- - T H E C O S T O F H O P E

Maturity -- Quite a bit of romance
Fantasy -- Supernatural creatures

T H E - C O S T - O F - H O P E

Brooke, you know what to do. Here are all our characters. We can add more as the roleplay and plot develops.

HEAT (Brooke) Cold white vampire Heat is on the dark side of life. He has killed 89 people he keeps track of all there names in this little black book he has. Heat has black hair that covers his eyes a bit. Heat wears this black hoodie that shields his face with a shadow. Heat only takes it off at night when he is alone. He has brownish blackish eyes but no one know because they can't see past the shadow. Under the hoodie he is hot but of course no one knows. He is very evil mean rude person.

PEYTON (Brooke) Can communicate with the dead. Peyton hates her power she can here the deads thoughts and can sometimes even see them depending on how strong of a connection. When having a really strong connection some may be able to take over her body making her do things she normally wouldn't for usually more than 15 minutes at a time. Peyton has killed 1 person when her body was taken over. Peyton was never caught although she was a suspect but they dismissed the trial. Peyton thinks she will never be happy in life hearing the deads all the time and even seeing them still freeks her out at age 18. She has heard the dead for 16 years now and her power of seeing the dead and hearing the still scares her. Peyton has had one guy that really cared for her until they thought she was crazy. Peyton hopes to find someone to make her happy and comfort her when she sees or hears the dead.

DELILAH (Brooke) has jet black curly hair with big emerlad green eyes. She has a small body figure she stands at 5ft. Deliah is a moonstepper at the age of 18. She has tryed to kill her self several times. She is a beautiful cute girl but she is never happy with her self. She has sars and scratches on the back of each wrist and one scar on the right side of her neck. Deliah has never once been happy in life and doesn't know if she ever will be.

STERLING (Brooke) Is a very athletic guy normally seen playing sports. He would love to have a girlfriend or someone to love. He has bright shiny blonde hair and likes to spend time on it with his jel that he spikes it up with. Sterling have bright blue eyes that are pretty hard to miss. He will admit he is full of him self he thinks he is all that. He is denfenitly intrested in any hot girl like most other guys. But with him looks aren't all that matters he wants a girl who will love to spend time with him and let him shower her with gifts. Overall he is a pretty nice hot guy who is just looking for love and for someone to love him just as much. A vampire.

GRIFFIN (Ave) He stands at 5'7 and has a slightly muscular body build. His hair is black and falls in front of his face, covering his left eye and leaving the other green one uncovered. He has, for the most part, a well proportioned face and likes to wear anything, really. Griffin is a vampire, and he can be on the darker side at times. He keeps to himself and generally likes to stay silent, though he'll talk to you a lot if you get really close to him. He's definitely protective of those he is close to.

CHARLOTTE (Ave) A moonstepper. She has dark brown curls that fall down her back and darker brown eyes, standing at 5'4. She is definitely stubborn and doesn't like to let go of things. She likes to pick fights but if you really get to know her, she's a nice person.

XANE (Ave) He's a blood demon, though you would never expect it. This means that during the day, he is his normal self- friendly, funny at times, and brave. But when the sun goes down, he turns into anything but himself. He's cruel and likes to suck blood so, so much. He's got blonde hair that's short, but still falls around his face, along with bright blue eyes. He stands at 5'6 and likes to wear darker clothes.

ROSE (Ave) She is a necromancer, with a strong connection to the dead. She has an obsession with graves and death, but she isn't dark or anything; she just doesn't like to talk much. She generally keeps to herself and has deep emotions that she holds down inside. With straight, layered blonde hair and dull, gray eyes, she's 5'5.

[Okay how do we want to start this?]

ooc - I guess we'll do what we talked about through PMs.

"I hate this," Charlotte muttered, pacing beside the fire that Griffin was making. She heard him chuckle and immedietly turned around to face him. "What, you think it's funny?"

Another laugh escaped Griffin's throat as he looked up at her and raised his eyebrows, grinning slightly. "This-" he gestured towards the fire he was trying to make. "Is not funny. But the fact that all you do is complain... well, that's amusing."

Charlotte just shook her head and rolled her eyes, walking over to sit beside him. They had been best friends for a while, so she liked to stick close to him since she didn't really know- or like- anyone else in their little group that ran away. "I hope this... hunter doesn't follow us."

Opening his mouth to respond, Griffin was interrupted by Xane. "Look. Rose is back with food." Charlotte looked up to see the little necromancer approaching with a few grocery bags. It sucked, really, that they had to sleep in the woods when there was civilization just a few miles away.

