Hey all! Nice to talk to you all again. Sorry I haven't been updating much, but after FINALLY FUCKING FINISHING the last chapter, I was going to try and finish this one— also we are a bit tall, like 5, 11 tall. Also like Abby was our first friend, from the maidens at Castle Dimitrescu— but anyway, carrying on! Let's get into this Chapter! ALSO, I'M SO SORRY THAT I CAN'T WRITE A FIGHTING SCENE CORRECTLY😭
I keep forgetting to add that | | when someone talks in a different language is a translation to English because i'm too lazy to add it at the ending/beginning and would rather have you all know what the character had said than have you all suffer to just translate it yourself- anyway, enjoy bae! :)
| Three weeks later |
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A soft knock was at your door, "Come in." you softly said, putting your shirt back on as you were examining your scars from before.
"Hey, slut!" Matt joked, you giggle at him.
"What's up?"
"Nothin' just wanted to check on my bestie till the restie!" he giggled, hugging you from behind.
"Right." you turned back to the vanity, inspecting the light mark where the scar on your chest was, tracing it with your fingertips.
"Swear!" you hummed playfully, he rested his chin on your shoulder with a pout, looking at you through the mirror— hearing him sigh deeply and pull away.
"Guess you don't want the present I got you?" you look at him confused through the mirror, turning your head to him. Red smoke appeared behind him as he grabbed whatever he had but still hid it behind his back. You cock a brow at him before he stretched his arms out in front of you and practically shoved a small blue box with a white bow wrapped securely around it in your hands.
"I got it when you were isolated in Red's room, it didn't cost much. Duke had it on sale when he came back to visit." you looked at him and tilted your head, "Go ahead open it!" he beamed a toothy smile at you.
You opened the box, undoing the bow before taking the top off— revealing a brand new iPhone box. You smile at him before embracing him, "Thank you idiot." he smiled back at you and nodded.
"Oh wait, I almost forgot! I was supposed to take you to the armory room— and before you ask, no, I did not get a new weapon for Cass. Again."
"Are we going to do training again?"
"Pretty much, just want to see how much you learned— and also because Red ordered me to,"
"Out of all the fucking nicknames?"
"What? It matches their accessory, plus I couldn't think of anything else!" he grumbled, crossing his arms after sighing.
"True, whatever."
"I just wanted to check up on you, plus Red insisted I'd check to see how much you learned from what I taught you!" he beamed once more, you looked at him and hummed.
"Girl, we need to go— like, right neow." he snapped you out of your trance from the blonde's request, you shook your head then hummed out a small 'yes', realization quickly came back to you a couple of moments later.
"I- How the fuck is Cassandra dating you?"
"Guess we both have the same question." he shrugged, you flinch when he grabs you by the shoulders and suddenly you both are now in the armory room.
"Been a while since I've been here, wow-wee! Also afterward I'ma go shower because I know I'm going to get sweaty," you stretch, your back and shoulders popping as you do. Matt chuckles, you groan before speaking once more, "OK then, what are we starting with?"
"Simple, just hand-to-hand combat, remember some of the stuff I taught you?"
"Of course!"
"Ok then, I'll start easy just this once. Also yes you can hit me this time, I already told Cassandra to not worry and..hurt you." you giggle, focusing on his movements.
Matt quickly throws a punch at you and you quickly grab his wrist just in time to move it to the side, he kicks at you but not fast enough to hit you— you move to the side a bit then kick his leg with your hand still on his wrist to which makes him yelp, you jab his side then push him off of you.
"Ow, at least you know what to do." he winces and stretches his arm, he kicks at you once more not fast enough still— you get down and quickly sweep his feet which knocked him to the ground. "WOAH!" he managed to get out before slamming onto the floor.
"Come on Matt, just a go a bit harder on me." you sigh, getting a good amount of distance from him as he stood back up— he hums in concern and cocks an eyebrow at you.
"That's what she said."
"Cochino. | Nasty.|" you said before shaking your head, being caught off guard, and getting knocked to the ground. You punch him in the stomach a couple of times until you can push him off of you.
"Ok, fine, but this is what you asked for." you chuckled, your attention staying on the brunet as you backed up once again. He moves quickly toward you, throwing punches and kicks your way— you dodge some by moving away or by ducking. Eventually, he lands a hard kick to your leg making you fall on your stomach with a hiss, he was about to kick you once more but you happened to roll away before he had the chance.
Bela watched from the door as it was cracked open, a toothy smile on her face as she watched you and Matt (you in general). You had your arm around his neck loosely, he grabbed you by your arm and threw you over his shoulder, "HA, I got you." he giggled, while you wince on the floor.
