U n l u c k y

By: D a n c i n g L i g h t s

Here's chapter 8! Hope you all enjoy!

Insert text here - Thoughts.

Chapter 8 - Y o u ' r e A w a k e

"You may leave Elma."

The sound of a door closing woke Haru from her slumber. Eyes still closed, she sat up. Now, let's all remember that Haru isn't the "waking up" type. As you all remember – she's slow at things when she wakes up. Stretching, and expecting to see her room, she opened her eyes.

Her eyes widened in shock. This wasn't her room... it was… where had she seen this room before? Looking down, she realized she was wearing a white nightgown. Her mind raced for a few moments as she searched for conclusions, before she finally realized.

'I'm in the room from before, in… in that castle!'

Her fear building up, she began to remember the happenings of the night before. 'I was drowning… shouldn't I be dead?'

The horrible voice from the pool still echoed in her ears.

Let yourself die here!

But nonetheless, she was alright.

"You're awake," said a charming voice with a slight accent to it, coming from the corner of the room. Her head turning toward the origin of the voice, Haru's eyes widened as her gaze landed upon the Vampire King… Krad.

"How did I get here?" was the first thing she asked. He chuckled. "I brought you here, obviously."

Haru's gaze had been wandering around the room, as she tried to surpress the fear that was building up in her stomach. There was no dust in the room now, in fact, everything was clean. But nothing had changed since she'd escaped, even the book "Rapunzel" was still in the same position she had left it. When he had answered, her eyes landed on him. "Why?"

He frowned at her question. "You needed help. I happened to be passing by."

Haru highly doubted that, though she kept silent. Looking away, her eyes landed on a chair on the other side of the room, where her clothes were neatly folded. Krad let out a sigh, walking over and sitting on the edge of the bed. She edged away slightly, not really wanting to sit next to him. Her grip on the bed sheets tightened.

"I suppose I should explain," he stated, his gaze directed to the wall.

Looking at him now, she noticed that his hair looked nice in the sunlight. The light just added more radiance to his golden-colored hair.

"That pond," he began, "Draws in unsuspecting humans, to feed off their life energy. Their souls, as you humans call it. If one stays in there too long… they are trapped there. Forever."

She shivered at the thought. That was what would have happened to her, if Krad hadn't 'happened to pass by.' I guess I owe him, she thought. "Um… thank you," she said. His voice was calm, and for some reason, she didn't feel all that scared anymore when she listened to it. He turned to face her, his eyes holding hers for a moment. With a gloved hand, he brushed a lock of her hair away from her face. "It wasn't a problem," he said softly.

Standing up, he walked away, over to the door. "I'm assuming you're hungry. Come have breakfast." With that, he walked out, closing the door behind him. As soon as she heard the door close, she stared at the door for a few moments, before getting out of bed, walking over to the chair on which her clothes sat upon. Looking down at the white gown she wore, she hoped it was Elma who had changed her clothes, like last time.

After changing into her clothes, she folded the night gown and set it on the chair. Walking to the door, she opening it, walking out. She wondered how she would find the dining room… she had gotten lost the last time she was here.

As soon as she walked into the hall, she almost walked into Elma. She backed up a bit. "Sorry," said Haru, feeling slightly embarrassed, "I didn't know anyone was out here."

Elma's lips curved into a soft smile. "It's alright, it wasn't your fault. Now… Master Krad has given me the task of leading you to the dining room. Please follow me." She turned, and began walking away. Well, that is if you consider floating to be walking. Nodding, Haru followed the ghost woman, walking in silence.

They walked in silence the whole way, and it was a while before Elma finally stopped in front of a door, saying, "Here we are. The dining room."

Walking over to the door, she took the handle, then turned around. "Thank yo--"

She stopped in mid-sentence. The mysterious, transparent woman was gone. Haru blinked. "Strange." Turning back around, she opened the door.

"Hello Haru. I've been waiting."

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Muaha! Chapter 8, finished! Please read & review!