Chapter four: Dual personality
As the other vampires were talking Bailey came around into the room "I need blood." she said shortly. Angelus gazed at her and sat down "Come then," he beckoned her over and she frowned but decided to indulge him and see what happened. She sat in his lap and looked him waiting for his nod of approval and then she bit into him and began to drink.
Lestat frowned wondering why she was feeding like that, she never needed to before. "Is this normal?" he asked
Angelus nodded "She feeds from me.." he paused not adding the fact that that arrangement was done because she was a child and couldn't be expected to kill a victim. Perhaps she didn't need this anymore but if she didn't it would just be one more thing Angelus would lose of his beloved Bailey. He sighed as that thought hit him.
Bailey continued to drink until she felt it was time to stop and then she raised her head and got up "Thank you Angelus...also that will be the last time that is necessary. I can get my own kills from now on." she smiled at him and then turned heading for the exit but then she stopped. She frowned, it felt like her head was spinning and then she fell. Connor caught her because he was closer. "What the.." he frowned as she collapsed in his arms not moving.
Lestat and Angelus were the first to rise. "Take her to bed, perhaps there has been too much excitement today." Lestat instructed Connor who nodded and lifted her up carrying her to the bed and lay here in it.
Bree had followed worried for her sister but she also felt that something was happening, she couldn't tell what though.
After an hour she was still laying in bed, but now Lestat, Angelus, William and Penn were all there waiting along with Bree.
"Why is she still sleeping?" Connor asked having not left the room either.
Bree who had been sitting turned as she felt a pull deep down she stood up "Somethings happening..." she said.
"What is it? What do you feel?" Lestat asked curious after all, what could be powerful enough to over power his sire?
Bree tears up and stepped closer "It can't be..." she whispered
"Bree please." Lestat frowned not liking her stalling.
"No...she's taking her!" Bree raised her voice in shock and disbelief. Then looked at Angelus "This can't be happening."
"What are you talking about? Who's taking her?" Angelus asked confused as well.
Moments later Bailey opened her eyes, gasped and sat up yelling "NO!"
Lestat actually flinched because his sire didn't yell...and then he saw it. They all saw it.
Gone were the cold piercing eyes and in their place, were the innocent eyes that Angelus had grown to love.
"Impossible." Lestat said in shock as well.
"You won...how did you win?" Bree asked shocked.
Bailey looked at her but suddenly all she could think about was the taste of blood in her mouth, the blood of Angelus. She could still taste it. She looked to Angelus then and stood on the bed "You...your blood made me stronger..." she said having figured it out...she, the innocent one was dependent on his blood unlike the Queen. The Queen however didn't realize that drinking it would give strength to that other personality.
"Is this the real you then?" Connor asked her eyes alone put him more at ease and made him more open to her.
She looked at him briefly remembering what the Queen had said to him but then Lestat spoke "Don't be deceived by the lie, that is what she is now. Til the Queen returns."
Instead of looking hurt Bailey however grew angry "I am not a lie and you are mean!" she accused and then gasped going down to her knee's on the bed "Noooo...not again." she whined.
Bree felt what was happening. And suddenly just as fast as Bailey opened her eyes once again she was out.
Lestat sighed a bit sad. But also relieved. "Its for the best." he assured. He had nothing against the innocent child but...the innocent child wouldn't survive. The Queen would.
"She said my blood gave her strength maybe if I gave her more she could come back again." Angelus thought out loud. But now wasn't the time to try again, Bailey was weak and the Queen was coming again.
Bailey found herself in a room, in front of her stood the very angry Queen. "How dare you!"
Bailey however wasn't scared "How dare I? Your the one who came into my life and destroyed everything in me that was good!" she glared.
The Queen scoffed "Foolish...like a child! Innocence is said to be a gift, but the truth is, its a weakness. You are weak little girl! That is why you are here and not there. I don't want you there, its not safe for you. "
"You can't keep me locked up in your mind forever." Bailey stated angry that she hadn't been able to stay longer.
