"Your not trying," I taunted Hayley as she attempted to smile.
She sighed.
"There's no point, I have no joy in my heart to give you a real smile," she said sadly.
I shrugged.
"Well, why do you want it so badly," I asked staring at her intently.
"To get out of the house, to not be bullied by the trio all the time...." she paused with a shy look on her face.
"To meet a guy," she said slowly. I knew it.
"We used to be friends before I theoretically went to boarding school," she said begrudgingly.
I nodded.
"How long ago was that," I said opening a small bag next to me.
"3 years 7 months 22 days 7 hours and I think 56 minutes," she said. I slowly turned wide eyed at her
"Oh," was all I said before I continued my search.
"Well," I said as my fingers touched the warm surface of the bottle. I took it out and squinted at the title. "This only has 2 years," I said handing it to her.
She abruptly grabbed it out of my hands and immediately rushed upstairs. OK, then. I rose to my feet and I walked down the last few stairs left and headed for the kitchen. Melissa was making dinner, well hers.
Vampires couldn't hold down human food but many liked to experiment. Vampires standard meal was blood. Human blood made them stronger and animal blood sustain them. Isaac's family, commonly known as the blood of Erik feed of animal blood and were known as animalists. Though what they fed on did not make them weak, since the had a very strong bloodline. Erik was on of the firsts.
"Hello," I greeted as I entered the kitchen. Soon she would join the bloodline.
Melissa glanced up momentarily and then went back to chopping vegetables. She muttered back a greeting softly.
"I would like if we could be friends. I promise that I don't have any second agenda by coming here," I started slowly staring through the kitchen window towards the backyard.
"The council gave me one chance to find love for myself and since I have failed. They are searching for a new husband for me. I didn't want to live the last....few free days of my life in castle cooped up," I paused as the hole in my chest grew.
"I'm sorry, I'm not usually this...." I was at a lost for words.
"Have you...ever been to high school," she said softly.
I turned to her shocked and confused. She spoke to me. I shook my head slowly. What was high school?
"Well if your looking for a few days of tern drama, sports and relationships, thats were you go," she stated in a matter of fact tone.
"Is that supposed to be...fun," I asked.
"Yeah, I guess," she replied.
"Brilliant, I must join at once," I said with a clap of my hand causing Melissa to flinch.
"You may want to drop the princess thing," she added and then went back to chopping.
I furrowed my brow. What ever that meant. I turned and went back to the living room were a spiky haired boy sat on the couch. His he's locked with mine. He had the sapphire eyes of the blood of Elizabeth.
"Which universe of sexy did you walk out of," his silk british voice said seductively.
"The castle," I answered awkwardly.
The guy tilted his head and turned his body of magnificent physique towards me.
"The castle," he said amused with a silly smirk on his lips.
"Of Knox," I immediately replied.
The smirk abruptly fell from his lips. His eyes widened and he scrambled to his feet. He towered over me at about 6ft 2inch.
"I am so sorry, I had no idea that you were the princess. Isaac said that he was going to find you and apologize. Now I'm thinking that he's a madman," he rambled, grabbing my hand and twirling me around.
I laughed at him.
"What is your name," I asked with a smile.
"Talon, your majesty," he said with a dramatic bow and soft kiss on the back of my hand. I shook my head at him.
"Bug off, Tao," Isaac said as he walked through the room with a clenched jaw.
I furrowed my brow as he walked into the kitchen, slamming the door behind him. Hushed whispers could be heard. I turned towards Talon for answers. He shook his head.
"Are mates supposed to argue like that," I asked.
"Mel is a tortured soul, she's been through a lot and I don't know if you've notice but she's a tod bit insecure. She used to be bullied a lot. So, my guess is that she sees a beautiful girl like you and immediately knows just how big the shoes she has to fill is," Talon explained.
"I don't want that, maybe I should go," I said interlocking my hands. I cherished the happiness of Isaac as I would my own. He was after all one of my best friends before we got engaged. I wanted him to be happy and a soulmate was an opportunity that he could never pass up.
"What no, she'll come around," Talon said squeezing my shoulder.
"Have you ever been to a high school party," he asked when I didn't say anything.
"High school, yes. Pardon me, I will be right back," I said to Talon as I hurriedly walked towards Angelo's office.
I found him behind his desk, staring at papers with creases in his forehead.
"All is well," I asked, announcing my presence.
He jumped shocked. "All is well," he said with a forced smile.
"Really," I asked as I enter the room. I folded my brow and gave him a commanding stare. He sighed.
"The wolves are at war and the demon wolf is here. He is rallying the wolves of this town and thinking of making it an outpost. A royal such as your self will not go unnoticed by him. He will request a meeting."
"I am merely I minor princess not in line to inherit any throne. Why do you think the council is trying to marry me off?" I said.
"Well, it would be a strong alliance between the wolves and vampires," he stated timidly.
I gasped. "They would never its against the accords." I sighed, Vivian was power hungry and ruthless. She would surely have a hand in it.
"How bad is he," I asked.
Angelo looked in deep thought. "He is young, smart, quite charming and he doesn't really seem on the offensive side of the war. In fact he's tried to end it diplomatically, quite a few times." He stated.
"Then why do they call him the demon wolf," I asked very much confused.
"Thats the other side of the coin. He can also be harsh, bloodthirsty and savage. When the the Alpha King pushes to hard forward and gets too close, the beast comes out. The Alpha King sent an assassin after him after one of those failed diplomatic meetings. He returned a few months later bloody cuts covering his entire body with only a single word on his lips," Angelo said his voice but a slight whisper.
"What was the word," I asked, the silence too much.
Angelo opened his mouth.
~~~comment the word and I'll work on a new chapter for later~~~