Anthony Straccione's Story

Angel

"I'm here...I'll be with you in a sec Randall..." Angel heard a sigh and then Nat placed a hand on her back. "Don't let that bastard get to you. My father once told me that you should never shed tears at anyone's expense except for those that you love. And I surely hope that you don't have such feelings for that inbred, hick-ass, ugly excuse for a vampire." She offered a light smile as she stroked Angel's hair gently away from her face. Angel wanted to say something, but she really couldn't think of anything, she she let the tears fall as Nat sang softly to her, a song that Angel was she Nat had written herself. The first act of friendship that she was showing Angel. "Watch all the flowers dance with the wind. Listen to the snowflakes whisper your name. Feel all the wonder lifting your dreams. You can fly. Fly to who you are. Climb upon your star. When you believe you'll find your wings. Fly to your heart." She sighed lightly and placed a kiss on the back of Angel's head as she drifted off to sleep the last words she heard were "I'm here when you need me." before Angeline was pulled into a deep sleep.

For awhile, there were no dreams, it was a peaceful sleep, then the dreams came. The small girl stood in the middle of the street, her sister standing a few feet away from her with three other people behind her, two older looking men and a another blonde haired girl. Wini smiled her soft smile Angel had always been so used to and held an arm out in front of her, and opened. "Come with me." Wini said, through her voice sounded different, darker.

"Come with us." she repeated as the others behind Wini smiled at her. Angel felt herself starting to shake. It's just a dream, it's just a dream. "Come on.." Angel looked up at them, it was just a dream..but she wanted to go with her older sister so bad..so what if she was a monster? So what if she became a monster? She wanted her mother back, she wanted her best friend back. She wanted Wini back. Angel took a step forward...but a hand landing on her shoulder stopped her.

Angel turned her head and looked up at Natália, who was looking down at her with a stern looked. Behind her stood her brother and Kitty and Brylen and..and all of them..They all stood behind Natália and Angel. Angel turned back to her sister, she wanted to go with her so bad..and if the others weren't here..Angel would go with her..but.. Angel took a step back and stood beside Nat. "I'm sorry." Angel whispered as her sister's smile turned to a scowl, and the dream started to fade away.

Angel jumped awake, a half strangled scream escaping her throat as she stared at nothing. It had been so real. Angeline's tears had long sense dried, but now she was covered in a cold sweat. Standing shakely she grabbed a outfitfor the party tonight and headed for the door, she needed a shower.

Slowly she turned to the two new people and blinked a few times, where they here when she fell asleep? "Umm...yo." Angel said raising her free hand in a half wave to Lupe and the guy.

Gabe

Gabe had been in the middle of lifting piese of borken wood to chuck it out the broken window when Wini walked in and said "I saw your daughter" Gabe froze and walked over to the girl that was now laying on the broken bed. "Where is she?" his voice gruff and somewhere in between anger and.. happiness. His little girl was alive.

"Back from your little field trip already, Wini?" A male voice sounded behind Gabe, making him roll his eyes. "You didn't happen to bring your new family a meal? I'm getting a little hungry my self." Gabe sighed and he turned towards Anthony with a hint of sarcasm in his voice he said plainly "Your always hungry." as Anthony pulled a bottle of vodka from under his sleeping bag, downing half the contents. "in all seriousness, I want to know. Was the boy there?" once again Gabe rolled his eyes.

Anthony was to fixated on that boy because he burned him for braking into his house, if you ask Gabe, Anthony was asking for it. "I want details." the man mumbled before downing the rest of the bottle and chucking it to the side. Gabe sighed and plopped down beside Wini, the already broken bed bounced them both up in the air ever so slightly and creaked lightly.


