Post by Dimitri / Meg / mocha / jamie on Jul 29, 2011 20:25:34 GMT -5
Chapter 6
When I woke up my wrists were tied above my head and I was on the ground. The only things that were around me had something to do with music, every instrument from A to Z. It would've have been have been heaven to me if only I hadn't been tied up against my will. "Ah I see the only sleeping vampire is alive," I heard a voice say, I tried to pull my self up but I had no strength to do so, then I tried to at least start a fire with my hands but that didn't work out so well either.
"Don't even bother," the voice said again. "We drugged you so that you can't use any special abilities that you might have. And your strength won't return for a while," a woman, who was a vampire, stepped out of the shadows in a corner. She was beautiful, she looked a couple years older than me but I wasn't sure she was a vampire after all, and a strawberry blonde (go figure). She wore a black midnight dress and it sounded like she had on heals but the click clack sound she was making when she was coming over to me. "What do you want," I said weakly.
"Oh I don't want anything with you. My master on the other hand has a great deal of interest in you though. Quite a catch here we are only trying to get Demetrius to come back to our coven and then we find you. My dear oh how long it's been since we've found a rare vampire such as yourself," she was telling me as she untied my wrist. They felt like jello when they were untied "Why did you untie me?" I asked.
"I was ordered to make you comfortable when you awoke. You were quite restless when you were asleep, so now I'm taking you to your new room. All your belongings are already there also your cat, Louis?" "Louie," I corrected her. "Yes, Louie is also in your room, but I'm going to have to ask you to keep him in your room at all times I can't ensure you that he won't be eaten by our other guests,"
I simply nodded and stood up, rubbing my wrist. "This way dear," she told me, opening the door to my right. "We're going through the back; I need to explain your duties while you are staying here,"
"Duties?" I asked
"Yes you will sing and play instruments during banquets and balls or when every my master calls you and tells you to," she told me, and like the rebel I was I wasn't ok with that, "I'm not singing for anyone," In that instant her hand was around my neck and I was against the wall. "You sing when we tell you, you breathe when we tell you, you walk and talk when we tell you. Go against us and both you and Demetrius will suffer tremendously," she said her eyes glowing red. "Do we understand each other?"
I nodded and she let me go. "Oh dear where are my manners," not here I wanted to say "My name is Cecilia," she told me all happy all of a sudden. I swear she was bi-polar or something. "Thorn," I told her "Thorn Mancina," "Pleasure, now please follow me and keep your mouth shut if you will," For the first time I actually listened to someone other than my parents. No way was I being pinned down by that psycho-path again.
She led me to my new room it looked like my old room back home only it lacked that roomy feel. It felt more like a prison to me. "In your closet are the clothes you are going to wear during your stay here which will be for some time. And in your drawer below that is your nightwear. Be downstairs within the next hour," Cecilia ordered leaving the room. Once she closed thee door Louie peeked out from under my new bed. "Come here Louie the crazy lady is gone now," I said bending down and patting my legs. It took him a while but he eventually came. He was shaking, "Its ok Louie I'm a little scared too," I told him. I looked around this new prison cell that they so called my new room and to the right of my bed was my shrine and the items I left on it. I stood by it holding Louie in my arms for a little while, but then I sighed and set him down. I opened up the closet and the very first thing that was in there was a beautiful gothic dress that was very similar to what Cecilia wore only it was more elegant. MUCH MORE elegant.
I slowly took it out and admired it, a little too much cleavage for my tastes but very nice in its own way. No doubt it was probably more expensive than my home, with all its small diamonds and rhinestones on it around the collar and its beautiful design of loops and swirls all the way to the bottom of the dress. I quickly put it on and looked in the over sized mirror they put in my room, "Nice..." I said to myself.
