It was a bright day in Florence and the sky was blue. The summer was wonderful, all the kids went out to play and all the women conversed in the backyard with iced tea on hand and large hats on their heads. Marisol and Demitria were out in the yard playing with the neighbor kids, well Demi was Marisol was sitting by a tree with a few of her friends and they were all laughing and talking. Giselle, their mother was watching them while speaking with her friend Isabella who had three girls as well. Their husbands worked together in the city, building houses and digging in the caves. When he wasn't at work in Sicily, he was doing work in Florence. Giselle continued to watch the girls and talk with Isabella while the laughs got louder. Demi and her friends splashed around in the little lake in front of their home, the hem of their dresses soaked and trailing behind them
"Girls, if you want to swim you must change your clothing!" Giselle called her bright eyes going even brighter when her youngest smiled at her.
"But it's too fun to stop mother, can't we just finish?" Isabella and Giselle shared a look
"Alright, but you must hurry and change when you are finished, you might catch cold," The girls continued to splash around and laugh at all the things that made summer the best time of the year.
Lily sat in her room by the balcony watching from a distance as the girls all hung out together. She made a face and stuck her tongue out at nothing. Her dresses were strewn over the bed and her sheets were clinging for dear life. With a flick of her wrist and a tug of her leg, they went sailing to the floor. She pressed her lips together as someone screamed outside. She saw the sun out and the sky shining blue, but she didn't feel like going out. Her sisters had pleaded with her to enjoy the day, but Damon was here and she wanted to spend it with him. He was currently hiding in the shadows growling softly. Lily glanced over to him.
"What is it boy? Someone's in trouble? Wherever could they be and are they hurt?" Damon's growl raised a few bars and she giggled "what?"
"Give me my ring now." It was the meanest Damon had ever spoken to her and she was almost frightened enough to give it back, almost. "Lily I need that, what if your mother comes in the room, I won't be able to hide in this lone shadow for long. I will be forced to burn and then where will we be?" Lily smiled sweetly. She knew for a fact that her mother would not come upstairs, she had been working on a spell, a glamour of sorts that insured her that her mother would stay outside along with her sisters and friends until Lily felt it was time to let them back in. she was also working on a spell for Damon. She had been to see Clasarra and she had been told about a new spell. She was trying her hardest to perfect her daylight spell, which allowed Damon to walk in the sun without his ring. Damon had tried for her, putting his ring in his pocket and standing behind the curtain. He had hissed and raced away when the sun burned him. It had taken weeks before he would try it again. Now he sat in the corner trying to stay out of the sun. Lily had crawled over him when he was sleeping and slipped his ring off his finger.
"I just want to try it Damon will you please let me try."
"The spell isn't strong enough; I recommend you go to Clasarra actually." He stood up slowly and inched around the sunlight until he was perching on her bed. Lily smiled and reluctantly gave him back his ring. He put it back on and blew on it gently. Lily rolled her eyes
"You are such a baby." He tapped her on the nose playfully and walked around the room with renewed vigor. Lily watched him for a long moment then turned to the window. There was a sharp cry that pierced the summer air. She moved to investigate but Damon stopped her
"It's just a baby," she turned around
"A baby? I love babies." As she said this, a big smile spread its way across her face and she stood up and wandered over to the balcony. She looked down and laughed. Damon came to stand by her and stare at what she was so transfixed on. A woman was standing just below Lily with a little baby girl in her arms. Lily made an 'aww' sound and leaned closer. Damon made his way up behind her and placed his hands on her shoulders. The baby was swaddled in pink cloth and white silk. She has short copper curls and big cinnamon coloured eyes that widened even further when her mother kissed her marble cheek. Damon sighed half in frustration and half in resignation as Lily continued to stare in awe of the baby. "I would like a baby," She murmured. Damon paled and shook his head
"Oh, that's nice." Lily turned around to face him
"What? Can't we have kids?" Damon shook his head fiercely as he backed up "why not?"
"Well for one vampires cannot procreate with humans or anyone else for that matter."
"Oh," Lily thought for a moment then sat on the floor. "Damon I have a serious question for you." Damon took a deep breath and licked his lips.
"Anything darling," Lily smiled at him
"How are babies created?" His eyes widened significantly and he took a deep breath.
"I thought you knew." When she shook her head he thought "the stork has magic wings and each night when he breathes his wings flap and a baby is created." Lily stared at him for the longest time a neutral look on her face then after what seemed like forever
"You are a liar." They were quiet "Tell me the truth I would really like to know."
"Didn't your mother teach you about that a few years ago?" he asked mildly curious. Lily shrugged
"Well yes mother taught me about sex but I don't understand how that is supposed to be connected to children. Explain for me please?" Damon cleared his throat and shook his head
"Perhaps you should ask your mother, she has children and a husband." Lily got up and walked around him
"Yes, but you are experienced in both departments are you not? You told me that you did have illegitimate children when you lived so you know what it's about, besides mother will have a fit if I ask her about sex and children. Already she suspects of our relationship and it hasn't even blossomed fully."
