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Nate
location
his room ---> downstairs
mood
"This is strange but comforting."
interactions
Teddy, Aiden, Duncan, Sam, Zach, Lily, Bella
tags
AnimeGenork AnimeGenork
Even though vampires didn't need sleep, Nate found himself longing for a nap now more than he ever had before. Even as a human, he was sure. Everything was just too much, and he could still feel the slight touch of euphoria running through his veins from feeding off of Lily. The others were stupid to leave her alone with him; who's to say he wouldn't lose control, like he almost had? If it hadn't been for Sam pulling him off of Lily earlier, he was sure he would have killed her.

He frowned at the thought, wishing someone was around to punch him in the face. He sensed a presence at the door just then, and without looking knew it was Sam. Sam wouldn't do it. Nate didn't even look his way, and Sam ended up moving on after a few seconds time. Nate glanced at the empty doorway and sighed, his eyes shifting back to the sleeping Lily.

He must have dozed, or at least gotten very lost in his thoughts, because next thing he knew the blonde was waking. His eyes snapped open and he nodded to answer her question. He did open his mouth to tell her that no, she hadn't made that much of a fool of herself, but before he could get the words out she was gone to shower.

Heaving a sigh he stood from the chair, ambling out into the hallway. The vampires were gathering downstairs, he could hear them. Although a part of him wanted to be alone, a part of him also didn't want to be up here alone with the girls. He headed downstairs just as Teddy led the two delivery drivers inside, Duncan promptly appearing to knock them out.

Surprised to see that Duncan let the others go before him, he realized for the first time that no, he wasn't hungry. He'd gotten plenty from Lily. He hung out around the edge of the room though, finding a strange comfort in the presence of the others. When the girls appeared, smelling like loveliness instead of blood, Nate offered them a small smile but didn't speak.
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Aiden
location
downstairs ---> kitchen
mood
"Fucking RIGHT. Oh, and pizza."
interactions
Duncan, Teddy, Sam, Nate, Zach, Lily, Bella
tags
AnimeGenork AnimeGenork
To Aiden's pleasant surprise, there were two delivery boys. Well, one was a boy, the other a female. He had no preference between them, but he did sit on his hunger while Teddy led them into the house. Duncan got to them first, and he scowled, but all the dark haired male did was knock them out. Chuckling, Aiden stepped forward, plopping himself down next to the girl.

"None for you, mon cherie?" Aiden lifted the girls leg, offering it towards Duncan, who seemed inclined to remain back for now. Zach, Teddy, and Sam were already feeding, which surprised him. Since when was he last? Shrugging at Duncan's indifference, he dropped the girls leg and lifted her wrist instead to his own mouth, biting down and beginning to drink.

Zach finished first, though Aiden barely noticed. His eyes were heavy and his mouth had blood all over it; he'd never been the cleanest of eaters. Not that any of that bothered him. He drank deeply, though made sure not to leave too little behind. He heard Bella's exclamation and nearly snorted into the girls wrist.

A few seconds later, he finally withdrew, licking the wounds slowly to ensure they healed completely. "They're not dead." He assured her, looking their way. "They won't remember a thing." Jumping to his feet, he walked around the humans and nudged Zach's leg. "He might be a little dead, though. Just look at him."

He grinned and made sure to move before Zach could kick him. He stepped into the kitchen, stopping at the sink to clean his face. Once all the blood was washed away, he turned, leaning against the counter as he whistled sharply. "Pizza is here, ladies!" He bellowed, staring at the boxes on the table. There should be plenty, he mused.
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Sam
location
downstairs
mood
"Satisfied."
interactions
Nate, Lily, Aiden, Zach, Bella, Duncan, Teddy
tags
AnimeGenork AnimeGenork
Sam remained out of sight as the delivery guy and girl stepped inside, rolling his eyes as Duncan knocked them out. Great, now they'd be confused and have headaches. But that was Duncan's method, and at least Sam could be grateful for the fact that he hadn't just killed them. Stepping back into the living room, he glanced up as Nate entered, deciding not to eat.

