Continuation of Dante's POV:
After what felt like an hour, I heard Frederick and Stefan walking down the stairs. "It's cold," I heard Stefan complaining. "Please don't make me clean down here... What if I catch a cold? There's dry blood- and it stinks down here." He whined out and sniffled. He sounded like he's been crying for a while.
"I told you to quit crying over your hair," Frederick hissed at him. "You know you'd be in trouble if you said anything out of line, but you did. Now you have to face punishment." I heard the door shut into a locking sound as they made it into the dungeon part. "Oh... and I lied to you about your punishment. You're not down here to clean."
"I-I'm not?" Stefan asked. "Then.... what am I here for?" He asked and sounded scared. I heard them stop walking then.
"Keep stepping," Frederick hissed out. "I don't have all day to spend down here." I could hear feet stumble like Stefan was pushed. I could hear his heart racing.
"Frederick," he whined out in a begging tone. "You're not- not taking me down here to leave me... for d-d..."
"No~" he purred out. "Much worse." I heard Stefan gulp before his footsteps took off towards the door to get out, but he fell sharply like he had tripped. I chuckled and got to my feet before I walked over to the door and leaned against the open doorway to look out at them.
"Hello boys~" I purred out to them. "Frederick, do you want me to take it from here?" I asked him and smirked his way.
"If you wish~ Sir," Frederick said as he moved his foot out from under Stefan's leg. He tripped him. "I do have a castle to order around for you."
"You may have the rest of your day off except for one condition," I told him then got off the doorframe, walking towards him. "Go make your rival smell nice but don't tell him why. Make him well dressed and groomed." Frederick smirked and turned around.
"Yes, Sir!" He said and walked over Stefan. "Have fun~~ Stefan." Stefan groaned and rubbed his back.
"You just~ got that ache I was having~" Stefan whispered in gratitude. I looked down at him and raised an eyebrow.
"What was that? I didn't hear the pitter patter of your footsteps heading into the nearest cell," I said then exposed my fangs. He looked towards me in slight fear and squirmed to his feet before he ran into one quickly. Frederick was out of the dungeon quickly- humming a happy tune. I watched Frederick go before I went into the cell Stefan disappeared into then shut the door behind me. "Get the chains," I instructed calmly, eyeing him over. He tensed at my voice and slowly walked up to the chains hanging on the walls and looked towards me for more instructions. His hair cut was now cut off his neck but long enough in front for him to have to brush it out of his face with his fingers. Frederick must've done it to where I could have fun tugging on it if I wanted. I smirked at the sight then leaned against the door. "The long ones," I told him and pointed to the ones that we used to hang from the ceiling. "Take them and put them on the hook on the ceiling, Stefan." He tensed up at my words and hesitantly done as he was told. I walked over towards him then purred loudly in his ear as I got close and grabbed his wrists, cuffing them into the chains then grabbed the free end of the chains and chained it to the floor after adjusting it to where his toes were barely touching the floor. He gave me a frightened look as he stumbled on his toes. Heh... serves him right for talking to me like that. I stood up straight then started to take off my jacket calmly, leaving myself in my white shirt under it then began to roll my sleeves up to my elbows. He looked down at the floor quickly and trembled.
"I'm terribly sorry," he whispered to me.
"Are you?" I asked him, keeping back a small laugh as I watched him trembling. He nodded and gulped.
"Very," he told me.
"Do you hate me," I asked and sat my jacket down on the bed in the room then went towards the glass cabinet of whips, standing in a way so he could see which ones I was looking at specifically.
"No," he whispered softly. "You're my master, I could never."
"That's right. I am your master," I purred out and shot him a look over my shoulder. "As your master, I deserve respect."
"Every ounce of it," he told me. "You deserve respect... obedience.... loyalty," he whispered. I smirked as I looked him over then turned my attention back to the whips, running my fingers over some of them.
"I don't care if you have personality around me. I don't care as long as you know better than to take certain tones with me and you do as I ask when I tell you to," I said calmly. "Why are you down here?"
"I gave you a certain tone you didn't like," he whispered and let out a shaky breath. "Then I didn't answer you when you told me to tell you something... I was keeping to myself." He groaned a little as he stumbled on his toes.
"Do you think I would have told Frederick if you had answered me about what you said?" I purred out.
"I don't know... I didn't want you to think wrong of me from what I muttered," he whispered.
"Yet here we are," I purred back at him then selected one of the skinnier whips that would bite into his skin more then turned to him. "This one stings~ want to use it?" I teased him and showed him the whip. He shook his head no quickly.
"No," he begged me.
"Do your parents still work here for me?" I asked him calmly as I walked towards him with a smirk. "What about any siblings?" He tensed up at the questions.
"Will you hurt them too?" He asked.
"No," I hummed out. "I'm not angry with them. I just want to know so that way I know who they are when I see them in case, they give me dirty looks for what I'll do to you." His breath caught in his chest as he shook his head no. "But you do, don't you?" I hummed out and smirked. "Lying to me will make this worse." His eyes shown of worry.
"I- I have my dad..." He trailed off as he watched me. "An older sister," he whispered softly.
"Mother?" I asked and then sat the whip aside, starting to strip his chest as I took his butler coat off him.
"She's not here anymore," he told me softly and shrunk away at my touch.
"I won't punish them," I promised him and purred. "I don't punish without cause." He nodded and closed his eyes quickly. I watched him then dropped his coat before I undid his tie and dropped it to the ground and went for his button up shirt. "You seemed upset about the idea of becoming one of my favorite donors," I purred out in amusement, thinking back on it. "What makes you think my favorite died?"
"I don't think that... but you have killed servants before," he told me. "When you get really.... thirsty."
"Mhmm," I purred out then dropped his shirt before I eyed his chest over then ran my fingers against his chest to tease him. "You know that if you had said yes though... you would have been pampered, and even Frederick would have had to help take care of you to make sure you stayed healthy." He blushed and looked away from me quickly. He stepped back from my touch and I could tell he wasn't healthy. He was skin and bones under the beauty of the jacket and shirt. I tsked as I looked him over then frowned. I'll have to tell Frederick to feed my servants more. "Was there a specific reason you said no and acted that way to me?" I asked then picked up the whip quickly. He looked towards me and nodded.
