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Chapter Seven

- - - Diana woke with a sudden jolt. She did not open her eyes nor did she sit up. She was still lying on her bed with the sheets over her body. There was some one near or some one watching her. She did not like that, not even when she was with her aunts. It was unnerving. She listened for breathing and movement. She found none. Diana sat up and pulled the covers away. She looked around and room. She got off the bed and opened the door. There were a group of males in front of her room. One of them with their hand reaching for the door knob.

"Going to open the door to my room without my permission, who the hell are all of you supposes to be?" sneered Diana

"The rumors are true then, the princess has returned" stated a dark blond who had his hand out

Diana glared. "Get out of my face before I kill all of you"

"She has spunk, that's new" stated a dark brunette

A light brunette who had been leaning his back on the wall got off it and walked up to her. His hand reached out to touch her face. "One thing that has not changed is the fact that she is beautiful"

Diana's hand shot out and gripped his neck. "Touch me with that hand of yours and you die"

The male smirked and teleported form her grip to stand beside her and closer. He reached out and ran his finger over her cheek. Diana reached up and snatched his hand. She twisted it until she heard a crack and pulled. There was a ripping sound and Diana held a hand with her fingertips. She watched as he backed away and held his arm. Blood was spilling all over the carpet floor. Diana scrunched up her nose at the sight and smell. Her eye sight strayed when she caught movement. She took out the small knife that was strapped to her back. She pointed to the male who had moved. When she saw that no one was going to move, she turned to the male she had crippled.

"Need a hand? Here, you can have it" Diana tossed him his hand

There was the sound of footsteps. A couple of more vampires were approaching. Diana turned to the males and motioned for them to move away from her door. Dominick, Dedrick and other warriors came running. Dedrick stopped when he found the group of friends he associated with. Dominick kept walking until he stood in front of Diana.

"We scented blood. What happened here?" demanded Dominick

"Dominick tell them to leave immediately and shall I ever cross paths with them they will not live" stated Diana

The dark brunette retorted. "We only came to greet the princess"

"You with the rest were going to go inside my room without my consent and while I was still resting" stated Diana glaring at the bunch

Dominick turned to the males. "Out of my domain. All of are no longer welcomed, Dedrick see to it"

Dominick turned to his daughter only to find her retreating to her room. He massaged his temples and glared at the retreating males. They might as well ruin his daughter's stay. He would send for Dedrick to check on her later. Wanting to talk to her now, would not work in their favor. Dominick walked down the hall way to make sure that those hooligans leave his home.

- - - A mistake. It was a mistake to think I could stay here. Why would I get any peace here? This place is full of vampires. Thought Diana as she zipped a gray silk dress on. She grabbed a pair of black heels and stepped inside them. She packed her sleeping gown and anything else she had gotten out the previous night. She was leaving. She knew that going back to the House of Trinity was out of the options. She had left but a night ago, going back was just not an option. She knew a couple of people but she didn't know if going to them was the best idea. She might as well go to a hotel, she would get her peace there.

"You are leaving"

Diana didn't have to turn to know it was Dedrick. "I am"

Dedrick knew it wasn't a good idea but he took his chances. He approached her from behind and rested his hands on top of hers. "They are willing to ask for your forgiveness, to gain it. Don't leave, you just got here"

Diana tried to keep her calm. He whispering at her ear was not really helping either. "I can't live were strangers can barge into my room and do what they please, it's disturbing"

"It will not happen again, I give you my word" promised Dedrick as he stepped back and to her side. He took her hand and kissed it.

Diana moved her hand away. "Fine, just don't do that, it's unnerving"

Dedrick chuckled. "Does it remind you of those nights when you were a child?" Diana glared at her things. He moved her things aside to get her attention once again. "Your skin is cold, have you eaten?"

