under the summer rain [open]

[Ismet]

Sighing Ismet didn't know what to do. Rose had been gone for a long time and though they had not been too intimate he felt hurt. Like he had been abandoned. Running a hand through his hair he grumbled as he walked down the sidewalk. There was hardly anyone here it seemed. Saeran was a good friend but that was all she was. A friend. The few times he had thought about doing things she'd either mess it up or he would feel awkward doing it. Sighing again he looked up at his restaurant, people came from miles around just to drink the blood. There was becoming a shortage of blood it seemed; though he nor the council would say anything. Soon they might have to feed on each other or animals to survive.

That was if the numbers didn't pick up. The Gifted always seemed to be on the brink of extinction ever since that war. Going over paperwork he found that Sanyu not only didn't have a council he did things as he sought fit. How could such a man rule for what seemed like so long? It was barely a blip on the radar screen of time though. Two years was nothing in a vampire's sense of time. What were they going to do? It seemed Saeran had pushed out all the venom addicted Gifted - or she had them now paying a tithe of blood for their drug. It was hard though. They needed more means of food. If only humans were still around. Leaning against the wall he sighed as it started to rain. He didn't mind the rain these days. He couldn't get sick and it felt as if he was alive at times.

[persephone]

Schuyler walked down the deserted street in an angry huff. She shoved her hands in the pockets of her jacket as she turned down a dark alley. Schuyler wasn't into going to the bars and getting old, cold blood but it seemed she had to make some sacrifices nowadays. Schuyler just hoped that there would be a rise in Gifted & Shifter populations eventually and then maybe some things would beging to change?

The small girl sighed and stopped at the mouth of the dirty alley. Oh what has become of the world? Schuyler asked herself the question almost everyother day as she looked at the dismal city before her. Everything was fine at her house but then once she stepped outside, well, it reminded her of many cities she had seen being destroyed by disease.

Schuyler looked up at the sky just as there was a blast of lightning and a crash of thunder. The rain started trickling down but then Schuyler pulled the hood of her hoodie out from under her leather jacket and slipped it over her white hair just as the rain came pouring down. Schuyler looked around but there wasn't much around for her to wait out the rain in unless she wanted to get dusty in one of the abandoned buildings. So Schuyler continued on her way; walking down the wet street, her boots splashing through the numerous puddles that were formings. The vampire didn't notice a man leaning up against the wall until she had almost passed him. Schuyler stopped just at the edge of a deep puddle and took a couple of steps back before turning to face the man. "Why do you stand alone in the rain?" She asked. It was an odd question, but then again Schuyler was a bit of an odd one.

[Ismet]

He had heard the girl coming well partly; her mind was a bit fuzzy since he didn't know her that well. Licking his lips he only stood up straight to look down at the council member; he felt it was his job to know her name yet he couldn't remember. Really why had he been chosen to be second in command was beyond him but he supposed that Saeran trusted him. "it wasn't raining when I got here..." he sighed running a hand through his hair. He was sure someone found this girl appealing but who had changed her made a mistake.

Should have waited a year or so more but he was going to assume that was way in the past. "Why do you walk alone in the rain?" he asked tilting his head slightly. Saeran was going nuts so to speak. Benjamin had been a large part of her life and now that he was gone; well her world had crumbled. He had a mind link with her and she was crying again. Poor thing. There was really nothing he could do; a vampire's heart healed slowly. "Where are you headed to at such a late hour anyway?" he didn't mean to sound like a father figure but he was curious as to why she would be walking this late at night; in the rain. He was going to have to talk to Saeran about her methods of science. If they could walk in the sun there was no way or reason why they shouldn't be the dominating species. It was scary in a way. Blood would be even more hard to come by and it would become like that movie where there were so few humans and so many vampires.

[persephone]

"it wasn't raining when I got here..."

Ismet. Schuyler looked at Saeran's second in command with an expressionless face. Schuyler watched his hand run through his hair before her eyes flickered to his own. Schuyler's head cocked to the side and she tapped her chin with her small, yet strong fingers. Schuyler was pretty sure he was a telepath but she couldn't remember exactly. Specifics on other vampires was something she didn't go over in her head every night.

Schuyler should have figured that he would ask why she was out in the rain after her remark. Schuyler shrugged although at this point she was on her way home. The small vampire glanced around in the rain. Her white hair was beginning to stick to the sides of her neck as her hair dampened. Schuyler brushed most of her hair over one shoulder so it wouldn't bother her so much.

"Where are you headed to at such a late hour anyway?"

Schuyler looked up immediately and her eyes narrowed to dark slits. Her jaw cleneched tight and she could hear the sound of her teeth grinding together. "I am not a child." Schuyler's voice came as a low growl. She really hated when people treated her like a child. Looks could be deceiving. Schuyler hadn't been a child since the day she was turned. The things she did, the things she had done were things a child would never do. Schuyler closed her eyes and shook her head slowly. There was no use getting made about it, although it still stung when people said it. There was no stopping people from making some remark about her young looks.

[Ismet]

True he was a telepath but he did not usually read people's minds. Unless he needed to; but at times he would get interested in what they were thinking and peek into them. Schuyler it was; he couldn't remember what part of the council she was on but it had to do with her strength; yes? She looked up at him and he looked down at her. The girl seemed upset about something.

What he didn't really know. "I never said you were. I was just curious." he replied quietly. Even if the girl looked to be about a hundred in human years he'd still ask such a question. It was normal conversation was it not. "Anyway would you like some company on the way home?" he asked still leaning against the wall. He was using his power to comfort the red head; it was taxing on him but he needed to do something. He was second in command and a happy Lemegetton was a productive one - or something like that.

Sighing he looked at his watch then back at her. "I'm suppose to tell you that Zenjiro would like to see you again...I'm not exactly sure why." he shrugged. He kept tabs on a few of the council members; Danny he didn't bother with since he was also a telepath and could block him out and what not. Zenjiro was a bit of an oddity. Of course he did not know what the man and girl had done together. Just was relaying the message.

[persephone]

Schuyler's grey eyes watched Ismet as he spoke. Her lips were pressed together in a thin line as she stood on the edge of the street. Schuyler could feel the soft drops of the rain on her head. Her clothes were pretty wet now but it wasn't something that really bothered her.

"Anyway would you like some company on the way home?"

Schuyler turned her head and looked at Ismet from the side. She didn't like telepaths very much. It wasn't necessarily the person but rather the ability. She narrowed her eyes before crossing her arms and looking at him quietly. Schuyler shrugged. "I don't see why not." The vampire turned on her heels before heading down the street. She watched Ismet for a few minutes out of the corner of her eyes before her mind drifted off and she just stared straight ahead.

An eyebrow raised on Schuyler's forehead and she glanced up at the dark sky as the rain began to let up a bit. Schuyler was about to ask if Zenjiro had said why but Ismet had answered her question."Alright. Well thanks for telling me." Schuyler looked over at Ismet. "You won't read my mind will you? If you want to know something just ask. It's far better than someone poking around in my head." Schuyler's tone was fairly gentle. She was learning to not be as harsh as she was normally used to. It was hard but Schuyler had to admit that it felt good not to be snapping at people all the time. Plus, Ismet seemed like a nice guy as well as the fact that he was Saeran's Second-In-Command.