Rachel Taylor

1. Where do you live? I can't tell you.
2. Born? April 4, 1989
3. Age? 23.
4. Occupation? I work at Coffee Bean.  With Ruth.  How awkward, right? Right? Right.
5. Are you the hero of your own story? Nope.
6. What is your problem in the story? Paige.
7. Do you have a problem that wasn’t mentioned in the story? No.
8. Do you embrace conflict? No.
9. Do you run from conflict? No.
10. How do you see yourself? I'm starting out a new life.  And I got a nice mate.
11. How do your friends see you? They like me.
12. How do your enemies see you? Paige doesn't care about me. 
13. How does the author see you? She prefers me over Amy.
14. Do you think the author portrayed you accurately? Yes. 
15. What do you think of yourself? Confident.  
16. Do you have a hero? Yes.
17. Do you have a goal? Win Scarlet's black heart.
18. What are your achievements? Writing a novel.
19. Do you talk about your achievements? Yes. 
20. What do you think about Twilight? It could have been so much better written. 
21. Do you have any strengths? 100% there in the relationship.
22. Do you have any weaknesses? Jealousy.
23. Do you have any skills? Writing.
24. Do you have money troubles? I did. 
25. What do you want? Paige stopped.
26. What do you need? Love.
27. What do you want to be? Keep being myself.
28. What do you believe? Second chances.  Even three.
29. What makes you happy? Surrounding myself with wonderful people.
30. What are you afraid of? Amy being near Scarlet.
31. What makes you angry? Paige.
32. What makes you sad? Being away from Scarlet and what Paige is doing.
33. What do you regret? Nothing so far. 
34. What is your biggest disappointment? The stores running out of the things I want.
35. What, if anything, haunts you? Being turned into a vampire.
36. Are you lucky? Apparently, yes. 
37. Have you ever failed at anything? Yes.
38. Has anyone ever failed you? Yes.
39. Has anyone ever betrayed you? Yes.
40. Have you ever failed anyone? I used to make empty promises.  So, uh, yes.  I did.
41. Have you ever betrayed anyone? No.
42. Do you keep your promises? Currently, yes.
43. Are you honorable? Currently, yes.
44. Are you healthy? Yes.
45. Sexual Orientation? Lesbian.
46. Do you have any bite marks? No.
47. What was your childhood like? Normal. 
48. Do you like remembering your childhood? Yes.
49. Did you get along with your parents? Yes. 
50. What in your past had the most profound effect on you? My brother treating me like shit. 
51. What in your past would you like to forget? My brother.
52. What in your past would you like others to forget? Nothing.
53. Who was your first love? Some girl I dated in high school. 
54. Who is your true love? So far, Scarlet.
55. Have you ever had an adventure? Going to Las Vegas for my birthday.
56. What is the most important thing that ever happened to you? Why? Going to Las Vegas.  I've never been there and I loved every second.  
57. Was there a major turning point in your life? Yes.  Having a stripper's tits in my face. 
58. Was there ever a defining moment of your life? Coming out to my parents.
59. Is there anything else about your background you’d like to discuss? Mmmmm, nope.
60. What is your most closely guarded secret? I like Avril Lavigne's music.  Some.
61. What is your most prized possession? Why? A CD by Persephone.  They got me into the Goth scene. 
62. Do you have any hobbies? Shopping and writing. 
63. What is your favorite scent? Curious by Britney Spears. 
64. What is your favorite color? Light pink. 
65. What is your favorite food? Double burgers.
66. What is your favorite beverage? Pepsi.
67. What is your favorite band? Melissa Ferrick.
68. What is your favorite item of clothing? Long skirts.
69. Name five items in your purse, briefcase, or pockets.  Lipstick, some CDs, kit kats, phone and wallet.
70. What are the last thing you read? An Anne Rice book.  Forgot which one it was.
71. How do you feel about the LGBT people? They're okay.
72. If you had the power to change one thing in the world that didn’t affect you personally, what would it be? People asking for raise. 
73. What makes you think that change would be for the better? No more shit going out of business.
74.  If you were stranded on a desert island, who would you rather be stranded with, a man or a woman? Woman. 
75.  How do you envision your future? Anything that involves Scarlet, I don't give a shit. 

