[BellaCullen1982]

Lilly sat on the edge of her bed panting, and crying. Sweat beaded on her face and shoulders. She shuddered at the memory of her blood soaked night mare. Her dreams have been getting more and more disturbing lately. Though nothing in her life had changed her dreams continued to get worse and worse. She sighed, and pushed herself away from the knotted sheets. She went to her small bath room and turned on the cold water, let it run a few minutes then splashed her face with handfuls of freezing water.


She looked up to see a dim, pale reflection of herself staring back at her. She looked thin and haggard. As though she had seen little to no sleep, and half that much of food. She pulled her tangled mass of long auburn locks back off of her face and began her morning ritual of getting ready for her part time job as a waitress.

She put on her make up, and work clothes, next she worked a brush through her tangled hair, pulled it back and up into a pretty loose, and curly bun. Then grabbed her apron on the way out the door, on her way to the bus stop just a few blocks away. She took this trip every day, but today, since it was still very early for her to be on her way to work, seemed different some how. She sighed and walked as she did every morning in thought, she never even noticed them man she was about to bump in to, until she had.


"Oh, I'm sorry, excuse me please. I should have been paying better attention......." The apology trailed off when the strangers azure eye's met her own. This was the man from one of her recent dreams. How could this be? But here he was and just as beautiful as she had remembered him. His long lean frame, covered cleverly by a nice work suit. The lines of his body complimented by the solid lines, and fit of the dark Grey suit he wore. His short styled, salt and pepper hair shone in the dim street lamp light, His thick lips and pale skin stretched over high cheek bones. She blushed after she realized she had been staring for far too long.

" I'm quite alright miss. After all it was only an accident."
He flashed a brilliant smile at her and walked away before she could say another word. She turned in time to see him disappear around the corner.

She shook her head as the bus pulled up along side her and she got on it in a daze. She paid the fair and took a seat half way along the bus. She looked out the window just in time to see the man she had bumped into reappear and wave smiling at her. She waved back confused and still dazed.

When the bus came to the stop just across the street from her job she got off and decided that the mornings events had been nothing more than a sleep deprived hallucination. She smiled at the people who greeted her on her way through the door.

"You're here awfully early, Lilly. Can I get you anything while you wait for your shift?" Donald one of her managers asked.
"Thanks, Don, can I get a cup of coffee and some cream please? I really need to wake up." She rubbed the back of her hand across her Grey eye's, and smiled a little. Donald chuckled a bit and brought her what she had asked for.

Lilly made her coffee as she liked it, and drank it slowly. She got up, and almost fell over. " Hey! Lilly are you alright??? You don't look so hot." Donald said shaking his head and helping Lilly back to her chair. Lilly chuckled weakly and shook her head slightly to clear it. "I'll be alright. Actually I haven't been getting very much sleep lately."

She laughed nervously. "But I really can't afford to miss any work this week. Bills are coming up next week and if I don't make rent , I'll be out on my ears." She shook her head again and sighed. Donald looked at her schedule and sighed." I could offer you an open slot, or two on second shift if you need more time to rest. Or you could trade there have been a few girls asking for a first shift slot this week. "

He rubbed the back of his head and shrugged. "Those are the only options I could give you. So you won't miss rent." He smiled and looked at her with a worried expression on his face. She smiled and agreed to the second shift trading and Donald began to make the calls. He got off the phone and told her. " You can go home now I've got some one to trade with you for today." She simply nodded and paid for her coffee and left for home again.


She got on the bus and went home she watched for the stranger but never saw him, until she began to sleep. Her dreams were less troubled the man made it seem less frightening and her caressed her hands and kissed her finger tips. This dream was erotic, she thought it a very nice change and rested quite well because of it.


She woke to the alarm this time and got up and got herself ready for second shift. She smiled as she walked to the bus stop. She felt refreshed and more alive. She got to work and Donald even noticed how much better she seemed to be doing. "Feeling better?" he boomed as she came through the door. She smiled and laughed in return.

She worked and had no problems for the rest of the day. Andrew took over for Donald when she had come in and he waved good bye to her when her shift was through. She walked across the street, and sat on the bench, to wait for the bus. It pulled up and she got on paid the fare and went to sit in the middle of the bus, as was her habit. She sat down and put her bags on the floor under her seat. The bus hit a few stops before going on towards her home.


The man from the morning got on and sat down beside her. Neither of them said a thing, they both rode the bus in silence. When it cam time for Lilly to get off the bus though, so did the stranger. He got up, and smiled to her, letting her get up, and off the bus before him. She smiled back at him out of courtesy. She walked on to her apartment building alone.

She got to the elevator and got on pushing the number for her floor. As the door was closing, a hand stopped the doors just before they got completely closed. It was the stranger she had bumped into and dreamed about that very same morning. He smiled and let out a deep, velvety chuckle. She smiled at him again. He noticed the number of the highlighted button she had pushed earlier. "Seems like we are going to be neighbors." He said as he pushed the close door button. She looked at him her mouth a gape and let out a short sharp breath. " Oh? Really?" Was all she said, when she found the composer enough to do so.


He smiled a brilliant smile and shook his head yes. "I'm in 3B." Again she was shocked the apartment he said he resided in was the one directly across the hall from her own. She smiled and looked away so he wouldn't notice her blushing.


She walked out of the elevator first and down the hall towards her apartment. He hair she let out of it's binding, Her Green eyes searched everywhere he wasn't she took the time to examine every detail of the hall way. "Well good evening." She said quietly as she unlocked her door and left the hall way as quickly as she was able with out seeming to be rude. Her living room had a hand me down couch and an old recliner. She sat down on the recliner and turned on the tiny t.v. set that sat on a t.v. dinner trey. She smiled as the familiar sounds of Drew carry came on and she went to her small kitchen to make herself a microwave dinner of meat loaf and mashed potatoes.

Noble Stood there in the hall way with the slightly peeling flowered wall paper staring after her. She intrigued him for some reason. He took out the set of key's to the apartment he had purchased the day before and unlocked his own door and entered a sparsely furnished room. There was a couch, with holes in it and an old arm chair. So he went to the couch and sat his large lean frame upon it. As he did it creaked and moaned under his weight. He laid there in the quiet of his own apartment listening to the sounds of her humming and watching t.v. and eating her heart beat was so erratic when she was around him. He enjoyed the heat from her body when she felt embarrassed.

He wanted her, a human, a counter to the cold, dark, friendless world he had known up until now. She would make his life worth living again.He smiled and chuckled as he listened to her moving around her apartment.

(Sorry This is All I have for now...)

This post has been edited by BellaCullen1982: 11 July 2009 - 06:36 PM

[Infernal Hearts]

I LOVE IT SO FAR!

I wanna know more about Lily and Noble... heh. Can't wait til you read more.

The only critique I can give you is maybe explain it a bit more. Use your five senses to explain things. You're doing pretty good so far, but that's the only thing I could see. ;)

Awesome sauce!

Tiffa

[BellaCullen1982]

Tanks. I'll try to get more up but I'm not gonna rush it may haps I can improve on what I have so far only time will tell.

[BellaCullen1982]

I've been working on a bit of a different story as well as the one about noble. I'll post more when I have the time but this is going to be great.


This is what I've been working on you said you wanted more detail so here's what I have so far.


Lilly sat on the edge of her bed panting, and crying. Sweat beaded on her face and shoulders. She shuddered at the memory of her blood soaked night mare. Her dreams have been getting more and more disturbing lately. Though nothing in her life had changed her dreams continued to get worse and worse. She sighed, and pushed herself away from the knotted sheets. She went to her small bath room and turned on the cold water, let it run a few minutes then splashed her face with handfuls of freezing water.


She looked up to see a dim, pale reflection of herself staring back at her. She looked thin and haggard. As though she had seen little to no sleep, and half that much of food. She pulled her tangled mass of long auburn locks back off of her face and began her morning ritual of getting ready for her part time job as a waitress.

She put on her make up, and work clothes, next she worked a brush through her tangled hair, pulled it back and up into a pretty loose, and curly bun. Then grabbed her apron on the way out the door, on her way to the bus stop just a few blocks away. She took this trip every day, but today, since it was still very early for her to be on her way to work, seemed different some how. She sighed and walked as she did every morning in thought, she never even noticed them man she was about to bump in to, until she had.


"Oh, I'm sorry, excuse me please. I should have been paying better attention......." The apology trailed off when the strangers eye's met her own. This was the man from one of her recent dreams. How could this be? But here he was and just as beautiful as she had remembered him. She blushed after she realized she had been staring for far too long.

" I'm quite alright miss. After all it was only an accident."
He flashed a brilliant smile at her and walked away before she could say another word. She turned in time to see him disappear around the corner.

She shook her head as the bus pulled up along side her and she got on it in a daze. She paid the fair and took a seat half way along the bus. She looked out the window just in time to see the man she had bumped into reappear and wave smiling at her. She waved back confused and still dazed.

When the bus came to the stop just across the street from her job she got off and decided that the mornings events had been nothing more than a sleep deprived hallucination. She smiled at the people who greeted her on her way through the door.

