Two men dragged the body into the forrest. The dead body was clutching a small body, both bloody and the elder of the two was very mangled. During the torture and murder of this beautiful woman she had begun to give birth.

"Let's just leave her here...Nobody will find her!"

The newborn was still shaking, but before long she would be dead.

((OOC: You can choose to keep the baby or come too late. Up to you. I figured I'd give you the chance to at least meet her.))

*Dorien had been out in the forest hunting when he heard voices and the wail of a baby pierce the night. Dorien thought it might be Harshing again out for another round of torture with the first years. He turned and smelled the air for the trail and froze. Dorien knew that smell well. As soon as he identified the that it was Chi-Chi he started running as fast as he could through the forest towards her. As he neared and the smell became stronger, Dorien felt the blood-tinted tears start to roll down his cheeks. Finally he broke throgh into the clearing and stopped. There was the baby. And there was cecelia. He stumbled foward and fell onto his knees. Dorien picked up the baby and pulled his own shirt over his head to wrap it in. He held it carefully so he wouldn't hurt it and pulled Cecelia's body towards him, holding her to his chest. Her blood covered him but it didn't matter anymore. He kissed her head and closed his eyes. The baby quietly shivered against his chest. There was a sudden violent flare of anger that made him want to leave chi-chi and the baby to hunt down who did this and kill them. But he knew that he wouldn't/ That he couldn't.*


ooc: I'm gonna keep the baby alive. Because I already miss chi-chi more than I thought I would.

Cecelia's soul lifted as Dorien took the small child from her arms. Her ghost slid up and she was more beautiful than she had ever been. She was no longer mangled, and had no scars, but she retained her small pregnant belly. When people died, their features turned into the most beautiful they had ever felt. She had felt GORGEOUS while pregnant...

She could sense his fierce anger and wanted to make him aware of her presance.

"Dorien... She's beautiful isn't she? Your beautiful eyes...My hair and nose..."

*Dorien felt a shiver roll up and down his spine as Cecelia's spirit became present. It was a sensation that he wasn't used to feeling. Dorien abssently pulled Chi-chi's body closer to him. The baby was still shivering since dorien's skin was so freezing.* "Cecelia?" *He asked, his voice wavering slightly*

Cecelia leaned in and gave him the best kiss she could manage with no skin. "Yes it's me... I don't have a long time left but I wanted to see to it that you were okay..,,"

She brushed a hand through Bianca's already thick patch of hair. "She's not a full vampire but she'll still have a little bit of you in her...She won't be immortal but she will live a lot longer than any mortal. She'll live in the hundreds of years range...Grow slower than most..."

She was waiting for him to ask anything, to say anything. She realized that this was a terrifying time.

*Another bloody tear cascaded down dorien's ale cheek, leaving a trail of blood. He wiped it away with the back of his hand.* "Cecelia....I can't do this without you......I need you here...." *He admitted, allowing himself to be vulnerable for the fisr time in months since he had seen her last.* "Who did this to you?" *The anger flared in his voice again, mingled with intense grief*

Cecelia sighed and touched his cheek. "My beautiful.. You can do anything. You don't need anyone." Her heart broke even as she spoke the words. "I love you with every fiber of my being and I want nothing more than to stay here with you but it is my time. My body is gone..."

She leaned in to touch foreheads with him, almost feeling them touch. "Rebels. The word spread of my holding the child of a Vampire in my womb. And the fact that I was a Veela didnt make things any better."

The baby began to whimper, causing Chi-Chi's lower lip to quiver. "She'll need to grow up without me, but don't let her forget me."

She pulled the locket off of her neck that had her name carved on the outside and clasped it around Dorien's neck. "Never forget me. Please..."

Taking the ring off of her finger, she placed that tightly into his palm as well. "Please.."

*Dorein held onto the ring, feeling the metal digging into his skin. He was afraid of crushing it accidentally, so he loosened his grip* "It's my fault your dead then...." *He said, feeling a lump form in his throat for the fist time in over a century.* "I love you....I'll never forget you...." *As he spoke it, he ralized it sounded like a good bye* "Don't go...not yet..."