"You look beautiful," I herd someone say. Out of natural reflex I bent down to a crouch and growled barring my fangs. "Calm down, I'm only here to give you my master's regards. Also he said he'll be looking forward to your performance in the next fifty minutes," the man said. I stopped growling but I didn't stand up quite yet. I wasn't letting my guard down with all the people popping up everywhere, that's just asking to be attacked. You might as well put a big target on your back while you’re at it. "My," he said "they said you were beautiful, but I don't thing the word does you any justice," he told me staring at me. HOLD UP was he hitting on me? Alright first the crazy physco-path woman and now the perverted man that looked old enough to be my father, this was a little too creepy. I began to stand because I didn't see him as a threat but mostly because I didn't want to ruin the dress. "Stunning, simply stunning. Even for a vampire," he told me looking me up and down when I was standing straight up. Creeeeeepyyyy I said mentally. "My name is Charlie by the way," he said bowing. "Umm, I'm Thorn," I told him. “Well Ms. Thorn I really must be going I have other matters to attend to,” he bowed again and left.
“Will this day get any stranger?” I said sighing. I debated myself for a while on weather or not I should tie my hair up or leave it down. I finally decided to leave it down. I left the room after putting on the shoes and necklace they set out for me. Man with heals like these the shoes were practically stilettos, but lucky for me Lucinda trained me to walk in shoes like these so I was fine in walking in them. There were a million halls in this place but I eventually found my way to the stairs. Downstairs there was a dinning room with a long table and wine glasses, plates, forks and knifes. It looked nice. At one end there was a man sitting there swirling a dark red liquid around in his wine glass. It smelt like blood no doubt.
As soon as I got to the bottom of the stairs he set the blood down and looked up at me. “Welcome Ms. Mancina, you look exquisite if I must say so myself,” he said standing up. I simply nodded. “My name is Vladimir,” he told me “I’m Thorn,” I said for the third time that night “Oh my dear I already know. Demetrius is making a great big fuss about you making sure we won’t bring you any harm. You won’t be able to see him until your performance though,” he motioned to the piano to his left. “Would you mind playing me a song?” I was going to say in your dreams but then I remembered Cecilia and nodded. I didn’t even both to walk at a slow human pace so I went quickly to the piano in a human heartbeat. I thought of all the songs I could play and finally decided to play ‘Unbreakable’ by Jade Valerie. I began playing and singing.
“Do ya ya do ya. I watch, wait, wish silently you could feel finally how long, how deep I'm waiting for you I pound, pound and I pound at you, run run and run but its too late you don't see me waiting for you you you... Caught in your spell Do you think you're unstoppable Caught in your spell Don't you know who I am Caught in your spell Do you think you're unbreakable Caught in your spell Don't you know who I am My pride, pride, pride in retreat I fall down in defeat Hopeless, restless I keep fighting Cuz your small world's not enough You're still weak of that my love One day, you'll say that I am stronger than you you…”
I kept singing the song until the end.
“Do you think you're unbreakable? Caught in your spell. Don't you know who I am. Not unbreakable”
When the song was over he stood and applauded. “Your voice is as stunning as your appearance even for a vampire. I’m shocked by how beautiful it was,” he complimented me “Thank you,” I said standing up. “I’ll lock forward to your performance in the next ten minutes in the ball room and might I request that you sing that song first I most enjoyed it,” he told me. UGH another room I’m going to have to hunt down in this huge place. I let out a silent sigh. “Hmmm… I suppose for your beautiful song I’ll let you see Demetrius I bet he’s anxious to see you,” Vladimir said before drinking the rest of the blood from his wine glass. Oh my gawd if I had a heart it would have came right out of my chest, my face on the other hand lit up with joy. “Yes that seems fair; I shall let you see Demetrius. Samuel come here!” he shouted.
A young boy, around my age, appeared by the entrance in the next two seconds. He wore something similar to what Charlie had on; it was like a butler suit or something I don’t really know. “You called Sir,” he said politely “Please escort Ms. Thorn to Demetrius’ quarters if you please,” he told Samuel looking toward me. “Yes sir, Ms. Thorn if you will,” Samuel said to me motioning for me to follow him. I quickly followed him in a hurry to see Demetri and to get away from creepy Vlad who was practically Dracula if I didn’t know any better. Once we were out of his sight Samuel started talking and wasn’t so uptight.
