Ok this is chapter 3 and I hope it will be more exciting .
Chapter 3
Vladimir's POV
Henry. Henry. My best friend, no, no my drudge. My drudge, Henry, he bothers me. He makes me think, no, remember but….everything, everything is so gone, so lost. I can't trust anyone, they are all merely pawns. They exist for my use. Yes that is it that is the answer.
Yes, Vladimir, that is the answer. You must never sway, don't let him trick you into thinking that someone actually loves you. He left, but I was there, I am here. You don't need anyone else.
I lay back on my bed. The voice, it soothes me. I'm not sure where it comes from but it was there when I was alone, it helped me gain strength and power. This is all I need and besides remembering is just too hard. My life was never this good anyways, the voice told me so. I sighed and held up the small bracelet I had found. The purple and black braided ropes somehow reminded me of myself. I couldn't quite place it, but it was comforting so I've kept it.
A knock on the door interrupted my bliss. "What is it?" I replied sharply. I was just dozing off. I sit up as one of my butlers crack opened the door. "So sorry to interrupt Master Pravus, but it is of urgent news."
"Very well." I stood and put on a robe of red velvet and black silk. Once seated in the meeting area of my room with all the appropriate arrangements met- lights, blood wine, etc- before me stood a broad vampire with black hair and black eyes, my general of sorts, Dante. He had a grim expression. "Dante, I hope you awoke my slumber with good news. I might not be as upset." I couldn't hide the small grin and Dante shifted nervously.
"Master, I regret to inform you that this is not good news."
I tapped the side of my wine glass, irritated. "Well then, tell me."
Dante cleared his throat, "Well, Master, it seems that Spain does no longer want to form an alliance."
"Then why don't we press the issue…further, shall we say?"
Now Dante openly looked nervous, "It seems that they have been found pleasing in the eyes of uh… the Slayer Society, and um have formedanalliancewiththem."
"WHAT?" Anger boiled over and I threw the wine glass at Dante causing it to shatter on him. "How could you let this happen? Do you know what could happen now? Other countries will think that they can go against me!"
"Master, please, it is just one country."
I reached out faster than anyone could see me and snatched Dante by the throat. "Just. One. Country? No, Dante, no. not just one country, because if you don't fix this," my fangs elongated and I snapped just by his neck "I will drain every last drop of you and take your wife. Do you understand?"
Dante shook "Y-yes Master."
"Good, now go!" I watched as he scrambled out of my room and then turned to the mess I had made. "Angela!" I yelled, "Come clean this up!" A small middle aged human woman appeared and mumbled a 'yes Master' and hastily started to clean. I crawled back in bed and slept waiting for the moon to rise.
Henry's POV
I have hope that Vlad will change back, but let's face the truth, that hope is a far ways away. As of now, I am his drudge, meant to serve.
"M-master." The words were barely over a whisper as my vision started to blur. My breathing became more labored and my head pounded. I could practically feel my blood being drawn from me. "Vlad..." I mentally cursed myself for using his name, but he just dropped me to the floor and spit some of my own blood on the floor next to me.
"Sorry", He grinned sadistically, "you might want some of that back."
Silently, nurses gathered me up and set me in their office. My vision was useless but I could still hear them.
One sighed, "Honestly I don't know why he does that."
"Yeah, just nearly kills him and he's so nasty to him."
"I know! This one's the only one too, doesn't treat any other drudge like that."
"Well maybe he done something to deserve it."
"Yes, maybe so."
It was true all of it, and they weren't the only ones to notice. Even other drudges say they're glad I'm here to take the crap so they don't have to. It's kind of a joke, but it's not very funny.
The nurses tell me I should stay inside and rest today and I can't help but dream of how Vlad and I used to be. (This happens often when I'm left alone with nothing to do) Although I know I can't change the past it's nice to live in another world for a while and pretend everything's okay. I stare at the bracelet the braided gold and blue ropes only slightly dirty. I keep staring until my vision blurs and…..
Suddenly a knock on the door jolts me out of my sleep, "Come in." The door opens just as I say this.
"I wasn't asking permission." I grin, Jackson stand in the doorway with a lopsided smile. Jackson is also a drudge, but not for the Master Pravus, for his general, Dante. He and I are what, in a normal life, would be called friends. It's not unusual for drudges to make friends, just not common. You see, if drudges are owned by a same master usually they end up jealous of each other and if they are owned by different masters of course being loyal they like to say how much better one is than the other. But Jackson and I have both been drudges for a many number of years (although Jackson became Dante's drudge when he was 13) so we are able to be more mature about our masters, especially since we were both once friends with our masters.
I laughed, "Hey, nice to see you too."
He raised an eyebrow, "Again?"
I nodded.
"Well I know what will make you feel a bit better."
"And what is that?"
"We, are going to Spain baby!"