Sam gave Nate a small nod and then seated himself down at the feet of both delivery drivers, reaching for the girls ankle. The blood wasn't as sweet down here, but Aiden had the wrist of the girl and Teddy had the arm of the guy. Not trying to get in anyones way, Sam pierced the tender flesh of the girls ankle and drank.

When Sam drank, he was probably the neatest. It had taken practice, but it was almost like eating pizza with a fork and knife. When he withdrew his fangs, he had barely any blood on his face. Cleaning the wounds, he watched them disappear and then rolled her pants leg back down, setting her leg back on the ground.

The girls had appeared; he'd heard them approaching. Aiden answered Bella's question before he could, then disappeared into the kitchen. Standing, Sam gestured into the kitchen as well. The smell of the pizza had wafted into the living room, and even though it wouldn't do a thing for Sam, even he had to admit it smelled good.

Turning to the girls, he offered them a gentlemanly smile. "Hungry, ladies?"
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lily harris
location
kitchen.
mood
munchy.
interactions
aiden, sam apolla apolla .
outfit
here (look! no blood!).
Lily gave her friend a small smile when she opened the door wearing only a towel. She wasn't surprised when she dropped the towel, but considering the company in the house, she was tempted to tell her to at least close the door. But whatever, it didn't take Bella all that long. "I will never understand why you wear so many skirts. And when do you plan on brushing my hair, Bell?" she teased, running a hand through her tangled hair.

They set off down the hallway in search of pizza. When they reached the front of the house, the vamps were already feeding on the delivery people. Lily felt weird watching it - especially since something similar had happened to her not too long ago. Duncan wasn't feeding yet, for whatever reason, and Zach had apparently had his fill already. Nate wasn't feeding, either, but then again... he was probably full from her. The thought made her insides squirm a little bit.

The pizza distracted her, and she drifted into the kitchen, ignoring Aiden's smile. Opening one box, she smirked. Even in the orphanage, she'd never had this much pizza to herself. "Bell, I'm taking one of them for myself!" she called, sitting down at the kitchen table with the box. As she basically shoved the pizza in her mouth, she glanced at Sam and Aiden. "What the fuck do you guys even do around here? I guess since I'm staying I need to know how bored I'll be."
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theodore arcus
location
foyer > kitchen.
mood
confused.
interactions
bella, lily apolla apolla .
outfit
here.
Teddy and Zach both fed on the male while Aiden and Sam fed on the female. Duncan appeared to be waiting for something, but Teddy didn't mind. When he was done feeding on the male, he sealed the wounds and stood up. He hadn't noticed that the girls had joined them, but he nodded to Bella nonetheless. "I hope you were able to find everything you needed. Duncan brought your bag." He glared at Duncan, who proceeded to feed on the human female in his usual weird way.

Rolling his eye, he made his way to the kitchen. "Let me know if you need any plates or something." He hadn't really been in the kitchen before, so he started fiddling around with the cabinets and such. How complicated did these facilities need to be? Frowning, he opened one door and found cups, but that was it. Where were the plates?

Hearing Lily's question, Teddy said, "I mostly read all day, but that's about it. We keep a low profile."
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duncan caloway
location
foyer > kitchen.
mood
sated.
interactions
bella, lily apolla apolla .
outfit
here (without shirt).
Duncan, in all honesty, was waiting for the girls to come downstairs. When they did, the others were done feeding, so he had the humans all to himself. Meeting Bella's eyes, he smiled and straddled the female, bending down and sinking his fangs into her neck. It was a little dramatic, and possibly overtly sexual, but it was fun. Plus it gave both girls a sneak peek at how fun he was...

When he was finished, he sat back on his thighs. "That was tasty," he said, smiling, knowing that his mouth was a bit red from the blood. "But it's food time for you girls now, isn't it?" He hopped up and followed everyone to the kitchen, where Lily was already digging in.

