Soulmates Kiss

the assignments

As we pulled up to the castle I couldn't help but think how beautiful it was. The grounds were kept very neat and the flowers were stunning. The castle was old but looked like it had modern technology and features added to it. Stopping in front of the front garden I couldn't help what I did next.

Walking over to the moonflower that grew on a small fountain I couldn't help but take a deep inhale of them. The scent is sweet but sharp almost like when you first open an orange. My eyes were closed for just a moment and a small smile played on my lips and I almost forgot where I was.

"Autumn lets go." Tim placed his hand on my elbow and we started to walk into what will now be our home. "please don't do things like that." Tim spoke softly towards me

"Like what? Smell a flower?" I said sarcastically

"No walk off alone. If you seemed to have forgotten we are no longer in the village and are easy prey here."

"Tim, if one of them wants me they have me that's the law remember. We are their slaves now." I stopped with the rest of the group

"Everyone that was told to go with someone or that was selected by someone please find your maker and do as you are told to do, then later you may find your sleeping arrangements and rest when your told. Those of you who may not have been selected by an individual follow me please to the kitchen, you will be serving drinks to those here and providing anything anyone of them asks of you. My name is Madam Kirvoska and I am head housekeeper and in charge of the lost till they are found by a maker."

Waving good bye to my friends I followed Madam Kirvoska where she handed us trays with goblets, actual goblets with blood in them.

"I hope you both can serve and serve in those shoes and that dress." She asked me directly

"Yes Madam Kirvoska" I did a slight curtsey

"Good. They are gathering just beyond those doors. Some are getting ready to leave and go to the city for a night out and others well who knows the plans that they may have. Just keep your eyes down and do as your asked, maybe one of them will take pity on you and become your maker. If not you will stay with me and be a housekeeper like the others that are already out there till one decides to have you. Now off you go." She shooed us out the doors and went about gathering things on trays

Taking a deep breath I followed my classmate into the fire. I could hear the whispering as soon as I got into sight. I couldn't make out what was being said but I had a feeling that if I did I probably wouldn't like it.

"You, Girl. Come here" a young looking women maybe around my sister's age, called me towards her. She was sitting next to others and the man I saw earlier

"Lords and Ladies how may I serve you tonight." I curtsied and held the tray with the goblets out for them to take

"We are going out tonight and I want your dress to wear. Take it off and give it to me." She smirked

"I'm...I'm sorry?" I simply stammered I couldn't believe what she just said

"I want to wear your dress tonight, so take it off and give it to me." She stood causing me to stumble back a little and I the process bumping into someone behind me

Gasps could be heard and I knew whomever it was, was probably not going to be a good thing for me.

"I am sorry" I spun so I now faced them but my head was lowered to the ground and I was damn near groveling at the feet of someone. Great my first few moments and I am already screwing up

I saw a hand come in front my eyes and the fingers move in a gesture for me to grasp it, so I did. He pulled me to a standing position and I realized that it was the man from earlier.

"Adrian my Prince are you alright? Did this slave girl do anything to you? Michael!" The she devil was gripping my other arm and spinning me towards her and away from him

He was still staring at his hand where mine just was moments ago, but not saying anything. Everyone looked like they were about to attack me or something so I did what I do best and played to her vanity like I did with my sister.

"You said you wanted my dress right. Here I am sorry, I didn't grasp it the first time." I went to unzip my dress but was stopped by someone's hands. Lifting my head I saw the guard from earlier, Michael. He had Tim right behind him, who now sported similar clothing to his.

"Celeste what are you doing? Why are you torturing the new recruits?" Michael pulled me behind him slightly

"No, I just wanted to wear that dress she has on. It's not her's anymore." 

"You know they are allowed to keep these clothings to do as they wish. They may keep them as their fancy attire or alter them to aid them in their new lives. You know this as well as I and you know you are not allowed to kill them if they are not yours."

"She is no ones. She is the houses and we can do as we wish with her. No one has claimed her. Lucifer knows why she was even selected. I mean look at her! Hair as white as Snow, who does she think she is? Does't she know Snow White has skin as white as Snow not hair." She cackled actually cackled

'She reminds me of your sister." Tim leaned in and whispered to me and I just nodded my agreement

"She is mine, not the houses." He spoke the statue spoke I couldn't believe it.

"What?" Celeste spoke

"She is mine and she keeps the dress." He spoke and. then just walked away

Frozen I couldn't move. I had no idea what just happened. Was I just claimed by the Prince of the Vampires? What the actual Hell?

"You heard him she is not to be touched now go about what you were doing and move on." He grabbed my arm and pulled my away from the room.

"You belong to our Prince now. You are his and his alone, no one touches you without his consent and no one speaks to you without his permission. He tells you to jump, you jump. He wants to feed from you..."

"I ask him which artery?" I countered. I couldn't help it sarcasm is just second nature sometimes.