"I don't want to end up dying from your- bite," he whispered. "Eventually you could... get too thirsty and take too much from me."
"I don't tend to kill my favorites," I tsked and looked him straight in the eyes. "I stop when my favorites get weak and ask for another servant... or I don't drink from them to begin with if I think I could kill them." He nodded and avoided eye contact with me quickly. I watched him then tsked before I ran the whip against his chest. "Any reason why I shouldn't whip you to pieces for what you said to me?" He gulped and looked at the whip.
"I disobeyed you and was rude... I don't have a reason to ask you not to," he whispered. "I'm unworthy of asking for you not to." He certainly holds his tongue when he knows he'll get it worse if he does say something rude to me. I nodded then turned him around so I could see his back then took a step back before I raised the whip up and smacked him across the back with it hard. He yelped and trembled quickly as blood dripped a little down his back.
"How about now?" I asked and paused, watching the blood drip down his back before my fangs instinctively sharpened. I purred then leaned in, licking the blood up as his scent drew me in. He trembled and moved away from me quickly.
"N-no," he told me. I watched him then tsked before I whipped him again. Is he seriously moving away from me? I hit him again with the whip then growled. He whimpered and trembled. "I'm sorry," he whispered.
"Are you?" I hissed at him then hit him one more time with the whip. He nodded and whimpered.
"I am," he told me and sniffled. "I'm so sorry sir," he whispered. I paused and watched him before I tsked then hit him with the whip again.
"Sorry doesn't make up for the disrespect you gave me," I told him. He yelped and hung his head low.
"Yes sir," he whispered.
"Will you do it again?" I asked him sternly and looked his bleeding back over.
"No," he whispered. "No sir." I watched him then sat the whip down before I walked past him towards the display table of knives and lifted the glass, pulling out a knife then turned to him, walking up slowly. I'll give him some of my blood to heal that back of his up. He looked towards me and tensed up in fear. I smirked at him then pricked my finger on the knife and held up my finger to his lip.
"It's okay. Have some of my blood to heal," I told him, making my voice softer. He eyed over my finger before he blushed. He leaned in and licked my finger curiously before he started to suck on it. I watched him then purred before I reached up with my free hand and uncuffed him, helping him to the ground gently. He stumbled into me and blushed.
"Sorry," he whispered and moved off me quickly and knelt quickly and trembled a bit. I frowned as I watched him then knelt in front of him before I slit my wrist and offered it to him.
"I'm not a cruel master," I whispered to him. "Drink till you feel healthier." He eyed over my wrist before he blushed.
"I don't want you to waste your blood," he told me and licked his lips as his eyes lingered on my wound.
"It's not wasting if it's for a good reason," I told him then tsked. "You're wasting it by not drinking it." He blushed and leaned in towards my wrist and pulled it to his mouth. He started to suck on it and moaned from the taste. I watched him then purred before I pulled him close to me and rubbed his shoulder as I watched his back to make sure he healed. "There you go~ Isn't that much better?" I purred in his ear and smirked. I'll have a maid clean him up later, and I'll have him be my donor tonight after I take care of Frederick's rival. He held onto my wrist and gasped softly as he moved off his knees to sit and licked my wound again. My eyes shot to my wound as I felt his tongue against my skin, almost making me gasp a little as it caught my attention. He pulled away as his back started to heal and he brought his knees up to his chest and laid his head down on them. I watched him then purred before I reached out and rubbed his cheek. "Would you like something to eat? It looks like you don't get enough."
"No," he whispered. "Has my punishment been served?" He asked.
"Yes, I'm satisfied," I told him calmly then pulled away. "You may leave...." I grabbed his clothes then handed them to him before I paused. "Actually... clean this up then you may leave and take the rest of the day off. Don't let this happen again," I told him then teleported upstairs. "FREDERIIIICK~ Are you ready?!" I called out, listening for him as I followed his scent. I found him sitting down in the kitchen across from his rival as they were sipping tea.
"Ready," Frederick purred to me before he smirked towards his rival. I purred then.
"Well come along boys~ I need you both to help me in my room. My bedsheets need to be cleaned," I told them then eyed over his rival, Klaus, as I started back for the door.
"Yes sir," Klaus said cheerfully and got to his feet as quick as he could to beat Frederick on following me. I smirked as I looked back at them then went out, putting my hands in my pocket as I purred. I'm getting a whole human today~ how wonderful. Frederick followed after us, taking his time to keep up. I took them up to my room then stopped by my bed, looking towards them expectantly.
"Make sure that you two make my bed up before I retire for the night," I warned them and crossed my arms. Klaus nodded then came up to the bed, grabbing my pillow before he started to take it out and hummed lightly. Good~ I slowly came up from behind him before I let out a loud purr and knocked him into the bed, crawling on top of him as I went for his neck, laughing as he yelped. He widened his eyes and looked at me in panic but didn't shove me off.
"M-Master Dante," he whispered and shrunk under me. "What about... the sheets and...." I smirked at him as I sat on his stomach then leaned in and bit down into his shoulder, purring as I heard him cry out. I heard Frederick shut the bedroom door slowly and lock it. He stood by the door as he watched us. I ripped out a chunk of his neck then spat it towards Frederick with a dark laugh, looking at him then smirked.
"Want me to do it rough or want me to slowly smother the light out of him?" I asked him and licked my bloody lips as I purred, watching his reaction. Let's just see how dark Frederick can get for his position~ He smirked as he eyed me over.
"Awe~ I want you well fed... drink him till he can't provide you another drop of blood," he hummed out.
"F-Frederick!" I heard Klaus cry out for him, making me smirk as I sat up a little to look at Frederick.
"Well don't you care for my wellbeing?" I purred at him then put my hand over Klaus's mouth to smoother his cries.
"I'm your head butler... Your wellbeing is my top priority." I smirked at him before I looked down at Klaus to see tears forming in his eyes as he shrunk under me in fear.
"Oh, stop crying like that. If you wanted to make sure this wasn't you, you should've played your cards like Frederick," I told him and smirked before I leaned in and bit back down, sinking my fangs in deep. He shrieked against my hand then kicked, trying to get free as he pushed at my chest, making me snarl.
