Prelude

"Speech"
'thoughts'
'Sounds/noises/music'

My name is Liesolette Celeste Deveraux, my name sounds pretty important doesn't it. Well don't be fooled It isn't, well to me It isn't. You see I was born in 1824 & It's now 2009 so that makes me 185 In June, yes I'm Immortal. Both my parents are high up aristocrats, but In that time most people high in society were supernatural. Yer that makes me a supernatural or well more technically I'm a Shape Shifter. Humans only see me as a 5'8 black hair red eyed (I had to change to colour to blue though to blend in more when I'm around humans) helpless girl with a rare look & pretty good assets since I stopped aging at 19. To the supernatural I'm one the most powerful beings around apart from the vampires & lycans.

Since the dawn of time supernatural's have fought over government or who would be the ruler of us, so our ancestors decided the strongest of all supernatural's (apart from the angels & demons since they have their own thing going on) would rule. After a whole lot of bloodshed they finally found the three who would rule over us, a vampire, lycan & a shape shifter. Amelia Dawn Deveraux the first shifter ruler happens to be my grandmother, making me the next in line to the Shape shifter throne, so to speak.
I was bought up with the other two heirs, Lucas James Phoenix & Seth Marcus Blackwood. Lucas' grandfather was a vampire & Seth's grandfather was a lycan or werewolf, all of our parents are blue blooded, that means they are all of noble decent. Naturally you'd think the three of us were best friends or I was married to one of them but surprise, surprise, I actually hate Seth, but Lucas & I are pretty close. So as some would say it I'm pedigree, I say who gives a flying fuck.

I sighed aloud as I walked into the club, it was dark but the flashing laser lights lit the place up, like fireworks in winter. I walked down the stairs to the main floor, to my left was a bar & some stools, I looked over to the right of the bar & there was a sea of people grinding to the music, there were some lounges down the back with people making out on them. My crimson eyes scanned the room.

"He can even manage being late when I already am" I grumbled, shifting my crimson eyes to a deep blue colour & walked down to the bar. I sat on a stool, I smoothed down my black mini dress, and it was strapless, with a corset top covered variously in silver sequence with black ruffles hugging my hips neatly before stopping at my mid thigh. I crossed one of my legs over the other, making sure I didn't scratch myself with my black stilettos before releasing another sigh.

There was a small shuffling noise before the bartender walked in front of me, I looked up at him with a pleasant enough smile. I could smell he was human, rather cute with his short spiked up blonde hair and a pair of chocolate brown eyes that could probably make dozens of human women fall to his feet. He wore the normal bartender get up too; but to an immortal it all looks the same every generation. 'Not bad for a human' I mentally noted, he smiled at me placing a cocktail of some kind in front of me.
"Complements of the gentlemen at the end of the bar" he smiled, I smiled back politely. I looked to the end of the bar; a big looking guy was sitting on the end, brown slightly spiked hair, bright green eyes, muscular build, fashionable clothes & a cocky plastered to his face. 'Here we go'. The guy walked up to me taking the empty stool next to me, giving me a look that screamed I was his prey before licking his lips. 'Humans get stupider each generation, I swear'. For tonight's little 'show' I changed my hair colour to platinum blonde with deep blue eyes. I was about the same in the body department but I, maybe, kinda made a few enlargements here & there in the breast department, which was probably the reason this human was associating with me, but most humans are vain, even with other humans who their seen with.

"Now what's a pretty little thing like you doing on your own" he smirked, I smiled back, holding in the urge not to punch out a couple of those shiny teeth of his.
"Waiting" I replied glancing at the drink in front of me, he glanced at my untouched drink as well.
"It doesn't bite" he laughed, by now I was sick of this little charade.
"I'm not thirsty" I replied quickly.
"Aww c'mon baby for me" he cooed placing a hand on my thigh.
"Get off me now" I spoke icily, he merely smirked at me.
"Or what?" he countered 'say good bye to your teeth buddy'. Before I could get the chance to knock out his teeth, a hand landed near the nape of my neck in a soothing manner. I sighed, I knew that touch all too well.
"I think the young lady told you to get off her" the cold hard male voice I knew, sounded harshly. The guy shuddered trying to find his voice. I've seen this before & every time I see it I can never hide my smirk.
"Your girl asked me to buy her a drink" he defended, by now I was straining hard to get out of his grip on my shoulder & neck but my body didn't budge an inch even with my extra strength. The hand on my shoulder tightened slightly.
"If she did tell you to order her a drink..." the voice trailed off, a Bloody Mary was in front of me now. "She'd ask for this not that, so I suggest you get out of here before you turn into a bloody mess" adding extra emphasis with the crack of a few knuckles. The guy sneered at me & my 'saviour' before he trudged off towards the dance floor filled with moving bodies. I sighed & stopped straining against his hand, turning back towards the bar & sipped my Bloody Mary. He sat next to me & lent on the bench looking at me.

