The Valentine Legacy - Chapter 4

Previously, on The Valentine Legacy...

Tempe the founder became an elder, and Lestat the dog founder fetched his last stick. Tempe and Joe had a third child, a boy named Preston, and he joined his siblings Meredith and Derek in college after he turned into a teen.

Let's see what's new with them!



Here we can see Derek as a young adult. Handsome, isn't he? He's a romance sims and wants to woohoo 20 different sims in his lifetime. He wasn't really all that interested in college, but he heard it's a good place to meet chicks, and he knows his mom's lifetime want is to graduate three children from college, so he's doing an effort.



Derek's twin Meredith looks a lot like her mom now that she's a young adult. She's not only pretty but also very smart and knowledge-focused, and wants to be a mad scientist someday. She's not too nice and can get a bit too competitive at times, but she's happy to be here and can't wait to start with his classes.



And last but not least, we have the youngest Valentine boy, Preston. He looks a lot like his dad, and also has the same aspiration: Fortune. He wants to be a business tycoon someday, and is in college hoping to get a head start on his first job, bringing him closer to his lifetime want.

And after the introductions, let's see how our kiddies did in college!



This is basically all Mer does when she's not studying or in class. She's a bit of a couch potato, but we love her anyway.



And this is all Der does, sweep girls of their feet.

"Yeah baby, I'm a spare, I'll be motherloded into a mansion where I can live the lazy life and just spend my time taking care of girls like you."

Oh, Derek, I'm not that kind of simmer. You have a challenge waiting for you *evil laughter*



The only purpose of this pic is to let everyone see my girl's fangs. They're small and the pic is not great, but there they are! My true vampire heiress. Oh, Meredith, how I love you, you lazy mean vamp.



Seriously? The first fire in this legacy and you are the one cooking? Seriously!? Go study cooking, Meredith, before I change the rules and make this a patriarchy.



This picture illustrates the true personalities of our boys. Derek the Stepford husband, and Preston who eats like a pig. Look at their kitchen at any random time of the day and the image will be similar to this one.



Mer is good at the school cheer, and Der agrees with me.

"Gerbis, gerbis, goooo gerbis!"



Well, you're halfway through freshman year. How was it? All As? Very very good! Now we only have to work on not taking exams on your pjs and we're all set. Except you, Der. You can wear those PJs all day long if you want. You've earnt it, you 8 body points boy, you.



Ooh Melissa, could you be the first thing to come between our boys? They both have two lightning bolts for her, and she seems to be equally interested in both of them.

Man, at least I care enough to take a shower before talking to her.

Don't be mean, Derek, you have a bunch of other girls waiting for you anyway.



Yo. Melissa, was it? Listen, if you hurt any of my brothers, I will hit you upside the head with a torpedo. And it will be *this* big!

Nice job, Mer. We'll be lucky if she ever comes back again.



Congratulations, my pretties! Two Cs for the boys and an A- for Mer. Very nice, Meredith! And you guys should study more and think about Melissa after the assignments are done. By the way, Preston? Nice job with the casual clothes. Your siblings are having a harder time with that.



Vampires are people too, and like people, they need to get their butts off the couch from time to time and get back in shape. Mer was not happy about this.



Well, looks like young Preston managed to charm Mel! Let's just hope Der doesn't take it too hard...



Oh, well, he's too busy charming the nice policewoman, Nerissa. Gotta love romance sims.



And look at that! Preston got his first kiss, how sweet is that? The younger sibling gets ahead of the rest when it comes to romancing the opposite sex, it seems.



There are two things Derek Valentine likes to the point of being obsessed: cleaning and pizza. Yes, that's a pizza in his hands, and yes, that's another one next to the mailbox. And yes, there are many others inside. The guy brings a new one home every five minutes *sigh*



Congratulations! You're half-way through sophomore year! The boys got As and Mer got a C. And apparently Preston decided wearing jammies was more comfortable than casual clothes. Wait.. where's Derek?

He went out to get a pizza.

*sigh*



After his pepperoni fix, Der gave his "friend" Nerissa a call, and had his very first kiss. Maybe he's not a true romance sim after all, he seems to really be into Nerissa.



