes say?" Starring back at him now. "You love me.. " Whispered back to her, as his hands slipped down to her hips. She titled her head a bit at that but didnt move away or deny it. She just traced a slow line over his shoulder to his neck and back. He grinned to that. "Making a vampiric symbol?" To the design she was drawing along his neck and shoulder. "No." She grinned softly,and traced her fingers over his arm, " why would I do that?"

"Some women like to claim their men... showing that they are taken." Murmured to her, as he was making a few designs along her spine. Her back arched softly to his touch. "I am not marking you as mine." He already bore her mark upon his neck. "And is that what you are? My man?.." Wondering what he was tracing along her spine. "If you wish for me to be." Brushing his lips over her's before leaning back. As for the designs on her spine. She'd have to ask. She smirked softly, " what are you tracing upon my back? " Thinking about what he said, 'if she wished him to be.' And what if she did? She pondered that while gazing in to his eyes once more

He smirked back at her. "A vampiric spell. " A rogue look showing now, just to make it hard for her to tell if he was joking or being serious. She smirked to that softly, " there is no such thing... and if I did want you to be mine?" She inched in closer. "Then I would be your's." Inching back from her. "And there are such spellls... " She titled her head at him. He inched back so she didnt push it, just pulled back from him, "really now..?"

But he pulled her back closer to him " Aye.. you are falling in love with me.. so it is working. " Waitting for her to slap him. She grinned to that , "am I? What if I was already in love with you? Would you still say that your little spell was working?" Her eyes glowed softly " and further more, why would you want me to fall in love with you?"


He leaned to her ear. "Because I am falling for you." Whispered ever so softly in her ear. Her brows perked to that, she was a touch shocked, her fingers slowly continued their little path along his arm to his shoulders again. " Are you now?" She whispered, " well then I suppose it works out then.. " "It appears so. "Whispered softly, as he carefully scooped her up into his arms, before moving to the couch in front of the fire. He then sat down, letting her sit in his lap. She was scooped up, and takena way to sit on his lap on the fine couch, she didnt say anything just looked from him to the fire light. And while he looked to the fire, he would softly kiss that old scare. Her eyes flickered back to him as he kissed those marks upon her neck. "What was that for? " Not that she didnt like the kiss. He grinned to that. "Just showing a softer side my dear." Another kiss to those marks.

She smiled and purred softly. "You dont care that I am a vampire do you?" She eyed him softly "or that I am not as pure as you.. " He chuckled softly. "If that were the case.. Would you be here?" Grinning at her. She shrugged, "Maybe your just looking for some dangerous fun?" A smirk to that. "And maybe you are looking for someone to tame you." Moving a hand down towards her side. She smirked, "I am untameable.." Inching up her eyes watched that hand of his. " But I wonder, how can you be falling for me and I for you when we just met not a few days ago ." Not like she hadnt had that happen before. He smirked to that. "You are tameable.. You haven't been bad with me. " Grinning. " And there is such a thing as love at first sight" sShe smirked to that. " Well, yes I know that there is. But still, and I have been good, drinking from you sleeping in your bed in the nude." Her fingers traced his chest and undid one button, " Oh so good... If good means I havent ripped your clothes off and had my way yet, sure.'Ive been good." There was that fanged grin, "not that you mind sleeping beside me, letting me have a taste or two.".

He smirked to that. "Not that you mind trying to undress me." Moving his hand up to start to unbutton her shirt. She smirked, " Nope." She eyed his hands upon her buttons," you dont mind doing the same," she undid another of his buttons with a little florish. "Hmm I have another question..."

"Ask.. " Smirking as he was keeping pace with her on the undressing. Now turnning her to face him , she sat there facing him , "why did you put your cloak on me the other night? When I woke I had it on.." Another button, her fingers tracing over his skin. "To keep you warm.." Whispered, as his hands moved to rub her sides. She smriked to that, "Vampires dont really get cold,"she was cold to the touch unless she was near him , "any how, I've been cold for a long time."She traced her fingers up and down slowly leaving two buttons to undo "True.. but you seemed to curl into it." Smirking at her, as he pulled her in closer. " Or was it just my scent that got you to hold onto it? "

She smirked a little bit, " you make me feel warm, and yes I liked your scent as well " She curled in closer to him He smirked to that. "Is that all?" She shook her head, "nae, thats not all..." Tracing her fingers over his chest again undoing those last t wo buttons . "But ye knew that already" "Aye.." He grinned as he looked down to her hands. "Seems you like seeing me shirtless. " "Hmmm yes well I may be immortal but I am still a woman." Tracing her fingers over his chest.His skin was so warm to her touch. He smirked to that, as he finsihed unbuttoning her shirt. " That you are.. "Whispered before kissing her softly. Letting her curl up against him to draw in the warmth of his body. She grinned softly before he drew her in to that kiss, not like she minded being shirtless,pressed against him,in that kiss. It warmed her almost instantly. And he continued to kiss her, hands moving to remove her shirt. Hands rubbing along her bared back.


She let her shirt fall to the floor,and continued that kiss, pressing in close to him, her hands darting over his back,she couldnt pull his shirt free but her hands could reach under the undone shirt which they did as they moved. Slowly breaking the kiss, before resting his brow to her's. " Seems we are both drawn to each other." She licked her lips softly and nodded. "Aye," she starred back at him. "Like a moth to a flame.." She touched her marks upon his neck. "I do want ... you to me mine, and I want..to.. " She took a moment a long breath

He nodded softly, as he softly laid her head to his shoulder. Now starting to stroke her hair. She breathed him in, and leaned in to his hand stroking her hair. This wasnt easy for her, so she let her words fade. He caught that, but also caught those unsaid words. "I am your's... and you are mine, Vanessa. " Her brows perked and she inched her head back softly, with a nod before leaning in closer to him. That is what she wanted

He smiled softly to her, as he moved to stand. With her in his arms of course, as he moved towards the bed. and they were moving again, and she hung on to him, as he held her easily in his arms. Her head prsessed close to his chest. He looked down at her, before laying her down on the bed. He then moved to lay beside her. She turned facing him watching him closely. She just smiled as she lay there, " yes?" Grinning back at her as he caressed her cheek. "Nothing," she eyed him over again, " This feels nice.." She traced her fingers over that hand that toched her cheek.

Who would figure that love would make me a better woman. Elliots love had tainted me, it made me what I am. His passions made me a monster,his lust for blood made me a killer.


But after lossing my way,I found it again.


After two hundred years of forgetting who I was. Who I really was, it took one person. Just one. For me to see I wasnt a monster any more.


But let me begin again.


My name is Vanessa Emili Thomas. I was born to Peter and Alice Thomas. In the French country side, two miles to the south from Paris. When Paris was still small,before it became this huge city.Europe was a grand place in those days I was born in 1362 and made a vampire in 1382.I was just barely twenty when Elliot turned me. The year is now 2009. That makes me six hundred and fourty seven years old.If I count my mortal years. My brothers name was Alexander Thomas and he was a navy man, a warrior. I have recalled it all, every name every place. I worked for Marie Anne O'Connar at the WinterGreen Loom and sew shop. Hazel Louise' was my dearest friend and co-worker.