"I'm thinking of going out tonight, catching a meal maybe. Anyone want to come with me? It'll be tons of fun." His cheerful attitude would be the end of Gabe. "I'd like the back up, as well. How about you, Wini." He flashed her another dangerous smile and Gabe sat up staring at the man, who was the same age as himself. "Those kids at that school are throwing a party tonight." Gabe stated plainly in a lazy way as he rubbed the back of his head. "As long as we..dress..err diffrently..-" Gabe looked Anthony up and down and then a Wini before shaking his head, unless he took them out shopping now, they would be noticed for sure. "-...And find a way to hide our eyes, we can go. We all have reason's to so I don't want any back talk, we are going regardless. Anthony, you can pick up a meal on the way." Gabe shrugged slightly and stood up putting his hands in his pockets. "Now..all of you come on, you need new clothes and..Prince, you need a tooth brush." Gabe chuckled at his own joke and headed towards the door.

Elizabeth

Eliza had already been at school, but she had just recently snuck back out to go for a late night walk. it had been way to crowed for her, and she needed a new dress for the party later tonight. Through she probably wasn't going to be back in time, she could be fashionable late. Eliza tunred a corner and heading into a local clothing store before she started looking for the perfect dress.

After about half an hour of looking for the right one, she finally tried on the one that was in the shops window. It was a nice dress, that had a silver color to it, and it was soft to the touch and it went down mid thigh. the dress was thin feeling, and it quite frankly made her books look great. Grinning she went back in and changed back into her black short shorts and silver tank top and went back out to buy the dress. 500 dollers..nice.

"Have a nice night!" the girl behind the counter shouted out as the door shut and Eliza started down the dark street, her heels clicking as she went, swingging the bag back in forth in a happy notion.

(Anyone can interact with her, even the bad guys, I don't care)

Alec

"Yay your awesome you know that Alec! You will also be coming to the party right? Don‘t make me pout..” Alec chuckled and took her hand in his. "Yeah i'll come along, your not allowed to pout." he said with a grin on his face. “Just wait till we are 18” she then kissed his cheek, making him feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
“Well that was a pretty good show, I hope Angel is okay. What’s up? Everything okay?” Alec looked down at Brylen as she spoke then back at the guy that stood in front of them.

“I know I saw what Angel did…but I have to say the guy deserved it. She is a little spitfire. And yes everything is okay, I wanted you to meet your roomy and partner, Darius this is Alec, Alec this is Darius” She said smiling to Darius. Alec offered a small smile to the guy, and used his free hand to offer a hand shake. "Nice to meet you, but if I die you this year, i'm coming back to haunt you." he joked lightly while he looked at the kid in front of him.

He looked like a pretty good fighter, better the other's he's had. He looked like he could hold his own ground if it came down to it, and most the time it did. he couldn't help but feel like he was going to have to show him some pointers in case a fight came along and Alec had to choose who to protect, Brylen or his new charge. If most people looked at the way Alec already stood around Brylen, like she was going to jump in front of her and take a bullet at any second, his choice would be easy to see.

Angel


Angel blinked as the older mans hands flashed to his back and pulled knives half out of there sheaths and at the same time he dropped lower in a springing kind of way.Slowly the man grinned and then went into a weird fit of laughter. “Well cutie, that was a bit of a heart attack you just gave me. Yo to you too” Angel frowned slightly. Cutie? How old dose he think I am?? thirteen? Ugh older people... she shook her self slightly and let her frown turn into a slight scowl.

"Thanks, Cutie mayne next time, it'll be a real heart attack." she said through the sarcasm was clear in her voice along with some annoyance towards the guy. The never of some people... Suddenly Nattie was by her side her hand on her shoulder just like she had been in Angel's dream. "Are you alright?" she asked, concern clear in her voice. Angeline suddenly changed entirely and a small yet bright smile lit up on her face as she nodded, through her words were completely fake.

"I'm fine, I thought a saw I spider when I woke up, that's all." Angel smiled at her again, but she wasn't sure if she would see through her words, Angel knew only Nat or her brother would be able to, the others would mearly think she had a fear of spiders. of course she didn't, she loved spiders. Wow she was weird.

Ding!

Angel looked down at her phone and slowly a grin rose onto her face when she saw the name 'Mace' under the caller ID.

