House of Blood: Part One: Chapter Seven: Food

this is the part where we meet the characters and how they got to the mansion. you may skip this if you like. this section of the story is right before all the action for readers who enjoy a little peace in the story rather than all action. . if you would like, you may skip to the second part, where all the characters get into the action. the second part begins after chapter twenty one. there is an instruction manual in the next part. this part of the story contains: language, sexuality

that girl is more energetic than i thought. i wasn’t running my full speed, thinking that she wouldn’t catch me, and what do you know? she ended up leaping on top of me when i least expected it. she pawed at my ears and tail, earning embarrassed little whines from me as i pushed her off. she squeezed on my tail, earning a loud wail from me. she finally gave it a rest after a while of torturing me.

" i have never met a cat hybrid who’s sensitive areas were their ears and tail” i muttered a few curse words. you want to get to my weaknesses? try giving my tail a little yanky yank.

" so basically, you get horny every time someone messes with your ears or tail?” my tail and ears stood straight up. where the heck was this girls mind going?! although, it isn’t exactly a lie… per say… uuuuugh! i had to put these thoughts out of this girls head right now.

" w-when you put it l-like that, no! of coarse n-not!” i pouted. she smirked. then her stomach growled. she frowned. she took out a bag that magically appeared under her cloak. my guard was instantly up. i didn’t know what was in that bag. she took out a knife. my hand reached for my sword handle. she looked at me.

" oh don’t get you boxers in a wad. oh wait, they already are. wait until you see what else i pull out” my guard was fully up by now, even if my cheeks were now tinted red with her very, VERY unneeded boxer comment. i began to surround myself with a hostile aura. she pulled out, to my surprise, some loaves of bread, hunks of cheese, and two skinned, uncut rabbits. she also pulled out bottles of milk and water. my guard was instantly let down as she began to cut the rabbit apart and put them on skewer sticks. she looked at me expectantly.

" well? aren’t you going to build a fire?” she asked. i straightened.

" and how do you know that i have the things to build a fire?” this was a test. she pointed at the lamp that i dropped when i tried to wake her up.

" that lamp wont light it’s self. and the candle looks new. it couldn’t have been lit before we got here” i nearly whistled. damn, this chick is good.

" on second thought, there seems to be nothing in here. lets use the lamp fire instead.” she said. i nodded and got the lamp. i felt like a child, doing as she says without question. as if she was my big sister. i carried the lamp over to her, where she put the skewer sticks on the lamp as if it were a grill. she passed me a hunk of cheese and some bread. i took out some apples i picked in the royal orchard. together, we made a pretty good eighteen hundreds meal. but this is four thousand ninety eight. this wasn’t the eighteen hundreds. i should be sitting at the dining table, eating with the other knights right now. not here, stuck with only one person for company. not like im complaining too much. i don’t see many girls now days since i usually eat sleep and practically live in the castle, where the only girls around are the maids. most of the Knights were men, not women. the girl turned the skewer sticks over. i jumped, startled. we haven’t even been introduced! i cleared my throat.

" miss, if you don’t mind me asking, what is your name and age?” age? seriously? now she thinks im hitting on her. T-T this is bad. she smirked.

" a Superior like you should know better than to ask a woman her age” she quipped.

" oh i am no Superior” apparently, the reason why the girl had been so casual with me was because she thought i was a Superior.

" im the Overlord, Christopher Akemi, next in line to be King” she raised an eyebrow. i hastily took out my certification badge. as silly as it sounds, i needed one for verification. i was such a young Overlord, the youngest to ever be in the records, that no one really believed me when i told them i was the one and only Christopher Akemi, the Overlord. i cleared my throat.

" now, ma’am, your name and age, if you please. this is not required, but i would like to know who iv’e been spending time with.” she laughed.

" stop sounding so formal. it’s not fooling me. i know what your really like outside of all that armor. my names Akira Eliza. I’m a vampire of the slums.” i pursed my lips. i knew the law. kill on sight. but maybe, just this once, i would break the law. this girl has become precious to me. i don’t want to lose her. i took her hand and kissed the back of it.

" pleased to make your acquaintance, Akira Eliza” i said and kissed the back of her hand again.