Chapter 9
When the train arrived at Barry Island the car that was to meet them hadn't arrived as the train had arrived early. So Mitchell and Amber did some shopping and Mitchell bought Amber the sunglasses he'd promised her which she put on straight away and he bought her a new wardrobe and a watch and paid for her to get her piercings done again. Once that was done they returned to the train station where the car had arrived.
"You must be Mitchell," the driver said.
"Yes. This is my wife Amber and this is our slave Tiffany," Mitchell said.
"So Amber will be your second in command. Nice. We lost both our leader and his wife who was his second in command," the driver said.
"I know. Herrick told me. Bad business that was. Did you take revenge on the werewolves," Mitchell asked?
"Yes we did. But it was Richard's fault for running the dog fights. If he'd left well enough alone he and Emma wouldn't have gotten killed," the driver said.
"I'd agree on that," Mitchell said.
"Everyone's looking forward to meeting you," the driver said to Mitchell.
"And we're looking forward to meeting them," Mitchell said.
He and Amber and the driver chatted until they reached the Barry Island Coven.
"This is our home. It used to be a hotel and to non vampires it still appears to be a hotel," the driver said.
"The Bristol coven also lives in what used to be a hotel," Mitchell said.
Amber had noticed that when she and Amber had gone out into the street from the coven to get into the car to go to the train station.
"So what happens if someone comes into what appears to be a hotel to see if they can book a room there?" Amber asked.
"That's one way of us gaining new slaves," Mitchell said.
"Very clever and it would still be a form of kidnapping as the person would still be taken against their will," Amber said.
"Yes unfortunately," Mitchell said.
Everyone made their way inside Amber, Mitchell and Tiffany's new home. Mitchell introduced Amber as his wife and the three were shown to their new room. Once they were there they discovered that Mitchell's furniture had already arrived and had been put in his new room. There were a lot of boxes to unpack and they were left to do that after being told there was a feast to welcome Amber and Mitchell. As soon as they were alone Mitchell turned to Tiffany.
"Can I have your clothes please," he asked.
He unpacked Tiffany's robe while she undressed and once she had undressed she put her robe on.
"You can have Tiffany's clothes if you like otherwise I'll give them to the vampire who will bring her dinner to her," Mitchell said.
"No thanks. I have plenty now," Amber said.
She looked down at the rings Mitchell had bought her and smiled. He'd bought her an engagement ring and also a matching set of Claddagh rings as their wedding rings. They had slid them onto each other's fingers with Tiffany witnessing.
"I give you this ring as a symbol of my eternal love for you," Amber had said as she slid Mitchell's ring onto his finger.
"I give you this ring as a symbol of my eternal love for you," Mitchell had said as he slid Amber's ring onto her finger.
Mitchell nodded and left Tiffany's clothes on the bed. He then chained her to the bed with the chain that had been provided. Amber and Mitchell then began unpacking and once they were done Amber changed into one of her new outfits, black skinny jeans, a black top and a black leather look jacket. Mitchell smiled when he saw her in it.
"You look amazing," he said.
"It's so good to be wearing my own clothes again," Amber said.
Being a vampire she still felt cold even though she was dressed but she was used to being cold.
Mitchell turned on his computer and connected to the network the Barry Island vampires had there.
"Can I email my family and let them know where I am?" Amber asked.
"Yes now that you're a vampire you can. You can tell them what you are and what's been happening to you. But they will be sworn to secrecy like my family were," Mitchell said.
"What happened to my flat and all my things after I became your slave?" Amber asked.
"One of us would have arranged for them to be sold and would have house sat so there was someone there until it sold. That person would also have had an explanation for where you were," Mitchell said.
"And did someone maintain my social networking accounts too?" Amber asked.
"Yes and your email. I did that as that is the responsibility of the slave's owner. So have a look at your trash to see what we were telling your parents," Mitchell said.
Amber did and learnt that she was supposedly working on a cruise ship. So when she contacted her parents she told them she had changed jobs again and was living in Barry Island where she'd gotten a job as a senior stylist.