"No, I will once I find that bottle of wine" stated Diana

"Why don't we go eat at the dining table that no one uses?" asked Dedrick

Diana didn't want to. Didn't want to cross with anyone else that would stare at her like she had grown a second head. Yes she was princess but it was nothing new. Why make it a big deal? "I really don't want to go out of my room tonight"

"You will be living here for some time, get to know the people that live here. So something like what happened today will not repeat itself"

Diana glared at him. He knew exactly how to point out the obvious and get her walls to break down. "I'll go get my pills"

Dedrick was in luck tonight but he wouldn't push it. One wrong move and Diana would get her things and leave. He wanted her to stay permanently here but that was asking too much. Making her stay her as enjoyable and comfortable as possible might get her stay to extend. To get his hands on her heart, now he would have to take step by step to reach it and posses it. She brushed her hair and got her locket. They walked side by side. The maids bowed as they walked passed them. Diana didn't know how to respond to such actions. No one had ever really done something like that before, she was un-used to it.

"You don't have to do anything, there are just servants" stated Dedrick "You don't feel comfortable just tell them to stop"

Diana shrugged and followed him down two sets of stairs. Fed up she grabbed on the rail and jumped to the first floor. Dedrick teleported next to her. "Impatient dearest?"

"Always" answered Diana glaring at him "Stop calling me dearest"

"If I don't recall, you used to love it when you were a child" smirked Dedrick

Diana ignored him. She didn't want to remember those days. They walked to the dining room. Dedrick moved the chair for Diana to sit. She looked anywhere but at him. She was just not used to flattery like this. He sat down to her left and called for a maid. "What do you wish for dearest?"

Diana glared at him. "Wine"

"What type?" asked Dedrick

She shrugged. "Any kind"

"How about wine tasting?" Dedrick did not wait for Diana's consent and ordered the maid to bring out the wines. Diana was looking around the room. Why did Vampires have a dining room if they did not eat here in the first place? Waste of space. She stretched her arms on the table and placed her head on top of them. She felt a pair of hands on her arms. Dedrick moved her arms off the table. "Elbows never touch the table"

"Well thanks a lot teacher, anything else?" retorted Diana glaring at Dedrick

He chuckled. "Ladies as well as gentlemen do not place their heads on the table, etiquette"

"Well I am not a lady so screw etiquette" said Diana slamming her elbow on the table

Dedrick only smirked at her attitude. A couple of maids came in with trays full of different wines. They placed each bottle behind the already served glass. Diana moved her fingers around and took a glass. She took a drink. She took another and scrunched her nose at it. She went for the darker wines. Dedrick like the rest of the maids stared at her. She pointed at the one's she did not like and one of the maids took them away. Now it was to the clear ones. She did not like them much. White wine was usually too strong in the alcohol department (don't really know that…making it up).

"Enjoying the wine?" asked Dedrick

"Far more than I should, I would usually stick to one brand"

She sipped a bit from a glass and perked up. She drank all of it. It was good. She went for another and it wasn't as good but not awful either. She went for another glass and took all of it by accident. She quickly placed the glass back on the table and placed her fingers on her lips. She didn't know if to spit it out or swallow it. It tasted awful…damn it. Dedrick saw her nose crunch up as she held the alcohol in but not swallowing it. He grabbed her chin and moved her to face him. He placed his hand on her face and kissed her. He pressed her cheeks in and the wine was passed to him. He swallowed the wine and kept kissing her. Diana blinked but was paralyzed when she transmitted the wine. She glared at him when he kept on kissing her.

Diana was ready to shove him away. Dedrick must have sensed it because he shoved his tongue inside and moved her face closer. She had to do stop him. Remembering the maids, she motioned with her hand to leave the room. They giggled and walked out of the dining room. She took grabbed his shirt by the collar and pushed him away from her face. "You do that again…and I will bash your head to the table"

"It seem you were having trouble a minute ago" smirked Dedrick

"Yeah like you said a minute ago, not a minute later" stated Diana getting up from her seat

Dedrick grabbed her by the wrist. "I will not apologize for what I did but just stay to eat"

Diana snatched her hand away from him and sat down. She grabbed a dark wine and dropped two pills in. She watched them dissolve before drink it in a single gulp. After placing the glass on the table, she got up and turned away. Dedrick watched her leave the room. He didn't go after her, that would cost him big. He was sure that she would not be leaving. He heard the maids by the other entrance giggling like school girls. He chuckled along before leaving the room as well.

