Hello Kitties!
Here is the next chapter for Sky Flower!
DISCLAIMER: I OWN NOTHING EXCEPT ONE OR TWO CHARACTERS!
The second the walls opened up I knew that this was going to be a challenge.
The ground was covered in pitch black grass. The buildings were metallic silver. Skies of red covered the land. The tallest building there was the head castle; vacant of its king.
"Well, I'm guessing you want to rush this little mission of yours, so we must get going." For a second I forgot that I was standing next to him.
We walked past a few buildings and trees when I finally decided to make small talk or whatever.
"So….what's your name?" I said casually.
"Why do you need to know?" He asked over his shoulder. I shrugged.
"S'just that we'll be around each other for the next couple of days, I thought that I should know."
He hesitated and bit his bottom lip, but he finally answered. "Salem Young."
"Nice name."
"So is Fionna." We walked by a farmers market. "How old are you anyways?"
"Sixteen."
"Explains the curves. " Salem mumbled under his breath.
"Hey! How old are you then Mr. Judgey!?" I replied with a fake pout.
"500 years old. Anything else you want to know kid?" Salem said turning and giving me a look of triumph.
"Yeah, so about the guy who turned you…" I said trailing off.
"He was cruel as fuck. That's all you really need to know." Salem said in a cryptic voice. I was taken aback by this, but I brushed it off my shoulders.
"How old is he?" I asked.
"By now, probably 1,000 years old."
"Ha! My boyfriend is the same age." I said happily.
"Well I hope he's not as horrible as the 1,000 year old vampire who turned me."
"What exactly happened that day?" I found myself asking.
His cold eyes met mine as we walked into a small forest area behind a cottage. He sighed and told his story.
"It was 500 years ago; the year before the Mushroom War to be exact. I was in school. No, I was supposed to graduate the next day. It was the last day of school. The second the bell rang I ran home. I lived a few houses down in the neighborhood next to the school. I walked into my house and found a note on the coffee table like every other day. It stated that my mom wasn't going to be home until midnight since she had to work late. So like every other teen, I was happy to have the whole house to myself.
"It was around eleven when I'd first heard the noises. I walked downstairs from my room and turned the living room lights on, but the power shut off the second I did. I rushed into the kitchen and struggled through the drawers for a flashlight. The second it flashed on, I ran into the living room after hearing something crash to the floor. I searched the room and saw that the lamp was broken. I walked around the glass and opened the trapdoor that lead to the basement.
"The power box looked like it was clawed at or mauled by a bear. Oh how oblivious I'd been back then. I searched through my pocket for my phone, then suddenly it was ripped away from my hands.
"I don't think you'll be needing this anytime soon kid." I turned my flashlight towards the voice and gasped when I saw a figure with kaleidoscope eyes, ebony black hair, and rows of razor sharp teeth. A vampire.
I was so scared, I tripped over a step and fell on my back; a splitting pain shooting through me. I tried scooting away on my elbows, the flashlight still shining on him. He only laughed and kicked me onto my back again. The note from the coffee table slipped out of my hoodie pocket. He snatched it off of the ground and scanned the note. "Mommy's not here, huh? Well then, that makes things a whole lot easier."
"I was never so afraid of anything in my whole life." Salem said shaking his head.
"What happened next?" I asked putting a hand on his shoulder.
"He knelt down so that we were eye to eye. He was prepared to kill me, but then he did something so much worst. He gave me a choice. A choice that I wished I would have turned down and just died, but like every mortal, I thought that living was way better.
"You know what, you don't seem so useless as the others." He whispered sinisterly. His fangs gleaming in the darkness. "I'll tell you what, I'll give you a choice. You can either a.) become a vampire like me and live forever, or b.) I'll just drain you of your blood here and now. You're choice kid." I stared at him head on and was actually dumb enough to let him turn me. It was a world of pain. Worst than just getting dranked from. I think I was out for a few days, but when I woke up, I was a vampire, and I wasn't at home.
"I was in the Vampire Kingdom Palace. The guest room probably. He walked in and told me what was going on and what I had to do to survive. The first time it felt like heaven, but I hated the fact that I had to kill innocent humans. Then I started killing my enemies, the ones who under estimated me in school. I thought my new undead life was perfect."
"Until…" I asked.
"Until he brought a human to feed on. At first I'd thought nothing of it. He offered some to me. I excepted the offer. I was halfway done draining the person when I froze in place. Those crystal blue eyes and wavy blond hair I'd inherited was attached to the woman who gave birth to me." Salem said as tears trailed down his pale face. "She looked up at me pitifully and whispered something before she passed away; he limp body in my hands. He looked at me as I screamed out and cried. He called me weak and 'stupid if you have feelings for your own food.' I growled at him. I thought I could trust him. He was like a brother to me. He gave me this undead life. For the first century I thought of it as a blessing, then I realized at that moment that it was all his fault. My mother would be alive, I would have had a career and a life and a family. I turned on him. I attacked him, but he was older and nearly killed me. He spared me. I looked up into his eyes and hissed under my breath. The last words he spoke to me before he kicked me out have been buried in my head for years."
