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--The following transcript was a live chat roleplay--

This RP takes place on Saturday 10th May 2014.

Lorelai: She wasn’t sure what this place was that CC had brought her too but it looked much like any other location she entered illegally, the main difference of course being that this place seemed to have a lot more “life” to it. Normally she managed to get escorted from a building when she was caught by the guards but here, here they shot at you first with no intention of talking to you like any rational human being might normally do. Lorelai was still feeling lie a fish out of water but she knew the only way to know the world was to explore and be a part of it, and the flesh wounds she had sure showed she was a part of it. She was picking at the frayed edges of her clothing and wandering the corridors looking for CC when she’d passed some guy that said he worked for her. Something she could well believe as the male was stunning to look at and Lorelai was just hoping he’d take the colour in her cheeks for being something other than a sign of her attraction to him. “Ana!” she cried out a little too loudly when she finally saw CC up ahead. She clamped a hand over her mouth as the name echoed about her and ran over to her girlfriend looking a little sheepish. “I’m sorry. I was starting to think I wasn’t going to find you in here. This place feels like a maze and yet all it does is loop around on itself.”

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: CC had spotted... no... smelt 'ell entering the building and so had been watching her, stalking her like some predator with their prey. She'd seen the fuckers shooting at her and had stepped in as soon as they'd pulled the trigger and run them through with a flash of anger in her eyes and a snarl on her lips. That was her woman. HER sorcerer. And no-one was going to ******* touch her. The smell of 'ell was so much stronger than it had been before, and CC could only think that she'd not moved fast enough and a couple of the bullets had grazed the girl. She hated herself for that, for not being able to protect her fully. She'd failed in her promise and as the girl saw her and ran over, CC reached out and pulled her into her arms, holding her tightly. Still holding her, CC walked them both to the door, not wanting to be there any longer as it was a bit of a bust and 'ell was hurt. As they reached the door, CC heard something behind her, someone saying something about ripping their shirt. She recognised the voice and guessed what would happen next, and so pushed 'ell away and out of the door. Mordechai was a man lacking in honour and integrity in her mind, and he proved it again as she felt the blade cutting into her flesh, severing her sword arm just below the elbow. She growled in annoyance, refusing to register the pain and turned to see him moving away. In her mind, he was running from her like a scared child, after once more taking her from behind and this time making sure she couldn't retaliate. "COWARD" She shouted after him, pulling out her phone and sending a ranting message to her missing sire about how the man couldn't hold to an agreement and was forcing her to do something she didn't want to. Her blood was running from her arm, down her thigh, and she had nothing to stem the bleeding with other than her other hand. So, clamping it over the stump and squeezing, she left her arm lying on the ground and walked out to make sure 'ell was ok.

Lorelai: As she was expelled from the building, Lorelai wondered what she’d done to upset CC but rather than immediately confront her, she waited for the woman to come to her. She’d sat herself on a low-lying wall nearby, her eyes half on the door, half on the marks on her own body. Her hands ran over the sensitive areas on her upper shoulder and her outer right thigh. Had the guards had better aim, or perhaps meant to kill her they could have been worse; at least that was what she was telling herself. As CC emerged from the place, Lorelai was directly on her feet and at her side. “Oh my stars. What happened to you? Who did that? Why? I thought the guards were using guns, not swords.” The rambled words were the only thing stopping her from keeling over as the amount of blood CC was losing and the severity of the injury made her feel quite ill. “We need to get you to a hospital,” she blurted out, having forgotten in all the excitement that CC was a vampire.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "No. It's fine." CC grumbled, nuzzling her head to 'ells as her only hand was a bit busy. "We're not going to a ******* hospital.... As for who, some ******* guy with no honour." She swore under her breath and looked around, nodding south. "My boat's docked that way and there's no bookings for a while. You want to head there? I've got some bandages and **** there.... If you don't mind giving me a.... hand?"

Lorelai: Lorelai listened and nodded her mouth agape at the idea of some random guy taking CC’s arm off. All she could do was blink in response, what made the situation worse was the fact that CC seemed relatively calm about the whole thing. Yes, she was swearing more again, but she was composed, and somehow still found a way to be affectionate towards Lorelai. The woman had warned her that things like this did happen to her on a semi-regular basis and yet still, seeing the reality of it left Lorelai speechless. CC was amazing and had even tried to make light of the situation and yet Lorelai was unable to laugh at the bad the bad pun. She followed CC to the boat pretty much in silence. She wanted to be more useful and her mind was a very noisy place to be but nothing showed in her actions, only her facial expressions gave her away; she was shocked and worried.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: CC led the way and sighed at the silence that was following along beside her. Gently, she hip bumped 'ell and looked at her with a frown. "You ok?"

Lorelai: “Am I okay?” she repeated quietly. “You’ve had half your arm chopped off and you’re asking me if I’m okay?” She spoke with quiet disbelief, her words hushed. Had she of gone straight home like usual, she’d of not had to deal with this, she’d be in bed and while the realisation of this made her yearn for that scenario, it also made her feel guilty. Whatever the reason for the attack, Lorelai couldn’t help but feel at least partially responsible for it. She was thankful though for the dark streets that helped to hide CC’s wounds from prying eyes. The same darkness stopped her from having to see just how much blood her girlfriend was covered in. If I close my eyes…Will this be all I see of her? She wondered.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "Mmm Hmm" She nodded her head, feeling the blood getting stickier in her hand as it began to clot. She shimmied her shoulders, as she spotted a group of humans outside of a bar up ahead, to move her bag from her *** to her hip to try and hide the lack of lower arm from them. If she got on that damn list because of that ****, she'd be doing more than stabbing the ******. She'd find a way to send him back to the goddamn realm. "Just, yanno. If you faint and **** - it's gonna make things 'really' hard for me..."

Lorelai: What she said was true. She couldn’t allow herself to be so weak, not If she wanted to stand a chance of lasting in CC’s world. She saw the way that she played with her bag and wondered how she could help her to hide it. CC seemed to need to hold it, and so she couldn’t have herself pressed in to CC’s side, else she’d likely knock the woman off balance. “Oh…” she said getting an idea that while she was sure CC would be less than impressed with made total sense to her and so began to wriggle out of her cardigan. “Let me put this over your shoulders…please? It will help to hide the wound.” She knew it wasn’t the woman’s style but hoped she’d care more about keeping the wound hidden than protecting her image.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: CC grinned as the cardigan was draped over her shoulders and she kissed 'ell's cheek in return. "Thank you! That will work perfectly. Good thinking." Also, it didn't hurt that she could now see more of 'ell's body. So really, it was win win as far as she was concerned. She looked at the wall beside them and then back to 'ell, wondering what she knew of what was beyond there.

Lorelai: Lorelai gave a very noticeable sigh of relief as CC allowed her to place the cardigan over her shoulders. She quickly adjusted it before CC kissed her cheek and Lorelai nodded proudly as she was told it was perfect. “I’m just glad I can be here to help you. You said before someone else usually helps you with this and if you didn’t have to guide me to your boat, I’m sure you could…you know…” her voice dropped to a whisper, “use one of your powers.” She was aware of the fact that she was holding CC back and putting her in danger and while that sickened her, she knew she needed to be with her and besides, next time she’d know where to meet her and so she wouldn’t have to slow her down again.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "I could have done... yes." She said, nodding. "And yeh, usually Leo helps me out with this. What was with you blushing when you were talking to him?" CC asked nonchalantly, having seen it all through Leo's eyes and heard through Leo's ears with her powers.

Lorelai: “Talking to… How did you…” the sentences came out broken as she tried to make sense of what was being asked. Oh dear. That was Leo. In that place. The guy that gave me those…items. How do I answer that? Why was I blushing? The look in her eyes was a mixture of wonder, disbelief and mortification. CC had seen her? How had she seen her? Why was she asking? Could she lie? “I didn’t know that that was Leo,” she admitted. “And I was…blushing?” her voice was innocent enough as to be believable, though she was perhaps just stalling for time as she found the words to explain why the male made her cheeks flush. Oh dear. That was Leo.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: CC just smiled, then laughed at the little stuttered ramble before the silence. However, saying she was blushing made an eyebrow rise. "Blushing? But he didn't say anything embarrassing. Or weird. He's not as crude as me, but he can be." She laughed incredulously

Lorelai: Lorelai was mortified. There were several reasons she blushed, embarrassment being the main reason, but she also couldn’t help get a little flushed when talking to people she was attracted too. It wasn’t something she could hide well, and the main reason she often wore her hair down, as it was sometimes possible to cover the flushing of her cheeks behind the God-given mask. “I’m sorry. I can’t help it. I get a little flushed around people that I think are…” Was she really going to finish this sentence? Surely there had to be a better time to have this conversation. Right? Silence filled the air as the word that should have followed refused to be spoken.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: CC's brow furrowed and her perfectly plucked eyebrows knitted together at the sentence that wasn't finished just hung there like a weight over her head. She'd seen 'ell get flushed before, a number of times, around her.... and she knew what it meant then. Now, she was admitting that she had the same sort of attraction to Leo as she did to CC? **** that ****! "You won't be seeing him again" She said matter of factly, and managed to bite back the 'or anyone else' and keep that inside of her own head. Jealous, was an understatement to what she was feeling right now.

Lorelai: “I didn’t… I wouldn’t… I’d never…” Another string of broken sentences spilled from her lips in quick succession as she tried to explain herself. “I’m sorry. I’m so sorry Ana. I can’t help it. I promise I can’t help it. I’d never do anything to upset you.” It was too soon to say she loved her but she knew she cared deeply for her and that she’d never act on any other attraction she felt. “He’s just… And my body… It’s just a physical thing… I… I don’t even know him.” The question as to how CC had seen it had still not been answered and as she pleaded with her girlfriend to forgive her for an impulse she couldn’t control that question had been momentarily forgotten.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "I know you didn't" Was all she could say, because she did know nothing had happened. And she'd made a note to implant the thought into Leo's head of all the painful ways he'd be tortured before being killed if he laid so much as a finger on her. "We're almost at the boat" She said, turning the corner and stepping onto the docks. "Not too much further, then once I'm sorted - if you're still ok to do that - you can sleep. You must be exhausted?"

Lorelai: Now she really felt awful. CC had been injured in more ways than one and the blame for this particular pain lay squarely at her feet. She fell silent and kept pace as they approached the docks. CC was right, she was tired but with everything that had happened she wasn’t sure she’d be able to sleep. “Of course I want to help you. I will help you. But if you’d rather have Leo do it…Ana? How did you know I blushed?”

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: Reaching the boat, CC punched in the keycode that released the rail and activated the gangplank for them to walk up. CC waited for 'ell to go up first and then followed along, pushing the button to bring the plank back up again behind them. It was a rather nice and special looking Andrew Bedov inspired design of boat - top class and very high end. She opened up the cabin and smiled at 'ell. "Thank you. The bandages and such are just down here. And no, I'd rather have you do it. And I saw you blush"

Lorelai: Lorelai didn’t have time to admire the boat, she was feeling way too nervous to allow such frivolous thoughts into her mind. Though she was looking at buying something similar herself, or at least would be once she’d fenced enough of the stolen goods she’d started stockpiling in the hotel. Less than a month in the city and her morals had already begun to be corrupted. (Not that wasn’t careful about what she took and who she took it from, nothing she ever stole was irreplaceable). She walked up the plank and once again found herself staring at CC like an idiot. “You saw it? How?”

