Mathias spoke up when Evon mentioned not having a swim suit. "Actually, I've had Linda contact Gerald to arrange some things beforehand. When we have meetings and all get together we either go here, or go to my mansion. Sometimes we stay for several days. So everyone has their own little cabin here for those times. Which includes clothes, and also swim wear. I think you'll find a few choices of swimsuit in the cabin we'll be sharing. Or if you want more privacy, we can probably arrange something else."

Now that Lemon had noticed Evon she had something to say. Evon was quite a bit younger, but looked only maybe 5 years younger. And pretty girls that were younger than her pissed her off. She stood, walking to Evon and stopping right beside Mary. "You...let me give you a little warning missy. Stay away from my man or you're going to have to deal with me." But Mary ignored the grumpy woman and pulled Evon along with her. "Come come! I'll show you Mathias' cabin~"

Mathias just looked sternly at Lemon, as if telling her to let Evon be. To which Lemon begrudgingly returned to where she was laying near the pool. Mathias in turn went into a different direction. To the cain all the way at the back. That one had been turned into a small lab, as well as a place to sleep. As that was Mitchell's cabin. Not just a wealthy vampire, but also a scientist. One that loved to experiment and invent. For instance, he had invented a substance that could even put a vampire to sleep for over two hours or so. More for defense than to do harm, but still.

Evon was surprised that he had already had an arrangement set up, then again when she thought about it it shouldn’t have been surprising to her since he was always organized. Or at least Martin was. She was thankful that Mathias’s friend had gone through the trouble to get her some clothes and even a swimsuit. She honestly felt spoiled whenever she was with him and it was hard to believe that she had come from such a different lifestyle a while ago. “Oh no. It’s fine, I do like that set up,” she assured softly knowing that asking him to arrange something else would be troubling. She was a little happy to hear that they would be sharing a bed again since she always found it a lot easier to rest at night with him beside her.

Evon was caught off guard by Lemon, her appearance was quite unique and she had expected her to be friendly as Mary was but she had been wrong. She was already being threatened despite only being in her presence for a minute or so. She simply nodded, unsure of what to really say to the intimidating vampire that stood beside Mary. Evon however was pulled away from her and Mathias as she gave both Lemon and Mathias one last look before disappearing down the corridor. “When did you get here Mary?” she asked her though the girl giggled and smiled. “A few days ago~” She sang out causing Evon to chuckle since they had woken up early just to come here as well yet they were the last ones it seemed. Spike simply pulled Lemon back into his arms as he laid back down, guessing that Mathias would go and greet the others.

When Evon finally reached their cabin she was surprised to see how modern it was. It was very much like Mathias’ style of living since it gave the sense of comfort. She moved over to the bed gently pressing her hand down feeling how soft the mattress was against the weight she put. There was even a separate room that had a bathroom and another small one that had a small couch and the closet. “This is very much like him,” she spoke as she explored the room a bit having forgotten that Mary wanted her to change.

(By the way, the windows aren't normal windows. They're those special ones that can become either transparent or opaque at the press of a button. For when you want privacy. Also, it was my intention to have Mary currently live at this place. So...she was already there a few days ago. ^^;; The others arrived a few hours ago though.)

Mathias entered the cabin, shaking hands with both Martin's and Gerald's hands. After some catching up between the three they all headed outside. Since everyone had arrived it was probably a good time for a very late breakfast, or lunch in Gerald and Mary's case. So while the two moved to set up a table and chairs, Mathias headed to his cabin. Though he didn't enter, not wanting to deal with the possibility of walking in on Evon while she was changing. "Evon? Mary? We're going to have lunch in about 40 minutes. So if you're going to swim first, make sure you're dry before that time.

