Ene (impotentwaffle) wrote in cwf,
@ 2010-02-03 23:05:00

To Shiloh
Bernadette didn't often go searching for other people. Other people came to her. But tonight she was feeling particularly proactive and she whisked through the house, poking her head into every room looking for Shiloh. She missed his face and she missed his voice. He was rapidly becoming her favorite, a position that held both advantages and disadvantages. Thanks to him, she had long since forgotten the two little half-demons who had left her before she'd truly been through with them.

"Shiloh?" she called out in a sing-song voice as she traveled down one of the long halls of the mansion. "Shiiiiiloh." She amused herself a great deal and his name was followed by the sound of her laugh. She trailed the tips of her fingers along the crisp white beadboard until she came to a doorway. Swinging into the room, she scanned it and then let out a frustrated little sigh when she saw that it was empty. And so she continued on her way, still calling out his name.

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crucio
2010-02-04 06:35 am UTC (link)

Shiloh was curled up on one of the couches in the sitting room with a sketchpad on his lap while he drew. He was drawing a picture of Mason, the werepanther he'd brought home with Lewis for Bernie. With a yawn, he stretched a leg out and wiggled his toes a bit, but the second he heard Bernie's voice he put his sketchpad and pencil aside so that he could climb to his feet and slip out into the hall.

"I'm here," he called out, smiling softly. It was always nice to be searched out by Bernie.

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	impotentwaffle 2010-02-04 07:09 am UTC (link)
	Her face brightened and she quickened her step to get to him. "What are you doing in there?" she stood on her tiptoes as if she needed to do so to see around him and into the room. Mainly, she wanted to know if someone was in there with him. She wasn't jealous, just curious, and she wanted to know if she'd be stealing him away. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crucio 2010-02-04 07:17 am UTC (link)
	"I was just drawing," Shiloh said as he glanced behind himself and into the empty room. "I was drawing a picture of Mason. Would you like to see?" he asked with a happy smile as he slipped back into the room to pluck his sketchpad up. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

impotentwaffle
2010-02-04 07:47 am UTC (link)

Sometimes, when Shiloh turned his back, Bernie had to fight the urge to attack. She wanted very much to feel his rush of fear as her teeth sank into his neck. She could almost taste the taint of adrenaline in his blood as she followed him into the room, stepping closer and closer to him until she was nearly right on top of him. But instead of lunging, she simply peered over his shoulder at the sketch.

"That's lovely," she said genuinely. It looked just like the boy and she regarded his fine features depicted on the page.

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i can't wait for shiloh to finally meet morris!

crucio
2010-02-04 07:51 am UTC (link)

Shiloh smiled and closed the sketchpad up before he set it back down and turned to face Bernie once more. A part of him wanted to ask if she was hungry, but he knew that if she was, she'd take what she wanted. He was more than fine with that. Being fed on by Bernie was like being chosen for something very, very special.

"What are you up to tonight?" he asked as he held his hand out to her.

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Omg, I keep forgetting that Morris exists, he's so taciturn in my overpopulated brain :D

impotentwaffle
2010-02-04 08:15 am UTC (link)

That question brought a wicked smile to her mouth. "I'm going hunting." That was extremely rare. Bernie almost never went hunting because she had the distinct fear that she would lose control. Feeding from the humans in the house was her way of preventing the savagery in her soul from escaping. Frequently, she wondered if Elgyn was her id come to life, acting out all of her terrible impulses with impunity. But tonight, she wanted to go out and experience the thrill of 'hunting in the wild,' as she'd come to call it.

"I'd like you to come with me."

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	lmfao we do have a lot of kids! crucio 2010-02-04 09:07 am UTC (link)
	A part of Shiloh couldn't help but be a bit jealous. Bernie would be feeding from someone else tonight, and that twisted at his insides a tiny bit. But he'd follow Bernie anywhere, so he nodded his head and took a hold of her hand. "Just let me put my shoes on," he said softly. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

impotentwaffle
2010-02-04 05:22 pm UTC (link)

She brought his hand up to her mouth, pressing soft lips to the back of it as she held it there. "No one else has ever seen me hunt. No one that's still alive anyway. I trust you to keep me safe." Safe was a strange word to use, but it conveyed her general meaning. Shiloh was going to protect her from losing it. If Shiloh was there and watching, she knew she couldn't be too brutal to whomever she found tonight.

