"Penny for your thoughts?" Rose's angelic-like voice said to me from across the elegant dinner table. I looked up from my plate and looked in her direction.
"I was just wondering... what I could do for you, since you know, you're allowing me to stay here." I said looking back down at the table.
"Silly Vincent, You don't have to worry about that, All's well. However... there is one condition that must be set." she stated smiling while taking her fork and slowly placing it into her salad. "That rose, do you have it with you?" I reached into my pocket and pulled out the rose.
"Yeah."
"Allow me to hold it, whenever we are together, is all." she smiled and resumed eating her salad.
"Y-Yes, Okay." I looked at the faded maroon colors on my hands. "Where's the-"
"Restroom? In the west wing and make a left." I followed her orders and made it into the bathroom, I took in many different sights and paintings, Rose's home had been something of a mansion. I closed the bathroom door behind me upon entrance. I turned on the hot water and rinsed my hands off, the water began to take a crimson appearance. I looked up into the mirror that had been sitting before me. I looked at my black hair and thought to myself. "Do you think she noticed my hands, O-or anything regarding Connor and Harry?" I looked back down at the minorly stained sink bowl. I tried rinsing the sink off with water aggressively, and momentarily after, it had worked. I dried my hands and headed back into the dining room.
"You know how to leave a girl waiting." Rose said to me closing her eyes. I stepped over to her but stopped in my tracks hearing footsteps from behind. They echoed throughout the dining room. Rose opened her eyes and smiled then stood up from her seat and leaned over in the direction of my in a hugging motion. I smiled and reached back but froze once she came into contact with a much taller figure. "Hello, father." She said digging her face into his chest. The man looked down on me and turned away.
"What is with this stray?" He said to me as if I were a pet or something.
"What'd you say?"
"Dammit Rose, You have brought another impudent fool into the household!" He quickly backhanded her and proceeded to putting on a glove. I balled up a fist and said,
"What the hell's wrong with you? She didn't deserve that! All she did was fucking let me stay here for a bit because my fucking family's dead and-" my ranting was soon cut off by the sight of Rose backing away holding her cheek.
"That does not matter, you are a failure and your existence by itself is meaningless. Go back into the slums you had crawled out of. Do not ever socialize with my daughter in anyway or else I will have your head." He said slowly turning away.
"Hey Rose." I said to her with a smile. The man turned around slowly smiling. "What the fuck do you want eh?" I stepped before Rose and confronted the man. "Anything you wanna do to her you've gotta do it to me and be fucking man enough to receive the fucking consequence, Faggot." I tilted my head back a little and whispered to Rose, "No offense." She giggled and grabbed my arm and laid her head on my shoulder.
"Father, it's fine. I will show him to the door momentarily. You may proceed to what you were doing." I tried to speak up but she cut me off. "No Vince, This is the way things have to be. I am sorry." I looked down and heard the man walk away and neither me or Rose moved until a door was heard being closed.
"Why'd you just let him do that to you?" I asked her.
"Doesn't matter... Stay for the night... That's the least I could do for you and your situation..." I tried to speak up once more but pulled me by the hand and raced upstairs before her dad came back from the room. She eventually stopped at the top of the stairs and scaled the wall hiding, herself and I. She looked around the corner and acted as if she had seen no one. She pulled me down the hallway and stopped in her tracks as she heard footsteps coming up the stairwell. "Shit." She said under her breath. I thought fast and reached for the knob into a nearby closet and pulled her inside with me and closed the door. It had been rather small.
"First time I've ever heard you curse." I said looking down at her as she smiled.
"Yes, I suppose I'm becoming more like you." She whispered and looking down. We waited in the tight closet for the person to pass by and a little longer. She took my hand once more and opened the door. We advanced cautiously beyond the corner and made it into her room. She released my hand and quickly locked the door.
"Well this... isn't awkward at all." I said looking at her.
"No, It is not. There's an empty room right beside this one, it is locked from the outside... I go there whenever... I'm sad or whatnot." She looked down, "I don't know how you're going to get in there though."
"Why can't I be in here with you?" I asked stepping closer to her.
"Because, My father, mother, and their servants will be arriving to check up on me." She stepped back a little.
"Oh, well can't we... ya know...? Until then." I said reaching for her hands.
"V-Vincent!" She stepped further back, "G-Get out!" My heart sank greatly. I walked over towards her window. "Wait... what are you doing?" She asked with slight fear.
"Go to sleep..." I said to her. She walked over to her bed and lied down looking at me. "Rose..." I called out to her in a mellow tone and she closed her eyes once again. I quickly opened the window and stood on the windowsill. She opened her eyes quickly and tried to get up. I leaned back into the room. "Rose..." She lied back down and closed her eyes. I reached towards the window that had been in the direction of the room Rose mentioned. "Maybe... this is how she gets into the room." I thought to myself. I noticed that the window had been opened and struggled to get inside of it. I looked over at the door and saw a combination of locks on it. "Well... I guess she doesn't want anyone to obtrude on her privacy." After examining the room I walked over to the window. "Ahh... Rose!" I called out looking in the direction of her window. I waited until I saw her face leaning out of the window.
"So you managed to get inside after all?" She asked.
"Yeah... but ya know... It was kind of a tight fit." She blushed and looked down at the neighborhood. "Rose... I've been meaning to tell you something for awhile..." She turned to face me.
"Hm- Ahh!" She flew back from my view. I drew back into the room and listened against the wall.
"Why did I not hear the front door open and close?"
"Maybe you're- you're becoming hard of hearing."
"If I find him I am reporting him to the police on the spot, as long as he can escape a bullet." A heard a gun cock back and stomping into the hallway. "Everyone, grab your arms, find the intruder! Now!" I remained within the room overnight and heard nothing more of the subject except for constant footsteps to and fro amidst the halls.
"Her name..." I spoke up breaking the silence that had remained within the cellar for the past minute or so.
"Hm?"
"Her name was Rose, Wasn't it?" I asked Alice.
"Yeah, I believe so." She smiled at me, "You know her name? Oh! You must've liked her, Yeah Yeah!"
"What kind of assumption?!" I looked away.
"No no! It's obvious!" She pointed in my face. That had been another thing that ticked me off, constant bitching on something that I was completely against answer. I grabbed her wrists and pressed them against the wall forcing her to drop the razor. "H-Hey! I'm not Rose!" She said teasing trying to break free. The cell door had opened behind me.
"Hey now, cut that out you two love birds." The officer said.
"What the hell?!" I turned around releasing Alice and confronted the officer. He turned away and walked out of the cell.
"Come with me, now." He ordered. I stepped forward but stopped in place feeling a sharp blade at my neck.
"Don't you dare try that shit again." Alice whispered to me and later releasing me. I stood there as she skipped around out of the cell and followed the officer. I walked slowly behind the two.
"...Fuck my life..."