"You're here awfully early, Lilly. Can I get you anything while you wait for your shift?" Donald one of her managers asked.
"Thanks, Don, can I get a cup of coffee and some cream please? I really need to wake up." She rubbed the back of her hand across her Grey eye's, and smiled a little. Donald chuckled a bit and brought her what she had asked for.

Lilly made her coffee as she liked it, and drank it slowly. She got up, and almost fell over. " Hey! Lilly are you alright??? You don't look so hot." Donald said shaking his head and helping Lilly back to her chair. Lilly chuckled weakly and shook her head slightly to clear it. "I'll be alright. Actually I haven't been getting very much sleep lately."

She laughed nervously. "But I really can't afford to miss any work this week. Bills are coming up next week and if I don't make rent , I'll be out on my ears." She shook her head again and sighed. Donald looked at her schedule and sighed." I could offer you an open slot, or two on second shift if you need more time to rest. Or you could trade there have been a few girls asking for a first shift slot this week. "

He rubbed the back of his head and shrugged. "Those are the only options I could give you. So you won't miss rent." He smiled and looked at her with a worried expression on his face. She smiled and agreed to the second shift trading and Donald began to make the calls. He got off the phone and told her. " You can go home now I've got some one to trade with you for today." She simply nodded and paid for her coffee and left for home again.


She got on the bus and went home she watched for the stranger but never saw him, until she began to sleep. Her dreams were less troubled the man made it seem less frightening and her caressed her hands and kissed her finger tips. This dream was erotic, she thought it a very nice change and rested quite well because of it.


She woke to the alarm this time and got up and got herself ready for second shift. She smiled as she walked to the bus stop. She felt refreshed and more alive. She got to work and Donald even noticed how much better she seemed to be doing. "Feeling better?" he boomed as she came through the door. She smiled and laughed in return.

She worked and had no problems for the rest of the day. Andrew took over for Donald when she had come in and he waved good bye to her when her shift was through. She walked across the street, and sat on the bench, to wait for the bus. It pulled up and she got on paid the fare and went to sit in the middle of the bus, as was her habit. She sat down and put her bags on the floor under her seat. The bus hit a few stops before going on towards her home.


The man from the morning got on and sat down beside her. Neither of them said a thing, they both rode the bus in silence. When it cam time for Lilly to get off the bus though, so did the stranger. He got up, and smiled to her, letting her get up, and off the bus before him. She smiled back at him out of courtesy. She walked on to her apartment building alone.

She got to the elevator and got on pushing the number for her floor. As the door was closing, a hand stopped the doors just before they got completely closed. It was the stranger she had bumped into and dreamed about that very same morning. He smiled and let out a deep, velvety chuckle. She smiled at him again. He noticed the number of the highlighted button she had pushed earlier. "Seems like we are going to be neighbors." He said as he pushed the close door button. She looked at him her mouth a gape and let out a short sharp breath. " Oh? Really?" Was all she said, when she found the composer enough to do so.


He smiled a brilliant smile and shook his head yes. "I'm in 3B." Again she was shocked the apartment he said he resided in was the one directly across the hall from her own. She smiled and looked away so he wouldn't notice her blushing.

Lilly left the elevator quickly went to her door said a quick and nervous "Good bye." And entered her apartment just as quickly. She locked the door behind her and sighed. She heard his door close and a soft chuckle from Her new neighbor and she blushed even more than when they were alone together on the elevator.


She went to the bath room and started the shower it was going to be a bit chilly. Why did the man who she'd been dreaming about have to move in across the hall.. She thought bitter sweetly. She laughed at herself for felling so.. Well confused and bewitched by this stranger.

She finished her shower and felt some what relieved now she would sit down for a few hours and watch t.v. or read or do some cross word puzzles out of a book that was almost complete. She glanced at the clock on the vcr and sighed it was one of the things her father insisted upon doing before he left after helping her move in. He had set the clock for her..

She got up off of the old leather recliner and went to the tiny kitchen in her apartment and began to scrounge around she had forgotten to go grocery shopping again and there wasn't much in the fridge except a few wine coolers and some condiments so she decided to order in .

She pulled her cell phone out of her pocket and hit Antony's pizza in her speed dial list and ordered some wings and bread sticks. Her usual meal and a large Iced tea. "That'll be 15.87 Lilly." Said her Older Brother who worked the counter at Antony's. She said thanks and hung up the phone. She cleaned up because she knew that this would be his last delivery and he'd stay for dinner that's why she always ordered extra.

She sighed as her annoying older brother banged on the door as impatient as ever she thought as she rushed to answer the door. She opened the door at just the same moment as her new neighbor did . She froze and her brother turned around to see the man smiling behind him. He smiled knowingly at his sister and her whole face drained of color so fast and she didn't even feel her knee's buckle under her. But when she opened her barely closed eye's she was staring into his eye's.


"Hi there... So we meet again.." His smile was almost apologetic as he stood and set her firmly on her feet. She wavered and he said. " We never properly introduced ourselves.. I am Noble." She choked off chuckle from her brother shook her out of her daze. I'm Lilly and this." She elbowed her brother in the ribs hard enough to get a grunt out of him and continued." Is my big brother Jordan." She blushed slightly as Noble directed an appreciative smile at her.

"It's a pleasure to meet you Lilly. Jordan are those chicken wings I smell?" He blinked and looked at the bag in his hands. Then he remembered and smiled shaking his head yes. Lilly looked at him then at Noble and said "I am sorry but Our Dinner is getting cold. I hate to eat a cold meal." She jerked her brothers arm toward the door and smiled at Noble saying" Good night" As she closed the door behind her.


Jordan Burst into laughter after the door closed and it boomed through the apartment. Immediately Lilly threw herself at him and Beat him till her hands went numb. "You Ass!" She screamed as he held her back when she began to lose her strength. He was of course still laughing He loved to get her all riled up. She sniffled and he let go of her and then opened the bag that he had quickly thrown on the coffee table and began to hand Lilly Her dinner. She took it and began to scarf it down. "Easy tiger" Jordan chuckled. Lilly growled at him over a full mouth of food. Had he mouth been empty she would have slung large quantities of foul language at him.


He smiled broadly and then looked at her more seriously. "Lil, What am I going to do with you. Getting all bent out of shape over a guy you just met. Lilly looked at him and thought he's right But I feel like I've know him a while now but that's silly it was only a few dreams after all. She sighed and kept eating. He scuffed and started to eat himself.


Across the hall Noble was listening to the conversation they were having. He chuckles at what he heard then his mind stopped when she didn't answer him and kept chewing slowly deliberately as though she didn't want to talk about the subject anymore and the brother obliged her by not pressing the matter.

He smiled and went to his window and watched the gloom of night come to life. Soon he'd have to eat, and he'd have to go to work at the local 24 hr drug store. He sighed what a boring existence he had but, this girl, and her strangely intuitive big brother would make things a little more interesting for him...












Sorry this is all I have for now hope you like it.


Linda

This post has been edited by BellaCullen1982: 09 September 2009 - 01:29 PM

[BellaCullen1982]

So tell me what you think.

[BellaCullen1982]

Ok so last night I wrote these paragraphs and was wondering if they fit well into the story if you like it I'll continue down this path. and explain more about the new character.




A little while later Noble left for work and his "meal" He took the last bus to work and would catch the first predawn bus back home. He thought about Lilly all that night . Her adorable crooked smile, the lone dimple in her right cheek, Her strange beautiful grey eyes.

He thought of her laugh and the way when she frowned she had little lines creasing the bridge of her nose. He'd smile and answer people off handedly their trivial questions as they came in and out of the drug store. He thought of her Brother Jordan the jovial protector. How Noble envied him spending time with her during the day time hours as well as the night time hours. Oh all that time wasted doing nothing at all with Her.

Yes Noble wanted Lilly not for lust or his next "Meal" He wanted her because she made him feel whole again. With out a word her shy blushing smile made all those empty lonely decades disappear. Her, She was his reason for existing. His sole reason not to waste away, this young woman is the one he survived for.


His night dragged on like this , thinking of her.







Lilly was about to tell her brother good night when she heard Noble leaving for Work. She thought better of it. Leaving Jordan alone with him could cause her more stress than she was willing to Deal with at the moment. So she just let him talk about the movie they had seen a few days ago. He complained that a blind monkey could have made a better movie and how it was a worthless waste of time and money.


"The best thing about that movie was the popcorn and jujubees I ate while watching it." Jordan Huffed in a loud deep whiny tone. Lilly laughed at him. "You are far too picky brother." She told him while getting a few more coled whine coolers from the fridge. She sat down and tossed him one. Might as well get comfy bro your game is on and you know you won't drive home it's getting too late. I'd feel much better if you'd stay the night. She turned on the celtic nicks game and sat back in her recliner. her brother kicked off his shoes and propped them up on the arm of the sofa. "Ok, sis I'll stay. I'm not gonna drink and drive anyway. and I'm off til noon tomorrow." he said lightly as he stared her down from a hissy fit because he had his feet on her furniture.

