"Why is she taking so long?" said the grumbling vampire in the complaint. He waits impatiently for the half-breed in his bed-chamber that is until the doors flew open revealing a half-breed girl who looked very annoyed at him. She huffs in and out so she could catch her breath and that's when he grins evilly while saying,
"Your late."
His tone did not surprise her one bit, which in turn made the half-breed growl even louder, Victoria's scent changed a bit until, he spoke again, "Y'know I can only wif your scent for a minute and then your putrid werewolf scent goes away thankfully, although I keep wondering what I smell like to you now?" he shrugs his shoulders with a sigh of relief as well as his attitude became cockier than ever. Victoria shakes her head in annoyance as her thoughts started rambling,
'I'm sure as hell not gonna listen to you or even tell you what you smell you piece of-'
Her thoughts were cut off by his voice interrupting her, "And since I can't read you..."
He begins to walk towards her with something in his hand while the other was in his pocket, as his whole pale white body glistens against the sun's brightness coming from behind his back, his ocean eyes never leaving her amber ones making his unbeaten heart reconsider his current actions in which lead him to stop for a minute as he scanned her now-to-be uniform that made her hourglass figure stand out. Once he realizes that she gave a confused look, he returned to his senses but what he didn't know was that Victoria couldn't help but admire the strong-smooth looking bare chest; considering that it was the first time seeing a guy topless in her life, her nose could smell the sweet vanilla mixed with cinnamon although she could be wrong, however, she had to admit he smelled nice. She soon felt a cool finger-lift her chin to face the red-headed vampire's serious cold gaze, soon he smiles with success. She felt her cheeks flushed, she felt like she was looking at something forbidden as she struggled to look away from his eyes but he kept his hold on her the scent lingered even further down her entire being. As Andre's face came closer the more he felt turned on even more...and as he got closer the only thing she could do was close her eyes in an attempt's to not see his face.
"Y'know your blood," he breathes in, "and yourself won't be any use to me if you are late next time is that understood? Or should I just cut the deal and kill you right now?" he smirks with a sly smile on his thin lips.
Victoria opened her eyes as she decided that she wouldn't give him the satisfaction that he can scare her that easily beside the only threats she has ever gotten were from no one but that was beside the point. She wasn't the kind of person to back down with a tail between her legs, she was going to challenge him in silence. His light-blue eyes reminded her of the ocean she always dreams of visiting but within her blocked mind she could tell that he knows how to mask himself very well from what she could see in his eyes. He noticed her change of expression to pity that he pushed her away from him making herself stumble backward a bit until he shoves the book into her hands she just eyes him carefully as she quickly got it.
'Why does he have to mask himself from that strong barrier of his? soon enough he would start to explode and hurt himself' her questionable thoughts made everything that'll happen.
"Would you stop looking at me like that it is damn annoying," he groaned in anger making her jump slightly but she only gave him a confused look.
"What do you mean?"
"Don't give me that pitiful look THAT'S the point."
She watches him turn away to face the window now in front of him, she sighs as she was about to walk towards him. He yelled,
"JUST LEAVE, VICTORIA!"
"Stop hurting yourself inside! Nothing good will come out of it if you push everyone away!" and with that, she walked out of the room as she headed to who knows where.
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'Why doesn't he want to admit that he wants to be heard?' she thought as she walks down the well-lit hallway. 'I'm so lost here that how in God's name did he have to be stubborn.'
She looks back at the corridor that leads to Andre's bed-chamber, but as soon as she was about to turn her face forward she suddenly bumped into a boy who was taller than her but probably the same height as Andre. The white-haired boy turned around to spot her amber eyes, Victoria bashfully bowed as she apologized,
"I'm sorry I didn't mean to bump into you-"
"Oh...it's quite alright," he said casually as he picks up her book and stared at it, "Interesting book I see, mystery is quite the popularity in the library these days. Who might you be?"
Victoria was speechless as she scanned him, he was tall, his body was now leaning against the large window, his messy white hair looked smooth my the ray of sunlight that brighten the hallway, his aqua-green eyes staring at her playfully but at the same time calm, his right hand held the book while the other was placed under his arm. He was very sculpted, his clothes were made out of very expensive material, she soon realizes that he was another noble vampire but he was all calm and collected than a certain someone.