"Yeah, I guess you did." he laughed once more, and then you suddenly grabbed his wrist and kicked with both of your feet hard on his stomach, he tumbled backward and hit the ground and you took your chance to sit on him, your knee on one of his arms and his other arm pinned down on his chest by your hand.
"Fuck you." he groaned out, you giggled and stood up with your hand held out for him which he gladly took with a grunt.
"No thanks, but you can do that to Cass." you laughed as he hit you on the shoulder with a grumble, your joints cracking as you stretched once more. "Ok then can you take me back to my room, I need to shower before I—"
"[Name]!" you shrieked, turning around just as you felt a pair of hands lightly press at your waist and jab whoever was behind you—realizing it was Daniela who was behind you, she hunched forward grasping her stomach as a loud yelp followed afterward by a loud hiss of pain escaped her lips.
"SON OF A..!" she cried out, still tightly clutching onto her stomach. You gasped, covering your mouth with both hands, guilt filling you instantly.
"I'M SO SORRY!" you apologized frantically, your voice muffled from your hands over your mouth.
The next thirty minutes were you muffling apologies to the redhead, Matt was chuckling softly from behind you; his hand over his mouth in an attempt to shut himself up.
"I guess Matt taught you well..good god.." she strained out, taking deep raspy breaths in— frantic apologies leaving your lips once more. Matt failed to stay quiet this time, chuckles escaping him.
"Why are you laughing, I'm in pain, you imbecile!"
"Yeah..by a mortal!" he said almost out of breath, his hands on his knees as he leaned forward while laughing. This made the redhead grit her teeth in annoyance, angry buzzing leaving her.
You looked at Matt, "I- I don't even have anything to say. I'm just going to go take a shower, good luck!" you sigh, the brunet looks back at the redhead who has now, fully recovered from the small pain and is now glaring down at him. You quickly turn around and then hear a loud clashing and a couple of thuds, you turn around to see Matt blocking his head while Daniela is beating the fuck out of him, literally.
You speed-walk out of the armory and into the long corridor, "Cassie!" you call out, a swarm of flies instantly in front of you.
"What happened?" she questions hastily, her eyes darting on your body for any small injuries.
"Your baby sister is fighting your fiancé in the armory." you giggle, pointing your thumb behind you and hearing the commotion in said room.
"Ugh, what happened this time?" she raises an eyebrow, crossing her arms and leaning on one of her legs.
"So, I might've or might've not accidentally jabbed Dani in the stomach.." she tilted her head down slightly, a brow quirked as she looked at you. "She scared me once again and I turned around and jabbed her hella hard in the stomach, which made Matt laugh at her because I, and I quote by him 'a mortal, hurt an immortal'." Cassandra giggled softly at this, shaking her head as she did.
"What?" her giggles growing louder, her hand over her mouth as she did. You sigh and look at her unamused.
"Yeah, she got mad because he made fun of her." you wait till her laughs die down, she wipes her tears away with a gloved finger, one last breathy chuckle passing her lips.
"Cass."
"Hm?"
"Your husband is still fighting your sister, THAT MIGHT RIP HIM APART!"
"Oh, right!" she manifests into her swarm and rushes away into the armory, more clashes and things breaking are heard from the room.
'Now's my queue to leave.' you walk back to your room making turns and turns till you reach the hall with your room. 'Sometimes I forget how big this fucking castle is.' you sigh in relief once you reach your door, grab the doorknob and gently swing your door open and walk inside to find something comfortable to wear.
You rummage around the drawers and end up going with sweatpants and a slightly loose shirt, also grabbing a fresh pair of underwear and a bra. You take the clothes with you into the bathroom and set them on the nearby chair, you grab a rose-scented shampoo and body wash. Turning on the water and pouring a bit of shampoo into the tub.
Dropping your clothes to the ground and waiting for the water to fill, once it is filled perfectly you turn the tap to turn it off and slip in the tub. You enjoy the soothing sound of the faint fire roaring away in the bedroom and the warm water against your body. 'Fuck. I should have asked Cass if Duke was in the village.' you huff, pouting slightly as you thought about where he would be located the most.
'I'll just check with Elena.' you let out a sigh, now washing yourself. You stayed a while more in the tub as you relaxed more in the still-warm water, you finally got up from the tub grabbed your towel, and dry off, quickly going to the bedroom to change into your clothes. You put on your clothes, and afterward, dry your hair with your towel. A click at the door catches your attention, you neatly put the damp towel on the chair in front of the vanity.
"Hey, Lady Bela!" you smiled, your back facing the door as you looked through the drawer of the vanity for one of your favorite perfumes. 'No response, weird.' you turn to be faced with one of your co-workers, Abby, with dark brown shoulder-length hair and hazel eyes looking at you in shock, her light beige skin glowing from the fire.