"Perhaps not, But I won't drink from Angelus again, that should make it more difficult for you to gain control again." The Queen smirked then sighed "Just remember, I do this because you're weak. Don't you understand." she said then touched Bailey's face "You would be lost out there, that innocence that you love so much, it would be lost out there eventually. So you will remain here, where you can not destroy us." the Queen explained no longer smiling, in fact she looked like she wasn't enjoying Bailey's misery at all.
As the Queen turned Bailey spoke again "What is your name? You're true name."
The Queen turned, while it was true that she'd been letting everyone call her by the innocent Bailey's name that was not the name she had at first. "In my world I was called Tatia. Why do you ask?"
"I just wanted to make sure that you had your own name, now that I know you do you can stop using mine." Bailey said. Her defiance awoke something in Tatia that she hadn't felt in centuries. Bailey felt it too. "What is that?"
"That my sweet, is a very powerful urge." Tatia came over then took Bailey's chin and kissed her lips "The urge..." her next words were in another language so Bailey didn't fully comprehend what she said but she could feel what Tatia was going to do. "No...you can't mean to..." Bailey frowned but then Tatia was gone and once again she was left in the room, in her mind..were she can only listen and see.
Tatia opened her eyes and sat up glancing around the room "Such concern, I'm touched." she smirked and got up. "I'm going out to hunt, anyone want to go with me?" she asked
Spike sighed "I'll go with you Bailey."
She looked to him with a smile "Thank you..and from now on you shall all call me Tatia."
"That's what it was..." Lestat smirked as if he were just remembering something.
Bree frowned, her sister had not called herself that since she was in their own dimension.
"Why the change?" Penn asked.
"It was my name before." Tatia told him.
"But why go by it now?" Bree asked then curious as well.
Tatia looked at her in thought then back at Angelus and smirked "She says I can't use her name anymore, so I will use my own...coming Spike?" Tatia headed out now.
Angelus realized what that meant and sorta wanted to laugh...his little Bailey had told off the Queen over a name? Well of course she had. Because little things had always mattered to his girl.
Spike followed Tatia glad that they were calling the Queen something different now because he hadn't really liked calling the ice bitch Bailey.
Once out Tatia had Spike drink her blood so he could walk in the light and they hunted as the last rays of the sun went down. Tatia spotted someone and so did Spike, he went on his own to grab a bit while Tatia followed the unsuspecting 20 something year old female. She had long wavy red hair with blue eyes and was wearing jeans and a purple sweat shirt. "Always wanted a redhead." Tatia grinned following the girl.
She could hear Bailey telling her not to do this, urge or no urge this didn't need to be done. "Hush naughty girl, or I'll have to spank you." Tatia threatened in her mind and was happy that it had shocked Bailey into shutting up.
A big smile crossed Tatia's face she knew how to play this game well. The woman was alone, and Tatia ran over to her "Hey lady...I'm so sorry to bother you but I'm lost..." she said sounding very very upset.
The woman listened intently "oh, I'm so sorry. My name is Spencer, can I do anything to help? "
"Oh yes, could you drive me home?" she asked "I live just outside of town but I'm not sure about the streets..I haven't been here long enough to know where I'm going yet." Tatia explained and told Spencer her address.
"Sure, my cars over here." Spencer said happy to help and led the way. Tatia used her phone to text Spike quickly asking if he was alright and that she was heading back.
Spike got the message sent one back saying he was fine and then headed back himself.
Once Spencer parked Tatia moved to fast for her to see it coming. She found herself pinned to the seat by the smaller girl who was now sitting on her "Thank you for your kindness, allow me to repay you in kind." Tatia grinded her hips against Spencer's and from her reaction Tatia smiled "Good to know." Tatia said more to herself because Spencer was clearly turned on and had liked it a little.
Tatia bit into Spencer and ignoring the flashes of light in the sky that always came when she did this. The thunder came as well and the strange weather drew some of the vampires outside.
Lestat, Angelus, Penn, Toby, Connor, and Haven were the first ones out and Spike arrived then too. They all watched fascinated except for Lestat. He figured he had better warn the others of one thing at least "Nobody move, she'll rip apart anyone who gets close."