"What? No thank you?" his voice cooed cheerfully, almost eerily.
"I can look after my-self" I stated taking a sip of my drink, crossing my other leg over the other.
"Oh so knocking his teeth out would be the rational thing to do?" he chuckled. I scrunched my nose up making a 'Hmph' noise, draining all of my drink in one go.
"Shut up dog breath & go start picking out your next victim already" I said, irritation laced in my voice.
"Aww don't be like that, I can't do much without my girl" he said laying his head on my shoulder. Whenever he did that I always felt my heart beat go 20x faster & my breath hitch oh so slightly. You'd think I was used to it after 174 years together, well not in the way I want but still together none the less.
"Fine you win Kai" I sighed in defeat. I looked at him directly only to be met with a pair of beautiful deep blue eyes kind & soft. His hair was long & black going about below his shoulder blades. He was wearing casual black jeans & a black t-shirt with matching shoes. He even had a good body, 8 pack even.
"Your eyes...are really pretty" I said looking into the dark pools. Kai blushed a little before smiling warmly at me.
"You haven't said that in 174 years" I looked at him blankly.
"Has it really been that long...?" I trailed off becoming lost in my thoughts, remembering back to the simpler days. Back to the day we met.

Flashback-1832 (I was 8)

I ran down the dark streets, my little dark pink & white Victorian dress moving with my body. My boots 'clacked' along the stone gobbled streets, I dash around a corner hoping my servants would not find me. 'I don't want to go back there' I continually thought over & over as I ran. I found myself lost, streets unfamiliar & people I had never seen.
"I guess I'm in the middle class area" I said aloud looking about my surroundings, people gave me funny looks, probably because of my clothing when your brought up in the aristocratic area you see a lot of differences in lifestyle. My small arm was grabbed roughly as I was jerked to the side. I found myself gazing up at a grotty looking man, his clothes were torn & tattered, a black beard engulfing his face, his eyes leering at me & the smell of beer all of his form.
"Lookie what I caught, an aristocrats daughter no doubt" he sneered happily, looking at me like I was If a piece of meat or something along those line.
"Hey kid what's with your eye's there red, what are you some freak?" He spoke again, I scowled at him.
"Kindly take your hands off me sir & I am no freak my eyes are natural" I spat in displeasure jerking away harshly, I hated his scent.
"I don't think so little miss your going to make me a small fortune from your rich snooty parents & maybe even pleasure me" he sneered, I may have only been 8 but I guessed It would involve me doing things I wouldn't want to. I was about to morph my hands into claws & be done with it.
"Let her go now" a young boyish voice stricken with harshness said from behind me. I turned my head & saw a boy. He looked around 11 years old with rough black spiked hair with 2 longish bangs falling in front of his ears & a bang in the middle of his forehead going down past his eyes with a couple smaller bangs joining to the longer 2. He was wearing 3/4 brown pants, a white button up shirt hanging out at the sides a little, black suspenders, a brown coat, a pair of black shoes & white socks going above the end of his pants. The man that had hold of me merely laughed at him.
"Or what you'll call your daddy" the man laughed. I saw my opportunity & kicked out at the man holding me getting him hard in the groin, he keeled over instantly rolling around in pain. I huffed indignantly.
"That's what you get" I said poking my tongue out at him; the man was slowly starting to get back up glaring at me & the boy.
"You're dead girly!" he screamed glaring daggers at us 'that's why papa tells me In training not to aim for him there' I thought as I felt someone take my hand & yank me along I looked up, partially glaring at the boy.
"Run stupid!" he yelled pulling me along as we made our escape from the man.