"Lily I won't tell you about this." Lily let out a frustrated noise
"But what if I want children? I deserve to know." At that statement Damon swiveled around so fast he almost broke his neck. Using vampire speed he grabbed Lily by her waist and plopped her down on her bed. She gasped and tried to get up but Damon stilled her. Looking her firmly in the eye he whispered
"Vampires cannot procreate Liliana, so you won't be having children with me. I'm dead remember, it just would never work." Lily stared at him still her eyes heavy. Then slowly she let out a sigh
"Will you at least tell me?" Her voice sounded so broken that Damon almost collapsed
"No, Lily I will not." And with that he stood straight and paced the floor. He stopped in front of the balcony doors and looked at her. Lily cast her eyes down and licked her lips. Something started to sizzle and pop. Damon sniffed "do you smell that?" when Lily didn't answer he sniffed again, smoke started rising in the air. "It smells like burning flesh…" Damon turned around and the sun started searing his face. He yelled and dived into the shadows. Lily stood and made her way over to him. She crouched before him and watched as his burns healed and disappeared. He pushed his body closer to the wall then said "how did you do that, my ring is right here." He thrust his hand up in front of her face then checked the ring itself. He froze. Where the stone of lapis lazuli had been now in its place was a pretty ruby stone. "Lily what did you do?" Lily seemed smug. She stood straight and proud
"I did a spell, don't you approve it is a clever spell."
"No!" he yelled in pain as he tried to scoot closer to the shadows.
"Tell me what I'd like to know or I will not change your stone back."
"Then I'll wait till night and leave and never come back." Instead of paling, Lily leaned down and smiled at him
"I will do such a strong spell I will make the sun stay out forever." Damon paled then nodded quickly
"Alright fine, I'll tell you but please change my stone back." Lily blew him a kiss and stood again. He walked over to her bed once his stone was lapis again and sat down on it. Lily sat on the floor in front of him, her hands in her lap and her eyes big.
"Tell me how a Man Pleasures a Lady." Damon rolled his eyes up to her ceiling where it was painted gold and silver with bright blue stars, everything was mixed up brilliantly. He let his eyes fall on her then he started to speak
"Well when a man has feelings for a lady he likes to express it by making love, well sometimes at first they like to court the lady, get her flowers take her out wine her dine her…"
"Damon I do not want to hear how to court a woman I would like to hear how to make love to a woman, and how that creates a child, tell me please." He breathed out again but continued
"Well they make love like a dance. They kiss usually and that should be like fire. They must touch, feel each other." He licked his lips "and then they disrobe of everything."
"Everything, off, even the undergarments?"
"Oh yes how do you expect to make love without disrobing?" when Lily shrugged he continued
"Depending on where you are, preferably a bed if you are planning it, you lay down usually with the man on top…"
"Why must the man be on top? Can't the lady be on the man and pleasure him?" Damon shook his head
"It doesn't matter Lily but usually the first time the man is on top of the lady because he is the leader." Lily stood up slowly and swished her skirt slowly
"And how does he lead Damon? What does he do when he is on top?" He stood as well and walked around to the curtains on her wall. He stroked the velvet lining.
"Do you know all about the body parts and how they function?" when she nodded uncertainly he sighed. It was time for Damon to stop acting timid and afraid to say certain things. Lily had asked so he would tell her exactly what she wanted to know. "The mans' penis must be inserted in the woman's vagina. The reason why it can go in is because he gets hard, that's when all the blood rushes into the penis and creates a stiff organ. Once it penetrates the woman's vagina she feels much pleasure, there is a certain spot inside of the woman's vagina, that sweet spot that sends a lady into such bliss." He smirked at her face, which was frozen in a state of shock "Now the man has sperm that needs to be deposited inside of the woman's vagina. That is the part of sex called the climax which leads me to how a baby is developed. Now in your body you have eggs that need to be fertilized with a man's sperm in order to go to the right place in your body that starts the baby on its way. And of course you know this part, the baby grows and nine months later baby is born. I heard it is very painful so you might like to rethink your dream of ever having children with anyone…"
"Did you like to have sex when you did it? It seems fascinating."
"Oh that's what you think is it? Well let me tell you Lily as a woman it hurts. The man has to break the skin inside the clitoris, which might cause blood, just a little blood but it would hurt…a lot." Lily swallowed quickly and backed up
"It would hurt terribly?" she seemed so small, her hands clasped in front of her. "Oh Damon I don't want pain, oh but Damon I would love a child so much, their little pink toes and fingers, sweet little cheeks, and bright eyes. I would love a child." He walked around and pulled her into his arms.
"I'm sorry my love but you know that is not possible." Lily made a sad noise then brightened
"I have yet another question, may I ask it?" he thought for a moment, he didn't want to have to explain any other sexual things but he knew Lily would torture him if he didn't.
"Yes Lily you may ask another question." She leaned against him and kissed his chest through his shirt.
"Is it okay if I am wet in my undergarments, I mean it only happens when we are close and you are holding me extremely close to you?" he didn't answer and she went on "and if all the blood rushes to your penis, will I be able to tell through your trousers?" still he didn't answer she smiled and went on "And if so, would it be appropriate for me to touch." He turned to her in one move and glared at her fiercely
"No more questions, ask your mother or wait till you're older." And with that he raced with vampire speed to the window and vaulted out of it. He turned into a crow and was soaring over the trees in less than a second.
"Look mama a crow," Lily heard one of the little girls exclaim from outside. She made her way to the window and smirked. She loved it when she got Damon all riled up over little things. He would probably not come back until tomorrow and still he would be a bit shaken by her questions. Of course she knew all about sex and where babies came from she just wanted Damon to tell her. She wanted to share everything with her love. She glanced down at the laughing girls.
"I think I will go outside now,"