A Dance With Darkness ((open))

[deadsuperstar]

Her back heir fell just past her shoulders and almost blended with her black dress, that was being draged along on the earth floor of the forest. She loved comeing here although she hadn't been around here much. That thought had made her slightly upset and so she went for a walk and a few moments later, here she was.
She smiled to herself as she walke past the trees, looking up every one in awhile to try and find the moon but, alas, the moon was hiden from her veiw this night. What a shame.

After some time of walking in silence she started to sing.
Oh how she loved to sing! And sense she didn't need to breath she could sing forever if that was what she really wished to do. Her voice rose higher and higher until it seemed to kiss the sky, then she ket her voice fade slightly before she stopped singing.
Aimee sighed to herself, it was such a nice night. The kind of night that was perfect for romance. She pushed the thought away. That was the last thing she needed to think about now. How alone she was.
She walked on, deeper into the trees and silently hoped to find another around here.

[angelsfall]

Juliet was walking out in the woods when she heard singing and came to a slow stop just listening to the song. Until it stopped and then Juliet was slightly sad, so she walked toward where he sound had last come from.
Soon she saw a girl ahead of her in a black dress, she looked down at her white dress and smiled to herself as she walked faster.
After only a few minutes she was right behind the girl "Well hello, My dear, what are you doing alone on such a night as this?" Her french accent was clear clear as she said this.
Her accent would come and go with her mood. Tonight she was happy and so her accent came out. When she was upset or angry.

[darky]

((Can I join? ))

[deadsuperstar]

((Yes of course!))

Aimee wasn't really paying much a attention to anything around her so was slightly surprised when she heard someone behind her, she turned around and faced the girl "Hello, I was just thinking and really I was hoping that someone would come along. My name is Aimee." She said kindly and smiled sweetly at her.

Aimee noticed her white dress and smiled wider "You and I seem to be opposites today." She said, holding back a laugh. Aimee was glad this girl had come along, she had been starting to feel a little upset and lonely "What were you doing out alone?"

[darky]

((Yaay *happy dance*))
Salem needed a break from England, the smog, unhappy people and the rain was beginning to seep under his skin and depress him. Escaping the city and wondering the forest seemed only romantic. It reminded him of so many beutiful places he had seen in his time and gave him peace of mind. He wasn't one for to much travel, it was a wonder he had any accent at all. In a way he didn't, and in a way he did. It depended what language he was speaking and who he was speaking to his accent tended to change, when he was in America he had an American accent, England the same, but none of them were particularly strong so even when there was one it was hard to tell where he was from from how he spoke.

he wore a back t-shirt that hugged his sharp angular but agile body and a black skirt. Salem wondered through the forest, just wanting to see some of the outside world and escape citys for a time when some melody came to him. Curious he followed it wondering what kind of person would sing in the forest, that and he was looking for inspieration for his writing and art, what better place then strange people in a strange country in a strange forest?

he came to find two women, both he recognized as vampires and was beginning to think there were a little to regular in the world maybe it was becoming more accptable to bite people nowadays.
Salem stepped into the small clearing and leaned against a tree with his legs crossed "Might I ask who was able to sing so well?" he asked smiling looking Aimee up and down admiering her dress and then the other woman "Well What are the odds of meeting two beautiful women in a forest at night, ah the things wet dreams are made from" he giggled

[angelsfall]

Juliet smiled back "I was doing the same thing." She looked around, her icy blue eyes searching for something, but she saw nothing so she turned back to Aimee "Its nice to meet you Aimee, my name is Juliet." she said in a light tone.

Then she felt that another was coming and looked around again, this time she saw him and he leaned against a tree. She saw him look both of them up and down, she almost hissed at him but could she really blame him? They were beautiful. It was their greatest hunting trick. She flashed him a smile that would have made a human male drool over themselves "Hello dear" she said in a slightly seductive voice.

