I am nervous and so very excited.. my wedding night. I am sure that he is waiting for me upstairs. I only wish that I was more familiar with my new home. I now have a sister as well, her name is Lilith and she is younger than Caleb. I have no idea by how much, he just told me she was his little sister.. Wow.. did you feel that gust of wind?
My love was waiting for me upstairs in his bedroom. He promises me that a new bedroom will be set up for us in my favourite colours and style very soon. I cannot quite believe how lucky I am to be here right now.
We giggled and snuggled and committed ourselves to each other all over again. I teased him on his age, and he teased me with his Vampire fangs
This is me trying not to laugh.
I feel, rather than see Lilith enter the bedroom, I begin to say hello, but one look from Caleb makes me stop. I decide that perhaps now is the right time to have a shower.
“I sense that you are not entirely impressed with my betrothed, sister” Caleb says with a smirk
“This is not amusing Caleb. You are putting that young child’s life in danger! Not to mention your own!”
“Child Lilith? She is hardly a child” Caleb narrowed his eyes in warning
“We may still be Young Adults – technically my brother – but that Child..” A hiss from Caleb stopped her short “Yes Caleb.. that CHILD is going to cause problems..mark my words” with the end of that comment, Lilith turned and left.
I thought I would leave the siblings to work out whatever it is that is bothering them and explore my new home. As I think only Caleb and I will be eating human food, I decide to cook. After glow they call it.. this feeling of happiness, contentment and being bullet proof. Then I look up and notice something
Mmm, now I am brought back to reality.. This is really surreal. Cobwebs..
I promise myself that I will clean those up as soon as I can and then I hear my Caleb coming down the stairs. Suddenly I am in his arms and his is kissing me
“My love. I would like to formally introduce you to my Sister. Lilith
“It is lovely to meet you Dina White” Lilith says politely “It is unpleasant, however, that you are now residing here with us” Lilith then looked at Dina with a smile.
I’m stunned! I knew that things were going to be awkward for a little while, but I certainly did not expect such a hostile welcome. I was quite verbal about it too
I was trying to talk with Lilith, ask her why she would talk with me like that, why is it so unpleasant that I moved in, when Caleb interrupted me
“Please my love, calm yourself” Caleb says with infinite patience
“A Child. She is just a child Caleb. Where is her patience, her class, her style?” Lilith put her hands on her hips with clear confusion and disdain. Caleb clenched his eyes and hissed under his breath
“That is ENOUGH”
“You cannot continue with this farce Caleb, I am telling you this Child..” Lilith raised her hand to point “is going to be more trouble in her very short lifetime”
My speech was gone, I just couldn’t think of a response at all. Was this a threat? Was she even actually talking to me? I felt my mouth go slack
Very softly, and controlled Caleb responded “I said enough Lilith. When Dina retires for the evening, you and I will discuss this. Not another word”
Yes, that is my husband
I decide to leave shortly after finishing my dinner. I am hoping that this can be sorted out quickly. It is quite a dampener to my night..
“What is it Lilith? What would cause you to be so rude and abnoxious to my wife?”
“Sit with me Caleb”
Caleb remained standing, staring at his sister.
“Please Caleb” Lilith asks again “Please sit down with me, we have much to discuss” She begins to lower herself in the chair and looks at her brother with a smile.
“I am astonished at your lack of respect. Why Lilith? Why would you start an argument with my wife? Are you threatened? Do you feel that my attention will be diverted from you to her? Is this mortal jealousy?” Caleb’s anger was completely under control, he opened his arms to indicate he was ready to talk
“I understand that you are angry Caleb, I believe that I would have been too. But you must know that this has nothing to do with that Child, is has to do with you and your safety”
“We once lived in such a wide world, full of Vampires, Warewolves, Witches.. even Faries . Taking a Mortal for a wife was tolerated. We are now living in a tiny world where we are a minority.” Lilith leans further towards Caleb “I do not care that you married her, I am delighted that you love her and I can see that she loves you, but if something happens to her there is no one.. and I mean no one else to blame!”
“We have been thrown into a town as an experiment. We have been uprooted and the rules have changed” tears started to well up in her eyes “We are not welcome here Caleb, and I think you know that. I think that you are trying hard to not acknowledge that fact. No one else was invited to witness your wedding Caleb.. surely that tells you something!”
“We had our reasons Lilith. Reasons that you are not entitled to know. But here is something that you should know” Caleb rises from his chair “I will NOT tolerate your disgraceful behaviour towards my wife, if you force me to choose between you Lilith, you will not like my decision”
“You would choose that Child? That.. girl?” Lilith sneered
“I believe that you already know my answer to that question”
Lilith sighed.. “I will do my best brother”
Caleb left the table, but before he reached the stairs he said “I would expect nothing less from you my sister”
