Moonlight War

[Bunny_grl07]

Aviace looked around, realizing that the others were lost. "Hold on..." she said to the siren maidens. She turned and sang loudly, hoping they would follow her voice.

 

[Self:.:Pity]

Antoinette watched her in a sort of confused wonder. "I could have just, gone and got them."

but she was more intruiged by the sirens, who's gaze held her locked into position.

 

[Jinx3295]

Sora and Alli followed the voice, and stumbled in.

 

[Bunny_grl07]

The sirens were watching thw two strangers, slightly amazed, slightly worried. "You aren't going to turn us in, are you?" the youngest of the group said to Antoinette. Her green eyes were wide with worry.

The oldest and the second oldest were commenting about Aviance. "Has Lucrecia's fiery hair, she does..." "Yes, she does. It's very odd, isn't it..." "And she does sound like her too, no?"

 

[Self:.:Pity]

Antoinette shook her head, she wasnt about to betray any of the fine creatures taking 'refuge' here in the forest. "No, no...I wont turn any of you in, your safe."

 

[Jinx3295]

Alli watched. "what the..?"

Sora and Alli just stared blankly.

 

[Bunny_grl07]

The youngest siren turned to Alli and Sora and said, "Who are you?" She crossed her arms.

The sirens seemed to glower at the two males in the area.

"These are my friends, they mean no harm."

"So they don't mean to steal us away, do they?????" the oldest one said.

Aviance blinked. "No. Why would they do that?"

The second oldest said, "If you would stand to listen, we should tell you our sad tale."

 

[Self:.:Pity]

In reply to the questions, Antoinette replied simply, "Sora and Alli mean no harm to you, they are with us- and we are theirs, they do not want another."

Then, she listed for the story.

 

[Jinx3295]

Alli grabbed Aviance into his arms, and Sora sat down next to Antoinette.

 

[Bunny_grl07]

The oldest siren began the story:

"Many years ago, we lived in Greece, in warm, sunny islands. We had given up our ways of violence, for fear we would be persecuted. However, there was one more of us. Lucrecia. By far, she was the prettiest, and she was our soprano."

The second siren continued:

"She was flighty and wild, but she was always kind, and always very gentle. One day, a man from Italy stumbled in upon us. He was pale of face, but his hair was black as midnight, his eyes were like drops of bronze speckled with blood."

The third siren chimed in:

"Lucrecia became infatuated with him. Every day, she would go and meet him, when she thought we didn't know. They would laugh, and talk, and perform the acts that lovers inevitably do. And as Lucrecia and this man became close, she distanced herself from us."

The youngest added:

"One night, when the moon was full, some sisxteen years ago, she came to us and said, "Have you ever wondered if there is more to the world?" Then she made a speech about the world. We all thought she was drunk or something. We all slept, not thinking much about it. The next day... She was gone. And the young man too. She was our sister, and we cared for her in every way. That man stole her from us."

They all sighed sadly, remembering their friend.

"We did not look for another like us. Nobody can replace her. We still sing our favorite songs, we just don't have the piece that puts it together."

Aviance was nearly in tears. "That's so sad..." She said.

 

[Self:.:Pity]

Antoinette listened with a sort of curiosity, and a way of connection- they were talking about her, and she could see a resemblance of her role as a missing link.

Maybe a daughter of the two lovers? that was a possibility.

She wrapped her arms around Sora and wondered, and wondered .she was fifteen, yes? and that would be a year after the fifth Siren disappeared, leaving the gap that could have been the mothers pregnancy.

and then there was the half in Aviance's blood. the man wasn't siren, right?

the resemblances to the woman in the story, and finally, the song in the music box that could and would have been her mothers.

for some reason, this seemed like a useless mystery.

 

[Bunny_grl07]

"But now a girl comes with Lucrecia's box. And the same red hair."

"And the same voice."

"But we cannot have her here for long."

Aviance seemed confused. "Why?"

"Because you smell of him as well. That blood sucking, ravenous parasite. That v....v-vam...."

"Vampire." Aviance finished. She knew who her parents were, at least. But what had happened to them. "What happened to them?"

The oldest siren shook her pretty head and said, "That we do not know."

 

[Jinx3295]

Alli listened, intrigued.

Sora did as well, remaining silent.

 

[Bunny_grl07]

The youngest siren said, "It was quite apparent from the first time we saw you that you were her child. No questions asked. And the music box was proof enogh on its own."

Aviance was sitting, in a sort of stupor. She didn't blink, didn't move. She was there.... but she wasn't.

 

[Self:.:Pity]

Antoinette snuggled into her husband and waited for a revelation to occur. When it did, she was satified with her inner discovery.

 

[Jinx3295]

Alli winced, he had things to say about this. But kept quiet.

Sora waited as well.

 

[Bunny_grl07]

Aviance finally whispered, "My father must have been good.... you can't be right about him. Just because he was a vampire doesn't mean he was evil."

The sirens looked away from her, almost ashamed.

"Don't make excuses. You're just upset that my mother fell in love. Please don't make my father your scapegoat."

 

[Self:.:Pity]

"Interesting tale." she muttered, but said nothing to the sirens themselves- for her dealings with vampires were short, breif, and often violent.

 

[Jinx3295]

Willard had been watching this all, with Axie beside him. He hung from the tree, and then appeared below the hiding place. He laughed mockingly.. "yeah, vampires aren't bad!" He bared his fangs at them.. "Well, maybe some.."

 

[Bunny_grl07]

The sirens scooted closer to each other, not used to seeing so many people.

Aviance cuddled close to Alli, feeling some of their unease. She was connected to them, by what they were, and Lucrecia.