Well it couldn't take long for the girl to die so the rest of them figured it was no big deal. Angelus wondering why Tatia would be so territorial when feeding but then she stopped feeding...and the girl was still alive. Barely. Angelus was about to inform her of that when Lestat gripped his arm and gave him a warning look "Don't..."
Angelus watched confused, wouldn't she know that the girl wasn't dead and then Tatia used her finger nail to slash her wrist open and Angelus stared in shock as did the others..surely she wasn't doing what it looked like she was doing...that...that would be insane! But she was! She was doing it.
Tatia placed her wrist against the now open mouth stroking her hair "shhh...gooooood girl." she crooned to the scared young woman. "That's right, good. " Tatia threw her head back in pleasure and then sighed content "That is enough of that." she said gently and then Spencer died.
Tatia exited now "Lestat..." she called but her voice was husky. Lestat went over to her "Carry your new sister into the house, find her a bed and then get rid of that car." she ordered "Yes, my lady." he turned but she caught his arm and with a easy yank he was on his knee's she cupped his face "Thank you my sweet, " and then she kissed him on the lips which to Angelus just seemed wrong. Once the kiss was over Lestat frowned he didn't like it when she grew intimate because she looked like a child and while sometimes that was turn on...sometimes it was a turn off. It just depended on what she wanted. When it was just a kiss he didn't mind, but sometimes she wanted other things..or at least she had in the past.
Tatia ignored the others and went inside but all of them followed her. Once inside she watched as Lestat took Spencer up the stairs and followed so she could see where he was putting her. She went back down to announce to the others "My new childe will awaken tomorrow night. For the next few weeks I will probably be quite busy teaching her and training her."
Lestat nodded and spoke up, he was pretty much the designated spokesmen when she entered a room and she had of course noticed. "Does that mean you will want victims brought here sire? Like before?"
Tatia thought about that and shook her head "That will not be necessary. I can hunt on my own," she paused and turned to Lestat fully "However I shall be sorely displeased if I have to hunt her down Lestat so do not lose her."
Angelus quirked a brow at that "Lose her? "
"All due respect my lady, but if Marcus had not beaten me that night Haven would not have gotten away." Lestat defended himself.
Tatia gave him a look "I do not mean Haven, I do not blame you for that."
Lestat thought for a moment and then remembered "Oh..." he frowned and looked down.
"Have I made myself clear?" Tatia asked waiting for an answer.
"Yes." Lestat stated embarrassed everyone was staring at him now. But Tatia wasn't ready to drop it yet.
"Yes what little boy?" she pressed it further.
Lestat cringed on the inside because he was a master vampire and he didn't cringe on the inside. "Yes, sire." he sighed boy was she in a mood.
"Mommy." Tatia stated firmly her eyes never leaving him.
Angelus stared for a moment and heard a few gasps from Haven, Ava and Bree.
Lestat met her eyes again. Oh, so she was in THAT mood was she...well hell. It was never good was his sire got so paternal that she demanded being called by that word.
Lestat wasn't going to rebel though, you pick your battles...and it wasn't worth it to argue over one word, humiliating though it may be, if it made her happy then he was willing to concede.
He bowed his head "Mommy."
Angelus looked at his sire because it was just damn weird to hear that directed at his childe. Speaking of which "Hate to interrupt but I'm afraid I'm going to have to put a damper on the evening."
"What do you mean?" Connor asked curious.
Angelus smirked "Well you saw what your sister did, didn't you boy?"
"She turned someone." Connor said not catching on.
"Without the permission of her sire." Angelus added looking at her now.
Tatia gazed at him one brow raised "I'm afraid I don't understand, I don't need permission to turn someone, I've been doing it since the dawn of time."
"This isn't the dawn of time Tatia, things have changed, you follow the rules your sire sets in place, one of my rules is that no one is sired without my approval. " Angelus explained
"And is there punishment for this broken rule?" Tatia asked wondering where his mind was and if she should or should not protest.
