Renewal [Open]

[WaT]

She didn't know what to think as she followed the same path she had what seemed like decades ago. It was only perhaps four or five years since she had been turned. Months later she had run into her Sire Andreas and they seemed to be in love? Well it was not what it seemed. The woman hardly saw her past lover at all. She missed him but they were busy people and well it might be for the best. She wasn't sure why she was in such a dress being in the forest, but here she was in an ankle length dress and in flats. Walking along the trees in the mid summer night breeze. The sun had just set and though she knew that her species was working on some sort of cure for them to walk in the sunlight without pain; she feared it. The other species might rise up against them. Even with their so few numbers.

Mabel had taken somewhat advantage of the new Lemegetton's hospitality and allowed the other woman to give her money. Mainly out of her grief she assumed. Losing a loved one was hard on a girl; but to loose them forever was even harder. Sighing she twirled the ring on her right ring finger as she walked slowly along and tried remembering which way she had came. She found a deer's skull which signaled she was going the right way. Lately she had been thinking about that night. About how she was so ready to be turned or die; then here she was. Turned and wishing she was still alive. Could still be warm. Mabel highly doubted that Andreas and her could ever be lovers if she was still a shifter. If they had been true lovers. Of course there was that pregnancy rumor floating around. That she and the very few other women that had been turned could get pregnant. She didn't have to worry about that as she wasn't having sex and had not for quite some time.

What had happened to the Andreas that she had been turned by? Sure she liked the soft mushy one but she needed someone not so mushy all the time. This was her opinion of course. It had been a long time since she had seen her Sire; it seemed anyway. What happened? She mused to herself as she placed a hand on the tree from that night. She remembered it; being cold then actually dying. Only to waken with a thirst and of course she had given back his scarf, then ran off to find something to feed. Speaking of feeding she had actually fed before coming here. So she wouldn't be distracted. The girl felt so lonely lately. Living forever wasn't all what it seemed to be after all.



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[phoenix]

Andreas watched as the other deer stood terrified behind several trees. There wasn't much they could do for the doe now except for watch and thank the spirits that it hadn't been them Andreas was sinking his pearly white teeth into. Andreas looked up through black eyes at the bucks and does standing in the dim light of the forest. Andreas sat up and stared into the beady eyes of the deer before they took off; bounding through the forest.

Andreas could have gone off after them but he had caught a rather large doe and his thirst subsided. Andreas could feel the blood on his lips beginning to cool and he liked the thick liquid off his lips before it completely lost its taste. Cold blood was disgusting and Andreas wouldn't drink it even if he was starving. He truly hated feeding off of animals but he hadn't felt like hunting down a Gifted or Shifter. Often times they were very demanding, more than they used to be at least.

Andreas looked down at himself to make sure he hadn't gotten any blood on himself. As usual he was a very clean feeder and he grabbed his jacket hanging on a nearby tree branch and swung it over his strong shoulders. The vampire looked around the fairly dark forest. Andreas hadn't noticed a familar scent until he started off in the opposite direction. He stopped abruptly before he turned back around.

Andreas didn't recognize Mabel's thoughts until he was less than a quarter of a mile away. His brow furrowed when he began to read her thoughts and for a moment he was a bit put off, but he quickly got over it. It took a lot to hurt Andreas's pride, although no one had ever done it so it must be nearly impossible. The man stepped through the trees and the thick brush quietly, feeling Mabel's thoughts getting closer with every step until he could just make out her figure a couple hundred feet away from her. "I happened to fall in love. I honestly didn't think the caring Andreas was that bad, although I did miss the original one." Andreas's tone came off a bit offended even though he wasn't. He had a scowl on his face as he walked closer to Mabel.

He gave the woman a quick look over. She was in a purple dress and as usual she looked stunning. Andreas stopped about ten feet away from the woman. He wasn't going to say he was sorry for not being around because he had done that already when he first became absent. "I am sorry you have been so lonely." Andreas managed to say as he stared into Mabel's green eyes.

