Twilight was an evening when all things are possible, but for one it just meant she was safe from the sun's burning rays, Lillith looked out her bedroom window after she had rose from sleep, she decided it was time to do some housework, her apartment was so filthy, because she didn't have a place to put everything and having a house mate wasn't in the equation either, and she was meaning to do laundry for ages, she was meaning to a lot of things for ages, first was finding a way to get her living room back, that would mean clearing out the storage room, that was really suppose to be a second bedroom,
Lillith sighed, she would have to figure out some way to convince the mortals, she was just a collector of fine arts, no actually living in those decades, "I believe I have a problem," she spoke aloud,
There was a crash coming from the living room, and her first thought was that Elizabeth had somehow found out where she lived, so she ran out to the living room, she closed her eyes and silently laughed as she saw Cole's pale face and an open door,
"I guess I should have warn you about that door," Lillith states,
"What the hell is in here, it's a mess?" Cole asks as soon as he could breathe,
"Four hundred and fifteen years of treasures, my kind hordes stuff, I wouldn't be surprised if I have some of Leonardo da Vinci's missing master pieces in there," Lillith replies,
Lillith looked around the room, there were boxes upon boxes, trunks, and chests of odds and ends she loved, one downside of being a vampiress, anything shiny or expensive she just had to have. She toward Cole with a sheepish expression, "Maybe I should have invested in storage garages?"
"You think?" Cole replies,
Lillith glided into the room, and began to look though the boxes, "Okay, but first I'm going to Best Buy and getting a laptop, all the room in my head isn't going to help this mess."
"Twenty first century and you haven't got a laptop yet?" Cole replies,
"What can I say, I never thought I would need one." Lillith replies,
"This is on the agenda for tonight?" Cole asks
"Yeah, this was suppose to be a two bedroom apartment, I kinda took over the second bedroom, for storage." Lillith replies, "Unless you got something else in mind?"
"Not really," Cole answers,
Lillith raised an eyebrow then crossed the room to him wrapping her arms around his waist, "Are you sure?" before wriggling her fingers and causing Cole to laugh,
"Stop that, you're using your information against me," Cole accused.
"So?" Lillith replies with a smile on her lips,
Cole stared at Lillith, wondering about her fangs, why they weren't visible when she smiled but her fangs grew last night?
"You have a question, I may have the answer." Lillith stated,
Cole blinked, "How did you know I have a question, and that wasn't the question I was going to ask,"
"Your eyes, they reflect your curiosity." Lillith responded,
"Why aren't your fangs visible, they were there last night and the night we met?" Cole asks,
Lillith's smile widen, and her fangs grew out. "Only happens when I think about blood or hunting or when I need to get someone's attention, who just happened to be drunk that night."
"Oh, so you were thinking about hunting that night, might I ask who?" Cole questions
"No one in mind, I was just in the mood for a good hunt." Lillith replies, "I've better find something to wear," she releases Cole and walks back over to her bedroom or should she call it a coffin room, since she doesn't sleep in a bed.
Going into the closet, she found a lovely sundress that showed off her curves and shoulders, she had to giggle at the thought of what people of her era of birth would have said about someone of any class showing to much skin, she quickly changed and put on some flip flops, she checked herself in the mirror, and saw her fangs were still elongated, concentrating on her fangs, she watched as they slid back to the side of normal human canines.
Grabbing her purse, she walked out "Are you going to come or stay here?" she asks Cole,
"I'll go, unless I want to start on that maze." Cole replies,
Lillith lead the way to the parking lot, and step up to a silver mustang, reached into her purse and pulled out the set of keys, she clicked once and the doors unlocked.
"And why didn't you tell me you had a car?" Cole asks
"Because I like to run, also I figured since Elizabeth is back in town, I might as well drive something faster," Lillith asks,
"Hey Vamp!" called a person coming out of the apartment complex,
Lillith looked over sharply, and groaned. "Jerkface, what do you want."
"Just asking for another date, you know hang out kill some innocents." the demon asks with a smirk.