"Want me to get restraints?" Frederick asked in amusement. I pulled back from his neck then looked at Frederick.
"If tying him up will bring you satisfaction," I told him then hissed in Klaus's ear before I groaned as he bit my finger. That little! I smacked him across the cheek quickly and snarled as I leaned in and ripped a chunk out of his shoulder. Frederick smirked and walked over before he sat down on the edge of the bed and crossed his legs. I looked towards Frederick then made Klaus turn his head so he couldn't bite me as I started to drain him as he struggled, trying to get free as he kicked and cried out in panic.
"Please!" He begged and trembled. "I don't know what I did! M-master!"
"It's not what you did... It's what I did," Frederick purred out.
"F-Frederick?" Klaus whimpered out. "What did you do?! Why?!" I smirked against his neck and bit in deeper, laughing against him.
"I did him a huge favor by bringing him a gift downstairs," Frederick purred out. "He liked it so much!"
"S-so... he- he's drinking from me... because you wanted him to?" Klaus asked and groaned, trying to push at me again. "How could you?! What if he kills me?!"
"I didn't realize he would do this~ He just said to get you all dressed up and nice looking." He knew very well what I would do with him~ He wanted it.
"Then help me!" He begged him, gripping the front of my shirt tightly.
"No. I would never pick your life over my master's decisions."
"You little-" Klaus hissed, but I laughed and stopped him as I pulled back and broke his neck, full of his blood. I looked his corpse over then looked at Frederick before I licked my lips clean.
"There... no more rival for you," I said then got off Klaus. "Mhmm, he tasted wonderful~" I moaned as I thought about how sweet he had tasted. Even the struggle he put up made it better~ I ran my fingers down my throat before I paused and frowned. "Frederick."
"Want me to clean this up?" He asked.
"No. Get a maid to do it," I told him then looked at him. "There's going to be a little girl running around here for quite some time. I need you to tell someone to get a room prepared for her."
"Yes sir. I'll set up maids to watch her as well, so she'll never be alone. It's not healthy to leave small children alone." He gave a thoughtful look before he looked towards me. "I'll need a few hours to get your bed ready for you again." I nodded.
"I don't care if you instruct someone else to do it. Today is your day off," I reminded him. "Tell some other servants and then go spend the rest of today with a girlfriend or something." I waved him off then. "Also... feed Stefan more. I want him to become my personal donor, and if he's going to start feeding me more, then he needs to be healthy enough for it. Assign a maid to him to make sure that when it's time for me to feed, he's clean and groomed properly."
"Yes sir," he purred out in amusement. "Should I inform him of your decision on his new position?"
"No... but have him measured out for special silks for him to be dressed in. Pamper him somewhat for me.... Have you seen kimonos before? I want him fitted for a silk one. Pick a color that suits his skin and eyes. If he asks... you may tell him, but if he doesn't, I don't want a word said to him till he's brought into me for feeding for his first time." He smirked then.
"So, keep it a secret from him.... I can do that. I'll get him measured and he won't even know what it's for. He'll probably think it's for a new outfit I'm designing for the butlers." I nodded then smirked.
"Good, keep it a secret. I want to see the look of surprise on his face when he's brought in for his first feeding. Make sure he gets good things to eat that'll make his blood taste wonderful~ You know how I like my blood to taste," I told him then purred. "Maybe you can get him to wonder what it would feel like to be bit by me- make it sound like ecstasy so that way he wants to be bit. Do you think you can do that? Train him to want to be bit? It would be interesting to watch him beg."
"You~" He laughed out. "You have a giant imagination... I'll see what I can do..." He smirked as he watched me. "I'll get him around some of the others that have been bit by you and I'll get them to bring it up around him. It'll raise his wonder and interest."
"Mmm, would you rather me bite you?" I teased him and gave a purr as I walked up then grabbed his little tie and wrapped it around my hand slowly, giving it a tug. "I would accept you too, you know," I whispered lowly in his ear. "I know your blood tastes better than half of the servants around here. I've caught your scent before when you accidentally cut your hand when you were younger."
"Well," he purred out. "I would let you... but I need to be fully aware of everything and not craving you every second that passes by. I need to run the servants and look after you... but since it's my day off... You can have a taste." I smirked and eyed him over before I started to undo his tie.
"Is that so?" I whispered in his ear then smirked. "I'll reward you then... but you better make sure that Stefan is taken good care of and his first kimono is made in two days.... As soon as it's made, present him to me that night, understand my loyal Frederick?"
"Should I present him to you in it?" He asked.
"Yes... bathe him in a vanilla scent then shave his body hair off," I told him then purred. "Make sure he's clean. Make sure that you clean his teeth too. They didn't look awful, but I want him to be perfect. I deserve at least that. He'll serve me as my blood slave till he grows old, and then we'll retire him."
"I'll have him under those conditions when I present him to you. You'll barely know it's him, he'll look so delicious."
"Good... I don't want him cleaning anymore either. Make sure to clean under his nails and file them down for me," I purred then smirked before I leaned my face down to the crook of his neck and started to unbutton his collar. I don't want Stefan to scratch me up if he fights... and if he ends up racking his nails down me because he likes the bites... I don't want dirt on me from his nails.
"You sure are overthinking this," he laughed out. "Of course... You have a lot more experience in what you want presented then I do."
"Oh~ I wanted to thank you," I purred out in his ear, "for leaving some of his hair long~ I'll have lots of fun tugging on it."
"I knew you'd like that. It'll also annoy him because I made it just to where it won't stay behind his ears if he pushes it back. He's going to be so mad when he realizes that." I laughed then kissed his neck before I purred, breathing in his scent then bit down into his neck with a small moan as I got a taste of his blood. He gasped softly and grabbed my arms quickly. I smirked against his neck then dug my fangs in a little deeper, easing him into it before I slowly sat down on the edge of my bed and guided him into my lap so he could be comfortable. He tilted his head more for me and relaxed in my arms. I pulled my fangs out for him then licked his neck before I started to suck on the wound and ran my fingers through his hair, tugging on it lightly to mess with him. He laughed softly and gripped my shirt.