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "Huh? Oh. I can see and hear everything Leo does. It's like, picture in picture for me. Usually I just ignore it, but when something catches my attention, I... switch concentration and hone in on what he's up to"

Lorelai: “Huh? You see everything he does? So right now you can see what he sees? Isn’t that distracting? What if he’s…?” Her eyes widened as she realised that if the guy worked for CC that he likely had clients too, which meant that he… and she… So not only did she have to share the woman with her clients, she had to share her with his too. Now she really was feeling queasy and so she ran to the rail, half hurled herself over the damn thing (as she could only hold on with one hand, as the other hastily tried to get her hair out of her face) and began throwing up.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: CC blinked and just looked at her as if she were an alien. Hurrying to her side, she used the elbow of her good arm and stroked her back gently - but awkwardly. "'Ell? What's wrong? What's up with you? Why are you vomiting?"

Lorelai: “I… You… I’m not sure how much… more I can… take.” Every pause was filled with retching. “Right now,” she whimpered, realising in essence that she and CC would never be alone. It sickened her to think of this, along with other things, literally so it seemed.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: CC nodded her head, thinking the girl was saying that CC and her world were too much for her. That she didn't want to be a part of it anymore and couldn't cope with it. She felt crushed, angry, overwhelmed, emotional, everything. She just walked away and went down the stairs, not trusting herself to say anything else at that moment, and headed for the bathroom to try and clean herself up as she was still covered in blood.

Lorelai: CC had gone, she knew this but she didn’t trust herself to move away from the rail. This was becoming a habit and she really didn’t like it. Throwing up was just about the most unattractive thing she could do in front of anyone and this was the second time in a month. When she was sure she couldn’t possibly need to heave again, she wiped her mouth with the back of her hand and ran downstairs to join CC. “Ana?” she called out, finding the woman in her bathroom. “I said I’d help you…just…let me rinse my mouth out first. Please?” She didn’t want to push CC out the way, after all her needs really did trump her own, she just needed to get rid of the taste.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: CC had removed her clothes and was just standing in her underwear by the time 'ell had gotten down there. The shower was running as was the tap in the sink, and she was about to try getting into the shower after failing to bend properly to get her arm under the tap in the small bathroom. When 'ell came in, she just stepped aside and sat on the toilet seat, crossing her legs and watching her.

Lorelai: She had to get rid of the taste; it was the only thought in her mind as she’d entered the bathroom and seeing CC in her underwear wasn’t exactly new, the woman barely wore a stich even when fully clothed and Lorelai was more of less getting use to that. Having swilled the hot water in her mouth at first without thinking, she spluttered, switched that tap off and started the cold. Once she was as clean as she was gonna get, she was ready to face her girlfriend and do what needed to be done. “Were you planning on showering in your underwear?” she asked, looking at the ice queen as she sat on a different kind of throne.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: CC nodded her head. "Yes. I couldn't undo the bra. It's ******* fiddly this one! Why are you here? I thought you'd had enough?"

Lorelai: “Had enough?” she asked honestly confused as to what CC meant by that. If she was the feisty type or had perhaps spent more time around CC she might have made a remark about the fact that a pro ought to be able to remove her underwear one handed. She moved around CC, and bent down to try and undo CC’s bra for her. As much as she was attracted to the woman, now was not the time to allow her thoughts to wonder, even if the colour in her cheeks gave away her desire to do so.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: CC moved to give her more access, to get the ridiculously complicated bra off that was more straps and fastenings than there actually needed to be - ever. "Yes. You said it, up top. You couldn't take any more"

Lorelai: “I don’t recall saying that, so much as saying that I wasn’t sure how much more I could take,” she said as she worked on the bra that seemed more like some kind of torture device or mini straight jacket. “Being with you is… well it’s quite a unique experience. I have a lot to get my head around, to get used too. But I’m still willing to try.” She brushed CC’s hair back and off her neck and kissed it tenderly. “If you’re still willing to let me try that is?”

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: She shivered as the lips touched her skin, then nodded her head and spoke softly. "Yes. I'd like that. A lot. I'm sorry, it's been.... a tough night!"

Lorelai: “Do you really see everything he does?” she asked a little hesitantly.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: Nods her head. "Yes. Why?"

Lorelai: She sighed softly. “It’s just a little disconcerting. That he’s always with you like that. It means we’re never really alone. That even when you’re here with me, like this, that he’s here too. In a way. And when he’s working…” she sighed softly. It really wasn’t the time to let her insecurities get the better of her.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "Well, it doesn't work both ways. He can't see what I'm up to. If that's what you're worried about? And I'm so used to it, that I barely notice it unless there's something out of the ordinary happening, or a face I recognise. You know? You'd still.... I mean.... you're my main focus, when I'm with you."

Lorelai: She gasped at the thought of him seeing her the way CC did and flushed a deeper shade of red. “I hadn’t even considered that that might be possible. But I’m glad that that isn’t how it works. And that you are able to ignore it to a certain degree.” She laid her hands on CC’s shoulders, having finished one task for her. “Do you need me to pull your hair back for you?”

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: She shivered out of her bra and let it drop to the floor, kicking it aside with her foot and looking up at 'ell with a smile. "Thanks for that. And no. What you could do though, take the showerhead down and after I'm in there, rinse me down?"

Lorelai: “I can do that. And I’ll help you out of your… What do you call those?” she asked as she gestured to CC’s knickers.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: She looked down and then smirked at 'ell as she stood up before her. "They have the same name as the ones you wear. Underwear, pants, knickers, skivvies - whatever." She chuckled. "Speaking of, how are the ones I got you going? Don't they feel so much better than the old ones you had?"

Lorelai: “I don’t believe you,” she said dryly. “There is not enough material on those to call them knickers.” She said working CC out of them so that she’d be able to shower and clean up. “And no. If I’m entirely honest, I don’t like the ones you bought me. I don’t find them very comfortable at all. Perhaps we could go to the store and choose something together? Something I would find comfortable and you wouldn’t find repugnant.”

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: She snorted and then nodded, stepping out of her string underwear. "I don't see why not." Then she stepped into the shower and almost immediately the water ran red with her blood.

Lorelai: “Though I’m assuming that will have to wait,” she said as she began to clean CC up. Lorelai was as gentle as she could be as she didn’t want to cause CC any unnecessary pain. Once she was cleaned up she’d have to help dry her off and then find her something clean to wear. She tried not to stare at the wound itself, but her eyes kept drifting that way. “Your arm will…grow back. Correct?”

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "Mmm Hmm" She said as the blood was washed off her thighs and side by 'ell, and she herself picked at the wound to get rid of the crusty stuff and clean up the end of the bone and such. "Does it.... freak you out a bit?"

Lorelai: “I’ve never seen anyone lose an arm before Ana. So yes. It is a bit…freaky. I’ve seen people hurt by knives and such in my community. Accidents happen. But this is a little more…extreme. But I want to look after you. You just need to tell me what you need me to do.”

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: And so it was that Lorelai helped CC out, fixed her up and sorted her out, before they retired to bed. Lorelai falling asleep first with CC holding her, until with the first light of dawn, CC too drifted off to sleep.

Lorelai: Lorelai overslept the next day and then realised that she was going to be late for work. She didn’t want to leave CC alone, she wanted to be there with her even though she knew she wasn’t really needed, so she called in sick. It wasn’t a complete lie, she just wasn’t the one that need to recuperate and get better. In need of a few things, mainly food, she let herself off the boat, using the code she’d seen CC use the night before and went to do a little shopping. Knowing that CC would need her attention in the evening, Lorelai spent the day snacking and napping, so that she’d have more energy later on. She wasn’t entirely comfortable napping, she was used to being awake in the daylight hours but C was worth the effort. When the woman disappeared, Lorelai didn’t even notice, as she had drifted into a deep sleep shortly before that time had come.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: CC woke up as the night fell, and was - as usual - in her bed in Silks. She'd known it would happen, and it wasn't all bad. She headed for the office and sent a couple of emails and texts - including one to Ginger that said she wouldn't be in to work for the week, ish. Then, as she heard a noise outside of the door, she simply opened the window, jumped out and then ran across the city at celerity speeds to get back to the boat. Her arm was aching, the bandages too tight as it had healed and grown a little back as she'd slept, and she knew they needed to be changed. She wasn't sure what she'd find as she headed down the steps into the belly of the boat - she didn't even know if 'ell would be there.

Lorelai: Lorelai stirred in her sleep and stretched out. Perhaps somewhere in her subconscious she realised that CC was missing as she was whispering her name as she cuddled up to the pillow that held her girlfriends scent.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: CC got to the bottom of the stairs and smiled, seeing 'ell wriggling in the bed and saying her name. She silently walked across the carpeted floor, her shoes who knew where, and then climbed into the bed with her as gently as she could to try and not disturb her or wake her. Gently, she wrapped her bad arm around 'ell and drew her close, burying her head into her hair and just, breathing and taking in her scent that was so intoxicating and amazing.

Lorelai: She murmured and squirmed as CC pulled her closer. “I can’t now. I have to be up at dawn. If mum hears you I’m going to get in trouble.” She was talking in her sleep and either dreaming of a memory or perhaps imposing CC into a familiar dream scenario.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: CC smiled, a light chuckle escaping into the girls hair. "Shhh. Just sleep, it's fine."

Lorelai: The whispered words echoed somewhere inside her mind, CC’s reply mixing with one from her dream. “Shh,” she giggled. “I’m serious. If my parents hear you, I’ll be cleaning out the coop for a month.”

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: The smile stayed on her face as she gently caressed 'ells side and sat up beside her. "They won't hear us, it's fine."

Lorelai: “You always say that,” was her reply. It was strange how Lorelai could carry out a conversation while she was asleep and not remember it the next day, but it was possible and did happen. She rolled over to face CC, her eyes open and yet still she wasn’t awake. “Fine. One last kiss and then you have to go.”

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: CC chuckled again, highly amused by this whole situation. She lay down again, resting her head on 'ells stomach while her good hand stroked over her cheeks, thumb teasing her lips gently. "I'm just going to lie here while you sleep."

Lorelai: Lorelai kissed CC’s thumb and then bit it playfully. Her eyes then closed once more, it seemed that conversation was over. She was laying on her back, her hands resting on the pillow over her head, her face turned to the side. Dreaming of home was nice and comforting. Perhaps it was what she needed after being shot at having to tend to CC’s wound; something to ease her troubled mind.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: CC bit her own lip, as her thumb was bitten, and didn't react. As 'ell calmed and seemed to go to sleep, CC smiled and closed her eyes. Her head was on 'ells stomach, on its side with her ear against her stomach, looking up at her face happily. She closed her eyes, happy for once.

Lorelai: She was semi aware of the head on her stomach and so a hand moved to run through CC’s hair. “Mmm…It’s nice waking up with someone and not having to panic and kick them out,” she stretched, having revealed a little of her past relationships without meaning too.

--The following transcript was a live chat roleplay--

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: CC sighed happily as the hand moved through her hair. However something was nagging at the edges of her mind, that something wasn't right. She didn't reply to 'ell and just lay where she was, trying to work out what it was that had been nagging, concentrating hard and ticking things off in her head as normal or something that should be there. She could hear the water lapping at the boat. The birds singing their evening chorus. Men shouting to one another on the docks. Worms in a bait bucket somewhere near, writhing against one another. A slight wind catching some cloth or sails somewhere. There was a clock ticking. A computer whirring. A TV blaring. Blood rushing under her ear. Two heartbeats, beating out of time with one much faster than the other. A car going past on the road..... wait.. two heartbeats? She didn't have one. There was only 'ell here with her... as far as she knew. She shot upright, immediately on alert and grabbed her blade. "Whoever you are, get the **** out here so I can kill you for trespassing!" She growled aloud, holding the sword in her 'off' hand that she wasn't so good with, but she was still lethal none the less.