[deadsuperstar]

Aimee acted as if she hadn't noticed him as he came toward them but when he spoke she turned to look at him, her bright green eyes wandering over his body and then back to his face to look into his eyes "Good evening" She glanced at the other then back to the male "That would have been me. I love to sing, and I find the forest to be a good of place as any." She laughed lightly at his last comment "I'm guessing the odds to be very well do to the fact that were here, but what brings you here to find such beautiful women, not many just wonder around in the forest."

Aimee smiled coyly at him. Two vampire's! This was great. She couldn't keep the smile off her face. She sighed lightly and ran her hand though her black hair, then pushed some of it away from her face as she stared at the male and then at the female.

She loved to hear him say she sang well. When she was human her dream was to become an oprea singer but then she was turned and well that dream kind of blew away in the wind.
So she would often come here to sing, it always made her feel happy no matter what was going on in her life at the time.

[darky]

Salem smiled at them and noticed how Juliet seemed to be angry with him, only then to flash a seductive smile at him, though he didn't quite drool, he came close and could feel a light blush court his smooth features
"Pleasure to meet you" Salem smiled trying to hide the blush, though doubted he did, vampires had a nasty habit of noticing just about anything that had to do with what they were thinking or feeling, not that he himself couldn't, just felt awkward when people did it to him, though it came with age he figured.
"Well, bit late for evening I think" he muttered glancing at the sky before looking back at the darker one of the two his blue eyes electric and alluring, seemed to glow through the darkness "Too many spend there time admiring a womans figure but never caring for the voice, good thing you seem to have it all" he smiled
"Art." he answered a slight inspirational smile of glee touching his features, yep, thats what solitude did to him, it made hiding just about anything about youself near impossible against anyone over the age of thirty who wasn't a genius.
He gave a jerk of his head to indicate to his rug sack where he kept his sketch pad and utencels "I like to come here to draw, I both cry tragic artist and appose it at the same time, I'm a disgrace to modern day lables" he smiled thinking of tragic artists in the army, and yeah there were many, people just didn't hear about anyone but Sasoon so he tended to believe the two weren't held hand in hand
"So any particular reason you two are here? or is it just a stroak of faith and we must ride into the moonlight and strike down evil....yeah really need to lay off the fiction" he giggled running a hand through his hair "It's Salem by the way" he grinned

[angelsfall]

Juliet bit her lip, almost making it bleed. Why did he have to have that alluring look in his eyes? Didn't he know it wasn't very safe. She had a secret, she drank both human and vampire blood, but very few can tell the difference. The only thing that was really different was her eyes, they were an icy blue, much brighter then any other vampires.
She stepped toward him just as the moon came out, and with her blond hair, white dress and blue eyes she could almost pass as an angel.
The very thought of her being an angel was a laugh and a half. She would be more like an angel of darknes.
She raised her hand up to him, but of course this han was not to shake but to kiss. Juliet found it very hard to get rid of old habits and now wondered if Salem would take it.
"I must say its a pleasure to meet you as well." She said in the same seductive voice as before.

[deadsuperstar]

Aimee nodded "My name is Aimee" she said quietly, looking up at the sky, then back to Salem with a smile that showed her fangs. She crossed her hands over her stomach. "Yes it is a shame but its only a dream that people should learn to listen to the sound of someones voice." She looked over at Juliet as she walked toward him, half of her hoped he would turn away from her while the other hoped that he would take her hand. "But the body is a work of art, no matter what it looks like. That is one thing I have learned very well Salem." Her eyes darted to where is head indicated "So do you have any of your drawings with you?" Aimee loved art. It was her passion, so she was hoping he did and that he would allow her to see them.
She had to giggle at that comment, the thought of her going off to fight evil was very funny. "I was here because I wanted to sing and well to be honest I get tired of city life every once in awhile. And the forest is a nice change of pace."
She had almost over looked the blush that played on his face and this made her smiled wider. She coudn't even remebr when the last time she blushed was. She guessed it was because of the seductive tone Juliet had used.
Maybe she should try it as well. "How old are you?" She suddenly asked, she wasn't sure where the question came from but it was a good one. She couldn't really tell his age yet and she really wanted to know.

