Benjamin McHall
Benjamin looked calmly from his sword to his opponent, swiftly maneuvering several simple techniques, slowly building up to more difficult maneuvers. His excitement was obviously building in the battle, soon getting the better of him as he chopped his opponent's head off in one swift blow, his sword taking some of the damage as he over swung, the sword colliding with the concrete beneath him. A small sigh escaped the old vampire as he looked to the newly ruined dummy then to his bent sword, "Oh not again." He muttered, walking over to put the sword back on its stand though it was apparent that he would have to get a new one soon. He made his way to the kitchen from his training grounds, passing several of his children's rooms on the way. Benjamin went straight to his 'wine' cellar, smiling slightly at the sight of the bags of blood that were stored in the refrigerated room picking one out. Ben took his tall glass of blood to his favorite chair in all of the apartment, the one facing the wide view of the city. It was originally his wife's idea to move into the city but Benjamin had to admit it was a stunning view that this penthouse apartment offered. The sun was barely rising, it seemed it was the hour that the city was at it's calmest, most in their homes sleeping, but people still wandered the street regardless, mostly the homeless and other city dwellers just trying to get from point A to point B. It truly reminded him of how fortunate his family was. Ben smiled a little, standing from his seat, "Oh I should make them breakfast." he smiled as he headed to the kitchen, pulling out ingredients from the fridge, "Oh I can make a classic American meal! Eggs, bacon, toast! Magnificent!" Ben smiled as he began cooking. Cut to Antonia coming from their bedroom, still drowsy and in pajamas, because she could smell something burning. Ben gave a sort of pitiful look to his wife, who soon took over the cooking, making the vampire smile as he stood close her as she cooked, "I could have sworn I knew what I was doing that time." He muttered. Antonia laughed a little at her husband, changing the subject as she flipped a pancake, "I was thinking about going to talk to that Blair leader, to see what's up with this feud between them and the Holdens." Benjamin frowned at that, "I can't have you do that. It's incredibly dangerous. You have no idea what they might do to you, seeing as you... fraternize with vampires." He said, wrapping his arms around his wife's waist protectively. She shook her head, obviously upset, "I can't just stand around and do nothing. I hate that these people are fighting, it could very well effect the children. Imagine if one of them got caught on the wrong part of town and was possibly mauled just because those two families don't like the other race." Benjamin nodded at this, mentally cringing at the thought of one of his precious children getting hurt. "Right. Well if it would please you, I could talk to the Holden leader, he might not listen but I'd be more than willing to try, darling." Antonia smiled to Ben, turning from the pancakes to plant a kiss on her husband's cheek, prompting Benjamin to lean forward and pull her in for a deeper kiss. Soon the pancake was forgotten and burning as the parents had a bit of a make out session in the kitchen.
Gabriel Holden
Gabe scanned the page of the book he was reading, taking a few notes before turning the page again, taking in the information, concentrating on the works before him. He wasn't sure how long he sat at his desk, really wasn't even sure if anyone had tried to contact him, his phone being in the next room. After a while he stood for a blood break, finding his phone had several missed calls and messages from his human friend Noah. He sighed as he scrolled through them, soon becoming a little panicked as he read that Noah was coming over after being frustrated that his friend wasn't answering his calls. It was sort of early in the morning, maybe 6 at the time but Gabriel was more concerned by the fact that his very human friend was coming to his vampire infested house. And at a time where even Gabriel was beginning to feel hungry. Before Gabriel could even send an urgent message begging Noah not to come over, there was a knock at the door. Gabriel panicked, running to get a blood bag, with his vampire speed able to making in seconds flat. He bit the bag, quickly draining it. He ran to the front door, wiping his mouth with the back of his hand before answering the door. Noah stood there, entering the house without asking permission, "Wow! You are alive, see I really thought that you were ignoring me and I won't lie it hurt my feelings bro." Noah paused for a second, looking Gabe over, "You, are bloody." He muttered, obviously confused. Gabriel looked down to his clothes, which he neglected to before, and saw the large line of blood running down his shirt, "Ahh, I, uh, had a nose bleed." he said quickly, casually looking to his friend, thanking the gods for Noah's gullible self as the blonde shrugged it off, continuing to speak, "Whatever, the point is that I think that you were avoiding me." Gabriel rolled his eyes, "I was not ignoring you, I was busy." he said, already knowing he couldn't tell his friend about his research, seeing as he had books upon books filled with his notes, and it would seem impossible to do in the 23 years that Gabriel had been 'alive'. "Just let me go change. Don't move." Gabe forced himself to slowly walk to his room, snatching a shirt out of his drawer and changing, going back to Noah. He really didn't know why he was surprised as he saw the human chatting up one of his sisters. "Well I'll just have you know, if you ever want a good time you just call me, I could care less how young you are you know." Gabriel watched cautiously as, luckily, his sister merely blew him off rather than kill him on the spot. He couldn't help but chuckle as he walked up to Noah, "That's what you get for hitting on my sister." Gabe pulled out his phone, still smiling a little as he typed up a text to send to Anna, 'Good Morning :) Want to go to somewhere in particular today?' He sent the text to his secret girlfriend, smiling a little. Noah was still scowling at being blown off by his friend's sister, looking over Gabriel's shoulder, his scowl turning into a smirk, "Who ya texting? That little girlfriend of yours? When do I get to meet this chick, I don't even know her name." Gabriel laughed a little, putting his phone away, "And you don't need to know her name. I haven't even been dating her for a month, why do you want to meet her so bad? My parent's haven't even met her." he explained, though knowing full well he really wouldn't want his parents to meet her. Noah laughed loudly, "Ahh, come on, I'm your friend, you have to trust me more. Besides, if he chooses to dump you, I want a go. Is she at least hot?" Gabriel had to force himself to remember not only that Noah, his friend, was just joking, and that Anna would never go for a guy like Noah. "Yeah, very. She's a catch." He said simply, smiling a bit. "But that's beside the point, you need to get out of my house. You already know how my dad is." Noah gave a loud sigh, "Ah, that guy's just a grump, I betcha I could take him." Gabriel looked to his friend, soon laughing, "You, take my dad, oh that's a show I'd pay to see." Noah huffed, crossing his arms, "Yeah laugh it up chump."