And this one is just creepy.

[kippurbird]

First, I hope everyone who celebrates Easter had a very nice one.

Chapter thirteen.

My brother would skip this one because he's got a phobia of the number thirteen. Unfortunately I don't. And really, wouldn't be doing my duty to skip a chapter.

So, the three of them go back to the living room which had been cleaned up some. Asher is there, as well as a bunch of guards. Asher is levitating from the power rush, literally. He can fly. He also dresses like a ninny.

His clothes helped the angelic illusion. He was all in white with gold and copper thread worked through the frock coat, and a long a pair of silken pants that ended at his knees, where white hose took up, and ended in white high heels with golden buckles. The shoes reminded me that the original high heel was meant for men.

Blake's vampires have absolutely no fashion sense. This describes like an outfit from the 1700s not the early 2000s. Unless you're going to a costume party, you really shouldn't dress like that. It makes you look silly. At least in reality. Or on Earth. Here it just makes him look pretty. \~/\~/\~/. Oh So pretty! I feel pretty and witty and GAAAAAY!!

Hrm... still a bit drunk from last time.

We get our obligatory description of Asher.

His hair was the color of the gold thread in his clothes, as if they seamstress had used his own hair to decorate the cloth. He used that hair like a shield, to hide the scars on the right side of his face. He'd been so worried about what the other masters, many of whom knew him before the scarring, would think of him, that he had requested we take down all paintings that showed him before. The side of the face that showed besides the fall of truly golden hair was the face of some medieval angel, if you liked your angels serious, and a little fallen. That full, kissable mouth smiled at us all. His eyes managed to be both pale blue, and a vibrant color, as if a winter day could burn with a pale, clear blue. Only one eye showed clear; the other one seemed to wink and burn when glimpsed through the hair, as if light were glancing off glass.

One. What about plastic surgery? \~/ Two, he just came off as a vain prick. \~/ I don't think she's trying to make him sound like a vain prick, but he does. He's so completely worried about what others might think about him. It's rather like a teenage girl who doesn't want anyone to see what like she looked like with braces, but in reverse. She's trying to make it as if he's ashamed of himself, but as Anita goes on to describe him with the "full kissable mouth" and other things, it makes it seem like the only thing about him, the only important thing about him, is his looks. \~/\~/

Asher accidentally speaks mind to mind with the three of them, instead of just Jean-Claude because of the power boost. I'm wondering how long this will last. And can we get on with the story.

Richard is introduced to Sampson and Samuel and they get down to business. Actually they dance around before getting down to business.

Samuel tries to apologize for his wife's behavior and Anita gets bitchy about it. Or snippity. She wants to know if Thea enjoyed the show. When silently warned to be nice, she says, that she'll be her version of nice. \~/

They won. Samuel is apologizing. He's admitting a mistake. What sort of tactics is she using beyond trying to alienate everyone? Why is she even there if she's going to do that. She should be totally kicked out of there for being such a bitch and ruining negotiations like that. \~/\~/

Despite this, they continue on as if nothing has happened, explaining away Thea's behavior as her being an "other", non-human. Is that bestiality then? I dunno. \~/

The reason why they came is because they think it would be worth the risk. See, "[Samuel] thought it was one of the most powerful things [he] had ever seen. [He]thinks it is the kind of power that made [him] flee the great court. It is the kind of display that made [him] flee Europe for fear of becoming nothing but a vassal of some great vampiric lord". And that sort of power might just be what they need to unlock their sons Siren powers. \~/

This unlocking of siren powers, I believe I mentioned before, is rather like those Harry Potter stories where Harry has his Uber animal powers unlocked on his fifteenth or so birthday. Except this one involved sex. \~/

Sampson we learn is seventy while the twins are seventeen. It's uncertain as to how human the twins are beyond not human at all because they're half vampire and half mermaid, but the point is they don't know how slow they're aging. \~/

Samuel shrugs a normal shrug. Which isn't as graceful as a Gallic shrug. \~/

Samuel wants to use Sampson because they think he's the least likely to be turned into a mindless slave. Where upon we get one of the most ironic sentences in in the book so far.

"My slave?" I made it a question. "I don't do slaves."