Just about that time the phone rang. "Hello?" Lilly said as she answered the phone. "Lilly, Hey sorry for calling so late. I just got back in and I promised I'd call. I bet you thought I would forget huh?" The voice on the other line was as familar to her as her brothers. " Johnathan?!?!" I thought you weren't due back for atleast three more weeks. How have you been what have you done while on your trip? Whas she nice?" The words came rushing out in a hyper torrent. Johnathan laughed.
Jordan jumped up off the couch and snatched the phone away before he had the chance to answer her. "John? Hey man how the heck are ya.?Man oh man has my sister been mopey with out you here. I sure am glad your back. Say listen on your way over can you pick up some brewskies? Sis is out of everything." He held his arm out holding her back with very little effort." Oh really? It's fine I understand. Sure sure some other time then. ALright wanna talk back to Lilly? Ok later man." Jordan was dissapointed but he handed Lilly the phone."Hello? Sorry about that. Yea he's still as hard headed as ever..." Johnathan cut her off.



"Hey Lilly I hate to cut this short but I just wanted to let you know "We"made it back ok. Auntie sure is tired and I have to carry her bags and mine up three flights of stairs. Listen I'll come by tomorrow ok how does eleven thirty sound?" He listened as she said ok and wished him a good night and welcomed him back home. Then as she hung up he whispered. "I've missed you." But she didn't hear it. He hung up his cell and put it into his pocket. Then he began to unload his aunties trunks from the trunk of her limosine. She had brought three very large trunks they felt as though they were full of very heavy stones. "Geez how much clothes can an old woman need?" He huffed as he began to climb the stairs.

[BellaCullen1982]

Story up date new chary's
Current mood: http://x.myspacecdn.com/images/blog/moods/iBrads/chipper.gif chipper

Jonathan Talbot: Werewolf and Long time friend of Lilly's


Noble: Vampire and newly found neighbor and friend of Lilly's


Donald Bradford: Lilly's boss and 1st shift manager


Andrew Mason: 2nd shift manager


Ida Longfellow: Lilly's Great Grandmother


Walter Longfellow: Lilly's father


Elsa Longfellow: Lilly's little sister


Jordan Longfellow: Lilly's older and very nosy big brother


YevetteTalbot : Jonathan's Very Rich Great Aunt In Romania Who come's to livein america. (But wait I'm getting a head of myself)

[BellaCullen1982]

He finished up with unloading the luxurious car and went up stairs he took a shower and got ready for bed. His great aunt Yevette Talbot called him to her." Johnathan? What plans do you have tomorrow?" He plopped down in the big leather chair opposite her and said." I'm going to see some friends I promised I'd stop by and catch up with them. I've been gone for six months Auntie. I'd like to spend the day with them if it is OK with you." He smiled a handsome charming smile as he moved a stray strand of his long curly black hair out of his face. He'd have to shorten it so his friends could recognize him. " Of course but I'll need you to go to the lawyer sometime with in the next few days." He was puzzled by this. "Why ever for Aunt Yevette?"


She shook her head and said. "Well we'll cross that road when it gets here." Sighing Johnathan shook his head yes. " Well good night Auntie." Johnathan said yawning. With that he turned and went to his room closed the door and went to bed.


Lilly was buzzing with excitement to see her old friend almost as much as her big brother he found it funny as hell to pick on the two childhood friends. Considering he knew John's secret about being in love with his sister. He would poke fun at his expense for hours. Delighting in the embarrassment of him and the clueless ness of her. He schemed as he rested his head back on the sofa arm and got ready to go to bed.

Lilly had gotten ready for bed and was about to leave the living room when Jordan caught her wrist. " You had better get some rest tonight girly. You've got a busy day tomorrow. Remember you said you'd go take care of great grandma for me. Well I'm sure Johny boy won't mind tagging along the old bat loves him." He chuckled at her worn and tired face and pushed her along towards her bedroom.


Lilly's feet dragged as she got into bed she was excited about seeing John. She loved her grandmother but what about her new Neighbor Noble would she dream of him again tonight? She wanted to go to sleep but all the thoughts and questions running through her mind kept her awake for a good chunk of the night then at about 1:30 am she finally drifted off to sleep.

She Dreamed of Noble he's was sitting on a park bench at night, and she was walking a large dog. She stopped walking when the dog started to growl and Nbes eye's flashed when he looked over at them. The dog lunged at Noble jerking the chain out of her hands making Lilly lose balance and fall to the ground. Her hands scraped open and Noble shot to his feet the dog stood between Lilly and Noble growling and acting viciously. The Dog jumped at Noble again and Noble ripped open the dogs throat with his teeth. He dropped the dead animal at his feet and He began to walk slowly closer to Lilly he stood over her.

She screamed waking up sweating and panting she was clutching her self shaking uncontrollably. Jordan was standing in the door way. He took three strides and sat down beside his sobbing sister he rocked her in his arms."Shhhh, Shhh, It's ok I'm here I won't let anything bad happen to you sis. Do you want to talk about it.?" She shook her head no and he left it at that. She held on to him as though she thought if she let go she would lose any shred of sanity she had left. Slowly she sat back she was still shaking. Jordan went to the kitchen and made her a cup of hot tea.

He watched as she sipped it. Lilly looked over at the clock and saw it was nearly 10:00 am. She had slept through her alarm. "Hey Jordan, I didn't have any tea last night..." She had said looking at the tea in the mug he had brought her. He chuckled. "Yea I kinda went grocery shopping for you this morning. I thought you could use a little rest so I went shopping for you I went through the whole apartment I got your toilet paper and more shampoo and conditioner for you too. yea the other stuff is on you though I would hate to try to explain to anyone what I was doing with pads." He laughed when he saw her smirk at that thought. Lilly hugged him tightly and thanked him for helping her out. She got up and began to change for her visitor. "Oh right Johnathan is coming today." She smiled and started to forget the nightmare she had had about Noble and the dog.


She had just got finished with the dishes from the breakfast she had made for Jordan and herself when there was a familiar knock at the door. Johnathan was here a bit early, it was only 11:15. Jordan got the door. " Hey Johny boy how you been." They did the manly hug thing and Jordan led Johnathan into the living room as Lilly walked out of the Kitchen. She ran up to him and hugged him. He hugged her back a little too hard what she grunted he knew she was not able to breath.
"I've missed you John, so how was your trip did you have fun or was it horribly boring.?"

Johnathan chuckled at the torrent of enthusiastic questions he was being bombarded with.Good god how he had missed her, She had been almost all he thought about when he had left to visit Yevette in Romania. Would she be ok, would she find someone in his absence, would she miss him and cry? Those were a few questions he had going through his mind as he had gotten on the plane, and even after he had arrived in Romania. He tussled her hair and said. " Calm down Lilly.. Give me a moment to think then answer." He laughed at the over exaggerated pouty look she had fixed on her face.. She sighed dramatically and said." Oh, OK." Then plopped down on the couch and patted the seat beside her.

Johnathan laughed again his voice was a deep velvety purr. Compared to Jordan's Rustic baritones. Lilly had never thought about how good it would be to hear his laugh again. And here she was reveling in it. She smiled, as John told them about all of his experiences he had on his trip to Romania.

"We went to Bran Castle which my Great aunt has many historical artifacts that she had donated to the museum. It was wonderful. I wish I had remembered to bring my camera with me I could have shown you two how great this place was. But Romania isn't a place you should only see it's a place you should experience." He was speechless for a few moments trying to remember every place they had visited in the six months he had spent there but he couldn't remember them all with out the pictures on his camera.

" Oh the weather was perfection not to warm not too cool just beautiful. Sure there was quite a bit of rain now and then but for the most part it was wonderful. Oh and I pick up a bit of the language they spoke there too. I'm not too good at it..."

"Oh ,teach me!!" Lilly said enthusiastically. She stared up at him expectantly.Johnathan caved like aluminum foil being crushed by overly strong hands. He chuckled and began the lesson. "Numele mue e Johnathan.: this means my name is Johnathan. Îmi pare bine.: This is: Nice to meet you. I told you I'm not very good and I don't know much." They all laughed and took turns trying to say the same things that Johnathan had said. They continued until it was visiting time for Lilly and Jordan's Great grand mothers "retirement home" . Lilly got her things and they left to go for their visit.


Jordan left to go do the other thing's he had planned for that day. Lilly had a feeling it was not going to be work related. She just let her brother go she knew he felt uncomfortable around old people and she really couldn't blame him for it. But she loved her great grand mother dearly. Johnathan went along with Lilly for the simple fact that even though he was not related to them they had always accepted him. " Has she started to forget things yet?" He asked because before he had left she had been diagnosed with aultimers disease. She sighed and shook her head no. But it didn't make her worry about it less, just because she hadn't forgotten anything yet didn't really mean she never would.


They arrived at about half past twelve. At the receptionists desk she signed in Lilly plus guest. "Hello, Lilly. And how are you doing today?" Asked Dion the receptionist. "I'm fine Dion . How are Patty and the kids and yourself getting along?" She asked in turn. She had come here often twice maybe three a week when her brother was being a flake. " Fine fine." He said. Lilly leaned over the desk and asked in hushed tones. " Any chance of us breaking the old lady out today?" She laughed at the look on his face. He then replied." Like I could stop you.?" They all chuckled at that and Lilly began to walk towards her Great grand mothers small studio apartment.


