Red Coffin

Chapter 6

     The arrow was inches away from slicing through Zane's head. It happened so quickly that all I had time to do was shut my eyes. I stood there for a moment just listening, I felt myself hide behind Ambrogio. After a few moments I heard no screams, no body falling to the ground or any agonizing sounds of pain. I slowly pried my eyes open, it took a lot of strength due to my fear, but slowly and surely I got them opened. I stood there as I leaned my head to Ambrogio's side and peeked over.

     I looked up to see a tall man right next to Zane holding onto the arrow. I was guessing he had grabbed it before it got to Zane's head, but who was he and where did he come from so suddenly? I stared at him for a bit, looking him up and down studying his features. He was very tall, taller than Ambrogio and much taller than Zane and myself. He looked probably 6'4. He was slim but not small, his hair was a dark brown color and he was most definitely a vampire. He was wearing black clothes, his pants were baggy as they went down and his shirt was a size or two bigger than he was. He had earrings and a few other accessories. After staring at him for around a minute I noticed how much he and Zane looked alike. I noticed Zane breathing very heavily and after a few moments he leaned over and hugged the tall man.

     "Damien? My word.. brother it's been ages! You just," he paused when someone interrupted him. It was a woman. She had walked up right beside them, shoulders touching Damien's. She was beautiful. She had perfect black long hair, it went all the way down her back. She looked well dressed, silver and black jewelry covering several parts of her body. She had rings connected to chains that went up her arms and around her knuckles, long necklaces, large hoop earrings that complimented her face shape and ankle bracelets, not including all the bracelets around her wrists. Her clothes looked well made, her croptop like shirt hanging just below her chest, black shorts, and a sliver belt hanging to the side of her waist. She also had gloves that only covered her hands, most likely just for the look. She was also a vampire and looked to be around 6'2. She proceeded to smile with her sharp white pearly teeth.

     "Well this was quite the entrance. Right on time I suppose?" She chuckled. "Long time no see." She said as she put a hand on the tall man's shoulder, looking over at Ambrogio. I noticed him roll his eyes. "Great. Who the hell let you in?" I could tell he wasn't as serious as his words, sounding as if he was joking. "You're guards just let me walk past," she laughed. "What do you want, and who is that?" Ambrogio asked. "Oh him? This is Damien. I told you about him the other day, did I not? He's my man. You should know your own butlers brother," she joked. She had just confirmed my thoughts right. Zane and the man certainly did look alike, it was because they were related. "We've been together for around two months, hopefully it will continue on." She then looked at me and appeared to frown a bit.

     "I suppose you finally found the right one." She said as she stared at me. Ambrogio looked a bit stiff. "Yes, I certainly did, Adira." Ambrogio and Adira both stared at each other for a few moments. Zane and Damien started to walk off a bit and chat, still staying in a close range. I noticed how Damien kept an eye on Adira. I felt Ambrogios hand grasp mine making my stomach flutter. They both began chatting away. As I listened to them talk I learned how they've been best friends for a long time. This made me realize how old they really were, though it didn't effect me much due to already knowing a vampires life span. Aside from that I had also learned they had become friends from a failed arranged marriage. She was a royal from another kingdom. I couldn't picture them two together, this made me chuckle slightly. Adira was very bold in her words, she said what she wanted and what came to her mind. She was also very sarcastic in her own way, almost as if it was to piss Ambrogio off. I smiled for a moment before interrupting them. "I'm going to go use the restroom, I'll be back," I said, Ambrogio nodded. I began making my way up back to the castle walking past Zane and Damien.

     As I traveled through the halls trying to find a restroom, I overheard some of the maids talking. There was that name again, Necro. Curiously, I walked slower so I could hear them talking. It was muffled, I could barely make out a word they were saying. I sighed and finally just walked up to them. "If you don't mind me asking, who are y'all talking about?" Both of the maids looked up at me puzzled, looked at each other, then back at me. One started talking. "Well, Necro used to be the kings fiancé many years ago, that was until, well, the incident." I felt my body freeze as my eyes widened and lips trembled. "What..?"