Rage

It had been nearly four months ago since my mother passed; my father had only just got remarried so that the Kingdom would not turn to dust. I had eleven sisters and no brothers so that made twelve Princesses. “Okay girls let’s get you all ready for the ball” Our twenty four maids two for each of us came into the room and had with them our ball gowns. My dress had a long train on it with a flower style like stash, my shoes were light blue with a silver buckle and gems on it, my necklace was like a giant tangle of vines with a flower bracelet My hair was a half updo with it in bun but the most of it hang in loose curls and tiara was like Princess Anastasia’s. I was the second oldest in my family my oldest sister was going to become the next Queen once she married or if I got married before she did I would be the next Queen.

After our maids finished with us we headed downstairs to get in a carriage and head to the biggest park in the world, well no human knew about Validor is protected by a shield that no human can cross, only if their being brought in with a supernatural creature. Which a Vampire could easily do as it’s been three years since they showed themselves to the humans. Some people from Validor followed but didn’t show the humans their true nature.

But a lot stayed behind like the Royals, and at this ball all night creatures were meant to be here even the vampires that left Validor behind. It happened over thousands of years ago with the first five vampires they left to live with humans so they could have more blood as the years went by they turned humans into vampires and sometimes they turned supernatural creature’s like shapeshifter’s into them.

Shapeshifter’s also had a very large Royal family they had over forty members and that would be my family the Harmen’s. They only two in our family that looked like my mother was her brother Robert and of course me; I had her light blue hair and her bluest green eyes. I have never said this to anyone but I felt special in my family because I didn’t look like my sisters.

We were sat at the front on the largest table, there was Eleven maybe eight I lost count families one for each race. The only ones that weren’t there was the Vampire’s, And we couldn’t start the ball without them, some of the ones that lived with humans started showing up I stood up to greet a shapeshifter named Sam Ryan’s. His family left years before he left I think my dad said it was like eighty years ago, but he still pay’s a visit every so often. “Sam, how are you?” He also had a female with him “Good Evening Princess, I’m good how are you?” He bowed at me “I’m good Sam, who’s your friend?” I asked, she had blonde hair and was very pretty “oh I forgot Samantha this is my Princess well not mine The Kings daughter of shapeshifter’s the second oldest Lorelei Harmen. Princess this is Samantha Steakhouse, she’s not a supernatural creature she’s a human but she’s a telepath and she belongs to a vampire” I gave her a nice smile the best I could. “Good evening Princess” I turned to see Jesse giving a very gentlemen bow.

“Well if isn’t the Commander” I said sarcastic “well the promotion was a shock to me too Lor” he was the only none Royal that called me by my name. When we turned back there was a vampire standing there “you must be Princess Lorelei, it’s a great joy to meet you” he gave a very great gentlemen’s bow “Bill” Samantha wrapped her arms around the Vampire “well I’ll take it you weren’t born here but the human world” he nodded like a gentlemen. I turned back to Jesse and wished I hadn’t “so I don’t even get a cuddle do I now after all we’ve known each other since we could speak mind you I was like a year older then you” a familiar voice called, I spun to see Darius Prince of Vampires walking towards us, he had brown messy hair but well style and pale purple today maybe blue I can’t remember “well if isn’t mister show off himself” I mumbled under my breathe “that wounds me Lorelei, why do you  call me such names” he walked up to me and took me into an embrace, and he was holding just a little tight “Darius... Can’t... Breathe” I choked out, he released me from his embrace and I would have fainted right there if I wasn’t in a dress. “Well I’ll see you later” he followed his parents to his table. Jesse took me by the hand and took me back to me seat but I just got to wave to Sam before I forgot. My father was on the big throne as the Shapeshifter’s were rulers of Validor as we were biggest the least one’s who will ever rule will the Vampires. As my father was giving his speech Darius had to yell “so why are we here” I have never heard so groans but from the vampire’s we got laughs. My father was ignoring him and completed his speech.

“The first will be dancing and the first couple will be my daughter Lorelei and Vampire Prince Darius. I have never been so embarrassed in my life how could my father do this to me. I didn’t even hear Darius get up and cross the room; he took hold of me and pulled me to my feet. He took me into his arms and we were dancing. After a while I felt my legs almost started falling off, Darius lifted me up on his feet and we were just rocking to the beat of the music I also realized that other couples were forced to dance. I rested my head on Darius shoulder; he put one of his hands on the back of my neck to give it support. I really wanted to sit down, and I was aloud when the music stopped playing.