"[Name]?" her voice barely above a whisper, she takes a small step forward.
"Hey Abby." you smile softly at her, stretching your arms out for her— instantly she rushes to you and pulls you into a tight embrace. "It's nice seeing you again, Ab." she tensed in your arms as you spoke softly to her, once she pulled away her cheeks were stained from tears. "It's ok— don't cry, sweetie." you wiped away the tear stains on her cheeks with both of your thumbs, a soft smile on your lips as you looked down at her.
"I thought you wouldn't come back.."
"Hey, remember, I promised I'd come back." you softened your smile some more, your hands pulling her into another embrace; you're fingers combing through her soft chocolate brown hair as she silently sobbed into your chest, your other hand rubbing soothing slow circles on her back to help calm her down.
She calmed down quicker than before, just hugging you tightly as you soothed her some more. "Now that you're here," She pulled away and tugged you to the bed sitting down as you did the same. She stops for a second, thinking, you sit there waiting patiently for her to come back into reality. "Has any of the girls seen you?" she questions.
"Our friend group? No, I haven't seen them surprisingly. Where are they?" she looks at you with her eyebrows furrowed.
"Just me, Cece, and Ashely now." your eyes widen in shock at this information, tears welling up in your eyes at the small thought of the others screaming and pleading for their life as one of the ladies tore them apart. Now it was your turn for comforting, Abby's hand grabbed your shoulder and squeezed it lightly, your tears streaming down your face as your mind ran.
This went on for an hour and a half before a knock was at the door, you and Abby looked at the door and sighed in sync, "Come in." she called out softly, wiping away the tear stains on your cheeks.
"Abby, what's taking so long?" you perk up at the voice, your glassy eyes make contact with your friend, Cece, another one of your best friends. Long ash blonde locks, black eyes, and smooth olive-brown skin. As soon as you blinked she practically threw herself at you which forced you to fall back against the mattress and immediately feel your shirt getting wet— shaking shoulders only signifying she was sobbing quietly into your chest. You sob softly along with her, embracing her tightly as well as she did— practically suffocating each other in the tight embrace you both had.
You're the first to calm down, carding your fingers through her dirty blonde locks, her arms squeezed around your waist a bit tighter. Abby watched with sympathy, your other hand rubbing soothing circles on her back. Her shoulders shook more, she had fixed herself mid-sobbing and now had her face at the crook of your neck snuggling herself into you some more for comfort. "I-I th-oug-ht yo- you wo-uld-wouldn't co-come ba-ck." she managed through hiccups, shoulders shaking with each hiccup and she continued sobbing into you.
You shush her softly, swaying your upper body side to side gently in a comforting manner. "Hey, hey, it's ok— I'm here now," you said in a hushed tone, pressing a kiss to the top of her head. She tightens her hold on you, causing a small yelp leaving you at the suddenness. Once you get used to the pressure around your waist you continue to card your fingers through her hair gently.
After a little while of both women helping you catch up on what happened, they ended up leaving after another maiden told them the Lady was asking for the both of them, they hugged you goodbye and hurried off.
You continue rummaging through the drawer of perfumes and spray yourself twice with your favorite scent— rose— then put on your shoes and look for the perfect hoodie to go with your outfit, You groan when you can't find one hoodie to match you, quickly you remember the black hoodie Bela had in your room and left it here about a month ago, though she doesn't wear it as much as she used to. She's more used to the tight black dresses, that hug her curvy figure so perfectly, oh, if only she could share the same feelings.
'Things can't always go my way.' you thought, you finally find Bela's black hood and pull it over you, you look in the mirror one last time before exiting the room.
"And where do you think you're going?" said a stern voice, Bela, you jump and let out a strangled yelp, you turn to face her and huff when she giggles.
"I'm going to go get some stuff from the duke." you close your door and stuff the needed lei in your hoodies pocket- that Matt had given you, even though you told him no multiple times- and walked slowly for the blonde to catch up.
"Stuff like what?" she quirked an eyebrow at you as she grabbed you by your arm to stop you before crossing her arms over her chest.
"Like drawing supplies, I'll be quick, promise!" you bring your pinkie up to her with a small smile on your lips, she looks at your pinkie and then looks back at you.
"Fine, but if you're not here in less than an hour, [Name] I swear I will go out looking for you, even if that means that I have to run in a damn snowstorm looking for you."
"Aww, sweetheart, I'll be fine— besides who in the hell would want to hurt me in this village?"
"Men."
"Be more specific." you sigh, now quirking an eyebrow at her with your hands on your waist.
"Men that want to burn you because you work for my Mother?" you snicker at her response making the blonde send you a small glare.