“You can call me Sam if you want,” he told me smiling “Ok, some people call me R.T. it stands for Rose Thorn,” I told him nicely. “I know this place is really big so I’ll sneak you a copy of the map Clover made. Clover is another vampire that lives here she’s usually fairly nice but never get on her bad side I tell ya’ talk about crazy you haven’t seen nothing till you’ve seen Clover mad as I don’t know what,” he said laughing “Thanks for the map I was worried I was going to get lost around here. I really appreciate it,” I told him when we stopped in front of a door that read ‘5918’ I would have to remember that number by the time I got the map. You could here screaming from behind the door or maybe it was just my super sensitive hearing. Sam was the only decent vampire I’ve met since I got trapped in this place. He opened the door and you automatically herd the screaming get louder. Demetri was throwing stuff at another boy who looked his age from what I could tell. I never could be sure with vampires when it came it age.
“GET OUT WILL YOU I’M TICKED OFF AS IT IS, GET OUT!!!” Demetri shouted throwing a clock at the boy’s head. He dodged it though. “Aw don’t be like that Demmy, is that how you say hi to a good friend of your?” he said laughing “I THOUGHT you were my friend. Will you turned me in! HOW ELSE WOULD THEY FIND ME ALL THE WAY IN CALIFORNIA!? I MEAN SERIOUSLY WE’RE ALL THE WAY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE FOR CRYING OUT LOUD HOW….” “NEW HAMPSHIRE!?!?!” I exclaimed “WE’RE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE!?!?!”
“Thorn!!!” Demetri shouted quickly hugging me “Thank God you safe,” Sam left after that; the boy named Will just sat down on the floor. “Alright you need to explain to me what’s going on,” I said. Demetri took a step back and looked at me “You look…Beautiful,” he told me looking me up and down again. I herd that from Charlie and Vladimir but when he told me, I don’t know it was different it actually had meaning to it. “Yea she’s really something,” Will said laughing. “Explanation please,” I said again. “You haven’t told her anything have you?” Will said, his hand around Demetri’s shoulder in the next second smiling widely, Demetri sighed. “I wouldn’t have told her anything if YOU didn’t rat me out,” he said removing Will’s hand from his shoulder.
That’s when Will took a look at me. He whistled “Got a boyfriend?” he asked jokingly raising his eyebrow. I snarled at him as a warning to back off, and he obviously got the point because he took a step back. “Calm down Thorn he was only joking,” Demetri told me rubbing my shoulders. “NO I WON’T SOMEONE BETTER EXPLAIN TO ME WHAT IS GOING ON AND I MEAN NOW!!!” I said angrily. “Quite a temper,” Will said under his breath
“I herd that,” I said glaring at him. “Look Thorn I have abilities like you I can see the future and can control people. That’s why they’re after me they want me to fight with them and help them be the ruler of all vampires and when I didn’t agree I fled I didn’t see them coming for me until THIS idiot here…” he wacked Will upside the head “made a sudden decision to rat me out once he figure out where I went,” “Hey I was bored and needed someone to annoy and now I got two people to annoy,” he said laughing. Obviously Demetri had enough of his joking and tried to attack him. Will was fast though and quickly dodged him and ran out the door. “Ugh I can’t stand him,” Demetri mumbled, then he looked to me.
“You mustn’t allow them to know of your ability to control the elements no matter what,” he told me grabbing my hand “Elements? But I can only control fire,” I said confused “No, you can’t. You can control water, fire, earth, and air, or at lease you will. I saw it in a vision a couple times. You have tremendous power Thorn,” he told me it almost sounded like he said it in a loving voice but I highly doubt that. “They mustn’t find out Thorn alright. If they do they’ll do to you what they’re doing to me and I can’t let that happen,” He stopped talking and just held my hand. It felt warm not fiery hot like a human’s hand usually was. It was nice. He raised his hand and stroked my face but then stopped a little earlier than expected and walked over to his window.
