The Wings Smeared With Crimson

Those Eyes

Iam breathless.I am becoming lifeless. Iam dying. Someone save meeeee....

"Eleanor,would you please loosen this stupid corset!! I am about to die because of low air intake!!!!!" I screamed breathlessly at my maid that was helping me put on my dress.

"Oh, I am really sorry your highness, but please bear with it a little more...."

"Ugh, fine!! But please, stop chocking my lungs. I think one of my air sacks has popped! !"

"Oh,come on Anne! Stop complaining nonsense!  At least your waist's slim. Unlike mine!!"

"The fatty's right, there is no possibility an airsack would pop because of a courset. No matter how chocking and tight it issssssss.... Vivian!! You wanna kill me!!"

"Just a few more minutes princess..."

"Becky's right Anne and...Wait a minute!Who's the fatty ice hound?!!!"

"Who's the ice hound,firedog?!!!"

Oh,yeah. Allow me to introduce you. These would be my cousins Millanie and Rebecca. They happen to be Al's sisters.Mostly, we just call them Minna and Becky.  Oddly enough they are twins that do not agree on anything. They don't even look like twins.

Minna's hair is as red and elegant as a rose. Her eyes are of the same color. She is really taller than both me and her twin. She's not fat, I'd tell you that. Just a little filled, that is all. In short, she is a very pretty and unique woman but does not realize it.

Becky's irises are a deep, deep endless ocean. Anyone would drown while starring into them intently. And her hair....well, it's blue. Yep, you heard me. Blue.

Let me fill you in there. Mina's vampiric gift was fire. She can manipulate flames. And you might have guessed it. Rebecca's was the ability to control water and ice.

It seems like the gifts' effect was very high. High enough that it caused them to be dyed with too unusual colors.

I wasn't that highly affected. I mean I am blond but my gift was the manipulation of the green nature. As in the plants as well as rocks,stones,etc , but you don't see me having green hair or whatever.

Al's got the gift as well, which allows him to control the wind and kind of  be the wind. Seriously, the guy can turn invisible anytime and even our vampiric senses can't detect him easily. He also is normal.  lf normal means extremely stupid that is.

I think the reason is that they are twins or something. However, as you can see these two are always arguing. The nicknames and stuff. They just don't agree on anything, but they still share the same room and the same bed. Very moody? Yeah, I know.

Why does it have to be the elements you say? Easy. Nobody knows. This is how it's been since ancient times. Four vampires having royal blood would have the gift to control the four elements, and nobody was able to discover why. Then again , why bother to ask  if we have managed to get these cool abilities.

Now, back to where we were.

"You guys shut up already!!"

They both stopped arguing and directed their attention towards me.

"You guys remember our plan well,right?"

"Ofcorse, I will 'accidentally' start a fire by burning the curtains..."

"That's right..." 

"And then I will try putting the flames out and 'mistakenly' use too much water that nearly floods the ball room..."

"And I escape the party during the commotion! Well done,ladies! Now let's go,we're late for the stupid party..."

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The party was as boring as any other party. We exchanged greetings with every single guest. I had to dance for a whole hour with almost every single guy present and had to endure their endless compliments and flirtatious moves. Huh, disgusting players. And what's worse this was one of the few nights where I decided to wear heels and had to stand this long. Man, did my feet hurt.

I quickly marched towards the girls after the music stopped.  I think I have danced  what's worthy of a lifetime.

"Ready,girls? You have to star now before my body falls apart!!"

"Relax Anne, just leave it all to me!" said Becky which got her a burning glare from her twin. No, really there were flames instead of pupils. I think I saw Becky shivering.

"I mean...to us...leave it all to us."

"Good girl, ice hound." she said patting her head.

Becky gave her a scowl before we split up to begin our plan. They better start before nobels come rushing with their sons to introduce them.

I took off my mask to see the plan getting set into action. Did I mention that this was a masquerade? I'm mentioning it now anyways.

I watched as Minna walked beside the curtains and threw a small flame at them from the tip of her finger. The flames soon scattered allover the curtains. Luckily,  they weren't made of an anti-fire fabric.

"Fiiiiiiiiire!!!!!!!!!!!" somebody screamed...

And that was Rebecca's cue.

"Everybody, calm down! I'll put it out right away!!"

Rebecca immediately shot a sea-worthy amount of water at the curtains that almost flooded the whole ballroom. Actually, it was more like the same amount of water in a medium lake not a sea,but I like to exaggerate, so....

Okay then, moving on...

I jumped off the balcony and landed smoothly on the ground thanks to my vampiric powers. I am finally free.Yay!!!

I rushed towards the rose gardens.  It'll be a few days before they fully bloom, but there has to be at least one or two that have bloomed. I really missed their sweet fragrance.

I kept running until I reached the lake. It was the only thing that always stood between me and my roses. Luckily, the water level was very low at this time of the year it would barely reach my ankels.

I took off my shoes and dipped my feet in the water. I sighed in content as the cool water relieved the soreness from my hurting feet.

As I reached the other end of the lake my feet became perfectly fine. Surprised?Me too. But they do say that nature is the best cure.

I spent a lot of time looking for a fully-bloomed rose. It was just like looking for a needle in a hay stack. And at last I found it. It was one of a kind. An early bloomer. I eagrly sniffed.

All my senses became mesmerized with its sweet and delicious scent.

Suddenly, a tough night breeze came by. The rose slipped from between my fingers. I immediately began to chase it.

I got tired and it was getting out of my range. Luckily, it landed underneath a tree. I rushed to pick it up. But I was surprised that somebody was already there. He seemed to be one of the party guests since he was dressed in a formal outfit,but no mask.

He picked the rose up and started to walk in my direction. His figure became clear as he stepped into the moonlight.

A tall, masculine and well-shaped body. His hair was a dark shade of brown. It was melting in the moonlight as if made of chocolate. His skin was a very pale complexion.

What compeleted his charm was his eyes. His deep, deep, shiny golden eyes. I felt my self melt underneath their gaze. Those eyes would make the sun bow in shame. Those eyes were the start of a long journey I never knew I'd take that day.

Love.