Paris's POV:
I stirred awake as a shiver erupted across my spin. I let out a shaky breath as I felt tiny little ice cubes rubbing against my skin. I gasped and opened my eyes- glancing around as dark shadows casted across the entrance and I could see a few stars out- calling for me. I could hear life outside of that entrance. I shivered and crawled out of the hole I dug for myself earlier and glanced around the darkness around me. It was so hot during the day I had to crawl into the sand to protect my skin from the rays. I rubbed at my throat as I glanced around- finding the north star. I need to head away from that. I started in the direction best for walking away from it and started that way. "The desert is fucking cold at night," I hissed out under my breath and clung to my rags for clothes. "What the hell was I thinking coming down here?" I asked myself. "For an ungrateful mate? I should piss on him when I find him," I hissed out as I trembled and eyed over the horizon. "I'll fucking kill that fucking bastard he marked," I grumbled. "I'll rip his throat out and feed it to all his ungrateful servants here." I saw a faint light on the horizon a little way off to my right, a human scream reaching my ears as it sounded panicked before a few more followed it. I suddenly caught Richard's sweet scent, calling out to me as my true soul mate and luring me in the direction of the light. He was there... in that village off in the distance. I eyed over the flame dancing there- right on that horizon and felt my mouth water up as drool ran down my cheek.... Food.... and my mate? This is a two in on calling from Fate herself! I gave a small smirk and started off in a run towards it. I felt my knees aching a little as my body started up in a hot- and bothered feeling at the thought of Richard. He hasn't marked me in so long.... we haven't had sex in so long... He hasn't told me he's loved me in so long.... and I haven't been in his presence. since that day. "Richard," I moaned out at the thought of getting to see him again. I felt my knees give out and I fell into the sand as I watched the dancing flame. Oh god- I've got to get there before he leaves! I felt panic rising in me as I connected all my energy and teleported to the flame. I gasped as I appeared within ten feet of the little village and stood up quickly- I felt a bad sensation rising in my stomach and grabbed my throat quickly and let out a groan. My body didn't take that at all too well- I'm weak. I eyed over my surroundings- looking for him as I fell back over and trembled. I felt sick then as my body tried to mellow out. I spotted him a little way inside the village, snatching a girl as he yanked her to him and bit into her neck quickly with a slight moan. A few vampires ran around the village too, feeding on those they could find- his new newborns. Oh man... I don't think I have the strength to take his newborns out to get to him... I sighed as I watched them. I'm going to need to think this through before I walk in there. I saw him suddenly pull his fangs out of the girl, stopping short as his eyes locked onto someone a few feet away and a small smirk formed on his face before he tossed the girl and started for one of the newborns- one that looked an awful lot like me... except a little different. What.... The.... Hell? I frowned as I eyed him over. Why does he look like me?! WHO CLONED ME! I snarled lightly as I watched. I swear if that's who he marked.... THAT THING IS GOING DOWN!
Richard snatched the male by his waist and yanked him into a deep passionate kiss, a small growl escaping him as he closed his eyes and pressed up against my look alike. I saw my- look alike kiss him back. I felt a growl rising in me again as I watched. "Richard," I hissed out before I stood up and teleported over to them. I slammed my foot into Richard's chest quickly- kicking him towards the fire as I snatched that bastard away from him and bit down into his throat with a growl ripping through me as I yanked back- pulling out a huge chunk. I heard him let out a scream and squirm against me in panic. I moaned at the taste of his blood and felt power and anger consuming me with a thirst- One for revenge but also hunger. I growled again and reached into his chest quickly- wrapping my hand around his heart and started to squeeze it to kill.
"RICHARD!" He begged and tensed up against me. "HELP!" I saw Richard's eyes widen as he stood there frozen, watching in horror before he managed to move- coming for us quickly.
"Paris! Don't!" He said quickly and exposed his fangs.
"Watch me," I hissed out in a threatening tone towards him. "YOU!" I growled at him as I smelled Richard's mark all over this - this thing! I yanked out his heart quickly to make Richard watch me crush it. "WATCH ME!" I yelled at him and started to squeeze harder- feeling the heart thudding in panic in my hand. "YOU. DID. THIS!" I yelled at him as I crushed it without another word spoken and tossed the dust his way. Richard looked at the dust with wide eyes before I felt his stone pulse at the sight. He trembled, blinking back tears before his eyes filled with rage and he slowly looked up at me.
"WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?!" He hissed and started for me, snatching the front of my shirt. "TWICE! YOU'VE WRONGED ME TWICE!"
"YOU CHEATED ON ME!" I growled out at him as I smelled him. I felt my mouth water at the thought of his blood. Oh- no not now Paris... In due time! "YOU. CHEATED." I growled lowly at him and trembled in rage. "You," I hissed out and felt my eyes water up in pain as my stone pulsed weakly towards his. "We're soul mates.... I NEVER thought you would do this to me," I hissed out to him lowly and shook my head as I closed my eyes in pain before I broke out into a light cry and felt myself falling weakly. My body is sore.... He's hurt me more than he knows.... He's wronged me. "Richard,' I whispered as the idea of rejecting him played on my tongue. He's hurt me so much.... Why shouldn't I just let him go to help myself heal? I trembled and shook my head. "R-Richard," I whispered weakly. I felt him tense before his head started to race as he watched me, a mixture of hurt thoughts and of love rushing through his head but also in memory of feeling betrayed by me.
"Paris," he whispered then let my shirt go. I could feel it deep down in him. He still loved me. I eyed him over then and shook my head and felt my fingers running across my shoulder quickly and digging in harshly- scratching it. I let out a soft cry as my back hit the sand. I felt my stone pulsing and drawing back it's roots- My vision started to darken as I felt my stone crack- the idea of things he's done to that man was running in my mind- I could smell it all over Richard... He watched me then clenched his jaw as his eyes hardened then he snapped his fingers. "Feed him and stick him in a cage," I heard him order one of his newborns nearby. "Give him a villager. I won't have him dying, got it? If he dies, I'll have yours in return." He glanced back at me as his eyes softened slightly, but it disappeared before I could truly notice it. It could've been my imagination. "Paris, you killed Isaiah," he hissed then and tilted his head up with an angry look. "Look at you, you're weak too." He shook his head then started to stalk off as the newborn came up to me with a human and ripped out her throat above my lips. "You're lucky I don't kill you," I heard Richard snarl as he disappeared into a tent. I groaned as her blood got between my lips and teased my horrible taste of blood. I quickly snatched her from the newborn and started to feast of her blood- It's so good! It's better than what I've been having these past few days, nothing! I moaned but cut it off short as I finished her off. I shoved the corpse away and licked my lips. I sent a glare towards the tent.
"Go ahead!" I yelled at him and shook a little in anger but let it go as I let out a gasp of pain and quickly pulled my hand away from my shoulder. I have got to cut my nails.... I shook off droplets of my blood from it and started for the tent. "RICHARD! DON'T WALK AWAY FROM ME!" He stormed out then and glared at me in rage.
