A Walk in Darkness

[Thorn]

Thorn Winchester wandered quite slowly through the trees of the woods at night as there was not much else to do while stalking animals for nourishment. Thorn like a few other vampires, had given up on biting the humans for food and had turned to animals. "I hate disgusting animals blood." Said Thorn quietly to himself as he crept through the woods glancing around for some trace of an animal or two. Up ahead, Thorn caught slight movement of what might be a deer, so he began to move slower to creep up upon the animal until he was close enough to leap upon it and make it an easy target.

Soon enough, Thorn was within striking distance of the large doe. Thorn made no movement nor sound for a slight moment then leapt with all his might at the deer. Seconds later Thorn tackled into the deer and bit into its neck, the warm blood of the animal running down his jawline. "Its been too long since I've actually feasted upon blood of any kind." Thought Thorn to himself as he kept feeding on the deer's blood and not paying much attention to his surroundings anymore. Nothing mattered to Thorn when he was feeding, there was no one around anyways to hear the deer crying or even see him there.

[Lilea Vulen]

Lilea had been sitting inside when her acute hearing picked up a faint cry. She rushed out the door, trying to locate it's source. She didn't think anyone else from her family had gone out hunting...There it was again. Lilea dashed off towards the sound, her swift running almost silent. She prayed it wasn't a werewolf, she really didn't feel like getting into a fight today.

[Thorn]

Thorn still heard nothing that would alert him of anothers presence. It was always a time of vulnerability when he was feeding, but it never really crossed his mind in a way that he truly cared about. Thorn was one who could handle himself in situations if they got a bit out of hand. Still as Thorn bled the deer dry he still felt and heard nothing to make him feel as if he were in any danger. When the deer had been finished off, Thorn got up on his feet and began to walk silently through the woods as not to alert anyone of his purpose there.

As Thorn walked, he could now hear a faint running sound in the distance. "Sounds like it's getting closer." Said Thorn to himself now taking caution in his movements in the area. "Someone must've heard that deer when I was feasting." Said Thorn to himself as he slowly tried climbing up a tree to hide himself and get a glimpse of the deer corpse and possibly who was running towards it. When Thorn arrived at the top of the tree he had climbed, he only had a partial view of the corpse but it would suffice for the time being.

[Lilea Vulen]

Lilea kept running in her initial direction, since the cries had stopped. As she covered more ground, the smll of blood became stronger. Not knowing if the person out here was friend or foe Lilea slowed and kept all her senses alert for any movement. A few more feet in front of her, Lilea came upon a deers body, drained of it's blood. "Vampire." she murmured, sniffing the air. She followed a faint scent into the trees, looking all around them.

[Thorn]

"Who are you and why did you come out here after me?" Said Thorn to the girl who was down below by the deer carcass. Thorn stared at her for a moment and was intrigued by her, he did not know why but he was. Thorn kept still making sure he was not yet seen, as he would only make a move upon the answer of the girl below.

[Lilea Vulen]

Lilea's head shot up at the sound of a voice above her. Her eyes narrowed at the person, eyes adjusting to see who it was. "I did not come out here after you." Lilea replied calmly, her eyes still on the male above her. She put her hands on her hips, asking, "What are you doing up in a tree?"

[Thorn]

"I simply went up there to have a better vantage point in case of trouble." Said Thorn as he leapt from the tree and landed on the ground below him. "You still seem to evade my question of who are you?" Said Thorn again to the girl who stood before him. As Thorn waited for her answer he brushed a bit of debris off of his suit making it appear as clean as it could out here in the woods.

[Gwyn]

Gwynevere was flat out lost. Call her stupid, but she couldn't find her way back. She didn't remember which way she'd come into the woods. She just wanted to get to ... to ... and now she'd forgotten where it was she had been going to. 'Funny, I don't remember being absent minded,' she thought to herself.

Not only was Gwyn lost, in the middle of the night no less, she was cold. Her silver and black hair was pin straight, and it was loose around her shoulders. Gray eyes darted around her as she stopped. Which way was out? The small miniature orange flashlight she fished out of her backpack.purse provided little light, considering it was tiny and almost dead as well.

She bit her bottom lip, worried. It was impossible to get out of here, it was like a maze. And being lost, at night, and cold, and almost without light, was bad. Add exhausted to list, she told herself, leaning against a tree. The puke green hoodie didn't help one bit when a cooler wind blew.

