Chapter 3) Megara and Lily P.1
Important Info: Inspiration of the new species I'm writing about came from Slavic Folklore
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I didn't respond as he called me what was apparently my old name
The man was undoubtedly in the family portrait hanging above the room, the same portrait I just saw my own face in, but how am I expected to respond to this? Can that portrait really be genuine? And if not, what could they possibly want from me? My 'sister' over there already seems way stronger than I am and if this man is who the portrait is implying he is….who knows how powerful he can be
He still gave me a hard stare. His sharp eyes held a hazel tone with a light blue hue from around the pupil. He had dark hair that reached into a defined jaw line with a stubble beard but overall he looked very formal, clean cut and well groomed.
"Ваша спина" a pleased smile was slowly spreading on his face.
Despite that I still had so many questions and doubts; it was relieving to see emotion on his face now, instead of the weight of his monotone gaze.
"And you are…" I finally managed to croak out, but I feared the answer.
Seeing I couldn't really speak Russian, he nodded and stepped closer with a proud look.
"Your father"
No..
No….
I began shaking my head at hearing this and couldn't help but let out a shaky breathe and take a sharp intake of air.
My father has always been Bill Forbes, and I lost him over 10 years ago to the dangers and threats of being a supernatural creature. He was far from the perfect father but he loved me and he's the only father I've ever known but now, these people are trying to tell me that I have another; that this man is my real one?
I dropped the glass of scotch and kept denying it over and over
"Please, do not be alarmed. Please stay seated and allow me to pick up where Megara left off" he asserted with a thick Russian accent.
I turned back around to face the fireplace and sank into the coach as I looked at my feet, trying to contemplate all this.
The man thanked and dismissed the four vampire men that had brought me here.
Megara had moved to sit in the vintage style arm chair next to us while he sat himself next to me.
We 3 sat in silence for the first few moments as I refused to look at either of them though they had their eyes fixed on me.
"Natalia…"
"Caroline…" I sharply corrected.
He looked confused at first though Megara explained to him my name.
Nodding he went on but I took note he still didn't use Caroline.
"Well anyway, I am Vladimir Aleksandrovich. I am your father" he placed his hand over mine and I gave a slight flinch but let him continue "she is your elder sister Megara Aleksandrovich"
"HALF" we both turned to Megara.
She sat cross legged with a snotty smirk "half sister" she corrected.
Vladimir sent her a stern look but none the less nodded at her statement.
"Yes" he turned back to me "Your the only child of my second union"
Megara scoffed. Just what is with her attitude problem?
"Our family ruled many provinces of what is now Northwestern Russia during the mid 14th century and I have watched over these lands, ever since then. Though now it is primarily over those of our kind" he informed.
That's over 600 years "So you've been a vampire ever since then" I noted.
He chuckled "Somewhat"
I finally looked directly at him for his comment. How can you 'somewhat' be a vampire?
"Father" he turned back to Megara. She leaned over and spoke softly to him in Russian before he turned back to me. He nodded as he responded to her and she walked over to the bar counter
"Since I entered the room, I noticed you were already a vampire" he leaned back into the chair as he sat with his ankle over his knee and Megara served him a glass of bourbon.
"So now your blood line is linked to that of an Original Vampire" well obviously.
"So is yours" I asserted. Megara had made a note of that earlier too. We all know what being a vampire means.
Suddenly I heard him chuckling softly to himself and take a sip of his drink "No I'm not"
What? I rose an eyebrow at this "What do you mean? You are a vampire aren't you?"
My question aside he went on "Not many people know this but...have you ever heard the legend of how the Original Vampire's came into existence?"
"Yes" I directly answered and they both looked up at me with quizzical looks "I knew all of the Originals at one point"
"Is that so" Megara looked at me skeptically as she commented sarcastically
"The Original witch cast an immortality spell that called upon dark magic, which goes against nature, to turn them into vampires as a means of protection during their time era" I informed them to prove how I knew their family "They were the first vampire's to ever walk the earth, they've turned people and the blood line goes one from there"
"Correct" he smiled at my knowledge and swirled his drink "but our family is not vampire's through them"
I was now fully facing him. That doesn't even make sense. They knew by the look on my face I didn't understand what he meant. Enough with all the suspense just tell me what the hell you people mean?
"My dear Natalia, in life I was a Sorcerer or Warlock" wha….he….. this guy was a witch?
"And I too, called upon the forces of life and immortality to cast a spell that turned our family into vampires." My eyes widened and my jaw slackened at what I heard.
He did…us….we….? How?
Vladimir leaned forward.
"A spell is defined by it's caster. We are unlike the vampire's you have come to know. Different qualities, different weaknesses yet just as strong, fast, heightened senses and" he was so close and he looked so intently at me " ….our family cannot be killed. We are a newer breed of vampires"
I couldn't help but feel a lump in my throat at everything I was hearing. First Quetsiyah over 2000 years ago on Silas and Amara, then a different version of the spell that created vampires and now….it was cast a third time over 600 years ago? How did I end up encountering all of this? I thought I was done with all these twisted fairytales after I left mystic falls
"Do they know of you?" I managed to croak out. Klaus had never spoken of different vampires, or Quetsiyah, Silas, Bonnie, or Katherine. Do any of them know?
