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    What do you really want?

    Kiara Griffen
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    Post by Kiara Griffen Sat Oct 12, 2013 12:26 pm

    She lost track of time. After cleaning out the small fridge which had only held some sandwiches and juice she had returned to the bed. The bunker was freezing cold and the shower having opened her pores made it difficult to get warm.

    She had turned off the lamp and curled up under the blanket. She dwelled on Sophie's sweet voice. That little child was all that kept the anger at bay. Just recalling her sweet gestures, how she still could view the world with childlike wonder. She was the bright light that could keep Kiara sane. She would do anything for that kid, and if that meant having to play nice with Bill and let go of the anger she harbored towards him then so be it.

    She still thought of Quinn and how he was surely after her but she filed that away under things she'd worry about later. Right now as she shivered under the blanket all she wanted was to go back home, hold Sophie and take a hard drink. All these drugs were affecting her badly. Whatever Bill kept her under had clearly never been tested on were's.

    She reached for the phone, seeing it was just pass 9pm. She figured if Bill showed up she'd wake up, otherwise another bout of resting felt like the safest thing to do.
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    Post by Bill Compton Sat Oct 12, 2013 12:43 pm


    Bill slowly began descending the stairs into the underground bunker after a thorough search of the area to make sure that he was not followed. He could not have Kiara being discovered, especially by John Quinn or his progeny Arabella. It was crucial that she be kept secret until he felt like he had broken through this new persona that she had built up around herself.

    Carrying several plastic bags; some filled with more food and drink that he knew that she liked. More thick blankets, a portable heater, more clothes and some magazines that he believed women to read after he remembered that Sookie liked to indulge in some reading.

    Knocking on the large thick steel door that separated them, he unlocked the door to be met with darkness as he placed the bags on the floor next to his feet as he searched out for the lamp as he flipped the switch, bringing darkness in the bunker.

    "Kiara?" he whispered seeing her on the bed, assuming her to be asleep.
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    Post by Kiara Griffen Sat Oct 12, 2013 12:59 pm

    Kiara groaned. She'd been dreaming for a short bit. It had been a nice dream as much as she hated to admit. It had involved Bill, Sophie and herself. They had become a family, the family Kiara had been robbed of, the family Sophie deserved, the family Bill had been forced to leave behind.

    "Kiara?"

    She rolled over, still curled up in a tight ball. Despite still looking as skinny as before she didn't look any worse for wear. She slowly sat up, hearing Bill click on the lamp. She was still wearing the clothes he'd left before and her hair, although a bit messy was nice and clean and smelled of peaches.

    "nnn....what time is it?" she mumbled in her sleep laden voice. She looked surprisingly calm, no anger, not even a witty retort.
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    Post by Bill Compton Sat Oct 12, 2013 1:14 pm

    Bill looked at his watch as it read 10:07 pm, he turned back to the bags that laid on the floor as he began unpacking the contents that required to be refrigerated, placing fresh sandwiches and fruit inside the fridge along with several bottles of water; several bottle of pineapple and orange juice. Remembering her favorites as his fridge was constantly stocked with her favorites.

    "It is just after 10 pm...I apologize I would have come sooner, but some things arose that I could not avoid" he sighed.

    Reaching for the other bags as he placed them on the end of the bed as he began unpacking them also.

    "I brought you some fresh clothes and more blankets. I am sorry that there is not a lot I can do about the temperature, but i have this portable heater that should be of use" as he began unpacking it and placing it next to the bed.
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    Post by Kiara Griffen Sat Oct 12, 2013 1:20 pm

    She shrugged as she sat up, wrapping the blanket around herself. "I showered...its why it took me a bit to warm up. I should be alright" she said as she watched him pack away more food, set up more blankets and clothes.

    She let out a weary sigh. Part of her wanted to shove him away, part of her just wanted to curl up with him and go back to how things were.

    "what brings you here? or are you going to drug me again so I don't escape?" she asked. She couldn't help it. The imprisonment she could handle, but not the powerful drugs. It was too much Russell Edgington's style for her not to be angry at least for that.
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    Post by Bill Compton Sat Oct 12, 2013 1:32 pm

    "Did you think that I would leave you locked up here alone? That I would not come down at every possible moment?...And I figured that after our last meeting that you would maybe want some space to calm down" he smirked a little.

    He remembered their last meeting very well, and it had not gone down the way that he had planned...Well most of the their meeting anyway.

    "These blankets should help more, I hear it is what humans use when they travel to the North and South poles" as he began pulling out several thick blankets and placed them next to her.

    Sitting on the edge of the bed, close but not to close her. Not really knowing how she was feeling.

    "How are you coping?" he questioned.
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    Post by Kiara Griffen Sat Oct 12, 2013 1:38 pm

    She shrugged. "It would help not being comatose all the time... but aside from that" she turned her head and looked at him. "... I'm better" she said. She still could feel the effects of the drugs from before, but having heard Sophie's voice had done wonders to her emotional state.

