He'd been moping for nearly three months now. Kat was gone, and she wasn't coming back. He'd scowered the city for her, but wherever she was, she was staying well hidden away from him. And well... He couldn't blame her. He couldn't control himself, he couldn't control the beast that wanted nothing more than to watch her die slowly by his own hands.

She might have been stronger, but the beast was relentless. It wouldn't let him stop, it wouldn't let him in control unless he fought for it. Vivian was trying to help him, but his own brother hadn't had this sort of problem, and with a mortal as a girlfriend, that was a pretty good thing.

For Julian though, he only wanted Kat. One part wanted to love her, one part wanted to kill her. But she was no where, and so he'd taken his rage out on two that looked like her but... They had nothing to do with it. Luckily those memories were blurry, as he wasn't in control, but he knew what he had done.

"Nother." He muttered the bartender, holding up the large glass.

"But Sir... You've already had five glasses. You shouldn't even be conscious after that."

"Well you know... You're probably right, but I'm as coherent as they come, so the whiskey is obviously not doing it's job." He said simply. "Give me another."

With a sigh, the bartender obliged, filling the glass nearly to the brim, wondering why this guy was still awake, let alone talking in complete and unslurred sentences.

Armani had been working up a hot sweat on the dance floor. This was her favorite night club to just boogie down in and get a few swigs of a drink. She'd been meshing up against gyrating bodies all night long. It had gotten so erotic near the end she could feel the buzz tipping her off. She knew when she needed a breather. Dancing her way out of the sexy heat on the dance floor.

This was probably the first time that the girl felt she should have dressed a little less with maybe a skirt or something. She had on a dark green, sleeveless shirt with the back all the way out, her back visibly slick from all the dancing she'd done. Her jeans didn't make it any better, holding in the heat. Ani was to the point that if she didn't cool down some she might explode. The girl eased her way over to bar to get a quick fix in hopes of going back to the sea of people. A pretty vigorous work out for a mere coffee shop cashier.

She'd end up sitting a few seats down from the somewhat grumpy stranger. Any kind of drunkenness she had was long burned off into sobriety by this time. It was about time she wasted her liver again. Curious brown eyes, however, glanced over at this guy loitering at the bar. He'd been there since at least the last time she'd gotten a drink, an hour or so ago...drinking the same thing it seemed. Armani thought she was pretty observant considering her wild lifestyle, but the bartender had the strange look on his face. The guy hadn't so much as rocked in his stool, let alone fall off and lay on the floor in his own vomit like most did.

"I'll take a whiskey as well..." said Armani, getting up after catching her breath and taking a seat next to the mysterious man.

"You trying to get smashed that bad? Having a bad day or a bad life?" she asked, merely curious about his desire to heavily drink. She thought she head the bartender said five glasses. Was the guy trying to kill his organs or what? That or lose some brain cells.

"A bad eternity..." He muttered before taking a long swallow. He didn't really want to look at the girl, she was human, he knew that much, and her with him.... Especially right now, was dangerous to the both of them. With a silent curse Julian finished the rest of the glass in another large gulp.

"But hell... Can't even seem to get drunk anymore it seems. At least not on this stuff" He said pushing the empty glass away from him, but not asking for a refill. The tender would just give him more shit and he wasn't in the mood to deal with that right now.

However, there was one thing that piqued his interest in the girl.

She drank straight whiskey.

Julian had actually never seen that before unless he counted his own sister. She tried too much to be like him, even though he refused to turn her now she wanted to be a vampire more than anything.

He might do it one day, but for now, she was too young in his opinion.

"Whiskey huh? Not too strong for you?"

Surprisingly the guy actually talked back to her. She half thought that he might just shrug her off and she would be on with her drink and then back to the dance floor. Ani smiled inwardly, she liked new developments. It meant that things wouldn't be the same old same old and this town that she had come to adore was far from "normal."

"Yep," she replied, drinking down a third of the glass. It did burn her throat, but she'd been drinking whisky since she was 18 or so...Ten years definitely readies your body for the shock of the stuff. "I've been drinking a long time. Whiskey doesn't burn as much anymore, but it still does the trick if I drink enough of it. I figure I finish of the glass I will have a nice buzz going on. Enough to keep me going long enough to go back and dance some more. It's probably a bad thing though. I got to experiment with the hard stuff early on and its not as hard anymore aye?"

Looking over at the man, she realized she'd never really noticed him before. Did he not come here? Or maybe she was a little to fuzzed out to remember? No...no...he would have popped up from the crowd some how. Though what was Ani to know...she wasn't very good with faces and bet if she drank enough to night she'd be trying to figure him out the next time he came in.

"Well..." she started, lazily playing with her glass before her. Armani would need her buzz back to really feel free out there. "Not too many people have bad eternities. Care to share that? I can promise to listen...but I can't promise to remember later!" This was meant to be a joke to get him to lighten up a bit. Though he just seemed like he would be too much of a stiff to get it. "When people come to bars they usually come to have fun or forget things. You don't seem to be having fun and the forgetting isn't working to well. So what's up if you care to share."

The bartender had taken a perch along side the two, curious about the guy as well, but he didn't say anything, just cleaning the glasses and filling the drinks. Ani was a corky regular to the bar so he also didn't want to see her too messed up when she left. Can't be loosing customers.

