Disclaimer: I do not own the concept of the Night World or any of the recognisable people; they all belong to the lovely L.J Smith. The only person I own is Kali McFarlane/Theora. I am not making anything off this story, or any of my stories, they are just for fun.
Here is chapter 1 of Thierry's Secret, I have removed this story and revamped it, so now it should be in the present tense, and it should have longer, but less chapters. This was/is my first NW story, please be kind?
Thierry's Secret.
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The house I come to looks like a castle, but is really a massive white mansion. I walk through the large iron gates, and head up the long, twisting driveway. As I approach the mansion, I can see that in every window, a black rose is exquisitely etched into the glass. The garden is simply breathtaking, palm trees everywhere. There is also what looks like very expensive fake manicured grass. Out here in Las Vegas, it is mostly desert. I am here for one reason, and one reason only… to see the Lord of the Night World himself.
I reach the heavy mahogany door, and ring the doorbell. About five minutes later, the door opens to reveal a girl a few years older than my seventeen years, with long fair hair in different shades of wheat, wise grey eyes that seem to hold the knowledge of the world, and a birthmark, the colour of watered down wine, slanted across her left cheek, just below the bone. She's really pretty.
"Hi. I'm here to see Lord Thierry Descouedres." I say to the older girl.
"I'm sorry, but Thierry's not here at the minute." The girl answers gently. "He won't be back until tomorrow morning." She adds, smiling apologetically.
"Dammit!" I mumble to myself. "I really needed to see him, it's very important." I say to the girl.
"Why don't you come in? I'll get someone to prepare a room for you, then you can wait for Thierry to come back." The girl replies, stepping back and letting me in.
"Thank you." I say, taking in the inside of the mansion. Damn, he makes Bill Gates look like a piggy bank.
"My name's Hannah Snow." The girl introduces herself, extending a hand out to me.
"I'm Kali McFarlane." I reply, taking Hannah's hand and shake it
"So, what do you need to see Thierry about?" Hannah asks, leading me into a big room full of teenagers.
"Well, it's kind of private." I answer, trying my best not to sound offensive.
"Either way, I'll find out anyway, because Thierry will tell me." Hannah replies, sounding very trustworthy.
"Okay. But can we go somewhere more private, so I don't feel nervous?" I ask, looking a bit uncomfortable in the crowded room.
"Yeah sure. Come with me, then we can talk." Hannah leads me out of the room and into the opulent looking hallway.
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We go up the wide curving staircase, and then into a huge office in the third floor of the mansion. Most of the furniture here is made from mahogany; the chairs, the small tables, and various other wooden furniture.
There is a desk at the back of the room, which is about the size of a queen-sized bed. The high backed black leather chair at the desk is facing the huge French doors. All of a sudden, the chair swings around to reveal a teenage looking man, wearing a midnight blue shirt and probably dark blue jeans. He looks tall, even sitting down; he's well built, has white- blonde hair, night dark eyes, and is smiling at Hannah. He looks better than when I last saw him.
"Thierry? What are you doing here? I thought you weren't supposed to be back until tomorrow?" Hannah asks the tall, blonde man. So this is the infamous Lord Thierry Descouedres? I think to myself. I didn't expect it to be him.
"I was, but I came home early. I missed you too much." Thierry replies, pulling Hannah into his arms, he doesn't seem to see me.
"Thierry? This is Kali McFarlane." Hannah tells him, gesturing at me. I step forward and he looks at me stunned.
"Oh. My. Good. Goddess!" Is all Thierry could say. "Theora? Is that you?" He whispers, coming towards me.
"Yeah. Hi Theorn. Long time no see." I reply, smiling nervously.
"It's been too long." Thierry agrees. "It's Thierry now. And you're now called Kali then? Lovely name, it suits you."
"Yeah. New life. New name, and besides, I like Kali better than Theora anyways." I look away from him.
"You two know each other?" Hannah asks, looking back and forth between Thierry and me, and then she catches on with something. "Goddess! You two look so much alike." She adds, gesturing at my white- blonde hair and night dark eyes, the exact same as Thierry's.
"We were twins." Thierry replies softly, not taking his eyes off me.
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A/N: Please review and let me know what you think of this revamped version of chapter 1? I will update chapter 2 when I get around to revamping it. Also look out for my first three VD fics as I am revamping those as well, and also "Who Are You?' will be getting revamped as well.