Loving Destiny

4~May, 2006~
~ New York ~

Triennia! Triennia! Can you tell us how you were made?” said an anxious reporter, one hand still in air and the other holding a pencil.

I laughed. “So you want me to tell you?”
Yes, please!” She answered. I smiled slightly.
“Alright I’ll tell you…” She smiled, ready to take notes.
“After, the press conference” I said. She sat back down smugly. I was asked all kinds of ridiculous questions:
“Why do you hate the sun?”
“Triennia! Do you take human victims?”
And my ever favorite:
“If you’re really a vampire, show us your fangs!”
Yes, all right, I admit it. I loved it, the news the attention after all I was a vampire and I loved being recognized for it. The conference ended and everyone stood up and went with their business. The woman who asked the question stood and talked with others, she couldn’t see me but I saw her, I used my vampire speed to catch up with her as she walked up the aisle to leave.

“So you want to know my story?” I said privately to her putting one hand on her shoulder curling my long pale fingers around it.
“Oh, you startled me!” she put her hand on her chest. I smiled even laughed a bit at this statement. “Yes I get that a lot”…
“Where shall we go?” she asked.
“I have a room, not too far from here, follow me.” We walked for a couple of minutes and she followed me into the hotel. We passed the receptionist with a friendly smile and went into the elevator, once outside my room I swept the key and opened the door, I gestured for her to go in first which she did without hesitation.
“This is a nice room.” She stated looking around.
“Yes, it suits my purposes, I said closing the heavy curtains that I had specially brought in.
“Is that to block the sun?” she asked, smiling.
“Yes but we needn’t worry about that now, come sit” I said as I extended my hand to the table nearby, I lied my jacket on the bed and turned on the light.
“Oh my” she gasped.
“What?” I smiled in amusement. “Not what you had expected in the light?”
“No, no. that’s not it it’s just….” She stopped afraid of her own words.
“What then?”
“You’re beautiful…”
I laughed out loud. “Do you think so? I haven’t heard that in almost 20 years I think…” I smiled and spoke again,
“So how shall I begin? Before or after the nightmares?” I smiled gazing at her. She was gorgeous to me she had short bobbed hair it was light blonde, the sun forever captured in it.
“Before” She said taking out her recorder. “Do you mind? Its obvious I’m not going to be able to take notes on this one.” she smiled shyly.
“No please do.” I said shaking it off as a shrug and sitting myself opposite of her. “It was late at night, June, 1780, New Orleans, Louisiana; I had retired early that night due to being tired….

[Flashback: June, 1780]

“Ahh!” I screamed as I awoke from another one of my nightmares. I gripped the satin sheets and broke into a cold sweat; I sighed and put my hand on my head feeling the wet substance on it. Upon hearing my screams my maid had come rushing into my bedroom, she almost tripped over her dress, one hand holding a candle and the other on her white bonnet, she had not yet retired to her own bedroom not to far from where I slept. She was my favorite of all the maids in our house, tonight she was dressed in a long pale blue dress that matched her eyes perfectly she was an elderly woman she had been with me since before I can remember, back before my parents died…, her name? Rebecca, how I loved her so, still do. I think of her every time I see the color blue.

“Triennia!” She exclaimed breathless regaining her com poser as she barreled into my bedroom. “What is it?” “

“He was in my dreams again. Why me?” I moaned, I sat up in my bed re fixed the blankets over me and patted the bed; Rebecca sat down next to me and stroked my hair.
“Darling!” She exclaimed. “You’re positively white! What makes you so scared when you have these dreams?”

