Ashes-By-Sundown

The castle was always so quiet in the middle of the night, when everyone was in bed.  It was somber and foreboding, and the way his footsteps echoed in the hall seemed far too loud.  There was a certain emptiness about the castle that was always there, even during the day when Saix was often prowling the hallways, but it was amplified now, almost overwhelming.  The moon was just as bright, like it always was unless the sky was clouded over, though it seemed colder, farther away.  Maybe it was just him, maybe he was just feeling lonely, or… Just feeling.  Right.  That was a joke, depending on who you asked.  It didn't matter to him thoug

Epilogue Eight months later Maine Things had become so quiet in the city after the final fight with the vampires and the hunters.  Everything had, in a way, returned to normal.  As normal as a city full of vampires and Weres and other things that go bump in the night could be. Considering all of this, one would probably think the city wasn't the best place to open up something like a flower shop, but that was just an opinion.  There were other places far worse than this city, and at least the evil here was familiar, better than dealing with a new location. "Have a nice day!" Xion said with a bright smile to the customer who was leaving t

The castle was always so quiet in the middle of the night, when everyone was in bed.  It was somber and foreboding, and the way his footsteps echoed in the hall seemed far too loud.  There was a certain emptiness about the castle that was always there, even during the day when Saix was often prowling the hallways, but it was amplified now, almost overwhelming.  The moon was just as bright, like it always was unless the sky was clouded over, though it seemed colder, farther away.  Maybe it was just him, maybe he was just feeling lonely, or… Just feeling.  Right.  That was a joke, depending on who you asked.  It didn't matter to him thoug

07. Heaven He gave a wide yawn, stretching as much as he could without dislodging his arm from under his lover's shoulders.  Sunlight streamed in softly through the window, warming the room and chasing away all the horrors of the night.  The world was a completely different place during the day, a safer place, one that could be enjoyed leisurely. Rolling over to face his boyfriend, the redhead blinked the last remnants of sleep from his eyes.  The younger hunter was sound asleep still, his expression peaceful and young-he looked his age, a bare seventeen while the redhead had turned twenty-one the previous month.  He'd been sixteen when the

07. Heaven He gave a wide yawn, stretching as much as he could without dislodging his arm from under his lover's shoulders.  Sunlight streamed in softly through the window, warming the room and chasing away all the horrors of the night.  The world was a completely different place during the day, a safer place, one that could be enjoyed leisurely. Rolling over to face his boyfriend, the redhead blinked the last remnants of sleep from his eyes.  The younger hunter was sound asleep still, his expression peaceful and young-he looked his age, a bare seventeen while the redhead had turned twenty-one the previous month.  He'd been sixteen when the

The assassin propped himself up on one elbow as he lay on his side in bed.  The room was spacious, decorated extravagantly.  The floor was tiled in black marble, the walls paneled wood adorned here and there with expensive paintings in expensive frames.  There was also a large bookcase-filled with shelves of books that he neither understood or was interested in-a round table, and a large potted fern.  Everything was neat and clean, clothes all stashed away in a large walk-in closet. Sometimes the assassin thought it was too clean though.  It lacked personal touches that would have made it feel cozy and homely.  Someday, he still hoped to be

Chapter One It was nearing evening. It had been a quiet, routine day and Doctor Marshall and his team were looking forward to going home, though before they could there was some paperwork to finish up. Considering the nature of their research, careful notes had to be taken on everything to record all success, failure, and any changes that occurred. They worked in a government funded facility that resided in Washington somewhere near the border between the United States and Canada. The exact location was secret and only known to those who worked there. Human cloning was illegal, but they operated under the guise that the subjects they were w