To Dwell In The Past {Open}

[scarletcross]

Tonight, was an anniversary. Why not celebrate with the one whom it was for? All she had to do was call for him, and as he promised on his death bed, he would come to her.

"Brother? Where for art thou Brother?" A soft voice crooned in the night. There was a tall girl with a pool of crimson hair about her sitting at the foot of a grave stone a top a well trimmed hill. Her marble skin glittered ever so gently to accompany the emerald eyes that gazed up to the name engraved in a large cross. "Brother, where for art thou Brother?" she repeated again, her voice louder, but still sweet.

The air around her began to shimmer and grow thicker. It was a silver-blue color as it enveloped her, taking shape slowly. "Here I am Sister." came a deep voice. Scarlet let her face light up as the smokey air turned and settled infront of her. It turned into a solid being with snowy white hair and pericing blue eyes. He was much taller than Scarlet, he fangs when retracted still abnormally huge. She lept forward, hugging the male gently. "Happy birthday Blaise." Scarlet smiled and kissed his cheek before settling back down. "Thank you Scarlet, it is wonderful to see you once more."

The night was cool as the two drastically different voices floated upon the wind, both seeming happy to be together once more. What could ruin this moment? Okay, there was always that ONE person who could ruin her mood with just his presence, but she hoped he wasnt around. She missed her love, but was give an order to stay away unless given permission. So many bad things, so many bad thoughts, could ruin this. Yet, Scarlet was able to put it from her mind when Blaise was there.

After a long conversation he took his leave, Scarlet alone once more. This sudden loneliness hurt her. She had been alone for most of her life, and would be for all eternity until her sire died, or she did. Scarlet turned and rested her back against the stone cross that towered above her. If only... If only there was once friend, one person, that was willing to put up with a screwed up vampire girl. Her eyes looked up, gazing into the stars and wishing, that somehow, it would all go away.

[Samael]

A top a mousleum stood a vampire, 800 years of experience under his belt he could tell the vampire that was several meters away was just a youngling. His teeth sharpening as his tongue slid across them, a small pleasure filled smirk lighting his lips. As he sat down on his butt, watching her watch the stars. Clouds started to darken the sky, and block out the moon light and starlight. As a deep fog started to roll in, as he smirked and he started to play with this women. He would use his ability of illusion and the fog would start to play tricks on her, they would take the form of hunters, with guns.

Although all was yet done from tonight.. He was going to 'kill' the illusions, and he was gonna make 'friends' with this women. Then he would gain her trust and hopfully he could lure her into his bed to be even more 'friendly' with her.. Maybe she was like him? Maybe she adored pain, or adored making people feel it. He wasn't sure but he knew that tonight was gonna be a long night. He had been spending in months in the darkness, hidden from all people and all things. Learning how this world worked, perfecting his skills if illusion and weather control. Waiting, waiting till a night like this that a beautiful vampire women came along. So young, so navie he was sure this women was, and tonight using his own powers he would take full advantage of the moment.

[scarletcross]

Darkness closed in upon the twinkling stars and for a moment, Scarlet could have sworn that the clouds were in tune with her thoughts. Her mind had once been clear like the sky, and then began to darken and cloud over. Silly thing to think she supposed, that the sky was her mind. The air began to thicken around her, making her sigh. Usually smokey air had brought her joy, for it was the spirit of her brother, but this was just the weather. The smell was cold and musty, making her sneeze slightly.

Scarlet felt oddly uncomfortable and stood up, brushing off her pants. Once more, she looked to the name on the cross and traced it slowly. "So much for living for all eternity, eh brother?" She whispered to herself before turning away from it. Her long legs carried her down the hill and to the cobble stone path that she had followed up there. The silk crimson top she was wearing did her no justice, for she was chilled. All she was worried about was going home. it was an empty home, but one none the less.

Still, it felt as though something was watching her and all she could think was "let them come" with a slight glare to herself. Scarlet was equipped with her weapons, there was nothing to fear.