"Mum and Dad will want us to have a proper wedding so they can be involved," Amber said.
"We can do that now," Mitchell said.
"WONDERFUL," Amber said.
"I hope they won't be disappointed that we can't give them grandkids," Mitchell said.
"Nah I'll tell them that we've decided we don't want children," Amber said.
She then went on her Facebook and caught up with all her old friends. They also thought she'd been working on the cruise ship. A slave who looked like her had been posing as her when photos were needed. So it was easy for Amber herself to slot back in. No one would be any the wiser. Amber then returned to her emails and found a reply from her parents. They were surprised she had gotten married but happy for her and wanted to visit.
"We can meet them in a public place," Mitchell said.
So Amber arranged a place and time to meet her parents and then it was time for the welcome feast. The two left Tiffany locked in their room and went to the communal dining room the vampires used when they ate together. When they entered the other vampires were already assembled and they stood respectfully. One of them cleared his throat.
"Welcome to the Barry Island Coven, Mitchell and Amber. We hope you feel very welcome here," he said.
"Thank you, ah, um…" Mitchell stopped not knowing the vampires' name.
"I'm Saul," he said.
"Saul. It's great to be here and meeting you all," Mitchell said.
Everyone sat and as the meal began Amber and Mitchell talked to the vampires around them and began to get to know them. Amber quickly made friends with some of the female vampires and Mitchell with the males. The feast lasted late into the night and after the meal was over Mitchell and Amber were formally welcomed into the coven. The next morning, they were given a tour of the large house the Barry Island Coven lived in and began learning their way around. There were similar rooms to the Bristol Coven's house including a library, a recreation room, a meeting room and a bathing room. The two knew they would soon feel at home. Back in their room they talked.
"So what do you think so far. I think I'm going to like it here," Amber said.
"Me too. Shall we try out the bathing room. Just us this time," Mitchell said.
"I like the sound of that," Amber said.
So the two made their way down to the bathing room and once there Mitchell closed the door and turning to Amber found her mouth with his. The two quickly shed their clothes and entered the bathing pool.
45 minutes later they relaxed against the side of the pool enjoying the afterglow.
"I love you so much Amber. It's so good that we can be husband and wife openly and freely," Mitchell said.
"I totally agree. But I don't think I want us to be making love in public in the recreation room. I know you want to take me against the pool table and that when I had to appear to be your slave it had to be done publicly as that was what slaves were for. No one minds you taking pleasure from your slave in front of them as they'd do it themselves. But I can't imagine a vampire couple would do so publicly," Amber said.
"No we don't," Mitchell said.
"So we would need to be alone in the recreation room," Amber said.
"That's fine by me," Mitchell said.
"You can still be as rough as you like since being a vampire it won't hurt me," Amber said.
"And don't worry it will still turn me on even if you're not kicking and fighting," Mitchell said.
"That's good as I don't want to do that. I'd rather show you how much I love you. Why should I fight you? I want you as much as you want me," Amber said.
Mitchell found Amber's lips with his. Her words were music to his ears and made him feel good, really good.
"Didn't you tell me you were a hairdresser before you were my slave" Mitchell asked, after they came up for air.
"Yes I was. Can I work in the salon here now that I'm a vampire and not a slave anymore," Mitchell said?
"YES and you can do my hair. This will be awesome," Mitchell said.
So the next morning before the two went to meet Amber's family as arranged, they went down to the room that was used as a salon and Amber talked to the vampires there.
"Before… before I became a vampire I worked as a hairdresser. I would love to work here, doing hair for vampires and slaves alike," Amber said.
"That would be brilliant, Bridgette the vampire in change of the salon said, "We've been short a stylist since one had to move on to another coven. Your coming here is perfect timing," she ended.
The two arranged for Amber to start that afternoon and then she and Mitchell headed out to meet Amber's family.
"Are you going to get a job at the local hospital?" Amber asked Mitchell.
"Yes. I've a reference from my old job which I got when I resigned," Mitchell said.
