Mother Mother [Corbin]

[ISABELLE KATHERINE TREBORN]

I wanna kiss a girl; I wanna kiss a girl; I wanna kiss a boy!

The girl with the fiery hair danced to the music blaring out of her radio, a band called Biffy Clyro and their song Bubbles playing as loud as possible. She didn't care about anything. Right now all she wanted was some fun. Isabelle Treborn was the progeny of the Queen of vampires and although the young vampire had left town for a while she was back now. The king and queen were like parents to her and she respected them; but life got boring at times when she was stuck in the mansion. She wanted freedom. That was why one night, a while ago, she had sneaked out to the vampire bar and hooked up with a female. Of course that was also the night she had disappeared from the town, only to come back once the Halloways, her parents, were having a ball at their home.

Ah, the ball, that had been quite an event. Amusing at all times. In her opinion at least. A young mutt making a scene, which in all fairness had made her laugh so much she had to leave the room, and then there was the murder. The blood had been so very tempting to her. The body lying on the floor next to her mother. Her mother? Why was the body there? Isabelle slapped her head gently, she couldn't think that her mother was to blame. Someone had to have done it though and it certainly wasn't her. She had been too busy trying to stop laughing. Maybe it was one of the wolves? They could have caused a diversion so the attack could take place?

Her head lifted as she heard a knock on her bedroom door. "Shit..." She frowned a little before speaking again, in a louder voice, "it's open."

[CORBIN ROSE HALLOWAY]

Corbin had been on edge...she had been this way ever since Valerius had came into the picture. She had been fearing that her time as queen would be cut short due to her inability to control her humanity. Ever since her encounter with him it had been eating through her wanting to expose itself to the world and prove all the monarchs right. For some time Corbin had been convinced that she wanted death, but now that she was faced with death row she wanted life more then anything. Heath had been comforting through this time. She wasn't sure if she was even going to make it.

As Corbin walked down the hall she could sense that Isabelle was now home. A slight smile spread across her face. Corbin wanted a daughter more then anything and Isabelle had given her that. A bit of guilt surfaced as she stopped by the door. If Corbin was to be put to death, so would Isabelle. There would be no one to watch over her so Valerius had no choice but to give her the same fate. Corbin knocked before Isabelle gave her permission to enter...even if she refused, Corbin would have entered. She was the queen after all. "Belle, I wish to speak to you." her voice was sweet and calming as she gazed upon her daughter. Walking over to her slowly she reached out a hand and brushed a few of her hairs back behind her ear. "You are so young, and beautiful. I hope that I don't mess this up for you." she said as a tear trailed down her cheek before pulling her in for a hug. She didn't want the truthdeath...not when Isabelle was at stake.

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[ISABELLE KATHERINE TREBORN]

I wanna kiss a girl; I wanna kiss a girl; I wanna kiss a boy!

The queen, her mother, entered the room and Isabelle instantly turned off the music and sat down on her bed, staring up at her mother as she waited to be told off. "Belle, I wish to speak to you." A sweet, calming voice as she gazed at her. That wasn't good. That had happened when they met at the high school and Isabelle had ended up being a mess. not this time. She wouldn't let it. The queen walked over and spoke again, you are so young, and beautiful. I hope that I don't mess this up for you." A frown crossed Isabelle's face as her mother started crying and before she knew it they were hugging, Isabelle holding her mother close whilst rubbing her back. It was how people had comforted her in the past, maybe it would work on the queen as well?

Isabelle continued to hold her mother close and gulped a little before speaking, "please don't cry momma. Everything always works out good eventually. There's always a rainbow after the storm." That was what she had been told. Isabelle wondered if the queen believed in that? Perhaps this was the time for a mother-daughter talk? Afterall, Isabelle was a lot like Corbin in many ways. Young, turned suddenly, and now dealing with fighting the emotions she had once had. Her life had been miserable and she knew that the queen's had too. "I love you momma and I am home now." She gently kissed her mother's cheek and smiled.

[CORBIN ROSE HALLOWAY]

"please don't cry momma. Everything always works out good eventually. There's always a rainbow after the storm. I love you momma and I am home now." Corbin gave a slight smile as she rubbed belle's hand gently wondering how she was going to tell her. "If this storm becomes too big their won't be any rainbows for you and I am afraid." she said softly as she looked down. "I have been accused of being unsuitable as a queen. I'm under investigation as we speak. If I am found guilty...." Corbin couldn't bring herself to say it...her eyes focused on the floor breifly some more before pulling Belle in for anything hug. "I am so sorry, I didn't mean for your life to be like this. I won't let them hurt you too..."