"Over my undead body, I wouldn't go out with you if you were the Source's Heir." Lillith replies,
Cole steps up to Lillith and wraps his arms around her waist, "Anything wrong, Lily?"
Lillith froze as Cole's question sent slivers down her spine, she let her fangs slide down, and nip playfully at his neck, "Nope, Just an annoying demon who won't take the hint to go away, my love."
The demon stiffen at the sound of Cole's voice, "The Charmed Ones vanquished you."
"Rumors of my death are highly mistaken," Cole replies, "now get lost,"
"Right away, my liege." The demon bowed and shimmered away.
Lillith started laughing and tried to pull away from Cole, but he wouldn't let go.
"You sounded like you meant it," Cole states,
"Meant what?" Lillith asks,
"You meant it when you said 'My Love,' didn't you?" Cole asks
Lillith turned around in his arms, and looked up at him, "I don't know what you're talking about."
"Liar." Cole replies,
"Not now, please not now." Lillith begs, "I'm not a rebound kind of girl."
"You said you needed me," Cole replies, "Why not?"
"Because it's not your emotions, Cole." Lillith whispers, "I want you to love me, but I want you to fall for me, because you want too not because the magical community thinks we should be together,"
"But I need you too," Cole whispers, "Please don't break up with me,"
Lillith raised a hand and touched his cheek, "Can't break up with someone, you don't have. I can see you still care about her,"
"Are you saying me living with you is a bad idea?" Cole asks, he needed her more then anything, but why couldn't she see it.
"Never, I like the idea of waking to someone. Let's just go." Lillith replies and ducked under Cole's arms and get into the driver's seat.
'He looked so sad, when he thought I was leaving him, but it's that Cupid's doing, spreading seeds of love into his heart, I want him so much, but he really isn't mine. I wasn't thinking clearly, he just got divorced, man, I feel like the other woman,' Lillith thought as she pulled out of the parking lot onto the highway. 'Lillith Anne Frost, get a hold of your emotions, you can turn these feelings off and you know it. But the question is, do I really want too?' "Cole, I'm sorry, I really am."
"Why?" Cole replies,
"For being a harpy, this is the one thing about my redemption, that I don't think I'll handle well." Lillith replies,
"Explain that, please." Cole states, "I really don't understand,"
"I can't gain my mortality back, I know that. I want the one thing that my creator could never felt in his entire existence, the path of redemption I'm on is to find Love." Lillith explained, "It was and still is the only thing I want above what every normal female wants."
"So why did the Elders chose me?" Cole asks,
Lillith smiled, "I am a dark creature by nature, and you are the darkest love that someone like me can have."
"That is if I don't lose my mind to my powers," Cole replies
Lillith glanced at him, "I won't let that happen,"
They arrived at Best Buy, Lillith went straight for the laptops, and picked out the best one they had.
"Find something for your room, Cole." She ordered.
"What room, I sleep on the couch remember?" Cole asks
"I already told you, I have a two bedroom apartment. That maze as you call it is yours, so as it is cleaned out." Lillith replies, "Believe me as much as it pains me to do so, I will get rid of somethings."
Cole shook his head then went along the aisles, while glancing back at Lillith and the employees, who were leering at her. He wanted to kill them all, but that would mean Lillith being mad at him, he saw her smile in delight when she found something else that was interesting to her, he couldn't help but think she was beautiful, and not because of her immortal body, she had a light inside that just shown fiercely whenever she looked at him.
Lillith felt eyes on her, she glanced back and saw Cole was staring at her before he turned away, why was it that whenever he looked at her, she felt her blood being electrified, if she could blush, she would. She felt light and carefree, but she couldn't be light and carefree it was just to dangerous, but Cole made danger sound so much fun. She felt herself drawn to him in a way that was really strange and wonderful at the same time, but was this part of the Grand Plan the Elders were forcing on her shoulders, 'Why can I just be myself, why must I always have two different set of rules to follow?'