Two Nights Later

Dedrick sighed. Diana had not left her room for two nights and had not talked to him when he tried talking to her a night ago. A maid had brought her wine to drink with her pills. He knocked and went in without waiting for her to let him in. He walked over to the bed and nudged her foot. "Diana are you still angry with me?"

"Leave me alone" she mumbled under her sheets

Dedrick plopped next to her on the bed. "Talk to me already. Don't you want to train?"

"Yeah" mumbled Diana under her sheets

"Well then get up grumpy" said Dedrick poking at the lump on the bed. Diana sat up, grabbed her pillow and smacked him with it. Dedrick grabbed the other pillow and smacked her back, slamming her down on top of the pillow and him. Diana rolled away and took the pillow hitting him repeatedly. Slamming him one last time, she let herself fall on top of the pillow and on Dedrick's back. She heard him groan and smiled. She placed her feet on his butt and pressed.

"I win" declared Diana as she looked back at Dedrick. "I wonder if you're this easy to beat or if you let me win. Which is it?"

"Keep rubbing and I will tell you"

"Pervert" Diana got off of him and walked to get down the mattress. Dedrick quickly turned around and swerved his foot behind Diana's feet and fell her back. Her head landed on Dedrick's arm as he peered down at her. She crossed her arms and looked away from him as she couldn't move since Dedrick had her legs trapped beneath one of his own. "Who is winner again?"

"Will see about that next time"

Dedrick smirked and kissed her cheek. "I guess we will"

He removed his leg and got off the bed. Diana walked over to the closet. She was ready to jab out her elbow to strike Dedrick who was standing behind her. She refrained her reflex and searched around for a dress to wear. Dedrick's hand shot out and looked at a certain dress. He kept looking even after Diana slapped his hand away several times. She picked a dress and walked over to the bathroom. She came out and found her half brother already waiting for her at the balcony.

"You like loose dresses?" asked Dedrick as he watched her walk up to him

Diana looked down at her dress. "It's not loose…well around the legs but not all of it. Plus I can stretch my legs out"

"Care to demonstrate dearest?" asked Dedrick with a mischievous glint in his eyes

Diana ignored it calling him a pervert once more. He teleported to a tree and before Dedrick could blink Diana was in front of him and then on the tree branch next to his. He looked at her surprised and then gave her a questionable look. She gave him 'a know it all' look and stuck her tongue out at him. "I practiced"

"Then will move on. For the next exercise you will be jumping from tree to tree but teleporting every two branches, got it?"

Diana nodded. She watched as Dedrick jumped two branches and teleported three more. She jumped and teleported. She didn't reach the branch but got hold of it with her arm and swung to the next branch. Jumping another two branches and teleporting, she managed to land on the branch. She kept going as she got the hang of it. Diana was closing in on Dedrick, she could see him as she had lost sight of him seconds ago. They were going on and on for what felt like an hour or more. Dedrick had asked her if she wanted to take a break but she declined. She wanted to keep going until she got this trick in the bag. Dedrick went ahead and kept going.

There was small crack from the woods. Diana analyzed the woods but could not find anything. She jumped a branch but kept looking. She caught movement. Someone was with them. Where they guards or enemies? She teleported ahead to get away but quickly tried to back away. She slammed into the tree trunk. She had not paid attention to where she wanted to teleport. She held onto the branch. Diana didn't know if the crack she heard was from the tree or from one of her ribs. She tried moving one of her legs to wrap around the branch but froze when she felt hands at her sides.

"Hey are you okay?"asked the dark brunette who had tried going inside of her room. He teleported them to sit on a branch.