The night I met Elliot DeSgard my life was placed in his hands, in his families hands. Elliot DeShard,Joseph DeShard,Edward DeShard. Yet it was Isidora Radenos that started it...But she is dead. I wonder if Sophie Fortescue could invision what her beloved would become, what her son would become. Then there is Greg Ackart and D, the one I truly got along with was D. Though she was as vile as any of them. I have knwon many immortals now,in my passings, but none like the DeShards.

They were the very peek of monsters. The very horror to our myth.

I recall how I came up with the last name Winters. That story I'll tell soon enough. Lets just say, it was a name I had known for a long time. And it fit well for how I felt.Cold and dead like winter can be. Yet lovely still under it all.




Vampires, were every where now,lurking in the dark.I saw them. They were florishing.

I have often wondered what became of Richard Moreau,Kathline Pedin and Roulf Van Alstyne. Were they dead? Or immortals now. Were the Deshards seeking me out?.They must have known by now that I am alive and not dead. And what of Vlad and The Makariy Clan, and of Nate and the Ahati clan? Will they seek me out in my new home? I know they lurk in Rhdyin, I am sure by now Nate has gotten my message,and the DeShards, what of them, will they here of this place of Rhydin and come seeking me out?


Then there is the one name that never leaves my mind, the one person . Different as he is, that gave me a chance. That continues to give me a chance,

Rune Walsh

We met by chance. But hes changed my life. I met one of his teachers the other night... the King of this land in which I now sit. Nosgoth, a powerful place. I have called many places home, yet this feels the most like home. Unlike Rhydin which is tainted with blood and drives even me a civil immortal mad. I nearly lost it last night so starved I had to leave the inn. And come hunting. I stopped only because I can not get him off my mind. My nights are filled with him, my days. My dreams...

647, and I am falling in love again. With a mortal of all things. He doesnt mind that I am what I am. All his teachers, his family are immortals, though different from me. They have more than a soul, they are part pre, angelic as it were.

As I stare at the immense castle and the world around em I can sense the power here even more. I can smell the deer, the water, the trees. Every Immortals and mortal that passes by, from other vampires, to mortals, to elves. There is a strange alliance here.


I see this massive dragon, black as coal not six feet from me sitting in the field feasting on the deer I was hunting. I can smell the blood. I would go in to claim my own, but I am far from crazy. Still this creture was supposed myth and I look at it now.Its like me, myth, legend till you see one....

My mind races to Rune, his touch,kiss, scent, the taste... yes I had long forgotten what mortal blood was like.. I crave it now. Like a drug, his blood. More than I should, its not quite mortal tatsing, its pure... too pure for any mortals...I can almost feel my eyes are ruby,with hungry and lust. I should hunt....

Come next morning, Rune was the one whom was still asleep in the bed. Laying on his back, with one arm drapped over his face. She was awake, smirking at him as he slept. Once more she had been the one to stop the fun the eve before, she lay there tracing smooth lined over his arms. "Turn off the light ." Muttered at the sunlight, before moving his arm to smile up at her. "How late is it? " She smiled and looked towards the sun. "About eleven or so I would guess by the sun." tracing those lines again He nodded to that, before watchng her tracings. "And what are you doing? "

She shrugged. " Making you mine," smirking at him. "Watching you sleep, debating if I should wake you up.." A kissed to his cheek He smirked to that. "Thought I was already your's" Sliding his arm around her to pull her against him. She grinned "yes you are just writing it," she wrapped her arms around him as he pulled her close, " sleep well? " " Always do. Did you sleep well? " Tracing his fingers along her back, gazing up into her eyes.


She nodded " yes," she nuzzled in closer and closed her eyes . " Very well " she had good dreams,of him,of coarse. Soft smile to her nuzzling in against him. " Tell me.. are you happy here? " " Yes, very. I feel,normal. "opening her eyes straing at him " I don't feel like a monster,I feel like maybe I could do some good here. Its peaceful here, powerful,balanced. And I like,being here with you.. " He nodded softly. " Just like? " Smiling up at her. She smiled back, "I love it." Then running her fingers along his chest. "Is it possible that you love me?" Teasing her. She grinned and nuzzled in closer, then kissed his lips teasingling, "Hmm yes, its possible." He kissed her back. "You lie.. you are deeply in love with me."

She smiled and nodded looing back in to his eyes "Yes, but you knew that " "Aye." Stealing a kiss to her lips. She smiled and returned that stolen kiss "And are you happy,too? " " Hmmm. " Tilting his head as if needed to think about it. Just to tease and torment her.

She watched him for a momemt, running her fingers along those marks of hers.As he gave it thought. And he purred up to her when she caressed those marks. "I believe I am." " I know you are", she grinned and rolled on top of him,grinning down at him now, still gracing those marks " you love me " A smirk to that. " Do I?" A teasing grin as he caressed her sides. She starred down in to his eyes, her own brillant violet. "Yes... you do. I know." Smirked as she pressed in closer " And what tells you that? " Murmured softly, as his hands moved to lay upon her back

"I read people too." looking in to his eyes, as her fingers touched his cheek.Before leaning down close to those marks and kissing them. "I can just tell ." whispering, He closed his eyes to that. " Is it because I see past what you are? " She kissed to his cheek. " Its more than that, yes.You see past what I am...the vampire part doesnt bother you.. take me as I am...You welcomed me here..." He kissed her cheek back. "Not to mention get you to be a bad little girl." Winking up at her. "But I do love you. " She smriked to him. "I am not bad," grinning more to his words " I have been very good.." Kissng the tip of his nose. " If I was bad.. well.." she shifted rolling to her side "We'd do less sleeping in this bed."


He smirked to that, as he rolled to his side. " Is that so? And just what would we be doing?" She smiled to him as she lay there. For a moment longer "Hmmm, things that ."she slid her feet to the floor "lovers do ." " Is that so" Moving a hand up to catch her shoulder. "Show me. " Her brows rose softly to that before she touched his hand and moved back in to the bed, to lay beside him, "show you..? " She inched in close and kissed him softly "Aye. " Nodding softly, before running a hand along her side to her leg, slowly drapping it over his hip. "Unless you want to wait.." Kissing her back, She smiled softly. " I was going to wait,I didnt want to rush anything.". Inching in closer, as her leg drapped over his hip she pressed in close "But if you want..." He nodded softly. "We can wait.. but stay here with me. " She inched in closer "But what If I dont want to wait...? "She inched her hands over his shoulders "Don't want to on what?" Whispered to her. She kissed him softly again, " Nevermind" she just lay there,happily. "I could just stay here"

He kissed her back softly. " Do you wish to take me here and now? " Moving a hand to slowly rub along her bare leg. her brows quirked and she eyed him on that, runnng her fingers down his back. "It can wait.." " Are you sure? " Lightly nudging her head back, before starting to kiss the front of her throat. She smiled and purred softly. " No I'm not," tracing those soft line down his back. "But," she inched back just a inch. "I don't want to rush you,or us." She smiled softly, "it should be.... special..."