Or not, whatever.

And where's Meredith while her brothers get lucky, you ask?



Why, being stalked by a cow, of course! Between class, studying and fighting mascots, Mer doesn't have time for boys.



Oh my God! Derek! Nooooo!



I really thought it was the end of Derek when I saw everything caught fire, including his leg.



Thankfully, SuperMer was there and fixed the disaster. Have I told you how much I love you lately, Meredith?



Welcome to your junior year! Der got a B, Mer got an A- and Preston got an A. Nice job! Also, they re-rolled aspirations and Der rolled romance again, so I guess it is his true aspiration after all. Mer and Preston are both Family sims now, Mer wants to celebrate her golden anniversary and Preston dreams of becoming captain hero.



And this is Alec, the first guy to ever like our Mer. Being mean does have its bad things after all, and she tends to scare people away. But not Alec. We love Alec.



All right Der! One down, 19 to go!



Hmm.. Der? That's not even your professor, you know.
Shh, just one more before I get 5 make-outs.
Oh, I see. True love. Moving.



How were your grades this time? Der got a B, Mer got a B- and Preston got a B. It could be better, but they're doing fine. And no jammies this time! I'm so proud of my babies.



Well, look at that! Someone has Alec wrapped around her little finger! Her face is not showing disgust, by the way. She was just coughing because of the flu. Because there's nothing hotter than a sick vampire wearing her jammies.



But our Alec didn't mind one bit, and they shared their first kiss that same night. Aww, my little girl is growing up! And yes, that's Derek looking at them. She can be a bit stalkerish sometimes.



Way to go, Alec, bonding with the twin! These two love their housework, and they're happy to have each other to share it. Keep in mind Alec doesn't live with them, he just chooses to join Derek in his cleaning sprees.



All right, senior year, here we come! Der got a C and Mer and Preston got As. No jammies either. Very nice, my pretties, very nice.



And here's the Valentine Greek house! Nice, isn't it? We're quite proud of it.



Mascot fight! Note Stepford Der watching it all from his beloved kitchen.



Congratulations! We're done! The twins got As, and Preston got a C. Very nice indeed. Now, let's get this over with so we can go back home.



The boys love living together, they have so much fun. I think I'm gonna let them share a house back in Rosenberg Fjord.



Unless someone has other plans... Preston? Why are you wearing formal clothes? What are you planning? Preston?



Melissa Whatsyourlastname, I love you and I know I can't offer you many things since I'm the second spare and I've been hearing rumors about some kind of adoption challenge. But I truly love you, so.. will you marry me?



I'd say that's a yes. I guess Der will have to get used to living alone.



All right, it's party time!

Meredith Valentine, heiress extraordinaire, knowledge freshman and family graduate, got herself a fine summa cum laude diploma. Very nice! Now, let's party!



Proud mom Tempe came to the party and had a blast with her kids. Preston is a bit jealous of his sister, but he'll get over it.



College sweethearts Alec and Meredith, they are cute as buttons. I love them both.



Alec, as you know, I'm the heiress, which means I have to go back home and give birth to the next generation of Valentine vampires. I can offer you years of childrearing, telepathic dogs o'doom, living with the in-laws and hopefully being led to your grave by the hula girls. How does that sound? Will you marry me?

And for some reason, the guy said yes.



The party was great, and Mer was ready to go home and begin the next generation!

But before we say goodbye, let me show you the boys' graduation pictures:



Derek Valentine, ladies' man and romancer extraordinaire, who graduated without honors but did better than I was expecting. He will now go back home to face the challenge I have ready for him. Derek Valentine will become the first Bachelor in Rosenberg Fjord!



And last but not least, Preston Valentine, fortune sophomore and family graduate. Also summa cum laude, and making us all very proud. Preston will now take a cab to go back to Rosenberg Fjord, where he will start the A to Z adoption challenge!

And that is all for now. Will Mer and Alec live a happy life? Will Viktor hate Alec as much as Lestat hated Joe? Will Tempe and Joe like their son-in-law? Will the boys be able to complete their challenges?

Tune in for the answers!