Prince of Serpents
Silence dawned all around the ballroom. Ian continued to look at the spot where Amy once stood before she ran away, crying. Dhampir came up to Ian and patted his friend on the shoulder.
"It's alright, Ian," Dhampir comforted, "we all make mistakes." Some monsters shivered at the thought. The Gorgon sisters stepped up and asked,
"Ian, dear-"
"should we-"
"make her see-"
"some sense?" This time, however, neither Stheno nor Euryale (if you could tell the two apart) did their silly girl-ish giggle. Instead, they looked rather grim. Ian smiled at his friends' offer but shook his head. The sisters nodded in understanding and retracted back into the crowd that was surrounding Ian. Ardolf and his girlfriend were up next, and Livana offered to talk with Ian's furious guest. Before he could say anything, however, she left after Amy. Ardolf went to Ian and confirmed,
"Don't worry, mate. She won't bite her. After all, she was in the same shoes that Amy's in right now, eh?" Ian nodded and, eventually, the ball was back into full swing, but a feeling of regret and gloom fell upon the guests.
Meanwhile...
Amy, now in a gorgeous red velvet nightgown, was crying in her room. Nellie, her pet lamb, was with her, and cuddled with her as she weeped. How dare he think that she would just fall at his feet and become a monster like him and those ugly friends of his! A knock sounded on the door. Wiping away some of her tears, she replied,
"Come in." She was surprised to see that it was Ardolf's girlfriend Livana. Livana was a beautiful girl, with curly, brunette hair, fair skin, and lips as red as blood. Her eyes were stormy gray, but seemed to blend in well with her overall looks. She was wearing a torn mud brown taffeta halter ball gown, which was over a completely white long-sleeved underdress. The she-wolf walked over to the crying girl and sat down beside her onto her bed.
"Is it all right if I talked with you for a while, Amy?" she asked, her eyes questioning. Unconsciously, Amy nodded. Livana nodded as well, then did a big heavy sigh and began, "Amy...look. I know how you feel. A long time ago, this same thing happened to me. Ardolf and I were best friends. However, when we grew up, he happened to fall in love with me. He brought me to the Fates and, like you, I passed. When I realized what was going on, I was furious with Ardolf. I wouldn't talk to him for weeks. But, we talked and I realized how lonely Ardolf was. He was a werewolf ever since he was six. He was lonely, and just wanted someone to be there with him. Now, of course, my story is definitely not the same as yours. But, it has the same perspective. Ian was just not careful with his words. He truly loves you and just wants someone to be there with him so that he wasn't so lonely. Of course, I don't mean as in...well, you know..." At this, both girls winced at the thought of becoming toys to their respectable mates. Livana continued, "What I mean is, all he wants is a friend. All of us do. We're monsters, so people tend to hate us. But we have hearts too." Amy looked up at the she-wolf in surprise. Livana chuckled and commented, "Don't worry. You're not the first mortal to have never thought about that." Nellie cuddled closer to Amy as she finished, "I would talk to Ian if I were you. Or at least try to look at this situation a little differently." She stood up, hugged Amy and Nellie farewell, and left without another word, leaving Amy to her thoughts.
A/N:
I'm so, so, so, so, so, so, sorry about not updating as soon as possible. I just didn't know what to do next, then all of a sudden, BOOM! It came to me, thank god. Until then!
~storyteller221 :)