[WaT]

She sighed softly reaching down to pull a few blades of grass before she sat down, she didn't care if her dress got stained she'd get it dry cleaned. Nothing mattered anymore. Nothing. She couldn't have babies; not that she really truly wanted any but..maybe? She couldn't walk in the sun; without getting burned. She couldn't feel her heart beating or the warmth her body had once given off.

In fact she still breathed to remind herself of how it once felt; though now it was rare or fewer breaths. It felt so odd to breathe underwater; of course the first few times she had felt like she was drowning and only coughed it up afterward. "I barely remember what that word means or feels like anymore.." she responded. Maybe she was growing more distant and cold for a reason. Weren't vampires solitary? A few that paired off.

She was sure Andreas didn't want to waist the time nor money for them to legally get married. In ways she was envious of Saeran and how she actually gotten married. How she got to pick out a dress; put it on, walk down that aisle and say those words. There were so many things bubbling around in her head that she was sure if it was a pot on the stove it would be boiling over. Standing up she brushed herself off and looked at him.

The woman was questioning everything lately. Why was she here? In this place? What exactly had brought him and her together in the first place? After being turned she meant. Yes they had spent some time together but..what did she love about him? What did he love about her? She found herself not wanting a completely mushy gooey Andreas but the one he was perhaps now. She didn't understand. The woman was perhaps a bit simple minded in the matter of serious relationships, love and what not.

Yes, she wanted to be with Andreas but made her want to be with him?

[phoenix]

Andreas's eyes were narrowed and his jaw was clenched. Everything was in Mabel's head. If she didn't speak it out loud there was always something more. He didn't tear his gaze away from her as he looked at her with a cold, yet hurt gaze. Andreas tried to brush the feeling off but it was a bit hard to ignore considering just moments ago he believed no one could hurt him.

Andreas blinked rapidly to keep himself from rolling his eyes because it wouldn't have helped the situation. Andreas would say that he was an ass just to make people feel better but now he was saying it with as much sincerity as you could get from a vampire. Living over five hundred years really screwed up a person, especially when you spent all those centuries alone; brooding and taking out your anger on the world.

"For one, vampires can have children...Two, I am not opposed to marriage at all...I mean it was just the idea that if you were vampires you'd already be spending all that time together." Andreas didn't want to say eternity or forever because it seemed Mabel was already brooding herself about being immortal. A lot of things that weren't available to Night Crawlers back in the day was now. "If you truly love someone money and time are not factor. If you wanted to get married all you had to do was ask." His voice was deep and came out as a growl. He was biting into his lip hard now.

Andreas stood utterly still. He watched Mabel for a long time; listening to her thoughts as he did. Andreas pulled a pale white hand out of his pocket and ran it through his hair before putting it back in his coat pocket. "This is your life now...I am sorry that I turned you if it is causing you so much distress. But that is my problem to feel guilty about not yours. You still have a life, it's different yes, but you can't let a few mishaps completely ruin it for you." Andreas finally looked away from Mabel. He didn't want to look at her, or rather read her thoughts anymore. Telepathy was beginning to become a problem for him. It seemed his anger, love, pain, or something of the sort was beginning to hinder him.

Andreas glanced at Mabel with furrowed brows and lips pressed in a tight line. "Maybe you fell in love with the cruel, unforgiving Andreas...But I know, that no matter who I am, today or tomorrow, that I love you because you're independent, brave, fun to be around, loving, and honest." Andreas's voice cracked and he looked around embarassedly for a moment before turning away from Mabel and walking a few feet deeper into the brush before leaning up against a large pine tree. Andreas was in deep thought now and he ran a hand over his face is distress.

[WaT]

Her eyes narrowed as he was reading her thoughts. She was getting annoyed with that as it seemed she couldn't think about anything anymore without someone picking up on it. Whether it was that Ismet guy that hung around Saeran or her guards. "If we can then why aren't there more running around? Saeran has been pregnant twice now since being turned...yet there are no babies?" she pulled away from the tree and walked toward a boulder. It was away from him but yet she could see him still. Leaning against the large rock she sighed. It wasn't the woman that asked the man. It was the other way around.

