Kristopher leans into Diane's neck and kisses her scarred bite marks; he
then takes the tip of his tongue and slides it ever so gently down Diane's
collarbone. He takes his left hand and outlines the form of Diane's shape
with his fingertips; the he elongates his nails like a cat and makes an
incision right beside his own jugular. Seeing the blood makes Diane's body
tingle with excitement, Kristopher collects some blood on his finger and
paints it onto Diane's lips, she licks it away, its taste so sweet, so
perfect, and she wants more. Diane automatically leans forward and licks
away some of the blood then bites down on Kristopher's neck and drinks his
ambrosia blood. Then suddenly Kristopher disappears, Diane falls to the
floor catching herself just before her skull hits the tile floor. It takes
her a second to realize what has happened, her blood pumping with vampire
blood, she wants to kill. Diane lets out an angry scream, "KRISTOPHER!" she
was furious that he is tempting her like this. But she was glad to taste
blood again, she stands and picks up her sword and re-sheaths it and leaves
the apartment.
Outside there's a black rose strung through steering wheel of her car, attached is a drawing from Kristopher, it is a drawing of two woman one dressed in white carrying a book and the other in black carrying a sword. Diane throws the drawing and rose into the passenger seat of the car and drives away.
The sun is setting and the air a bit cold when Diane pulls into the parking lot of a townhouse community, she parks in front of a house that looks out of place, it's newly painted, all of the plants outside seem to have been newly planted, and there is no sign of current residence. Smoothly, Diane walks to the front door and tries to open it, when finding that it is locked se takes a pin from her hair and picks the simple lock. Inside smells of drying paint and new carpet. The windows are all covered in plastic and not a single piece of furniture clutters the room. Diane sits on the stairs facing the door and lights a candle that she brought from the car. The flame flickers as a soft breeze breaks through an open window, shadows bounce from wall to wall and Diane remembers the last time she was there. Diane was sitting in the middle of the living room, lamps and mirrors broken, a vase of roses shattered on the floor the rooms' furniture destroyed and Diane's shirt littered with blood. She rocks back and forth, a candle in her hand and a gas can beside her, she picks up the gas can and pours it's contents all over the house then drops the candle igniting the area, and walks out not giving it a second glance. The memory seems to haunt Diane, but there is no way to escape it. Diane sits in the dark room for a couple of minutes until she feels an aura outside the door. Immediately she could tell it was the aura of her sister, Diane blows out the candle and climbs to the top of the stairs. She perches herself there and watches the door intently, waiting, watching, waiting. The person outside jiggles the door knob only to find it locked. Then a power burst occurs and Diane's sister is inside, Diane changes positions and watches from between the railing on the stair banister. Deju, Diane's sister, sits on the floor acting as if her head were about to burst, then she begins to swat back and forth in a trance.
After about five minutes Deju stands and looks up at the banister, where Diane is sitting, "What do you want Diane?" she asks with a bit of annoyance in her voice. Diane stands and leans on the banister, "My sister" she replies. "She died." Deju says as if nothing could make her care about anything. Hearing this Diane climbs to the top of the banister, standing on the rail she says, "Then perhaps I should die as well," She looks as if she may jump. "Why?" Deju asks with out any emotion in her voice. "Life is boring." Diane responds, "And lonely." "Do you not still hunt vampires?" Deju asks with a confused look on her face. "Not since Jennifer died" she says and lowers herself to sitting on the rail. Casually, Deju walks to the bottom of the staircase and sits on the last step. "Why not?" Deju asks a bit confused. "What's the point?" Diane shrugs. Deju begins to stare at the floor and then up to Diane, "Hunting my kind was just what we did. I thought you would continue when I was gone." Diane lets out a slight laugh, and jumps off the stairs, using her powers to slowly lower herself, "When you were gone, my will for life was gone, you and Tristin were my life, and I lost both of you, so I stopped doing everything." Slowly Diane walked to the middle of the room and sat, just like in the vision she had seen.
"Look," Deju looks at Diane, "Jennifer has died and now I am Deju. One hundred years of being the creature that I have become, whatever that is, has changed me a lot. Deju Nyte is a much different person the Jennifer Dien." Diane stands quickly and faces Deju, "And what if I am to become Laisé?" she forcefully says. Still staring at Diane Deju asks, "What are you trying to get at?" "Kristopher has offered me a choice," she says with a sad look upon her face. "To die like a weak human or live as a beautiful powerful creature." Diane unsheathes a dagger from her boot and cuts herself across the hand, "I may live twice the lifetime of these humans, but I will still die just like them." Deju stands and shifts her wait from one foot to another. And resolutely says, "And be what I am? A witch and vampire rolled into one?" Diane gives Deju an odd look, "You say that like it's a bad thing." Deju sighs, "it's not a bad thing; just different." she pauses," Being a vampire is a life altering occurrence. As I said, I am nothing like I was before. I don't want you to do something you'd regret." Deju saying this infuriates Diane, her blood feels like it is boiling and her nails begin to dig into her hands, "Since when do you know what I will regret?" she practically screams at Deju. "You say Jennifer is dead but you just proved that she is alive. Even Raine thinks so." Diane walks up to Deju her face an inch from Deju's, "You're afraid of me. You're afraid of what I will become if I am Laisé. You're afraid of you sister. That is why you say that the half that still loves me is dead." Deju continues looking into Diane's eyes and says, "I am afraid of nothing and no one, least of all you. Perhaps part of me does still love you but that part is close to dead. As for me knowing what you'll regret, you're right; I don't know and as out Mother has said, 'what side you choose to be on is up to you. Vampire is my choice. You do what you want." Diane thinks for a moment looking down at the floor listening to the silence of the room, "Well I'll make things easy for you. I'm out of your life, Diane is dead." She looks at Deju one last time then walks out of the apartment, jumps into her car and drives home. She throws her jacket on the floor and falls asleep on her couch.
