The Monster and the Maiden: Ch. 04, Part I
February 18th, 2008
Note: This is a Worlds Apart Alternate Universe story.
"Your house is so cool, Mr. Strange. Too bad there aren't ghosts in it though," said Emily as she led Edmond down the darkened sidewalk from the bus stop where they had been dropped off.
He gritted his teeth and stifled an annoyed sigh. He had given up trying to correct her pronunciation of his surname—le Strange—an hour ago. She was no longer even trying to call him "monsieur", which she had butchered into "mon-sewer". Edmond was beginning to think she was doing it on purpose.
"Maybe they just didn't feel like performing tonight. You can't make ghosts appear on command, you know. Maybe I could come by another time and see if they're there then?" she said as she slowed down so she was walking beside him.
"I do not think so."
"Why not?" she said, the beginnings of a whine in her voice.
"I am sure that your parents would not like you to come to the house of a strange man, Emily."
"I thought 'strange' was your last name," she said and started to giggle.
"Emily, I am being serious." He fought to keep a disapproving scowl on his face so the resigned chuckle that was tickling his throat would not betray itself. She did not need any more encouragement.
Glancing at her from the corner of his eyes, he saw the pout that was fattening on her lower lip. No doubt she knew he was right.
No, his invitation had been a one-time occurrence and one that could have ended rather badly for her if had not regained control of himself when he did.
After inviting her into his house, the first thing he had done was excuse himself saying that he had to use the bathroom. Leaving her poking around his parlor, he disappeared into the basement where he gulped down the potion that would help stave off the gnawing hunger that had been plaguing him since her arrival. He also pulled out a file and ground down his fangs all the while berating himself that he had even considered using Emily as a pawn against Koryll, grandfather of the girl and his former master who had changed Edmond into the blood-craving creature that he was now.
It was much easier to think clearly now that the potion had done its work and his hunger for blood was no longer clamoring to be eased. And he realized he was terrified by what he had almost done. He had never had a clearer example of why he could not allow himself to lose control.
"Here it is," said Emily as they neared a brightly lit house on their left after they had walked a few blocks in silence.
24 Responses to “The Monster and the Maiden: Ch. 04, Part I”
February 18th, 2008 at 7:06 am
I was wondering if it was Tahlvin… cool… but… hey, wait a minute, are the stories connected? 'Cause if they are, that's quite the soap opera! They make beautiful babies, though.
Edmond certainly looks the part of a vampire in the dark. It's softened and made a bit comical by Emily, but I'm sure he's not one to laugh at. I love how she's dragging him home like a lost puppy. I half-expect her to say, "can we keep him?" Even though I know that won't happen. There will be hell to pay once Tahlvin has his say, I'm certain.
I love the extra picture! You can almost feel poor Emily's sudden apprehension. You're in troouubllee now, girly.
February 18th, 2008 at 8:00 am
haha I knew it! Emily kept reminding me of the pictures of Brandee you put up when she was a little girl.
Anyways, I'm growing to love this story. At first I was a little anxious for the next chapter in Worlds Apart but now I'm addicted to this one.
I'm not one to consider sim guys to be 'hot' since they are just pixals, but you do make quite interesting and realistic looking sims, far better than any i could create. Also, your stories are one great way to avoid studying for midterms in college (i'm such a slacker)
ok, done gushing… thanks for the update
-Beth
February 18th, 2008 at 8:36 am
Oh, so that explains a lot. Emily is Tahlvin's little girl, huh? Awesome – his genes are fantastic! And yes, I think Emily really does resemble Brandee as a child. Lucky kid, she's going to grow up gorgeous!
Wow, Nathan and Tory grew up looking so HOT! I remember thinking Nathan was a little cutie, and though Tory looks great too, I think Nathan still holds the "favourite twin" status in my sad old heart. 😀 I love twins (maybe because I am one), and I really like how the boys have similar features but aren't identical.
Does this mean Brandee broke up with Jason in your game? And Tahlvin with Sam? Or did something else happen? Gosh, I'm nosey!
I really love the lighting in these pictures! The first few at the bus stop with that creepy guy leering over at them were great. And the detail of your sets are another really lovely feature.