"Is my blood what you expected?" He asked curiously. I moaned in his ear then nodded.
"It's better~" I whispered to him and pulled him closer.
"You can't have this every day," he reminded me.
"Then you better make sure Stefan tastes better than you," I muttered into his ear. "Cause if he doesn't...." I trailed off to let his imagination get the best of him and smirked as I licked his neck again.
"I'll make sure Stefan will taste the best he can in two days," he promised me.
"As long as you manage to make his blood improve to the best it can be overtime, I won't mind if his blood isn't the best in two days," I told him then pulled back from his neck, licking my lips. "I know that perfection isn't achieved in short amounts of time like that. I do expect you to feed him well and get the kimono made for him and make him smell better and make his skin smooth."
"I will. He's going to get everything a spoiled servant gets... Especially one that provides you blood."
"Good... he'll be my top donor and my personal blood slave," I told him then licked his neck again before I looked at him. "You can assign his sister to his cleaning if you'd like. It would ensure that no one would touch him other than me if anyone."
"I'm sure the maids won't touch him like that," he laughed out. "His sister would be weirded out to have to clean him anyways. Don't worry about him. I can get everything taken care of." He moved out of my lap. "I need to go get it done if I still plan to have a day off."
"Alright," I hummed out then waved him off. "I'll go check on that girl I told you about.... Have tea with me when you finish delegating those tasks, okay?"
"Sure~ I'll have tea with you... If I have time. I do have a lot to do~"
"Then tell a butler everything I told you and have that butler do everything for you," I told him and shrugged as I got to my feet then straightened out my shirt before I started for the door. "If you'll excuse me, I'll be in my study," I told him then walked out, going down the hall. I need to get that little girl out of that envelope....
I looked down at the stone on my desk then frowned before I dripped my blood over it and watched as it pulsed with life and responded quickly, starting to form the little girl I saw earlier that had fought for her life. I hadn't gotten to see her too well before I took her stone out with how she was panicking, but she was rather cute. Her hair formed little purple ringlets that fanned out around her head as she groaned a little on my desk and curled up, her round angelic face wincing as she rubbed at her chest slightly before her eyes opened. A deep, beautiful rich gold looked up at me as her eyes looked towards me and she blinked a few times before she shot up and panted, looking around in panic as her eyes searched the room for the wolf as she started to cry. "Hey~" I purred out then reached out for her, taking the blanket that was in my lap and wrapping it around her shoulders to cover her up. "It's alri-" She shrieked then exposed her fangs, biting into my hand and whimpered as she closed her eyes in fear, kicking at my kerosene lamp that was on the desk. I groaned and then pulled her into my lap before I rubbed her back. "Shhhh, it's alright. You're safe," I whispered into her ear then ran my fingers through her soft hair, trying to sooth her. She loosened up on her bite slowly before she started to drink my blood and held my hand with her tiny ones. She looked about six, not old at all for a pureblood vampire- almost a baby compared to how old most of us are now. Not many children are born- pureblood ones- not since before the revolution. We're all still settling in to ruling our countries, and there are less of us to make more children.
She looked up at me then gave a purr as she pulled her fangs out of my hand then giggled before she patted my face then touched my chin then my nose. "Who're you~?" She asked sweetly and squirmed to face me as she gave me a sweet look and purred, the sound of it making my stone pulse as it seemed to bubble up in her chest like a kitten.
"I'm Dante," I told her then purred back at her. "Who're you?"
"Raaaaven~" She sung out and giggled. "Mommy named me after the black bird~!" Raven? That's an interesting name. I smirked and kissed her forehead.
"I like it," I told her and watched as she looked around the room then sneezed as she brought the blanket closer to her then snuggled up into it. "You're going to stay here with me, okay?"
"Where's mommy?" She asked and frowned, looking around some more expectantly as I tensed up. Shiiiz.
"Mommy is... um... in a better place," I lied then gave her a soft purr. "The thing is though that she left you with me for me to take care of you, okay?" She looked up at me then gripped my shirt before she let out a giggle like she wasn't paying attention and leaned up for my neck as she exposed her little fangs. What the... I frowned and went to stop her, but she snarled and went past my fingers, sinking her fangs into my neck as she stood up in my lap.
"I set up everything you asked me to... It was hard to get done but I did it. I even got measurements for those outfits you want made. He was very cooperative." I heard Frederick tell me as he walked in with a tray of tea. He paused as his eyes landed on Raven. I frowned and looked at him before I picked Raven up and held her in the air so she couldn't get me with her fangs.
"Good! Come in," I told him then looked up at her as I heard her growl and narrow her eyes before she started to cry, throwing a temper tantrum. "Raven, be a big girl," I told her then brought her back to me, starting to bounce her to try to make her stop crying. She hiccupped then started to calm down before she held my hand and giggled. I sighed and brought her close to my chest, making her curl up against it as I rubbed her head. "There~ I'll get you some blood soon," I promised her but felt her fangs sink into my wrist as she giggled. Why does she bite so much?! I don't even bite like this! Frederick walked in and sat the tea down on my desk as he eyed her over.
"I could ask a servant to come feed her," he suggested. "She's a small growing girl and deserves the healthiest meal we can provide her." I looked at him then nodded.
"That's a good idea. Get her a maid," I instructed then rubbed her jaw as she tightened down with her bite, making me groan. She giggled and pulled her fangs out and started to sing in my lap, looking at my fingers as she played with them. Is she alright? I gave her a concerned look then smirked. She's rather cute though... even if she bites so much. Frederick walked out quickly to do as he was told and brought one back with him. "Raven," I purred, catching her attention quickly then smirked. "Are you hungry?" She giggled and nodded.
"I'm hungry!" She told me and exposed her fangs, going for me again. I tsked then put her on the desk, turning her to face the maid.
"Drink from this nice woman, okay?" I told her then watched as the maid giggled and looked at Raven.
"Aren't you adorable?" She said and reached out, picking her up as she carried her over to the couch and offered her wrist to Raven who eyed it over then bit down quickly, purring as she closed her eyes and feasted on the maid.