"Fun? Do we have that here? Nothing's fun with this guy around," he grumbled, gesturing to Teddy. "I, however, love going into town and taking a gander at some of its... delights," he said, grinning. Then his grin fell and he jerked a thumb at Aiden. "Or I fuck him. He pretends he hates it."
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zachary tennyson
location
foyer > kitchen.
mood
joking?
interactions
aiden, lily apolla apolla .
outfit
here.
The girls came downstairs, but Zach barely noticed. He did, however, notice when Aiden kicked him. Zach growled at him before struggling to his feet. Everyone was heading toward the kitchen so the girls could eat, so he figured he'd follow.

When he got there, however, he simply slumped into a chair and laid his head on the table. "What does pizza even taste like?" he mumbled. "I never got to taste any of that."

Lily asked what they did to amuse themselves, and Zach lifted his head and rested his chin on the table. "I don't know what fun tastes like either."

Had he just told a joke?
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Bella
location
kitchen
mood
"He's sexy, dark AND funny?"
interactions
Lily, Sam, Teddy, Duncan, Zach
tags
AnimeGenork AnimeGenork
"They're freeing." Bella laughed, turning to Lily with a wink. "Feels better when you go commando." Giggling, she finished dressing and turned to face the other girl again, her eyes shifting to her hair. "After we eat, if you want."

To Bella's surprise when they reached the others, Aiden was the first to speak up at her question, informing the girls that the delivery drivers weren't dead. His voice lacked its usual teasing tone, though Bella quickly came to realize that didn't mean a thing. In a flash he was standing, kicking Zach's leg, who growled in response and then struggled to his feet. Aiden disappeared from the room, and Sam spoke next.

"Hungry, ladies?"


Bella knew she was, and Lily had to be, too. And sure enough, the other blonde sauntered into the kitchen. Bella took another look at the knocked-out drivers before following, the smell of pizza hitting her nostrils the closer she got. Yes, hungry didn't even begin to cover it. Lily snatched up an entire pizza and Bella snorted, immediately covering her mouth and laughing into her hand. Oh, they were quite the pair.

Sitting on a chair opposite Lily, Bella reached for another box just as Teddy asked about plates. "Not needed!" She informed him, as Lily munched happily on a slice or five. She piped up with her mouth full, wanting to know what they did for fun. Teddy read, which really didn't surprise anyone. Duncan's answer was much more interesting, and Bella eyed him over a pepperoni, as if taking him in for the first time.

Sexy, yes. Bad news? Fuck yeah. Nice to look at, all the same.

She didn't have much time to focus on him before Zach came in, reminding her of a lost puppy as he slumped in a chair and laid his head on the table. He moved to rest his chin on the table after Duncan's answer, and his words nearly caused her to choke. "Did you just-" She pointed her pizza at him, then slid it to the side, covering her hand with her mouth as she swallowed. "-tell a joke?"

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Nate
location
kitchen
mood
"Family outings. Remember?"
interactions
Teddy, Lily, Bella
tags
AnimeGenork AnimeGenork
Despite himself, he cracked a half of a grin at Bella's question and Lily's seeming indifference. Upon closer inspection, though, Nate thought he saw something uneasy in her gaze and the thought made the grin disappear from his face. He wanted to ask if something was wrong, but it wasn't the time or place.

Besides, she headed to the kitchen before he could gather the courage. Slowly, he followed them inside, not needing to feed at all from the delivery people. He cast a backwards glance at them as he slipped into the other room; they wouldn't be out forever, but long enough for the girls to eat, he assumed. Maybe a little longer. They disappeared from view and he turned as Lily snatched an entire pizza.

Slowly, he shifted his weight from one foot to the other, wanting to go sit beside her but at the same time wanting to give her her space. The latter won out and he shuffled awkwardly by the counter, looking between everyone as they spoke. Teddy read, of course, and was the lowest low key one of the group. When was the last time Teddy had ever gone out with any of them?

