Let's Go For A Pint (Vampire/Humor)

1.10.4 She Is Our Queen

No, this chapter isn't long. If you find it contains irrelevant info let me know. I should also warn of brief, non-sexual nudity.

And thus we have arrived at my wedding day. Okay, it took place hours after arriving at the castle, but part of that old school tradition was to take the woman and stick a veil on her. No engagement photo shoots or bachelorette parties, we just jump right into the wedding. Carmen hadn't returned and I haven't heard from Draven, so I had to trust that fate didn't hold up the rescue team.

So after the seamstress affixed the headpiece onto my head I was blinded by a thick veil. Then they escorted me through hallways and corridors while I occasionally tripped over small steps and floor runners. I was pretty sure Lukasz wanted his bride all in one piece, but he had to put me in the tallest tower in the castle. And no elevators. Once I was escorted to the spot they wanted me to be, the veil was lifted. In the room with me were not only servants but also clan members I wasn't too keen on seeing upon my return.

"So glad you're finally doing this," Elitsa, who I would say was the equivalent of a cousin, said as she handed me a bouquet. "His highness was furious when you disappeared. Had you not returned, he would have killed all of us."

"Okay, seriously, is that you talking or the fear and propaganda put into your head?"

"Come now, don't be difficult."

"Funny, I thought he liked girls who put up a fight." I looked into my bouquet and inside hid a card. I pulled it out and written in it was a message from James. He mentioned that the flowers emit a psychoactive smoke if set on fire and included a simple fire spell as a backup plan. Not a bad last resort but if it ended up that way I'd be high as a kite seeing things too.

Just before the ceremony started I scanned the room and saw Draven hiding behind a curtain. I signalled to the bridesmaids that I was going to pray to calm my nerves, the perfect cover when talking to a ghost. He lifted the curtain a bit so I could see him. "I couldn't find Carmen," he reported.

"That's not good. Did you find anything that would lead you to her?"

"I found the witch. She didn't see either of them but wishes you well. As for the human you wanted ..."

And then it hit me like — ah fuck it! I suck at similes. "They never left the castle, Draven."

"I don't get what you just said, Mistress."

"As ugly as Remi looks and as bad as the treatment he gets from his clan, he's still loyal to them. Once he finds out her blood type she'll be drained. If you can find any of them, preferably Carmen, try to get her out of there, wherever she's kept."

Draven had a worried look. "Mistress, what if I fail you?"

"You're not the only one thinking about the worst outcome. You are thinking about the worst outcome, are you?"

"More like feeding off of your emotions. In a way, I guess I am some sort of vampire."

"Now's not the time for debating that. Go look for her."

The curtain straightened out and Draven disappeared. I returned to my spot in the procession and the ceremony began. Elitsa watched out for my train and her father, considering he took over as clan leader after mom and dad went AWOL with me, grabbed my left arm. I wouldn't consider him a father figure, but apparently it's part of tradition of the patriarch giving away the girl. And by royal decree nearly everyone in the whole fucking kingdom filled the hall. Though they were somewhat hard to find, James, Max, and the stoners were among the guests. Boys from Venus were the musical performers, albeit they weren't performing any of their current hits.