Lorelai: Lorelai panicked and scrabbled up the bed, pushing her shoulders against the backboard of the bed, as CC suddenly went mad. “Ana. What’s going on? What’s wrong?” If she’d only been half awake before, she wasn’t anymore. She was wide awake, her eyes darting around the room as she expected to see someone leap out of hiding. Only moments before she’d felt so calm, so serene and now al she felt was fear.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: CC didn't answer and simply used her sense of smell to try and sense if there were anyone else in the room and where they were. She checked in every cupboard, every wardrobe, every little corner and swept the room at speed in case there were someone in shadows. But there was no-one at all there, just her and 'ell. She set her sword back down and moved to the bed, sitting down beside 'ell and shaking her head. "I heard something that would indicate another person here... I don't..... understand."

Lorelai: When CC seemed to relax, so did Lorelai. She crawled over the bed and knelt at CC’s side, before reaching out to run her hand over her syrup coloured hair. “What did you hear?” she asked, stroking CC’s hair back behind her ear. “How good is your hearing?”

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "It's pretty good." She said, confused. "There's a fisherman nearby with a bucket of bait, and I can hear the worms wriggling against one another. Give me a minute, let me concentrate. See if I can pinpoint where it is...." She closed her eyes and focussed, stretching out her senses and then blocking the non-important sounds out until she heard the two heartbeats. Her head turned left and right, then she stood up, and knelt down - her hearing taking her towards 'ell. Specifically, 'ells stomach. Her ear against the woman's belly, her eyes shot open as she scrambled backwards on the floor, staring from her stomach to her face and back again a few times. The heartbeat was coming from inside of 'ell!

Lorelai: Lorelai liked watching CC do her thing, the woman was amazing, so she was smiling at first. Then as she pressed her head ear to her stomach and pulled back in what looked like fear to her, she looked at CC with confusion. “What? What’s wrong? What happened? Are you okay?” Her legs slipped over the side of the bed and she sat there wriggling her toes as they pushed onto the carpet.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: Her voice was nothing more than a whisper as she spoke. "The heartbeat. The second one. It's coming from inside of you! Is.... is that a sorcerer thing?"

Lorelai: Lorelai’s eyes widened at that comment. Was what a sorcerer thing? Two heartbeats? No. How could it be. That wasn’t possible. It wasn’t possible unless… Lorelai ran her hands over her stomach, looking down at herself as she did so. No. I can’t be… I’m not… I haven’t… “You’re joking,” she said sighing with relief. “This is some kind of test. Correct? Why else would you…” she began laughing but it was a nervous laugh and she brought the back of her right hand up to cover her mouth.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "Does it look like I'm joking?" She frowned, thinking she was being made fun of. "What sort of test would this be? I mean, weird. And if it's not a sorcerer thing.... then what?"

Lorelai: The positioning of her hand changed and she curled her hand into a loose fist and began biting at the nail of her index finger. “No… No!” she wasn’t shouting but her voice raised an octave on the second no. She scooted back on the bed, her nail still in her mouth. “I never should have… Why did I…” a heavy sigh escaped her. “Am I… Are you…” she focused on CC. “Are you telling me I’m pregnant?”

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: That thought hadn't even crossed CC's mind as she blinked and then frowned, growling slightly. "Who've you been *******, and when?!" Thinking it was a recent thing and she'd been cheated on.

Lorelai: “Wait? What? What do you mean by that? What kind of question is that? I haven’t been with anyone since… Valentine’s Day.” She didn’t usually keep track of such things but that night had been a little unusual in that her and Lyle weren’t actually dating.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: That was a while ago and well before CC had met her, so she just nodded her head and sighed. It seemed silly, sitting on the floor like this when it seemed it was just a pregnancy, so CC got up and moved back to the bed and sat down. "So.... Valentine's Day eh? That'd make you, what.... like..... 3 months gone." She'd looked at a calendar on her phone and then snorted, showing it to her. "Happy ******* mother's day 'ell!"

Lorelai: It was starting to sink in and her finger was bleeding where she’d bitten the nail to the quick. She swallowed hard and finally stopped gnawing at herself. “You aren’t joking are you,” she sounded a little disappointed but her hand settled on her stomach protectively, as if her body had already decided it’s fate. “You really hear a… a second heartbeat?” She threw herself backwards on the bed and brought both her hands to her head. “We… This shouldn’t have happened. Oh my stars!” she sat bolt upright again. “I have to tell Lyle.”

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: CC watched her as she seemed to be processing it all. Well, she seemed to not have known, so it wasn't like she'd been hiding it from CC. That was something. But at the mention of a man's name, Lyle, her eyes widened and a small growl escaped her throat.

Lorelai: The growl didn’t escape her attention, as she was focused on CC when it happened. “You don’t think I should tell him? I have to tell him. He’s the father.” She shivered to say the word. Father. She was irrevocably tied to a guy she didn’t want to know, someone she’d left behind to come to the city.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "**** him.... No. You did that already. I mean, forget him. You left him behind for whatever damn reason, you're mine now. You tell him, he'll want to be a part of it all. And I won't ******* have it!"

Lorelai: “Ana I have to tell him. I have to tell my family. They’ll tell him. He’s going to find out. And… I’m yours? You said that the night we met but I don’t know what that means? I’m with you. You’re with be but that doesn’t make me yours or you mine. Do you… Do you even want a child?” Lorelai wasn’t arguing, she hadn’t realised her voice, she was still processing everything. In fact as she asked the last question, her brow furrowed and she looked as if CC had already told her no. They barely knew each other. They hadn’t even slept together. How could she expect the woman to stick by her through this?

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "No." She said in response to telling this 'Lyle' person, and about telling her family. They'd just want to take her away, away from the city and away from CC. And that, that wasn't allowed. "Yes, you're mine. It's.... different. For me. For vampires. Maybe. I don't know. My sire is the same.... possessive. And.... a kid?" She'd never thought about it, not really. Not after she'd had a kid, well, not before it either. She wasn't exactly built for motherhood, nor was she biologically capable of having another one anymore. "I....." she frowned, thinking it over, looking at 'ell, then nodding her head. "If it's yours, it's mine to." It was a simple logic really. 'Ell belonged to her, which meant anything that, sprung from her loins, was CC's too. That's how it worked. All hers!

Lorelai: “You still want me?” It was the only thing she could think to say in that moment. Protesting about telling Lyle would come later.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: CC nodded her head, smiling gently. She lowered her head and softly kissed 'ells cheek, wrapping her good arm around her. "Of course."

Lorelai: “Okay. Good.” She nodded. “But I’m telling Lyle. I’m sorry Ana but that’s non-negotiable. He has to be told. It’s the right thing to do. Why don’t you think I should I tell him?”

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "Because...." She grumbled. "You tell him, he'll want to be a part of it's life. Your family will want you home. They'll take you both away from me!"

Lorelai: Lorelai threw her arms around CC and hugged her tightly. This possessive thing was going to be a problem but she wasn’t really thinking about that in that moment. “I’m not going home Ana. I am home. My family couldn’t convince me not to come here, so I can promise you that they won’t convince me to go home. I have you to help me here. Correct?” She pulled back and cupped CC’s face in her hands before lightly pressing her lips to hers. “I don’t want to leave here.”

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: She kissed her back and sighed, holding her gently. "Then they will come here, to be with you, his kid, their grandkid. Think of the dangers.... here.... for them. You have me, but what do they have?"

Lorelai: “They won’t come here Ana. They fear this way of life. I can’t hide this from my family. Please don’t ask me too. Our child needs to know where it came from and part of that is knowing their extended family. Even if I just tell them that that I’m pregnant, they’ll know it’s Lyle’s. I’m not a harlot.” The last sentence slipped out without her thinking it through. Look who she was talking too, the woman worked people for a living. “I mean… You know what I mean. Don’t you?” she was now worried she’d upset CC by belittling her profession but she hadn’t meant it that way, she’d just meant to say that she didn’t sleep around.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "Uh huh" She said it as if she were a huffy child, giving in for now and knowing that if anyone tried to take 'ell away from her, she'd quite simply kill them.

Lorelai: Lorelai had not long woken up and already she was exhausted, exhausted and hungry. She’d only just learned she was pregnant and the kid was already causing her issues. It wasn’t like there was any decision to be made, she was keeping her baby; it was likely too late for any sort of termination but that didn’t matter as it wouldn’t have ever been an option for Lorelai anyway. “I’m pregnant,” she whispered, taking it in again. “We’re pregnant,” she corrected herself.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: She'd missed the 'our' before, but she didn't miss the 'we' this time. It felt.... weird. Really weird. She didn't know how she felt, honestly, because there was so much muddled in her brain. "You need to move in with me" She said, matter of factly. "Permanently"

Lorelai: “I…” she was going to reject the idea but stopped short of outright saying no. “Move in to Silks?” she asked hesitantly.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "No. That's not practical. Not with.... a kid. I have other places though, ones we could make.... a home. A proper place, with like.... a nursery and stuff." It all felt so alien, so weird, coming from her mouth. "Just... if you want."

Lorelai: Lorelai laughed. “Buying the cow without tasting the milk?” She didn’t usually make that kind of statement but this night was already so bizarre it couldn’t possibly get any worse. CC was literally diving into the deep end of this relationship and Lorelai felt like she was still standing on the board, staring into the water.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: CC just smirked and shook her head. "I've tasted the milk already. It just happened to be red!"

Lorelai: “Oh…Are you hungry?” she asked, realising CC lost a lot of blood the night before. “You need to feed. Should you call Leo? You might need more blood than I can give you. How is your arm?” Okay it was a change of subject but she hadn’t meant to not give CC an answer, she was just suddenly aware of the fact that she’d neglected her girlfriend.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: She nodded her head, suddenly realising that she was starving and had indeed lost a lot of blood. She looked around and nodded to the fridge. "I'm not having yours, not now. But in the fridge there, you'll find blood packs. If you don't mind.... there are some glasses in the kitchen, and a microwave. If... you could pour a few packs into a glass, heat it and give it to me? Is.... that ok?"

Lorelai: “You don’t want to feed from me?” she asked, sounding a little disappointed. The experience was something she enjoyed and they’d already done it a couple of times without harming the baby. “And yes. I can do that for you. How long does it take to warm up?”

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "Only like, 40 seconds a bag. And no, well, yes. But no. I don't want to hurt the baby."

Lorelai: “If it were possible to harm the baby I think we already would have done that,” she remarked as she climbed off the bed and went to investigate the blood bags. She’d noticed them earlier that day when she’d put the shopping away but hadn’t really had the nerve to pick one up and see what it was. The bag was cold and squishy and the feel of it in her hand made her giggle. She also knew where the glasses were now and so went direct to the correct cupboard before retrieving scissors from the draw with which to cut the bag. She emptied the contents into the glass, warmed it up and brought it back to CC. “I’ll warm them up one at a time, as I’m not sure how much blood you can consume in one sitting.” She offered her the glass and stood before her, now realising that she was yet to get dressed, her toes curling on the carpet as she liked the feel of it beneath her feet.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "Yeh.... well..... until you go to the ******* doctor and get checked, to make sure the baby is ok.... I'm not doing anything to hurt you or it." She said as she watched her getting the blood ready. She took it with a smile in her hand and then necked it, downing it all in one go as she was starved. Finishing it, she held the glass out to her and rubbed her stump on the bed beside her as it was itchy and sore. "Thank you"

Lorelai: “Do you want more blood now or shall we take a look at your wound again?” she asked as if it were the most normal question in the world. “We probably should clean it again at least. Even if you heal, it can’t be good to leave wrapped up day in and day out. Correct?”

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "Yeh, it grows every day. So the bandages are too ******* tight now. And... could I have some more please? ******* ravishing!"