Heat sat there and stared into the fire. No one was capable of seeing his face since the shadow of his hood covered it. Heat wasn't about to talk to these other 7 people he had ran away with or even in the future. Keeping to him self and being mysterious was what he was good at. Of course if they did ask him a question he probably would answer simple and a little rude. But he wasn't about to have small talk.

Peyton sat down next to Sterling unsure of what to do. Peyton didn't know any of these people. She knew they were like her and thats about all. Peyton would be the last to start a conversation but she denfenitly did want to find out more about the seven other people. Suddenly Peyton began having a vision from the dead. Her eyes were tightly shut.''Stop! Stop Stop!'' She yelled.

Sterling looked at the girl that was next to him who was screaming for it looked like no apperant reason at all. Sterling then managed to spit out the words.''Uh whats wrong?''He asked wondering if he would regret asking.

Peyton didn't reply she was still in her vision with the dead and still shouting 'Stop.'

Deliah sat there and ignored everyone she was sketching on the notebook that she had. Deliah looked very punk and emo. Deliah had drew a rose in the blue note book she was a really good drawler. She rubbed some of the blood that was running out of her wrist onto the rose to give it some color.

Shaking her head, Charlotte glanced at Griffin and bit her lip. "What's wrong with her?" she question him, though she knew he wouldn't know the answer. He just shrugged, wearing the same worried expression.

Rose's head shot up. She had known Peyton was a necromancer like her, but she didn't know that Peyton got visions like this too. She knew what to do when things like this happened, though she would first have to get Peyton away from the others. Rose swiftly took a step towards her and wrapped an arm around her shoulder, helping her up. "Come with me," she murmured soothingly, attempting to lead her away from the others.

Peyton was in tears by now. She couldn't really think the vision was to strong. She felt the comfort of and other person she moved with the girl slowly but still in her vision.


Heat sat there and put his hand over the fire. When it made a small burn on his hand he slid his hand into his pocket.

Deliah slid her hands into her pockets also as it began to get cold. Deliah also didn't want anyone to see her scars she didn't want these people to anyway.

Sterling sat there he thought the one girl was cute that was sitting with another guy. He began to wonder if the two were dating.

Turning towards Charlotte, Griffin sighed. "I'm going to go help them," he said, getting up quickly and running off towards the deeper part of the woods.

"Great," Charlotte muttered under her breath, though she was sure the others could hear her. "Now I'm stuck with-" she glanced around at Heat, then Delilah, then Sterling, and finally, Xane- "Silent vamp guy, freaky emo girl, the other vamp guy, and then Mr. Blood Demon here." She didn't like Heat at all, he WEREWOLFED! her off with his dark attitude and whatnot. Same with Delilah, and then she didn't really know Sterling...

"It's okay, it's okay," Rose murmured to the girl, whom she now remembered was named Peyton, softly. "They aren't real." That was lie, though. They were real- she knew what it felt like. Before she could say anything, she heard footsteps and at first wondered if she was getting a vision of her own, but turned around to see Griffin.

"Oh, thank God it's you," she sighed, turning to Peyton.

As the vision got stronger and more powerfull. The death became more real and could anytime now take over her body. Peyton was screaming.''No No No No!''Her eyes still tightly clenched shut. Peyton had no idea were she was or even who was around her since the vision was blocking the world around her.

Heat over at the girl who had made the comments.''And what should we call you are you chyco a freek maybe? Because you sure look like a freek and well seem a little chyco.''He asked her wondering what the girls reply would be.

Sterling sat there and rolled his eyes he looked over at the girl who was making the rude remarks. Maybe shes not one to like at all.He thought to himself. All though she is pretty cute just with a bad attitude.

Deliah let the comment go she had heard many of them before. Deliah was depressed never happy with her self and probably never will be happy.

"Peyton, calm down!" Griffin shouted, shaking her just slightly. Rose rested a hand on his shoulder and shook her head. "That won't help," she said. "She needs someone to keep her calm for the time being, and soon, the visions will start to fade. That's all you can do." She paused, glancing between the two. "You stay with her. I'll go back to the others and make sure no one has killed anyone yet."

"Haven't you ever seen yourself?" Charlotte snapped back with narrowed eyes, but then shrugged it off, leaning her head against the tree and pulling her legs up beside her. She closed her eyes, but right before they shut completely, she saw Sterling through her eyelashes. He actually looked... kind of normal. Maybe she shouldn't have said what she did. Hoping he wouldn't catch her looking, she let her eyelids drop and then breathed in deeply.

Peyton was on the ground and crawled up in a ball. She was screaming and crying trough the vision. You think she would be used to this by now but she never got used to it over the 16 years that she has had these visions. Peyton felt the comfort of someone and the that slowly began to help.