"That is usually how it goes." He agreed with a nod, still refusing to look at her. "Tolerance levels and all that."

He stared ahead, contemplating whether or not to get another glass. It would just be more money that he would have to spend and it wouldn't get him anywhere. Pah... Oh well. He had an eternity to get money. He waved for another round and the bartender just sighed.

Julian couldn't help but chuckle though as she asked about the whole 'bad eternity' thing. Well... Even if she knew he was a vampire, it would still make sense for her to question the 'eternity' thing when he's been a vampire for barely a year.

"It's only starting hun..." He muttered, once more as he looked down at the now filled glass, as if making a promise that this certainly wouldn't be his last round. "And well, that's the worst of it. Knowing that you have an eternity to live... and knowing that ever god damned night of it isn't ever going to be better than the night before it." His grin wasn't happy in the slightest, more of an amused and frustrated expression than anything.

"That's about it though." He gave a slight shrug and a sigh before knocking out over half of the glass.

This guy really seemed to be enjoying his drinks, but seemed to be as sharp as a tack. Did he have a hollow leg or something? The whole thing was kind of fascinating to her. Mostly because of the drinking, but there was also the (what she believed to be) analogy he used. Eternity...Ani never really considered things lasting an eternity. Definitely not love or friends ship for that matter. You didn't come across many men like him...in Ani's opinion.

"OH don't say that! All good and bad things come to an end. Nothing lasts forever," said the girl, starting up her drinking again. Sipping down another third or so of the class. The effects started to work on her slowly but surely. The room seemed very effervescent in her eyes...everything had a slightly glow to it, but she was still in her right mind. Armani merely looked at the man, smiling.

"I can't really trrrrryyyyy and make you opt-o-mistic..." she slurred slightly, "because not every life is the same as the next, but wha brings a person down is that they expect the same thing every day. E-turn...ety...is much better when that person has new xperiencesesss to distract dem," laying a slender hand on the strange man's shoulder, the brown skinned girl continued her meek smile. "Like I said...people come heerrreeee to forget and ta just enjoy themselves...one moment at a tiiime. So why not you too?..."

Life was just plain hard. This she knew and Armani stood by her words, believing that the world needed spontaneity sometimes to keep it from destroying itself. The same thing every day is enough to drive people mad. It makes a bad life worse, but breaking the cycle is the key. "Let us drink to that!" said the girl, tipping her head back as she finished off her drink quickly, slamming the glass down on the table.

"There are somethings that do last forever darling." He muttered with a sigh.

"And it looks as if you're the one they should be cutting off." He gave a little smirk as he heard her slurring her words. And that was when he made the mistake he'd been trying to avoid. And the second his eyes took in her face, her body, her weakened state, he knew he'd fucked up bad.

The hunger... The urge to take her in every possible way hit him as hard as a brick wall. Fuck her, drain her, love her, kill her... He didn't know what to do. His hungry eyes never left her body as he looked her over much like a wolf does to a young lamb.

He was frozen for nearly a whole minute, just looking at her before he was able to control himself even slightly. Just enough to pull a fifty out of his pocket and push himself away from the bar.

If he wanted to let her life, he had to leave now. He had to get far away and satisfy the beast somehow or he was going to kill the girl. Most likely not on purpose, but he doubted that would matter to her.

THankfully, that was her last drink. Or at least the last one she would have that night. She needed to be heading home and one more drink and she would probably forget where home was. The bar tender gave her a strange look, gazing from her to the man. He obviously caught the strange gleam in the mans eyes, but he looked away for a moment and the man was already getting up to leave.

Armani frowned, watching as the man seemed to be leaving her alone with the bartender. A pout formed on her lips, not wanting him to go yet. "Wait...dun gooo..." she started, sliding off her bar stool to go after him. He was cute to her. There weren't too many cute guys that would talk to her or listen for that matter. "If you're leaving maybe you cahn keep meee comp-ny?"

As she stumbled after him, she merely smiled. The girl hadn't noticed the hungry look earlier, but her attraction fo the strange man was enough for her to continue to follow him. If something happened, something happened. "They say yoo shou-n't walk around this late alone...something bah might happen. Leh me walk with you!" Armani's slender hand slipped around his arms to support her weight. She started to lean on him a bit, unable to really help herslf.

He was almost gone. Almost in the safe zone and so was she. She was almost free to live another day peacefully, without the pain he could cause her. He had completely ignored her calling after him and prayed she wasn't stupid enough to go after him.

But then Julian felt the grip at his wrist.... Her arm threaded through his.

Game over.

With more speed than humanly possible he turned, pressing her hard against the wall and kissing her with all the force in his body. He used his weight to press her helplessly against the wall, one hand gripping her hip, one grabbing her shoulder.

He let go suddenly, pushing himself away like a cat out of a bath.

"Go. Get away from me!" He all but snarled. "You come with me... Bad things will happen. You come with me... You will get hurt." He warned, turning around again. His mind didn't want her to follow... Didn't want her to do something so stupid. But his body wanted her. He wasn't going to deny that he wanted this slender, delicious little creature all to himself.