Lorelai: Lorelai ran her hand through CC’s hair, tucking it behind her left ear again as she di so and placed a light kiss to her forehead. “Of course you can have some more.” She fixed her another glass and brought it back to her. “Why didn’t you tell me it was too tight earlier. We should take a look at it now and re-bandage it, so that you can be comfortable.” She had one hand holding her arm, so that part of her bare stomach was covered, as she stood before CC and waited for her to finish drinking.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: She took the glass and drank this one slower, not being quite so hungry anymore. CC couldn't help but look at the bare stomach before her, and with a smile, she leant in and kissed the skin, leaving bloody lip prints that she licked away once more. "Yeh, well, a little discomfort is nothing new" She shrugged her shoulders. "You should imagine the discomfort and pain shape shifting takes!"

Lorelai: It wasn’t nearly as gross as it should have been being kissed by bloody lips. Oddly, the liquid was warmer than CC’s lips were and when CC licked off her lip print, Lorelai giggled. “Oh,” she gasped. “You can do that? Shape shift? Can you turn in to anything?” She was slowly learning more about vampires from CC, she knew about a few powers and even knew they came in different varieties.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "Mmmm, no. Not really. I can look like other people, and I can turn into a bird." She held out her bandage as she sipped her blood, letting 'ell do her thing.

Lorelai: She carefully unwrapped the bandages as she thought about what CC ad said. “So you could look like me… if you wanted too? And what kind of bird can you turn into? Is it one specific type or can you be any bird?” Despite being hungry herself, she was quite content to be helping CC as she was, she even managed to look the wound over without feeling sick. “We should get you some fresh bandages and clean these ones off to use tomorrow,” she said with a nod. She wasn’t really sure if bandages should be re-used or not but it seemed a little wasteful to only use them once.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: She nodded her head. "You're the boss." She said, in reference to her arm. "And yeh, I could look like you if I wanted to. And the bird, it's some sort of hummingbird. But only that one, no others. Dunno why that, just is. Others turn into all sorts of other things I heard."

Lorelai: “How interesting,” she replied before heading to the bathroom to get the things she required. She stopped by the kitchen sink to get a bowl of hot water on the way back and then knelt on the floor next to the bed, placed the bowl at her side and began to gently clean the injured limb with a sponge. “So… Your kind of vampire… Alluists… Are they all possessive? Is that what your sire is too?”

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "I'm not talking about my sire... or trying not to. And I don't know. I don't get on with many of my kind - as in vampires in general. They're mostly idiots."

Lorelai: She’d forgotten that the topic of her sire was off limits. “Oh. Of course. I forgot. And… that sounds awful. That you don’t get on with your own kind. Lonely. Though I guess I don’t have a lot of sorcerer friends myself here.” She smiled up at CC as she continued to tend to her.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "Mm Hm. Can be. But it's whatever."

Lorelai: “Well you have Leo… and now me… Which reminds me… Why do you have that connection to Leo? Who is he to you? Are you related? Is he a vampire too?”

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "No, he's.... enthralled. Mine. I have... control of him. He has to do anything I ask him to, no matter what it is, how dangerous it is or how wrong he might think it himself.

Lorelai: Lorelai pulled back at that. That sounded awfully familiar to her. Is that what CC had done to her that first night, was that the reason she’d stayed when she wanted to leave? “Could you do that to me? Did you do that to me? The night we met. Something felt wrong then. It was like I didn’t have full control of myself.” She hoped the answer was no but if it was yes, would CC even tell her? Would she admit she’d bewitched her and made her stay against her will and if so… Was she doing it now? Is that why she liked her? She was very worried and it showed in the lines on her forehead as she waited for the reply.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: She shook her head. "No. I didn't do that to you. I'm not powerful enough to have two at the same time. But if I released Leo, then yeh, I could do it to you if I wanted to." She didn't see the worry on the girls face, cause she was drinking her blood and watching her arm being sorted.

Lorelai: She felt relieved and yet something was still nagging at her. “But you did use a power on me that night…didn’t you?”

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "You.... really want to know?"

Lorelai: She swallowed hard and nodded her head, as that reply meant only one thing, CC had done something to her that night.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: She nodded her head. "I did"

Lorelai: “What did you do to me?” she asked, wondering if she were going to hate the answer.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "Nothing.... bad." She frowned, not knowing how this was going to go down. "But there were two powers. One to make you feel, better, happier, stronger - it affects different people in different ways. And one that makes you, less confrontational and stops you from attacking me."

Lorelai: “I wouldn’t have attacked you,” she said clearly more offended by that remark than anything else that had been said, since that was what she chose to focus on first. “And I don’t understand. Why would you want me to feel better and stronger etcetera. Was that to stop me from feeling sick?” Lorelai was confused and worried but had picked up the bandage and begun to re-dress CC’s injury, having already gently towel dried it.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "Yeh, well, I didn't know you then. I didn't know what you would and wouldn't do to me. And, yeh, kinda. I wanted you feeling good, happy. I didn't want you to go or feel sad and stuff."

Lorelai: “But you knew I wouldn’t hurt you. You almost killed me and I didn’t even attempt to defend myself. That makes no sense to me.” She wasn’t sure what to think now, as she had the feeling that CC was lying to her. She was still learning the woman’s intonation and such, and so it wasn’t the tone of what she said that made her think that, it was the fact that the explanation didn’t make any logical sense to her.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: She just shrugged. "I was confused by everything. All the feelings and scents and stuff. It was, protection."

Lorelai: “It’s done,” she said as she pinned the bandage in place. “Did you need more blood?” She wasn’t herself, as she now had yet more information to process. The whole thing was confusing to her and she was now worried that the feelings she got when around CC were unnatural or implanted there or something. She didn’t feel conflicted like she had that first night but then maybe she was just used to those powers now…whatever they were.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: She sighed, noting the change in voice and manner. "What's wrong?"

Lorelai: There was no way of sugar coating her reply to this question and so she just blurted it out. “How do I know what I’m feeling now is real?” She wouldn’t look CC in the eye now and she was beginning to feel sick again. She didn’t like the idea of being the woman’s puppet, someone she could order around and manipulate like she apparently did Leo, even if the powers she used on him were different.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: She shrugged her shoulders a tiny bit. "Do they feel the same as they did the first night?"

Lorelai: She shook her head. “No. I don’t feel conflicted but then maybe I’ve just become accustomed to the powers if you are still using them on me.” That wasn’t worth thinking about. She thought her girlfriend cared about her. She’d asked her to move in with her, she’d said she wanted her, she wanted her baby, but now she didn’t know what to think.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "If it makes you feel any better, I haven't used any powers on you since that first night. I swear it!

Lorelai: Lorelai moved so that she now knelt directly in front of CC, grabbing her legs behind the knee before pulling them to the side and forward so that she could nestle waist between CC’s legs and wrap her arms around her CC’s waist, her head off to one side and practically laying on her own arm as she hugged her tightly. “I don’t want to be your toy CC. I want to be yours.” She couldn’t believe what she was saying. She’d taken issue with her saying she was hers earlier and now here she was practically offering herself up. It didn’t seem to matter if CC were using powers on her or not, the woman held power over her regardless.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: CC smiled and ran her fingers through the long, blonde hair, shushing her softly. "I don't want a toy either. I just want you"

Lorelai: "Just me?"

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "And our baby"

Lorelai: Lorelai squeezed CC a little tighter as she began to cry. She wasn’t crying because she was upset or fearful, she was crying because she was happy. This cold, undead being wanted her, and the child she previously didn’t know she was carrying, and while she was still working out exactly what CC meant to her, it was a huge relief to know this.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: CC just continued to sit there, stroking her hair softly, trying to calm her and soothe her, totally at a loss as to what else to do for her.

Lorelai: She pulled back and wiped at her tears that had made her cheeks hot, her eyes slightly puffy. “Do things usually work this way? Out here?” Her question likely didn’t make sense to anyone but here but that was where her words ended for the time being, no explanation followed.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "Ummmm.... what?"

Lorelai: Her fingers ran across her cheeks, her hands sweeping outwards as she tried to dry the last of her tears from her skin and compose herself and her question better. “Do relationships really move this fast? This is fast…isn’t it? I won’t even let you… And now we’re pregnant. And you want us to make a home… Do things usually work this way? Out here. In the real world.”

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "You won't let me what? And.... no. I don't think? I don't know. I haven't really had many, any."

Lorelai: “We haven’t had sex,” she said very matter of factly. “I can’t even commit to you on a physical level and yet we’re really considering this. Having a baby. Raising it together. I think I’ve lost my mind. My mother was right. I wasn’t ready for this.” She felt guilty for saying that, she didn’t mean she wasn’t ready for CC exactly, she meant she wasn’t ready to be exposed to so much in so short a space of time.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: She shrugged her shoulders. "I've had a lot of sex, it's not the be all and end all. It's not all that special to me either. But what we did, with the feeding - that's special!"

Lorelai: “And now you won’t feed on me until I’ve seen a doctor,” she sighed. She knew CC was right, it was only wise to consult a doctor and make sure that her recent blood loss hadn’t affected the baby before doing it again and yet at the same time she felt as if CC were taking something from her. “And to me it is important. Like the feeding. It’s an intimate act. How can I plan to spend my life with someone I’m hesitant to give my body too?”

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "You're only hesitant because I'm so different, so new and we're only just getting to know one another. You'll see. Give it a week or two, after the doc's given the ok. I'll have got you naked and screaming in pleasure." She chuckled, bending her head down to kiss the top of her head softly.

Lorelai: “I love that you don’t see anything wrong with that statement,” she giggled and pulled back, rolling onto her toes before standing up. “There must be something wrong with both of us to even be considering all of this. Are you sure you wouldn’t rather I just go home and leave you to get on with your life?” This wasn’t something she wanted and she was pretty sure she’d made that clear already but neither did she want CC to feel as if she had to take care of her. If CC didn’t want her, she wouldn’t be going home, she’d move a few towns over and start again, on her own.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: CC just grabbed her hand and pulled her down onto her lap and kissed her passionately - and that was her response to that.

Lorelai: She fell into CC’s lap and wrapped her arms around her as they kissed; this was a better response than she could have hoped for, though it still left her with one important and unanswered question… Were they really so impulsive as to be moving in together already?

--The following transcript was a live chat roleplay--

This RP/scene takes place on Tuesday 13th May 2014.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: Leo headed to the boat to be there a good half an hour before he was told to be there. CC had ordered a load of shopping to be delivered to the boat the night before while Lorelai had slept. She'd had to sleep, as she had to be up today for a doctor’s appointment - apparently - so CC had nipped out to see himself, give him the instructions and deal with a few bits and pieces. So, here he was, letting himself onto the boat to sit and wait for the shopping to be delivered....... The delivery time came and went, as did the full leeway they gave themselves in case things were running late. He called and got some simpering idiot that just annoyed him more than anything else. However, she did promise that it would be there soon. A good 40mins after it was supposed to be delivered, it finally arrived and piece by piece, bag by bag, Leo brought it in from the truck and dumped it on the kitchen floor to be put away once it was all in.

Lorelai: CC had more or less insisted that she sleep the night before she was due at the doctors. Lorelai wasn’t too keen on the idea as she was playing hooky from work to be with CC and had tried to put herself into a more nocturnal pattern; the idea behind that being that they could spend more time together. It was however, impossible to refuse CC when she’d explained that it was all for the best and that Lorelai needed to be well rested for both her and the baby. The appointment itself went well, no major problems, she was just a little run down and had been told she was slightly anaemic. This didn’t bother Lorelai, she knew the cause of that and all she really heard was that she and the baby were fine. Returning home she was a little stunned to find the gangplank down and was hesitant to go inside. Walking up onto the boat, more to make sure that CC was all right than to see who or what was there, she came across Leo in the kitchen. “Oh,” she flushed with colour and looked about them realising they were more or less alone with CC asleep. “Oh I’m so sorry I didn’t realise you were in here.”

