Anna's training

[Ahmad]

The flight was only an hour and a half before they started their descend to the London airport, the airplane landed smoothly, the plane pulled into their hanger. Ahmad went and opened the door, lowered the stairs and exited the plane, he found a car with the keys inside it inside the hanger for him. He opened the door, got in the front seat and called one of his scouts, "Hey... it's me... are all of her things moved into the base?... Good, we will be there in a half an hour." Ahmad then hung up the phone, and started the car. He didn't see Anna get out of the plane yet, so he re opened the door, got out and went back to the plane. He went back to the pilot, "Thanks, you're all set." He then turned back to Anna, "Ready to see the base, your new home? All of your possessions have been moved in already." Ahmad then got back out of the plane and back into the car, closed the door and waited for Anna.

[Anna Carter]

She hurried out without thinking about anything. Maybe because she didn't want to load her brain with problems again, or maybe because she didn't want to think about several vampire guys packing all her belongings back in Paris. Either way, at least nobody, including Ahmad, as well as the pilot, didn't have to listen to her complaint. In fact, she didn't utter a single word since the beginning of the flight. It was indeed a surprise even to her, and it might not be the last time she caught herself off guard. It's only fitting that, along with her life, she will change also. After getting off the plane, Anna sat in yet another car, again occupying the passenger's seat, only thing time she didn't bother with the music. Hopefully they'll be getting to the base soon, because she just remembered that she hasn't taken a shower after her transformation. With all the blood business that has been going on, she could really use some clean, hot water.

[Ahmad]

Anna finally got in the car and Ahmad drove off out of the hanger and into the base, he couldn't wait to get back to the base. It was a half an hour drive, but to Ahmad it felt like for a long time, hours. Ahmad hadn't been back at the base for some time now. He had spent so much time in lycan territory that he was so relieved to be finally getting back to base, he felt like he could finally breathe s sigh of relief to know that he was back in vampire territory. He couldn't wait to be back with the vampires he knew in the city that he knew. It was like his fountain of youth for him being back at the base. As the drive went on, Ahmad began to think of his future again, he also began to think of Rome. How he wanted to take Rome back, how Ahmad wanted revenge on the lycans for what they did in Rome. And Anna was going to help him do just that, it would take some time, but Ahmad knew that Anna was going to be a great vampire. She was going to help Ahmad wipe the lycans from the face of the planet, and them two would be unstoppable. "So, have you ever been in London before?" He asked trying to break the tension, but before he could get an answer, they pulled up to a gate and stopped just outside of it. Ahmad parked his car just in front to the side, got out and called Dane. "We're here." And they waited for Dane to open the gate and to be let in.

[Anna Carter]

No, it wasn't her first time in London, but it was her first time at the gates of what she could only guess would be a mansion, and Gods did she like the visual. Anna's thoughts of being a vampire and saving the world and whatnot immediately vanished when Ahmad stopped the vehicles. She could almost see an entire palace where she walks as Queen with a whole lots of servants just itching to fulfill her every desire. Of course, that's probably a little exaggerated, but still, a girl can dream, can't she?

"I hope I get my own room." She said before climbing out of the vehicle and making her way to the gate. She couldn't see very well what was lying ahead, but she didn't need to. There was a car, there was a jet, and there was a gate. Those left no question about the wealth of the vampire leader. Under different circumstances, Anna might have actually kissed Ahmad to death for turning her, but not now, and probably not ever. But again, who could really tell the future? The farthest that Anna could predict was a few hours ahead, and she clearly saw herself in the largest bubble bath.

[Ahmad]

As they stood outside waiting for the gate to open to Dane's Mansion. Ahmad listened as Anna asked about getting her own room, he wondered if he should mess with her, or if he should be straight forward. He had a feeling she probably wouldn't like the joke, but maybe she could use a laugh. But would she find what Ahmad said as funny or annoying, and more importantly, why did Ahmad even care? He pondered all of these thoughts for a moment and then said, "No, you will actually be staying in my room, in my bed, with me." He paused for a second, and then started to laugh. "I'm just kidding, you get your own room, unless you want to stay with me?" Then he started to laugh again, "Because our numbers are small, you can have your own room. It's actually a pretty nice place, complete with just about everything you will need, and of course all of your stuff already in there." Ahmad then turned back to the gate, looking at the gate and the house, "They better unlock it soon, or call me soon. Cause I'm growing impatient." Ahmad continued to wait, hoping Anna might say something to break the silence or for the gates to open.

