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Katrina Crane (bewitchyou) wrote in hhouse,
@ 2008-02-04 19:27:00

Who: Katrina Crane (open)
Where: The Library
What: Katrina's looking for a journal for her husband.
When: Late Afternoon/Early Evening
Rating: TBD
Status: Active

When she first arrived in the house, Katrina feared the library. She had a feeling that she couldn't explain. Just the feeling of cold fear of that room.

Though now she was there inside, searching its shelves for a blank paged book for her husband. After the finding of the body, he had been consumed with piecing together the mystery. Pacing was his common practice now. She only wished to help him.

So now, Mrs. Crane would be on a ladder searching the shelves. Her back to the door as her fingers skim the binds of the books. Finding no blank ones, she sighs and begins to climb down the ladder slowly as to not trip over her dress.

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damnedchilder
2008-02-06 03:26 am UTC (link)

Claudia had awoken early that evening. The sun was still setting, so the tiny vampire was careful to avoid any patch of sunlight, though there were few. As she walked down the hall, she kept her senses attuned to anyone who might cross her path. Since the murder, she was very cautious. Escpecially since meeting Mr. Todd. If they met in a dark hallway, he would not come out alive.

Off to the side she head someone shuffling in the library. She poked her head in, golden curls framing her face, as she looked for the source of the noise. Claudia saw Mrs. Crane coming carefully down a latter, looking dejected. She must not of found what she was looking for.

The eternal child waited unti Katrina was firmly on the ground before speaking as not to spook her into falling off the ladder. "Hello, Mrs. Crane." she said, slipping fully into the library.

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bewitchyou
2008-02-06 03:59 am UTC (link)

Katrina started when she heard the little voice say hello to her and spins with a slight gasp. Her hand going to her stomach. Than she saw the beautiful golden curls and the pale soft skin. She remembered seeing this little one with Louis when she and Mr. Todd came upon the horrible scene with that poor woman.

"Louis saved me from the other and returned me to the room. I am grateful for that."

Louis...this...this child...the small bite mark on her husband's neck...this child was the other that her husband spoke of..oh dear...

"Hello..." she finally got out in a whisper.

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damnedchilder
2008-02-06 04:25 am UTC (link)

Claudia noted the woman's apparent fright and curtsied. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to frighten you." she apologized, bowing her head. "I only meant to greet you politely."

She looked upn at Katrina through her lashes, taking the time no to look her over completely. Mrs. Crane was very beautiful, of that there was no doubt. Her hair was the same golden as Claudia's....as her mother's had been before death had washed away all color.

The thought makes Claudia shake her head, trying to rid herself of the memories.

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bewitchyou
2008-02-06 04:46 am UTC (link)

Katrina didn't know whether to believe the child or not. If she even was truely a child. Though, she was polite in manner and Katrina would never to out and out rude to her.

So, she smiles softly and takes a step closer to Claudia. "Do not be sorry," she says with a slight bow of her waist as her hands clasp in front of her. "I was only startled. You are Louis's daughter, are you not?"

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	damnedchilder 2008-02-06 05:00 am UTC (link)
	Claudia nods with a small smile. "Louis takes care of me, yes. I am Claudia." she said. She looked at Katrina with curious eyes. Something about this woman drew the little vampire. "Were you looking for something?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

bewitchyou
2008-02-06 05:14 am UTC (link)

Katrina smiles. "It is pleasure to meet you, Claudia. Properly that is," she bows gently. "And yes, I was. Perhaps you can help me? I was looking for a blank ledger that my husband may use. Have you seen one?"

If nothing else, Katrina was curious about the child. Again, even if Claudia was a child. Her eyes did not have the sparkle of youthful wonder, but the cleverness of an adult woman.

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	damnedchilder 2008-02-06 05:54 am UTC (link)
	A wider smile came across her lips and she nodded. "I can help look. There must be one somewhere in this library." She moved to one of the desks, looking around for charcoal and a pad. She missed her own art supplies. That gave her a thought. "Perhaps there is an art room? Would say a sketch pad suffice?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

bewitchyou
2008-02-06 06:06 am UTC (link)

She smiled at the suggestion. "It would be a lovely thought, though I am convinced that my husband would prefer to have a journal with cover for his thoughts," she explains as she continues to look through the desks as well. "He has that need for privacy."

Though, she rarely honored it herself being natually curious. Yet, back in the Hollow, he had a valid reason to keep things from her. She hoped that this wasn't the case now.

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	damnedchilder 2008-02-06 06:10 am UTC (link)
	"Then we shall keep looking." Claudia responded with a smile, going through another desk. "Tell me, how did you and Mr. Crane come to be in this place?" She was fishing a little. Louis did not always think in the way of survival. It would do them well to know of the others and how they came to be here. Perhaps in the arrival was a clue to departure. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

bewitchyou
2008-02-06 06:19 am UTC (link)

"Ichabod and I arrived seperately," she explains as she moves to a book shelf to look through the titles. She found Claudia's question perfectly normal. "I remember touching a letter on his desk while he was still at work. I felt ill afterwards and fainted. When I woke, I was in the ballroom of this house. Ichabod found me sometime later, thank God."

She turns than to Claudia, "Did you and Louis arrive much in the same way?"

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damnedchilder
2008-02-06 07:04 am UTC (link)

"Yes...I had thought I had lost my beloved when I first awoke here...but I found him again in the parlor when everyone was gathered." she responded, absently flipping through a book.

"I do not know why we have been all brought to this place...but I fear the worst." She was letting her age show a little, but mixing it with her childish fright. She was scared. Scared of death, scared of losing her Louis.

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bewitchyou
2008-02-06 06:14 pm UTC (link)

Katrina stops searching than and turns to look over her shoulder at Claudia. The way that Claudia refered to Louis, it was....not as a child would nor the concerns that she expressed in such a way. It was further evidence to Katrina that Claudia was, in fact, older than she appeared.

"Do not fear the worst," she says in comfort as she steps towards Claudia once again as the curiousity rose in her. "I have faith that this mystery will be solved and we may all return home."

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	damnedchilder 2008-02-08 05:02 am UTC (link)
	Claudia looked up at Katrina, her ice blue eyes reflecting the uncertainly she felt. "Your husband told you what we are, didn't he?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bewitchyou 2008-02-17 08:05 pm UTC (link)
	Katrina swallows gently before she shakes her head. "No, he did not," she says softly. "When I was tending him, I saw the measure of his wound and figured it out for myself. He told me Louis saved his life. Were you truely going to kill him?" (Reply to this) (Parent)