Your Ever So Inviting.

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Sighing,the vampire propped his leather coated leg on top of his desk.The polished oak table shinning from the single light ahead,flickering shadows in the corners.A letter was opened in front of him,an ink pen sat on top of it.The note nearly finished.

"Dante,I heard what happened and there's nothing i can do to help you.Wolves are not my specialty and its not in my power to change anything.When The Fates fated you and Lady Syrenia,its done.You know the law.If i tamper with this,not only you but I would be in serious trouble I'm sorry my brother.The Fates can be cruel bitches and i know ------"

A thin cigarette was held between his satin lips,smoke coiled and flitted in the air above him.Swirling.
The laws of the jungle.
He wasn't allowed to mingle in other's business.Especially wolves.They have territorial issues.

A sigh was exhaled.

Putting the cigarette into the ashtray,he smothered it for the light would go out.

Silver orbs flicked down to the note,then away.

The vampire's hair was ebony today,water falling over his shoulders in silky waves.Dressed in all black his ACDC t-shirt fitted tightly around his torso.And it didn't hide the fact that he was seriously ripped.Leather pants tightly fitted slender legs perfectly.

Poster whore for the new Goth Magazine.



The door burst open to his studies and Valentine stalked in,surrounded by a group of skanky-clad girls,giggling as they clung to the Slayers arms.
"Hey Ashy-baby",Valentine cooed,looking at the irritate vampire behind the desk who gave the boy a confused look.

Laughing and sat his perfect ass into one of the leather chairs,before the desk and in front of Ash.
"Phobos--",Acheron sighed,rubbing his temples were a headache was already starting.

One of the strippers,giggling still sat down in Valentines lap,dainty hands running along his chest.
The boy turned a light shade of pink before looking over at Ash,who was smirking at him.


"What do you want Phobos?",Ash sighed while standing.His pants rode dangerously low on his lean hips.
Phobos flushed again as he eyed the Elder.
If he wasn't careful,he might hump Ash's leg or something.

Ash pulled out his wallet,flipping some twenty's on the table.
"Ahh . . . . you read my mind,Ash".
"You have no idea".

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A figure approached the, what appeared to be, strip club, blond hair ending a few inches below her shoulders in beautiful waves tonight. The moon was high, and a soft sigh escaped the girl's lips as she eyes it longingly. Deep down, what Phobos did hurt her; more than he could understand. But he was still a god in her eyes, still everything she'd ever wanted and nothing he did could ever make her stop loving him...as much as she hated it sometimes.

Walking past the barely dressed girls, a few flashing her flirty smiles, she tried to keep her mind focused on Phobos. He would be here, waiting for her. Deep down, she knew she was his girl, but he just didn't show it as often as she would like; not that she would ever show it of course. Following her instincts, she found a door and knocked on it timidly. Okay, so maybe it was more than instincts.

There was the note she'd given him that morning on the floor outside the door. Must have fallen out of his pocket, she assured herself. It was merely telling him she had to go a little early for work that day and that she would see him when she got home and make it up to him. A few little x's and o's to show her love at the end.

A button-up, low riding camouflage shirt hugged her frames and let the tiniest bit of flesh remain visible before her hipster jeans covered her legs. cocking her hip a little to the side, she waited for someone to open the door. He was probably..a little BUSY at the moment.

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Acheron's head jerked up at the knock at the door,a frown still plastered on his beautiful face.
"Why do so many people know about my studies?",he growled as he glared at his 'girls'.They knew they werent allowed in his room.They knew better as well."Ah well you know me Ashyboy,and well . . . . the girls followed me",he said sheepishly.But Ash wasnt listening.He muttered something under his breath.
"Arent you going to get the door---?".

All of a sudden the girls dropped to the floor in deep sleep.Valentine actually squeaked in surprise.He slowly pushed himself up and out of the chair,and went to go see the closet girl,to see if she was alright.

"They're alright",Ash said gruffly,and with a wave of his hand the strippers vanished."What the hell?",Valentine growled as he straightened up,his bright eyes flicked up to meet Acheron's eerie orbs."I just sent them back to there dressing room,they wont remember a thing about earlier or when you brought them here",Ash said with a bit of anger laced in his voice.As he walked over to the door,no it seemed he glided,he spoke again. "Val if you bring another girl into this room without my word in it,im going to hurt you".His strong hand rested on the doorknob,and opened the door.

"Jenny?!".

Valentine rushed over and stood infront of Ash,his hands resting on either side of the doorway,blocking Ash it seemed.
"H-hey".