Rose Autumn

1. Where do you live? What the fuck do you care? 
2. Born? May 14, 1800
3. Age? 211
4. Occupation? I work at Re-Vamped.
5. Are you the hero of your own story? I don't think so. 
6. What is your problem in the story? Beatrix is turning into this mindless love slave.  
7. Do you have a problem that wasn’t mentioned in the story? I did not like Scarlet at first.  I think I may have shown that.  Not sure.
8. Do you embrace conflict? No, I don't. 
9. Do you run from conflict? No.
10. How do you see yourself? A woman who can move on now.
11. How do your friends see you? They love me.
12. How do your enemies see you? I don't know.
13. How does the author see you? She loves the way I act.
14. Do you think the author portrayed you accurately? Yes. 
15. What do you think of yourself? I try my best to protect my girls.
16. Do you have a hero? No.
17. Do you have a goal? Help Beatrix calm the fuck down.
18. What are your achievements? Sculpting and selling them.
19. Do you talk about your achievements? Yes, with Ginger.
20. What do you think about Twilight? Edward Cullen needs some serious professional help.  O.O And Bella Swan needs to...has she ever been in love?
21. Do you have any special strengths? Planning.
22. Do you have any special weaknesses? Being organized.
23. Do you have any skills? Sculpting. 
24. Do you have money troubles? Nope!
25. What do you want? I want to have my own gallery someday.
26. What do you need? Some space.
27. What do you want to be? I already am a business woman.
28. What do you believe? I believe in faeries. 
29. What makes you happy? Sculpting.
30. What are you afraid of? People burning my sculptures.  *Shrugs* I don't know.
31. What makes you angry? People comparing my work to other famous work. 
32. What makes you sad? When my plans don't carry out.
33. What do you regret? Adding fairy wings to this one model.  She doesn't look good with wings.
34. What is your biggest disappointment? People not seeing the quality of work I put into my models. 
35. What, if anything, haunts you? My past.
36. Are you lucky? Sometimes.
37. Have you ever failed at anything? Yes.
38. Has anyone ever failed you? No.
39. Has anyone ever betrayed you? Yes.
40. Have you ever failed anyone? Yes.
41. Have you ever betrayed anyone? No.
42. Do you keep your promises? Yes.
43. Are you honorable? Yes.
44. Are you healthy? Yes.
45. Sexual Orientation? Lesbian.
46. Do you have any bite marks? Nope.
47. What was your childhood like? Fun.
48. Do you like remembering your childhood? I used to pretend to be a fairy.  
49. Did you get along with your parents? Yes. 
50. What in your past had the most profound effect on you? Being turned.
51. What in your past would you like to forget? Nothing.
52. What in your past would you like others to forget? Nothing.
53. Who was your first love? A girl I used to be friends with.
54. Who is your true love? That same girl.  Her name was Victoria.
55. Have you ever had an adventure? Biting Victoria.
56. What is the most important thing that ever happened to you? My work being sold.
57. Was there a major turning point in your life? Meeting other vamp women. 
58. Was there ever a defining moment of your life? Biting people with my sister.
59. Is there anything else about your background you’d like to discuss? No.
60. What is your most closely guarded secret? I have faeries in my plants.
61. What is your most prized possession? Why? My sculptures.  They mean everything to me.
62. Do you have any hobbies? Sculpting.
63. What is your favorite scent? Why? Fairy Dust by Paris Hilton.  I love faeries.  I hate Paris though.  
64. What is your favorite color? Light pink.
65. What is your favorite food? I don't eat.
66. What is your favorite beverage? Blood. 
67. What is your favorite band? Priscilla Hernandez. 
68. What is your favorite item of clothing? Fairy dresses.
69. Name five items in your purse: Fairy oracle, blood, wallet, a magazine and a pen.
70. What are the last thing you read? A book by Doreen Virtue.
71. How do you feel about the LGBT people? I loooove the ladies.
72. If you had the power to change one thing in the world that didn’t affect you personally, what would it be?How the waiters treat their customers.
73. What makes you think that change would be for the better? More tips for them. 
74. If you were stranded on a desert island, who would you rather be stranded with, a man or a woman? My friends.  They're women.
75. How do you envision your future? Still breathing.

