...And life goes on.07:56 Jun 04 2014
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Weeks passed, with still no word from Ankh-Re. I had to admit to myself that I was truly sadden by his departure. Yet I found it absurd to want him the most when he was not around. It used to be that whenever I saw Ankh-Re, I was always thinking of ways to remove myself from his presence…not wanting to face the fact that I desired him as he desired me. I realized that I loved him when I almost lost him. Plus, it took Anna and her wisecrack remark to me “You brainy types can be really stupid when it comes to affairs of the heart…” to hit home. Her statement shocked me. Firstly, that what she said was true, and secondly, that she was becoming bold in her comments to me. I still couldn’t make up my mind whether to chastise her and remind her of her place, or to allow her to continue to treat me like her baby chick. I mean, here I had a middle-aged human telling me – a vampire of over four thousand years – a thing or two about life. Immediately, Shemhazai came to my mind, and I thought about how God chose humans over angels. If God – or whoever was supposedly in charge – had such a high regard for humans, who was I to think that they were inferior? And that their thoughts were below those of vampires and the Nephilim? Shit…I use to be human.
All of my analyzing was beginning to give me a headache, so I decided to go into the kitchen for some tea. And I desired some blood, so I knew that I’d find at least one of the guys in the kitchen. Sure enough, I found David leaning against the sink, eating from a huge bag of potato chips. His long legs were crossed at the ankles, and he was barefoot. With his torn jeans, I noticed that he was also wearing that ridiculous ‘I’m Rick James, Bitch!’ t-shirt. He looked up when he heard me chuckling. David stood up straight and stop eating, absent-mindedly wiping his hand on his thigh.
“Hey, Isis! Whatcha’ doin’?” He gave me a radiant smile, while pushing back his wavy mop of hair.
“Hi sweetie” I replied. “I desire a drink.”
David - and my other two donors - knew exactly what I meant when I said that ‘I desired a drink’. He put down the potato chip bag, washed his greasy hands, and came to stand before me. I stopped him from pulling off his t-shirt, and told him that I just required a few sips from a wrist. He actually looked disappointed. I told him to have a seat, and I began feeding. While I was savoring his blood, he stated matter-of-factly “Since it’s common knowledge that you and Ankh-Re are an item, are you going to send us away?” His comment surprised me, as I had not put much thought about my donors and how they had changed their lives to come live with me. I stop feeding, and had to take a moment to form a reply.
“Nothing has changed…unless you all wish to leave. I still need to feed, and this is my house – not Ankh-Re’s.” David nodded and remained silent. I knew that my answer wasn’t exactly what he wanted, but he understood that it would have to do for now. His question did alert me to the fact that I had to do something…
Later, while I was enjoying the sunset on the deck, Anna came to me with the house phone. “There’s a Mr. D’Arc on the line, ma’am.” It appeared that Anna corrected herself in addressing me, so I decided to drop the stern lecture I had planned for her – for now. I was pleasantly surprised to be receiving a call from Fabien. For a moment, I wondered how he had my phone number; then I recalled giving it to him at his Autumn Ball, when Ankh-Re and I had offered to help him buy property in the Bay Area.
“Hello, Lord Fabien. What a wonderful surprise!” I said. “How are you?”
“I am well, my lady” he replied, with his deep, French-accented voice. “I hope that I’m not interrupting anything. I just wanted to congratulate you on your new rank within the High Council…”
“News gets around quickly” I stated. “Thank you.” Actually, the news of the rank changes and the addition of Lord Erik to the council was over two months old. However, Fabien was the first High Sire to call me…not that many had my number. Most of the other vampires kept a wide berth between themselves and the Master Vampires. They really kept their distance now, as they realized that I went from my former rank of five to two. I could just imagine the rumors flying about. I had to hold back a laugh, as I knew that Fabien was curious as to what happened during the last council meeting. I wasn’t about to tell him anything; he had to know that.
“Well Lady Isis – I also wanted to let you know that I would be in the Bay Area in two weeks, to look for a residence. I would be deeply honored if your offer to help was still open.”
“Of course” I replied. “Let me know when you arrive. You are welcome to stay in my house if you like, instead of a hotel.”
“My lady” he said “I couldn’t impose on you…”
“Oh – it’s settled” I said. “Unless you actually want to stay in a hotel. There are many fine ones in San Francisco, with impeccable service.”
“Oh – I’d love to stay in your home” Fabien quipped. Of course he did. I didn’t have to twist his arm. I'm sure that he also figured that he could find out about the rank changes while staying here. Depending on how I felt at the time, maybe I would feed him a tidbit or two.
COMMENTS
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Nekirena
14:10 Jun 04 2014
♥
RaynesAsylum
04:29 Jun 30 2014
Love it! I really need to catch up on your writing. Sorry its been so long, just busy with school and family. I hope you are doing well.
AngelicaRose
06:07 Jul 12 2014
Amazing talent !!! Love it!!!
Dragonrouge
08:28 Jul 12 2014
... and how the thoughts form, how the reason separates from will and feelings, how one feeling slightly differs from other feeling as a veil separates two waves of air and how a fantasy becomes a confession and w the confession fades into literature... this words reveal. If it`s not the embodying of the good literature, it`s surely a "refill" of my tastes.... And how...
SLEEPERKING30
06:57 Jul 24 2014
I was entranced by this story so much
that I actually that this was real and you were a crazy woman lol
no offense sorry
but
damn good work beautiful!
InFlagranteDelicto
21:22 Jul 28 2014
Just read this, astoundingly good. I really hope you have been published somewhere..