He then headed to the largest cabin; Gerald's. On the inside, his cabin was designed like an old-timey hunting lodge. Sturdy leather chairs, the walls looking like they were logs, a fireplace working on gas, some fake bear and sheep furs as 'carpet' under tables and around the fireplace. Things like that. Though they were going to eat in front of the cabin. Two dark wooden tables and 7 chairs were taken out of the small shed beside Gerald's cabin, all looking like they were meant for interiors, not exteriors. Though they were technically still inside of course. And for once, Mathias wouldn't be sitting at the head of the table. This was Gerald's house after all.

((Ahh my apologies, I just feel bad letting you play all the characters :(. Thanks for the notice :3))

Evon went through the closet eventually picking out a simple black bikini along with polka dot towel that she wrapped around her waist. She wasn’t really used to showing this much skin but she figured Mathias would be busy catching up with the others. She was actually a bit curious to how they all met and became friends, there was Mary who well looked very young then there were Spike and Lemon and Mathias came next. The other two looked a lot older so there was a wide range of age going on. Or perhaps they were the same age and all had different appearances? She wasn’t really sure since looks could be deceiving. She soon heard Mathias outside the cabin informing them of lunch, Evon replied a short okay though she was honestly looking forward to it since she hadn’t had anything to eat yet.

“Come on!” Mary spoke once Evon was dressed as she pulled the vampire back to the pool. Evon simply chuckled at how eager she was for her to play with her, “Do you want to swim? Or just play outside?” she asked Mary with curiosity, if they wanted to swim she would have to take off the towel that was wrapped around her waist.

(It's fine, I can pm you small corrections if I already had another plan. Feel free do control them, and also pm me if you have plans already. For that matter, feel free to add to the story, even though I already have an overarching plot in mind. ^^;; )

Mary grinned, pointing at the pool. "Swim of course! We're in swim clothing after all~" Mathias decided that, if they were going to have to wait, he might as well swim a little together with the others at the pool. So once Evon came out, he entered the cabin himself. He got changed in about 2 minutes, since he already knew what pair of swim trunks he wanted to wear, and where it was. After that he returned with a towel hanging over one of his shoulders. Anyone paying attention could see Lemon taking a peek before returning her attention to Spike again. Much to the annoyance of Spoke of course. Though he knew Mathias long enough to know by now that the coven leader wouldn't even think of trying to steal Lemon away, even if Lemon tried to seduce him.

He walked to the water, dropped his towel on the edge, and dove in. Then, staying under water for a bit he appeared right behind Evon and put his arms around her for a moment. "Got you." He spoke, before letting her go again. The man was definitely more cheerful and playful with all of his friends being there as well. "In the future, if you'd like a day away from the mansion during the weekend, we could come here again. Mary's living here for now so she'll be here too." She didn't look old enough to have her own house, much to her own dismay at first. Though by now she had gotten used to it.

 
((Alright sure. Appreciate it :) ))
 
Evon chuckled as she got into the water, she was surprised that it was quite warm, a part of her expected it to be cold but it seemed like the pool had a heating system of its own. She hadn’t noticed Mathias enter the cabin to get changed nor did she notice him at the pool since she was busy with Mary. But she did hear something splash behind her and she turned only to see the spot empty, it sounded like someone had come inside but she spotted Lemon and Spike at the side. Shrugging it off she turned her attention back to Mary only to squeal in shock when she felt someone’s arms around her. Gasping with surprise she turned around facing Mathias though her cheeks redden at the view of him.

He mentioned coming here whenever she wanted a day away, though she was a little flustered to be thinking about it. “Ah a day away? That sounds nice,” she muttered though Mary soon latched onto Evon’s arm. “Mathias we should play ball,” she mentioned knowing that a net could be set up across the water and they could play. “Evon is on my team,” she quickly stated though Evon chuckled at her words. 

Before Mathias even had the time to release Evon, Mary was already trying to pull her away. That girl was just a bit too energetic at times... though it was also a kind of charm. Only only got weird once you realized that she was already over 100 years old. "Sure sure, we can play ball for a bit." Mathias replied, letting go of Evon and moving to the edge of the water. "How about me against you two then? After all, you can't reach the bottom of the pool Mary." Mary pouted, softly slapping Mathias' arm. "Don't make fun of me! We'll beat you for sure!" Sometimes it was hard to tell whether Mary even knew how old and powerful Mathias was compared to pretty much everyone else of this little group. Then again that might not be so weird considering how little the man talked about himself.

