Broken Princess
By the Princess of Mirkwood
her nails are bleeding
she has bitten them too hard
no matter
they heal instantly
nikolas...damn it damn it damn it
kristopher...damn it damn it damn it
she needs a break from thoughts
a break from reality
or illusion
depending on one's point of view
she wills herself to las noches
the music here is so loud
so loud
pulsing
now she will not have to think
about...
no! goddamit she will not think
at all
she sits rubbing her temples
jessica sees her and walks over to her
(bitch- it's all her fault)
-Sarah, Jessica grins maliciously (although no malignance is meant- jessica just smiles maliciously), I have not seen you in a long time.
-Jessica, Sarah nods at her, and then looks back down, thinking
go away go away
-What brings you to Las Noches? You hate crowds, Jessica says.
-You would know, Sara says, continuing the conversation but revealing nothing.
-I would, wouldn't I? But you didn't answer my question.
aubrey walks over and kisses jessica
its weird they're still together
great love story and all
but love doesn't last
the sex must be good
sara decides
but anyway--
thank goddess thank goddess thank goddess
now jessica will leave
and she does
and jager waltzes over
has she turned into the most popular vampire ever
she wonders
-What do you want?
-The pleasure of your company, he says.
-My company is not very pleasant right now and it doesn't want yours.
-And your childhood trauma is...?
she gets up and stalks away
there is a girl on the doorstep of las noches
witch, she thinks suddenly
witch witch witch
and a vida
because only a vida would be on the doorstep of a vampire town
she is about to brush past the girl
-Sarah Vida.
the girl is looking at her
she is pretty
blonde and blue-eyed
-What do you want, witch? she spat the word "witch" out
it left a bad taste in her mouth
-You spit that word out like it's bad. But you were once one of us.
-What do you want? she asks again.
-You were my great-great-grandmother's sister.
oh hell
-What do you want?
-To kill you.
-Oh well, thats good, 'cause I want to kill you, too.
-Not right now, though. I want to learn from you.
-You are not a Vida. To learn from a vampire...You are not a Vida
-You aren't a Vida, either. You didn't fall on the knife.
-What can you possibly learn from me?
-How to be strong.
-I am not strong, little girl.
-You're stronger than a witch.
-And why should I teach you?
-So I won't kill you right away.
-Ha! Sarah scoffs. You could not kill me if I gave you the chance.
-Because you want to, the girl says simply. You miss witches.
sara nods
-What is your name?
-Lorena Vida.
-All right, little one. Come with me.