“Hey I am ready, do we want to find out what the others are doing before the party or do we just want to do something ourselves?” Angel bit her lip from a moment while she thought about, maybe they could go out for their own dinner, or even for a nice walk before they went to the party... still grinning she looked up at Nat with puppy dog eyes.

"So umm...Me and Mace are going to go off and do something before the party.." she rocked back and forth on her heels with a slight smile. "You don't have to like..follow me around..right? Mace is a trained Dhampir so..he knows how to fight and all..i should be fine till the party." Angel said grinning at the older girl, Angel was already planning on not telling her brother, god it would be horrible if he tired to follow them around...


Gabe

“She was at the school Gabe, she looked well.” Gabe let out a small breath and smiled ever so slightly. "They will recognize me but I don’t care lets go have some fun, I need to go shopping anyways, I haven’t in awhile and I really am in the mood. Let me message Cherie and tell her, she probably will want to tag along”


Gabe nodded a slight smile on his lips and he stood up. "Relax, we'll buy you a wig." he chuckled and turned towards Anthony who looked like he had been wounded.
“Fine. I’ll go get myself some less flashy. you want my dresscode toned down, fine fine.” he said with a slight shrug and headed towards the door. Before gabe could even say anything he was gone, probably to be a snack. Gabe sighed and headed over to his bag and started to dig around in his bag, but he stopped short at the small picture of his daughter.

It had been taken a few days before he was turned, it had happened so fast..sometimes he's not sure if he wold rather have had her changed with him, or them both got away safe. To be honest, if he could he would change her, so they could be together. Is that bad through? being so dark and twisted he would want to change his own daughter into a monster like himself? Of course it was dark and twisty..but...He had made up his mind, he would change her. So they can be together.


Elizabeth

Eliza was talking through the short cut that she always used, minding her own bushiness when someone had the nerve to bump into her! Some of these damn humans..Shaking her head she looked up at the much older man who was wearing sunglasses and felt her heart thud painfully. He was very..well hot.. For an old guy. Shaking her head slightly she stood his hand and carefully stood, up, bringing her bag with her.

“Oh, I’m sorry.” Eliza's eyes widened as he spoke, she was pretty much left speechless. “I was distracted.” He grinned playfully which made her heart flutter ever so slightly. “anyway, is there anything I can do to make this up to you?” His thick italian accent rang through the street and through her ears. “My name is Anthony. Anthony Straccione” He offered a hand, her a charming smile.

My god, the mans Italian! and that Accent!! It's to die for!! Eliza offer her own charming smile and offered her free hand to shake hands with the man- Anthony.
"It's fine really, and it's a pleasure to meet you Anthony, I'm Elizabeth Le'rough, but please call me Eliza." she said her own accent ringing through the alleyway, she was sure the man would notice right away that was was English, but then again you never know, he could be one of those rich dim witted ones. But god she hopes not..

Angel
(A new thing I’m trying, Angel’s theme song for this post.: Save me from myself)



“Angeline, as your friend – I’d love to let you and Mace go out alone. But, as your Guardian, I can’t allow that. I saw someon-….Something earlier. I can’t allow you out alone. But…I can make you a deal. I’ll go with you and Mace but I won’t eavesdrop – In fact, I’ll maintain a fifty yard distance until we’ve reached the party. You’ll forget I’m even there.”
Angel stood there for a second, a small frown coming to her lips before she sighed and shook her head. “It’s fine..We’ll just tag along to the dinner party.” She mumbled before turning and heading towards the door. Once she was outside Angel made her way down the hall and to the bathroom while texting Mace.

To Mace: Hey, let just join the dinner party, being followed about isn’t on my to-do list, I get it enough from my brother. : /

Angel sighed, she knew it wasn’t Nat’s fault, it was her job. She shouldn’t be mad at her. So who could she be mad at? It wasn’t like when her sister up and vanished and Angel could lock herself in her room for days. Now she had to come out in front of people and put up an act, or they all would see what an empty shell the young girl is and it would put shame to her family’s name.
Well more shame then the family already had. Angel shook her self mentally and shut and locked the bathroom door behind her before taking a shower. Once she was out and fully dressed, the young girl brushed her teeth, and let her hair to air dry, it wasn’t like it would puff up, it would be slightly wavy, but the same boring straight as ever.

