143 A Royal Invitation

Rei's POV:

You are hereby invited to the Royal Court of Russia for a week. Please bring your Queen, and your eldest eligible child of either gender.

-King Afon of Russia

Silas looked over my shoulder as I read over the small card with Russia's Royal Seal on it and frowned. "Why does the king of Russia want us and our eldest eligible child in Russia for a week?" He asked and twitched his tail. "He didn't say anything about why...."

"Maybe to unite our kids together with a bond of friendship. Royals have been doing this for centuries. When one country gets to far from the other's sight... they send a card similar to this to make sure our treaty upholds and we don't end up in war. We already have the resistance to deal with." I looked towards Silas. He doesn't know much about the council.... does he? He frowned then.

"Yeah, but why the term eligible? Doesn't that make it Dmeter that we're supposed to take?" He sat down in my lap then and took the card, looking it over.

"Yeah. We'll be taking Dmeter. I'm sure this has something to do with arrange marriage," I decided and looked the card over. He nodded then frowned.

"So... if I remember correctly, they have a son, don't they- No, they have twins, both boys," he whispered and looked up at me. "Looks like one is bi?"

"Must be. We'll bring Dmeter. He's our only child I'm willing to bring. Let's tell him we're just going on a vacation. We'll leave out specific details." Silas nodded then purred.

"Okay," he told me then leaned in and kissed my lips. "Hopefully they'll hit it off well if that is what the king of Russia is after." He laughed and then got off my lap in excitement. "DMETER! WE'VE GOT TO PACK~!" He called out, running off to go find our son. I got up and went after him, not wanting to miss this.

"WHAT!?" Dmeter asked from up in his room. "WHY!"

"WE'RE GOING TO RUSSIA! JUST YOU, ME, AND YOUR FATHER! IT'S A VACATION!" Silas laughed and then ran up to Dmeter's room before he threw the door open and twitched his tail. "We're going to have so much fun together~!" I walked after him and went into Dmeter's room. He was sitting there with Esteban, doing their make up in front of a camera.

"I can't go. I'm busy," he said calmly and motioned to the camera.

"You have to come," Silas said quickly then walked over to the camera, shutting it off. "Come on sweetie, you're going to have lots of fun in Russia. You can shoot a travel video if you want."

"That's not a bad idea," Dmeter mumbled before nodding. "Okay. Only because my viewers will never suspect it and will be excited to see the footage. I've got to start tweeting! Esteban, tweet while I pack." He handed his phone to him and got out of the bed. He walked into his closet.

"Dad, mom, I don't have enough clothes for cold weather. What will we do about that? I'll freeze to death up there shooting vids and my viewers will be suspicious."

"Can I come?" Esteban asked curiously. I shook my head no.

"It's just going to be us three," I told him. He frowned but nodded as he went to tweeting for Dmeter. Silas followed after Dmeter then with a purr.

"We will get you warm clothes before we teleport over. We are going to be staying with the Royal Russian family as their guests for the week," my love purred to our son, helping him pack. I followed Silas into the closet in interest. All of our older children got walk in closets, I made sure of it for this home. I had the mansion rebuilt to suit my family. That's why I really didn't want anymore kids. I'll have to build again if I get another one just so we can have enough guest bedrooms. I took out my phone and texted Mauri to get the three of us heavy and warmer clothes for cold weather.

"The royal family? Does this mean I have to get along with their children? I'm not sure.... this might throw off my planned week of filming. I've already got to redo it to suit the vacation. I can't wait to check out and film the snow up there." He gave us an excited look. Silas purred at him and kissed his cheek.

"Yes, you will have to be nice but you may run off a few nights to film where you want. The Russian king and we have to have grown-up talk, so you will be able to explore a bit, and maybe you can get their son to hold your camera for you," he suggested before he looked towards me and gave me a small kiss. "Did you message her?" He purred then wrapped his arms around my neck with a loving look.

"Mauri?" I asked before nodding. "I did message her. She'll get us some clothes to wear in Russia. Let's go get packed," I suggested. I looked towards Dmeter. "Be in the night room in half an hour, ready to go." Silas purred then grabbed my hand and started to yank me out of his closet.

