Chapter 8: By My Side
Violet awoke the next morning in her bed alone.
She remembered how she got there, Darkness had carried her against him, so lovingly and delicately. They had made love again…or as close to making love as they had gotten. This time Violet had held him as he came. She had felt the strength of his orgasm as his cum flowed forth on her upper thighs.
Without much thought, she slid out of the bed, nude and sticky, and headed to the bathroom. This time, when she felt eyes upon her she did not feel frightened. Instead, a strange sense of comfort came over her.
She slid into the water and washed herself, giving herself time to take in her situation from a new perspective. The library was an amazing gift, she already could not wait to get out of the tub and wander around in it for hours. However, Darkness had abducted her from her home and all that she knew. Then again, she hadn't been particularly happy at home, only content to not be happy…she could open herself up to this new experience and try to be happy where she was, with Darkness.
Her head spinning, she got out of the tub, dried off and stepped back in the main room where the Dancer was waiting for her with a new dress. Violet allowed herself to be dressed, this time in an emerald green outfit. She even let the Dancer braid back her hair and put in an emerald clip before heading to the library.
She picked up the volume from the night before, which now rested on a low table beside her chair. Tucking herself into the chair comfortably, she settled in to read. Without a way to tell time in this strange realm, she wasn't sure how long she sat there before food appeared at her elbow. Her stomach rumbled at the idea so she helped herself to what looked like a blackberry scone and a cup of hot herbal tea – the flavor of which was anise and floral.
It was late before Darkness joined her again. Violet blushed but eagerly discussed the book she was reading. Darkness proved knowledgeable on the subject and they talked for hours on the topic, author and more. Before Violet realized it she was smiling and talking easily with this strange creature, more comfortable with him than she ever was with anyone before, including Lily.
They spent the night exploring each other, caressing each crevice and curve, each muscle and arch. Still they did not make love. Violet still felt reserved and Darkness did not push.
The next few days they developed a rhythm. Violet awoke, bathed and read, breakfasted and read, and Darkness came and they discussed her books, her thoughts, her feelings. They did teased and titillated each other to orgasm until violet slept.
One day, when Darkness joined her, she was not reading but waiting for him.
"My princess, are you well? Do you need anything?"
Violet bit her lip and tried to bring up the words she had thought about all day. "Why is it, when I awaken, you are not beside me? I remember falling to sleep beside you but when I wake you are gone and I am alone."
Darkness paused and thought about this, about the implications of her questioning. "I merely thought you would like to have this time alone, to think and read, my lady."
"And," she interrupted, "Why is it you do not call me by my name? Always my lady or princess. I have a name, do you not know it?"
Taken aback by the anger that had slipped into her voice, Darkness merely waited now.
"I have no companion here other than the mute creature you send to dress me. The whole…house…if you can call it that is silent all day. I only have you to talk with but you do not come until evening. Is there no one else here? No other sentient being? No other room? Where is it you go to while I relax away my mornings?"
She wrapped her arms around her torso and sighed. She hadn't realized how lonely this place could be until the past two mornings when she had awoken before her usual hour and felt the shadows of the room engulf her.
Darkness knelt before her, "Violet, my Violet." He said nothing more but took her up in his arms and held her, stroking her long hair free of its braid and the topaz clip that held it. "I will be by your side every moment if it will make you happy. I will bring all of my court of dark creatures to bow before you…I…I have something to ask of you."
At this Violet looked up at him, curiosity widening her lavender eyes. "Yes?"
"Be my queen, stay by my side, for eternity. I can give you an immortal reign of the kingdom of Shadows if you will be mine, completely."