“and here he said I could never get a silverblood to move without taking the lover.” The man said almost as a side note as he turned and walked back out the wagon. He stopped and looked back at them then chuckled as he watched shadow.
Angelo kissed shadow then hurried off to the door of the wagon. Looking back he smiled and then disappeared quickly into the gathering darkness. Their wagon had been placed in the outer area so that they did not have to deal with the others of the family till they felt up to dealing with them. Angelo looked around excitedly at each of the wagons as he passed by them fallowing the man who he was finding to be quite mouth watering smell.

The man lead them to a smaller fire then the main fire that could be seen through the gathering of wagons. At they reached the fire the six people around the fire looked up and smiled. “I see you did get them both to fallow you Julian.” A young man with a slight ratty look said and tossed their guide, Julian, a coin.
“not to hard when one of them is practicly one of us any ways.” Julian caught the coin and made it disappear into the shadows. Two of the ladys sitting around the fire snorted and rolled their eyes at him.
“your less of one of us then the new Silverblood, at least he is tied to one of the blood.” Her curly hair fell into her eyes as she tried not to laugh at the comical look on julians face. When angelo come into the light she rose and offered angelo her seat. “don’t pay attention to Julian, he is only kepted around because of his talents with shadows.”
“thanks, but it is not right that I sit at the fire. You have higher rank then I do.” A few of the others laughed. “what did I say that was so funny?”
“none of us have rank right now, not in this clan any ways. You have more rank then we do, you’re a silver blood.” The ratty looking man said.
~this is not what I had been told when I had last heard of this clan. I had heared that the humans and vampires worked in union, not vampires having more rank then humans.~

~ shadow, are you ok?~ Angelo looked back at where shadow was. But then was called by one of the women to talk about his life in the cities.
“not a social man are you.” walking up next to him was a tall man. His long walnut brown hair was pulled back into a tight ponytail. His warm brown eyes sparkled in the fire light as he held out a glass. “he has been feeding off you hasn’t he?” the man nodded at Angelo. “will you be allowing him to pick out his own or will you be telling him the one you want him to pick.” The man lifted up a glass that was identical to the one that he held out to Shadow, and sipped. The wind blew acrossed the cup carried the scent of blood to Shadow. “my name is Jeff and Julian there is one of my charges. He wanted to come out here and see what it was like to live on the road so we came here.”

“don’t worry, I did not put any thing into you drink to harm you. I only know that some times silverbloods don’t like feeding off people and I thought that you would like to have something to drink. Julian said that he interrupted you two feeding.” Jeff smiled and looked back to the small group. “ I would suggest that he take Julian as a feeder, our kind has a natural immunity to silverblood pheromones but you still have to have the control on the vampires end.” Slowly he sipped from his glass again. The ratty like young man seemed to be upset about something that was said and now was storming off into the dark towards the main campfire. “Looks like the choice is down by one, I am glad that it was not one of the girls that left first. I have a bad feeling that that one is going to be looking for a vampire outside of the clan soon enough. He is getting to antsy at not being considered an adult that he is looking of a vampire to add to his status.”
~ so what should I be looking for in a person that I am going to be taking as a feeder? Is there anything that I should avoid?~ Angelo leaned in and whispered into one of the girls ears and the other one hit him on the shoulder.
“That’s not fair! You can’t tell her a secret and not tell me.” There was a note of enjoyment in her voice.

“no I would rather you not take one like him. If I had it my way he would not be allowed to be taken by any one. he is going to be a problem to every one later on in life.” Jeff sighed and looked away from the small group of people. “if you don’t want to be social you can go back to your wagon, spend some time alone in the wood out there or you could come with me and spend some time just talking.” He held out his glass which was now near empty. “no matter what I need to go fill my cup back up.” Smiling Jeff walked back along the faint path they had fallowed to the fire pit.
~their smell? Why by smell… did I smell good when you bought me?”

“Would you like another glass of blood? I know it’s not a common thing to offer but I know how it can be when you’re hungry and trying to take care of a young one.” Jeff smiled a knowing smile. “If you think you can bring that one to heel then by all means go after him and take him as your own.”
~*groan* that is the only reason to pick one that smells good? What about getting along with them? what about real care for each other?~ Angelo looked out over the fire at Shadow. He knew exactly where his sire was even if the fire light made it hard to see beyond its light. He wanted to go to his sire and make him feel content but he just could not think of how. It worried him that now he could not give Shadow what he needed and that now some one else would be coming between them. maybe it was time for him to try to move on. Maybe it was a good thing that they were going to have to take more lovers.