Might I present to you Nathaniel, m'dear Anita? Nathaniel your animal to call. Who you could, in theory, make do whatever you want? If that's not a slave, I don't know what is. Or maybe he's a thrall even. Either way, he doesn't quite have all the free will he'd like to have. And what about the others in your harem? The ones you need to feed you. That's a form of slavery too. So, just because they seem to be willing doesn't mean that they're not slave. A happy slave is still a slave. \~/\~/\~/\~/\~/

Sampson goes on to say that if Auggie is not her slave it's only because he's powerful enough to shake off the effects that he was afflicted with. Anita then says a more reasonable statement to this, "I don't want anyone to be my slave." While this is theoretically true, it doesn't come off in practice. However it seems to indicate that on some level she is aware that she has slaves. It also indicates that she thinks that she has no control over the fact that she has them. Whether this is true or not, I don't know, most likely because I haven't read the other books. \~/

Of course, then they want to know if she didn't want a slave, what did she want. She wanted to "win". To make everyone know that they were in charge. This is also perfectly reasonable, however, once again I think they went about it the wrong way. But this is only because the way the vampire "rules" are set up it doesn't allow for anything but brute force and a strict pecking order. This is rarely condusive to good working relationships, because someone is always going to be the bitch on the bottom. It also doesn't leave any room for subtly which is probably more important in political situations. And this is definitely a political situation. \~/\~/\~/

Samuel then admits to the fact that he too is felt drawn to Anita... like everyone else. I mean who isn't? \~/ After they admit this, Jean-Claude and Samuel go into a sort of battle of wills and who will say what. Jean-Claude admits that he wants Samuel's advice and trust. They eventually come to an understanding of sorts because neither of them covets the other's land, women, and animals to call. Once this is said, they feel like they can talk freely "in honesty and friendship". \~/ This slightly better done, but I'm still not quite sure why they're not trusting each other. I think it goes back again to this pecking order. Neither of them wants to be the bitch, but apparently they can't be equals either. One has to be on top.

Still we learn what Samuel wants. See, Thea wants her kids to come into their powers and so she tried to seduce her oldest son. Yes. She didn't have any problems with this because, "Thea comes from a time and a people where close family relationships were not a hindrance to sex, or even marriage." And that is why they're all idiots. It's the inbreeding. Still, you would think after the thousands of years she's been around she would have changed her ways some. But then again, Jean-Claude still speaks French. Samuel gave her a Talk and said that if she tried to do it again, he'd kill her. When the twins were exhibiting signs of power, he gave her the Talk again. He is willing to kill his wife to protect his sons.

Apparently divorce is not an option. \~/\~/

Continuing the explanation, Samuel says that while he thinks that the twins could come into their powers, he's not sure their minds would come out intact. A reasonable worry. So, he wants to try something where mummy isn't involved.

Richard is upset about this, reasonably. Anita gets bitchy about this unreasonably. Richard gives in because he has all the spine of a jellyfish. I miss the old Richard.

I threw my hands up in the air. "Damn it, Richard, do you have an opinion on this that isn't based on jealousy?"

He looked down, then got up from the couch, and paced away to the edge of the carpet. "All I see when I look at Sampson is that he's not bad looking, and he's about my height, and... I don't want you fucking him. But then I don't wan you fucking anyone but me, so-"He spread his hands wide and shrugged.

Richard is big on monogamy. So of course he'd be jealous when the person he loves is sleeping with other people. Especially when they're talking about it right in front of his face. I'm not sure what the height thing has to do with anything though. \~/\~/

Still Anita agrees to sleep with Sampson. Daddy is a happy man because:

In that moment I realized that he had accepted the fact that his wife would seduce one of their sons, and he would kill her, and the son would be made, and he would have to kill him...

The thing is, Jean-Claude also has the Arduer, so why couldn't he fuck Sampson? Except for the fact that everyone is straight here and no one has non-heterosexual relations even if it might be more practical and intelligent. Also it's another 'burden' for poor Anita. Another thing she has to worry about. Feel sorry for her. Feel sorry. \~/\~/\~/

Drinks:32

Comments

[dryaunda.livejournal.com]

She could write about the vampires and therianthropes and other spooky folk deciding to go John Galt on the world, but nooooooo, she's gotta have her relationship dramas.

...

I know, people should be able to write what they want, but I tire of F-F.N cliches...

[amamelina.livejournal.com]

I just want to say that it really warms my little heart to see people using the word "therainthropes" for the grouping of shape-shifters. It's the proper term, and I just get all glowy inside when I see it instead of calling them all Lycanthropes or Weres.

[dryaunda.livejournal.com]

Thank you. To be honest, I would have used "werefolk" but I didn't want to use "folk" twice in a sentence.

Now that I think about it, "werefolk" is an amphibolous term anyway. Does a werefolk become multiple people during a full moon?

[amamelina.livejournal.com]

That would be cool. You can be a party once a month.

[kippurbird.livejournal.com]

John Galt?

[dryaunda.livejournal.com]

"Who is John Galt?" you ask...

[trinadi.livejournal.com]

The ninny sounds like he's trying (and failed) to look Visual Kei.

[mranon-y-mous.livejournal.com]

More like Elegant Gothic Aristocrat. I actually like that style.

[kippurbird.livejournal.com]

Everyone is failing here.