That made it for certain, with the way I was reacting to every thing he did, that’s when I was sure. I was in love with Demetrius, a vampire that I’ve only known for a couple days. I can’t explain it but I felt like I was in one of those Disney movies. The prince meets the princess and immediately they fall in love and live happily ever after. I doubt that we will have a happily ever after but I knew that I had fallen in love with him, and I couldn’t help it. They way he walks, the way he slightly tilts his head to the right when he’s talking to me, and they way he holds my close to him. I loved him and of all the crazy things that were going on I at least knew that for certain. He looked back at me with questioning eyes. “What are you thinking about?” he asked.
I shook my head and a tear fell from my eyes. Great I was crying over him now. I quickly wiped the tears away, I sighed. “Something wrong?” he asked walking back over to me. I just shook my head again “Come on how do you expect me to help you if you don’t talk to me,” he said putting a stray strand of my hair behind my ear. “I just…I don’t know anymore,” I said looking down he grabbed my hand again. “It’ll be ok I’ll get us out of here I promise,” he said sweetly. I hugged him tightly and he wrapped his arms around me stroking my back. “Do you want me to accompany you to the ball?” he asked continuing to stoke my face. “Yes,” I said a little low. He smiled showing his fangs a little bit. “Alright let me change my shirt and then we can go.” He told me lowering his hand and walking to his closet. I walked around a little bit and then decided to sit on the bed and wait. He took out a black shirt. Shocker isn’t it that he would pull out one of a million black shirts in his closet. He sighed and took off the shirt he already had on and oh my gawd if I wasn’t already dead his six pack would’ve kilt me. Main now that I saw him shirtless I couldn’t help but think he was the hottest guy on the planet.
He put on the black shirt and turned back to me. “Ready?” he asked smiling. I stood up and walked to his side linking our arms. “Ready,” I said “Then let’s go,” he said as we both walked out the room. I don’t know how to explain it but I had a feeling that being locked up in here with Demetri wouldn’t be all that bad, but oh man I couldn’t have been more wrong. I was way in over my head.
Chapter 7
So there we were walking down to the ballroom, we saw a couple of other vampires but they didn't pay us any mind. Until we passed Marcus, he glared at Demetri and in turn Demetri put his arm around me defensively. "Demetri," "Marcus," they both said to one another as they passed. We kept walking, but Marcus stopped and turned to watch us go, his eyes were focused on me as if he was concentrating on something. He soon got frustrated and stormed off.
"What's his problem," I said lowly. "Well he's a mind reader and turns out you, I, Vladimir, and Clover are all immune. My theory is that he can't read the minds of vampires that have abilities, but my guess as to why he's so mad is because he doesn't think you have powers so he can't figure out why he can't read your mind. However he will figure it out eventually that's what worries me most," Demetri told me. He glanced at me to see my expression. I was calm just trying to figure out another some I could sing besides 'Unbreakable' I wasn't really worrying about Marcus just yet.
He smiled then turned and opened two huge double doors. "This is the ballroom," he said grabbing my hand and leading me in with the rest of the vampires already twirling and being lifted up in what not. Dancing is as easy as breathing, but I was not here to dance, I was here to play music. "Demetri, where am I suppose to perform?" I asked turning to him "Right over there, where the instruments are," he said pointing to the right. "Thanks, I'll see you after the ball ok," I told him giving him a quick hug hoping that I could keep that promise. I dashed over to the instruments, piano, guitar cello drums, all here. When they saw me over by the instruments they all stopped dancing and looked toward me. I sat down on the bench by the piano. "Here goes," I thought and I began playing 'Unbreakable' soon some vampires came to play other instruments, they played well, and they caught on to the song and didn't even need the music sheet to play the right notes.
The other vampires started dancing to the song again. They were all beautiful dancers, judging by most of them seemed in their thirties, they had to be living a couple centuries, no reason why they couldn't good dancers. The song ended and everyone applauded, even Demetri who was over in the far corner. I saw some girls that were trying to get him to dance with them for the next song, but he kept refusing them. I laughed a little at that. The guy who was playing the drums came to me. "I'm Carl, you're a great singer," he told me "Thanks, I'm Thorn, your great on the drums," I replied "Thanks, what song are you going to play next?" "Do you think forever by the veronicas is appropriate?" I asked, he just smiled "I think they'll like that one, everyone here is a big rock fan," he said going back to the drums twirling the sticks in his hand, as I went to go get the guitar.
