Chapter Seven

Chapter Seven




“We have the chick, now where’s the dirt you have on us, huh?” Fie was obviously aggravated from having an hour long argument on saying he was a pervert, which he wasn’t.

“Ah… Patience, patience. I have what you both want, don’t worry your pretty heads. You’re personal things are safe-“ Chives is cut off by Zack.

“I don’t care where you have the dirt on him, where’s my Rosaline? What did you do with her, Chives?” Zack stands. “I helped in retrieving who you wanted, now give her back to me.” Zack says, obviously having been thrown into this unwillingly.

“What is it with vampires who believe they can really love?” Chives laughs, his murky eyes on Zack.

“Shut up! That’s not what I asked! Where is she, Chives?” He was obviously getting angry now, showing how much he indeed cared for this Rosaline.

“Well, your Rosaline is safe, for now. Just watch your place and tongue and she’ll be fine.” Chives smirks and moves forward, past Fie and Zack, crouching before her. “Ahh, Mari, do you know why you’re here?” Chives asks, his tone hateful towards her, bitter. She wanted to lash out at him and tried, trying to force her wrists free, merely shortly making them raw from the amount of effort. “Ha! You think you can do anything to me? Why not answer, huh?” Chives chuckles to himself as both Zack and Fie watch this.

“Man… Zack, we have to let him do this to her?..” Fie looks over to Zack, whispering.

“Fie, since when have you cared about anything other than a woman’s breasts or-” Zack was cut off, yet spoke to Fie in a whisper as well.

“That’s not my point! Sylvan’s our friend, you know? Since when have you seen him smile since he was changed? Man, this chick means a lot to him, I wonder if it was worth it to help kidnap her..” He said this all quietly, occasionally glancing to Chives who was taunting Mari still.

“Rosaline is worth anything.. Even Sylvan’s pain, once I have her back, then I will help the girl, Not Before I Have Rosaline. Understood?” He spoke strongly, almost harshly to Fie, yet his point was clear and Fie merely nods, watching Chives and Mari.


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“The master wasn’t happy.. Do you think that poor girl ran away like Chives told us?” One of the maids whisper to another.

“I don’t know, Chives said she had left before The Master could give her a gift.” The other maid says, softly.

“Do you think The Master told her about him?” A third maid speaks up, part of this little group.

“I don’t know.. If he did then he might’ve scared her, I guess...” The first maid says to the others.

“Yeah…” The other two say, shortly returning to work.


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She finally works the cloth from out of her mouth, “SYLVAN WILL NOT LET YOU GO WITH THIS! HE WILL HAVE YOU-” Chives, unable to bear such annoyances as her speaking out against him, send his hand forward against her lips in mid-sentence, with such force as to have her strike the back of her head against the support beam she’s tied to.

“I will NOT have such a pest like you speak in any way of Sylvan. Someone as pointless as you does not deserve his love. Nor anything else he can give.” She lost Chives’s meaning. Perhaps Chives wanted Sylvan’s fortune? Or maybe Chives wanted to still be able to manipulate Sylvan through trust.. Chives pulls away from her and straightens, frustrated now, looking to Zack and Fie, “Both of you keep her here until I say so.”

“What about Rosaline, Chives? You said if I helped you kidnap-” Zack is interrupted by Chives, again.

“You will do as I say! If not I will kill that poor example for a woman!” Chives practically shouts at Zack before walking out of the odd room in a frustrated hurry.

“..Zack, are you alright?” Fie steps forward, looking to Zack, who of which is tensed beyond comparison, gritting his teeth and drawing attention to Fie.

“What can I do, Fie?! He took her from me! God know what he’s doing to her! He’s manipulating me like a puppet! He’s the one who should be the blasted slave! He’s Sylvan’s slave! I’m not his! I can’t believe I let him get her..” Zack merely falls into a sitting position before her, facing Fie.

Fie crouches, “Hey, c’mon. It’s not as bad as it can be, this is probably how Sylvan’s feeling now. You know? This chick means as much to him as Rosaline does to you. And whenever we’re done being babysitter we can try to set everything straight. With you, Rosaline, Sylvan and the chick..” Fie speaks, trailing off.

“Fie, you have no idea what you’re talking about, as usual.” Zack smile a little bit, sighing as he glancing to her, “What’s something to call you, your name?... I bet that would be better than listening to Fie here call you chick…” Zack says to her, lightly.

She looks to him, stunned slightly from being spoken to, yet shortly replies, “Mari… I’m called Mari.” She speaks lightly.

“Well, Mari, you’re in for a long and bumpy ride.” Zack says, sighing some.

“You know, Zack. That could count as sounding perverted.” Fie says with a particular grin, obviously he was relaxed now.

“What are you talking about, Fie?! You’re the pervert!” Zack practically laughs.

“Am not!” Fie protests, again.

The two argue until they begin arranging everything to have and make sure no sunlight can pierce whatever they were in, falling into their dark slumbers as soon as the sun begins to rise. She wasn’t used to the silence and fidgets, shifting the positions of her numbed legs, beginning to have feeling in them and staring into the darkness until softly sighing, deciding to go to sleep. She gradually closes her eyes, “I hope you come soon Sylvan… I do love you…” And she slips away into sleep cool embrace.