[Samael]

As she walked down the coble stone path Samael was mere meters from her watching the beautiful vampire intently. As the fog around her started to shift and swiral. Taking the from of massive werewolves, with glowing blood red eyes. Werewolves easily standing in at eleven feet tall. The illusions stood far enough way to be only seen with there blood red eyes, and if she was to take a glance around she would count twenty-five in all. Each one surrounding her and giving her no place to run what so ever. While he projected a voice into all twenty-five as they spoke in sync.

"Run-run-run little vampire. Before we eat you alll upp."

The voices all talking in sync were blood chilling and cold. As the illusions bared fangs that glistened in the fog, and there blood red eyes stared her down. Samael had a claymore that hung on his back and was fit into a holister, a blade almost as tall as him. As he smiled his own white fangs from a distance that was too hard to see in this thick fog. He awaited for the women to make her move, and then he would make his own. He would cut down each and every illusion werewolf in just seconds, and they would appear real the dead bodies would, but he wanted her to shoot at them, and he wanted to see the look on her face when the bullets glided through there bodies as if they were ghosts.

[scarletcross]

Scarlets foot hovered before moving back and putting herself in a stance. Fog, werewolves, little bitty Scarlet. Great. Was any night her night? No, that was the answer. "Hello." She said pleasantly. "Are- are you going to eat me??" Scarlet said in mock horror before bursting out in laughter. She wasnt afraid of lycans, or being out numbered. Stupid immortals. they must have thought Scarlet stupid just because of her age. HA! She was taught by the best. "Oh wont anyone save me?" She mocked once more, laughing.

Scarlet pulled out two guns, holding them at her sides before letting her eyes flutter closed. There was another immortal here. Maybe they were controling this pack. If she could find and kill them, there could be a chance that the wolves would leave. But that was a very, VERY, small chance. In a second, three things happened. Emerald eyes snapped open, a new black color, her hand flicked up and was aimed perfectly at the illusionist. Then lastly, she let the bullet slip slightly and hit the grave they were on.

"Alright then. Now that you know i am concious of your presence call off your dogs and come out. Fight me face to face. Dont be chicken." Her voice was venomious, and she was obviously in no mood to play. They didnt move. They didnt even blink. There was a grin on her lips now. "Come out. NOW." Her innocent and beautiful face looked almost demonic.

[Samael]

His hands started to clap as he smiled happily at her although she was far from seeing this smile at the moment. The werewolves disappeared, the fog lifted, and the clouds cleared to show the bright stary sky along with the lumnicent moon. As he stood upon the grave stone several meters away. He disappeared from his spot and appeared right behind her, holding his heavy sword easily with one hand, and it was too her throat he smiled as his vampirc teeth extended to a large length.

"Such a young vampire.. seeing through my illusions. How much it would pleasure me to sink my fangs into your neck, and hear that pretty little scream of yours."

His nose was at her neck as he sniffed it as if he were a dog sniffing a delious stake, as his teeth grazed her skin, just a bit not even drawing a drop of blood, as he kept the sword to her neck. No matter what she did, she had no power over a vampire that was eight-hundred years old. He could strike her with lightening or show her such horrible images that she would evenutally go insane from such horrfic thoughts. It made him happy thinking about such things but for now he'd play 'nice' with her.

"Please Madame give me a name, and be happy that you are in the presence of a vampire much much older than yourself.

[scarletcross]

Scarlet watched the distractions clear, her eyes twinkling once more in the moonlight. She looked over to the direction where the voice might be coming from. There was no one there. She wondered for only a second before a sword was to her throat. A low growl rumbled up from Scarlet's chest. "I am young but i am not stupid nor inexperienced!" She snarled and shoved his head away from her neck. the blade of the sword was digging dangerously into the soft skin of her neck. Just because he might be older and stronger, Scarlet would not be pushed around. "Bite me you ass, but i will not reward you with a cry of pain." She growled lowly.