They both knew who I was referring to without having to ask "No" Megara was the one to respond "Some newer generations of witches in this part of the world hold legends of a new immortal species but" she strolled around the room "we are very good with discretion. Those of our kind are primarily in this country; the few who reside outside of Russia have done so with the purpose of looking for members of our family over the centuries. Not to mention our witches are some of the craftiest of the eastern hemisphere, and they cloak our existence" she smirked.
"Our kind continues to expand, our family continues to grow. After how we were brutally wronged and robbed of our divine rights, our human rights, I performed the act to ensure we could meet again and recover what we lost, when I turned myself into the first of the new species. We can rule together over our kind"
A royal family? A family to rule?
"Who all is we?" I whispered.
Vladimir brushed my bangs behind my ear and for the first time since he walked in gave a genuine smile "Everyone in our family. You can meet them all again. I can make you like us. I can restore your memory" he stood up and pulled me with him "Let us give you back who you were, who we are" he held both my hands in his and turned me towards the portrait "Our family….we are called many things; the Strigoi, the Slavic vampires or primarily for our royal family…..The Slavic Purebloods."
Pureblood? Now what the hell does that mean?
"There are different vampire's? I have a new family? Some ancient royalty? He was a witch? We're purebloods? I think my head is going to EXPLODE!
"Ok!" I burst and roughly shook out of his grip "Just rewind and freeze!" I glared and looked down as my hands furiously rubbed my temples.
"I just…." I frantically paced "I don't know how to process this.."
Vladimir looked unfazed with his hands behind his back and Megara with her arms crossed.
Just what am I expected to do? Join these people here in Russia? Forget my friends, career and life I've built to be a…. medieval Russian vampire princess? This doesn't seem real and I doubt I want it to be..
"Maybe this is best continued another time….." I felt his strong hand on my shoulder as I looked at the crackling fire….
"You must sleep, get rest" he consoled. Oh sure because it's going to be so easy to sleep with all this…
"Megara, show your sister to her quarters" I instantly made a sharp pull away.
"I'm not staying here" I hissed "I don't care who you say you are, to me your still strangers"
"Now don't be so rash" Megara suddenly appeared in front of me "You either stay here tonight on your own will or I knock you out" she glared and I returned it.
"Just like old times…" he mused to himself and I scoffed at his comment.
"Where exactly is here?" I will admit this place is very nice but since waking up I had no idea of where those four vampire's had brought me to. It's grand and vintage structure gave me the impression of a very nice house or even mansion.
"In a branch of the Moscow Kremlin" My breathing hitched once again. Just when I thought things couldn't get any more jaw dropping.
"I'm in the Capital…"I asked with astonishment "That means…."
"A closed circle of the Russian Federation is aware of our existence. Diplomacy is another key to our prominence" Megara asserted with her heavy accent.
Of course!
"Just do us this favor. Megara will show you to-" before he could finish
"Alright I'll stay the night!" I exclaimed and stepped up close to the both of them "But lets make one thing clear, I don't care who you say I was, I am NOW Caroline Forbes" I rushed out of the room in a storm…
I just needed to get away from there. I strutted through the vast hallways with incredible relics and architecture, trying to take it all in; the elaborate décor and golden designs on the walls, cielings and floors, the lighting and archways. It was mind boggling. I was star struck as I explored the grounds.
I finally slowed down after transitioning buildings through the courtyards….
Staring down at my black heels, leaving footprints in the snow, I used these moments to stop thinking about all this. I had passed several people who I calculated as also being vampire's but wasn't really in the mood to meet anymore new people right now. In a way it even sees like they've heard word of me for man stared but nobody crossed my path and several cleared the way as I moved about in my rampage. I even got some slight bows…..
It's only been a few hours and suddenly I'm not Caroline Forbes, the small town girl next door vampire but Natalia Aleksandrovich a 'pureblood' vampire Duchess of medieval Moscow…
Wow, every girl fantasizes about being royalty but few to none go on to discover they are. Kind of a disillusionment since this isn't really how I pictured it as a 6 year old MFFL cheerleader with pig tails.
And they don't exactly like the idea that I'm already a vampire who isn't like them. What does that mean they'll be planning to do with me?
Suddenly I picked up a sound with my heightened hearing and looked up to see I had made my way into a number of private living quarters.
As the very end of the dimly lit hall I saw a light creak through a set of double doors, though there were many in this hallway. Are these bed chambers?
The sound that I heard was a soft melody, it sounded like…..like….a music box?
I softly took my steps further towards the light.