Cecelia put her fingers to his lips. "It wasn't your fault. I would go through it all a million times just so I could be near you again. I love you and I am glad I gave you your only baby. Take care of her and love her enough for the both of us. I have enough time to talk to you and answer anything you need to know."

She absently stroked the baby's hair, looking into Dorien's face.

*Dorie looked down at the tiny baby he held in his arms. She looked up at him and made eye contact with him, causing another shiver to go down his spine.* "She's shaking......what if I hurt her when I don't mean to? She's so fragile......" *Dorien's disturbing red tears were coming easier now* "What if she d..dies?" *His voice stumbled over the word*

Cecelia smiled and shook her head. 'She won't. But you need to be prepared for the day she comes sup to you craving blood, or things Veela crave... She needs you. You will be a fine father, and she will love you more than anything in the world. She'll get used to you being cold and eventually will be more like you than like me. Warmer than you, but she'll never have a temperature. She's perfectly safe with you my love...Perfectly safe."

*For the first time, Dorien's hand moved from Cecelia's head and brushed his thumb across Bianca's forehead. She was pale with clear transluent skin and dark hair. Despite her slight malnutrition and abuse she was still breathtakingly beautiful.* "I'm sorry I didn't keep you with me..I never should have left you out of my sight."

Cecelia shook her head. "Don't blame yourself. There is no reason in the world why a pregnant woman was tortured. None. This was not your fault, and don't feel like it was."

She took a deep breath. The next words to come out of her mouth were going to hurt to say, but he needed to hear them.

"Mourn for me, Take as much time as you need. But Dorien, eventually she will need a woman in her life. Let her know Rogue. Let her know as many woman as you do, but one thing I must ask of you...Don't let her know anyone as mommy...No one but me."

"You're her only mommy." *He promised. Dorien ran his hand over the locket on his neck that she had given him. It hung next to the necklace that had been his mothers and the pendant of fawne's. He held the locket in his fingers, hoisting the baby up in his arms.* "Cecelia, I'll always love you more than I can tell you. I'll never be the same." *And he ment it. He had loved her so intensley that he would forever be different. That's just how it was with vampires.* "i'll never forget you...."

Cecelia raised an eyebrow and touched Fawne's necklace with transluscent fingertip. "Oh?" she asked, slightly hurt but hoping he didn't catch the pain in her voice.

She shook her head and held her baby close to her body for one more moment, singing a soft lullaby. "I love you baby girl..Never forget me. I will always be with you and I will always come back to check up on you. Take care of daddy for me ok? You're the woman of the house."

If souls could cry, hers would have just then.

*Dorien had heard the hurt in her voice and it litterally ripped him apart inside.* "It's Fawne's....after you left to live with my family I was arrested and she kept me company in the prision and helped break me out." *He didn't even try to hide the guilt from his voice. He just cradeled Bianca in his arms and tried not to cry.* "I'm sorry..." *Dorien reached up with a hand and started to take the necklace off*

Cecelia didn't stop him from taking it off. "Don't become involved with anyone too soon my love. I don't want anyone to be hurt..." She brushed his hair from his eyes. "I will always be inside of you. I will always be there to hear you and if you talk to me...I will listen. I will be there to hear you and I can be there to help. You may not be able to see me,but I will always be beside you."

Her form began to fade away slightly, but she was still there. "I love you Dorien. I will forever be Cecelia Ferrari-Hurt..."

*Dorien slipped the neckace into his pocket alone with her ring. He would put it on a chain later and wear it with her locket* "I love you Cecelia.....I'll take care of Bianca....." *He looked down at the baby again and could only see chi-chi...* "Whe's her birthday?" *He looked back up at the fading form of Cecelia and wiped another tear from his cheek*

With a light sniff, she wiped her eyes. She took a deep breath and smiled as best as she could. "I gave birth two days ago. Take care of her my love and remember, I am always by your side! Always!"

With one last tight kiss on his lips, she felt herself vanish, every article of clothing she had been wearing falling to the ground in a loud heap. The baby began to screach, her tiny fingers clutching to her daddy's hand.