Connor decided it would be best to stand in between the girls, "Okay ladies we don't want a fight here I promise you," he said, "Well unless it's between Brooke and Lissa because in that case have at it ladies I won't stop you." The smell wasn't bothering him as much as sit seem ed to be bother Lissa, and he knew Luke would be mad about his little comment but come on when do you get to see two hot girls fighting, never that's when he thought.

"I don't accept her," Lissa motioned her head towards Brooke. "Never have, never will," she gave the girl a dark look. Lissa pushed Luke back so the rest of the group couldn't hear what she had to say. "I don't care if you are in charge Luke. You can't deny that even as hard as I try. And yes I do try," she added. "That we have trouble talking with them in a civil conversation. Maybe I'll be nicer tomorrow," she mused. "I've had a rough night," Lissa told him, thinking back to Issac. "And I can't exactly go to bed when I don't even know where the heck I'm sleeping." She threw her hands up in the air with frustration. "I respect you, I respect the other two, but I can't respect Brooke as hard as I try," she said. "Eve just gets me going." She felt tears of frustration welling up. Not to mention she felt dizzy from the heat in this room.

Lucien sighed as Connor didn't seem to understand that they were trying to keep everyone apart and friendly; not in a brawling cat fight. He was away to tell him something in return when Lissa pushed him backwards, and he only moved out of sheer shock.

His hands curled inwards, so that his nails were digging into his palms as she spoke to him. "Watch your tone Alyssa. I do not care if you care or not; show your Elders respect." Lucien was 246 years older than Alyssa - at least, and he was not used to back-chat. He certainly wouldn't be accepting it from one of his group; infront of the students of Hogwarts or the other Pack.

"If you insist on this conversation, we will retire to the dorms. I will NOT be shown up infront of the other students and pack." He said harshly to the brunette. "You do not need to talk to them, but do not criticise me for trying to extend a hand of friendship." His brown eyes bored into her blue ones. "Our life would be alot easier if we could get on with their kind Alyssa. I have seen the horrors that the war has reaped - I will attempt to change it while I can."

Then, he looked at Connor. "If you do not want to be friendly; perhaps you will accompany Alyssa to ask the Headmaster where we are staying. We would not want you both to overstay your welcome; we are attempting to end a war - not recreate it."

[[OOC: Tash, can I create a Male for Claire's Carmen? Her guy is MIA.]]

"Elders," she looked at him. "I hate when you refer to yourself like that Luke. It makes it seem like you're sooo much older," Lissa emphasized. "And you want to know what else I hate?" she tilted her head and straightened it as she said, "Being a vampire!" Her fingernails dug into her skin. "You make it sound like we're the most different creatures ever. I wish I wasn't a creature," she complained. "I like the other three of their kind, but not Brooke. She was never nice to Eve or I! I'll be more curteous tomorrow Luke. I promise," Lissa told him, her blue eyes against his brown ones. "You be the one to act civil with Brooke. I'll deal with Faith," she stated. "And I suggest we go as a 'pack'," she air quoted, using his term. "Up to the Headmaster. Connor and I are staying."

It took a lot for Lucien to get angry, and he certainly was getting there right now. He clamped his jaw closed, and it was clear to see the muscles working against the strain. He took a step and a half forward, so that his mouth was right beside Alyssa's ear, where he proceeded to whisper coldly. "Oh but I AM your Elder Alyssa. I am over 250 years older than you... that is almost four human lifetimes older."

As he took a step back, he growled. "Then ignore her, and talk to the others. Do not down-trod them all." It was easy to tell bu the look in his brown eyes, that he was not happy. "I am always civil. No matter who I am talking to." That was one thing that time had taught him, politeness actually wasn't time; not with unlimited amounts of it. "Stop back-chatting; Stop arguing and get on with it then." He growled at her. He was seriously beginning to regret how he had acted towards his own elders within the first century of his new 'life'. It was draining.

