an irriateable g r i z z l y ][ (d e a t h is not the end)

Title: an irriateable g r i z z l y ][
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edward leostat - September 11, 2007 02:17 PM (GMT)

This past week had been torturous. He'd contemplated leaving, contemplated just skipping off into the night and not coming back to Hogwarts. She was too much of a temptation for him. The way she smelled, the way she was just there. The way that no matter how much he wanted to rip her throat out and drink the blood that seemed to sing to him, he still wanted nothing more than to be able to protect her. To make sure that, no matter what sort of trouble seemed to be attracted to her, he could make sure that no harm would befall her. Partly because he was so afraid of being the one to hurt her, and partly because he was sure that the little time he'd spent with her had connected him to her in more ways than one. He'd only just met her, but he knew this much was true; Bella Hopkins was completely and utterly doomed.

She would be the death of him, so to speak, and would meet her own downfall because of it. She was dangerous, and he knew that. Things were intensifying quickly, at least on his end, and the more he felt for her, the harder it would be to stay away from her. And that was exactly what he had to do. He had to stay away from her. He had to keep his distance. He was already shooting himself in the foot, meeting with her on Saturday. He knew he shouldn't; knew he couldn't. He couldn't put her in such immediate danger as to meet up with her on Saturday. He shouldn't be left alone with her. He couldn't be left alone with her, could he? He still hadn't decided if he could control himself around her, and the fact that the bloodlust he held for her was stronger than any he'd felt before in his rather lengthy exsistance didn't help anything in the long run.

This was the primary reason for his hunt tonight. He couldn't be thirsty around her. He couldn't have a moment of weakness, not a split second. Because if he didn't keep up his hunting now, he would surely succumb to his desire. The blood lust would eventually overwhelm him if he didn't feed at least four nights a week. Usually he'd be able to go hunting on the weekends, but it was clear that that was going to have to change now. He was going to have to increase his hunting. He had to do what he needed to to be around her. Because though he hadn't admitted it to himself yet, now that he had exposed her scent, her smile, the way she blushed, to not the demon in him, but the man, he was hooked. He knew, however subconsiously, that he wouldn't be able to stay away from her. He was in too deep, so to speak, and there was no coming back from this.

He knew that Olive was meeting him tonight, but he had no idea whether or not Audriana or his brother would be there. Olive and his brother were the two of his siblings he was, quite honestly, closest with. Olive, especially, if he had to choose, would be his favorite sibling. He didn't choose, nor was he expected to, but there was a sort of familiarity he had with Olive. She always understood him better than the rest of his siblings. Olive was a source of uplifting happiness when it came to their family. She was always upbeat, always kind. She was just Olive. And he trusted her with his life. Audri, however, was a completely different case. She was tenacious, vivacious, and incredibly self-absorbed, but she was his sister. Nothing would change that. He would protect her and love her, despite the fact that they were the two who more often than not would butt heads with eachother.

Besides that, they'd been together for nearly a century as a family, the lot of them. He had to admit, after spending time all around the world; Alaska, eastern United States, Russia...he'd come to find that Britain, despite the occasional sun, was his favourite of places. It rained a lot more than was nessecary, but he loved the rain, loved the cold...he embraced it, really. Tonight there was no rain. The sun set quickly as he reached the edge of the forest. He stood with his eyes closed for a moment, breathing in the soft, damp air. There were a few rules they had to maintain while feeding in the forest. One, was to never enter Centaur terretory. They were terretorial creatures, Centaurs, and they'd made a pact long ago with them. Two, was no never, despite the fact that they were already damned in Edward's opinion, never kill and feed off of a Unicorn. They stuck to non-mythical beasts, actually. There were bears in the forest, there were things that many of the students couldn't fathom.

He was getting anxious to get his mind off of Bella, to concentrate on the hunt, to quench the thirst that was killing him, figuratively, of course. He waited for Olive, and whoever else would meet him, and began humming to himself lightly. Not many people aside from his family knew that Edward was musical. He was a pianist for the most part, composing his own music, and though his voice wasn't amazing, he had a decent one. And as far as listening to music, it was a longtime hobby of his, from classics to modern, he loved music. Just as he loved the hunt. He needed this. So he continued to wait. He knew Olive would never be late, she was incapable of it, if she had to run here, she would. Because she hated him being late, and she hated being a hypocrite.

