The Bitterness of the Rain
By:Danni Lynn
Chapter 5: Min
~+!Solomon's Pov!+~
My thoughts soon became memories as I reminessed of the day I became a chevalier.
After Saya had saved me from Uncle Anshele, she just completely disappeared. I was somber instantly and no longer drunk. No matter how much I hated the world, it seemed to me that when I had just met Saya, she had so much more rage and anger that my simple problems againsts the world were minscule against the pain that Saya beared. I had felt small and obsulete like nothing more than a lost pup that had strayed off the road a little bit.
I went home stunned silent and sat on the edge of my bed, trying to figure out why my own uncle had tried to kill me. But as the hours went by, I could only come to one conculsion that my mind that was right at the time. Uncle Anshele had finally gone off the deep end. With that in mind, I lied on my bed satified with my answer. As my eyes had gone heavy, I decided if I ever met Saya again, I would ask her why she was angry.
It wasn't till a year later that I actually became Saya's chevalier. I was coming home from a party of my brother. It was to celebrate his upcoming son who was to take over as heir to his wine company. The party was grand and I had enjoyed flirting with the women and had a bit too many a drink so I was abit tipsy. The sky was dark and heavy as rain came down hard. As I was running, I was crossing a bridge. The bridge was old and wooden and it had been raining quite often so the water that ran below was abundent and was far over the brim that the bridge itself was already ankle deep in water.
As I trudged through the water to get to the other side of the bridge, lightening streaked across the sky and came crashing down close. Very close to where I was in the water. By that time, I was already running down the road and heading for shelter. As the thunder drowned out my screams of help, lightening lit the gray sky and I could just make out the silloute of a house off in the distance.
When I got to the house, I slammed all my weight against the door and came tumbling in as the door carshed to the floor of the house under my weight. The house was old and practicly falling apart. Puddles of water were placed here and there as water dripped steadily from the ceiling. I sighed with relief that I was safe. The house groaned as the wind lashed against the house, threatening to blow it all down. The house was a two-story victoria style home, ment for an averge-sized family. It was vacant and dry-rotted. Some parts of the second floor had gaint holes in the middle of the floor where it caved in. As I avoided the second floor, I took my time meadering around the first floor. As I was looking around, I came across a door that led to a basement.
I went down the eroding steps and looked around. It was completely dark and I hadn't understood why I had decided to come down there in the first place. I just felt drawn to it, like as if someone was beckening me to the basement. Just as that thought had ran across my mind, something wrapped around me like as if I was caught in an embrace. My heart was pounding widly in my chest and my breathing became a pant.
"He smells yummy. Sister, what do you think?"
A voice called out in the dark. It giggled with childish humor and the pressure that held me down got harder.
"Stop, Diva. Do you know where that thing has been?"
Another voice demanded and I cringed from the power it seemed to carry in the air.
"The thing has a name. Its Solomon Goldsmith by the way."
I voiced my thoughts and tried to sound brave but my voice betrayed me and came out as a feeble whisper. Luaghter erupted from the darkness startling me.
"My my! This one has spunk! Does he not?"
A deeper voice cheered and suddenly light came into the room. Flickering from a candle was a single fire on a wick, being held by a blonde haired male who stood next to a long, blacked haired girl who narrowed her eyes at me. Her eyes reminded me the color of blood and it took me a second to realize another person was in the room. She had her arms wrapped around my body and she leaned into my chest. She looked up at me and smiled. Her eyes were ice blue like newly fallen snow. She looked similair to the girl that stood next to the blonde male except for the eyes. This girl's eyes were much friendlier than the one with red eyes.
"Aw, come on Saya! I'm hungry! And just look at you! Your no better. We haven't eaten days!"
The blue-eyed girl whined. The name Saya sounded fimilair and it took me a few minuted to realize why it did.
"Saya? You mean the girl that saved me from getting attacked by Uncle Anshele last year?"
I asked. The girl with the red eyes frowned and stared at me for what seemed like a long narrowed her eyes at me.
"You know an Anshele Goldsmith?"
She questioned me but it seemed more like a threat in a sense. I nodded with out much thought.
"That's my uncle."
I replied and pried the blue-eyed girl of me.