"Forever by the veronicas," he told the other girl, she was already playing a guitar. I began playing the opening and the dancers were now jumping up and down like it was a rock concert and it sure felt like it was in a way. The song was quickly over a little to early for my taste. Vladimir and Marcus were by the entrance. Demetri quickly came over to me. "You've done your part, come with me," he told me grabbing my hand again "Ok, bye everyone you all played great," I told them taking off my guitar and going with Demetri. “Nice playing with you see you in three days at the next ball,” Carl said waving, the rest of them just nodded to me. I went with Demetri and he led me to a window, not the entrance where everyone else was leaving out.
“Why aren’t we going out the entrance,” I asked “Because, they are planning on separating us, and I’m not quite ready to leave you yet. Plus, I wanted to show you something,” he told me opening up the window and jumping out, pulling me right along with him. We both landed on our feet. “What are you going to show me?” I asked curiously “You sure ask a lot of questions don’t you,” he said trying to sound like me, he grinned and I rolled my eyes. “To my original home,” he told me moments later as we started running east. He was fast, I’ll give him that much, I had to keep up though. I could tell he wasn’t planning on letting go of my hand anytime soon. He led me to a little house it looked….well….wonderful. “Here it is. I know it’s not what you have but…” “It’s beautiful,” I said, cutting him off, and I meant it. Yea it wasn’t like my big house, but that’s what I liked about it. It was small and homey in a way, and I haven’t felt that homey feeling in a long time.
“Can I go in?” I asked, he face was full of confusion. I bet he was thinking ‘what is her problem she likes my house more than her own mansion!?’ but al he said was “Ummm…Sure I guess. I really didn’t think you’d like it that much,” he said with a sheepish grin. I let go of his hand and ran into the house. I loved the inside; it sorta reminded me of a real home. Demetri was right next to me, watching me and how I was reacting to his house. “It’s so…so…homey,” I said with a little laugh as I started walking around.
He had a T.V. and couch in the living room, in the kitchen there was nothing but a fridge, an island, and a small table, no stove. I guess he doesn’t like his blood warm, or maybe that’s just me who likes it that way. I went to his room, it was extremely clean. There wasn’t a bed though, “Where’s the bed?” I asked “You don’t know do you? Vampires don’t sleep you’re the only one who does. Like I said your special, you’re like a….a…a human with all out strength and non of our weaknesses. Like sunlight I can’t die from it because Vladimir gifted me and Marcus with that talent. But you, I just can’t figure it out,” “Oh…” was all I said in reply to that.
So I was right, I’m a freak among freaks, just great. I hate always being right. “I love your house,” I told him, and I did. It was like when David and Lucinda first took me in, it felt like home. I sat down by his window and looked out into the now dark field. “Really?” he asked shocked. I nodded “I’ll never figure you out,” he said shaking his head and laughing “Why do you like this dump instead of your own mansion?!” SEE WHAT I TELL YA I KNEW HE WAS THINKING THAT! Sorry just glad he finally spoke his mind. He walked over to me and sat under me. “Because… it actually feels like home…the mansion is nice but it doesn’t FEEL like home…” I told him still looking out the window.
“When my foster parents died they took the feel of home with them and it was always this feeling of suffering and loneliness in it, but here… I feel like I’m home. And I haven’t felt that in a long time,” O.K. I know I was ranting more to myself than him but I just wanted to speak my mind for once. I didn’t’ notice it but he was on the window sill too, sitting next to me and watching me intently. “You’re crying,” he told me touching my face. I didn’t notice it until he said it and when he did I quickly wiped the tears away. He sighed and lowered his hand. “Looks like our time here together is up,” he said standing.
“WHAT! WHY!?” I shouted. I didn’t want to leave this place or him…I liked it here. “Because Sam and Clover are here they’re outside now I can smell Clover’s perfume,” he said disgusted. He reached out his hand, offering to help me up. I took it but didn’t let go once I was standing. We walked out of his house hand and hand. When Sam saw us he started playing the theme for ‘here comes the bride’ the dark brown hair girl who I assumed was Clover, started laughing. Demetri shook his head but refused to let my hand go. “Jeez, give me a break you guys,” he told them “Oh, don’t even go there you had a two month break we gotta make up for all the time we haven’t made jokes about you,” Clover said, then she finally took a look at me “Wow Demetri you sure got a catch there, she might actually be good enough for you,” she said with a smile. She was in front of us in the next second.