We ran along alley through alley before we finally stopped. The boy was panting so I pretended to as well to not make him suspicious of me, since I could remember papa & mama always told me to 'Blend In' as they called it with humans. The boy looked up at me that was when I noticed, he had the prettiest eyes I had ever seen.
"Are you alright?" he panted, straightening up I just stared at him blankly for a moment looking at his eyes.
"Hello? Are you-" he trailed off looking at me oddly.
"What" I stared blankly he only continued looking at me oddly.
"Please stop looking at me that way" I said hotly, wondering what he was looking at.
"What is this the first time you've seen a girl or something" I said sharply glaring at the boy in front of me. He shook his head out of his stare.
"What? No it's just. Are your eyes..." he trailed off taking a step towards me & peering at me, at my eye level. I placed a hand on my eye wiping it to see if I had dirt around it before it hit me 'oohh he's talking about my eye colour'.
"Oh yes my eyes there a little odd aren't they" I stated putting my hand to my side smiling at him. The boy nodded in conformation & stood back up straight, I looked back at his eyes, and I couldn't get enough of them they were a deep sea blue that was an oddity as well. I grabbed at the boys shirt & pulled him back to my eye level close to my face, he blushed proficiently trying to jerk from my grasp but to no avail.
"Hey let me go!" he whined yanking at my hand again I merely held on tighter.
"Your eyes...there really pretty" I said slowly as his deep sea blue connected with dark red.
"W-what did you just say" he said slowly as I released the death grip of his shirt & he straightened back up smoothing his shirt out.
"I said you have really pretty eyes" I stated looking at him he looked at me blankly for a minute before it completely sank in.
"You're the first person to say that. Normally people say it's weird or odd" he blushed embarrassed I shook my head in response.
"No way they're pretty, people say I'm weird" the boy chuckled giving a half smile.
"You're a strange one aren't you" he said ruffling my hair a little. I closed one eye, emitting a small growl of irritation.
"Hey quit it, your wrecking my hair boy" I said pushing his hand away, smoothing my shoulder length black hair he gaped at me before huffing.
"Hey I have a name & Its Kai use it" he said hotly, I giggled at how irritated he could get because I didn't use his name, something that would come in handy in the future.
"I'm Liesolette" I said holding out my hand, he smirked taking my hand & giving it a quick kiss, looking up at me with a sly smile, I was blushing a little.
"Now what business does the daughter of an aristocrat have down here" he asked slyly, his eyes brightening with mischief. I yanked my hand away from him & huffed; not wanting to tell him I'm lost, my pride was getting in the road.
"What's it to you" I snapped huffing & looking away from him. He chuckled in response & started walking away. I watched him take four exact steps before I raced after him; he smirked down victoriously at me.
"What's the matter can't get back home?" I pouted a little & huffing.
"I have no clue where I am" I sighed loudly; Kai gave a half smile & grabbed my hand.
"I'll take you back to my place, don't want you running around here for the rest of those leeches" Kai winked at me, I nodded & smiled walking away hand in hand.

We got to Kai's house, it wasn't very big but in a way it felt homey. It was a small one story cottage on the edge of town near the forest. I found out on the way Kai was an only child as well, I have the other two but there not much company. We walked over to the cottage; I could smell something nice rivalling the nice things chef makes. Kai opened the door & led me in.
The floor was made of old faded wood same as the walls, in front of me was an old wooden table & behind that was an old looking kitchen with a woman cooking. Kai walked over & kissed the women's cheek, she smiled warmly at him before she noticed me.

"Oh who's this?" she asked surprised to see me to say the least. I think by the sounds of her words she was saying 'I hope you haven't kidnapped her'. Kai walked back over to me & pulled me over to the women. I took a better look now and noticed she was quite pretty, even rivalling some of the ladies of the court. She had pale skin & long brown hair pulled back in a bun and had deep sea blue eyes the same as Kai. She was wearing a simple brown & white dress not something an aristocrat would wear at all, but all in all she was still pretty.
"I'm Liesolette" I smiled brightly holding my hand out, the women smiled & shook my hand.
"I'm Sara Ravenstone; Kai's mother" she greeted me with a smile before turning to her son.
"I hope you have been treating her well young Kai" she said with a sly smile. Kai gaped at her.
"Oh course I have if I didn't you, pa & her parents would wring my neck" he spluttered giving his mother a cheeky grin, making me giggle.
"Kai's been really kind to me" I agreed smiling up at him. Mrs Raven walked back over to the bench & placed a pie on the table.
"I'm guessing your both hungry, here have a piece each then we'll see about getting you home Lie" she smiled. I felt, weird this was the nicest thing anyone has done for me & for some reason I didn't want to leave. Kai & I sat down & took our piece of pie each. Mrs Ravenstone was asking me about life as an aristocrat's daughter & how I had come to the middle class. Kai was adding bits of his own story, the made up parts earned him a swift kick under the table. The pie was delicious better then chefs any day.
"It was really delicious" I beamed at Mrs Ravenstone, who smiled back brightly at my compliment.