"What?! You want me to say it to you again?! You betrayed me, Paris! You did ALL of this! You should've trusted me from the very beginning and told me everything, but you didn't! You wouldn't listen! You're stubborn! I called out for your help countless times and, where were you?! WHERE WERE YOU?!" He hissed as a tear ran down his face. "I WAS STRAPPED TO A TABLE BEING TORTURED TO MY WIT'S END! I begged you for your love and your help! You turned me away! You only did what was best for you! Being mates means that you can't just look out for what you want! WE WERE PARTNERS! I trusted you! I loved you! You just... you...." He clenched his jaw then as he stared me down. "How could you?!"
"I. Did. It. For. Us," I hissed at him. "This- what you done here was not for us. You have no good reason for the dirty shit you did here," I told him as I pointed a finger at him. "You're in trouble. Not just with me," I hissed towards him. "You think killing thousands down here won't raise suspicions with the council in Europe? They're going to be coming for you!" I yelled at him and felt my nails scrapping against my wrist in anger. "If you can't realize that I was doing you justice such a long time ago- by giving you a chance to heal up- than why am I here anymore?" I asked him softly. "I'm not going to lay here waiting on you to come home and stop acting like a blind fool with a starving hunger-" I growled as I ran my fingers over my temples. "Richard," I hissed out as my thoughts blurred over from all the thoughts surrounding me from his newborns. I CAN'T THINK STRAIGHT WITH THEM HERE! I let out a tired groan and started walking out of the village. I've got to get out of here and clear my mind. I heard Richard staying silent for once, his thoughts racing again before one of his newborns acted for him and was in front of me quickly. I felt another newborn strike me in the back of the head, my vision going black quickly as my body slumped forward. It finally went silent....
I woke up to hearing seagulls crying and the sound of the ocean rushing up on the shore, Richard's sweet scent nearby. "Put him on the beach," I heard him instruct calmly. "Leave him with a bottle of blood, understand?" I felt arms pull me out of something roughly before I felt my body fall, hitting soft sand that flung up around me. "What. The. HELL?" I heard Richard hiss. "Did I say throw him? NO! Get your ass below deck."
"What? He's a disrespecting, no-good vampire," I heard a man hiss back at him before he yelped, the sound of his head being whipped to the side reaching my ear along with the familiar sound of a smack. Richard must have struck him.
"Get your ass below deck," he snarled again before his footsteps sounded on the boat above me. "Get us out of here. We're leaving...." I opened my eyes slowly and looked up at the ship I was tossed out of.
"R-Richard?" I asked and eyed over the sky. My body worked up into a light ache. What the hell? Why- what did he do to keep me out so long? It hurts- he kept me under long enough to get me on sand- a beach- water- a ship? I eyed over my surroundings and felt a slight panic rise in me as the curve of that beach down there was a little.... off.... Beaches don't curve that noticeably. "Richard?" I asked and tried to sit up, but I didn't have any feeling in my lower half yet. I caught sight of him on the ship above me, giving out instructions, and that's when it hit me.... He looked so much worse- so much more demonic than the last time I had seen him. Last night I hadn't noticed as much, but now... in the broad daylight... he looked like death himself. I watched him and gulped.... I'm lucky he didn't kill me... I eyed him over as I decided not to grab his attention. No- I think it's better I stay where I'm at.... I don't want to be around that.... That's gonna kill. I caught his eyes turn towards me for a moment before they lingered on me, but he quickly turned his face away from me and disappeared into a cabin on the deck. The ship started to sail away then, moving away swiftly as his newborns set to work on it, taking it far away from the shore. That's not the Richard I knew from before... That's something else now... He doesn't love me like he did.... He doesn't know me anymore.... He's distance himself from everyone in Europe and became... that... I felt my fingers twitching as I felt tears running down my cheeks. He's... He's not my Richard... That's not the man I fell in love with. I wasn't even able to catch his attention to make him love me as soon as he saw me... That's how much he's changed.
I heard footsteps running in my direction before a hiss sounded behind me. "SHIT! THERE GOES A SHIP!" I heard a familiar voice shout. "How did I miss it?!"
"Great job," I heard a guy groan out. "What did I tell you about wishing bad luck on us? We're doomed to be stuck here," he whined out.
"No, we're not.... My servants will be looking for me soon. I sent out a letter telling them when we'd get back to them before we left Val's.... They'll send out an expedition to find us when we don't come home," I heard the man grumble behind me before he sighed. "Oh well, at least we get to enjoy another beach filled island day. You wanted to be on land~" The guy sung out then chuckled. "The water is niiiiic- Edmund... is that a man on our beach?"
"No... It's a whale sir," Edmund- the other man said calmly in a bored tone. "Grab him and we'll cook him up." I really hope that's another joke.
"He's got white hair," I heard the first man whisper. "He's probably not human...." I heard footsteps starting my way again but a little slower like the person was nervous. I frowned and twitched my fingers. OH NO THEY DON'T! I'VE GOT TO GET OUT OF HERE! HE PUT ME ON A BEACH FULL OF CANNABLES! W-wait a minute, I know where that voice came from! He's someone I've met before- but where? Where... It was a long time ago... I heard a faint gasp before there was a loud purr. "Edmund~" The man said in excitement. "Doesn't he look familiar to you? Like someone you know~" The man sung out and started to laugh.
"Oh... You mean that flower chick?" Edmund asked calmly in amusement. "You told me you met that girl that was your sister and looked like you, remember? Looks like he looks like her too."
"No! Not that!" The man shouted before I was snatched up and yanked to my feet to face Edmund as the man stood a little behind me. "Look~ It's Paris!" I could hear the smirk in the man's voice as a chuckle escaped him. "Paris Grimm~"
"Oh," Edmund said as a realization grew on his face before he playfully lowered his expression. "Doesn't ring a bell," he said and smirked. "Do you know him?"
"Careful," I begged as I felt my body falling since I had no control over it. "Please no mouth full of sand," I begged as I felt myself slipping from my shirt. "Who are you anyways? You know my name?" I asked him curiously.
"We've met before," the man purred out and adjusted his hold on me. "I'm the prince of Wales. We sort of met... but... we didn't know each other by our faces." He turned me to look at him then and gave me a small smirk as I found myself looking directly into a much healthier- perfect- version of me. It was like looking in a mirror but without all my problems being in his eyes. I watched him- eyeing him over curiously before a hatred rose up in me at his features before it died as our eyes connected and I felt an overwhelming sense of love for him. I gasped a little as I watched his eyes. Oh.... O-Oh.... OH! I blushed as I eyed him over. He's the prince of Wales? No way.... this is a mirror image of me? Wow... what the hell.... Did my parents just have triplets or something? Quadruplets?! Wow.... No- no.... this is.... Louis?
"L-Louis?" I asked softly as I watched him. Oh no what if it's not him? What if I'm in hell and I'm about to get my ass handed to me again by Louis- no I am in hell still! No! NO! - "NO!" I screamed. "I was out of hell!" I cried out and started to panic. "NOT AGAIN!" His eyes widened, and he almost dropped me in shock before he held me tightly.
"Hell? You're not in Hell! Calm down," he told me and then tsked. "No, Paris, I'm your twin," he said then hesitated before he kissed my cheek. "Why would you think you're in Hell?"
