The Midnites-Vampire

Chapter Two

"Durnaa this is ridiculous! I look ridiculous!" Nova said to Durnaa the next morning while he finished his breakfast, which Daralez had sent up to him, as last night Durnaa had been running a high fever, which had taken a while to subside, thus he'd been allowed to sleep in and Daralez had made sure that his youngest triplet son got a good breakfast in bed.

"I look all primmed up" Nova complained, frowning at herself in Durnaa's full length mirror, she was dressed in a green and white silk dress with frills and puffed sleeves and fancy lacework, it was a nice dress and it looked good on her, but Nova had never been one for frills and lace and thus detested wearing it.

"Mum wanted you to look like a princess "Durnaa said "tea?" he offered Nova a cup of herb tea.

"I know, but I wanted to wear my blue velvet" she said, "I don't mind wearing a dress, but did it have to be this dress?"

Durnaa chuckled "you look great Nova, I'm not going to look so great though, I know I'm a little to pale and have black marks under my eyes".

Nova said, "that's only to be expected, your been sick, I'm never going to be beautiful, am I?"

"Not in the way Mum is" Durnaa said "but in your way yes, you look to much like Ajeea and I".

"It doesn't worry me really, but still I hate been primmed up like this" she said "I rather wear my hair in a braid, not done like this" she said indicating her hair which had been curled and primped exotically and caught in a net of seed pearls "it took Mother's lady ages to do this, she says my hair is too much like yours and Ajeea's, thick, unruly and wavy".

"You are our triplet" Durnaa pointed out "it be a bit odd if you didn't share some of our characteristics" he poured her a cup of herb tea, she took it.

"Thanks" she said "Oh Durnaa are you better this morning?" she settled on the bed, but first she removed Miffy who meowed loudly in protest.

"I was comfortable there!" the cat complained, then it licked its paw.

"Sorry Miff" Nova said, patting the cat, which unfolded its silky wings and started purring.

Durnaa laughed "she was! the Cook had sent her up some nice fresh meat and a bowl of warm milk and cream".

Nova said "you're so lucky to have a cat totally devoted to you Durnaa, Ajeea and I have to share Anda" she said referring to one of Miff's litter-mates, that was hers and Ajeea's, Crasolian cats imprinted on their owners shortly after they were born, as they were as a species telepathic and empathic, once a cat bonded with its chosen master it was devoted to that master, like all cats they had a touch of their wild ancestors and could be at times aloof, but mostly they were loving, affectionate companions.

Miff and her litter-mates weren't of any breed or anything the palace cat just had a litter of kittens one day, no one knew who the father of the kittens was or even who the father of the palace cat was! Daralez had gotten Miffy's mother in the first place from the marketplace one day.

"I'm just lucky" Durnaa said.

"Yeah" Nova said, she patted Miff again.

"You look great Nova" Durnaa said "really, I'm sure we won't look like peasants to the city girls."

"Isn't Shadowsun the limit!" Nova said, "you'd think she'd hated to be a Midnite!?"

"I don't think it's that" Durnaa said 'she just yearns for the city, some of us aren't meant to be country folk Nova and she is a little vain".

"More than a little!" Nova said, "Mother is sending up her lady to dress you as well, so you look like a prince".

"I've already chosen my outfit" said Durnaa, "Starsinger says I shouldn't be allowed out of bed due to my fever last night, but Mum and Dad insist".