In the Shoes of a Vampire

Some of my favorite moves, in alphabetical order. Just so you know, there are a lot of historical movies on this list.

1. Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)

2. Cleopatra (1963)

3. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

4. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

5. Dangerous Liaisons (1988)

6. The Dark Knight (2008) <— Top ten.

7. The Duchess (2008)

8. Elizabeth (1998)

9. Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)

10. Gladiator (2000)

11. Juno (2007)

12. Jurassic Park (1993)

13. King Kong (2005)

14. Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

15. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

16. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

17. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) <— Top ten.

18. Marie Antoinette (2006)

19. The Matrix (1999)

20. Moulin Rouge! (2001) <— My all-time favorite.

21. The New World (2005)

22. Out of Africa (1985) <— Top ten.

23. Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)

24. Pineapple Express (2008)

25. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

26. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006)

27. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (2007)

28. The Reader (2008) <— Top ten.

29. Romeo & Juliet (1968) <— Top ten.

30. Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

31. 300 (2007) <— Top ten.

32. Spirited Away (2002) <— Top ten.

33. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) <— Top ten.

34. Titanic (1997) <— Top ten.

35. Underworld (2003) <— Top ten.

36. Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009) [Yes, I know I skipped the second one. It wasn’t as good in my opinion]

37. Wuthering Heights (1939)

38. X-Men (2000)

39. X-Men: United (2003)

40. X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)

41. X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)

My family keeps getting bigger, and I really want to put them all down here.

Niamh Nyx (@NiamhFireFae) - Fiance

Holly Amelinda (@Holly_Fairy) - Sister - With Brannden Sinclaire

True/Akasha (@TrueVamp) - Sister - With Lestat de Lioncourt

Indigo Vamp (@Indigo_Vamp) - Sister - With Eric Northman

Tammy Bass (@tammybass_) - Sister

Lestat de Lioncourt (@LdeLioncourt) - Brother - With True/Akasha

Armand (@armand_vampire) - Sort of a Brother

Brannden Sinclare (@Seraphim_Angel) - Brother - With Holly Amelinda

Alyce Gabriella Vincette (@VampireAlyce) - Niece

Titan Amelinda (@FairyTitan) - Holly’s Brother

Meliantha Amelinda (@MelianthaSkyFae) - Holly’s Sister

Bree Lorio (@blorio) - Close Friend

Seth Clearwater (@Seth_wolfboy) - Close Friend

Bittersweet Deviant (@BitterDeviant) - Close Friend

Elizabeth Showers (@Fairy_Lizzie) - Close Friend

And I need to include two more people. Jason Bik (@FaerieBik) because he’s with my good friend Bree, and absolutely great to her. Joshua Vincette (@VampireJosh) because he’s with my niece, Alyce. *smiles*

I love every person on this list!

How did I come to be a vampire? The best person to go to for that would be Mael, for I don’t know why he chose me. But I will explain to the best of my ability. I was born in 1407 in Venice, Italy to a small, insignificant family. My mother and my father were kind and gentle creatures. I had one brother, Milo, a sister, Francesca, and no other siblings. Milo was two years my younger, Francesca 5 years my senior. I had a rather uneventful childhood. My father married me off when I was merely 15, to a man named Doriano Giuseppe. Doriano was 5 years older than I, and his first choice was my sister, but she had already been married. He was not unkind to me, but he did not treat me as if I really mattered that much. I married him rather hesitantly, but knew that I could not refuse, as it would mean disgrace to my family. I gave birth to our first child a year later, when I was 16. We named him Alessandro (after Doriano’s father). Alessandro looked more like Doriano, with his dark hair and dark eyes. Two years later, when I had just turned 18, I had our second son, Oliveri. Oliveri also took after Doriano, except with my gray/blue eyes. I loved Alessandro and Oliveri more than anything in the world. Over a year later, when I was nearly 20, a stranger appeared on our doorstep. On the night that Doriano was not home. I had no way of protecting myself or my children. I didn’t want to let him in, but he busted through the door. He was telling me something in English, which I did not understand at the time, and I cannot remember now for the life of me. This man was my maker, Mael. He took me from my children, my husband, my siblings, my parents. I can never forgive him for that.