"I can't wait," he told me then laughed before he led me out of Dmeter's room. I pulled Silas up to our room to pack what we would want to take.

~Time Skip~

Dmeter's POV:

We appeared in a grand throne room, huge windows lining the walls with red silk curtains pulled to the sides. The ceiling was high, a mural of the daytime sky painted on it and was rounded, giving it a real look as beautiful white fluffy clouds seemed to float on it. A man sat in a wooden black throne with red built in cushions that were almost blood red but not quite dark enough. He looked us over before he stood up and straightened his white dress shirt then purred, his green eyes looking towards my parents in particular before he looked in my direction and ran his fingers through his brown hair. "I see you three made it safely," he said, his silky voice echoing off the walls and luring us in with it's warmth. "Welcome, King Rei," he purred to my father then started to step down then stone steps to cross the room to my father and held out his hand to shake it.

"It's an honor to be here. Your home is lovely." Rei said as he held out a hand and shook the guy's hand. "You know Silas, my mate. This is our son Dmeter." The man looked at Silas and smirked before he looked towards me, glancing me over.

"He's your fifteen year old, yes?" He asked then started to approach me as his eyes looked me over from head to toe. "It's nice to meet you Dmeter. I hope you'll take a liking to my son." A liking to his son? Wait a minute.... are they trying to make me befriend his son!? I looked him over and gave a nervous smile. He looked me up like a piece of meat. I don't like Russia anymore. "Relax," he told me and laughed. "You're fine. I'm just making sure that you look presentable. My son should be coming in here soon, and I'd have to call a servant to clean you up if you were a little unorganized." What the hell?

"What?" I asked and frowned. That's it. I pulled out my phone and texted A'slin.

Me: SOS! HELP ME!

Mom started to walk up to me then and wrapped an arm around my shoulders before he went for my phone. "Don't text right now," he mumbled in my ear then kissed my cheek.

"Why not?" I asked and frowned, stretching out my arm to make sure she didn't get it but my dad got it.

"Because, tonight is very important," my mom told me and then looked towards the man who laughed.

"Oh, I see you got what I meant then. I hope I wasn't to vague with my card I sent. I am hoping for a union," he purred to us all. "My son will soon be king, and he needs someone to rule by his side. I was hoping, Rei, that you would be pleased by this idea and unite our two kingdoms in a marriage with your eldest eligible child."

"Wait what!?" I asked and frowned. Did my parents just trick me into this!

"I'm very pleased," Rei purred out and chuckled lightly. "I've been looking for Dmeter anyways. Silas and I have been talking about it for awhile now." Oh no..... They're not wanting me to just be this guy's friend!? The man laughed then.

"Well, I had very good timing then. I just married off his younger twin brother to the new King of China," he purred to Rei then smirked. "I'll get Aris married off too soon if our boys hit it off nicely."

"Say what?" Rei asked and frowned. "You didn't....." He shook his head and rubbed the bridge of his nose. The man frowned then as he saw Rei's reaction then looked him over.

"What's the matter?" He asked and walked up. "Did I say something-"

"It's just that Rei doesn't really care for the new King of China," mom said quickly and grabbed Rei's hand. "They don't get along."

"Oh... that's... not good," the man muttered and looked Rei over. "I hope this doesn't get in the way of my plans... but if it does, you need to let me know before my son comes in here to meet yours. I won't be angry, just disappointed." My dad let his nose go before walking up to the guy and grabbed his shoulder.

"For the sake of your younger boy," my dad whispered. "You have got to get him out of that poor marriage. My- He- The King of China is not good." The man frowned at him then.

"He seems much more agreeable than his father did," he whispered. "I married my son off to him as a peace agreement to make sure that the new change in power wouldn't result in a war with my country." Rei nodded a little but still looked worried for some reason.

"Well.... if you have any problems," my dad begged. "Let us know." He nodded quickly then.

"I will take your warning to heart and watch the two of them closely. I'll pull my son out as soon as I see signs of the King of China being what you say he is. I don't wish to subject my children to torturous marriages if I can help it," he told him then smiled. "I'm pleased that you aren't too angry about it. This means we can continue."