Heat looked at her.''Well its not like you have ever saw me.''He said with a smirk that of course was unable to been seen by anyone.''I can see you and well you like a freek hmm now what I look like you will never know.'' He said with a small laugh that sounded sorda evil.

Sterling sat there he didn't care if the girl was snobby he thought she was really cute. He messed his blonde hair up with his hand a little. He wondered what was going through everyone's mind but the beautiful girl especially.

Deliah sat there she looked at the guy who had not speeked at all. She thought he was sorda cute.

"Whatever," Charlotte muttered, opening her eyes again and not bothering with a retort. She just shook her head, glancing up at Xane. He was chuckling, obviously amused, but she saw a look of concern pass his face as his eyes crossed over Delilah. She sighed, shifting her gaze to Sterling and examining him. Maybe she was right, he was kind of normal. This time, she didn't bother to look away.

Griffin rested his hand on Peyton's shoulder, crouching down beside her. "It's gonna be okay," he assured her soothingly, though he wasn't sure if his words were true.

Deliah looked back into t he fire. She felt like everytime she looked into one of these peoples eyes it felt like a crime she had just donw. Deliah wasn't gona and didn't want to look at these people.

Sterling gave the girl a slight smile. He wasn't sure what she was thinking or how she would even take the smile. Would she say something mean again or would she acctully show somem happieness.

Heat shook his head then he layed down and rested his head on the log and shut his eyes. Heat pulled the sleeves of his hoodie over his hands.

Suddenly the vision stopped it took Peyton a minute to look up and see were she was. When Peyton did she noticed she wasn't with the group anymore but one of the guys was with her.

Xane sighed, tilting his head slightly with his gaze still traveling over the girl. "You know, you've been speaking an awful lot," he said sarcastically in a joking manner while walking over to her. He glanced up at the sky. The sun was almost down; he would need to get out of here soon.

Her footsteps almost silent, Rose returned to where the group was and examined them. No bled shed, it seemed. "Everything okay here?" she asked.

Charlotte returned the smile with a tiny grin and then shut her eyes again, leaning her head against the tree.

"My god, you scared all of us," Griffin muttered as she slowly opened her eyes, folding his arms across his chest and getting up. He offered Peyton a hand, and with his other hand, ran his hands through her hair. "Are you okay now?"

Deliah rolled her eyes ...''Talking really isn't my thing if you haven't noticed and especially not to people I hardly no.'' Deliah replied sliding her hands farther into her pocked making sure they couldn't see the scars and freshley new cuts.

Sterling smiled at her.''Uh whats your name?"He asked her with a sprakle in his eye. ''I am uh Sterling in case you were wondering by the way.'' He added quikly.

''No specialy now that your here its denfiently not okay.'' Heat said with a smirk behing his shadow. Heat then leaned his head back on to the rock behind him. He zipped the front of his jacket up as far up as he could.
[I sorda want Heat to adventually find love that way he can reveal himself to her. It can be one of these characters or when the plot gets more intresting with more characters it can be one of the newer characters.]

Peyton reached up for his hand and pulled her self up to the ground. When she stood up she fell on to him since the visions sometimes made her dizy.''Uh sorry.''She said feeling kind of sick and had a really bad headahe.

ooc - Yeah, that would be a good idea.

"I see," Xane replied with an amused grin, tilting his head to the side slightly and crossing his arms. "So what are you, a moonstepper or something?" He looked around at the group. Everyone seemed... uncomfortable, at the least. He shrugged it off, knowing it was reasonable; none of them had ever really talked to each other before.

Opening her eyes again, Charlotte let out a small chuckle. "Charlotte," she responded with a grin and a slight nod of her head. "Sterling... that's a nice name."

Rose rolled her eyes at Heat's response, but really thought nothing of it. Shaking her head, she lifted her gaze so that she was facing the group. "Alright, we're going to have to leave tomorrow, early in the morning, so get some sleep. The hunter is getting closer," she said to them.

"That's... that's okay," Griffin breathed, helping her stand up. He lightly grabbed one of her arms and put it around him, so that he could support her, and then gently started leading her back towards the others.

Deliah nodded but showing no emotion she kept the depressed look that was usual for her. Deliah hadn't laughed in a long time and smile was once every blue moon. ''Moonsteper yes.''She said then leaning her head on the tree behing her. She felt the cold metal blade in her pockets. Deliah felt that one knife was the most important thing in her life.

Heat looked at her and got a little angry when she didn't have a response to what he had said. Adventually Heat got over it and shrugged it off. Heat closed his eyes tightly not willing to open them any more till morning.

Sterling nodded with a grin.''Yes your name is pretty.''He said nodding again. Sterling then zipped his sky blue hoddie up that had white letterling that said 'Aeropostale'On the front of it. Then he put his hood on.

