~*~ This is short but sweet. My favorite chapter so far, this one is. Kinda
funny, plus, it has my favorite characters in it!!!~*~
***Chapter four***
When I went into the kitchen, I thought about cooks screaming at the other to get things done, people talking to each other as they worked, laughter. But when I walked in, I was shocked. The 15 people in there were silent, not making a sound. Clanking of pans and silverware echoed in my ears where I knew human sounds should be. Scared, I turned and looked back at Lucia for an explanation.
She looked at me with a sad expression, and then made a gesture that looked like she was breaking a stick in half. Then I figured it out and my knees went weak. These people were broken slaves, silent drones. I would have been one if Jaguar hadn't saved me. There was a girl of about 8 in there, carrying plates to the dining room. I must have caught her attention because she looked up at me. Her eyes, a pale blue, did not have a child's sparkle. There were no laughter lines around her lips. Those eyes would have been breathtaking, but they seemed glazed and cold. When she passed me back into the kitchen, I quickly went into the dining room. Big mistake.
About at least 10 vampires sat at a long elegant dining room table, and maybe half of them turned to look at me, including a very attractive black haired green eyed vampire. Oh boy, vampires could have different color eyes. A smirk slipped onto his lips as he looked me over, and I felt exposed. Even though the others looked over me in the same way, it was he that made me want to run. But my legs would turn to jelly if I tried to move.
A low growl caught my ear and I slowly turned my head to see Adrian sitting next to a young woman vampire with black hair, black eyes, and full lips. Both of their eyes were on me too. Adrian was glaring at me like I was an annoying buzzing fly on another side of a force field. It must have shocked them when I glared right back. Hmph, jerk.
I sure hoped that Adrian had to use the bathroom when he stood up. Wait, do dead things use the bathroom? Weird, never thought about it before.
My hope was shattered when he walked over to me, his black eyes narrowed. "Adrian." The green eyed vampire simply said. Well, isn't he the smart one? He knows Adrian's name. But there was a tone in his voice that wasn't right. It was like....he was threatening. Weird.
Surprisingly, Adrian sat back down but he never took his eyes off of me. Thank the Goddess...."Who is she, Adrian?" The girl vampire asked with a smirk as she too looked me over. I swear, they made me feel as if I was a piece of pottery or something.
"Jaguar's," the other vampire answered before Adrian could. No doubt Adrian was going to add something very offensive in along with it.
"Did she ask you Jager?" Adrian growled in the vampire's direction. Hmm Jager. It has a nice ring to it; the ring goes great along with that sexy.....
"Nada, would you like to join us?" I tensed. Who wouldn't? It was Jaguar, here to save my stupid ungraceful tushie. Quickly I looked in his direction. He was supposed to be sleeping. Hey, wasn't Jager and that other....Oh my god! The girl vampire was Ash Night! Woah, go me. Odd how my favorite author is a vampire. Amusing actually.
"No," I answered back with my attitude finding its way into it. Biting my tongue, I remembered I was supposed to act all slavey and stuff. But right now, I didn't want to act like a piece of property in front of Adrian. No WAY.
"A bit spunkier then you're others," Ash told Jaguar with a smirk. Maybe she hadn't noticed that I was still mostly in shock. Maybe the giant bruises didn't give it away, you never know.
This whole thing didn's even seem real anymore. Like that Matrix thing. I just accept what I see because I expect to wake up. Hmm odd. I haven't watched that movie in awhile. Didn't look to me as if I was going to see the second one.
"She's cute," Jager commented his eyes on me again. I shivered. Either because he was looking at me, or because he was LOOKING at me. I don't know. And there is a difference between the two.
"Nada, hmmm," Ash was thinking out loud. "Doesn't that mean-"
"Yes, it does." I snapped at her. The others had a shocked look on their faces. Good. I might seem like a piece of property to some of these vampires, but I can talk back just like any of them.
"Ah, Lucia." Jaguar looked behind me and I did as well to see Lucia white as a sheet. "Seems as if Nada got lost. Could you make sure she gets back to her room?"
"Yes sir," she answered shakily, and then gently pulled on my arm.
"No." Jager stood up and smiled at me. "I'll take her." My eyes widened. Oh boy, what have I gotten myself into? I heard Adrian groan and practically felt him roll his eyes. Hmm maybe this Jager guy ~I mean vampire~ isn't so bad after all.
"Very well Jager," Ash mused as she sipped something that I sure hoped was cherry fruit punch. "Just be back before Turquoise calls us to order." Next time I looked around, Lucia was gone. Damn, what had I gotten myself into? Looking over at Jager, I walked out of the room. If he wanted to "escort" me back to my room, he had to keep up.