Once the net was set up the three of them got ready. The couple still laying at the edge of the pool even decided to show some interest and see how this would go. They didn't have too much time though, as the table and chairs had already been set up by now, and Gerald was already preparing food. Mathias threw the ball to Evon, telling her to go first.

Evon chuckle at the insult that he threw over to Mary. She was rather cute, getting out of the pool she went to set up the net for them to play while Lemon helped throw in a ball into the pool watching it float over to Mathias. Once the net was secured Evon jumped back into the pool, getting ready to play. She noticed that there were tables and chairs set up so they probably had to get out in twenty minutes especially since Evon wanted a quick shower. Hearing the ball plop in front of her she lifted her head only to be informed that they should start first. “You’re going to regret that,” she joked playfully before glancing over at Mary to make sure she was ready since there was a high chance that Mathias would return her serve.

Evon ended having a good time playing against Mathias despite losing. It was fun spending time like this with him and Mary. When twenty minutes had passed she got out informing them that she wanted to take a quick shower before having her meal. Though she told them not to have too much fun without her. Evon had managed to finish her shower just in time for their late breakfast. Food had already been set on the tables when she came out with her hair still a little damp from the shower. The first thing she had noticed was how wonderful the room smelled since she could smell a variety. "It smells really good," she spoke out.

Mathias grinned at Evon's comment. He would hold back of course, but he wouldn't let them win either. So they started, and for a bit Evon and Mary had a slight lead. But once Mathias got used to their play styles he managed to catch up and in the end also win. But then Evon had to go to take a shower, so everyone got out of the water. Mathias remained by the water side for a bit, casually drying himself as he waited the last few minutes. Then once everything was ready he decided to at the very least get semi-dressed. So once Evon was done he entered and put his shorts, blouse, pants and socks on again.

On the table awaited an almost [/url=http://blog.latism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/very-healthy-breakfast.jpg]textbook breakfast.[/url] And it didn't just smell, but looked great too. And of course the drinks and pudding were also laced with blood. There was even the choice of just having regular blood. Gerald had been a french chef many years ago and had kept cooking as a kind of hobby of his. Mathias sat down next to Evon, Mary having sat down on the other side of her new friend. And once everyone was seated they could start eating. Mathias went for a glass of blood and, of course, the sweet looking pudding. Though he also took a slice of bread with butter on it.

The moment Evon got closer to the table she found herself staring in awe. There was a wide selection of bread, and there was cheese and butter offered with it. There were oats and a variety of fruits for her to choose from that she was beginning to worry that she would end up sitting for hours just trying to finish it all. She loved human food though it was not really needed for her to eat it, she loved trying new flavours. There was also that plus side of the blood being mixed in with it, since sometimes food tasted a lot nicer with the blood laced within it.

Taking a seat she was soon joined by Mathias who was already dressed properly. She smiled a little knowing it had probably taken him a few minutes while it took her ten since she had to shower and dry up her hair (well most of it). Once everyone started eating she went ahead, trying everything she could. She tried the yogurt first though she quickly moved onto the bread with the cheese. “It’s shoo good,” she spoke though her words were slightly muffled since she had bread in her mouth. Mary simply laughed at hearing it finding it rather cute that she had such a side to her, since Mary was the one who was often looked as the ‘child’. “Mathias you should try this,” Evon spoke rather quickly as she offered some of her yogurt to him.