I know not Rebecca my beloved; I shook my head as if trying to forget what I saw. Red, blood, dieing… him… reaching out to me. I put my head on Rebecca’s Shoulder and sighed I got out from bed forcing her off the bed as well.
“I want a warm bath” I said quietly looking at her.
“Of course you do.” She said and ran off to heat the water.
“I silently undressed and got into my robe, got a ribbon and put up my long brown hair, I went into the bathroom where Rebecca stood poised, ready and at my service. I thanked her and then dismissed her and sank into the tub after taking off my robe. The warm water ran smoothly over my body and it felt deliciously sweet, I stayed in there for as long as I could, running water over my body scrubbing it with the soap, I got out and toweled myself off and let the water sit, Rebecca would take care of it later… I went to my room and lit the candles beside my dresser. I rang the bell and another maid came into my bedroom.
“Dress me” I almost demanded.
“But miss Triennia! It’s the middle of the night!”
“I don’t care, dress me.” I whispered quickly. She sighed and did what I told her to do tightening the corset around my waist and stomach; she tied it up and then went to the closet and asked which one I wanted.
“The white one.” I said. She took it and I stepped into it and she buttoned it I let my hair down and it fell around my face in loose curls, I sighed and thanked her telling her to go back to bed, she curtseyed and left in a hurry, I looked into the full length mirror and then turned around, put the ribbon on the dresser and blew out the candle and stepped into the hallway everyone was asleep by now, even Rebecca had gone to bed, no light shone I walked down stairs and directly out doors, being careful not to wake anyone. Outside the air was warm and smelt of lilacs, I took a breath and walked down the narrow street my shoes clicking on the coble road, for some reason I decided to take a different route than I normally did while walking with my chaperone it was not proper for a young woman of 18 to be walking around alone, especially at night. I walked for some time and finally ended up in front of an old house. All the time feeling as if someone was watching me, I turned to see who it was and turned right into HIM. I screamed turned and ran, and when I could no longer see him or even hear him yell wait! Did I slow down. Days passed and I got over my shock. One night many nights after my secret walk around the streets I went up to my bedroom to sit and think upon things. I got to my room and tried to light the candle that I knew was right by the door, problem was, it wasn’t there… I narrowed my eyes and tried to look for it thinking that someone had stole it. I turned to go to my dresser and ran into something, the candle lit and there he stood match still in his hand.


I backed up and tried to scream almost knocking over an old Victorian table I had in my room, but he grabbed me and put his hand over my mouth. “
Shhh, be quiet love.”
“Your, your not real, I mean… who are you? What do you want?”
”Sit, he said in a soothing whisper, I did as I was told. Only after I took my seat did he take his.

Now that I got a better look at him, I realized he was probably the most handsome, radiant man I had ever seen. He took a few minutes to look me over then crossed his legs sat back and flung one arm around the back of the chair and said, “Thank you.”

“For what?” I asked looking completely dumbfounded. I hadn’t thought I had said it out loud.
“You said I was handsome.”
“How did you know that?” I asked turning my head to one side.
“Just call it an instinct,” he shrugged, then he leaned over as to put my hair back and the next thing I know he has his lips on my neck I thought hmmm I don’t mind this… then I felt the prick of his teeth on my neck and he sunk his teeth into my flesh, I felt a wetness on my neck then slowly numbing pleasure. I think I gasped vampire. I do not know how to explain something of that magnitude to a mortal but I’ll try.

One minute he has a hold of me the next I’m whooshed back into a thousand memories, lost battles lay in long forgotten lore, failed friendships and betrayals. I hear someone laughing then I realize it’s me. I hear the chimes on old churches and a woman singing in a foreign language. He pulled back,
“No”, I said. “Don’t go. Don’t go. Don’t pull back; I’m so peaceful!” I tried to press him to my neck; I just wanted to feel that blissful peace again, he of course pulled back and tried to sit me up. I fell on him and looked up at him dreamily falling more and more in love. The peace I felt was like nothing else on this world, he bent over and tucked my hair behind my ear and whispered,” Do you want it? Do you want to become like me, to live forever free from sickness and disease?”

