Lucifer

Before Chapter 1- Part 2

                  I awoke with a throbbing headache. For some reason, the wine hadn't helped with my aggravation last night. I stole it from the wine room. I wanted to just gulp away this whole mess. It's stupid how optimistic I was about coming here... "FUCK!!" I screamed into my pillow. I started to punch the pillow too. Harder and harder each time. I gave up when I started to lose track of my breathing. I looked up from the pillow to see a smiling Fire. I sort of chuckled, due to the fact that he witnessed the abuse that I expressed upon this innocent pillow.
                    "Someone's happy." He said as he walked to the other side of my bed and laid down beside me. I moved closer to him, laying my head on his chest. He placed his hand on the back of my neck and gently started to massage it. I sighed feeling a bit more relaxed about the whole situation. "I heard about what happened." He said continuing the massage. I rolled my eye patting his chest with my forefinger. Drawing invisible circles on his shirt. "Just give him some time, he takes a little while to warm up to people. Especially a human like you." He said softly placing a kiss on my head.

                    I was even more relaxed, I didn't care anymore about the whole room situation. I'll just find something to do before going to school. So maybe I'll help the maids and go to the library. Learn something new other than watching paint dry. He pulled me into his chest and began to rub my back. "You're so intimate, Mystic is very lucky. " I said out of the blue. His chest vibrated as he chuckled. "You are a very lucky beloved." He said in a whisper kissing my forehead. My vision became a bit blurred as the darkness began to take over.

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ASTRAL PLANE:

                 I awoke into a pitch-black vortex. My head was pounding and the sound of a train echoed through my mind. I was feeling a bit fearful about what was going on. I was awake but in another world. "Am I dreaming?" I asked in a whisper. Suddenly the pounding stopped and the sound of the rain stopped. I could only hear footsteps approaching me from behind. I wanted to turn around, but something was stopping me. I just stood there, until the footsteps came to an end. I could feel a strong presence behind me. Its energy was high, almost suffocating. I couldn't handle it, I felt almost vulnerable, though I hadn't had a chance to see who or even what this was.

                      "Hello?" I choked out into the dark space. I felt hands wrap around my stomach. Immediately a wave of peace and love washed over me. "Hello, dearest." A deep smooth voice whispered into my ear.  "Who are you?" I asked. A laugh-filled the space echoing to and from. "I am your soul guide." He said to me. "My what?" I questioned. "I am a friend from the past. One who made a promise with you to help you in this lifetime." He said to me. "Help me how?" I asked curiously. "I am here to help you make the right decisions in order to walk a path of self-awareness. I'm here to help you find love." He said gently pulling me into his body. I felt too relaxed, almost high. "I am your yang. " He whispered. I turned to face him, but he was gone.

                                                                               *END OF ASTRAL TRAVEL*

                     The next three weeks passed by pretty fast. I made a very effective schedule for my days. I would get up, eat a full breakfast. Then after doing that, I would go for a good run and then shower. The days were spent learning how to cook food for supernatural beings. The vampires would be able to enjoy normal fancy food. Especially for them, the caviar would be mixed in with a half a cup of warm human blood. They would put the caviar in a copper dish that would be placed onto coal. It was able to stay warm for up to 1 hour. That's how long the parties usually lasted.

                    I usually cooked and then went to my room and showered. Then I would spend the rest of the night at the castle's library reading famous old literature, dissecting the stories and poems each contained.   I did my studies on astronomy and any other subjects that caught my attention.  It wasn't boring to me, oftentimes I'd wake up at the table I was at the night before with papers stuck to my face and scattered all around me. Most would say that it was boring what I was doing and that I should at least go out and party. But that was something that was a little hard to do. For some reason, Xander had a mad protective instinct toward me. I could never really do anything and go anywhere. It's almost as though he thought I might get hurt or in trouble if I pick up a damn plastic cup. He had no problem with me learning to cook and studying at the library because I could be monitored easily.

                      The other night I tried to convince Fire and Mystic to go out with me to a local club. All of the people who were "special" A.K.A supernatural beings hung out there. They dance and do other fun stuff, at least that's what people said about the place. Fire lied and said that he wasn't much of a dancer. And mystic said that she didn't enjoy loud melancholy music. Stereotypes by supernatural beings.. How ironic. I spent that night listening to music and reading. I was craving wine or some type of stimulant that would help me focus. But for some reason I knew neither would help and that it was sleep that would best help me. I needed the energy for tomorrow so that I can stay focused on the food selections and arrangements for the decorations for the ball.

ASTRAL PLANE:

I awoke to this familiar place. A vibration ran through my body, a wave of acceptance came to me. I allowed it to happen, knowing for some reason that this was the only way I would grow in the way I needed to. According to my soul guide or as he calls himself my "Yang"."It deals with balance. The yin and the yang. A divine balance. The Yin is the divine feminine, dealing with the lunar energy of coolness and mystery. Yang is the divine masculine, dealing with the solar energy of bold and new energy." He explained. "With these two ones is balanced and without worry. It takes a certain period of time for one to obtain this balance. You, my dear, are lucky. We will be acquainted in the 3rd-dimensional realm you exist on.I'll see you there, but you won't see me. Not yet at least." He said, before disappearing into the dark space. 

                                                                           *END OF ASTRAL TRAVEL*