He nodded softly to her words. "Aye.. it should be." Looking into her eyes. " You really are happy here.. You seem to wish to be more.. of a lady." Not meaning that as an insult. she nodded "yes... I am happy here. A lady?" a soft smirk" If that means that I havent tried my best to seduce you,then yes.." smiling now " though it is very hard" inching in close again Not too.. " He kissed her softly. "I mean.. you wish to wait.. till we both are certain.. We are right for the other. " Now caressing her cheek. She nodded " yes.. I do.. " smiling " I mean, I'm not getting any older, and I'm not going anywhere. I want to stay here, with you, do as much good as one vampire can.. "

He nodded softly. "Not to mention to keep any other woman from steasling me from you." a little grin to that "Well, who wouldnt want a man like you. But they are welcome to look, just not touch.I might snap" nipping at his nose playfully. "Not that you don't want to keep me all to yourself.. .Unless it wouldnt bother you if I went and spent the night somewhere else? "there was that devilish smile "Laying in someones bed... nude.. " He nipped back at her nose. "You try that..and I'll tie you to my wall.. " she eye the wall and then looked to him batting her eyes "Hmm... " she spun her arms up above her head "You wouldnt do that.. you like being close to me."


He smirked and shifted to lay over her, with his hands moving up to hold her's to the bed. "True.. but you would make a very lovely wall fixture." She smirked up to him "Yes,well.I am a better bed sheet. You know soft " grinning, as she slid her leg up along his hip "easily wrapped around you " "True." Letting her wrap those long toned legs around him. " Not to mention very.. pleasing to be wrapped up in. " She smiled and wiggled her fingers "Hmm, yes well..I like being wrapped around you.. nice and warmd so" eyeing him " Hmm sexy." Smiles back to her, as he leaned back to rest on his knees. "But I do love this scene.." She grinned at him "me laying here like this? "She wiggled her fingers at him again.


"Aye. " Grabbing a silk rope from the headboard, before moving to tie her wrists to the headboard. If she would let him. She watched him "going to tie me up? "She would let him, not as if she couldnt break rope with ease, but it was him tying her up, she was focused on his eyes. " Aye". Grinning down at her, and once her wrists were tied up. He moved his hands to her sides. she snickered " Why am I tied to your bed?" watching his hands now "For this. " Whispered, as he started to tickle her sides. Winking down at her. Sly one wasn't he? And she started to giggle "Ye tricky man" giggling more so He grinned to hearing her laugh.. "Not that you mind being tied up, and helples"s.

She smirked at that, "helpless?" she pulled on those rope "we'll see" giggling more. Grins down at her, before slipping from her. Oh he knew she could get free, as he slipped his pants on. " Yes..we will." And he started to head out " Hey " she broke the ropes then "No leaving." she tossed the rope off and started after him.Snaging his shirt and slipping it on. She couldnt very well chase him in the buff .

It was odd without Rune around. Very odd. Waking and not having him there sleeping or smiling at me. Nosgoth though very powerful and protected does not call me out. It should it is wild and filled with things unknown, but there is no one here, just the black dragon, the deer. The animals, no others here all away still. Rune headed tot he south or so he said for some sort of pressing matter.

And I. I head to Rhydin, the city of blood and death.

The city calls to me with its sights and smells. The promise of a fresh warm meal, is never something even I can pull from my memory. The taste of human blood, its not something you forget even after so many years.

The city is cold, but the cold never has bothered me. The smell of blood lingers there, blood has never bothered me. Its the life blood of the people, the scent could drive me mad. Any normal vampire, would be hunting in this city. Lucky for me I am not so normal..
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The long dark alleyways of the marketplace,strech out before violet eyes. The scent of blood,sweat.The scent of coffee,pasteries and dust. The market of Rhydin was a wide array of scents for the sences. I could taste the air and they might taste the very city its life blood.

A hunter would know this city as their place to find food. At least the kind of hunter with fangs, claws and an unbeating heart. Vampires. Werewolves might find a home here, and those who love to hunt, kill and steal. They too would find it easy to dwell here. There is no end to those who wander here unarmed, this city is dangerous. Those here know it. They work, live and play here. And most know the dangers by now, its the new people that come here that are those who fall int he night, meals for someone's table.

A scream here, a cry there. To many to save, not enough doing the saving. One cannot turn blind eye, but one doesn't make much of a difference either.



* "Nate avait raison ." That voice, familar.And an all to familiar language and that dark accent.. " You haven't changed Vanessa." Turning she crossed her arms and looked to see Edward standing there, his crimson eyes shadowed by his dark long hair, dressed in a fine Italian suit. ** " Edward, je souhaite que je pourrais dire que j'?tais heureux de vous voir. Mais je ne suis pas. Quel dans neuf enfers faites-vous ici ?" Six hundred years and change was a long time to work on her French. He had started it. His smirk grew. "You sent me a message. Alister was very scared of you, with all right, he should have been. ***Donc ici vous ?tes, tout seul dans cette grande ville sanglante, chassant en bas votre type toujours. Comment mon ancienne soeur est-il dans la loi? Bien j'esp?re. Vous paraissez merveilleux, delious m?me. "

She growled, " Rhydin is doomed yes, but no better place for me to go down. If the city dies, perhaps I will go with it." He chuckled, " dear sweet Vae, Elliot was so right about you. You make a fine vampire, yet you have the one thing an immortal should not. A soul. " He leaned off the building and crossed closer sniffing the air. "And better yet, I smell. Hmm. Leashed yourself a play toy?"

She growled more baring her teeth, " that's none of your business, I departed all ways with the DeShards long ago." Edward chuckled again, " you think I am here to fight? I am not. Though, you would look very nice chained to my wall back home, you could be an example to the new vampires. I am re-creating my family. Joseph has remarried, his bride is with child. D and Greg are making vampires all over the world. London is just crawling with us, and I came here.ery pit of hell to find immortals willing to join us. The clans were over ruled. They have joined us, they work for us. And you my dear are not enough to hold this town away from us. You would need an army"



He took a step closer. Eyeing her with a smirk. **** "Aller ? l'enfer." She spat at him. He smirked, " you were always fiesty V. I wonder Hmm, does you little immortal lover know just how fiesty you are?" She stepped towards him and slapped him hard drawing her nails across his cheek. He whirled back and hissed grabbing his cheek, the marks healed as fast as they were put there.

