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Chapter Three

I get a vampire as a very special nuisance

I was dreaming again.

This time, I was walking barefooted deep in a forest. The place was covered in mist that unsurprisingly chilled me to the bones. The trees were bare of their leaves; gone were the fresh smell of pine. What were left were needle-like branches that looked dull and dead from where I was standing.

I heard a faint sound of horses whinnying and then as seconds past, I could hear them galloping as the ground shook from its thunderous force.

"Celia?"

I looked behind me, hearing the name uttered. It was what the masked man calls me. My vision was a bit blurry or was it because of the fog? Though, all question fade in my mind as I felt pushed aside. In that instant, I was not a part of what happening anymore.

Don't get me wrong, I was still there, but in a different sense. My body moved on its' own and my thoughts processed freely. It was like, you were on your own body but at the same time, you were not a part of it.

"I didn't know you'll follow me here, Drake." I said to the man, who was still looming beneath the shadows.

He chuckled lightly before stepping into the light. I stared straight to a pair of amused azure eyes. "You're really clever Princess." He remarked.

I frowned at him and cautiously took a step back.

"Why would you say so?" My eyes never left his as I spoke each word with great caution. I know deep inside that he was not to trust.

"Aside from the fact that you have travelled from the palace to this forest unscathed, I was amazed that you have escaped your defender, or should I say the-"

I cut him off quickly sensing a word I need not hear. "He was preoccupied with something." I reasoned, my throat constricting at the blatant lie.

"Or someone perhaps?"

My heartbeat raced a mile as a smirk splayed itself on his lips. His eyes were twinkling with a secret he now knew. A secret that I….

The sound of glass shattering woke me up in alarm. I sat up in bed; my mind still dazed with the dream when my eyes simply caught a man's silhouette by the window, which judging from the shattered glass beneath it was broken.

Before I could even process who it might be, an urge to scream made its way to my senses and in seconds, a blood curdling scream resounded in my room.

The man stiffened but he was quick to recover. In a blink, he was in front of me, his ice-cold hands silencing my mouth.

A shiver ran through my spine as I caught a whiff of fresh blood in his breath. That instant, my mind was cleared of the fog that surrounded it. My eyes widened in horror as I realized who the man is.

"Do you want me deaf woman?" He hissed under his breath.

I whimpered under his intent gaze and quickly shook my head. He reluctantly removed his hand and warily moved away from the bed, eyeing me curiously.

"What's the screaming about?" He asked, annoyance floating in his voice.

"You…uh…startled me." I reasoned eyeing him up and down and noting how haggard he looked. The chase for blood last night must be one hell of a kind for him to be like this. I thought, awed at his slack form.

"What?" He snapped, obviously sensing my stare. I cleared y throat, weighing if I should tell him or not but then again, it shouldn't hurt his ego.

"You look tired…"

He grunted and glared through his mask, his jaws clenching and his fist balling into tight fist. What did I said wrong? I was only asking!

"D-did I said something wrong?" I asked biting my lip nervously.

The atmosphere between us seemed to become heavier as he cocked his head on one side. "Wrong you say?"

I gulped. He's definitely mad. The question is- why?

" Have you forgotten what you told me before you slept?" he snarled, obviously controlling his rage.

What did I say last night? I only told him not to drink too much blood. Does it mean that…..

I gaped at him in disbelief. It couldn't be possible that he did just what I said! I mean, come on! It was just some joke!

"I-it was a joke! I didn't know you'll take it for real!" I stuttered, my heartbeat pounding in my ears. He looked really mad.

"A joke?" I flinched at the tone of his voice, which had raised a notch that time.

" Your word is like a direct order my dear." He spat as my eyes widened in disbelief.

"I could order you?" I asked him.

He stiffened for a second before heaving a sigh. He stalked towards me and stop at the foot of my bed.

"Listen, we're bonded and in our case, you are the one to call the shots. You can order me. That's what I'm here for." He explained smoothly, all trace of being pissed gone.

I couldn't speak of a word. In other words, he's bluntly telling me that he's my slave! I gaped at him for the second time.

"But how is that possible?"

"You'll learn soon. "He smirked at the obvious confusion in my words but it quickly faded away as I felt his gaze shifting to my neck. I quickly covered it with my hands.

"Don't you dare!" I said and quickly backed away from him.

"Oh try me Celia…I will and I could."

I frowned at the name he called me. "I told you. I'm not Celia! I'm Alice. Was that so hard to pronounce for a century old vampire?"

His eyes narrowed but he didn't respond to it. Instead he just return his gaze back to my neck.

"A bite will do…Alice." he said slowly, his eyes flickering to mine. For a second, I had this crazy thought of liking the way my name rolled in his tongue but quickly shrugged it off.

I shook my head anxiously. "Never! how many blood did you…drank last night?"

His lips form a thin line, expressing his displeasure. "Just two gulps. One from a drunk—"

I raised my hands to cut him off. "I don't want to hear the details of your…hunt. We need to think of a way to let you feed!"

I started racking my mind with ideas though his intent gaze and the slight turning of his lips on the side distracted me. Really, who knows, vampires are really….hot?

I shook the crazy thought away and concentrated on the task at hand. Blood….

The first question is... Who have so much blood?

Second… Where?

"I didn't know humans were interesting to look at when they think."

I glared at his comment, keeping a blush from rising in my cheek as I noticed a genuine smile tugging in his lips. Why do I feel suddenly light around him? Shouldn't I feel scared?

"You told me yesterday you weren't scared of me?"

His question successfully pulled me out my thoughts. I looked at him stupidly. Did he just read my mind?

"Yes I did." He answered with a shrugged.

"Don't mess with my thoughts!" I said and threw him a pillow. He easily caught it and gave me an arrogant smirk. "It seems, your mind is only open when you've just woken up."

"What? what do you mean my mind is only open when I just woke up?"

"It's my secret. You need not to find that one out." he said dismissively.

Huh….I swear I will unravel that secret soon! But more importantly, I need to think how to feed him. I just had this weird feeling that he's my responsibility.

"Hmmm….Let's see. You could only get blood from humans and well humans can get blood from…."

I gasped as my mind grasped the answer to our problem. "What?" He asked in confusion.

"Hospitals….they have stocks of blood. The only problem is how we could get some."

"Hospitals? Ah….I think that would be easy. We'll set out tonight." He said with a pleased smile and rose from my bed.

"Wait! What do you mean we?"

Instead of answering my question, he walked towards the broken window and in an instant, it was good as new. I looked at him in awe. He just fixed it didn't he?

"You uh…" I couldn't form a coherent thought in my head as I looked at him.

"It's one of my ability. Freshen up Alice. I believed you have school."

Of course I have school! Oh crap…..

I have school!

Ignoring his chuckle, I sprinted towards the shower room in a very unladylike manner. But I just don't care. I'll be late.

I started rummaging my drawer for something to wear. He stood behind me, watching me in fascination when I remembered something really important.

"What's your name?" I asked. He blinked a few times under his mask then looked like he was thinking hard.

"You could call me Rade. My name's a bit out of fashion I guess."

I smiled at him. "Rade, that's a good name."

He didn't return my smile, instead he vanished in thin air leaving me slightly confused with his behavior.

I shrugged my shoulders. I need to move fast. I don't want to be late in school…


Thankfully I arrived at school a minute before the bell rang. I quickly pushed pass students and fortunately get in my class room first. I took a seat near the window and heaved a deep sigh.

When other students started coming in the room, I shifted my interest in staring out of the window considering I don't have any friends. But it seemed that I made a grave mistake because there under the shade of a tree not too far from the window was Rade watching me intently.

What the…


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