[TimetoDuel95]

Gabriel came home to a quiet mansion. It was always like this after the gathering. The mansion was quiet until Gabriel would be eventually bothered with phone calls and meetings followed by paperwork...Gabriel was lucky if he got time to play the piano or read his poetry. That day, and the ones that followed, his mind was on nothing but Elliot. He wanted so badly to hear his voice again, to see those blue eyes, to feel that hair tangled in his fingers...he wanted Elliot, so when he got his invitation to the next gathering he was excited. More than he had ever been.

This theme was steamy romance. The envelope was red, the card was read with black, cursive lettering, and it came with a black box that held a rose with a black ribbon tied around the stem. The instructions said to hold onto it, for a vampire could give this to a pet and that is how a pet was chosen. Gabriel picked his up and examined it as he imagined giving it to Elliot.