A/N Hey!! Here's my second chapter!! I know the first chapter was short, so I made this one longer!! Hope you like it!! - Sam
Where Am I?
I woke up on a somewhat soft bed, and three girls staring at me.
"She's awake!" A little girl, with blonde, curly haired clapped.
"It's about time." muttered the teenager, with light brown hair.
"Shut up." said the preteen, with black, wavy hair.
Well this is...er...lovely. It's just so nice waking up and having three girls, younger then you, talking about you even though you have no clue who the hell they are!! Wait... that reminds me...
"What happened? I mean, there was a guy at the door and.... Where am I?" I asked.
"As to answer the first question, you were taken here because your family owes this....prince....money. As for your second question...we don't even know the answer to that." The girl with the black hair, and blue eyes told me. "I'm Midnight, by the way." Midnight is a pretty name.
"And I'm Sophie!! I'm only seven!" the little girl with the blonde hair, and brown eyes said. Sophie, it fits her nicely.
Wait a second... "You're only seven?" I asked, incredulously.
She nodded her head. "Yes. I just got here, like you. I guess it's because my family owed money, like you." she said. Geesh. This little girl like's to say 'like you' a lot.
"You both will know why you're here by the end of tonight. They will take you guys in for 'the meeting' and you'll learn all about this horrible life, that you're going to have to live." the teenager, with light brown hair and teal colored eyes said. "My name's Carrie." she added, as she went and lay down on the bed next to mine.
Midnight shook her head. "Don't listen to her. It's really not all that bad...." she started.
"Are you kidding me? You want to die just as much as me. And if they didn't make it impossible for us to do so, we would be dead by now." Carrie said.
That made Midnight mad. "I do not, want to die. I just want to leave. But while I'm stuck here, I try to look at the positive side." Midnight said, through gritted teeth.
"They do this all the time. And I've only been here for two hours." Sophie whispered.
"Yeah, I know your Miss.Positive." Carrie said, stressing out the word positive.
Why is she...oh. Oh my.
Midnight put a hand on her stomach, then looked up at me and smiled softly. "I'm twelve, but I'm really mature for my age. Well...I was. But then, I trusted the wrong people, and slept with my boyfriend, even though I was so young. I'm here because my parents gave me to these people, because they found out I was pregnant." she said, in a soft voice. Oh my god!!
"That's horrible." I said, then I pulled her into a hug. "Parents should never give their children away. No matter the reason." I told her, about to cry. I just can't help it. It's so sad!!!
Midnight pulled back and smiled at me. "Thanks." she said.
"My mommy didn't have a choice. She was crying her eyes out, on the driveway, begging the guy to take her instead. But he said he didn't need her, because she wasn't good enough." Sophie shared.
"And what did you do? Just hop right into the car?" Carrie asked, sarcastically. Well someone is really negative.
"Well he told me to. And my mommy always told me to do what I'm told." Sophie said, not realizing that she wasn't suppose to answer the question seriously. Well she's only seven...
I hugged her. "That's sad too." Sophie held onto me with her little arms around my waist, and she didn't pull back. She just held on and stayed there. I let her, too, because I couldn't find it in myself to take her arms off.
"I'm here because my parents think I'm the Devil's child." Carrie said, after a moment of silence.
"How old are you?" I asked. I mean, I knew the other kids ages, and I knew it was off topic, but I just had to know.
"Fifteen. They think that just because I like the colors black and red, and I am rebellious, that I am the Devil's child! That's why they gave me up, willingly. So, I payed their debt." Carrie said, her voice harsh. I don't blame her. I'd be mad too if my parents did such a thing.
"Why are you here?" Midnight asked. "Well, besides the fact that you owe money. Why are you here, instead of someone else in your family?" she asked.
I sighed. "Because I'm the only one left in my family. My grandparents died before I was born, and their parents were gone before that. And my parents died in a car accident when I was ten. I was an only child, and so were my parents and their parents and etc. So, I am the only one....left." I explained. "Although, I never thought that I would be forced into some sort of slavery, over some debt that I never knew I was in." I said. "Oh, my name is Shannon, just so you know. And I'm seventeen." I added.
"You'll understand after the meeting." Carrie said. "As for me, I'm going to go to sleep. We start work early tomorrow morning." she said, then she got under the covers, closed her eyes and fell asleep.
Before we had a chance to say anything, a man with shaggy, dark brown hair and beautiful green eyes came in. "Good evening, Ladies." he said, politely.
"Hello, Sir Jarek." Midnight greeted. Sir?
"Midnight, you should go to bed. I'm going to bring our new arrivals to the meeting, and I'm locking the door." he told her.
"Yes, Sir." she said, then she hopped into bed and went to sleep.
"Follow me, Shannon and Sophie." he ordered. Then he turned around and walked out the door. Sophie and I looked at each other, then quickly followed.
"Alright. Here is what you must do. When in front of David, you must call him Master. I'll call him Sir, but that's only because he is one rank higher then me. Just like you call me Sir, because I'm one rank higher then you."
"What rank are you?" Sophie asked.
"I work here. You are a servant here. And David lives here." Jarek answered, moving quickly.
Sophie started falling behind, so I scooped her up and carried her as I followed Jarek. "Why do we have to call you Master and Sir? Can't we just call you David and Jarek?" I asked.
"No. That is improper." he corrected.
"No, that's normal." I retorted.
He gave me a sideways glance. "Here, it is improper. And here, is where you are now." he told me, his voice cold.
"Well, I don't want to be here now. So, screw that. How about, we just address each other on first name basis. And if that really bothers you, then we can say 'Hey you! With the face! And the dark brown hair!' instead." I suggested.
He just shook his head and chuckled. "Its not up to me. It's up to David."