"Merlin's like I don't know that," Lissa angrily retorted. "But it's like you think you're better than us because of it." She was really mad with Luke right now. "I will not down trod them all thank you very much. I was never going to Luke!" she exclaimed. "Stop making me angry and maybe I will," Lissa growled. "I'm not always civil, not always nice, and definitely not always fun loving. Don't compare me or any of us to you," she cried. Lissa just couldn't stand this, and usually she got along fine with him. Maybe it was because of the werewolves. "As you said, I'm 250 years younger than you. I'm still young. I don't have as much experience."

"Yes, but Alyssa you are still almost 120 years old. That is more experience in life than most of the people in this room will get." He said with a growl. What was it with her and not backing down tonight? What had that boy done to make her so irritable. the thought it could have been the Werewolves didn't even cross his mind. Lucien made a conscious effort to calm down, not that it worked much.

He turned to Brooke and sighed. "It is getting awfuly crowded and hot in here. Would you care to take a walk outside in the grounds to have that chat?" He posed the question to only Brooke. He needed to get away from Lissa otherwise he had a feeling he would do something he was going to regret in the long run. He stood with his back to his own group, as he waited for Brooke's answer.

Amber had just finished walking up the stairs to her Common Room when she remembered that she had left her books in the Great Hall. As she trudged back down the stairs and to the huge oak doors, she heard loud shouting voices inside. She waited outside, pressing her ear on the door. Were the new kids arguing? Yes, it was definitely the new kids arguing about... resistance or something. Amber couldn't tell, her telepathy still was working right with them. She pressed her ear closer to the door, eager to hear more.

OOC: Gtg 2 bed! See ya!

Lissa physically slapped herself in the face. Why Luke? Why? If he could calm things down between them, she would appreciate it. Lissa hated feeling so angry. So empty too. "I need air," she muttered, to Luke. "Have fun on your date," she said in the same monotone. Lissa and Luke needed space. She did not want to argue any longer. In fact, she wanted to cry. "Find me sometime, will you?" She exited the room and started down one of the long hallways. Lissa walked for at least an hour in the dark castle. She finally decided to reside on the Astronomy tower. Lissa sat down on the could brick roof and leaned against the railing. She brought her knees up to her chin and looked down to at her feet.

She really did love Luke like a brother. An this argument was neither fair to either of them. It was the boy not the werewolves. She had lived with them for that past 120 years. Lissa left the tears fall freely. Crying made her cold. She doubted he would be awake so she just sent a short message. Issac...

"Thanks," Jack smiled and sat down. "I'm guessing you don't talk much," he said, indicating she instantly turned around after answering his question. He saw the rest of his freinds, talking to someone other people he had a bad feeling about. Jack arched an eyebrow and sighed. Trouble would probably start but he really wasn't the fighting type, at least not right now.

Gemma chuckled and shook her head no. "Oh I talk a lot." She responded. "But usually around people I've known for a long time." She added. "So are you one of the new students?" She asked straightening up in her seat. She had caught him looking over at some of the other new students.

OOC: This is not baised on Twlightly persay.Just the fact that there are werewolves and vampires.That is it. Nothing else.The only thing I will allow is that they can sense if somethings wrong,just like a dog can(Like the Wolves) but thats it..otherwise they are just normal blood drinking vampires.Thank you

Yes,Eve did not agree with the fact that the Werewolves were so close.But whatever feelings she now kept inside her head.She had been at Lukes side for a long time,longer than any of them.She knew what Luke was like,and she knew very well that Luke hardly ever got angry.And she knew that Luke was a very level headed person.It was something that made him so attractive to her anyway.She looked at the little fued between Luke and Lissa.She could see that Lissa was even more angry about the Wolves as she herself was.But the difference between Lissa and Eve was that Eve knew when to bite her tongue.Lissa was still relitively new to this,compared to the rest of them.

