Castle
Part Four
A few days later-
(Bill)
"Y-Your Majesty! Th-there's been a murder!" One of my maids yells as she runs into my study.
"What?! Show me," I growl.
Who the hell would resort to murder?
The maid leads me to the library.
I see two dead bodies and instantly recognize the them.
Samantha and Lucy.
Samantha was one of my best friends and she's the only person that knows about Mason and me.
Lucy was her sister.
What went wrong?
I think for a few moments until-
"Sir? What do you think happened?" She asks.
"So... Samantha was... here," I say standing next to Sam's body.
"And... Lucy stabbed her and then was stabbed herself by our murderer. They probably convinced Lucy to kill her own sister... Who would do this? Get all of the staff in the throne room at once," I order.
The maid rushes away.
I frown as all the servants begin to gather.
Dipper rushes to my side.
"What happened?" He asks.
"Murder. Samantha and Lucy," I say sadly.
He gasps.
"Stabbed," I sigh.
"Join the others... Please," I say.
"You don't think I-"
"No. I don't. But I can't let people believe I'm biased."
"O-Oh. Ok... I understand. I hope you can find out who did this," he says leaving.
I sigh and confront the staff.
I explain what happened.
But everyone has an alibi.
Everyone except Zekeal.
I later grab his arm.
"May I speak to you privately?" I ask.
He nods and leads me to his room.
"Where were you last night?" I ask, trying not to offend him.
"I was with Sam actually. I can't believe she's dead..." he says near to tears.
"Anything else...?"
"We were just... We were together. In a relationship. We were on a date... and then she said she had to take care of something," Zekeal says.
"I see..."
That's such a weak alibi.
But...
"You may leave," I say.
He nods and walk away.
The Next Day-
(Zekeal)
I grin to myself as I wake up.
How stupid can humans get?!
I make my way to a future victim.
Hannah.
She giggles as I enter her room.
"Hello Zekeal~" she purrs.
"Good evening my lady," I grin.
She smiles at me.
..and then frowns.
"It's a terrible thing... The murder I mean," she says.
"I know.. but I'm here to protect you," I flirt.
She smiles.
"Now I know I'm safe," Hannah winks.
I sit next to her and wrap my arms around the human's torso.
I kiss her cheek.
The silly human turns to me and grins.
Hannah slowly presses our lips together.
I smile as I suck in her soul, well... most of it anyway.
I watch my victim's eyes turn gray.
"I need to ask you for a favor..." I say seductively.
"Anything..." she whispers.
"Kill Fawn Jackson. For me... Then we can be together... Forever. I promise," I say.
Hannah blinks, and then nods.
"Anything for you~"
"Good. Now go," I command.
Hannah walks out the room and to Fawn's.
I follow my victim.
I grin as she grabs Fawn and slices her neck.
Fawn locks eyes with me pleadingly.
I grin and shrug.
I watch joyfully as she dies.
I slurp up Fawn's soul.
Mmm...
Sweet.
Like honey.
Hannah hugs me and smiles.
"Now we can be together."
I make a 'tsk tsk' sound.
"About that... Sorry, but not really," I say as I stab her chest.
"B-But... You... Promised..." she says as she collapses.
"Yeah... Well, I make a lot of promises," I snicker.
Then I suck up the rest of Hannah's useless soul.
After all...
I'm not human.
(Dipper)
"Get Fawn. She can help you set up the table for breakfast," I say to Jane, the the most idiotic of the maids.
She nods and walk away.
"AHHHH! Sh-She's dead! F-Fawn!" Jane screams.
"What?! No..."
I run to the scene of the crime.
"Not another murder..."
Bill runs into the room panting.
"God... it's the same style... We have a serial killer on our hands," he says grimly.
I bite my bottom lip.
"How will we catch him?" I ask.
"I... I don't know. My people will be demanding answers."
He thinks for a moment.
"They'll need a wedding," he says.
The Next Day-
(Bill)
"Are you sure you want to go through with this?" Dipper asks as he fixes my fancy suit.
"Yes Mason. You know this is what the kingdom needs. They need hope."
He sighs sadly.
"Ok... Just don't get too busy for me. Please... I can't lose you," he says.
I smile and hug him.
"I'll always have time for you," I say.
"Come on... It's time," Mason says grabbing my hand.
He leads me to the small church.
I imagine the wedding is for us... for love... and not for some alliance.
Not for Vivian.
But for someone I love.
After the Wedding-
(Bill)
My new wife and I smile and wave at my people.
They cheer and yell.
I force smiles and happiness.
I frown as I enter my castle.
I head straight to my study.
"My husband... The people will be expecting us for children. Why not get started now?" Vivian's annoying voice asks.
"I'd rather not."
"But darling-"
"No my queen."
She rolls her eyes and leaves in a huff.
I go back to reading in peace.
I sigh.
Whatever shall I do about these murders?
To be continued...