"He will never be safe, you will never be free of the DeShards or what we mean to you until were all dead. You may have killed Elliot, but I am alive and kicking, as is my son and sister ... and soon. I will be back, and you sweet V will come back to the fold. ***** Vous n'aura pas d'autre choix." He slid his hands in to his jacket pockets and slid away like the snake he was. She hissed and growled wishing she could tear him to pieces, but he was many years her elder and he would have won that fight.


V headed back home. Back to Nosgoth which had become her home. She needed to seek out someone who she could talk to, bounce her past off of before telling Rune what had happened. Rune had once told her that Darkmere was like her once, dangerous so that's where she went right for the castle, seeking out the dark brooding king.

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* "Nate avait raison ." nate was right

**" Edward, je souhaite que je pourrais dire que j'?tais heureux de vous voir. Mais je ne suis pas. Quel dans neuf enfers faites-vous ici ?" Edward, I wish that I could say that I was happy to to see you. But I am not. Which in nine hells done you here?

***"Donc ici vous ?tes, tout seul dans cette grande ville sanglante, chassant en bas votre type toujours. Comment mon ancienne soeur est-il dans la loi ? Bien j'esp?re. Vous paraissez merveilleux, delious m?me.." So here you are, all alone in this big bloody city, hunting down your kind still. How is my former sister in law? Well I hope. You look wonderful, delious even.

****"Aller ? l'enfer" - go to hell


*****" Vous n'aura pas d'autre choix." You will not have any other choice

Jade smirked to her husband when he walked in, always snooping she thought. "Yes I will." She grinned, Dark was so sexy when he was like this. He was all business. Off she went to get that drink, one for them all. She looked back between them both as she left, she could be jealous of V. But knew her husband well, and V she knew well enough now to not be too worried.

V noted the king, his causl wear, which was a new sight for her. Wasnt he the dark brooding one, always in the shadows and here he was very casual, in that white shirt and denim jeans, even Jade was causual she had noted, in her all dark color look. V was in that dress, it was pale blue, but she wore that lovely leater jacket over it. So over dressed did she feel. "Thank you for the welcome,My lord" very proper. "Your wife has been as kind to let me stay while you were busy with kingdom duties.Yes she introduced me as they passed." V had met Kahna nd Ghallon briefly before they left and Gabe as well, but not Raz as he was brooding somewhere upstairs.

V watched Jade then looked to Dark again. "Oh well I dont wish to start any troubles... and I..." she was family? That shocked her.She followed to the lounge and watched the lupine go to fecth drinks. " You do? I know you caught some of that, but why do you think I am here?"

Jade returned with drinks, for them all. And sat slwoly beside her huband. Shed be damned if she let him alone with a beautiful sedcutive vampiress.

"He reads people well" Jade smirked and looked across to Vanessa. Jade took the woman in, for a vampire she was very pretty.Jade had known few female vampires, who she could stand.let alone those she thoughts to be anything more than monsters good for the kill. But Vanessa was lovely, her dark hair framed her fair features, her eyes were bright, violet with undertones of ruby. Jade knew somehow that V handnt fed that was why in that cup she now held V had bloodwyne, Darks private stock.

V tooka sip and tasted the blood wyne, it was a mix of blood, between pig and something else, it wwa s good, evry gppd. Violet hues looked to Jade who raised her wine glass, filled with red wine. Jade read vampires well. Vaness looked back at Jade measuring the lupine, once more. Yes she could see what Jade had once been an assassin, she could almost smell it. That kind of job leaves its mark, Jade wore it well. She was regal and lovely as any queen and the perfect match for Darkmere. She wasnt like other lycans she had met in her years, perhaps it was the mixed blood of the lupine, that made Jade softer,or seem softer. She sat there beside him sipping her wine. Letting him be the figure head he was.

Darkmere leaned back in the chair as he listened to Vanessa's life story. Leaning towards her as she started to describe this Edward, as a slow smirk crossed his lips. Mostly due to what she said about him.

Once she was finished with her tale, as well as her request for trainning and help. He nodded lightly as Jade seemed to know what his answer would be.

"As Jade just said." Glancing to her with a grin. "We will help you out in this situation. You hold the safety of our people in high reguard. That alone earns you my respect, and my help. " Now looking back towards Vanessa.

"As for this Edward.. and anyone that aides him. He will find it hard to come here, but none the less." He paused as Ghallon stepped into the room, with that golden staff in hand.

"So.. you are Vanessa. Seeing how my brother has already offered any help you need. Jade.. use the trainning grounds at the tower. I am sure they will help you to train her." The elder Alcar nodded to the pair, before turnning to head out. Getting Dark to chuckle as he wasn't going to spoil the surprise.


V's brows rose a touch as she looked to Darkmere then back to Jade. The lupine was egar to get right to it wasn't she. Jade grinned back at her brooding man and shifted to stand, to take the empty glasses back , she was gone and back before V could do much of blink, use the lupine had killer skills.

" I would wish no harm upon anyone,let alone an innocent. This land is powerful, I dont soubt that Edward would have issues coming here. But he has none with going in to Rhydin. There are several who aid him, I doubt Josseph will come, or for that matter D or Greg but there are the cland, Nate and Vlad,and Alister if hes still alive. And any others they have drawn in to that group. Edward likes to recuit. He likes to find thsoe skilled in fields like assassin, and theif. Hes alsoa sucker for a pretty face." She peered at Jade and Jade smriked, seemed the two were hatching a plan. Then her eyes shifted to Ghallon as he entered. Jade had not formally intorduced them, but V knew who he was.

Jade grinned, "Will do Ghallon. I'll get Tala in on it too." V nodded, " when ever you wish to start My Lady." Jade grinned, "Oh I like her shes got spunk. Go Change I'll meet you." She winked and V rose and bowed her head, " thank you both." V was quick to leave pulling on her jacket and stepped outside.

Jade turned to her brooding husband and elbowed him in the side. "Thats for oogling over her." She smirked and went to get in to her training clothes.

No sonner than the training end, and Jade looked towards the edge of the woods. Did the next person to offer a hand in trainning Vanessa did appear. Raziel was walking towards the pair, with a sly grin on his lips. " Mother." A nod to Jade.

Now a glance to Vanessa as he shamelessly looked her over. " So.. this is the one we are to help. Any certain area she needs help in." Now running a hand through his hair, as this might have gotten a bit easier for Vanessa. Raziel was always more of the flirt than anything.

Jade smiled as Raz ccame across to them, "Son." Jade watched him as he looked at Vanessa. "Yes Vanessa Winters, my son Raziel." V nodded, " Hi again." She had seen the two sons before,and Raz had given her that look before too.

Jade looked back to Raz and smirked " Shes rather good if I say so my self, her hand to hand skills are rather up to date, but I was looking for someone beside myself to take her on in blades, I'd assassinate her in that." Jade was a bit cocky but correct. "Are you offering? And no trying to woo her, her heart is set on Rune." She eyed her son on that, as if she knew him too well.