"So that was you? You look less trashed. Sort of."
The red eyed girl studied me. She sighed and shrugged.
"Diva get off of him. We'll let him go. Solomon was it? Go now."
The blue eyed girl called Diva shook her head and tighted her grip on me.
"No. I'm hungry, Saya."
Diva argued and the girl named Saya narrowed her eyes at Diva and shook her head.
"No, let him go, Diva. Now. Or I'll make you."
Saya challenged. Diva hesitated them shrugged and turned back to me.
"I guess she'll have to make me let go."
Diva muttered more to herself than to me. She looked me in the eyes and grinned. I noticed that her teeth were exceptionly sharp. At first I thought it was trick of the light but as Diva got up on her tiptoes and bit down on my neck, I knew then that those sharp teeth were real. I couldn't say anything. I was stunned. I could feel my life slip through my fingers that I wished so desperatly not to loose. I was faintly aware of what was around me.
"No! Diva!"
I heard Saya scream as my sight began to waver. I closed my eyes tiredly hoping to take just a tiny nap. Suddenly I could no longer feel Diva on me and everything was dark and numb. I could only hear the voices of the people that were in the room over the sound of the pounding rain.
"Dammit Diva! I told you no!"
Saya yelled. I heard Diva giggle.
"Well, I'm done and no longer hungry. That guy, Solomon is dead. Why do you care? You didn't before."
Diva countered at Saya and I could hear Saya suck in hair for a quick come back.
"I like to those of whom I save a live. No matter how long ago."
Saya solemly replied.
"Fine, be that way. Oh well. You know you can still save him. It'll be nice to have another chevalier around that isn't mine. I'm just happy you didn't get rid of Nathan like the others. I mean I've never seen you make a chevalier let alone have one so this will be interesting, if you decide to save him."
Diva's voice no longer held amusment but it prickled with cusoiusity. Their voices were starting to get distant and I had to strain my ears just to hear them.
"Alright. But next time I tell you no, you listen or Nathan will go bye-bye."
Saya warned and I could just about hear Diva gasp dramaticly before she giggled.
"Fine."
Diva answered.
"I'm not a toy, Saya."
The male voice came in. I could no longer feel anything and I just barely heard Saya's voice.
"Solomon, I'm sorry."
She told me in a voice filled with pain and remorse. That was the last that I remember before I woke up and became Saya's chevalier. I shook my head and cleared away my thoughts and memories. Then I realized I was still in Saya's bedroom so I got up getting ready to leave but didn't feel like it so I walked over to the books on the bookshelf and scanned it for anything interesting to read. I picked up a book called Drucala by Bram Stroker and got back on the bed. I lied down and began to read.
~+!Diva's Pov!+~
I frowned at a grinning Saya and crossed my arms in rebellion.
"Your cheating. Lets play something else."
I suggested trying to ignore the fact I was losing the game. Saya cocked an eyebrow up at me and gave me a sly smile.
"Oh, my little sister, this is the fourth game we changed to because you claim I am cheating. Your just mad that I keep winning. I beat you in checkers, you claim I'm cheating. I beat you at Frogger, you claim the game is fixed. I beat you at monpoly, you claim I'm not suppose to be putting up some many hotels. Now I'm beating you chess, you are claiming I'm cheating again."
Saya gloated to me. She watched me with amusment as I fumbled for words to say.
"Stop being mean. I know a game where we're both even. Hide and seek."
I announced. Saya look unconvinced.
"We just got here and barly know the place, so why not play? Its like exploring except in a funner way."
I claimed. Saya nodded and got up before she gave me another smile.
"You just want to play, because you'll be able to tackle me to the the ground when you find me."
Saya got me right on the target. I shook my head 'no' .
"I came up with the idea so your it. Count to thirty."
I told her. Saya shrugged and turned to face the wall and began to count. I ran around trying to find a good spot. But with every hall I turned and every room I checked out there just wasn't a good place to hide till I came to a big metal door. I remember it because it was the same door, Solomon led me through to get to the housing unit. My memory was decent enough that I remembered all the numbers Solomon used to lock the door.
"25...26...27..."