She sighed as Lissa left the table and looked at Luke for a moment.She heard what he'd said about stepping outside.She looked at Luke for a quick second and sighed."Be careful"she said,calmly to him

Brooke was extremely shocked at what was coming together infront of her eyes.Lissa,the youngest of the group,was starting to stick up to Lucien.Brooke watched as the scene played out.She looked down a little,knowing the feeling he was having right now.She sighed a little."Guys,you can go for a walk or talk to a few people if you want,Faith .. thanks"she said,taking her head squeezing it in gratitude.She wanted to let the pack go off for a bit.She knew they needed space.

She knew that Luke was the Elder,and she could see he was getting angry.She looked at Lissa and smiled a little and looked down.She knew the young Vampire was angry.Brooke was a very level-headed girl and she now didnt hold any grudges.She was too mature for that.She watched Lucien as he controlled his pack.

She sighed a little and nodded at Lucien."Sure"she said to him.She walked to his side and nodded swiftly at her pack.
As her pack disappeared she turned to Luke."Is she always like that"she said,calmly and socially

And sometimes, no matter how hard he tried, Luke just couldn't understand the women Vampire's of his Coven. He sighed, irritated as Lissa too decided that space was the best option. She was out of the room before he could tell her that it wasn't a date but she didn't seem to be in the mood to hear that anyway so he simply growled a little and turned to face Brooke again.

As Brooke agreed he nodded and turned back to Eve and Connor, "Try to find Alyssa in a bit, we don't want her doing anything stupid." With that, he motioned for Brooke to preceed him out of the room. However, he moved around her to open the door for her. Stupid Gentleman-ly instincts.

With a sigh he nodded a little. "Normally she is fiesty; but not as easily irritated and angered." He told her as they crossed the main vestibule to the main door; which he opened for her again. "Is your pack normally so silent?" He asked, wistful of what a quiet, non-argumentative Coven would be like. After a few seconds he decided that life would be very boring.

Faith nodded to Brooke, and took off with Jack and Noah. Whatever she needed to talk to Lucien about, she didnt need help with it at all, mostly seeing as how she was the leader of their pack. Turning to Jack and Noah, she asked them, "What do you think they're talking about?"

Her voice was dry, but yet calm. Faith looked back over her head, Brooke was more than her leader and pack member, she was her sister and friend.
She turned towards them again, awaiting their answer.

ooc:Sure, Noah is right? Ok no problem

Eve nodded at Luke.She was a little worried about his safebeing as she didnt trust Brooke.She trusted Luke,but not Brooke.She knew what these wolves were like.She looked at Connor."We'll find Lissa soon,we should give her some time to calm down"she nodded.She watched as Luke and Brooke walked away together.With that she watched the Wolves dispurse.Shaking her head she got back to staring into nothingness.

Brooke nodded as he opened the door for her."Thanks"she said softly.She walked with her hands by her sides.The wind was cool and it was soothing.Unlike being in the Hall.How did the students cope with the hot stuffiness? She looked to Luke,and smiled a little."Fiesty is an understatement"she said."Is she always that disobedient?"she asked,raising her eyebrows.

She laughed."No,but they know that Im a big girl,and I can handle a few Vampires"she said,sighing."They know when to step in and when to take orders,which is more than I can say for Alyssa"she said,shaking her head."I dont think Ive come across such a defensive group..I can tell your close with the brother and the sister"she said,"You've been together for a long time?"she asked,a little shocked how easy conversation was with the Vampire

"No problem." Lucien sighed gently. "She isn't normally." He said as he looked ahead of them at the horrizon. "She forgets that I am alot older than her. I assume it is because I look younger than her however one of these days my temper will snap." He said, then realised who he was talking to and promptly shut up.

"They have been with me since they were turned." He said simply. "You seem close to the girl... Faith." He said with a nod. It was easy to tell when there was a trust between two people; be just wished that Alyssa trusted him more, because two weeks was a long time to want to tell her to stop acting like a two year old, when he couldn't lower himself to that standards while he was in charge.

"The war is stupid." He said suddenly, as he continued to look at the lake. He had been a vampire for 343 years, and he had never seen their world without the war. It was a shame, and it wrecked lifes that (while not perfect) were livable. "It needs to stop."