As she took a few small steps forward, she barely made out voices, and realized just how near they were. Her first reaction was to call out, ask for some help, directions or something maybe? But obviously, she didn't know who any of the people's were, or what for that matter. Just as she was about to turn around, her flashlight finally wentout.

And the darkness really sank it. She knew it was hopeless, and leaned back against another tree, though she soon jumped as she heard a rustling at the top of the tree. Definately not a squirrel. She jumped back, into the darkness, as a person leapt from it. She pressed her hand to the mouth, and listened to the boy speak. He was talking to a girl, though she didn't recognize her.

"You still seem to evade my question of who are you?"

Gwyn leaned forward, curiousity getting the best of her, and she leaned forward a little more, and more, and suddenly a soft THUD could be heard as she fell forward onto the ground.

[Lilea Vulen]

Lilea had opened her mouth to speak when she heard a thud coming from behind the tree. "Company." she said quietly. Lilea slowly walked over to where the sound had come from, her footsteps making hardly a sound. She ignored the persons presence in front of her and stepped around him, making for the tree the sound had come from.

[Thorn]

Thorn slipped out of sight and began looking around as well for whomever made the noise that had interrupted the unfortunate meeting of himself and the girl who had found him. Thorn mostly stayed against trees but from time to time would dart to some odd location, but always quick enough to stay mostly hidden from view.

Thorn came upon the sight of another female who appeared to be lost in the woods. "Hmmm....Very interesting another lost out in the woods." Thought Thorn to himself as he stayed still where he was against the tree and watched this newcomer and kept a close watch on the other who was still nearby. Thorn would not make a move, it was really not like him in times such as these. For the moment he would wait to see what happened.

[Lilea Vulen]

Lilea came upon the girl, and was shocked to see another out here. Although her attention was on this new girl, her senses were still alert to the male nearby. Lilea slowly approached her. "Are you alrght?" she asked quietly. She stood a few feet back from the girl, not wanting to alarm her.

[Rebeckah]

Rebeckah didn't know where she was in the woods, and she didn't really care. She liked being out in the quiet, away from annoying, crowded cities. It made her feel more secure, more at place. She heard talk from a long distance. She could feel the aura of vampires. I hate running into other vampires, she thought to herself. It was true. She hated others of her kind. She thought they were barely tolerable, especially the ones who refused to drink human blood. She wasn't worried about diseases carried in the bloods of the humans she drank, she was immune to them-after hundreds of years of living one should be-besides, she thought those with diseases tasted better, except they were like fine wine, they were an accquired taste.

As she moved through the forest toward the voices she hoped they were normal vampires. She didn't want to have to put up with ones that were finicky about who they were. She hated that. It took her a few minutes, and she stopped dead still. She thought about something. Damn, I think that I just hate everything. She laughed at herself and kept walking. She heard someone speaking.

'Are you all right?'

Great Goddess, help me. Rebeckah, going against the intelligent part of her mind, walked out toward the spazzing vampire girl. Damn, did she look familiar. Beckah just couldn't place it.

'Is there a problem here?' She asked. Ohgreatgodess, she thought, I sound like a cop.

[Thorn]

Thorn now realized there was yet another vampire in the area. "Oh great." Said Thorn in a quite tone to himself in a rather sarcastic voice. Thorn still did nothing but lean against the tree in the shadows and kept watch on the three before him. "I still want to see where this goes before I end up making a rash decision on something that could force me into a horrible position." Thought Thorn to himself keeping a close watch on the two were were closest to eachother.

[Lilea Vulen]

Lilea turned to face the new arrival, her eyes adjusting in the dark. This girl looked familiar, but Lilea dismissed the notion. Except Lilea was sure she was a vampire, which could be a problem. "Everything's fine." she said, attempting to help the human girl up. Just let me get her out of here safely. she thought. I couldn't protect her against two.

[Rebeckah]

'Apparently, my dear, there is a problem, or you wouldn't be taking such a harsh tone with me. I just offered my help. I'm not going to bite her. I like it better when they know what's going on.' Beckah, grinned widely, flashing her pearly white teeth. 'Isn't there another vampire around here? I can sense him. Is he hiding from me? Aw, I'm not going to hurt anyone. I promise.'