Loud bangings on the door made me wince in pain, Chara opened the blinds causing me and Katherine to cry out. My head throbbed, Katherine hissed.
"Rise and shine Master Christian!" Chara said happily.
"How the hell is you in bed with us! You drank as much damn it!" Katherine spat angrily.
"Whatever could you mean Lady Katherine?" Chara grimaced.
I think back to how Chara was mainly pouring to Katherine and me all night, she would sneak drinks in when we were acting up between each other.
"Chara is really a good girl here," I said thinking out loud.
"Too good for her own sake…" Katherine groans.
Another pound at the door we all cry out, getting out of bed I look in the chipping mirror above the bed pushing my hair back. It doesn't stick long coming undone.
Chara climbs up on the bed attempting to slick it back, Katherine laughs at us both.
"You both look like a couple." She spouts.
My face flushes at the thought of Chara in such a manner, shuffling past the bed I trip. Chara lets out a small laugh. Opening the door a maid I have never seen before; she was clad in a full black robe.
A hijab wrapped loosely around her shoulder, she had full soft pink lips. She takes my hand.
"Hello?" I ask.
The newcomer spoke no words, she carried herself in silence as we traversed the halls and down the steps. Outside there are rows of cars lined up that I had never seen before.
"Where are we going?" I once again question.
She nods her head back and forth pointing towards the woods, I curiously stroll over to the forest peeking in. When I turned she was gone.
"Okay…"
I enter through the wood cautiously stumbling through detritus, crunching my feet through dead wet leaves. Looking up at the sunlight that shined through the trees creating an abundance of shadows mirroring the bundled branches enchanted me.
Keeping my gaze on the forest bed distracted me for moments at a time, staring in amazement till the coolness made me wonder where I was supposed to go.
"Am I lost?"
The deeper I got the darker everything got, the trees seemed to creak, a pack of wolves howling could be heard in the distance. Even the sounds of twigs snapping under my feet startled me.
The blue sky faded so fast, something didn't feel right. Dropping down to my feet I looked for a path, but none I could see.
'Hello!" I cry out, "Can anyone hear me?"
Crack! Attention is brought to a nearby tree, making a break for it. I dash as fast my feet would carry me when I hear popping follow close behind.
Phawp! Something was very wrong, a rapid heat could be felt spreading through my chest. From running I turn to walk to barely strolling.
Heaving out this throbbing tingling I stagger falling to my knees. Coughing up bright arteriole blood all over the forest floor. I fell into the blood I had just thrown up paralyzed barely able to properly see and smell.
"You really think I would train you after that?" The person scoffed, "Die!"
Spitting up bodily fluid I watch him boast, laying there I take small controlled breaths.
"You have been hit with the emperor's bullets meant for your type!" He laughs.
"M-m…" I try to say.
Flipping me over to my back with his foot I can scantily make out Lord Latrell's face, taking me by the collar, he drags me to a nearby tree.
Taking twine he wraps it several times to keep me from sliding, taking a short knife he heaves it into the golden gaze eye. Bowing forward I heave out incapable of freeing myself.
"Let's see you take Chara from me now!" Latrell boasts, "Katherine will pay for this!"
I hear him shuffle away in the damp foliage leaving me in the woods alone, everything is fading around me. Something pokes my cheek, I start being pelted with small pebbles afterward.
"You need to stay conscious idiot!" The voice whispers.
Swaying my head side-to-side I make an effort to stay awake fighting this deep need to sleep.
"Fight it, he forgets you're not a vampire yet hence you can fight the emperor bullet!"
Kicking my feet around I acknowledge how fruitless it is, bending away I work my shoulders thrashing everywhere to loosen the ropes.
"More! You idiot!"
Gasping out I pause limping against the tree trying to breathe out. Sharp pain in my lungs made it hard to continue fighting. I wheezed, taking small gulps of air.
"Hmm…let me help." He states.
I could feel the pressure of the knife being gradually being plucked from the inside of my eyeball, I howled in agony. It drops to the ground.
Passing out from the pain I come to several hours later to catch a pair of blurry dark feet in front of me, feeling the heaviness of my head I hunch, closing my eyes.
Concentrating on surviving was the only thing I could think about, Colton kept doing everything he could to keep me awake, but only was giving me migraines through blood loss.
"C-colt…" I sputter out.
"You are finally trying to speak?"
"Ta-take me…" I huff, "Me over!"
"Aren't you afraid of what I will do?"
"Do-do any…thing to…" I explain, "To take…him down…"
"I am going to take that fat lion down!" Colton shouts.
A smile appears on my face, I laugh, a deep throaty laugh rising through a sincere moment of insanity and pain.
"I am tired of constantly being restrained and being lied to…"
Colton touches my forehead with his pointer finger, I feel his body merging with mine. Our fingers, hands, elbows down to our faces colliding with each other.
Combining with someone who is supposed to be a part of myself felt more powerful than anything my entire life. My body squeezes out the emperor bullet.
Breaking through the braiding, my body wobbles and shakes using the tree to become erect on my own.
"Hahaha! Latrell…haha what a shitty name." I mumble.