V watched them mother an son, though not of blood,the bond V could see. Jade knew Raziel well, well enough to know him to be a flirt. V sized him up, he looked much like hi s father, dark hair, golden eyes,with a wicked little glint in them that flirt showing through. Vanessa had know many vmapires like him in ehr time, and even though his blood was mixed witht hat of angel,like Darkmere, she could see he was a rouge as Rune had said most of the Alcar men were.

Jade looked back to Vanessa, watching her int he act of sizing up her son, the lupines dark brows rose., what woman even not going in to batttle or training wouldnt size up Raz or Gabe, or for that matter any of the Alcar men? Jade snickered, and looked back to Raz as she was sure he was sixing V up and snapped her fingers in front of his eyes. "Your skills with a sword are very good, you could train her,or we could see else happens by." Jade was looking around now,anyone could just happen by.

Raziel flashed his mother a smile to her comment, knowing she spoke the truth about the men in the family. Gaze then turned to Vanessa, lips curling into a sly smirk at her words.

"Willing and able? This might be some fun for the both of us." Shameless wink at her, before nodding for her to show him what she knew with the sword.

Already he expected her to have learned a few things from Jade, plus it would allow him to see her form in action. Even if it was with a sword. Plus it allowed him to put his plan into action as well.

She cocked her head at him when he said this might be more fun for the both of them, he was a flirt wasnt he, a sly dog. And a rouge like she knew all the men were. Jade had warned her, Rune had too. V could hold her own with a flirt. She stpped back and drew that sword it was old, but no less able to be used. That thin long sword, that was older than she was but still sharp still able to be used. She had also a swept hilt rapier, thatw as newer,she ahd gotten that a year before falling in to Rhydin, it reste don her hip still she would use the long swordhe felt well evd in slicing and diceing with both.

She showed him she could parry,block, strike and spin,thats he knew all the basic moves of a good sword fight, but her moves were not refined, they were choppy at best, but she could slice and dice yes in Rhydin she had learned it wasnt always how fancy the moves looked as long as they worked, but fighting Edward wouldnt be like fighting two bit crooks and half wit vampires in Rhydin no, he was cenrtuires old, and skilled.

She slashed and blocked against fake attakers to show Raz what she knew. She could coupe, Coul?,Disengage,Feint as well as other flashy moves shed learned ages ago in frnace,fencing moves, that were still rough, shed spent ages using ehr hands, her fnags to kill things, or maybe a well placed dagger to the back or neck, but a sword she had only just ebgun to use whens he found that old one she used now to show what she knew.

When she stopped she knew he would be eyeing her, she knew some facny stuff,but she knew she wasnt perfect. She wondered if he had watched at all or if he had just enjoyed watching her spin around with that sword, just to eye her body. Not that she minded much what he was doing. She could be a flirt too, decades of practice.
"Thats it,I'm rough around the edges."

He smirked to her request to take a break, and nodded lightly. " Take the rest of the day off, and meet me back here tomorrow. We'll continue then." Bowing to her, sure to get a grin from Vanessa. Showing he could play the role of a gentleman.

"As for your question about your sword. I changed it to fit your style of fighting. As well, it will aid you in honing your magical skills." A wink to her, before he turning to head off for the day. Leaving her to do what she wished to do with the rest of her day.


She took a breath, unneeded but it felt nice. The rest fo the day was hers, thatw as nice as it was now getting dark the trianing had lasted till twilight her favored hour to hunt. Maybe she could find some deer or just go raid the kitchen in the castle for something.

"Tomorrow, sounds like a plan." She was sore, but willing to move on through her training. "My magical skills?" She could maybe float a pencil or a coin, and maybe do a spell or two if she recalled any words in latin from decades ago. But she would take what ever she got, that sword did feel different like it molded to ehr hands,the balde felt lighter yer some how as if it was stronger. Shed have to inquire with Jade just what Raz could do magically. She watched him walk off, enjoying the view.

" Hes got skills." She smirked to herself before turning to head in to the woods. "And hes as brooding and dnagerous as his father.. and sexy too." She could go hunt,find soemthing fresh or she could go raid the fridge. Snickering to herself and headed for the castle.

Once inside she hung a hard right and went for the kitchen shooing off the maids that offered to help her. Yes the castle had a full staff but V didnt want any help she could raid the fridge with out any help at all. She went to making her self some left overs. Then she went looking for somethign to drink, and a glass to put it in.

"Top left cupboard." came the voice, female soft that flowed like water, the scent was female,softly lillac and water lilly smell. When V looked over her shoulder she saw a tall, silver haired female elf standing behind her. Fetching the tea kettle that whistled upon the stove. "Thanks" V took down a cup and filled it with ice and water. She noted the woman watched her with large blue-green eyes. "Your the vampire," she spoke again, "Vanessa correct?"

Mid drink V nodded. " Yeah, thats me. The vampire." "Forgive me, I am Salice GreenStone. Queen of GreenStone,Ally to Lord Alcar..one of many your likely to meet as long as you stay here." V didnt know if she should bow,or curtisy, so she bowed her head softly. Salice just shook her head, "No need for that,Rune is family to Dark and Dark is like family to me and mine, so you too will be like family. " To that those ebon brows rose. " Your an elf right?" A nod from Salice who sipped at her herbal tea now. V could smell it, that mix of flowering herbs that amde up the tea. " Yes I am elvish, A Mith'quessir Cala'quessir elven mix."

V had no clue what those words meant so she nodded. " And your the queen of this GreenStone, where is that?" "In Edhel Ndor,through a portal, we are allies with Nosgoth and Crendia. Crendia is another allied realm, there are other kingdoms in Edhel Ndor, all allies to this realm.. and Crendia. You'll learn about all that soon enough.You've been hard at work training." Salice looked the vampire over again, "Ahh." She spied the sword V had sheathed to her back, "I see Raziel did some magic for your blade, that was good of him."

"How did you know it was Raz?" Salice shrugged, "I can sense the magic in the sword, and every weilder of amgaic leaves behind a differ aura if you will, most elves have magic and can sense it, and Raz like many of the Alcars has a very defind aura of magic. " V nodded taking in this knew knowledge about magic. Salice sipped her tea and watched V.

Now there were elves,demons,vampires who were part angelic, lycans,lupines. The whole lot. Salice smiled, "well, enjoy your night,V. I am sure we shall see each other again." Salice nodded and slipped off sliently as she had come. V shook her head, trying to sense that magic she knew the elf carried with her,trying to scent it out, but all she could smell was water,like lillys thick and soft in Salices wake.

She stood there eating the left overs now thinking about magic.

He remained quiet as she spoke, eyes remaining on her while he ate. With a light nod here and there when she directed a comment towards him. A sip of the wine later, he chose to spoke when she was done.

"We figured you would like to learn magic, as well as having it for those..Just in case moments." Explainning the reason of her next trainning session.