And the wait continued. He was too early for his own good.

olive leostat - September 12, 2007 04:02 AM (GMT)

_{Olive was feeling exceptionally good today. There was a good reason behind that feeling -- or rather, several. The first, and the one that had taken up a good portion of her train of thought was the meeting of a boy by the name of Declan Wood. This very boy had been introduced to her through a simple note in class, where she had requested the use of his textbook on the lie account of leaving hers back in the dorm. They'd agreed to meet, and they'd done so. Olive, as she moved in an eerily graceful kind of dance across the grounds towards the border of the Forbidden Forest, felt a slight smile touch her lips at the memory of the human boy that had caught her off guard.

Wondering if Edward's closeness with the human girl Bella had rubbed off on her or not, Olive approached silently, swiftly, and lithely towards the place where Edward stood; surprisingly. She was early, and she knew it, but Olive was rarely ever late -- really, if ever. She knew Edward was fairly punctual but he could let other things get in the way of arranged meetings -- Olive did not. So it surprised, but delighted her to see him standing there, humming a quiet tune as he awaited the arrival of his sibling(s).

Audriana was always invited to join their hunts. In fact, Olive loved her sister completely and rarely ever wished for her to not be included in 'family outtings'. She knew that often times Audri and Edward had their moments of spats here and there, but Olive liked to play referee, and would step in when needed. Although her friendly attitude won her extremely close relationships with all members of her large family, Olive felt a connection to Edward that she didn't not recognise with anyone else. He was her equal, her true brother -- they got along better than anyone she could ever consider. Edward would always be with her, and she knew this -- for she would always be with him.

There had been a time, at the very beginning, that Olive had mistaken him for her 'life partner'. The one person that she would spend her entire existance loving. This was cleared up when Edward confessed he did not possess romantic feelings for her, and sought her friendship and alligiance above all else. Olive had surprised herself in feeling that she too felt no romantic desire for Edward, and instead fell quickiy into step beside him in a pleasant bond of friendship. Audri had always urged the two together, insisting that perhaps they were better off romantically involved then brother and sister. But Olive really had no such feelings for Edward in that regard.

With an easy and beautiful smile, she stepped to him, like a dancer approaching her partner. A twinkle of happiness in her eye told him without words that she was in a good mood, and willing to express former private thoughts if the need should arrive. "You're so early. I almost considered bringing a book the way you've been late recently." She laughed, the sound so very silvery and sweet it seemed illegal. "Are we expecting Audri or anyone else? I'd forgotten to ask if she had planned on coming.." Olive confessed, her hand falling slightly into the pocket of her black fitted jeans.}

william leostat - September 15, 2007 07:16 AM (GMT)

_{It seemed to Liam that the time spent at Hogwarts consisted more of being surrounded by strangers, and children at that, then being with his family. It was hard on the boy, especially because he took so strongly to the lot of them. As a human, his family had been small and it got lonely sometime after his father had died. Thinking about it tended to bring him down, but the family he surrounded himself with now more than made up for what he lost centuries before. But he'd had Katie for so long, now, it almost made him forget what being on his own felt like. She was there by his side whenever he needed her. They had a bond so thick that he doubted he had even lived before he met her. Even with Katie, he had developed such a strong connection with the rest of the Leostat's that going even a few days without their immeadiate presence terrified him. Liam was the kind of person who relied on the people around him. Without that suport or group, he felt as though he was flailing about in a void. The plan to go hunting tonight had sounded absolutely miraculous, coming from an angel in heaven and not his "twin" brother.

Usually Liam was the last one to arrive. It wasn't because he didn't love to hunt, he just had a tendency to get distracted by shinier or more interesting things. Tonight was different, though. Tonight he was hungry and in need of some quality Leostat bonding time. It didn't take long to track down Katie, and taking her hand they made their way from the common room and out into the fading twilight.

