Bleeding sun

The Yacht Party

My breath hitched as my eyes met his and I had the most amazing feeling come over me. It was as if I had been living a life devoid of color. With one look, I was finally seeing the world for the first time. He looked at me with intense eyes scorching my soul ‘who are you to me’. My heart screamed and I could feel his eyes taking in everything that adds up to equal me, from my tamed kinky hair to my brown eyes, small nose and full lips to every inch of my coco skin, but before he could drink me in further, he reluctantly pulls his eyes from mine, making me feel cold like I was drenched in frozen water I try to shake this feeling as he walks forward to where the man was speaking before he clears his throat “ Thank you, Roman, for the wonderful introduction.

I want to thank everyone for coming to the auction tonight. All donations will be given to the charity Rising Hands, helping families from all over the United Nation of Melhellios who are struggling with providing for their families after losing a family member too soon” He makes a face that looks both meaningful and kind. It makes my stomach clench the host. Roman steps forward again, loudly adding “ meaning that if your pockets aren’t light, then you haven’t done it right “ and the crowd laughs. I look back to where Waylen was standing and see that he has disappeared and I couldn’t stop the feeling of disappointment clouding my head reluctantly I decided to walk back over to where my best friends were sitting at a table with Marcus.

” I believe in equality in all places, Miss Taylor,” Marcus says to Vae, and I don’t know the context of the conversation, but I can tell she is blushing with embarrassment and maybe excitement.

Before I can grab a seat at the table, Shay locks eyes with me pleadingly and I can tell she wants me to save her from being the third wheel. So I do, saying “Shey, I wanted to check out some of the artifacts that are being auctioned. Would you like to join me”, she stood looking relieved and we walked towards the lower deck, leaving Vae to her flirting.

When we enter the showroom, I can see security posted at every exit and I know that there must be a lot of priceless antiques here to warrant armed guards.

We walked around and I can see Shey's brain geeking out and the sight of ancient cultures. She leans over and whispers “ see there must be vampires if they had all these antiques to donate to the auction” and I replied, “if there were vampires then surely they would hear your whispering”. She considers this and her eyes dart across the room to see if anyone is paying us any attention. I don’t see anyone paying us any mind. As I scanned the room, my eyes landed on a display case on the far side of the room. I don’t know what came over me, but something drew me and I felt my feet start to move. Leaving Shay to look at a set of ancient masks, my feet pull me over to a display case filled with jewelry. some look rich and heavy and some look so elegant. I understand the need for so many guards, but what catches my eye is a beautiful necklace that looks like a sun eclipsing the moon. And I find myself reaching for it when a deep voice fills my ear and chills go down my spine “It’s called hearts-bound. It is said to come from the Melhellios Empire. Legend says That a lonely king called every wise woman to help find his queen they tried locator spells and bloodletting rituals. but found nothing and they claimed there must be no Queen. and with no queen how would he have any heir and they begged him to pass the throne to his brother who had found his princess. but listening to his brother counsel he didn’t lose faith. he knew Awwa would never be cruel and his other half was out there so he asked all the wise woman again if everyone had said there peace and the most humble among who the other wise women scorned by the others spoke up to him and said on the day of the coming eclipse he must be at the top of the sacred mountain and find the stone which called to him and with this stone with him he would find his mate so on the day before the great a eclipse he climbed the sacred mountain and when the ellipse started he saw a he saw that all the the stones darkened but not losing faith he continued to climbed higher still until he saw a stone that shined among the darkness but as he went to walk to get it a beautiful woman round with child who he had not seen before reached the stone first the woman saw that he was looking at the stone and didn’t not know who he was she said sorry but thewise woman said I need this stone to help cure my sister and she left not paying him any concern curious about the other woman the king took heed to the wise woman’s word he followed closely behind the pregnant woman until he got to a hut where a woman laid dying see that woman was his queen he asked her sister to allow him to care for her back at his home the the ill woman pleaded with her to say yes so she allowed the stranger to take the stone and her sister after the woman was healed he melted the stone and crafted it into this necklace she married the king and it said there love shined so bright that it eclipsed pain they had both endured before and it’s believed because there love was so true it help the lost find who there heart is bound to.” I turned to face the voice and there he was My mystery man my Waylen I was stunned and the words “ that interesting fairy tale just to get me into a necklace lol that already had my attention” he see his full lips pull into to smirk and he points to a plaque that reads Hearts bound and I feel myself start to blush “Dont you know every fairytale is inspired by truth’ I’m Waylen Navona” “Kayla Movani” he looked he more even more striking up close his eyes were mahogany brown with golden flakes his strong nose and full lips look inviting and soft his cheekbones were pronounced hinting to a warm smile I was begging to see