Brooke nodded as they walked,her brown hair blowing in the wind.She could smell him despite him being next to her,his scent was strong.She looked at him for a moment and then turned away."She must be hard to handle?"she said,she looked over her shoulder as she heard a russle,but only to see a small creature scurry along the floor."It is easy to mistake you for a young Teenager though Lucien"she said,"I still find the fact that you are centuries older than me.. and yet you look my age.."she said,shaking her head.

Brooke nodded."Evelyn looks as cold as ever,no offence,but do you ever smile?"she said,looking at him with a smirking."Or is it how you were told to look or something?"she said.She looked forward again."This unapproachable stare.."she said.She looked down."Shes like my sister"she said to her."Im close to all of them,but to her mostly.Shes my right hand man .. so to speak"she said.

She frowned at him."That was random."she said to him.She rolled her eyes."There wouldnt be a war if certain individuals didnt think bad of others"she said,"Preduice is petty"she said to him,matter of factly.

Ooc: This will probably be the only time I'm on today... its my birthday and there are finals tomorrow- so today is going to be busy!!

Carmen had escaped from the Hall as fast as she could. The tension had grown, almost to the point of being unbearable for her. Conflict had never been her forte and only in extreme cases did she get involved. However, the only problem now was that there wasn't anyone to talk to. With a sigh, she strolled down the hall, not yet ready to go to the Common Room and knowing that the Great Hall was a bad choice. So, she consented to going out onto the grounds (opposite of Lucien and Brooke!).

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CLAIRE *tackles*

Now that they were outside, away from the temptation of blood the smell that always accompanied a Werewolf became more and more pronounced; yet it still didn't affect him that much. He was used to ignoring it, for Werewolves were common in Italy. He sighed and nodded. "She isn't the easiest Vampire to handle; never has been."

He laughed gently into the wind and nodded. "I would assume, to most you would appear older than me." He turned a little to the side and looked her over. "How old are you Brooke? Sixteen now?" He couldn't remember her age exactely, but he knew that she was young... Very young in comparision to him. "If so, then in looks I am younger than you." He laughed again at that thought. The thought of being 357, yet being portrayed to the students of Hogwarts as younger than the Native American.

"I smile when I have reason to." He said with a slight shrug, however a smirk slid over his lips to match the one on her own. "No, I was not informed or commanded to look like this. It is simply a choice. It is easier to stay in control of the urge." He told her seriously. The urge, of course was that of the pints and pints and - well pints - of free flowing blood that was floating around in warm human carcas's.

He nodded. He understood right hand men. "Evelyn is my own. I would do anything for her; and she I without a second to spare. I have known her for over 250 years, and there is simply a certain bond of trust that is formed in that length of time."

"It is random, but also a talk well warranted. I am one of the oldest, yet youngest members of our Coven," Lucien started as he motioned that they should walk towards the water in the distance. "This war is causing problems for not only Vampires, but Werewolves alike across, not only Europe - but the world." He paused and looked at her. "Something has to be done, and I believe you are the Werewolf to help me." He simply stood and looked at her, letting her take in his words.

Brooke nodded in response to the comment about Alyssa.She had never come across a disobedient member of the pack before.She was pretty much in full control of them,but still she wasnt too over-bearing.She let them have a say and then if she did not agree then they would go with her suggestion.But she wasnt bossy or demanding.She was calm and collected.Always had been."Then you should get rid of her for being so disobedient"she said,and then smiling."Joking".She looked down again.

Brooke nodded again."Certainly look a little older than you,but not alot"she said,shrugging again."Im fifteen,actually,almost sixteen though"she said to him,nodding."So how old exactly are you Lucien?"she asked him."I mean ,you dont look much like a leader.."she said,not afraid of being honest.

"Ahhh .. ok"she said,smiling."The urge?"she said."And by that you mean draining someone?"she said,looking at him,quite seriously.It was something she hardly was,unless it called for it."What do you do .. to feed?"she said,openly.She wasnt afraid to ask questions.No-one had explained to her how a Vampire actually lived.They were just taught to hate them at all costs.

