The Valentine Legacy - Chapter 5

Previously, on the Valentine Legacy...

Derek, Meredith and Preston went to college and all three of them graduated, making Temperance a permaplat sim. Derek romanced every girl in sight and went back home to start the Bachelor Challenge. Meredith fell in love with a very nice man named Alec, and she changed her aspiration to Family before they got engaged and she graduated with honors. Preston graduated with honors after getting engaged to his college sweetheart Melissa, and is now back home waiting to start the A to Z adoption challenge.

And now, let's see what happens back at the Valentine Manor!



This is adult Meredith. Pretty, isn't she? She looks a lot like her mom, and I love her style, very undead-chic.



The first autonomous action of Meredith's was to run to Lestat's grave and mourn his death. They were very close, and she was devastated to see her old pal wasn't there to welcome her back home. She also promised him she'll try to kill Joe for him, but I chose to ignore that one.



Okay, Mer? You have dogs, we don't need you making wolf friends. We really, really don't.



I see you've finally noticed Lestat's spam. Vik is not as evil as his father, but he's getting there. And Mer is determined to help him.



Post-makeover Alec is having a nice chat with Joe.

"You're so lucky he's dead, son. He tried to kill me countless times, and I know he'd have done the same to you. Keep an eye on Viktor though, in case he follows his footsteps."

Oh, Joe. You're never gonna get over him, are you?



This is the new house. Nice, isn't it? Joe brought in some cash, and they're all working, so we could afford windows and everything! That's a first in Valentine Manor, it's very, very exciting.



And soon it was time for our not-so-little Meredith to marry her Alec!



All together now: Awwwwww!

May you two be very happy and give me some vampire heiresses to work with. Because I just realized Mer has 50% of #4 skin genes, and Alec has #4 skin, so I made my life a bit harder there when it comes to the genetic part of this Legacy.



The whole family was there cheering for our golden couple, even Melissa. Except for Preston and Joe, who look like they wanna tell me something.



In the middle of the wedding, Angie started glowing! And I caught it on picture! I'm proud of myself.



Aww, look at her! The third generation of the doglacy is here! I named her Elizabeth, to continue with the Vampire theme and all.

Cute little Lizzie, I hope you inherit some of your mother and grandmother's weird genes.

And now, back to the wedding!



They look so happy, don't they? Aww.



Tempe was thrilled (deep inside, as always) to have her three kids home again. They talked for a very long time, and she really had a hard time letting the boys go.



Congratulations on the great party! Now, get back from the honeymoon soon so we can start working on that heiress, okay?



Here he is, the new HeirSpouse. Well, aren't you a cutie pie, Alec. He dreams of being chief of staff, so I guess he won't be helping me get another job reward. Seems to me like the Valentine girls like their doctors quite a lot.



And here's CopMeredith! Go get those meanies, Mer!



We didn't have much room in the house, so we had to say goodbye to Angelique. But Preston bought her, so she'll be in good hands. By the way, Pres, you need some new clothes.



Alec is cute and smart, but he's not famous for his table manners.



And Mer has been working out a lot lately, a law enforcement woman needs to stay in shape!



*lullabye*

Looks like the third generation is on the way! Vampire genes, please, please do show up.



Well, look who's taking after his dad! Yes, that's Joe's side he's sitting on. And yes, he did wait till Tempe went to bed.



Mer can't hide her surprise when she woke up with a very cute belly. Third generation, here we come!



Well, well, well. Look who's handsome even as an elder! Congratulations, Joe, that's what I call growing up well!

And you know, if Lestat hasn't gotten you yet, he probably never will.




"Must protect the heiress... must not let Alec in... must protect Meredith..."

Aww, Lestie flashback. Alec came home from his night shift and found the couch ready for him to sleep on.



It's showtime!

*crosses fingers* VampireVampireVampireOnlyOneOnlyOneOnlyOne

And of course, I didn't get any of my wishes. For Mer gave birth to twins, and none of them had the Vampire skintone.



Meet Christina Valentine, who has one of the cutest baby sim faces I've ever seen. She has her mom's custom hair and her dad's brown eyes. Such a cutie she is. And she's named after Dr. Christina Yang, who is a very cool namesake.




And this is her brother George Valentine, named after the recently not-so-cool Dr. George O'Malley. Georgie has his dad's red hair and his mom's bright green eyes.

So, in short, my reward for being a nice simmer was a labor resulting in two spares. Great.

Because I think (correct me if I'm wrong) that the vampire skin tone, being custom, is dominant, so Chris having the #4 maxis skin would mean she has no vampire skin genes, and so she wouldn't be a suitable heiress if I want the skin tone to get to the 10th gen.

Oh, well, there's time for more babies. *crosses fingers again*



And now, as a see-you-soon gift, I present you Elizabeth, the weirdest and scariest looking dog to inhabit the house so far. Make me proud, Lizzie, and be as evil as you look.

And that was all for the 5th chapter of the legacy!

Will Chris and George grow up to be cute? Will Mer and Alec give me a vampire heiress? Will Viktor plot the murder of Alec as his father did with Joe? Will I go insane in this overcrowded house? Will I ever get tired of naming babies after Grey's Anatomy characters? Will I regret not naming Meredith after my absolutely favorite character (Addison Montgomery) if I never get a suitable heiress?

The answers, as always, in the next chapter of the Valentine Legacy!

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!