Her mind was processing everything very slowly. Her words were slurred and her vision was just a little waivering, but Armani knew a pari of lips when she felt them. It all happened so fast...first she grabbing onto his arm to keep from falling and then she is being pressed against the walls, being kissed. He had captured her lips in an intense kiss that left her heard spinning more than he knew. His lips were delicious with the taste of whiskey on them. Just when the girl had collected her thoughts enough to figure out what was going on, he had already retreated.

I made her feel slightly empty...her eyes glazed over slightly from the kiss, wanting more. Something about the kiss just made her feel like she was under some kind of spell. Furthermore, his kiss confused her to no end. "But...you kissed me!" she started, missing the body against her. She hadn't been kissed like that in a long time. Her lips quivered slightly and her body tingled where he touched her..."Get hoort? But I want ya to hurt me, if ih means getting another kiss like thaa..." she retorted in her sexiest voice...considering her drunkenness.

Her mind was all messed up from the liquor and it all started out with her not wanting to walk home alone. He was nice enough, but strange, so if he wanted to offer more than Armani wasn't going to argue. They were moving a little fast though. She didn't even know the guys name...only that he seemed to not be able to make up his mind about what he wanted or not. "I was just being niss, you didn't have to outright kiss me..."

"I shouldn't have." He muttered. "It was wrong of me to do that."

He shook his head as she spoke again. "No. It's not worth it! It's not." He said with a growl looking at her. He wanted her, so did the beast... Every part of him wanted every part of her. He wouldn't deny that. He couldn't ever deny that.

"I said I was sorry! I shouldn't have kissed you. I know I shouldn't have." He said as he turned away. He had to get away from her, he had to distance himself from her. If he didn't.... He could very well kill her.

OOC: I went ahead and made it so they were outside. I hope that is alright.

Armani laughed at the guy, giggling softly. There was something about this man that just wasn't right. That same something definitely drew her to him. He was so upset and distraught over a kiss. There was also the fact that in the bar he seemed so morbid and down about himself. She wasn't having the most wonderful night either. Like she said, people came to bars and clubs to get away. He favorite club just happened to be the White Mice.

They had made it outside, the deserted street housing their conversation. The only other person out there was the bouncer, who wasn't really paying them any mind. He would glance over to make sure nothing was happening to the girl, but then went about his business of being a stone man.

The light of the White Mice sign shown dully against the girls skin as she walked toward the strange man. She reached out and ran her fingers along his shoulders then down his back as she walked around to face him. "Yoo said it yourself...you aren't having a good day. Maybe you need to let loose and maybe I can help you..." she stared, smiling at him as she leaned in to look in him the eyes. "Kissin' me just meant you know what you want...OH wow...I must really sound like a whore..." The last part made her pull away and assess what she was saying. The liquor was really going to her head...

It took every ounce of self control that he had to keep himself from throwing her down the nearest alley and rutting her like the monster he was. Her skin was hot, even though she only touched his clothes he could feel the heat.

She was drunk... She didn't know what she was doing, what she was dealing with. She wanted him, he wanted her, that was obvious to anyone. So why was a young and ready young man fighting his desires with every ragged breath he took?

Because Julian didn't want to kill her.

She trusted him... She wasn't afraid of him and those were all the wrong answers. She shouldn't be anywhere near him let alone trust him.

But there she pulled away, she fell silent. That was good. her mind was taking back control from the alcohol. Now would be a good time to warn her... Warn her about what?

"I won't hurt you... I don't even know who you are, I'm not going to risk you like that! You understand me? I'm no where near gentle. I could breat your neck... And not even realise it until I'm done fucking your corpse." He knew it was vicious, graphic and almost unnessicary... But he needed to get the point across.

Putting a hand to her head, she rubbed her temple slightly, before listening to what he had to say. Yes, his words were very...graphic. ONce more she was misguided on just what he meant by rough. Was he really that crazy in bed? Some thing were kinky, but breaking necks was a terrible thing to even joke about. Strange an unusual punishment. Much like people who liked to be choked during sex. The conversation definitely sobered her up...even if it was a little.

She still felt the desire to kiss him again...never coming across someone so passionate, but Armani wasn't liking this situation...she didn't know if she should be afraid or play along with the sick game. Was he seriously joking or was this some sort of foreplay. It didn't seem like it...and it also didn't seem like he wanted her attention...Why..she didn't know...

"I...honestly don't know what to say to that..." she said, looking up to the man. "Who are you...? Running from you urges...kissing random girls like you've had a connection to them for centuries." Her face held a frown, as she was confused by his words still. "You make yourself sound like a monster...sex is just that sex. Do you honestly think that you can't control yourself at all. DO you get off on killing girls or something?"

Armani just had to know all this stuff now...her head less cloudy, but that didn't mean she wasn't still drunk.

"I am a monster... Even though I don't want to be." He said stiffly. "Sex is not just sex, even if I wanted it to be. And right now... It is taking every bit of control I have not to tear into you right here... Right now. And that horrifies me... I want you, but if I were to touch you... Kiss you... All that control that I'm holding on to would be gone." He warned.

"I don't want to hurt you. I would never want to hurt anyone... But it would happen... I can't control the beast for good and the moment I let my guard down it would take over." He tried to explain, knowing he would sound crazy.