"Mishaps? Is that what you're calling that happened with Philip in that bar?" she remembered how sick she felt. Sure if she had been a shifter the dose alone would have knocked her out. Instead it made her sick. well she didn't have to worry about that anymore; the man was dead. Anyone that had been around Andreas would know that this was perhaps not how he was. She didn't really know the cruel and unforgiving Andreas. After they had seperated she had to learn how to deal with her thirst on her own for a bit; then when she found him again he was different.

He was softer. Maybe her judgement had just been clouded on what she thought and heard male crawlers were suppose to be? After all there was that couple a few years ago that were very much in love. She had not met them personally but she had heard of them. Slowly she got up and walked over to him. "Andreas I'm sorry." she was about five feet from him but she was wanting to make up with him. Maybe they could go for a walk or horseback ride again? It had been a few years since they had done that. They could have babies but it was rare for them to be born. She sighed softly and ran a hand through her hair before looking at him.

She wasn't sure what to say, Mabel had never seen him like this before and she wasn't sure if hugging him was a good idea. She didn't want to make him angry. "I love you too.." she said quietly. She wasn't sure what else to say. Andreas was everything she wanted in a boyfriend; caring, protective, loving. A lot more other things. "Would...will you..marry me?" she felt odd asking such a question but it was in a quiet tone.

[phoenix]

Andreas had a confused look on his face. He looked over his shoulder at Mabel before sighing and closing his eyes. "Sorry...I don't mean to invade you privacy, it's just a habit." Andreas shrugged before turning to stare off at the thick bushes in front of him. The man found it awfully weird not to be hearing people's thoughts. In a way his own mind was clear but it made him feel uncomfortable. He had used his power year and year not really caring whether people wanted their thoughts exposed to him or not.

"It's a tricky thing...I don't know why but I do know that The Lemegetton has lost hers other than her daughter with Sanyu. It may just be a one time kind of thing." Andreas himself found it puzzling. Saeran had really only convinced him that it was possible for Night Crawlers to have children. Before it had just been an old wives tale and nothing more. Andreas's nose wrinkled and he stood up slowly.

Andreas was a bit embarassed and a light flush came to his cheeks. He looked at Mabel for a long time before walking over to her. He frowned once more before running a frustrated hand through his head. "That's not how it's supposed to go. I should have asked you to marry me months, even years ago." Andreas's was annoyed, not with Mabel, but himself. He looked down at Mabel's green eyes before running a hand up and caressing her cheek. Andreas let out a sigh before cocking his head. "I want to marry you, but certainly not with you asking me." Andreas shook his head violently before smiling at Mabel.

Andreas was still feeling a bit wound up and he didn't want to let himself get all worked up again. What he needed to do was get Mabel a ring, but he didn't have one lying around. His mother had been buried with hers long ago. He hadn't realized he had been pacing until he stepped on a twig, causing it to snap. Andreas stared down at the dry earth and rubbed his temples. Andreas decided he would just have to get a ring later and he walked back over to Mabel. He kissed her forehead lightly before taking her hands in his and kneeling. "Mabel, will you marry me?"

[WaT]

She didn't mind him reading her mind but sometimes she just wanted to think without anyone else hearing her. The woman sighed softly as he mentioned Sanyu; Saeran had mentioned him a few times before. "She had her daughter when she was still a shifter. If you were to have sex with a gifted or shifter they would have as much chance as getting pregnant as if they had slept with their own kind." she said quietly. It seemed males were more fertile than the females.

"how is it suppose to go then?" she really had no idea on how to propose. Her species didn't marry that often and when they did it was looked at oddly. Her hand came up as his hand caressed her cheek and she leaned slightly into it. "Oh.." she responded quietly. She smiled back at him but it slowly faded as he began pacing. What was he doing? Her eyes followed him as he paced back and forth.

