The Vampire King's Wife *discontinued until further notice*

Thoughts

After a full day of school with my personal tutor Sterling, I am just about exhausted from dancing and my worst nightmare called math. Ugh, I groan in my mind as I lay down on my bed. I haven't even gotten to eat yet... I look over at the door to the balcony, thinking about the life I had before this mysterious man showed up in my bedroom so late at night. I guess I can't complain. This life is definitely better than back there, with those memories and that monster who hurts my skin. I sigh as I bring my hand to my cheek, the skin still burning from the slap and skin contact. Everyone's skin hurts my own... except the man who whisked me away. His skin was cold, a type of cold that comforted me. Maybe that's why I didn't resist my kidnapping? Well, I can hardly call it kidnapping. I chose to stay. Maybe I should learn the grounds of this castle, that way I can find the kitchen, and maybe an unused room to practice my dancing without Sterling's criticism.  Oh, a pool would be nice too.  I feel cold skin touch my cheek and I am pulled out of my thoughts to see my kidnapper with a look of frustration towards my cheek.

"Who slapped you?" He asks as his hand caresses the burning skin.  Soon the burn fades with the familiar cold comfort taking its place.

"This monster who's obsessed with me," I sign as I roll over to face him better. So familiar, his vibrant blue eyes and his hair the color of Moonlight.  His pale skin cold, but not ice cold.

Wait.  Why am I admiring him?  I stare at him for a second as I try to set my mind straight.  "Do I need to hunt down this monster of yours?" He wonders, a hint of worry on his face.

"No one deserves to be hunted down," I immediately answer in ASL, just a second too fast.  "You don't need to hurt anyone anyway, I'm here like you want me to."

The man sighs before running a hand through his hair and sitting down on the bed besides me, taking a second to think.  "Khione, I would love for you to be here with me."  He looks down into my eyes before continuing.  "But what I want is for you to be happy and safe.  If you want to leave, you can with no consequences."

Confused, I ask "so then why was I brought back from school grounds?"

"I felt someone slap you and I wanted you safe," he answers as if the answer was obvious.  "Was that something I shouldn't have done?"

"You could sense someone slapping me?" I sign, never minding about his question.

"Well... yeah," he answers shyly.  He looks down at his right hand before adding "it's a gift I have."  After a longer second of thinking, he says "there's also the fact that it was a hard slap. It nearly sent me flying off the bed."

"You were asleep?"

"Yeah. I am not very active during the day time." Just then, after he says that, my mind flashes back to a memory I never knew I had.

"I'm not very active during the daytime, Khione! You're lucky I came out today, silly," the boy exclaims as he gleams with pride. He places his hands on his hips and takes on a powerful pose.

"You come out everyday despite that, my Lovely Bad One! Now, ______, it's time for dinner!" I giggle as I toss a handkerchief at the blurry boy.

This time the boy isn't so blurry, though. His curly hair is a little more defined, the lower part of his face also slightly more defined, just enough to reveal baby fangs. Wait. Fangs?

Okay, so this chapter is shorter. I promise the next one will be interesting, though! I hope interesting makes up for this short one...

Anyway, I wanted to ask you what you think the Vampire King's name should be! Comment in this chapter to let me know 😁