"I want to feel your body against me more than anything... I know you could help me relax baby... But I'd rather take a bad night and a little tension than having your dead body under me when I wake up." He made as if to brush her face, but pulled her hand away.

"If it would get rid of the guilt.... I'd make you sign a liability waver first." He couldn't help the grin that came to his face.

'Hmmm...he definitely sounds just a little off his rocker...maybe he doesn't hold his liquor as well as I thought,' considered the mixed girl as he went on about how dangerous he was. He had a sexy way about his words that made her tingle and even had the nerve to joke about the whole thing.

"Liability waiver...now that is an original pick up line. Honestly..." she replied, rolling her eyes. It really was, but this guy really thought he was a danger to women. He went from serious to a little jokester. At the very least she knew that he found her attractive...if it wasn't blatantly obvious from the way he kissed her earlier. Armani felt a tingle run down her spine from the thought. "I don't know you, you don't me. I believe we started off on the wrong foot or even kiss for that matter...They call me Ani and I like dangerous guys. If I get hurt doing something its because I asked for it. I wouldn't blame you, whether you believe it or not. Stranger things have happened..."

A mild concussion from a headboard, a broken wrist from falling off a counter, charlie horse from holding a position for too long, etc. Armani just wasn't worried about any of that...What made this guy any different then any guy she had slept with? NO, she didn't sleep around often...just a mere taste she got when out at the clubs.

A sudden thought popped into her head as she looked at the shady man, "Well, if your beast rages like that...I can only imagine the torture you put it through all the time. If you don't give it what it wants every once and a while, things will only get worse..."

"Ani..." He said in a near growl. Her assurance that she didn't mind pain didn't make him feel any better really.

"At lease I'm not the only one with a strange name... I'm Julian..." He said, trying to hold himself back a little more.

But he shook his head, not to reject her words but to processe them and make sure he heard what he thought he did. "So... You are offering yourself as a sacrifice then?" He murmured. "You're offering to give yourself to me to sooth the savage creature that lurks behind these baby blues?" He asked with a smirk.

It sounded like an offer to him, and she wasn't slurring her words or anything... Granted she wasn't completely sober, but she knew what she was saying. Still... Being drunk might make it easier on her. So that was good at least.

Faster than she could blink, he had her against the wall again, rough brick this time though. His kiss was just as hungry and posessive as before but with an exta sense of urgency. He pulled away a fair bit later to give her a chance to breath, but he looked down at her. "This is your last chance to run away Ani... If you don't run now... You won't be getting away from me unless I want you to." He promised.

"I hate to see people suffer...so I guess that's a yes," she said slowly, giving him a once over. It wasn't like she was opposed to sleeping with him in the first place. Just being near him was giving her chills.

Almost as if he just couldn't help himself, he decided to drop in for another taste, pressing her against the nearby wall. Ani could feel the brick scratching against her bare back as they kissed. This kiss was far more interesting than the last, her back arching her into the kiss with a soft moan. He pulled away to do more of his silly talking. Though it did bother her that the bouncer was gawking at her.

"Ummm...I'm not against it...but maybe we could do this elsewhere...I'm sure it would be a lot better that way..." she hinted, moving from his grasp. "Do you have an apartment or something...?"

"Then if you're not an exibitionist... We can go to the lair of the beast." He growed, kissing at her neck. Maybe... If he fed the hunger a little at a time.. Maybe if he took his time with her... He would be able to enjoy her, sooth the beast and keep her alive and relitivly unharmed.

"I swear I will try to make it so you don't regret it..." He whispered before pulling her off towards the appartment. It was further than hers, but he wouldn't worry about being toasted by sunlight. And... Well, she might have to leave before, so this way she'd be gone before she noticed he was semi-dead.

Once they were there, he pressed her against the halway wall, her shirt going within a few seconds as he did his best not to ruin it. Unleashing the hunger a little bit at a time... That was the only way she would survive the night.

"So... Any favorite positions I should avoid? Don't tell me what you like... Because I'm gonna find that out for myself?" He growled, pinning her wrist against the wall.

She laughed nervously at Julian as he kissed her neck, feeling that tingle again. Her neck had always been sensitive and he managed to hit her head on. The way he said she wouldn't regret it didn't make her nerves any better...it just made her shudder with excitement. She followed behind him wondering where they were going.

Almost as soon as they were at his apartment, her shirt was off on the floor. She had been wearing abackless shirt so that left her with no bra to speak off, not that any of that bothered him she supposed. The soft brown skin of her breasts was finally exposed, nipples erect from the cool air of the apartment. She didn' get a chance to look around considering how dark it was in there. Not to mention the fact that she had a blue eyed demon feasting on her flesh.

"Oh I'd liked to see what you think I'm into," she whispered back, her breaths caught in her throat. There was no moving away from him to tease, her wrists basically bolted to the wall behind her. She was sure teasing him would only make things harder for her...and whatever she was dealing with. Ani raised a jeaned leg to rub against his, knowing he wouldn't easily free her. He wanted to be in control and she was his little rag doll.

"I'm supposed to be helping you out. What do you like...?" she purred, brushing her lips against his.