“I’m sorry to stop the music short but my oldest daughter just gave me a brilliant idea why don’t my daughter’s dance for everyone... Their Ballet” I groaned as Darius took me off his feet, but what I wasn’t expecting was to change clothes in front of people. I turned to see Kyra standing there I gave her a smile then my sister’s joined me. “Sing for us Lor” my oldest sister said in my ear. And I did. I sang mother’s favourite song, Shine. As always we did a solo each as I sang I didn’t sing when I was dancing my sister was singing we had the same voice type.

We stood in a circle and danced; my sister’s stopped singing and joined in the singing. We were all smiling by the end. I have never seen my father smile like that since my mother passed. We decided to dance in a ballet outfit they felt better then dancing in our big dresses so while we danced we wore our ballet outfits. I stopped dancing and sat down at my father’s feet and I just wanted to rest for a bit. “Can I have a dance Lor” I looked up at Jesse and said yes as he was at least nice to me. I took his hand and we started to dance but I didn’t know we were going to talk “Princess I have a question for you” I looked up at him surprisingly and smiled “what would that be?” He didn’t answer and he just smiled “I’ll tell you later.” For the rest of our dance he kept me tangled in heaps of questions. We stopped when someone asked for a dance I didn’t know who I was dancing with until I looked up.

It was Bill he had asked for a dance. After that I had no idea how many Vampires’ I danced with me, but it was like I was dancing for a million years.  Then I found myself with Darius again “Now how did I get here again” I asked, he smiled his unusually smile “well you looked like you were thinking and we were just passing you along.” I have never seen him smile like this, I leant my head on his shoulder and we just swayed form side to side. “We’re going to be friends still right?” I asked he didn’t say anything, he must be thinking about something. “Lor I don’t want to be friends” he said finally, what “what do you mean” as I lifted me head I found something I was definitely not expecting... He had turned his head as I lifted and... His lips had found mine and we were...       Kissing, not a kiss on the cheek a kiss on the lips.

I had never been kissed like this before, and I swear I had never heard so may glasses smash before and I didn’t know if it was from us kissing or for something else but I was ninety-nine point nine precent that it was because we were kissing. He pulled me into an embrace; I wrapped my arms around his neck. His lips left mine but he didn’t pull away his body, he was breathing heavily and so was I. I felt myself grinning and so was he “why I don’t want to be friends with you is because I want to be with you for good, I want you...” he drifted off and thought for a second “to marry me Lor” I nodded and kissed him. “So what you’re asking is to marry my daughter? I’m getting this right?” Darius and I looked at my father “yes, you’re Majesty I do... And I I’m not taking no for an answer” I felt myself grinning again “well it’s likely that Jesse told me what you were planning on doing. And my answer is yes.”

Darius looked back at me and pushed some hair off my face “I love you Lor, I’ve always have” He whispered in my ear. I gave him a kiss on the lip only really a peck. “Oh come on I’m your Fiancée don’t I deserve a proper kiss” he was really a big jackass, I pulled him down close to my lips and gave him a kiss “I love you Darius, I’ve always have as well” I said against his lips. “Oh shut up and just keep kissing” he said right back, we could hear people clapping.

Suddenly something happened that I wasn’t expect we heard gunfire, the only ones that had guns were the Royal guards, but there was no royal guards anywhere. Darius pushed me behind him. “Stand your ground!” My father yelled, but what no one expecting that everyone had moved in the direction of the gunfire and no one was behind me. Then gunfire come firing out of nowhere, Darius let go of my hand and started running towards the shooters (most of the strong people, which was everyone), I felt arms wrap around my waist and start pulling me away, this guy was no good guy. “Darius!” I screamed as loud as I could, I started to kick at the guy but he was much stronger then I was “Darius!” I screamed out his name again and he heard it “Lor!” But before I could tell he reached me I was knocked out cold.

Somewhere later

I woke with my head throbbing, I looked around and I couldn’t see anyone. Where was Darius, my father and sister’s? I wanted to scream but you never knew what was lurking out there. I could hear voices I moved towards the voices. “So what did she want us to do with the girl” he asked his mate or whoever he was to talking to, “well she wanted us to—“he was cut short when he heard a twig snap and when I looked down I was the one that stepped on a twig, when I looked up they were standing there with a needle, I hate needles.

The next thing I knew I was knocked out cold... Again.