It wasn't a surprise that Olive and Edward were already waiting at the line of the forest. Their personalities fit each other so perfectly, that it was almost as if they were made for each other. Neither would be late for anything, especially something planned by the other. They were of the type that never disappointed, at least in Liam's eyes. There was something so calming and serene about being around both of them that made him feel almost sated inside. When they had first come upon each other, Audri had been determined that they should end up together. Liam really figured it was all for the best that they hadn't, he didn't see any of his siblings in that romantic sense, and it seemed odd to him, almost incestuous. He knew what could happen when romantic entanglements, or other types of entanglements, turned sour. He didn't want to lose his family, he was far too happy with the dynamic they held now, nothing could make him want to change that.

A statement of that variety may sound slightly hypocritical coming from William's mouth, but he believed it all the same. Unlike the others, Katie and Liam joined the family together and separate from the rest. He knew he always had her, but felt that the other dynamics were shakier than what he would have liked. He was bonded to Katie like no other person, she was it for him and there were no others in his changing eyes. Openly, he wished the same connection for all his siblings, hoping they wouldn't have to go through the torture of actually changing someone like he had to change Katie Mae.

At first he thought to try and sneak up on his siblings, to surprise them, over the years he had decided that it was quite impossible. He was quick and in his opinion the strongest but he tended to lack the stealth of his siblings, especially the two awaiting him at the edge of the dark line of trees. The sun had set but their pale skin stood out sharply against the dark contours of the forest. It would've been hard to miss them, even without the more advanced sight given to those of his status.

"Hey there, pretty lady," he said in his smooth southern drawl, wrapping Olive in his arms and planting a kiss on her smooth stone-like cheek. "Clear night for a bit of hunting." His eyes, dark with thirst, looked to the quickly darkening sky. "We want to get moving or wait for the girls? I'm in need of a rather big kill tonight, especially if I'm stuck in a room with a bunch of delicious smelling mortals for another week."

Unlike some of his siblings, Liam had spent a good deal of time living like all the other vampires. It hadn't been until he met the Leostats that he found he could truly survive without sucking defenseless humans dry. The smell still wore on him most days, and the thirstier he became, the more close he became to letting the monster inside him have at it. It was a dangerous line he dangled from day to day, something he would've given up on completely if it wasn't for the support of the people that mattered, the support of his family.}

odette leostat - September 15, 2007 11:54 PM (GMT)

Another night sprung upon the halls of Hogwarts. Moonbeams fell
into the girls dorm room, casting shadows on the faces of the sleeping girls. The
navy sheets reflected the light, and lit the room lightly. The only sounds where
the occasional rustling of bedding as one of the ladies turned over in her sleep.
But one girl wasn’t asleep like the rest. She was never asleep like the rest. She
couldn't. She was a vampire, for god's sake.

Odette Leostat was seated at the window ledge, staring out into the nighttime. She was
just waiting for all of her stupid dormmates to fall asleep before she snuck out.
Standing up, Dette stretched. Yawning, she let her feet take her out of the dorm,
down the stairs into the common room. No one was there, which was unusual. Someone
was always either passed out, or actually doing some sort of studying. Shaking her
head, she exited the common room, and out into the halls.

Looking around to make sure no one was around, she continued her walk. Letting
her eye lined azul eyes travel to painting from painting, her mind went to another
thought at the front of her brain. Sighing again, she pushed the door open, and
walked onto the grounds. She practically lived here. Being under the stars made
her feel better about life in general. She felt free to think about anything she
wanted too.

Crossing her arms over her chest, she let herself stop breathing. She really didn’t
need to breathe anyway, but it just made her feel more human. The only reason
she stopped was to listen to the silence surrounding her. It never happened, and
she loved when it did. Being such an outgoing person, she was hardly ever quiet
for more than a minute, but when she was with herself, she loved the quiet.

Dette knew she was late. Well, not late, per se. But not on time. Dette was never on
time, and everyone knew that. She knew that she should try to stop the bad habit,
but she couldn’t. It was just a part of her, and she knew it was never going to die,
no matter how less of a human she was after each passing day. Staring up at the moon,
she sighed, and smiled when her small sigh filled up the void of blackness around
her.

But the void was soon filled with the most familiar sounds Dette knew. The voices
of her siblings. The people she’d been with for all of her existence, and the people
she would always be with. Odette couldn’t help but smile and add another bounce
in her step as she neared the group. She could hear Olive’s floaty voice, followed
by William’s husky one. If one thing would never change about Odette, it
would be the love for her family.