"I'm glad you enjoy my cooking." Gerald replied when Evon commented on the food. It was always great to see people enjoy your food, and people telling you even more so. Mathias was too busy with his own food to also comment though. That is, until Evon offered some of her yogurt. He grinned a little, swallowing before turning to her. "Yogurt isn't as sweet, but okay." He spoke, taking a spoonful from her. At which Martin had to chuckle a little. "You two look like a couple doing that." And you only know each other for...what now, just under two weeks?" Mathias raised a brow, turning to the man as he glanced between Martin and Evon. "I wouldn't say couple..." He mused, it being too soon for something like that. Heck, not even two weeks was pretty fast for them to already be a couple in his opinion. It might be old-fashioned, but even without his past he felt like a few weeks of courtship was normal. Back in the good old times you'd start with letters, then arrange a meeting, then meet a few more times, then stay for a few days, or have her stay with you. All in all it could take over a month before you could really get to know a potential lover.

((Um I think you made the mistake when you mentioned Martin. Martin is Mathias’ bulter right? :3))

Evon smiled when Mathias took a spoonful, yes she had to admit that it wasn’t sweet but it was still delicious in her opinion. It was honestly quite refreshing to have something cold yet light especially since it had a lemon tinge to it. She glanced up when she heard that they looked like a couple despite the short amount of time, her cheeks redden slightly but she nodded in agreement to Mathias’s words. “I guess we do appear to be quite close, but we probably aren’t anywhere near being a couple,” she assured softly knowing that Mathias didn’t feel comfortable about being together with her because of his past wife. She however didn’t bring anything else up deciding it’d be best to continue eating. She finished up her meal with a nice glass of orange juice, she felt rather happy with the meal and thanked Gerald once again. “I don’t mean to be rude, but I’ve always wondered how you all met since you guys seem quite different from one another,” there was of course the obvious age gaps between them all, but that was probably obvious enough that she need not mention it. "Mathias didn't tell you?" Mary asked only to see Evon shake her head slightly, "I never really asked him about it," she mentioned in reply.

(Oh, oops. Should have been Mitchell. ^^;; )

"Indeed, the question never came up. But now that we're here, why don't you all tell her?" Mathias spoke. Mary spoke up first, as if she was eager to tell her story. Though there was a different reason than eagerness behind it. "I'll start. I met Mathias about 150 years ago. Back then I was known as a serial killer." Her tone of voice was more serious now. Though it actually made her sound a little bit creepy. For these few moments, it actually showed that she wasn't a little child, but already well past a human's lifetime. "You see, I lost my parents to vampire hunters. Back then there was no truce between us vampires and them, so they hunted us whenever they could find us. I couldn't find enough blood on my own. And, Evon, you can probably guess what happens when you don't get enough blood for too long."

Everyone was still eating, though the mood was a bit more serious as a whole. As Mary was the only one of Mathias' friends that had a sad past. "After what felt like years, Mathias came to me. At first I attacked him, thinking he was out to get me. But of course he was stronger, so he let me use up my energy before talking to me. He didn't see a serial killer, but a girl that was lost. So he took me in." Mary then smiled at Evon, going back to her childish manners. "But don't worry~ I was also introduced to everyone else later that year. Because of them I've learned to just accept who I am, rather than longing for the maturity I will probably never attain."

Evon’s eyes gleamed with curiosity at finally getting to know how they all met. She listened to Mary though her smile had slowly faded as the story progressed. She couldn’t picture Mary as a serial killer, but that probably made it all the more frightening since she didn’t seem like the kind to kill which of course tended to be the best kind of serial killer. Mary was far older than Evon had expected her to be, she partly blamed how Mary acted since she really did give off the appearance of being just a child. Evon couldn’t help but glance away at the mention of not getting enough blood, there was a period of time where she had refused to drink. Her parents too had been murdered, she had come home to find their lifeless bodies. They were killed rather brutally as well, unfortunately Evon hadn’t a clue over who could have been responsible. A part of her was scared to seek that out since her father had been so insistent that she go out that night. Clearly it was for her own safety, but if she had stayed… things would have been different.