“Yes” I managed to get out. Yes!” I screamed with all my remaining power I threw my arms around him and smiled drunkenly. He slit and thrust his bleeding wrist at me and said drink, I looked at it, repelled, not knowing exactly what he meant.
Drink, he pressed his wrist against my mouth and I drank. There was blood and blood and nothing else mattered, all that mattered was him, I clung to him as if I was afraid he would leave. I will never leave you he whispered in my ear. His breath was hot and odorless, he said “be still” and I did. I drank until he forced me away and I realized I couldn’t breath, I grew scared and my eyes widened, I took deep breaths and my heart started to slow.
“Yes, you’re dieing…” he whispered. I blacked out for a minute and heard the thud of my own body on the floor.
“Nothing to worry about it will be over soon” he cooed in my ear.

My vision became crisper I could suddenly see and hear everything, I rose off of the floor where I had dropped. I sat on the chair opposite of him once more. Millions of thoughts racing through my brain. “Where did you come from?” I asked. He laughed. “I was wondering when you were going ask that again.” I nodded, waiting.
“Alright I’m the maker and the master here I guess its only fair you know about me.” He smiled and adjusted himself

“it happened on a warm night in May I think, 1700. Late into the evening I was 20 then, still a mortal and I was considered a man in those days and a lord of a mighty house with servants and maids galore…” He smiled. “Well in those days I took to wandering the streets not really thinking of anything, until I saw her. She was bent over a man looking at him curiously, running her hand over him, and then she stood up and faced me! Can you imagine! Actually looked right at me. She was beautiful, a bit old fashionably dressed but what did I care. Never been one for clothes to be frank,” He laughed at his own joke and continued. “I followed her around the bend and then she was gone. I walked more down the street looking left and right for her and finally caught sight of her not too far away she entered a building and I had the sudden urge to talk to her I almost ran to that building and as I extended my hand to turn the knob the door swung open.
“Welcome my child, I have a gift for you” She whispered. I stepped into the room it was cement rare in these parts and painted a light brown color at the bottom it was lined with stone that almost glittered in the light, cozy enough I thought. Marble floors and marble countertops on the table that sat at the right of the door comfortably almost, I was soon infatuated with the colors in this room.
“What is it?” I asked not taking my eyes off of the table.
“Hmm?” she said as her eyes wandered over me, she was making sure she had made a good choice that much I’m sure of.
“Well?” I asked looking over at her, admiring her silently.” What is it?”
“Sit”, here on the couch she said silently barely moving her lips and looking at a roman style couch that lie not too far away. She smiled and I just had to stare, she was like an angel, hair was black, long and undone perhaps for the night her dress was simple it looked like it was made from silk, blood red, my favorite color, her eyes were green and very big, as I looked down I noticed she had no shoes which startled me a bit but was not bad. No… I think I liked it. I yielded immediately and sat on the couch.15

“What is your name?” She asked
“Destiny.” I managed to stutter.
“I like that” she smiled brilliantly, white teeth under her pale red lips and sat down next to me.” would you like a drink?” she poured a glass before I had time to answer. I took a sip and loved the taste, the texture of it immediately. “Good?” she asked putting her arm on the chairs back.
“Yes it is, so I’ve told you my name what is yours?” I drank what remained in the glass.
She smiled and said gracefully “My name is Evelyn, she soon poured more; I drank and drank, almost till I was incapacitated.
“No more.” I managed to slur my voice had turned husky. Yet she poured more and handed it to me and when I refused to drink it took it back and literally poured it down my throat nearly chocking me.

“NO MORE!!” I yelled as loud as I could, only then did she take the glass and put it on a table. She then got up and crossed the room, went through a door way and brought back a huge red apple.
“What about this Mon Principe?” she asked softly as she held it up to the light it was a deep red, and it glistened in the light.
“Alright”, I extended my hand waiting for her to give it to me. She came back over and sat down once more and handed me it, I ate took 3 bites and held it in my palm, she of course took it from me and put it on the table where the glass still sat.