"If I'd known you cared so much for mortals I would have killed you. " He growled. "Don't ever come here again, because if you even step foot into my home, I'll kill you where you stand. No mercy this time."
"I ran as far away as I could that day. I ran to the edge of the kingdom, where I built my home and lived there for centuries to come. Instead of living off of humans, I lived off of shades of red. 200 years later word got out that he'd left for Aaa, and he hasn't been back here ever since,"
I watched Salem as he whipped his last tear off of his face. I felt a churning ache in my stomach, I knew who it was that turned him. I was just hoping it was a mix up.
"What was his name?" I asked.
"Marshall Lee." He hissed.
I felt like my world was seriously turning upside down. "He did this to me. That stupid Vampire King has ruined my life forever! That is why I need you to help me kill him. For my mother, if anything Fionna." Salem said calming himself.
"Look Salem…" I said. Then my eyes met his, and suddenly I felt sympathy for him. He didn't want to be what he was. His life was taken from him because he was so oblivious to the consequences. Marshall Lee had taken the life of his mother. I just couldn't picture him doing such a deed. "…maybe you should let it go (a/n: that phrase has been ruined forever thanks to Disney.)."
That did it.
He was inches away from my face in less than a second. His eyes were red with anger, not their usual blue. His fangs glistened in the night as he gripped my arms tightly. "You're siding with him!?" He roared.
"What no! I just meant that maybe he's changed. He probably didn't even know it was your mom."
"You don't get it! He took my life away. He knew what he was doing was cruel. He knew that killing Anna Young would kill me inside. He didn't even apologize, Fionna! He only beat me and kicked out on my own. No one that cruel can ever change to good! No matter how badly you want to believe it!"
"I….I know." I found myself saying. "But that's not our top priority. We need to fix what I did first, then we'll track Marshall Lee down, kay?" I said calmly. Suddenly his eyes turned blue again, and he pulled away.
"Alright, as long as we have an understanding." Salem said over his shoulder as he took me deeper into the forest.
Meanwhile In Aaa:
Marshall Lee woke up and groaned as he rubbed the sleep from his eyes. He looked around for Fionna, who was gone.
"What the hell…" he said getting up quickly. He flew outside into the night and saw that she wasn't anywhere to be found. She left.
"Dammit Fionna!" He yelled. "Where could she-"
Then it hit him. The day before…
'The Vampire Kingdom.' She said.'
"Shit…" Marshall Lee grabbed his black jacket from his never ending pouch and pulled it on as he turned invisible and flew towards the Vampire Kingdom entrance fuming with anger.
Back at the Vampire Kingdom:
"Nice place you got here." I said as I sat on Salem's couch. His home was unbelievable large. The walls were as blue as his eyes and the furniture was new and in mid condition. "How did you-"
"That, I'll have to show you." Salem said cutting me off. He handed me a cup of hot chocolate and sat beside me. "I didn't mention that I've developed a gift recently, did I?"
"No…" I said taking a sip of cocoa. "What is it?"
"Watch…" Salem held his palm out and I noticed that his eyes flashed purple as a rose materialized before my eyes. It was white with a fiery orange center.
"It's…just…wow…" I said holding it in my hand. It radiated warmth and security. "When did you learn how to do this?"
"When I was 400 years old, I met this guy in Aaa. He taught me that every vampire possesses a special gift. Like Marshall Lee could read minds, plus he had Nightosphere magic. I obviously can make things appear before your very eyes."
"So you made this house by thinking of it?" I asked.
"Everything in it and more."
"The rose is beautiful…" I said looking him in his blue eyes.
"You're beautiful." He said with sincerity. Our faces were inches apart. His eyes darted to my lips, and I felt my heart rate sky rocket as he leaned in and kissed me.
But for some reason, I didn't object.
My body went numb. I couldn't actually think. I just did as he caressed my cheek and nipped at my lips. I raked my fingers through his hair as his free hand snaked from my side to my waist. His kisses were majestic and warm. I felt like I was nowhere. Everything around me dissolved. It was just us as his fangs cut my lip and tongue. The taste of blood filled my mouth as he continued to kiss me. I groaned against his mouth as he lapped at it. The moment was wonderful.
Then he pulled away, and I felt my sanity and mind wrap itself around me again. I looked him in the eyes as the last few minutes slipped away. I suddenly felt light headed. The world spun. The last words I heard was Salem saying that he loves me as I passed out.
I bet everyone out there hates me now after that one.
Yes, I'm still Fiolee all the way, but this had to happen so that Marshall Lee can kick some ass later on.
Don't hate me. I just want you guys to see the awesome side of things and to get all angry and…
Nevermind.