[darky]

Salem smiled at Juliet, but couldn't shake the feeling that there was something about her he didn't quite get, like an inside joke. Shaking his head ever so slightly he tried to dismiss the idea but his gut feeling told him that there was something not quite right with this picture.
He smiled awkwardly as Juliet aproached him, not even noticing the alluring gaze he gave her. Having not been one around people in such a long time he found himself out of practised, and probably a bit too relaxed in his ways. Even at a centuary he seemed to render an incapability to take responsibility, too easy going maybe, other vampires tended to be mysterious, flirtatious and deadly. Salem on the other hand pulled off all of the above other then mysterious, he had all the mystery of....well something not very mysterious. His expressions easy to read by a humans point of view and his antics that of a teenager, at least when he said he never aged he meant all round, though the sex improved, that much he was sure off, and maybe a little proud.
Watching Juliets graceful movement he found it difficult to stop his body reacting, though somehow managed it with little more then a deeper blush.
"The pleasure is all mine" he smiled almost by habit but frowned a bit not understanding what it was she wanted, the way she held her hand seemed a bit to formal for a handshake, but living through either traveling or in war he had never bowed to kiss anyones hand, and even if he had understood her wouldn't have. A matter or principal he had no wish to change. Taking the tips of her fingers in his hand as though to drag her off to a dance he gave her hand an awkward shake grinning happily, though he didn't notice how tempting to many such a smile might be he really did mean it in the friendliest way possible.
"So what may I call you?" he asked Juliet politely though felt a little awkward, she was much older then him, though other then the word 'alot' he had no idea how much 'allot' was.

Turning his attention to the other woman after what seemed an agonizingly embarrassing little dance with the other woman he grinned at Aimee. Aimee seemed more friendly then the other, no not more friendly....less intimidating was more the word. Juliet creeped him out ever so slightly but he couldn't fathom why, but chose to trust his gut.
"Pleasure Aimee, the name, it's French I think isn't it?" he asked thoughtfully glancing up at branches which looked blue in the darkness though he found he could still see quite well, one of his favourite things about being a vamp, it let him draw any time of day....well long as he wasn't in the sun, but still he found it easier to draw and prefered the look of night, though memories of the day were beginning to fade in his memory
"A sentiment only few can apresiate" he smiled though the formal language made him laugh after a moment, he was really bad at this, the realization only making him giddier.
"Depends on your perspective, to have both would be perfection in the eyes of art" he smiled moving towards her, though he seemed to reach her allot faster then his mind proceved and extended a hand along a lock of her hair folding it neatly in place behind her ear
Salem then gave a childish grin still standing close to her, though not close enough to touch "A few." he smiled and looked away a little feeling childish pride, but also the urge to be coy, though he did fight it, ah he really was born a tragic artist in that respect
"Well then we might meet more often, I like to go to different places to draw, no point in repeating ones self, especially when we have eternity to find all the perspectives of the world" he grinned though there was some pride in that even if it did cause his gaze to faulter, he felt embarrassed at admitting that out right. In a way it had been his wish, but as times of war changed he only had a few pictures that were in one piece that he kept close "Erm....If your interested I'd let you root through em sometime if you promise not to laugh and point out there crap" he giggled
"Ahem....100...last month" he smirked trying to remember how long it was since his birthday over time he kinda lost track of age as he was stuck the same age for years now "I'm guessing your older, most are, still I'm curious" he smiled and glanced at Juliet to let her know he was curious of her age to
"I guess I don't really act it, well if I'm going to be stuck young for...however long I live, why age?" he grinned stepping away and twirling a pen in his hand which he as taken from his pocket to fiddle with, habit mainly, but he usually fiddled with things near by after a time

((WOAH! I TOTALLY DID NOT REALIZE HOW LONG THAT WAS, ah well not deleating that now, sorry took so long to post I was at study all day, enjoy!))

[deadsuperstar]

Aimee's smile stayed locked on her rose colored lips but she too felt something off about Juliet. Of course she hid this emotion, but still she would have to keep her eyes on that girl. She found herself feeling over joyed when Salem didn't kiss Juliets hand. She didn't blame him either, for she wouldn't have. Maybe a quick kiss on the cheek but that was coomon for people in Paris.