Peyton held on to him tightly feeling that she would fall over if she didn't. ''Uh how long was I like that?''She asked him.

"Ah, okay..." Xane responded, closing his eyes for a second and breathing in. "Well, I should... go now," he added, knowing that she probably understood him being a blood demon and all, and getting away from those that he didn't want to hurt when the sun went down.

"Right then," Rose added sarcastically after no one seemed to even notice her announcement. "I'm heading off to sleep."

Charlotte leaned against the tree again. "Since we have to get up early tomorrow morning... I'm gonna go to sleep now," she told him, closing her eyes once more.

"Just a few minutes," Griffin told her as they reached the rest of the group. "How often does that... happen to you?" he asked her, suddenly curious.

Deliah nodded.''Uh okay I guess I'll see you in the morning.''She said opening her eyes a little to see him. Deliah put her long black curly hair into a ponytail.

Heat was surprisingly already alseep he layed there motionless and soundless.


Sterling nodded.''Uh yeah I should try to get some sleep also.''He said sprawling out on the cold ground then shuting his eyes lightly.

Peyton looked at him.''Uh it really dosn't have a patteren when the dead needs to talk to me thats what happens.''Peyton told him.''They try to convince me to kill people and they tell me some stories about how they died and crap.''Peyton replied to him.

ooc - Wanna skip to the morning?

Griffin blinked his eyes open, groaning quietly; he hated sleeping on the forest floor. Getting up slowly, he glanced at his watch and saw that it was 6:30. "Thirty more minutes until we have to leave," he muttered to himself under his breath.

"Did you say something?" Charlotte murmured softly, rolling over to face him. She blinked and saw Griffin nod.

Peyton woke up the next morning. Peyton sat up and looked around for a moment she had no clue were she was at or no memories of last night. But they slowly started coming back to her. Peyton saw Griffin and that made he smile write away.

Heat woke up slowly. When he was finally awake he pulled out his small black book and began fingering each persons name. He counted every morning. He felt proud for some reason for killing all those people.

Deliah didn't sleep well that night she got about and hour of sleep. Deliah thought about ways to try and committ suicded most of the night and stared at her knife.

Sterling rolled over and then realized mostly everyone was awake so her figured he should wake up also. He slowly sat up and began examining each person when he got to Charlote his eyes stayed fixed on her.

Xane slowly made his way through the trees, his hair slightly messed up because of the previous night. He hated being a blood demon- and hair wasn't the only reason. Reaching the group with a sigh, he looked around. They seemed to all be awake, he noticed, and nodded his head slowly.

"I thought you all would have still been asleep," he commented.

Charlotte looked up at Xane, and then glanced at Griffin beside her. "Griffin wanted us to wake up early, remember?"

Deliah's attention turned to Xane when he finally reached the group. There was something about him that caught her attention everytime she saw him. There was a feeling running through her that she had never felt before. Part of her liked the feeling and the other part wanted it to go away. Deliah did think he was sorda cute and his personality had something about it that she liked.

Sterling nodded ''Yeah we have about 15 minutes until we leave.''Sterling added to the cnversation.

Peyton wondered why Griffin comforted her last night. Peyton had always went through her visions alone was never comforted. Peyton mostly stayed home most of the time incase she did have a vision. She didn't like to be out in public and have humans wondering what was happening to her. Peyton thought Griffin was hot and thought there was something between them maybe possibly a strong connection.

Heat stood up and fixed his hood to make sure the shadow remained over his face. Heat then closed the small black book softley and slid it back into his pocket. He zipped his pocket up not wanting to have any chance of lossing his small death book as what he called it anyway.

"Well, I'm going to go hunt," Charlotte told Griffin, turning to him. With a quick nod, she got up swiftly and tied her hair back into a loose ponytail, then started towards the forest. She stopped, though, and turned around, glancing at Delilah. "You... wanna come with me, Delilah?" she asked her, since they were both moonsteppers and all.

Deliah looked at her ''No thanks I hunted about like a hour ago when everyone was still sleeping.''Deliah replied to Charlotte.


Heat layed there and watched as the sun came up slowly. THe shadow still covering his facr from the hood.


Peyton looked at Griffin...''So whats something I should know about you?''She asked trying to start a conversation with him.


Sterling watched as Charlotte went off to hunt.

"Alright," Charlotte responded with sigh and then a shrug. "Sterling? You wanna come?" She glanced back at the forest and then shivered, hungry for some fresh meat.

Griffin shrugged. "Uh, I'm a vampire," he muttered, and then looked up at Peyton. "But... you probably already knew that," he added with a crooked grin.

ooc - I'm sorry for my lack of decent posts. Writers block.