As dawn neared Gangrel took his family home sending them each off to
bed. As was his nightly ritual Gangrel looked in on his children a last
time and was not surprise to find Edge asleep in Nemesis' bed the sleeping
woman wrapped tightly in his arms.
As Gangrel retired to his own room for the day, he considered Nemesis' presentation. In spite of the incident with Malice, it had gone well. Eternity had been quite impressed with his newest fledgling.
As he and his brood had been leaving Eternity had pulled him to the side, "Guard her carefully," the elder had told him, "Nemesis has the potential for great power and she's quite beautiful, it'd be a disaster if she fell into the wrong hands." Eternity had smiled and added, "Besides not many fledglings can meet my gaze with flinching, it's a nice change of pace."
Gangrel himself was pleased with her. She got along well with her brothers, both men very fond of her. Gangrel knew of Nemesis' relationship with Edge and suspected that Edge's feelings for her ran deep than the boy would like to admit but he had also seen Christian hold the girl protectively in his arms as the group had stared down Malice. By nature Christian was a quiet vampire, and more often than not the peacemaker of the group. The blonde was not over aggressive and tried to avoid conflict, but Gangrel had seen the fury in his eyes tonight. In truth, he had never seen Christian angrier. Christian would have happily torn off Malice's head and fed it to the wolves. As for Nemesis herself, Gangrel could only hope as he turned in for the night that his childe hadn't been shaken too badly by Malice's unwanted advances. Still thinking of his children Gangrel was pulled down and slept.
As the sun dipped below the horizon Gangrel's eyes opened and he stretched before climbing out of bed. The master vampire walked through the still quiet house knowing that the three younger vampires would not rise for quite some time. But had Gangrel known what the next few hours, days and weeks would hold he might have simply climbed back in bed.
Nemesis heard her sire passing by her room and opened her eyes. She was still nestled in Edge's embrace his chin resting on top of her head. She thought back to the previous night and the confrontation with Malice. She remembered Malice asking Edge if he had claimed her yet. What was with the "bonding" thing? Why hadn't Edge told anyone about their relationship? Her mind filled with questions Nemesis eased herself from Edge's arms and kissed his forehead before dressing and going downstairs.
Gangrel looked up from his coffee when he heard footsteps coming down the stairs. Nemesis walked into view still rubbing her eyes sleepily. "You're up early," he said his voice still soft in the early evening.
Nemesis shrugged, "I woke up and couldn't go back to sleep." The lithe blonde headed towards the kitchen door, "I'm going for a walk," she informed him as she opened the door.
"Don't go far," Gangrel instructed, "I still don't want you feeding or going into the city alone."
"No problem, Grel," Nemesis said flashing a quick smile before she disappeared from his sight.
Gangrel frowned slightly concerned, normally Nemesis was the last one up and she always stopped to have a cup of coffee with her sire. It had become their morning ritual. Perhaps he should have a talk with her later to make sure that the incident at the party hadn't upset her more than she let on.
Nemesis walked slowly through the fields of Gangrel's estate enjoying the way the light evening breeze blew through her hair. Inwardly the little vampire sighed; just when she thought she was getting settled into her new life she had romance issues to deal with.
Nemesis knew that Edge cared about her, he was fiercely protective of her but then again so was Christian. Did Edge think of her only as a little sister? If he thought of her as more why hadn't he done that bonding thing that Malice had mentioned?
Nemesis was brought out of her thoughts as a shiver ran up her spine. She jerked her head up and saw a woman standing less than ten feet from her. Instinct told her that this woman was another vampire, one far older than she. "What do you want?" Nemesis demanded challengingly, she wasn't in the mood for any more theatrics.
The woman smiled baring long fangs and tossed her auburn hair, "To speak with you, my dear. I am Entropy. You didn't get to meet me last night, but you did meet my childe, Malice."
"Oh yes," Nemesis said a sarcastic grin coming to her face, "A real charmer too."
Entropy smiled back beginning to stalk Nemesis. The young fledgling mentally cried out for her Sire hoping against hope that Gangrel would somehow hear her. "So what did you want to talk to me about huh?" Nemesis asked trying to appear confident, "I haven't got all night."
Entropy's smile faded and she snarled, "No one spurns on of my offspring," she told the younger vampire, "It is time you were taught to respect those more powerful than you." The demented vampiress launched herself through the air tackling Nemesis.
Fear and desperation gave Nemesis strength and she pushed the older vampire off of her, scrambling to her feet. Entropy was on her again in an instant backhanding Nemesis. Nemesis struck back knowing that she didn't stand a chance but refusing to go down without a fight.
Seemingly out of nowhere a foot flew through the air catching Nemesis in the side of the head. The blonde vampire went down the world spinning around her. Entropy was on her, straddling her waist pinning Nemesis' arms to her side with her legs. "Tsk, tsk." Entropy said mockingly, "You should have been more polite,"
Nemesis could do nothing but cry out as Entropy's fangs pierced her neck as the evil vampire began to drain her blood.