He then moved on to the next point. That being what he though about her past. "From what I have been told. I can understand why you have come to us for help. Tis the hardest thing for some people to do." It wasn't anything against her. She asked for the help when she needed it. That earned her the respect of his family.

Then onto the subject of himself. "As for myself? I help out with the people here. As well as with the people of the other kingdoms. Other than that.. I am probably the more conserved of my family." That was true to a point.

V nodded looking across the table at the elder son. Those eyes all the men seemed to have in common,dark deep,sexy. Those come hither eyes. She knew both of Darks sons were taken.Gabe was married and had a son Warner with mage named Anala. Yes she had done some homework. Reading mostly of things she found laying around, and yes she snooped and listened in now and again while in the castle.

"I would like to learn magic,its not that.I have some abilty about as much as a novice can,simple tricks nothing fancy. " She listened the,nodding along. "I am not one to usually ask for help,hard headed in all my years. But I know I need it...I love Rune.. more than I have ever loved anyone.. And Edward will kill him,torture him first yes, but if he has his way he will kill him...I couldnt allow that to simply happen. " He would likely see in in her eyes how true her words were, how much she loved Rune. "If I have to die to protect him, and everyone else.I will..." That she meant too.

Then as he went on to tell her of himself she listened nodding.Pushing her plate aside. "You seem that way."Meaning more conserved. "But I can sense the touch of rouge in you." She grinned, she did have keen senses. "In any case,I look forward to my continued training. And I am taking everyone.I could not do this with out your great family...I am happy to be allied with them. I should get some rve a long day tomorrow. And if my ears hear right, I think your son is awake.." She titled her head back a touch, there were many young one sin the castle,and mroe than one boy,but some how she knew it was his son.Something she sensed yet couldnt explain. " Thank you.. for your time..I do hope to do well in all my training. Good night.."She rose,bowed her head and took her plate and cup to the sink before slowly sipping out the side door to head to the tower.

As she got ready for bed she looke dout the high perched window,and looked down across the open . There was tension in the air. One didnt have to have magic to feel it. V could almost smell it. Something was going on in the castle, and she knew that it could be a few days before her training continued, she also knew Rune was coming home, she could sense that too. He had been away, but now he was coming home. She knew he wouldnt be there tonight. No tonight she would be alone still in that tower.

Left to wonder what was going on in the castle beyond. She knew shed never be able to sleep so she got back in her day clothes, slid on her boots and went back outside. She stood there by the twoer for a few moments before continuing on, towards the far window. Curious. Always, toa falut. So she peered carefully through the window, and saw there was a meeting going on.

She saw faces she knew, Jade,Dark,Gabe,Salice, and Kahn. Then there were other faces, to Gabes left sat a woman, her hair a soft dark blue,her eyes toned in the cyans, she held fast to his hand. That was his wife, the one called Anala. Next to Salice sat a man, handsome like many of the men here, tall dark and handsome. She assumed that man was Salices counter part.Beside Kahn stood a woamn, with brown hair,she looked mortal, the only one who looked it in the whole of the room. Yet there was something about her,even though V couldnt see her face.

Then there was another woman with blue hair, long and dark with shimmers of silver through it, her eyes were bright and silver,she wore the garb of a warrior mixed with the garb of a mage. Beside her sat a very tall man, with dark hair and dark blue eyes. As V watched another woman, burst in to the meeting hall, her hair was chestunt brown, her eyes bright and vivid. On her fair face a red tattoo. She held something in her hand and spoke, V couldnt hear her, the windows protcected by magic no doubt, but what she held in her hand was a hunting blade. The discussion rose, the women in the room were on their feet and V saw that there was fear,worry and anger in their eyes.

What was going on? Then she heard it a sudden crash. Like glass breaking. Then the clouds rolled in, dark and ominous. The air began to chill. There was magic in the air.

She watched as every head turned to the sound of the glass breaking.

It had been years, since she held a mortals life in her hands. As Hera gave ehr the low down on what was going on.V watched the boy breathe in once, then again. He was alive, but would be out cold for a while. Thus was his mistake for trying to shoot at her. And thus was his mistake for trying to hurt one of the allies. Hera gave V all the details. That Shaun, the little low life , was Willows son. V had no idea who half the people around ehr were, till Hera pointed each of them out. Soon V knew them all,face and name.

There was Shea, the elf with the long blue hair, who was amrried to Victor, the tall dark and handsome man she ahd seen throught he window. There was Etten who was indeed Salices counter part.Lang a demon who took the shape of a man,whow ith out a word V knew Hera had laid claim to. There was Audrey the woman with the brown hair who was married to Kahn. Anala, water mage wife to Gabe,who V had heard some about before. And Willow, who was deeply involved with Ghallon, a goddess and ruler of a place called Crendia. Then there was Shaun, Willows son from an eariler life, Hera didnt know many details about Darin, but she gave what she knew to V.

Vanessa found it all very strange,but felt that she had indeed done the right thing ins topping him. Alces leaned on Lang and Jade. And the lycan smirked at V. V noted that the dark brooding king was very quiet,lookign down to Shaun, then watching Kahn go after Ghallon. She also knew that training would be held ack for a week or so. It would give ehr time to go through all she had learned, and also. To tell Rune everything she had been keeping.


She watched as Hera paced a bit looking at Lang. They ewere to decied what to dow ith the boy at V's feet. V nornally wouldnt have a vote in this, but ehr harmed Alces and tried to kill the young ones. Hera had gone through all that, V had no idea there waere so amny young ones. Shea had a daughter with Victor, Adamina. Gabe and Anala had a son, Warner. Kahna nd Audrey had two chidlren Vanya, and Joshua though Hera explained that Vanya was not related to Kahn by blood. BV already knew that Dark and Jade had twin girls,Angel and Azura. Salice had two children from her marriage before. Lona and Dalryn. And Shaun had put them all in danger.

The boys fate was sealed, death. V knew that. But she wondered who here could do it. They all loved Willow and Ghallon she could see and sense that. Jade and Hera were assassins, both trianed in blood and death, and Lang carried that air around him as well. And Victor seemed to have a touch of that air too. Shea and Salice were mages, warriors, and both had seen death and delt it out,but not int he same way. Then there was Darkmere, stoic and quiet and brooding. She knew he could deal out justice. Gabe and Anala seemed calm, though V could see that Anala was tense,it showed in her eyes.

"We could toss him int he dank cell we kept Ryker and the other one in." Alces offered.


"No." Salice said softly, " Ryker and Damien had information, Shaun has none.." She glanced to Hera,then down to the boy. Then back to Vanessa. " He would have killed you,he would have killed anyone who got in his way."

V shrugged, " I don't fear death, besides,he wasnt expecting me to be what I am. He aimed and fired,but the bullets never even came close. "

Slowly, from the far off place Shea led Willow towards them. She was sniffling,she was sad, and angry. She knew Ghallon ahd gone off and she would not follow she leaned to Shea. "See that it is done.." She whispered, but V knew everyone there heard thsoe words.

