Dark Hopes

Chapter V

++ "james" by celebrity++

+ The Lady In Black+

she awoke to the screaming radio "shit" she muttered sitting up in bed she untangled her self from her red and black bedsheets it was almost 8 Dilandau would probably show up in a half in hour at the earliest right now he was most likely recovering from last nights infamous hangover.

+Dilandau+

he stumbled to the bathroom falling to the floor "damn stupid vodka " he mumbled childishly

he glanced at his watch taking notice that he was still fully dressed it was 7:55a.m. Black would probably be up soon.

++Van++

he found himself on the couch again Merle had claimed his bed last night so again he was stuck on his uncomfortable furniture. It was too early for Merle she always slept in he figured he'd get something to eat he needed a little peace and quiet.

The phone rang

Van heard a loud scream "dammit" it usually took several fire alarms, and a marching band to wake up Merle but not today

"WHO THE HELL IS CALLING SO EARLY WHATS IS SO IMPORTANT?!?!"

"dear god" van mumbled making his way to his room

"Van its' for you." Merle said frowning

"what a surprise" he took the phone from her "what?"

"its' me"

it was definitely Minerva.

"what's wrong?"

" VAN!!!! WHO IS SHE?!"

'damn it merle just shut up' he thought

" its' about Folken and Hitomi but I guess I caught you at a bad time I'm sorry"

Minerva hung up

"well?" Merle poked her pink head out from the bathroom (sorry I couldn't resist I just had that image of her)

"none" he said sadly

+The Lady In Black+

she went about her morning it was 8:17 a.m. she got dressed opening her closet revealing a vast sea of black she wound up wearing a long sleeved black shirt and tight black pants w/ bondage straps hanging off of them she always dressed like this all her clothes were black so it never really mattered what she wore

she put on her typical heavy black eyeliner she always looked the same nothing changed in her life she walked into her kitchen she closed that drapes she hated sunlight which explained her deathly white complexion

"Hey!" Dilandau was there she had given him a key to her apartment a long time ago

two years ago to be exact and every Friday morning for the last 2 years has been the same he'd bring her coffee and this morning nothing was different he handed Minerva her coffee he looked dull and tired to perhaps life was suffocating everyone

"you alright?" she asked

"yea I'm fine why?"

"no reason ."

"so what is going on?" she asked

"Folken wants us to get rid of that terrible vampyre slaying committee"

"by get rid of you mean brutally slay right?"

"of course"

"don't you ever want to get out of this life?"

"what ? this IS my life anything other then this would just be I don't know unnatural you know?"

she sighed

"if you could be anywhere where would you be?" she looked off into space w/ out hesitation "with Corvin."

"he didn't even realized how much you loved him and here your still dreaming of him?"

"I never felt like that"

" vampyres don't fall in love"

" but we bleed don't we?"

"that's not the same thing"

"yes it is! I'm still human a mortal part of me is still there you know Folken messed up"

"Folken doesn't mess up anything that's why he's the leader"

"Dilandau, I still have a heartbeat I don't cry blood tears "

" being Mortal isn't a gift your more human then some but your growing cold not so much you just your presence your reflection isn't clear anymore its' still there your humanity is Corvin's fault whenever you turned him it's like he took the vampyric part of you he made you less Folken is rebuilding you he didn't mess up Black you did."

She stepped back Dilandau was turning on her now too she had to get out of here

"Black.' he touched her shoulder she winced

"what happened?' he moved the top part of her shirt over revealing the claw marks

"that's the handy work of Folken the almighty" She hissed

"He's taking your blood?"

"What you didn't know"

"No he's not suppose too"

"Tell that to him "

"he could have killed you!"

"wouldn't have been the worst thing-"

'don't say that shit!"

"but I mean it' Dilandau looked at her his red eyes full of honesty

"He's going too kill you"

"How do you know?'

"I think Dornkirk ordered it ."

"well what do I do?"

" I don't think I can get rid of both of them for you."

"you don't have enough blood on your hands?1"

Dilandau looked skeptically at his hands

"its' a saying!"

"Oh yea" he looked into her liquid black eyes

"can't I just do it myself?"

"Possibly but the thing is -"

"what he is my dark maker if anyone can kill him wouldn't it be me?"

"well Black that's the thing he didn't awaken you in your latent state."

(side note: a latent vampyre is one w/ vampyre blood that needs to be 'awakened" )

"then who?"

"It was me "

she stared at him finally managing words

"you what?"

"you think Folken really cared? He only took you because I told him too"

"why?"

"I was alone I hated Folken I hated Dornkirk even more I thought you'd be happy but I was wrong."

"meeting you was never a mistake" she whispered

" I knew it couldn't be Folkens blood that woke me."

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oh are you hooked now are you gonna review now? Didn't think so . anyways

I'm gonna go work on another chappy I'll bombard this site mwhahah +cough hack cough+ yea I'm ok

Peace , The Lady in Black is off to have sweet dreams about her lost love Corvin hehe