"We used to go out together." Nate ventured, his voice soft, his shoulders sagging some as he spoke and the attention was turned onto him. "Like uh... like a family."
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Aiden
location
kitchen
mood
"I love embarrassing people."
interactions
Duncan, Teddy, Nate, Lily, Bella
tags
AnimeGenork AnimeGenork
Aiden couldn't have been happier as pretty much everyone piled into the kitchen behind him. If there was anything he loved, it was being a leader and having followers. Of course, he knew the girls were hungry, but the rest could have easily just gone somewhere else. Shrugging, putting up his nonchalant front, he watched Lily snag an entire pizza.

"That's my type of girl." He grinned, as Bella entered and sat as well. She only opened the box and grabbed one piece, but denied needing a plate. "Times two, they're perfect." His grin widened, and he spotted Nate enter out of the corner of his eye. He could see the struggle behind the young vampires eyes, and he saw the defeat in them. Knowing it was a dick move, and not caring, Aiden slid over to plop beside Lily.

"Duncan's right. With Captain Boring over there, we can't do anything fun." He pretended to pout, flashing butterfly lashes over at Teddy, who he was sure didn't give a damn. But then Nate spoke up, and everyone's eyes slid over to him. He was obviously uncomfortable, but wanted to be a part of the conversation. "We did." Aiden agreed, his eyes sliding to Teddy.

"Now, vampires can't really get hammered, ladies." Aiden began, a slow but evil smirk growing on his features, his eyes still on Teddy. "But there are ways to get the same effects, and someone here used to party it up." Aiden did a little dance in his seat, quite the sexual one actually. Then he stopped and leaned forward, batting his eyelashes at Teddy. "D'you miss it, Teddy?"
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Sam
location
kitchen
mood
"Oh, shit."
interactions
Lily, Aiden, Zach, Bella, Teddy
tags
AnimeGenork AnimeGenork
Sam followed everyone else into the kitchen, giving the drivers one last look much like Nate had. He leaned against a far away counter, so that he could survey the room and make sure no one tried anything stupid. Aiden had already won that trophy for the night, he hoped.

At Nate's comment, Sam cracked a grin, though it turned to a look of shock at Zach's joke and then Aiden's reminiscing of Teddy's past. Jesus, was Aiden really trying to die? Looking between him and Zach, he scoffed lightly at Bella's question. "You know, I think he did. It must be the blood." He flashed her a grin then slid his gaze to Zach. "You alright, bro?"

And then he looked to Aiden. "And you." Pushing himself off the counter, he shook his head. "All I can say is don't come crying to me or anyone when you're buried six feet under and can't get out." Chuckling slightly at the image in his head, he shook his head. "Ah, hell. I think one of them's waking up." He paused for a second, then sped from the room to grab both drivers and place them in the their car.

Then he was back in the house, the front door locked, some money scattered on the laps of the drivers. With any luck, they'd just leave and they wouldn't have to compel them the rest of the way. He let out a short breath when he heard the car start and start backing out of the drive. "Hope everyone was done." He muttered, looking around, his eyes settling on Teddy, wanting to see his reaction to Aiden. Again.
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lily harris
location
kitchen > leaving.
mood
om nom nom.
interactions
errbody apolla apolla .
outfit
here (look! no blood!).
Lily had so far deduced that she was going to be bored out of her skull. She liked reading and all, but if that was all Teddy did, she couldn't imagine how long and endless that ended up being. She'd be able to predict complete human behavior by the end of a year if all she did was read. And she didn't do anything remotely similar to what Duncan was suggesting... so she wasn't sure how to take that.

She was on maybe her fourth slice when Zach told his "joke" and Bella reacted to it. A smirk crawled up her own face, but she wasn't as fazed by it. The guy was clearly out of it and needed to take a nap.

Nate admitted that they used to go out all together, and Lily raised her eyebrows. "Did you pretend you were throwing a bachelor party or did you let everybody assume it was a triple date?" Or were you throwing a double bachelor party for two of you who pretended to get hitched... It was a nice thought, though, that they used to spend time with each other. If they did that now, though, with her and Bella... that would look suspicious. It didn't seem like they'd be able to do that unless they were going drinking.