They knocked twice before She called for them. " Come In." In as gruff and annoyed was as she could muster." Grandma Ida it's me Lilly" Lilly called as she went in to the small studio apartment. "Oh Lilly! My dear girl have you come to help me Escape again?" Ida Laughed and the noise filled the room. Johnathan came in behind Lilly. " Is that.. Well bless my soul it is. Johnathan Talbot, boy, how are you? " She asked walking up to him inspecting him like one would inspect a prized trophy. At last she laughed and hugging him said. "Oh my, boy have you grown!"

They all laughed and Ida began to get ready for the outing. Fisrt they would go to lunch then a walk around the park's lake then to a movie and then back to Ida's Studio apartment for some small talk and a hot cup of tea.This time Ida had wanted to see "The Heist" so Lilly bought the tickets and they would come back for the 6pm show.
Ida Asked John a lot of questions about his trip and how his Aunt treated him and when she was going to be able to meet the woman. John answered her as best as possible.

They went to Dorian's restaurant and ate what they always had when they came. they walked around the park and skipped rocks on the lake. Talking and laughing and doing the same thing they always had. Then they went to see the movie. Ida was enthralled by the special effects she booed the bad guys and cheered the good guys. It was like she was a kid again every time they went out like this. Ida had fun every single time. But when they got to Ida's she began to talk about a movie they had seen two weeks ago. Lilly and John said nothing about it to her but they stopped on the way out they stopped by the desk again and said domething about it.

"Dion.. We went to see The Heist today with Ida and when we got back here and started to talk about the movie she was talking about a movie from two weeks ago. How long has she been doing this?" Lilly asked with a shaking voice. Dion shook his head and said. "For atleast four days now.. Sad really she does well for the most part but she is losing her short term memory first." She sighed and asked with well controlled tones. " Why hasn't anyone said anything to me or Jordan? We need to know these things." But before Dion could answer her she bolted out the door.


Tears were Streaming down her cheeks when John had caught up with her. " Lil come on it's not that bad...." " Not that bad?!? In a span of four days no one has said a thing not even when we came in.. And it's not that bad?!? John what if we came and she didn't know me? I'd be much worse off than I am now." She sobbed hysterically. She took her phone out immediately and called Jordan. He didn't pick up so she left him a message. "Jordan it's Lilly we need to talk. It's important so call me back ok." you could tell she had been crying because she was sniffling.


She hade to take a shaking breath and looked at the sky as it began to grow dark and asked. " Hey Do you still have that early curfew? I'm not feeling up to being alone tonight and it seems Jordan really is busy. Could you hang out with me for a bit tonight?" She looked at him pleadingly. Johnathan thought back. It's not time for a full moon and things have gotten better since Yevette has given me this necklace. he thought to himself. What the heck She needs me. "Sure I can but not too late ok. I have a lot of stuff to do tomorrow, Aunt Yevette has me doing a lot of things with her and her lawyers." He said laughing a bit trying to lighten her mood.

She smiled half heartedly at him and began to walk to the bus stop. They got to the bus stop just as the bus pulled up and let some folks off. They got on and paid for the ride though it was only seven blocks away neither of them felt much like walking after such a devastating blow. When they were younger Ida had always had fun things for them to do at her old house and as they grew she was always there. But now things were different and neither of them wanted to admit that Ida would soon not remember their names or faces. Heads held low both of them rode the six blocks in silence.


When they got to Lilly's apartment building they went up in the elevator and Johnathan said. " Good God ! What's that awful smell?" Lilly sniffed at the air then at her self. " I don't smell anything but a strong male cologne." She sniffed again and said. " I really don't think it's that bad, actually I kinda like it." Johnathan shook his head and covered his nose and mouth until they got off of the elevator. He inhaled and thinking he'd get a breath of fresh air. Wrong all he got was a huge intake of a stronger scent the same but more over powering. " Lilly I think I'm getting ill, maybe it's some cleaning agent I'm allergic to or something but my health won't last much longer if I stay here." Do you want to go out? Maybe we could go to my place if you want privacy and quiet." He said as he held his breath. " No. But I think you should go home and lie down and get some rest. You look like your about to fall over." She gave him a quick hug and he apologized, then bolted down the hall and took the stairs. He wouldn't be able to escape the stench in the elevator.

When he got outside he ducked around the corner and ran full speed three blocks down in the alleyways. He skidded to a stop when the smell was diluted enough for him to breath without wanting to wretch. He called his Aunt Yevette and she sent a car for him. When he got home her went into his room and locked the door. So much for the necklace Yevette had given him her ripped it from his chest and threw it on the dresser. He transformed much more quickly than he ever had before. Bones cracked and flesh ripped his screams and howls would have mortified anyone. Hiding the fact that he was a werewolf from Lilly was some thing of a chore, but this time he had wanted to rampage through the entire apartment building until he could rid himself of what ever caused that horrific smell.

He sacked the room and if it were not for the lack of a real door knob and six inches of steel that surrounded him on all sides and triple panes of bullet proof glass in the windows. He would have cause so much damage tonight than he ever had before. He howled and growled and cursed and screamed. Because even though he was well away from the smell it still lingered on him his clothes and in his nose he felt for ever scared and no matter how much he snorted trying to clear his nostrils the damned smell would not go away.

This post has been edited by BellaCullen1982: 29 September 2009 - 11:23 AM

[Arimak]

I think your plot is solid, and your storytelling is great! That's more than most aspiring writers could even hope for.

Your grammar and word usage leave a lot to be desired though. I'd suggest getting a copy of Harbrace... it's like Cliff Notes for Grammar. Keep it where you do most of your writing.

[BellaCullen1982]

Yea I never was very good at grammar even though I loved writing and English and such. I'll look in to it thanks. :)

[Hacker]

Aside from grammar, punctuation, and spelling errors... this is some good stuff! The errors can be corrected easily enough in a word processor (the errors are not detracting from the story, by the way). If you have a copy of Microsoft Office you can type your entries into it and it will underline spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors and give you suggestions on how to fix it.

Keep this up.

[BellaCullen1982]

I am so excited that this story is liked. :) Wow thanks guys I'm gonna wait a few days then see what I come up with. ok

[BellaCullen1982]

So.... If I were to turn this into an RP here in the darkness role playing forum who would want to play the characters I have up?

[BellaCullen1982]

I plan on writing more and adding to this here in the next few days if I can find the time. Thanks guys for your criticism it's really helping me alot though you may not see it immediately I'm trying to convince my bf to get me some form of update for Microsoft word so I can make the story better as far as grammar goes. Thanks again:)

[BellaCullen1982]

OMG My Mother :coffeepaper: Last night began to read my story for the first time and she said the my writing skills in her opinion has greatly improved and of course pointed out the same things you guys did but she said so far she liked the imagery and the plot She gave me a few suggestions once more nothing you guys haven't pointed out to me but over all she liked it and she is a book officiant :popular: I am so proud of me go me!!

This post has been edited by BellaCullen1982: 07 October 2009 - 08:18 AM

[BellaCullen1982]

Ok so this is a readjusted version of my book. I know I know still a lot of grammatical and spelling errors but since this is my first attempt at writing a book I hope you'll let that slide. Anyway without any further ado.







Lilly sat on the edge of her bed panting, and crying. Sweat beaded on her face and shoulders. She shuddered at the memory of her blood soaked night mare. Her dreams have been getting more and more disturbing lately. Though nothing in her life had changed her dreams continued to get worse and worse. She sighed, and pushed herself away from the knotted sheets. She went to her small bath room and turned on the cold water, let it run a few minutes then splashed her face with handfuls of freezing water.


She looked up to see a dim, pale reflection of herself staring back at her. She looked thin and haggard. As though she had seen little to no sleep, and half that much of food. She pulled her tangled mass of long auburn locks back off of her face and began her morning ritual of getting ready for her part time job as a waitress.

She put on her make up, and work clothes, next she worked a brush through her tangled hair, pulled it back and up into a pretty loose, and curly bun. Then grabbed her apron on the way out the door, on her way to the bus stop just a few blocks away. She took this trip every day, but today, since it was still very early for her to be on her way to work, seemed different some how. She sighed and walked as she did every morning in thought, she never even noticed the man she was about to bump in to, until she had.


"Oh, I'm sorry, excuse me please. I should have been paying better attention......." The apology trailed off when the strangers eye's met her own. This was the man from one of her recent dreams. How could this be? His skin was pale and flawless, His eye's were steely blue and very intense, his short blonde hair was styled in an old fashioned way but it suited him nicely and gave him this aire of mystery. His body was lean and the suit he wore showed it off well but purely on a subtle, tasteful level.

But here he was and just as beautiful as she had remembered him. She blushed after she realized she had been staring for far too long." I'm quite alright miss. After all it was only an accident."
He flashed a brilliant smile at her and walked away before she could say another word. She turned in time to see him disappear around the corner.