She had a general rule that there was to be no killing in Coldwater Flats, and limited hunting due to the worries that someone would start to get suspicious. They would be driving to Seattle to get lost in the larger population.

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crucio
2010-02-05 12:16 am UTC (link)

The choice of words made Shiloh feel special, and like he was needed, so he nodded his head eagerly before he went to fetch his shoes so that he could tug them on. He had on a pair of gray skinny jeans and a simple thin white v-neck tee, and he tugged on a black cardigan over it. The shoes he'd chosen were black too, converse. He looked youthful, but good. Somehow he always managed to look nice no matter how plain his clothes could be.

"I'm ready," he said as he took a hold of Bernie's hand again.

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impotentwaffle
2010-02-05 06:21 pm UTC (link)

Bernie led them outside and to the garage where all the cars were stored. Hers was not surprisingly sleek and white with perfect cream interior. As she slipped into the driver's seat, she practically disappeared into the color as it matched her clothes so well. She looked like a pale set of hands and head, disembodied. "I'm going to get terribly messy, I'm afraid. I should have worn black, but I just can't bring myself to do so."

She set the car in drive and took off for Seattle. "The library is open late tonight, I think we'll go there. The bookish ones taste nice."

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crucio
2010-02-05 07:21 pm UTC (link)

Shiloh slid into the passenger seat and smoothed his hands down against his jeans. He glanced over at Bernie and marveled at how perfect she looked. Trying to imagine her making a mess, or messy, was so odd for him but he was quite aware of the things she was capable of.

"I've never been to a public library before," he told her before he looked out the window.

He was attracted to smart men, though. He wondered if any attractive, smart men would be at the library.

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impotentwaffle
2010-02-05 09:00 pm UTC (link)

Bernie looked at him with surprise. "Never?" In her earlier days, she'd spent a lot of time in libraries, drawn to the quiet. "I love the smell of books and you always find strange people in the library," she mused as she drove.

It went by quickly and soon enough sh was leading him inside. It was a large place, with two floors. There weren't many people in there at this hour and Bernie could hear the faint ruffling of pages. She took Shiloh's hand and headed up the stairs before slipping through the stacks. She found the horror section, giggling to herself about hunting there. A man was leaning against one of the shelves, flipping through a large book as if he was deciding if it was worth lugging home. He had on a trucker hat, and a plaid flannel shirt over torn jeans. He was scruffy at best, but Bernie felt oddly drawn to him. She was certain that he was a necromancer and she wanted to devour him whole.

Morris knew she was there, able to sense the fact that her heart wasn't beating in her chest. But he couldn't tell how powerful she was, so he wasn't afraid of her.

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crucio
2010-02-05 09:19 pm UTC (link)

Shiloh was anxious the entire ride. He kept fidgeting, his long fingers tugging at the hem of his shirt. Once he saw the library he sat up in his seat to peer at the building, surprised at how big it was. He slipped out of the car once it was parked and followed Bernie up the steps. When they were inside and had reached the horro section, he looked at Morris in interest. The man was scruffy, but he was striking in his own way.

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impotentwaffle
2010-02-05 11:08 pm UTC (link)

She could feel his anxiety rolling off of him and she was curious about it. But instead of saying anything, she decided to let him stew a little. To be honest, the scent coming off of him because of it was intoxicating.

Tugging him around the corner, she moved like a small child playing hide and seek, bent over just a little as if she thought standing too tall would alert the man to her intentions. "What do you think of him? Does he seem different to you?" She said as she pulled Shiloh close so that she could speak below a whisper to be certain her voice wouldn't drift over to the man.

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crucio
2010-02-05 11:24 pm UTC (link)

Shiloh wet his lips a little nervously as he looked at Morris. He wasn't sure what to think of the man, save that he was attractive.

"I don't know," he said softly. "Maybe? I like the way he looks," he added. "He's completely opposite of me."

Shiloh was delicate, pretty, even. But this man was masculine and rugged. Shiloh liked that and he sighed a little bit through his nose.

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impotentwaffle
2010-02-05 11:30 pm UTC (link)

"He's not human," she noted with a knowing little smile. There was a lot of sensation to be had draining a necromancer. His sort of power spoke to the heart of her being, ultimately a dead thing. Even though Morris could weild no specific influence over her, his energy was the same as her's at its base. "And you like the way he looks?" She laughed a little at that, and even though the sound of her voice was elegant and pretty, there was a hint of derision there. "He looks homeless and dirty."

