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“Oh nothing to exciting, I don’t really do much. I’m actually training with the guards to become a warrior. Kine is in need for strong able men and it has always been my ambition to become a knight.” Darious started while looking off into the distance as if he could see himself standing there in shining armor with a big sword and fireworks going off in the distance. “I have actually come along pretty far on my training. They have me on call now if they are ever in need of extra soldiers.” He snickered to himself. The smug look on his face showed you his confidence. He was lively and willing to do anything for his dreams. The look was almost inspiring. Then as if it was only a passing thought he turned the focus on to you. With a nimble spin and dropping of you top half into a small catch he posed his question. “Right back at you Sephora. What do you do with your spare time?”

“Sure Sephora, I don’t mind. Let’s go for another walk.” Darious agreed as he let go of your waist slowly and started to move for the end of the deck. The small court yard felt smaller bigger with the crowd of people in it all dancing. It was hard to get around but finally you guys made it out. He lead the way again, heading to the left toward the heart of the city. The out line could be seen around the palace. With a bright and vivid moon in the background it made most things visible yet a dark blue tint to them all. It was a very pretty night. “I love going to look at the palace at night. I think its so cool looking.”

“Wha…what was that for.” Darious said with the brightest blush ever. The blood filling in his cheeks rushed to where your lips grazed by and you could feel the warmth resonating but some how didn’t feel the need to bite. It was a strange yet exhilarating sensation that made you want to do it again. Darious couldn’t help but look any where else but into your eyes. Something about the kiss hit him to, as though it was a new sensation he to had never experienced. You could see the sparkle in his eye as the smile on his face grew from one side to the other. “Does that mean you are having a good time? I don’t think I have ever been thanked in that way before.”

“Oh it’s nothing special, actually far from interesting if you really want to know. I grew up here in Kine, born and raised. I always hoped to make something of my life and be far gone from this place but it’s hard when the best place in Aeonce is here. My parents always preached to me to do my best in school so that I could get a good job. My father is a general in the Kine army and my mother is a realtor. You know most things for me where just normal. What about you? You must have some very interesting stories from your childhood.” Darious asked in a way that would entice your best answer. He leaned in close to you with the end of his words and shot a look that you didn’t really know how to take. It was almost as though he was playing hard to get now. No one had ever treated you that way before. His face got so close to yours that you could feel the breath from his lips on yours. Then just before he let the suspense end he pulled away and instead tickled the back of your hand with his own.

The walk had brought the two of you to the palace side of town. Off in the distance grew the obscene delight of glorious art in building form. The massive castle built into the side of a mountain almost looked to never end in size. To the left was the Order of Chapels, the most magnificent of buildings ever. At night everything was lit up by candle light, making for the perfect romantic atmosphere. Everything about this night was something very different from the normal.

“Well there is word going around the Bar that you have a lot of friends. Teshla swears she has seen you with this guy and she thinks the two of you are pretty serious. I’m not going to judge because your romantic life is none of my business….right now….”He adds in with a whisper as he turns his head to cough. He tried his best to hide the words because he just couldn’t help but say them but he didn’t want to scare you away or come on to quickly. He was having a great time and didn’t want any of that to change. “Everyone at work thinks you’re loaded too. You have never missed a payment and seem to always be spending on some nice new AWSOME outfit.” The way Darious let the word escape his mouth was an over dramatic praise but you could sense the sincerity of his tone. “No one really knows a whole lot and most of it is all talk. That old woman that lives next door is always freaking out. She is always muttering the craziest things to herself. It makes me laugh. One thing I don’t get about you though is why your always so cold?” He added taking your hand and rubbing up and down your arm gently with his hand. He looked into your eyes with the sweetest of smiles.

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“Aww, hey it’s alright. I’m not pressuring anything on you right now. I’m really enjoying my time with you right now and I don’t think there could be anything that could ruin this. I’m sorry to hear about things with you and that other guy. Well hey, here is to the future, where ever it may take us.” Darious said leaning in and kissing you on the forehead. It was a small gesture but one he did very carefully. He put his all in the simple kiss, as though the weight of the world depended on that going perfectly. Just as he pulled your head toward his face and leaned in for a much more meaningful and important gesture you heard a voice in the distance.