***Chapter four***
When I went into the kitchen, I thought about cooks screaming at the other to get things done, people talking to each other as they worked, laughter. But when I walked in, I was shocked. The 15 people in there were silent, not making a sound. Clanking of pans and silverware echoed in my ears where I knew human sounds should be. Scared, I turned and looked back at Lucia for an explanation.
She looked at me with a sad expression, and then made a gesture that looked like she was breaking a stick in half. Then I figured it out and my knees went weak. These people were broken slaves, silent drones. I would have been one if Jaguar hadn't saved me. There was a girl of about 8 in there, carrying plates to the dining room. I must have caught her attention because she looked up at me. Her eyes, a pale blue, did not have a child's sparkle. There were no laughter lines around her lips. Those eyes would have been breathtaking, but they seemed glazed and cold. When she passed me back into the kitchen, I quickly went into the dining room. Big mistake.
About at least 10 vampires sat at a long elegant dining room table, and maybe half of them turned to look at me, including a very attractive black haired green eyed vampire. Oh boy, vampires could have different color eyes. A smirk slipped onto his lips as he looked me over, and I felt exposed. Even though the others looked over me in the same way, it was he that made me want to run. But my legs would turn to jelly if I tried to move.
A low growl caught my ear and I slowly turned my head to see Adrian sitting next to a young woman vampire with black hair, black eyes, and full lips. Both of their eyes were on me too. Adrian was glaring at me like I was an annoying buzzing fly on another side of a force field. It must have shocked them when I glared right back. Hmph, jerk.
I sure hoped that Adrian had to use the bathroom when he stood up. Wait, do dead things use the bathroom? Weird, never thought about it before.
My hope was shattered when he walked over to me, his black eyes narrowed. "Adrian." The green eyed vampire simply said. Well, isn't he the smart one? He knows Adrian's name. But there was a tone in his voice that wasn't right. It was like....he was threatening. Weird.
Surprisingly, Adrian sat back down but he never took his eyes off of me. Thank the Goddess...."Who is she, Adrian?" The girl vampire asked with a smirk as she too looked me over. I swear, they made me feel as if I was a piece of pottery or something.
"Jaguar's," the other vampire answered before Adrian could. No doubt Adrian was going to add something very offensive in along with it.
"Did she ask you Jager?" Adrian growled in the vampire's direction. Hmm Jager. It has a nice ring to it; the ring goes great along with that sexy.....
"Nada, would you like to join us?" I tensed. Who wouldn't? It was Jaguar, here to save my stupid ungraceful tushie. Quickly I looked in his direction. He was supposed to be sleeping. Hey, wasn't Jager and that other....Oh my god! The girl vampire was Ash Night! Woah, go me. Odd how my favorite author is a vampire. Amusing actually.
"No," I answered back with my attitude finding its way into it. Biting my tongue, I remembered I was supposed to act all slavey and stuff. But right now, I didn't want to act like a piece of property in front of Adrian. No WAY.
"A bit spunkier then you're others," Ash told Jaguar with a smirk. Maybe she hadn't noticed that I was still mostly in shock. Maybe the giant bruises didn't give it away, you never know.
This whole thing didn's even seem real anymore. Like that Matrix thing. I just accept what I see because I expect to wake up. Hmm odd. I haven't watched that movie in awhile. Didn't look to me as if I was going to see the second one.
"She's cute," Jager commented his eyes on me again. I shivered. Either because he was looking at me, or because he was LOOKING at me. I don't know. And there is a difference between the two.
"Nada, hmmm," Ash was thinking out loud. "Doesn't that mean-"
"Yes, it does." I snapped at her. The others had a shocked look on their faces. Good. I might seem like a piece of property to some of these vampires, but I can talk back just like any of them.
"Ah, Lucia." Jaguar looked behind me and I did as well to see Lucia white as a sheet. "Seems as if Nada got lost. Could you make sure she gets back to her room?"
"Yes sir," she answered shakily, and then gently pulled on my arm.
"No." Jager stood up and smiled at me. "I'll take her." My eyes widened. Oh boy, what have I gotten myself into? I heard Adrian groan and practically felt him roll his eyes. Hmm maybe this Jager guy ~I mean vampire~ isn't so bad after all.
"Very well Jager," Ash mused as she sipped something that I sure hoped was cherry fruit punch. "Just be back before Turquoise calls us to order." Next time I looked around, Lucia was gone. Damn, what had I gotten myself into? Looking over at Jager, I walked out of the room. If he wanted to "escort" me back to my room, he had to keep up.