Tattooed Vampires

Chapter Eleven

Sam hasn't said a word to me in a few days now. Of course I don't mind it, he has a reason to be mad, but I miss him as a friend. He's obviously angry about the whole Aidan situation, but I wasn't. I have hung out with pretty much nobody except for Aidan, and he was all I could think about.  Aidan came in little visits, never actually stayed for prolonged times. He could never stay for long because the realms might've been neighbors, but the journey by foot was usually very physically draining.

Despite having a deep bond of love, we haven't even kissed yet. I told him I'll kiss him when we take proper time to go on a date. However, it's been hard to find time for each other. He was soon to be Alpha King of his the entire werewolf realm, and I was soon to be Queen of the entire vampire realm.

My parents have been teaching me what to do in different situations. For example: They ask me, "What do you do if this realm is under attack?" And in response I would say, "Make sure anyone who is not a guard or warrior is safe somewhere where the enemy will not attack."

This is exactly the reason why I wouldn't be hanging out with people any time soon. this would be constant for the next month or so. Of course, I was sad that I wouldn't be able to see my friends, but I was sadder I'd have to go through this. "London, It's time to come practice." My mother calls me, and I sigh.

Every day for the next month is going to be straight hell, and I knew that for a fact. Today was posture, as I was told. As if I didn't already know that this, just as I knew the other things that they were training me for, but every time I realize that each lesson teaches me in treacherous ways. I knew my posture, but according to my mother I didn't have the greatest in the world. Apparently I need it to be perfect.

"No, No. London, you're doing it all wrong. When you sit, you keep your legs together, and either cross them or put the to the side." My mother tells me. I've been getting annoyed with her, but I can't object anyone due to my training because it 'trains me to be disobedient towards other people of authority'.

When I become Queen, I want to make a peace treaty between all realms. Of course, maybe not all realms, but... realms. If Aidan is the Alpha King and I am the Queen, eventually I'll be the Luna Queen and he'll remain with the same title. I am hoping to have joint realms, but I'm not sure how that'll work due to the hatred between our species.

Becoming King or Queen is an extreme honor, and those who don't honor being king or queen will be sentenced to death. It's unfortunate, but that's just how it is. If someone were not to be sentenced to death because they refused the high throne, I would have declined immediately. To me, it just puts a huge bounty on your head. If the king or queen is being unfair, unkind, ruthless and/or unbearable, the realm will take a vote to know if they want him or her to be their ruler or not. If they are cast out, they get thrown to the lowest point of hierarchy, stripped of every cent they have.

Suddenly, Aidan pops up in my mind again. I grin slightly, sighing like i'm in love. "London." My mother says sternly. I snap out of it. I'm currently walking in a straight line trying to balance books on my head. "Keep your head up and straight." She says. She watches me every movement, from the twitch of a muscle to the flick of my eyelid.

"I'm sorry, I wasn't paying attention." I say and this makes her raise her eyebrows. "You've been especially spaced out lately, what's going on?" My mother says cautiously. Aidans smiling face popped up into my head again and nearly made me drop the books. "Nothing, mother.. I'm just nervous." I lie straight through my teeth.

My mother looks at me with prying eyes. She wanted to know something, anything, but got nothing. I was determined not to tell her, or anyone, no matter what. It would be too dangerous for either of us to expose his identity.

"Okay, let's continue. Back straight, Legs crossed or to the side, hands folded on lap, chin up." My mother says, gently pushing on the areas that weren't in the right spot.

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Almost three weeks later we were done with the training. All that was left was eating correctly. One more lesson, Etiquette, until I was done with these ridiculously long and surprisingly physically tiring lessons, and I could start hanging out with my friends again. I could finally see Aidan for prolonged periods of time. The classes had actually started to affect me outside of them, so I would walk "correctly" out of nowhere or keep my back straight when I sit.

Aidan visited me one day, on my one day break, and we spent the entire day together. Aidan is actually a pretty cool person, and I've learned he likes animals more ham his own family. I learned the little things about him that he enjoys in life. We had lots of laughs and giggles, along with playful pushing. Surprisingly, even though he was next in line for Alpha, he was good at video games. You'd think he would lose some skill over time because of constantly training and working.

Sam had not spoken a word to me. I still didn't understand why he was making such a big deal out of it. I don't miss him as a partner anymore, I miss him as a friend. Finn, Lexa and Clarke have told me Sam is not on speaking terms with me, which I find obvious. Since I have Aidan, I haven't been thinking about my friends as much, only Aidan, my one true love.

The vampire inside of me yearns for him, even though we both knew we would never be able to go public with him. We would get destroyed.

"Hello, bats to London." My mothers voice suddenly comes up out of nowhere. "Yes, Mother?" I say to her. She has me sit down on my bed and stands in front of me, arms crossed. "You've found yourself beloved, haven't you?" She says.

My mouth forms an 'O'. "I-.. how'd you figure it out?" I say, puzzled. She just chuckles lightly and sits down next to me. "You look just like me when I was younger, when I found your father. So in love. Daydreaming all the time, always writing to each other.." She smiles.

Silence engulfs the room for a minute. I had to think. Had I really been that careless about it? "Well... don't just sit there. Tell me about him. When can I meet him?" She claps excitedly.

I find myself ranting to her about every little thing he does, the small amounts of time we spend together, who he is, what he is, his place on the hierarchy scale. She didn't seem too surprised when I said he was a royal hybrid. I finish talking after about ten minutes. "...You do realize though, you're still going to need to have a ball to find him? Not find him, per say, but have people think you're still finding him. I know how much you hate those... maybe you should just tell people." My mother shrugs.

I think for a moment. She had a valid point. "Why do vampires and werewolves hate each other so much? What did they ever do to each other?" I say. I was curious, there was no book in the world that would explain this.

"Well, five thousand years ago, there was a ceremony for someone becoming Alpha. On the second day he was in command, he ordered his guards to go out and attack the vampires very unexpectedly. An Ambush." She says, taking a deep breath.

"So, In result, we lost 75% of our population. That's why they're hated. Not because they're snobs, but because they think they can do whatever they want and get away with it. They're the reason we have leave treaties with everyone, because we're the smallest population." She says with so much disgust in her voice.

I could tell she hated werewolves. More than anything. I wouldn't blame her, she probably lost someone very close to her because of it.

"Wow... thank you for telling me this.." I say my mother. She nods and leaves quickly. Obviously had something to do.

I text Aidan.

L - "Hey"
A - "Hey love, what's up?"
L - "You should like totally 100% come over right now."
A - "Can't, Getting ready for the ball and my Alpha ceremony."
L - "You're mean. :( "

I put down my phone, and decide to strum my guitar for a few minutes. A few boring songs later on my guitar, and i'm blasting music through my speakers while singing into a brush. "I never thought I'd see this." I hear someone chuckle. I hear his voice, turning around and smiling.

"You came!" I smile, running over to him and hugging him. "Did you ever doubt I wouldn't?" Aidan says to me, kissing my forehead.