Darius was driving his (color)_______, (car)________, with Karolli in the passenger seat. She was busy daydreaming, her thoughts drifting off to what she had heard about Mysticville. Vampires and werewolves. She herself was a believer but she hadn't actually met one in person. Her parents had died under shady circumstances and she believed they were murdered by a vampire, her brother included, though she knew it was a werewolf attack. She had gotten a feeling after going to his funeral.
Darius looked over at her curiously. "What're you thinking about?"
"This town," Karolli looked back at him.
"I see," He said.
She was about to ask a question concerning his own past, his own parents were killed but he had never told her why, when Darius pulled into the city hall parking lot.
"We're here, let's go," he said quickly.
Karolli hopped out as well as Darius, together they walked into the big white building and walked over to the secretary. Her nameplate read Mrs. Burns.
"Hello, we're here to talk to Mayor Lawson."
Mrs. Burns looked up, "Name?"
"Darius Hall."
"Darius Hall..." She riffled through the sheets until she found his name, "he'll be with you in a moment. You may take a seat." The secretary gestured to the seats near the big oak doors. A girl was sitting with a boy, they were both talking quietly.
Karolli walked over with Darius and sat down.
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Dermius took Karolli's hand after they sat down and she sighed in boredom. Dermius looked at her and she shrugged. "This town seems interesting...enough. I just wonder if there are any...y'know."
ReplyDeleteDermius smiled at Karolli and said, "You've heard the rumors. Just like I have. There's no way there aren't. And besides, we can ask the mayor, and he can tell us."
Karolli nodded and mumbled, "Yes...yes, I suppose you're right."
Dermius looked over to the boy and girl and then back to Karolli. He kissed her forehead and Karolli leaned onto him, her head lounging on his shoulder.
Caroline, who had been talking with Matt looked over, "Hey, you're new to Mysticville arne't you? I'm Caroline."
ReplyDeleteTyler nodded a welcome and smiled lightly, "Matt."
Darius looked over the teenagers that were talking to them and then gave the boy a knowing smile. Another werewolf. How....interesting. He thought to himself. He nudged Karolli with his pinky and blinked three times with his left eye.
ReplyDeleteKarolli looked sharply at Matt and then grinned at him. "Hello. I'm Karolli. This is...my best friend. Darius."
Darius waved at Matt and Caroline with his free hand, since he was still holding Karolli's hand. He tilted his head to one side when he was glancing at Matt and said, "Y'know, there's something really familiar about you. Have we ever met before, by any chance?"
[ LOL I JUST REALIZED SOMETHING. You titled the post 'Dermius and Karolli,' even though it should be 'Darius and Karolli.' I just now realized it halfway through typing my comment. BTW, here is a picture of their house :
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I really like this house:3 ]
(Hahaha! Oops, changed it! :3)
ReplyDelete"No." Matt's jaw locked and he shot a quick glance at Caroline who was watching them carefully. "I mean, we've never met before."
Caroline shifted her eyes from Matt to Darius, she knew Matt had been hiding things from her a lot recently, and she guessed the new guy, Darius, new. "Best friends?" She asked, nodding to their hands, "seems like more," she laughed lightly.
(Matt's a fairly new werewolf and Caroline knows about the legends and myths about Mysticville, she just doesn't know about Matt... yet. Lol)
Karolli shrugged as Caroline motioned towards Darius holding her hands. Darius laughed and said, "That's what everyone tells us."
ReplyDeleteKarolli cracked a smile at Darius and then looked at Matt. She flashed a quick smile at him and then laid her head back on Darius's shoulder. Karolli observed Matt carefully and then asked, "What about you guys? Are you...dating or just close friends?"
Caroline looked away, pressing her lips together until they turned white.
ReplyDeleteMatt looked down. "No, we've just been friends since we were three."
Karolli gave Caroline a knowing smile and said, "Ahh, I know what that's like. Darius and I were practically raised together. Our mothers were best friends, so they just paired us together. Not that we have a problem with that."
ReplyDeleteDarius kissed Karolli's forehead again and then closed his eyes, getting ready to take a short nap. Karolli stroked his head with her hand, running his hair through her fingers.