When we finished Kai had to go chop wood for the fire so I went with him, Mrs Ravenstone was going to send for a messenger to my house to inform them I was here. Kai led me around to the side of the house; there was a wood block, axe & a big pile of wood. I sat down on a block of wood & watched Kai. He took his jacket off & threw it at me.
"Mind it for me would you" he asked smiling & rolled up his sleeves.
"Sure but you gotta keep talking to me" he gave me a weird half smile again & started splitting wood.

We were talking for edleast 15 minutes before I heard footsteps edleast a kilometre away, I listened & could distinctly hear they were coming towards this direction. A couple minutes later a man with shaggy black hair & stubble walked around the side of the house. He noticed Kai first then looked towards me, looking at me curiously. I stood up & Kai stopped splitting wood. The man walked over to me & bent down to my level.
"Know, who might you be young miss, Kai's girlfriend maybe" he laughed seeing our faces pale & looked at each other. The man laughed harder & stood up ruffling my hair. 'What is it with these people & my hair' I thought blowing a piece of hair out of my face. The man walked over to Kai & put an arm around his shoulders.
"I hope you've been treating her good aye Kai" he said smiling at his embarrassed son.
"Of course Dad!" Kai yelled causing the man to laugh harder if that's possible. The man before me walked back over to me with a smile that resembled Kai's. He bent down to my level again.
"That was rude of me, I'm Kai's father, but you can call me Jack" he winked, taking my hand & kissing it. I pulled my hand back & nodded. He stood back up, patted Kai on the shoulder & walked back into the house. For 10 minutes there was an awkward silence between us as Kai continued to split wood & I'd watch from my post. 'My turn' I thought jumping off my perch walking over to Kai.
"My turn" I said happily, he wiped his brow, looked at me & laughed in my face. I huffed indignantly sending daggers at Kai. 'What the hell I'm way stronger than him, stupid boy' I thought.
"What are you laughing at" I snapped, glaring at the laughing boy before me. He laughed a little more before recomposing him-self & looked at me seriously.
"You're a girl" he stated bluntly.
"So" I said boredly.
"So you're weak & anyway this isn't girls work" he said splitting another piece of wood, adding emphasis to his point. I poked my tongue out at him childishly. I snatched at the axe ripping it from Kai's hands. He stumbled from the force of my grip. He looked at me in shock. I rolled my eyes 'dumb human thinks I'm weak he's got another thing coming' I thought. I've always been competitive so I wasn't about to let him win.
"Move" I ordered leaning on the axe handle. Kai smirked & walked up to me, leaning his face right near mine.
"Have fun hurting yourself princess" he smirked before moving back. I glared at him before I turned to the wood block & the small block of wood perched on it. I grabbed the axe with ease & hoisted it above my head & slammed it down on the wood block splitting the wood & a little bit of the block it's self. I gulped a little 'uh oh father was right; I don't know my own strength'. I looked at Kai, he was gaping at me, I put the axe down & turned to Kai with a fake smile.
"I guess I don't know my own strength" I said smiling with a nervous laugh. Kai went to say something before we heard simultaneous yells.