I heard Saya call from the game room and quickly punched in the code. The door came open with a silent click and I creeped though the door and left it open just a tiny bit so Saya would have a fair chance to at least find me since she was asleep when we came through the door so she doesn't know the code. I crept through the shadows and leaned against the wall. To get to the door that leads to the housing unit you have to go through the mansion's basement. The basement wasn't very big but a fair size. It was also very dark so I knew if Saya happened to open the door she might not see me through the darkness. I sat down on the cold damp floor and waited.
I could hear Saya moving down the halls looking for me, and a victouis smile graced my lips. As I was sitting I fiddled with my hairband in my hands, but as I was stretching it, it flung somewhere in the dark. I grumbled 'idiot' to myself as I got on my hands and knees and began to feel for my hairband on the basement. As I was searching, I felt something move. I jumped back thinking it was some rat that'll eat me but then I remembered if a rat tried to eat me I could just kill it. With that thought in mind, I went back to the spot that the thing moved. As I ran my hands over it, I realized it wasn't a rat at all but a bone. A human bone. I became curoius and searched for more. I soon found ribs and a skull with a couple other pieces. I eventchually found every bone that belongs to a human body and sat back on my heels.
"Wonder how it died."
I pondered but shrugged no longer caring. Suddenly light flooded into the basement and I squinted my eyes to see. There stood Saya who was triumphantly smiling but before she said anything she saw the bones next to me and went pale. Then her eyes moved around the room and she turned even a lighter color than white.
"Saya, what's wrong."
I asked her as I got up and walked over to her.
"What is this?"
Saya's voice was filled with fear.
"The basement under the mansion."
I told her. Saya's eyes went instantly to the skeletan and her eyes held nothing but regret.
"Min."
She muttered under her breath. She turned around and left me standing there very confused. I closed the door and locked it with the code and went after Saya. She ran to her room and slammed the door shut on my face leaving me alone in the hall still very confused.
"Saya, what's wrong?"
I called to her. She didn't reply so I banged on the door. When she still didn't answer or open the door, I tried to open it but it was locked. I knocked on the door once more but still there was no answer to my call.
"Saya, open up. Stop leaving me out."
I told her, as I started to agitated at her sudden moodswings.
"Fine! Don't answer me! I don't care.!"
I yelled at her as I stomped away to go find Nathan to blow some steam.
~+!Saya's Pov!+~!
I listened to Diva's angry stomps as she left me alone. I hadn't expected to ever return to that hell hole and the skeletan of a very dear friend of mine. The memory of it hurt me as much as finding the bones. I stood in the middle of my room staring at the floor as I tried to shut out the memories.
"Are you gonna stand there all day or join me on the bed if not then get out."
Solomon's voice scared the bejeezus out of me and I whipped around to face him and very smartly yelled,
"Solomon!"
He grinned at me and patted the spot next to him. I got on the bed and crawled next to him.
"Hi."
Solomon greeted me. I stared back at him.
"Why are you in my room?"
I asked him. He shrugged and lifted up the book in his hand. I read the title and giggled. He gave me a questioning glare.
"What?"
He frowned at me.
"Your reading that of all things?"
I accused him as I pointed to the book in his hands. He swept a glance at it before he met my eyes again.
"I like Dracula. Its a good book."
Solomon told me in his offense. I rolled my eyes at him.
"Sure you do. Are you trying to tell me something? I didn't know I was a vampire. I thought I was a chiropterean. Put apperantly you think otherwise."
I prodded his chest in mocked rage. Solomon gave me a quick grin that made my heart jump.
"You want to test that thoery, Mrs. Dracula?"
Solomon teased me. I reflected his smile.
"What would like me to do, human?"
I went along with his act.
"Bite me then."
Solomon instructed. I flashed him my teeth and shrugged.
"Why not. But what will that prove?"
I asked him. Solomon thought about before he gave me an answer.
"To see if I'll become a vampire and can't be seen in mirrors."
Solomon answer me.
"Your on vamp-boy."
I challenged him. As Solomon was about to wrap his arms around me I held up a hand.
"If you don't become a vampire than you owe me."
I stated. Solomon nodded.
"Alright. What will it be?"
Solomon grinned at me.
"Another taste of your blood."
I replied. Compeletly serious. Solomon no longer smiled and stared at me.