February 18th, 2008 at 9:08 am
February 18th, 2008 at 9:39 am
Aaah! The image for the chapter title is just gorgeous! Along with every other one, of course. I love your attention to detail– *sigh* — no words, no words. 😀
February 18th, 2008 at 10:07 am
Great update, Kara. Your eye for detail is excellent. 🙂
(and don't you love those scarves that were released on SAU…one of my boys wears the red and black one also. ^_^ )
February 18th, 2008 at 10:21 am
Kara, I don't know how you do it…how you make everything seem so real. I am always striving for your level of creativity and still fall flat on my face! LOL! 🙂
February 18th, 2008 at 12:39 pm
this is where i laugh 'coz I WAS RIGHT! I knew emily was brandee and TAHLVIN (aagh gotta love that elf 😀 ) 's daughter coz she has brunette hair, like brandee ( and sam had blonde hair), and she had a few features from tahlvin, like the skin, so yay me for being right. God how sad am i??
Anyways WOW brandee's kiddies have really grown into sexy teenagers (jason did good) and I love the whole middle-aged mom look brandee hs going, she look really pretty, especially in the second last pic, her pose is like so realistic. Edmond and Tahlvin, pixelized sex on a screen!
I love the simple yet effective detail you put into this entire chapter.
This is my favourite chapter so far CADIE WANT MOOORE, please 🙂
February 18th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
omg! awesome Kara…wow…I'm a bit slow I guess, I didn't suspect that they were her parents…Brandee and Tahlvin look amazing by the way!
February 18th, 2008 at 1:17 pm
February 18th, 2008 at 1:53 pm
damn that was good. i can just feel the antispation of what tal is gonna say lmao its gonna be good
February 18th, 2008 at 4:32 pm
Wonderful update. The camera angles really add to the sense of location and emotion in the scenes. And the lighting was extremely effective.
I definitely related these characters to your Christmas series but I am scratching my head as to what happened to Jason. The twins grew up nicely! Not even going to comment on Brandee, Tahlvin, and Edmond. It would just come out as babbling, they are so amazingly gorgeous.
February 18th, 2008 at 4:34 pm
I'm loving all the new characters that we are being introduced too- even the two teenage punks. 😀 I already don't like the elf but we'll see where you take us with his character. I really liked Emily's diary entry- it was so cute down to the handwriting and I must say I'm adoring her more with each chapter.
I'm looking forward to the next one, as always.
February 19th, 2008 at 5:03 am
I do so look forward to these. Edmond is so failing at being in charge; Emily does manage to get her way (well, at least with him). I was wondering if this might end up tying into other stories in your universe.
February 19th, 2008 at 6:03 am
I really love the interaction between Emily & Edmond. He wants so badly to distance himself from everyone around him, but Emily is not going to let him push her aside!
February 19th, 2008 at 10:13 am
February 19th, 2008 at 2:06 pm
If these stories are connected, what ever happened to Tahlvin and Brandee's significant others?!?
February 19th, 2008 at 2:17 pm
February 22nd, 2008 at 7:28 am
Holy thunderclouds – Tahlvin! *swoons* 😉 Now that that's taken care of, great chapter (or Part 1 I should say)! I'm glad I was right about Emily's parents 😀 And the twins have grown up gorgeous. When I re-read the Christmas story a few weeks ago I saw that you'd mentioned that something was sort of going on between Tahlvin/Brandee and Jason/Sam, which is why I thought that Tahlvin was Emily's dad (she's got her mum's teeth).
I love the way Edmond tries to be strict with Emily, but is also trying not to laugh at some of the things she says 😀 And it was very good of him to take her home (and not bite her of course). Finding out what happens now that Tahlvin has met him promises to be very interesting, especially as he's not very happy with Emily getting home so late …. Looking forward to Part 2! 🙂
P.S. Emily and Edmond look great in the extra picture – it's a lot of fun waiting to see what our sims do when something happens "off camera"
February 28th, 2008 at 8:45 am
I love how you have a child and a vampire getting along well. It's quite different.
& I can't wait to read more.
& I love the last picture. Are you going to make wallpapers for
The Monster and the Maiden?
February 28th, 2008 at 3:42 pm
March 3rd, 2008 at 7:12 am
It was aweson. Edmond as hot as usual. Emy…she looks like a real girl. Sorry my english again )
March 6th, 2008 at 6:33 pm
A fantastic update. This chapter just flows so well. I feel a tad sorry for Edmond. It doesn't look too good bringing a little girl home at such an hour. Her brothers are intriguing though.
Beautiful screencaps and narrative as always. Looking forward to seeing what happens next with the elf.
Hope everything is ok….
October 21st, 2008 at 11:13 am
this is probably the prettiest Brandee has ever looked! Wow!