Vampire Seekers

Chapter Eighteen

Velika sits silently seething. Her warriors in training scarped off as soon as she dismissed them. The Princess was unrelenting, they left shattered, no energy left after she put them through their paces. Her 'stamina' training more difficult than it has ever been and the Princess mood has been more bitter than the morning air that brought with it a cold breeze.

Frost touched everywhere the sun did not. Only the other day did they have near clear blue skies, the sudden change in both Velika and the weather is putting her recruits on edge.

"For the love of all that is holy will you stop sulking." Emily snaps, having quite enough of Velika mopping around the palace and darkening everyone's mood. "Will would you - I don't know take her for a piss up or whatever it is you do but get her out of my room and out of the palace."

Velika bares her fangs towards her sister. "This is my palace in case you forgot."

"Yeah, and as much as you stomp your feet and huff and puff we both know you'd never ask me to leave." Emily confidently counters.

"Do not tempt me." Velika all but growls out.

"You know sweetness sometimes its best to deal with Velika one to one. She has always disliked interventions and when you have two people tag teaming that's what it can feel like." Willow says to Emily, "So if you give me and Velika a minute?"

Emily rolls her eyes. "I am being evicted from my own room." Emily dramatically states whilst collecting her phone, her make up case, and her phone charger, "Fine but if you are invading my space I'm going to invade yours."

Emily storms out, slamming the door, and Velika scoffs. "Immature brat."

"Hey" Willow snaps her fingers in front of Velika's face making Velika envision snapping her neck, "You, miss sulk-alot. Do not get to call anyone immature right now."

"You know Em is going to your room right?" Velika questions.

"Good. We can have a girls night. Moving on." Willow quickly responds whilst pushing Velika in the side to get her to make room on the bed for her to lie sit next to her. "Tell me what happened with Maria. Whatever you did, she did, or you didn't do it probably isn't as bad as your imagining in your mind."

"Check Em shut the door first. She can be right nosey little thing." Velika mutters after Willow stares at Velika expectantly for a few minutes.

"Sweetie, you could have said that before I sat down." Willow tells Velika before jumping up to her feet and checking the door. Emily did leave it open. When she begins to shut it she can hear Emily groan out a 'noo Will'. 

"See." Velika points to the door, "What did I tell you?"

"I think that sister of yours is out for my heart." Willow dramatically exclaims 'swooning' and falling on to Velika's bed. "Beautiful and interfering with your life? Brilliant, just brilliant."

Velika glares at her old friend and Willow holds her hands up in surrender. "You do not need a partner in crime."

"No one needs a partner in crime - but I think she's make a good one." Willow pretends to ponder on the thought. Tapping her chin with her index finger. "I think I may kidnap your sister."

"I am not worried. I do not doubt that you would return her after a day or two." Velika says whilst typing on the computer that rests on the pillow in her lap.

"Eh! You even work when you sulk." Willow rolls her eyes, "Now come on. What did you do?" Willow presses the topic and pokes a finger into Velika's side as though there were some kind of button to make her spill her guts. But, Velika does start talking.