"Of course," She added, "Darius somehow manages to surprise me with a few secrets I don't know about."
Darius looked inquiringly at Matt and Caroline and asked, "Has that ever happened to you two?"
"My mother died a few months ago as well as my brother and father." Caroline said, looking at her hands that she had locked together.
ReplyDeleteMatt looked at Karolli with a fairly cold gaze and replied, "No."
(If it's confusing: Matt's mother left when he was three and his dad raised him, he has no siblings but he likes Caroline a lot. Caroline's family was killed, her parents were secret vampires but they were turned after her and her brother were born, and her brother was a human, she doesn't want to get close to anyone 'cause she's afraid she might loose them but she cares for Matt, just not inlove with him, atleast not yet ;D)
Karolli shot Caroline a sympathetic smile and mumbled, "I've been there. My parents were killed when I was a little girl. I had my older brother for a little bit after that, but he was young, stupid, and reckless. He got into trouble with....a certain gang, I guess you could say. But he died. And left me alone."
ReplyDeleteMemories flooded back to Karolli, when her parents were killed by vampires, blood and gore spattering the walls. Then Nathan betting against the werewolves, losing, and being ripped to shreds. She could hear the sickening crunch of the bones and skin ripping.
Karolli gave a shudder and then blinked tearfully. "Luckily, this pup right here found me and took me in." She said as she kissed Darius's forehead.
Darius smiled back at Karolli and then mouthed, "I like how you just slipped in the whole 'pup' joke. You know, about being a werewolf."
Karolli giggled and then mouthed back, "Let's just hope he understood."
Caroline looked back at Matt and he gave her a weak smile. Before he could say anything Mayor Lawson walked into the room.
ReplyDelete"Ms. Mcsair, and Mr. Hall I presume?" Mayor Lawson looked at from Daruis to Karolli, not even acknowledging his son he gave a small grin to Caroline who was retured with narrowed eyes.
Darius and Karolli stood up swiftly, and Darius spoke first. "Ah, that's us. Mayor Lawson, right?"
ReplyDeleteKarolli gave a bored yawn and said, "We already filled out the papers and payed for the house and all. But the lady made us come here anyways."
Darius rolled his eyes at Karolli and shook his head. "Ignore her please. We came here because of the whole school situation. Karolli is sixteen and I am nineteen. But Karolli doesn't need to attend school anymore, but I heard this town has a truancy report and I don't want her getting in trouble. Is there someway we can settle this without Karolli going to school?"
"Why can't she go to school?" Matt asked but his father shot a glare at him and Matt returned the icy stare.
ReplyDeleteCaroline grabbed Matt's shoulder before he could say anything more. She knew Matt and Mayor Lawson had short-tempers and they've both been known to lash out, even at each other.
Caroline looked innocently at the Mayor, than she turned her amber gaze to Darius and Karolli, "Yes. Why can't you go to school."
Matt smirked as his father tightened his jaw, but Caroline was a Night. He'd never talk to her like her talked to his son. Ever.
Darius eyed Matt and Mayor Lawson eagerly, waiting to see if sparks would appear. Caroline grabbed Matt's shoulder and stepped in between the two. Karolli watched, bored. She had seen this over and over through the years and didn't care. She stood up and Darius copied her. He roped his arm around her shoulder and then said, "Karolli is...advanced, I guess you could say. She doesn't need the education anymore. She knows it all."
ReplyDelete"Are you sure?" Caroline asked Darius and Karolli. "I mean, you are only sixteen, you have two years of school left."
ReplyDelete"Caroline knows people... or so she says," Matt nudged her lightly but she shrugged him off. She didn't like how he always tried to make scenes light, she didn't want him to have any feelings for her at all, "I can't help it. I just seem to know some things about people." Though not knowing anything about Matt's secrets.
(Meaning Karolli's age, lol)
Karolli smiled faintly at Caroline's concern and said, "I'll be fine, Caroline. I know everything. My parents educated me very early, and my brother made sure I got tutors and practiced my lessons everyday after they died. My parents...considered an education to be one of the most vital things in the world. They saw to it that I got the best tutors and educators."
