Chapter 3
Hikari woke up with a start. She opened her eyes and at first couldn't see anything, it was just to dark. Sitting up she tried to look around, where was she? This place was definitely not her home. She tried to remember what happened to her, but she couldn't at first. Then it came to her in a rush of memory, a bucket of spilled water, running out of the house, racing thorough the meadow. What happened after…her mind seemed to go blank, no matter how hard she tried she couldn't recall what happened, how did she get to this place. She only remembered seeing a dark shadow from the corner of her eyes and then…then there was just darkness…
I must've fell and passed out, and someone found me and brought me to their home…the shadow I saw was probably my own. Thought Hikari. But why is it so dark in here?
"Hello, is anyone there?" she called out into the darkness. Then out of the darkness she heard a soft music, quiet and rather relaxing, and somehow sorrowful at the same time.
"Please, somebody, I'm over here." She called out again turning her head to wherever the music was coming from. Then all of a sudden a candle burst into flames and burned evenly. A candle lit on it's own…Hikari stared at the candle in disbelief and terror…
"Oh Lord, what is this…" whispered Hikari not letting her eyes wonder away from the burning candle. She couldn't see anything farther then a foot away from the candle, but considering the perspective she was looking at it from she reasoned that she was lying on something that was above the floor. Despite her fear she noticed that the floor was shiny and looked like…black marble? She has only seen marble once when she accompanied her father into a house of a rich merchant, and then it was a table made out of marble, not the floor…who would be rich enough to afford a marble floor, no one from where she lived she knew that for sure. The realization made her heart sink, there she was, probably somewhere very far away from home in a dark room with candles lighting on their own…?
This has to be a bad dream, thought Hikari. Her eyes were beginning to sting and her throat was aching from trying to suppress the tears that were rising up with every second she sat there…she didn't know where. Then as by some command a whole string of candles started to light up forming a wide perfect circle around Hikari, lots of candles, lit up on their own. Hikair screamed as the candles started to light up. She could no longer suppress the tears of pure terror as they started to spill over her unusually pale cheeks. She froze as the new light reveled her surroundings, she was sitting on a high stone something, like a bed, but not really lined in maroon silk and satin so it was soft. The room she was in was so huge she could not make out where it ended, the light was not strong enough to reach the probably very high ceiling and the further wall of the room. And it was completely empty, there were no windows so she didn't know if it was day or night. The only thing present was the elaborate decorations on the black stone walls, and she was right, the whole floor was made out of black marble. The whole scene looked like something from a wild dream, or nightmare. Everything looked so dark and morbid, so scary and so rich and beautiful at the same time. Hikari never seen anything like this in her entire life. It was overwhelming and terrifying at the same time. She didn't dare to move, she sat in place surrounded by a ring of candles, she couldn't take it any more. Pulling her knees to her chest she closed her eyes and started to weep hoping that all of this was just a horrible nightmare that will end any minute, but it didn't disappear, and the unbelievable was the harsh reality.
Hikari heard something, stopping her weeping at once she listened closely for the sound. Sure enough, it was there, that same soft music coming from the darkness, that sorrowful music, it was pleasing and painful at the same time, it seemed to so accurately reflect what she was feeling about now, everything except the panic that was rising within her and threatening to overtake her any moment.
"I-is anyone there?" she called out surprised that she was able to even find her voice. It seemed so loud in this place, like an insult to the deadly serene atmosphere that was present in the air. The music stopped and everything went silent again. Hikari already regretted ever saying anything, the sound was comforting, it meant that someone was there. And now it was too quiet, what if that someone was not a friend, what if whoever was playing was now somewhere in the darkness watching her? Her tension grew as the silence continued, she strained her ears trying to catch any sound that might come from the darkness, but there was no sound.
"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" she let out a terrifying scream as she felt a hand land on her shoulder. Someone's strong arm wrapped itself around her shoulder and another one was pressed over her mouth tightly. Hikari's instincts kicked in as she tried to struggle against the iron grip someone had on her, but whoever it was, was just too strong, effortlessly holding her in place. She stopped struggling, her whole body was shaking, her mind was paralyzed with fear. She jumped when she felt a warm breath on her ear.
"Shhhhh, I'm not going to hurt you Hikari." Said someone's deep voice. Strangely that Hikari would notice it at the time like this, but the voice sounded rather young and pleasant. "I will let go of you, but you have to promise me that you won't scream." Spoke the voice in her ear. Hikari nodded closing her eyes, a few more hot tears rolled down her face. She grip on her shoulders loosened and he hand that was covering her mouth retreated. Hikari gasped as she spun around to see who was the person that attacked her, but when she saw him she froze again, this time not just in fear, but also in awe. The man standing before her was so beautiful, he was tall and young, his icy blue eyes cold and piercing, his long silver hair fell like silk over his shoulders and all the way down to his knees, soft bangs cast a shadow as they fell over his eyes. His skin was ghostly pale and absolutely flawless and his well developed body looked strong, but not heavy. There was something else about him, whoever he was, he was not human. A pair of bright white fangs showed slightly through the crack in his slightly parted lips.
"Who are you?" asked Hikari, "What am I doing here…where is here…?"
The stranger smiled a cold smile that made hair rise on Hikari's back.
"My name is Celio, " spoke the stranger in that eery beautiful voice of his "and you are here because I brought you here, this place is my home."
"But why, what did I ever do?" tears started to flow from Hikari's green eyes again.