"Thank you, Frederick," I told him then purred as I leaned forward and took my teacup. "She seemed to need it." I'll raise her. It shouldn't be too hard... and after all, she did come from Austria- a Germanic country. She's safe here... where she can grow up under my watch. I did find her, so finders keepers. I smirked at the thought and sipped on my tea, watching her as she tore a chunk out of the maid's wrist and made her yelp, squirming as Raven giggled and spat it out of her mouth then looked at the maid's wrist in curiosity. Look at that~ She's not like the other princesses. I smirked and chuckled darkly as I watched her. I won't ever have to worry about her getting hurt too badly when she gets older.
"She's.... very different... Not very lady like. Should I get her tutors?" He asked me. "I'll need to get her measurements for dresses.... For now, she can use something from a younger maid's wardrobe." He looked like he was thinking hard then on what to do for her. I nodded then watched her.
"Yes, she's going to need someone to teach her the basics- mathematics, reading, writing, calligraphy... table manners...." I looked towards Frederick then. "She's the surviving princess to the Austrian throne. Her parents were killed today because of wolves and a priest." He nodded and smiled.
"So, she's going to be here permanently. I'll inform the servants. They'll be delighted to know we have a mistress." I nodded and purred.
"Maybe move her to glasses of blood for now until she understands not to tear up the servants like that," I suggested lightly to him. "Also... send for my physician to look at her to make sure she's alright. He knows how to examine purebloods well and take care of them."
"I will," he purred out. "Will she be the castle's secret?" I studied her then shifted in my seat. It might be wise to keep her a secret. The council will want to know about her and might try to take advantage of her at her young age. Besides... it would be nice to have a little life around here like her.
"Yes," I decided. "We're not going to let many know about her... only people that are close to me, understand? I don't want the council to get interested in her."
"I understand," he said calmly. He eyed her over curiously.
"Yes... she'll be your new mistress," I murmured and watched as Raven seemed to be losing interest in feeding. She finally jumped down from the maid and giggled, starting to run around before she pounced on a chair and giggled as she exposed her fangs at a pillow on the chair. "She's hyper," I purred out in amusement. "Are all children like that?" It's been awhile since I've seen a pureblood that young. Maybe it's normal.
"Some are more active than others," he told me and laughed. "You can introduce her to the servants that are her age," he suggested.
"Do you think she would try to eat them?" I asked and rubbed my chin. "She's definitely a biter."
"You should be ready in case that happens."
"Okay... we'll introduce her to the children around the castle slowly. Get a calmer one for her to befriend first," I told him and took a sip of my tea. "I don't want her to go crazy because one of the children freaked out because she tried to bite them. We'll have to watch her closely to make sure she doesn't kill one. I don't want her alone with them until we know she won't attack them," I purred out then laughed as I watched her bite the pillow, tackling it. "She's going to be a lot of fun~" He smiled before he crossed his legs and took his cup of tea and took a sip of it. "I'll ask a fellow friend of mine about pureblood children and see if she knows anything. She might be able to give us some tips on raising Raven." Val could know some things.... She's a lady after all.... "Give me a moment." I got to my feet and straightened my clothes before I teleported to Val's throne room. "VAL~!"
"Dante?" I heard her ask just outside of it. "That's new~"
"Val!" I smirked and teleported to the sound of her voice before I gave a loud purr. "I need your help with something."
"Sure~ What is it this time?" She asked as she eyed me over.
"I've got a little girl I'm going to raise," I told her calmly. "A pureblood."
"Aweeee I didn't know you had someone to give you children," she purred out in amusement.
"No!" I told her quickly and widened my eyes. "No, I'm still..." I trailed off as I watched her. Mateless. "I found her... and I'm going to raise her." She smirked and nodded.
"So, you want advice on raising a girl?" She asked.
"Yes, she likes to bite and she's hyper," I told her then showed her my bite wounds. "She's a giggle box too."
"Well... she could be... teething? Maybe her fangs hurt.... She could just be hungry. It's natural for children to be excited over the little things. They love learning... or just being in the company of someone they can look up to." She smiled at the thought. "Rose was sort of that way... Just not as excited sounding." I nodded and then purred.
"Want to meet her?" I asked and then held out my hand to her. "You can't tell anyone about her though. I don't want the council finding out about her. You could see her for yourself." I trust Val enough.
"Sure. I'll see her," she purred out and took my hand. I teleported us back into my study only to be tackled quickly by Raven as her purple curls bounced around her cute face.
"Dante, Dante, Dante!" She purred out then looked up at me before she exposed her fangs and gave a playful growl. I smirked then scooped her up, tickling her side as I held her close and watched as she burst into a fit of giggles and squirmed. Val giggled as she walked up to us and eyed Raven over.
"Hello~ My name is Val," she purred out. I paused in my tickling then watched as Raven giggled and purred, looking towards Val before she smiled hugely.
"Pretty~" She said then giggled again, reaching for her. I wrapped the blanket around her more firmly then passed her to Val, watching as Raven smelled her then exposed her fangs. Val eyed over Raven and laughed.
"You're a very young girl... We'll have to spoil you," Val told her and started to rock her in her arms. I saw Raven purr as she blinked a few times, looking calmer as the rocking motion made her yawn. I laughed and watched them before I looked at Val and smirked.
"She's rather cute," I told her then felt my smirk widen. Thank the devil himself she doesn't have white hair either. I like her purple hair. It's the first time I've ever seen it naturally occur in someone. "We're going to get her tutors to teach her the basics," I told her then purred as I watched Raven playing with Val's hair as she closed her eyes like the rocking was putting her to sleep. Val purred as she continued to rock Raven to sleep.
"You know little kids are easy to get to sleep if you rock them in your arms and hold them tight," Val told me. She looked towards Frederick and gave him a smile before she laid Raven down as she fell asleep.
"Here," Frederick said as he went after Val and picked Raven up carefully. "I'll take her to a room and get her some clothes, a warm bath, and a cup of blood then put her back to sleep. She'll have a proper nap," he suggested before carrying her out of the room. Val looked me over and smiled.
