Fallen Star Chronicles (Work in Progress)

Chapter Three - New Life

~Chapter Three - New Life

"I had no idea what happened to you after the morning you were taken from my room. I fought my parents and tried to get to the slave quarters to see you, but no one would let me out of my room, or out of their sight for that matter." D'mitri gently lays his hand over her clasped ones on her lap. "Please, tell me what happened to you that day."

She shook her head, keeping her head down and he sighs softly, blinking back the tears because he knew something bad had happened to her and she was too afraid to tell him.

"Can you at least tell me your name, or what they called you?"

She tries to speak, but has to clear her throat a couple times before any sound comes out. "I don't have a name, Sir. They never saw a reason to give me a name unlike the others because I am different. They only referred to me as 'Devil's Spawn' and never spent too long in my presence except for Isis and a few other younger slaves."

"So you have no name?"

She shakes her head, chewing on her lip as she shifts in the seat.

"What would you like to be called?"

"I don't know."

"You must have an idea as to what you wish to be called."

She shakes her head. "I never gave it much thought."

"Well, you remind me of an angel, so would it be all right if I called you Ainu?"

"If that is what you wish, Master."

"Then your name is Ainu, it is elvish for Angel. I'm assuming you're of elf descent because of your ears, am I right?"

"I do not know, Sir. I never knew who my parents were, so I do not know anything about myself."

"It is all right. Are you hungry? We can stop somewhere to get something to eat before continuing on to home."

She shakes her head and ducks a little further down in the seat, pulling the hood back over her head. "I don't think the woman and slave are very happy at the fact that you bought me, Sir."

"Well, Isabella and Romen will have to get used to it, because I'm not about to let you go again."

They ride in silence the rest of the way home and when they arrive at the front door, Isabella is waiting on the bottom stair, tapping her foot quickly. Romen is moving the purchases from the carriage into the house and pauses long enough to watch D'mitri exit the carriage and hold a hand up for Ainu to use while stepping down. Once her feet are on the ground, she shakes her head to clear the hair out of her eyes and her hood falls back, revealing her pointed ears. Both Isabella and Romen glare at D'mitri before Isabella stomps off into the house. Romen resumes carrying in the purchases and D'mitri escorts Ainu inside and upstairs to her new room. Despite Romen being his pleasure slave of the past 2 years, he was never given the extra room that connects to the master bedroom. That is where he leads Ainu to now, and she can't help but look around at her surroundings as they move through the house.

"It is different than the one I grew up with, but I like it. Your room will be connected to mine and you are free to come and go as you please in the house."

"As you wish, Sir, but am I not to attend to your every need?"

"Just do what you feel comfortable with doing, anything else can be worked on as time goes."

"As you wish, Sir."

As they reach the landing for the master bedroom, smashing glass can be heard and D'mitri drops Ainu's hand to rush into the room to see what the commotion is about. Inside, Isabella is throwing things around the room and the broken glass came from the mirror that she threw her brush at. She hears D'mitri enter and spins on him, picking up the closest item and throwing it at him. The book nails him in the shoulder and he scrambles to catch it, but Ainu swiftly picks it out of the air before it could land on the ground. She cradles the book to her chest and looks between D'mitri and Isabella. D'mitri gives her a small smirk in thanks and turns back to Isabella, grabbing her wrists before she can throw something else or break another item.