There she found the dark blond analyzing her. "You hit yourself pretty hard, break anything?"

Before Diana could answer, the light brunette appeared in front of her. "Let's take a look at you"

Diana slapped his hands away. "Touch me and I'll rip both of your hands this time"

At that moment Dedrick teleported beside her. "What happened? Did you fall?"

"No, I just slammed into a branch because of these idiots who were hidden amongst the trees, were following us" stated Diana as she ran her finger tips over her ribs. Nothing to be out of place or broken. She tried moving and there was just a twitch here and there. Tomorrow night she would be fine. She looked up to find all of them staring at her. "What? You lose something?"

"Where the love birds going some where private?" asked the dark blond

Diana glared at him. "I was training and he is teaching"

"What all of you doing here?" asked Dedrick sitting in front of Diana as he looked at the three males and two more at the tree in front of theirs

"We came to apologize to the princess" state the light brunette male

The dark blond spoke up. "I'm surprised she is not attacking us now, since she did say that she would kill us the next time she laid eyes on us"

Dedrick sighed as she watched Diana starting to lose her cool. "Diana meet my peers. Aiden, Magen, Jarette, Sable and Shea"

The dark blond was Aiden, the dark brunette was Magen and the light brunette was Jarette. The other two who were dark haired and looked a lot alike were Sable and Shea. Diana analyzed each one of them. Aiden seemed like the one to stick his nose were it was not called while Magen seemed to always be around to get in trouble alongside him. Jarette looked serious and a man of few words. The other two on the other hand, she couldn't get anything off of them. She would just have to keep her eyes wide open for those two.

"Isn't the princess going to introduce herself?" asked Aiden smirking

Diana glared at him. "It's Diana. Not princess or mistress or anything else, it's just plainly Diana"

Every one stared at her. She was going to blurt out an insult but paused when he heard chuckling. Sable and Shea were chuckling. Diana really didn't like these boys. She couldn't predict their actions or get anything off of them that would prepare her. It had been easy to be a step ahead of the Demon's but these were Vampires. It was like she was walking on a blank path with no real direction.

"It seems like the princess doesn't like her title" said Sable or Shea, she couldn't tell them apart!

"We can change that if you like" stated the other

Diana snorted. "Like I let either of you go that far, that'll be that day"

Dedrick turned back to her. "Are you going to be okay?"

"Yes all I need is to drink my…." Diana was cut off

"What do you like male or female? Any preference is hair color or eye color?..." Aiden kept blabbering on and on as Diana glared at him

"Fume is coming out the princess ears" said Megan "You got her mad again Aiden"

"I don't drink blood" stated Diana as she got up. "I'm going back"

Dedrick took a hold of her wrist and teleported them. He sat her down on her bed and called for a maid to bring Diana some wine. He went on check her ribs and then her sternum to make sure that nothing serious had really happened to her. He knew where to check since he had learned from when he had been training with Dominick.

"What are you doing?" asked Diana squinting her eyes at him and grabbing a hold of his hands

"Making sure everything is intact and nothing piercing your organs" stated Dedrick freeing his hands from her hold. He pulled her forward and ran his hands up her spinal cord. He spread his fingers to extend them over her ribs. There was a knock and Dedrick allowed them in. Diana had tried backing off from his hands but he kept her in place. The maid paused in her step and smiled at the scene before her. She placed the wine on a small table and excused herself out.

"Why is it that a maid always finds us in compromising positions?" asked Diana as she slapped his arm

Dedrick did not respond but smirked. She was starting to catch up to his game. He kissed her cheek. "I will leave you now to rest. Call a maid if you need anything else"

"Yeah, yeah. Go on now" said Diana waving him away. She watched him teleport away. Grabbing two pills and a glass, she poured some wine. She went on to mumble that the nights here seemed shorter than back at the House of Trinity. "I wonder how everyone else is doing"

She looked around the room. "Man, I need a TV!"

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