As Gangrel retired to his own room for the day, he considered Nemesis' presentation. In spite of the incident with Malice, it had gone well. Eternity had been quite impressed with his newest fledgling.
As he and his brood had been leaving Eternity had pulled him to the side, "Guard her carefully," the elder had told him, "Nemesis has the potential for great power and she's quite beautiful, it'd be a disaster if she fell into the wrong hands." Eternity had smiled and added, "Besides not many fledglings can meet my gaze with flinching, it's a nice change of pace."
Gangrel himself was pleased with her. She got along well with her brothers, both men very fond of her. Gangrel knew of Nemesis' relationship with Edge and suspected that Edge's feelings for her ran deep than the boy would like to admit but he had also seen Christian hold the girl protectively in his arms as the group had stared down Malice. By nature Christian was a quiet vampire, and more often than not the peacemaker of the group. The blonde was not over aggressive and tried to avoid conflict, but Gangrel had seen the fury in his eyes tonight. In truth, he had never seen Christian angrier. Christian would have happily torn off Malice's head and fed it to the wolves. As for Nemesis herself, Gangrel could only hope as he turned in for the night that his childe hadn't been shaken too badly by Malice's unwanted advances. Still thinking of his children Gangrel was pulled down and slept.
As the sun dipped below the horizon Gangrel's eyes opened and he stretched before climbing out of bed. The master vampire walked through the still quiet house knowing that the three younger vampires would not rise for quite some time. But had Gangrel known what the next few hours, days and weeks would hold he might have simply climbed back in bed.
Nemesis heard her sire passing by her room and opened her eyes. She was still nestled in Edge's embrace his chin resting on top of her head. She thought back to the previous night and the confrontation with Malice. She remembered Malice asking Edge if he had claimed her yet. What was with the "bonding" thing? Why hadn't Edge told anyone about their relationship? Her mind filled with questions Nemesis eased herself from Edge's arms and kissed his forehead before dressing and going downstairs.
Gangrel looked up from his coffee when he heard footsteps coming down the stairs. Nemesis walked into view still rubbing her eyes sleepily. "You're up early," he said his voice still soft in the early evening.
Nemesis shrugged, "I woke up and couldn't go back to sleep." The lithe blonde headed towards the kitchen door, "I'm going for a walk," she informed him as she opened the door.
"Don't go far," Gangrel instructed, "I still don't want you feeding or going into the city alone."
"No problem, Grel," Nemesis said flashing a quick smile before she disappeared from his sight.
Gangrel frowned slightly concerned, normally Nemesis was the last one up and she always stopped to have a cup of coffee with her sire. It had become their morning ritual. Perhaps he should have a talk with her later to make sure that the incident at the party hadn't upset her more than she let on.
Nemesis walked slowly through the fields of Gangrel's estate enjoying the way the light evening breeze blew through her hair. Inwardly the little vampire sighed; just when she thought she was getting settled into her new life she had romance issues to deal with.
Nemesis knew that Edge cared about her, he was fiercely protective of her but then again so was Christian. Did Edge think of her only as a little sister? If he thought of her as more why hadn't he done that bonding thing that Malice had mentioned?
Nemesis was brought out of her thoughts as a shiver ran up her spine. She jerked her head up and saw a woman standing less than ten feet from her. Instinct told her that this woman was another vampire, one far older than she. "What do you want?" Nemesis demanded challengingly, she wasn't in the mood for any more theatrics.
The woman smiled baring long fangs and tossed her auburn hair, "To speak with you, my dear. I am Entropy. You didn't get to meet me last night, but you did meet my childe, Malice."
"Oh yes," Nemesis said a sarcastic grin coming to her face, "A real charmer too."
Entropy smiled back beginning to stalk Nemesis. The young fledgling mentally cried out for her Sire hoping against hope that Gangrel would somehow hear her. "So what did you want to talk to me about huh?" Nemesis asked trying to appear confident, "I haven't got all night."
Entropy's smile faded and she snarled, "No one spurns on of my offspring," she told the younger vampire, "It is time you were taught to respect those more powerful than you." The demented vampiress launched herself through the air tackling Nemesis.
Fear and desperation gave Nemesis strength and she pushed the older vampire off of her, scrambling to her feet. Entropy was on her again in an instant backhanding Nemesis. Nemesis struck back knowing that she didn't stand a chance but refusing to go down without a fight.
Seemingly out of nowhere a foot flew through the air catching Nemesis in the side of the head. The blonde vampire went down the world spinning around her. Entropy was on her, straddling her waist pinning Nemesis' arms to her side with her legs. "Tsk, tsk." Entropy said mockingly, "You should have been more polite,"
Nemesis could do nothing but cry out as Entropy's fangs pierced her neck as the evil vampire began to drain her blood.