Goodnight... Maddie
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Maddie’s POV:
What did he just say? Did I mishear him? Question’s flew around my brain and I needed an answer. I had never heard of vampires feeding off animal blood in my entire life.
“ What did you just say? “, I finally asked him.
“ I said nothing my dear “, he said as he dropped the cup. “ And you certainly heard nothing, so drop it. “, he finished.
“ But you just said you were drinki- “, I tried to say.
“ I said drop it “, he screamed in a loud and terrifying tone. He gave off that dark aura again, the same one that sent chills down my spine and made me go silent. I had seen him get annoyed a few times since he got me but this was the first time he completely lost his cool.
He took a deep breath in then finally let it out. He finally called for a maid and said, “ Get her prepared for bed “.
A maid came in to come pick me up, I quietly obeyed because I didn’t want to get him angrier than he already was.
The maid took me back to my room and got me changed into a night gown, I was surprised the maid didn’t bring what happened up, she just did her job quietly and left when she was done. She flicked the light switch off and closed the huge door on her way out, this left the room in complete darkness.
I sat on the bed and later laid down but I couldn’t sleep. After a while someone opened the door, allowing some rays of light get in as he did; it was him. I sat back up but didn’t say a word so I wouldn’t get him angry again. He flicked on another light switch, it was far dimmer than the previous one but at least it was better than the total darkness.
He moved closer to me and was in his PJs which was a white shirt and pants with blue stripes, to be honest I expected clothes with patterns of little bats hanging down from a tree or something. He moved closer to me. He was in a better than mood than when I just saw him.
“ Are the beds and pillow comfortable enough for you little one? “, he asked.
“ I guess so “, I replied.
“ I can have them changed if you don’t like them “, he said. “ Also if there is anything you don’t like in the room I can have it removed for you “.
“ Oh there is one thing I would like to be removed from this room “, I said.
“ Hmm, and what is that? “, he asked.
I grined and pointed at him.
He laughed, “ You’re really funny my dear and you goof around sometimes, just like the first time we locked eyes in the auction house “, he said. He was talking about my game. “ I’m going to call to call you Goofy “, he ended with this.
Wait what? Was he seriously naming me after a cartoon?
“ I’m Maddie, not Goofy “, I resisted.
He walked to the other side of the bed and sat down. “ I know but I like Goofy better “. He put off his slippers and laid down on the bed beside me.
“ I don’t care what you like better, and what are you doing? “, I asked sharply.
“ Oh, this is my room too Goofy “.
“ What? “, I asked again and also it was like that nickname was there to stay. There were thousands of room in the house why did he have to stay with me. But like every other thing there I knew I didn’t have a say. I clenched my fists and screamed internally. I laid back down and didn’t say a thing.
I was furious. He had put his arm around me, and I couldn’t get them off. With nothing to do but feel the cold of his body on me I stared up at the ceiling. Lying in bed with a vampire beside me was something I never thought would happen to me. But hey life’s a b***h, right?
I began to think of how I ended up there. That night. That dreadful night. Memories of myself screaming ‘please don’t’ kept flashing by. I would never forget that night, the night those bastards sold me off to a bunch of vampires.
I never knew who my real parents were, I was told my mother dropped me off at the foster home when I was little. I hated it there, my foster parents were the worst. My mood worsened merely thinking about them. They made me do all the chores while their real children watched TV and played video games, and to top it off they sold me to a bunch of vampires to be auctioned off like I was some property.
Seems my countless thoughts were disturbing the ice cold vampire next to me because he shifted in bed next to me and pulled me closer, “ What the hell are you thinking about? “, he asked.
I yelped a bit because I was a little shocked. I looked at him and he was staring at me, one dark brow raised and small smirk on his face. “ I asked you a question Goofy “.
My fear turned slowly into rage as he mentioned goofy and I wondered if that was what he would call me till he finally sucked me dry one day.
I took a deep breath and then looked at him but now he looked a little… different. His formally slicked back hair was now a little shaggy. He looked younger, less vampire lordy and all that s**t, he was actually a little cute.
I wiggled away from him, “ I was just thinking “, I said.
He hummed a bit to himself, “ Yes I know you were thinking. I’m a vampire Lord so of course I do. But I’ve not tasted your blood so sadly I can’t know what exactly you’re thinking of “. He took a short pause, “ So, what were you thinking about? “
Did this mean I could never think of something when I was with this dude? “ Uh… “, I gave my very best yawn, “ You know what, I’m really exhausted Lord vampire master sir. Goodnight “
Two cold fingers immediately slipped into my collar and tugged me head up from my pillow, “ I know you were having a disturbing thought, so tell me what it is? “.
I thought about just telling him the truth, it really wasn’t that big a deal but immediately I opened my mouth something else came out, “ Why were you drinking animal’s blood? “, I asked then immediately moved away from him a bit.
He stared at me and didn’t utter a word. “ Go back to sleep “, he finally said. “ And that will be the last time we speak of this and it must never be mentioned to anyone else, understood? “. His mood had changed again but not as bad as the last time.
I didn’t want to piss him off anymore so I nodded slowly.
He laid back down. “ And goofy “.
I let out a huff, “ Yeah? “.
“ It’s Lord Fredrick, or Master ”, he said as I laid back down. “ But you are permitted to call me Darren in private “, he finished.
I really wanted to say, “ I’m Maddie and not goofy “ back to him but I didn’t want to get ahead of myself so I responded with an, “ Okay “. A part of me was happy he wasn’t that much of a bastard to make me address him as master or Lord every time and that he also wouldn’t degrade me when we were alone. And that was when he put his arm around me, again. Helping me remember why I hated him so much again.
But as much as I hated him and every other vampire in the planet after I thought about it for a while, his name was still a little… seductive yet dangerous.
“ Darren “, I said under my breath which came out a little louder than I had planned, given the whole room was filled with silence.
“ Yes Goofy? “, he said turning to me. A small smirk made its way to his face.
“ Nothing “, I said really pissed again.
“ Alright, I’m tired so go to sleep “, he said.
I mumbled under my breath.
His smirk grew, “ Goodnight… Maddie “, he said.
He finally said my name, this made a gentle smile sneak on to my face. I immediately removed the smile from my face as soon as I noticed it and quickly faced the other side of the bed a little embarrassed.
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