The Copeland Clan: Darkness Awaits

Chapter 11: Timothée

Date: March 25th 2022
At the Copeland Manor

It had been a couple weeks since Antony's episode. He was back to his smiling uncaring self, well mostly. He did feel this one new emotion, guilt, which he hadn't felt on a regular. Mostly everyone in the house forgave him for what he did, but Mira...she was still furious with him.

Mira was in the dining room setting the table for the Spring Formal in a few days when Ryder walked in, "Hey..".

Mira looked up at her boyfriend, "Hey amor, how's your head"?

Ryder rubbed the back of his neck, "It's fine, j-just a slight ache that's all".

Mira gave him a small smile, "Good".

"C-Can I help you set up", Ryder asked?

"Oh sure, I'd like that", Mira responded.

As Ryder was walking over to help he stopped in his tracks, his head spinning, Mira noticed him staring off, "Ry, you okay"?

Mira watched as Ryders eyes turned to a shade of green...? She was so confused she had no idea what was happening. Suddenly he stopped staring and looked around confused.

"Where in the hell am I", he said.

Mira blinked confused, "Are you...a new alter"?

"Me, new, oh sweet cheeks I've been in this body longer than Zane has, names Timothée McKay", Timothée came up and kissed the back of Mira's hand, "And who might you be"?

"Mira Copeland...Ryder's girlfriend..., I'm confused if you've been around for so long why haven't I met you before", Mira asked?

"Ooh Ryder has style now I see, he could never get a girl back in the 60s...also...what year is it", Timothée asked?

"It's 2022 in March, do you know that you're...y'know..", Mira led on.

"Know what", Timothée asked?

"Uh...dead and a vampire", Mira answered.

"WHAT THE FUCK YOU MEAN WE'RE DEAD...how did we...", Timothée then remembered something, "Wait, the day Zane wasn't letting me front at all and I had no idea what was going on with him and Ryder...Zane killed us didn't he".

Mira sighed, "From what Ryder's told me, yes he did".

"That psychopath", Timothée yelled, "Why would he-how could he"?!

"Hey", Mira put a hand on his shoulder, "What happened was terrible but there isn't anything you can do about it now...you can't change the past".

"How did...how did we even become a vampire anyway", Timothée asked?

Even though Mira was pissed off at Antony, she figured Timothée should probably meet him, "You're maker, Antony Copeland, found you half dead and turned you, well Ryder was fronted and went through most of it but still. If you wanna meet Antony you can, I'm just not speaking to him right now after an accident that happened recently".

"Oh wow, I mean I guess it's best he knows Ryder has more than one alter now", Timothée said.

"I'll bring you to his office", Mira said.

Mira and Timothée walked to Antony's office. Mira stopped at his door, "This is where I stop, I'll be outside if you need me".

Timothée nodded and knocked and Antony's door and he heard a "Come in".

Timothée walked in and was a bit nervous, "Uh hello sir..".

Antony tilted his head, "You're not Ryder I can tell, who might you be"?