Broken Quill (Stephen)

[Valeriana Le-Ang]

Ina's breath didn't go heavier, neither did her heart beat rise up but her awareness became heightened her senses more perceptive. She wanted to cry but her head had to many thoughts, too many explanations but none were verifiable.

She looked up at Stephen's face and touched his cheek, her beautiful face not changing...still stoic. She was surprised that her fingers held her own and his skin felt...more normal than earlier...At least, at this point, some sense was coming back to her.

"Don't expect me to give in easily, Stephen.", she said quietly, her face not matching the threat in her words. "You maybe someone that I'll never rid off but forgiveness isn't easily given.", she said as she drew her hand away from his face again.

[Stephen Bennett]

Stephen closed his eyes and sighed when she touched his cheek. Her fingers felt like normal fingers and not stone cold. Then she stopped and he opened his eyes. "more than i deserve" he said softly, "may i just say though that you look extreamly beautifu tonight". He was still extreamly close to her. He slowly moved his hand to her face and stroked her hair out of her face and behind her ear. Her scent calming him.

[Valeriana Le-Ang]

She wanted to hold him, her heart did leaps and skipped beats when he touched her cheek, his hand, unbelievably gentle on her. She inhaled his scent and felt her stomach do funny things but her mind took over in a split second and she slapped his hand away. This was too confusing...It would do her good to have some time away from the world but she doubted that she'd ever get rid of Stephen...not when she doesn't want to get rid of him herself.

"Stop it...", she said irritatingly. "What now?", she asked him with disdain. This was the next best thing for her to do. The other things was to snog the living daylights out of him for some unknown reason. They were just formerly good friends. Even engaging in a few verbal jousting but nothing romantic at all...why was this different...?

[Stephen Bennett]

Stephen looked down. "sorry i shouldnt have..im sorry" he said, "im not sure i can always train you as i was trained to hunt and fight, only if you want to of course". He wasnt going to pressure her into anything.

[Valeriana Le-Ang]

"It's not like I have a choice, Stephen.", she said turning away from him and walking towards a tree. She went under the shade and stopped. If she could cry right now, she would but the confusion was making her brain work on overdrive, making her neglect the need to have a few good tears.

A wave of nausea hit her as a vague memory made it's way to her mind. Something about this scene felt familiar. Like...Stephen was suppose to be here. It was almost deja vu...She looked up at the tree, wondering, still...

[Stephen Bennett]

"i know and im so sorry" he said softly.He followed her slowly over to the tree and walked in front of her with a curious look. "ina whats wrong" he asked also staring up at the tree. She was looking as if she was trying to remeber something.

[Di Wong]

She stood frozen, looking up at the tree.

"Something about a tree...I don't know.", she sighed, giving up with a shake of her head.

She turned back to Stephen with a blank face. "What am I supposed to do now, Stephen?"

[Stephen Bennett]

Edward sighed. "you need to hunt" he said softly, "but first you must make a choice of whether or not you want to be strong or just average". He had to know so that he could depict whether or not she would be a vegetarian or a human drinker. He walked over closer to her still gazing at her.

[Valeriana Le-Ang]

Ina's mood changed. It was suddenly funny with what Stephen had asked her. It was probably part of the transformation but he was glad that she didn't need to turnout as a raging new born. Maybe the confusion helped, after all. She had an inkling that it took her mind off of the hunger.

"What the hell does that mean?", she chuckled, looking at Stephen sideways. It was strange for her. Being a new born made her feelings and focus one-tracked. "I thought being a vampire was being at the pinnacle of power. Now you're telling me that there's a choice?"

She looked back at the tree. It was immovable at this point...She wanted to be like that.
"Is there any other sensible choice, Stephen?", she turned back to him.

"Tell me, would you turn your back on absolute power when it's an arm's reach away?"

[Stephen Bennett]

Stephen smiled. "then we go to hogsmeade to feast, and that is where we shall see if you need help hunting, of course first we must attract our prey with our supreme beauty" he said moving right up to her.

[Valeriana Le-Ang]

Ina chuckled again. "You sound so....", she paused to think. "...different."

She sighed and smelled all the scents that the scene had to offer. The grass mist with the dew, the soil, the wood, Stephen. "I'm thirsty now...", she suddenly thought as her throat burned with the great need for something to drink.

[Stephen Bennett]

Stephen smiled. "hmmm well i feel different" he said softly walking over to her, "but is it a good different". He looked at the ground for a minute thinking about this. "anyway yes of course we must hunt" he said, "come on the best place to find them is the three broomsticks lets go". He held out his hand for her to take.

[Valeriana Le-Ang]

She sighed, but the relief that it formerly brought didn't come. It only made her lungs feel full...without the relief.

She looked at his hand momentarily. She wanted to touch him but, at the same time, she didn't want to. She wanted be close to him but she didn't want to.

"Screw it...", she said and reached for Stephen's hand.

[Stephen Bennett]

Stephen smiled. He took her hand in his it felt good. He turned to look into her eyes they were beautiful. "now keep in mind that the both of us are newborns so i havnt got alot to teach you but one thing i learnt off nissa was to be descreit, attract take them somewhere where no one can see you drink then dispose" he said trying to remember what nissa had said before he had left her, "but ive never drank human blood before even yours i spat up after i saw what i was doing".

[Valeriana Le-Ang]

Her eyes narrowed. This was going to be tricky if neither of them knew what to do.

"Let's just try and get through this in one piece...Then we'll need to look for someone who knows what to do. Someone who can teach us.", she said, going on her planning mode. It was another of those times that logic and rationale would aid in preserving her sanity. "Now, I'm really thirsty."

{Do we go to Moonrage now?}