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: Leo groaned as he heard the footsteps upstairs and coming down towards him. He knew who it would be - what with the lateness of the delivery - and he knew he wasn't supposed to be here when she got back for whatever reason. He figured that Lorelai just didn't like him, but her reaction didn't speak to someone who disliked another. His face broke into a grin as he looked at her and nodded, putting some fresh fruit into a fruit bowl. "Yo! No worries. Madam is fast asleep, though if we make too much noise - she might wake." He wanted to ask why he wasn't to be around her, but he hoped she'd volunteer the info instead.

Lorelai: She stood by the door, one hand on the doorframe, her right foot up on her toes as she swished it from side, as she tried to decide if she should stand there and talk to him or if she should go next door and ignore him. CC had gotten awfully mad the other night, having realised Lorelai was attracted to her thrall; not that she knew that that was what he was. She’d been told that he was a bewitched person, a puppet, and that he essentially had no will of his own. “Oh. Of course. Yes. We shouldn’t wake her,” she had lowered her voice but wasn’t entirely sure it was necessary, as she’d spent the day around CC before and not managed to stir her from her sleep. “Can I ask… Leo…what you are doing here? Ana, I mean CC, she didn’t tell me that you would be here. I was a little nervous coming in here truth be told.”

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: He chuckled and looked at his feet and the benches that were covered in shopping. "Well. I thought I'd pop by to try and ride a unicycle......" He smirked mischievously. "What's it look like I'm doing? I'm putting away food for you"

Lorelai: She giggled. It was a ridiculous statement to make and he was obviously playing with her but still she hadn’t meant to do that. “Oh well…Let me help you. I guess this means I cannot be trusted to shop for myself.” Lorelai moved to pick up one of the bags off of the floor, half riffling through it as she held it by one handle. “Is she always this thoughtful?” It wasn’t the right word at all but it was the one she meant, anyone else might have used the word controlling but not Lorelai, she’d only seen the kind and caring side of CC.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: He snorted and shook his head. "There are two different CC's. One for work and life, and another when she's.... loved up" He shrugged, not caring. "This isn't her not trusting you to shop, this is her trying to be nice. I think. I mean look" He held up a random item - some sort of seeds that were full of some oil and minerals that were supposed to be healthy. "Totally random, top shelf brand and.... **** me. £20 for this little tub! See! She hasn't a clue, but she's trying."

Lorelai: Lorelai stopped what she was doing and went to see what Leo had pulled out of one of his bags. “Oh I don’t think she’s in love with me. She doesn’t know me well enough for that. I know she likes me because she’s trying not to swear around me… How long have you known her?” she asked as she began trying to decide what went where from the bag she held. It looked like mainly green and leafy things, so she went to stand by the refrigerator.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "Ummm.... a year now. I think? She's a good boss, treats the workers well - so long as they do what they're told and follow her rules." He said, putting away the packets of dried fruits and nuts, as well as all manner of vitamins and minerals.

Lorelai: “So you like working for too then? She obviously has a stronger… bond with you than her other employees.” She had questions about what it was like to be bewitched and didn’t he mind working for a vampire but she wasn’t sure he knew about CC and the power she held over him.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "A stronger bond? What do you mean?" He asked, frowning at her

Lorelai: “Well I’ve seen her with you outside of work. You have the code to her home. She must trust you.” Lorelai didn’t even have to lie to cover up her previous conversation. It was likely the guy thought she was fishing to find out if he and CC had dated but there wasn’t any judgemental tone in her voice to suggest that.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "Yeh. I'm like, her personal assistant in a number of ways. I get paid well for it." He smiled, picking up another bag and walking up behind her, bodies almost pressed together in the small space as he leant in and around her to put the dairy things away in the fridge. He had no idea what she was fishing about, but he would protect CC's secret at all costs.

Lorelai: As he stood behind her she caught herself literally holding her breath as she froze to the spot. If she tried to get out of his way, she’d bump into him and if CC didn’t like them talking she certainly wouldn’t like them touching, even if it was accidental.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: Back and forth he moved, totally oblivious to her frozen body and not caring when he brushed her legs with his arms as he reached around her to set things in the bottom of the fridge - his head just about resting on her hip. "Anything else for the fridge, while I'm here?"

Lorelai: She wanted to say no, the word was there on the tip of her tongue and yet nothing came out, so she shook her head ever so slightly. All she could think was that this wasn’t her fault. She hadn’t invited him there. She hadn’t asked for the food. She hadn’t actually been told she shouldn’t be polite to the guy if their paths crossed.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "O.... k then" He said as she shook her head. Standing up straight again, he moved out from behind her and rolled his shoulders, being uncomfortable in the kitchen as the ceiling was too low for his 6' 5" frame in his heels. There were a few moisturisers he just set on the bench and then looked around, checking everything was away. "Well, I'm not going to ask why you need nipple cream" He nodded to one of the tubes he'd set out. "but if everything is done I should get back to the club for my shift. CC should be awake in a couple of hours, so you won't be alone for too long. Or is there anything you need?"

Lorelai: Lorelai was mortified. CC had managed to make things even more uncomfortable for her being around Leo with that little thoughtful gift. “I’m pregnant,” she all but blurted out after several minutes of silence, having finally found her voice. She closed the door the fridge and leant against it, her cheeks flushed with colour more. “That could be the reason she’s being so thoughtful. Correct? I mean I’ve not known her as long as you have but she seems to be the kind of person that could get carried away trying to please someone else. I didn’t ask her to do this. I didn’t.” She was practically pleading with him to believe her, a slight tone of desperation in her voice as if he were silently judging her even though he hadn’t said or done anything to justify such a response.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: He raised an eyebrow, looking at her curiously. "So what if you had asked? And... congrats?"

Lorelai: Lorelai tilted her head back, till it rested on the door and looked up at the ceiling. This was ridiculous. She felt ridiculous. How it was possible to be so spacy and nervous around the guy was beyond her but then she’d never really had the same intensity of feeling back home as she got in the city, something she attributed to the calmer way of like there. “I would hate for you to think that I’m taking advantage of her good nature is what I meant. I think. And thank you. Though…” she cut herself off from finishing the sentence as she wasn’t sure how she felt about being pregnant yet, it was all still sinking in. “Oh… You do know,” she said raising her head, suddenly remembering that Leo usually cared for CC when she was injured. “You know what she is. You look after her. Or you would be looking after now if I wasn’t here. Correct?”

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: He snorted softly and pulled himself onto the bench to sit. "She doesn't have much of a good nature! But sure, whatever." He cocked his head at her, smiling wickedly. "I know what she is? What is she?"

Lorelai: Her heart all but stopped beating as she he asked what she was. She could reply with her professional title but that seemed like a dumb thing to realise, what with the fact the guy worked with her. How was she supposed to say she was a vampire without using the word? Leo may have no clue that CC was a vampire and yet she couldn’t believe that was possible if he’d witnessed her limbs grow back after being chopped off. “Special?” she squeaked out, shrugging her shoulders slightly. “I’m sure you know. And I know. But if I say the word…” she sighed and hung her head. “She’s going to kill me now for sure,” she whispered as her right hand instinctively came to rest on her stomach as if fearing for the unwanted life that grew within her.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "Everyone has something special about them if you look hard enough Lorelai." He looked at his watch and frowned, sliding off the bench and clipping his heels on the floor. "Look, I do have to get to work. But yeh, I know she's.... 'special'. Why?"

Lorelai: Her name from his lips did strange things to her that shouldn’t have been possible. It made her feel guilty just being in the same room as him. “I… It doesn’t matter. I shouldn’t be keeping you from your job. She’ll likely be angry at me just for talking to you, so if I make you late as well…” She couldn’t help but look in the direction of the bedroom as she wondered what CC would do if she knew they were talking like this.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: He smiled and nodded his head, once more approaching her as she was in the doorway. When he reached her, he leant in and embraced her, kissing her lips with a peck and then slid on by her. "Right, well you enjoy your evening, good luck with CC and I'll catch you around. Maybe you'll come see me dance sometime?" He didn't wait for an answer, just headed off with a bum wiggle in her direction.

Lorelai: She had her back to the doorframe, her hands behind her as she’d tried to put some distance between them, however this backfired on her when he went to leave. Slap him! she screamed inside her mind as his lips lightly brushed hers but nothing happened, neither of her hands responded. She felt the colour slush in her cheeks again ad was unable to say goodbye, as she watched him leave. Once he was gone her hand brushed her lips and she slid down the doorframe till she was curled up between the posts, her feet resting on the post opposite. It wasn’t me. I didn’t do it. She’ll believe… I hope.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: As Leo had said, there was still a couple of hours before CC awoke, and after an hour had passed - she faded out of the room and into Silks. Then after another hour, she woke up, showered and then changed into a black dress and playful shoes. She moussed up her hair and gave it a load of volume, as if to match the platform boots, and then pinned bits of it up in a messy up do. Then she headed off to the boat - at speed - and once she arrived, headed down the stairs calling out. "'Ell? You here?"

Lorelai: Lorelai hadn’t moved. She closed her eyes and without adopting her usual posture had chosen to meditate in the hopes of finding some inner peace. It could have been minutes or hours since Leo left and she wouldn’t have noticed, accept the light outside the boat had changed and CC was calling her name. Her body stiffened. She couldn’t keep a secret like this from CC…could she? Was she that kind of person. The answer unfortunately was no; with that realisation she swallowed hard. This was either going to hurt her or Leo, but it had to be said. “Ana?” whispered.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: CC found her on the floor and immediately frowned and hurried to her side. She bent down, scooped the girl into her arms and lifted her easily. She'd activated healing trance the night before, so there was more arm with which to scoop now. Carefully, tenderly, she carried her to the bed and gently set her down, looking for injury. "What the **** happened? Are you ok? What's hurt? What's going on?"

Lorelai: She lightly shook her head. “I’m not hurt.” There was a softness to her voice that spoke of the dreamlike state she was in. “He kissed me.” She looked to CC, her eyes filled with confusion and fear. “Why would he do that?”

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: CC frowned and looked at her, her one hand stroking 'ells hair softly with a growl in her throat. "Who did?"

Lorelai: “Leo.” Her cheeks flushed to say his name as she drew her legs to her chest and wrapped her arms around them. “Why do you all think you can kiss who you like? It’s not right. It’s not fair on the person you’re kissing.” She was obviously conflicted about what she was saying because even as she protested the act (in her own mild way) her fingers were exploring her lips again, as she recalled the event.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: CC snorted. "Different worlds, you and I. He just brush your lips, or full on kiss?" She was doing her best to stay calm, cause she really just wanted to get out and kill someone.

Lorelai: “It’s still not fair.” She sighed as she considered the question, as to her there wasn’t a whole hell of a lot of difference. A gentle, tender kiss to her could hold equal emotion to one that would be considered more passionate. “The former.” She said, trying to view it in a more clinical light.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "Ah, k. Well then." She chuckled, relaxing a little. "That's just him, me, all of us." She shrugged, thinking. "But, why was he even there? Here I mean. ****. He was supposed to be gone"

Lorelai: “Wait. What? What do you mean he was supposed to be gone? You invited him here. You asked him to do the shopping. Correct? Actually… I should thank you for that. That really wasn’t necessary. I’m quite capable of shopping for my own food.” She wasn’t changing the subject, she was simply following through with her train of thought as she didn’t want to forget to thank CC for her kindness.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "You shouldn't be lifting stuff, and I got all the best stuff the internet said you needed. It was expensive, and I know you're a bit strapped just now. So yeh, I got you stuff and had him be here to put it all away for us. "

Lorelai: “A few days ago I was still breaking into houses and climbing out of the window of two story homes. I think I can manage to put away the groceries,” she laughed a little nervously. “You didn’t want him here with me…did you?” she asked, one hand moving from around her knees to take a hold of CC’s hand. “I know I shouldn’t have spoken to him but it would have been rude to have ignored him, especially since he was putting everything away for us.”

