The vampire's desires

Lullaby

Lucian opened his eyes slowly, he still felt drowsy. His little eyes took in the grand interior of the bedroom he was in. He slowly sat up right and panic flooded his brain when he realized that he wasn't on the street.

“Oh…you're awake”. Lucian whipped his head to the right and immediately recognized the young lady sitting gracefully. She closed the book she was holding and looked at him.

“Wh…where am I?”

Imogen stood up and walked right up to him. She was wearing a marron top with black pants, she looked graceful as she stood really close to him.

“Little fur Ball, you're with me now. Wasn't that what you requested for?”

She studied his face looking for any sign of fear but all Lucian was thinking about, was her sweet smell of lavender. Lucian's thoughts were caught shut when Imogen poked his head.

“ You really shouldn't go off like that. Like I said you're staying with me. Not for free though, you'll be working for me. Understand?”

Lucian muttered a yes and thanked her. His stomach growled immediately earning a chuckle from the lady.

“You must be hungry, I'll send someone to freshen you up and take you to the dinning room to eat”.

And with that she stood up and left the room. Lucian kept staring at the door probably thinking she would come back. He was sad when he saw an older woman walk in with clothes in her hand. She drop it on the bed and stood by his side.

“The lady of the house asked me to get you ready, please come with me to the bathroom”. Saying so she turned to stand at a door that was located on the left side of the room, Lucian never noticed it before. His eyes left the door to assess the woman. She looked older than Imogen and she had brown hair with hazel eyes. She was average in height, wearing a black gown with a white apron on top. Lucian slowly got down from the bed and trotted to her. He was been led to the bathroom. Lucian's mouth dropped open when the saw the size of the bathroom and how the bathroom was decorated.

“ Holy moly!!! There's a pool in here”. Lucian tugged on the woman's clothes and pointed at the pool.

“ Yes. That's miss imogen's pool”. The woman replied calmly. The name of the lady made Lucian smile. The name sounded sweet to him. But to Lucian's disappointment, he wasn't led to the pool. Instead he was being led to the shower at the far end of the bathroom. The woman stripped him off his clothes and washed him. He was being cleaned and was made to wear the new clothes that was bought. He looked at himself in the mirror and immediately like what he saw. He turned around to ask the woman a question.

“ Miss? What's your name?”

The woman was taken aback as no one who had big positions in the house has ever asked for her name except the lady of the house of course. She smiled and replied.

“Elise. My name is Elise”. And with that she bowed.

Lucian didn't understand why she bowed but he shrug it aside. He told her how beautiful her name was. Five minutes later, Lucian was been led downstairs to take a seat at the dinning room. He took note of the interior decorations and the exquisite paintings. The dinning hall was even better built with a long table at the middle. Elise pulled out a chair and Lucian sat down. Lucian wondered if Imogen was going to join him for dinner. His food was being served and he marveled at the size and the taste of the food. He kept on eating till he finished the whole plate. He was full, he couldn't even stand up. Elise motioned for the maids at the side to clear the table.

“Master Lucian, the-”

“Please just call me Lucian”. Elise hesitated. But the pleading look on Lucian's face changed her resolve.

“Lucian, the lady of the house has drafted a schedule for you to abide by”.

Saying so, a maid walk up to Elise and gave her a sheet of paper which she passed on to Lucian. Lucian scanned the paper and widen his eyes. Elise thought he was going to make a fuss about the work he was been assigned to, but she was surprised when she heard the words from his mouth

“I'll be going to school?” He asked. Tears welled up in his eyes. Elise bent down to comfort him and give him words of assurance. Lucian calmed down and stared at the paper which laid out his schedule for school and after school. His work wasn't that much he thought. All he needed to do was to take out the fruits from the garden and stored them in baskets. That was easy.

“Luckily for you Lucian, school is starting next week. This would give you time to adjust.”

“Why is miss Imogen so nice to me?”. Elise smiled at the question and replied

“ the lady of the house is nice to everyone who deserves it”.

Lucian thought for a while before asking

“ So I deserve her kindness?”

“Lucian, you are going to kill me with questions. Just know that you deserve it every good thing that comes your way. Don't forget that”. And with that she patted his head.

“ Now come. I need to take you to your room”.

And Lucian got down from the chair. Elise held his hand and took him out of the dinning room. She led him down the halls to a room on the right. She then proceed to open the door. The room wasn't as grand as the former one he was in, but it still had that classy look. Elise took a step in and motioned for him to enter.

“ I'm guessing you already know that the room you were sleeping in a while ago is the lady's room.”

Lucian's eyes went wide, he really didn't know.

“ Are you serious?” He asked while walking up to the bed to make himself comfortable.

“ Yes it is. Now this is your room, your clothes are already in the wardrobe so you needn't-”

“ Holly molly, I have clothes?”. And with that he jumped down from the bed and rushed to the wardrobe. He yanked it open and his eyeballs threatened to come out. There were different clothes and shoes in the wardrobe, all were simple but was screaming luxury. Elise walked up to him and dropped her hands on his shoulder.

“ You don't need to be surprised, the lady made sure you would be comfortable”.

Lucian didn't say anything. Elise sighed and continued.

“ Tomorrow morning, you'll come have your breakfast and start your work. Ok?”

And with that, she left Lucian who continued staring at the clothes. Elise made her way out of Lucian's room and headed for the stairs where she made a knock on the room Lucian was in.

“ Come in.” She heard the voice and proceeded to enter the room. She saw Imogen in a bath robe sipping tea while standing in front of the balcony.

“My lady”. Elise bowed.

“Speak”. Elise raised up her head and continued.

“ My lady, the boy likes it here”.

“ Oh… is that so?”. And with that she turned to look at Elise with red blood eyes with a sinister smile on her face. Elise didn't even flinch. She was already used to the happenings in the mansion.

“ Yes my lady. He likes his room and his new clothes. And I think he's ready for school next week.”

Imogen waved her hand for Elise to get going. She dropped the tea cup on the table and proceeded to head to bed. As she lay on the bed, the soft beating of a child's heart drummed in her ears. She smiled at the thought that Lucian's room was underneath her's. And the beat of the heart became her lullaby that lured her to sleep.