The Last Vampire on Earth ?? | OC x Lestat | Interview with the Vampire

The Trail pt1: The Welcome

"There would have been no point, Lestat had made up his mind- if our family was going to burn it would be on a stage- the only way to allow him to do the thing he loved: entertain" I say "I married into that life- I knew that when I said I do... I just didn't realise it would come to the point it did"
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The trail began at 12pm.

I kept my arms squarely around me as I hugged myself and tried to keep the sadness off my face as I stood backstage staring into a mirror.

"My love?" I heard from behind me after a moment of heavy breathing

I turned my head at the voice and felt his cold arms envelope me before I had chance to speak.

"Are you ready for your first performance since your death?" Lestat asked as he placed his chin on the top of my head and looked back at me through the mirror.

"This is it, isn't it?" I asked "this is the moment we become a two again" I said trying to see the good that would come from the trail

I felt Lestat smile as he kissed the top of my head

"My love, we are but a three" he spoke

I smiled as I nodded.

Those words were all I had wanted to hear to know that I was doing the right thing.

I wiped my face as I stood up from Lestats embrace.

At the end of the day vampires cannot escape all the human qualities we wish we could- we still have to make hard decisions, we still have to decide where our loyalties lie.

And so I made my choice that night

And I chose Lestat.

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If I was going to be a witness against Louis and Claudia then I decided I would do it just like I always was- a strong vampire who always had a plan... always had a plan.

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-Meanwhile-

"LADIES AND GENTLEMAN, MASDAMES ET MESSIEURS AND ALL OF THOSE WHO FLOURISH OUTSIDE THE DIVIDE! WELCOME!"

Santiago's voice echoed across the stage as he shouted his welcome to the crowd who would be lucky enough to witness a trail to remember- the trail of Claudia, Louis and Madeleine.

"For 150 years we here at the Theatre des vampires have shown you... you, including all your savage desires- but today we are shunting human offairs aside" he spoke as his presence took over the whole stage and the crowd laughed at the way he distanced himself from humanity... as they believed he was only acting as different to them like always- they had no idea all the vampire plays the coven put on were not acts.

"Today we are turning our eyes onto ourselves! I stand before you in broad daylight, during the first ever matinee at this theatre, to perform for your gratification... us. Are you ready you filthy animals?" He asked

The crowd cheered and laughed and Santiago only smiled at the thrill of humans not knowing what was about to happen

"The jury may be seated" he concluded as he placed his judges wig on his head and stepped back for the show to begin.

The curtains opened to reveal the three vampires sat with bags on their head. The plan had started only hours before when the three of them were captured while out at a restaurant. One by one the bags were torn off the heads of our family members and with each reveal the crowds boos grew louder and louder.

In the dressing rooms, bellow stage, I stood with Lestats hand on my shoulder as he passed me a cigarette he had been smoking.

The crimes each vampire had committed were being told to the audience including the crime of the murder of Lestat- we could hear the crowd booing loudly from where we waited under stage.

I placed the cigarette between my fingers as I brought it to my lips.

When the smoke exited from my lips I found myself exhaling my soft side, my emotional side... I stood feeling like the vampire I was all along- the wife of Lestat and together we were about to bring our young ones to justice for the betrayal they orchestrated against us.

It's happening!!!