“Comfortable?” she purred in my ear.
“Yes.” I said my voice almost a whisper and my eyes nearly closed. She began to sing to me in French:18

“Et s'ils m'obtiennent et le soleil descend dans le sol Et s'ils obtiennent me prend cette lance à mon coeur et
Et s'ils m'obtiennent et le soleil descend Et s'ils obtiennent me prend cette lance et Vous mettez la lance
dans Mon coeur”

Time passed, I can’t remember how much time but, when I awoke it was night again, I panicked and I heard laughing. I looked around and saw her standing in the doorway that leads the bedroom I was in. Yes Mon Principe you are mine…” she whispered. “My son for eternity.” Her French accent coming out as she said eternity.
“What?” I asked. My head hurt and I couldn’t comprehend anything. She looked at me sternly and then rushed at me soon she had me in her arms, all the while I was fighting her trying to push her away, but with no success, it was as useless as fighting a brick wall.

“Come with me and live forever…” she whispered and cuddled into my neck as soon as I felt her lips on my neck I stiffened. I felt the pierce of her teeth just as you found mine and as some UN lucky robber will find yours, he chuckled.

I sat content listening to his story enthralled with everything about him, the way his brown hair caught in the light the way his voice was so low only I could hear it. I pressed my lips together and silently urged him to continue. He did of course lying out the entire story before me.

I felt the blood rush out of me and her tongue lap at it, He continued, I slumped into her arms soon enough after she had taken a considerable amount of blood she stopped and looked at me holding me away from her my head tilted down.

“Do you wish to become my immortal son?” she said firmly letting my hair fall in my face.
“Yes,” I managed to whisper. She smiled and spoke again.
“Good. Then come, come and drink from me. She removed unbuttoned the collar of her dress and cut the side of her neck….

“Hold up, hold up… wait….” The young woman reporter asked. “So you really drink from their neck?”
“Well… sometimes, I crossed my legs, pressed my lips and put my head in my hands, elbows on the table, thinking of how to say it. That’s the natural place for a vampire to bite you but in my case with Destiny; I drank from his wrists… a vampire can bite you anywhere, and yes, it suppose it does hurt but then again what would I know about physical pain…” I smiled reading her mind easily.

“Oh, o.k. please continue.” She gestured for me to continue with my story, which I was ever so pleased to do.26

“Alright where was I?” I asked. “Oh yes, Destiny and his maker….27

“She pressed my head softly against her neck, and I drank I drank until I though I would burst, and I died….” He sighed looking forlorn; I took his hand and squeezed it. And he continued.28

After that, nothing was the same things looked different yet they never really changed… I looked at the world with a new sense of being. She took me in and taught me all about the world, the world that most people did not believe exist. 29

“Kill only the evil doer and “stop before the heart ceases to beat, and finally my last and most important rule: Never tell any mortal about us, unless you either one, plan to kill them or two: turn them eventually.”30

“And so I lived with her until this very night, I saw you last week, and knew you were the right one.”
“The one to be turned by you?” I whispered.
“Precisely” he smiled he was beyond handsome when he smiled. “Now.” He said standing up and holding out his hand for me. “Let’s get your things and leave.”
“Can I get a new dress on?” I asked.
“but of course” he said kissing my forehead, I moved my head up and soon fell to kissing him, I sighed and got up, went to my closet and got out one of my best dresses, it was pink with summer flowers printed lightly in purple with green leafs. I went behind my dressing wall and got dressed and had him button it the rest of the way up and let my hair back down. We left by way of the window…. And that’s the last time I saw my house, my Rebecca… at least with them knowing…. I smiled.31

The woman sat contently leaning over the table her hair falling in her face then when it almost covered it she quickly swept it away and almost urged me to continue, suddenly she spoke:
“So he loved you… before you even knew he existed, he kept you as… as his…”
“Yes. I suppose he did, but to continue my story…”
“Marked” she whispered, I shook my head in agreement.32

