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Bellevue, Callie's childhood home, is now the base of most leopard activity in town. Bellevue is located about 30 minutes from New Orleans along the Mississippi River with other river estates. The nearest house is 4 miles down the road and belongs to Jory Sutherland, aptly named Sutherland House. Bellevue is surrounded by beautiful oaks and rolling green lawns. In all the woods and acreage that surrounds Bellevue, there is a designated area for the Pard to meet and hunt during the Full Moon or any other formal meetings that they feel the area needs to be used. The area has a distinguished entrance, trees surrounding the main meeting area and various other areas for the Pard to roam during the full moon and be safe. The path to the door is lined with well a well maintained lawn and flowers dotting the way, cared for daily by a team of gardeners. The long, winding driveway leads from a pair of wrought iron gates to the side of the house, where there is a rather large 6 car garage. A manicured path leads to the porch from the garage, leaving the cars easily accessible at all times. Bellevue houses two pools- one indoor, and one outdoor. The indoor pool has a sauna and spa attached, while the outdoor pool has only a spa attached to it. Both pools and spas are heated. The indoor pool is at the rear of the house, in a spacious room with a glass ceiling. The outdoor pool lays to the side of house, with an entrance leading inside.

The house itself, dating from the early 1800s, is rather large. The first floor contains many rooms, including the grand ballroom, a formal and casual living room, and the game room. The kitchen and dining room, also located on the first floor, are hubs of constant activity. While most of the rooms in the plantation have been modernized, some (such as the ballroom) remain in their classic style. The first floor houses an extensive game room, with everything from PS2 to a pool table, dartboard, and air hockey table. A humongous library resides in the room next to the indoor pool. Floor to ceiling bookshelves cover the walls, with comfortable chairs and a couple of plush sofas decorating the room. By far the most beautiful aspect of the room is the bay window. The window runs straight to the ceiling, letting in plenty of natural light. There is a seat at the base of the bay window, built into the small alcove it creates. The window seat is Callie's favorite place to curl up with a book.

Callie's office also lies to the rear of the house. A large oak desk lies in front of the window and on the wall behind the desk there are three oil paintings, two of Callie and one of her lifelong friend, Jory, whom was her father’s (Edward Natori) Godson. On the desk is Callie’s laptop and usual assortment of papers. There is one chair behind the desk, and two in front. This is where Callie conducts most of her business.

A rather large winding staircase links all the floors, a banister which Callie slid down more than once during her childhood. The second floor consists mainly of bedrooms, twelve to be exact. The rooms in Callie's home vary in style, ranging from classic to purely modern. Most rooms have their own fireplaces (all of which are gas fireplaces), and six out of the eleven bedrooms have their own private bath. There are five bedrooms without private baths, for which reason there are three bathrooms available to the whole floor. Callie usually allows people to choose their own rooms, according to whatever style/layout they prefer. Pard members are always welcome to stay at Callie's home, however, she will not tolerate leeches, nor will she provide anyone with a completely free home. Contribution, either to the pard, housework, or running of Bellevue is needed. Callie supports the independence of her pard, and any pard member able to live on their own is strongly encouraged to do so.

Callie's bedroom and personal sitting room lie on the second floor, at the back of the house, above the kitchen area. The area of the second floor also hold 3 other bedrooms, Jory Sutherland’s being one of those. The other two are used by the Nekhi, or bodyguards when they are at Bellevue. The remaining eight bedrooms are on the remainder of the second floor. The third floor is a large attic, housing everything from old sports equipment to photo albums to furniture.

Bellevue's grounds are extensive, housing world class stables and horses, with plenty of woodlands and riding grounds. Callie has two horses that she personally oversees, Midnight and Satan, of the two only Midnight lets anyone ride her, Satan, of course lives up to his name. Callie also runs a program for teaching handicapped children to ride horses and Bellevue also provides lessons to those wishing to learn to ride and care for horses.

Any questions about Bellevue or Pard Business please contact Callie.