�So you�ve been stalking us?�
�In a manner of speaking, yes. My name is Vryko Lakas.�
�Well Vryko...�
�Call me Lakas.�
�Lakas� Would you like to come in and formally meet the others.�
�You�re not the least bit afraid of me? Of what I�m capable of?� He walked a few steps closer. Now he stood level with her.
�Kali and I are very strong. Young Ruku can hold his own. Together we have fought off many beasts and many men; you, Sir, would be no different. However I know you will not be a threat of any kind. You seek companionship as much as I.�
�Well if you�re confident of that, then let us go inside.�
She turned toward the house and called to me silently. �Kali, we have a visitor. An immortal gentleman begs that the two of you grace us with your presence.�
In an aggravated tone Ruku replied, �Tell him to go away,� changing over to his mischievous side, �or give him something to eat, dear Sina.�
They walked into the house arm in arm and Lakas introduced himself. �I am Vryko Lakas. I have been tracking you three for years and I would like to enjoy your company.�
Ruku, being protective of Sina pulled her from his arm, �How do we know you�re not one of those sniveling bastards from Athens?� We had had several run-ins in Athens with a coven with opposing views on structure. They couldn�t conceive of a matriarchal clan.
�I assure you, I am from Pergamum, not Athens.�
Ruku scanned Lakas� thoughts and found his statement held true. �Well then, join us brother. We have all the riches we shall ever need and the two most beautiful vampires in existence to share eternity with.�
The four of us have survived together to this day. We have separated for only weeks at a time, and we still lay claim to the villa on Crete. We also have a studio apartment in New York City, a large cottage in the south of France, and a chateau in Brisbane, and a home in the French Quarter of New Orleans. We own all these places legally now, though we came about them in various ways. We have had several lawyers over the years, and continue to have large sums of money in Swiss bank accounts. We enjoy each other�s company and love to spend our nights watching the changes in time. I have acquired a large art collection including Vincent Van Gogh, Leonardo di Vinci, Salvador Dali, Andy Warhol, and Alex Grey. Ruku has purchased every electronic device imaginable and knows everything about all of them. Sina has a Library that would rival that of Alexandria. She has original Aristotle, Homer, Shakespeare, Dickens, Hawthorne, Rand, and every book by a fantastic new author named Anne Rice. Lakas has the largest collection of music of any immortal. He has especially grown fond of the new �Goth Rock� as he calls it. It really is quite in tune with our existence.
We all have our passions but in the end the best thing we have is each other. Eternal life is long and lonely. We are all that keeps the other from burying ourselves in the earth until the end of time.