“Sorry Mary, I really didn’t think of you the way you said you were. I guess you really do remind me of a child,” she mentioned softly as she patted the girl on the head. “Though I’m sure you’re a lot cuter now than before, right Mathias?” she asked having seen the portrait where she looked a little different but only by slightly. “You all seem like really good friends, it’s good to have people to rely on and enjoy life with.” She added on with a smile as she moved to drink her orange juice.

Mathias nodded. "Of course Mary is still quite strong and could handle herself in the world without a problem if need be. But the past is just that, the past. Right now Mary is only the youngest looking friend from my group of friends. A cheerful young girl that likes the lolita style, stuffed animals, and sweets." "I love sweets! Can I have some after breakfast?" Mary chimed in.

"Of course Mary." Gerald answered. Now he felt it was his turn. "I'll go next. I was born in the early 1200's in Italy. What I did during my life isn't really important. But I met Mathias in the first world war. I had been captured by German vampire forces, and was put to work as a cook for soldiers. Mathias freed me and brought me to England under one condition. That I would become his personal cook once the war was over. I agreed, of course. And after 50 years of working for him he offered me a house of my own. Back then this old bunker looked a lot less modern, but I was happy with it. And we soon decided to make this place our central meeting spot. During the second world war we joined the same army, though in different divisions."

Spike spoke up after Gerald was done. "Let's just skip us two. There's really nothing interesting to tell. I'm just a cousin of Mitchell, which is how we got to know Mathias."

Evon chuckled as she watched Mary quickly rush her meal before reaching over grabbing a handful of candies from the glass bowl in the middle of the table. “Don’t eat too much,” she reminded softly though her words went unheard since Mary was already unwrapping them and stuffing them into her mouth. Her mouth looked rather full, but she hadn’t mentioned it instead she turned her head to Gerald who spoke next sharing his story. He was a lot older than her considering they were talking the 1200’s. He seemed like a wise man one that had gone through quite a bit as well. “Well that explains why you can cook so well,” she joked softly knowing he had plenty of years to practice it. Honestly his food was refreshing since it was something new plus there was a sense of comfort to it as well.

Evon nodded to Spike as she wiped her mouth gently. “So you and Lemon are fairly close, how did you two meet?” she asked with a raised brow, they seemed incredible close especially since she caught them feeding each other every little bit they had on their plate. Spike blinked before glancing over at Lemon, “Ah it really isn’t much of a story either,” he mentioned softly only for Evon to pout. “But you two are so close,” she mentioned only for Lemon to shoot a glare at her. “So? Do you have a problem with us being close?” she had replied rather aggressively feeling insecure with him speaking to another though Evon quickly backed down from it knowing she was on thin ice. “Ah sorry, I didn’t mean it in that way,” she apologized softly.

(I think this would be a good time to start with the overarching plot I had in mind. Just a beginning though. So expect something in my next post.)

Finally Mitchell spoke up. "I'm last then. I met Mathias just after the second world war. I was a German refugee, having been forced to work for the nazi's with my alchemical research. I'm sure you've heard of Hitler dabbling in the occult. Well, he also researched into vampires. He even had the remains of the legendary Vlad's wife. We didn't get far though, because of the limitations of the technology back in those days. But I did invent a narcotic that even kept vampires unconscious for a good hour or so. Anyway, I was labeled a nazi myself, but Mathias supported me in front of the elders, knowing I had worked under Hitler only by force. After that he offered me a safe haven in his territory." Mathias added a little more. "It wasn't just because I knew of his situation, but also because I knew his research was highly valuable. He's actually one of the people that worked on the team that developed the darkened windows in my sun room, so we can even watch the outside through windows during the day."

Once everyone was done eating, so Gerald came with a new suggestion. "How about some entertainment? He asked, pointing to his house. "I have a large white screen, a projector, and several hundred movies." Mitchell shook his head. "Can't. I've just begun research into the properties of the genes of the elders. So I want to continue with that." Mathias looked at Evon. "How about you go pick out a movie? We can have our meeting afterwards." The night was still fairly young, so there was still plenty of time to do that. They had only just arrived after all.