The closer I came to the slight opening of the doors the music became louder to me and boy was that music box winded up for the song was lasting quite a while. Waking down this hallway, the music kind of gave me chills, yet it was still very beautiful. It kind of had a childish whimsy to it
I shouldn't snoop but finally reaching the door I gave a look inside to see one of the largest bedrooms I had ever laid eyes on. The walls were a dusty rose and champagne colors. The chandeliers emitted soft lights and centered in the room was a king sized bed with translucent cream colored drapery, sheets to match and a vastly ornamented comforter set, lavish vintage rugs…The large windows gave a beautiful view of the snowy night sky as well.
The thing that obviously was the center point of this room was the source of the music and the figures standing by it.
I was looking at a young girl with low toned blond curls. My guess is she was about 10 years old. Sitting in her night gown, she looked just like a porcelain doll as the maid next to her brushed her hair.
What could this girl be doing here? Maybe she's one of the diplomat's or government official's daughters?
That was probably the most reasonable explanation I could think of; that is, until what I saw next came up. The maid held up her wrist to the girls mouth and it was clear what I was seeing happen yet I couldn't comprehend it….
This little girl…
She's…..
She's a child vampire.
I can tell she's drinking her blood without a doubt. I've never seen or even heard of child being a vampire? How would a little kid live like this? And who is twisted enough to turn her? If I were ever to imagine a child vampire it was more like an out of control little maniac running around but this girl, there was an air to her that definitely didn't say 'child'
I could hear her softly thank the maid and wipe her mouth with a hanky.
"It's alright. You may come in" huh?
As a vampire I was being especially quiet but I guess she was still able to detect my presence.
I was hesitant but my curiosity about this girl just got the better of me.
As I stepped in, the maid was dismissed to leave and the little girl had turned around to look at me.
"Now I remember" She spoke softly "you're Natalia. It's nice to see you again"
I gave her a quizzical look as I continued to study her over. I didn't correct her just yet because I wanted to learn more about her first.
"Hi, I'm your little sister Liliana" she smiled up at me with her big blue eyes "but some people call me Lily"
Another sister? Now that I think about it there was a small girl in the portrait too. I skimmed over the other faces because I was too distracted by my own being there but, none the less….
Finally reaching her, I looked down at the girl who's height was to my chest. I still couldn't believe this…
"Um..ok. Lily? You're a vampire" it still came out like a question.
"Yes" she gave a chuckle as the obviousness.
"I-I'm sorry" I let out "I've just never come across a child vampire before"
Lily sat back down and wined back up her music box that I hadn't even noticed stopped playing after I entered. "That's because there aren't any." She then began to brush her own hair.
"Children who are turned rarely survive the transition. They're bodies just aren't suited for it. When they die with a vampire's blood in their system, most stay dead. If they manage to reawake and complete the process by taking human blood, usually they go rabid until they must be killed or they later drop dead on their own" That's so dark. It's fascinating yet tragic at the same time. "I know this because I've tried to turn friends. I wanted to have other kids like me around"
"Then, how are you a vampire? How old are you?" I went on asking my supposed 'little sister'. Well, so far things are going better with her than Megara.
"Since my rebirth I am 357 years old, but I was truly born in 1359. It is believed since I was turned through our fathers immortality spell, making me a Pureblood, this is how I survived. He actually wished for me to be older before becoming an immortal, but I was dying from disease in Scandinavia during the 1600s, therefore he had no other option but to cast the spell before it took me" she explained.
There's the whole 'pureblood' term again. Plus, having another sister I can't help but wonder by how much that is.
"Megara said she was my half-sister when we spoke earlier, are you and I…"
"We all have different mothers" she explained. "I am the only child from our father's fourth union"
Fourth? Jeez I know things were different back then but exactly how many wives did this Vladimir have? What happened with each of the mothers and ….wait…she said 'fourth'? How many siblings do we have? Do we have another sister from his 3rd marriage?
Well, they say children always tell the truth. As much as I hate to say this, maybe I should have Lily tell me the rest of these details.
"Lily" I kneeled in front of her "tell me about…the family"
She stood up and took hold of my hand. She pulled me over towards the chair by her bed and pointed for me to sit as she climbed under the covers.
"It's hard at first since you don't have your memories, but after the enlightenment, they start returning over time" she laid back. "First tell me about you"
I guess that sounds fair. Alright, well it's already decided I'd much rather talk to her than Megara or my new 'daddy' so, maybe she can help me get all these things sorted out.
I guess now there is no denying it but…. I still can't give in just yet. I know who I really am and I'm sticking to it… "My name is Caroline Forbes…."
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I've been so busy and there was honestly so much I wanted to put into this chapter but I guess so I could hurry up and post the next chapter, the explanations will be split into two parts. Well more than that actually since new explanations, mysteries and secrets will be revealed throughout the
What do you guys think so far of the new characters? There's still more interesting family members to come. You'll love it!
BTW I promise we'll get to our favorite vampire's in N.O soon. We'll drop in and see what their up to it depends on how I'll structure how word gets out of the New Vampires. Trust me its gone be good ;)
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