She shook her head as the bus pulled up along side her and she got on it in a daze. She paid the fair and took a seat half way along the bus. She looked out the window just in time to see the man she had bumped into reappear and wave smiling at her. She waved back confused and still dazed.

When the bus came to the stop just across the street from her job she got off and decided that the mornings events had been nothing more than a sleep deprived hallucination. She smiled at the people who greeted her on her way through the door.

"You're here awfully early, Lilly. Can I get you anything while you wait for your shift?" Donald one of her managers asked."Thanks, Don, can I get a cup of coffee and some cream please? I really need to wake up." She rubbed the back of her hand across her Grey eye's, and smiled a little. Donald chuckled a bit and brought her what she had asked for.

Lilly made her coffee as she liked it, and drank it slowly. She got up, and almost fell over. " Hey! Lilly are you alright??? You don't look so hot." Donald said shaking his head and helping Lilly back to her chair. Lilly chuckled weakly and shook her head slightly to clear it. "I'll be alright. Actually I haven't been getting very much sleep lately."

She laughed nervously. "But I really can't afford to miss any work this week. Bills are coming up next week and if I don't make rent , I'll be out on my ears." She shook her head again and sighed. Donald looked at her schedule and sighed." I could offer you an open slot, or two on second shift if you need more time to rest. Or you could trade there have been a few girls asking for a first shift slot this week. "

He rubbed the back of his head and shrugged. "Those are the only options I could give you. So you won't miss rent." He smiled and looked at her with a worried expression on his face. She smiled and agreed to the second shift trading and Donald began to make the calls. He got off the phone and told her. " You can go home now I've got some one to trade with you for today." She simply nodded and paid for her coffee and left for home again.


She got on the bus and went home she watched for the stranger but never saw him, until she began to sleep. Her dreams were less troubled the man made it seem less frightening and her caressed her hands and kissed her finger tips. This dream was erotic, she thought it a very nice change and rested quite well because of it.


She woke to the alarm this time and got up and got herself ready for second shift. She smiled as she walked to the bus stop. She felt refreshed and more alive. She got to work and Donald even noticed how much better she seemed to be doing. "Feeling better?" he boomed as she came through the door. She smiled and laughed in return.

She worked and had no problems for the rest of the day. Andrew took over for Donald when she had come in and he waved good bye to her when her shift was through. She walked across the street, and sat on the bench, to wait for the bus. It pulled up and she got on paid the fare and went to sit in the middle of the bus, as was her habit. She sat down and put her bags on the floor under her seat. The bus hit a few stops before going on towards her home.


The man from the morning got on and sat down beside her. Neither of them said a thing, they both rode the bus in silence. When it cam time for Lilly to get off the bus though, so did the stranger. He got up, and smiled to her, letting her get up, and off the bus before him. She smiled back at him out of courtesy. She walked on to her apartment building alone.

She got to the elevator and got on pushing the number for her floor. As the door was closing, a hand stopped the doors just before they got completely closed. It was the stranger she had bumped into and dreamed about that very same morning. He smiled and let out a deep, velvety chuckle. She smiled at him again. He noticed the number of the highlighted button she had pushed earlier. "Seems like we are going to be neighbors." He said as he pushed the close door button. She looked at him her mouth a gape and let out a short sharp breath. " Oh? Really?" Was all she said, when she found the composer enough to do so.


He smiled a brilliant smile and shook his head yes. "I'm in 3B." Again she was shocked the apartment he said he resided in was the one directly across the hall from her own. She smiled and looked away so he wouldn't notice her blushing.

Lilly left the elevator quickly went to her door said a quick and nervous "Good bye." And entered her apartment just as quickly. She locked the door behind her and sighed. She heard his door close and a soft chuckle from Her new neighbor and she blushed even more than when they were alone together on the elevator.


She went to the bath room and started the shower it was going to be a bit chilly. Why did the man who she'd been dreaming about have to move in across the hall.. She thought bitter sweetly. She laughed at herself for felling so.. Well confused and bewitched by this stranger.

She finished her shower and felt some what relieved now she would sit down for a few hours and watch t.v. or read or do some cross word puzzles out of a book that was almost complete. She glanced at the clock on the vcr and sighed it was one of the things her father insisted upon doing before he left after helping her move in. He had set the clock for her..

She got up off of the old leather recliner and went to the tiny kitchen in her apartment and began to scrounge around she had forgotten to go grocery shopping again and there wasn't much in the fridge except a few wine coolers and some condiments so she decided to order in .

She pulled her cell phone out of her pocket and hit Antony's pizza in her speed dial list and ordered some wings and bread sticks. Her usual meal and a large Iced tea. "That'll be 15.87 Lilly." Said her Older Brother who worked the counter at Antony's. She said thanks and hung up the phone. She cleaned up because she knew that this would be his last delivery and he'd stay for dinner that's why she always ordered extra.

She sighed as her annoying older brother banged on the door as impatient as ever she thought as she rushed to answer the door. She opened the door at just the same moment as her new neighbor did . She froze and her brother turned around to see the man smiling behind him. He smiled knowingly at his sister and her whole face drained of color so fast and she didn't even feel her knee's buckle under her. But when she opened her barely closed eye's she was staring into his eye's.


"Hi there... So we meet again.." His smile was almost apologetic as he stood and set her firmly on her feet. She wavered and he said. " We never properly introduced ourselves.. I am Noble." The choked off chuckle from her brother shook her out of her daze. "I'm Lilly and this." She elbowed her brother in the ribs hard enough to get a grunt out of him and continued." Is my big brother Jordan." She blushed slightly as Noble directed an appreciative smile at her.

"It's a pleasure to meet you Lilly. Jordan are those chicken wings I smell?" He blinked and looked at the bag in his hands. Then he remembered and smiled shaking his head yes. Lilly looked at him then at Noble and said "I am sorry but Our Dinner is getting cold. I hate to eat a cold meal." She jerked her brothers arm toward the door and smiled at Noble saying" Good night" As she closed the door behind her.


Jordan Burst into laughter after the door closed and it boomed through the apartment. Immediately Lilly threw herself at him and Beat him till her hands went numb. "You Ass!" She screamed as he held her back when she began to lose her strength. He was of course still laughing He loved to get her all riled up. She sniffled and he let go of her and then opened the bag that he had quickly thrown on the coffee table and began to hand Lilly Her dinner. She took it and began to scarf it down. "Easy tiger" Jordan chuckled. Lilly growled at him over a full mouth of food. Had her mouth been empty she would have slung large quantities of obscenities at him.


He smiled broadly and then looked at her more seriously. "Lil, What am I going to do with you. Getting all bent out of shape over a guy you just met. Lilly looked at him and thought he's right But I feel like I've know him a while now but that's silly it was only a few dreams after all. She sighed and kept eating. He scauffed and started to eat himself. His dark Grey eye's watched her over his sandwich. He was much different from his sisters ,his father,and mother he took after their great great grandfather His hair was pale and his build was large. His family was small of build and dark of hair but he favored his great great grandfather. Not that that was a bad thing his great great grand daddy was a great war hero and he took pride in that even though he himself was a coward when it came to going to war. He was definitely not a "Freedom come's with a price and I'll be the one to pay it." kind of guy. He ate quietly he knew how to win and lose at battles at home, with his own. He was just glad not to have to go see great granny Ida. That place creeped him out and Lil understood that.

Across the hall Noble was listening to the conversation they were having. He chuckles at what he heard then his mind stopped when she didn't answer him and kept chewing slowly deliberately as though she didn't want to talk about the subject anymore and the brother obliged her by not pressing the matter.

He smiled and went to his window and watched the gloom of night come to life. Soon he'd have to eat, and he'd have to go to work at the local 24 hr drug store. He sighed what a boring existence he had but, this girl, and her strangely intuitive big brother would make things a little more interesting for him...

A little while later Noble left for work and his "meal" He took the last bus to work and would catch the first predawn bus back home. He thought about Lilly all that night . Her adorable crooked smile, the lone dimple in her right cheek, Her strange beautiful grey eyes.

He thought of her laugh and the way when she frowned she had little lines creasing the bridge of her nose. He'd smile and answer people offhandedly their trivial questions as they came in and out of the drug store. He thought of her Brother Jordan the jovial protector. How Noble envied him spending time with her during the day time hours as well as the night time hours. Oh all that time wasted doing nothing at all with Her.

Yes Noble wanted Lilly not for lust or his next "Meal" He wanted her because she made him feel whole again. With out a word her shy blushing smile made all those empty lonely decades disappear. Her, She was his reason for existing. His sole reason not to waste away, this young woman is the one he survived for.


His night dragged on like this , thinking of her.







Lilly was about to tell her brother good night when she heard Noble leaving for Work. She thought better of it. Leaving Jordan alone with him could cause her more stress than she was willing to Deal with at the moment. So she just let him talk about the movie they had seen a few days ago. He complained that a blind monkey could have made a better movie and how it was a worthless waste of time and money.