Corbin held her daughter, allowing a few more crimson tears to flow down her pale skin. She was truly sorry for everything. Corbin thought about the night she had turned her. She was in such pain and agony over her own transformation that at the time it only made sense to put someone else through the same thing. "I'm so sorry belle. I was selfish. I shouldn't have done this to you. If I had know that I would be faced with this, I would have never turned you." her hug tightened as she tried to control her tears. She was supposed to be strong, she was the queen.

[ISABELLE KATHERINE TREBORN]

I wanna kiss a girl; I wanna kiss a girl; I wanna kiss a boy!

"If this storm becomes too big their won't be any rainbows for you and I, I am afraid." Those words went straight through her, hurting every piece of her being. It was like everything she had was being taken from her again, just like the night she had been turned. She was losing her mother and also her own life. "I have been accused of being unsuitable as a queen. I'm under investigation as we speak. If I am found guilty..." And there it was, the confirmations that she could lose everything. That she and her mother would die. She was only seventeen and it had only been a few months since that night in Chicago upon which she had been turned into a creature of the night. Such a short life.

Her mother hugged her, held her close, but it wasn't any comfort now. This was the end for the both of them, she could feel it. "I am so sorry, I didn't mean for your life to be like this. I won't let them hurt you too..." Words; they weren't going to help. There was nothing anyone could do. They would just have to wait until the execution. Tears of blood rolled down her cheek as she stood there, not moving, just stood as still as a plank of wood. "I'm so sorry Belle. I was selfish. I shouldn't have done this to you. If I had know that I would be faced with this, I would have never turned you." More words; true words. The queen had been selfish but in a way she had also been selfless. Isabelle had a better life now, she had to admit that. She had a mother that cared and a home where she was welcomed with open arms. The hug tightened and in that moment Isabelle realised what she wanted before she died; she softly whispered in her mother's ear, "adopt me. Let me be your daughter."

[CORBIN ROSE HALLOWAY]

"adopt me. Let me be your daughter." Corbin smiled as she hugged Bella tightly. She wouldn't deny her creations request. After all she owed it to her. "We will fill out the papers tomorrow and do everything we need to do to make this official." she kissed her forehead gently before pulling back and wiping her tears away. "I'm not sure how much more time we have, but we will go about our last few days like nothing is happening. I want to remember my daughter, not the mistakes that I have made." Corbin was sure heath wouldn't object to the idea of adoption. After all a progeny was almost like a child anyway. There was so much time and effort that is put forth to care for one. You were held responsible for your creations action much like a child in everyday life.

Corbin knew that she would never bare children of her own. It had be a devastating reality and a part of her transformation that she had had the hardest time dealing with. Isabelle was the next best thing. Corbin felt sorry for how harshly she had treated her before the news of her investigation. She would do everything and anything to make it up to Isabelle now. There was nothing more that she wanted then to treat Isabelle as her daughter and live out her last few days knowing she had been a mother.

[ISABELLE KATHERINE TREBORN]

I wanna kiss a girl; I wanna kiss a girl; I wanna kiss a boy!

The queen hugged Isabelle again and this time she smiled, holding her mother close, knowing that they were both pleased. "We will fill out the papers tomorrow and do everything we need to do to make this official." She felt a kiss on her forehead and the smile quickly got wider as she gazed at the woman that was like a mother to her. The woman that would be her real mother soon. She was looking forward to that. "I'm not sure how much more time we have, but we will go about our last few days like nothing is happening. I want to remember my daughter, not the mistakes that I have made." Her heart sank again, as though everything had ben taken from her once more, all the happiness and joy was gone in an instant.

"Momma, nothing is going to happen to you. I won't let it. Not at all." She took hold of Corbin's hands and gently kissed her cheek, "i'm sure that Mr. Halloway won't let it happen either." Isabelle rested her chin on her mother's shoulder and closed her eyes as she held her close, taking in the scent of the queen so that she would never forget her. Isabelle had faith that her mother would survive this, whatever it was, but just in case it didn't work out then she needed a way to remember her forever; Isabelle never wanted to forget her momma.

[CORBIN ROSE HALLOWAY]

"Momma, nothing is going to happen to you. I won't let it. Not at all. I'm sure that Mr. Halloway won't let it happen either." Corbin tried her best to hold herself together, It was hard seeing her daughter like this, "There isn't anything I'm afraid you can do if Valerius finds me guilty." She took her daughter's cheeks in her hands and kissed her on the forehead gently, "I think it's best if we not dwell on these things." The queen rose and walked over to the radio before turning it back on. She wasn't familiar with what was playing, she had barely paid attention to the fads of the human world. She didn't think it all that necessary.

