Bloody dreams of you

@ katahdin
Cassia giggled. She slipped out of bed and stretched. "Mmm grapes sound good." She said. "Can I use your bathroom? She asked wanting to shower now that she was feeling better. Cassia stripped out of his shirt and dropped it on the floor smiling at him over her shoulder. She slipped into his shower turning it on and stepping in letting the water fall over her. She sighed and closed her eyes grabbing his cleaner and starting to wash off. Cassia cleaned up before stepping out and wrapping in a towel walking out to him. So I was thinking I might need a few shelves in the bathroom..." She said blushing as she stood there where be could see her.

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Zane shook his head. "It's a lot like a marriage ceremony. We say vows in Latin then mark each other with blood. It's not a lot just a little line across the hand. Then before the sun rises I have to drink from you, after that it gets kind foggy. Some people say you have to consummate the bond others say it doesn't matter but seeing how I only bond to my mate for as long as we live it just seems logical. I am a fairly new vampire so where I feel the need I am not desperate to bond."

@ Jinx...

Thibault smiled as he watched her, amazed at her beauty. While she showered he got up and dressed, pulling on a collared shirt and pants before calling for a maid to bring them breakfast, making sure grapes were included in what was brought. He was seated by the fire in his usual spot when she came out, the maids having also brought her clothes into his room so she wouldn't have to worry about it.

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Rosemarie nodded a little, watching him quietly as a blush crept up her cheeks. "O-Oh... Well.... I-I wouldn't mind being bonded to you.. maybe not the consummation part, though.." she explained, fidgeting with her fingers anxiously.

@ katahdin
Cassia smiled. "I should get dressed." She said and was surpraised when he directed her to the closet. She saw her cloths and everything and smiled. "Thank you." She said softly and slipped into the room dressing in a pretty lace blue dress. Cassia got all ready befoee she came out her heels clicking the floor as she moved over to him. She sat beside him and smiled at him. "Mmm." She hummed seeing the food then started too eat. "Thanks." She said after taking a sip of her tea.

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Zane chuckled. "Well I am glad to hear that but would rather wait till you are comfortable sharing everything with me." He said and stood. "Now I am going to shower and then if you like we can finish that walk from yesterday." He suggested

@ Jinx...

Thibault smiled and ate with her, drinking his tea and picking at the grapes and fruit that had been brought to them. He looked much better than he had the day before, and felt the best he had felt in years. "So, what would you like to do today, flower?" He asked with a smile.

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Rosemarie blushed brightly and nodded, slipping out of bed to return to her room to give him privacy and change herself. Once changed into her dress she wandered about the halls of the mansion, waiting for Zand to be finished with his shower.

@ katahdin
Cassia blushed. "I don't know. I am use to working and reading on my free time but since I turned 18 and graduated my studies I am not sure what to do. What do you suggest?" she asked him curiously. Cassia sat back full rotating the ring on her finger which had moved to her left hand. It was very symbolic maybe but it meant something. Cassia didn't know what to expect now. His kisses where nice but that was all she was expecting for a while. Honestly she expected him to treat her more like a friend than a lover because they really knew nothing about each other.

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Zane dressed in his usual button down and jeans. He followed the smell of Rosemarie catching up with her. "Hey." he said as he slipped beside her matching her speed. "You look stunning." he said smiling. She had made him so glad this morning. She seemed to be considering his offer and he hoped he wouldn't scare her off.

@ Jinx...

Thibault hummed a little in thought as he ate. "Maybe we could go for a walk on the beach again.. Or go explore the gardens. Whatever you prefer." He smiled, standing to get something, pressing a gentle kiss to her lips as he passed her chair. He knew it must be awkward for her, because they didn't know a lot about each other, but he hoped that she would come to love him as much as she loved her.

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Rosemarie blushed at his compliment, shrugging a little as she looked up at him. "It's just a normal dress.." She murmured, trying to brush aside the compliment. She looked away after a moment, glancing around the hall. "What are we going to do tonight? Go for another walk?" She asked.