"Yes,it was obvious"she said."She looks at you.. very..I dont know"she said,shrugging."Like shes almost wanting to protect you.."she said,"She has this intense look about her.."she said.She looked at him.She then grinned."But it suits her.Shes attractive enough for it."she said.

She headed towards the water as he gestured.She listened to what he had to say.She could see that he was extremely wise..for his appearance,but she wondered if it was hard to take someone of those boyish handsome looks,seriously?She paused as she heard his last words.She stopped where she was."What are you talking about Lucien?"she said."We are only two beings"she said.

"It isn't as simple for Vampire's as it is with Wolves. We do not have a born and bred Alpha." Luke told her as they continued to walk to the lake. Sometimes he wished it was as simple, but it wasn't and he didn't want to be a Werewolf, so he got on with it.

Lucien nodded, he knew that he didn't much look like a leader but personally he loved it. It always shocked new vampire's and those (like Brooke) who was about to find out. "Fifteen, with a whole life ahead of you." He paused and laughed. "You have lived longer than I." Technically speaking he wasn't living anymore after all. "I am..." He paused and counted it quickly in his head, he had stopped celebrating his birthdays a long... long... long time ago. "I am 357 years old. I will be 358 on New Year's day." He said with a small laugh. He had not realised just quite how old he was.

"The urge to seduce. The urge to have a taste. The urgh to do what we are taught not to do." He informed her quietly. He was as soft and gentle in this moment as she was serious. He didn't like raising his voice, he knew all to well that quiet, soft and low was much more dangerous than a raised voice. However, he was simply telling Brooke the imformation that she needed to know. This information would hopefully get her to help him in the long run as well. "As for feeding, there is are blood banks available for us in Italy. Witches and Wizards donate blood, and we receive can have as few or as many as are needed." He paused and laughed. "Of course there are the occasional witch or human that feel the need to find us and offer their wrist or neck for personal feeding; but we try to deny the urge in general."

"That is one thing we will both need to agree on." Luke said with a laugh. "Eve is stunning. Always has been, and I don't doubt that she always will be." He grinned a little at the thought of his second, and then laughed at her response to his statement.

"Ah, but you are the Alpha. I may not be the actual Leader of our Coven, but I am the spokesperson, and I have the backing of our Leader. This war needs to stop of our world will be destroyed." He sighed gently. "I have lived a long life, and have never known this world without this war." He looked Brooke in the eyes, searching them for understanding. "The Humans. The Muggles. They have wars, but each war is for a different reason... a different decade. Ours? Has been constant. I am not even sure most know the reason the war started anymore."

Connor looked at his sister and said, "I'll go find Lissa make sure she's okay," he said as he walked away. He went on a hunt for Lissa she was his best friend and he couldn't hide the fact that he loved her but he, himself knew they weren't meant to be so he kept that little thought to himself. He found Lissa in the Astronomy Tower, "Hey," he said, "you okay."

Lissa wiped her wet cheeks and face. "Not exactly Connor," she stated, at the only perfect blond she knew. She wondered where Luke was at this moment with Brooke and what they were discussing. Along with how much she wanted to apologize to him and Issac.

"Come on Lissa be happy," he said as he walked toward her and gave her a hug, "Tell me what's wrong I am all ears." He looked at her beautiful face, even though she had been crying her face was as stunning as ever.

"Connor, Luke and I got into this big argument and then Issac...," she shook her head. She she really tell him. She could use telepathy. She didn't want to speak it. I like him Con, she stated sending the message to him. Lissa stood up from the cold ground and looked at the far ground below. She felt like jumping and seeing what would happen. It wouldn't make anything easier. She started to back all the up toward the safer side of the tower. Lissa felt herself freezing. It was winter and she didn't exactly have the strongest immune system. She felt her nose reddening. Maybe it was blue by now. Her pale fingers were turning from her to blue.