"Lie!" screamed the voices before I got hugged to death by two horribly familiar boys, both 12 years old. On my right a boy with short tidy blonde hair & light blue eyes hugged onto my arm wearing normal aristocrat clothes & to my left a boy with longish brown shaggy hair & eyes of coal. He was also wearing aristocrat clothes except he was holding me around the top half of my body. I glared boredly at Kai who was blinking in confusion. This didn't faze me since this happened every day.
"Lie where have you been!" yelled the blonde straight into my ear.
"Yer you were supposed to play catch & kiss with us!" yelled the brunette into my other ear.
"Get off me!" I screamed shoving them off me & hiding behind Kai. Both boys looked as though I had just kicked them in the stomach. Kai looked at me more confused; I merely glared at the pair in front of us.
"Luke, Seth, Lie what are you doing" said a familiar voice. I looked up & saw a man in his 30's looking at us from the side of Kai's house. He had short black hair & gray eyes with a moustache wearing aristocrats clothing. My eyes lit up before I ran to him.
"Daddy!" I yelled happily hugging my father around the legs. My father happily picked me up & hugged me.
"My little Lie, where have you been? You worried your mother & I sick" he said half scolding, half relieved.
"We were worried too!" yelled the pair of boys behind me. I glared at the pair as my father put me down. I ran towards the pair in front of me, they held their arms out expecting a hug instead I ran past them & straight to Kai. I took his hand & pulled him over to my father.
"Father this is Kai, he's been looking after me" I smiled looking between my father & Kai, who was looking rather shy not looking my father directly in the eyes.
"It's an honour to meet you sir" Kai said, letting go of my hand & bowing to my father. My father looked at Kai gently before placing a hand on his shoulder.
"There is no need to bow" he said gently pulling Kai up by the shoulder. Kai looked up at him bewildered. "If anything I should be bowing to you, for taking care of my daughter" Father smiled down to Kai. Kai looked speechless, so I nudged him in the ribs a little too hard.
"N-no problem at all sir" Kai stammered, looking directly at Father, who gave an approving nod.
"Lie, Seth, Lucas we must go" Father commanded.
"Yes Lord Deveraux" Lucas the blonde 'suck up' vampire responded. Lucas & Seth walked past me towards the carriage, as my Father went to talk with Kai's parents. I looked at Kai who was wearing a half smile it wasn't the good half smile, but the 'I guess this is goodbye forever' smile.
"So I guess I'll-"
"Can I come back tomorrow" I cut in. Kai looked at my confused for a second.
"You? An aristocrat want to come back here?" even as he said it, this sounded strange, even to me & I just said it! I nodded.
"Yes, I had fun &...I enjoyed your company" I looked up smiling brightly at Kai who shook his head.
"You are a strange one" he commented ruffling my hair playfully this time I didn't mind.
"So I can come back"
"Anytime you like" Kai smiled I looked out to the carriage where my Father was waiting for me, with Lucas & Seth glaring boredly at Kai & I. I gave my Father the 'I know you heard, so can I?' look, he stared at me for a moment before nodding. I smiled at Father & turned back to Kai.
"So what time can I come over?"

End Flashback

"Lie? Lie!" snapped Kai's voice, snapping me out of my daze.
"What?" I asked, 'obviously missed something important'.
"Are you going to dance or sit on your ass all night?"
"Sit on my ass all night" I smiled, Kai rolled his eyes & stood up yanking me along with him. 'Why me'. We hit the dance floor & I soon started moving to the beat. The lights flashed overhead & the music started moving faster pulling my body along with it, my hips started moving on their own & before too long I was completely numb. The music washed over the crowd like the ocean. I danced on my own for a minute or two before I felt a pair of hands grip onto my hips. 'Here we go again'. Kai & I started dancing to the music I felt his breath by my ear.
"What would I do without my wing girl" he whispered. Human ears would never pick it up over this music, but I wish I did have human ears so I could never hear those words. Every time we go to a club I always go home with more pieces of my heart shattered.
"Hehehe already got one, he's cute, and you'd like him too" Kai whispered deviously into my ear. I felt my heart sink. 'Why? So soon...'."Ok partner time for part 2 I've found my prey" he said, I could hear him lick his lips. The guy Kai was looking at was a blonde guy with big brown doe eyes, on the outside he looked like a normal guy but for some reason Kai could sense when guys were gay or straight. Oh yer I forgot to mention Kai's gay & I've been in love with him since the day we met. This is a little charade we pull off to get Kai laid so he doesn't become too restless during the lead up to a full moon and have him phase at random intervals. We get everyone's attention then Kai picks out a guy & well...I'll leave the rest to your imagination, but I can assure you it doesn't involve just a cup ofcoffee. I haven't told anyone I love him, well only as best friends but I'm guessing they know but won't say anything. Kai spun me around to face him.
"Time for part 2!" he yelled to me.
"Ok!" I yelled back. We had a conversation yelling at each other making it look like a couple fighting. "That enough?" I whispered.
"Yer got his attention thanks I dunno what I'd do without you!" Kai yelled. The before I knew it 'smack' I slapped him & walked to the bar.
"Part 3 completed" I murmured making my way over to the bar. I glanced back quickly & saw Kai already making a move on the blonde guy. I turned back around & felt my heart shatter that little bit more, I held my hand to my heart & walked to the stool I sat on when I came in. I sat down & ordered a Bloody Mary I took a long sip before looking into the long mirror on the bar wall. I found Kai easily already leading the blonde away from the dance floor. I took another swig of my drink.
"The things you do...when you love someone so much that it hurts".