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "You're fine. You did nothing wrong" She caressed 'ells head and hair softly. "How did the doc go?

Lorelai: “It went fine. Everything is fine. But that didn’t answer the question I asked you.” She kept a hold of CC’s hand and curled up next to her, laying her head on her lap. “You don’t trust me around him do you?” Of course she blame herself, it wasn’t her way to blame someone else and she certainly didn’t want CC thinking any of it was his fault.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "No, I didn't want him here with you. I don't..... well.... I don't like to ******* think of you, thinking of others. I'm........ very bloody jealous." She caressed her hair, resting her stump on the girls waist.

Lorelai: She wanted to say it was hypocritical but she felt so guilty about the feelings she had when Leo was in the room. There was just something about him and she wasn’t really sure what it was. She practically buried her face in CC’s leg, hiding herself under her hair. This brought with it another odd sensation as she realised she had her face buried in CC’s thigh which, like usual, was bare. “I don’t like that feeling,” she whispered against her skin. “It’s not pleasant.”

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: CC stopped what she was doing and just froze, looking down at her and trying to work out what she was doing that was wrong. "Ummmm, which feeling?"

Lorelai: “Jealousy.”

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "When do you feel jealous? And over what?"

Lorelai: Lorelai felt deflated, how on earth CC couldn’t know how she could feel jealous was beyond her and so she basically dropped her forehead onto CC’s thigh with a sigh. “Your job Ana,” she whispered. “It may just be a job to you, and I’m trying to see it that way but…” That really was all there was to say. Lorelai had a feeling this conversation was going to keep coming up and keep repeating until either she accepted the situation or CC changed. (The former was far more likely than the latter and Lorelai wasn’t so naïve as to think otherwise).

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "Oh" Was all she could say to that, as she began stroking her fingers through the long blonde locks on and in her lap. "Well, you shouldn't? That's just cash. This is real. But you say the baby is fine? Nothing wrong with it, or you?"

Lorelai: It didn’t make sense to her; the woman didn’t need money and she owned the business. She didn’t have to work in it too. Still, Lorelai wasn’t about to vocalise that. She and CC had a rather odd relationship (by her standards) and she wasn’t about to jeopardise it this early on for something she still didn’t understand. However a thought did occur to her and this one was far less confrontational. “The baby is well,” she began, ignoring the question as to her own health. “And I know I shouldn’t be jealous, it’s just…” she brought her hand up to her face to brush a strand of her hair from her face, still unwilling to turn herself over and look up at CC. The hand, having fulfilled its function came to rest next to her face on CC’s thigh. “If I worked for you. If I did what you did. Would it not make you even the slightest bit jealous?” She wasn’t sure what she wanted the answer to that question to be, she likely didn’t care so long as it sounded honest.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "Good" She said in reference to the baby being ok. "And you?" She still pushed, as that hadn't been answered. "And no, I wouldn't be jealous. You wouldn't be working the rooms, just the poles and stage. And then I'd be proud of you."

Lorelai: “Why wouldn’t I work the rooms?” she asked curious to see why she didn’t suit that part of the job, not that she wanted to work in Silks in any capacity. She was just trying to gauge how CC would feel if the tables were reversed.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "Because. I'm the only one who's allowed to touch you" She smiled, still caressing her hair softly.

Lorelai: She scrunched up her nose at that. “So. You don’t want anyone else touching me but it’s okay for others to touch you?” Her voice was level and even, her question more practical than emotional at this point, as she still tried to figure it all out.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "Yup." She said matter of factly, nodding her head. "I provide a service and keep other women safe."

Lorelai: “Couldn’t the same be said of me? I’m not exactly human either. I could keep people safe too.”

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: She just laughed and bent down, kissing the woman's head. "So cute!"

Lorelai: “You don’t think I could?” she asked a little hurt by the fact that CC had dismissed her idea so quickly. Yes, she wasn’t a fighter, but did she need to be if the job was to allow other to harm her. Isn’t that what CC had said. She took the rough clients. Hadn’t CC shown how much abuse she could take already. Abuse was perhaps too strong a word, as CC had merely tried to kill her, she hadn’t beaten her or anything, just choke the life out of her.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "'Ell, you couldn't even begin to imagine what some of these men want to do to women, let alone cope with it physically and mentally. So no, I don't think you could. I don't think most people could. Only the..... odd ones."

Lorelai: “So you don’t think I could,” was the only reply CC got. Perhaps she was right, Lorelai might not be able to cope but if she did fail at the task it would more than likely be due to the fact that her heart wasn’t in it. Mentally Lorelai considered herself quite strong. She tried to maintain an inner peace and her meditation would help to clear her mind of any nastiness she might have had to endure. It was as this thought went through her mind that she wondered what she was driving at, as this wasn’t a path she even wanted to pursue.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "From what I know of folks who aren't me - no, I don't think you could." She said softly, with no judgement, disappointment or anything. It was simply her opinion and therefore fact in her mind.

Lorelai: She grumbled and squeezed CC’s thigh with her hand. The woman made her angry, which was hard to do at the best of times and probably a symptom of the fact that her sleeping schedule was of, as was her meditation routine. It was unfair. In her mind it was that simple. Unfair. She had to share CC but CC didn’t have to share her.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "What?" She asked to the grumbling mass of blonde in her lap.

Lorelai: “It’s unfair.” Her voice once more was steady and even, and while the tone carried no judgement, the words themselves of course did.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "No. It's life." She said with a smile. "Besides, it means **** all. I'm not attracted to any of those twats. I'd have you any day of the week over what some of those freaks are into!"

Lorelai: “You don’t know what I’m into,” she whispered like a petulant child, her calm tone slipping a little.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "Ok." She said with a grin. "Do you want to beat me to a pulp? Do you want to pretend to kill me, to then have sex with my dead body? Do you want to turn up each night with weird items to **** me with? Do you want to get a knife and carve your name and various pictures into my flesh? Do you want me to shape shift into a child so you can fulfil the thoughts in your head? Or things of that ilk?"

Lorelai: Lorelai felt sick. How she’d managed to listen that long was a miracle, as she’d been attempting to prove to CC that she could handle anything the woman threw at her. Her plan backfired and she was very soon, scrabbling from the bed and running for the toilet. With any luck CC would blame the baby and not her for the weakness, but the timing was awfully suspicious. She couldn’t believe people wanted to do those things. Worse. She couldn’t believe someone she cared about would let them be done to her.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "Mmmm Hmmm" CC said softly, watching her go. "Thought not." She got up and followed, gently stroking 'ell's back and helping keep her hair back and away in case she threw up.

Lorelai: She was curled around the bowl of the toilet retching but not actually bringing anything up. CC’s hand on her back made her flinch, as she was kind of disgusted at the images she had in her mind and as she thought of one of them again, she found herself dry heaving once more.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: She felt the flinch, but she didn't let it affect her or change what she was doing - she just sighed softly and continued.

Lorelai: “Please don’t,” she whispered, attempting to push CC away from her.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "Don't what?" She asked, confused.

Lorelai: “Touch me,” she whimpered.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "Oh....." She said, hand balling into a fist as she stood there, feeling her anger building. She'd dodged around it all, tried to be vague, but she'd been pushed and pushed into giving details. 'Ell had asked for it, and wasn't taking the general things she'd been saying. And now that she had gotten what she'd seemed to have wanted - she didn't want it anymore. Yeh, CC was pissed off, and worried about what she might do. So she removed her hand and then removed herself, from the bathroom, from the cabin, from the deck, from the boat.

Lorelai: She’d done it now. CC was gone. She placed her head on the rim of the toilet and mumbled to herself. Great Lorelai. Just great. Things were going well and you just had to push. The woman likes you and you are pushing her away. If she doesn’t come back it’s your own fault. You have no-one to blame but yourself.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: CC was out on the dock, pacing back and forth from one end of it to the other, seething. So much so, that when she spotted a gangster, or a hitman or something of that sort, she lost it and attacked him with her bare hands, killing him and his mate who showed up from behind a stack of boxes.

Lorelai: She stayed there for a while and then once her stomach had settled, made her way up on deck. She leaned against the rails and peered out into the darkness, wondering if CC was in the area or if she’d gone to Silks. “Ana?” She let didn’t scream or shout her name, she just said it and let the wind carry it along. She knew that CC had good hearing, as and when she was using the ability, and she half hoped she was somewhere nearby waiting for her to call her back. It was perhaps unreasonable to make such an assumption as CC was a very independent woman and seemed to do as she pleased, but still, there was little else Lorelai could do to contact her.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: CC looked down at the bodies at her feet, smiling. She'd carved them up beautifully with the claws her nails could become and they were laid out as if they were chunks of meat in a butchers shop with each muscle separated from the others and presented there. She heard her name called and ignored it for a while, just enjoying her handiwork and licking the blood from her hands. Her skin was totally speckled with blood, and she didn't care - it was invigorating. Only when she'd had enough of looking at her handiwork did she slowly head back towards the boat to see what mood 'ell was in now.

Lorelai: She couldn’t see or hear anything in the darkness and so went back down below deck to wait for CC to come home. She sat perched on the end of the bed, her feet neatly tucked to one side as she chewed on her fist in her usual manner.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: She didn't bother with the plank, just jumped aboard and silently walked downstairs, her more vampiric side in evidence right now. She stood silently in the door, leaning against the frame and just watched 'ell to see if or when she'd be noticed.

Lorelai: As she continued to work on the non-existent nail, she glanced around the room, her eyes never settling anywhere for very long. She looked nervous. When she noticed CC, she got up to go and greet her but then stopped in her tracks as she noticed the blood. “Are you…? What did you…? Oh Ana,” she looked disappointed and went back towards the bed, shrinking to the floor, her back to the bed as she curled herself into a ball on the floor.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: She folded her arms, as best she could, and just watched the girl. "What?"

Lorelai: “The blood,” she whispered, unable to look at CC as she was.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: She looked down and shrugged. "And?"

Lorelai: She rested her head on her knees. If the woman didn’t know what was wrong with this picture she had no business being here with her. She wanted to leave. Needed to leave and yet in that moment she couldn’t move.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "I didn't feed from them. If that's what you're worried about?"

Lorelai: Lorelai got up from the floor and went to push past Ana, trying to avoid touching her as best she could. She wasn’t staying there, she couldn’t. Not after that comment. Not after what CC had done.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: CC didn't move and kept the door blocked with her petit body. Waiting for some sort of explanation as to what in the actual **** was wrong with the woman.

Lorelai: “Excuse me,” she said her head dipped, her hair covering her face.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "Nope"

Lorelai: “I need to leave. Let me past please.”

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "Not until you speak to me and tell me what's wrong"

Lorelai: “You know what’s wrong. Please. Please let me go. I can’t see you like this. I can’t know you like this. Please Ana.” She was dry heaving again and dizziness was setting in as, among other things, she hadn’t eaten for hours.

--The following transcript was a live chat roleplay--

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "You can't see me like this? As I am? For what I am? I'm a vampire 'ell. Say it. Admit it to yourself, out loud, and say what I am. You pushed me, you wanted to know. Now you do. This is what I am and what you made me do. Look at me, and see me for what I am and stop denying it"

Lorelai: “I know what you are,” she protested in her calm and quiet manner, her right hand coming up to rub at her forehead. “It’s one thing to know and another to see. Would you bring one of our clients into our home and make me watch?” she asked, trying to prove her point in a roundabout kind of way.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "No. Because my job isn't 'what' I am. It's simply what I do. There's a huge difference!"

Lorelai: “You have no respect for me. There is a difference between knowing what you are and having you force me to view it. All life is to be respected. And you want to tell me that you did this because of me? I would never ask this of you. Much like your job, you made a choice to do it. I would rather you took my life in place of another. That would be my choice.”