"Cute, but yes. He is your maker. He has not been one since he was young. He actually has been rather like a statue for some time now. That is until he spoke earlier. He is my best friend and if you are the reason he has come back to us then I will personally be your guard if he wants me to." He was leading me up the stairs towards what seemed like bedrooms or something along those lines. He stopped in front of a door at the end of the hallway wand knocked on it then opened it.

"Adrian? You in here?" A very tall Greek God walked around the corner and a towel that hung low on his hips. "What, had to wash Celeste off you?" Michael joked with him.

Adrian smirked "You know that perfume makes me sick"

"ode de skank" I said under my breath but apparently not very quietly because Tim started laughing and the two Vampires in the room both just looked at me

"Oh you picked a good one my friend. I rather like her, she'll keep you on your toes if your not careful." Michael said as he clapped his friend on the shoulder. "Though if I was you I'd mark her as yours before someone else tries to take her or kill her depending on who she crosses."

"Thanks Michael I shall take that under advisement. Now you mind if I get dressed and then eat something. I will see you downstairs in just a few. I feel like some training tonight." Adrian said and turned his back towards us

"Well I shall see you in the training grounds my friend I look forward to beating you." Michael said as he walked out the door with Tim on his heels. That just left me standing there, awkwardly.

"You may enter and sit if you'd like. There should be something in the fridge to drink for a human that is."

"Why did you want me? No one ever wants me" I asked honestly

"You intrigue me to be honest."

"You mean my hair intrigues you, not me no one ever thinks I am intriguing." I walked into the kitchen and opened the fridge. I was thirsty after all who would have thought

"Here, these should fit you if you'd like to change to go to the training ground. A ball gown really isn't the place for one. Though from hearing you at the selection you'd probably kick ass in one." He handed me a pair of yoga pants, with a long sleeved tie on shirt and a pair of sneakers. 

"The maids just dropped them off for you, if you were wondering where I got them from." he reached around me and grabbed a bottle of blood and sat down

"Could you please um, the, um, the zipper I need help I can't pull it all the way down.

"Oh right, yes and while I'm thinking about it please wear this necklace at all times it'll allow those to know you are mine until I actually mark you and you carry my scent on you." he placed a gold chain around my neck that held a small golden snowflake with two swords behind it

"Um okay. If you wish to mark me you can. I mean I don't really have a say in it, I know that, but if I did I'd be okay with it if it was for my protection." I was stammering and then I was standing there in just my panties while the dress sat all around my feet. I quickly dropped to the ground to grab the clothing and put it all on. I had to mentally chant the order of the clothing. Sports Bra, Shirt, tie the shirt, yoga pants, socks, shoes, tie the shoes. When I stood up I stood to fast and nearly fell over.

"Careful, are you okay? When was the last time you ate something?" He steadied me

"Um, breakfast I think." I actually didn't know what time it was.

"Let's stop by the kitchen and get you something to eat. What do you like to eat? Anything I should avoid for you? I mean having sent into the room as in an allergy." he opened the room door and we started towards the kitchen

"No, no allergies. I like just about anything and I'll try anything at least once.That's what my mother always told me to do at least. She'd always say Autumn how do you know you don't like that if you don't at least try one bite of it. Then I'd end up trying it and liking it or not and if not I'd just eat some fruit or something. Whatever we had at the time." We were walking into the kitchen and I noticed I was the only one speaking and he was just listening the entire time

"Hey girl! hungry? I found your favorite and I was going to let them know so they could keep it in stock when I heard that the Prince claimed you. That's amazing, honestly who would have thought, the Prince! Any way, here you go." She handed over the protein bar and a bottle of water and spun around to go back to the chopping she was doing for her Maker.

Smiling I just shrugged at him and opened the bar. "So where's the training grounds?" I took a bite of the bar and oh my was it the best thing in the world. I guess I was hungrier then I thought I was.

Smirking he nodded his head and I followed him out the back doors.

The path we took lead us to a big open area that had everything you could ever think of. Practice dummies, targets, courses. Wow this was impressive and all the men and women that were there actually using it was even more so.

"I didn't know the clan had so many." I said in awe

"Yes, we have many that stay and many that come and go. My father and mother don't really force any to stay only those that they wish to keep close for reasons onto them." He walked us over to some equipment to warm up on

"His Majesty as I live and breath, well more like stalk and kill." A voice sounded from behind me "Oh, who might this be? A snack perhaps?"

"She is mine Julius and you will not lay a hand on her." the threat was clear

"Oh, really you actually took someone this selection? I thought that was some rumor someone started to make Celeste jealous, but I see I am wrong. Hello madam, my name is Julius." he bowed, actually bowed to me

"I'm Autumn, pleasure to meet you, I think" I inched my way towards the weapons behind me. He just stalked closer to me

"I said, SHE IS MINE!" with those words Adrian jumped in front of me just as Julius was about to pounce on me cause them to clash.