A realisation and what came after

[Liam Goodryke]

It had been several nights since he picked up a scent on Scorpia but hadn't been able to place it. It had bothered him greatly as it was a mixture of scents, one of them of which he knew he should know but shrugged it off as he was still getting used to his vampiric senses, knowing what smell was what.

After a meeting with Nick Bowstrong though and then returning to Scorpia he'd put two and two together the following morning, realsing that they had been intimate with each other. He found Scorpia at the entrance to the sewer inside the mansion that same morning, and he took her, punishing her for her indescretion, forcing himself on her, some would say raping her. She had fought him and clawed at him, proclaiming her undying hate for him, but still she sat on the floor in a puddle of her own climatic pleasure afterwards.

She never did tell him why she had done it, so he ended their relationship there and then, kicking her out of Argent Manor...

If he caught Nick he would kill him, but Scorpia he had other plans for...

[Liam Goodryke]

A few nights had gone by since Silver had violated Scorpia against her will. He felt aweful, guilt ridden, but it was done and it was over. He wandered the streets, trying to justify in his mind why had done what he had done to her, but he could not. There was never going to be any kind of justiication and deep down he knew it, which only made him feel worse.

As he walked the streets he met a woman of the Noble line, Cagey Lane. He'd startled her at first, but they soon warmed to each other, and she told him that she did not know anyone, didn't really know anything about anything or anyone, that her sire checked in now and again to see how she was doing. He decided then that he would take her under his wing, try and teach her the ways of the city, and it didn't take long before he had her in his bed...

[Liam Goodryke]

Aura, sweet Aura. They were growing quite close, but not in a romantic way, though he would have liked it if it were such. She had told him she was spoken for and that she would never be disloyal to her partner. The mentioning of loyalty to ones partner brought back the bitter memories of the previous week. When he made a comment on Scorpia's understanding of loyalty Aura simply said she wouldn't touch that topic with a foot long pole. That had amused him and brought him out of his somber mood...

Things did seem to be on the up, though he still felt disgusted with himself for raping Scorpia. He needed someone to confide in, someone outside of the situation, and there was only one man in the city he trusted with such a position...Dr Zachariah Staus. He told the good Dr about what had happened, everything, how Scorpia had sex with Nick and Silver's reaction. To his surprise Zachariah said it was the easiest response and basically that he should not beat himself up over what had happened. A few other words were said, and it reminded him of an earlier conversation with Callista, though she did not know quite everything, who had said to do nothing, to rise above the situation, whereas the Dr suggested stealing those that Nick would claim, and have them for himself instead of toys for his sibling.

Silver was left very confused as to how to go forward. Should he just do nothing, or should he play Nick at his own game? Should he continue to see Cagey, or try to win Aura's heart? That said Dr Staus' reasoning for trying to partner with Aura was more strategic than romantic. That's when he finally turned to his brother Chad, who knew about Cagey, but had agreed with Zachariah, though for the romantic reason.

Do nothing or play the game? Continue to pursue Cagey or switch to Aura who was already spoken for? Two people, both he trusted, had said Aura but for different reasons. What the hell was he going to do next...?

[Liam Goodryke]

Next came...he visited Scorpia, against his own better judgement. He wanted her back, despite the advice of others. He gave her a gift, using his Allurist abilities to boost her own abilities. They talked for a while, and then he tried to force it out of her again why she had betrayed him. Again she refused to answer, and again his reaction was severe, tying her up so that she couldn't fight back.

Only this time before he could follow through he stopped himself, realising how low he was sinking, and that if they were ever meant to get back together, this was not the way it would happen. He hastily dressed them both, untying her hands, calling her pathetic as well as other names. He did this because of how pathetic he felt in himself...

[Liam Goodryke]

Aura really knew how to pick Silver up when he was down. They had been spending more and more time together, getting to know each other. The closer they got, the more he wanted her, and the more it killed him knowing they couldn't be together. He hadn't seen Cagey either since that first night together.

A few nights after the almost second rape with Scorpia, Silver and Aura had decided to spend an evening together at Argent Manor. They sat there next to each other and watched The Lost Boys, a maginficent film from the 80's period about vampires. Of course it was all nonsense. At least he hoped it was. He dreaded to think that their entire line would be wiped out just from Chad being killed. Aura slowly drifted off to sleep in his arms moments after the film ended. He contemplated sleeping there with her on the sofa, but decided then to pick her up and carried her into one of the spare rooms he had and wrote her a note:

"Tomorrow night we can watch Lost Boys 2: The Tribe. You were right, I did enjoy the first one. Glad you talked me into buying all 3."

He kissed her on the forehead and left the room, closing the door behind him and slipping into his room, alone...

[Liam Goodryke]

They'd both fallen asleep half way through. They'd been at a family social beforehand, one family member teasing that there was more going on than movie watching between them. Decklyn.

Silver's day had started with a message from Chad about hiding those who were on the hitlist. He assumed that Scorpia was still on that list as he had not checked it in some time, and gave Chad the address of Nick Bowstrongs apartment as a false location for his ex lover. They may have split but he still cared greatly for her. He sent her a message warning her about what was going on and she came to him. They talked for sometime and they forgave each other, agreeing to be friends again, though not lovers, at least not yet...

Today ended up being a busy day. He'd noticed that Kaitlyn, his first childe, had been absent for a few days, and so sought her out, finding her at the Dragomir temple. She'd had a tough day, finding out something about her mortal life from before Silver had given her immortality. She was deeply upset, and while trying to comfort her, he ended up attempting to seduce her. It didn't get any further than passionate kissing though before she stopped him. He had apologised to her for kissing her but she didn't seem to mind...this was something he made a mental note of to persue at a later date. They left the Temple of Dragomir and went back to Argent Manor to design the new layout of her bedroom. To his surprise though, instead of working on the designs Kaitlyn kissed him this time, a very pleasant surprise...

Later that night while he was waiting for Aura to arrive to finish watching the movie Cagey returned to the Manor to see him. She'd been craving his touch, as he had craved hers. They fucked wildly and passionately for some time before he asked her to move into the Manor, offering her one of the guest rooms as a joke. She, of course, decided to take him up on the offer...

Temperance showed up then at the Manor, wounded by a hunter. She'd had a friend heal her a little, but only a little, there was still some healing left to do. It was moments like this that made him wish he was a Necromancer as he had been studying all the paths lately. As they talked he had kissed her, her response being to break away from the kiss, pay him a compliment, and return the favour of a back and shoulder massage that he had given her just the night before. They toyed with their words, flirting with each other. Eventually they ended up in his bed in the throws of passion...

All the while he waited for Aura to return so that they could finish watching the movie, but she never showed...

[Liam Goodryke]

To say it had been an uneventful night would be an understatement. He'd visited Aura down by the docks, a meeting which had left him deeply sorrowful. Sorrowful and confused.

She'd been upset with him for his actions. So upset she said she never wanted to see him again. He had no idea she cared for him in that way, or of other things she mentioned before storming off home. Afterwards he got thinking, and only one person could have told her anything to have made her like this...Temperance...

He would have to seek her out when he next got the chance...