[Anna Carter]

Instead of shouting at him, cursing at him, or even shutting him up, Anna's only reaction was a raised eyebrow to his comment. Sure, she could stay at his room, but then he would have to sleep in the corner, empty the closet, and remain silent as if he didn't exist. Therefore, it would be much better for both if she had her own room. "Careful, sunshine. Thanks to you, I now can really bite." She teasingly threw the remark before turning to the gate and hitting it lightly. "Remind me again why we can't just jump over this pathetic gate?" Honestly, they could jump from building to building, what's one little gate gonna do to stop them?

"I need a shower, I need new clothes, and I'm fucking starving!" Her voice came out louder than she wanted, but it was no matter, for she was a little too tired of waiting now. "Should know better than to keep a lady waiting. Especially one with fangs and red eyes." She didn't actually think about her physical transformations until now. She must look pretty damn scary with those crimson pupils. Hey, maybe she can go scare someone while she's waiting? With that thought, she turned to Ahmad and smirked at him. "Hey, drama queen, am I scary? Do you still think I'm beautiful?"

[Ahmad]

Ahmad turned to Anna, "Do you want a serious answer, or a sarcastic answer. Seriously, yes you still do, sarcastically, you are the scariest thing I've ever seen. You might scare a human, but you don't scare me. And as for your beauty, because we don't age, vampirism also cures any imperfection, pimpils, zits, scars, cuts, anything, the only thing that doesn't heal is any scar you have had before your vampirism. And as for the comment about me being a drama queen, I don't think you are one to talk, after I turned you, you did nothing but complain and make a big deal out of it." Ahmad turned back to the gate I'm never gonna get anywhere with this girl relationship wise, I don't know why I still try. So I sure hope this gate opens soon. Otherwise I'm just gonna open it myself. He thought to himself, he finally decided, "Screw this waiting, I'm sure he'll be fine with us going in." Ahmad jumped over the gate and unlocked in letting Anna in, he then pulled the gate close. Walking up to the door of the mansion, he knocked on the door and then opened it. He looked around the main room, Ahmad's scout came out of a hallway on the second floor, down the stairs and met them. "Anna, this is my friend, he was my scout in Paris watching over you when I couldn't. He will show you to your room, the sun will be up soon. There will be a bathroom across the hall from you, and here on the first floor is a kitchen filled with blood for you to fulfill your thirst." Ahmad then started to walk to his room, he turned back "Your stuff is all in there, I'll see you first thing at dusk for your training." Then Ahmad went to his room, shed his clothing, put on sweat pants, went out to the kitchen to grab a glass of blood, then went back to his room to sleep for the day."

[Dane]

Dane glanced down at the map in front of him. In one hand he held a pen as he rubbed the back of his neck with the other. He could feel his phone vibrating, yet he ignored it. This was important, there's a reason why he locked himself in the war room, of his home and made sure to give direct orders to not be disturbed. He began to tap the end of his pen to create a methodically beat with each click. So close... he knew what to do, but not where. There were so many options, each he believed would yield victory but at what price? He shook his head and let out a sigh. Yet, on the other hand, perhaps a great risk was in order. He could reap the benefits of the lycans suffering a crushing defeat. There would be no stopping him; soon he would have what was always meant to be his. "Yes, that just might work." He seemed confident in the idea and smiled mischievously. With the pen he circled a trio of important cities in Europe and then he circled a fourth city, this one far from any of the three. He would try to accomplish what those before him failed.

