An Unexpected Meeting. (Lora)

[Isolde Grey]

Isolde walked nervously through the halls of the manor. She had just moved in and had spent the past few days getting lost as she tried to get used to the place. She still hadn't talked to any of the vampires there, with the exception of Capella and Silence, whom she talked to on her first day, as she was still rather nervous. Although she knew that it was unlikely that anyone here was going to hurt her, you could never be sure, right?

As it was, she was actually lost right then, not that should would admit it had one of the vampires asked her. She had been trying to find her way back to her room for the past hour, but every time she thought she had finally made it, she would find out that the hallway she was in led somewhere else entirely. In fact, she was so lost that she wasn't even sure what floor she was on.

Of course, Isolde wasn't really sure if going back to her room was a good thing at the moment. The vampire who lived in the room down the hall from her had gotten kicked out for some reason or another, it probably had something to do with the sweet scent that seemed to hang about the room, the same sweet, appetizing scent she had to pass through every time she left her room to walk down the hall way. It was tempting to say the least, and she didn't want to get into trouble by eating someone within the manor, she was trying her hardest to control herself, but such a sweet scent was hard to resist for the young vampire.

As a result, Isolde had spent most of her time locked up in her room with a lot of scented candles burning, or wandering the halls far away from the scent, the result of the latter usually being that when she finally wanted to return to her room, she couldn't find the way.

Stopping with her back to the wall, Isolde sunk down to the floor. "Oh, this is pointless!" she moaned, looking around to see if someone she knew (however unlikely) was around to help her out.

[Lora]

Lora slowly walked through the long corridors of the manor, her expression blank and hopeless, her eyes red and tear stained. It had only been a day or so since Pashmina had passed away and the newly turned vampiress was still over come with grief. Lora hated herself honestly. She hated herself for roping an innocent vampire into her problems, hated herself that she had gotten Pash wounded, captured and killed....Why could she have been the one to die? Well, die more than she had.

The depressed woman turned the corner, heading downstairs to the kitchens to get a cup of tea when she saw a familiar face. It was Isolde. Yeah, Isolde, that was her name. So she ended up hanging around the manor after all. Good for her.

She walked up to Isolde, her hand going to gently tap her on the back. "Isolde?" she said softly, her voice barely audible.

[Isolde Grey]

Feeling someone tap her shoulder, Isolde jumped, turning to face the person with wide red eyes. When she saw that it was Lora, tears of joy sprung to her eyes and she jumped up, hugging the woman tightly. After a moment, she pulled back, noticing how Lora looked. "What's wrong Lora?" she asked, worry for her friend evident in her eyes.

And the it occurred to her exactly where they were. "Lora, why are you.... What are you.... you're a vampire?" she asked, stumbling to find what she wanted to say. While she was happy to see her friend again, she had been hoping to meet her outside of the manor, not in it! Isolde would never want one of her friends to become a vampire, not after what had happened to her.

[Lora]

Lora sniffed a little bit, still fighting back tears that threatened to over flow from her bloodshot eyes. "L-long story." she muttered, wiping her eyes on the billowy white sleeve of her night gown. Ugh silly frilly nightgown. All the clothing in Lora's room had been ridiculously girly and if it hadn't been for the fact her own belongings were back at the bell tower, she wouldn't have even bothered touching these fru-fru garments.

"Y-yeah. Kinda still getting used to it actually." she murmured. "Just got turned two days ago." she added.

[Isolde Grey]

Watching Lora, Isolde frowned. "Is..is there anything I can do to help?" she asked. Isolde didn't really have any other friends except for Lora, she was too timid and paranoid to be a social butterfly, which meant that she wanted to help Lora out all the more. Whatever had happened, Isolde could tell that it had shaken Lora up pretty bad.

Hearing that Lora had only been a vampire for a couple of days, Isolde nodded. While that meant that she wasn't the youngest vampire in the manor any more, it was hardly a cheerful fact knowing who the younger vampire was. "I hope your turning wasn't as traumatizing as mine..." she said softly. "I would say 'You'll get used to it,' but I haven't really gotten used to it yet, so I can't, now can I?"