"You should get her a nanny to watch her carefully. Motherly and nurturing women are best for small children of her age. A nanny can stay by her side and see to her every day and take care of the things you can't for her. She's going to need a mother figure in her life. You can't just keep coming to me for advice every time something huge comes up in her world. I won't always be at home." She grabbed my hand and rubbed it. "Get an older maid to do the trick. One that's had children before. I need to go home before Alex has a fit that I left without saying anything. You can come get me if you need anything, I'm sure that if you get her a nanny you won't be needing much of me." She purred and eyed the door over before disappearing and leaving me to wait on Frederick to come back and sip tea with me again.
Stefan's POV:
I eyed over my nails and frowned. I'm almost positive men's nails are not supposed to be this clean, short, and smooth.... I don't know why Frederick is giving me such a hard time.... Ever since I messed up two days ago with our master... he's been giving me more attention than the other servants. He's been making me eat healthy and told me I wasn't what he wanted butlers to look like health wise. I don't understand why he's making me get my nails done though.... They look girlish... Unnatural for me. I frowned and eyed over the breakfast he gave me to eat this morning. Grapes, Eggs, Ham, and a glass of milk.... I don't ever have this much to eat in the morning. I blushed as I looked towards a few other servants that were eating near me. They had a healthy breakfast on their plates too. "Stefan, right?" One asked me. I heard Frederick purr as he sat down next to me after pouring himself a glass of milk. I nodded slowly. "I heard a rumor that you got in trouble a few days ago~ The boss had to whip you." I blushed and shrunk down in my chair before I nodded. "So, it's true then... What kind of punishment did he serve you?"
"I love it when the master bites me," one husked out across from me. "Have you been bitten before?" He asked me as he caught my expression of being confused.
"N-no, not really," I told him. I blushed as I looked towards Frederick. I don't want to be talking about this in front of him.... Why isn't he saying anything?
"You're missing out kid," the butler told me from across the table. "Sometimes... if he really likes you..." I felt something bush against my leg slowly and move up it- a foot. "He'll sink his fangs in real deep and give you a small- pleasurable feeling that'll course through your body." I felt the foot slow. "It's hard to not moan~" I felt the guy sitting next to me lean in suddenly to my neck and his hot breath touched my skin.
"Master's bites are always good," he told me. I felt my skin tingle from his breath hitting it, and I blushed as I remembered master Dante leaning over me to bite me.
"How can a bite feel good?" I asked softly. "Shouldn't it hurt?" I blushed and looked down into my lap. They're crazy... Bites can't feel good.
"No- it hurts at first," Frederick told me. "Then... that's when you feel good. I can't explain it to you~ You'll just have to find out yourself." I felt the servant's touching me go back to eating then and left my tingling body alone. I blushed and looked towards my plate before I started to eat. He won't let me leave anyways until it's clear. "Oh, we need to get you ready after you finish eating, Stefan."
"For what?" I asked softly.
"Master Dante wants to see you in the kimono I had made for you."
"I'm not going to be... punished again.... am I?" I asked.
"No. He wants to see you in it now that it's ready. So, we'll show you off for his breakfast entertainment." I still don't understand why I got a kimono... "That means I'll have a maid help you look your best for him." He finished off his breakfast and chugged down his milk before getting up. "Hurry up," he instructed me. "I'm waking the master up in an hour. You need to be ready for him." I nodded and finished off the breakfast he gave me and got to my feet. I took our plates to the kitchen before I met him where I left him and followed him to the tailor's room. He wasn't awake but the door was open to his work room. Frederick grabbed a kimono waiting on a rack and started off to the servant's bath for males. It was huge room with a steaming hot bath. That's usually where we bathe at... but he walked a door down suddenly and dragged me into a private bathroom where a woman was waiting with a tub full of scents... Lavender! "She'll wash you. Behave and cooperate. I'm going to be outside waiting," he told me before he shut the door behind me. I eyed over the woman and blushed. Someone's going to bathe me?
"I- I can bathe myself," I told her. She laughed and shook her head.
"No. You need to strip and get in this tub. I'm not going to tell you again," she told me before she pulled out a paddle. I widened my eyes and started to do as she told me- stripping out of my butler's uniform. I awkwardly walked up to the tub and got in obediently. The lady washed me- getting behind my ears, under my nails, and my back good. She even gave me a foot massage after getting under my toenails. It was almost like she's had to wash others before. When she was done cleaning my body, she dried me off and redone the bath water and forced me in again- this time starting to shave my body hair. I blushed as she cleaned my hairs off, being careful not to cut me. When she finished, we had to do the bath water process over again as she rinsed me. This was the quickest I ever had a bath and it was for some reason a series of baths. When they were over, she helped me into my kimono and tied it tightly around me. She grabbed my butler's uniform and dismissed me as she started to clean it. I stepped out of the room cautiously and stumbled into Frederick's back. He turned around and eyed me over in approval.
"Very presentable," he mumbled. "As much as it can be for you. I'll let you carry his tray," he told me and suddenly shoved an already waiting tray of warm tea and a plate of fruits into my hands. He must've got this while waiting on me. "I think he's going to love your kimono," he whispered as he eyed me over. It was comfortable... Silk made me feel fuzzy and warm inside. "Remember that you can think of this as your apology for the other day and how much of a disturbance you made in his life. If you're lucky, he'll approve of you." He laughed a little as he led me down the hall. I eyed over the tray curiously. So, this is what my master eats in the mornings? I thought he liked to have blood. Are we going to be joined later by one of his donors? Am I going to get to see him in the action of biting a donor as extra punishment while entertaining him by being in the kimono? Is this some private joke Frederick coming up with to be cruel to me? I felt my heart race a little as we stopped outside his bedroom door.
"Now... here's the plan. I'll open the curtains and you'll sit that down on his nightstand and sit him up for his breakfast. That's not a hard task for you to do." Frederick told me. He opened the door to my master's sleeping chamber, and we entered it. The room was dark thanks to the heavy curtains over the windows. I could hear Frederik opening a window already. When light started to shine through and give me a clear sight to my master, I walked up to his bed side table and sat down the tray. "Good morning sir," Frederick sung out. "I brought you Stefan. He's in that kimono I was telling you that was ready for him. He wants to show it to you. He also brought you breakfast." I blushed at Frederick's words as I pulled the covers back slowly from Dante and took a step back as I eyed over his body that was beginning to wake up.