His jaw was chiseled and when I met his eyes again they were lit with amusement, I realized he must have said something “I asked, will you be bidding on the necklace?” Oh, of course he probably thinks I’m here to bid “I’m not here to bid, I just want to admire the collection I’m. A sucker for antiques.” his lips quirked as if he was laughing at a hidden joke “hmmm well then I’ll have to give you a tour”. He led me around the room, showing me all the items on display, from tribal bathing tubs to gold instruments. He told me about the history and I smiled even though I knew most of the facts sounded so enthusiastic and seemed to feel like some of the events he had actually witnessed. We got to the end of the display. I felt like he could tell that I was a little disappointed other than a few pieces. I could tell why these were being sold. It was like some people had donated this that were willing to be without just so they could look like they were helping charity. Waylen smiled and said “it looks like you're a woman who will not be easily satisfied”. I blushed and had to resist biting my lip. He quirked his eyebrow as he let out a light chuckle and motioned for us to head away for the jewelry cases and when his hand touched my lower back, I felt it from head to toe my breath quickened. I could barely control my body’s reaction to him. He looked calmed, seeming not to acknowledge the feeling between us as he led me into another hallway. It was quiet. I could no longer hear the guest on the other side of the door. “now the real fun can begin ” he said, leading us down the hallway.

He led me down the hallway. We stopped in front of a elevator with a key pad. “ This is where we keep the real antiques”. Smiling at his own joke, the elevator opens and we enter and I take this time to ask him more questions. “So are you just in town for the party.” scared, for him to say yes he looks down at me and replies. “No. I’ve been planning the move for some time I couldnt stay away any longer. So what do you do for fun Kayla?“ i love the way my name falls from his lips i and I find my eyes taking in the shape and fullness thinking about something that we could do that would be fun I’m shocked at boldness of my thoughts I’m so embarrassed and I feel my face heat as I say “I love to paint and I write poetry” “That’s lovely” replies he seems to smile at my answer I feel his hand in mine I look up to meet his gaze “Kayla where were going is a secret club and normally outsiders would never be allowed but I could tell that the collection upstairs was lackluster in your eyes and I don’t know but I feel the need to impress you ” he smile is so inviting that’s I can’t help but smile back as he continues he face get serious he seems to stand taller and look more intimidating “I know we’ve only just met but I want you to know that by me bringing you here I am giving you my trust and that when you enter with me it will be a bit of rarity so you must trust me and follow my lead” I consider this and I now realize what a gift it had to be for him to be so playful in the other room I don’t know what making me feel so comfortable with waylen but Im glad I’m not the only one leaping only one conversation. maybe it’s the fact he’s no longer smiling his boyish smile or it’s the change in mood but I realize I don’t know him or where he is taking me but the part that scares me if the in this little bit of time I do trust him and but seeming like he has read my mind he looks at me and I feel that feeling of comfort and safety and it throws me for a loop he looks like he wants to say something else but he holds himself back and says “please Stay by my side” “Yes I will” as I nod my head and the elevator dings and the opens The room is filled with people the light strobing down from the top of the roof painting everybody’s white clothes in red

As we enter, it seems that everyone stops in place, taking in the sight of Waylen and me by his side.

He looks as if he communicated without words

The crowd seems to go back to what they were doing. I see a bar in the room and people dancing all over, but Waylen seems to lead me to another room and there’s a hallway filled with paintings. I look at one date amd my eyes bulge “ I know what your thinking yeah I look like my great grandfather “ “ honestly I was wondering how you risk these artifacts on a boat but I guess we have completely different personalities lol “ he walks me further saying I don’t know normally admit this but this isn’t my boat it’s my mothers so for her it no risk at all my mother loves her artifacts and even more she loves for people to see them instead of them being put in a storage locked up some where so my father had this boat commission for her birthday because she couldn’t stand being away from her favorite things and he wanted her to feel like she could bring them with her wherever she goes and keep them safe to boot as well as temperature safe and water and a whole staff fully on board to clean and preserve her treasure”

“ So my question is, how did you get her to lend it to you then’

“ Oh that was easy I just had to put a necklace on display “, he blushed and felt like there was more he wanted to say, but didn’t

He walked me around and he show me different artifacts and trinkets we fell into a comfortable silence until he back went rigid he face look murderous he look like he wanted to say something but instead he rushed from the room as he stormed the hallway leading now to another room I hadn’t seen before I followed him feeling uneasy to be left alone I was frozen as I heard a loud crash and I could see my best friend Shay laying on the floor without thinking I rushed to her side and that’s when I saw it the vampire my my grandmothers journals accurate as they may have been I was not prepared for what I had seen before me his skin look pale as moonlight his eyes where rer with bloodless he looked crazed and he let out a cackle his hands were reaching out towards my best friend who laid on the floor unconscious and his smile was murderous as he reached for her but I noticed he wasn’t getting any closer and that was because Waylon held him by his throat the vampire was on moving as if he was fighting a brick wall “salvation salvation” the vampire cried I looked at my best friend Shey I was relieved to see she was breathing I looked up and as saw waylen hand come sweeping across the air and I held my breath as I saw woman’s hand drop off the other vampires head what are you I whispered as the other as a vampire turned to dust a king he whispered back