Oh so now he was playing nice? Scarlet wasnt easily fooled. She was a bright girl, not stupid by any means. "Why should i give my name? What have you done to earn it?" Her voice lost all of the sweetness that it had earlier when talking to Blaise. "You have me here, trying to toy with me and a sword to my neck.... i should be happy?! Are you mad?!" Scarlet snapped as her hands gripped her guns tighter. "Now get this sword away from my throat." She demanded.

[shadows]

Shadows smiled gently as his sunglasses glinted with the view below. Scarlet, his crimson butterfly was so angry with him she let another vampire attack her and get the advantage. Sighing he settled a little into the tiny ledge on the side of the building. Using their special bond Shadows sighed through her mind. "My little butterfly, how could you be so angry with me? I haven't truly hurt you, not even a little. And to think, I was going to let you go see your.......friend.....since you've been good. But if you hate me so then why should I grant such a gift? Do Not think I am cruel, cruel would be ripping that silver haired bitch to pieces."

Shadows turned his face slowly to the other near ancient vampire knowing it didn't sense him. Being so close to master he wasn't worried about the male even if he did look up and see him. Without visually sighting him the old man couldn't see him since Shadows was using his power to mask everything about him. Sliding over the man he noted everything about his sword technique and counted very few flaws in it's posture. "Watch out Scarlet, his form is neigh flawless, a current day master at the least. The only person who could hopre to hold against him with blades would be.......me, but then I'd do more than hold. He seems interesting. I may have to meet him some time." Shadows mumbled to himself in his mind accidentaly letting Scarlett hear it. " Also he's older than me, more than double my age. I'd be worried if...well....I was a normal vampire. Don't fear his illusions, the water is near harmless."

[Samael]

She had shoved his head away from her neck, how fiesty this one was. His sword getting close to her neck, even closer than it was before while she spoke to him and was being rather cocky, but really he could care less. Once again he disappeared, and he reappeared several feet from her holding his claymore with one hand, letting it twiral around in his finger tips as if the heavy sword was nothing than a mere toy to him. While he looked over to her, his eyes glowing red.

"Am I mad? I went mad four-hundred some years ago, you be locked in a coffin for that long and your bound to go crazy Miss.. and why should you tell me your name? Answer me this question... are you dead yet?"

His smirk grew a little wider as he spoke his last sentence wondering if that part would get to her or not. If she cared about this thing called 'death' that was so alien to the vampire race since they could pretty much live forever, ever, and always. No age increase what so ever, Samael himself not looking a day over twenty-some years old. His hair cut short and blond, his skin a pale white, pearly white teeth, and a blood red gaze that struck fear into any soul human or non-human.

"Please... put those guns away.. there really not necessary."

His head had turned to another vampire after he spoke looking at him and hearing him through his gastily words. He could hear him but he was far from seeing him, he was hidding himself, and they called him a pansy. Samael's hand shot up into the air as his hand was flat. Soon enough he clinched it into a fist and the sky turned dark grey, as the clouds rumbled across the sky. A bolt of lightening striking a tree and lighting the tree to a beautiful warm fire. While he smiled at both of them with the biggest grin any one could give.

"I suggest you both be good little boys and girls. I don't see any one escaping a tornado any time soon now do we?"

[scarletcross]

Scarlet wasnt quite sure if she was happy to see Shadows there or not. After he scolded her, she figured that she wasnt happy. "Shut it Shadows. Im not as strong as you. I slip up. Im NORMAL." Scarlet spat on the ground, shoving her guns back into hiding. "Im still not happy with you from japan." She pointed a finger at him, not afraid in the least. Her attention then turned to the male whom had finally let her go. "And you.... Leave me the HELL alone! Im no toy for you to play with! i dont care how old you are!" Scarlet obviously was quite crabby tonight, her memories having clouded her reasoning.