Two rules set down by the first Vampire Queen, the only one Lillith will swear by, is you can't tell mortals about you unless you are going to feed on them or plan to turn them into one of the Children of the Night and the other was never fall in love with a mortal or demon. Well times change, and vampires were taking demon lovers now that the Source was gone.
Then there was the Elders' rules about no harming any innocent, which Lillith was already doing. Also no double dealing with demons, unless there was something really bad going on, and you had no other choice,
"Lily?" Cole asks,
Lillith turned and saw him standing by the plasma tv,
"Do I get a spending limit?" Cole asks
"Yeah, no spending all the money in my bank account," Lillith replies, "We have a few more stops to do as well,"
"Is this going to take all night?" Cole asks as Lillith came over with her new mp3 player and laptop,
"No, I still have to go though that storage room," Lillith answers, "Why are you planning on going out of a date?"
"No, I have someone in mind but she already turn me down." Cole replies,
"I know Phoebe doesn't want anything to do with you," Lillith teased,
"I was talking about you," Cole states,
"I never said anything about going on dates," Lillith replies,
Cole smiles, "Good,"
"No, I won't go to the bar with you," Lillith states,
"I wasn't going to suggest that, I was going to suggest seeing a movie or something, maybe find something that has a sunset in it." Cole replies,
Lillith perked up, "Really, I haven't been to the movies in ages"
"Good it's a date, so which kind of tv can I get?" Cole asks
"And you're how old?" Lillith asks
"Don't go there," Cole answers, "So are old are you?"
"Twenty-One, give or take a few weeks," Lillith replies,
"Where are we going to next?" Cole asks as they made their way to the check out,
"Furniture store," Lillith answers,
"But they're all closed at night," Cole replies,
Lillith smiled at him, as she handed the cashier her debit card, "Not the ones, I go too."
Cole closed his eyes for a second, Lillith tilted her head in confusion, he said nothing but got the bags and carried them out to the mustang.
"Such a gentleman," Lillith purred, letting a little bit of her southern accent slip though,
"Thanks, Ma'am," Cole replies in the same accent, "I had to hide out during that time, on the run from the Source."
Lillith smiles, and started the engine, she pulled out of the parking lot, and drove out onto the highway,
"So am I going to sleep in a coffin too or does this place sell everything?" Cole asks
Lillith rolled her eyes, "Yes, She does sell everything, Coffins are in the basement, so that no mortal can see them."
Lillith pulled into a nice store front, and parked, "Come on, she won't bite...hard."
"She's one of your kind?" Cole asks,
"Yes, She is." Lillith answered as she walked into the store,
"I thought I wouldn't be seeing you in this century," a wind chime like voice states, "What brought you here on this most lovely night?"
Cole looked around but seen no one.
"Come out in the open, you mad woman." Lillith replies, "And give me a proper greeting or I will take my custom elsewhere."
"Now, now," the vampiress states as she walked out of the backroom, "I just finished having breakfast, when your scent caught my senses."
"Please tell me it wasn't an innocent." Lillith begs, "You know I don't go that route anymore."
The other vampiress lighted her eyes on Cole, "So who is this charming blood donor, you have with you, my dearest Lily?"
"Tessa," Lillith hisses, she locked on eyes on the brunette vampiress,
Tessa smiles slightly, "Why is he with you?"
"Back to the task on hand, Tessa." Lillith replies, "He's with me, because he's my charge."
Tessa stared at them, "You're lying, I see a brighter bond between you two then ever before."
"Just show us where the mortal beds are," Lillith sighed, "I forgot you have an extra gift."
"What is She talking about?" Cole asks, "And who is she?"
