Chapter 10
The rest of the mask was boring. Daren asked me to dance again and I did. I was tried and I wanted to sleep. Adrian asked me to dance and I was to tired so he strode off all upset. I finally said goodbye to Annabel and went to my room. I had to sneak past Portia and Lisa but made it safely. I threw off my dress and dressed quickly into a nice silk nightgown with no bows or lace. It was just plain blue and was very comfortable. I laid down and fell instantly asleep.
It was the first time in months I went to sleep peacefully. No one woke me up, no horrible visits from Dimitri, no premonitions, just peaceful sleep. I woke up at nine which is a little over what I usually wake up at which is at seven in the morning. I felt refreshed; I didn't have bags under my eyes either. I looked alive; my skin wasn't white it was starting to get back my natural tan. I cleaned and dressed.
I knocked on the door to Daren's room. He said come in and then started to talk again. I came in and walked over to him, I was in a flirting mood. I looked at the papers Daren was shuffling around; it was all names of woman. I glanced at Portia's and crossed her name off with out Daren looking. The other man was a man who looked practical. He was as handsome as Daren. His blue eyes are what stood out the most. He was muscular and tall. He had blond-brushed back hair.
"What are you doing?" I asked stepping out the way of the man.
"I am looking at names of woman I might consider to marry if you refuse." He said plainly.
"Thinking of that so soon? What's makes you think I am to say no?" I asked giving him a piercing look.
"What makes me think you are to say yes is the real question. I have to have a wife soon whether it is you or not. I just wish you would make up your mind soon." He said not even looking at me.
"I told you that you would get your answer on the night of the second ball!" I sternly exclaimed.
"Well, if you think that's soon enough then I will wait. Until then I have to make choices. So did you want anything? Oh yes not to be rude. Jazlyn this is Jeremy. Jeremy this is Jazlyn LeBlanque." Daren said trying to change the subject rudely.
"Hello Jazlyn. I don't hear that name a lot. Nice to meet you." Jeremy said kissing my hand.
"Well, I don't hear your name a lot either. Would you like to take a walk with me?" I asked not intending him to say yes.
"If it will please you?"
"Of course or I wouldn't of asked. Excuse me Daren I have to walk to get the frustration away that you gave me. Before I leave," I kissed him with more passion than I have ever with anyone other than Edan "change your mind before trying to make me look like a fool." I walked out with Jeremy behind me.
"What's your full name Jeremy?"
"Its Jeremy LeFrostis."
"That's interesting. Can I call you Jamie for short?"
"Yes."
I spent the rest of my day talking and laughing with Jamie. He was really funny. He made me laugh so hard once I started to cry! He was a nice person to talk to, to make your problems go away. I had to depart from him to get some more measurements for the new dress that was to be made. Daren told the seamstresses to make sure the dress looks beautiful and fancy.
It took them a half and hour to make all of the correct measurements. A half-hour of standing on a stool. The fabric is crimson with a glint of black. I picked out a pattern that was beautiful. It was very full from the waist down. It was a tight but nice top with lace tied in the middle of the breast to just above my hips. The lace was black to match the glint. I loved it and it wasn't even made yet. I had to pick out shoes that were red slip-ons with a heel.
The day passed quickly, so quickly it was dark when I had time to talk to Daren. He came into my room and didn't start a fight with me.
"I am sorry of how I treated you before." He said looking directly into my eyes. I felt my face redden.
"That's your sorry. You could at least give me this..." I said kissing him with my tongue. I tried to pull away but be pushed me back towards him taking my breath away. Our kisses got deeper and deeper. My neck must have had a bunch of red marks from his kisses.
"Wait I can't do this." I said stopping him from going farther.
"Why not?" He breathed.
"Because...Because I don't even know if I am going to marry you yet. And you have to be married to go farther Daren. I want to be married first it's the right thing to do. I lied.
"Fine then, will you marry me?" He said quickly trying to find a reason to get beyond.
"I don't know yet. My answer is yet to be awaited."
"I will wait for eternity for you."
"That's not what you said this morning."
"That's is a last solution."
"Good."
"So what do you want to do?"
"Come here. Know one said we couldn't just fool around." I said then started to kiss him again and again. The night grew on until we parted and went to sleep alone.
The days passed by quickly. The more the days passed by the more I had to think about marriage. A marriage with Daren. The one person who I would never expect to love me or want to marry. The mask was three days away. The three days I dread. I could marry him and be happy. But never as happy as I could be. If I don't marry him I have to leave and find a place to live, but I probably won't be happy at all. The place to live isn't that hard. I could stay with Annabel until I make enough money to support myself. Maybe the answer is right in front of me. I think I love Daren, but not the kind of love that would be everlasting, it's a love that I know will fade as soon as the marriage is final. But I don't know if I can just leave him like that.
The knocking at the library door brought me back to confusing reality.
