I have dreamt.......
by Iejasu
Chapter 1
5 years later.......
The door to the Raven opened, and a blond man with long hair and a beard entered.
Vampires cannot be deceived by appearances, so all of them recognized him
instantly.
Lacroix sat at the bar. He always sat at the bar, and now he stared with an icy
look at the seemingly young man.
Nick approached the bar as if nothing had happened.
"Good evening, Lacroix."
Lacroix forced his anger down and took a long swig from his glass.
"Nicholas. Should I say I am glad to see you?" His voice was calm but laced with anger.
Nicholas looked at him with slight surprise. He had expected that Lacroix
would attack him, or that he would remain still, but he certainly didn't expect
anything like this icy greeting.
"Well, Lacroix., I thought I might show up... "
"And what makes you think that I am interested in your person..."
Nicholas' eyes widened. He had known Lacroix for 800 years, and the old
General had always been interested in his .... whereabouts, but during the
last 5 years, nobody had tried to bring him back or force him back into the
Community. Quite the opposite. He had been left alone. Even the other
vampires had ignored him. In the end, he returned on his own.
"Umm, well... I thought..."
Lacroix showed his best predator smile.
"Nicholas, I am not interested in your whereabouts. I would prefer you leave
immediately and do not return. You wanted your freedom so badly... Well, it is time I
grant you your dearest wish. Go, Nicholas. The sight of you makes me feel sick."
Nicholas stared at him disbelieving. Was he mocking him? "Lacroix..."
"No, Nicholas., I have had quite enough. Your selfishness has overstepped its
boundaries. Your inability to face the consequences of your actions is a lesson I realized
you have to learn. But I will not be your teacher. You should go and see Dr. Lambert."
"Natalie? But...but...she is dead!"
"Dr. Lambert is well and alive, no thanks to you."
"You brought her over!!" Nicholas was not far from attacking the old General.
"I brought her over to the emergency room, Nicholas. She survived your inability to
restrain yourself."
Guilt washed over Nicholas' face.
"Ahhh, Lacroix... Do you think it is ...wise? I am quite sure she has her own life now. I
would not wish to open ... old wounds."
Lacroix stared at him with distaste.
"Nicholas, is it not simply that you are not very interested in explaining to her why you
left? That you preferred to turn her over to death instead of bringing her over?"
"She had offered herself to me. I asked you to kill me!" Nick answered in a hoarse voice...
"She loved you!" Lacroix hissed. " You didn't want her to lose her mortality, isn't that so,
Nicholas? You wanted to keep her on that marble altar instead of valuing her as a
woman with desires and needs."
"She .... I did not want to destroy her ... innocence."
"Like Fleur... Isn't that so?"
Nicholas looked down.
"You have never learned that a woman is much more than either an idol or a whore.
I was unable to teach this lesson to you. You turned to Janette when you could
not suppress your desires and knelt in front of Natalie as a
replacement of your holy virgin."
Nicholas looked at Lacroix with that puppy look in his eyes, pleading for understanding.
"No, Nicholas. Natalie is in Montreal. That is the last thing I got to know. Go to her and
apologize. That much decency you should demonstrate."
"You always told me that the actions of mortals are not important to us, and now you tell
me to apologize?"
"I always told you not to get involved with mortals, but you did. Now face the
consequences and apologize!" Lacroix hissed angrily.
Nicholas shook his head in defiance.
That was enough for Lacroix. He grabbed Nicholas's arm and pulled him toward the
exit."Go, Nicholas. You are not wanted here anymore. Leave and look for another
Community. I recommend Australia or the Arctic."
Lacroix told the bouncer at the door never to allow Nicholas to enter again.
Nicholas stared in disbelief. His father had abandoned him. Anger rose in the
younger vampire. He would look for another Community, and he would find it.
by Iejasu
Chapter 1
5 years later.......
The door to the Raven opened, and a blond man with long hair and a beard entered.
Vampires cannot be deceived by appearances, so all of them recognized him
instantly.
Lacroix sat at the bar. He always sat at the bar, and now he stared with an icy
look at the seemingly young man.
Nick approached the bar as if nothing had happened.
"Good evening, Lacroix."
Lacroix forced his anger down and took a long swig from his glass.
"Nicholas. Should I say I am glad to see you?" His voice was calm but laced with anger.
Nicholas looked at him with slight surprise. He had expected that Lacroix
would attack him, or that he would remain still, but he certainly didn't expect
anything like this icy greeting.
"Well, Lacroix., I thought I might show up... "
"And what makes you think that I am interested in your person..."
Nicholas' eyes widened. He had known Lacroix for 800 years, and the old
General had always been interested in his .... whereabouts, but during the
last 5 years, nobody had tried to bring him back or force him back into the
Community. Quite the opposite. He had been left alone. Even the other
vampires had ignored him. In the end, he returned on his own.
"Umm, well... I thought..."
Lacroix showed his best predator smile.
"Nicholas, I am not interested in your whereabouts. I would prefer you leave
immediately and do not return. You wanted your freedom so badly... Well, it is time I
grant you your dearest wish. Go, Nicholas. The sight of you makes me feel sick."
Nicholas stared at him disbelieving. Was he mocking him? "Lacroix..."
"No, Nicholas., I have had quite enough. Your selfishness has overstepped its
boundaries. Your inability to face the consequences of your actions is a lesson I realized
you have to learn. But I will not be your teacher. You should go and see Dr. Lambert."
"Natalie? But...but...she is dead!"
"Dr. Lambert is well and alive, no thanks to you."
"You brought her over!!" Nicholas was not far from attacking the old General.
"I brought her over to the emergency room, Nicholas. She survived your inability to
restrain yourself."
Guilt washed over Nicholas' face.
"Ahhh, Lacroix... Do you think it is ...wise? I am quite sure she has her own life now. I
would not wish to open ... old wounds."
Lacroix stared at him with distaste.
"Nicholas, is it not simply that you are not very interested in explaining to her why you
left? That you preferred to turn her over to death instead of bringing her over?"
"She had offered herself to me. I asked you to kill me!" Nick answered in a hoarse voice...
"She loved you!" Lacroix hissed. " You didn't want her to lose her mortality, isn't that so,
Nicholas? You wanted to keep her on that marble altar instead of valuing her as a
woman with desires and needs."
"She .... I did not want to destroy her ... innocence."
"Like Fleur... Isn't that so?"
Nicholas looked down.
"You have never learned that a woman is much more than either an idol or a whore.
I was unable to teach this lesson to you. You turned to Janette when you could
not suppress your desires and knelt in front of Natalie as a
replacement of your holy virgin."
Nicholas looked at Lacroix with that puppy look in his eyes, pleading for understanding.
"No, Nicholas. Natalie is in Montreal. That is the last thing I got to know. Go to her and
apologize. That much decency you should demonstrate."
"You always told me that the actions of mortals are not important to us, and now you tell
me to apologize?"
"I always told you not to get involved with mortals, but you did. Now face the
consequences and apologize!" Lacroix hissed angrily.
Nicholas shook his head in defiance.
That was enough for Lacroix. He grabbed Nicholas's arm and pulled him toward the
exit."Go, Nicholas. You are not wanted here anymore. Leave and look for another
Community. I recommend Australia or the Arctic."
Lacroix told the bouncer at the door never to allow Nicholas to enter again.
Nicholas stared in disbelief. His father had abandoned him. Anger rose in the
younger vampire. He would look for another Community, and he would find it.