She broke out of this thought when Aiden started dancing in his seat. Honestly, she thought he needed to pee for a second. Then she realized he was teasing Teddy, and then she was just confused. Teddy used to do a dance like that? Unlikely. Still, the thought could at least amuse her for 5 seconds...

Sam left briefly, probably to take care of the delivery people, and Lily tilted her head. "So you guys seriously do nothing? Aren't you, like, immortal? Can't you just go to some party and drink someone's blood there instead of snacking on pizza delivery people?" Rolling her eyes, she stood up, grabbing a sixth slice of pizza. "Never mind. I'm sure I can amuse myself somehow. But right now, I need to find a way to get that blood off of poor Velveteen."

With that, she left the room while eating a slice of pizza and went to find her stuffed rabbit.
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theodore arcus
location
kitchen.
mood
put out.
interactions
aiden, bella apolla apolla .
outfit
here.
It wasn't quite fair that the others seemed to think he was boring. He happened to like reading. Frowning, he pondered how he could possibly be as boring as they said when Zach suddenly became a figure of entertainment. This was surely turning into a strange night if Zachary was making jokes... even if he knew it was a side effect of a full stomach.

Nate brought up how the entire household used to go out, and Teddy grimaced. He'd put a stop to doing that only because they were starting to become too conspicuous whenever they did so. Six single men going anywhere together? Definitely not strange in the eyes of humans. Although Lily's questions about such activities made him wonder if they should've come up with such a cover story...

Then Aiden was addressing him, and he narrowed his eyes. He was referring to a singular time when he had gotten completely drunk (somehow) and had lost all of the inhibitions that usually made him more reserved and polite. Rolling his eyes, he growled, "No, but I'm sure you do. You were just jealous that I was a better dancer than you were." Sam had already scolded Aiden plenty, but at this point, Teddy was just exhausted.

Lily left the room, and it occurred to Teddy that she and her friend would be staying at least a little longer. "Oh, Bella, would you like me to show you to a room where you can sleep? In all the confusion, I realized we haven't exactly been too accomodating..."
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duncan caloway
location
kitchen.
mood
wanting-to-take-off-his-pants.
interactions
"everyone," but mostly bella apolla apolla .
outfit
here (without shirt).
Duncan couldn't stop grinning.

His comment had garnered attention from Bella, who suddenly was staring at him with reckless abandon. If he could read minds, he bet her thoughts were along the lines of that sexy bastard. It helped that he was still entirely shirtless, so his lovely body was on display. But if it had taken such a short time for her to be staring at him like that... it seemed he would seduce her before very long.

Zach had suddenly made a joke, which was surely the surprise of the night, though not as much as Teddy indirectly claiming his dancing was better than Aiden's. It was, of course - that was very much true - but it was still odd. Duncan was sure that things would get a little more "fun" with these two girls around.

Lily left the room, and Teddy offered to take Bella to a spare room. Duncan wiggled his eyebrows. "Or you could always share miiiiiine," he singsonged before turning to leave the room as well. "And I can promise the pants will probably come off when I decide to go to sleep."
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zachary tennyson
location
kitchen.
mood
head-achy.
interactions
sam, "everyone" apolla apolla .
outfit
here.
At the very least, his joke was well received. But that didn't mean Zach wasn't embarrassed. Bella was paying full attention to him now, and if he didn't think it was so stupid, he might've blushed. Looking away from her, he mumbled, "Uh... maybe." He wasn't normally the funny "ha ha" type of guy, but the words had just come out...

Sam seemed to notice this wasn't his normal behavior, and he asked if he was alright. Lifting his head from the table, he rubbed his forehead. "I think I need to go to sleep. The blood was too much tonight, I guess." This also wasn't normally a problem, but maybe he'd taken more than he meant to...?

And was it his imagination, or did Teddy just say he was a better dancer than Aiden?