"The best thing about that movie was the popcorn and jujubes I ate while watching it." Jordan Huffed in a loud deep whiny tone. Lilly laughed at him. "You are far too picky brother." She told him while getting a few more coled whine coolers from the fridge. She sat down and tossed him one. Might as well get comfy bro your game is on and you know you won't drive home it's getting too late. I'd feel much better if you'd stay the night. She turned on the Celtic nicks game and sat back in her recliner. her brother kicked off his shoes and propped them up on the arm of the sofa. "Ok, sis I'll stay. I'm not gonna drink and drive anyway. and I'm off til noon tomorrow." he said lightly as he stared her down from a hissy fit because he had his feet on her furniture.

Just about that time the phone rang. "Hello?" Lilly said as she answered the phone. "Lilly, Hey sorry for calling so late. I just got back in and I promised I'd call. I bet you thought I would forget huh?" The voice on the other line was as familiar to her as her brothers. " Johnathan?!?!" I thought you weren't due back for at least three more weeks. How have you been what have you done while on your trip? Was she nice?" The words came rushing out in a hyper torrent. Johnathan laughed.
Jordan jumped up off the couch and snatched the phone away before he had the chance to answer her. "John? Hey man how the heck are ya.?Man oh man has my sister been mopey with out you here. I sure am glad your back. Say listen on your way over can you pick up some brewskies? Sis is out of everything." He held his arm out holding her back with very little effort." Oh really? It's fine I understand. Sure sure some other time then. Alright wanna talk back to Lilly? Ok later man." Jordan was dissapointed but he handed Lilly the phone."Hello? Sorry about that. Yea he's still as hard headed as ever..." Johnathan cut her off.



"Hey Lilly I hate to cut this short but I just wanted to let you know "We"made it back ok. Auntie sure is tired and I have to carry her bags and mine up three flights of stairs. Listen I'll come by tomorrow ok how does eleven thirty sound?" He listened as she said ok and wished him a good night and welcomed him back home. Then as she hung up he whispered. "I've missed you." But she didn't hear it. He hung up his cell and put it into his pocket. Then he began to unload his aunties trunks from the trunk of her limosine. She had brought three very large trunks they felt as though they were full of very heavy stones. "Geez how much clothes can an old woman need?" He huffed as he began to climb the stairs.

He finished up with unloading the luxurious car and went up stairs he took a shower and got ready for bed. His great aunt Yevette Talbot called him to her." Johnathan? What plans do you have tomorrow?" He plopped down in the big leather chair opposite her and said." I'm going to see some friends I promised I'd stop by and catch up with them. I've been gone for six months Auntie. I'd like to spend the day with them if it is ok with you." He smiled a handsome charming smile as he moved a stray strand of his long curly black hair out of his face. He'd have to shorten it so his friends could recognize him. " Of course but I'll need you to go to the lawyer sometime with in the next few days." He was puzzled by this. "Why ever for Aunt Yevette?"

Yevette was an exotic beauty her had dark eye's and salt and pepper hair long hip length braided, from the nape of her neck to the end it was always tied off in either a black satin ribbon or a piece of brown leather. She was of average build and hated to be brushed off. She was a shrewd business woman and hard but kind in the same respect. she gave when possible to help those in need out but when it came to family she was secretive and hard she would do anything to protect her family no mater what even if it meant locking said family up for their own protection.

She shook her head and said. "Well we'll cross that road when it gets here." Sighing Johnathan shook his head yes. " Well good night Auntie." Johnathan said yawning. With that he turned and went to his room closed the door and went to bed.


Lilly was buzzing with excitement to see her old friend almost as much as her big brother he found it funny as hell to pick on the two childhood friends. Considering he knew John's secret about being in love with his sister. He would poke fun at his expense for hours. Delighting in the embarrassment of him and the cluelessness of her. He schemed as he rested his head back on the sofa arm and got ready to go to bed.

Lilly had gotten ready for bed and was about to leave the living room when Jordan caught her wrist. " You had better get some rest tonight girly. You've got a busy day tomorrow. Remember you said you'd go take care of great grandma for me. Well I'm sure Johny boy won't mind tagging along the old bat loves him." He chuckled at her worn and tired face and pushed her along towards her bedroom.


Lilly's feet dragged as she got into bed she was excited about seeing John. She loved her grandmother but what about her new Neighbor Noble would she dream of him again tonight? She wanted to go to sleep but all the thoughts and questions running through her mind kept her awake for a good chunk of the night then at about 1:30 am she finally drifted off to sleep.

She Dreamed of Noble he's was sitting on a park bench at night, and she was walking a large dog. She stopped walking when the dog started to growl and Nobles eye's flashed when he looked over at them. The dog lunged at Noble jerking the chain out of her hands making Lilly lose balance and fall to the ground. Her hands scraped open and Noble shot to his feet the dog stood between Lilly and Noble growling and acting viciously. The Dog jumped at Noble again and Noble ripped open the dogs throat with his teeth. He dropped the dead animal at his feet and He began to walk slowly closer to Lilly he stood over her.

She screamed waking up sweating and panting she was clutching her self shaking uncontrollably. Jordan was standing in the door way. He took three strides and sat down beside his sobbing sister he rocked her in his arms."Shhhh, Shhh, It's ok I'm here I won't let anything bad happen to you sis. Do you want to talk about it.?" She shook her head no and he left it at that. She held on to him as though she thought if she let go she would lose any shred of sanity she had left. Slowly she sat back she was still shaking. Jordan went to the kitchen and made her a cup of hot tea.

He watched as she sipped it. Lilly looked over at the clock and saw it was nearly 10:00 am. She had slept through her alarm. "Hey Jordan, I didn't have any tea last night..." She had said looking at the tea in the mug he had brought her. He chuckled. "Yea I kinda went grocery shopping for you this morning. I thought you could use a little rest so I went shopping for you I went through the whole apartment I got your toilet paper and more shampoo and conditioner for you too. yea the other stuff is on you though I would hate to try to explain to anyone what I was doing with pads." He laughed when he saw her smirk at that thought. Lilly hugged him tightly and thanked him for helping her out. She got up and began to change for her visitor. "Oh right Johnathan is coming today." She smiled and started to forget the nightmare she had had about Noble and the dog.


She had just got finished with the dishes from the breakfast she had made for Jordan and herself when there was a familiar knock at the door. Johnathan was here a bit early, it was only 11:15. Jordan got the door. " Hey Johny boy how you been." They did the manly hug thing and Jordan led Johnathan into the living room as Lilly walked out of the Kitchen. She ran up to him and hugged him. He hugged her back a little too hard what she grunted he knew she was not able to breath.
"I've missed you John, so how was your trip did you have fun or was it horribly boring.?"

Johnathan chuckled at the torrent of enthusiastic questions he was being bombarded with.Good god how he had missed her, She had been almost all he thought about when he had left to visit Yevette in Romania. Would she be ok, would she find someone in his absence, would she miss him and cry? Those were a few questions he had going through his mind as he had gotten on the plane, and even after he had arrived in Romania. He tussled her hair and said. " Calm down Lilly.. Give me a moment to think then answer." He laughed at the over exaggerated pouty look she had fixed on her face.. She sighed dramatically and said." Oh, Ok." Then plopped down on the couch and patted the seat beside her.

Johnathan laughed again his voice was a deep velvety purr. Compared to Jordans Rustic baritones. Lilly had never thought about how good it would be to hear his laugh again. And here she was reveling in it. She smiled, as John told them about all of his experiences he had on his trip to Romania.

"We went to Bran Castle which my Great aunt has many historical artifacts that she had donated to the museum. It was wonderful. I wish I had remembered to bring my camera with me I could have shown you two how great this place was. But Romania isn't a place you should only see it's a place you should experience." He was speechless for a few moments trying to remember every place they had visited in the six months he had spent there but he couldn't remember them all with out the pictures on his camera.

" Oh the weather was perfection not to warm not too cool just beautiful. Sure there was quite a bit of rain now and then but for the most part it was wonderful. Oh and I pick up a bit of the language they spoke there too. I'm not too good at it..."

"Oh ,teach me!!" Lilly said enthusiastically. She stared up at him expectantly.Johnathan caved like aluminum foil being crushed by overly strong hands. He chuckled and began the lesson. "Numele mue e Johnathan.: this means my name is johnathan. Îmi pare bine.: This is: Nice to meet you. I told you I'm not very good and I don't know much." They all laughed and took turns trying to say the same things that Johnathan had said. They continued until it was visiting time for Lilly and Jordans Great grand mothers "retirement home" . Lilly got her things and they left to go for their visit.


Jordan left to go do the other thing's he had planned for that day. Lilly had a feeling it was not going to be work related. She just let her brother go she knew he felt uncomfortable around old people and she really couldn't blame him for it. But she loved her great grand mother dearly. Johnathan went along with Lilly for the simple fact that even though he was not related to them they had always accepted him. " Has she started to forget things yet?" He asked because before he had left she had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. She sighed and shook her head no. But it didn't make her worry about it less, just because she hadn't forgotten anything yet didn't really mean she never would.