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "Of course I ******* respect you. If I didn't, then you wouldn't even be here right now. ****! It was just a couple of gangsters anyways. Better them than you or whatever." She sighed, arms tightening against her chest. "And I'm not making you see it. That, would ******* mean me taking you out there and showing you what's left of their bodies! All you're seeing is me, with a bit of splatter on me. There was no choice, there was instinct and need."

Lorelai: “There is always a choice CC.” She was trying to distance herself from the woman and it showed in the name she chose to call her by. “So if you would please let me past before I throw up or pass out I would truly appreciate it.”

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "Then what?"

Lorelai: “Then I can get away from here. From you and your deeds. And I will be able to clear my mind. I’m going home to my hotel room. If you would be so kind as to step aside and let me passed.” She was starting to feel quick ill now, and glancing at the blood splatter and knowing what had been done made her knees weak and not in a good way.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "And then what?"

Lorelai: “Then I can think…please,” she reached out and had to grab a hold of the doorframe, CC had her seriously off tilt, or she and the baby did. She had no idea what was going on inside her these days.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "I don't want you to go. You go, I'm afraid you'll never come back!"

Lorelai: “And if you keep me here I can assure you that, that is exactly what will happen next time you fall asleep. You know I’m vegan. You know I can’t abide violence. And still you choose to show yourself to me like this. It’s bad enough I still have those violent images in my mind and then you go and do that. And tell me that it’s my fault. And…” That was that. She’d been standing too long and having to recall what had gone before pushed her over the edge and she collapsed as she fell unconscious.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: CC reached out and caught her before she hit the floor, rolling her eyes and sighing. Gently, she lifted her up and carried her back to the bed, lying her down and letting her relax. She put a pillow under the girl's head and then pulled the blanket over her, tucking her in. Leaving her to relax, CC headed for the bathroom and wiped off the little splatters of blood and then went to the kitchen and began to make her something to eat that was full of goodness. A stir fry of various vegetables and crumbed tofu - that looked like some sort of rotten placenta before she crumbed it - and then poured a big glass of pomegranate and orange juice before heading back to the bed to see if she were awake, and still there!

Lorelai: It was the smell of the food that stirred her from her sleep, and she pulled herself up in the bed a few moments before CC appeared at the door. A hand went to her head as the room span. How do I leave now? she realised her exit was blocked yet again. “CC? Are you hungry?” she asked a little out of habit, as she noticed what the woman was carrying.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: CC shook her head, noting the name was still CC that was being used. "No, not at all. You?"

Lorelai: She was starving but she wasn’t sure she wanted to eat anything CC had made, it was like letting the woman win. Not that she usually thought that way, it was just strange to consider accepting something from someone who made her feel so bad. “I am hungry. Yes.” She admitted, still feeling a little queasy. She did however note that CC had cleaned herself up, and that there were no visible signs of blood.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: She nodded and closed the distance, setting the stir-fry on the table by the bed along with the juice and cutlery. Then wandered off and upstairs again

Lorelai: Lorelai watched CC go and once she realised she wasn’t coming back, she very guiltily, moved to inspect the food and pick at the contents. Picking at the contents, soon turned to devouring them, as she was hungrier than she thought. When she’d finished, she set the cutlery back on the tray and downed the juice before sitting back on the bed.Why did she have to do that? Any of it. She killed someone. Or several someone’s. She said gangsters plural. Then she comes home and does this. What is all this? How can she be so kind and so cruel. Wait. Leo said something earlier. She isn’t good natured. Is this what he meant?

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: CC just leant on the rail upstairs, looking out over the water quietly as she tried to work out how the strange woman below's mind worked. Because right now - she had no idea which way was up with her. She was such an enigma!

Lorelai: She took her time to consider what it was that CC had said. What she wanted her to accept. She was still struggling with the fact the woman slept with people for money, so she wasn’t sure she was ready to accept her killing people…even if they did deserve it. When she was ready to talk to the woman, she didn’t go upstairs to join her, she just said her name and hoped she’d come back. “CC?”

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "What?" She called down the hatch from where she stood, having heard her name being called from below.

Lorelai: “Are you coming back inside?”

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "I thought you wanted space?"

Lorelai: “I thought you wanted to talk?”

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "I was trying to give you what you wanted, so I didn't lose you"

Lorelai: “I don’t have your hearing CC. Talking like this is difficult for me. And strange. I’m sitting here talking to myself while you are somewhere up on deck.”

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: She just sighed and pushed off the rail, standing up and then walked down the steps ever so slowly. Once she was down, she found a chair and sat in it, right across the other side of the room to the bed and as far away as she could get.

Lorelai: Lorelai sighed. Was CC always like this? Was this an allurist thing? She didn’t know. It was possible. To see her sitting so far away made her feel worse. She got up, closed the distance between them and stood in front of her girlfriend. “Thank you for dinner. It was very nice.” It was a weak start to the conversation but it needed to be said.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: She nodded her head and resisted the urge to reach out to her and pull her down into her lap. Instead, she just sat there, looking at her. "Should you be out of bed? Shouldn't you be resting?"

Lorelai: “I don’t want you to have to scream at me from across the room, but if you wish me to go back to bed I shall.”

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "I don't want you to be uncomfortable around me, so I kept some distance between us" She said softly, sighing. "I don't ******* know what I'm doing!"

Lorelai: “Well that makes two of us then,” she reached out her hand to CC and let her decide if she would take it or not. “What don’t you know?”

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: She stared at the hand for a moment and then took it gently, giving it a squeeze. "How to do a relationship"

Lorelai: Lorelai smiled softly, “Strangely enough I understand that part. The part I’m struggling with is how to be in a relationship with a vampire who works as an adult entertainer. It’s you specifically that I need to try and understand, so that I can see if I belong in your world or not.” She sat herself down on CC’s lap and wrapped the woman’s arms around her, her back against CC’s chest, her head leaning on CC’s right shoulder. “I don’t like the thought of you with other people. And I don’t like the thought you killing people. And I certainly don’t want to see evidence of either.” She was being quite open and honest with CC, her normal tone of voice having returned.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: Her arms easily wrapped around her and held her close, tight, safe and kissed her neck softly. "It's easy enough not to see evidence of my job. But the violence - that's going to be hard. It's so ingrained in me, my kind, me especially though. But, I can try and hide it from you?"

Lorelai: Lorelai closed her eyes and then shook her head. This wasn’t going to work. If CC had to hide who she was, it was going create a distance between them. “No. I don’t think I want that either. I just…well…I don’t mind treating your wounds and looking after you if something happens. I just don’t want to see you covered in other people’s blood. And I don’t want you killing people because of me.” She rolled her head to the side and glanced at CC. “I believe in life Ana. I think every life precious. Mortal and Immortal alike.”

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "It's going to happen from time to time. Because not all lives are equal and some folks just need to die."

Lorelai: “I don’t believe that.” She wrapped her arms over CC’s and kissed her cheek. “And if you were serious when you said we should move in together, then I think you need to at least try and remember that, that’s how I feel.”

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "Of course I was serious!" She said adamantly, slightly irritated that there was any question of her intent. "But, if I've had an.... incident. I have to get washed and changed somewhere. So, you might see things you might not want to. And you need to remember, that's who I am"

Lorelai: “Okay,” she said softly as she nodded her head and stared ahead of them. “If you do your best not to have too many incidents. I’ll do my best not to complain and get upset when they happen. Does that sound fair?” She cast her eyes over her shoulder to CC again as she waited for her reply.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "Mm Hm" She nodded her head, figuring she'd just head to the club or the sex apartment to wash down, before heading home after she'd killed numpties.

Lorelai: “So… Where are we going to live then? Here?” she asked. This was Lorelai’s way of accepting the proposal, something she actually hadn’t done until now.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: She shook her head. "No. This place has another function usually. I have an apartment we can live in together. It's not decorated or anything, it's just an empty shell. But we can decorate it together."

Lorelai: “Why can’t we live here? What do you use this place for?” she asked, not really caring where they lived. She quite liked the idea of decorating a space with CC and having them make it their own.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: She chuckled and shook her head. "If we're going to be together, you really, really need to think about whether you honestly want the answer to the questions you're asking, before you ask them."

Lorelai: This was a very good point but what could CC possibly tell her about a boat? She looked around the room, not seeing anything suspicious, which meant she had to be missing something. So naturally, she had to know what that was. “Okay. I’ve thought about it and…I still want to know.”

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "Sex, drugs, adult entertainment cruises. So for people who want a 'private party', they hire the boat and we take them out to the woods on the river with anything and everything they want to order"

Lorelai: “Okay. So the apartment it is,” she had tensed momentarily in CC’s arms but then she let herself relax. It was no wonder Leo knew the code then, he was probably quite familiar with the boat on the business side of things too.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "Mmm Hmm. Never been used. 'Virgin' territory as it were." She laughed hard.

Lorelai: She understood the pun but it didn’t make her laugh, she just stayed nestled against her girlfriend. An early turn of phrase coming back to her. “Why didn’t you drink from the people…from earlier?”

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "Because....." She wasn't sure she wanted to say why, because she wasn't sure how 'ell would take it.

Lorelai: “Because what?” she asked, pushing CC yet again to answer something that she may not want to know the answer too.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "Because, they...... weren't you"

Lorelai: Lorelai was confused. Of course she wanted to be the one that CC fed from and she had been doing her best to keep her strength up in that aspect for a week or so before they’d discovered she was pregnant. “I…don’t understand. You drink the bags of blood…and you feed on Leo. Correct?”

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "I drink the bags, but I haven't drunk from Leo since I met you. I'd rather spend the money on a bag than bite someone. It just.... feels like cheating." She shrugged her shoulders awkwardly, kissing 'ell's shoulder softly and wondering if she knew what that meant. Because anyone who knew CC, knew she put money above everything else, ever. And the fact she was spending cash, rather than taking for free - was massive!

Lorelai: Lorelai curled up on CC’s lap, adopting a more foetal like position so that she could face her better. Only instead of speak, as she had planned too, she found herself kissing CC. In a very strange way, it was one of the sweetest things anyone had ever said to her and while she didn’t understand how much CC placed money above and before all else, she did understand the fact that CC had been thinking of her as her girlfriend before they were really even dating. “You really are very sweet you know.”

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: She was more than surprised when the girl's lips found hers and kissed her. However, she was very happy for it and kissed her back, holding her around her back with her good arm while her bad rested gently on the pregnant tummy. "I'm not" She whispered back in reply

Lorelai: “You are to me. And I can only go on what I’ve seen. So…you are much sweeter than you are willing to admit, I am sure.” She smiled and eskimo kissed CC. It wasn’t something she usually did but with how close they were and with things the way they were between them it felt right.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: She smiled and did the same in return, a little nod of her head ending it. "So, what else do you want to know and ask? See if we can get it all out now?"

Lorelai: “I honestly don’t know. My questions seem to just come out as and when I think of them. I don’t have to know everything today. Correct? If we are going to live together I’m sure you’ll find the time to answer my questions here and there. How about you? Do you have any questions to ask me?” She played with the ends of CC’s moussed hair, trying to work out how the texture seemed to change.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "Of course, there's no rush. But no, nothing for you just now. But shouldn't you be going to sleep? You've had a bit of a long and exciting day"

Lorelai: “Exciting isn’t the word I would choose to describe my day. And I will happily go to bed if you eat first. You said you would feed from me again if the baby was all right. Correct?” She’d gotten away with not having told her what the doctor had said about her health earlier and hoped that CC would be so distracted by the offer that she wouldn’t remember this herself.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "Mmm Hmm. But I can't help but wonder why you're not telling me what the doc said about you. Don't think I hadn't noticed in everything!"

