Dear Readers,
I know, I know, my chapters are short, and it takes me some time to continue, but I am a very busy person with school and such, I write when I can. . Now, may I present Chapter 2! Please review!
Your Obediant Servant,
Kagome
Chapter 2 - Heaven Sent
It was two weeks since the occurences at a Parisian bar, when a carriage, carrying Erik within it, pulled up in front of a sprawling mansion. Erik peered out the window at the palacial estate, his clouded eyes mirroring his troubled mind. "Heaven sent," Erik said under his breath. He had discoverd the meaning of Inara's name soon after meeting her. It was Arabic for heaven sent, and Erik had found the irony in this very cynical. He had forsaken God and all hopes of heaven long ago. As Erik sat in the carriage waiting for it to stop he realized suddenly that Inara had never given him her last name. He found it strange that he hadn't realized such before, however he made a mental note to ask her. It was then that Erik noticed Inara through his window. She was standing on the front steps to waiting to welcome him. He took in her figure in the deep blue day gown, and the long locks of hair that framed her face and hung down her back. Erik had a brief image of himself running his fingers through that rich brown hair, and quickly dismissed it. Erik's lust was becoming harder for him to control these days, and he very much feared the day when a cold bath no longer worked. "No woman would have me willingly," he thought, "and if I desired a common whore I could have taken one years ago." Erik didn't realize it at the time but it was the first time he had fantasized about a woman that wasn't Christine. Perhap he will be able to move on.
The carriage came to a halt, and Erik stepped out into the bright light of day as Inara swept up to him with a joyous smile on her face . "I'm so glad you've arrived, Erik," She said holding out her hand to shake his. Erik found it odd that a woman would offer her hand to shake like a man would, so instead of shaking her hand he took it in his and bowed slightly, brushing his lips against her knuckles. When he stood straight he noticed a light blush coloring Inara's cheeks. "It is always a pleasure to see your smiling face, mademoiselle."
Inara was quite flustered by his actions, and stammered a bit as she spoke, " Y-yes, well, um, welcome to my humble home. I hope you enjoy living here with me." Erik smiled weakly, living here, above ground, would take some getting used to. "Come, let me show you to your rooms," Inara said as she stepped into the house. Erik followed close behind her, slightly intriguied that she had said rooms, and he wondered just what she meant.
Erik followed Inara up a very large and intricately carved staricase, then through a maze of hallways until they came to stop in front of a white washed wooden door with golden letters painted on it, reading Musical Rooms. Inara took a small metal ring out of her pocket, which had three small keys hanging from it, and held one of the keys up for Erik to see. "This key leads into the main sitting room, this door," she said, gesturing to the door they stood before. "This second key unlocks your bedroom, and this third key is for the library which I will show you the way to in a moment." She then took the first key and used it to unlock the door and led him inside.