We landed soundlessly and I looked back up at my window it lit faintly
by the candles. He took my hand and lead me down the street, we arrived at a grand house not far from mine and he took me inside all the while holding my hand.
“Mother!” He yelled.
“Yes Destiny?” said a woman coming down the stairs I immediately recognized her from the story that he had told me not half an hour before… 33

“Mother?” I repeated.
“Yes mother.” The woman replied, I made Destiny after loosing my only son in the war….” She was suddenly racked with pain, she dried her tears with the back of her hand and continued: What a beautiful woman, she had a lovely accent. She was indeed very pretty and had an accent I think I fell in love with.
“ Now,” said Destiny after sweeping me off my feet, “Now we go to your room.” While he carried me to my room I think I fell more in love with him than anybody can explain, just to feel his arms, his mussels and to hear his steady footsteps on the floor below the slow thumping of his everlasting heart. “This is your room my love. If you need or want something my room is right downs the hall see?” I nodded and he took me in his arms once more two immortals locked together forever,
“I am yours forever.” He whispered, all I could do was smile and put my head on his chest, he pulled back and winked at me, kissed me quick and then turned around and left the room. I sighed and flopped down on my new bed.34

Soon after Destiny left, his mother came in.
“ Do you like your new home?” I nodded. “Are you sure your comfortable?”
” Yes,” I said.
“Well then I will retire for the night.”
“ O.k. bye then” I whispered.35

After she left I got up straightened my dress and went out into the hall way it was absolutely beautiful, my room was on the second floor, and if I went to the pillar right in front of my door, I could see the main entrance and an old Louis XII desk that sat near by, I touched the railing that lead sideways to a grand staircase in front of an enormous cathedral looking window, it spiraled down with an oak railing and matching wood stairs. My shoes scuffed at the wood slightly but no other noise was made by me. I looked all around my new home. Down stairs there were 3 rooms under the floor that I was previously on one room was lit dimly by soft candle light and there was a huge bed with a brown supple looking texture to it, as I passed the other two doors made of gorgeous wood, I noticed the kitchen it sprawled out fairly nicely although… no one ever cooked in here except maybe a mortal woman who came to clean, I picked up her sent and images fairly quickly, finally I got board of my wanderings and decided to go to Destiny’s room.
” Destiny?”
” You were lonely weren’t you?”
” Yes.”
Well since it’s almost daylight out you can stay in here,” he said as he gestured towards two empty coffins. One had a T on it the other a D on it. His was black with a purple satin lining in it mine the same but with a royal blue in it. 36

“Would you like me to explain what’s happened to you? I think I should, after all you are all mine now he said smiling. “You are an internal being. You are a vampire.”
“ You mean I’m now suddenly afraid of crosses, garlic and the dreaded stake?” I laughed.
”Ha no beloved, simple myth and you’ll notice we’re not a pasty white as people have come to expect no, that is unfourtatly their undoing. We are simply an ever- youthful shell of a mortal. In sum you will never die. Take me for instance he said as he strutted around the room. I died in 1700, that’s when of course Evelyn my master took me and gave me the dark gift, and well I’m well perfect if you get right down to it. Illnesses, dieses mean little to me. Older vampires can fly, the ancient ones can set things ablaze by gazing at an object. One thing to say before we retire, I am not evil, not to say that others like our kind aren’t evil as well. Just as a human does a vampire chooses to be good or evil.”37

“We do not serve Satan so please keep to your customs do what you wish; Just listen to me when I tell you something O.K.?”
” O.K.” I said as I slipped into his arms he held me close and ran his fingers through my hair.
“I think its time we should retire the sun will be up soon and I have yet to feed do not worry I’ll be back and tomorrow you will have the world at your feet, he smiled, I slipped into my coffin and he closed the lid.

