The dull red powder from the stone began to sparkle. Mozenrath smirked because he knew that the girl he'd been waiting for had made it to the Land of the Black Sand.
"Come Xerxes." the young lord ordered. "My new love awaits, somewhere out there." he said while walking down the hall toward the main exit of the citadel. Xerxes followed right behind his master as they walked out into the chill desert night to search for Mozenrath's soon to be female companion. Xerxes flew high above the buildings as Mozenrath searched at ground level.
Jasmin was sleeping on a small hill of black sand, shivering from the cold night air. All she wore was a thin white tank top and beige shorts. Her ipod was still on, but this time playing Legal Assassin from the movie Repo! The Genetic Opera. The loud music coming from her headphones had caught the attention of Xerxes who flew down to her sleeping form. He circled her and hovered lower to hear the music coming out of her headphones.
"Master!" he yelled as he flew to Mozenrath. "Found girl!" he exclaimed with his eyes wider than usual. The eel then flew back to the sleeping girl with the dark lord following behind him.
"She looks rather young…." he admitted causing the eel to let out a wheezy laugh, before teleporting all three of them back into the citadel. Once they were inside of a spare sleeping chamber, Xerxes helped Mozenrath move the canopy so he could place the sleeping girl on the large four poster bed.
"We've got her, Xerxes!" he said quietly in order not to wake up his sleeping guest. "I wonder what her name is and what this odd creation is that she has that strange music coming out of and….why is she wearing those bizarre clothes." Mozenrath asked aloud as he and Xerxes looked over Jasmin. Xerxes then flew right above the sleeping girl and stared at her.
Turning away he asked, "Mozenrath, happy?" receiving a nod from the young ruler.
Just then Jasmin mumbled something and opened her eyes. Meeting the eyes of an eel she screamed loudly, nearly falling off the bed as she tried to escape. With her legs were tangled in the blankets, she threw one of the large pillows at Mozenrath's face. Mozenrath's face was lit with rage as he tried to calm himself down. Somehow she managed to scramble herself to the side of the bed, opposite of her captors.
"Who the hell are you and where am I?" she yelled while gripping another pillow and glaring at Mozenrath and Xerxes.
"You're in the Land of the Black Sand, my home. I found you freezing to death out in the cold." Mozenrath explained, reveling in the sound of her voice. It wasn't too high and annoying, nor was it deep and masculine. "My name is Mozenrath and this creature here is Xerxes." he gestured to the flying eel, but noticed Jasmin's hands were still gripped on the pillow. "You can calm down; neither of us will hurt you." Mozenrath assured making Jasmin hesitantly let go of the pillow. She then crossed her arms over her chest and stared him in the eyes. She had to admit, those liquid black eyes were enthralling, as was his raven hair which contrasted with his pale skin.
"And you are?" Mozenrath spoke again, trying to get the young girl to speak.
"Jasmin…." she answered making Mozenrath roll his eyes.
"Listen here! You could at least thank me for- ", he was cut off by another pillow to the face.
"Ok buddy, you need to stop raising your voice at me for one. And two, don't think that I'm gonna fling myself into your arms for saving me! I'm not that type of girl. Sure I'm kinda desperate but that's just too far. I am thankful though…" Jasmin vented, earning a dumbfounded look from Mozenrath and a jaw drop from Xerxes.
"Awkward…." Xerxes whispered and let out a sinister hissing giggle. Jasmin's glare then softened after her rant.
"Well if you're done, I would like to show you around. And don't assault me with another pillow or you're going to regret it." Mozenrath said simply and began walking out into the hall. Not knowing whether to stay or follow, Jasmin allowed herself to go with him, making sure to take ta pillow with her. She didn't know whether or not Mozenrath was serious with his threat but she wouldn't go without some sort of protection. Mozenrath showed her everywhere she would need to know about. Mozenrath started with the foyer, his throne room, the kitchen which barely had anything in it, his bed chamber, his unused ballroom, the dungeons, and his lab. The last place on the tour of the citadel was the bathroom which was across the hall from Jasmin's room. "You need to bathe, your filthy with sand." Mozenrath said with a look of disgust, earning a cold glare from his female guest and once again a face full of pillow.
"I'll have you know I showered before I was even dragged into this crap!" Jasmin said angrily. She looked at him as he stared back at her. Jasmin then looked at the tub then back at Mozenrath again. She could tell by the way his fingers twitched he was contemplating on strangling her. She decided to soften her tone. "If I'm going to bathe, I'll need clean clothes and for you to leave... for privacy reasons." she said, simmering down. Mozenrath rolled his eyes as he hung a dark blue and black, gold trimmed robe on the wall closest to the tub. He then put a towel near the sink and left without saying a word. He had never known that women were so secretive with their bodies. But then again, he had never been around women. Xerxes hovered in the air where Mozenrath was. He opened his mouth to speak.
"Xerxes, come!" Mozenrath yelled. The eel hurriedly flew out of the bathroom and left the girl in peace.
"This is a nice bath." Jasmin admitted before putting her hand in the water. The heat was perfect. She stripped out of her clothes and got in, happy that her hair was braided and wouldn't turn into an afro from the water. She relaxed and tried to think about the pros and cons of her situation.