Andreas seemed odd at times; but then she didn't know what was going on in his head. Was it because they might not have a ring? Or family and friends that would come. She was sure Saeran would attend and her little gaggle of people. She would invite Aine but she wasn't sure if she'd show up. Not after what had happened during their last encounter. She smiled lightly as he kissed her forehead then watched him get on his knees with her hands. What was he doing? She was a bit surprised that he would ask her and in such a manner but she supposed it was how humans asked. "Yes, I will marry you Andreas." She smiled softly down at him.

Now what were they suppose to do? She hoped he'd get up though it felt odd having him down that low; when they weren't having sex at least..or something.

[phoenix]

Andreas looked at Mabel with an apologetic look. He stood up quickly and brushed the dirt off of his pants. "You know you can just ask what I'm thinking right? Why should he be able to read her mind and her not know what he was thinking either? They were getting married now and that was the first order of business.

"You want a ceremony and everything?" Andreas said with a forced smile. He wasn't really sure about that... Wouldn't it be awkward? Andreas's dark eyes looked down at Mabel for a long time before he ran a hand through his hair once more. Andreas felt a little weird now and he just supposed that his thirst was coming back. Wild life did not keep his thirst at bay for very long. He could feel himself begin to get a bit grumpy now and he clenched his teeth together. After months of feeding off of Shifters and Gifted, animals weren't doing him any good.

Andreas narrowed his eyes at a rustling bush behind Mabel. He thought about going to find out what it was when a tiny rabbit hopped out. It wasn't even worth it and so Andreas turned his gaze back to Mabel. He smiled widely at her before taking one of her hands in his. "Shall we get you a ring? Or would you rather not have one?" He asked her. He allowed some slack on her arm so he wasn't yanking her. He was half turned away from her as he watched her with dark eyes. "I could always surprise you later with one and we could go do something else for now...? Andreas hadn't meant for it to be a question but his tone signalled that he wanted to hear Mabel's ideas, from her lips and not from inside her head.

[WaT]

"I know I can.." she answered nibbling on her bottom lip. Her mind was running a three miles a minute as she thought about what she wanted done. Surely they would have a ceremony? Saeran had one...but then she was a shifter at the time. She stared up into his eyes as she thought about what sort of dress she would like or want. What time would they have it? She didn't want an evening or night wedding; though it seemed that it was the most obvious choice but they could always wait until that sun thing was done. Saeran had said it'd take some time to complete though and might not work. She didn't want to be roasting on her wedding day.

"I would like a ceremony and whatever else goes with a wedding." she beamed up at him. She just seemed so happy right now. Of course she was wondering about the cake. They couldn't eat normal food obviously. How would this go about? She supposed that it all depended on who came and what their food preference was. She looked behind her at the rabbit before looking back at Andreas. "It's just a rabbit dear.." she said quietly. Why was he so on edge about a rabbit? Of course he could be thirsty but unless he was close to death she couldn't offer herself according to the laws.

Sighing softly she walked up to him; wrapping her arm around him and nuzzling his neck. "a ring is nice." she answered quietly before kissing his neck a few times. She felt strangely..sexual right now. Andreas was her Sire though; that might be part of it. "Let's go get a drink. I know of a bar that..serves blood. Good blood. It's still warm usually.." It seemed there were under ground blood tithes that bars kept up on. Shifter or Gifted but that was it. She only wished she could taste human but it didn't matter. Smiling up at him she kissed his chin before taking his hand and leading him back to the horse she had borrowed.

Mabel could have taken a car here but it would have gotten stuck in the mud and she didn't really care to learn how to drive. Rubbing the animal's forehead she then patted it's neck. "ready love?" she acted as if she was a completely different person now almost. One minute being indecisive and cold now warm and bubbly? She didn't care; they were engaged and that was partly the reason for her mood.

[phoenix]

Andreas looked at Mabel with a blank, unblinking face. He was trying hard not to read her mind but it was rather difficult since he was used to reading her thoughts regularly. Andreas glared at the rabbit as it hopped away. He was pretty thirsty now and the fluffy creature was just teasing him. Andreas knew that killing the rabbit was not going to keep his hunger at bay for more than a few minutes and so he took a deep breath before looking back at Mabel.