"Did you forget your manners, as well as not keeping in touch," Tessa states, then glides up to them, "I'm Tessa, I have a gift for seeing the emotional bonds between people,"
"Cole Turner, formerly known as Belthazar," Cole replies, holding out his hand. Tessa took it, and Cole kissed her hand,
"And what manners," Tessa giggled, "Lily, you mustn't let this one go,"
"This is what I meant about the whole magical community wanting us to be together," Lillith states in a huff, "I should have went to Dray's"
"Dray is in lust with you, as you will recall." Tessa beamed, but her eyes held a sadness,
"Just help me out here, and I will send the idiot over your way," Lillith replies,
"Who's Dray?" Cole asks,
"Just one of Lily's many suitors, she's quite a catch in the vampiric community," Tessa replies,
"Okay, How do you two know each other?" Cole asks as Tessa lead them down some rows of beds,
"Lily and I are sisters." Tessa answers,
"Sister? you didn't tell me you had a sister." Cole states,
"Not like that, we're not blood related, she means we were created by the same jackass," Lillith explains,
"We have a few protective older brothers as well, but I'm younger by twenty years." Tessa adds,
"Tessa was the last fledgling created by Maxwell, I took her in after I well you know." Lillith states,
Tessa let out a shocked hiss, "He knows about what you did to father,"
"He's not exactly mortal, he has demonic powers from the wasteland," Lillith replies, "and will you stop calling him father."
Tessa looked down, "I'm sorry, I don't think about how you feel about Maxwell,"
"It's okay, Tessa. I'm over it, besides keep this in mind, what kind of father leaves his offspring alone?" Lillith replies,
Cole walked off then, Lillith started after him but Tessa stop her, "Leave him be for awhile, his emotional state about his father isn't good right now,"
"Tessa, but he needs me." Lillith replies,
"And you need me right now," Tessa pointed out, then turned to look in Cole's direction, "Call me, if you need anything."
Cole nods, but doesn't say anything.
Tessa grabs Lillith's arm and pulls her to the other side of the store,
"Are you crazy, I can tell you're so madly in love with him, and him with you. Why aren't you two together." Tessa states,
Lillith sat down on one of the sofas, "But it's not his emotions, it was all a Cupid's doing."
Tessa sat down next to her sister, "Cupids don't make people fall in love, they help the person find their match,"
"But.." Lillith began but Tessa pinched her lips closed,
"No buts, now you listen to your little sister about this," Tessa states, "I speak from my heart about such things, look I'm madly in love with Dray, but he's too stupid to see it, so don't let this go, he's in love with you, very much so. The other tie I see, I don't think it was love that bound him to the witch,"
"How did you know about that?" Lillith asks "And what do you mean, it wasn't love that bound him to the witch?"
"Sweetie, everyone in the magical community knows about Cole's relationship with a Charmed One," Tessa answers, "as for your second question, I may have worded it wrong, it was love but it wasn't strong enough to work out, what you two have in the strongest tie I have seen since I was turned. Not even Coven members love each other the way you two do,"
Lillith's eyes flickered to where Cole was at, "Am I really that stupid?"
"No, sister, protective of your own heart, I know your story. Well enough." Tessa answers, "Now about this rift you caused."
"Let me guess, you're going to mend that too?" Lillith asks,
"Among other rifts," Tessa replies, "Now what did you say to him to make him believe you don't want to be with him?"
Lillith explained everything that happen since that she woke up, Tessa rolled her eyes upward, like praying for help.
"First off, Go apologize for being a stubborn vampiress, and I'll go write up an order, because I think he likes that bed to much, he hasn't moved" Tessa mocked ordered.
"How did you become so wise?" Lillith asks,
"I had a great teacher," Tessa replies,
Lillith got up and walked over to Cole and sat beside him, "Hey,"
"Hey," Cole replies, "What was that about?"
"I have some sense lecture into me," Lillith replies, she raised a finger to Cole's lips, "Let me finish, I want to apologize for what I said earlier,"
Cole stared at her,
"This is the part where you forgive her," Tessa piped up,
"Tessa, Shut up" Lillith replies,
The store phone rings then to distract the brunette vampiress,
"I do forgive you, and understand what you were saying." Cole states,
"Good," Lillith replies before leading against him, "So where does this take us now?"
"Being together," Cole replies, "if you want."
Lillith leaned up, and was about to kiss him, when Tessa squealed in excitement.
"What's the deal?" Lillith asks annoyed.
"I'm happy for you two but I have something else to be excited about," Tessa replies, "That was Darius, on the phone."
