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"...well uh not technically. we never got married. it wasn't a possibility when we were together. yes you felt something like that when you left with claudia, when you tried to kill me." he nodded his head. he was trying to remind himself that this wasn't really louis, that he didn't mean what he said. but he wasn't so sure anymore. maybe it was just better to give louis what he wanted. offer the benefactor his memories. he'd lose this heartache and louis... well he'd get that life he wanted with the mortal. claudia was a loose end but it wasn't like they were close anyways. "i have a feeling you'll get what you want very soon. if i don't remember you... well who knows what will happen." @fcrafcrtnight

"HUSBAND? WELL, NOW YOU'VE LOST IT. HEAR ME WHEN I SAY THIS AND HEAR ME WELL. I WOULD NEVER, EVER MARRY THE LIKES OF YOU, EVEN IF YOU WERE THE LAST MAN ON EARTH. i'd rather be alone than be anywhere near you." angry? he was and.. right now, he was finding that he did mean what he was saying. didn't he? absolutely so, for sure. scoffing, he shook his head. "i'd rather be kept away from whoever the fuck that is, too. don't you get it? i don't want anything to do with the likes of you! leave me alone!" @bejcwcled

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"is that really the best you can do? such a weak justification?" he tsked. did he have a goal besides making the man mad? not really. maybe if he got this jake fellow to show his temper elaine would be less interested. it was a decent theory. "oh i know she can. i know her much better than you do. you've know her what? two days?" maybe he could play on some insecurities of the man. maybe that would run him off. "it's not i don't want to. i'm limited. even if my hands didn't restrict my movement i can't exactly perform brain surgery out here. trauma is not my speciality. oh but maybe that's exactly what i want to do." @springbandit

Jake grit his teeth, the muscles in his neck tensing as he locked his gaze onto Stephen. At the sheer mention of Elaine, his protective nature flared up, but he wasn't about to let some punk bait him into doing something reckless. Not here, at least. "I attract trouble because I deal with it." he answered, voice low and controlled. "Throwing cheap lines isn't going to change anything with her. She can handle herself just fine." He stepped a little closer, just enough to make his point clear and assert himself without getting physically violent. "You don't want to help everybody? Fine. Stay out of my way. But, keep Elaine out of your mouth. Last thing you want is to make this personal."

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"now, now is that any way to speak to your master?" aro scolded the younger vampire. he couldn't keep up the angry facade for too long. he was far too thrilled by how this had all worked out for him. well almost he was still missing sweet alice. carlisle wouldn't be some bad company either. "i have no ill intentions. i just plan on getting this place in order. so many vampires running around being reckless. oh you'll do a wonderful job reminding them how we must keep the secret." no doubt edward and those annoying morals would complain about that. oh well. if the boy got too preachy he'd send him somewhere else. "you know working for me could be quite rewarding. you can't tell me you enjoy that illusion carlisle has you living. how many times have you been through high school now? fifty? sixty? you must be bored out of your mind and dealing with teenagers all day... think of this as a well earned vacation." @fcrafcrtnight

"it’s everything i ever wanted… but why does it feel so wrong?" (aro & edward)

"PERHAPS BECAUSE THIS PLACE KNOWS OF YOUR ILL INTENTIONS? perhaps i might have to do your bidding now, but.. it doesn't mean that i will ever enjoy it. accept it. not fight it every single second of the day. you do not deserve anything else." his words came out through gritted teeth, as he glanced at the other, golden eyes shining with anger. he didn't know what it was that this place was doing when it came to finding and putting him here, but.. he'd find a way out. h would. "now, if that is all? i should be on my way." @bejcwcled

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perhaps being away from volterra wasn't as awful as he had initially thought. that masquerade ball had worked out in his favor. edward now answered to him. oh and would you look at that it brought another of the cullens to him. "dear alice," he responded a smirk appearing on his face. "the same as you i suppose. i've been offered a new home. now, now don't do anything reckless. not if you want your brother to remain in one piece." @snowonthebeaxh

@bejcwcled (Aro and Alice)

It was only his silhouette. Only a side profile. There was something about the way he walked, his mannerisms. Alice knew him, and she knew him all too well. "Aro." She muttered under breath as she began to follow him. Was this a smart plan? a good idea. No, she knew better than that, but her curiosity was piqued and she was afraid of what might happen if she took her eyes off of him for even a second. Quickening her pace, she managed to catch up with him. "Hey!" she accosted him with her voice. "What the hell are you doing here?" Yeah. Her family would kill her for being so reckless, but Alice often leapt before looking.