"Well... I suppose I can make you scream just about any way you can imagine." He chuckled darkly, his lips against her chest now. "And you'll scream long before my pants ever come off." He promised.

As she grazed his leg with hers, his head looked back with a growl. His head snapped back with a snarl. He was breathing heavily as he looked back at her. "Don't do that... Please..." He muttered. "It's hard enough darling... Don't make it more difficult right now." Julian breathed against her neck, his hands enjoying the warm feeling of her flesh beneath his hands.

He didn't want to hurt her, he didn't want to kill her.

"Oh... You'll find out just what I like..." He said, coming back to her as he had before. "But what I really like... Is to know... That I'm doing a good job." He said with a grin. "Not to mention I'm sure you can ride me like a rodeo bull." He grinned. "And I really wanna see you do that. But not now." He chuckled.

She found herself whimpering at his menstrations, feeling weak from his kisses along her chest. Ani wondered just how much he was enjoying this. She jumped however when he snapped at her and immediately stopped. Whatever it was...he must have been really fighting. He went right back to where he left off, Ani bitting her lip to not make his job easy. He would have to work hard to get her to scream if that was the case. Or...maybe that isn't what she wanted..."Oh...you'll know when you are doing something right..."

She giggled again as he mentioned her riding a rodeo bull. It seemed that every guy wanted to see a girl ride them. Maybe it was super hot to them to not be in control the whole time. That just meant Ani would have to fix his wagon.

Even through the dry, cool room, Ani felt on fire. Her skin hot and wanting to feel his against hers. She wanted nothing more than to rub her body against him. Though she didn't want to test him, a sliver of fear of what would happen if she pushed him. Whimpering again, she moved against her restraints, growing edgy. "The only thing you seem to like to do it taunt and tease me...Does it make you feel good to know I'm your little toy? Come on..."

Her hips moved restlessly, wanting her jeans to finally be gone. They were suddenly so heavy....

Julian couldn't help but smirk as she asked if he liked knowing that she was just a toy to him. "Actually... Yes it does..." He growled against her breast. "I love it."

He had to take his time, feed the hunger a little at a time so he didn't take everything at once.

And over the course of the night, he had to say that he did pretty darn well controlling himself with her. Sure she might have a few bruises, some bite marks, a little less blood and a sore body. But she was alive, no broken bones, no serious injuries.

And he was satisfied. Every part of him was satisfied and content. Growling softly as he pressed his face into her stomach, kissing lazily, just wanting to take in the scent that aroused him and soothed him all at once. She wasn't going to get rid of him... He wanted her, and now he knew that he needed her.

He was a possessive creature, he knew that. He wasn't going to let her go, even if it killed her... He couldn't.

The night had been wild and crazy. Julian seemed to be trying to start of gentle and slow, but that didn’t last very long. Ani could honestly say that she had never been bitten before that night, but he had definitely left his mark on her more than once. They didn’t hurt then, but she was sure they would later. That wasn’t to say she didn’t leave her own marks on him though. They both had a little fun. Ani was glad to not have to do all the work anyways…but he was so strong she could never get the upper hand unless he actually let her. She found she couldn’t keep her hands off his dense muscles whether it be to caress, scratch or bite them.

By the time they were finished with their tumbling, Armani felt like she had gone through a meat tenderizer. She was a little sore, but felt dazed and light headed. She’d never felt like that before. He hadn’t been lying though, he was holding back some kind of monster, but one that Ani liked. However, feeling her body ache as it did made her consider that maybe she shouldn’t try to do this every night. She didn’t think her body could handle it. He, on the other hand, seemed ripe as rain. A cat getting ready for a cat nap.

When she woke up the following morning, it was really afternoon. The girl peeked open one eye long enough to see that it was noon at the clock on the side of the bed. She was half hanging out of the bed, her right arm and left hanging off the side, the sheet barely covering her mid drift. Initially, the cold is what woke her up. It was so dark in the room, she wouldn’t have thought it was still night or something. As she moved to sit up, she could feel her body protesting from the previous nights menstruations.

She wrapped the rest of the sheet around her to begin gathering her clothes. He seemed like one of those guys that wanted the girl gone in the morning to her, so she had planned to sneak out like she was never there. Unfortunate for her, her clothes were NOT in the room…but all over the rest of the apartment. Ani distinctly remembered him tearing off her panties in his mild haste so she knew that article of clothing was gone at the least. They had done “it” more than enough times in the hall before they even got to the room.

She went over to him, to at least give him a kiss goodbye, leaning over his sleeping form. He seemed a bit pale to Ani, but he more than made up for it with his looks. With the dim light of the clock on his face. She reached out to touch him and was shocked to feel how stone cold he was. Pausing, she watched him for a minute and realized that his chest wasn’t rising and falling. Was he breathing!?

He wasn’t breathing…he was pale…and when she shook him he wouldn’t wake…

Armani screamed.

The day had really taken him all too soon in his opinion. He'd still been enjoying her body even though she was already worn out.

But the sun had drug him down into the sleep of the dead.

Adrian had slipped in around ten after coming home from her new-fiance's house, planning on finishing up some homework before a class. But when she walked in she saw a shirt on the floor, and had to hold back a giggle. It seemed as if Julian had finally decided to have a bit of fun. Yeah... She could still smell the events of the night before in the air. After sharing their blood, something she'd asked for to help protect her, her senses were a lot stronger.