"Shadows." Scarlet stomped five angry steps toward him. "I wont have you talk about Linx that way! You want to complain, you talk to someone else! You know that if you kill him, its the end of me. Dont screw yourself." Her eyes were dark, serious, scary. She needed to put on her best show here, being out weighed in so many ways. They were both older, both stronger, and both had the power to take her life. "Excuse the snippy behavior Shadows but im fed up with you for the time being." This was true. Her hair was down, it covered her face and the tattoo was covered. Forget making him happy.

Scarlets oynx eyes flicked over to the new comer, a dark noise sliding form between her lips. "Just leave here. No one will die." her voice was hard as she turned, walking back up the path to where the stone cross was, feeling as though it was her haven. "If you want to know my name. Ask the man that owns me." she said softly and finally made it to the top. She sank down to the ground, her back once more resting against the grave.

[shadows]

Shadows didn't move or speak as Scarlett spoke. As she spoke to him as though he were nothing more than a mere newly turned brood his muscles convulsed in a massive wave of rage. When the other male called the storm Shadows smirked as he looked up at the sky and his fangs extended only slightely in excitement. Turning his head slowly down his gaze ignored Scarlett and went to the male. "Interesting, very interesting." Removing his sunglasses Shadows crimson eyes were bright red signifying he had just fed, he was at his weakest and still one of the strongest beaing to ever walk the earth even with his not being a master.

There was a brief moment where Shadows ceased to exist, he was no where to be seen. Suddenly he was there. Infront of the other male tilting his head to the side slightly. "I've not met too many vampires who could control the weather. I've fought two before and it makes defeating them very difficult. With yur strength and that ability I would definately need my technique and that would still be a very very long and extremely difficult fight." Shadows gaze drifted to the other female. "Why would you want to play with a broken female such as her? She's weak and nothing without something or someone strong to attach to. Without a direction she's a whore. But....." Shadows glaced at her and smirked. "She is also no longer under my protection, any vampire a few years after newly born can destroy her or do what they want without consequence. I'll also be reclaiming my flesh soon." Shadows looked back to the other male. "If you do anything disgustingly painful to her I'd like to watch." Shadows smirked as his hand disappeared behind his back. "I don't like to be good, ever." Shadows withdrew a pitch black bladed katana made of special alloys as to never break. "What's your name? But that still happens to be none of my concern. My men tell me that er old friend is comming back. I have buisness with him."Shadows pulled out a card and placed it on the sword of the other vampire. Contact me with that number if ever you want. I believe we'd get along quite well under other circumstances." Shadows smiled bowed and was gone.

[scarletcross]

[[Sorry i posted out of turn. I just had to after hearing that. grrr.]]

Scarlet sat there, her body trembling as Shadows spoke about her in such a horrid way. Her mind hadnt quite decided weather to be upset, or infuriated. Long pale fingers dug deep into the dirt as her emotions came out to be a mixture of both. Tears fell, and her body shook with rage. "I am no whore Shadows." her voice was a deadly whisper. "I. Am. No. Whore." She repeated, her black eyes giving off a strange blue glow. As the men were chatting that familiar fog closed in around her and melted into her being. Blaise gave her strength now.

"Me being weak is your own damned fault Shadows. You have taught me nothing about myself now. You left me here clueless. So do not blame me for not improving! You've NEVER fought me! How would you ever know?" Her voice was dripping with pain, yet it never wavered, it didnt shake. It was about a half octive lower, but still her own voice. "Have you ever invoked the animal inside me? Have you ever seen me fight to my full extent? No." Her body rose, she was a meere puppet of Blaise's strength now.