Did drinking too much blood cause hallucinations? Maybe so. Either way, as soon as Lily left the room and Duncan started to, Zach stood up and stumbled to the doorway. "I really need to go to bed... Wake me up when this night's over, 'kay..." he mumbled, shuffling on out. He better not get a headache from all of this.
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Bella
location
kitchen
mood
"Stop staring, you idiot!"
interactions
Lily, Teddy, Duncan, Zach, Aiden, Nate
tags
AnimeGenork AnimeGenork
No one else seemed as surprised as Bella that Zach of all people had told a joke, which led Bella to believe there was more to his gruff exterior than he let on. Intrigued, she watched him for a moment longer before Nate spoke up, saying how they all use to go out. Bella took another bite of pizza before she turned to the rest of the table, just as Aiden decided to plop down next to Lily.

It was no secret that he was into her. Nate, too. But while Aiden seemed to be into anything that moved (i.e.; Duncan) Nate's approach was sweeter and softer, and clearly just meant for Lily. Really, maybe in another lifetime, he could have been perfect for her. But not this one. Still silently determined to find a way to break the bloodbond, Bella figured that after she ate she could explore some. Maybe find a library or a computer.

She nearly choked when Aiden started dancing, her hand covering her mouth as she placed her attention on Teddy. The tall blonde was quick to come up with a retort to Aiden's teasing, though for a moment Bella couldn't look away from Teddy, trying to imagine the uptight guy dancing sexually. Let alone dancing at all, for that matter. Lily got up to leave and find Velveteen, and Zach followed shortly after claiming he needed to go to bed. Bella's eyes quickly flicked towards then and then back to Teddy, who was already looking at her.

Shit.

"I-uh. Yeah. That'd be nice." Bella nodded, tossing her crust in a nearby trash can before motioning for him to lead the way. Duncan- who had unfortunately caught her staring earlier as well- offered his bed (minus his pants) as he waltzed out of the room. She just stared at the spot where he'd been standing before Teddy started down the hall, and she followed.

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Nate
location
kitchen ---> upstairs hall
mood
"Why did I say that?"
interactions
Sam, Zach, Teddy, Bella, Aiden, Lily,
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Although Nate hadn't expected Aiden to bring up that one time Teddy had danced like a stripper in front of everyone, Nate was sort of glad he did. Partially because it was funny and a good memory, but also because it made them seem less... well, monstrous. He could see it in both girls eyes that they were starting to relax, and that's what Nate wanted. He didn't want them to be uncomfortable just because of... well, everything.

Nate let the conversation ebb and flow around him, though he was slightly pissed off that Aiden decided to sit next to Lily when he'd wanted to. Nate knew that he needed to be bolder when it came to stuff like that, but he just wasn't. Hell, he was the only one so far to get a kiss from Lily and it had only been her kissing him because she was intoxicated from his feeding from her. Was that something to even be proud of?

He knew Aiden's answer, but still.

Sam was the first to leave the room as one of the delivery drivers started to wake up. That seemed to start a line of others leaving-- Lily, Zach, Duncan. Nate frowned as he looked around the room, his eyes landing on Bella, who was accepting Teddy's offer to show her a room. "You two are cute together." The thought spilled from his lips before he could stop them, and immediately he realized what he'd said.

That's not what I meant about being more bold, stupid!


"Nevermind." He mumbled, using his speed to disappear from the room, landing somewhere upstairs instead. Not far from Lily, actually, but he was too concerned with his word vomit to realize she was just down the hall.
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Aiden
location
kitchen ---> upstairs
mood
"I love embarrassing people."
interactions
Teddy, Nate, Bella
tags
AnimeGenork AnimeGenork
Frankly, it was too early for Aiden to turn in. Teddy had responded quickly to Aiden's asking if he missed dancing, and the retort had had some bite in it. Aiden's favorite. It had just made him grin, leaning forward and sending a wink in Teddy and Bella's direction. Sam went to attend to the drivers, and then slowly, some of the others trickled from the room as well.

At Nate's words, Aiden's head jerked in the other vampires direction, shock evident on his features. Then he snorted, and burst out laughing. Nate fled the room of course, and Aiden looked at the other two to find Bella at least blushing. She'd stood from the table to throw something away, but he shouldn't have counted her out, because while he was laughing he sensed something heading his way.