Shea nodded and looked to Heraand Lang. Then to the rest. She wondered who there would be willing to do such an act. Willow had told sShea that Shaun had given up his life long ago, and now after all this he was to be put to death, and if none here would do it, she would find someone who would. Willow had Zorin in mind, or perhaps Magus.


"Willow requests that he be put to death." Shea said softly, " and if none here are willing to do so, she will seek someone out who will do it." Willow stood beside Shea pale,and weak and sad. Shea coudlnt imagine what she was going through,if Aiden had ever become evil. Shea would have been destroyed. More so if she could never have another child.

V watched,looking to Willow. Then to Shea, the mage held the world on her shoulders, as she stated what Willow wished. Death , it haunted every mortal, and immortal alike, but this was a mother telling ehr closest and dearest friends and fmaily to kill her only child. V understood what the boy had done. But could never put herself in those shoes.

V stirred in her sleep covering her head witht he scheets as the sun came in through the window.Today she would continue her training at some point While she slept, Rune had slipped out of the bed and the room. And was in the kitchen at the moment, eatting breakfast before the trainning began. The smell of food made her peek her eyes out of the covers to find him gone. She slid out of bed then dressing in her usual training clothes before heading down stairs. The smell drew her on.


He looked up for a moment, with a grin. Before getting up to fix her a plate. Making her a good hearty breakfast. She smirked at him as he fixed her a plate of food, a good herty meal, she needed it her eyes were ruby toned. "Smells good," she walked over and sat down. She looked to him. "Looks good too." Was she talking about him or the food? It was hard to tell.

"Thanks." A wink to her as he sat across from her again. Then started to eat slowly again. "What trainning are you doing today?" She started to eat,he was a good cook. She wasnt about to deny that. "Magic. " She savord the food,looking across at him. He nodded lightly. "So.. you want to learn magic? " Looking across the table to her again. " Sure you can handle it? " Teasing her.

She smirked to him. "Ghallon says I have promise, he wasnt quite ready to start the other day the other day." she had woken again finding him gone and a note on the door, Salice had been waiting for her and Ghallon had come out to explain the rules,and set up a time later at night for the training.V wasnt sure why. "I am ready, and yes I can handle it ."


He nodded lightly as he moved to take his plate to the sink. "I'll show you to the trainning room when you are ready." A smile to her. Her brows rose a bit,as she ate the last few bites,rising in the smae motion to place her plate in the sink, maybe this was their plan confuse the hell out of her. He looked over his shoulder a moment, before leading her through the tower towards the trainning room used for magic.

She didnt ask why he was leading her there, but it was on her mind the whole way though the tower. She idly pulled back her hair and rolled her shoulders. Silent. And he openned the door for her. No one was inside, as he waitted for her to step inside. If her brows could rise any higher they would have as she looked inside the room, it was empty, slowly with caution she walked inside the room,waiting for something to srping out at her from some magical means.


And he followed her inside, while shutting the door. He then moved by her to pick up staff before turnning to face her. Going all serious. ?Show me what you know.? Her brows rose at him ? What?? What happened to Ghallon teaching her, was this some joke, some test? His face was serious, a rare thing indeed. Lastly around her, ? what happened to Ghallon teaching me? ? She didnt know much it would take all of two seconds to show him that.. but she wasnt sure she could.

?Salice and Ghallon figured it would be best that I teach you, with what happened to Shaun.? His features softening. ?What do you mean?? She knew what had hapepend with Shaun why did that change anything? She wasnt sure she could see Rune in that light, to train she had to be able to look at someone all their weaknesses, and figure out how to kill them, with Jade it had been little issue. Jade was Jade and this was Rune the man she loved. ? I dont know if I can train with you.?

?He wishes to be with Willow for now.? He then smirked at her. ? Do I distract you to much? ? Moving towards her slowly. She nodded to that, it made since that Willow would need Ghallon. ? Its not that you distract me love,? he did that too. ? Its going to be hard for me to see you in that light, to analize all your weaknesses.? She shuddered at the idea .

He nodded lightly to that. ?Very well.. I'll guess you'll have to wait then.. and after I cleared my time to train you.? Slowly moving by her now. She took a breath in waiting wouldnt be a bad thing. But he had taken time out of his day.She grabbed his arm as he passed by. ? Wait.. ? ? Hmm? ? Looking to her when she caught him by the arm.

She sighed,and let his arm go. ?I can try,? she knew it would be hard,harder than most things. But she walked away from him two steps, hed asked to see what she knewhed show him. The only thing she ha don that she could possibly float was the pendant around her neck so she slid the necklace off and placed the pendant in her hand and closed her eyes, it had been decades since shed done anything with magic. Old world spells were long out of use. ? Here goes.. ?

He nodded and turned to watch her. Head tilting slightly. Able to tell she was trying as hard as she could. The pendant rose an inch off her palm before it wobbled and fell back in to her hand, that was about it, she shrugged and slid the chain back over her head letting the pendant rest to her chest again. ? Thats all.? He nodded lightly and moved over to her a moment, then placed a hand to her shoulder. "Clear your mind for a moment. " Whispered softly, before closing his eyes... Seeing if she had any locked away magic in her. She sighed,magic was frustraing but she did as he asked and closed her eyes and cleared her mind.Taking in a breath or three And he would slowly search for any traces of magic. As she'd feel a pulse of his flowing through her to help.

She felt it, that dull pulse through her skin. She relaxed, but she didnt breathe she didnt need the air She felt like a cad as he sreched for any hidden magic, and yes he would find some burried some where under years of underuse. A light smile to finding it. ?Try again..? Whispered as he tapped into that bit of magic, enough to let her get a feeling of it. She sighed, feeling like this was all pointless, but she would try again , though she didnt bother to take the pendant off this time, with her eyes closed she couldnt see it rise off her chest in tot he air, but she felt it. He felt it as well. ?Do you sense where it lays within you? ? Meaning that pool of magical energy. She tried to focus on where it was, she shrugged at first She wasnt sure what she was looking for til she felt it,like a pulse deep,burried. ?I think so.?

?Focus on that spot.? Slowly lowering his hand when he felt her get a firm hold of it with her mind. ?Hold out your hand.. and focus that energy into your hand. Try to form fire.? She nodded focusing, she felt the pulse more. And held out her hand. Trying to see the fire in her mind. Another breath and she growled when she knew she didnt have it, but thena little blue toned flame sparked in her palm .

?Keep trying?. To encourage her. ?I was just like you when I first started.? Which was true..it took him time to learn. she nodded and focused again.It was hard to focus on the pulse of the magic inside of her, the little blue flame flickered a little brighter,it didnt burn,since she made it.But she could feel the heat in her hand. Then as she focused more the little flame roared to life,so bright she had to open her eyes.