"I'm not angry... more worried than anything," my dad told him. "I'm glad you care about your children."

"Of course I do. They're my kids. I raised them," he purred then looked towards the door as it opened.

"Hey dad, you told me you wanted to see me in here?" I heard a voice ask from the doorway that sent a small chill up my spine- a good one. "You said something about a king duty you wanted to show me?" A boy that looked about my age- slightly older- stood in the doorway, looking in at us. His hair was as dark as night, completely black, while his eyes were a reddish brown color that were hard to look away from. His skin had a slight, almost unnoticeable tan to it, and he was wearing a simple black t-shirt. His eyes glanced my way and widened slightly as he saw me, his almost irresistible scent reaching me quickly. He smelled so sweet, and I got the strangest feeling he was meant to be mine, my soul mate. He looked me over and frowned slightly before he looked towards his father. "Why do we have visitors?" He asked quickly, walking towards his dad. "You didn't tell me about them." I looked him over, watching his movement. I don't think I know what to say to him... and why did he just frown? Does he know? Oh no..... What if he does and I'm about to get rejected! What if he doesn't like me because I'm a famous youtuber! I panicked a little then. Oh.... noooooo..... he doesn't like me.

"Oh, this is King Rei and his lover, Silas. That's their son, Dmeter," his father told him and smirked.

"Dad, what are you doing?"

"You're getting engaged," he told him and crossed his arms. My mate's face looked at his father in slight anger then.

"Dad, I've told you a million times- I'M. NOT. GAY. I'm not like my twin brother! I'm not gay!" He said in defense, holding his hands up quickly.

"Oh yes you are! You've been gay since you were little. You just don't know it yet. Trust me, I'm doing you a favor son," he told him and smirked. Oh man. My mate is gay and he doesn't know? He thinks he's straight!? How will I turn his head. That's why he frowned at me?! Oh man what if he really is straight. I don't want him to turn me into a girl! Girls have problems... like.... monthly problems that never go away. They have bad hormonal mood swings and achiness and..... bleed..... seven days out of a month.... if they're normal!

"That's okay," I whispered. "If you're not gay then we'll go." I said quickly. I can handle this.... I don't need a mate if he's straight. If my uncle Lyle can live without a soul mate than I can too. Mom grabbed me quickly then held me down.

"No, you're going to stick this through," he told me quickly then looked towards the Russian king. "What do you mean by he's gay and he doesn't know it?"

"Oh, he used to play dress up when he was eight with his twin, and trust me, if he was straight, I think I would have caught him looking at girls at the balls we hold, but he doesn't show any interest in them," the man said and laughed. I saw my mate blush a bit.

"Dad," he hissed under his breath. "That's because I'm busy all the time trying to get along with the other princes that I will one day have to deal with- and deal with soon."

"Oh hush, you would've danced with at least one girl by now. You're just a closet gay," his father told him and smirked. "Your mom called it with your twin, and she's calling it with you too." Oh my no... Hahahaha, no. I've got to go. I grabbed at my mom's hand and dug my nails in. My mate is crazzyyyyyy. I'm not marrying a guy that doesn't know if he's gay or not. Mom frowned at me then looked at me.

"Dad, I'm not gay-"

"Prove it then," he purred at his son. "If you give your new fiancé a kiss and you don't like it, then I will inform King Rei that this might not pan out."

"Wait, I didn't agree to marry yet!" I said quickly. I saw the king's eyebrow twitch slightly before he looked at me.

"Oh? Are you not gay? I guess I should've asked you," he said and frowned. I frowned. Is he twitching his eyebrow at me? Who does he think he is.

"I might be," I said innocently. He looked towards my father then and looked at him.

"Maybe we should leave the two alone and go talk," he suggested calmly. "Maybe when we come back, my son will have come out of the closet."

"Wait what!? Don't leave me alone with a stranger," I begged my mom. What if he picks on me? He's older. I don't know how to deal with this! My mom purred then started to walk towards the door with my dad and the Russian King.

