"Are you sure you want to come here, Lucy? This place holds a lot of bad memories for you," Lily asked, concerned as we stood in front of a destroyed building.
"Yes, I'm sure, Lily. This is where we first met, and despite the painful memories, it's also where our fates became intertwined forever," I replied.
The building before us had once been run-down but was now in ruins, destroyed three years ago, shortly after we first met.
Three Years Ago
My name is Lucy, an elf with unique white hair and emerald-green eyes. Due to my unusual features, I was abandoned and thrown out of my village, and I now serve as a slave to a cruel and disgusting human man in the Vamper Kingdom. If I make a mistake, he hits me repeatedly until I get it right. It was while I was cleaning outside his store that I saw her. The most adorable and cutest girl I had ever seen was walking hand in hand with her beautiful mothers, who had the aura of queens, while the girl had a cute and fluffy princess aura. As I watched her, lost in a daze, our eyes met, and she smiled and ran over to me. Only to be caught by her mothers.
"There they go. That girl was adorable; I wish I could see her again and become friends with her…. Forget it, Lucy, you probably won't see her again. Don't create false hope," I muttered to myself.
After that day, the girl, Lily, started coming by to see me, telling me she wanted to be my friend. But my master commanded me not to tell her about him, and so I never warned her. She would teach me how to read, write, and play games together whenever she would come by. I didn't know why my master allowed such things.
Then, that day happened. My master kidnapped Lily when she came to see me and beat her because she was trying to protect me.
"Aaa, you horrible bastard, is this what you do to Lucy?" Lily screamed.
"Huh? The hell did you just call me? I was going sell you off as a slave after I had my fun. But you're too much trouble; you're better off dead," my master spat.
"Master, please stop hurting her! Take your anger out on me; leave the girl alone," I pleaded.
"It's okay, Lucy; this much pain isn't enough to kill me; I'm a vampire, after all," Lily reassured me.
But as she looked back at me, the master had already loaded a silver arrow on a crossbow. I knew that if it hit her, it would kill her. So, without thinking, I pushed Lily out of the way and took the hit myself.
I lay in a pool of blood, looking up at Lily holding me and crying. If I could have one wish, I wished I could have told Lily my feelings for her and that we could be together forever.
"I'm so sorry, Lucy; if I hadn't continued to come by and see you, you wouldn't be dying and hurt like this. I'm so sorry," Lily sobbed.
"Please… don't… be… sorry… meeting you was the happiest moment of my life; I just wish it could have lasted forever," I whispered.
As I spoke those words, I saw something click in Lily's mind.
"Lucy, I think I know a way to save you and end this mess, but you have to promise me you will not regret what you said later and will always be by my side from now on. Do you promise?" Lily asked.
"I promise I will never regret standing by your side, now and forever," I said to Lucy. "Good," Lily replied. "This might hurt for a moment, but I promise you'll feel better soon." Confused, I watched as Lily leaned in and bit my neck. At first, it stung, but then a warm and relaxing feeling spread throughout my body. I felt my wounds closing and my energy returning. As I looked up at Lily, I saw that something was different about her. She seemed taller, and her eyes now shone like rubies instead of sapphires. Her aura had changed, too; instead of a cute princess, she now emanated the power of an empress.
"What's…what's happening? Who are you, and where did that girl go?" Master asked with fear all over his face.
"Ara, ara, you think you deserve an answer, you disgusting piece of trash after you tried to harm my other self and kill our wife/blood servant. I will show you a thousand times more pain than you did to those girls," Vampire Empress Lily responded.
As the empress version of Lily spoke, a dark mist covered the entire building, and thousands of glowing red eyes could be seen in the darkness staring at the master. I no longer felt the need to save him due to the slave contract; it was as if it had been overwritten by my becoming Lily's blood servant.
"Please spare me; I beg you, I won't ever come near you again. Just spare me," the master pleaded.
"No, you will die here and now," Vampire Empress Lily declared.
After she spoke those words, thousands of vampire bats began feasting on and tearing the master's flesh from his bones.
"I am sorry you had to see something like that, Lucy. Are you scared of me now?" Vampire Empress Lily asked.
"No, no, I'm not scared. Thank you for saving me, Lily," I replied.
"That's good; now I need you to listen to me and do as I say because I can't stay in this form for long, and others will pass out afterward. You have become ageless and immortal like us due to becoming our blood servant/wife. You will stop aging after reaching the age of 18. Do you understand?" Vampire Empress Lily explained.
"Yes, I understand," I answered.
"Good. You will have more explained after you reach the castle. Show the guards my other self and explain to them that you became our blood servant and what happened. They will take you to my mother's and explain the rest," Vampire Empress Lily instructed.
"Yes, I understand, Lily. I will do exactly as you say," I promised.
"One last thing, I have suppressed the actions that I took against that trash deep inside my other self's memories; however, they will surface as nightmares at times. Especially for the next few days, she will also have a fever for a few days after awakening me too early; please explain this to our mothers. Due to being our blood servant and wife, you will be needed to calm my other self down and ease her fear," Vampire Empress Lily informed me.
"Yes, my empress. I will always be by Lily's side and protect her from whatever may do her harm," I assured her.
"It's time for me to go now; make sure to give lots of cuddles and love to my other self when she awakens. Goodbye, for now, Lucy," Vampire Empress Lily said before giving me a light hug and falling asleep while shrinking back into her fluffy, cuddly princess form.
I picked up Princess Lily in a princess carry and started walking to the castle when I heard her mumble in a sweet, angelic voice. "Kehehe, I Luv you, Lucy," Lily said.
That statement surprised me, but I already knew my answer.
"I love you too, my princess," I replied.
Hello, everyone, it's Lucy again. What did you all think of Lily's and my relationship origin story? What, you are wondering what happened after we made it back to the castle? Well, that's a story for another time. It's time to go back to the present.
Sometimes, I question whether it was right for me to be rescued by my princess, knowing the aftermath she has to endure. Lily is still haunted by nightmares from that incident, which is why she has developed a fear of men. Yami, Mana, and I have a special way of waking her up, by kissing her and tricking her mind into thinking she is dreaming about something sweet, so she won't recall the nightmares or the tears she shed in her sleep. Her normal princess mode conceals her potent vampire powers, making her body fragile. I feel guilty for the trouble she has gone through, but I vow to remain at her side and safeguard her always.
"Lily, thank you for saving me three years ago. These three years have been the happiest of my life, and I'm excited to spend eternity with you. I love you, Lily," I express my gratitude and affection to Lily, watching her eyes well up, causing me to tear up too.
"I…Love…You…Too…Lucy. Thank you for always being with me," Lily reciprocates my love.
Later, Lily and I snuggled up in the park, crying, until it was time for her to meet Yami.