<div align="center">(http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk113/VampireWytch/Actress%20and%20Actor%20Icons/13-2.png)<br/><strong>Mariana Gaunt</strong><br/><em>Unknown</em></div><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: georgia;"><br/>Mariana liked Castle Hill, to a certain degree. She liked the feeling of belonging to a place...to people, even if it meant in the twisted little town of Castle Hill. She had spend decades running from her past, and to be so close to where she spent her human life...well, it felt odd...but good. She felt a little less dead inside, and that was a good thing. At least, that's what she told herself. In reality, she was wondering if being around others of her kind was a good thing or not. She enjoyed the companionship, but they were very different from her. She had spent lifetimes fighting her nature and controlling her urges, and they welcomed the darkness. She didn't, and it could get tense at times. <br/><br/>What she didn't understand was how a young woman like Julie-Anna...human, no less...could want such darkness. It almost seemed like Julie-Anna should be the Unknown instead of Mariana, but she would not wish that on anyone. For example, the poor boy downstairs. She felt awful for him, and hated that her kind did this to him. He was unwilling, just like she was, so she empathized with him greatly. He spoke to her, although he hated the men. Therefore, she spent time with him and tried to help however she could. <br/><br/>Mariana preferred to spend most of her time reading, writing and doing various things around the house. She was definitely the "woman's touch" of the living arrangement, and she liked it. The Sparrows did help, and she had to admit that it was nice to have another female presence around at times...even if she wanted to change the way Julie-Anna saw and treated people. She was wary around the young woman, as she knew that even though she was human, she wouldn't hesitate to stab someone in the back if it served her purpose. <br/><br/>Today she was in her room on the computer when she heard the Sparrow's voice. Standing up, she pushed her red curls off her face and grabbed a black cardigan to pull over her fitted white t-shirt. She wore jeans and no shoes as she made her way downstairs and smiled at the people gathered. Of course, when Julie-Anna said "corn festival" and "hungry," she immediately thought of eating actual corn. A brief look around the room told her that everyone else...including Julie-Anna...were thinking of something completely different. Sighing, she leaned back in her chair and crossed her arms over her ample chest. It pushed them up to the v-neck of her shirt, but her outfit was still rather modest. <br/><br/>"I assume you're not talking about the corn..."<br/><br/></span>