"I asked you a question," he repeated almost sounding annoying.
She woke up from her trance soon finding the right words to say, "My name is Victoria and I am Lord Andre's familiar."
"Ah~ No wonder you look new," he chuckles with a smile but his smile made her nervous soon was relaxed but still kept her guard up. He steps forward for about four meters from her then he yawns making her furious but laughing it out a bit.
"Who are you, Lord?" she asks carefully remembering the kind of position she is in while crossing her arms over her chest while narrowing her golden orbs at him.
"Oh, my apologies!" he exclaims while straightening himself a bit as he soon introduces himself, without leaving their eye contact, "I am Lord Harrold Dragonstone firstborn from DragonVille."
"Nice to meet you, Lord Dragonstone," said Victoria with a small bow along with an eye roll.
"So how did Andre come across an interesting human like you? I mean he of all noble vampires would never agree to have one unless he picked a very interesting one."
He quickly scanned her reaction but to his surprise, she looked rather calm. She took a step forward while saying, "Well, to be honest, I really have no idea."
He hummed in response as his aqua-eyes glimmered as he went to grab something from his coat pocket and gave it to her. Victoria's eyes grow confused, "What's in the letter?"
"None of your business, Victoria."
Said a familiar arrogant voice coming from behind her and it was none other than Andre Beauvale as he took away the letter that was once in her hands.
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Andre never liked being pitied by others since he was a young boy as he was born with difficulty with his powers combined with both his mother and father. He was always shown and played with other royal children his age but he soon came across the Dragonstone twins, they never treated him like the rest did they were the only vampire children to play with him as if he was normal like them. But then, from his high level of hearing, he heard 2 familiar voices coming from the left corridor his eyes flickered in frustration as he already was expecting but annoyed. He walked quietly to the left as he kept hearing the conversation.
"...What's in the letter?" he heard Victoria's curious yet serious voice for her age. And that is when he decided to step in,
"None of your business, Victoria." his voice was cold and serious.
There was a moment of silence coming from the three of them as one began to break the tensed silence. "Oh, Andre I thought you were sleeping in. How may I ask are you?"
Asked an exclaimed Harrold while smirking in the process. Andre began looking tense at his friend's reaction, Victoria was only left even more confused as he stared at both males on either side of her. Then Andre revealed his answer, "I am quite fine actually until I heard both your annoying loud voices."
"Haha that's Andre for you," laughed Harrold softly as he began staring again at Victoria only this time his eyes were confused as if he was missing something, this did not sit well for her at all. 'Does Harrold know that I'm a half-breed? Doesn't all vampires smell my werewolf blood?' Victoria's thoughts were very loud that Andre accidentally hissed at her for being just that. However, what she didn't know was that Andre masked her scent.
"Well I will see you soon, Andre, Victoria," nodded Harrold as he started walking away from the pair. Andre nodded back before he was out of sight, as he stared down at Victoria. He watches her staring at Harrold's slow walk until he clears his throat, "Why in the world did I ever bring you here again? So you could get information from my best friend?"
Victoria bit her lip which did not go unnoticed by Andre as he gripped her shoulder a bit painfully. She then answered back by saying, "Maybe it's because you want me to help you get information about an evil presence that intends to do harm to your family?"
This internally shocked by her revelation but, 'How could she sense that someone is trying to harm my family? Maybe I have over underestimated her'
They both stared at each other intently for 5 minutes but as time passed he slowly caressed her blushing cheek with his cool fingertips making her face flush in shyness, however, she turned her face his way as both sky blues met with golden hues they just couldn't stop the feeling that they were magically being drawn together in very hate and love relationship, however, Victoria was the first to break it.
"Would you kindly let go of me..." she looked away from him and he soon realizes what he was doing he slowly lets go of her as she backs away from him. Leaving a confused Andre to his thoughts while watching her leave quickly to her quarters, 'Why do you make me act this way?'