"Because- Because I went to hell to save Laurence," I told him and started to tremble. "I let go of Grimm's hand and- and now I'm stuck in hell forever because he said if I let go than I'll never escape hell by myself and he'll lose me instantly," I scrambled out in panic. "I thought I was out just then and I- I-" I started to cry as I tried to tell him what all just happened to me since then as it spilled out like a river on my lips- a river of blood. When I finished telling him what I saw in Africa- and how I woke up afterwards here to find him- I trailed off. "N-now you're here and I have to be in hell because- Because you're dead.... My dad said so himself..." I shook my head as I let out a scream and trembled. NO. NO. NO. NO! He bit his bottom lip and slowly nodded then laughed.
"I'm not dead," he told me then gave me a playful look. "I'll tell you what really happened though~ He traded me away. Grimm told me himself."
"G- Grimm told you?" I asked softly and sniffled. "What?" I asked and blinked away some tears as I watched him. How do I know he's real? What's reality anymore? I'LL KILL THEM ALL!
"Yes, my birth father traded me away to the king of Wales when we were born because he needed to keep you because you had wings and stuff," Louis told me then purred. "Grimm told me all about it. He showed me proof of the treaty they signed. Look~ I'm real," he told me then had me run my fingers across his wrist. "See? I'm alive. You're not in Hell. You're with me~ I met Rose too. She seemed fun." I eyed over his wrist as I felt a pulse in it and eyed him over cautiously.
"Y-you mean.... I just.... I just met you for- for real? If.... If this is real.... then tell me what I done to save our generation." He frowned then.
"Are you talking about that revolution you did where you killed practically everyone that was older than us?" He asked and raised an eyebrow. "We had the ball soon after that. It was one of the first parties I had ever been to." I watched him and blushed... Wow this kind of make sense... He smelled so familiar at the ball- just like me...
"Louis," I purred out. "Wow.... You're Louis?" I asked as I eyed him over. He nodded and gave a small smirk.
"Of course,~ Who else would I be? Laurence?" He teased me.
"I don't know.... I'm sure he can't look like me yet, but I've been seeing a lot of imposters lately," I warned him as I felt my legs coming back and my knees gave out suddenly. He widened his eyes as we fell to the ground then yelped as his face hit the sand. He groaned and rolled over onto his back, brushing his face off before he sneezed.
"Edmund," he called out and slowly started to sit up, looking towards the other man on the beach with us. As soon as his eyes landed on him, they lit up full of love like they were lovers and he started to purr. "Come say hi to my twin."
"No... He looks a few humans short of blood," Edmund told him as he kept his distance.
"Louis," I purred out as my mind raced and my eyes looked towards his neck. He's supposed to taste like me too... "Louis~" I purred out before my mind raced back to that man Richard was with and I exposed my fangs in anger and let out a small growl but silenced it as I reminded myself.... It's not him. He looked back at me sharply then exposed his fangs right back to me, locking onto my eyes as he got ready like he thought I was going to attack him. I gave him a soft expression to ease him as I closed my eyes. It's not him.... It's my.... Twin? My twin.... I have a twin! I heard him give a soft purr then before I felt his hand touch my cheek and a sense of peace washed over me before I caught glimpses of Grimm in a dark hidden room, pulling a scroll off a shelf. I gasped softly and opened my eyes to look at Louis.
"Grimm," I purred out softly. "He's showed you that scroll," I whispered and waited. He's seen an important document- the one he was telling me about. Louis gave a small smirk then rubbed my cheek before my surroundings faded from my view and I was suddenly submerged fully into the memory of Louis's- Grimm talking to me as he showed me the scroll. I let out a purr as the vision disappeared.
"I should've known better," I whispered. "Of course, my father lied," I whispered. He chuckled and nodded.
"I've known about you for a little bit now," he whispered then gave me a look full of pure love. "I was nervous to meet you though." I eyed him over and gave a smile as I watched him.
"You met me before," I teased him. "Why would you be nervous?" I asked as I felt my body coming back to me. I slowly sat up and stretched out my tense muscles.
"Well, you thought I was dead for starters," he said then frowned. "Plus, Grimm said something about you. He said that you were going to go through a rough time, and he wanted to be there to torture you throughout it." I frowned as I thought back on his harsh words he told me... but Grimm was right... Richard doesn't love me... Not like he use to... My efforts to find him and make him love me... failed.
"Yeah," I whispered softly and rubbed my neck as I eyed over the horizon. "He... he's right though- every word he tortured me with was right..." I told him weakly and lowered my head. "Maybe all that's worth keeping around is my family... and even then, my parents sucked at being worthy." He frowned a little as he watched me.
"That's not the way to be thinking," He told me as he got to his feet. "Hell, I only have my boys. They'd never betray me. I wouldn't listen to Grimm anyways- not on that. He said that he loved the idea of torturing you. Don't let him get to you," he said then gave a small smirk. "Hey, come on. Let me take you back to camp so you can meet my crew. We can get you a bath and some blood." He reached down for my hand and gave a loud purr as his eyes lingered on me in delight. I looked towards his hand and slowly grabbed it before I used it to get up and eyed him over before I pulled him close as I watched his eyes... I love that look he gives me.... It's so pure... I've never seen someone look at me like that. He purred back at me then kissed my cheek before he playfully swept me off his feet and started to carry me towards Edmund. "Come on~ you can sleep in my tent if you'd like... unless you want your own."
"I can sleep with you?" I asked him and purred at the thought.
"W-what?" Edmund asked and frowned. "He's going to eat me in my sleep..."
"No, he won't," Louis told him and gave him a purr before he stole a kiss from Edmund when we got close enough. "You'll still sleep in my arms where it's safe~ Paris won't bite you, right Paris?"
"I want to be in your arms," I told him unconsciously and blushed. Wow... but it would be great... He is my twin and- and the way he looks at me makes me feel special.
"Fine, he can sleep with us... Just because he's your twin and that assures me nothing bad will happen." Louis nodded towards Edmund and gave him a proud look.
"I love you, Eddy," he practically sung out and stole another kiss from him before he looked down at me. "Are you hungry? We have some humans back at camp you can feed from." I eyed over Louis's neck and purred as I snuck my head into it and bit down into him quickly as I tried his blood. He yelped and tensed at my bite quickly, widening his eyes as I got a taste of him. He tasted so sweet and exactly like me, making a moan slip from me as I gulped it down. I melted against him and took my fangs out quickly as I continued to drink his blood. I don't want anyone else's blood but his. He looked at me then before I felt his face sneak into my neck as he got curious himself, and his fangs scrapped against my skin before he bit down. I gasped and licked his blood off his neck and started to suck on his wound. He melted quickly and we sunk down to the sand as he moaned and started to drink my blood too, moving in closer as he held me. I pulled back from his neck, licking my lips as I exposed mine better for him. He pulled his fangs out and drank my blood with a loud purr as a little bit of it dripped down my neck. I gasped and gave him a playful purr and bit back into his shoulder. He yelped and then laughed before he bit back down into me and knocked us over into the sand. I laughed and rolled us over playfully and let out a growl as I bit down deeper into him. He gasped before I felt him accidentally mark me as his fangs dug in. I moaned loudly and yanked my fangs out as I melted against him. I heard Edmund give a jealous gasp. Louis pulled back slowly then licked his lips as he watched me before he widened his eyes like it hit him. He looked towards Edmund quickly and exposed his fangs towards him. "Eddy," he called out and held out a hand for him. Edmund crossed his arms as he watched us. I eyed over Louis and ran my fingers over his chest as I yanked him into a hug and purred to him. He chuckled and kissed my temple before he reached out past me for Edmund. "I'll chase you if I have to," he warned.