Ginger Autumn

1. Where do you live? That's top secret. 
2. Born? March 9, 1800
3. Age? 211
4. Occupation? I own Re-Vamped.
5. Are you the hero of your own story? Yes, I helped my sister go through the change.
6. What is your problem in the story? Paige wants to turn the entire world into vamps.
7. Do you have a problem that wasn’t mentioned in the story? I tend to overreact when it comes to newcomers.  I even had a problem with Beatrix.
8. Do you embrace conflict? No, I don't. 
9. Do you run from conflict? No, I confront it. 
10. How do you see yourself? Someone who cares about her kind.
11. How do your friends see you? They respect me.
12. How do your enemies see you? I don't care.
13. How does the author see you? She has a soft spot for me.
14. Do you think the author portrayed you accurately? Yes.  Perfectly!
15. What do you think of yourself? I try my best to protect my girls.
16. Do you have a hero? No.
17. Do you have a goal? Stop Paige.
18. What are your achievements? Having my own business.
19. Do you talk about your achievements? With Rose.
20. What do you think about Twilight? Fluffy shit.  Have you tasted the blood of animals? It's fucking repulsive!!!
21. Do you have any special strengths? My work makes me feel confident.  
22. Do you have any special weaknesses? Sometimes work can get a little overwhelming and I break down crying. 
23. Do you have any skills? Business related stuff. 
24. Do you have money troubles? I try and keep a balance.
25. What do you want? I want Paige beheaded.
26. What do you need? A break.
27. What do you want to be? I already am a business woman.
28. What do you believe? In LGBT equality.
29. What makes you happy? Being in my office.
30. What are you afraid of? People like Paige.
31. What makes you angry? My past.
32. What makes you sad? My past.
33. What do you regret? Marrying the man I thought I loved.  He wasn't a man though.
34. What is your biggest disappointment? Marrying John.
35. What, if anything, haunts you? My past.
36. Are you lucky? Sometimes.
37. Have you ever failed at anything? First semester of College.
38. Has anyone ever failed you? Yes.  John.
39. Has anyone ever betrayed you? Yes.  Again, John.
40. Have you ever failed anyone? No.
41. Have you ever betrayed anyone? No.
42. Do you keep your promises? Yes.
43. Are you honorable? Yes.
44. Are you healthy? Yes.
45. Sexual Orientation? Straight.
46. Do you have any bite marks? My collarbone.
47. What was your childhood like? Fun.
48. Do you like remembering your childhood? Yes.  I used to run around and twirl around in my pretty dresses that my mother made for me.
49. Did you get along with your parents? Yes.  They would buy me horses.
50. What in your past had the most profound effect on you? My husband biting me.
51. What in your past would you like to forget? Saying yes to my husband.
52. What in your past would you like others to forget? Rose being turned.  For a century, she blamed me. 
53. Who was your first love? John.
54. Who is your true love? Adam.
55. Have you ever had an adventure? Biting into the first man that I saw.
56. What is the most important thing that ever happened to you? Being turned.  I left my old life.  And I didn't want to stay at home cooking.
57. Was there a major turning point in your life? Helping my sister out through her turn.
58. Was there ever a defining moment of your life? Biting people with my sister.
59. Is there anything else about your background you’d like to discuss? I fell from a horse.  So, I gave it away.  It took me a while to get over it.
60. What is your most closely guarded secret? I once loved a mortal.  But that was before the rules became more strict.
61. What is your most prized possession? Why? My work clothes.  I feel professional. 
62. Do you have any hobbies? Going out to clubs with my girls and buying stuff for people on Amazon. 
63. What is your favorite scent? Why? Fairy Dust by Paris Hilton.  Why? Because I just love it.  Rose gave it to me as a gift. 
64. What is your favorite color? Why? Violet.  Because I love that album by The Birthday Massacre.  And I love the color.
65. What is your favorite food? Why? I don't eat.
66. What is your favorite beverage? Why? Blood.  I need it.
67. What is your favorite band? Rotersand.  
68. What is your favorite item of clothing? Mini skirts.
69. Name five items in your purse: Pen, paper, a checkbook, lipstick and a blood bag.
70. What are the last thing you read? Some paper work.
71. How do you feel about the LGBT people? Let them be.  They let YOU be. 
72. If you had the power to change one thing in the world that didn’t affect you personally, what would it be? The way people treat the LGBT people.
73. What makes you think that change would be for the better? There would be no more suicides in teens. 
74. If you were stranded on a desert island, who would you rather be stranded with, a man or a woman? A man.  Adam!
75. How do you envision your future? Living with Adam and adopting children.