And he would continued to praise her, then blinked as it just roared to life. ?Nicely done.. ? She blinked looking to the fire in her hand.Wow she flexed her fingers a little and it flickered and sparked,then went poof.She examined her hand not a burn mark in sight. And she was grinning ear to ear .


?Not bad..? Hip nudging her. ?Now try it again to see if it was just begginer's luck.? She smirked at him. ? And what if it was just luck?? She tried to focus again, closing her eyes so he wouldn?t be so distrating. It took less time for her to find the pulse of magic,but longer for the little flame in her hand to appear,but it seemed the moment one thought passed her mind the flame flickered to life again.

Which got a nod from him. Keep letting it go out, and try it again. He knew this was sure to be dull to her, but he was getting it to where it was like riding a bike. She sighed, and nodded, the flame went poof again and she would try again. She could see why this took time, it was hadr just like any other training, though training with Jade and Raz had been easier for her.This was like a physical and mental work out. But she was finding the pulse faster and the little flame burst up easier each time. ?I wonder why its blue?? Said as she starred closely at it.


?You aura of magic is blue?. Kissing her cheek when she had the fire down pat now. ?See that trainning dummy over there?. Nodding to the one on the right. ? Let's see if you can light it on fire..? she smiled tot he kiss to her cheek, ? hmm blue aura huh..? She looked to the dummy on the right ? I can try..? nodding looking to the dummy, this she was sure she could do, she was focused the pulse now she could find with out having to look, and the flame flickered in her hands but she had no clue how to make it go from her hand to the dummy.


He moved up behind her, aimming her hand at the dummy. ? Now.. focus the fire from you hand to the dummy.? Whispered in her ear, and probably distracting her as well. He just had to touch her didnt he, distraions. She focused hard on the dummy and the fire leaped a little from her hand but only sparks caught the dummy. And she grolwed lowly. He chuckled softly. ?My you are growling a lot. Calm down.. this is new for you.. Try again.? As for touching her.. Yeah.. he had to touch her.

She nodded, and focused again. This time a little more fire reached out and touched the dummy setting it on fire,a brillant blue He smirked. ? Very nicely done.. Now.. do the same thing, but think of ice.? She sighed, ice now, what better to put out the fire? She mused in her head as she tried to focus on the idea of ice, cold and hard as stone like her, ice seemed to come easier to her than the fire did,spreading out from her fingers to the flames dousing them.The dummy was covered in ice.

?Very good.? Daring to swat her rear. ?I think I'll give you a moment to rest.? She yipped at his swat and smirked ?Am I really doing good?? Smiling, ? You are..? He nodded softly. ?You picked on both rather quickly.? A kiss to her cheek. She grinned, ? Good.? She sighed and took in a long breath. ?I feel like ive been working out...for days.? She flexed her hand again. ? It will feel like that always..? He waved his hand as two chairs appeared. ? Magic drains on both sides.? She nodded and slowly sat down. Now purely distracted by him. ? In time it will become less of a strain, unless you focus on using it only.? Smiling to her as he sat down.

She nodded, ? Your a good teacher, I see why they send you off places to teach.? Grinning ?Distracting though. ? She smirked at him,he would likely note her eyes were still ruby tinted, more violet in them from breakfast. Fire ,ice, she looked to the dummy and then back.Rubbing her hand across the back of her neck ?Thanks.? He chuckled softly. ?But I have your full attention.? Teasing her. "You need a drink?" Taking note of her eyes.

She grinned at him "who wouldnt give you their full attention ?" her brows perked a little. "Its okay." to the drink part,All the focus and magic work..yes it made her hungry, and sore like any training would He nodded lightly. ?We'll wait till you feel rested enough to continue.. and you are doing very well.. You have fire and ice down.. ?

A slow nod two down only how many more to go,water,earth and wind, though ice ran with water same element but different. ?I should go hunt .? She knew she needed to, tired as she was,she rose to her feet, ?than maybe I'll take a nap,? smirking. ? You can drink from me..? His brows rose. ?I might be your teacher, but you know you don't have to go hunt. ?

She looked at him and shook her head. ? No.. ? not like she hadnt before , ?I dont think I should..?. ?Vanessa..? Holding his hands out to her. ?You won't hurt me.? She knew that. "I know that. " She eyed the marks on his neck . ?Its not about that.? she wanted to,but she held her breath now. "I wont be gone long, you wont even miss me.? She was to the door


And he stood to move in front of her, slowly snaking his arms around her. ?Then what is it? ? She starred in to his eyes as he snuck his arms around her. ? I shouldnt be drinking from you...? She touched those marks upon his neck,she enjoyed his taste his scent everything about him,but she was back to fighting against drinking from him. ? I can just as easily hunt, theres lots of deer.? ?This a lover's bite, my dear.? Tilting his head slightly. ?It is something we both enjoy... Stop trying to deny that you love sharing your dark kiss with me.?

?I dont deny that I enjoy it..? She stopped there, ? you enjoy this?? She touched the marks again dark kiss she chuckledthats one name for it.. He stole a soft kiss to her lips. ?Drink from me.. ? Letting his hands caress her sides. ?Tis been a while.? There he went again caressing her sides distracting her from her course. She smirked at the stolen kiss then shook her head at him before leaning in to kiss her marks. It had been a while, she had been keeping up with hunting,but she didnt want to resist it anymore so she gave him that lovers bite and drank slowly.


Which got him to close his eyes, with one hand rubbing against her back. As his other hand moved up to rub the back of her neck. Letting her take as much as she needed. He was such the tempter,and he knew her too well, how she desired him in that way and in others, she took what she needed not fighting against it now. Till she had what she wanted and licked the wound clean .Her fingers had pressed up along his shoulders and one had knoted in to his hair which she now released

And his eyes slowly blinked open when she was done. ?Seems you have been denying yourself a lot.? Whispered to her. She licked her lips and simply nodded still so close she ran her nose along his jaw line as she with drew. ? I?ve been trying to quit you.. which was immpossible you know how you taste to me.? Her eyes opened bright virbant violet. ?That I know.. and no more trying to quit me, or I'll find another willing vampire to drink from me.? So teasing her, but he knew she'd never allow anyone else to mark him.

She snickered at that. ?Its impossible to quit you ..? She traced a finger down his chest "you taste too good.? She laughed at the idea of another vampire trying to mark him. ?Shed have to go through me first..." ?That so?? Grinning at her as he played at pulling away from her. She hung on to him though wrapping her arms around him , ?yes thats so. ? He wasnt getting away now.

He smirked to her wrapping her arms around him. ?Such a naughty student.? Not that he cared one bit She smirked, ?not like you mind.? leaning in to steal a kiss. ?I could be much much worse you know.? She gave his lips a nip.Her fingers sliding down over his arms ?I know. ? Stealing that kiss back. ?But that will come later dear.. Let's see if you cane get the other elements..? She nodded all right fine she let him go. ? Spoil sport .?