They arrived at about half past twelve. At the receptionists desk she signed in Lilly plus guest. "Hello, Lilly. And how are you doing today?" Asked Dion the receptionist. "I'm fine Dion . How are Patty and the kids and yourself getting along?" She asked in turn. She had come here often twice maybe three a week when her brother was being a flake. " Fine fine." He said. Lilly leaned over the desk and asked in hushed tones. " Any chance of us breaking the old lady out today?" She laughed at the look on his face. He then replied." Like I could stop you.?" They all chuckled at that and Lilly began to walk towards her Great grand mothers small studio apartment.


They knocked twice before She called for them. " Come In." In as gruff and annoyed as she could muster." Grandma Ida it's me Lilly" Lilly called as she went in to the small studio apartment. "Oh Lilly! My dear girl have you come to help me Escape again?" Ida Laughed and the noise filled the room. Johnathan came in behind Lilly. " Is that.. Well bless my soul it is. Johnathan Talbot, boy, how are you? " She asked walking up to him inspecting him like one would inspect a prized trophy. At last she laughed and hugging him said. "Oh my, boy have you grown!"

Grandma Ida was a strong willed and wonderful woman her silver curls and smooth skin would have you believe she was only in her late sixties not her late eighties Sure she had smile lines and worry lines but for the most part her face had only changed a bit over the years. Her olive toned skin and her grey green eye's made her seem younger still the shone like emeralds through a misty morning in Ireland. Her hearty laugh and love for life made her everyone's favorite person her spit and gumption made her a person who no one wanted to mess around with. But all in all Ida Longfellow was the ideal grandmother. She enjoyed razzing the young folk as she liked to say so she gave Johnathan a good swatting on the butt and winked at him suggestively.

They all laughed and Ida began to get ready for the outing. Fisrt they would go to lunch then a walk around the park's lake then to a movie and then back to Ida's Studio apartment for some small talk and a hot cup of tea.This time Ida had wanted to see "The Heist" so Lilly bought the tickets and they would come back for the 6pm show.
Ida Asked John a lot of questions about his trip and how his Aunt treated him and when she was going to be able to meet the woman. John answered her as best as possible.

They went to Dorian's restaurant and ate what they always had when they came. they walked around the park and skipped rocks on the lake. Talking and laughing and doing the same thing they always had. Then they went to see the movie. Ida was enthralled by the special effects she booed the bad guys and cheered the good guys. It was like she was a kid again every time they went out like this. Ida had fun every single time. But when they got to Ida's she began to talk about a movie they had seen two weeks ago. Lilly and John said nothing about it to her but they stopped on the way out they stopped by the desk again and said something about it.

"Dion.. We went to see The Heist today with Ida and when we got back here and started to talk about the movie she was talking about a movie from two weeks ago. How long has she been doing this?" Lilly asked with a shaking voice. Dion shook his head and said. "For at least four days now.. Sad really she does well for the most part but she is losing her short term memory first." She sighed and asked with well controlled tones. " Why hasn't anyone said anything to me or Jordan? We need to know these things." But before Dion could answer her she bolted out the door.


Tears were Streaming down her cheeks when John had caught up with her. " Lil come on it's not that bad...." " Not that bad?!? In a span of four days no one has said a thing not even when we came in.. And it's not that bad?!? John what if we came and she didn't know me? I'd be much worse off than I am now." She sobbed hysterically. She took her phone out immediately and called Jordan. He didn't pick up so she left him a message. "Jordan it's Lilly we need to talk. It's important so call me back ok." you could tell she had been crying because she was sniffling.


She hade to take a shaking breath and looked at the sky as it began to grow dark and asked. " Hey Do you still have that early cerfew? I'm not feeling up to being alone tonight and it seems Jordan really is busy. Could you hang out with me for a bit tonight?" She looked at him pleadingly. Johnathan thought back. It's not time for a full moon and things have gotten better since Yevette has given me this necklace. he thought to himself. What the heck She needs me. "Sure I can but not too late ok. I have a lot of stuff to do tomorrow, Aunt Yevette has me doing a lot of things with her and her lawyers." He said laughing a bit trying to lighten her mood.

She smiled half heartedly at him and began to walk to the bus stop. They got to the bus stop just as the bus pulled up and let some folks off. They got on and paid for the ride though it was only seven blocks away neither of them felt much like walking after such a devastating blow. When they were younger Ida had always had fun things for them to do at her old house and as they grew she was always there. But now things were different and neither of them wanted to admit that Ida would soon not remember their names or faces. Heads held low both of them rode the six blocks in silence.


When they got to Lilly's apartment building they went up in the elevator and Johnathan said. " Good God ! What's that awful smell?" Lilly sniffed at the air then at her self. " I don't smell anything but a strong male calogne." She sniffed again and said. " I really don't think it's that bad, actually I kinda like it." Johnathan shook his head and covered his nose and mouth until they got off of the elevator. He inhaled and thinking he'd get a breath of fresh air. Wrong all he got was a huge intake of a stronger scent the same but more over powering. " Lilly I think I'm getting ill, maybe it's some cleaning agent I'm allergic to or something but my health won't last much longer if I stay here." Do you want to go out? Maybe we could go to my place if you want privacy and quiet." He said as he held his breath. " No. But I think you should go home and lie down and get some rest. You look like your about to fall over." She gave him a quick hug and he apologized, then bolted down the hall and took the stairs. He wouldn't be able to escape the stench in the elevator.

When he got outside her ducked around the corner and ran full speed three blocks down in the alleyways. He skidded to a stop when the smell was diluted enough for him to breath without wanting to wretch. He called his Aunt Yevette and she sent a car for him. When he got home her went into his room and locked the door. So much for the necklace Yevette had given him her ripped it from his chest and threw it on the dresser. He transformed much more quickly than he had ever anticipated. Skin ripped, bone's cracked, and muscles stretched reformed and grew until, standing before a gilded mirror was a very large, very handsome wolf. His sleek dark coat and beautiful knowing eye's looked into a face he feared ever showing the one person he loved above all others. Hiding the fact that he was a werewolf from Lilly was some thing of a chore, but this time he had wanted to rampage through the entire apartment building until he ridded himself of what ever caused that horrific smell.

He sacked the room and if it were not for the lack of a real door knob and six inches of steel that surrounded him on all sides and triple panes of bullet proof glass in the windows. He would have caused so much damage tonight than he ever had before. He howled and growled he snorted and sniffed. Because even though he was well away from the smell it still lingered on him his clothes and in his nose he felt for ever scared and no matter how much he snorted trying to clear his nostrils the damned smell would not go away.

He began to calm down after a few hours of raging about and eventually he changed back to his normal human self. And god didn't he just wish for that "Normal" So he would never have to hide anything from Lilly ever again. But that was useless he'd been this way since birth. He'd kept it hidden from her all these years it seemed almost natural to their routine. But how was he to tell her how he felt if he couldn't spend the rest of his life without fearing if she found out about him being a werewolf. What would she think ,what would she do, how would she react to him would she fear him,hate him, of go run screaming into the night and be checked into the Psyche-ward because she ranted to someone who thought her crazed.

He went to sleep with these thoughts buzzing through his head.



Lilly was just about to go into her apartment when Noble snatched his door open and nearly wretched his last bloody meal on the floor at Lilly's feet. She caught him before he his the cement floor covered in shag carpeting. She eased him back and asked awkwardly. "Are you alright,Noble?" She was patting his shoulder trying to get him to respond to her. He reached up and asked quietly. "Have you had a dog or seen one around here recently?" She said no and that her friend just left complaining about a foul smell and he wasn't feeling well. She shrugged and said."Maybe you are both allergic to the same thing's."

Noble sat his clear steel blue eye's boring into her's and she couldn't help but feel it would not be right to leave him out in the hall way like she was first inclined to do. So she helped him up and carried him into his own apartment. It was very sparsely decorated. A sofa, a t.v., and just the bear minimal basics. She sat him on the sofa and asked him if he needed anything before she left. He was silent and just looked at her as if he'd been struck mute and was dumbfounded to find he couldn't speak. She sighed and turned to leave when Noble caught her wrist. She stared at him in confusion."Hey look buddy I don't know what you planned on but this is definitely not what I had in mind when I brought you in here." She tugged at her arm and he let go.

" I'm sorry, I don't know what came over me." he sighed and slouched deeper into the sofa covering his face with his hands. She looked at him and was positive it had been a misunderstanding." It's ok, I'm sure you had a completely other reason for grabbing my wrist like that. Mind talking about it? I'm a good listener and I'm not really in a mood to be alone just yet had some problems of my own today and I'm sure you're not interested in mine but I'll listen to yours if you want." She looked at the floor at her hands at the sparse furnishings and tried to avoid that look in his eye's a look of shocked bewilderment .

He cleared his throat and tried to search his mind for a simple thank you but it didn't seem to feel like that covered what he felt when she offered him an ear and friendly company with out his powers of persuasion. He was baffled and so grateful to a human woman with troubles of her own to take the precious little time she had and share it with him. But she didn't know what he was. So saying it like that might be a bit over kill. Say some thing!! He thought. " I'd like very much to hear about your problems, maybe it'll help me talk about mine."Smooth he thought. Smiling easily at her. He reached out and gently laid his hand on top of her's that had started trembling after saying she had problems of her own.