Outside there's a black rose strung through steering wheel of her car, attached is a drawing from Kristopher, it is a drawing of two woman one dressed in white carrying a book and the other in black carrying a sword. Diane throws the drawing and rose into the passenger seat of the car and drives away.
The sun is setting and the air a bit cold when Diane pulls into the parking lot of a townhouse community, she parks in front of a house that looks out of place, it's newly painted, all of the plants outside seem to have been newly planted, and there is no sign of current residence. Smoothly, Diane walks to the front door and tries to open it, when finding that it is locked se takes a pin from her hair and picks the simple lock. Inside smells of drying paint and new carpet. The windows are all covered in plastic and not a single piece of furniture clutters the room. Diane sits on the stairs facing the door and lights a candle that she brought from the car. The flame flickers as a soft breeze breaks through an open window, shadows bounce from wall to wall and Diane remembers the last time she was there. Diane was sitting in the middle of the living room, lamps and mirrors broken, a vase of roses shattered on the floor the rooms' furniture destroyed and Diane's shirt littered with blood. She rocks back and forth, a candle in her hand and a gas can beside her, she picks up the gas can and pours it's contents all over the house then drops the candle igniting the area, and walks out not giving it a second glance. The memory seems to haunt Diane, but there is no way to escape it. Diane sits in the dark room for a couple of minutes until she feels an aura outside the door. Immediately she could tell it was the aura of her sister, Diane blows out the candle and climbs to the top of the stairs. She perches herself there and watches the door intently, waiting, watching, waiting. The person outside jiggles the door knob only to find it locked. Then a power burst occurs and Diane's sister is inside, Diane changes positions and watches from between the railing on the stair banister. Deju, Diane's sister, sits on the floor acting as if her head were about to burst, then she begins to swat back and forth in a trance.
After about five minutes Deju stands and looks up at the banister, where Diane is sitting, "What do you want Diane?" she asks with a bit of annoyance in her voice. Diane stands and leans on the banister, "My sister" she replies. "She died." Deju says as if nothing could make her care about anything. Hearing this Diane climbs to the top of the banister, standing on the rail she says, "Then perhaps I should die as well," She looks as if she may jump. "Why?" Deju asks with out any emotion in her voice. "Life is boring." Diane responds, "And lonely." "Do you not still hunt vampires?" Deju asks with a confused look on her face. "Not since Jennifer died" she says and lowers herself to sitting on the rail. Casually, Deju walks to the bottom of the staircase and sits on the last step. "Why not?" Deju asks a bit confused. "What's the point?" Diane shrugs. Deju begins to stare at the floor and then up to Diane, "Hunting my kind was just what we did. I thought you would continue when I was gone." Diane lets out a slight laugh, and jumps off the stairs, using her powers to slowly lower herself, "When you were gone, my will for life was gone, you and Tristin were my life, and I lost both of you, so I stopped doing everything." Slowly Diane walked to the middle of the room and sat, just like in the vision she had seen.
"Look," Deju looks at Diane, "Jennifer has died and now I am Deju. One hundred years of being the creature that I have become, whatever that is, has changed me a lot. Deju Nyte is a much different person the Jennifer Dien." Diane stands quickly and faces Deju, "And what if I am to become Laisé?" she forcefully says. Still staring at Diane Deju asks, "What are you trying to get at?" "Kristopher has offered me a choice," she says with a sad look upon her face. "To die like a weak human or live as a beautiful powerful creature." Diane unsheathes a dagger from her boot and cuts herself across the hand, "I may live twice the lifetime of these humans, but I will still die just like them." Deju stands and shifts her wait from one foot to another. And resolutely says, "And be what I am? A witch and vampire rolled into one?" Diane gives Deju an odd look, "You say that like it's a bad thing." Deju sighs, "it's not a bad thing; just different." she pauses," Being a vampire is a life altering occurrence. As I said, I am nothing like I was before. I don't want you to do something you'd regret." Deju saying this infuriates Diane, her blood feels like it is boiling and her nails begin to dig into her hands, "Since when do you know what I will regret?" she practically screams at Deju. "You say Jennifer is dead but you just proved that she is alive. Even Raine thinks so." Diane walks up to Deju her face an inch from Deju's, "You're afraid of me. You're afraid of what I will become if I am Laisé. You're afraid of you sister. That is why you say that the half that still loves me is dead." Deju continues looking into Diane's eyes and says, "I am afraid of nothing and no one, least of all you. Perhaps part of me does still love you but that part is close to dead. As for me knowing what you'll regret, you're right; I don't know and as out Mother has said, 'what side you choose to be on is up to you. Vampire is my choice. You do what you want." Diane thinks for a moment looking down at the floor listening to the silence of the room, "Well I'll make things easy for you. I'm out of your life, Diane is dead." She looks at Deju one last time then walks out of the apartment, jumps into her car and drives home. She throws her jacket on the floor and falls asleep on her couch.