* Prague July 24th, 1997 *
Spike smiled taking the last drag from his cigarette and looked to Drusilla who was on his arm staring up at the stars he smiled leaning over he kissed her cheek as they entered a club. Instantly Dru spotted a young girl about 23 and pointed her out to her lover, Spike nodded and left her alone as he approached the unknown girl anxious to feed.
Spinebelle stood laughing with her friends when she saw a couple walk through the club doors, she was astounded by the pair's beauty, the man had brilliant blonde hair and his eyes were so blue they melted her from across the room, and the woman well Spinebelle had never seen someone so mysteriously beautiful in all her life, even in Italy with the throngs of beautiful women, she could think of none to compare to this stranger. She was shocked when she saw the woman point her out to her partner, and she froze when he approached her, and again melted by his eyes.
"Hello." Spikes accent was thick. He eyed the girl with a smile he turned back to Dru with a nod she smiled going to a table in the back. Spinebelle cocked her head, "hello," she was proud feeling comfortable enough with her years of english lessons to respond to this stranger, "Can I help you?" Spike nodded,"You could come have a drink with me." Spinebelle grined widely, " I'd love to but what about that woman you came in with? Won't she get mad?" Spike smiled, "Who Drusilla? No. matter of fact..you like to meet her?" She nodded taking her drink from the bar following Spike to the back where Dru was sitting at a table drinking slowly from her champagne glass. Spike leaned forward kissing her and whispering in her ear, only to be whispered at too.
Spinebelle sat silently smiling in awe of the couple, there was something about them, like she had known then forever, or that she always would, either way it was a feeling that she liked and had never really had before even with her own poor excuse for a family. Spinebelle was the only child of Anthony and Lolitta Montraoli, her father was well known throughout Italy for his photography until he lost his sight, but even before that Spinebelle had never really cared for the man, and her mother, all Spinebelle ever saw of her was the bottom of a pill bottle and some expensive wine. She jumped out of her memories with a yelp and found Drusilla smiling widely at her.
"This is Drusilla," Spike announced as he put his arm around his love. Spinebelle nodded smiling, "Spinebelle Montraoli. Nice to meet you." Dru grinned madly, "Oh Spike I told you she would be here, and isn't she just as wonderful as I told you she would be?" Spike nodded as he took a drink from his bottle. "yes love...perfect, just like." Dru jumped in , "just like the stars told me," she reached out caressing Spinebelle's face and smiled when the girl didn't pull away but merely held the hand against her skin. "You.your skin, its so cold," Spinebelle said sofltly as she felt Dru's had run over her face. "Yes it is isn't it?" Dru cooed. "cold...cold as death but a sweetly comforting death," she grinned as she opened her eyes watching Drusilla's hand pull back slowly and on her face was a look of shock she turned to spike who was watching the crowd dance a few feet away, "Spike.," she leaned over whispering to him which got quite a reaction, "please?" Spike stared at her in disbelief, "Are you sure Dru? I mean you don't have much luck with the siring business luv...look at me.Are you sure this is the one?" Dru nodded wildly, and turned to look at Spinebelle who was listening intently, "Siring?" she inquired, "not to be rude but what are you two talking about?" Spike laughed, "well you see pet, do you believe in Vampires?" Spinebelle nodded, "I believe they exist and have been really misrepresented in movies, why?" Spike smiled with a laugh, "Yes that we have pet, we have." Spinebelle's jaw dropped, "We? You-you're vampires? I knew it, that's why I." she stopped and saw Dru staring at her, "what does that have to do with me?" Spike leaned forward, "well you see, Dru here has taken a liking to you and says that the stars tell her you are supposed to be Sired, or turned by us, that is if you want to, can't make you do it pet." Spinebelle was taken back by this, "you mean, you want to make me a vampire?" She sat back as Spike and Dru both nodded to answer her, "so live forever, drink blood and get some kind of super stength right?" The nodded again, "ok but I cant go out in the day, or eat garlic, well that's a problem I'm Italian I like garlic," Spike laughed, " believe me luv you wont miss it." She laughed, "sounds good to me." Drusilla laughed and looked to Spike, "well that was..easy, uhm Shall we?" The Three got up from their table one girl on each arm of Spike's. Spike smiled staring at the girl the whole way to the hotel, her beauty took him in and wrapped him around her perfectly manicured finger, her long red hair shimmering in the moonlight as it danced across her perfectly tan skin, and those eyes, he didn't think humans could have such a beautiful color in their eyes, that deep lavender staring back at him so full of trust, hope, and the most suprising thing her found there buried deep within was longing, not for something she could have, not for anything she could buy, but for a simple thing, simple release, release from everything she knew, without leaving it behind, a sweet death and beautiful rebirth, it was amazed buy it but it was there none the less and the further they walked the closer she became and the more the longing showed through. He smiled as he opened the door to their room leading the women in, he kissed Dru once more before removing his duster and laying it on the chair as he walked up beside Spinebelle, setting a comforting hand on her shoulder and found it wasn't needed.