She caved and began talking almost instantly. " My great grand mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer about six months ago and up until four days ago had no real problems with memory loss a little absent mindedness but other than that she was fine well instead of telling me the place that has been caring for her let me find this out on my own ." She paused and smiled fondly fighting with her keys. " You see we have this little ritual every time I go see her I take her out for long walks and to see movies you know so she won't feel lonesome. Well today we saw 'the Heist' She seemed to be enjoying her self emesly and when we got back to her house we had tea and talked a little about the movie but only... She wasn't talking about the movie we just watched she was talking about a movie we saw weeks ago." She pounded a delicate looking fist on her leg and sneared. " Those people are in for a world of hurt. And what's worse my brother is said to have been informed of this. So I hope you don't mind living next to a murder." She chuckled and shook her head.Tears had leaked out and smeared her make up.


Noble just couldn't help himself he reached out and wiped the tears away with his thumbs. He took her head gently in his hands and leaned his forehead against hers. She closed her eye's and when she opened them she saw a single tear leaving a trail down his left cheek and a look of gratefulness in his beautiful steel blue eye's.The sorrow in her's must have deepened because Noble looked away from her's but kept their foreheads touching. He took a deep and shaky breath. Lilly felt her breath hitch on a long suppressed sob and decided it was time for her to go home and have a good cry about it all. She took his hands from her face and backed her head away from his. She got up and said. " I'm sorry to have unloaded all that on you." She dashed away a tear and started for the door. " I'm sure you have work to do and I need rest I had a very busy day." She turned and smiled at him. " Thank you, Noble, I'm very grateful you let a complete stranger rant like that. If I could ever return the favor please don't hesitate to knock." She pulled open the door to find Jordan standing at her door with his fist about to knock. She ran over to him and began to Sob incoherently into his coat.

Noble came to the door behind her and smiled and said . " She's had a very tiring day can you see she get's the rest she needs and deserves?" He sounded like an over protective boyfriend. But all Jordan could do is nod and wrap his sister up in his arms and take her key's from her shaking hands to unlock the door and go in. He made her tea while she cried on her couch. Jordan's eye brow twitched in confusion over how he'd come and found Lil coming out of his place. He sat down and let her cry it out and then he started to ask simple easy to answer questions. " Lil, What happened?" And she spilled every last detail to him. He was numb but he knew it would happen sooner or later. He felt a pang of guilt for not going on his turn and sending her instead. He stroked her head in silence until he began to hear small,sniffling, snoring noises coming from his lap. He picked her up gently and carried her to her bed he would sleep on her couch again and keep an eye on her for a bit. Noble sat behind the counter at the drug store and thought about Lilly and how she had made him feel, actually feel about her. He answered people in a distracted and bored manner and was reprimanded over it by the boss. He said he'd try to do better but a new friend was having problems and that he was trying to think of a way to help. Which was the truth. Only he couldn't think of a single way that would make her feel better.

He'd have to be a nosy neighbor and find out what worked to get her to feeling better.



A few week's later Lilly was working a third shift slot to make up for the three day she took off after she found out her Great grand mother had started to lose her short term memory. She acted cheerful enough to get good tips and she also did extra work just to keep busy and keep her mind from wandering to that moment. The doorbells jingled and she Looked up and saw Noble standing there pointing in each direction to be able to sit in her waiting section. She nodded to the left and picked up silverware and a napkin and followed him to a seat and set them up in front of him and took a menu out of her waist apron and handed it to him. "Good evening my name is Lilly I'll be your server tonight. What can I get for you this evening?" She smiled at him and it touched her eye's. " Uh I'll have a very rare steak I mean toss it on the pan flip it and serve , and no sides . Oh and a Glass of tomato juice." He smiled when she made a face and wrote down his order. She winked at him, chuckled at the sarcastically hopeful look he made and went to call in his order.

She came back with a very light tan colored steak that was surrounded with a puddle of brown blood he licked his lips and drank the tomato juice quickly with a wince and then began to chow down on the steak he piratically licked his plate clean. When Lilly came back for the plate and cup and to ask if he needed anything else, he paused and looked at her thoughtfully and said.
" I'd like to know when you get off of work. I've got some things I'd like to talk about." He smiled when she turned three shades of red because he said it so loud. She stuttered a little. " I- I well you see." Tired of the stuttering Anthony her third shift supervisor said. " In two hours." He about lost his mind laughing when she sent him a searing look of humiliation and was sure he had something coming to him in the near future. But he felt it was well worth it because of the look on her face. God what he wouldn't do for a camera. He was sixty seven and could find a way to survive her wrath, He loved giving the girls a hard time and to see her not feeling sorry for herself and her great grandmother thing anger and embarrassment definitely took her mind off of it and he'd take what ever her had coming to him.


She got off of work and Noble was waiting for her at the bus stop. " Hey wanna catch a late night movie?" He asked when she came walking up. " Sure I get to sleep in in the morning I work second shift tomorrow. Plus some really nice guy left me a really big tip." She smiled brightly and got on to the bus when it pulled up. Noble followed and they sat together in the side facing seats and made small talk. When they came to the theater they got off and went in and the only thing still playing was a romantic drama. But the watched it anyway and later made fun of it together thought most of it Noble had lived for real and she loved to watch sappy love movies. She hadn't know she was tearing up at sad parts and quietly cursing the bad guys trying to keep the star crossed lovers apart. She hadn't known he was watching her while listening to the movie wishing he could talk to her that way. She was no longer embarrassed about riding alone in the elevator with a very handsome man. She thought about the meal he ate and remembered him saying her had some things he'd wanted to talk about and turned to face him in the elevator. " So what did you want to talk about?" She asked before they got to their floor. The open bell dinged and they exited the elevator together." Lilly... I really need to talk to you about some thing but I have no Idea about how to put it or how to tell it to you." He sighed and shook his head.


Jordan peeked out the door and saw his sister staring at Noble as though she didn't know what he was trying to say.He opened the door and looked at him and made a signal that said well go ahead. Leaning against the door jam he watched as Noble nervously picked lent off of his jacket. "Oh for the love of god, Lil, He likes you! I'm getting tired of you being little miss oblivious. I know a great many men and boys who are in love with you and damn it girl you can't see it."He crossed his great arms across his chest and watched her face turn crimson and the turn back to face Noble and get all flustered. She swooned,had she just been on a date with the man she had dreamed about for the past six weeks?. Passionate and scary dreams and he liked her it blew her mind. Noble was holding her in his arms when she came back to reality. She looked into his eye's and she felt her heart do a little flip.

She smiled and blushed as he put her on her feet. He looked her in the eye and said. "It's true you know, I liked you right from the first time we met. Remember when you bumped into me on the street by the bus stop.?" He smiled as he took her hand and kissed it. she felt the muscles in her stomach clench and she made a small giddy laugh. She walked up to him, stood on her toes and planted a small shy kiss to his cheek. " I like you too." She whispered into his ear. With that said she went to her apartment feeling light as a feather and punched her brothers arm and quietly said thank you to him on her way through the door. He chuckled and shook his head and looked up to see Noble standing there staring after her a dazed and relieved look on his face. Jordan busted a gut laughing as he closed the door behind him.

"You sure did a number on him, Lil. He's standing out there looking like he hadn't expected you to do that of to react like that." He snickered at her when she threw a pillow at him."I'm sure he'll still be standing there in a few minutes." There was a knock at the door. "I'll get it." Jordan said on his way to answer the door. He opened it and looked at Noble standing there. Noble entered and walked straight up to Lilly and kissed her full on and then turned and left. Jordan Laughed again and closed the door behind him. Lilly was cross eyed and shocked. She slowly smiled and started to laugh her self. "I guess this is what he felt like when I kissed his cheek. Oh well All's Fair I guess." And with that she plopped down on the sofa and passed out. Jordan took her to her bed room and left for work that morning. He'd asked to stay cause his apartment was being redone, paint, new shelves, and counters, the works. So he'd needed a place to crash while they fixed it up. He was kinda glad he was here now, other wise this never would have happened and he'd not be having so much fun seeing his sisters eye's pop open like they did this morning.

She woke at noon and was getting ready to go to work when her cell phone rang."Hello?" She said as she was trying to do something with her hair. The phone clattered to the floor. Her great grand mother had passed away last night from a heart attack. She picked up the phone and said "Thank you for telling me." She was numb when she called Jordans cell and he answered."Hey Lil I was just on my way back." She broke. "Oh Jordan, Grandma Ida's Gone. She died last night of a heart attack." She was sobbing on the floor when he arrived. He picked her up and called his dad and sister."Great Granny Ida's gone. We need to make arrangement's. He lawyer will probably contact you soon." He hung up and went to sit next to Lilly and give her some support.

[Robin]

That was sad. there is alot going on in that story.

[BellaCullen1982]

Good thing I'm gonna be writing more huh I am thinking book but who knows. I know I have a long way to go on my grammar and spelling and what not but I think I just might do a pretty good job writing. I'm a quick study and I know I am no Nora Roberts or Piers Anthony but hey that's how they got good by practicing and not giving up when they hit a few rough spots.