Lilith in Starlight

I'm a bloody vampire, what don't you get? She never wanted to be this. Oh, no, she wanted a normal life. But here she is, six hundred years later, and a walking stiff. Fun, ain't it? -- Vampire!Aqua role play blog. Open to role playing. Please read the rules for more information. Ask box is there for a reason.

[alightwithoutdarkness]

"Ven. As your maker, don't EVER do that again. Ever."

“As my–” Ooooh, she was mad, she rarely used that term.

“But I didn’t do anything wrong! I just left the castle, Axel said I could!”

[alightwithoutdarkness]

“Well I am too.” He dropped the mocking tone, but not his attitude. Crossing his arms over his chest, he looked back up at her, challenging her gaze. 

“Then why haven’t I been told anything else about them this whole time? I’ve seen you two go off and talk about it, but you never tell me anything. I’m not a kid anymore, I want to know too!”  Normally they didn’t argue like this, but he wanted to be taken seriously, treated like an adult even if he was stuck being 15 forever. “I won’t listen if you don’t.”

“He’s not like that, he does care about me. Sure, he’s done a lot of bad stuff, but what if he’s trying to fix it? He’s changed since the incident before… If you’re so worried about me getting hurt, why not train me? I want to learn how to use my abilities, and what forms I have, I want to be able to fend for myself. Of course I don’t want to get killed! But you two aren’t always going to be there…”

[hemophyte]

    “I didn’t want to get you too worried,” Aqua countered, grinding her teeth.  She exhaled through her nostrils, jaw clamped tightly.  She couldn’t get mad now.  She couldn’t.  And she couldn’t admit that she was afraid he wasn’t out of his bloodrage.  He never had a proper one.  And throwing hunters in the mix might trigger something in him and make him snap like she did all of those years ago.

    “Ven.  Listen to me.  As willing as I am to help you develop your powers, you are not going to face those hunters, directly or no.  You know the deal.  Each generation of vampires is weaker than the last.  They’ve been hunting us before I was even turned.  We don’t even want to go up against hunters, let alone that family.  You are going nowhere near them, and you’re staying here until the coast is clear.  Why do you think I’ve been around the castle more than usual?  They’re becoming more active, Ven.  You are not going out there, you are staying here until it’s safe.

    “And don’t you dare bring Axel into this.  You don’t know if he is, you only know what he’s done.  You aren’t treating the situation like you should.  You should be taking what he’s saying with a grain of salt, Ventus.  Not believing every word.  For fuck’s sake, Ventus!  You don’t listen to a word I say, do you?”

[hemophyte]

WHERE WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO VISIT ON YOUR PLANET?

    “Um…”

    “I’ve pretty much visited all I’ve wanted to.  Being immortal kind of helps with that…?”

    “Wow this is a weird question.”

[alightwithoutdarkness]

"Did the fangs give it away...?"

“A bit, yeah… But I don’t mind! I find it pretty cool!” The young teen grinned.

[alightwithoutdarkness]

Her suggestion made Ven burst out laughing, imagining how Roxas would react to coming home to that. “It’s perfect! No one can survive his socks, vampire or not, hehe.” He smiled broadly before giving his own pause. “Hey Aqua, can I ask you some questions? I’m kinda curious about what being a vampire is like.”

[hemophyte]

    “I think it might even be able to take down the legendary Dracula!  Tell Roxas to quarantine and patent them!  Those are deadly!”  Aqua snorted, grinning and shaking her head.  The smile only lasted a few seconds, before fading away as she stared at Ven blankly, blinking a couple of times.  “Wait, what it’s like to be a vampire?  Uh, sure.  Ask away, I guess.  What do you want to know first?”

[alightwithoutdarkness]

"Did the fangs give it away...?"

“A bit, yeah… But I don’t mind! I find it pretty cool!” The young teen grinned.

[alightwithoutdarkness]

“Why would I be? I’ve known you for a long time, this doesn’t change much at all really. Wouldn’t be able to anyway since I don’t have any, can’t afford it, remember?” Ven laughed off his own comment, shaking his head. “Of course not, why would I do that? I’ll even keep it from Roxy, okay?”

[hemophyte]

    “Well, that’s a relief.  Shouldn’t have even worried about it, I should’ve figured you’d be okay with it.”  Aqua shook her head and gave a slight laugh.  “Oh, right.  You’d need a stick and the smelliest thing you can find in your house.  Your brother’s socks, maybe?  Pretty sure that’s good low budget vampire hunting equipment.”  She paused.  “Thanks for that, Ven.  I really appreciate it.”

[alightwithoutdarkness]

"Ven. As your maker, don't EVER do that again. Ever."

“As my–” Ooooh, she was mad, she rarely used that term.

“But I didn’t do anything wrong! I just left the castle, Axel said I could!”

[alightwithoutdarkness]

“But I thought hunters were extinct, that they don’t bother anymore.” He mimicked her tone from back when he was turned, when she said that to him. It was reassuring at the time, but now it felt like just some lie to keep him there.