"Good evening Gabby." I said with a big smile. Maybe she could help me with my solution.
"Hi Jazzy. I have the evening off, so do you mind if I'm here?" She said walking over from the door.
"You know I never mind your presence!"
"So what are you doing?"
"Thinking. Gabby you know that your opinion is everything to me. You're like the best friend I never had. So I have to ask for your personal opinion. I was in love with a man named Edan. And some guy kidnapped me and Edan tried to find me and my kidnapper killed him. The prince found me and took me in. He told me weeks later Edan was murdered. So ever since then I have fallen in love with him. And he wants me to marry him! I don't know whether to marry him or not because I still and will always love Edan." I panicked giving her a cleaned up version.
"Well. Not for this to sound malevolent but Edan is dead and you have to get over him. I know that you will always love him but he is never coming back. And the prince, if you love him then you know what to do. Follow your heart. But whatever you do I will always be by your side." She finished. I hugged her and wondered how I could deserve a good friend like her.
"Well then I guess I knew the answer the whole time. I shall marry the prince. Just don't say anything to anyone. I told him I would let him know on the night of the second mask."
"You have my word. Just promise me if you change your mind and leave. Don't leave without a goodbye."
"I'll take you with me."
"That's a lot better."
She left and I spent my time looking for Jamie. I found him with Daren.
"Hello." Daren said giving me a peck on the cheek.
"Good evening Jazlyn. Daren tells me that you are to answer the question at the mask. Are you excited?" Jamie said cheerfully.
"Yes I am." I said flirtatiously.
"That's a relief" Daren said taking my hand and twirling me around.
"Well I can see you boys are busy so I'll find someone else to play with" I said sarcastically and walked away. I just went to my room to be by myself. I just read by the window until I had to eat.
The next two days were complete chaos. Everyone was getting ready for the ball and when I would walk down the corridor it would go silent. The news about the prince's proposal was probably let out. I couldn't stand the silence so I went to my room to pose in my dress in front of the mirror. I put on my dress. It was beautiful. The colors were a light red out lined in gold thread. An upside down V started from my waist and down. Inside the V was gold cloth. This dress was my favorite compared to the other one. I stared in the mirror smiling. I twirled around two times and came to a stop.
I look at the border of the mirror closely. The red on the roses started to turn darker and darker until it was completely black. When the colors stopped changing the first thing that popped into my mind was Edan. The emblem for vampires is a black rose! Edan's alive!
The rest of the mask was boring. Daren asked me to dance again and I did. I was tried and I wanted to sleep. Adrian asked me to dance and I was to tired so he strode off all upset. I finally said goodbye to Annabel and went to my room. I had to sneak past Portia and Lisa but made it safely. I threw off my dress and dressed quickly into a nice silk nightgown with no bows or lace. It was just plain blue and was very comfortable. I laid down and fell instantly asleep.
It was the first time in months I went to sleep peacefully. No one woke me up, no horrible visits from Dimitri, no premonitions, just peaceful sleep. I woke up at nine which is a little over what I usually wake up at which is at seven in the morning. I felt refreshed; I didn't have bags under my eyes either. I looked alive; my skin wasn't white it was starting to get back my natural tan. I cleaned and dressed.
I knocked on the door to Daren's room. He said come in and then started to talk again. I came in and walked over to him, I was in a flirting mood. I looked at the papers Daren was shuffling around; it was all names of woman. I glanced at Portia's and crossed her name off with out Daren looking. The other man was a man who looked practical. He was as handsome as Daren. His blue eyes are what stood out the most. He was muscular and tall. He had blond-brushed back hair.
"What are you doing?" I asked stepping out the way of the man.
"I am looking at names of woman I might consider to marry if you refuse." He said plainly.
"Thinking of that so soon? What's makes you think I am to say no?" I asked giving him a piercing look.
"What makes me think you are to say yes is the real question. I have to have a wife soon whether it is you or not. I just wish you would make up your mind soon." He said not even looking at me.
"I told you that you would get your answer on the night of the second ball!" I sternly exclaimed.
"Well, if you think that's soon enough then I will wait. Until then I have to make choices. So did you want anything? Oh yes not to be rude. Jazlyn this is Jeremy. Jeremy this is Jazlyn LeBlanque." Daren said trying to change the subject rudely.
"Hello Jazlyn. I don't hear that name a lot. Nice to meet you." Jeremy said kissing my hand.
"Well, I don't hear your name a lot either. Would you like to take a walk with me?" I asked not intending him to say yes.
"If it will please you?"
"Of course or I wouldn't of asked. Excuse me Daren I have to walk to get the frustration away that you gave me. Before I leave," I kissed him with more passion than I have ever with anyone other than Edan "change your mind before trying to make me look like a fool." I walked out with Jeremy behind me.
"What's your full name Jeremy?"