To hear the words 'she is no longer under my protection' bothered her none. Maybe she was free. Was she free? Did she no longer have to have her life revolve around what he wanted. Slowly, Scarlet pulled her hair back letting her long neck be seen, and her vibrant eyes shine. Oddly, she felt the need to prove herself to Shadows. Another hand reached up and shreaded the red top into strips rather than a shirt. The black dragon that twirled between her brests was seen now, she was covered only by a deep crimson red bra. "I am marked by you, and you leave me to my own?" Scarlet walked gingerly down the hill, almost on her toes. "And dont you dare..... dont you DARE.... touch Linx. One hair on his head misplaced... And ill kill you. I swear i will."

Shadows had vanished now, and Scarlet grinned. "Shall we then? Maybe you will live to tell that ass that i am stronger than he thinks."

[Samael]

He said naught a word to either of them as Shadows talked to him and the both of them continued to ramble on back and forth cause frankly he didn't care. When the card was put on his sword, even just the tip it sliced right in half with just the pure paper weight. The sword was really that sharp that it would cut the thinest of things the easiest and as Scarlet obtained this unknown power, and almost glided across the air he watched her his sword still on his back, ripping off her own shirt and revealing her braed breasts.

"You just gave me easier access to you, thank you really. I apprechiate it, really I would just stand down and maybe have a polite conversation with moi. I don't see you ever holding your own against the forces of nature."

Another bolt of lightening struck a meter in front of her, likely she could pry feel the aftershock of it hitting so close. While the sky continued to grow dark and black once again blocking out the moon and the stars. A gentle rain falling over the two that were left since Shadows had frankly left out of the blue. Really he didn't care about the man or what he said, it was all giberous and he wasn't listening attently enough to give a dam. He had, had his eyes set on this women the entire time and he was gonna get her one way or another.

[scarletcross]

Scarlet blinked at the lightning, being momentarily blinded by the intensity of the light. The shock it sent though the ground vibrated throughout her chest, a sensation that she rather enjoyed. It reminded her of the heavy bass at concerts she would go to. The heat caused her stomach and chest to flush a gentle pink. She looked more human than ever. "Will you not swing? Are you afraid? Kill me. Do me the favor of it." She said. Why not? Its not like Linx would be alive much longer with Shadows waiting for one screw up from Scarlet. Tonight probably did it as well. But then again, Scarlet would avenge Linx with all her might. She would destroy Shadows, or at least try. She most definately wouldnt go down without a fight. Scarlet would die in glory.

"Tell me one good reason why i should stand down. Besides the fact that I'll die, because that isnt good enough." Scarlet eyed him dangerously, trying to think of a way to end this. She could run, She could die, or she could give in. None of them were an option for her. It Seemed that she could be fighting. "What do you want of me? Why would you choose me out of all the much more talented people in the world?"

[Samael]

He started to walk around her slowly, his sword glistening in the moon light as the dark black clouds parted just enough for the moon to be seen, his red eyes glowing while he listened to her, and smiled. His white teeth shown and his vampire fangs long and ready to just stab themselves into some young things neck.

"People may claim your weak, people may claim your even a horror. I am uneffected by what people say unless I think so otherwise. Every one has potenial of being something great, you are a beautiful women.. just waiting to be sculpted by my own two hands to become two things. Beautiful and Powerful, what more could you ask for?"

He continued to pace around her, keeping two eyes locked on her at all times, a gentle wind blowing through messing with his pure blond hair. Little did she know under this blood red eyes were really a more blueish kind of color, he was only this way when he wanted to strike fear into some one. Wanted something or some one, when he was more vampire then a vampire could be, when he was attuned with nature, his eyes were all a sign of this.

"You have potenial.. To learn things such as I have larned, how to control the weather, illusions, and other fersome abilities. All to help you to kill those you hate.. such as Shadows."

Yes, yes, yes! He was giving her what she wanted a offer of power, a offer to be something greater than she already was. To kill the people she wanted dead, to protect the people who she loved and or cared about. He was luring her into a vampires trap, he wanted her, and he would get to her no matter what the cost it was to himself. He would teach her, he would mold her powers, all at the cost to getting to what he wanted...

her.