"Who?" Lillith and Cole asks
"Our eldest brother," Tessa replies, "They're coming for a reunion,"
"How many brothers do we have, Tessa?" Lillith asks slightly afraid of her sister's excitement.
"Five, spaced out though the centuries but with the way they look, you wouldn't know it." Tessa answers, "Darius is the first that was turned, then Alec, Gabriel, Nicholai, Bryce, then you and me."
Lillith swooned, being an only child from human parents, she always wanted older siblings. "Why didn't you tell me this, when we first met?"
"Because I didn't know at first, They came after they felt the backlash of you killing Maxwell, not that they blamed you, they never had the guts to do so, but I think you should have left him alive for a few more decades so we could have had some more sisters." Tessa replies, she looked at Lillith, "When was the last time, you had fresh blood?"
"Demon or human?" Lillith asks,
"Human of course, I wouldn't drain a demon unless it was pretty damn dire emergency," Tessa replies,
"Last time, I had human blood was the last time I was with you," Lillith replies,
"That was a hundred years ago," Tessa stated, "Come with me, sweetie."
"Go, this is something I rather not see." Cole urged.
Lillith's head whipped back and forth between her sister and Cole.
"Lillith Anne Frost, you are over four hundred years old, you should know better by now," Tessa replies, "If Darius was here now, he would be dragging you out into the streets, good thing I have donors."
"Donors, what are you doing in your spare time, farming humans?" Lillith asks as she made her way over to her sister.
"No, I don't breed humans, that's gross. I live in the condos out back, some of nice enough to feed me when I don't have time to hunt," Tessa answered as she went out the back door and over to her condo, and went the one right across from her place, and knocked on the door.
A sleepy eyed human answered the door, "Do you know what...Tess?"
"Hey, I'm sorry for waking you up but my sister needs a fresh donor," Tessa explains, "She's a witch practitioner, she knows about vampires,"
"Come in, before anyone sees you," the witch replies, she lead them over to a sofa, and sat down and patted the seat by her, Lillith sat down, the witch smiled at her, "Never had a good witch as a donor before?"
"She's never had a donor in her life, Serena," Tessa answers,
Serena's eyes widened, "Oh you poor dear, don't worry about the Elders, they know about this."
"What do I do?" Lillith asks childishly,
Serena held out her wrist, "Just bite on my wrist, that's good,"
Lillith felt the woman's blood flow into her mouth, and she felt like she could use a few donor witches or humans.
Tessa touched her sister's shoulder, "You had enough, wouldn't want accidents to happen,"
Lillith raised her head, and looked up at Serena, "Thank you so much,"
"Don't worry about it," Serena replies, as Tessa rips a dish towel in half, and wraps it around the wounds, "It's the least I can do," she looks at Tessa, "Have you fed tonight?"
"Yes, I have. I took a cat burglar off the streets, I'm pretty sure no one is going to miss him," Tessa replies, "Go back to sleep, it will help"
Serena nods and left the room, Tessa and Lillith left the condo and locked the door behind them,
"So have you tapped Cole's veins yet?" Tessa asks,
"Tessa Frost, what exactly do you mean by that statement?" Lillith asks
"You know what I mean, and I don't mean blood." Tessa replies, before running off,
"Tessa!" shouted Lillith as she chased after her sister, "Just wait until I get my hands on you!"
Tessa ran into the store, and hid behind Cole, "Save me from your girlfriend!"
"Tessa Frost, how dare you even think about me like that," Lillith hisses as she raced into the store, "I would never do such a thing, and you know it."
"What is Tessa talking about? Why do I have to save her?" Cole asks, feeling like he missed out on something important,
"I just asked a simple question, and she got mad at me," Tessa replies,
"Don't listen to her, she's good at playing the innocent little girl," Lillith states,
"What did she say?" Cole asks
"I asked if she tapped your veins yet," Tessa replies looking up at Cole with innocent green eyes,
"Cole, in the vampiric community that sentence has two meanings, one is if I tried drinking your blood, the other is If we slept together," Lillith explains, "and she meant the second part."
