Nightly Lessons

Nightly Lessons is a series RP that I started with an RP friend by the screen name of Peeker. The story originally started around a young fledgling and her experiences growing up with her patient yet dated Sire, but quickly grew from a cast of two to well over some 30 characters and is still growing to this date. Now the story is about two fledglings and how they desperately try to find their place and grow through different hardships. This RP started as a simple pass time for both of us and yet it gained an amazing amount of popularity on the site due to it's length as well as the amount of work both Peeker and I put into the story's plot. This RP is my baby and for five years it has developed into what Peeker and I see as two books, the third well on it's way. I will be editing in this version though as there are parts in the original RP where I had started with a plot idea only to drop it as it never worked out. This is not only to clean write the story, but also to prevent confusion.

This page of the story will update often as a guide to help keep trace of all the characters whom appear in the story as I get it written down again. This isn't just for you, the reader, but also for myself as I can't always keep track of the different people Peeker and I created over the years.

Also some parts of the story have pictures drawn to them. You can find them on my deviant art site, which is my homepage.

About reviews, I don't mind if someone doesn't like this, I write for my own sake and not others, but I'm more then happy to share it. I do ask if you review, please write what it is you don't like about it. Just just write 'it's crap' or what have you because it's unhelpful in aiding me in fixing up the story. I'll only delete those reviews.

!WARNING!

This story is heavily based on the theme of corporal discipline. The relationship between the Sires' and their Fledglings are family based (father/mother and son/daughter or brothers and sisters) so there are spankings in probably every chapter. I will promise though that Peeker and I worked very hard to make each scene believable and to have a plot throughout the story.

Also, I will state this only once because I am getting tired of the trolls who whine about the story. There is a sub theme of abuse in this story but it's not the core of it. These are vampires and vampires are not required to be nice or fair. Alice is just lucky about it.. Example, Razziel is not a nice person and life is not fair. If you can not understand this or don't like stories like this, please stop reading now. Otherwise, suck it up and get over it. I will respect reviews saying certain things, but I will not respect cowards who are too scared to leave their own name to a comment as weak as 'this sucks'. I don't curse people out for their opinions but I will not respect someone who is a wuss. To those people I say... boot to the head.

Main Characters

Alice Victoria Harker

Turned at the tender age of fifteen, Alice is a thin pretty girl with an uncontrollable stubborn natrue and temper. As a human, Alice was a problem child towards her parents and was spiraling towards a life more fitting of a gang. Originally too young to be turned, Alice was made into a vampire because she was attacked by a rogue vampire. She has blue eyes which glow red when angered and has chestnut brown long hair. Despite her attitude though, Alice is really a sweet heart-ed girl.

Magus Aleksandr (Alexander) Marcus Rastline

Aleks, as Alice often called him, is Alice's appointed Sire. He is the third son of his house and a Magus of Inferno magic. While Alice feels that that he's steadfast in his old ways, Aleks is very modern compared to other vamps his age. Aleks is about 6 feet tall, very muscular and has green eyes and hair, where went angered or using a lot of magic, his eyes turn purple. Aleksandr is often strict but his greatest trait is being patient, a trait he exercises often thanks to Alice. In his home, Aleksandr employs imps to tend to his house and meals.

Mikeal (Mik keel) Dornell

Mikeal is the fifth son of his house and a joker. He was born during the industrial revolution and joined the military just before being turned. He's a good natured vamp who rarely acts his age and has a love for collecting motorcycles of all kinds. Mikeal is known for two things in the vampiric circle; being the Captain in battle and breeding hellhounds. He also as a crush on Aleksandr's daughter Gabrielle. Mikeal has black brown hair and gray eyes.

Janus (Jake Bell) Dornell

The newest member of the House Dornell. Janus is a brooding young man, who like Alice, was turned because of a rogue vampire. He's fifteen years old as well, but unlike his friend, he hasn't lead an easy life thanks to his Sire, Warlord Razziel Dornell, who is a tyrant and rather abusive. Janus has Light brown hair and

Other Characters

Gabrielle Rastline

Gabrielle was Aleksandr's fledgling before Alice. She's a typical Victorian beauty with long golden curled hair but has a cold stare. She currently lives in Spain and due to a tragedy in her past is very reserved. Alice hasn't met her yet but often feels that the standards that she is being held to are the ones Gabrielle set.

Warlord Razziel Dornell

A man who literally has a back as straight as a steel rod. Razziel is a strict man who hates children with a passion and sees fledglings as soldiers in training. He was Aleksandr's fledglnighood friend, the pair being turned at about the same time. Razziel prides himself in having raised all his fledglings to be the perfect soldiers, but what he wants the most is a female in the house to hold over Aleks, proving he is better at it then he is. He had originally hoped that Alice would be his first, but Aleks won her due to his experience. Razziel has black hair and dark brown, nearly black eyes.

Countess Carmilla Batheroy

Also know as Elizabeth Batheroy, the Bloody Countess. A well-endowed blond and blue eyed woman who during her mortal years bathed in the blood of virgin girls. After becoming a vampire, she changed her name so that people couldn't give her grief. Age however hasn't changed her sense of humor in the least. In short, it's just as sickly twisted now as it was then.

Lady Lucy Fairebrooks

Known as the Seamstress of the vampire world, Lucy is the number one tailor the vampires turn to for their formal gowns as well as the rich of the human world. Lucy is a plump woman who's often happy and full of smiles, but don't let it fool you. She can be very strict to deal with. She is Razziel's and Aleksandr's fledglinghood friend, though there are hints that she shares something special with Aleks. As for Razziel, he often uses her as a babysitter when he doesn't have time for his fledglings or if they are ill. Lucy was

Terms

Fledlings

Baby vampires. In the RP anyone who is still in the care of their Sire is seen as a fledlgings. Fledglings can be any age though normally between the ages of 20 to 40 as they are easier to make disappear. Rarely do they change children and then it is because of a Fury attack. One's Fledgling years can last for any amount of time.

Sire

The 'parent' to a fledgling. It's the Sire's job to raise their fledglings in the rules and laws of the counsel by any means necessary. Often Sires isolate their fledglings for the first few years in order to protect not only the fledgling but also to protect mortals from their first. Often Sires will teach their fledglings their trade to use when they become Worthies

Worthy

A Worthy is a tittle given to a vampire once they are seen as an 'adult' and are often referred to this tittle by their elders.

Elder

An Elder is a tittle given only to the Head of Houses. While a fledgling may call someone who is older then them as their elder, there are only 13 vampires in Alice's and Janus' counsel whom carry the tittle.

Magus

A tittle given to a magic user. It is often added with something else, depending on the field of magic, the user uses.

Fury

A wild vampire who gives into their blood lust. These are often the power hungry ones or those who were turned without the counsel knowing it and have gone on a power trip. They aren't very organized and are the biggest threat of exposure for the vampire secret.