    Even as she looked at Bill and felt a slight flare of anger she just couldn't find the energy to hold on to the anger. Bill had just been acting according to his nature. Maybe he hadn't held on to as much humanity as he thought, maybe being a devout Lillith follower really had blinded to everything else. She wasn't sure if she could really go back to how she had been before, the feral blood made her very unpredictable, but if letting go of her anger towards Bill returned her to Sophie faster she would do it. She didn't want to raise Sophie to be resentful.
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    Post by Bill Compton Sat Oct 12, 2013 1:46 pm

    Bill knew that he had been acting rash when he dozed her with the strong sedative, but he had no choice. She was unstable and he did not know how she would react being imprisoned underground. But it was the safest place that he could find in such a short space of time. But this way she was still close, close but out of sight.

    "It won't come to that again, I had to get you to calm down. It is not very often that I am over powered by a were. I had to take measure that would protect you and I...But i cannot promise that I won't do anything to keep you here should you try to escape"

    He could sense that something wrong up with her, but he could not figure it out.
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    Post by Kiara Griffen Sat Oct 12, 2013 1:49 pm

    She shrugged and hugged her knees to her chest "You do what you must" she said calmly as she closed her eyes. As long as she wasn't given any more drugs she could at least regain her strength and leave. It seemed that having taken a dose of his blood had calmed the feral blood inside her, just like having drunk the V at Quinn's place had but unlike that V, Bill's blood seemed to have a much more lasting effect. How long it would last she didn't know, but she needed to find out before she left this place.
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    Post by Bill Compton Sat Oct 12, 2013 1:59 pm

    "Would you like something to eat? I know you must be hungry" he stood from the bed.

    Heading over to the small fridge as he pulled out a sandwich that he had prepared himself and a bottle of water and orange juice. Placing them next to Kiara on the bed, he had made the sandwiches himself. But after so many years since he had used human food, he was not sure how it would taste.

    "I made it myself, although I am not up to human standards of human produce. But it should taste alright, i hope" he smirked.
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    Post by Kiara Griffen Sat Oct 12, 2013 2:03 pm

    She looked at the sandwich and took it. It looked ordinary enough so without thinking much of it she bit into it. It was tasty all the same, although she wished she had bacon on it, but that was just her childish selfish bit talking.

    "It tastes good, thank you" she said after swallowing the bite and reaching for some juice. She reached with the arm he'd injected her in before and it wasn't until now that she herself noticed she was sporting a nice bruise where he'd stabbed her with the needle. She frowned. She didn't think she could bruise considering she could regrow body parts at this point. She wondered if his blood had negated the feral blood which then allowed her to be hurt. It was an idea she'd pursue later.
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    Post by Bill Compton Sat Oct 12, 2013 2:15 pm

    "Your welcome, my cooking skills aren't the same as they once were when I was human. I can't say that they have improved much" he joked.

    He watched her consume her sandwich, the smell of human produce did not bother him anymore as much as it would to younger vampires. But it looked like she was at least attempting to eat it all. At least that was something.

    "I brought you some more things down to make you comfortable, some more clothes. I have someone working on having hot water directed to the shower. It should be finished in a few hours. That should keep you warm" he shifted a little uncomfortably.
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    Post by Kiara Griffen Sat Oct 12, 2013 2:18 pm

    She managed a small smile as she set half the sandwich aside, not wanting to tempt fate anymore with what her stomach beginning to get upset again as it worked to purge the drugs from her system.

    "I don't mind the cold water... It helped to wake me up" she offered. Granted the icy water may not have done much for her health but to shock her out of her drug induced stupor it had worked wonders. Not to mention all things considered, her second time as a vampire prisoner wasn't half bad. At least Bill allowed her to shower and eat, not depriving her of basics like Russel had.
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    Post by Bill Compton Sat Oct 12, 2013 2:26 pm

    "Is there anything else that you need? I can collect some things for you if you wish?" he asked her.

    He had only been able to bring something that he thought that she may need, he had ordered a new bed that he would build himself. It should arrive within the next day or two. Anything to make more comfortable down here. He knew that he had to be careful, he did not know who was watching, but he had ordered that the entire mansion be searched for any small camera's, he wanted the place swept over with a fine comb. No stone left un-turned.

    "All you have to do is name it" he smirked softly.

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    Post by Kiara Griffen Sat Oct 12, 2013 2:30 pm

    She shook her head. Despite wanting several things, a better phone, her freedom, hell even something to do like books or a tv or something she knew better than to ask. Bill wasn't being loving to her, he was just being practical. She was a thorn in his side he just wanted to put away somewhere he can control her without having to think too much of her.

    "I'm fine... what is here suits me just fine" she said. At least the phone he'd left before she'd managed to make into something a tad more useful. She could finish answering her business calls, continue on as if everything was alright.

    The tiny needy part of her wanted to ask why he was keeping her here. The whole "I'm protecting you from Quinn" excuse didn't seem sufficient. Did he even care for her anymore? or was she just another problem he was dealing with?

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    Post by Bill Compton Sat Oct 12, 2013 2:37 pm

    "Are you sure? All you need to do is ask sweetheart" he smirked resting his hand on her's.