@ katahdin
Cassia smiled softly. "If we go out to the beach again I think I might want to swim." she said and blushed. She had learned to swim in their pool but that was about all she had learned. Cassia really wanted to spend time with Thibault though and whatever he wanted to do she would try.

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Zane chuckled. "You will have to learn to accept a complicate sweets." he said softly placing a hand on her walk. "You didn't sound very excited to be going for a walk earlier so I figured we might do something else. Is there anything in particular that you would like to try on the grounds? We have a lot we can do. We can even take a tour." he said and grinned.

@ Jinx...

Thibault smiled at her suggestion, nodding enthisiastically. "Of course. Swimming sounds fun. The ocean should be calm tonight, so it'll be perfect." He grinned, offering a hand to her to lead her back into the bedroom to change. "I havent gone swimming in years.."

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Rosemarie blushed, smiling shyly up at him when he offered to tour her around the grounds. "Sure, that sounds fun." She smiled, nervously moving her hand to take his, feeling safe and comforted with her hand in his.

@ katahdin
Cassia smiled as Thibault agreed. She chuckled. "I see... well then I hope you remember." she winked and giggled going into the closet finding a cute two piece swimsuit and then started to strip off before dressing. Cassia grinned as she came back out and hugged the towel to her stomach. "Ready?" she asked knowing the ties on her swimsuit took longer than his would.

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Zane grinned as he took her hand. "Well you know my room and yours and the kitchen pretty well but that is all on this side of the house. Let me show you the library and the other fun rooms." he said and walked with her towards the other side of the house. They walked around visiting the music room, the grand library, the art room, his personal gallery, the pool room and gym. He stopped in the hall and looked over at her. He had a few more rooms but thought she might like to explore them at her own pace.

@ Jinx...

Thibault changed into his swim trunks while she changed, smiling as he saw her. He pressed a kiss to her cheek as he grabbed his own towel, taking her hand to lead her down to the beach.

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Rosemarie followed him through the house, smiling a little as she looked at the various rooms, trying to remember where each of the rooms were so that she could visit them later. She liked spending time with him, keeping her arm linked with his, occasionally asking a question or two about the various rooms.

@ katahdin
Cassia walked with him smiling when her feet hit the water. She blushed as she looked over at Thibault. "Do you think it will be cold?" She asked as they made their way towards the water. She had never been night swimming but ahe knew Thibault would always take care of her. She didn't know what that would look like but she knew he had meant it

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Zane gunned. "Take a look around. There are a few more rooms." He said and smiled wondering if there was anything else she would like to do now that she was seeing everything. Zane wanted to know Rosemarie better.

@ Jinx...

Thibault shrugged a little, wading up to his knees in the water before looking back at her. "I'm not sure.. I can't feel temperature apart from warmth, so I dont know if the water is cold to you or not.." he explained, holding his arms out to her, smiling invitingly.

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Rosemarie nodded a little, releasing his arm slowly to go explore the remaining rooms, opening doors slowly and peering inside from the doorway before adventuring in to look more closely. "Why do you have such a big house when it's only you who lives here?" She asked curiously. "Or do other vampires live here too? Like your family?"

@ katahdin
Cassia headed out to the water after setting down her towel. The water was cool but not to cold. She headed in and took his hand. She only gasped when the water was high enough to hit the tender spot between her legs. She laughed and looked up at him. She blushed then leaned down and splashed him. “It is a shame that you can’t feel the full shock of me splashing you. She said and then dived under the water resurfacing in the calm part of the ocean.

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Zane smiled and watched her as she explored a few other fun rooms then some of the other guest bedrooms. “It is big. I am alone most the time but sometimes I have people just passing through that stop by. I don’t have a lot of family left just some extended family, they don’t visit often.” He said and shrugged. “Some of the staff live in the staff corners just off the house but that is it. Otherwise it is just me.”

@ Jinx...

Thibault laughed as she splashed him, splashing her back quickly as he moved to get out of the way. When he had the chance he lifted her up into his arms, laughing as he spun her around, pressing a loving kiss to her lips.