Feeling a moment of slightest satisfaction; Dane wrapped the note-covered map into a tube and placed it on top of his desk. After what was perhaps fifteen minutes or so since his phone first rang, the vampire glanced at it. He shook his head; there should have been a man at the gate. The Vampire King was far too busy to be on gate duty. There was never a dull moment while Dane was in London. England was infested with vampires as long as he could remember. Now was not any different. Yet, he did have some time to greet Ahmad and his new prodigy. "I do hope that she does not disappoint." He muttered under his breath before leaving the confines of his war room and heading to the entrance of his mansion.

Dane's mansion was not anything spectacular from the outside. At least from his humble point of view. From the exterior it appeared to be five stories tall, there were about ten to fifteen rooms on each floor. Most of them bedrooms, there were a few training rooms, a couple libraries, nothing out of the ordinary. However, the mansion's basement was far more impressive. There were five levels of the basement, each floor expansive, a couple were reserved for housing, there were two separate prisons; one dedicated to Dane's enemies, the second prison held only human captives. Their sole purpose was to feed the residence of the mansion. Yet, some found other uses for them. The basement was connected to an expansive tunnel system, with tunnels that lead into the city or into the forest that surrounded the building.

[Anna Carter]

In response to Ahmad's answer, Anna had nearly began laughing, and to think she was about to cry just a few hours ago. The entire situation, as dark as she thought it to be, was growing brighter by the hour to a point where it became a more than an acceptable fate Anna desired for herself. Of course, so far, she met just one vampire, who seemed to be going out of his way to make her feel better, but would others be so kind? Or would they be like the rotten fiends in the movies? There was only one way to find out, and truth be told, Anna was beginning to grow somewhat nervous. Before going in, Anna decided to untie her hair and let it loose over her shoulders. She wasn't sure whether the bite marks on her neck were still visible, but in case they were, she didn't want them in public view.

After walking past the gate, Anna took her sweet time getting to the door. Once through that door, she will have to accept her role in this mad war, whatever it may be. She will also have to accept that she now has superiors, those to whom she must obey. What they might want from her, she had no idea, but she did know that she will need to put all the time she can into training. She didn't have any particular hatred toward the Lycan race, since she knows nothing about them, but she would prefer to be prepared for them. Judging by Ahmad's warnings, those dogs aren't any less dangerous than vampires, and somehow she doubted that they would give her some sort of an advantage due to her being a newly turned vampires.

"All right, I can do it." She quietly mumbled to herself before following Ahmad inside. She watched him move around the place before he disappeared at last into what she guessed was his personal quarters. She, however, remained standing at the entrance, scanning the place in wonder as goosebumps dragged themselves all across her spine. It wasn't because of the wealthy interior though, it wasn't the first time she had been in a luxuries home. She was growing uneasy because this place had an aweful resemblance to her parents' house, and the last thing she needed now was for her old life to be mixing with the new one. Fortunately, her attention was pulled by another person that joined her at the entrance. She had no clue who that is, but she had a feeling he was no servant around here.

[Ahmad]

As Ahmad was in his room, thinking about how the next night for Anna. He wondered how she would adapt to this new environment of a life filled with vampires. Ahmad didn't have the same experience as he was alone for the most of his life and asleep for almost two thousand years. He lay on his bed, restless, wanting to simply continue the plan, train Anna, and work towards the goal of killing lycans, It's funny, I don't even know why I hate the lycans, I just know that it's fun to kill them. He thought to himself as he lay on the bed, like quite a few vampires who had been turned in the past, he didn't have a similar story in the fact that he wasn't turned to be saved from the lycans, he was turned because he volunteered, he wanted power. Now he had it, in his life before being a vampire, he lived in a hut in Nazareth, and he would be long dead by now, not even a memory, if he wasn't a vampire. Now he was a powerful vampire leader, he may not lead his own coven yet, but he is close now. So close to achieving his goal. He wanted to be a vampire lord, with a vampire queen at his side, he still hoped Anna would be that queen, but her attitude doubted him. He lay his head on his pillow, trying to sleep. I've slept for two thousand years, why do I need to sleep now? He thought to himself, but he hoped tomorrow would hold better progress than the previous night had. But only time could tell, he finally fell asleep.