“Aqua, I haven’t left the castle grounds in years, I’m don’t even know if the town looks the same anymore. I wanna go out! Axel said he’d watch over me if I went out and he did. I got to see the fountains, and– and visit the lake, and eat ice cream.” I got to feel alive again.

[hemophyte]

    “Ven, I am not joking.  Quit mocking me right now.  I am being serious.”  Her tone switched immediately, a look trained right at Ven.  He had better not sass her again.  Oh, he had better not.

    “And there is a damn good reason for that, Ven.  There is a damn good reason why I’ve said it’s not a good idea.  The Griffiths are still around.  Still around so much so that the twenty something I told you about all those years ago is an old man now with two kids that are thirty somethings.  I don’t want to see you die, why don’t you just listen to me?

    “Axel doesn’t have your best intentions in mind.  He’s the kind of vampire who just likes to have fun with his immortality and doesn’t care who he hurts.  You may have fun now, but the next time you go out you could find yourself at the business end of an axe or machete.  Do you really want that?” 

[alightwithoutdarkness]

"Did the fangs give it away...?"

“A bit, yeah… But I don’t mind! I find it pretty cool!” The young teen grinned.

[hemophyte]

    “Well, at least you’re not afraid of me now that you know.  And you didn’t grab your stake and garlic to bring me down.“  Aqua paused.  “You aren’t going to tell anyone, are you...?”

[alightwithoutdarkness]

"Ven. As your maker, don't EVER do that again. Ever."

“As my–” Ooooh, she was mad, she rarely used that term.

“But I didn’t do anything wrong! I just left the castle, Axel said I could!”

[hemophyte]

    “Axel sai-” Oh fuck no.  Oh no he didn’t.

    “Ven.  There are hunters out there.  I saw a Griffith the other day.  We are so lucky they haven’t found us out yet.  I told you not to leave the castle.  If Axel tells you you can, ignore him.“  Aqua hated using that tone of voice with Ven, but she had to.

    “And when he gets back, he’s never going to hear the end of it.”

[nocturne-struggle]

hemophyte said: "Ah, no. We haven’t. I was just joking. It’s nice to meet you, though.“

[nocturne-struggle]

“Oh. Nice to meet you, umm… What’s your name? Mine’s Demyx.”

[hemophyte]

    “I’m sorry, I should have introduced myself before making this horribly awkward.  Name’s Aqua.  Nice to meet you, Demyx.  Sorry about that earlier awkwardness.”

[hemophyte]

+impossible-rxse

[impossible-rxse]

Garry jumped a bit, half of him not expecting the person to actually hear him. Luckily they didn’t attack instantly so that took the edge off, if only a little. His eyes followed hers, seeing the black petals the same time she did, tempted to take a step back or five. After his first time here, he looked up rose color meanings, which proved interesting yet heartbreaking, and black spelled nothing good. 

“Uhhh, hey.” He greeted hesitantly, confused at the question. “The Guertena Art Gallery, but this isn’t actually the real place, where we are is called the Fabricated World. Are you sure you aren’t from the gallery…?”

[hemophyte]

    Well, if she wasn’t already confused, she was incredibly so now.  Aqua tilted her head to the side, just staring at this person.  Guertena Art Gallery?  She’d never heard of that place ever, and that was saying something.  Considering she made a point of learning all she could about the Earth she lived on, in all of her years, she’d never heard of this place...

    And certainly not some “Fabricated World.”  What kind of name was that?  It sounded like something straight out of a book.

    “I’m pretty sure that if I were apart of the gallery, I’d know the name of this place.”  She didn’t mean to be short with him, but she was a bit too wrapped up in her thoughts, really.  If this guy knew where they were, he may be able to answer more of her questions...If she could figure out what questions to ask. 

    But already, she could tell that he was uneasy.  From his initial reaction to her responding to him, to the gaze he directed at the rose in her hand.  She had picked up on that immediately (she’d be a cruddy vampire, if she didn’t).  Tread lightly...

    “Hang on, Fabricated World?  Hope you don’t mind me asking, but what’s that?  Do you know?”

[hemophyte]

+dreamingdreamingmary

[dreamingdreamingmary]

“O-oh, okay! Wait right here, please.”

Grabbing a chair from a room felt like too much of a hassle, so taking a few steps back from the other, she concentrated for a few moments to make a chair appear. Soon, a chair appeared from a small puff of petals and pushed it towards the other. 

“I didn’t know if you needed a seat straightway or not. I apologize if I alarmed you.”

[hemophyte]

    And immediately, Aqua was halfway across the room, hands up and ready to use either one of her psychics.  The he-the fuck?!  What was that?!

    “What did you just do?  How did you do that?!”  Aqua paused, trying to calm down.  It was just a dream, it was just a dream.  “Yes, you alarmed me. Please, I would like to know just what’s going on.”  And more importantly, why there’s a little girl here.