She was still looking at Juliet and in some kind of trance when sunddenly Salem was in front of her, he body tensed up, but then relaxed when he reached for a lock of hre hair, putting it behind her ear. The closeness between them shocked her sightly, it had been a very long time since anyone was this close. No one dared to. After all she was a monster and so to hear him basicly say she was perfect would have made her blush if it wasn't for the very large fact that she had grown out of such human reactions. But that seemed to only add to Salem's all really good looks.

She noded after a moment "Yes it is. I believe it means 'loved' or something very much like that." Her voice was soothing, and not in the least bit deadly. She wanted to make sure he was calm as possible whan around hr because she could tell he felt something was wrong with this Juliet person. And not that she was thinking about it again she realized that Juliets eyes were far too bright for any normal vampire, and then she remembered where she had seen eyes like those. It as back in Paris, she had met another vampire but he had told her that he didn't hunt humans... but vampires.
So then it must stand to reason that Juliet hunts vampire's too. Aimee's mouth fell open slightly, no wonder why she felt this way around her.
She shook her head slowly and then looked back at Salem and trying to stay calm replied "Yes I guess we shall have to meet more often." She laughed lightly "I promise I wont laugh at them and i'm sure they're not crap."

"I"m not that much older then you, I am 890 as of three months ago." he took a step away from her and Aimee found herself somewhat disappointed but she pushed the feeling away as she looked over at Juliet, then back to him and whispered to him so low that Juliet wouldn't be able to hear her "I would be careful if I were you. Juliet is what we wouldn't call 'normal' if i'm right she drinks vampire blood. Not human." She realized that she had leaned toward him slightly and she put her back straight once more as she watched Juliet out of the corner of her eye. She had to tell him, even if she might be wrong, he had a right to no so he could watch out for Juliet.

((holy crap you wrote a lot. -mouth falls open in shock- lol good post though.))

[angelsfall]

Juliet hadn't really thought he would kiss her hand, he didn't seem to old fashioned enough for such things but still she had to give it a try. "You may call me Juliet of course, that is if its okay if you allow me to call you Salem." She said kindly. She took a step back as he walk away from her and over to Aimee. She leaned against the same tree he had been only a minute before.

She stared up at the moon as clouds slowly passed in front of it, listening to their quiet talking.
A small breeze moved the leaves above her but she looked over at Salem and Aimee. Juliet had of course all really fed tonight but still she felt the all too familiar burning in the back of her throat. It meant she was thirsty again.
Maybe she should leave these two and go hunting else where but why should she when there was two vampires in front of her.
"I'm 1899," She said with a smile that showed her fangs slightly, "Just a little older then you." She was kind of surprised that Aimee was the young.

Then all of a sundden she couldn't here Aimee talking anymore. Could she have found out what she was? No..no surely not. But then again maybe she did. If she did then Julit would have to go. "What are you whispering about over there Aimee?" She asked playfuly.

[darky]

"Loved" Salem echoed smiling at Aimee "Whoever named you that was foolish to use something from the past tense, if you so wished you could have men and women falling around you at your feet, depending on your prefrence. I'd find it hard to believe you wouldn't be cared for unless you made the effort to detatch yourself" he said wondering then smiled at her giving her an awkward kind of pat on the head, though his hand then trailed down her hair a bit before stepping back. Something he did to show effection to people when he wasn't quite sure how they'd react to anything other though he hoped she'd comprehend his awkward gestures and not just find him annoying and bite his head off. He really did have the best interests in mind.
"Its a beautiful name though" Salem said before his eyes trailed a bit to the woods a moment trying to gather his thoughts a bit, he had the odd sensation both women were out of his leage, and comprehension, then again to him what woman wasn't?

