The Monster in my Bed

• Feast •

Upon walking into the Dining Hall, everything was decorated with beautiful romantic decor, such as, hearts, red velvet seat coverings, fancily decorated tables with fancy porcelain plates and silverware set up in an etiquette manner.

I instantly felt out of place when scanning the building, seeing so much extravagance and elegance in one room. High calibre people from all over, wearing beautiful dresses and suits, and held themselves at high value.

I gulped as I gently squeezed Dark's arm in between my forearm and bicep.

"You okay?" he whispered to me and I nodded slowly.
"Oh- There they are!" he chirped as he began to lead me to a nearby table. I looked up and my eyes landed upon the pretty couple, Kelly and Tony.

"Hello, guys!! I'm so glad you two were able to make it!" Kelly chirped as we took our seats at the opposite end of the table. However, upon sitting, I noticed that Tony's eyes had been on me since we started walking over and hasn't left me ever since. I looked up swiftly, catching his eyes with mine for a quick second. I felt my mouth dry when realizing his gaze was still on me, until he finally looked away, but not before flashing me a small smirk.

"You both look marvelous!" Kelly shouted and Dark and I smiled in return.
"Thank you. That's very kind." Dark spoke as he lightly rested his hand upon my fiddling fingers.

"Yes- yes. You look exquisite, Mark. And you-" Tony began to speak, dragging the last word out as he made eye contact with me again, "-you look especially ravishing." he complimented, a lusty gaze in his eyes. My face heated up as my eyes widened.

"Wh-why, thank you." I responded, my voice wavering in nervousness.
I glanced at Dark to find him glaring, blankly at Tony. I began to feel that familiar fear inside, that sick feeling, as I looked at the dead expression behind his eyes. I couldn't tell if he was calm or murderous, and that frightened me.

"Here is your appetizer. We will be having smooth jazz playing on stage in just a moment, ladies and gentlemen. Thanks for coming." a nice gentle fine dining server, approached us with a few others, as they each placed a delicious plate of salad, down in front of each of us. They placed a cruet of salad dressing in the middle before making their swift exit.

"Would you like me to pour dressing for your salad, baby?" Dark asked me and I felt myself melt inside. He was being such a gentleman, as always.

"Yes. Thanks, Mark." I replied and he swiftly poured dressing all over my salad, I instantly dug my fork in to began eating.

He poured some for himself as well before also beginning to dig in.
I eyeballed Kelly and Tony for a moment to find them whispering very intimately, their faces a breath away from each others. Kelly released a small chuckle as Tony smirked very alluringly.

Jazz began to softly play from the stage, spreading and blaring throughout the dining hall. Everything suddenly felt surreal, the lights dimmed, the music played gently and low, and a light chatter could be heard as the couples ate elegantly.

Dark caught me in a gaze, I gave a small smile when noticing him looking at me.

"Something on your mind, sweets?" he asked and I just shook my head lightly, my face turning red again.
"Just thinking about how beautiful and peaceful this gathering is. Everyone is so polite, the food is delicious, and I just feel-" I began explaining before trying to find the right words to say.
"-I feel- spoiled." I finished and he gave me an odd look.

"Now why would you think that, love?" he asked and my heart melted a bit more.
"I- I don't know. I just feel like you have been doing everything for me." I spoke softly as I looked at him, gazing into his eyes honestly. I don't know if it was the wine being served coupled with the intense mood setting of the place, but I felt my inner feelings swelling, I tried my best to fight it back.