[hemophyte]

+impossible-rxse

[impossible-rxse]

“How’d I get stuck here again!” Garry exclaimed to himself, failing to keep his voice leveled since seriously. He’d finally gotten the courage to return to the gallery, the real gallery, not expecting to get thrown back into the hellish other gallery but dreading it all the same. He was regretting it, really, really regretting it, but at the very least he knew his way around. Kinda. It seemed like it had changed a bit since last time, but that may just be his paranoia.

Turning a corner, blue rose back and held firmly this time around, he saw another figure a bit ahead, mistaking it for a mannequin at first until he noticed they had different clothes and still had a head. It was likely another person stuck here but he’s been wrong before… Not wanting to get much closer just in case, he clears his throat to catch their attention.

[hemophyte]

    Aqua paused, wheeling around and turning to stare at the sound.  Thankfully, she didn’t jump and teleport.  That would’ve been bad.  She clenched her hand, jumping slightly as she felt something sharp.  She glanced down, only to see a rose in her grip, black petals splayed about.  ...Was this some sick joke?

    “Hey!  Another person!  Thank everything.”  She paused, clearing her throat.  “I hate to sound ignorant, but do you know where this is?  I’ve absolutely no clue...”

[hemophyte]

+dreamingdreamingmary

[dreamingdreamingmary]

“Are you.. okay? Would you like to take a seat?” The other looked quite panicked and… confused? Maybe she was expecting the door to lead somewhere else. It would seem odd for a door to lead somewhere unexpected.

[hemophyte]

    “I uh.”  Aqua blinked, trying to calm down.  If her heart still beat, it would be racing.  Just that fucking chase, way back when.  ...When’d that girl get there?  “Yeah, I may need a seat...”

[hemophyte]

+impossible-rxse

    “...Motherfucker.”  Aqua immediately slapped herself mentally for letting that cussword slip, but what do you expect?  She had just decided to leave her house for a few minutes, only to end up in a gigantic maze.  Was there even an exit?!  Ugh, she hoped someone was in here.  Maybe they’d be able to help.

    She just had to make sure not to “blink” when someone was around, because at this rate, it was the quickest way for her to navigate this labyrinth. 

[hemophyte]

+dreamingdreamingmary

   “Wait, what the...?”  Aqua paused, glancing around.  This wasn’t the previous nightmare.  The heck?  She was running into her old house, and had just reached the door.  Why was everything so...pink?!

    “...Is this why Axel said to not sleep often...?  Because the nightmares would turn into LSD trips...?”

[adarknesswithoutlight-blog]

"Hey...you look like some little shit that I knew. Why aren't you dead?"

Wait that’s Aqua, shit shit shit shit shi- oh wait she doesn’t look like normal Aqua that can easily punt him to the moon and back. Well, time for an almost semi-casual conversation?

"I guess first impressions aren’t for everyone then," He paused, scratching the back of his head. Well it was a good question, how was he alive? Well it was simple, his light.

"As for why I’m not dead, I don’t know and I’m kinda glad to be alive."

[hemophyte]

    “That’s…weird.  I just could’ve sworn you were this…”  Aqua trailed off, shaking her head.  ”Never mind, forget it.  I’m sorry.”  That really did look like Vanitas!  Some kid who liked to harass Ventus!  But…

    But he and Ventus should be long dead.  Aqua was the immortal, not them.  She needed to pay close attention to him.  …Jeez, he even smelled like that brat.

    “Well, I’m sorry about coming off like that.  I didn’t mean to be rude.”  Aqua held her hand out, a slight smile on her face.  ”I didn’t mean to get off on the wrong foot.  I’m Aqua.  May I ask who you are?”

[alightwithoutdarkness]

"Oh my gosh. Ven?! You're actually still alive?!"

"Aqua….?"

"Aqua! You’re alright! Of course I’m still alive, all I did was sleep for a while until my heart got better, you of all people know that."

[hemophyte]

    “Ven, I know you had heart problems, but you certainly didn’t go to sleep for your heart to get better.”  Aqua pursed her lips.  What did he mean by that…?   “Ven.  It’s been over a hundred years.  I don’t get how you’re still alive, and why you still look fifteen.  What even happened to you?”

[shell-of-empty-melodies]

+hemophyte

[shell-of-empty-melodies]

"Hm?" Demyx blinked, confused for a moment before he remembered. He was still getting use to the change. "Ohhhh—  Nope, but I am hunting for Heartless. Guess I can check this world off the list for now… Anyway, it’s only polite to introduce myself, I’m Demyx."

[hemophyte]

    "And I'm Aqua.  Aqua St. Claire, that is."  Aqua gave a small smile, showing her teeth a little.  It's not like they would look any different to a human; she would look just like what she hunts.  "I'm sorry I couldn't help you, but I can't help but be curious.  What are Heartless?  And what do you mean by world?"