"I'm not running," Edmund told him calmly. "I can't believe you just marked your twin," he grumbled. I purred up at Louis as I watched him.
"It was an accident," Louis grumbled then looked at me before he kissed my cheek and got up, going for Edmund with a slight growl. "Get over here."
"No. I'm not taking a step for you. Work for me," Edmund hissed out in jealousy as he watched us. Louis narrowed his eyes then tackled Edmund before he bit into his neck, gripping his hands as he marked him again. Edmund gasped softly and relaxed against Louis. "Don't let that happen again," he warned Louis. I heard my twin growl slightly in response as he tightened his grip on Edmund. Edmund purred as he let Louis stay by him. I got up slowly as I watched them, my eyes trailing over my twin longingly.
"Louis," I whispered softly. He moved his face out of the crook of Edmund's neck slowly as he glanced back at me then purred as his eyes landed on me.
"Come say hi to Edmund. He's the love of my life," he told me then gave a playful growl at Edmund. "Right?"
"S-sure," Edmund purred out. I walked over to them slowly and eyed Edmund over curiously.
"Edmund, this is Paris, my twin.... Paris, this is Edmund. He's my chosen mate," Louis told me and grinned. "He's who I choose to be with." Edmund looked me over and smiled.
"Paris~ You need to drink more if you want to look anything like your twin~ You're so unhealthy looking..."
"Eh," I mumbled and wrapped my arms around Louis, clinging to him. I felt him tense before he purred loudly and wrapped me up into his arms, kissing the top of my head then kissed Edmund on the lips sweetly.
"You need a bath," Edmund sighed out as he smelled me. "Louis, bathe your twin. He's not sleeping with us while smelling like that."
"I'll show him the stream," Louis purred towards him then kissed Edmund's neck. "He'll enjoy it-"
"Master Louis! Hey!" I heard a sweet voice nearby purr out as another set of feet ran towards us. A brown-haired male ran up and gave a sweet smile as he held up a fish on a line. "I managed to catch a few fish!" His warm honey brown eyes lit up in excitement as he dangled the fish and tried to show it to Louis proudly. I could see a faint spray of freckles across his nose, adding to his younger look- almost making him look more boyish than man. Louis looked towards him then smirked.
"You've improved, Terry~" He said then pulled away from both me and Edmund then hugged Terry. "How many did you catch?"
"Five~" Terry purred out and melted in Louis's arms as he nuzzled his head against Louis's shoulder.
"Good boy, we'll have to roast them tonight," Louis said thoughtfully and then glanced towards the fish, studying it.
"Terry~" Edmund purred out as he pointed towards me. "This is Paris, Louis's twin. He's ours now. Finders keepers... Losers weepers." Terry looked towards me then widened his eyes before he started to look between me and Louis, a faint blush heating up his cheeks. They look exactly like each other! How am I supposed to tell them apart?! I'm so lucky I ran to the right one! I laughed softly as I watched him before my eyes watered up a bit as my mind ran back to Richard.
"Paris is going to stay with us for a bit," Louis told Terry and purred, giving Terry a kiss on the cheek then looked towards me before he froze, seeing the look on my face. He snatched my hand then and frowned as he started to show me memories of his childhood- of happy times for him like he was trying to make me feel better. I smiled softly and walked straight into him- wrapping him up in my arms and clung to him as I gave him a small purr.
"Well... we have Paris sleeping in our bed... I guess you can start sleeping with us again too Terry," Edmund sighed out. Terry laughed then and made a cheerful noise.
"Really?! I get to sleep with you guys? I can't wait!" He said and started to bounce before he tackled Edmund into a hug and purred. "What about that alone time that master Louis said he wanted with you?"
"Oh well," Edmund hummed out. "We need to give Paris a bath... So, let's all take one together~" He suggested and snatched Terry's arm. "Join us?" Terry blushed then and looked up at him innocently.
"But... but... I like bathing by myself," he whispered.
"It'll be fun," Louis told him and smirked, giving the top of my head a kiss. "Besides, you already bathed with us in Italy~ What's the difference here? Oh, and Edmund... we can start going for treks around the island to make up for lost alone time~" He suggested and eyed over Edmund with a playful look.
"I don't know about that..." Edmund trailed off and smirked. "We just have to kick them out one night."
"What if I want a whole day of spending time with you?" Louis said and purred louder at him.
"Then we'll plan it when it comes," Edmund told him and smirked. "Bath time~" He yanked Terry inland. Louis quickly pulled me after them then.
"Tomorrow?" He asked hopefully, eyeing over Edmund's back as his thoughts started to turn to something about a boat... and a bed.
"No. Spend time with your twin tomorrow," Edmund told him. "You two deserve some alone time. You have a lot to catch up on." Louis nodded and purred.
"You're right~" He said then kissed the side of my head. "We'll play later," he told Edmund happily. I purred in Louis's ear then as I gave his neck a small kiss.
"So.... What do you know about us?" I asked him curiously.
"We're twins... my birth father gave me away... I was locked away for a long time as a child... and then our parents died... and I figured out my own way in the world... and Grimm told me how he was my great grandfather and how I got onto the Wales throne and away from you," he told me thoughtfully. "I don't know much else."
"Oh," I whispered as I watched him and eyed him over before I smiled. "I wanted you to be alive," I whispered softly.
"I would hope so," he purred out to me then looked into my eyes. "I didn't know I even had a sibling for a very long time."
"Now you have one~ No- you have two. We have a sister." I gave a small laugh as I eyed over his eyes curiously... He's my twin...
"I know. I met her. She was quite upset to find out that Victor knew about me but didn't tell her," he said then laughed a little. I nodded as I watched him. Wait a minute.... HE MET ROSE!?
"When- Victor!?" I frowned as I watched him. Victor knew? Well- let's all tell everyone before telling me.
"Yeah, I met Victor right after I learned about you. I met Victor, Val, and Dante. I already knew Laurence though," he told me happily. "They all knew about me."
"W-what?" I asked and frowned. "Laurence...." I trailed off and I smiled softly. "Well he's a tricky vampire." He purred then.
"I guess he is. I like him," he told me then smirked. "I also met Trick too~ He was so cute. Here, let me show you," he said quickly then touched my cheek, showing me his memories of meeting my friends and then finally meeting Rose and Trick. I nodded and purred softly at the sight of little Trick.... I love little kids.... I purred and pulled away as I felt my eyes water up. I looked towards Louis and frowned.