"I'll have one of the servants bring you something for dinner. We have some humans that have just arrived and I'm sure you want only the best of blood. Just try not to kill them. I have them working on a little project for me." She was back to her stern cold self, trying desperately to ignore the pain. There really wasn't much that she could do besides hide her emotions. Her life was depending on being a better queen. What use was a queen with human emotions that over ran things?

[ISABELLE KATHERINE TREBORN]

I wanna kiss a girl; I wanna kiss a girl; I wanna kiss a boy!

"There isn't anything I'm afraid you can do if Valerius finds me guilty." The queen took her cheeks in her hands and kissed her forehead, it was really hard for her not to cry but she was doing it well. "I think it's best if we not dwell on these things." Isabelle nodded and watched as her mother walked over to the radio and turned it back on. Did the queen know about what was playing? Sure she was young, but did she pay attention to things? A smile flickered across Isabelle's face as she stared up at her mother, wondering if she was going to do any of that embarrassing dancing parents always seemed to do.

Well, that didn't happen. Instead the conversation turned to food. If human blood was allowed to be called that? "I'll have one of the servants bring you something for dinner. We have some humans that have just arrived and I'm sure you want only the best of blood. Just try not to kill them. I have them working on a little project for me." Isabelle stared at her, noticing the shift from her being the kind, caring, mother to the cold, nasty, queen. "I can't always control myself, miss, but I will try." Her eyes looked at the floor as she held back the tears, hurt that her mother was now cold again.

"My human life wasn't exactly perfect, you know? This life may be different and it may be hard at times but it's better. There's more freedom in this life. The king can be a very strict man at times, he needs a wife that has the ability to make him calm and see situations differently." She looked back up at her mother, "embrace who you are."

[CORBIN ROSE HALLOWAY]

"I can't always control myself, miss, but I will try....My human life wasn't exactly perfect, you know? This life may be different and it may be hard at times but it's better. There's more freedom in this life. The king can be a very strict man at times, he needs a wife that has the ability to make him calm and see situations differently.embrace who you are." It seemed that lately embracing herself was a subject among many people she encountered.

Her eyes locked with her progeny as she tried hard to not burst into tears. "I'm the queen....none of that is useful to me. I can't rule a kingdom with compassion...especially a kingdom of blood thirsty monsters." she spat with a low growl. She was angry; Angry at herself and angry at what she had become. Corbin wanted her life back at pathetic as it sounded, "My compassion has only gotten me a trial, I'm no longer human and neither are you. I am embracing what I am. I am the vampire queen." her fangs extended as her eyes narrowed.

"Your dinner will be here any minute. That will be all Isabelle. A blur of movement was all that could be seen as the queen made her exit. Frustrated by the idea of embracing who she was. Corbin honestly didn't even know where to begin. The choice of her new life had been made so suddenly and now even that was at stake.

[ISABELLE KATHERINE TREBORN]

I wanna kiss a girl; I wanna kiss a girl; I wanna kiss a boy!

The queen stared into her eyes and her own eyes widened, expecting her new mother to get angry and shout at her. "I'm the queen....none of that is useful to me. I can't rule a kingdom with compassion...especially a kingdom of blood thirsty monsters." Isabelle looked down, sensing that she was indeed angry and that she had probably said something wrong. She had just been trying to help. Trying to give her mother some advice so she could tame the struggle that was taking place inside her. That was all Isabelle had tried to do; she had tried to help. "My compassion has only gotten me a trial, I'm no longer human and neither are you. I am embracing what I am. I am the vampire queen."

Isabelle dared not to look up at her in fear that she would be hit if she did so. She had often recieved beatings from her real parents if she had decided to speak up about something, so she found it best now to try distance herself from a situation that could turn out like that. After all, one stake to the heart and she was dead, although she did doubt that the queen would end up killing her. "Your dinner will be here any minute. That will be all Isabelle." And then the queen was gone, and as soon as the door was closed Isabelle put her hands to her head and partially buried her face in the pillow that was on her bed, tears of blood streaming from her eyes as she let herself feel the emotional pain caused by her mother's attitude towards her.