"Why? You have the blood packets."
Solomon implied. I waved it off.
"Those things taste horrible. Please?"
I begged. Solomon rolled his eyes at me.
"Fine. I guess I really am deliscoius. Just in a more lets-go-eat-us-some-of-that-solomon kind of way."
Solomon teased me as he flashed me a smile once more.
"Shall we get started then, vamp-boy?"
I suggested. Solomon nodded at me. I grabbed him by the shirt and rolled on top of him. Solomon grunted for a response. I placed my hands on his chest and leaned forward towards his neck. Solomon wrapped me in his arms and cocked his head to the side. Leaving a very exposed neck. His scent swarmed around me, reminding me of lavender and roses. I could feel Solomon's heart beat rapidly as it thrummed in a steady beat under my fingers. My hunger drowned me out and I spoke my thoughts without thinking about it.
"I'm so hungry."
I moaned in a muted whisper. Solomon rubbed my back reassuringly.
"I'm all yours. Take what you want."
He rasped as his pulse quickened even more. I could praticlily feel his blood running threw my fingers as I basked in his life force. I licked his neck as a way to search for the jugular vien. When I found it I hovered over it. Just when I was about to clamp shut on his throat, there was a knock on the door.
"Saya. Can I come in?"
Diva's voice smashed through the transfixed spell I seemed to be under. I blinked a couple a times before I began to think properly. As I started to pull away, Solomon grabbed my arm.
"Don't. Just ignore her. Come on, I know you want to. I can almost feel your hunger raidating off you."
Solomon tried to convince me but his appealing offer made me shudder. I didn't want to have just some of his blood, I had wanted all of it. I was going to rip out his jugular vien and drink every last drop. It takes more than that to kill a chevalier but the hunger had been so controlling that it had scared me. I frowned at him and shook my head.
"I can't."
I muttered back to him. I got off the bed and answered the door where a worried faced Diva stood. She gave me a sad smile.
"Um...Can we talk?"
Diva asked me. I nodded and walked out into the empty hallway and closed my bedroom door, leaving a very disatisfied chevalier. I leaned against the wall and prompted her to continue.
"Who is Min?"
Diva got straight to the point and the mention of her name made me enternaly cringe. I fumbled around for words to tell Diva, my sister about the girl named Min. But where to begin? There was so much Diva didn't know about my past that it was just better for her to not know.
"She was a friend."
I told Diva truthfully.
"I met her down in the basement and watched her die there too."
I tried as hard as I could to keep back the tears that stung at my eyes. Diva nodded in understanding and spoke not a word. It felt like an hour had gone by before one of us spoke again.
"Okay then. Um...goodnight Saya."
Diva waved goodby to me as she went into her own room. I stood out in the hall and just vacantly stared at the wall for no particular reason. I eventchually went back into my room. As I lied back down next to Solomon, he draped his arm over my shoulders and pulled me close.
"You still wanna bite?"
Solomon asked me nonchalantly as he peered into my eyes with his own. My gut screamed yes as did my body but my mind screamed no.
"No, thanks."
I lied as I tried to ignore the hunger that nawed at my mind. Solomon leaned in close enough to my face, that our foreheads were touching. He gave me a sly smile.
"Your eyes have turned red. So I'll take it that you just lied to me. So, again, still want a bite?"
Solomon asked me again. I closed my eyes and tried to slow my racing heart as I my breathing came quicker.
"No. I just want to rest for once, Solo. Will you stay with me?"
I panted as exghuastion began to numb my body. Solomon sighed heavily as he wrapped me in his arms.
"Sure, I will, Sai. Now and forever."
Solomon reassured me. I smiled faintly as I drifted off to sleep. And for once memories of the past didn't haunt me and for once in a very long time. I simply just slept in Solomon's arms as happy I could be at the moment.
Who is this Min girl? What untold horrors haunt Saya? W hy can't Diva ever win in a simple game of Frogger against Saya? Who are you people that happen to be reading this? Why am I talking to people I do not know? Good question. I think I'll stop. So no mean comments but you may point out grammar and spelling mistakes. Thank you for reading. Until next chapter. Audio!
Hopefully your favorite author,
Danni a.k.a. falling into the darkness ^.- teehee!