[gjohnsonkoehn.livejournal.com]

Blake's vampires have absolutely no fashion sense.

Seconded. I mean, there are ways to pull off that kind of look that aren't that ridiculous; ways that don't, for instance, require hose and the 'original' version of high heels.

Actually... between the heels, the tights and the capris, I'm starting to wonder about Asher. Maybe he's, y'know, trying something out and using his vampiric self as an excuse. 'No, yeah, it's totally alright for me to wear pantyhose; I'm a vampire.' Riiight....

Also, I love how Richard is unreasonable when he grumps about Anita sleeping with someone else, but there's nothing at all wrong with Anita demanding that none of her harem ever look for anyone else to satisfy any needs they might have.

[amamelina.livejournal.com]

No one in these books have a fashion sense. Human fashion is still stuck in the 80's, and the vampires take their dressing cues from either bad B-movies or the clearance rack at the costume shop down the street.

[kippurbird.livejournal.com]

He's bisexual and in love with Jean-Claude.

Anita is always right. This is the rule. There is no others.

[sarah-k-o-m.livejournal.com]

Someday I shall write a Vampire novel. And it will make sense. And there will be no descriptive bad sex, nor indeed any descriptive sex of any kind.
The Vampires shall be brutal and feral monsters, not dandified Playgirl pullouts.

Until then, I weep for Vampire novels. And most of all, Kippur, I weep for your brain.
This badnovel SUH-HUCKS!

[mranon-y-mous.livejournal.com]

You have the same idea as me. My vampire world was first created to counter the Vampire Chronicles. Like Andrea who was a selfish bastard (Much like Lestat), and ultimatly ruins what relationships he had, and ends up miserable (unlike Lestat who never fucking learns). No he doesn't go back to his old ways of dicking people over either. The gay character in my world is gay. I mean he really is gay, and no sexy new girl is ever going to make him hot and bothered.

Also there are werewolves, and werewolve clans.

[sarah-k-o-m.livejournal.com]

I have never read the Vampire Chronicles, thank gott. And your guy sounds interesting. Assholes are always so fun. One of my favourite characters is basically a monster, and he's awesome.
And being gay and staying that way for the win!

TL;DR bit about my Vampires:

I have two kinds, one descended from Cain and Lilith of Bible mythology, and one that was made when the two kind of Gods that created the World had a huge fight over the last creation which was humanity. The Light Gods won but died and a Dark God made a person but the person wasn't finished. It bled into some water, and the Light people drank it, and because their bodies were so new they were easily changed, though not easily enough.

So now all the people that drank the water became neither one or the other and their families rejected them, the light created by their Gods became lethal, and that has driven them insane. Now they go around trying to make everyone like them, by any means necessary.
And I got off-track...

Doesn't that sound interesting though? Dead Gods, the evil peopel that aren't really evil if you think about it...
Yay for 16 year olds trying to be intelligent, eh?

[mranon-y-mous.livejournal.com]

Lol, sixteen year olds and their crazy ideas. My vampires came to life at around the same age. Basically there is the Mother. She came to be after being the human sacrificed to the god an ancient culture in the late Neolithic age. After her rebirth she hunted the humans that slathered her like a pig, and turned the men she kidnapped from the village into first generation vampires. They formed a cult of sorts that continued to well into Broze age. The Mother could give birth, and mated with any human man that catches her eye then kills him afterwards. My vampires aren't undead (I know, that sounds stupid). And it's frowned upon to give a human the "Blood Gift". My vampires also turn into mummies if they starve themselves. =)

[sarah-k-o-m.livejournal.com]

It doesn't sound stupid to have living Vampires, seriously. My second kind is alive too, or as Seth says, 'We are the ones who are truly alive, unfettered and free.'
Then again, Seth is bonkers. But it still stands.

And I hope that you publish a book with that, because I would definately read it, maybe even buy it. Crazy Cults and Praying Mantis Ladies for the win!

[mranon-y-mous.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I always thought I made a major offense by have living vampires. And since they are alive, they can do the nasty. I always thought of my vampire community as being a bee or ant colony. The men are mostly there for the Mother pleasure, and her daughters are there to serve her.

I quite proud of my vampires. Take that Anne Rice!

[sarah-k-o-m.livejournal.com]

Hey, use poetic lisence as your excuse. It's always worked for me!
And it's so much handier not to have to make up excuses as regards Vampiric reproduction, isn't it?