"Actually, you can say whatever you want to say. So, yeah, it is up to you." I told him. Duhh.
He stopped and faced me. "Alright, Shannon. Listen, and listen good. Here, we all follow David's rules. Or we pay the consequences. He's not very kind. You'll understand more in the next couple minutes. So, you call me Sir Jarek. And you'll call David, Master. If you don't do this, you are going to be the one paying for it. And if that happens, don't blame me, I warned you." he told me, his voice urgent. If what he's saying is true....why does he care?
"Now let's go." he ordered. We continued the walk in silence. Eventually Sophie and I were lead to a huge room, with a throne in the middle of it. And sitting on the throne was...
"You're the guy who kidnapped me!" I accused, to the man sitting on the throne.
He smiled. "I'm David." he told me. Ohh. The guy I'm suppose to call Master.
"The guy I'm suppose to call 'Master', right?" I asked. I saw Jarek look surprised that I just asked that.
David's eyes flashed with amusement. "Yes. Yes, you are." he said.
"Why? Oh, because it's 'improper." Well, I have some news for you. Most people do things by first name basis. That is proper enough." I told her. Jarek put his head in his hands. Heheh.
"Shannon, who told you these few rules?"
"Jarek. Wait, I mean 'Sir Jarek'." I informed him.
"Did he explain the reason why you can't call me David, why he can't call me David?" David asked.
"He tried. But I thought it was stupid, so I didn't really listen. Something about how you live here, he works here. And apparently I'm a servant here. Although the last one, I really didn't believe." I told him.
David smiled. "Ah. Well how about this, I explain to you everything. Why you're here, what you call me, and such. After, if you have any questions, you ask them and I will answer them." he said.
"Fair enough." I agreed.
He chuckled. "Alright. You two are here, because your great great great great grandparents owe me money. Lots of money. And since you guys didn't have the money for it, I own you now. You will each have different jobs in this house, and you will live here forever. And you refer to me as master, because I own you. And you call my workers Sir because that is being polite so they don't feel like slaves." he explained. "Any questions?" he asked.
"Millions. Question one, why do I have to pay for my great great great great grandparents debt?" I asked.
"Because I need the money now. And, for you're case, you are the only decedent. What do you want me to do? Go up to strangers and make them pay for your family's debts? That's not very nice." he told me.
"And making people into slaves is?" I retorted.
He chuckled. "Alright. Fair enough." he replied. Hey, this guy isn't so bad. I don't know that Jarek was talking about.
"Question two, why did you take Sophie instead of her mother?" I asked. Sophie snuggled closer to me.
"Because Sophie is younger then that old bag. And my sister needs a friend. That will be Sohpie's job, to be a playmate." he explained.
"Question 3, what's Midnight's job?" I asked, now curious with everyone's jobs.
He smiled. "She gets the boys....excited. Because their blood taste so much sweet that way." he said. Did he just....? And...? Huh?!!!
"Excuse me, did I hear you correctly? Did you just talk about tasting blood?" I asked, somewhat freaked out.
He laughed. "Of course I did. Darling, I'm a vampire. How else would I have known your great great great great grandparents?" he asked, smiling. That's when out of no where, to canine teeth grew out. He laughed again, and everyone else joined in.
I looked around. I was surrounded by vampires. Even Jarek was a vampire!!
I held Sophie close to me and she hid her face in my hair, she didn't want to see what was freaking me out.
"Alright, alright." David said, calming everyone down. He retracted his fangs. "Don't worry. We only kill the guys, because we use the girls as mates. The human boys here, get killed and their blood is served to us once a day. So, I would advise you not to get close to the human boys here." he suggested. Gulp. So Midnight has to get one all excited so he can be killed. That's horrible!!!!
"Well what's Carrie's job?" I asked, afraid to know the answer.
"Oh, she just follows my brother around and has to do whatever he tells her too. My brother's, are your masters too, just so you know." David told me.
"Okay...what is my job going to be?" I asked.
He smiled. "Since you are so good with Sophie, I am going to put you in charge of taking care of the children. Including a couple of vampire ones. My brother has twins." he said. Great. Vampire children too!!! Yay me!!! NOT!!!
"Woo." I said, with no enthusiasm in my voice.
He just laughed at that. "Alright, anymore questions?" he asked.
"Yes. Isn't making people your slaves illegal?" I asked.
He chuckled and shook his head. "You are so different then the average human. And no, it's not for vampire law, as long as you owe me money." he said.
"Well how can I earn money to pay you back if I'm locked up here?" I asked.
"You are giving me your life, instead. So, you don't owe me money anymore. You just have to live here for the rest of your life, and take care of the kids." he told me.
I sighed. There's no point in arguing with him. He's obviously going to win.
"Alright. I'm done asking questions." I admitted.
He laughed. "Alright. Jarek will take you to your room now. Get a good night's sleep. You will both start work tomorrow. Good night.." David said.
Then Jarek grabbed my arm and dragged me back to the room. Once we got there, I put Sophie down on the bed next to Midnight, and she fell asleep.
That's when Jarek started whisper yelling at me, "You just had to go on about the Master thing, didn't you? You made me look like an idiot out there!"
"Well you didn't explain it right. Maybe you'll learn from it, 'Sir Jarek'." I said, making his name sarcastic.
That got him extremely pissed, and he left. I heard the door lock.
You know, he was going on about how mean David would be, when David is nice. Jarek is the mean one with anger issues. And I probably shouldn't get him mad, since he's a vampire too.
I shivered. I forgot they were vampires for a second. I won't forget that again.
He could kill me in a second.
I shivered again, got under the covers, and went to sleep.
A/N There's the end of my second chapter!!! Hope it explains things, and I hope you liked it!!! Review and tell me what you think!! - Sam
