Caryn stared at Nikolas and he stared calmly back.
"Thanks for bringing her here Nikolas. You know that you saved her life so I won't tell you that. I can't believe Maguerite(SP) did that!" Nikolas agreed with her on that point. He had a frown on his face when he answered.
"Maguerite regretted it. This was the final straw. She'd done this too often before." Caryn caught on quickly and looked at him.
"You killed her?" She asked astounded.
"She deserved it. She had been corrupted by Kaleo and his cronies." He stated watching disbelief and distrust cross her face. Nikolas sighed exasperated with her attitude towards him.
"I told you before Caryn. I don't kill people who have a chance in life. Megan is too young to die."
"Well you definitely did the right thing by bringing her here. We can help her more than regs probably could." She looked at him and actually looked apologetic.
"I really did judge you too soon Nikolas. For that I'm sorry." Nikolas was surprised she had said that but he didn't show it. He knew that had been hard for her to say. She wasn't a normal Smoke witch, of that he was certain.
"It's alright Caryn. In ways I have wrongly judged you too. So we're even I think." Caryn nodded.
"Are there more kids like Megan at parties?" She asked worried. Nikolas tensed.
"Not that I ever see. We have our own rules when it comes to our circuits. Thats why I found Megan no one really cares to feed on someone so young."
"Well that's a relief. It's kind of early for you to be up isn't it?" Nikolas shrugged though he was just a bit tired.
"I'll sleep once I get home. Why, worried about my health are you?" He teased Caryn and she chuckled.
"Never. I seriously doubt you need someone to wrong about you." She said still grinning.
"You're right."
"This is really odd. I never thought that I'd be joking around with you of all people." She admitted.
"Oh and I planned to be here did I? What will happen to Megan now that she's here?" he asked. Like those that Nikolas had bonded o himself he felt that Megan was under his protection for the time being.
"oh after she's back in good health we'll try and find her a home with someone from SingleEarth."
"Then I'm sure she won't end up at another party."
"So how's Tess?"
"She's different than when you last saw her. She was changed after she walked into her house to found her sister dead on the floor. Her sister had been killed by a witch." Nikolas said softly watching Caryn's reaction. She paled and sat down taking a deep breadth. Her mind was bit jumbled. A vampire saves a reg and a witch kills one. That was totally against what she had grown up knowing.
"Actually I'll probably see her at a party tonight." At Caryn's silent question he shook his head.
"Not a circuit party. Just a few vampires and vampire-friendly witches hanging out. Sarah, Kris, and Nissa will be there so that tells you it won't be too bad."
"are there any humans going?" Caryn asked him. "Yes but only bonded people. You should come." Nikolas offered expecting her to hurriedly turn him down. Instead she quietly thought it over.
"Okay I will. Where is it?"
"Nissa's house. You know how to get there?"
"Yes. What time does it start?"
"Around 10 o'clock. That way everyone has time to take care of their business before hand." For some reason that Nikolas couldn't fathom he was happy that Caryn would be coming.
"Then I'll see you there. I hate to be rude Nikolas but you aren't supposed to be here and I have work to do." Nikolas understood. He also realized that his being here was reason enough for Diminique to close SingleEarth. "See you tonight then Caryn." he shimmered and was at Nissa's house. Nikolas went up the stairs two at a time and walked into Nissa's room without so much as a warning. The vampiress sat on her bed looking calmly up at him.
"Do you have a reason for barging in here, Oh so rude little brother?" She joked. He smiled, not at her joke, but at the reaction he anticipated she would have to his news.
"Guess who I've invited to your party tonight?"
"Who?" Nissa asked eyeing him.
"Why none other than your dear friend Caryn Smoke." He replied sweetly. Nissa looked at him skeptically.
"It's true Nissa. Go ask her if you don't believe me." Nissa was stunned to say the least.
"Why did you invite Caryn? Why were you near Caryn to begin with?" Nikolas quickly summarized recent events for Nissa and ran through his conversation with Caryn.
"What are you smiling at Nissa?" He asked after finishing his story.
"It has to be genetic." Nissa stated confusing him.
"What?" He asked perplexed.
"The attraction between you and Kris and the witch population. That must be genetic." At this Nikolas hit her with a pillow.
"Owww! I was only kidding Nik calm down." She said rubbing the side of her head.
"Don't even joke Nissa. Now I think I'll stay here for the rest of the day. I notice that Kris and Sarah are here. I swear they go often enough between your house and mine don't they?"
"It just depends on which of us Kris is mad at at the time, you or me. I still can't believe you invited Caryn Smoke." Nissa mumbled more to herself than to Nikolas. "Well sis I did so get use to the idea." He saw the pillow coming before it hit. Nissa hated to be called 'Sis'.