Slowly the young girl made her way down the hall, the dark blue sneakers she wore made a soft tapping noise as she walked through the hall, where if she had been wherein heels everyone could have heard it.. Anyone who passed her gave her a worried look, her face was pale, but that’s not what was scaring them, It was the look in her eyes.
Her empty hands hung at her sides as she made her way into the courtyard, trying her best to ignore everyone around her. To be honest Angeline wasn’t all that sure why she was out here, but when she heard a male voice, she knew why.

“Did you hear about that girl that got turned?”

“Yeah, and she was a royal!”

“Well If I ever see her I’ll drive a stake through her heart. Her family better be saying buy soon.”

“Haha good man, I’ll help you!”

Angel clenched her fists and slowly walked up to the group of boys. There were four of them, at least a year older them her, and at least seven inches taller, but that didn’t stop her stride towards them. “Man look at the cute little girl!” for a moment she stood there, while the four boys cooed at her mockingly.
The boy who seemed to be the leader of the group reached over to play with her damp hair. Slowly a evil looking grin lit up on the girls face, people started to stop around them as the air around her got thick and the boy looked like he was chocking. Without even blinking she reached up and as fast as lightning, grabbed the boys wrist and squeezed.

After a moment a loud snapping sound filled the air, and the boy cried out in pain. The other three boys jumped into action. The two on her right and left each swung and fist towards her face, but Angel ducked down at the last moment, making the two boys punch each other in their faces and fall onto this asses.
Still holding the first boys now broken wrist, and spun around behind him, twisting him arm as she went until she had it trapped behind his back. The shorter girl kicked out his knees rather harshly as the boy behind her swung at her.

As if having eye’s in the back of her head she ducking down once again and somehow managed to swing the boy on his knees around and throw him at the boy behind here. The two on either side of her stood up, one grabbing her from behind and trapping her arms while the other swung at her.
Angel stomped down on the foot of the boy holding her arms behind her, and while his gripped loosened she twisted her arms out of his grasp and jumped up just as the other boy made a swing for her stomach, the other guy hunched over in pain and the one that had swung on him blinked in shock, he had hit his own friend again.

Angel landed on top of the hunched over boys back, standing up to her full highet she swung her leg up and kneed to boy in front of her right in the nose. Grinning as he feel back, Angeline jumped off of the other one’s back, and punched him right in the face, making him fall back.
Slowly she walked over to the other two boys, who were both rolling around on the ground in pain. The boy who had been knocked down was about to get back up, but Angeline was tired of playing. She raised her foot up, and with unnecessary force stomped down onto his groin area. (I think all the guys readin this just winced) The guy screamed like a girl and folded in on himself, sobbing for his mommy.

Angel made her way over to the first boy, who had said he would shave a stake through her sister’s heart, and kneeled down next to him, the same creep grin coming onto her face. “You’re all the same, all word but no talk. If a little girl like me, and beat you guys up in less them a minute, you’d be dead before you could even look at my sister.” She spat on his face, stood up and kicked him in the stomach harshly before turning around and walking away. Students and teachers alike stood there and stared at the young girl as she went, but no one tried to stop her, and everyone stepped out of her way. The air around her was thick and dark, and the look in her eyes was bone chilling, those boys were lucky she hadn’t stayed around much longer, because she would have started to cut off the air around them, making it so they couldn’t breathe. Surprising most people a kind of growling noise broke through her chest, and she walked right out of the gate and away from the school, she needed to cool off some before she went to meet up with the others for the dinner party.

Gabe
(Me: no theme song for you this time Gabe.
Gabe: But..that’s not fair!
Me: Life sucks then you die. Deal with it.)

