Stefan pulled her closer to him when she screamed. It didn't matter if someone did scream. He licked her throat and quickly found her pulsing jugular. It was throbbing against her throat, begging for him to bite. He couldn't resist, even if he awnted to. His fangs impaled themselves in her veing and he quickly drank. He didn't realize how thirsty he was until the blood began to seep into his mouth. Stefan and his love could easily live off each other's blood, but there was something more when the blood was new and full of life. Stefan had tried to break the spell of blood over his head, but it seemed like all of that was for naught. He drank eagirly and felt her pulse begin to slow and her breaths began to labor. He wasn't planning on keeping her alive. Theivery was never tolerated.

((received permission.))

((OCC: For the record I did give him permission, sorry to say but juggling a job and school at the same time is making it hard to contribute time to the rp, so I thought it would be best to leave. I am still going to read it and see where it goes! Hope I went out with a big bang! Bye guys!))

"I wonder who broke the rules this early in the game," Natasha thought aloud in her native Russian. "How did he know so quickly? Did that Stefan man have an ear-piece on? There must be hidden cameras around in the castle, and one of the monitors told him what was happening. Is this a reality show, then? I suppose it makes sense, but still ..."

Natasha looked around at the others and gave a nervous laugh. She was sure that she looked like a fool, talking to herself in a language they did not understand. The young woman let out a sigh. She was not particularly hungry, she was too nervous, and instead of eating or drinking anything Natasha merely stirred around on her plate with her fork. She was beginning to wonder just what was going on around here. She had a bad feeling, and her feelings were usually right. Silently, she prayed for the safety of the group.

"Wow I must have dosed off" Says Thead getting out of the limo because there is no one else around here walking up to the door of the castle. He knocks on the door and then waits for the door to open. Thead begins thinking why do I always show up late to a party. Suddenly a loud scream pierced the air, running into the house he comes across the body of one of the contestants. After looking the body over he notices two fang marks piercing the neck. hearing a sound coming from what appears to be the dining room he heads over there and opens the door. Seeing the other contestants Thead makes his presence known by yelling "The other contestant the girl who showed up a little late was killed with two fang marks in her neck"

Stefan hadn't planned on a witness. He had hurried back to the dinning hall and quickly wiped his mouth from the blood. When he entered, he heard the boy tell of the murder. He hissed low and clentched his fists. He forced a smile on his lips and turned to him. "Welcome, but it appears that you are late for the introductions. I do not tolerate this behavior. I will not repeat the rules to you. Another contestant will have to fill you in good sir. As for the other contestant, she is not dead. She broke the rules and tried to steal. I have made her leave and in her place put up a prop. I have molds of all of you in case you fail the test. Now sit and please, eat the meal that has been prepaired." Stefan sat at the head of the table and sipped at his wine which was now dull thanks to the blood. He forced himself to take bites of the food and swallow so no would wondery why he hadn't eaten anything.

Thead thinks to himself so it was him who killed her I'm not going to be fooled by his kindness or anything. My worries were correct there is something wong about this place. Grabbing some food he begins to eat "it is going to be a long night isn't it Stefan" he says after he has a bite of the food. Turning to the other contestants he asks " now what are these rules he spoke of I don't want to be the next one dead."

Victoria followed the rest into the dining room.She sat down in an empty chair and started eating after the food was served.She noticed that two of them were missing.It was when one of the guys came running in saying that the girl who had arrived late had been killed that she had a rough idea of what was going on.Stefan then came in and told them that what Thead had seen was juts a mold of them and that the other girl had been sent home.Something is going on here.But there's nothing I can do.There are five of us n ow.I'd better be more careful in future.She thought as she took a sip of her drink.She heard Thead's question and answered him." He said that we must be very careful as everything here is ancient.We aren't supposed to touch, break or try to steal anything here and if anyone does,he knows.He also said to be cautious as this place is ancient and some of the stairs and grounds are unsteady.He said he hasn't changed anything here since he owned it and asks that we be respectful so none of the strigoi come to exact revenge."She said to him.

[Hey guys, I was out camping for the week but I'm back now]

Tyler had stayed silent during the limo ride, completely lost in his thoughts. He was beginning to think the all local rumors were true about the castle being haunted. Even the page that picked them up seemed to be afraid of Stefan. Something wasn't right about this, but it was too late to back out now.
He looked out the window as they approached the mansion. It was gorgeous but creepy looking, with ancient, dark, victorian features. Like something you would see in a horror movie....

Tyler listened intently as Stefan explained the rules, not wanting to tick this guy off. Stefan was the creepiest part about this place. There was something... off about him. Something he didn't like. As strigoi was mentioned Tyler felt a chill go down his spine. For some reason he got the feeling that Stefan was completely serious about that.

Once in the dining room he sat at the table and listened to the conversation. Someone was murdered? No, just kicked off. That didn't take long, did it? Tyler didn't completely believe the mold story. Stefan seemed a little too hurried and irritated by the explanation, but that could be attributed to having just found out the girl who left had broken the rules.
"What exactly is this contest about, Stefan?" Tyler asked. There didn't seem to be much of a point to bringing them all out here, at least not that he could tell at the moment.

"Well it is like a survivor show. I know those are popular now, so I made one myself. The object of this game is for one person to survive. There will be trials and those who fail will be kicked out like the young lady from earlier. I will talk more of trails tomorrow. Now, just eat and relax my young friends. I am sure all of you will enjoy your time here. I have set up lots of fun little things for you to do. Your trails begin tomorrow night at eight o'clock sharp. Do not be late," he said with a smile. He took a sip of his wine again and watched each of them. He would have to tred carefully. They were already getting suspicious thanks to that little brat who decided to steal the coins.

