Brother?
"Sister."
The address caught Katherine off guard and she turned her head blinking slowly at William Caine. She arched a delicate brow reguarding him carefully.
"Sister?" she asked, her voice steeped in curiosity, "You've not called me that before. Why the change?"
He smiled and shook his head, obviously having too much fun keeping the answer from her. "Why not?" he asked. Arguing with him seemed hopeless...it always was, so with a graceful shrug of her shoulders she let it drop. Let him call her sister if he wished. With that she resumed her conversation with Faith. Caine chuckled and leaned over tapping Katherine on the shoulder. She leaned her head close to his...whatever it was he didn't seem to want to voice it loudly. Shaking his head he asked, "You really don't know, do you?"
"I have no idea what your referring to," she said, slightly offended by the question. His hand wrapped around her small wrist and he gave a gentle tug, nodding towards a dark corner nearby.
"Come with me."
Still not quite sure what he was getting at she rose and followed letting him lead her along. Standing out of ear shot and out of the vision of most of the court he pricked his wrist, and a small drop of blood welled at the spot before the wound closed. He thrust it under her nose.
"Taste," it wasn't a request it was a command and she flicked her tongue across the skin, closing her eyes and savouring the flavor. She blinked at him, confusion writ on her features.
"Who does it taste like?" he asked.
She almost answered that it tasted like herself...It was true, and not true.
"It's...familiar," she said. He tasted like Caine and...
"Ophelia," he finished her thought out loud.
"Katherine, do you realize what this means? We had the same sire...we're brood mates. Brother and"
This time she finished for him, "Sister."
He nodded. She stared at him in disbelief, the information he was throwing at her almost overwhelmed her and she swayed on her feet. Catching herself she shook her head.
"I can't believe...I didn't think...I have a..." none of the sentences were ever finished. Sensing her unease Caine guided her back to her seat next to Faith and Hannah.
"Lady Katherine...are you alright?" Hannah's voice was soft but she conveyed the worry that was shown on Faith's face. She began to nod a smile growing on her face.
"Yes," she replied happily, "in fact I'm wonderful."
The address caught Katherine off guard and she turned her head blinking slowly at William Caine. She arched a delicate brow reguarding him carefully.
"Sister?" she asked, her voice steeped in curiosity, "You've not called me that before. Why the change?"
He smiled and shook his head, obviously having too much fun keeping the answer from her. "Why not?" he asked. Arguing with him seemed hopeless...it always was, so with a graceful shrug of her shoulders she let it drop. Let him call her sister if he wished. With that she resumed her conversation with Faith. Caine chuckled and leaned over tapping Katherine on the shoulder. She leaned her head close to his...whatever it was he didn't seem to want to voice it loudly. Shaking his head he asked, "You really don't know, do you?"
"I have no idea what your referring to," she said, slightly offended by the question. His hand wrapped around her small wrist and he gave a gentle tug, nodding towards a dark corner nearby.
"Come with me."
Still not quite sure what he was getting at she rose and followed letting him lead her along. Standing out of ear shot and out of the vision of most of the court he pricked his wrist, and a small drop of blood welled at the spot before the wound closed. He thrust it under her nose.
"Taste," it wasn't a request it was a command and she flicked her tongue across the skin, closing her eyes and savouring the flavor. She blinked at him, confusion writ on her features.
"Who does it taste like?" he asked.
She almost answered that it tasted like herself...It was true, and not true.
"It's...familiar," she said. He tasted like Caine and...
"Ophelia," he finished her thought out loud.
"Katherine, do you realize what this means? We had the same sire...we're brood mates. Brother and"
This time she finished for him, "Sister."
He nodded. She stared at him in disbelief, the information he was throwing at her almost overwhelmed her and she swayed on her feet. Catching herself she shook her head.
"I can't believe...I didn't think...I have a..." none of the sentences were ever finished. Sensing her unease Caine guided her back to her seat next to Faith and Hannah.
"Lady Katherine...are you alright?" Hannah's voice was soft but she conveyed the worry that was shown on Faith's face. She began to nod a smile growing on her face.
"Yes," she replied happily, "in fact I'm wonderful."