Christian was jarred awake by the sound of Crystal's voice. He'd dozed off without meaning to, still sitting up, his head lowered. He glanced instinctively towards the place he'd left the girl, only to find her a few feet closer to the mouth of the cave. He stood, and slowly walked towards her. He had to get her something to eat, it was no good expecting her to move anywhere like this.

He kneeled down on one knee to place a hand on her shoulder, nudging her slightly. He knew he probably couldn't wake her, but he might as well try to talk to her on the off chance that she could hear him.
"I'll be right back. I'll catch you something to eat," he said quietly, his voice barely above a whisper. With that, he set off into the night. He knew she couldn't get far in her condition, so he didn't think he had to worry about her running off. He could always track her down again anyway. His real concern was finding someone to bring back to her..

(( Guess I'll just invent an NPC to kill, instead of using a player character.. Because Crystal would probably drain anyone dry x3. ))

((Okay. xD))

Crystal was half-aware of Christian's voice, but not enough to really understand.  She stayed unconscious, a few times waking up although she would faint again in a matter of seconds.  And her mind was too fuzzy to understand much but the fact that she's starving and is alone in this cave.

Christian returned after the better part of a half an hour had gone by. A teenaged boy, unconscious but alive, was slung over his shoulder. The vampire's pupils were narrowed into slits, and his fangs were digging into his lips. He'd made the mistake of hitting the boy over the head hard enough to get him bleeding, and now had to fight against the urge to drain him dry himself. He had to offer him up to Crystal. He'd eaten the night before, he'd survive without another kill tonight. This was all hers.

He found his way back to the cave easily, and dropped the human to the ground beside here. The scent of his blood was overpowering enough to force Christian to back away a little, heading for the fresh air outside of the cave.
"I got him for you," he called out to her, his voice echoing off of the empty walls. Hopefully she was lucid enough to hear him, but if not.. he would have to wait until she woke up.

Crystal wasn't sure if it was the smell of blood or just luck that woke her up, but not long after Christian had dropped the human next to her she woke up.  The first thing she did was grab the human and sink her fangs into his neck, not even powerful enough to make those scary noises or whatever she was supposed to do; whatever it was she didn't really care.  She was just starving.

It didn't take her long before she had fully drained the human, and had most of her energy back.  She blinked a few times, her mind still slightly fuzzy, but soon everything was back to normal.  "Glad thats over." She mumbled. 

The red-head was standing at the mouth of the cave, and only ventured back inside when he heard Crystal drop the drained corpse on the ground and say something. He was glad she'd eaten, even though he doubted she was.

"Feel better?" He asked, looking down at her. She looked worlds better- far more lively and alert than she had the night prior. But she was still in the clothes she'd been attacked in, which were dirty from the attack. Maybe it'd be a good idea to get her cleaned up..

((Marshall, well welcome back! ;D *has welcome back balloons all over the rp and a welcome back cake* xD

Shad, I saw her in other forums not too long ago. :P))

After a few moments of silence, Seth smiled softly. "Good." She said firmly, shuffling closer conspicuously to counter the distance Maksis had put between them. She leaned forward so she could see his face, covered by his hands though it was, better. Her voice was a bit quieter when she spoke next. "You've stopped giving up on life. I was worried, you idiot." She flicked his arm lightly. She didn't find it unusual or disturbing at all that he yearned for her blood- it was blood, just like any other human's. It was only natural.
"Don't strain yourself like that again, okay?" Her good hand clutched the bedsheet. "Don't go so long without blood. You could have died. If it helps," She swallowed. "My blood is always available to you."

"Yes." Crystal said quietly, staring at Christian.  Why'd he have to haunt her like that?  She thought it would be rather rude to ask this question, but she really wanted to know.  "Do you like scaring people or something?  Or have an obsession with wrecking peoples' lives?" And not to mention she was still very angry at him.

((-fail- 'Cuz i'm distracted by something. xD)) 

Here we go again.
"Not really," he said curtly, his voice flat, obviously not caring to talk about how he was a soulless monster any more at the moment. He changed subject quickly, with, "Why don't we go pick you up a new set of clothes, the ones you're wearing are pretty messed up. I a.ssume you have more than one outfit at home."

Did he like scaring people. What a weird question to ask. He'd done nothing for the outright purpose of scaring anyone at all. It was more of a side-effect of being a vampire. Being a blood-sucking fiend roaming around at night wasn't exactly comforting for any humans unlucky enough to be caught outside.

Maksis felt his hands clench into fists as she spoke. His spine tingled as she said them and his throat seemed to rage with an uncontrollable fire at the thought of drinking her blood without the taint of the coffee. He closed his eyes before forcing himself to reopen them. "Don't ever say that, Seth. I could never hurt you like that." He said through clenched teeth. Seth's blood was finally getting to him and her giving the okay to let him have her was almost irresistable. No, she's too weak now. You can't hurt her anymore. He thought to himself.

He focused on the other part of the conversation and forced himself to clear his mind. "I guess you could say I haven't completely given up on life. I've given up on mine. I made a vow to myself. Now that I have enough power to protect both you and Taylor; whether it be vampires or humans, I'll be there." He said softly. "There's nothing left for me as I am now, but that's okay as long as you and Taylor are safe." He said and yawned.