So they went by the hospital where Mitchell talked to the manager and arranged to have an interview. He was given an application form to fill in and return when he did his interview.
"How will you have an ID photo done?" Amber asked.
"I have a photo from before I was turned. It has been made into a color photo by a vampire back when color photos came in. I use it every time I need new ID. If I'm required to have my photo taken for something, it is arranged that my photo is inserted in the system since of course I can't actually have my photo taken. The same will be done for you from now on," Mitchell said.
"Like on our driver's licences," Amber said.
"Yes," Mitchell said.
He went on to tell Amber that a vampire at her bank had transferred money from her working account to her credit card account to pay what she had owed. Her cards were still valid and no one had touched her money. He had seen to that. Amber had gotten her bag back when they moved as Mitchell had collected it from storage so as he had put it, it could be stored at their new coven. He had collected her clothes too and he had given them and her handbag to her when they unpacked. Tiffany's clothes and handbag had been put into storage after they'd arrived in Barry Island. Amber had found that everything in her bag was as it had been on the train. The two were to meet Amber's family at a coffee bar in the Barry Island shopping centre and they headed there.
"You're going to be able to meet Nicole and my parents today," Amber said.
"I look forward to it," Mitchell said.
He was wearing his black skinny jeans and a leather jacket and Amber was similarly dressed. Her family were there when they arrived at the coffee bar and they greeted Amber warmly.
"Mum, Dad, Nicole this is my husband John Mitchell. Mitchell these are my parents Jane and Bob and my sister Nicole," Amber said introducing everyone.
"Whoa Amber you've scored an absolute babe," Nicole said.
"I have haven't I," Amber said.
"Why weren't we invited to the wedding?" Amber's parents asked.
Slowly Amber told her parents and Nicole everything that had happened to her.
"You guys must not tell anyone about what I really am," Amber told them.
Her family assured her that her secret was safe with them.
"We are planning to have a proper wedding in a registry office and you guys are invited," Amber said.
"We will be there," Amber's mother said.
"I'm glad you ended up with Mitchell as he's treated you well," Amber's father said.
"That was the whole idea of me being her master. When I saw her on the train I knew I couldn't kill her. And she knew what I was so had to take her back to the coven. I needed a new slave so naturally I chose her. If she'd been slave to one of the others they would have used her for pleasure as well as feeding from her," Mitchell said.
"I did get used for pleasure once. The vampire who did so is gone. Staked through the heart. Mitchell was furious as I was HIS slave and only he was permitted to use me for pleasure and to feed. The other vampire did both when Mitchell wasn't there," Amber said.
"I killed him myself," Mitchell said.
Amber's family looked horrified to hear that she'd been used for pleasure.
"Don't worry I never used her for pleasure. We didn't ahem do it until after we were married," Mitchell said.
"Thank you for respecting Amber's wish to wait," Amber's father said.
"So now that you're a vampire does that mean you aren't a slave," Amber's father asked.
"Yes I am not a slave," Amber said.
"What if the vampires in Bristol find out what you've done Mitchell. I mean isn't it strictly forbidden to turn a slave into a vampire and to fall in love with your slave?" Nicole said.
"Yes as Amber told you. But if they find out they won't be able to do much about it. Here Amber is a vampire not a slave. The vampires here will never believe that Amber was once a slave. It would be Herrick's word against that of mine. He can't prove she was a slave," Mitchell said.
"Do you not mark your slaves in any way to indicate their status as a slave?" Nicole asked.
"They wear a collar and go naked," Mitchell said.
"Clearly I'm not wearing a collar nor am I naked. So therefore I am not a slave," Amber said.
Mitchell nodded. As the conversation continued over some food Amber's parents asked them if they intended to start a family.
"If only we could. But vampires are sterile as we are frozen as we are at the moment we are turned. Mitchell and I will never grow old and we cannot have children," Amber said.
"Can you adopt?" Amber's mother asked.
"No as vampires would never be approved of as parents. And our children would age and die and we would stay the same. It would never work," Amber said.
