The King's Maze (Yami x Reader)

The Vampires

Thank you to everyone who has joined on the adventure since my last update and thank you to everyone who has been with me from the start. You all waited long enough, so this chapter only went through one edit. Please forgive any mistakes made. I must also credit a fellow writer for giving use of her character. More thanks and notes to come, now let's get on with it!

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Zelda. The name of the red headed woman was Zelda. The shrew Madam Plum attitude had changed the moment I mention that I was from Mai's escort business. The two were indeed good friends and to celebrate that Mai wasn't dead she poured us all a glass of sparkling wine, which Milda took from both my hand and Seto's. The woman didn't notice or care as she drank down her glass then flop into a plushy pink chair. "I should have known that you were one of Mai's girls! She had a knack for picking the right girl for a job. If anyone could find our king a girl to stick with, it would be Mai." The madam let out a cackle then raised her glass saying, "You got me beat my dear friend! You got me beat! Cheri dear! Tell my lovely sluts that they're on their own tonight. I'm going to sit here and drink! Drink till I pass out!"

Milda and Seto glanced at each other as I moved to the woman and knelt at her feet. Her reddening face turned to me and stroke my head saying, "My dear girl, don't you worry about Zelda. Zelda was a damn fool. Oh, I'm glad she help out a harpy girl, that's what we call Mai's girls, but you said she was drinking heavily. I told her, I told her that she had to be on her toes! We all know about that devil woman that gets off tormenting the hired girls for the king!" The glass in her hand tipped in her grip and she sighed out a choked, "I told her...damn fool."

The girl name Cheri walked over with a cloth as the madam rumbled on. "She was once a harpy girl too, but she broke too many rules to stick with Mai, so Mai sent her to me. "Take care of her", she told me and damnit if I didn't try but that girl just didn't know when to close her legs or her mouth. "She's a sweet kid with a broken heart Missy", she'll say. Mai knew she was making excuses for her and swore I wouldn't shed a tear over her but here we are," Madam Missy Plum bit her lip as water lined the rims of her eyes, "here we are."

I took her hand and she held onto it as she took another healthy sip of her wine. Seto stepped forward and asked more about the 'devil woman' madame Plum claimed to be the killer. Without any fight or request for payment she answered every question she could, but when asked if there was any proof to her words she said, "My words are my proof! Their bodies are proof! You've known for years Lords Seto, how these girls were being treated, but it took two dying for you to act. No," She looked down at me and said, "It took a harpy girl mating the king to get some justice for us."

"I thought the sum you asked for would be enough to cover your wound", Seto said.

The woman laughed again saying, "Money helps! Money always helps, but I happen to like my bitches. If I didn't, I would have sent them over to another house. We may be paid to fuck like animals, but no one has the right to slaughter us like animals. Zelda didn't deserve to die like that."

Madam Plum went for another drink of fresh wine Cheri poured for her as the room stilled with her pain. I wanted to give my condolences to Zelda's friends, but they were all left to work their shifts before we arrived. Now that I had her name there was no reason to stay longer then needed. Seto whispered over to Milda then left the room. Milda walked over to me saying, "It's time to go my lady."

"Leaving already? But you haven't had a drink, or sample my- "

"Thank you, Madam Plum, but I got what I came for", I said raising to my feet. The woman frowned and asked if there was nothing else. She then order Cheri to retrieve something for her when I said there wasn't. Slowly, and with my help, she got to her feet and took me by my arm.