"No rules against leaving the grounds for an hour or two is there Stefan I want t go use a computer and since you said you changed nothing here you must not have one, so as long as I'm back by eight tomorow every thing will be fine right, or is there a reason we can't leave" Thead says. As Thead says this he walks over to the lady who answered his question. Thead says to the girl "thank you for answering my question."

[Sorry for posting so late. My computer no longer will load RPG and now I have to go to this teen club to get on =( ]

Hugh followed everone into the dining room and sat down at table. He didn't feel particulary hungry nor did he trust the food that was there. For all he knew it could have sleeping in it... or worse.

He watched as Stefan announced that someone had broken the rules and left. A few moments later he heard a scream and jumped out of his chair. He gripped the cross through his hoodie and watched the doorway where Stefan had left.

He blinked in suprise as Thead came in and announced what he saw. When Stefan returned Hugh listend to the what he said about the 'prop'.

Shaking his head at the pathetic lie, Hugh sat back down and zoned out, wanting no part of what he believed to be an idiotic conversation.

"No problem."She smiled.She then held out her hand and said,"I'm Victoria."

Victoria listened to what Stefan said about this competition.A survival game,cool.But trails at night instead of the day?That would be tough.The place would be dark and they still didn't know this place well.Wouldn't it be pretty dangerous?She pushed away all these thoughts and continued eating.

Stefan looked back at the boy who spoke. He put on a smile again. This boy was annoying him. he had seen or heard too much. "No no, you can leave and come back. Just don't let the gypsies scare you or steal from you. They tend to do that sometimes. You can't really blame the poor, can you?" he asked. It hurt him to speak like that about the heritage he had come from, but he had to make sure that the gypsies wouldn't scare them into believing that he was a strigoi.

"Come now! all of you haven't really eaten! This is a waste of food! at least eat a little. Your not hungry?" he asked and pouted slightly. He really did want them to eat. He was a host, even if he was a vampire. He didn't want perfectly good food to be thrown out. Yes it would help the poor, but he did that all the time anyway. He looked at the humans puzzled.

Tyler wondered about the gypsies Stefan mentioned, and wondered if perhaps they knew more about this place than he could find on the internet. He considered following Thead outside of the castle, but then thought against it. Thead seemed like a shady character and made him uncomfortable, although not in the same way this place did, and Tyler didn't want to be around him too much.

When Stefan requested they eat Tyler looked warily at the food on the table, which looked mouthwatering, not sure if he should trust Stefan. He finally decided to indulge their host, who had eaten a bit himself after all, and took a small bite out of a piece of chicken. It tasted just as amazing as it looked. He smiled appreciatively and took another bite before putting it down and filling his plate with more food. He made sure to take each dish sparingly, so as not to seem like a pig, then looked encouragingly at the other contestants, trying to convey with his eyes that they needn't be worried about it. He avoided the apples though. Just in case.

As Thead reaches out to shake Victoria's hand he says "My name is Thead good lady." After shaking her hand he turns back to Stefan and says "Stefan two quick questions for you we met your servant before but who exactly is living in this castle with I can't imagine its just you and that servant we met before, Also how long do you think it would take to walk to town from here."
Thead then continues "since we got all of us here we should introduce everyone to each other just so we know who is who."

Victoria smiled when Thead introduced himself then listened to what Stefan said about going out to town.Well,exploring town would be quite cool.There's no harm going,is there?However,what he said about the Gypsies scared her a little.It wouldn't be good if her things get stolen by one of them.Her chain of thoughts were broken when Thead spoke and asked them all to introduce themselves.

Stefan saw the boy who had protected the Russian earlier eat. He smiled warmly. At least one of the humans was eating. When he heard the other boy ask him questions he turned his gaze on him. "The walk from here is about a half a mile. It all depends on how fast you are walking or running. I would say it isn't that long. As for who lives here besides me, the servents and my wife. She hasn't come down yet but you will soon meet her. I am sure you will enjoy her company as I do," he said smiling.

"Excuse me," Natasha asked timidly, unsure if the host would even bother to answer her request, "but could I, how you say ... bother you for a cup of the coffee? I do not want to be the irritating one, so if it is not, um, allowed I will not bother you again."

The young Russian woman swallowed hard, her eyes fixed on Stephan's face. She searched his countenance carefully for any sign of anger or irritation. Natasha knew that the man held some old racial hatred toward her, but she thought that perhaps if she was pleasant and friendly to him he would relax a bit. Natasha smiled at Stephan warmly, hoping to put him at ease.

Stefan turned his gaze to her a little annoyed. He waved his hand and a page quickly entered bringing her coffee. He looked up at her with pitty clear on his face before he scurried back towards the kitchen, making a cross over himself as he passed Stefan. Stefan glared at the boy making him run quicker into the kitchen. That superstition was getting on his nerves. They always did that and it proved nothing. "Is there any more questions?" he asked all the guests at the table.

Hugh snapped out of his daze. Sighing, he decided that he was probably going to die anyways and he wanted to know as much as he could before he did. He slowly stood up but quickly sat back down again. He was to afraid to ask directly. Cursing himself mentaly for his fear, he bit his bottom lip hard. Unfortunatly (or maybe it was a bit lucky), he bit his lip a little to hard and accidentaly drew blood. He gasped as the thin crimson trail dripped down his chin.