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"YES YOU HAVE! YOU'RE FROM NEW ORLEANS! THIS PLACE, THAT WRETCHED FOG, TWISTED YOUR MEMORIES! I KNOW WHO YOU ARE! I'M CAPABLE OF RECOGNIZING MY OWN HUSBAND!" lestat snapped unable to control his temper. the shock of saying husband aloud caught him off guard enough that louis was easily able to shove him. "fine be with him. it's hardly the first time you left me. but claudia... claudia needs you. god knows i'm not parental." if it weren't for the benefactor and his deal he'd do something drastic. start looking for a fire. hit louis over the head. something. anything to try to fix this situation. @fcrafcrtnight

"I'VE NEVER BEEN TO NEW ORLEANS! I'VE NEVER EVEN LEFT LONDON? WHOEVER THE HELL YOU THINK I AM? I'M NOT HIM! I HAVE NEVER BEEN HIM AND YOU NEED TO LEARN THAT! LET ME GO!" he shoved the other away from him, wanting... wanting to put some distance between them. right now, he didn't want any of this and never had. he wanted his normal life and.. he wanted it now. didn't he? yes. "yes, forget. forget and leave us be. me and finney. i want to be with him. not with you. just leave us alone!"

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"yes. it wasn't my first choice. i'd rather be out performing but i've got claudia at home to feed. the irregular jobs i was getting before... well i'd be a bad father if i chose them over keeping her fed. really? how interesting? i performed with a couple bands. never really found the right one. oh come now i'm sure the girls liked you, possibly a few boys too." he wouldn't have objected to being bandmates with this man. he was certainly easy on the eyes. "oh god i can't imagine having two of them. i have enough stress with one." he loved claudia dearly but being responsible for someone else was draining. "you're a restaurant owner? of all the people to freak out on i find the one with food. it must be my lucky night." @fcdcdmcmories

"YOU TEACH MUSIC? that's cool. i used to be in a band with my twin sister when we were... well, a lot younger than we are now. pretty sure she was the main star that everyone came to see and then, there was me." making a face, because he was more than fine with it. serena had been the real star and if he were to be honest, he was more than content with staying on the back and letting his sister take the CREDIT for it all. "man, i get you. i have two girls too. it'd kill me if something were to happen 'em," honest to god, there was no one in the world that he trusted and loved more than his daughters. "and i'm sure she's fine but tell you what? i'm a restaurant owner and my it isn't far away from here. let me get dinner for the two of you? on me? something to cheer you both up? promise i'm that good of a cook and so is my team." / @bejcwcled

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lestat had no idea who this young woman was. the mention of claudia made him conclude this must be a friend. they did look around the same age. "yes? i'm afraid i don't know what you're talking about. i've never treated her badly. has she been telling you bad things? look i may baby her a little but that hardly makes me an asshole. i just don't want my little girl to grow up." he really had no idea what he could have done to earn that glare. was claudia mad at him? had he done something and not realized it? "luck? i was just heading to the shop, we're running low on some things at home." @demongemz

Abigail knew exactly who he was without any introduction, many nights Claudia and herself had spent talking about their shared pain at being child vampires and suffering the pain of their fathers forced upon them in various ways. She’d felt a shift in her relationship with the other’s daughter so it stood to reason she’d run into him sooner or later. “You’re lastat aren’t you? Claudia told me a lot about you, and I thought my father was an asshole, however, he’d never do half the things you’ve done to her to me.” she paused shooting him a glaring look. “What brings you around me I wonder?” @bejcwcled

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"how could i forget? my darling girl, always here to keep me humble." lestat teased back, smiling at his daughter. the animosity between the two of them forgotten with the rest of his memories. "perhaps we are. i think you might be a more progressed than me. you and your mother... you two are practically perfect." claudia was his whole world. he hadn't expected parenting to be this rewarding or enjoyable. he remembered not being open to the idea of adopting her all those years ago. being so preoccupied with trying to get a music career going that he didn't think he had time for another person. oh how wrong he had been. "oh do you? that's high flattery." @daydrcamings

@bejcwcled - admittedly, i am a work in progress.

