Disclaimer: I do not own the Black Jewels Trilogy or any of it's characters. I do own any characters that I made up and the plot.

Shiroi Hikari: Blinks Rapidly Wow. So many reviews...I didn't think this fic would get that many so soon. And at just two chapters! Oh well. Me happy. And I finally got around to reading Queen of the Darkness, a week after finishing Heir to the Shadows. And I also got to meet Marian, Lucivar's wife, and their son, Daemonar. Anyways, one with the fic!

Gentle Dawn

Chapter Three

Memories

Sasha yawned and moved closer to her pillow.

But her pillow was breathing.

She nearly screamed when she saw Lucivar sleeping next to her. And things only got worse when she realized she had her arms around his waist, while he had his around hers. But the worst part came when Tori and Kaeri came into the room.

Lady? Tori asked, laughter in his voice. Sasha snarled at him as she quickly pulled away from Lucivar, whose eyes opened slowly. However, when he realized where he was, they snapped open and he jumped up. This time Sasha really did scream when she saw that he was naked.

Saetan, Andulvar, Prothvar, Jaenelle, and Karla came rushing in. Tori, Kaeri, and a Sceltie now had doggish grins on their faces. Karla and Jaenelle burst out laughing, while Andulvar and Prothvar coughed to hide their laughter. Saetan just looked amused.

"Damn you Lucivar!" Sasha snarled as she turned her fury on the equally furious Lucivar.

"Me? Damn you Sasha!" Neither one of them realized that they had spoken each other's names without the 'Lady' or 'Prince'.

Andulvar and Prothvar stepped between the two before the verbal argument evolved into a full-fledged fist fight.

"Now, now. This was, hopefully, a misunderstanding. Lucivar, get dressed. Lady Sasha, we would like to get down to business." Saetan explained as he looked at the two. Lucivar and Sasha both looked like they were about to protest, but Saetan's hand came up. Lucivar slunk off to his own room, flanked by Andulvar and Prothvar, while Saetan went back to his own room. Jaenelle and Karla stayed with Sasha.

"Well? Aren't you going to tell us what you did?" Karla asked sweetly as she plopped into a chair. Sasha gaped at her, before narrowing her eyes.

"We did nothing. I don't even know how he got into my bed." She snarled softly. Karla and Jaenelle glanced at each other, than back at her.

"Okay. We will accept that answer. For now." Sasha sputtered as she dropped the shirt she was about to put on.

"W-What!?" Jaenelle and Karla's laughs filtered through the halls as the two women ran off, leaving a fuming Sasha to get dressed.

Stupid Lucivar. I must remember to put 'Hurt Lucivar' on my to-do list. As well as Jaenelle and Karla.

As Sasha thought of Jaenelle and Karla, she remembered how she and Surreal were exactly like Jaenelle and Karla. Sasha's eyes took on a sad look as she remembered her cousin. The only living family she had left. Surreal's mother, and Sasha's aunt, Titan, had become a Harpy. Sasha wasn't even there to comfort Surreal when she needed it the most. No, her 'evil' relatives had dragged her off, hoping to make her a Province Queen under Hekatah's rule. But Sasha had killed them off before they were even out of Kaeleer. From then on, Sasha became an assassin.

Sasha was awakened from her thoughts by a sharp knock. She quickly tied her belt and opened up the door. Andulvar stood there, laughter in his eyes. Sasha frowned and her lip curled.

"What?" She snarled softly. Andulvar's eyebrow rose as he spoke.

"Where do you keep your food?" Sasha nearly fell over at that remark. She sighed and made the weird noise in her throat. A few minutes later the Sceltie from earlier came trotting up to her.

"This is Subaru. He will take you to the kitchens. You're on your own from there. I have no servants." Sasha explained sourly before turning to the large brown dog.

"Subaru, this is Prince Andulvar. Please show him where the kitchens are." Subaru woofed and started walking off. Andulvar nodded his thanks to Sasha before following after the Scelt.

Sasha sighed as she shook her head.

This group was definitely weird. They didn't act like Warlord Princes or Queens. And Saetan certainly didn't act like the High Lord of Hell or a black jeweled Blood.

But Sasha didn't act like a Queen either, so she really couldn't complain.

Eh, sorry it was so short. I was going to make it longer, but my brain froze. Review responses are below.

Daecivar- Thanks for reviewing! Yeah, I was wondering if I was taking it too fast, but I guess I wasn't.

Surrealique- Thanks for reviewing! That's okay. It just made me want to read it more. And now I finally am! Does A Happy Dance

blackfirefaerie- Thanks for reviewing!

Blackened Heart- Thanks for reviewing! Um, is Lulu in Queen of the Darkness? If she is, I just started reading QoD today, so I haven't gotten very far. But if I come across 'Lulu', I shall be sure to consider a fight.

ephona- Thanks for reviewing! It might take a while for me to finish, but I promise to do my best!

Okay! Change of updating! Because I have been getting reviews so fast, I'm running short on time. Now I will have to get 10 reviews before the next update. This will only stay until summer starts, as I have to finish school. I already have to do science labs over the summer, so I can't complete 7th grade until August.--

Ja ne and please review!

Shiroi Hikari