Chapter 17
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---Seven days later---
--June--
"Rise and shine, Juney. " I heard a voice say.
I groaned and stretched my arms out. I turned on my stomach but instead I fell on the ground.
I heard a masculine laughter. Who was it? Pius?
I quickly got up and turned around to look at the person. Milo sat on a bed wearing a light blue button up shirt and the same coloured pants. His white hair was messy and his face was flushed.
I threw a pillow on him and then banged my head to the bed. I'm still not used to being here.
It's been seven days since I've shifted here to the room on the second floor. Milo stays with me here. The room consists of two small beds beside each other and a joint bathroom and a closet. It's peach in colour with a white ceiling. The windows and balcony is right behind our beds. In front of our bed there is a small table with two pillows beside it to use as chairs.
"Get dressed." Milo said throwing my pillow back.
I walked towards the bathroom to start my day.
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Milo stood at the balcony looking out. His white hair was messy and he was smiling lazily. He was shirtless and only wearing his black silk long pants.
I walked towards him and stood beside him.
My hair was wet from my shower and I had the towel in my hands.
I was wearing black leggings and a green tank top with a baby pink off shoulder long sleeved shirt.
I looked down at what Milo was watching.
Miss. Penelope was standing in the garden and talking on the phone. She was wearing a white shirt that was tucked inside a black pencil skirt. She was wearing black boots and black shades covering her eyes from the sun. She was waiting with a suitcase beside her.
"She's going to meet her parents." He said noticing me.
"Why so suddenly. " I asked confused.
"Remember some days ago I came to Pius' room to give an envelope? " he asked. I blushed remembering what we were about to do that day but I still nodded.
"Well, on Wednesday there's going to be a special party that happens every year. It's called Sharing of the Blood. We cut our wrists and give each other to drink our blood." He said. He turned and rested his elbows on the stone of the balcony.
"It's a sign of loyalty and brotherhood or sisterhood. Or couples show their love to each other by biting each other's necks. As a sign of possessiveness and love." He said.
"Slaves do it too?" I asked.
"Yes. We share our blood with our master's to prove to them that we will be loyal forever till death. And our blood to each other to prove that we will protect and cherish each other." He said.
"Then?" I asked.
"Then. We Party." He said and walked inside the room.
I followed him. "How many people are coming?" I asked.
"The whole town." He said still walking and me still following.
"We will share blood with all of them?" I asked scared.
"No silly. We'd die of blood loss." He said laughing.
I chuckled. "Wait. What am I going to wear?" I asked.
"Pius will arrange that for us. Don't worry about anything, June. Everything is going to be perfect." He said and kissed my nose.
"Now, go make some breakfast for us. Miss. High Cook." He said and bowed to me.
I laughed. That was my new title. Three days ago, Pius came to me and said that I can start working if I wanted to. He said that I was to be the high cook of the house. And do little works around not much that would wear me out. He wanted me to gain some strength. Become less skinnier.
I looked in the mirror of the dresser as Milo entered the bathroom.
My hair was almost blonde now. Pius hasn't seen me yet. He went out after telling me that I could work. The house was in charge of Milton. Who was bringing random girls home and doing nothing about anything in the house.
Phillip or Phill and Penny were the ones assigning the slaves their work and managing Pius' job behind his absence. Now that Penny is gone, I hope Phill will take proper care of things.
Penny has been hiding me from Phill for the past three days. She says that he has dirty eyes that he can't keep to himself. She doesn't want him to see me. Now I'm stranded with two people I'm not supposed to meet.
Milton and Phill.
And Milo is my only support here. I really miss Pius. He'd keep me away from both of them or probably throw me in their arms. But as much as I know Pius, he's possessive and...sweet...sometimes.
He doesn't know that I know that he visits me every night. He comes and strokes my cheek and kisses my forehead. I've missed him for three days. And I hope he comes back today.
I applied some mascara and my lip gloss. I tied my straight hair into a high ponytail and left the room to go towards the kitchen.
I tied my apron around my waist and started making the breakfast.
Today is Monday. There is a menu for everyday. Apparently, Penny writes the menu. And she hasn't forgotten today.
Apple pie and Lemon tea.
Lemon tea is Pius' person favourite rather than blood. If Lemon tea is in the breakfast today then maybe Pius is coming home? I hope so.
I started making the breakfast. After twenty minutes, Lucy and Jenny, joined me. Lucy is my right hand woman. And Jenny is one of the new slaves. She can't cook for nuts and is still learning.
She sat on the counter beside me and watched as I boiled the milk for the tea. While, Lucy waited near the oven for the pie to get ready.
In the middle of making the pie, I had tied my hair into a messy bun. Jenny had her eyes on my hair.
"It was brown a few days ago." She said.
I nodded. "I had dyed my hair sometime ago. It wore off." I stated.
I hadn't liked Jenny a lot. She's sixteen, and very talkative and flirty. With Milton. She mostly only sits around and picks at her nails. And mostly because she's in the Katy Group. Which I have come to hate because of the snarky remarks and bitćhy attitude she's been showing me. I hate her.
"How'd you get caught?" She asked.
I hesitated but answered anyway. "Walking on the streets at night...After an interview." I said.
"Did you get chosen? Where was it? " She asked.
