Home of the Lilithbornes

Home of the Lilithborne is the second story in the Chateau Aensland saga. Having lived with the Lilithborne family for some time, and meeting more of his sisters, Danny starts to want to return to his old life, and is exposed to certain difficult truths about himself. In the meantime, Julie tries to come to terms with her obsession for Danny.

Warning: If you have yet to read the stories, the following would be considered spoilers.

Voodoo Working

named for: PJ Harvey, "Long Snake Moan", about confronting overwhelming danger.

Danny sleeps well, but has a thought in the back of his head that makes him wake up: his mother telling him "Meet your sisters... they will learn how to make you happiest". He wakes up next to Sandy and decides to shower. After he's done, he descends into the courtyard and sees Maria watching over the sleeping Julie. They exchange glances and smile at one another. He notices empty beds, so heads out to search for other sisters. He goes to the balcony and meets Sheila, who looks like a famous star. Sheila tells him that Mommy saved her from the world obsessed with appearances, then takes him inside to show him a special trick she can do - she can control his mind by controlling his heartbeat. Sheila treats Danny like a musical instrument, drawing out sounds of pleasure through her movements.

Spin Your Love Around

named for: The Smashing Pumpkins, "Thru The Eyes of Ruby", a poem about the evanescence of youth.

Julie is struggling with nightmares when she is awakened by Maria. Julie believes that the nightmares are necessary, but Maria tells her that the dreams are bad for her. She then introduces Julie to Ruby, the house healer. Ruby's eyes captivate Julie and she follows her commands without protest. Ruby starts to caress Julie's body lightly, and Julie reminisces of her times with Vera. When Ruby touches Julie's nether regions, Julie enters a waking dream where the soul of her past life, Julia, communes with Ruby's true self, which Julie hears as "Celina". Ruby urges Julie to forget about her past life as Julie Howard, to hang on to something she enjoyed and let the rest go. Julie chooses games. Ruby then encourages Julie to obey Vera and Julie's other sisters. She then announces that Julie's body is healed and goes to rest, but tells Julie that Maria wants to be with her.

Lips of Wine

named for: Mazzy Star, "Taste of Blood", a meandering highway tune.

Space and Time

named for: The Verve, "Space and Time", a ballad about the despair of a relationship that has reached its end.

View of the Rain

named for: Urge Overkill, "View of the Rain", about no longer seeking who one is from outside sources, but instead from within.

Heaven Queen

named for: Nightwish, "Dead to the World", a Selene/Endymion metaphor.

The Last Goodbyes

named for: The Smashing Pumpkins, "Once Upon a Time", a song Billy Corgan wrote for his deceased mother.