"Louis," I whispered and grabbed his hand. "I wanted kids with Richard," I whispered. "But I won't get them now." He watched me then kissed my cheek.
"You might," he whispered to me. "From what you told me... I would say he didn't kill you because he still loves you a little. What if he comes back to you when that demonic blood runs out in him? It's bound to leave him eventually if he stops eating quite so much. Plus... fate wouldn't have given him to you if fate didn't intend for you to be together in the future. I don't think it's over yet for you two," he told me then gave me a soft smile. "You might have children in the future. Who knows?"
"Yeah..." I trailed off and frowned as I thought about how he was feeling when he saw me... Richard... Will he come back to me? "What if fate didn't know this would happen though?" I asked softly.
"Fate knows everything... and if you two were truly not going to find each other again, you would have found the words to reject him," he told me then rubbed my cheek. "However,... I wouldn't worry about when he'll come back. He'll come back when he's meant to. Maybe you're needed somewhere else right now."
"You think so?" I asked him and eyed him over. "Do you need me?"
"You're here, aren't you?" He teased me. "Though... I have plans for after I get off this island. I'm going to go home then go to America to build something with my own hands there. I'm taking my boys with me. You could join me if you want." I nodded then and smiled.
"I want to build something with you... but I have to do something first," I told him and smiled. "Can we go to our sister?" He nodded then.
"We can stop there," he told me then purred. "We'll do it on the way to America." I nodded and ran my fingers through my hair as I watched him.
"Let's build a manor together," I suggested. "Let's build something beautiful.... Big... Like you." He widened his eyes then busted out laughing.
"I'm not beautiful," he told me and smirked. "You are though.... You just need to feed some more for a few days to bring back a healthier shine to your hair... and a healthier complexion to your skin... and get all that dirt off you...."
"We look exactly alike... If I'm beautiful then so are you," I told him in amusement. "You just stumbled and ate your own lie."
"No, because I'm a little hermit who's traveling the world," he joked and laughed a little. "You're the man who changed the world." I frowned and looked away from him then.
"So?" I asked softly. "I'm not that special... I can't keep my mate happy with me."
"Well... let him pout for a while. He'll come back wiser," he told me then kissed my temple. "I'm sorry I upset you."
"It's fine... You've made me feel better just being here," I told him as I eyed him over. "I don't want to leave you, Louis." He widened his eyes a little then smirked.
"Then don't," he told me and held me closer as we walked. "No one is going to force you away from me. You can stay with me for as long as you like."
"I'm not leaving you," I whispered to him and laid my head down on his chest. "Not when you make me happy.... I don't think I'd be much of a joy away from you." He smiled at me then rubbed my head.
"Well I'm happier seeing you too," he whispered. "I'm so glad I met you." I purred and exposed my fangs as I eyed him over.
"You mean it?" I asked and sighed. He looks- badly like that monster I murdered. He nodded to me quickly.
"Of course, I mean it," he whispered then kissed my head again, this time I caught a glimpse of when he finally saw me lying on the sand and his immediate joy after he recognized me and got over the initial shock. I purred and gave his cheek a kiss.
"You have an amazing gift," I whispered to him. He nodded and smirked.
"I like it. I've never come across someone else who can do it. Oh! I heard you read minds! Is that true?"
"That and a few other things," I told him and blushed. "Compulsion, teleportation, and reading minds are the main things I can do." I eyed him over before smiling. "If you can give me memories then can you alter mine as well or maybe my dreams? Have you tried it?" He shook his head no and blushed.
"I haven't tried it," he admitted and bit his bottom lip. "I've had no reason to try it. Though I find I can mess with how people feel at the moment if I work at it enough."
"Well, I believe you can do more with your little mind powers if you work on it," I told him and smiled. "That's how I've learned how to compel people... but it might just be because I'm cool." He shook his head and then smirked at me.
"I think that's just you. I can't compel," he told me then purred. "I can make you go insane though~" He said and gave a playful growl. "Memories can be really powerful especially if you know what you're doing."
"That's true... I'm sure you could drive me mad with my own memories," I whispered softly. We stopped walking as we came across a waterfall with a pool of water at the end of it running off into a river. There was shade by the edges but towards the falling water was sunshine. This was a small paradise on a tiny island. Edmund started to strip at the sight of fresh water but paused.
"I'm going to go back to camp and get us a few bars of soap, towels, a bottle of wine, and clothes," Edmund told us before he ran off as quick as he could to get those things. I eyed over the water curiously before I pulled off my shirt and started to stip. When I got my clothes off, I stepped into the water- gasping as it hit me like a cool breeze on a hot summer's day. I dived into the rest of it and swam for the waterfall so I could get under it. When I reached it, I quickly discovered I couldn't touch the bottom of the pool of water. I heard Louis laugh a little as he watched me, slipping into the water himself after stripping before he relaxed and stayed away from where I had gone. Terry sat down on the edge and slowly put his toes in it, staying clothed as he watched the fish swimming near him. After a few minutes, Edmund came running back with a basket of the things he promised to get us. I swam over to Louis and waited as Edmund tossed us a washcloth and bar of soap each.
"Guess what I swiped from the chief?" Edmund asked as he pulled out a bottle of the wine he wanted to get. He opened it up then before taking a swig from it and gave it to Terry. "There~ Drink up and get those clothes off. We're celebrating." He started to strip then- throwing his clothes at me and Louis. Louis caught them and smelled them before he smirked, eyeing over Edmund as his fangs exposed. Terry looked at the wine then sniffed it, taking a small sip and set it aside with a laugh. When Edmund finished getting his clothes off, he walked up to Terry with a playful growl and pulled him into the water- snatching the wine as he brought him to us and gave Louis the wine before he started to strip Terry's clothes off him.
"It's okay, no one will be looking," he promised Terry. "If you get too embarrassed then you can cling to me." He tossed the clothes back to the shore as he started to rub some soap into his washcloth and soaped it up before starting to run the cloth over his upper body. He eyed over Louis with a playful laugh. "Drink up~ then give it to Paris so he can taste it's special flavors." I soaped up my washcloth and started to rub my chest and shoulders with it- scrubbing off the sweat, blood, and dirt on me. Louis smirked and took a sip of the wine before he got another sip and passed it to me, going for Edmund then kissed him, letting the wine drip down his chin as he wrapped his arms around Edmund's neck. Terry blushed as he watched them then slowly started to soap up, distancing himself slightly. I took a sip of the wine and purred at the taste. This is good~ I handed it towards Terry to let him have the next sip so I could go back to cleaning my body. Edmund let out a playful growl as he exposed his fangs at Louis.
"That's good wine, isn't it?" He asked.
"So, we'll go to France when we're rescued from this island?" I asked them and licked my lips. "Then we'll head to that place called America and start our own mark on the new world?" This will get my mind off Richard if I keep myself busy... Maybe he will come back to me.... In time. All I can do is keep an open mind. Louis looked back at me and nodded with a loud purr.
"Yes, we'll go to Wales... then we'll head to France and stock up a little more on the boat then head over to America. It'll give you the chance to talk to your sister like you wanted," he told me then leaned his head into Edmund's neck as he watched me. "We could stop by England to say goodbye to Laurence as well if you'd like. We won't see him for a while."