"i could've told you that, dad." claudia taunted with a playful smirk. choosing to give away her dark gift had also relieved her of any negative memories about her father. she was a loving daughter and looked up to lestat. "aren't we all though? you're not the only one. i am too, after all." she mused, shrugging her shoulders. "everyone's a work in progress. everyone's on their journey, right?" she smiled at him. "i think you're a pretty decent work in progress, if you ask me." she admitted.

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"I'm not pretending! I have never pretended to care for you! I loved you from the moment I first saw you back in New Orleans! It is not my fault if you don't understand me. First all that crap you wrote in your little book, making me the villain, and now this? The memory bullshit. Do you think I would be putting up with all of this if I didn't love you?" he shook his head, turning away from louis to hide the tears that were forming in his eyes. he didn't feel like being vulnerable right now. he didn't want to give louis the satisfaction of seeing how his words had hurt him. "well at least the truth is finally out! only took you decades to admit it. maybe... maybe it won't be so hard giving something up to get out of here. forgetting you, forgetting this, would be a blessing right now." @fcrafcrtnight

"after this, i won't leave you." (lestat & louis)

"STOP! STOP PRETENDING YOU LOVE ME! STOP PRETENDING YOU KNOW ME! I HAVE A BOYFRIEND. I HAV A GENUINELY GOOD GUY THAT I ACTUALLY LOVE AND.. YOU'RE NOT HIM. SO IF YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOOD FOR YOU? WHAT I WANT? YOU'LL LEAVE ME THE HELL ALONE. FOR GOOD. FOREVER!" did he mean it? right now, he did, seeing as this place was already scaring him and no, he didn't want anything except distance from the other, that was for sure. right? "i hate you!" @bejcwcled

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lestat was sitting in a cafe enjoying a coffee on his day off. he was trying to relax and enjoy the book he'd brought with him. instead though his thoughts kept drifting back to that nightmare of a ball that had been on the news and the fog that had been recently plaguing the city. it felt like he was always on edge these days so when he thought he felt someone staring at him he tried to ignore it. however the feeling lasted for a long time. he turned around and noticed a young woman looking at him. "can i help you? you've been staring for a while." @snowonthebeaxh

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"oh no it's not work related. i mean it wears me out but i'm not up all night working. no music lessons aren't that hard to plan." he shook his head. he loved his job. teaching little kids was much more enjoyable than he expected. it certainly was an improvement from the odd gigs he used to get. "i'm just tired and shaken up. i keep worrying my daughter isn't going to come home one night. i was going to pick up dinner but maybe i should go home. let someone else take care of it tonight." @fcdcdmcmories

"YEAH, MAN, I KNOW A THING OR TWO ABOUT THAT. GUESS I WORK TOO MUCH AS WELL BUT.. HEY? gotta say that when you love what you're doing, time hardly feels like time." as far as he could remember, he had ALWAYS wanted a restaurant. he had always wanted to be a chef and now? now.. now, he had his entire dream come true. in fact, if he could let go of the past and WHAT HAD HAPPENED there? all would be perfect. glancing over at the other, he leaned gently against his bike, watching him. "you sure you okay, man? can i give you a ride somewhere? you look like you're about to pass out." / @bejcwcled

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"WHY? WHY DO YOU MAKE IT SOUND LIKE SUCH AN AWFUL THING? WHY DO YOU HAVE TO IGNORE ME?" he asked his temper and voice raising after she shoved him. he was sick and tired of being ignored, being looked over. "does he? because i see you. i have seen you for years and you've ignored me. why am i not good enough?" a voice in the back of his head told him it was because he couldn't operate any longer. "because i fucking love you! i've been in love with you for years. why do you think i stayed at this hospital? after all the failed surgeries and therapy why do you think i stayed? do you think it's easy to be here and spend my days answering phone calls?" @fcrafcrtnight

"OH, THANK YOU FOR THE COMPLIMENT. AND OH, MAYBE I DON'T! MAYBE I DON'T WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT, BECAUSE MY LIFE'S ALREADY COMPLICATED ENOUGH AS IT IS AND I DON'T DO.. THIS! I DON'T!" she had marched up to him without realising it and then, she shoved him away from her. gently and not without force, but.. right now, she was frustrated enough. and angry. in fact, she didn't know what to do here or do about any of this in the slightest. "jake's amazing. he's to be the next mayor and.. he gets me. he sees me. i happen to love him," she hadn't said that out loud just yet but.. "and i fail to see how my love life is any of your business?" rolling her eyes. "i know my way around.. people like that." @bejcwcled