”Sorry I’m late!” she said cheerfully, running over to stand next to Edward.
She smiled at him, and then smiled at the rest. She knew that she was the odd one
out. Olive and Edward and William had always been closer than Odette was
with any of them, and it bugged her a bit. She knew she couldn’t change it, but
sometimes she just felt left out. ”Shall we wait for Audri?” she asked casually,
bouncing on the balls of her feet.

audriana leostat - September 16, 2007 01:55 AM (GMT)

Sometimes Audriana found herself wishing she didn't have to stay awake every night of her life for the rest of eternity. It really did seem to get boring. Sure, she adored her guitar and, well, as much as she loved writing and being alone, it got old after nearly eighty years of doing it. Sometimes she found herself laying in her bed, staring up at the ceiling. Then, there were times when she'd go down to the quidditch pitch and just circle it on her broom. Yes, a vampire's life was interesting, wasn't it? No, not at all. The only really interesting thing she'd done in her...death? was going hunting, nearly attacking humans, and beating the shit out of the guys that annoyed the hell out of her. Yes, that was always fun. As much as she felt left out as it was being in Gryffindor while her other siblings were in Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw, she really thought she was meant to be in Slytherin. She knew most likely she'd be shunned for it, but she honestly found herself not caring. She thought that was where she belonged, and if her siblings couldn't accepted it, to hell with them. She knew Edward might have seen it the same way. That Audri could accept the fact that he liked Bella so much, but she honestly didn't see what was so great about the girl. Sure, her blood was the best smelling he'd ever smelled, but it was dangerous. One day he could end up losing self control and kill the girl completely, or turn her into one of them. She'd have to deal with the bloodlust, which would be way worst than Audri's own. The girl would have no self control whatsoever, and it would kill Edward to see her that way. Audri was only looking out for him.

Or maybe it was the fact Audri had feelings for him, and him being practically in love with the human girl hurt her inside. It wasn't weird for her to have feelings for Edward. In fact, it was perfectly understandable. He had never fallen in love with a girl, and Audri had always wanted to be the one he would fall for. Instead, she continued to watch him be alone, never making a move. She wished that her and Edward could be like Liam and Kate, but she knew it would never happen, especially since the human girl came into his life. She frowned at herself in the mirror, her thoughts catching up to her. She was supposed to meet her family down at the forest to hunt, something she could really use. However, she wasn't so sure if she'd be all too welcome. She was the outcast in her family. Dette was one of the only ones who actually understood her, and she was extremely thankful for having someone such as her in the family. Dette was everything to her. She was her sister, her best friend. She understood how hard it was to control herself around humans, especially when they bled. She'd almost attacked Jacob Longbottom, and then nearly attacked his sister, too. She just wasn't in control, and she knew it. However, Dette was the one who could relate most with her to that. After all, Dette was the youngest.

When she finally noticed that she was doing nothing but standing there, looking at herself in her vanity mirror, she shook her head, trying to clear away all her thoughts. She glanced at the clock, realizing she was about twenty minutes late. She honestly didn't feel like being in a hurry and running there, as little effort as it took for her. If they waited, then they waited, if not, she was perfectly capable of hunting by herself, wasn't she? Yes, she was. She pulled on a pair of jogging pants and a nicely fit t-shirt. Normally she'd wear skirts or something a bit more cute, especially when she was going to be around someone she liked, but tonight she was just hunting, and she didn't care what she wore. A skirt really didn't fit going hunting, did it? Not at all. She threw her long blond hair up into a messy pony tail before slipping on a pair of tennis shoes. She took one last glance in the mirror and looked around at all the girls in their bed. Oh how easy it would be to attack one of them in their sleep, especially the Lucy Dearborn girl. All she'd have to do was grab her and take her somewhere so that she didn't wake the others. She shook her head. No, she couldn't. She had to control herself, even though she hated the girl.

