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The siren in the distance caused Lilie to jolt awake, the girl momentarily confused by the darkness around her and her somewhat restricted movement. After comically wrestling for a moment, she was still as she groggily tried to figure out what was going on. The last thing she recalled was needing to have a seat. She was tired from--no, that wasn't right. She [i]was[/i] exhausted from trying to stay up all night, but the reason she had fallen asleep was because of the feeding. The rather...intimate process had made her feel so odd, relaxing her unwillingly. But the way Mariette had held her close brought color to her face now, the girl having to shake her head to clear those thoughts out as she tried to figure out what was going on.

Resisting the urge back to sleep, Lilie slowly untangled herself from the sheets and stifled a yawn. Bringing out her phone, she winced slightly at the brightness, waiting for it to adjust before opening her eyes again. She had thought the sound that had woken her up had been her phone, but all she had was a pop up notification from a magazine she had subscribed to. It showed two men, one blonde and one dark haired, with the title "Hottest of the Hot." If she recalled correctly, the blonde was the lead of a movie called [i]Sunset[/i] she had seen before coming to the Academy, and the other was a singer whose recent hit [i]All The Way[/i] had been playing all over the radios. No contest in her opinion, she thought the blonde was hotter.

Realizing that she had gotten distracted by her phone, she pocketed it once more before tossing the sheets off of her, standing with wobbly legs. She didn't know if it was that bizarre feeling or the very strong urge to collapse back into bed, but either way she had a little trouble getting to her door. She needed to find the source of the noise; it sounded like bad news, and the last time she had heard a siren had ended with a very angry vampire approaching her. Stumbling into the hallway, she was surprised to find things quiet. Had Mariette retired to her room?

After taking a second to rub her eyes, Lilie went to the living room, pushing aside the curtains to see if anything was happening outside. And boy, was it ever: cars, vampires, a gathering that reminded her too much of her own arrest. Watching carefully, she recognized one of the vampires as Aaron's instructor. Lucan, she had seen him in the arena. She didn't recognize anyone else, albeit she did see Cassandra there. Everyone else was certainly a vampire, though they moved on Lucan's orders. Oh no, what happened? 

Watching one vampire step out of a car dressed different than the rest, Lilie bit her lip as she noticed the weapon she carried. She must have been the one in charge, there was this terrifying air of authority around her. Even if she couldn't quite make out what was being said, her words were sharp and any orders she had were carried out immediately. She certainly looked terrifying as well, leading Lilie to wonder once again what the heck was going on.

Leaving the window for the moment, then white haired girl wondered if Mariette knew more than she did. Hesitating for a second, she recalled their rather odd conversation, pondering if it was a good idea to ask. Deciding to find out, she cautiously approached her bedroom door, knocking hurriedly.

[Color=deepskyblue]"Countess?"[/color] She called out. [Color=deepskyblue]"Are you awake? There's something going on outside."[/color]
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