The True Born Huntress✔

Book 9⌇2. Walk The Line

Chapter 2 ∣ Walk The Line

-Mavis 5 Years Old

My daddy had to meet with some vampires today. I grew bored very quickly as most of my family also had to attend this meeting. Grandma was going to show me something cool, but then daddy pulled her away also. Even my aunt said that she'd take me out to play for a while and once again, that plan didn't go through.

I played with a few of my toys in my bedroom, but when I was tired of playing pretend, I sat on my bed instead. I flipped and flopped all over the place, trying to see if I could get tired and take a nap, maybe then when I woke up the meeting would be over, and daddy and I could hangout. When that didn't work, I huffed and grabbed one of the books on my bed stand.

Laying on my tummy, I placed the book in front of me. Flipping through the pages, I read a story about a princess locked away in a tower who eventually was saved from the dragon guarding her. I smiled when I saw the prince charming holding her in his arms.

A knock came from the other side of the door followed by, "Hey, Mavis? Are you in there?"

"Zak!" I squealed and he immediately let himself in. His eyes landed on me as he smiled back, closing the door behind him while checking to see if anyone followed. I thought that was odd, but when he walked across the room and sat at the edge of my bed, he motioned for me to come closer. I whispered, "What? What is it?"

Zak glanced around and then whispered back, "Do you want to go do something fun?"

I tilted my head to the side and asked, "What's fun here?"

"Not here," he shook his head and then said, "do you want to go into town?"

I gasped and stood to my feet, jumping up and down on the bed as I giggled, "Yay! I'm going out, I'm going out," I sung, and Zak shushed me while pulling me back down to sit.

He held his finger up to his lips and chuckled, "Don't say anything or we won't be able to."

"Oh...gotcha!" I stepped off the bed and Zak followed me to the bedroom door.

"You know how your dad is," Zak said while he pulled open the bedroom door and I moved out into the hallway. I poked at the handle of his swords, furrowing my brows in the process.

I asked, "You really need those?"

"Yes Mavis," Zak replied as we walked down the hallway and to the staircase. While we took a few steps at a time all the way down he told me, "It's still a dangerous world. It always will be, and you have to protect yourself."

I stopped at the bottom of the stairs while Zak took a few more steps away from me before coming to a halt. He turned around when he noticed I wasn't moving and came closer to me. I hesitated at first before asking, "If it's a dangerous world, maybe we shouldn't go out?"

"Just because there is the possibility of danger, doesn't mean you shouldn't live your life to the fullest," Zak smiled while he leaned closer to me, his white irises searching my own. He glanced around the mansion and asked, "Do you really want to be stuck behind these walls for the rest of your life because you're afraid of what might happen?"

I shook my head and replied, "No... I guess not."

"Well," Zak stood up and offered me his hand. I took it and he stated, "Let's go!"

No one saw us leave the mansion. Zak held my hand while we walked down the sidewalk. It was really bright out, squinting as my eyesight wasn't so good and usually, I only spent time outside for short periods or took breaks under the shade.