Acheron snorted.
Thus he already knew the girl was behind that door.
"Tend to your girlfriend,Valentine",Ash said as he walked back to his desk.The slayer snarled and wrapped his arms around the girl,glaring at Ash over his shoulder.

Ash scowled.

"Dont start with me boy".

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Sitting at home, Astrid gently hugged her stomach, How would Zarek react?..This wasn't supposed to happen, but it did, and there was no way she was going to give up this baby. But, how would she tell him?...

Stepping off of the subway, Astrid began walking towards Acheron's place.

The air outside was crisp and cool, It was already getting dark out. The sound of Astrid's high heals against the cement sidewalk, a steady momentum, was the only sound she could hear appart from the wind blowing past her ears.

Her short, black suede jacket hid most of her bright red turtle neck, all but the part that gently hugged her neck. The cool air against her black skinny jeans, caused her legs to go numb.

Astrid slowly approached the door to Ash's place, placing her hand on the door knob, she quietly opened the door, to find a dark room with a set of stairs leading up to the top of the three story building. Looking up at them with a sigh, she stepped forward, and began walking up.[/size][/center]

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Brushing a piece of bleach blond hair behind her ear with the small black star piercing, she sighed and was about to walk off as she heard two voices inside. It was too muffled to decipher male from female, let alone identify who it was...but whoever they were, they were taking too long to answer the door. She thought she heard a loud squeak, but then again she could just be imagining things.

Another two seconds and she was about to go.

1..
2..

And just as she turned to leave, her red converse turning to go,she heard a voice at the door.

Val if you bring another girl into this room without my word in it,im going to hurt you

Rolling her eyes, Jenny half-expected something like that and with a soft sigh she fully turned to leave. Valentine's voice stopped her dead in her tracks though and she sighed, looking over at the door and seeing Ash in the background. Cracking on her best fake smile, she aimed it at Val.

"Hey." she replied softly, shoving the note he'd left deeper down into her pocket as if afraid he would see it and ... well. It wasn't worth the drama that would ensue. Hearing her lover's deep snarl, and his arms around her, she returned the hug and buried her face in his chest.

Okay, so maybe she could put up with his bad habits as long as at the end of the day she was more important than them. It comforted her to think that Ash didn't call any of Val's other girls his 'girlfriend'. Well, not that she knew of anyway.

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Taking the girl by the hand he pulled her into the room,and shut the door behind him with the toe of his foot.
"Val . . --",Acheron sighed as he looked up at the two teens,shaking his head.He sat down behind his desk,picking up his pen and twirled it around with his long fingers.

Valentine didnt comment back to the vampire as he pulled up another chair for Jenny.
"Want anything to drink,Jenny?",the Slayer asked with a small smile,his dainty feline fangs peeking out from his upper lip.He looked over at Ash,and wrinkled his nose.
The vampire sighed and Coke Bottles appeared on the desk.
"Thanks Barney".

"Dont....call me that".

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Finally reaching the top of the stairs, Astrid giggled to her self.

Girl, you NEED to get in shape, three sets of stairs, and you are completely out of breath, not cool.

Taking the bit of time necessary, Astrid caught her breath and fixed up her hair, her cheeks were red and hot from climbing the stairs, and her jeans were sticking to her legs like glue from all the sweat. Blowing her bangs out of her face, she then made her way to the door. It had been ages since she last saw Ash, butterflies fluttered around in her stomach.

As she knocked on the door, she felt small tingling feeling in the pit of her stomach.

She had to pee.

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Feeling her soft hand taken by Val's, whose was a bit rough from his hunting, a real smile graced her lips. There was something about him that made her never want to leave his side. What it was exactly, well...she couldn't put her finger on it. But she thought that deep down they had a profound understanding of each other.

"A drink?" she asked, blinking a little in surprise as she did often, kind of like a deer or a squirrel. "That would be lovely thank you.." she replied politely and two coke bottles appeared on the bench. The girl was used to this type of thing, her father had been a hunter after all and had taken care of her until he was killed by a werewolf.

Clearing her mind of thoughts of her father, she jumped a little as there was another knock at the door. Without even thinking, she went over and answered the door to be met by a pretty girl, looking a little flushed, in a red turtleneck.

"Hullo." she greeted politely, and stepped out of the way so that she was in plain view of Ash. That MUST be who she's here for...

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Graving the bottles he passed one to Jenny,then cracked his own open.Sipping at it he cocked his head towards the door,brushing a few blonde locks from his light eyes.
Valentine chuckled to himself at Ash's angry face.
"Hey dont look at me".

