Chapter 3
I got to my feet so fast that I knocked David over while doing so. I crouched toward the direction of the voice and began to change instantly into my hybrid self. David grabbed my arms quickly and pulled me back saying, "No, no. Eve, wait it's okay. It's okay." A light flicked on as I was changing back and as I focused the woman came into full view. "I-I'm sorry," she squeaked again, "I d-didn't mean to frighten you. I just heard a lot of commotion and I just wanted to see if everything was all right. Forgive me."
David let go of me and stepped forward, "No, no it's my fault, Roxi. I should have told you I was back. Forgive me." The woman gave a nervous smile. "Ah right," David continued, "Eve, this is Roxanne. Roxanne, this is our guest of honor, Eve." He turned to me looking apologetic, "Er, Roxi works in the kitchens of the castle." Roxi walked a few steps closer and extended her hand, "Oh, this is Eve! It's so wonderful to meet you! David has talked to me about you so much."
I extended my hand also and shook her's, "But you are human." I said bewildered. David scrambled, "Er, yes, Roxi also looks after the house in the daytime. I've got to sleep some time, right?" He gave a nervous laugh. I dropped Roxi's hand and took her in. She had little pokes in her arms from what I would guess to be needles. She was very pretty though with long red hair. She looked to be in her early twenties, the same as me.
"I'm sorry about that," I babbled, "I didn't mean to frighten you or anything. I should have known you weren't a threat of course with you know the whole saying David's name and everything. Just a bit of a shock I guess since I WAS told everyone in the castle was sleeping right now." She smiled at David and said, "Very understandable." David smiled back at her. I felt like I was intruding on something.
I swung my arms together, "Welp, if one of you wants to show me to my room that'd be lovely. I could get some shut eye in before everyone else wakes up." David turned to me and mumbled, "Yeah, yeah. Of course, I'll show you." He turned and grabbed my bag from beside a fallen chair and headed toward a door to the right of the room. Roxi disappeared through a door on the opposite end of the room. My guess is the kitchen was behind there.
Just beyond the door we went through was a staircase that let to several other doors. David paused at the first door. "This is my room, Eve. If you need anything, really, don't hesitate to ask. Just knock. I'm usually in there." "Okay, thanks, David," I replied, "for everything really." "No problem really," he stated and walked on past two more doors and then stopped again. He handed over my bag and stated, "This will be your room. " He smiled at me, "I had fun fighting today. We should do it again soon." I gave him and smirk, "Yeah, sure. Definitely." Then he turned around and retreated to his room and I pushed open the door to mine.
It was huge. Probably three of my rooms back at the school would have fit into this one. A wardrobe was to the far left of the room so I closed the door and went to unpack my things. I placed everything in the wardrobe then yawned. It was quite a lot of stuff since when I called David to tell him I was coming, he insisted that I stay for at least a fortnight. My father agreed saying that I "needed some vacation time."
I sighed and crossed to the middle of the room and flung myself on a king sized canopy bed. Everything on the bed was black, the covers, the pillows, and even the curtains that hung from the canopy. "Nice theme," I thought to myself as I took of my shoes and then clothes. Ever since the lab, I didn't like sleeping with clothes on. I guess it has to do with a freedom thing or something. Then I got under the covers and fell straight to sleep.