Spinebelle sighed a deep sigh of relief as she stood on the balcony watching the sun begin to rise, she felt Dru's ling finger nails against the bare skin of her back and shivered at the delightful touch, she put an arm comfortably around the Vampires waist and watched calmly as her face changed, she reached her hand out and caressed Dru's browline, it was not grotesque or even disturbing, it was comforting, "Mom," she whispered as she smiled feeling spike approach her on the right side she turned to see him, also in vamp face and smiled. When she met them she didn't think they could be more beautiful but watching them this moment she was in total awe and realized she had been holding her breath and took in one more relaxed breath before both sides of her neck were ravaged, the pain was unbearable, but she swam in it, the darkness came quickly before she felt her life draining she smiled closing her eyes and felt herself softly laying on the floor then opened them weakly still smiling she looked up to see both Spike and Drusilla leaning forward their wrists slit the velvety red liquid dripped down to her lips where she had her first taste, before she began to drink happily from both of them as the darkness slowly took over she took her last breath and closed her eyes feeling the most peaceful feeling she thought was ever possible as she slept.
Spike smiled taking the last drag from his cigarette and looked to Drusilla who was on his arm staring up at the stars he smiled leaning over he kissed her cheek as they entered a club. Instantly Dru spotted a young girl about 23 and pointed her out to her lover, Spike nodded and left her alone as he approached the unknown girl anxious to feed.
Spinebelle stood laughing with her friends when she saw a couple walk through the club doors, she was astounded by the pair's beauty, the man had brilliant blonde hair and his eyes were so blue they melted her from across the room, and the woman well Spinebelle had never seen someone so mysteriously beautiful in all her life, even in Italy with the throngs of beautiful women, she could think of none to compare to this stranger. She was shocked when she saw the woman point her out to her partner, and she froze when he approached her, and again melted by his eyes.
"Hello." Spikes accent was thick. He eyed the girl with a smile he turned back to Dru with a nod she smiled going to a table in the back. Spinebelle cocked her head, "hello," she was proud feeling comfortable enough with her years of english lessons to respond to this stranger, "Can I help you?" Spike nodded,"You could come have a drink with me." Spinebelle grined widely, " I'd love to but what about that woman you came in with? Won't she get mad?" Spike smiled, "Who Drusilla? No. matter of fact..you like to meet her?" She nodded taking her drink from the bar following Spike to the back where Dru was sitting at a table drinking slowly from her champagne glass. Spike leaned forward kissing her and whispering in her ear, only to be whispered at too.
Spinebelle sat silently smiling in awe of the couple, there was something about them, like she had known then forever, or that she always would, either way it was a feeling that she liked and had never really had before even with her own poor excuse for a family. Spinebelle was the only child of Anthony and Lolitta Montraoli, her father was well known throughout Italy for his photography until he lost his sight, but even before that Spinebelle had never really cared for the man, and her mother, all Spinebelle ever saw of her was the bottom of a pill bottle and some expensive wine. She jumped out of her memories with a yelp and found Drusilla smiling widely at her.