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"Oh.. Isn't that sad, though?" She asked, looking at him with a frown. "Don't you get lonely?" She asked curiously, knowing already that he did get lonely, as that was why she was here. She wanted to be his friend, as she enjoyed spending time with him, but she also worried that he would still be lonely with just her.

@ katahdin
Cassia laughed as Thibault caught up with her and splashed her before lifting her into his arms and spinning her. She gasped clinging to him and giggling. His lips met hers making her shiver her hands moving up into his hair. Cassia shivered as his lips met hers and she laid her head on his shoulder. Cassia was still shocked every time he showed his affection. She was still getting use to him being in her life let alone her bandmate.

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Zane chuckled. "It hasn't been so bad since you got here. The staff is nice but talking to them I feel guarded and like I have to be the boss. You can't really make friends like that. But with you I am free to speak my mind and usually you take your time to understand me. Somethings take longer than others." he teased and slipped his arms around her waist. "To be quite honest the rest of the house is pretty boring, more bedrooms. So now that you have seen all the rooms anything you where wanting to do tonight?" he asked.

@ Jinx...

Thibault grinned slightly against her lips, kissing her one more time before he set her down, smiling down at her as he stroked her cheek, admiring her in the moonlight. "You're so beautiful, Cassia.." He was still amazed that she was really bonded to him.

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Rosemarie blushed as he drew her close, smiling up at him as he put his arm around her waist. "Hmm.. I dunno.. What do you want to do?" She asked, looking up at him. She wasn't sure about what to do, there were just so many different rooms and things to do, so she thought it was best to leave it up to him.

@ katahdin
Cassia blushed and looked down. "Thank you Thibault." she said softly and then looked up at him. "Hmm I'm kind of getting chilly you mind if we head in?" she asked softly and snuggled into him. He wasn't particularly warm. He didn't give her the kind of heat she was looking for as she cuddled into his chest away from the water.

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Zane laughed and shook his head. "I don't know. I have done it all so many times before that is why I asked you because it is all new to you. What do you like other than history... I mean if you wanted you could ask me some history questions and I can tell you what I remember if you like." he shrugged just wanting to draw out his time with her.

@ Jinx...

Thibault nodded, lifting her into his arms to carry her back to shore, wrapping her in her towel to keep her warm before carrying her back up to the castle. Once inside he brought her back to his - now their - room, setting her down by the fire so she could get warm.

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"Hmm.. Maybe we can go walk around the garden?" Rosemarie suggested, looking up at him with a small smile. "Oh! I know what you could do if you're lonely." She said after a moment while they walked. "You could get a pet, like a dog, or a cat."

@ katahdin
Cassia rested into Thibault as he carried her smiling as he wrapped her in the towel. She was surprised he cared her in all the way but she guessed to him it was nothing. She sat down and smiled up at him as the warm fire started to warm her skin. She sighed and rubbed her hair with the towel. She looked up at him curiously and wondered if this was going to be their life together. A life in the night. She missed the sun and was kind of sad he would never see the way the sun made the sparkles in her eyes show. It was the life she had chosen. She had saved him and that was worth it wasn't it? "Thibault. I still don't know anything about you... Tell me something new." she pleaded.

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Zane nodded and smiled. "Of course. We could go back to the roof garden or see the day gardens. The flowers are sleeping but maybe you can visit them tomorrow." he said and chuckled as she suggested a pet. "Hmm that is a nice thought unfortunately I have never had much luck with animals but if you would like one we can make that happen. I know some very exclusive breeders." he said and chuckled. Zane walked closely to her as they walked out the garden.

@ Jinx...

Thibault smiled, pulling on a t-shirt before moving back over to sit with her, smiling a little as he looked at her. "Hm.. I dunno.." He murmured, leaning over to press a gentle kiss to her lips. "I'm very happy that you agreed to bond with me.. I don't know what else to share."

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Rosemarie held onto his hand as they walked, smiling a little as he suggested that they go outside. "Yeah, it sounds fun!" She smiled, giving his hand a little squeeze. "I dunno about breeders... Why not just go to an animal shelter?"