Acheron got up and smoothed out his shirt but raised a brow at Jenny,who answered the door first.The vampire's eyes went wide as he starred at the nymph,a smile forming slowly."Astrid!",he greeted happily as he 'floated' over to her."Its been awhile mon amie,please come in.You look a little flushed,are you alright?".

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Biting down on her lower lip, Astrid put on a gentle smile.


Ash hadn't changed one bit, he was still the gorgeous male she'd always known, seeing his face, sent a wave of relief through her body.

"Ofcourse, I'm fine, Just a little warn out from the walk here..."

Entering the room, Astrid immediately spotted the washroom.

Feeling the small tingle in her stomach once again, she approached Ash.

"Hey, umm, could I please use the washroom?..."

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Moving across the room so that Ash and this girl could get to their business, she moved to Valentine. Standing behind Val, she smiled and ran her fingers through his hair soothingly, fingers massaging his scalp lightly. Leaving a tender kiss on his forehead, she then continued letting her fingers play with his hair.

"I missed you today. Sorry about having to get up early this morning, and not getting to say goodbye to you." she apologized quietly. Jenny caught a snippet of the other conversation between Astrid and Ash. Astrid, what an interesting name. She liked it though. It was much more exotic than boring old Jenny.

Valentine sure was one hell of an interesting name too, she thought.

Reaching over Valentine's shoulder, she picked up the other coke, popped the lid and took a small sip. Jenny loved coke...so had her father, only his type couldn't be bought at the corner store...

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"Oh of course",Ash said,the bathroom door swinging open without anyone touching it.The vampire leaned over a bit,for he could look eye-to-eye with the petite nymph,his eyes flashed.
"How's the baby doing?",he asked with faint smile.More likely it meant did Zarek know yet.

[===switch over to Val===.]

"Its alright",Val frowned as he caught the girls hand.As much as he liked his hair being played with; he stopped the girl to kiss the back of her knuckles."I woke up and didnt find you anywhere,I got worried",he shrugged as he lowered the girls hand.Using his other hand he made small patterns on the girls palm with a finger.He let her go for she could get her beverage.He shoved his hands into the pockets of his pants and bowed his head,kicking his toe into the floor.

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Pausing, Astrid's heart dropped. At first, she wondered how he knew..

Then, it made sense, how would he NOT know.


Holding her stomach..she smiled, pushing her bangs out of her face, she looked up into his gorgeous eyes.

"Good...I think?.." She said, with a more then confused tone in her voice.

Smiling up at him, she hurried over to the washroom and gently shut the door, locking it behind her.

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After her small sip, she put the bottle back on the table and looked back at him. Hearing his words, she sighed and wrapped her arms around him, sitting in his lap. Pretending to pat his rear, she slipped the note she'd found on the floor into his pocket. He had seen it, she was sure of it. Oh well, it wasn't worth the drama of catching out his lie. She wished he wouldn't do it though...

Leaving a tender kiss on his lips, she forgot momentarily about Astrid and Ash. They were caught up in conversation themselves as far as she was concerned. Running her fingers down his cheeks softly, she apologized again, brushing her lips against his ear gently. Tucking a lock of his hair behind his ear lovingly, she stared into his bright eyes.

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Acheron straightened himself up and glanced at Astrid before she disapeared into the restroom.He sighed quietly to himself and stood outside the door,just incase Astrid need any help.He chuckled to himself.His little Astrid.Though it felt awkward that she was pregnant,even yet all grown up and not the little boucny girl he used to visit everday back home.He pinched the bridge of his nose and closed his eyes.He was getting old.

[===Val===.]

The Slayer raised both eyebrows and watched the girl,a flicker of amusment caught in his eyes.His arms found themselves sliding around the girls small waist.He gave her a charming smile,then his orbs flicked down to the girls lips.He leaned forward and pressed his lips to the girls,his lips parting slightly for he could take the girls bottom lip between his teeth.He gave one little tug before releasing and leaning back against his chair,his head cocked as he gazed at Jenny.
"So. . . --",he said afterawhile,breaking the silence."Got anything planned for today?".

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Looking into the bathroom, Astrid spotted the toilet, plopping her self down, she did her business.

Flushing the toilet, she stood up and took a look at her self in the mirror.

Her hair was a complete mess from the wind and sweat, her makeup, washed away once again, from all the sweat.

Turning on the tap, Astrid waited for the water to get warm, then began washing her hands.

She dried her hands off, on the small towel near the sink, and exited the bathroom, to find Ash standing there waiting for her.

She smiled at him.