Salem gave Aimee a proud childish grin, one someone might give after receveing the highest grade in a class, or winning some game.
"Art tends to bore most people to tears I find, philistines, still the offer stands, though it might be a little unfair to do this to Juliet, how about we arrage to meet here sometime, I could show you then?" he smiled "Or whatever you like yourself"

"Oh well that's not much" Salem said with exagereated sarcasm lowering his head a little like a sad puppy "I'm a child compared to you, you guys must have witnessed the fall of empires, I know I'm a vampire, but I can't even imagin living that long" he admitted softly
Salem tensed slightly on hearing Aimee's whisper and nodded to her then glanced at Juliet knowing she would need an answer, so he went with the first thing that came to mind as to not raise suspition, though he was slightly afraid of her biting, but if she chareged into a frenzy or became angry or something he had no doubt she'd snap him in two if she so wished, even dispite the age difference he was pretty weak. Salem grinned at Juliet playfully
"Aimee was telling me of your good lucks, I think she's a crush, I'd leave but I don't think I could bare losing another beautiful woman to someone prettier then me" he laughed, making it clear it was a joke not wanting to offend either woman, and even if he did it should serve as a distraction, who knew perhaps Juliet would believe him, wouldn't be the first time a woman challanged him for love, even though he was pretty certain Aimee was above his league. The older vampires tended not to be amused by his crude humor, though he was hardly about to stop, Salem could be stobborn for the sake of bad jokes!

Salem watched Juliet a moment, he felt awkward around her and could feel fear rise in him a bit, if he was drained would he die? he didn't know, he glanced at Aimee giving her an uncertain look when he thought Juliet wasn't looking not quite sure if the fear was some childish thought or nessissary, still it stopped him blushing, which was a relief, though he only had to look at Aimee again for it to return before glancing at Juliet again before staring past her unable to see through the thicket but just wanted to detach himself a moment to consider what he should do, though Juliet did seem friendly towards them he didn't know what to think

(Sorry I know this post is crap, and me half asleep I think it's all long again, sorry! Anyway hopefully you can work with it, oh and feel free to do anything but kill Salem hurt him, cripple him, torment him beyond the realms of sanity, its all good so don't ask permistion, just to let you know)

[deadsuperstar]

Aimee felt herself blush ever so lightly and turned her head away from Salem. She reached her hand up to touch her cheek, her mouth fell open slightly as she felt a little bit of warmth. He patde her head and then once more let his hand trail down her hair. She almost followed his movement as he stepped back, but she stayed where she was.
She looked back up at him, smiling, "Your very kind to say such things Salem." She said softly, letting some of her hair fall to hide the blush still on her cheeks.

She shook her head, "I could never become bored with art." She glanced over at Juliet, she thought it was somewhat odd that he should still wish to be around her knwoing what she could do to him. Or her for that matter.
She could hold back a laugh as he lowed his head, "Yes I have seen empires fall but that all matters very little to me." She gently reached up and lifted his head "Don't look so sad," She said with a smile and her voice soothing, "You look much better when your smiling. And you don't seem like a child to me." She let her hand fall when she felt Salem tense up.

Aimee looked over at Juliet, silently wondering what the vamiress was thinking about. Would she try to attack Salem? And if she did what would Aimee do about it? Well she knew one thing for sure, she wouldn't allow Juliet to bite him. Even if it put her own life in danger.
She could start to feel a slight amount of fear in the air and returned her gaze to him, she noticed how each time he looked at her he would blush again. This amused her slightly.

She gave him a confident smile, Salem had every reason to be afraid, Juliet was older then both of them put together, but still she knew she would be able to stop Juliet from killing him. She didn't want him to worry but it couldn't be helped right now because if she were to say anything about it, Juliet would know for sure they both knew what she was. Or rather what she did.
So she just kept smiling as if nothing was wrong, something that came easy to her. "So Salem, what was your life like before you were turned?" She asked wondering if he would remember anything. She herself hardly remembered anything but every once in awhile a memory would come back to her. The most painful ones to see were those of her running in the sunlight, or watching the sunset.

((hmmm... good to know, that should really make things interesting. oh and you may also do whatever you wish to Aimee as well, again just dont kill her.))