“I learned a lot from my new love that night little did I know that would not be the only lesson in Destiny’s class of vampires 101.” I said as I got up and walked over to the window, opening the curtains and looking out at the sprawling city before me, I continued to talk even though I wasn’t looking at her.

“In books they tell you that vampires are beautiful but hardly any tell you the truth about us. We are seductive and if we choose you, heaven forbid there is no “cross bearing”, steak to the heart or garlic, nada, I don’t think so. I you splash holy water on a vampire all your going to do is make them angry. Mon Dieu,don’t sell yourself out that easily. Oh, and one more thing to say before I get back on track. We have reflections as well, I mean how could I look this good without ever seeing myself?, I laughed and turned to face her my arms crossed.40

“so all the stuff I’ve read about vampires is a lie?”
“well… yes. If you want to put it that way…” I smiled at her and continued, I didn’t have much time and I wanted to get through my story.41

The next night Destiny opened my coffin just as he had promised. I could have done it myself but… I wanted him to do it.
“ Love, are you awake yet?” he said running his hand over my forehead, I sat up.
“ I’m thirsty.”
” I’ll bet you are, he said ” well get ready lets go.”42

I jumped out of my coffin, ran to my room and threw on a soft cotton dress it wasn’t fancy but it was good enough. I went to my mirror to fix my hair and low and behold, I realized that I was a fully fledged vampire. I looked closer at myself were my eye teeth had once been were tiny fangs my hair had more of a type of fullness and a certain flip and curl to it. And my nails had a crystaled look to them.

,”Triennia?” he asked knocking on the door. "Are you descent?
“Yes.” I said opening the door.
“ Well then, let’s go," he said after I jumped up and grabbed my shoes. Since I was still just a fledgling the thirst simply took over, but the thing was I was not allowed to go hunt by myself for some strange reason Destiny insisted on bringing me my victim. 44

As I sat in the place Destiny had asked me to I thought about my new life, I had become one of the most beautiful, radiant creatures ever known to man; and so my journey with Destiny began: when Destiny returned he had two young women on his arm.
"how do you do it?” I asked smiling.45

"Come my love we will eat later" he said as he pushed the women off his arm they pouted and left. "I need to explain something to you."
” Why is it that you don't want me to hunt with you?" I rapped my arm around his sighing deeply.
"Why do you desire this?" He calmly said. His voice was but a whisper now. "Don't you understand you’re not old enough to hunt with me? I don't want to loose you." 46

"Loose me? How?"
"Older,wiser vampires will kill you if it pleases them some vampires have no respect for others.... If you truly love me you will stay where I tell you to. Don't you understand?" I
"Yes, fine I’ll stay where you want me to." He left and soon brought me to two more victims.
“Now” he spoke to me in whispers to low for them to hear, “Take them.” I went up to them enthralled in everything about them they were frightened because they didn’t know what I was, I soon caught them and under Destinys supervison commenced my first kill, it was as sweet as his blood had been the night before, their blood there memorys I left them dazed but not hurt. After we both fed, we went back home, once through the doors I went up the stairs, and into Destiny’s room and crawled into my coffin and layed there until the sun rose overhead, and I went into the vampires sleep. 47


Years passed and Destiny gave me more freedoms, I think he felt proud when I slipped up beside the man who would rob you and slit your throat without giving it a second thought, taking him into my thrall and finally laying the soon to be deadly kiss to his neck.

After I had mastered both the” little drink” as it is called I decided that I was ready to follow Destiny, it wasn't that I didn't love him but i was experienced enough to handle anything that anyone could throw at me... or so I thought. I crept through the streets behind him not making a noice I saw him turn the corner.48

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Once around the corner I spotted Destiny, so I crept back around the wall, just as I did this, three vampires appeared out of nowhere and ambushed me. I backed up trying not to get cornered but seeing as I was still just a fledgling got myself caught I think I screamed out Destiny but I can't remember. 50

When I awoke I was in my coffin something told me I was in trouble so I decide to wait until Destiny came for me. When he did he was furious.51