    He held it there for a moment as he soon retracted it, feeling her body freeze at his cool touch. He could feel how cool her skin had become, her skin was normally warmer, warmer than the average human being. Reaching for a new thick blanket as he placed it around her shoulders, moving her sandwich onto the table next to the bed.

    "I am surprised that you haven't attempted to try and escape" he frowned curiously.
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    Post by Kiara Griffen Sat Oct 12, 2013 2:41 pm

    She accepted the blanket he draped over her, welcoming the layers of warmth before addressing his statement.

    "I've been comatose for the most part...what little time I've been awake I've spent it....thinking" she settled on. "besides... what would be the point of escaping if you'd just order more soldiers to bring me back? if I leave I rather leave knowing I won't be captured again" she said simply.

    She touched her hand he had held, memories clouding her mind of simpler times, when it was just both of them, and their biggest worry would be how much furniture they'd break if they got too rowdy.
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    Post by Bill Compton Sat Oct 12, 2013 2:47 pm

    "Is that what you want?......" he replied.

    This had been harder than he realized, he thought he had mentally prepared himself for this meeting. But it turns out that he was wrong. Everything that he wanted to say had disappeared from his mind as though being in her presence still confounded him. As though he was taken in by her spell.

    "....To leave?" he finished.

    He was not sure that he really wanted to know her answer, but a part of him needed to know.
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    Post by Kiara Griffen Sat Oct 12, 2013 2:51 pm

    She sighed. What she wanted was complicated and impossible.

    "Bill...what I truly want is to rewind the hands of time... to stop you from ever going to Lillith... to stop myself from ever experimenting on my death bed... to find someone...anyone...who would be strong when I am weak... but the things I want are forever beyond my grasp" she said sadly.

    "all I can hope for now is to survive...day by day... fighting back the monster I created...the monster I've become"
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    Post by Bill Compton Sat Oct 12, 2013 3:00 pm

    Bill did not know what to say; how else could he respond to that? He knew that he had been the reason that she was this person now. He had had a part in creating it. He had gone down a path that had taken him from her side. He had destroyed her, turned everything good about her into something almost unrecognizable.

    "If it was possible to keep me from choosing Lilith...I would have fought harder against it. I would have chosen you. I would have fought harder to stay by your side. But I did not, I chose her again. I won't apologize to you, because sorry is not enough. I won't ask for your forgiveness because I don't deserve it...But know that one day I will make things right" he promised.

    All he could do was hope that one day she would forgive him, but he would not ask for it. He would earn it.

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    Post by Kiara Griffen Sat Oct 12, 2013 3:03 pm

    Strangely enough, the more he spoke, the more she thought of her own actions, her own mistakes, and of Sophie, the less and less anger she felt towards him.

    "Funny enough.... I think a part of me has already forgiven you. You were just acting like a vampire...and it was foolish of me to think you'd act otherwise" she said calmly.

    "I've been conditioned to expect nothing but the worse when it comes to vampires, Russell made sure I could never look at someone with fangs and think happy thoughts....but you...you at least helped me to understand that not all vampires are evil. Some are surprisingly human...and like all humans they too make mistakes"
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    Post by Bill Compton Sat Oct 12, 2013 3:11 pm

    "But I am not human Kiara...I am vampire. I should have known better. I knew what I was getting into and yet I still chose to be led by Lilith. I should have chosen you, but I did not. There is nothing to forgive, because I do not want your forgiveness. I do not deserve it" he whispered.

    He stood from the bed to give him some space from her, finding it difficult to focus around her.

    "I do not deserve your forgiveness" he whispered again.
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    Post by Kiara Griffen Sat Oct 12, 2013 3:14 pm

    She lowered her head, thinking of Sophie and how even after she'd been alone, after witnessing her family's death she was still eager to forgive Kiara for not having been there. Eager to offer her child-like love.

    "You know....someone recently taught me... it's easier to forgive then to hate" she said softly, managing a smile.

    "I forgive you Bill....I only hope you forgive me for what I've become"
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    Post by Bill Compton Sat Oct 12, 2013 3:23 pm

    With his back still turned to her as he tried to remain calm, his mind was swirling with thoughts that he wanted to say but he could not find the strength to say what he really wanted to say.

    "There was nothing to forgive, you are what you are because of me. Had I not destroyed who you are, we would have been married by now. I would have taken a year off as King. I would have taken you anywhere and everywhere you wanted to go. I would have given you the world and more. But I cannot change the past or what I have done...All I can try to do is attempt to try and amend what I have done...Somehow" he whispered.

    He turned back around to face her, everything disappearing once again.

    "There is a fine line between forgiveness and hate"
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    Post by Kiara Griffen Sat Oct 12, 2013 3:26 pm

    She shrugged and leaned against the bed. "If I can learn to not hate Russell despite the atrocities he committed towards me...then surely... I can learn not to hate you either. After all...what you did is child's play compared to what he did."

    She curled up in bed, now feeling nice and sufficiently warm under the thick blankets. "Like before...I'll come to terms with what I've become. I'll find a way to tame the monster and return to a somewhat normal existence"

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