"I'm afraid there is, but I've decided I won't be punishing you." Angelus said he kept her gaze neither of them willing to look away first.
"And why is that?" Tatia asked feeling that she probably couldn't have submitted anyway.
"Because its Bailey I sired, the sweet childe you're keeping trapped in there? She's the one I care about..you? You're a cold bitch who needs to go back where you came from because no one wants you here." Angelus said coldly but he couldn't fight the truth any longer, the truth was he was sick of her, Angelus felt that he could handle a lot and maybe if Bailey hadn't made a little surprise appearance it would be easier but she HAD and it had given him hope. And he just couldn't bring himself to spank her because to spank her meant that he cared and he didn't care..not about Tatia anyway. He wanted Bailey back.
"Angelus!" Lestat raised his voice causing Angelus to cringe but he wouldn't apologize. He wanted his childe back.
Tatia felt a part of her heart break. All her existence she had been selfish perhaps just this once she could do something for someone else. Then she thought of her new childe up there. Spencer needed a sire. Bailey could never teach Spencer how to survive but then another idea came to her. Bailey was the little voice in her head...perhaps it was time that she was the voice inside Bailey.
Tatia took a few steps back "As you wish." she bowed briefly and then she was on the floor eyes closed.
Lestat rushed to her side and Angelus and the others watching wondered what had happened.
Tatia was inside her head now with her other personality. Bailey was surprised to see her and even more surprised when Tatia grabbed her and pinned her against the wall "Here's how this is gonna work little girl, I'm going to let you out and I will be here instead...I will let you be on the outside because its you they love. But Spencer needs a sire and you WILL act as her sire. I will tell you how to behave and what to say around her and you will obey me instantly. If you do not do as I say when I speak I will take you back inside and not only will I give you a spanking that makes what Angelus does feel like love taps, I will keep you here for a week while I am on the outside. Is that clear?"
Bailey was so shocked that she couldn't answer at first, Tatia was giving up control? To Bailey? She nodded acceptance.
"Yes or No." Tatia said sternly.
"Yes, I understand." Bailey answered with words this time.
"Good, see that you remember that." Tatia said and then sat down as if it was the most natural place for her to be and Bailey realized that this was probably where Tatia had been all this time, caged up in her mind trapped just as Bailey was. No sooner did she realize this she woke to the sound of birds.
She opened her eyes and saw that she was laying beside Angelus and just looked at him for a few minutes and then she smiled and kissed his nose. Then she turned and saw Penn and was so happy that she kissed his nose too. Penn woke up the second it happened and blinked realizing she had kissed his nose and then realized that it was the eyes of Bailey looking at him with that smile.
Bailey wasn't done kissing yet though, she climbed over Angelus who woke up and then watched as she kissed Spike's nose who woke up and also blinked at her "W..what are you doing?" he asked then saw her eyes.
"What are you doing?" Angelus asked as well and she turned her smile on him now and hugged him "I missed you guys." she said
Angelus felt his heart melt again, his girl was back but for how long.
"So, you're Bailey again?" Penn asked.
Bailey smiled and then explained. "Tatia came to me and said she'd set me free and she would stay instead but that when she spoke I had to listen and obey her or she'd punish me." Bailey frowned now.
"Punish you? How?" Connor asked
"She said she'd drag me back in and keep me there for a week, sorta like grounding me there I guess after..." she paused looking at Angelus now "After giving me and I quote "Give me a spanking that will make what Angelus does feel like love taps."
Spike snickered "That would be quite a show." he said trying to visualize one personality spanking another.
"Bailey, precious you said you had to listen to her in certain things, what things would those be? Just when she speaks?" he asked trying to get her to focus and tell him more.
Bailey shook her head "No, I'm free but I have to do the sire thing properly or she'll correct me and if I don't do better after that she'll drag me back."
"Sire thing? You mean with the new bird?" Spike asked brow raised.
"Yes, but not only with her. I have to be a good sire to all of them. But...I don't know how to be a sire." she said to Angelus leaning on him now.