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A soft giggle escaped the girl's lips as Val bit her lip, and she licked his teeth playfully. Answering her lover's question, she shook her head. "Nope, I just finished work..so yeh." she shrugged and kissed his forehead. "What about you?" she asked, trying to tame that lock of hair that was just too short to fit tucked behind his ear and always hung around his eyes.

Vaguely, she heard the door open near her, but she didn't really care at the moment, she was too caught up with Val...as usual.

[short post x__x sorry.]

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"Ahh there she is",Ash said with a friendly smile."I thought she fell in",he smirked as he scratched his chest,his fingers pressing hard into his skin just above his heart.Today thats were The Simi is currently resting.A dragon tattoo circled his heart,the scales red and green,tinted with some gold.But he was wearing his shirt,so you couldn't tell most likely.

He could hear The Simi's constant chatter inside his head,wanting him to release her for just a little while.And mentally he refused.He could hear her snort,then she was silent.

"Please take a seat,Astrid",Acheron motioned to his chair with one hand.

"Astrid is here?Goodie!Ash lemme see her!"

He sighed tiredly.



[===Val.===]

"Mmm. . . ",Val breathed,his eyes closing momentarily.Opening one eye he gazed up at the girl,the corner of his lip quirking up."Well. . . we /could/ go down to the arcade,or something",he suggested with a light shrug.He blinked both eyes open and shifted his gaze over to Ash,then back at Jenny."Or . . . go downstairs?",he said,picking up the faintest of sounds.Loud music was playing now,and he could just barely hear people shouting.
Sounds like a party started down there".

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Astrid rolled her eyes at his comment. He always had something clever to say.

Placing her hand on his wrist, she looked up at him with a more serious look on her face.

"Ash hun, I came here because I needed some advice...Think maybe we can talk for a while?..I mean, not right away, but soon, before Z gets home to find me...well not there...I don't want to worry him."

Looking over her shoulder at the young couple, Astrid smiled, they seemed to be so caught up with each other, they most likely didn't even notice Ash and herself standing there.

Feeling a sudden rush of heat, Astrid removed her suede jacket, and placed it over her arm. She quickly adjusted her sweater so that it wasn't all wrinkled up, her face looked bad enough as it was, her outfit didn't need to follow up on that.

Looking down at the chair that Acheron pointed out to her, Astrid took a seat, and crossed one leg over the other.

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A loving smile graced her lips as she shifted positions in her lover's lap. Val and the arcade. He honestly was just like a young teenager sometimes. Nuzzling her face into his cheek, she smiled and perked up at the thought of going downstairs. Jenny loved nightclubs. It was something about the anonymous nature of the whole scene, the darkness, the sensuality of the music...

"Downstairs sounds fun." she beamed, hopping to her feet and lacing her fingers with his and squeezing his hand lightly. With a playful giggle, she kissed his cheek before looking over at Ash and Astrid.

"We're going to go downstairs, okay?" she smiled and waved at Astrid. "It was nice ... meeting you Astrid." Not that...she really MET her..Astrid didn't even know her name, but..oh well. She seemed like a nice enough girl not to mind. Heading out the door, she tugged Val gently with her. Her coke sat on the table, barely touched. She'd be wanting it later though most likely, after all the dancing etc.

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Smiling at the young girl, Astrid waved goodbye."Have fun you two..." She said, as she watched the couple walk away.

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Acheron blinked down at the nymph,a frown forming.
"Of course whats on your mind?",he asked while untucking his shirt."Ahh. . . we can talk now",Ash said as he glanced over at the teens."They're leaving anyways,were quite alright",he said with a nod.Leaning up against the wall he watched the two leave the room and he exahled a long sigh."Headache's they are",he muttered,rubbing his temples.


[===Val.===]

The Slayer grinned as Jenny tugged them away.He pressed two fingers to his lips and then saluted Ash, a smirk grazing his lips.
"See yeah Ashybaby. . . . stay out of the chicks pants if you can--",he chuckled before he was thwacked upside the head.He growled and rubbed his head,glaring at Acheron.Who which looked at him innocently."Jeez..Barney has attitude".

OutOfCoffinds;; -pushes Val into 'Juliet loves the beat'. , TwT. -

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Astrid couldn't help but laugh at Val's last comment."That kid's got guts talking to you like that, haha." She chuckled at the thought of Ash and her sexually intimate with eachother, Haha, thats a GOOD one.

Her mind quickly shuffled back to her problem...the baby..
Knowing that Ash knew what was up, she skipped straight to the point.