~and what if all of the ones here smell good?~ Angelo’s voice seemed slightly amused at the thought that every one there would work for him. then Julian leaned in between the young woman and Angelo. Shadow could see that something changed when Julian was close. Angelo’s whole body language changed. There was an attraction there that Angelo may not have noticed, but now his eyes were closed and he seemed to be enjoying the smell of the young man. ~and what if I pick one that does not smell as good as another one. will we still work out?~
“he is an orphan, no one will complain if you use force as long as he is not harmed bad enough that he cant ride in a wagon when next the camp needs to move out.” The empty glass in Shadows hand disappeared only to reappear in Jeff’s hand. “it is up to you, everyone in this small group is up for you two to take as feeders. There are a few more in the clan that may want to become feeders but they are much older then these ones. The Mothers thought that you two would want younger lovers/feeders.”

~so you think Julian is the best one? he seems a bit odd. Something about his is not like the others, I am not sure I like the feel I get from him.~ what Angelo was reacting to and not knowing it was that Julian, though he looked human was not. He and Jeff were of a completely different race, but they still could support a vampire if they wanted to. Julian still leaning between the girl and Angelo looked straight up at Shadow and gave him a mischievous smile. His eyes had become cold and calculating. Something in them would send cold down Shadows back. Reaching up he tangled his fingers into Angelo’s hair and pulled back. Angelo barely had time to gasp in surprise before Julian covered his mouth with his own in a kiss. All the time Julian’s eyes watched Shadows reaction to this.
By now Jeff had disappeared into the trees to where his wagon was so he did not see what happened back at the fire.

Surprise, the feeling that he was betraying Shadow, startalment, and under it all a sense of enjoyment. It had been some time since shadow had last been really controlling with Angelo and now Angelo realized that he had enjoyed the feeling of being controlled by another. A few of the others around them sighed sadly as they each stood up. They each could tell that Angelo would not be looking any father for a feeder then Julian. Still holding Angelo’s hair tight Julian leaned back and looked down into his eyes. “men arnt usually my type but I think this could be fun.” Leaning down he bit down on Angelo’s neck, though the skin was not broken Angelo’s body still reacted to memoirs.
~if I can still think.~ Angelos voice sounded breathless and scattered. Shadow could tell that it had take him some efferent to think even those words. ~ Take a new lover if you want.~ With that statement Angelo let the feeling crash over him and he was lost to the world for a while.

Lost in the sinsations of his new friend Angelo did not seem to notice what Shadow was saying. In the back of his mind he did still wish that it was not Julian but Shadow that was doing this but he could live with it. then when Julian moved his neck where Angelo could feed from everything was lost. All that was left to Angelo was the sensations that the blood carried. Julian sighed and slowly brought Angelo to the ground while Angelo was lost to the drug like effects of Julian’s blood.
The Ratty like boy had stormed off into the trees but had not gone to far. He was pacing back and forth in a clearing not far off. “figures they would catch his eye, its not like I am hansom, but I am more intelligent then those two girls are. They are barely of age to pick where to live let along wear the marriage braid. So what makes them think that they are better than me for a vampire? I know more about the breeds, I know more about what they need and don’t need. I even know what makes all the vampires in the train want Julian each time he walks by, and why they can have their feeders there and not even realize it if he is there.” He punched at the air his voice filled with frustration and anger.

The ratty man jumped as Shadow talked then turned to try to see him. “I was not told there was more than one looking for a feeder.” Stepping forward towards Shadow he squinted trying to see him better. “I had thought that the other person they had brought in was not a vampire or a feeder that is why Angelo needed a feeder.” Realizing how rude he must be sounding he took a step back and straitened as best he could before speaking again. “How rude of me, I have not told you my name and just keep saying one rude thing after another. My name is Gahn, Orphan of the Smoke Hawk clan, adopted by this clan. If there is anything you wish to know about our clan and the people in it I am happy to help.” He sounded happy but below the cheerfulness there was a hint of sullen disgust.

“silverblood?” Gahn sounded surprised and a bit awe struck. “I thought all silverbloods were dead.” He blushed slightly and bowed his head. “sorry, I don’t mean to be rude but I have made it my study of vampires. Most of the clan think I am weird or rude, they don’t understand why I am interested.” Sighing he found a nearby rock that was fully cast in the moonlight. “What you hear in my voice is annoyance at the others and they way they treat me. I am older than all the other candidates to be feeders other than the ones that have lost or left their vampires. And every single time there has been a new vampire it is one of the clan that is picked not me. They say it’s just because they fit better but I know it’s because I am an orphans.”