I kind of went ahead of myself and went on with the plot ;. I had a writer's block during chapter four, so I decided to write a chapter to see where I'm supposed to be heading with the story.
Chapter X: Love and Lust
"Oh man…we're trapped! There's no way out of this joint!" Aiko complained, "I'm too young to become some vampire's undead bride! I'm DOOOMMMED!"
"Shut up! You should be worrying more about Yuna's safety than yourself!" yelled Kazu.
"Well what the hell is taking her so long? That Seto guy said that she would be back in an hour, but it's already been four!" she yelled back at the red mage.
Naida then stepped into the argument to stop them before someone gets hurt even more. Ever since they fell off that cliff on Mount Morin, they've been bruised and beaten by the vampire patrols near the borders of the Dire Lands. And now, they're stuck in the infamous vampire Lord Seto's dungeon. Millie, Alex, Mai, and Rin had taken a different route around the mountain, so they had no other help. Then, to make things worse, the cell they were in had an anti-magic field, so none of the girls could use their elements to bust out.
"Well, at least we know where Seto's secret base is…" said Aiko after she calmed down. "But how are we going to tell the High Council if we have no means of contact with anyone? Sigh, this blows…"
"What we need to do is use this time to think up our plan of escape through, or else we'll freeze in here" said Kazu.
Naida thought for a moment, and said, "Yeah…if only Alex were here, she'd-"
"-She'd build a huge mech warrior and topple this place to the ground! YEAH!" Aiko cut in and did a victory sign.
"No…she'd use her white magic to purify our cell, enabling us to use our black magic against oncoming enemies." Naida explained
"Oh…well she'd be able to do both things, then we could go and rescue Yuna from that creepy vamp dude!"
"Speaking of her, I wonder what's taking her so long to come back…" Kazu wondered.
"I'm so tired…all this yelling and running around makes me sleepy," yawned Aiko.
"You lazy bum! You didn't even lift a finger to help out!" yelled Kazu as she tackles Aiko mercilessly.
"It's so stuffy in here," said Yuna as she opened up a nearby window.
The cold wind blew into the room, but it didn't bother her much. The room where Yuna was taken seemed human-like, with an elegant looking bed, a vanity, and a walk-in closet full of beautiful dresses. Seeing such a rich scene made her blush, considering that she grew up on a yak farm back in Eskomine. How did a poor farmer's daughter like her end up in the extravagant castle of the evil lord of the ice vampires? So many questions swam in her head, like a river flowing through her mind. She wanted answers from him, and she wanted them now…
Yuna went to the door and tried to open it, but it was locked. Expecting someone to be guarding the door, Yuna called out to the person.
"Yeah, what do you want, wench?" said a gruff voice.
Yuna flinched at the rough tone of the voice, but she regained posture.
"Why did he take me and not the others? Is this because my elemental power is ice as well? When will I go back? Did he take me to talk to me about something? Where are-"
"-Be quiet already! Your questions will soon be answered. Look, here comes Master Seto now…"
Yuna panicked. She didn't expect him to come back so soon, since it was just 30 minutes since he left her. She thought of busting through the window, but that would lead her to a 50 ft drop. Yuna then took a deep breath and looked around for a place to hide. 'C'mon, c'mon! Where can I hide where he wont see me,' Yuna thought, 'maybe the closet, but it'd be too obvious! I gotta hide quick, or else he'll see me!' So she made her decision to hide under the bed, despite there being cobwebs and sorts under it.
When Seto came in, he saw that no one was in the room. Then he heard the thick curtains on the window bang against the wall. He thought about her jumping out of the window, but he knew that someone so delicate could not do something like that. Seto thought of the potential hiding places, places where she could easily hide away from him. Then he had a hunch that she was under the bed, since there was quite a large lump in the middle of the mattress.
"Come out, come out, wherever you are," he taunted, "I know where you're hiding, Yuna."
As he closed in on the bed, the lump started to shiver. Yuna was getting scared by the fact that he knew where she was. She thought about holding up her place, but thought that it was best to give up.
"Fine, I'll come out, but only if you don't bite me or anything" she said in a muffled voice.
"Agreed, although the scent of your blood is quite…alluring." Said the vampire. He then proceeded to lick his lips when she came out from under the bed.
"Don't do that! It freaks me out!" Yuna exclaimed.
Seto looked at Yuna with complete contempt. 'She is very beautiful indeed, maybe I should consider making her my new mate…" Seto thought. Unable to stand him staring at her body any longer, Yuna went to the closet to change. Seto wanted to stay longer and watch her change into one of the dresses, but he was unfortunately shooed out.
"That's right…I'm in love with you Millienia!" Soma shouted through the blowing winds.
Millie, wide-eyed and shocked at his words, felt a shiver run down her spine. She still could not believe what Soma had just said.
"Millie, please don't be mad, but I…I…I just wanted to get it out. I'll understand if you don't want to accept my proposal," Soma said, "but please think about it first!"
"I don't know what to say right now…" she replied.
"You don't have to speak…" He said. Then he went in and kissed her on the lips.
Kissing was an alien feeling for Millie. She had many boyfriends, but they've never kissed her so passionately like Soma does. This feeling didn't suit her, but she felt strangely warm. Despite him being a full vampire, Soma would never want to hurt her or everyone else, so what's there to lose? She too had felt feelings of love towards him as well…but were they genuine?
Being in the cold snowstorm made her almost shiver to death, since her fire element was nullified in the freezing climate. It was a good thing that Soma had found the group, or everyone would have froze in the night. But one thing was for certain; they would not be able to survive the night at the freezing temperatures. First thing's first: they needed to find shelter. But the only known place that the group was able to escape from the cold was the Vampire Flats. 'I'd rather die here than go over there,' Millie thought, 'that'll be the day that Princess Millie goes knocking on the Door of the Demons, asking for refuge!' She grunted at the thought of the vampires giving a group of halflings and humans a place to stay. 'Fat chance.'