"It was at a café. And I don't know if I got chosen. I got kidnapped." I said shrugging.
"How's Pius? " She asked.
"I don't know. He's not at home. I don't know about his health." I said getting slightly irritated.
"I mean how is he in bed?" She asked.
I stopped stirring the tea and looked at her with my best glare.
"Ah. The Apple pie is ready." Lucy chirped loudly.
She came and took me by my elbow towards the oven.
"I'll see the tea today, get the pie out please." She said. If it wasn't for Lucy, Jenny'd be dead.
There was whispering behind me as I removed the pie. Lucy and Jenny went out of the kitchen after the tea was ready. I put the tea in 12 cups and the pie on the plate for everyone.
I heard some chocking sounds from behind. I turned around startled
A red haired, blue skinned man stood behind me. Blue skin I mean by fully blue skin. With sea green eyes and two pointed teeth at the right end of his mouth. His hair was messy. And his clothes were rags.
He was wearing a black pant that was too big for him and a plain white large shirt. He was scrawny with what looked like fins on the side of his neck. His face would have been handsome if he didn't have a huge scar over his nose. The scar was angry pink and continued under his right eye.
His hands were like a frogs hands and they looked wet and sticky. His red hair was sticking up from all directions and wet at some places.
He made the same chocking sound again. It sounded more like a snarl.
He came closer and caught my hand in his wet one.
My eyes were so big I'm surprised they didn't fall off. And I was so terrified that I couldn't move or do anything.
He smelt my hand and then looked at my face.
He brought his hand closer to my face and touched my cheek. Gross. His wet, sticky hand was on my cheek running around in circles.
"Ah, there he is." Said my Master Pius as he entered into the room.
He caught the blue thing's elbow and pulled him away from me. I was still staring at the creature wide eyed.
"Pisces, this is June, my personal Slave. Your not supposed to touch her." He scolded the creature, who's name is Pisces.
"Hello, June your looking beautiful today. What have you done with your hair?" He asked raising an eyebrow.
Oh god. He doesn't like my hair. I knew it didn't suit me. I look hideous.
"I had died my hair brown. It-it wore away. If you can then I'd like more brown dye. I know I'm looking horrible. " I said looking down and forgetting about the creature.
"No, not at all. This suits you better than brown. I love it." He said smiling. He's in a good mood.
"Yes, of course, I am in a good mood. I just met Milo." He said grinning.
Milo always tells me that whenever Pius meets him then he gets lucky. He's very proud that he makes someone lucky. It's supposedly a werewolf thing to make their masters proud of them.
"And what is..." I said looking at Pisces. Who was sucking his fingers. So that's how they got wet. Eww, he touched me with those hands.
Pius laughed. "This is Pisces. He's a sea demon. I found him the sunburn lake. He was lost. Separated from his family and he was following me. So, I brought him along." He said looking at Pisces who was now wiping his hands to his hair.
Pius let Pisces go and he came closer to me. He crouched down and caught hold of my legs. He looked up at me with his big sea green eyes. Reminding me of a certain character from a book I read a long time ago.
"It looks like he's fond of you." Pius said.
He put his hand out to Pisces but the creature just turned his head away from Pius' hand.
"Do you mind taking care of him?" Pius asked me suddenly. I looked at him wide eyed.
I then looked down at the creature. He was looking at me with his big eyes. It seemed to say 'please'.
I chuckled. "Yes, of course, he reminds me of someone...I forgot his name. He was in a book-"
"Percy Jackson? " Pius asked.
"Yes. That's it. He has the same eyes. " I said remembering the books I used to read when I was sixteen. I was such a big fan girl. Now I have my own little Percy Jackson.
Pius chuckled, hearing my thoughts. "I've read those books. They're my all time favourite. And that's exactly what I thought when I first saw Pisces. I thought of naming him Percy but he said his name was Pisces. " he said looking at Pisces clinging to my leg.
"He talks?" I asked.
"In the demon language. That's screeching and sneering." He said. "I understand it. I've had experiences with Demons." He said.
Pisces started chewing on my leggings. I looked down at him. I put my hand in his hair and pulled his face away from my leg. He looked up at me. My hand was still in his messy hair. His hair was full of knots. He took my hand from his hair and started kicking my hand.
It was gross but I let him be. I smiled at Pius, who was trying not to laugh.
"They act like kids but are very smart. He likes you. He'll protect you with his life now. Your his master. " Pius said.
"I can't be a mas-" I tried to say. But Pius shushed me by pressing his finger to my mouth.
"He's your responsibility now. He'll help you in little things. And he will eventually learn to speak the language you do." Pius said and looked down at Pisces.
"But I don't think he likes to walk straight." Pius said. Pisces screeched.
Pius laughed. "He agrees, I suppose. " I laughed with him. Pius laughed and nodded.
He then sniffed the air and looked at the food on the counter.
"Sweet." He said.
He then looked at me. He stroked my cheek and then ran his hands through my hair.
"I like blonde better." He said. He then signed and turned to walk out of the kitchen.
"You have work in the garden today, June. Keep away from Philip. " he warned and walked out.
I looked down at the creature clinging to my leg and smiled at him. He was kinda cute.
"Why don't you help me keep the breakfast on the table?"
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