The Vampire’s Lover Chapter 2: Who Are You?

Angelique slowly opened her eyes, a fog of dizziness clouding her mind. At first all she could see was a fuzzy lavender color, then, as her sight improved, she started to make out the things that surrounded her. A black and silver bedside table with a glass lamp was at her right, along with a small glass of water sitting near the corner of the table’s smooth surface. She looked down and saw that she was lying in small bed with huge white pillows and a huge white blanket that lay on top of her. There was an open window beside her on her left but, it was too dark outside to see anything outside.
“Where….” Angelique said softly to her herself.
She leaned up slowly and found that her body felt really weak. As she began to pull the blanket off of her she saw that she wasn’t wearing the same clothes she wore when she was in the field. Instead of a t-shirt and jeans, she was a white spaghetti strap nightgown.
‘What is going on?’ she thought to herself.
Suddenly she heard a door creaking. She looked up and saw a tall man standing in the doorway. He had shoulder length black and strangely colored gold eyes. Angelique looked at him curiously. He had on a white dress shirt un-tucked from his black dress pants.
“I see that you are awake.” He said softly.
Angelique sunk back down in the bed and pulled the blanket close to her.
“You don’t have to be afraid.” The man said walking towards the bed. “I won’t hurt you.”
The man sat down softly on the edge of the bed.”
“How are you feeling?”
Angelique looked at the man a bit confused.
“….Fine.”
“Good” the man said with a sigh. “I was hoping that you would after being in the mist. Most people would take a few days to recover.”
Angelique thought back to when she passed out. The last thing she really remembered was the pink mist falling on her.
“What was that stuff anyway?”
“Just water, with a bit something mixed in.”
Angelique rubbed her head softly and stared at the man.
“Ok,” she said nonchalantly. “Here’s the part where I ask you, who are you and where have you taken me.”
The man laughed. “You’re at Watson manor.”
“Watson manor? That can’t be. That place has been abandoned for years.”
“My family recently purchased it”
Angelique raised both eyebrows. ‘So my kidnapper has money.’
“Well, now answer the other part of my question.”
The man laughed. “My name is Auren.”
“Auren….isn’t that, that guy off of Final Fantasy X?”
Auren laughed. “I assure you, I’ve had that name for much longer than he has.”
Angelique scratched her head again.
“Well Auren, I hope you know that I’m not telling you anything and I have nothing for you, so you might as well take me back home.”
Auren grinned a huge child like grin. “Well, then Angelique Victoria Lynette Blanchard, I don’t need you to tell me anything. I know everything about you that I need to know.”
Angelique looked shocked and pissed. “Hold up, I know you did not just call me out by whole name.”
“Yes, I did.” Auren said with a nod.
“Oh hell no.” Angelique said angrily. She quickly climbed out from under the blanket she was under and started to climb out of the bed.
“What are you doing?” Auren asked. “You still haven’t recovered from being in the mist.”
Angelique got out the bed completely and then she quickly fell back on it. As soon as she had stood up her mind got all fuzzy again. Auren shook his head.
“Told you so.”
Auren quickly grabbed Angelique before she collapsed to the floor and gently placed her back on the bed.
Angelique looked at Auren angrily.
“I don’t even let my mother call me by my whole name, let alone some stranger.”
Auren smiled. “Well, I’m sure Vanessa wouldn’t mind if I called you that. It’s a nice name.”
Angelique’s eyes bucked. “Ok, what are you some sort of stalker or something?”
“Not really.” Auren laughed.
Auren sat back down on the bed and grabbed Angelique’s hand. He looked at it carefully and then slowly flipped it over so that the palm was facing downward and there he saw, in the center of her hand, a crescent moon-shaped birth mark. He smiled softly and began to rub his fingers over it.
Angelique looked at her hand and then at Auren’s face. He had this look of deep satisfaction and it made Angelique uneasy.
“Um, can I have my hand back now?”
Auren seemed to snap out of his trance.
“Um, sure, my apologies.”
Angelique pulled her hand in her lap and rubbed it on her dress.
Auren smiled sheepishly and then looked at his watch.
“2 a.m. I’m afraid I must leave you for now Angelique. I’m sure you could use some more rest.”
“I…guess.” Angelique said softly.
“I bid thee goodnight until tomorrow.”
Auren quickly got up and walked out of the room closing the door behind him.
Angelique leaned back on the bed and yawned softly.
“I guess a few more Z’s wouldn’t hurt.” She said softly as she closed her eyes and drifted into dreamland.