That bitch had thrown the glass pepper shaker at him.

He'd caught it, of course, quite easily. Tsking her, he shook his head, still laughing as he stood and set the shaker back on the counter. "Well if that's not an awkward way to end a night, I'm not sure what it." Trying to make the situation that much worse, he grinned as he reached the hall, looking back at them over his shoulder. "Nate's right, you know." And then he was gone, slipping into the hallway and heading for the upstairs, at normal speed.
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Sam
location
kitchen ---> upstairs, with Lily
mood
"Call me the stainmaster. No don't."
interactions
Lily, Aiden, Bella, Teddy
tags
AnimeGenork AnimeGenork
Sam probably shouldn't have been the last in the kitchen with the pair, but alas, that's how it landed. He'd just stood from his own chair again when Nate made his comment, Sam's eyes widening. He started to speak, then changed his mind.

"Goodnight, you two." Sam tried not to look at them as he passed, heading upstairs behind Aiden. They reached the landing and Sam punched Aiden in the arm, not lightly. All Aiden did was laugh as he headed down the hallway to his room, Sam following suite but in the other direction. He spotted a blonde figure down the hall, in the guest room from earlier. Sam paused by the door, watching for her a second before speaking.

"We could probably get that stain out easily." Sam told her, glancing towards the window. "And you definitely don't have to sleep in here. We have plenty of empty rooms." He stepped inside. "Want help with him?" Nodding towards Velveteen, Sam extended a hand in Lily's direction. "We'd have to go back downstairs to the laundry room, but trust me. After spending years with these guys, I know how to get stains out of just about anything."
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lily harris
location
guest room > on the way to the laundry room.
mood
careful.
interactions
sam, (nate) apolla apolla .
outfit
here (look! no blood!).
Lily found Velveteen on the floor of the guest room from earlier, though the blood on him didn’t look as bad as she’d perceived when she’d been, uh… otherwise occupied. She gently brushed her hand along his ears and murmured, “I’m sorry, buddy. I never meant for you to get so involved.”

She heard a voice behind her and turned to see Sam. Raising her eyebrows, she nodded. “I think I can do it on my own. Blood isn’t too hard to get out.” (She was a young woman, after all.) “But I wouldn’t mind if you showed me the way.” After a second of thought, she took his hand and stood up, following him to the laundry room.

Glancing behind her, she saw Nate with a weird look on his face. Giving him the smallest of smiles, she hurried to follow Sam. “So when did you become the mom of the house? Is Teddy the dad? Have you guys always been this family-like?” she asked, taking care to not get blood on her clothes again.
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theodore arcus
location
kitchen > upstairs hallway, guest room.
mood
perplexed.
interactions
bella apolla apolla .
outfit
here.
Teddy rolled his eyes at Duncan’s offer, but he knew that out of him and Aiden, Duncan, at least, was harmless. Annoying, but harmless. Lascivious as well. With a sigh, Teddy gave Bella a small smile and let Zach leave the room. He paused, however, when he realized Nate had said something.

He froze. What did Nate mean by “cute together”? He wasn’t familiar with too many colloquialisms from this era, but he was certain that had a certain connotation, if Aiden’s reaction was any indication. Of course, before he could ask what either of them meant, they both left the room. Weird.

“Interesting. I really must try to learn the current slang,” Teddy mused before leading the way out of the room. He went upstairs, finding none of his brothers in the hallway except Nate and Sam (with Lily). Turning the opposite direction, he led the way to a room on the other side of the house. It might have been occupied once, but it was far away from the boys’ rooms, which would probably be preferable to Bella.

“Here you are,” he said. “There’s another room next door if you want tell Lily about it. Figured you might want a wing separate from my brothers. Do you need anything else?” He glanced at Bella, trying not to note that her new outfit, while clean, was actually rather lovely on her.
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duncan caloway
location
his room.
mood
without pants, so probably awesome 😏.
interactions
aiden apolla apolla .
outfit
here (without shirt).
True to form, Duncan went back to his room and immediately removed his pants. Now he was naked, but he preferred sleeping that way, and he flopped onto his bed like a fish. Hearing Aiden come upstairs, he called, “Aiden, please tell me you embarrassed the crap out of Teddy!” Though he was less keen to do so, Duncan was also highly amused by others’ embarrassment.