“Oh yay! A wig” she said sarcastically, making Gabe grin at her. They sat there for about three minuete’s, before Wini gave a loud sigh and crossed her arms like a pouting child. “Are we going yet? Where’s Cherie?” she whined making him wince. “She’ll be down soon.” He mumbled laying down on the bed and shutting his eyes.
Even if Cherie got down here, they would still be waiting for Anthony to get back from his little meal. ”Hello…Are we ready?” Gabe grined at the girl and walked over to her before stopping. She had more of that make up on. A angry look crossed his face and he gripped her lower arm. “Tell him if he hits you again, I’ll kill him.” He whispered before letting go of her and walking back over to Wini and plopping down.
“Yeah I think so, we are just waiting for Anthony to get back…he was hungry so went to get a snack” Wini shugged and sat back down making Gabe sigh, they were always waiting around for that bone head, he better hurry up.

"Hello... What are we doing tonight?" Gabe tunred and glared at the other male in the room. He could deal with Anthony, after all he was at least some what gentle with girls, not abusive really, but Marcus, Gabe hated Marcus. So when he walked in like he owned the place, and grabbed Cherie, fourceing her into a kiss then digging his nails into her side, Gabe had almost reached over and snapped the man's neck, because in all honesty, Gabe and Wini were pretty much the leaders of their little group. They were the oldest, and they were in charge.

Gabe almost lost it right then and there, and he almost ripped the mans arm off. But Of course, Wini beat Gabe to getting him first.

Alec
“Now there will be no dieing this year got it?” Brylen said looking between the two boys, Alec hung his head and sighed sadly in a fake way. "You just ruined all my plains for this year!" he whinned before looking up and grinning at her. He wanted to tell her he wouldn’t die unless it would protecting her, but he didn’t want to seem like a sap in front of his new charge, so he stayed silent and took to studying everything around him. Suddenly through, she took his hand and started to pull him away.

A grin lit up his face and he lightly followed her, only slowly down when she did. Brylen put a hand on her head and Alec put a hand on her shoulder, a slight frown on his face. He held her steady while she texted someone, before she put her phone up and gave a soft sigh.
Carefully her took her hand again, and allowed her to pull him to where ever she wished, because he didn’t mind, now he was a little worried that she wasn’t feel all that well, and he wasn’t able to protect her from her power, so what was he to do??


Elizabeth

( Me: ummm.. I don't have one for you either..)
Eliza: >.<
Me: Anyway....)


The man, Anthony, continued to smile at her.. "Oh, that's a nice English accent you have there. where are you from? I'm from Rome my self." He pulled her along gently, which she didn’t really mind. “I’m from England, but we moved around so much I don’t really have a home town.” She chuckled and smiled ever so slightly at the man as she said "Walk with me for a while. let's talk." He checked his watch before he started to whistled a little tune as he pulled Eliza along.
"Tell me your self, Eliza? You look like a student. Do you go to somewhere close by? You don't look too young though... how old did you say you were again? Anyway, It's cool to meet you right now. I was thinking about grabbing a bite to eat." He smiled, through it all seemed a bit rushed, she struggled to answer in the order he had asked. "Care to join me? My treat. You can even choose where we go." He sounded excited, had he not ate with a girl before??
Just then her phone buzzed her in pocket, but she promptly ignored it and smiled at him.

“ Yes, I go to a boreding school a few blocks from here, never said how old I was…But I’m 19, turning 20 in a few months.” She said this rather proudly, before answer him once again, she couldn’t help but wonder how old he was? Oh never mind that, his accent was hot.
“I would love to, but I have a dinner party to get to..so...” She said as a light smile graced her lips and she looked up at the clearly older man. In the back of her mind, something was telling her to run away, to decline and leave. And something was calling her an idiot. She was also starting to wonder who had texted her.