What is it with the gardens, Scarlet?!

She led me to the wonderful world of writing.

I began writing and by the next week, I had written nine chapters.  I wrote day and night.  Of course the version I have now is completely different than what I wrote in that notebook.  The earlier version I had written took place in High School.

In that version, she found a door in the hallway.  She opened it and found a garden.  She found a group of women, sitting by the fountain.

And I can't remember what else happened.

Four years later, I changed High Schools and enrolled in a computer class. 

I let Scarlet take me where she wanted to. 

I had a schedule set up.  I would work on it at school and finish it at home.  Then I would edit it on the weekend.

I loved re-reading the novel.  I would find something that didn't flow right or didn't make sense. 

I think I'm going to include the garden later on in the book. 

Just to satisfy her <.<

"She" had a name and *Gasp!* a voice?!?!?!?!

The reason why she wouldn't leave my mind was how she looked.  She looked like she was deeply lost in her own thoughts.  And she was blissfully happy there.  For four months, I kept wondering what she was so happy about.  What she desired.  No answer.

And then when I purchased the "Love Metal" album by HIM, and the last song The Path is when I got the answer.  I was looking down on Scarlet in a private garden.  It was night.  She was surrounded by red roses.  It was as if no one could touch her with their baggage.  And I knew what she desired.  She wanted to be with someone she loved.  She wanted to be held in her garden.  She wanted to stroke a woman's hair and whisper sweet nothings.

I took off my headphones and then fell asleep.

The next day, I woke up and then the name Scarlet was in my head. 

I tried to name her other things but they simply didn't stick well.  She was stubborn and her name was going to be Scarlet.  No ifs ands or buts!

Picking the last name was easy.  When I was little, I always wanted to last name one of my adopted daughters Dawson.  I got that name from Titanic.  And to me, Scarlet was like my daughter.  Well, she is my daughter. 

On December, she had a voice.  And she would not shut the bloody hell up!!!

I decided to get myself several spiral notebooks and write down whatever she said.  The things she said were somehow important.  I felt like they were gonna lead me somewhere. 

How it all started

It was sometime in August of 2008 that Scarlet Dawson appeared to me.

I was in therapy group and we had to do visualizing.  The lady put some sounds of the ocean.  I closed my eyes and then a woman I've never seen before appeared.

It was sunny outside.  Birds passed by her.  You can see the ocean behind her.  She looked down at the sand.  She looked happy.  She wasn't walking with purpose.  She was just...walking. 

She was wearing:

This top

This skirt (with like slits on the sides/she was wearing knee high boots)

She looks exactly like this:

Her eyeshadow was dark.

The lady turned on the lights and then we resumed doing therapy...uh, things.

That same image kept appearing to me! Especially at night.