"Its Jeremy LeFrostis."
"That's interesting. Can I call you Jamie for short?"
"Yes."
I spent the rest of my day talking and laughing with Jamie. He was really funny. He made me laugh so hard once I started to cry! He was a nice person to talk to, to make your problems go away. I had to depart from him to get some more measurements for the new dress that was to be made. Daren told the seamstresses to make sure the dress looks beautiful and fancy.
It took them a half and hour to make all of the correct measurements. A half-hour of standing on a stool. The fabric is crimson with a glint of black. I picked out a pattern that was beautiful. It was very full from the waist down. It was a tight but nice top with lace tied in the middle of the breast to just above my hips. The lace was black to match the glint. I loved it and it wasn't even made yet. I had to pick out shoes that were red slip-ons with a heel.
The day passed quickly, so quickly it was dark when I had time to talk to Daren. He came into my room and didn't start a fight with me.
"I am sorry of how I treated you before." He said looking directly into my eyes. I felt my face redden.
"That's your sorry. You could at least give me this..." I said kissing him with my tongue. I tried to pull away but be pushed me back towards him taking my breath away. Our kisses got deeper and deeper. My neck must have had a bunch of red marks from his kisses.
"Wait I can't do this." I said stopping him from going farther.
"Why not?" He breathed.
"Because...Because I don't even know if I am going to marry you yet. And you have to be married to go farther Daren. I want to be married first it's the right thing to do. I lied.
"Fine then, will you marry me?" He said quickly trying to find a reason to get beyond.
"I don't know yet. My answer is yet to be awaited."
"I will wait for eternity for you."
"That's not what you said this morning."
"That's is a last solution."
"Good."
"So what do you want to do?"
"Come here. Know one said we couldn't just fool around." I said then started to kiss him again and again. The night grew on until we parted and went to sleep alone.
The days passed by quickly. The more the days passed by the more I had to think about marriage. A marriage with Daren. The one person who I would never expect to love me or want to marry. The mask was three days away. The three days I dread. I could marry him and be happy. But never as happy as I could be. If I don't marry him I have to leave and find a place to live, but I probably won't be happy at all. The place to live isn't that hard. I could stay with Annabel until I make enough money to support myself. Maybe the answer is right in front of me. I think I love Daren, but not the kind of love that would be everlasting, it's a love that I know will fade as soon as the marriage is final. But I don't know if I can just leave him like that.
The knocking at the library door brought me back to confusing reality.
"Good evening Gabby." I said with a big smile. Maybe she could help me with my solution.
"Hi Jazzy. I have the evening off, so do you mind if I'm here?" She said walking over from the door.
"You know I never mind your presence!"
"So what are you doing?"
"Thinking. Gabby you know that your opinion is everything to me. You're like the best friend I never had. So I have to ask for your personal opinion. I was in love with a man named Edan. And some guy kidnapped me and Edan tried to find me and my kidnapper killed him. The prince found me and took me in. He told me weeks later Edan was murdered. So ever since then I have fallen in love with him. And he wants me to marry him! I don't know whether to marry him or not because I still and will always love Edan." I panicked giving her a cleaned up version.
"Well. Not for this to sound malevolent but Edan is dead and you have to get over him. I know that you will always love him but he is never coming back. And the prince, if you love him then you know what to do. Follow your heart. But whatever you do I will always be by your side." She finished. I hugged her and wondered how I could deserve a good friend like her.
"Well then I guess I knew the answer the whole time. I shall marry the prince. Just don't say anything to anyone. I told him I would let him know on the night of the second mask."
"You have my word. Just promise me if you change your mind and leave. Don't leave without a goodbye."
"I'll take you with me."
"That's a lot better."
She left and I spent my time looking for Jamie. I found him with Daren.
"Hello." Daren said giving me a peck on the cheek.
"Good evening Jazlyn. Daren tells me that you are to answer the question at the mask. Are you excited?" Jamie said cheerfully.
"Yes I am." I said flirtatiously.
"That's a relief" Daren said taking my hand and twirling me around.
"Well I can see you boys are busy so I'll find someone else to play with" I said sarcastically and walked away. I just went to my room to be by myself. I just read by the window until I had to eat.
The next two days were complete chaos. Everyone was getting ready for the ball and when I would walk down the corridor it would go silent. The news about the prince's proposal was probably let out. I couldn't stand the silence so I went to my room to pose in my dress in front of the mirror. I put on my dress. It was beautiful. The colors were a light red out lined in gold thread. An upside down V started from my waist and down. Inside the V was gold cloth. This dress was my favorite compared to the other one. I stared in the mirror smiling. I twirled around two times and came to a stop.
I look at the border of the mirror closely. The red on the roses started to turn darker and darker until it was completely black. When the colors stopped changing the first thing that popped into my mind was Edan. The emblem for vampires is a black rose! Edan's alive!