"What, what did I tell you! You are to wait for me, you’re not as powerful as I am, if I hadn't heard your scream you'd be dead, do you hear me?" 52

"DEAD!"
"I’m sorry. I just didn't want to be alone."
"YOU KNEW I WOULD COME BACK DON'T MAKE EXUSES!" his hair came loose and his faced flushed red with the blood he had apperenty drunk earlier, he took a deep breath, and said, "I'm sorry you scared me; that’s all." He strode over as if he was going to hit me and that’s what I expected but instead he lifted my head and kissed me. 53

"I don't want to loose you. Who knew... who knew what could have happened if I hadn't heard you scream. They probably would have bled you dry."
"I'm so sorry I never thought I would be caught up like that."
"That's my point dearest you don't and you won't for a long time to come. Now, will you listen to me?" I nodded, "now I'm going out, you probably won't see me again tonight so good night."
"I'm sorry I love you" I said he had stopped just as I had said love, one foot still in midair and his hand on the door frame, he turned his head and mumbled something like " of course you do" 54

"But I do," I whispered. I followed him out and sat on the floor hidden by the pillar I soon heard a knock on the door and I peered as Destiny opened the door to a tall man with jet black hair neatly slicked back with a black cape.55

“come in my friend.” Destiny said.
“ Your angry, Destiny… Tell me is it your sired one?” he touched Destinys arm.
“A bit. He sighed. I told her to sit put and that I would be back, to bring her to her kill…. I dunno maybe im being to protective shes my flegling she will not be taken by THEM… Stephan looked forlorn at his friend, listening to him.56

"Why didn't she listen to me? Didn't I tell her to stay put? Utter defiance that's what she is. Did she honestly think I would leave her? Doesn’t she understand I would turn the world upside down, rearrange the stars if it pleased her? and how dose she repay me? By trying to get herself bled dry?" There was no doubt in my mind he was talking about me. 57

They crossed the room and sat at the table beside the kitchen door, it had been brought in that day while we slept58

"Well she is just a fledgling, a baby. I seem to remember another youngster who got himself into trouble," said Stephan.
"It's not the same” Destiny whined."
"It's not? So enlighten me Destiny, how is it different?"
"You are so hard headed my friend!" Destiny grinned and threw his hands in the air dramatically.
"Ahh so that’s where I got it from then." I heard Destiny laugh, get up and follow his friend out. 59

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The next night I awoke before Destiny did, so I decided to get dressed, and fix my hair. It was so funny to see me a true vampire, fangs and all. Suddenly I felt a presence behind me, and realized it was Destiny.
"Will you listen to me tonight?" he whispered while picking up my brush.
"Yes," I said.
"Then I think we should go to the theatre."
"Really?" I spun around. I had jerked the brush out of his hand and it was hanging in my hair but I didn't care. Obovisly this meant he forgave me... I hoped. 61

"Yes, my darling," he said grinning. "Please, love let me get that out of your hair."
"Oh, yes." So after he brushed my hair he decided I needed a new gown. "Honey," I asked.
"How are we going to get my gown? the nearest gown store is at least an hour from here.
He just smirked at my utter confusion. "Come little one, I will show you." Once outside he told me to hold on to him. He unbuttoned his jacket and threw it around me and held tight to my shoulders and my waist. We went up and up until I could barley see the house. He changed his position and we headed west. We flew for at least a half an hour before dropping down gracefully in an ally way beside the gown store. Once inside, Destiny said "pick any gown you want." 62

I looked for only a short time but found the most beautiful gown there. I didn't even bother to look at the tag. I went over to Destiny who was still over by the door leaning on the wall with his arms crossed gazing lovingly at me. "I want this one," I said.
"Very well" he said while standing up and taking the gown. The mortal woman at the counter didn't pay us the least bit of paranormal attention. I probably shouldn't have but I entered her mind63

