The Queen of Vampires

Lois

Mira's forest friends arrive, snarling at Lois. Mira had to tell them repeatedly that she isn't a threat. They delivered the herb and left, unable to handle Lois's flowerily scent. That was when she realized Lois's scent. It was intoxicating. She was going to apply them to her wounds herself but Lois stopped her, "Let me."

She hesitated for a moment then answered, "Sure. Do it."

Lois took them and mashed them into paste. Then she gently applied them to Mira's wound. She caught her breath when Lois's hands touched her. Her hands were warm, dancing across Mira's wounds. "Is it good? Is my hand too cold?"

"No, no. It is good. It's just that your skin is warm. Please continue."

"Of course. Tell me if I am doing something wrong."

"I will."

Mira could feel Lois's warm breath on her skin. It gives her goosebumps every time. "Are you ok? Is it getting cold?"

"No, not that. Don't worry about it."

"Ok." Lois was getting overly concerned about Mira. It isn't like her, at all. Granted, Mira had only known her for only one day but it isn't like her to get concerned about someone. She kind of liked it but it was also weird since she wasn't used to being concerned over. Lois hands touched her wounds again. She felt pain as it came into contacted with the wound. And the adrenaline from the fight was fading away but another form of adrenaline was surfacing. She gritted her teeth as she felt pain again. "Now turn around." Mira turned around and she could feel Lois's eyes on her body. Lois caught her breath as she saw Mira's beautiful body. She coughed and applied the paste onto the wounds. "God. You're-I mean, he really did beat you up."

"I guess."

She kept applying paste. It was getting better. She could feel Lois's deep breath on her body. She looked like she wanted to say something but she didn't want to. "What do you want to say? You can tell me."

"I don't want to burden you."

"If you say so."

"Thanks for not pushing." She continued applying the paste. "How are you holding up? I know that Arthur and Merlin are a little...eager to teach."

"Honestly, I am holding up just fine with Merlin. Arthur is fine too but seems like I will be getting more bruises for a month or so."

"I know. And there will be war in 2 months."

"So they'll arrive soon?"

"Yes. We are preparing for war."

"It's bad. And also, Arthur and Merlin are insane. They sent 2 assassins just to test me if I am good enough."

"Those bastards. They did it to me too."

They laughed. It was good to relax for a while. "Let's talk about something lighter. Something that doesn't revolve around life and death."

"I agree. So what do you want to talk about?"

"I don't know"

*Awkward Silence*

"This is awkward." It is the best way to end an awkward silence by saying it's awkward.

"There. You are looking a lot better already. I am going to go now."

"Wait. Don't go yet. Tell me about yourself."

"About...me? Where to start?"

"How about the beginning?"

Lois laughed, "How silly of me. Of course." She sat back on Mira's bed beside her. "Well, I am an elf that live deep in the forest. I am old. Like a thousand years old. But Merlin and Arthur are older. They trained me after all. I think they are....1 billion years old?"

"Is it even possible to live that long?"

"I think so. Normally, us elves are immortal. I mean, we can still die from poison and swords and arrows. But we can't die from sickness and old age."

"That's good, right?"

"I guess? I am not sure. I mean, I have experienced everything that life have to offer. The only thing I haven't experience is death. Honestly, I want to know what it feels like."

"Well, I have a request. Don't kill yourself."

She laughed, "Of course. But there is something else I am experiencing I've never experience before. I don't know what to do about it. Honestly, being human is good. Death and reincarnation, death and reincarnation. They get to experience things again and again and they never get tired of it. Although some humans would think being immortal is good. Actually, it's neutral. It's neither bad nor good. Good because you won't die of old age. Bad because once you've experience everything, it's nothing but boring."

"Wait...hold up! You said, humans reincarnate after they die?"

"Yes, basically, after everything die, they reincarnate with their karma. You see, everyone is judged after their lives in the respective underworld that they believe. After that, they either go to heaven, hell, humanity, something like us or animals. After serving for a time according to their karma, they would either become human or something else."

"Well, it's late and I am getting tired."

"Umm...I will go now."

"Umm...ok. Goodnight." Then Mira fall into deep sleep.