My second kind are essentially demonic parasites, and they live forever by complete blood transfusions. They drain the body of most of it's blood then bleed their existing body's blood into it.
Their natural form is this horrible ugly demon thing and it's only by the blood transfusions taht they look human.
And after a while in the human form their natural self starts to reassert itself and morph the human body. And they can only feed on people that look like them otherwise it gets very odd results.
Like if a guy Vampire fed from a woman, he might grow breasts. The Vampires also have moderately interchangable genders, because they can take eitehr male or female bodies.
This bit has led to squickiness between Seth and his twin, Samuel. Or Samantha, at teh moment.
Plus, if they fully moorph out of the human form they can never use that particular body again because it gets 'used up' or torn apart. I haven't worked out which just yet.

Again, I rambled. Oops.

[mranon-y-mous.livejournal.com]

That's awesome. I know a few guys who would love to have breasts of their own to play with. Also you put images of demons bursting out of humans bodies in my. Thanks for that.

[sarah-k-o-m.livejournal.com]

You're welcome.
I think I will go with that one, if only for teh absolute gore that exploding guts and tattered shreds of human skin sliding down the walls would bring. Plus it'd splatter all over Isabel, the hunter.
That would really screw her up.

[mranon-y-mous.livejournal.com]

Ewww. I bet it would look this.

[sarah-k-o-m.livejournal.com]

Where the heck did you get that?

Explodey people for the win!

[mranon-y-mous.livejournal.com]

Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky.

[mranon-y-mous.livejournal.com]

I forgot to thank you for complimenting Andrea. He's sooo woobie, but he's not the gay character. That would be Acacius (Akakios) one of the oldest vampires 'alive'. Though Andrea does have a weird pseudo-incestuous relationship with Acacius. Basically Andrea looks up to Acacius as a father figure, but they're all touchy-feely with each other. And Andrea happened to feel in love with another man only because the man was a self destructive mess named Lawrence who also turns out to be the only person Andrea ever feel in love with. Andrea was pretty much asexual before meeting Lawrence.

[kippurbird.livejournal.com]

Sounds good to me.

My brain. Yes. My poor, poor brain. I miss it.

[sarah-k-o-m.livejournal.com]

There, there. We'll buy you a new one. I have.... Eight Euroes.
It might take a while.

[amamelina.livejournal.com]

Kipper, honey, maybe you should stop drinking and substitute your drinks with something else. Like chocolate or promises of backrubs or vacation points. I'm worried your poor body is gonna go out on you.

Keep up the good work, though. You'r posts always brighten my day.

[kippurbird.livejournal.com]

I wish. But drinks are the easiest. And how exactly would I make little back rub thingies?

I'm glad! It's nice to hear that.

[delphinapterus.livejournal.com]

Perhaps I'm wrong about this but I just can't see any reason why knee-length pants should be described as long. They aren't long, they are short capris pants. But then strange descriptions are an on going problem.

[kippurbird.livejournal.com]

It's like she has to describe things in the weirdest way possible.

[mranon-y-mous.livejournal.com]

"His clothes helped the angelic illusion. He was all in white with gold and copper thread worked through the frock coat, and a long a pair of silken pants that ended at his knees, where white hose took up, and ended in white high heels with golden buckles. The shoes reminded me that the original high heel was meant for men."

Oh god, he's like that creepy guy who dresses up like Peter Pan! D= *crys*

This site is not safe for mind.

http://pixyland.org/peterpan/OutAndAbout.html

[gjohnsonkoehn.livejournal.com]

Oh, gods... the eyes...

[mranon-y-mous.livejournal.com]

They leer into your soul!

[kippurbird.livejournal.com]

My EYES! MY EYES! THE GOGGLES! THEY DO NOTHING!!

[mranon-y-mous.livejournal.com]

You have seen things you cannot unsee! Now every time you think of Asher, you will only see that face, those eyes, that hair, and the Peter Pan outfits.

[kippurbird.livejournal.com]

I hate you.

[mranon-y-mous.livejournal.com]

But you clicked on the link! =P

[guardians-song.livejournal.com]

...Dude. Every time you look at a picture with him and normal people, there is a big, flashing "WHICH ONE OF THESE THINGS DOES NOT BELONG?" sign in a VERY BAD WAY. D:

[mranon-y-mous.livejournal.com]

Same thing could be said with those pictures of him with the uber goths. That's just sad, he looks abnormal compaired to uber cyber goffick people.

[brightrosefox.livejournal.com]

I am starting to hate the phrase "I made it a question." Um, the question mark at the end does that for you, Laurell honey.
Sherrilyn Kenyon does this constantly. Oh, wait that's another author you must snark. She's similar to LKH, but none of her books have the same protagonist, so it's a new snark in every book.

[kippurbird.livejournal.com]

It does come up a lot, doesn't it?

We'll see.

[authoressarktos.livejournal.com]

'Slavery' isn't the polite term. It's 'freedom-challenged'. -_-

[kippurbird.livejournal.com]

Oh I'm sorry. My bad.