She was thinking about he son, and from what I got from her mind she had lost him just months before. Suddenly I felt her pain, her innocence, her sent and the other mortal scents were enough to drive any vampire young or old insane.
"Triennia, Triennia," I heard Destiny’s voice.
"Yes?" I said.
"Lets go love,"
"oh yes sorry must have drifted off for a second."
"Perfectly fine," he said as he led me out. Once home he insisted on getting me dressed himself, doing my hair having my make- up done, finding the perfect accessories for my absolutely gorgeous dress. When I was all dressed he took my hand kissed it and said something in French then led me out into the night air. I looked at him and he held me once more and we were off to the show. 64

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The theatre itself was absolutly stunning, simply amazing. When we walked up to the crowd that was surrounding the theatre everybody parted to let us through, the show was good it was about a man who bought a doll, you see he became infatuated by it and when things went wrong, it was the dolls fault it ended up leading to his destruction, he lost everything, and couldn’t get rid of it finally when he had nobody to look to he died, crazy and alone, the moment that he died the doll suddenly burst to life and danced all around, stunning everyone. After the show we went home. The next 5 years weren't as great Destiny became paranoid and started to yell more, even though I was in trouble all the time I still loved him. Then October came, Destiny’s temper dropped a little and he became my loving master again. One cold night as we were hunting Destiny suddenly grabbed me and took off I couldn't understand what was going on until they came... 66

They burst through the door all in black robes.
“ How dare you come into my house like this!” Destiny screamed.
The tallest took off his hood, shook out his blond hair and said "Destiny, you have committed high treason against your kind. Now you will pay the ultimate price." Destiny threw me behind him, wrinkled up his face and said something in French. At that moment two of the vampires behind the blond haired one rose in the air and sped towards Destiny, knocking him down, a lamp shattered.
"No! Please. Don’t take him from me please." I screamed, blood tears staining my face I flopped down in front of Destiny pathetically as if to protect him kissing him as if I knew what was going on… little did I know that was the last time I would ever kiss my darling lover and master again
"I'm sorry triennia I have no other choice," said one of the vampires. He lifted his hood.
"Stefan how could you?" Destiny asked. He was down on his knees, blood tears now staining his face as well. His hair in his face his hands held by one of the vampires.
"Destiny are you ready?" said the blonde one, and before he could answer, he took off his gloves and fire came from his palms, I was jerked away by Stephan and held there while trying to rush to him and beat out the flames, I hit and kicked and still he held me all I could do was cry out in anguish.
“DESTINY!!!!!!” he was on fire, and burning, he screamed in pain.
“I love you Triennia, get out of here!!!” Destiny screamed, another blast from one of the other vampires silenced him and I took off using my vampiric speed to run far far away I screamed in pain, more pain than any human could ever know about, finally I beded in the earth itself crying until the sun rose over head and my muffled sobbs became silent, the next night I wandered taking at least 3 robbers ruthlessly I knew my life with Destiny had come to an end, I would never look at the world the same way agian…67

The woman reporter cried silently and looked at me forlorn.
“Im so sorry Triennia.” She came to me my arms already open to receive her I stroked her hair and hoped that my loving intent would cover up the hardness of my vampire body.68

“Shhh, its o.k.” I whispered. 69

“Why did you tell me this story?” she sniffled.
“you wanted to know.” I sighed.
“wont you get in trouble?” suddenly her face drained and she backed away from me quickly.
“Your, your going to kill me aren’t you?” she cried.
“No, love. I would never do that, such beauty should not be wasted. Just do me one favor…”
“Anything.”
“ Never publish this story, listen to it again, throw it way, do what you want but DO NOT share it, or I might reconsider what I just said” I warned her frowning.70

“ O.K., Ill never tell anyone. I promise” she made an X over her heart.71

“ Good.” I said nodding. I took off leaving her in the room, I would return when she left. Once outside I took a breath and headed down town thinking of my beloved Destiny…