He hadn't slept all day yesterday or all night. It was already beginning to be nightfall now. He sighed when he realized that his bedroom was covered with Seth's blood and the Guest room was currently occupied by another vampire. He would deal with the vampire after he got some rest. He knew that after he woke, he would need fresh blood, but he pushed the thought away for tomorrow. "Mind if I crash in here?" He asked through yet another yawn. "I promise I won't attempt to kill myself." He said and stood up.

He walked over to the closet and pulled out a blanket and a couple of pillows before throwing them onto the floor. He then glanced up at Seth for the okay that he could stay.

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Taylor finished preparing Seth's breakfast though she hadn't realized how late it was getting. The day had gone by pretty fast. She picked up the plates and hurried up the stairs. She opened the door to her room and found Maksis holding sheets and a pillow. She realized that his bedroom was covered in blood, stopping him from sleeping. "Oh, shoot. Maks, I'll go clean your room, but it will take me a good hour or two to get it clean." She said. She left the plates next to Seth. "Here's your food." She said and looked at her right hand. "Oh, and your juice." She said, placing the gla.ss on her nightstand. "I'll start cleaning right away." She said before hurrying out of the room.

Taylor's main fear was that the other vampire would wake up to the smell of blood. She quickly grabbed more Febreeze from the hallway closet and on her way back to Maksis's room, she shut the door to her room.

"Fine." Crystal replied bitterly.  "And I bet you don't care a bit when killing people." But she felt guilty after killing, and she was even feeling guilty now, after killing that human Christian had brought to her.  "But i'm already starting to feel guilty about killing that person." She muttered.

((-fail- Gtg soon.)) 

"What's that? You feel guilty about killing a person? Surely you're mistaken, you're supposed to be a remorseless killing machine, remember?" He chimed lightly. Surely he could prove to her that vampires felt the same emotions as everyone else if she was the one feeling them! She couldn't turn away from reason so fully as to not even acknowledge that!

He started away, but paused and waited for her to follow once he got a little ways ahead. He was a little more wary of her now, not particularly wanting to let himself get attacked again. That had been.. quite unpleasant. He absent-mindedly touched the spot near his eye that he'd been hit. The skin was smooth and flawless already. He had made sure of it.

"Well maybe I feel emotions because I don't want to be this way!  You, however, are the one who's the remorseless killing machine!" She snapped.  She shouldn't have admitted that she was guilty about killing the person.

((-fail- Gtg now. ;c)) 

"I never wanted this! I didn't just wake up one morning and decide to get bitten by a vampire!" Christian snapped, venom creeping back into his voice. This girl didn't even seem to think about the things that she said. She was refusing to look at anything from any other perspective at all. He knew humans were closed-minded, that they were always taught that vampires ceased to be human, but encountering such a mind-set was infuriating.

"Just because I didn't kill myself I must have wanted this? I never did. I don't like killing people, but I need to stay alive. It's hard at first, and then you actually get used to it. It's still worth it," his voice was lower, although he spoke fairly quickly. His eyes were narrowed, fiercely glaring at the road ahead of him, as he was unwilling to turn back to look at the girl. He considered just leaving her to starve and die, but quickly dismissed the thought.

Maksis did not need any further invitation to settle down. He sat down on the floor, hating how the hard wood was uncomfortable on his back, and fluffled his pillow. He was just about to lie down when Taylor flung open the door again. She scared him and he shot upright. When he realized it was her, he closed his eyes halfway into slits because she had turned the lights on. "What do you want?" He asked and Taylor frowned before walking over to him and pulling the blankets off of him. He then realized what she was carrying in her arms and his face grew red. He glanced down at himself to find that he was, in fact, shirtless.

Maksis grabbed the gray tee out of Taylor's hands and slid it over his skin. She had a pair of his pajama pants, too, but there was no way he was taking his pants off in here. "Change in the bathroom then and when you're done, I better find you in my bed and not on the floor. I'll sleep on the couch downstairs, but for now, I have to clean." She said before hurrying out of the room again.

Maksis let out a small breath before staggering to his feet. He ambled into his sister's bathroom and shut the door. He quickly slid off his jeans and replaced them with the gray sweats. When he looked up in the mirror, he found that his face was pale and his lips were blood-red. A red ring around both of the irises in his eyes shone brightly in the light. He frowned and turned the water on to the sink before scrubbing down his face.

When he glanced back up, he half hoped that he would see his normal self in the mirror. That was not the case. "Rule number one. Stay away from bleeding Seth. Rule number two. Stay away from mirrors." He muttered to himself. He decided he would come up with a list of things to rid himself of temptation, anger, or sadness.

He stepped back out of the bathroom and on his way out, turned off the lights. The room darkened. Taylor had turned off the lights on her way back out. With a sigh, Maksis walked over to Seth and kneeled down by the couch. "Seth, I'll sleep on the couch. You can have the bed." He said, yawning again. "I really don't mind and you're the one that needs to get better." He said softly.

[[errr. g2g now. Night, guys *yawns* ]]