As per Yao's request, I was slowly acclimating myself to being used to being outside once again.
I let out a sigh, leaning my back against a nearby tree.
???: You must be exhausted.
I spun around at the unknown voice to face a man, one whom I had never seen before.
_: Who are you? How did you get on the grounds? You're trespassing.
Ah, I should tell someone. But no one is around.
???: Your father misses you.
I froze. It felt as if my breath was sucked out of me.
...Father? How could this man know him?
_: What do you want from me?
I choked out.
???: Not what I want, what he wants.
I grimaced, toes curling in my shoes. I don't care what he wants.
???: Nothing else to say? I suppose not. Regardless, your father misses you very much, so much so you should expect a visit.
My jaw clenched on the word. Visit. No, I wouldn't allow it. The men, they wouldn't allow it. There's no way I'm ever going to face that man again.
???: There's much to discuss, you and he.
I stared down at my feet, unable to look at this uninvited stranger.
???: Really, playing vampire's princess...it's getting old, isn't it?
Nothing. No words would come out of my mouth, despite screaming them in my mind.
???: I'll deal with them later. For now, you are his top priority.
_:...I don't care. I don't care, I don't care! I don't care what he wants, I refuse!
Looking up from the ground with fire in my eyes I realize the man is gone. I turned at the sudden sound of a door, Yao rushing outside.
Yao: _, what's wrong? I heard yelling.
The mere sight of him was enough to break me, collapsing to my knees.
Yao: _!
_: You...you'll let me stay, right?
Yao: What?
_: You'll do as you promised and never let me leave, right?
Yao: What are you saying? What's going on?
_: Please!
I begged, grabbing a hold of his pant leg.
I can't ever see that man again...I'll live here forever as these vampires' slave if I must! Even that is a better fate than meeting with that man.
_: You'll let me stay, right?
Yao knelt down beside me, brow scrunched with worry and confusion.
Yao: What a silly thing to ask for. Aren't you already aware you can't leave?
A small smile crept on my lips. Simple words I would loathe in the past have now become my sanctuary. A lone tear snaked its way down my skin before dropping, landing on moss below
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Fate's Bite: A Vampire Hetalia Story
FanfictionFate's Bite is a story following a young woman who just returned from years of boarding school abroad. Pressured by the head maid, she returns home to attend a lavish ball. However, it seems her past (including the parts she is oblivious to) has fol...
