ain't no sunshine ! effy

[whitney]

( WHEN I SEE YOUR SMILE )
tears roll down my face , i can't replace

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NOW THAT I AM STRONG , I'VE FIGURED OUT
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Boring, boring, boring ... She checked boxes on her little checklist as she worked her way through the pages. The examinations never seemed to end. This, of course, was just a routine check up. She had to do this every month. Make sure the breeders were where they were supposed to be, doing what they were supposed to be. She had to keep the dorm mothers and fathers in line. They didn't usually give her any trouble, but the occasional one got cranky and didn't cooperate. It was fine, a flash of her fangs and they gulped. She thought it was funny that one of her "smiles" elicited such a response. Technically, if the humans just refused to breed, the vampires and the shifters would have no food, so they couldn't survive either. So really, the humans were in control, or could be if they wanted to. Yet, either they weren't smart enough, or they weren't gutsy enough to stand up to the monsters. Maybe they valued life more than freedom. Silly creatures, death was coming for them regardless. Unless, of course, they were special in some way and "worthy of joining our race," as Annabeth's sister so eloquently put it. She was just so goddamn proud of being a vampire, it made Anna want to puh-yuke. There was nothing lovely about being dead and alive at the same time and smelling like decaying carcasses. (Well, apparently humans thought this smelled bad. To her, it smelled normal and humans smelled somewhat unappetizing, but still. Smelling bad is not a good thing.)

But whatever, she just needed to finish this. Irritation eating away at her would not help her finish it any faster. She looked at her watch, three thirty-two. Sighing, she slid on her sunglasses and marched through the narrow alley between the two building she was checking on. Even though, for her, it was a journey of less than three seconds, the huge difference between light and dark would have blinded her for at least a minute. The next building? The Broadway theater.

This was the infamous theater from human civilization pre-vampire domination. It was absolutely lovely, really. She loved the old-fashioned music hall, especially the seats. Annabeth made her way up the stairs on the side of the stage and perched there at the front of the stage, staring at the rows and rows of antiquated scarlett seats. There was supposed to be another play two weeks from tomorrow. She made a mental note not to miss it. The relief from the serious day to day routines she faced was indescribably welcome. She set her clipboard down and gazed absentmindedly out at the empty hall. She moved to the edge of the stage and sat down, dangling her slender legs over the edge, swinging them back and forth.

Suddenly she heard a noise to her left. Instantly on her guard, she stiffened, her whole body ready to act. She may be shy and quiet, but in no way was she inadequate. Well, if it was another vampire, she may be in trouble, but if it was a breeder, she had the advantage. Hello? she asked, giving them a chance to reply. She wasn't about to attack without a reason. If she was in a no danger, there wouldn't be any brawl here.

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( TAGGED ) ( effy isodelle butler )
( NOTES ) ( sorry for the wait(: )
( OUTFIT ) ( clicketh hurr! )
( WORDS ) ( 565 )
( LYRICS ) ( GUARDIAN ANGEL - RED JUMPSUIT )
( LISTENING TO ) ( ain't no sunshine when she's gone, kris allen. )
( GRAPHIC BY ) ( moi )
( CREDIT TO )( RORA @ HOS

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[lottiee]

Boring, boring, boring ... Effy wasn’t supposed to be there, she knew she was breaking the rules and she knew that sooner or later she would get found out. But until then she didn’t care. Vampires and Shifters were all the same to her, controlling, manipulative and power hungry. They used humans for food and entertainment, always an influence pushing them further and further. Because of these ‘creatures’ Effy never knew her parents, luckily enough she had met her brother but that was pure chance. Effy didn’t know what it was like to be nurtured and cared for, to be loved and cherished by someone in a way that only your parents could offer. Now it looked like she was about to lose her brother too, he was almost eighteen, eighteen the number that Effy hated. The number that would probably rip her apart, send her into self destruct, then into a lifeless shell.

After Lunch at the boarding house, Effy’s brother had gone to play football with a bunch of other people, seeing it as her chance to leave she told the Board Mother she was going for nap because she had a headache. She didn’t care and left Effy to sleep. But the petite blonde hadn’t gone to bed; she had snuck out through the kitchens and into the vampire world. Liam disapproved of her mischievous side; he was the much more cautious one of the two. Especially ever since the fire, Liam hated what he had done to his little sister, how she was covered in burn scars head to toe. Mostly there were on her back and neck, but there was on down the side of her right leg that was very visible. Of course being with Effy for so long she didn’t really mind them anymore, as they didn’t bother her. But to someone who didn’t know her past, they would be very curious indeed.

Effy wondered into the beautiful theatre, she loved it. It was human, well one of the last human things left, obviously the cast had been replaced my vampires. That and Starbucks. She stood for a moment at the entrance to the empty theatre, trying to imagine what it would have been like pre-vampire. A few of the kids from the Boarding House had preformed a play once, it was fun and you could say creative? That was the closest thing she knew to theatre. Effy wondered why it was so quiet, she grabbed a bag of popcorn of the shelf and entered the main hall. She popped open the bag and eagerly took a handful, munching on it carelessly.

Effy hadn’t been watching where she was going, she almost tripped over the set of stairs leading to the stage. Straightening up, a most nauseating smell filled her nostrils. It was the rotting stench of a vampire, Effy looked to her right. A slender red head was perched on the edge of the stage staring at her. Hello? Effy ran a hand through her blonde hair and fiddled with the corner of the popcorn bag. Gingerly she looked at the female, a cheeky grin etching into her features. ‘‘Popcorn? Or is human confectionary not good enough for you?’’

[/color] Effy asked, quite innocently.

• word count; six hundred and sixty-six.
• outfit click
• tags; annabeth elise porter
• muse; the veronicas.
• notes; it’s okay, sorry i didn’t get on till today. It was my birthday (:
• status; complete!
• credit; mine, no stealy or i shall wtf rofl pwn you with my mad jedi skillz, so watch it young grasshoper.
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