"Because I love you" said Celio outstretching his hand and catching a falling tear on his finger. Hikari shivered as his cold hand touched her face, but more as she realized what he said. Celio traced a finger down her cheek and under her jaw stopping at the tip of her chin and tilting her head a little up so she was looking him straight in the eyes.
"You are very beautiful Hikari, your innocence draws me to you, it enchants my mind and makes you that much more valuable, but that is not the only reason, you have a great power hidden within you, a power you don't yet know about yourself, I will show you how to find that power, and how to use it." Spoke Celio as he observed Hikari's face with predatory intensity. Hikari didn't like him, he scared her, his beauty, his voice, the way he spoke about her, the way he looked at her, the way he touched her…it was wrong…it was all wrong.
"Please, I don't know what you are talking about, please let me go…" Hikari was about to break out in tears again.
"Shut up!" said Celio coldly. Hikari gasped in shock, she has never heard such harsh words spoken in her home, it was a real shock to her to hear the spoken like this, there was so much coldness and hurt in those words. But she didn't get a chance to think about it more as Celio took advantage of her shock and half open mouth and pressed his lips over it pulling Hikari into a lustful kiss, her first kiss. Hikari's body tensed as a wave of cold lightning ran through her body, emotions were rising within her that she couldn't fight of, she couldn't fight of what was going on. She felt a warm tongue part her lips and enter her mouth, invading her private territory, exploring the little parts of her mouth that were closed of to everyone and cherished so dearly up until now. And Hikari couldn't do anything about it, Celio was much stronger then her, but that didn't even matter as she didn't even try to fight him of, the battle was going on within her. Years of what she has learnt from her parents about how sinful it was to let a man touch you like this, about how sinful it was to let lust overtake you like this, all the training was slowly being stripped away as Hikari was starting to loose the moral battle that was going on inside of her head. Celio could feel it, he could feel her starting to give in, he could feel her unprotected vulnerable mind starting to break under his. The realization made him wild, he wanted her, he needed her, she was going to be his. He was going to break her, shape her according to his will, she will follow his each command, he will make her love him… she will be all his…
Celio slipped his arm around Hikari's waist and roughly pulled her closer to himself deepening the kiss, he brought his other arm around her and pressed his palm tightly against her back. Celio bit down on Hikari's lip drawing blood. Hikari gasped at the sudden pain and Celio taking advantage of her open mouth drove his tongue deeper into her warm mouth. He pressed down on her with his body forcing her to her back never breaking the passionate kiss. His hunger for her was extreme, his lust was unstoppable as he devoured her mouth and her innocence with his own. Hikari's soft lips were bruised from his brutal assaults, her head was spinning from the rush of sensations, she could not take it any more, she could not fight the urge, she gasped for air as if she was dying and taking her last breath before Celio claimed her lips for his own again. He moved his hand from her back and onto her shoulder pressing it into the soft silk below. This was it, Hikari's control broke as she gave in, arching her back in pleasure she let go of her own hungry need and allowed Celio complete control of her mouth moaning into the kiss. Celio supported her, holding her by her waist and pulling her even closer , he was practically on top of her as he stopped abusing her mouth and shifted his violent assault to her neck. Planting small kisses all over the sensitive flesh he attached his mouth to the base of her neck sucking on the spot. His hands were running up and down her body and she let him, she was not fighting him, her mind was not resisting the physical pleasure of his touch. Hikari threw her head back, her hands were gripping the silky material she was lying on, she was lost in her own little world, all thoughts of morality forgotten in the extasy of reality. Celio was rejoiced, he did it, and it was so easy, he ran his hand down Hikari's side sliding it under her shirt and pulling the thin material a little up to expose her small stomach. Bending down re ran his tongue across the bare flesh causing Hikari to arch her back even more and cry out in pleasure. Hikari's head was spinning, she could not deal with all the new sensations, she thought that she was going to pass out but then Celio stopped moving away from her stomach and back to her neck. She didn't resist, bending her head to the side and pulling it back for him. Celio grinned as he saw Hikari's submission, gently sliding his hand under her back he brought her up into a sitting position, supporting her back with one hand and tilting her head with another he planted one small kiss on her neck before he pierced her soft flesh with his razor sharp fangs. Warm blood rushed into his mouth, it was sweet, it was pulsing with young life and it was irresistible. Hikari jerked and gasped as a piercing pain shot through her neck, but within moments the pain was replaced with pleasure greater then the previous one, it was a pleasure like nothing she has ever felt before, having Celio drink her blood was a sensation above anything any mortal can ever comprehend, it was overwhelming. She closed her eyes, breathing unevenly oblivious to the nearing doom. She felt dizzy, her head spun even more, she knew now that she was going to pass out, but just before she would've Celio pulled back, supporting her almost limp figure he tilted her head further back and one more time kissed her lips. Hikari opened her mouth inviting him to enter, but he didn't. Pulling back Celio bit into his own arm, dark blood dripped from the wound, he held it up above Hikari's half open mouth and let the blood drip into it. Hikari was not able to properly comprehend what was happening, she swallowed the warm dark liquid that was dripping into her mouth. She cried out as she gasped in pain, the blood burned like liquid fire all the way down, it chocked her, suffocated her, every single nerve seemed to respond, that sensation of liquid fire running through her was all over her body. Her eyes snapped open, she tried to gasp for air but couldn't, every muscle painfully tensed in her body as her whole body convulsed from the pain she was feeling. And then she felt the darkness come, her eyes rolled back in their sockets as the last whimper of life escaped her parted lips. She fell limp, the last thing she remembered was someone's strong arms catching her and someone's heart stopping, or was that just an illusion, before the darkness consumed her.