"So you want the whole package: the ceremony, the dancing...the dinner?" Andreas said the last part with a quizzical look. If she did want it, it would be a bit awkward. He didn't really know anyone that he would invite except for maybe Schuyler because he treated her like a little sister. There were always Mabel's friend...but were they still Shifters or Gifted? Being immortal meant you didn't eat food except for a wine glass full of blood. Putting himself in a being's shoes, who didn't drink blood, was a bit unsettling.

Andreas hadn't realized he was reading her thoughts again. He was really going to have to work on that. "I know sometimes my looks can be hard to resist." He said with a smirk. Andreas had a proud look on his face as he looked down at Mabel. No doubt he was getting a bit cocky, but that was just Andreas.

Andreas followed Mabel until he smelled horse. He wrinkled his nose a bit before giving the horse a bit of a snarl. They had ridden horses together a while ago but now he felt a bit weird about them. It was probably his thirst making him rather drink the animal's blood rather than ride it. "Isn't it weird riding a horse when you used to be able to shift into one?" Andreas asked really just thinking about whether it was a good idea to get near the large animal or not. He could smell the horse's blood and he stood stiff. "Maybe that's not such a good idea..." The man's voice trailed off and his eyes were dark with hunger. This was what he got for neglecting himself for weeks on end. It seemed he didn't remember his need to feed as much as he remembered.

[WaT]

She didn't know her lover or now fiancee was so thirsty and if she had the woman would have questioned why he hadn't been feeding properly. Blinking a few times she looked at him with a confused expression. Dinner? "If by dinner you mean blood, then yes..." Of course it all depended on who came but she was sure Aine wouldn't come or even want to come. Not after that spat they had on the beach all those years ago. Stretching she scratched the horse's neck a bit; gently of course. She was not clawing at it's flesh.

A smirk pushed at the corner of her mouth as he mentioned how hard he was to resist. Sure she wouldn't mind having sex out here but then, well they didn't exactly have a blanket and she was not about to brace herself against a tree. "Not at all. Why?" she frowned a little before climbing onto the horse's back, she only had a blanket on it. Saddles were a bit..cumbersome for her to put on.

Her head tilted as he said it might not be a good idea. She wasn't sure of the extent that law covered but surely she didn't want to have the horse killed. She sighed softly and offered her lover a hand. "Nonsense. You can nibble on me if you want." she was sure couples were excluded from that law? Surely it meant more along the lines of attacking random strangers for their blood. Besides..no one would know anyway. Unless they were to read their thoughts and she could always justify her sire feeding on her. Why, the very thought made her a bit..frisky to say the least. It was odd though; how that turned her on and she actually got goosebumps from it. The ride wouldn't be too long anyway; maybe an hour or so, it didn't seem long to her. They could talk or he could feed from her; they were after all going to a place to get blood anyway. Andreas had not fed from her since - well turning her. Didn't other couples do it at times? Some form of bonding maybe? She wasn't sure.

[phoenix]

Andreas's nose wrinkled up as the horse looked at him with wide eyes. Andreas looked away from the poor animal. Now Andreas couldn't get the creature's heartbeat out of his head. He looked at Mabel with an intense gaze. " I just think it would be odd...Knowing that you could once shift into a horse and now you ride them...?"

Andreas took a step closer to Mabel and the horse and he slowly wrapped an arm around her waist. Andreas kissed her exposed neck tenderly. "As tempting as it is, I think I could wait a little longer. I think it would be wise to keep each other from feeding off one another until there is an absolute emergency. Just so if someone does read my thoughts we will have just cause." An eyebrow raised on Andreas's forehead and his eyes narrowed in the horse's direction as it looked back at him. Even though he was rather in need of blood it wasn't an emergency. He could keep control of himself for about another week or so without losing complete control.