"Well, almost all the men there are pretty nice to me, and I don't think it could get bad so." you stick your hands in your pockets on your sweatpants and shrug.
Bela huffed at your comment, feeling herself become slightly irritated. "Ok, ok, fine. Did Matt go over lessons once more?" you nod with a smile on your lips, she sighs then sticks her gloved pinkie out just for you to hook your own with hers.
"You better keep your promise," you chuckle at her grumbled comment, you give her a hug then leave with a wave.
Bela swore she felt her dead heart move, once you were out of view from where she was standing in the hallway she smiled brightly to herself at your interaction, she then continued with her day— only with you on the back of her mind, her hoodie on you being noticed immediately after she saw you.
As soon as you had turned around you smiled brightly to yourself as well, your chest filling with warmth when you hugged the blonde vampire. Your hands were still in your sweatpants pockets as you walked through the halls to leave, a soft hum leaving you— your mind racing with images of Bela's smile and adorable grumble from earlier.
Too lost in your mind that when you turned another corner you hadn't noticed a maid rushing through without looking ahead and crashing into your chest, you were quick to react quickly unlike those other times, and grabbed the woman by her waist before she went crashing onto the ground.
"S-sorry!" she squeaked out, you helped her stand straight once more before standing up yourself. Smooth medium olive skin, black long hair, dark gray eyes that slightly glowed due to the soft, dim light in the hall lights, her lips pink from the soft pink of lipstick she had on.
"You're alright, what the rush?" you cock an eyebrow at her, your hands back in your pockets.
She doesn't answer your question and just looks up at you, going unnoticed by you. 'I didn't even get a chance to fucking get close to the exit.' you internally groaned, and you clear your throat which had brought back the ogling maiden to reality— she gulped, face reddening from embarrassment. "S-sorry, w-what did you ask?" she chuckled awkwardly, fidgeting with an article of her outfit.
"I said, what's the rush," you said once more, and you sighed softly. Her expression turned calmer, a random wave of confidence hit her and she smiled smugly up at you. 'Dear Mother Miranda, help me..' you cried and pleaded internally.
"U-um, just uh, in a hurry to the- the kitchen.." she said, dear dark lord.. she is such an awful liar.
"Right," you chuckle before sighing deeply once more.
"Are you a maiden too?" she leans against the wall, head tilted and one leg over the other. Smoky doe eyes looking into your [Color] ones with a glint of submissiveness.
"Yes, this is my last week off before going back to work." you nod your head with an awkward smile, looking away from her and down the hall.
"Ah, I see. How long have you stayed here?" she asked once more, 'Of course, she's new.' you can already picture Dani or Cass slaughtering the woman from flirting with you when they both know you have your eyes set on someone else.
"I've stayed here for 5 years." you scratch the back of your head, she nods in acknowledgment and smiles brighter.
"I'm going to say this in the most respectful way possible, but you're really beautiful," she said, leaning closer to you with the same smile on her lips.
You've already seen this coming, you chuckle, "Sorry, sweetheart, but I already have my eyes on someone." you smile mockingly.
"Aw, but I could help you out with your desires if you want darling." she got closer to you, her hands behind her back.
'This had to happen when I was leaving?' you huff, "No thanks, again sweetheart I love someone else." you said lowly, causing the woman to shiver and her smirk to widen.
"Oh come on, I swear it'll be worth it." the raven-haired woman placed her hand on your collarbone and rubbed up to your neck to run a finger on your soft [Color] skin on the side of your throat.
"Nah, I'm good, really." you tilt your head to move away from her touch and grab her arm to force her to put it to her side, she leans in and puts her other hand on your stomach to slowly slide them down and resting her other hand in its original position on your throat to caress your skin.
"Please? I promise you'll love what I have to offer." you squeak in surprise at her touch on your stomach, she then presses her lips on your throat causing you to grab both her wrists in a swift movement, and for her to gasp and look up at you.
"I said, I'm fine," you growl, then let go and push her away from you roughly and walk to the exit. Leaving the woman speechless.
Soft grumbles leave you as you storm off and curse the foolish maiden, your mood completely different from 2 minutes ago with the blonde beauty.
You push through the doubled doors and close them quickly as you open them, you walk through the snowy trail. The snow beneath your feet crunches satisfyingly, soothing you and helping you focus on the sounds and your snowy surroundings.
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[Outro]
I'm fucking dying... I CAN'T PLEASE I JUST FINISHED THIS SHIT AT 2 AM AND I GOT SCHOOL TOMORROW. I'ma 'bout to end up like this tomorrow at school:
OK then loves, I'ma go to sleep. I hope you all like this new update and wish me luck on the next, please! Ok, let me start going!
Good night/morning everyone! I love you all and wish you all the best as always buh bye!💕💕