Chapter 2: Waking Up
So warm. Wasn't the coffin supposed to be cold? I'm wrapped up and a very comfortable heat source is beside me. Hmmmm. Smells earthy, with a hint of leather. Maybe I should get closer...
"It seems that you're awake." A male voice spoke.
Serana opened her eyes with shock. Her head was on someone's shoulder and she was wrapped up in a blanket. What's worse is that it seems she was snuggling to him. She looked up to see the person's face and she saw a pair of gray eyes with slits as pupils, like a serpent. She scrambled away with a yelp.
He was wearing a cloak and a hood that hides his body and head. He can only see his sculpted chin, full lips and sharp nose. A scar was trailing from his left eye and stops before his upper lip. He pulled his hood down even further, hiding his face from her.
"Am I that scary?" he said with a frown. He stood up and cross his arms to his chest.
"I wasn't scared, you just surprised me." Serana raised her chin stubbornly, standing up as well. She looked at him again. He was definitely taller than her and she had to crane her head up to look at him. He turned his head so she can't see his face. Pouting slightly, she looked around. She was on the stone island and around her were bodies of vampires and their thralls. A lot of vampires, and it looks like he killed them all without getting a stain on his gray cloak.
"Are you going to kill me?" she asked as calmly as she can, readying a lightning spell on her hands. If that does not work she has a dagger hidden in her robes and she knows how to use it.
"And why would I kill you?" he asked sounding offended. "You have not done anything to me."
"Who sent you here?"
"Who were you expecting?" He asked with a grin.
His smile made her feel like fanning herself. I wonder how he looks like. "I was expecting someone like me at least."
"What do you mean someone like you?"
"A va-. Can't you tell just by looking at me?" Serana crossed her arms on her chest indignantly. "A vampire."
"Hmmmm." He appears to be unaffected by this revelation. "Why were you locked away like this? Seems like an unusual place for a vampire to be."
"That's complicated." she was eyeing him suspiciously. "And I'm not sure if I can trust you. But if you want to know the whole story, help me get to my family's home."
"Sure, why not."
She was a surprised that he agreed easily, helping a stranger who had not said any details to him.
Scratching his chin he continued. "Where do you need to go?"
"My family used to live on an island to the west of Solitude. I would guess they still do." Serana offered her hand to the mysterious man. "My name is Serana by the way. Nice to meet you."
Smiling slightly, he took her hand and she noted that she can feel his warm skin through his gloves.
"Aidan. Likewise."