Lorelai: Lorelai laid her head against CC’s shoulder. “He said I’m slightly anaemic. And that I need to take iron tablets. But I don’t mind that. I didn’t want to tell you as I thought you might worry and there really isn’t anything to worry about.” She hoped CC would see it the same way she did, but there was no way of telling how CC would take anything she said or did at any moment.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "Riiiiiiiiiight. Slightly anaemic, and you're offering me your blood?" She shook her head, giving the girl a squeeze. "I'm not feeding from you while you're anaemic."

Lorelai: “Not even if I ask you to?” she lifted her head from its resting position so that she could look CC in the eyes. “You haven’t fed from me in days. I’m sure it’ll be fine now.”

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "If your bloods were just done now, and you're anaemic now - then it's not good." She smiled, caressing her cheek softly. "I don't want to hurt you"

Lorelai: “I know,” she was about to try and justify her request but it was going to be a weak argument, as she know CC was right. “I was thinking that maybe if you didn’t feed form me every day…for now…that it might be all right?” There was an optimistic tone at the end of her sentence, as she really wanted CC to see things her way.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "Look, I'd love to feed from you. But at the same time, last thing I want to do is hurt you or the baby"

Lorelai: “Please feed from me?” she asked as sweetly as she could, her eyes fixed on CC’s. “I want you to. And I think we both need it today.” This was the intimate act they shared and so the request made sense on that level. The baby was well, Lorelai was okay and so she didn’t see the harm.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: CC lifted her hand and caressed her cheek softly. "Are you sure that's what you want? And that you'll be ok?"

Lorelai: Lorelai nodded. “We just need to be careful about how often you feed. I’m almost positive. I feel good. I know I passed out earlier but you had blood on you and I hadn’t eaten in hours and there was all that talk of your job and…I feel sick when I get jealous, so that explains that. Though I guess it could be some form of delayed morning sickness. I don’t know. I just know that I want to make you happy and I want us to work and…you need…and I need it.” She finally feel silent having pleaded her case as passionately as she could without losing total control of herself or her emotions.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "Just one thing. You don't need to let me feed off you to keep me happy or just keep me, full stop. Ok?"

Lorelai: Lorelai smiled and gently caressed CC’s face, “So if I said I hated it and that I didn’t want you to put your fangs in me ever again you’d accept that?”

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: She nodded her head. "Yes"

Lorelai: “And you’d still love me?” The question came out all too easily but the two of them had never used that word before when referring to their feelings; though in this way it was more a turn of phrase than her fishing for CC’s feelings about her.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: She nodded her head again, smiling. "Mmm Hmmm"

Lorelai: Lorelai couldn’t process what that sound might have meant as she hadn’t really intended the question to come out as it might have and so she simply leaned in and kissed CC again. She really did like the woman, even if she was quite literally a murdering whore.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: CC smiled and kissed her back, pulling her close and just holding her tightly

Lorelai: “So…will you feed from me?” she asked as she gently stroked her fingertips up and down CC’s injured arm.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: She nodded her head with a small smile. "Seeing as how you're sure...." She left a pause before making her move, just one last chance for 'ell to change her mind

Lorelai: “I’m quite sure,” she repeated, pulling her hair to one side, as she assumed that CC would try to feed from the neck. It was a natural assumption to make as that was where CC had always fed from her; it had yet to occur to her that the woman could drink from any vein in the body and had the option of far more interesting places to puncture.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: CC ran one finger over 'ell's neck lightly, just letting her nail barely touch her skin. "Mmmmm, you want me to bite your neck?"

Lorelai: Lorelai shivered and closed her eyes. “It’s where you usually bit me,” she replied in a soft, contented voice.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "That's not an answer to the question" She purred softly, her eyes roaming the body on her lap. "Blood will come wherever my fangs slide slowly into your body. So I can feed from you anywhere I choose"

Lorelai: “Oh,” Lorelai’s eyes snapped open at that comment. “Oh… I…” She flushed with colour as she realised simultaneously how stupid and naïve she was. “I hadn’t thought of that. And we haven’t… So I didn’t…” she swallowed hard. “Where would you like to feed from?” She asked hoping CC had given it more thought.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "Everywhere." She purred softly into the girl's ear, nipping it softly. "In time."

Lorelai: A pleasurable shiver ran through Lorelai as CC spoke. The woman was so damn hypnotic when she wanted to be. The whispered words left Lorelai with the distinct yearning for “in time” to be right now, but it was impractical and quite likely dangerous to even attempt that. “Anywhere?” she repeated as she tried to decide where that place should be.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "Mm Hm. Yes. Anywhere" She let her fingers trail down and around 'ell's body, lightly teasing each part she touched.

Lorelai: “Here?” she asked indicating the already exposed area of her breast above the line of her dress.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: CC leant in and pressed a kiss to the spot indicated, letting her tongue slide over her skin followed by her fangs. "Mmm Hmm. I can."

Lorelai: Lorelai wriggled out of CC’s grasp and then offered her, her hand. “Come lay down with me? It will be easier to feed then. Correct?”

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "No. It's easy in any position" She smiled, but got up anyway and followed her to the bed, letting her do her own thing and get comfortable.

Lorelai: It was late and Lorelai was quite tired so having lead CC to the bed, she unzipped her dress and shimmied out of it before climbing under the covers. “But it’ll be more comfortable for me like this,” she said as she pulled back the covers for CC to join her.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: CC unzipped her boots, slid off her fishnets, and then took her dress off until she was completely naked. Getting into bed, she slid right across and up to 'ell, wrapping her arms around her and drawing her close - kissing her deeply

Lorelai: Lorelai gasped softly as she felt CC’s cold body press against her own, this was something she was still getting used to and so it shocked her momentarily. “I’m very sorry that I upset you earlier. You know I really care for you. Correct?” She whispered as their lips parted.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "I do now." She smiled, her fingers exploring the woman's hip. "So, is that where you wanted me to feed from? Your breast?"

Lorelai: “Mmm hmm,” she nodded. “Providing you kiss me again first.” She ran her hand over CC’s cheek and then weaved her fingers into her hair.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: CC smiled and leant in, kissing from her breast up to her lips, lingering there in a looooong slooooooow sensual kiss.

Lorelai: If Lorelai was going to die, this was how she wanted to go. The fact that it felt like her heart was thundering in her chest spoke to the contrary, but still she felt incredibly calm and safe in CC’s hands. Comments about knowing why the woman was so successful in her job crossed her mind but she didn’t want to think about that. Instead she allowed her fingertips to gently follow the lines of CC’s tattoos as she explored her body for the time.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: CC rolled over onto her, gently lying along her and sliding her knee between 'ell's legs to kneel and give herself a better angle and more purchase. She removed her lips and once more kissed down her body, while her fingers explored where they could. Her lips kissed down her cleavage until they found a nice fleshy part to work and nip gently, kissing it repeatedly until her fangs extended straight into her flesh in the middle of a kiss. Her lips locked to the skin and slowly, sensuously, sucked and drew her blood from her body - all while her fingers continued to caress.

Lorelai: Being with CC was like heaven and she was glad to be able to return the favour a little as they mutually explored one another. Lorelai was a lot more comfortable in her presence which was an odd thing to realise considering earlier all she wanted to do was get as far away from the woman as possible. The bite itself, stung as normal but what followed was pure bliss. She didn’t want to choose between this and her child’s health, so she had to find a way to have both and knew she’d be heading to the store the next day to get iron tablets if that was what it took.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: She didn't take as much as she wanted or needed, still not quite believing that all was well and wanting to protect her. She purred softly as she fed, until her lips kissed and her fangs slowly retracted, her tongue lapping swiftly over her skin as she finished feeding.

Lorelai: This was definitely a relationship perk of being with a vampire, and the moment CC finished feeding, Lorelai placed her hand under her chin and guided her back to her mouth so that she could kiss her. She wanted to kiss her forever, but unlike CC she still had to breathe, so when she pulled back panting, she caressed CC’s cheek and smile at her. “Do you think everyone feeds like this?”

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: She allowed her head to be lifted and she gently kissed 'ell back happily. Though her hands never stopped their roaming and teasing. "No." She half sighed and half purred. They definately don't."

Lorelai: Lorelai smiled, as to her it was kind of nice to think that what they shared wasn’t exactly the norm. She couldn’t imagine a lot of humans had vampire partners and that alone made them kind of unique, (as if they needed anything else to make their pairing stand out as the two of them were like chalk and cheese). It almost hurt for her to have to get CC to stop what she was doing but it had to be done. “As much as I am enjoying this, I do think that we should sleep. Or I should rather. Will you hold me till I fall asleep?” she asked as her lips lightly brushed against CC’s.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: CC didn't stop, and in fact her mouth moved back to 'ell's skin to kiss and nibble lightly. "Why sleep? We have a whole night ahead for... fun"

Lorelai: Lorelai squirmed beneath her. “Because you insisted that I go to that appointment and so I have been awake for most of the day. And then Leo confused me and we argued and now I am both mentally and physically drained.” She explained as she tried to get CC to look her in the eyes. “And you are still healing Ana. I have no doubt that we will have fun in the near future when you and I are both more certain of the way we feel about one another, but for now…For now this is where the line is drawn.”

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: She just purred softly against 'ell's skin, working her way up to capture her lips in a long and slow kiss. "And if you sleep now, then you wake in the morning and you wn't see me in the evening as you'll have been up all day. And if you're drained, you can just lie back and enjoy. I'll help you relax." She smirked, eyes twinkling.

Lorelai: “I have the strangest feeling that no matter what I say to you, that you will only try harder to seduce me,” she laughed softly, her body responding to CC even if she didn’t want it to. “So maybe we should attempt to come to a compromise?”

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "Mmmmm." She purred, feeling and smelling how her administrations were working. "What compromise?"

Lorelai: “I will attempt to stay awake and we can stay in bed, only you have to think of another way to keep me entertained. We could talk maybe. Or watch something on television? The choice can be yours, so long as it doesn’t involve any more of your advances.” Lorelai nuzzled at CC’s neck and then kissed it gently.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "But.... what if I want... more?" She asked softly, fingers still tailing, caressing and stroking.

Lorelai: “I believe the saying ‘all good things come to those who wait’ is appropriate here Ana. If you care about me, you’ll respect the fact that I’m not ready to give you more than I have already. Please don’t be mad at me. I care for you. I do. I’m just not ready yet.” There was a hint of sadness in her words as she said this, as a part of her deeply desired to experience everything that CC had to offer and this clearly showed in the way in which she’d responded to her advance up until now.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: CC leant in and softly kissed her lips, wrapping her in her arms and drawing her close.

Lorelai: She sighed happily as CC seemed to listen to her and settled with her in the bed. “So what would you like to do?” she asked placing a light kiss to CC’s temple.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: She snorted with laughter. "You know what I want to do. So you pick"

Lorelai: “Television it is then. I’m a little too tired for conversation if I am honest.” She sat up and looked around the room wondering where the remote was. Lorelai didn’t watch much tv, so she had no idea what would be on at that time of night but she didn’t really mind what they watched, so long as something broke the silence and kept her awake so that she could enjoy the feeling of having CC wrapped around her.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: "Ummm....." She looked around and reached out to get a hold of her phone, pulling up the TV streaming on it after a few tries, then handed it to 'ell with a grin. "There you go!"

Lorelai: “Oh my stars. This is not going to work for us,” she laughed softly as she handed the device back to CC. “Perhaps you should just let me sleep for a little while? We could do something together in a few hours, once I have a little of my energy back,” she suggested.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: She nodded her head, setting the phone away again and kissing 'ell's forehead. "Just close your eyes then, see if you can sleep."

Lorelai: Lorelai curled up against CC, closed her eyes and drifted off to sleep. It had been a long day for her and she needed to recharge her batteries a little.

Cinnamon Cherrywhip: There was plenty CC could have been doing, but she was more than happy to just lie here all night, holding the girl while she slept, until she herself fell asleep as morning came.