Snickering she went to her room and got started on the report. Luckily she'd be uninterrupted for a while.

Well two hours, until she heard a hair-raising scream from her brother's room. The girl hadn't left?! Shit!

She didn't smell a lot of blood, the girl was probably fine... But... SHIT! Julian!

The horror she'd felt at seeing Julian for the first time surfaced and she knew just what was going on. She cursed her brother's stupidity and rushed out of the room, down to Julian's room. She had to stop and check out the girl first, who really wasn't all that bad looking. She hadn't seemed Julian's type, but still. Not a bad choice at all. And she was alright, no visible blood, no broken bones and she was very much alive.

But she had to act. Moving quickly she grabbed the woman's upper arms and pulled her away from Julian. "It's okay! Don't panic, It's alright." Pity she didn't know what to call her. "I know what this looks like, but I swear he'll be fine! He's okay!" She tried to convince the woman, but she was sure that she wasn't doing a good job of it.

Armani finally stopped screaming when the other girl joined her in the room, frantically trying to calm her down. It took dragging her out of the room to stop Ani fromhypervenalting. She'd heard of killer sex, but this...was rediculous. She was shaking a little as the two stood in the hallway.

"What the fuck do you mean he'll be alright!? He's dead!" she yelled to the girl before her. "People don't just come back to life! I...I don't know what happened...he seemed fine last night..."

Her mind began to jump from one scenario to the next. Maybe he had been sick and knew he was gonna die. That would explain why he was so morbid...Or maybe it was something else. She just felt so overwhelmed. Ani felt dizzy again and her head was suddenly throbbing. She might even throw up...

Armani needed to sit down.

Pulling from the girls grasp she went into the living room to sit on the couch, her pants laying not too far away from it. It made her feel a little better. Then suddenly, she looked up and looked towards the girl. "Who are you...?"

"It's okay! I promise sweetie." She said, trying to get the girl to look at her. "He's fine! He'll be okay, I've seen him like this before alright, just trust me." She said, leading the girl into the living room. Great.... This was not something she of all people should be explaining to someone else. She hardly understood this as it was.

"I'm Adrian. Julian's little sister." She said, hoping that would ease the tension between them. The girl probably thought she was another girlfriend or something. "Let me get you some water... Or maybe some juice?" She offered, moving to the kitchen.

"I promise though... It's okay. He'll be fine. It wasn't anything that you guys did, it wasn't anyone's fault. It's just what happens to him. He.... He has a condition." She said biting her lip, coming back with a glass of water, handing it to the girl. She'd get juice or whatever else if the girl asked for it.

"It's a bit difficult to explain. But I swear he'll be okay. And in fact... He's probably feeling better than usual thanks to you. A little banged up, but not too much worse for wear I'd say." She said with a little smile.

If you want, you can stay and see. I'll be awake in... about seven hours or so. He'll be just fine, I promise. And he can try to explain his problem. Oh, it's not really contagious... So don't worry. Eh... And knowing him he didn't slow down to use protection, but don't worry about that either. Our family, or rather, my brother's and I are sterile. Birth defect." She said with a shrug.

"Hey, do you want anything to eat? I'm kind of hungry myself." Adrian offered.

The girls words weren't entirely soothing, but she sounded like she knew what she was talking about...and hearing that she was his sister made that all the more obvious. There was a very slight family resemblance she supposed. Armani felt her tension release a little. Her dark eyes looked over at the girl and gratefully took took the water. It was just refreshing enough.

She bit her lip as she heard about the condition thing. Well...it was his sister telling her all this...and she says it happens often...Maybe he was one of those people that stopped breathing in their sleep? He was probably cold because of the temperature in the room. It was adding up a little slowly...but as Adriane said...she wouldn't know til later that day. Though why should she care? Ani didn't really plan to stick around, but now she was worried that she killed someone...so now she felt obligated to see it through...

Ani nearly spit out the water at the part about him feeling better because of their little game of smack and tickle. She could feel the heat rising to her cheeks. The girl probably thought she was some cheap whore he found on the street. God this was gonna be awkward....especially with the whole talk of protect and sterility...She hadn't even thought about a rubber herself and after all they did they probably needed a few of them.

"Umm....I guess I could use something to eat...I feel like I could eat a cow..." she muttered, glancing waryly over at the girl with a small smile. "Oh...my name I Armani by the way...just call me Ani though..."

"I figured as much... The last girl he had... God that was actually a while ago... She was a pussy..." Adrian muttered as she rummaged through the cabinets. "Couldn't hardly move for a day afterwards. Didn't even notice my brother seemed to be dead." She said rolling her eyes. Granted, it was nice not having to explain everything... But hey. "It's nice to know he can pick better looking ones and ones that actually have some brains as well." She was trying to get the girl to relax, and talking always eased her up.

"Ani. Cool." She nodded.

"Sorry to throw everything at you at once like that... I just like to clear everything up at once. You know? Less things to think about and all." She added, looking through the open window of the kitchen.

"Oh! How's grilled cheese and tomato soup sound? Nothing fancy, but we got a lot of bread and cheese around." She asked. That was what she was going to have, but if Ani wanted something different she'd be fine with cooking for both of them. She could always use the practice anyway.