"Oh, I'm sure he'll come find us when he wants to see us or if we get to missing him," I purred out. "He knows when to show up." I licked my lips as I looked towards the bottle of wine. That's very tasty...
"Val said something about heading to America with Victor and Laurence later- I'm sure our paths will cross there," Edmund told Louis. "We don't have to stop and pay him a visit. He'll catch up with us when he gets to America." Louis nodded then stole another kiss from Edmund, stealing his rag from him before he started to help Edmund clean up as Terry took a sip from the wine and purred. He looked at me then passed the wine back, giving a sweet look before he swam a little way away and sunk down to his chin with a pleased look. I laughed as I watched Terry and took another sip of the wine. He looks like the innocent type... No wonder Louis keeps him around. It's good to have someone like him to entertain. I let out a playful growl at him before my eyes looked back toward my twin... My eyes lingered over his flawless shoulders and I felt slightly jealous. He doesn't have scars like I do... He's got such smooth- untouched skin. I licked my lips clean of the wine as I looked him over. I let out a slight growl as my mind raced back to Richard and that man- what did he call him? Isaiah? I tensed up and took my eyes off Louis quickly. I caught Louis's eyes shift towards me as he noticed that I had been looking at him and he gave a slight frown as he eyed me over then turned his attention back to cleaning Edmund as he started to wonder if I really had been looking at him. I need to clear my mind before I hurt my twin... I just found him... I don't want to hurt him and make him not trust me. I turned away from him and started to wash my body- tossing the bottle around to avoid dumping it out into the water.
"Want me to take that?" I heard Louis call out to me with a slight purr.
"This?" I asked and waved the bottle towards him. "I thought I would drink it all," I told him in a teasing tone before I brought it over to him.
"Oh~ You don't want to share?" Edmund asked and exposed his fangs. "It's a good thing I brought extra." Louis gasped a little then looked at him.
"You swiped extra and you didn't tell me?" He asked then smirked at him, exposing his fangs. "You're supposed to tell me everything, my sweet newborn."
"I just told you," Edmund said in a teasing tone. "Don't go showing your fangs at me because I was late on informing."
"I'll show my fangs to you when I want," Louis said then leaned his head into Edmund's neck, biting in deep. Edmund let out a groan and pushed him back.
"You're making the fishes bite me... Stop," he cried out and swatted at a few fish in the water and yelped as one bit him from behind. "Now they've got a taste for my blood," he whined out and snatched the wine before he swam away. "TERRY!" He called out as he went for him. Louis watched him hungrily as he licked his lips and eyed over Edmund's body, hesitating on whether or not to go after him. Terry looked towards Edmund then yelped before he laughed and sank under the water to hide. Edmund took a swig of the wine as he stopped and glanced around for Terry. I eyed over Louis and grabbed his hand quickly before I pulled him to me and wrapped him up in my arms.
"I just want to tell you I'm thankful to be stuck here with you," I whispered in his ear. I eyed over Edmund and Terry before I laid my head down on Louis's shoulder and let out a pleased sigh. I leaned in and smelled him before licking his neck. He laughed then gave a small growl in my ear before he kissed my temple.
"I would hope you'd be thankful. I didn't crash on this island for any other reason," he joked and tilted his head back slightly as he felt me lick him. I laughed and pushed him into the water playfully to start our first of many fun times together. I finally have my twin back- and we lost so much time together. We never got to play when we were little.... We never got to do anything together that we should have got... but now we have eternity to make up for the missing time.
Dante's POV:
"MEOW!" I felt something heavy jump onto my head and bite my ear- giving a hiss. Tiger, I could smell his scent lingering and suffocating me. I heard another growl come from Mason as he stepped onto my stomach and bit down into my hand before giving me a purr as he started to gnaw on it. I groaned and went to sit up then, starting to pull my hand back with a frown.
"Hey, the last time I remember, this wasn't 'attack the prince' day, kittens," I scolded lightly. I just wanted a nap! Tiger fell onto Mason and let out a growl as he looked up at me- lowering his ears like he was wanting to know something- something I done wrong. I studied Tiger then and frowned. "What? Don't look at me like that," I said then looked around the room. Where the hell is Raven? Mason looked at me then with the same look. "What?" I growled out and looked down at them. Damn, if only they could speak. Tiger twitched his ears before he looked towards Mason and hissed at him. Mason got off me- shaking Tiger off and laid down at the foot of my bed- slinging his tail in anger. Tiger suddenly started to change shape on me- forming something new- shifting into a man. I widened my eyes then tensed before I exposed my fangs. I knew it! I freakin' knew it! HE WAS AFTER STEFAN! I clenched my jaw as I looked at him and narrowed my eyes slightly. He finished shifting into a man with the same orange hair and yellow eyes. His ears kept the shape of cat ears and he had his same orange tail that was now bigger to suit his form. He placed his hands on my shoulders as he looked me in the eyes.
"WHERE. IS. STEFAN!?" He asked and looked furious with me. I looked towards him then frowned. He doesn't know?
"He... died," I whispered. "I'm sorry, Tiger. He's dead." He laid his ears back as he watched me.
"No, he's not," he whined out. "That's not true..." He trailed off as he watched me before starting to cry. I frowned then slowly pulled him into a hug to comfort him. Maybe he's not so bad.... I rubbed his head as I held him then looked towards Mason before I leaned forward and grabbed him, wrapping him up into our hug.
"It'll be okay, boys," I whispered then furrowed my eyebrows as I felt my stone pulse at their pain. "I'll take care of you." Mason looked up into my eyes and lowered his ears as he looked me over before licking Tiger's shoulder. Tiger sniffled and clung to my shirt.
"But.... But I sleep with Stefan every night..." He trailed off and whimpered. I nodded then kissed his temple.
"I know... but you were about to move into my room permanently with Mason anyways," I told him then rubbed both of their heads. "You can stay with me. I... can't bring him back- no matter what I try. He's gone." Tiger twitched his ears before he eyed me over and gave a small purr.
"I guess I'll sleep with you for now on.... You don't have a choice either." He licked his lips before he turned around and wrapped his arms around Mason.
"I do have a choice," I grumbled and eyed them both over. "You're lucky I like cats."
"You're lucky I'm not a werewolf," Tiger teased me as he twitched his ears. "Oh... it's breakfast time too, feed us." He looked over his shoulder at me.
"How about a please?" I asked then got to my feet before I looked my room over. I had spent the majority of last night cleaning it up... and without Frederick... I had managed to sleep in. He died last night too... along with his fiancé. I still haven't appointed a replacement for him yet... but I don't even know if I want to make a full replacement. It's time I learned to start doing things on my own. If anything, I'll have someone follow me around to carry out my orders... but I'm going to start bathing myself and dressing myself from now on.
"What are you thinking about?" Tiger asked me as he crawled over to the edge of the bed and eyed me over.
"Frederick," I whispered and frowned. "I'm not going to replace him fully. I'll appoint a head butler... but he's not going to bathe me like Frederick used to. I want to learn to be more independent in taking care of myself."