So, she quickly headed to the door, looking as though she was gliding right along. She shut the door softly so that she'd wake no one. When she got into the common room, there was only one boy there whom was still awake. He smirked at her, something she wasn't very used to seeing on the faces of people in her own house. She rolled her eyes at him, making her way out. Honestly, she didn't see why some guys thought they would be able to get her when it was clear she didn't like them. She rolled her eyes once more at her own thoughts as she made her way down the many staircases she had to go down in order to get to the forest. When she finally got to the great oak doors, she pushed them open with little to no effort. As she made her way out to the forest, she started humming softly, and beautifully. When she finally arrived in front of her siblings she let her arms fall from being crossed over her chest to her sides, her hands fumbling with the hem of her tightly fit shirt. She bit her lip, hearing each of them ask if they should wait for her. She shook her head and said in a soft, and smooth voice, "I'm right here, you know." She smiled at Dette and walked over to her gracefully, kissing her on the cheek. She nodded to the other and stood, looking from Edward, to Kate, Olive, Liam, and then to Dette. Her voice was silky this time as she spoke, "Are we ready? Sorry to keep you all waiting, but it really wasn't necessary. I think we should get started before I change my mind about attacking that Dearborn girl." Her look was serious. As much as her siblings hating her wanting human blood, she couldn't help it. She never had killed one, or even fed off of one, so was is that bad that she was curious as to what one would taste like? She wrapped one arm around her stomach, keeping the other at her side as her blue eyes darkened little by little. She was thirsty, and no one liked her when she was thirsty.

kate leostat - September 16, 2007 08:42 PM (GMT)

_{Will was her rock, literally and figuratively. He held her steady, pulled her back to reality, kept her in check when she needed him to. Plus, he was as hard as a rock. Technically, everyone in their family, or coven, was. But that was beside the point. As much as she’d come to know and love her ‘newer’ family, she was always going to be closer to Will than to anyone else in the world. That was one thing that she was sure of. Kate had known him for so long – it was less than a decade before they would make their century mark. In her one hundred and one year life, Will was there for most of it, and he was there when she needed him the most.

Their meeting had been quite particular. It was a few months, maybe, after the death of her parents that they found each other. Her house was further dilapidated than it had been when her parents were alive, thanks to the ever present dust storms that plagued the plains of Kansas and many other states in the nineteen thirties. He’d assumed it had been empty, and he’d needed a place to stay. Perhaps it had been empty, after all, only Kate lived there, and she wasn’t really there in spirit. That was something she’d never really gotten over, the death of her parents. She’d never been able to get past their sudden deaths, and had fallen into a nostalgic slump, only really interacting with people when her hunger was too strong and she needed food.

But then he’d come along, walking right into her house with his breathtaking beauty and his blood red eyes. His appearance hadn’t even startled her. As soon as he saw her though, he tried leaving. Kate had realized something. He was lonely, just like her. Begging him to stay, he did. He helped her fix her roof, and one thing led to another that only lengthened his visit. After a while, though, people in town started talking. It wasn’t decent for two young folk to be living together like they were. Will had tried leaving, but once again, Kate asked him to stay; or at least a reason for why he was leaving.

It was then that he told her. He was a vampire. Kate wasn’t scared though – she wanted to be with him, stay with him forever. And then you had them today. She rarely left his side; it was as if gravity were keeping the two of them together.

They were hunting tonight – at least, that’s what Will had told her in the common room just moments earlier. The two of them walked out, her tiny hand enclosed with his as they made their way to the grounds. Kate’s hair blew in the wind, whipping around her already pale and slightly sparkling skin. If you wouldn’t have known better, you could have mistaken her for an angel or for a ghost she looked so ethereal. In a way, she was like the moon, carrying her own glow and fuzzy light around the edges.

Olive and Edward were already there when they arrived in the forest. In a way, the family was close as close could get, yet there were groups that were closer still. Olive and Edward had a bond similar to Will and hers, but it wasn’t the same.

“Hey there, pretty lady. Clear night for a bit of hunting. We want to get moving or wait for the girls? I'm in need of a rather big kill tonight, especially if I'm stuck in a room with a bunch of delicious smelling mortals for another week.”

Whether it was because she hadn’t been feeding off of humans for as long as her counterpart, but Kate knew the temptation for Will was much stronger than she’d felt. Her eyes would darken to black at the same rate, but she wasn’t as consumed by her thirst as her siblings seemed to be.

“Sorry I’m late! Shall we wait for Audri?”

Kate smiled at one of her many other ‘siblings.’ Taking back Will’s hand, she inched her body ever closer to his, making their granite skin a hair’s breath away from each other.}

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