"Sooo... Do you frequent the White Mice?" She asked causally. "Or I think that was where he told me he was heading..."

Ani laughed as Adriane described the last girl he had in his bed. He didn’t seem like one of those hit it and leave it people. It also seemed he didn’t get laid very often. She wondered what his thing was. It was also evident that he had some anger or stress issues. Rough sex didn’t describe it well enough…now that the adrenaline was gone from her scare…she felt weak in the knees. It was so…weird talking to his sister about his sex life though.

“Well…I like to say I am pretty fit. Though he did tire me out a bit...” she said, avoiding eye contact. He did more than tire her out…she was just so tired…but she strangely thought she could take him again with some rest…He was just hot…the things he did…She visibly shivered before taking another drink of her water.

“It’s alright. I am used to hearing about a lot of something at once…My mom does it all the time,” she said, watching her go into the kitchen. “Grilled cheese is fine. I love grilled cheese.”

When asked about the White Mice, she shrugged, “I guess. I go to that one more than others. Your brother….he is very strange…Attractive…but strange. He seemed so…sad and conflicted when I talked to him...” She just had to know why….maybe she knew. “I guess he sort of…lured me into his grasp.”

"Well... I just didn't want you calling the cops or something, you know? He's okay, he's just well, different." She said with a smile, even though the other woman couldn't see.

But she was glad the woman couldn't see the frown that was on her face as she talked about the way Julian was. "He... He's just been hurt before. And he hurt someone he loved. He's just careful. I'm actually surprised he brought someone home. It's been a while. Just one girl since his last girlfriend left him. They'd been together for a long time, well for him anyway." She said with a shrug.

"I won't lie. My brother used to be a serious man whore. Until our brother disappeared. Then he was a wreck for a while until he met a woman. She helped him find Viv, and I thought they were going to be together for a while. I'd never seen him settle on just one woman before. It was something unknown for him."

Where was Viv anyway? He was probably over at Miriam's house since her vampire guardian had allowed them to start dating.

"But she just... Just left. I tried to ask her why, and she just said it was because he couldn't control it..." She murmured, not really sure if the woman could hear her or not. "Since she left, he's been terrified to even touch another woman. Let alone bring them home for what I'm guessing was a rather enjoyable time." She said with her smirk hidden.

OKay...so she wasn't completely off about the man whore thing. So he was used to playing the ladies, but suddenly changed. His brother...whatever his name was, must have been important to him. As well as that woman he met. 'She must have been some kind of love of his life. That was sad...but what about this woman...she just left him? No. No...something had to have happened,' thought the brown skinned girl, adjusting her sheet. She didn't hear all of what the girl said, but the woman had left. He couldn't control what? Was it the sex rage? That was what it seemed like.

Ani cleared her throat, blushing again at the enjoyable night, "Well...yes...It was more than I thought it would be. He's just...really aggressive. I just assumed it had been a while since he had anything like that...I guessed right," she said, swishing the glass around. "He actually was trying to avoid me, but I kept talking to him and I guess he couldn't help himself...however that may sound. Julian is like...and animal...let out of his cage after years...I think we broke his headboard..."

"I think it sucks that she left him for something he probably has little to no control over, but maybe she just couldn't handle it. I'm glad I could help...I guess...Though I should probably be going after a while...maybe..."

"Aggressive?" Adrian had to laugh. "That's almost an understatement. But no... It's hard for him to control it. He's been hoping it would get easier with time, but I don't know. It's better not to get him riled up... I've heard him and his first real girlfriend going at it... I never knew a guy could last that long really." Okay... Even she had to admit that that was a little strange... For a little sister to be saying that about her brother.

"We're just all really close. Our parents kicked us out a few years back. So we've only really got each other. Well... I have Derek, and Viv has Miriam... But when Kat left... Things kind of fell apart." She gave a little shrug. Ani didn't need to know everything. Especially if she wasn't going to be sticking around.

"Well... Feel free to leave... But it would probably do him some good to know that you're okay. Meet him somewhere, call him, come back to visit, stay." She threw out the options. "It's your choice, but you should really let him know. If he doesn't hear from you he might think he killed you and I just hid your body." She gave a light laugh as if joking, but really she wasn't.

"If you like, just let me move my laptop and you can sleep in my bed for a bit if you're tired." She offered.

"Ah yes...I don't exactly know what time we...took a break..." she muttered, thinking about working up a sweat. She wanted to take a shower...but she was sooo tired. "Family is something good to have. I would understand if he felt detached because of it. My family likes to pressure me a lot...so I would love to just have someone that can just care for me with out the strings."

The girl got up and stretched, nearly forgetting about the sheet and having to catch it as it fell. She needed some clean clothes...her other ones smelled like smoke and beer. The girl had just then said something about hiding a body and was laughing about it. Ani chuckled nervously....he really had problems...but what was "it"? It was some sort of disorder, but what was wrong with him? SO he liked a good fuck...and a long one at that....that could be any guy with enough stamina.