"Thanks for bringing her here Nikolas. You know that you saved her life so I won't tell you that. I can't believe Maguerite(SP) did that!" Nikolas agreed with her on that point. He had a frown on his face when he answered.
"Maguerite regretted it. This was the final straw. She'd done this too often before." Caryn caught on quickly and looked at him.
"You killed her?" She asked astounded.
"She deserved it. She had been corrupted by Kaleo and his cronies." He stated watching disbelief and distrust cross her face. Nikolas sighed exasperated with her attitude towards him.
"I told you before Caryn. I don't kill people who have a chance in life. Megan is too young to die."
"Well you definitely did the right thing by bringing her here. We can help her more than regs probably could." She looked at him and actually looked apologetic.
"I really did judge you too soon Nikolas. For that I'm sorry." Nikolas was surprised she had said that but he didn't show it. He knew that had been hard for her to say. She wasn't a normal Smoke witch, of that he was certain.
"It's alright Caryn. In ways I have wrongly judged you too. So we're even I think." Caryn nodded.
"Are there more kids like Megan at parties?" She asked worried. Nikolas tensed.
"Not that I ever see. We have our own rules when it comes to our circuits. Thats why I found Megan no one really cares to feed on someone so young."
"Well that's a relief. It's kind of early for you to be up isn't it?" Nikolas shrugged though he was just a bit tired.
"I'll sleep once I get home. Why, worried about my health are you?" He teased Caryn and she chuckled.
"Never. I seriously doubt you need someone to wrong about you." She said still grinning.
"You're right."
"This is really odd. I never thought that I'd be joking around with you of all people." She admitted.
"Oh and I planned to be here did I? What will happen to Megan now that she's here?" he asked. Like those that Nikolas had bonded o himself he felt that Megan was under his protection for the time being.
"oh after she's back in good health we'll try and find her a home with someone from SingleEarth."
"Then I'm sure she won't end up at another party."
"So how's Tess?"
"She's different than when you last saw her. She was changed after she walked into her house to found her sister dead on the floor. Her sister had been killed by a witch." Nikolas said softly watching Caryn's reaction. She paled and sat down taking a deep breadth. Her mind was bit jumbled. A vampire saves a reg and a witch kills one. That was totally against what she had grown up knowing.
"Actually I'll probably see her at a party tonight." At Caryn's silent question he shook his head.
"Not a circuit party. Just a few vampires and vampire-friendly witches hanging out. Sarah, Kris, and Nissa will be there so that tells you it won't be too bad."
"are there any humans going?" Caryn asked him. "Yes but only bonded people. You should come." Nikolas offered expecting her to hurriedly turn him down. Instead she quietly thought it over.
"Okay I will. Where is it?"
"Nissa's house. You know how to get there?"
"Yes. What time does it start?"
"Around 10 o'clock. That way everyone has time to take care of their business before hand." For some reason that Nikolas couldn't fathom he was happy that Caryn would be coming.
"Then I'll see you there. I hate to be rude Nikolas but you aren't supposed to be here and I have work to do." Nikolas understood. He also realized that his being here was reason enough for Diminique to close SingleEarth. "See you tonight then Caryn." he shimmered and was at Nissa's house. Nikolas went up the stairs two at a time and walked into Nissa's room without so much as a warning. The vampiress sat on her bed looking calmly up at him.
"Do you have a reason for barging in here, Oh so rude little brother?" She joked. He smiled, not at her joke, but at the reaction he anticipated she would have to his news.
"Guess who I've invited to your party tonight?"
"Who?" Nissa asked eyeing him.
"Why none other than your dear friend Caryn Smoke." He replied sweetly. Nissa looked at him skeptically.
"It's true Nissa. Go ask her if you don't believe me." Nissa was stunned to say the least.
"Why did you invite Caryn? Why were you near Caryn to begin with?" Nikolas quickly summarized recent events for Nissa and ran through his conversation with Caryn.
"What are you smiling at Nissa?" He asked after finishing his story.
"It has to be genetic." Nissa stated confusing him.
"What?" He asked perplexed.
"The attraction between you and Kris and the witch population. That must be genetic." At this Nikolas hit her with a pillow.
"Owww! I was only kidding Nik calm down." She said rubbing the side of her head.
"Don't even joke Nissa. Now I think I'll stay here for the rest of the day. I notice that Kris and Sarah are here. I swear they go often enough between your house and mine don't they?"
"It just depends on which of us Kris is mad at at the time, you or me. I still can't believe you invited Caryn Smoke." Nissa mumbled more to herself than to Nikolas. "Well sis I did so get use to the idea." He saw the pillow coming before it hit. Nissa hated to be called 'Sis'.