((Alright, looking forward to it! :) ))

Evon turned her head as she gave Mitchell her full attention, she too realized that he was fairly old well… older than her at least. His story was somewhat sad to hear as well, having to be forced into something was difficult especially when it was in the past and during a time where wars broke out so easily. Knowing that he was working for the Nazis probably made it all the worse for him as well, but Evon kept her mouth shut. There probably wasn’t anything she could do to comfort him, not that he needed it. So far she only heard about the good things Mathias had done, it seemed like he had saved all of them in someway of the other excluding the loving couple that sat nearby. “That’s amazing! I love watching the sunrise and set, it really is such a beautiful sight,” she commented sounding thankful to the man since he had provided the chance for her to witness it without putting her life at risk.

When Evon heard Mathias suggest her to go pick a movie she nodded eagerly, only for Mary to grab her hand. “Come! Quickly,” she spoke having stuffed candy into her pockets while her free hand held as much as she could. Seconds later Evon and Mary had left since Mary had practically dragged her to the movie collection area. Soft pleas could be heard from Evon asking her to slow down before she tripped. In the end Evon had set up the white screen and projector having already put in the movie though she didn’t start it since Mary insisted on bringing snacks and treats to enjoy. Evon sat there patiently having chosen a comedic movie for them to enjoy, it was nice to have something light and funny to enjoy, at least she thought so.

Mathias and Mitchell helped Gerald clean up the table again while Evon and Mary went to set up their entertainment. Spike and Lemon in the mean time went to change out of their bathing clothes. Everything went along fine this evening. And they would have plenty of time to hold their meeting, and then enjoy the last bit of the night before going to bed. However just when everything was set up and cleaned up the alarms sounded. Red lights started to softly flash at Spike and Lemon's cabin. Moments later they came running out, looking for Mathias and Mitchell. "Alarm! There are intruders outside! It looks like they're vampires!" Mathias turned, his eyes widening at what that could possibly mean. Was it 'him'? There had already been rumours that 'he' had started moving.

"Evon, Mary, Spike, Lemon, Gerald. Stay here. Mitchel, grab the guns!" Mitchell ran to Spike and Lemon's cabin to get what they needed, and Mary started pulling Evon along with her. "We better take shelter. These cabins may not look like it, but they're sturdy enough to not let anyone in immediately. How about I show you mine?" She spoke as they walked. She still sounded like her child self, but there was a hint of urgency in her tone.

(Imagine her cabin being full with stuffed animals, frills, and a mix of red, black and pink colours. And also a gaming console and TV for that matter.)

Evon was letting the introduction of the movie play out so that when the others came the movie would play straight away though when she heard the loud piercing noise ring through Gerald’s home she frowned. Pausing the movie she turned to Mary as they both left the entertainment room only to hear someone shouting. “Alarm? Intruders?” she repeated with surprise wondering how that was even possible. No one would be able to even find the place with how well hidden it was plus it looked fairly old, so it was unnatural for someone to try and break in. She heard Mathias order them to stay while Mitchell ran to the cabin to get the guns, Evon was beginning to panic now with the mention of weapons. She wanted to suggest that violence was not the answer but remembering how they were vampires and were attempting to break in made her realize that they had probably searched for this place or knew about it.

She turned her attention to Mary before nodding at her words, it was best to let them take over since she was unaware of the layout. Moving with Mary quickly she walked into her cabin and the despite the situation they were in she smiled. “It’s really cute,” she mentioned as she moved over to pick up a stuff animal. They were rare collectibles, well most of them were. Evon had recognized more than half of them since she loved stuff animals when she was a child she even had one back at home though it was worn down. “You know I have the exact same thing back at home,” she mentioned as she picked up another that was laying on her bed. “Um.. do you know what’s going on out there? This doesn't seem like the place anyone wants to break into…” she muttered softly though her curiosity was obvious.