<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 knew she was being a bit aggressively defensive, but Christian made her feel that way often. She knew he was haunted, and she also knew that he enjoyed killing. That bothered her. At least the others seemed to enjoy the violence less. She smiled at Muriel's human form before giving the same smile to Melly. She knew that Melly wasn't crazy about her, but she didn't want it to be like that. It's true that Arman and Mariana had a...strange relationship, but that didn't mean that she was trying to steal away her creator. Truthfully, the redhead didn't even know <em>what</em> their relationship was. There was attraction, yes. Even...affection? But there was something more. She swore that she had seen him before living in Castle Hill, but when you've lived for centuries, some memories become buried along the wayside. Could she have known him when she was a human?<br/><br/>Her mind tried to shuffle through the possibilities when Arman spoke to her. She didn't dislike him...quite the opposite, in fact, but she didn't quite trust any of <em>her</em> kind. It was definitely something she struggled with. As odd as it was, the always mysterious Muriel was probably the one she trusted the most. At least she was bluntly honest the majority of the time. <br/><br/>Arman's defense about Paul made her stop to think. He actually did make sense, and she certainly was against turning a child. Speaking of sex, though, made her blush and imagine Arman in bed with her. Shaking her head to rid herself of the thought, she turned from Christian and actually nodded to the darker haired Unknown.<br/><br/>"Actually, yes. That would be nice."<br/><br/>She enjoyed music immensely, and had actually sung in some of the world's opera houses over the years. It was one of her many lives, though, so she didn't speak much of it. She smiled at him and nodded to both him and Melly.<br/><br/>"La mia dolce. I have to say that I love Italy and the Italian language. I spent many years in Milan over a century ago, although I spend more time in France."<br/><br/>She straightened and prepared to follow Arman...or answer Christian if he decided to respond.<br/></span><br/>