[CORBIN ROSE HALLOWAY]

Just as soon as she reached her room, she burst into tears. Corbin honestly didn't know what was happening to her. It seemed to be the worse set of mood swings she had ever experienced and her fangs extended out of anger as she picked up her dresser and threw it out the window before crying out in pain. She was going to die, Corbin just knew it. Her emotions tossed and turned insider her as she continued to battle with the person she once was and the vampire she was now. Her eyes darkened as she raced to the bathroom. Standing in front of a mirror she gave a growl. All she could see now was a monster and she hated it. Her fist smashed through the mirror as she gave another agonized howl.

Corbin was losing it slowly...and she knew she didn't have much more to lose. Every muscle in her body ached as the monster withing her surfaced and pushed her humanity down once more. Wiping the tears from her face she rushed out of the bathroom and began to destroy her room more. When there was nothing left to smash she collapsed. She was now a puddle of emotions. Digging her finger into the carpet as she cried and cried.

[ISABELLE KATHERINE TREBORN]

I wanna kiss a girl; I wanna kiss a girl; I wanna kiss a boy!

After a few minutes of crying and thinking of her human life and her now undead life Isabelle sat up and looked at her blood stained pillow. A soft sigh escaping her as she picked it up and ran downstairs with it, not hearing the drama the queen was going through in her bedroom and then in the bathroom. Isabelle put the pillow in the hands of a servant and poked her roughly in the shoulder, "get it perfectly clean and then bring it back to my room. One spot of blood on it and i'll rip your throat wide open." She pushed the servant away before walking into the kitchens and grabbing a bottle of blood, downing it in a second. That was when she heard some loud banging upstairs, right above her in the queen's personal room. Isabelle knew how it was, the monarchs had their bedroom which they shared and did things in, then they each had their own private studies for business. Isabelle could hear the queen in her personal study and by the sounds of it, rearranging the furniture was a new hobby.

Racing up the stairs as quickly as possible Isabelle flung open the door, her eyes widening as she saw her mother on the floor crying. She had never seen the queen like this before. "Momma..." Her feet lead her to the queen and she carefully knelt down beside her, trying not to make her angry in any way. One of her hands placed itself on the queen's back and before she knew it Isabelle was pulling her mother close and holding her, her chin resting on the top of the monarch's head. "You're safe Momma, i'm here. I'll look after you Momma, I promise." Isabelle rocked gently, holding the queen close as she tried to calm her a little.

[CORBIN ROSE HALLOWAY]

Corbin fell apart in her daughters arms she wasn't a vampire at that moment she was more human. Her cries very much echoed her human life and how she felt about death, as a vampire death was the least of her worries until she had come face to face with her crimes. There was a chance that she wouldn't be strong enough to face things. She knew she was weak. Corbin knew that she had struggles and that is what scared her most of all.

Her dress was now stained with blobs of crimson as she let it pour down from her cheeks, she was even getting some on belle as well and for that she hated herself. "I'm a mess...." she cried looking into her daughters eyes. "I'm not a queen I'm a mess."She would never understand why she couldn't cry normal tears. She missed that just as much as she messed the sun. To cry blood disgusted her and reminded her of how much a of a monster she truly was. Only monsters cried blood.

[ISABELLE KATHERINE TREBORN]

I wanna kiss a girl; I wanna kiss a girl; I wanna kiss a boy!

Isabelle held her mother close and continued to rock her, not letting go until the queen was calm and had a hold of her emotions so that they could talk. "It's okay momma, I promise. It's all okay. You're safe." Her hands were on Corbin's arms, holding the queen against her body until her mother moved and looked into her eyes, "I'm a mess.... I'm not a queen I'm a mess." Isabelle put her hand on her mother's cheek and gently stroked it with her thumb, hoping it would help soothe her a little. Then, without saying a word, she grabbed a wet cloth and wiped the blood from the queen's cheeks, smiling once her mother was all cleaned up. "I know it's not always easy momma but it is a blessing. We keep our youth and we get to live forever with those we love. I know you love the king and he love you too. You both mean the world to each other. Could you imagine how hard it would be if one of you had to watch the other grow old and die? There are some bad aspects to it but this life is a blessing."

She decided that was enough talking, she would just have to show she was there for her mother by physical actions. Isabelle did understand what the queen was going through, she was going through it all herself; she had been forced to be a vampire and was having to deal with her human emotions as well as the memories of her human life. It wasn't easy to do but if things were balanced out then it was possible to do, the vampire side could be the dominant part with the human aspect giving them that little bit of control over their actions. She did hope that the queen would understand this. This was their chance to talk, a chance for Isabelle to make Corbin see that life didn't have to be difficult. If she could do this then her mother would be safe.