Angel
( theme song for this post.: Shattered)
Angel was just about to sink down to her knees and start to cry, when her phone went off. She didn’t bother through. She didn’t want to answer to anyone right now, she just wanted to be alone, because no much her brother felt for her, he hadn’t loved Wini the way she had. All he wanted to do now was end her, because she had become a monster.

When Darius had left, it was Wini and Angel against the world. Of course they had their parent’s..but it was just them. They leaned on each other and counted on each other. Now it’s not even Darius and Angel against the world, it’s just Angel.
The young girl closed her eyes tightly and fought to hold in the tears. Why her? Why did this happen to her and her family? Why not someone else at the school? “Angel..” Her eye’s fluttered open only to be pulled into a hug. For a moment she stood there, before wrapping her arms around Mace and lets a few tears loose.



Gabe
“I swear Marcus I am going to fucking kill you” Gabe chuckled as she slammed it into his face, while her other hand was choking him, to be honest Gabe wasn’t going to step in, Wini could hold herself against scum like him.“Do you like being beat up Marcus? Do you like your own medicine” she hissed at him, almost like a cat would hiss at a dog.

"Don't you dare touch me or I'll snap your neck you stupid witch." He spit at her and Gabe tenses. "I don't need to go with your little friends." Marcus sneers at them all and, he kisses Wini. Gabe moves without thinking about it, grabbing Wini’s upper arm and pull her her back slightly and yelling “I’ll kill you.” Right before the scum disappeared out the front door.
Gabe growled and clenched his fists while shaking his head in anger. He would beat the shit out of Marcus the next time he saw him, he didn’t care if Cherie tried to stop him this time. The other man would be leaving with a broken nose and blue eye.

[size= 130]Alec [/size]

Brylen walked into her room, and Alec was about to be a dumbass and try to follow, but she put her hand on Alec’s chest “Now Alec I know how much you would love to stay and watch but I need to get dressed and you need to go clean up yourself.” He blinked and looked down at himself, he had after shave and he was wearing a long sleved shirt and jeans..what was wrong with this? She grinned and leaned up and kissed him softly, making him change his mind and decied he would ‘clean himself up’ for her. “Now go” she said kind of demandingly and pushed him out of her room, he blinked a few times before flashing her a grin and heading towards his dorm.

Alec grabbed his dress pants, dress shirt and jacket and a tie before heading towards the bathroom. After he had washed, dressed and shaved, he brushed his hair out, before changing his hand and shaking his head so his hair lay in a slightly messy way, but it still looked like it had took forever to style. He nodded his head as his reflection and fought with the task of tying his tie for a few minutes until he got it perfectly tied, through he was sure he would loosen it later.
Alec flashed himself a charming smile in the mirror before rolling his eyes and heading for the door. He wanted to give something to Brylen before the party, but it wasn’t like he carried around woman’s jewelry… But he knew someone who did. With a grin he headed out of the bathroom and towards the library, looking around and Mimi Carte (NPC), she always sold last minute presents for desperate guys.

“Hey Mimi, what can ehh…two hundred get me?” he asked leaning casually as she looked around and set a large box in front of him. “Pick one.” She said before going back to her book. Alec grinned and started to go through the box.
Alec grinnined as he picked the nicest necklace there. He would buy this one for her. He tossed three hundred at Mimi and told her to keep the change before he slipped the necklace in his pocket and headed off to find Brylen.


Elizabeth
As soon as the mans glasses were off, she tensed.Red eye. "A few drinks then? and maybe I could come to this party." She could feel a strong amount of compulsion pushing down on her, she had to look away. "You'd like that, Eliza." He said, and her head felt foggy.
“I-I..Okay..?” she said blinking up at the man. No, don’t say okay! Snap out of it you idiot..!!

"you can't say you don't have enough time for a few drinks, can you? I mean, I really want to get to know you..."
Eliza stared at him for a moment, before he held out his hand and flashed her a charming smile. She had never been complused before, it felt weird. She didn’t like it..
Slowly, against her will she reached out and took his hand, through a unsure look was still settled on her face, she didn’t have much of a choice.