Angelus stroked her hair so happy to have her back that he was willingly to help on this one. "That's something every vampire learns, I never intended for you to sire anyone but Tatia as Lestat tells me gets this urge every millennium and she has to turn someone. I'll help you don't worry. "
Bailey felt something in her chest then and heard Tatia "Go to her, she's waking up."
Bailey frowned "But its not time to get up yet." she whined a little.
Tatia began to feel what Bailey felt, Bailey felt like she hadn't slept this whole time and she was sleepy.
"Get up Bailey, you can rest after. I promise." Tatia said and Bailey sighed and got up.
"Where are you going?" Penn asked
"She's awake...the girl I mean." Bailey explained a look on her face that said I really don't want to do this after explaining though she turned and found the room down the hall with Lestat there, he had wondered if she was coming it normally didn't take her this long.
Angelus came as well to watch, and to help if needed.
Bailey saw Spencer's eyes open and she sat up feeling an aching hunger she'd never felt before. Bailey felt it too as did Tatia.
That's when Bailey saw two human's tied up on the floor. And Bailey heard Tatia again. "Drain them."
Bailey stared...what? "I can't do that..." she said in her mind.
"Yes you can, drain them both. She has to feed from you. Its very important and helps to put her in her place faster, drain them little one. This is not a request."
Angelus frowned "What is it?" he asked seeing the look on her face. Lestat had sighed "Well, I'm off to feed..later mommy." he said and as he headed out Bailey almost stopped him to tell him not to call her that but then she heard Tatia again telling Bailey not to contradict her.
"What's wrong?" Angelus asked.
Once Lestat was gone Bailey looked at him "She...she wants me to drain them and feed Spencer from me."
Angelus knew exactly why Tatia would want that, it was a natural ritual of turning. He glanced at the girl about to offer to help but that wasn't part of the ritual..this had to be something Bailey did. He took her aside "Bailey, my sweet. I've missed you so much, I'm happy that your free but you have to listen to me. You can do this. You must do this. She must see you as her sire and she must understand what that means." Angelus said "I'll explain and give you time, but you must drain them." he turned to Spencer and began to talk to her explaining what had happened and what was about to happen being all sweet and nice charming Angelus type act.
Bailey meanwhile went over to them and for a split second Tatia took over and fed knowing that Bailey couldn't do it. She could never take another life. Once that was done Bailey was herself again and she turned seeing Angelus standing there, he'd seen it and was a little glad Tatia had done it.
"Now go over there, cut your wrist and feed her from you." Tatia said sternly but pleased it was going so well.
Bailey went over remembering what Tatia had done she mimicked the action and cut her wrist holding it out to Spencer repeating Tatia's next words "Drink."
Spencer unable to fight it took the wrist of the child and drank.
After a few minutes Tatia spoke in her mind "Tell her to stop."
"Enough." Bailey said not sure if she should pull her wrist or not. Spencer stopped and blinked as Bailey held her wrist which healed fast. Angelus had already told her all about being a vampire and the rules and everything so now all that was on his mind was weather or not Bailey was going to stay.
"Kiss her on the cheek or the forehead." Tatia stated and Bailey followed directions leaning over she kissed the girl's cheek "Now tell her its time to sleep." Tatia said sounding exhausted herself.
"Time to sleep." Bailey said and a moment later Spencer now full and somewhat happy was out like a light.
"You did well, now go back to sleep if you wish. " Tatia said and Bailey sighed telling Angelus she was tired and she fell asleep as Angelus carried her back to the bedroom.
TBC...
Okay so Queen Bailey / Tatia was becoming pretty much the dominant of the story and that's NOT at all what I wanted. However I do like this new idea where occasionally she can set Bailey free and go dormant-ish. At least then Angelus can stay in all his glory. Also I think I'll have them leave the mansion because its crowded and I liked it a lot better when it was just the family. Not yet though. But I am hoping to wrap this part up soon...would you guys like a season 4 to the Bailey series?
Next chapter : Tatia tries to teach Bailey how to be a proper sire and Bree tells Lestat and Angelus the story behind why she and Tatia left the other dimension.