"You kind of make me feel bad about leaving...well I don't want him to freak out..." she said unsurly. She yawned, running a hand through her hair. It was all over her head, giving way to exactly what she had been doing. Her hair was short and the style was already messy, but this was a new degree. "....I guess I could stay the day...I don't have anything to do today. Do you really not mind if I sleep in your bed? I could just crawl back into his...I don't think he would mind...or would he?"

Ani walked into the kitchen and watched the girl cook, feeling a little lonely by herself.

Adrian shook her head. "No, not really. I just have a report and some other class related stuff to do, and I can do that out here." She said with a smile.

"As for staying in his bed... You could. But I don't know how he would react to you being there when he wakes up. It's possible he'll be fine, but he could just go on a rampage and take you for another ride." She snickered. But then again he could also not catch himself in time and tear her throat out... But he was probably feeling better than that.

"Sandwich up!" She said as she grabbed the plate on the counter and slid the first one off.

"But no, as long as he's in control, he won't mind. He might freak out a bit that you're still here... And well, he'll have some explaining to do but he'll deal with it." She added as an after thought.

Moving to the pantry she grabbed a can of tomato soup, added the milk and set it on the stove as she made the other sandwich.

It seemed she was still in school and that made her wonder what his sister did. They were both so weird. Or just plain odd really....but she had decided to stay, so talking to the girl wouldn't hurt. However, it may continue to get a little awkward...considering the proof that her brother had de-robed her was laying all over the house. She was praying the girl didn't find her ripped bright blue panties laying around. Ani was secretly keeping an eye out for them as the girl cooked.

Ani duely noted that she should not sleep in his bed. For one she didn't want to scare the shit out of him and for two, she didn't have the energy to play rough with him. It would also be awkward for her to be screwed silly by the girl's brother...while she was here. He made her want to make noise...and that would be increasingly awkward after the fact. "Well, I wouldn't want him freaking out on me...so I guess I'll sleep in your room since you said it was alright..." she said, taking the plate happily. Grilled cheese was something she would always get right after she came home from school. Brain food she guessed.

"Yes...he does have some explaining to do, especially when he bit my neck. It feels weird and kind of tingles...I think he broke skin," Ani said, rubbing her neck. She felt some bumps there but didn't really think much of it. "I just always thought it weird for the guy to bite the girl...Maybe he should see someone about that if he is going to be so wild..."

"Bit?" Adrian blinked for a moment but then sighed and shook her head. "It's nothing to worry about. Honest." She said, casually looking over the woman's neck. There were two small red spots that were healing and wouldn't leave a mark. Hmm... Maybe he had a little more control than they both had thought.

"He's strange, but he always manages to do what he needs to. And well, I guess that relates to more than just sex." She said with a chuckle.

"When my parents kicked me out, I came here to live with my boyfriend. I met him in a school event and we'd occasionally met up, but a lot of calls, a lot of e-mails and everything. So I wasn't to sure about living with him. So he let me live here, lets me stay whenever I want, and well, he might have beat up my boyfriend once, I know he's only trying to look out for me." She said with a grin.

"Besides, he stayed so I knew he really loved me. Didn't even have to stay after having sex to prove that." Adrian laughed as she took the soup and the last sandwich off. "After all, he was busted up pretty bad, and I really thought that he wouldn't want to deal with my brothers after that."

It sounded like she had it rough, but it also seemed like Julian had a good conscience. He wasn't about to let something bad happen to his sister...or so the girl gathered from what the sister was saying. So he was a nice guy with a kind heart and a craving for women. That couldn't be all bad could it? She thought about this as she sat on the couch to eat her soup and grilled cheese. It was a welcomed meal for her extremely empty stomach. Unfortunately she couldn't just sit and enjoy it as she remembered flashes of the night before.

Ani found herself staring into the bowl of soup longingly, the red liquid seeming more like a scene out of a dream than anything. Blinking she drew herself back. Rubbing her neck again, she felt like she was missing something. The girl just seemed to be leaving something out and Ani couldn't quite put her finger on it.

The two of them sat there in silence while they ate, an ever present blush upon Ani's face as she review the night. The pregnant silence eventually ended with Ani thanking the girl for the meal.

"I really do appriciate the soup and sandwich," she chuckled, taking the plate and bowl into the kitchen...remembering that the counter probably wasn't 100% sanitary. Coming out of the kitchen, "I think I'll take up that nap though...don't want you to fall behind in your studies because of me."

She yawned, waiting for the girl to take her to her room so she could rest like the dead...

Of course Ani wasn't the only one who was nervous. Adrian kept thinking that the girl her brother had brought home and not bothered to send away by morning was going to spiring a whole bunch of questions on her.

Luckily though, that didn't seem to be the case. As a matter of fact, though she seemed thoughtful, to her credit, she seemed to be keeping her mouth shut. Always considered by Adrian to be a wise move. Sometimes, questions were best left unanswered.

"Huh? Oh, no problem!" Adrian said with a smile. "I mean Well, you seem a lot cooler than any of the other girls he's brought over. I mean you're the only one who ever actually wanted to talk to me." She said with a shrug.

"But yeah, let me just grab my laptop and feel free to make yourself at home." She said, getting up to go grab her computer and show Ani to her room. "Here ya are. I'm sure Julian will wake you when he's up. Shouldn't be too long at least." She said with a smile.