Andreas took Mabel's hand before hopping up on the horse's back allowing room for Mabel to climb up in front of him. He wrapped his arms around her lower waist before kissing the nape of her neck and nibbling the soft skin lovingly. Andreas took in the scent of Mabel and concentrated on thinking about anything but his hunger. When was he going to get her a ring? What kind of ring did he even want to get her? Andreas had seen plenty of movies where the men believed the ring would just give off an essence of the one they intended to marry and so he decided that that was how he would do it. No previous planning, just what he happened to find that would be perfect for Mabel.

[WaT]

She sighed softly and nodded. Of course it would be good to wait. "True..I wouldn't mind you biting me though..there is a difference.." she mostly meant during sex or something; nothing too random. Smirking she leaned into him before putting some pressure on her legs to get the horse going. "I don't think it's all that odd..I've ridden a few times since last time we did.." she replied softly, gathering up the reins.

He always seemed to make her melt into a puddle at times. A hand came up to smooth across his face to the back of his head as he nibbled and kissed. "Could you embellish the memory though? I mean...recreate it and think of it that way?" she wasn't sure how better to explain it but she wasn't trying to push him in feeding from her. Didn't mean to anyway. Mostly what she meant was recreating the memory to fit the person's liking. Like they could have been on the beach just after sunset when he proposed; though she liked how it was.

Something like that; she wasn't sure how else that worked or if the person would be able to read behind the recreated one. Sighing heavily she smoothed her hand over his arm. "Sorry..I guess I'm over thinking it.." They had about maybe a half mile to go until they reached the city; the horse seemed to be doing fine with them and their weight. Still she remembered how he had fed from her, returning his scarf and how she had thought about kissing him, but she had something else to do. Her thirst. Which she had control over; most of the time.

[phoenix]

Andreas cocked his head. He kissed the back of Mabel's head. "I suppose you could do that. I have never done it before so it would probably take a lot of practice. I mean I was able to put my thoughts in your head..." Andreas had never really tried to change a memory. He figured it wouldn't last very long since nothing was ever really permanent, except for a few cases. He supposed if he messed with a memory long enough it would hold but then there was never really much knowledge about whether any other memories got in the way. If you changed one memory wouldn't it effect the ones leading up to it?

Andreas wasn't sure if he wanted to drink from Mabel now. This talk had led up to the idea, but first came his proposal. So what if she forgot that? Andreas had a troubled look on his face and he was glad that Mabel couldn't see his face. He rested his hands on her hips for a moment before running his hands up her arms. Andreas slowly let his hands fall back around her waist and kissed her shoulder.

"Don't worry. It's better to over think it than to not think about it at all. Plus, your thoughts are rather valuable you know. You think things that I may never even think of which makes it nice because I can hear other thoughts besides my own." Andreas looked sidways at Mabel, however, he was only able to see the side of her face. He kissed her cheek before settling back and watching the scenery ahead of him.

Andreas didn't really want to try the memory thing on Mabel. The one person he wouldn't mess with was her, she was far to important to him. There was always getting one of the addicted Shifters or Gifted to allow him to experiment on him. It would just take a bite to get them on board...

[WaT]

She had not meant for him to use his power to change her memories; just his own. Why she could create something in her head using her imagination. Like they were both human - or not vampires and he had gone through this whole charade of having dinner by the beach before the sun started to set. If the Lemegetton's science worked they could do that but not for a few hundred years.

Sighing she leaned back into him a bit more. They would drink their fill then with any luck crawl into bed and have sex; or make love. Whichever term it might be considered. She remained quiet as he spoke; listening as the horse walked and snorted a few times. "Have you heard what Saeran is doing?" she asked looking to the side he was at, she kissed his jaw. "She's doing this sun science or something. Where we'll be able to walk in the sun again.." she wasn't sure if it was going to be a very strong sunblock or a shot or pills.

Finally the city came into view and she urged the horse to continue over the slight hill. They would be there soon and she sighed softly. "Maybe we could go back home after our drink?" she smiled softly and placed a hand over his own. Her tongue came out to lick her lips as she thought about what she wanted to do when they got back. There was a lot of pale skin and nakedness..