“No tell me,” she started, he eyes began to glow a bright green “Why are you staying here when you can just run?” she asked me. I don’t know what came over me but I couldn’t lie “Because I don’t want them to hurt Demetri,” I blurted out. I gasped and covered my mouth “Clover stop, you don’t have to do this. Don’t do something you would regret later,” Demetri told her putting his arm around my waist. “But I’m curious. Why are you worrying about Demetri?” she asked, and again I couldn’t lie “Because I love him!” there was a silence. No, not in front of him. Not now. I looked to Demetri and his face was frozen in shock and he wasn’t breathing. After I saw his face I fled, I can’t believe I said that. Now I don’t know if anything will be the same.
I ran the rest of the way back to the mansion. I looked for someone to help me find my room, luckily I found Cecilia and she helped me find my way back. She noticed how my eyes were watery but she didn't mention it and I was grateful for that. I was back in my room and I went right to the shrine and sat next to it in a corner and began crying. After a couple minutes I herd a knock on the door. "Go away!" I shouted, I heard the door open. "Thorn?" it was Clover just great. "I'm sorry I shouldn't have done that, I didn't think you would feel that way about him," "LIAR!!!" is what I wanted to say.
"Get out of my room," I told her darkly. "Hey I said I was..." "I SAID GET OUT!!!" I shouted abruptly standing tears streaming down my face. When I said that the wind started swirling around the room. None of the windows were open, but both of out hair was wiping wildly and papers began flying around.
"Get....Out...." I said again and this time she listened and ran out. The wind died down and soon diminished. Demetri was right. "I'm stranger than I thought," I said falling to my knees. Now they were sure to know that I have abilities, and now I could never leave. Just great, something else to worry about, I sniffed and wiped away some more tears. Crying won't help me now, I need to be strong. The door opened slightly "Thorn are you ok?" it was Demetri this time "Go away..." I said in a low voice getting up and going back to my corner. "I just wanted to give you this I'll leave it by the door...Sorry about what happened in the field and what happened with Clover," I heard some paper and something else being set down by the door and then he left. I looked up to see what it was. It was a note and a hair pin. I got up and picked them both up. The note read:
Thorn,
Just wanted you to know something, I love you just as you love me. I was surprised to find out that you loved me though. Never would've guessed and I didn't see you saying that in my visions so it was a surprise to me. Just goes to prove that I still have a lot to learn about you. But I did guess that you would want to be alone for a while if you're reading this then at least I got that right. When you're ready please come to my room, I want to talk to you
~ Demetrius
P.S. Hope you like the pin, I noticed you don't have a lot of these
I read the letter shocked as ever. Demetri...loved me.....Now I know I had to be in a Disney movie or may be a book even because this sorta stuff just doesn't happen. It's not normal; then again I'm not normal. I sighed. I put some cat food for Louie who was asleep at the moment but when he woke up I knew he would be hungry then I went to the overly large closet and all the way in the back was a pair of jeans and a nice short sleeved top. The dress I had on was nice and all but not what I would wear around the mansion like the other vampires would. I quickly put them on. Then I went to the mirror and put in the pin It was beautiful, a butterfly made out of diamonds and they were dark purple, just my color.
I herd another slip of paper being slid under my door. I went to pick it up and it read:
Clover says she's sorry and that she gave you a key to a special room you and Demetri might like she told me to tell you she said "Consider this as a peace offering to prove it" lol here's the map I promised you you'll need it
~ Sam
I opened the second sheet of paper and it had the map and a key to the room Sam mentioned in the letter. I sighed again; I had to talk to Demetri first, get it out of the way. I looked at the map for the room 5918 and left my room. My life wasn't getting any easier at all and now I know that I'm guaranteed to be trapped here like Demetri, until we can both escape