ReplyDeleteDarius stroked Karolli's hair and then looked at Mayor Lawson. "She really doesn't need it. Going to high school would just be a waste of time for her."
"Oh alright," Mayor Lawson said and turned around but before leaving to his office, shooting Matt one last, hate-filled glare.
ReplyDeleteMatt got up to say something but was pulled back down by Caroline, "No." She said and looked up at Karolli and Darius and gave them a weak smile.
Karolli raised an eyebrow as Matt began to snarl at his father, but Caroline stopped him in time. Darius smirked at Mayor Lawson, and then turned to Matt and Caroline. Karolli took his hand in hers and then kissed him. She patted his forehead, nodded and Darius nodded in reply. He took Caroline's arm and began to lead her away, asking her about the town and it's history.
ReplyDeleteCaroline, slightly flustered and confused, tried to break his grip on her arm. Darius didn't let go, and after a few seconds, they disappeared from Karolli and Matt's view.
"Hey Matt," Karolli began, wasting no time, "I have a question. Have you ever heard the rumors about...werewolves, by any chance?"
"Of course, everyone in town knows," Matt said, trying to not to give any of his secrets away.
ReplyDelete"What're you doing?" Caroline finally asked as he led her away.
Karolli smiled as she wrapped her arms around Matt's left arm and slightly tightened her grip, so Matt wouldn't be able to escape. She twisted the onyx gem in her ring and then looked up at Matt, her eyes shining with a wicked glint.
ReplyDelete"Have you ever...seen any? Or even...know of any?" Karolli grinned, baring her teeth.
Darius smiled at Caroline as he tightened his grip again and said, "Oh, you know, I just wanted to learn more about the history of the city. And I was hoping you could help me."
"I don't know much. Mayor Lawson knows the most, why don't you ask him?" Caroline asked.
ReplyDelete"No," Matt said firmly and gritted his teeth. His jaw tensed and he had to calm himself down before he lost his temper and hurt someone.
Darius shrugged as he kept pulling Caroline away from the building. "I dunno. I just don't wanna get yelled at by some crabby old guy with a pole up his butt. I'd rather talk to a nice girl who won't snap at me."
ReplyDeleteHe kept leading her away and then stopped when he heard his car horn honk three times. He turned around then said, "I guess maybe another time. See you later Caroline!"
Karolli pouted at Matt she he gritted his teeth. She rested her head on his shoulder and then put her lips to his ear. "You don't have to lie, Matt. I can tell what you are. I bet you haven't even told Caroline, now have you?"
Matt tensed and Karolii smirked. "Matt, if you're afraid of losing control, I can help you. All you have to do is come over to my--er, Darius' house."
Karolli quickly scribbled down Darius' address and then walked outside into the parking lot. She hopped into Darius' car, then leaned over to press the horn three times. After waiting for a few minutes, Darius appeared and started the engine.
"You told him we knew?" He asked.
Karolli flipped her hair and nodded. "Yup. I also gave him your address, so he could visit us whenever."
Darius grinned and then began to drive away as Caroline and Matt appeared in the parking lot.
Caroline yelled after him, "Mayor Lawson isn't crabby... him and his son just have...issues." She defended her best friends son, who woudn't have cared about the comment anyways.
ReplyDeleteShe looked over to what Matt was holding, "What's that?" She asked curiously.
Matt held the address in his hand, his jaw tense. "Nothing," and he shoved in his pocket.
He reached in his pocket and felt the paper. Maybe they'll help... I don't want to loose control, especially near Caroline.. I don't want to hurt her, he thought.
Karolli twisted her gem repeatedly until Darius asked, "Are there more?"
ReplyDeleteKarolli bit her lip, an awful habit of hers. "I believe so. I think that there are at least three werewolves, including you. And at least...one or two vampires. There's one...I can't exactly tell what he is. He feels like a vampire and a werewolf. But that't can't be right. Maybe he just hangs out with a lot of werewolves..or vampires. Whatever he is..."
Darius laughed lightly as Karolli and then said, "Maybe you're just hanging out with me too much."
Karolli cracked a smile and murmured, "Maybe you're right."