Harmony eventually fell asleep on my lap. I felt oddly protective of her, since it was sort of my fault she had lost Kyoshiro. After a while, Sylvester took over.

"Go spend some time with Jay," he said, softly so as not to wake Harmony.

"I'll come back soon" I promised. He smiled back at me.

I had no inkling anything was wrong, although I knew he was carrying something of serious power. I just hoped it was nothing to worry about. I trusted Sylvester, and he was a good friend.

After spending a couple of hours with Jay, I got collared by Aria and a couple of the other girls, who were already planning our wedding.

"We haven't even had the engagement party yet!" I laughed.

"Well y'all better get a move on!" Aria replied giggling.

I pretended to be serious for a moment "So, how does the entertainment work?"

We all looked at each other for a moment, before bursting into laughter again.

"Hate to break the party up guys, but I promised Sylvester I'd come back to check on Harmony, and that was a while ago."

"Aw, spoilsport" Aria said, still laughing. I poked my tounge out at her as I went out the door, ducking as she chucked a cushion at me. Still laughing, I went up the stairs.

I pushed open Harmony's door.

"What are you doing with the Soulsphere?" Harmony was saying, sounding alarmed "Sylvester?"

"Sylvester!" I said, sharply. "Don't you dare. There has been enough pain. Just leave it. You cannot bring back someone from the dead. Not without another life in exchange. You will kill yourself. What about Aria?"

He didn't look at me or Harmony. He seemed transfixed by the Soulsphere. I went over to him, and forced him to look at me.

"Sylvester, please." I whispered "Don't do it."

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How It Happened...

Imira and Xavior: Imira and Xavior's time as council members
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Jay: How Jay came to the Mansion, and what happened with the Loan Sharks, and to his family. www.protagonize.com/exercise/how-it-happened-jay-hale


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Characters

Girls

Name: Imira
Age: 15 years old.
Description: Emerald green eyes and black waist length ringlets. Likes to wear dark colours that blend into the background, feels uncomfortable in something she can't run in.
Personality: Gets nervous around pept to eople so tends to try and avoid company. Always seems to be either happy, depressed, shocked or angry. Stays in one mood for long periods of time but can switch very suddenly.
Past: A member of the Council, left with a few others because she didn't agree with the Council's views. Still has some power as you can leave but not quit, so is still technically a member.
Power? Bolt Thrower (Electrokinetic)
Other: Asha has a contract to kill her.

Name: Harmony
Age:14, nearly fifteen years old.
Description: Long brown hair and eyes with diffrent shades of blue and green, 5ft 3. Is a 'siren.'
Personality: Unpredictable, trusting, a peace maker generally but is very stubborn and has issues with abnoxiousness.
Past: Was experimented on by the council but was helped by a very kind blonde vampire...
Power? Has a special power that means she can hypnotise people with her voice, she can also sense emotions.

-Sara

-Sunshine

-Aria

-Midnight

Name: Asha aka. The Shadow
Age: Appears 17/18 but is unsure of her real age.
Description: Tumbling black hair, bright blue eyes. Slender, dancer's build, slightly above-average height, usually dresses in slim-fitting black clothes. Always armed. Strong fighter.
Personality: A loner by nature but is slowly learning to trust.
Past: Is a legendary bounty hunter known as The Shadow. On the run as she wants to leave her past behind.
Power? Can read minds and project thoughts.
Other: Has a contract to kill Imira.

Boys
Name: Jay Hale,
Age: Looks seventeen, but is 1002 years old.
Description: Blond hair that falls to his eyebrows; crimson red eyes framed with quite long lashes; average height, but quite muscular; very pale. He usually wears dark clothes, like black jeans or trousers, with black tee shirts, or black button down shirts. An Olympian Vampire, who is being chased by Vampire Loan Sharks.
Personality: ...
Past: ...
Power? Cryokinetic.

Name: Xavior
Age: 17 when he was turned.
Description: Long blonde hair that cuts off just above his shoulders, usualy has it tied up. Has deep, blue eyes, 5ft 6.
Personality: Is an empathiser, can feel peoples emotions, sometimes getting their life stories. Seemingly abnoxious but is very kind.
Past: To be revealed later.
Power?Can feel emotions, can sense liars and gets a life story of someone with a touch depending on the person's emotions.
-The Cheshire Cat

Name: Sylvester
Age: 21 when he was turned by the woman he loved, and is now centuries old and unsure of how long he's been a vampire.
Description:He has icy grey eyes and black hair, is tall and dresses modestly.
Personality:Cold, brooding and sarcastic; he rarely warms up to people, but when he does he is fiercely loyal. He is never armed, as he is strong enough to fight anyone, although his trusting and generous nature, carried over from his human life, can be enough to kill him.
Past: Ashamed of his bloody past he's in search of a new life, something he can be proud of.
Power? He can sense presences, and emotions, but not because he has a power, only through years of tormented practice.

-Raven

You would not believe how long that took to do...

updated May 5 '10 by SapphireSoul