[Lora]

"eh...I think I'm just gunna try letting the whole 'oh lord I feel like crap' thing run its course like a cold. Maya told me it'd be like this for a few days." she told isolde, rubbing her eyes again.

"It wasn't horrible or anything...." she murmured, thinking back to her turning. Lora didn't even want to think about that night. That was the night she had gotten Pash killed....that she had killed Pash. Dammit....Tears started to run down Lora's face once more, the newly turned vampire trying to wipe them away quickly.

[Isolde Grey]

Isolde nodded sadly and gave Lora a small smile. "Just let me know if I can do anything to help." she said softly. Isolde had never really had a friend before Lora. Alienated first by her strange looks, and then by her status as a vampire and her paranoia, but it felt..... nice, she felt like she was needed, and was happy that she could help someone, even if Lora was strong and probably didn't need help from somebody weak like Isolde.

She bit her lip as Lora started to cry again, reaching out to hug her. "At least you weren't forced into it, right Lora?" she asked, hoping it was true. Lora didn't seem to be crying because she was a vampire, it seemed to be something else, although Isolde wasn't quite sure what it was. She wanted to know, she wanted to help her friend, but she didn't want to lose her for being pushy, so she let it be.

"I should show you where my room is, you know, if I can find it......"

[Lora]

Lora sniffled and wiped her eyes on her sleeve once more. "t-thank you, Isolde. I appreciate it." she murmured softly as the young woman offered to help. It was a nice feeling to know that there was someone there she could talk to, but for right now she had to keep her burden to herself.

The young woman nodded her head. "T-that would be useful if I ever need t-to find you." she said softly.

[Isolde Grey]

"About that....." Isolde trailed off looking kind of sheepish, "I always get lost and can never seem to find my room...." she told Lora, averting her eyes. "This manor is huge! It's going to take forever for me not to get lost, what with my sense of direction." she laughed nervously, knowing she was making a fool of herself.

"Sitting here's not going to get us anywhere though! I'm sure we can find it!" she was hopeful now that Lora was there, the feeling that wandering was pointless had gone away, at least for now. She also wanted to distract Lora so that she wouldn't dwell on what had made her sad, and this seemed to be the way to do it.

[Lora]

Lora nodded softly at Isolde. "This place is pretty big. I can understand how you'd get lost. I have a few times m-myself." she said softly, sniffling a bit.

The young woman nodded again. "o-ok. So....how've you been, Isolde?" she asked softly, walking along with the other young woman.

[Isolde Grey]

Isolde nodded and looked at Lora. "I'm sure I'll find my way back eventually. Besides, I know how hard self-control can be as a new-born depending on your experiences being turned." she mumbled, shuddering as she remembered Paxton. She felt safer in the manor, she wanted to believe that the others would protect her if Paxton ever came after her, but she was still scared of him, how could she not be?

"It might not be a good idea to head up to my room anyways....."

She looked up at Lora's question and shrugged. "The manor, is nice. I've spent most of my time up in my room avoiding others, I'm still afraid to talk to them a little, just in case they're working for P..Paxton. But I do feel a little safer." she replied.

[Lora]

Lora looked over at Isolde. Poor thing. She was still worried about her sire coming to find her, even though Capella would never allow someone to come in here and harm one of the residents. "I'm fairly c-certain Paxton has neither ears nor eyes in this place, Isolde." she said softly, trying her best to offer the girl a smile, though it was weak and rather forced.

[Isolde Grey]

"Y..you think so?" Isolde said with a slight sniffle, "ya, I guess you're right." She tried to make her voice sound strong, like she actually believed what she was saying, but she knew she was failing. however, she really didn't want Lora to worry about her, so there was only one other tactic left to do: change the subject! And quickly!

"So... ummm... Lora, have you met any of the vampires that live here yet?" she asked. Ya, that probably failed... Ah well, all Isolde could do was say she tried and hope that Lora would play along, right?

[Lora]

Lora nodded softly. "Yeah. I think you're pretty safe here." she told Isolde. They continued to walk, the silence thick between them until Isolde spoke once more.

"W-well. I-I met Capella and Silence. You of course and Maya....a-and..." Lora stopped unable to even choke out Pashmina's name before she began to cry once more, a flood of tears running down her pale face.