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"...there isn't? i- i guess i'm not. i'm not sure the last time i slept." lestat answered shaking his head. he had felt on edge ever since this fog thing started. hearing how people were affected at the masquerade only made him more nervous. he worried about claudia every time she left the house. he couldn't sleep at night. he was so worried his little girl wouldn't come home. that he'd lose what was left of his family. @fcdcdmcmories

"the walls are watching... can’t you feel it? we’re being watched." (from lestat)

"OKAY, TALK ABOUT.. CREEPY? MAN, NO ONE'S WATCHING US. ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE DOING OKAY?" parker glanced over his shoulder, attempting to see if someone was really there but it didn't seem so. people seemed to have been acting weird ever since that masquerade and yeah, that was not something that he wanted to DEAL with. ABSOLUTELY NOT. was it? he had his own life and he was happy and he was attempting not to think about the past. / @bejcwcled

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"you were pretending not to know what i was talking about, acting oblivious. it's insulting. you think i don't know how smart you are. how you can put two and two together. you can't tell me you didn't know what i meant. you just don't want to acknowledge it." stephen answered rolling his eyes at her attitude. "why? what loser have you found now. hmm? what's this one do? pick up the trash?" was angering the woman who signed his paycheck wise? definitely not but he didn't care. "i'm surprised he accepted it then if it was worth so little." @fcrafcrtnight

"BEG YOUR PARDON? WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?" was she angry now? yes, she was and.. she found herself moving forward, all but clenching her hands into fists. who did he think that he was? she was frustrated and angry, seeing as she had gotten everything where it was meant to be and.. yet, nothing had happened. she didn't feel any kind of victory, which was.. weird. "maybe a little bit. what i gave up, i.. i didn't need it anymore. it was fine." @bejcwcled

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"elaine, don't blame dumb. it doesn't suit you." she had to know right? he didn't think he had been that subtle about how he felt. he was starting to get frustrated though. there was always something keeping them from talking, from making any real progress. some emergency or annoying brat interrupting their conversations. "no not really. if i gave something up i'm not aware of it. i don't feel different. why? do you?" @fcrafcrtnight

"THEN.. WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? if not that?" did she know? maybe, but she truly didn't know the first thing about feelings and all of them were a mess and no, she didn't see that changing anytime soon. did she? of course not. she had already been dealing with them way more than she had been expecting, direct things? difficult matters? she could deal with them. this? it was more than different. "you didn't? without giving up something? that's.. very odd." @bejcwcled

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stephen bit back the urge to tell off the person calling his name, the person interrupting his conversation. "yes?" he asked turning around to face the young woman. his tone giving away just how unhappy he was about this. "should i? you a former patient? family member of a patient?" he had no clue who this girl was. and frankly he didn't want to know. he was just desperately hoping the answer wouldn't be his kid. he did not have the time or frankly any interest in one. @daydrcamings

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"stephen? stephen strange?" she questioned as she approached, ignoring the fact he was currently speaking to someone else. she was more focused on finding out if this was one of the strange's she knew. "do... do you know who i am? america chavez? please tell me that you know who i am?" america questioned, her tone admittedly a little pleading as she looked at him. if anyone would have answers about this place, it would be him, right? that's if it was one of the ones who knew her, of course.

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"for once i'm not talking about work. it hasn't been on my mind much lately." it probably should have been given all the cases that had come in with the ball. however, they weren't his patients so he didn't care. he wasn't sure if elaine was messing with him or not. if she knew what he was talking about and just pretending not to. "stuck where? oh the ball? i had no problem leaving it." he felt like he was missing something now but he wasn't aware what it was. sometimes without thinking he found his hand reaching at his belt loop for something. something that wasn't there. @fcrafcrtnight

"this is where i want to be. i mean not here, but with you. you’re where i want to be." (stephen & elaine)

"STEPHEN, I.. i don't know what to say. i want to be here with you too - this is where we work, but.. what are YOU talking about?" oh, she did know what he was talking about and right now, this was sadly going to be a problem. wasn't it? no, she didn't have the heart to tell him that she was already with someone else (at least, she thought she was) and god, when had she turned into someone with such a complicated love life? this was.. messy, wasn't it? still, the way she felt about jake was.. new and terrifying and.. real. it wasn't something that she didn't want to fight for, was it? on the contrary. still.. "is everything alright? i was glad to see that you were not one of those idiots stuck back there." had he also found a way to leave? had he given up something? what had it been? @bejcwcled