Black Roses book 2: The Silence of the Shining Sky

Chapter 1: The beginning of the end

      Cold, dark, and wet was all that could describe the marsh woods outside the Trancy manor. Rain droplets as thick as marbles crashing to the surface below. the wind sings with a ghostly voice, howling in the black of night.  Some would say it rained like cats and dogs, to others well, a storm was brewing.  

     Deep in the rain-drenched woods lies two figures hidden by the shadows. The first is a tall and lengthy man. He dresses in a long  black trench coat and a matching top hat. Leaning against the wet tree bark with his left hand, an umbrella in his right. The second figure was a  tall curvy woman, who hides within a black-hooded cloak, underneath she wears a long white dress with mid-length sleeves and a pair of white shorts. Fighting to stay warm she pulls the cloak closer to her body.  

       Alongside them sits a big black trunk, what's in it is a matter for later, for now the focus is the well lit estate that Alois Trancy calls home. 

    "This is the correct place right?" The woman asks "It would be really weird to just bust into someones house without notice."

"Don't worry Lady Rose, this is the Trancy manor  we're talking about. Plus, we aren't going to rudely barge in unannounced, that's uncivilized. I have a plan and I need you to follow my lead." 

"Anything for you Bessy!" Rose replies. 

With her final confirmation, they take off for the mansion.  

~~~Knock Knock Knock~~~

The door opens to reveal  a man with similarities to Sebastian. Lengthy with black slicked back hair. With piercing amber eyes and sliver framed glasses. One would say he's a knock off, a wanna be Sebastian. 

    "Good evening sir" Sebastian begins. "My wife and I were passing by when it suddenly began to downpour on us. We seek shelter from the storm, If that is okay with your lord of the manor?"  

'Ahhhh! He called my is Wife! I think I might faint from the ecstasy!  Ha, take that Grell' Rose thinks. 

       Claude turned his gaze from Sebastian to Rosalie, looking the girl up and down taking in every inch of her curves.  From the way her braids clung to her face, to the now translucent dress  clinging to her beautiful brown skin. He stared at the rose patterned tattoo spanning from both shoulders to the top of her chest. In the crevice just before the dip in her bra lied a crescent moon in the center.  

     The Sound of foot steps could be heard coming from behind him. Claude quickly turns his head away from Rose and looks to the child glaring at his back. 

"Well don't just stand there you idiot! Let them in!" Orders none other than the lord of the manor, Alois Trancy. His blue eyes gleam at the sight of new visitors. " The lady looks like a whore and her husband, a gutter rat!" 

He gets super close to Rose to the point of no boundaries "You both shall be our guests for the night. Have Hannah set the table for three." he finishes. With that they entered the house and their mission had officially begun.