"Frederick died?" He asked me and frowned. "You know.... Frederick has a younger brother that learned from their father in case anything would happen to Frederick. He likes to give me treats." I nodded slowly as I started to think about it then looked towards him.
"I'll promote him then. He can do most of Frederick's old tasks... but I'm learning a little of them myself," I said then reached out, taking Mason off the bed and held him in my arms as I rubbed his soft fur. "Let's get you kittens a bowl of milk."
"Want me to take you to his brother after breakfast?" Tiger asked me in amusement. "He's going to be mind blown." He changed back into his cat form with ease and ran up to my feet and rubbed his body against my ankle before he ran for the door- twitching his ears like he was listening to things I couldn't hear. I followed him then and sighed.
"Sure," I said then eyed his little cat body over. I freaking knew he was a werecat. I knew it. He acted strangely! He slipped out the door and into the hall quickly. I kissed the top of Mason's head softly then smirked as I looked down at him but suddenly felt arms wrap around my legs as Raven's familiar giggle hit me. I looked back at her quickly then smirked, setting Mason down and picked her up as she held her little kitten in one hand. "Raven~" Mason looked up at us and stretched up- pawing at her kitten's tail as it swung around. Tiger came running back to us and looked up curiously at Raven. Her kitten opened it's eyes and looked around before looking at me and purred at the sight of me. I purred back at her then kissed the top of the kitten's head. "Hey-"
"I named her Ellie~" Raven purred out and kissed her kitten's head quickly after I did then hugged her tightly. "My Ellie~ Ellie, Ellie, Ellie~" She sung out and giggled. Ellie gave her an amused look as she watched Raven.
"Oh, master Dante- I was just coming to give you your breakfast and wake you up," a maid said calmly as she walked up towards us with a tray of blood. "Good morning master Dante and mistress Raven." She gave us a huge smile. "Do you want your breakfast someplace different?"
"Downstairs at the morning table," I told her calmly. "Get the kittens some milk too in a bowl. They're hungry." Raven started to sing under her breath as she petted Ellie then started to play with Ellie's tail.
"Okay, right away sir," she told me and bowed respectfully before walking off down the hall with the tray. I followed her then smirked as I looked towards her neck. I'm going to bite her for breakfast~ She walked into the kitchen to get the milk for the kittens. Tiger followed her with a bounce to his step.
I sat down in my seat after putting Raven down in hers and sighed, looking at the glass of blood set out in front of me. This sucks. I wish it were Stefan.... I clenched my jaw then looked away from the blood, looking towards the window as Raven happily chugged hers then got onto the table, giggling as she started to play on it. Tiger jumped up onto the table and laid down on it as he watched me. He flipped his tail as he eyed over the glass of blood in front of me. I looked at him then slowly pushed it his way. He frowned and lifted his head before he looked towards the door and flicked his ears. "Tiger," I called out then held out my hand for him. He looked towards me before he ran up and jumped onto my shoulder. I purred at him and smirked before I started to pet him behind his ears. "Good kitty." He purred towards me and licked my cheek. Mason let out a playful growl from down by my feet. Crud. It's the attack of the kitties. I pulled my feet up then looked down at him. "Mas-"
"Master, that meeting is today," I heard one of my butlers cough out.
"What?" I asked and shot up quickly. "Today?! WHY WASN'T I INFORMED?!"
"Sir, it starts soon." I frowned and sat Tiger down before I teleported up to my room and went into my closet, looking my clothes over then picked out an outfit- something simple that I could easily dress myself in on my own. After a little trouble, I managed to get my outfit on then teleported to the location of the meeting, sitting down in my usual seat before I huffed. Damn, if I'm late....
"Dante~" I heard Val purr out as she walked up to me. "You're on time... and you look like you dressed yourself."
"Does it really look that way?" I asked and frowned, looking my clothes over.
"Yes," she told me and smirked. "It does..." She sat down next to me then and crossed her legs. "How are you?" She asked softly.
"Fine," I told her and looked towards the table. "You know... figuring things out... angry... pissed... ready to catch that priest and eat him...." She nodded and grabbed my hand, giving it a squeeze.
"Well I'm here for you when you need someone to talk to, ok?" She leaned in and gave my head a small kiss. "I remember when you used to pick on Paris when we were little," she teased me. "You're not so tough anymore now that you've got a more open mind." She squeezed my cheek then. I grumbled then.
"He's still a damn French Poodle," I hissed under my breath. Freaking bastard ditched us all.
"Oh, don't be so mad," she teased me.
"I have my reasons," I told her then clenched my jaw before I looked around the table. "So... what do you think about Richardo? You think he deserves mercy for outing us? I know Victor does. He sent letters everywhere."
"Well... Richardo has issues going on in his mind but it isn't a good reason for killing thousands on another continent. I'm worried for him but also for what we'll do about him..." She trailed off as she gave a worried look. "We might all end up back under a Dracula's control if we're not careful about how we take care of it." I nodded then crossed my legs.
"He needs to be punished for it," I muttered.
"Yes... but we also need to realize he's been blood binging.... and he's strong..." She trailed off and frowned. "There's probably nothing we can do about him."
"There's more of us than there are of him," I reminded her then tsked. "If we let him keep going like this, he'll wind up worse and then he'll come back and try to be his father. We don't want that, do we? He needs to be punished. We can put him in blessed chains and get a witch to help us."
"We already tried before to purify him," Rose said as she walked into the room. "It didn't work... He's going to stay demonic for as long as he wants. We can't make him do something he doesn't want to do. That's what pissed him off even more. If we poke the angry bear, he's going to come after us with claws and razor-sharp teeth." She crossed her arms as she let Victor's hand go. I growled a little as I eyed them over then frowned.
"Don't you get it? He's just going to come for us anyways," I said and tsked. Victor looked me over then.
"Dante... you know that we all get a little crazy every now and then. He'll relax after a few years... or centuries. Have compassion for him. He's your friend," Victor said then walked over, snatching my hand. "Or are you trying to pick a fight with him, Dante?" I clenched my jaw and snatched my hand back, making Victor laugh at me.
"Eh… He'll settle down in a few more years," I heard Laurence's promising voice tell us as he appeared at the end of the table in the chair- where most of the council was sitting. "Don't be so worried about him. Besides... He's not in Africa anymore. He's heading east."
"East?" Victor asked him and frowned. "Why East?"
"Probably to run from us," I muttered.
"Richard isn't a worry... He's just trying to be a normal vampire- collect some humans- turn some- eat some...." Laurence shrugged. "He's not of our concern... What we should be more worried about is the hunters." I clenched my jaw at that.
"Yes... let's kill them all," I said quickly and crossed my arms. "I call the damn priest."
"Or die trying," Val purred out in amusement. "I heard that there is a secret organization out there. Vampires have been going missing."
"Missing?" I asked and looked towards her quickly. Really? "Where at? Maybe we can find where they're hiding."
"Have hunters really become a huge problem again?" Victor asked as he sat down. "I haven't noticed them in Russia really."
"That's because they're in Europe," Val teased Victor. "You're lucky they don't like the cold!" She exposed her fangs playfully at him.
