Twins

May 1, 1642

Zabrina is Riley from 1642, and Alane is Ashtyn. Above is what Riley wore on their 18 birthday.
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Zabrina's POV (Riley)

Today it is our birthday. Alane and I will be 18 today. It was just a year ago that we turned 17. Now we are to have marriages arranged. Father said that he waited as long as he could to have us wed.

It was a month after our 17 birthday that Alane told me she was with child. I knew that father could never find out about the child she was going to have, so I arranged a nine month trip through the rest of Europe, skipping our home, so that she could have her child unknown. On the day she told me she also told the father of her child. He claimed that it wasn't his, and that she had been with other men. I was with her the whole time, and I watched as her heart crumbled into a million pieces. So the trip went as planned and she gave birth to a lovely daughter, whom I let her hold once before she was sent to the family I had set up. I made sure they were good people, and Alane just watched as her child was taken from her arms. That was the day I knew she was broken, when she wouldn't fight for what was hers.

She has been like that sense then, closed off to just about every one except me, and she hates men. Alane was in love with that man, but he broke her. But today we are officially women, we have grown up since last year. And I feel as though something extraordinary is going to happen today. Maybe I will meet my future husband or something of the sort. I know Alane has been going out a lot lately, maybe she is finding me gift, and I already have hers. I will save it for after the ball tonight. I hope that will cheer her up. Soon I will go be dressed and have my hair done. I shall sit for hours to have my hair styled for tonight.

(Hours later)

"Happy birthday Alane" I squealed when I saw her. I was then shushed by our mother, while she was probably questioning my manners. She said happy birthday back and we entered the ballroom. The ballroom was full of men and women of different social status, but tonight status didn't matter, it was all about Alane and me. When she had a moment, Alane whispered in my ear," After the party, I have a present for you", and I replied " And I have one for you". I couldn't wait, we always exchange gifts, and they are always the best because they come from the one who knows everything about me. So when it was finally an appropriate time for us to retire for the night we went to our separate rooms. I closed my door an went to the door that connects our rooms and knocked. Then the door opened and Alane pulled me into her room. I then handed her the box that I had rapped myself. She then very neatly pealed the rap pings from the box and opened it. Her blue eyes that match mine lit up like a little kids.

"It's you turn" she said after she thanked me. Only then did I notice the figure in the corner of the room. So I asked Alane what was going on, and she said that we were going to live forever. The figure in the corner started to come towards me. "Zabrina, I would like you to meet Klaus" Alane said in a calm voice, but how can she be quite with this man walking in circles around me like I'm his next meal.

Then the man looked into my eye and spoke quietly, "You will not run or scream, you will do what I say, understood". All I could do was nod so I did. As he got closer Alane went behind her changing screen, and started putting on a less extravagant dress. Then the man was only inches away, and for some reason I couldn't move. And I can't say that I wasn't attracted to this man because he was extremely attractive, but he was a stranger, so when his lips were on my neck I was screaming inside. Then I felt a sharp stab in my neck and I started to feel light headed. The man then released me. He brought his wrist to his lips and bit down. Then he brought his wrist to my lips and told me to drink, so I did.

Klaus then called for Alane, and she came to his wrist and drank willingly. And when she was done he brought his hands to the sides of her head and looked into her eyes. She nodded, and he flicked his hands and snapped her neck. He turned to me and picked me up and set me on the bed. "You can whisper " he said. Then I started crying for my sister. "It's okay, love she will be fine, even better maybe " Klaus said in his British accent like mine. I then asked him what he meant by that. "You and her are both going to be vampires soon, and I will help you. Now you need to stop talking." He said. He then laid me down and picked up a pillow and placed it over my face. He started smothering me, and I gave up and stopped breathing, and I died.

But then I woke up. I have this extreme hunger for anything that I can get my hands on. Klaus was sitting on the end of the bed waiting for us to wake up. I looked over and Alane was sitting up. I then said I was going to the kitchens to get some food and Alane said she would join me. When we got there the cook was making dessert for tomorrows dinner. And when I saw her, I could hear the blood pumping through her veins, I could smell her blood. Then I felt something happening to the veins in my face, and I had somehow started sucking the blood from the poor women's neck. And that was the first person who has died because of me. Alane had drained the kitchen maid of her blood, too. We went back to her room and Klaus was waiting.

When I asked what was wrong with us, Klaus laughed at me. Then I was told that I would never age another day, that I would never have to be married or have kids, and I wouldn't have to ever die. And I broke down sobbing. The privileges that came with being old were stolen from me in one day, by the person who knew me best, by Alane, who knew that all I ever wanted was to raise a family of my own. My own birthday was the day that I broke, I became a different person.

"Alane, you do not know what you've done. I will never let this go, and now never will be forever because of you. I will make your life a living hell. You took everything from me, so I will do the same to you for the rest of eternity. I promise that wherever you go I won't be far behind." I shouted in her face. I then turned to Klaus and asked how to control my thirst for blood, but he said to figure it out by myself, then with his super speed, he was gone.

I went to my room and started packing. I couldn't stay in our families castle now. I had to get myself out of here fast. I decided I would move to the south of France for a year or two. Then I would start the eternal torment of my twin sister. I walked into her room to say goodbye and there was a note for me.

I'm sorry, but I couldn't do eternity with out you. I don't know when you will find me but I hope you aren't so mad at me when you do.          ~love Alane

So I tore it up and threw the note in the bin and walked out of the door and into my new life.