"Good morning," I whispered gently. I almost didn't want to wake him up with the way he looked... Calm... peaceful... yet there was a hint of waiting for something. W-wait a minute.... My heart started to speed up. Oh no- no... what if- if I'm breakfast? I felt my breath catch as I stumbled backwards. I've been tricked! Fooled! That's why I've been acknowledged- given special things! His eyes opened before he groaned and sat up, looking around then rubbed his eyes sleepily.
"Morning Frederick... Stef-" He paused as he looked towards me, and I saw his breath catch as he looked me over then broke out into a purr. "You clean up nicely, Stefan," he told me then leaned back against the headboard with a smirk. "You look frightened. Did you think I would wake up like a demon?" He teased then looked towards the tray before he picked up a piece of fruit and ate it. "Thank you, Frederick. You did well~ I'm pleased," he purred then looked towards me with a smirk. "Do you like your kimono? I had you promoted a couple of days ago. You're going to start personally serving me." He smirked then reached out, grabbing me by the ribbon around my waist and pulled me back to the bed before he pulled me down into it and purred. "Why don't you feed me a grape?" He suggested then let go, pulling his hand back. I saw his eyes lingering on me in approval as he purred and waited.
Oh- I'm just paranoid... I blushed and adjusted myself with my kimono to make sure I was comfortable, and the kimono wouldn't get tugged on by my weight and loosen up and expose me. I picked up the tray and placed it next to us before I picked up the plate of fruits and sat it down in my lap. I picked up a grape like he asked and fed it to him. "Sir," I whispered as I eyed over his mouth. Is it really- true? If he bites me... I'll end up liking it? I blushed and looked down to stop looking there. "My kimono is beautiful... It's comfortable as well..." I trail off from that. "Why did you make me your personal servant?" I asked softly. Why wasn't I informed earlier? I don't know what they do- how they act... I thought he hated me after I acted out of place and he put me back in it. I don't deserve to be this close to him. I could hear Frederick leaving us alone as he stepped into the closet.
"Because you're rather pretty and because you respect me. You know when you mess up, and you do seem to have a good intention for serving me," he purred and gently took the grape between his lips before he ate it, watching me. "I told them not to inform you because I wanted to myself. You're going to start accompanying Frederick when it's my time to eat, and you'll stay close to me. You will stay around me almost as much as Frederick does, understand? I want you to start eating better. It's shameful for one of my servants to be that skinny." He looked towards the plate then smirked before he picked up a grape and offered it to me, placing it against my lips. "You're promoted simply because I wanted it." I felt a blush rising on my cheeks as I ate the grape, he fed me. I-I'm not that skinny... Sure I skip meals sometimes to get my work done... but I know I'm not that bad...
"Yes sir," I whispered and fed him another grape. "I'm overwhelmed by the new job you've given me, thank you." He purred as he watched me then winked before he took the plate from me and sat it in his lap, holding out a strawberry for me to eat.
"You're going to start entertaining me too, so you're going to learn to play piano with your new mistress," he told me and chuckled as his eyes lingered on my kimono then my neck before he looked at me and purred deeply.
"Piano?" I asked and blushed. I don't want to learn to play an instrument... That's too much for me to be worried about as a servant. "Sir," I whispered and blushed as I eyed the strawberry down. "Must I?" I asked softly. "My time could be devoted to something much more important."
"You're not going to be cleaning anymore," he told me firmly. "You're my sole entertainer. You're going to be the closest servant to me besides Frederick. Your role isn't what it was anymore. You're serving me personally from now on- not cleaning my castle or trimming its grounds. That's for lesser servants." I frowned and eyed him over. There's no getting out of this.... is there? I'm going to end up speaking out of my status a lot and get in big trouble because of this... I need to just go mute before I die from a whipping. He watched me then set the tray aside before he frowned and reached out, yanking me closer by my kimono. "What's the matter, Stefan? You don't look like you're happy with this new arrangement," he purred out in my ear, his warm breath hitting it. "I thought you wanted to serve me better, didn't you?" I felt my heart start to race from how close we were. My mind raced to when the other servant's breath was hitting my skin.
"Y-yes sir," I whispered out.
"Then be happy with it," he purred and then leaned his face into the crook of my neck, smelling me. "Others would kill to be you." I let out a small gasp as I tilted my head further to let him- wait why am I letting him? He's not planning on biting me... right? I sat up quickly to put distance between us and handed him his tea. He looked at the teacup then took a sip of it calmly before he eyed me over then purred. "Did you think I was going to bite you?" He teased me.
"No," I told him quickly and let out a shaky breath. I'm not letting him know I was thinking it. Was I wanting it too?
"Don't lie to your master," he purred out in amusement then set his tea aside, laying down on his bed and gave a soft moan as he ran his fingers over the sheets. "Don't you know better?" I blushed quickly and nodded slowly.
"I know better," I whispered. "Forgive me," I begged. He watched me in thought before he smirked and sat up.
"I'll forgive you," he said then purred as he held out his arms for me. "Come here." I eyed over his arms cautiously.
"I am here," I told him quickly.
"No, come here," he said more firmly then tsked, starting for me.
"There?" I asked and eyed over his arms. He snatched me up then pinned me onto the bed, forcing me onto my back before he smirked at me as he looked me over then leaned in, smelling my neck. I tensed up and hid my neck from him quickly as my heart raced. What if they all lied to me? What if it hurts so much, I start to think it feels good to forget the pain? I felt his grip on me tighten before a low hiss escaped him as he was denied access.
"Stefan," he growled out then moved on top of me, straddling my stomach to keep me from escaping.
"No," I whispered to him. He narrowed his eyes at me then dug his nails into my shoulders, exposing his fangs at me.
"No?" He hissed and started to look mad at me. I eyed him over and yelped.
"N-no," I told him again. "No means no." He glared at me then before his eyes shot to the closet.
"Frederick, get the chains," he said a bit louder so that way Frederick could hear him through the door. I yelped and started to tremble under him.
"Not the chains!" I yelled out.
"The chains?" I heard Frederick say in amusement. "Right away sir~" I could hear chains jiggle. My master keeps chains in his closet?! Dante sat up on me with a smug smirk then got off me, keeping a hand on my wrist as he dragged me to the head of his bed and kept a tight grip on me.