"It's just been rumors in most of our kingdoms," one of the council members told me. "Some of us have been made aware of disappearances."
"Dante recently was attacked by a group but I don't believe they're from the same hunters we're looking for. We were able to kill most of them anyways," Laurence told them.
"The priest might be there still," I muttered under my breath.
"So, we get to play cat and mouse with some hunters," Victor purred out in excitement. "I'm so ready~"
"Well where are they, Laurence?" Val asked and smirked.
"I don't know," Laurence said calmly and shrugged.
"What do you mean you don't know?" She asked and frowned.
"You know everything, don't you?" Victor hummed out then smirked before he appeared in front of Laurence, sitting on the table in front of him. "So~ why don't you know this time?"
"Good question," Laurence hummed out and sunk in his chair. "I'll eventually figure it out."
"Mysterious~" Victor purred then leaned down, grabbing Laurence's tie before he yanked him close and smirked. "Are you sure you're not hiding something?"
"This time?" Laurence asked and smirked. "Wouldn't you like to know."
"I would very much like to know," he murmured then leaned in towards Laurence's neck, biting in and moaned as he got a good taste. I tensed a little at the sight then growled. Laurence gasped and tensed up against Victor.
"Aren't we supposed to be having a meeting?" I hissed and sat up a little. Victor bit in deeper than.
"Ow," Laurence hissed out.
"We are having a meeting," Val purred out.
"We're just watching Victor having a feast over there," I told Val and sighed.
"What? You want a bite?" Laurence said in a teasing tone.
"I wouldn't turn you down... but I know that we're talking about killing a bunch of no good rats," I said then smirked a little at the thought of biting Laurence.
"Well we can track the no-good rats down later," Laurence told me. "They're not doing anything too important anyways."
"Well..." I eyed them over then smirked as I teleported over there and snatched Laurence's wrist, biting in too. Laurence gasped as he watched me.
"Someone's hungry," Laurence purred out in amusement. I looked towards him and purred slightly as I drank his blood then heard Victor purring right back.
"Hey~ I want a bite too~" I heard a guy tease us nearby as he watched us in amusement. "Damn, I'd come to these more if I knew that this stuff happened."
"Well come get a taste," Laurence teased. "They'll bite," he warned.
"Are their fangs terribly sharp?" The man asked curiously and started to come over.
"For a little boy," Laurence mumbled as he eyed me over before looking towards Victor. "Yes."
"Hmph~" The man looked between the three of us then smirked, biting into Victor's neck with a purr. Victor gasped and pulled back from Laurence's neck before he laughed and gave the man a playful growl. Laurence laughed as he watched them.
"I bet you didn't expect that, Victor," Laurence said in a teasing tone.
"No, I didn't~ Who's this brave soul?" Victor asked and smirked. "I didn't know that this was turning into a feeding fest." He looked towards Laurence then bit into Laurence's other wrist, rubbing Laurence's hand as he closed his eyes in delight at the taste. Laurence purred as he watched us.
"A council member of course," Laurence said in a teasing tone. I heard another get up before she giggled and bit into Victor's shoulder with a loud purr, trying it out herself. Rose giggled as she watched.
"Now I'm a little jealous if this is what I've been missing out on," she told us.
"You could always join them," another girl said to her and giggled. "I think Victor's wrist is still available... and no one has bitten- Oh, nevermind." I groaned as I felt fangs enter my wrist as someone snatched it. Val giggled and placed her feet up on the table as she watched. "They're lucky that none of them got marked yet. That's going to be fun when someone does it. I bet it'll go like dominoes."
"Ow, get off me," Laurence complained and pulled away from them. "Grrrr. I'm too small for so much blood sucking. Bite someone your own size." Victor gave a playful growl then offered his wrist to Laurence.
"Awww, here~ Have some," he suggested and then eyed over my free wrist, snatching it quickly and biting into it. I growled quickly and narrowed my eyes. Now I'm just being fed off of!!! Laurence frowned and got up quickly.
"Alright kids! I just wanted to say that there is nothing to worry about." He started for the door then. Victor's eyes shot to him before he shook us all off and went after him.
"Where are you going?" He asked sharply with a frown.
"Huh? Oh... I'm going home." Laurence gave a cute smile to Victor. "Call me if you have any more concerns."
"I do have one. What about throwing the after party? Come on, council work is boooring~ Let's go do something fun," Victor said and smirked. "Want to go eat a small Russian village with me?"
"Well.... that does sound fun..." Laurence smirked at the thought. "Okay. Let's go eat a village." Victor snatched Laurence's hand.
"This sucks," I said as I tsked. We didn't even vote on anything. I shoved the guy off me then and got to my feet. "Screw this. I'm going home. I have kittens to play with."
"This was a waste," Val said in agreeance and laughed. "I don't know why we made a meeting..."
"Has anyone seen Vlad by chance?" Rose asked curiously.
"Vlad? You mean Richardo's brother?" I heard a girl ask. "No. Last I heard of him, he was with you."
"Yeah... Vlad disappeared..." She trailed off then, looking worried.
"Maybe he went home to his family's castle," Val suggested. "Let's go look there together."
"T-thanks Val," Rose said and blushed.
"I think we would have heard something by now if he was there," I hummed out and looked towards the girls. "He probably ran off to hide- doesn't feel welcome. He was the oddball of the survivors who was hell bent on being a mommy and daddy's boy." Rose frowned and looked down then.
"But..." She frowned as she looked conflicted.
"He's your kitty," Val teased her. "Yes, we all know."
"He'll pop back up eventually. He's a pureblood prince," I told them and smirked a little. "Trust me, you can't stay hidden forever. We'll all be a little different though if he takes too long to come back- imagine that.... You'd be welcoming biting and marking and all sorts of things that were against the old laws, and he'd come back after years of stewing on the old ways."
"We'll go by the Dracula castle anyways," Val told her. "Someone has to check in on it. With its masters gone.... No telling what the servants could be doing- letting it get dusty and all."
"Go ahead and be my guest," I told them and smirked. I doubt that Vlad would be there. Then again... where could he go? It's not like he's been on his own before. "He might be there. Who knows?"
"I'll let you know when I find him," Rose told me. "You can give him an ear full of Victor for me."
"Sure," I said then smirked. "I'll tell him exactly what we do to those who cling to the old ways like he's been doing."
"Don't go scaring him," Rose warned. "He's just a confused kitty."
"Sure," Laurence coughed out.
"He's not even a kitty anymore though," Victor said and frowned. "Didn't you get him cleansed, Rose? He's not your kitty. He's just a vampire."
"No.... He's still a kitty deep down," Rose said and smirked.
"Let's get going," Val told her. "I don't want to stick around too long here with the talk of hunters floating around." She took Rose's hand and disappeared.
"He's not a kitty," Victor muttered after they were gone. "I swear...." He looked towards Laurence then before he smirked. "Let's go get a treat in that village~" He disappeared then, leaving just me in a room full of unimportant princes and princesses.
"Well, good luck to you all on getting home," I said then groaned as I teleported home. We didn't even vote....