"This is Drusilla," Spike announced as he put his arm around his love. Spinebelle nodded smiling, "Spinebelle Montraoli. Nice to meet you." Dru grinned madly, "Oh Spike I told you she would be here, and isn't she just as wonderful as I told you she would be?" Spike nodded as he took a drink from his bottle. "yes love...perfect, just like." Dru jumped in , "just like the stars told me," she reached out caressing Spinebelle's face and smiled when the girl didn't pull away but merely held the hand against her skin. "You.your skin, its so cold," Spinebelle said sofltly as she felt Dru's had run over her face. "Yes it is isn't it?" Dru cooed. "cold...cold as death but a sweetly comforting death," she grinned as she opened her eyes watching Drusilla's hand pull back slowly and on her face was a look of shock she turned to spike who was watching the crowd dance a few feet away, "Spike.," she leaned over whispering to him which got quite a reaction, "please?" Spike stared at her in disbelief, "Are you sure Dru? I mean you don't have much luck with the siring business luv...look at me.Are you sure this is the one?" Dru nodded wildly, and turned to look at Spinebelle who was listening intently, "Siring?" she inquired, "not to be rude but what are you two talking about?" Spike laughed, "well you see pet, do you believe in Vampires?" Spinebelle nodded, "I believe they exist and have been really misrepresented in movies, why?" Spike smiled with a laugh, "Yes that we have pet, we have." Spinebelle's jaw dropped, "We? You-you're vampires? I knew it, that's why I." she stopped and saw Dru staring at her, "what does that have to do with me?" Spike leaned forward, "well you see, Dru here has taken a liking to you and says that the stars tell her you are supposed to be Sired, or turned by us, that is if you want to, can't make you do it pet." Spinebelle was taken back by this, "you mean, you want to make me a vampire?" She sat back as Spike and Dru both nodded to answer her, "so live forever, drink blood and get some kind of super stength right?" The nodded again, "ok but I cant go out in the day, or eat garlic, well that's a problem I'm Italian I like garlic," Spike laughed, " believe me luv you wont miss it." She laughed, "sounds good to me." Drusilla laughed and looked to Spike, "well that was..easy, uhm Shall we?" The Three got up from their table one girl on each arm of Spike's. Spike smiled staring at the girl the whole way to the hotel, her beauty took him in and wrapped him around her perfectly manicured finger, her long red hair shimmering in the moonlight as it danced across her perfectly tan skin, and those eyes, he didn't think humans could have such a beautiful color in their eyes, that deep lavender staring back at him so full of trust, hope, and the most suprising thing her found there buried deep within was longing, not for something she could have, not for anything she could buy, but for a simple thing, simple release, release from everything she knew, without leaving it behind, a sweet death and beautiful rebirth, it was amazed buy it but it was there none the less and the further they walked the closer she became and the more the longing showed through. He smiled as he opened the door to their room leading the women in, he kissed Dru once more before removing his duster and laying it on the chair as he walked up beside Spinebelle, setting a comforting hand on her shoulder and found it wasn't needed.
Spinebelle sighed a deep sigh of relief as she stood on the balcony watching the sun begin to rise, she felt Dru's ling finger nails against the bare skin of her back and shivered at the delightful touch, she put an arm comfortably around the Vampires waist and watched calmly as her face changed, she reached her hand out and caressed Dru's browline, it was not grotesque or even disturbing, it was comforting, "Mom," she whispered as she smiled feeling spike approach her on the right side she turned to see him, also in vamp face and smiled. When she met them she didn't think they could be more beautiful but watching them this moment she was in total awe and realized she had been holding her breath and took in one more relaxed breath before both sides of her neck were ravaged, the pain was unbearable, but she swam in it, the darkness came quickly before she felt her life draining she smiled closing her eyes and felt herself softly laying on the floor then opened them weakly still smiling she looked up to see both Spike and Drusilla leaning forward their wrists slit the velvety red liquid dripped down to her lips where she had her first taste, before she began to drink happily from both of them as the darkness slowly took over she took her last breath and closed her eyes feeling the most peaceful feeling she thought was ever possible as she slept.