“Darious…..DARIOUS….oh there you are. I have an important message for you sir. You’re probably going to want to sit for this. Let’s move inside the palace.” A wealthy voice interrupted at the most incontinent of times. You could see it in Darious’s eyes too. He was not happy at all.

“What is it?”

“No, come inside. It is not safe. You will understand with good time. Bring your lady friend to.”

“Oh Sephora this is Mr. Shocland. May I present the lady Sephora the enchanter of this night?” Darious said playfully taking your hand and aiding you in a bow to the messenger.

“Oh those are not words I would want to bow to. This is no night of fun once you hear what bewitched occurrences have bestowed upon such a night.” Mr. Shocland added after bowing and then rushing toward the palace gate. Darious and you followed quickly behind him until finally reaching the safety of its walls. The building was cold inside, taking away slightly from the glorious design. He brought you to a smaller room where there were seats.

“Please sit sir for this terrible news may strike hard.”

“Get on with it Jeaves.”

“This very night, found dead in an upstairs chamber of your bar was your father’s dead body. He was in the stairs hall almost completely drained of blood. We have no idea where he came from or how he got there. The most interesting thing was two holes in the side of his neck. Darious, vampires! They got your father. I’m so sorry.”

“What…how could this happen!!!” Were the only words that could be understood through his broken speech as he cried? He truly loved his father. His tears couldn’t stop flowing. It was hard to watch Darious cry so hard. He leaned over to you and pulled you into a hug against your will. His head nestled into your shoulder and neck as again the tears flew.

“I will leave you two to talk things over. Sorry again mamm to stump on your night of fun but this could not wait. There is another message for Darious when he has collected himself. It has been placed in his chamber. We think that might have been why his father was there in the first place.” Jeaves said before standing up and heading out of the room. Oh and it was nice meeting you Sephana.” He said trying his hardest to fake a smile.

After Jeaves left the room became strangely cold. Darious held on to you tightly as if it was all he had left and you felt so good to him. He tried to brush himself off and apologies for what was happening.

“I’m so sorry Sephora. I really had no idea anything like that would happen. I shouldn’t have said that nothing could ruin this moment. I forgot how much the creators don’t like me.” His jokes were a good try but the tears came all the same. “You wouldn’t know anything about this would you? Have you seen anything strange ever happening up stairs?” He asked.

“Alright Sephora, I guess the cats out of the bag. So I might have somewhat of a royalty blood line. It’s faint and not really important. It just gets me a nice place to eat and sleep if I don’t want everything on my own. I gave up this place because I always knew I wanted to make something of myself, not be born with it. I was telling the truth when I told you my father was a general in the Kine army. He is also in control of internal disputes here in Kine. My mother is in real estate. That’s not entirely a lie because well she owns a lot of things, like land and people.” Darious started to explain as he brought you, arm linked, all the way down a long hall and passed a few rows of guards along the palace. A few doors where opened to the two of you and a longer hall moving inward toward the heart of the mountain. Darious lead you to a chamber higher inside the palace until finally the two of you reached his room. It was a wondrous place filled with beautiful colors and intricate gothic furniture. There was a massive bed with drapes all around it in the middle, a long armor case and weapons display across from a smaller study along the far wall from the entry way. A large Golden retriever lied softly in the middle of the bed with his ears tucked in and his snout under his paws. Darious’s first reaction was to greet the familiar.

“Hey there buddy. How is Mitie, how is my dog?” He said in a childish playful voice. The dog seemed to instantly cheer him up as it popped up in a split second and leaped from its place over to Darious. The dog wouldn’t stop until it had licked every bit of his face. “Mitie I have someone very special for you to meet. This is Sephora. She is a friend.” Darious added. With his words Mitie moved to you quickly and continued to do the same, practically knocking you to the ground in an attempt to give you kisses.

“Oh that’s not fair Mitie. You got one before I did buddy.” Darious said and then realized his own words after they slipped out. The blush I his checks had no modesty. He blew that one and had no words to catch himself with. “Ummmm…..so where is that letter you where talking about?”