Sighing she began to talk,
"I don't know how to break the news to Z, I don't want to scare him off with the whole baby deal, but I don't want to keep it a secret for too long, you know?..." She trailed off into her own thoughts, as she pondered ways to break the news to her lover.

Who knew that being pregnant could be so damned complicated.

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Pressing his finger tips harder into the side of his skull,he snorted.
"Just what I need,another Nick",he said with a grunt."Atleast I dont have to look after this one--",he muttered.Rolling his eyes he stood quietly as Astrid rambled on,something about the child.

Zarek.

The vampire closed his eyes.

"I know for a fact that Z didnt /really/ want children. . .-",he paused for a moment.

"But then. . . he does want kids, I guess.He's a confusing man at times I have to admit",he bit the inside of his cheek,and made a soft chirping now as he sucked on the inside of his cheek.

"Tell him..when you think the time is right,Astrid.Dont keep it underwraps to long because Z will get suspecious. . . .".

Who's having a baby?!.....Akri please let The Simi see Astrid.

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Biting down on her nails, Astrid listened carefully to what Ash was telling her.

Tell him when you think the time is right....

"I suppose, I should really just get it over and done with..the longer I wait, the harder its going to be..." She said with a sigh...

"I mean, the worst that could happen is that, well he doesn't want to have anything to do with the baby..or myself for that matter."

Now...that wasn't so bad...HAH, who the fuck was she kidding raising a kid on her own, yeah RIGHT.

"Oh, Ash, I really hope, that Z doesn't flip..." Astrid's eyes began to fill with water, but she quickly took the sleeve of her sweater to dab the tears away.

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Acheron nodded as he walked back over to his desk,fixing his papers and seperated his note to Dante from the pile.He looked up at the nymph a frown forming again.

"Your being ridiculous Astrid.You know that Z loves you",he said,putting his pen down ontop of the stack of papers.

He folded his arms over his chest and shook his head slowly at the women.

"He'll be shocked yes..but he wont flip.As meaning to that yell no.Stunned,yes",he sighed and walked around the desk to stand infront of Astrid.

He unfolded his arms and crouched down.He licked his lips,moistening them.

"If you want Astrid.I'll come with you,and 'back you up' ".

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Astrid stared at Ash as he licked his lips. In the same instant, Astrid licked her lips in return.

"Having you there would most likely help..."

Staring at the clock on the wall, Astrid noticed the time, 7:45, Zarek was due home in 15 minutes, and she was all the way across town. Thank god for being a Nymph. She could just pop her way home, come to think of it, why didn't she just pop over here in the first place?

"Well, Z is going to be arriving home very soon, we should get going if we want to get this done with."

Astrid's stomach turned at the thought of announcing the news to Zarek. At this point, she was very thankfull to have Ash with her.

"Hey, Ash, when's the last time you talked to Zarek?"

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"Yes lets".

The vampire picked up the stack of papers,and with his free hand he opened one of the drawers to his desk,putting the papers inside,followed by the note to Dante.He sighed softly.He'll have to get back to the letter later,or see Dante personally.Closing the drawer,he looked at Astrid over his shoulder then looked back down,starring at the end of his ball point pen.

The last time he spoke with the psycho vampire. . . . was a few days ago,when Z attacked those cops in the square.He attracted quite the commotion with the news,and Ash ordered the man to shave his goatee off,and head back to Alaska.But,soonly after 'discovering' that Astrid was carrying Zarek's child,he thought about it.He couldnt send Z off now,he wont hurt Astrid like that; nor Z.

"Mmm..not to long ago.Why?".

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Taking her jacket off of her arm, Astrid pulled it on, one sleeve at a time. The suede of the jacket was quite faded, she should have probably invested in a new one a while back, but seeing as though she had more important things to deal with, it usually slipped her mind.

"I was just wondering, you guys are on goo....umm, decent terms right?"

Just what she would need, Ash showing up at home while him and Z we're scrapping. She would NEVER hear the end of it.

Looking at Ash, Astrid smiled, it had been far too long since she last saw him. Taking a few steps forward, she looked up at his face, such a gorgeous man.

"Thanks, so much Ash, I really don't know what I'd do without you sometimes."

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"Its not like were at eachothers throats right now---".

Ah,Zarek and he did sound much like a married couple.And that just sent an awkward image through the brain.
Shaking that off,Ash racked a hand through his dark locks,resting his hand on the back of his neck.He sighed softly and tilted his head,his eyes flicking to Astrid.
He gave her a tight lip smile.

"Its not a problem,Astrid."


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OutOfCoffins;;
Gew,short postie.

Mmm...could you make a new board in Villages perhaps,Heidi? call it whutever you want.