Well, now he was truly bored, but perhaps Bella would come visit him, after all. After some consideration, he decided to read a bit. Gossip magazines were fun, even if he wasn’t too sure who the people in them were. Grabbing one from his nightstand, he flipped onto his back, taking care to cover his lower body with a blanket so no one would yell at him for his indecency.

But who was he kidding? He was made of indecency. They could deal with it.
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zachary tennyson
location
his room.
mood
embarrassed and sleepy.
interactions
duncan/aiden, otherwise no one, really apolla apolla .
outfit
here.
Zach couldn’t reach his room fast enough. He landed on his bed with a large thud, groaning as soon as he hit the mattress. Duncan was yelling again, and he screamed, “Pipe down! Some vampires like to sleep!” The full stomach effect of blood was wearing off, and now all Zach wanted to do was sleep.

He was so embarrassed. It had been far too long since he’d had a full meal of blood, which was why he’d been so out of it. And he’d made a joke, one that wasn’t snarky or angry. His cheeks reddened as he remembered the look on the girl’s face. Dammit. He just wanted to sleep and forget that happened.

By the time he remembered how to be angry again, he was already drifting to sleep and hoping nothing else would go wrong in this house while he was asleep.
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Bella
location
kitchen ---> upstairs bedroom/hallway
mood
"Time to explore?"
interactions
Teddy
tags
AnimeGenork AnimeGenork
Bella couldn't help but smile a little bit when she heard Teddy's comment about current slang. If he wanted to learn, she was sure he would with she and Lily around. Hell, even Aiden and Duncan seemed pretty hip to the times; Teddy couldn't be that far behind. Just how old was he, anyway? She thought about asking, but wasn't sure if the question would be considered rude or not. Silently musing, she followed him to the room and stepped inside when he stopped outside of the door.

"No. I don't think so." She turned to face him, tilting her head to look up at his form. It seemed weird, almost, that all the vampires in the house seemed ready for bed. Bella felt wide awake, but she didn't wanna keep Teddy here if he wanted to go. "Teddy-" She started to say, cutting herself off by biting her lip. She stood there silent for a moment, then shook her head. "Nevermind."

Watching him go, she sighed and turned to look at the scarcely decorated room. She moved to sit on the bed, but she knew there was no way she'd fall asleep anytime soon. The outside hall was quiet when she got up and poked her head out of it, so she quietly slipped down the hall in the opposite direction she and Teddy had come from, wanting to explore.

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Nate
location
upstairs ---> laundry room
mood
"I'm awful."
interactions
Sam, Lily
tags
AnimeGenork AnimeGenork
It didn't take Nate long to realize that he wasn't alone in the hallway. He'd wanted a few minutes alone to brood, to think about how stupid he was, but it seemed he hadn't gone far enough away from people. When he looked up, he spotted Lily and Sam walking down the hallway. She gave him a bright smile, but he couldn't return it in time. She disappeared, following after Sam. Where were they going?

Curious despite himself, he padded after them, realizing as they headed back downstairs that they were probably headed to the laundry room just off the kitchen. Sure enough, that's where Sam led her. Nate spotted a bloody rabbit in her hands and frowned, realizing that most everything that had happened was his fault. He hated that.

"I'm sorry, Lily." Nate stood at the door to the decently sized laundry room, watching as Sam gathered the laundry soap and everything for the pretty blonde girl. Sam glanced at Nate but said nothing, just opened the washer to glance in it and make sure it was clear, should she want to use the machine.

Nate didn't know what to do. So far, she hadn't told him to fuck off or anything, but he knew that it was coming. Frowning slightly to himself, he stared at Velveteen for a few more seconds before turning to leave the two of them alone.
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