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	crucio 2010-02-05 11:45 pm UTC (link)
	Shiloh smiled a little as his cheeks flushed with a bit of pink color. He glanced at Bernie, then offered a shrug of his slender shoulders before he returned his gaze to Morris. "That's kind of why I like him," he said honestly. "He looks like a man. Not like me, I look... Not like a man." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

impotentwaffle
2010-02-05 11:51 pm UTC (link)

While Bernie appreciated the boy's honesty, she wrinkled her nose at the sentiment. She was not entirely fond of men, finding that she prefered those males of the species who looked like Shiloh. "Men who look like that like to have control," she said with mild distaste. She'd spent her life escaping from that kind of control and she'd made a vow not to do the same with her unlife.

"Well, anyway, get an eyefull of him, darling, because he won't be alive for much longer. I do wonder if a necromancer can raise himself from the dead? Oh, probably not and if he could, important bits would be falling off of him all the time. He'd make a terrible lover."

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	crucio 2010-02-05 11:57 pm UTC (link)
	"Maybe I like being controlled," Shiloh said with a little shrug as he chewed on his lower lip. When Bernie said the part about important bits falling off, his cheeks went pink. "Bernie!" he said with a shy little laugh as he moved to hide behind her a little. "You're really going to kill him?" he asked after a moment, his voice going a bit soft. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	impotentwaffle 2010-02-06 07:23 am UTC (link)
	She'd fully planned on killing the man the moment she'd sensed his powers, but that softer tone from Shiloh got her attention and she glanced over her shoulder at him with a curious look on her face. To Bernie, playing little games with people was far more entertaining than a kill could ever be. "I had intended to do so, yes. Why?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crucio 2010-02-06 05:22 pm UTC (link)
	"I don't know," Shiloh said quietly with a shrug. "You said he isn't human, what is he, then?" he asked her curiously as he peered over at Morris. "Is he a shifter like Mason, or a demon?" He hadn't seen a demon yet, and he hadn't even considered that Morris might be something else entirely. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

impotentwaffle
2010-02-07 02:09 am UTC (link)

She watched his reactions carefully and was amused by his slight hesitation about killing. "Is it the killing, I wonder or is it him?" She would like to think that maybe Shiloh had found someone interesting to him in that way, especially if it might distract from Elgyn. There was something about Shiloh that she didn't want to share with the vampire.

"He's a necromancer. He plays around with dead things, like corpses and ghosts. Messy business really."

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	crucio 2010-02-07 02:41 am UTC (link)
	"I don't know, him I guess," Shiloh said as he slipped his hand into Bernie's. He hovered close to her, as if he was trusting her to protect him, and he was. He wasn't sure what from, though. "A necromancer? I didn't realize they existed too, though I guess I should expect that most things are. He can't do anything to you, right?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

impotentwaffle
2010-02-07 07:44 pm UTC (link)

She liked the feeling of his warm hand in her's. Leaning over to give him a kiss on the corner of his mouth. Laughing at his comment, she kissed him again before peering around the corner at the other man. "Power over me...because I'm a dead thing?" She mocked injury, as if being called dead hurt her feelings. She just liked to see the worried look on his face. "No," she said finally. "He can't do anything to me. Though he can sense that I'm here. They're notoriously passive sorts, no affiliation, frequently keep to themselves. I suppose I would too if I ran the risk of smelling like corpse."

Morris pretended to continue looking at his book, but he was payong close attention to the woman and her little companion. He was not a fan of vampires. Finally, he couldn't stand it anymore and moved closer to them. He wasn't afraid, but not because he was particularly confident in his abilities. He would have run if he hadn't thought that that would just excite the woman. "Deciding my fate amongst yourselves?" he said wryly.

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crucio
2010-02-07 07:56 pm UTC (link)

"Oh no, I didn't mean it like that," Shiloh said earnestly with a frown. "I just don't want anything bad... To happen to you, and I don't know how some things work, that's all," he added, obviously concerned that he'd upset her. When he heard Morris' voice, his gaze snapped in the man's direction, and he arche a brow in surprise. He looked a little guilty, or like a deer caught in the headlights, and he held onto Bernie's hand a little tighter.