Cole shimmered out of the way, and reappeared behind Lillith, "Alright, get her."
The store's bells jingled as Lillith was stalking forward,
"Tess, you home?" called a deep male voice.
Tessa and Lillith glanced at the vampire that just entered, he had dirty blonde hair and cobalt blue eyes, wearing slacks and button up shirt, he looked between the two vampiresses,
"Bryce! Help me!" Tessa exclaimed she darted toward her brother.
"Tessa, are you starting trouble again?" Bryce asks
"No/Yes." Both vampiresses answered
Bryce looked at the raven haired vampiress and his eyes widen, "Tess, Is she?"
"Yes, she's our sister Lillith Anne 'Lily' Frost" Tessa replies, "Please help me,"
"What did you do?" ask Bryce, "Now I know where you got the last name from,"
"She accused me of sleeping with Cole." Lillith answered, "And I want to throttle her,"
"Tessa, you asked the same question everytime, either one of our brothers come here," Bryce sighed, "Wait...Who's Cole?"
"Lily's boyfriend," sang Tessa
"I thought she was eighteen, she acts like she's eight," Lillith replies,
Bryce's eyes locked onto the male standing behind his little sister, "Did you?"
"No," both Cole and Lillith replies,
"Good, I'm Bryce. I'm the more nicer of my brothers, who should be here in next few nights." Bryce replies, "I came early because I live in Washington,"
"I want go home now," Lillith groaned,
"Oh Lily, I forgot your order will be delivered in the morning by my employees," Tessa states from behind Bryce.
Bryce sniffed "He's human, what are you doing with a human?"
"I'm not fully human," Cole replies forming an energy ball in his hand, "I have demonic powers,"
"Cole, breathe, now put that out." Lillith states,
"Fine." Cole muttered. "Let's go home,"
"You two live together?" Tessa asks, "Now I know I smell the tension in the air."
Bryce smacked his baby sister upside the head, "That's enough out of you, I'll see you both again in a few nights."
Lillith and Cole passed by Tessa and Bryce,
"It was nice meeting you, um..brother." Lillith states, feeling uncomfortable and embarrassed.
Bryce reached out and grabbed Lillith and hugged her, "Next time, don't stay away, I would have enjoyed meeting you earlier then this,"
"Yeah, oh Tessa, I forgot to pay for the stuff." Lillith mentioned.
"Don't worry about it, on the house, but leave me your number." Tessa replies,
Lillith nods, "oh if anyone comes in here looking like Elizabeth, you haven't seen me." as she wrote down her number on a piece of paper, and gave it back to Tessa.
"About time, you learned not to trust that harpy," Tessa states, "I'll see you again real soon," she gave her sister a hug and then Cole one,
"Oh by the way, that harpy is my mother." Cole states with a smile, "I think I take to calling her that, along with Lily's nickname for her,"
Lillith took Cole's hand and they walked out of the store, not before overhearing,
"How much you want to bet that I'm going to be a bridesmaid?" Tessa asked Bryce.
"She can still hear you," Bryce replies before whispering, "Sixty bucks."
Lillith and Cole got into the mustang, and drove off.
"My family, you learned to love them" Lillith states as she drove.
"Tessa is strange," Cole replies,
"Yeah, she never acted like that when we were together last," Lillith replies, "I don't know what's changed, but I guess finding out you have a bigger family does that too you,"
"So are you up for cleaning or not?" Cole asks,
"Not. I don't know about you, but I just want to sit on the couch and watch tv," Lillith replies, "After I move those boxes into my room"
After they returned to the apartment, and Lillith moved everything to her room, she sat on the curled up in Cole's arms, they watched tv, and Lillith fell asleep, so Cole had to carry her to her coffin,
she slept with a smile on her face,
Cole went back to sleep on the couch, grateful that he would have his own bedroom soon.
DarkPriestess66 says, Review please, and I want to Thank Charlotte for reviewing, and I thought about giving Lillith a bigger family, she needs some immortals in her life.