"Oh yes, the chains," he said then purred. "I'll keep you chained here until you decide to be bit."
"Y-you won't keep me that long in here," I whispered. I could hear Frederick coming out with the chain dragging on the floor. I tugged on my wrist in hopes he'd let go of it.
"How do you know? You don't know what happens on this side of the door," he told me and smirked. "I'd punish Frederick if he didn't let me bite him if I wanted. Hell, you're lucky I don't tear your neck apart for denying me. This is much nicer than that." I whimpered and eyed him over before I looked towards Frederick in panic as he stopped by the edge of the bed. "Chain him at his wrists. Give him a little movement, but not enough to get off the bed," Dante instructed him. "He'll give in and feed me by the end of tonight even if I have to yank his pretty little hair to make him expose his neck." I blushed and felt my heart race at the thought. Frederick smirked and crawled into the bed with the chains and chained me to the bed post- giving me just enough room to where I could get to the edge but not over it.
"You should feed our master," he whispered in my ear. "He'll starve if you don't and his blood will be on your hands."
"He'll feed me," Dante muttered, eyeing my body over. "He drank some of my blood in the dungeon. If I start to starve, I'll force him to offer himself to me. That is within my powers after all." I widened my eyes as I watched him. N-no... I didn't think this would happen...
"M-master," I whispered softly and shook my head. He smirked at me then.
"It'll feel so much better for you if you offer yourself willingly. I promise it won't hurt," he told me then winked. "I've bitten Frederick. He can tell you from experience that my bite isn't as bad as it looks."
"I told him," Frederick sighed out before slipping out of bed and took the tray with him. "He's stubborn."
"I'm not stubborn," I mumbled. "No means no," I hissed out.
"Frederick, you should feed me since he won't," Dante purred out, walking over to him then looked at the fruit. "As his punishment, he can watch his role be filled in by you and see my disappointment in him."
"I will," Frederick purred out before he shoved a grape into Dante's mouth. "Let me go force a servant into giving me a glass of blood for you." Dante tsked then as he swallowed the grape whole.
"I don't want it from a glass," he muttered.
"Then you won't be getting it from me," Frederick hummed out. "Strip." He sat the tray down on the nightstand and started for the closet. "I made you a perfect outfit."
"Well aren't you demanding~" Dante purred at him then started to unbutton his shirt before he paused. "You should do it," he teased him.
"Lazy," Frederick hissed out.
"I'm mateless. I can ask you to strip me," Dante said and smirked. "I'd make Stefan do it, but he doesn't get that right till he feeds me." I frowned and looked towards the chains. I'm not feeding him! I'm going to get out of this and hide. I felt the chains heat up slightly as Dante looked in my direction then smirked, going towards the closet as they stayed warm, making my skin tingle. I blushed and jiggled the chains. Why are they warm!? I blushed and eyed over my master's bed and caught the smell of his scent all over it. I curled up and grabbed one of the pillows, hugging it as I heard Frederick suggesting to our master what he should do about me. I buried my face in a pillow and whined. I'm in so much trouble tonight! "I'm not doing that. It'll tear up his back again," I heard Dante mutter. "I'll make him submit by tonight. It'll either be with food or with... my blood. I could easily get what I want. I just want him to submit by himself.... It wouldn't be that hard to make him purr like a kitten for me if I wanted blind submission from him." I frowned and grabbed the chains on my wrists and tried to slide them off- adjusted my hand to do it ever so slightly. I smirked as I managed to loosen one over half my hand and yanked the wrest off quietly. Frederick didn't tighten these enough on me. I started on the other quickly, being rough to get it off quickly before they come back out.
"I had this kimono made to match his~" I heard Frederick purring.
"F-Frederick," I heard Dante mutter before the chains heated up quickly in my hands, almost burning me. I yelped and covered my mouth- cursing into it as I teared up.
"What? You don't like it? I thought it would be comfortable." It got silent in there for a moment before Dante finally purred.
"Alright~ You can dress me in it, but I'm not wearing it outside of this castle," he said, giving in. I heard Frederick do a cheer as he moved quickly in the closet- his footsteps being loud. I moved back to the chain and started to work on slipping it off. "You seem excited~" Dante purred in amusement. "I'm taking it easy today. No royal work at all. I need to make sure that our little princess is settled in, and I have that little donor to tame." I pushed off the chain as it made it over my thumb and crawled towards the bed's edge. I made small and quiet movements to not give myself away. I eyed over the door and slipped off the bed and went towards it quietly. I tensed up as I stepped on a squeaky part of the floor. "YOU BETTER BE IN BED, KITTEN!" Dante called out from the closet. I tensed at his voice and looked towards the door longingly before I glanced at the bed. This is my only chance... I eyed it over before I looked back at the door and continued my way towards it.
"There's no way he's out of it, master," Frederick hummed out.
"He is skinny," I heard Dante purr towards him. As soon as my hand touched the doorknob, I felt it burn me, my skin sizzling as I touched it. I pulled back quickly and started to cry as I eyed over my hand. I tensed up quickly and checked behind me to make sure I was alone. I didn't see them out here, probably still in the closet. "Did it hurt?" I heard Dante call out from the bathroom, having changed rooms. "You can't leave!" I eyed over the bathroom door and tensed up. He knows I'm out of bed?
"Psh~" I heard Frederick say. "He might be skinny, but I had those chains on him tight," he grumbled. "He's not out." I eyed over the door before I grabbed my kimono and wrapped it around my hand and touched the doorknob again and yanked it open as quick as I could.
"Catch him," I heard Dante growl. "He used his kimono, and I'm not burning that." I widened my eyes. How does he know!? I ran for it then- running as fast as I could down the hall. I heard footsteps coming after me then. I ran into a crowd of servants and pushed them into his way so he would lose me. I ran straight for the servant's quarters to hide there since I knew it better.
"GET HIM!" I heard Frederick ordering the servants as he stopped from them getting in his way. "AFTER HIM!" I suddenly felt hands grab me before I was yanked into a closet and heard Dante's loud purr as he shut the door, hiding us.