Vampire 1 entry (continued)

The excitement of moving into the new house over filled Arywin for the next couple of weeks. She couldn’t stop smiling every time she thought of the old Victorian. It had a sense of home that the other house never had. The old house was a place they stayed and nothing more to Arywin. Of course all of the memories happened to Arywin and her brother at the other house but the new one gave them the chance to start over and make new memories.

It was only a week later that Rave came home with a couple of unexpected gifts. The first one was a large black and tan dog which, when Arywin researched it, was a Doberman Pincher. She was surprised to find out that the breed could be both a loving pet and guard dog when properly trained and respected. Arywin and the dog she named Darian (Dar for short), became fast friends. At first the male dog was to keep Rave company since Arywin was gone almost every night but the dog had other plans. Whenever Arywin was home, Dar would follow her everywhere and slept in her bed, not Rave’s.

The second gift Rave bestowed upon Arywin was a pure black Friesian mare. The mare was entirely black with long wavy black mane and tail. Rave also bought a stallion they could use as stud for the mare. The two horses took to each other quiet well but Arywin had claim upon the mare and named her Mynx. Rave decided the name Arthur suited the stallion.

On cloudy days, Arywin and Rave would go riding out onto their property, exploring what they could do with the land and what would satisfy what they wanted as well.

“What about a vineyard?” Arywin asked one afternoon while they were sitting down at dinner. She had just finished her meal and was looking over a map of the entire property they now owned.

“What do you mean?” Rave asked as he stood up and took his and his sister’s plates to the sink.

“I mean taking the forty acres to the right of the house and turning it into grape fields and then reconstructing that other shed and expanding it into a place to store and make the wine from the grapes.” Arywin looked up from the map to her brother, wondering what he thought of the idea.

Rave sighed and looked out the window to the land. His hands rested upon the sink, heavily as he thought the idea through. If they made a vineyard and it was successful, they would bring in loads of money. “What ideas do you have for the name?” He asked her without turning around.

Arywin was shocked. She didn’t think her brother would approve of the idea. “I never said that I approved, I just want to know more information and ideas you have before jumping into it.” Rave corrected as he turned around to face his sister. He crossed his arms over his chest and waited for her answer.

“Wel-l-l.” She stuttered. “Um, I was thinking along the lines of Jesten’s Vineyard? The name isn’t all that important. But we could make the open space to the right of the house into grape fields and then the old shed in the back could be expanded into the vineyard like I had said before.”

Rave slowly nodded his head at the idea. “We’ll have to talk about it some other time.” He stated looking at his watch. “Don’t you have an evening with Daniel?” He raised an eyebrow to his sister as her own eyes went wide.

“What time is it?” She asked looking around him to see the clock. It was currently one thirty. Cursing under her breath, Arywin quickly got up and chugged the rest of her drink as she walked to the sink. She set the glass in the sink and turned to run upstairs but Rave’s gentle touch on her arm caused her to stop and face him. There was a small, gentle smile on his face as he looked at Arywin.

Raising his hands, he placed one on either side of her face. He leaned forward a place a small kiss upon her brow. “Be care.” He whispered as he pulled away to look into her eyes. Arywin nodded and smiled gently before Rave dropped his hands. Nodding again, Arywin turned around and darted upstairs to her bedroom.

Dar lifted his head when Arywin entered into the room and closed the door behind her. His short little tail wagged lazily back and forth as he watched his mistress move about the room to get ready for her evening.

She decided to leave her hair down since she had gone through the trouble of straightening it earlier that day. After ten minutes of running around the room like a mad woman, Arywin finally settles on her tight dark blue jeans tucked into her leather boots and a purple laced tank top over a white beater. Looking herself in the mirror, Arywin sighed before dashing back downstairs. On her way out, Arywin said good bye to her brother and told Dar to stay as she put on her leather jacket and ran out the door.

A red cougar convertible sat in their driveway, a donation from Libby until they purchased their own cars. Arywin ran to the car, opened the door and turned on the roaring engine. She sat there a moment and rested her head on the steering wheel. Inhaling deeply, Arywin closed her eyes and thought about her relationship with Daniel. It was sweet and innocent but something that wouldn’t go farther than what she wanted.

The statement her brother had given her, worried Arywin a bit. It seemed lately that Daniel was getting more and more sexual but that was expected because Daniel’s a guy and enjoys the pleasures of touching her skin. The thought of his hands on her made her skin shiver with excitement and nerves at the same time. Should she let things happen or heed Rave’s advice? One thing was for certain, if she ever did sleep with Daniel, she would have to tell him the truth.

Arywin put the car in drive and turned it down the driveway, thinking about everything that was on her mind, Daniel in particular.