"Oh, you'll be fine. If something goes wrong, scream," my mom told me, and I heard the door shut firmly behind them. My mate stood staring at the door before he sighed and looked towards me then tensed slightly, a small look forming in his eyes of recognition.

"O-oh... my..." He paused and looked me over before he looked away. "You're my... my mate, aren't you?" Oh now he knows? I looked him over.

"I'm not going to be a girl to make you happy," I said quickly. He frowned then.

"Why would I ask you to change?" He asked me and then shook his head. "That's not the point of mates, is it? I'm not going to ask you to become a girl."

"You said you're not gay," I mumbled. That means he's straight. "If you're not wanting to be with a male, then that means you want me as a female and I don't want to be someone I'm not. We're not marrying if you're not gay." He frowned then before he sighed.

"Well, I can see why not," he told me then walked up. "Are you wanting to get married to someone?" He asked me, his reddish brown eyes looking down into mine as he got closer, the distance closing.

"I didn't know that this was some engagement thing," I mumbled. "I'm just fifteen." I froze up as he got closer.

"I'm seventeen," he told me and then gave me a small smirk. "It seems our parents tricked us both."

"I'm sorry, I should have known.... they just married my eldest brother off... He's your age...." I trailed off as I looked him over. He frowned but nodded.

"Yes, I think I heard about it. His name is... A'slin? Right?" He asked me then nodded. "Yeah, that's right. He's a decent guy, but we haven't really talked much." He looked towards the doors then before he looked down at me. "Want to get out of here before they return?"

"Where would we go?" I asked softly.

"My room, the library, just somewhere else before they come in here and try to make me say I'm gay," he told me and shook his head with a sigh. "Come on," he muttered then grabbed my hand, starting to pull me towards the door. His hand was sort of cold to the touch, and the feeling of his touch sent a spark through me like a trigger going off screaming he was my mate. I blushed and felt really hot then. Oh man.... I shouldn't know my mate at this age... What if I start to crave him!? I'm just a youtuber! I followed him as he yanked me out of the room. Why am I letting him do this? He pulled me down some huge halls and then towards a wooden door after a few flights of stairs then opened it, leading me in then locked it behind us. He had taken me to a well furnished bedroom with a huge king sized bed with black silk sheets and red pillows.

A black veil curtain surrounded the bed, spilling down from the top where it went over the bed and then stopped right above the floor. A few black couches were in the room, one facing a flat screen TV and entertainment center and another by a huge bookshelf filled with books, one of them being an entire collection of Edgar Allen Poe's works. The floor was a nice plush carpet that kept the floor warm, but the air was chilly feeling like he hadn't turned on a heater. He walked over to the couch by the TV then sat down and looked towards me. "I hope my room doesn't make you uncomfortable, Dmeter." His.... room... makes me so freaking jealous. I bit my bottom lip hard as I looked his bed over. I bet that thing is really comfrotab- what the hell am I thinking?! I looked towards him quickly. Why'd he have to take us here! The library would have been better. Plus it's freezing! Freezing like there's an open window and the snow storm is just blowing in.

"It's cold," I said calmly. He frowned then.

"It is?" He asked then got to his feet. "What temperature are you normally comfortable at? I'll set the thermostat for it. I'm sorry. I don't feel temperatures like normal people," he mumbled and looked a little embarrassed. "I only feel them if it's extremely hot like fire or if it's extremely cold like being frozen alive.... I didn't realize it was cold to you."

"It's. Freezing." I looked him over. Omg my dad took my phone from me and I'm with a maniac. I wrapped my arms around my body. "Can you get the temperature to at least high seventies?" That'll give me room for the fact that I'm in Russia and the temperature might be different.... I better settle on a high temp. He nodded then walked over to a thermostat on a wall then started to mess with it. I felt the air starting to warm up a bit for me as the heater kicked on.

"There, it should warm up soon. If there's anything else, please let me know. I'd hate to make a guest uncomfortable," he told me then turned to me, giving me a gorgeous smile. Oh no.... gorgeous! I think he's gorgeous? It's bad enough his room looks better than mine... I mean that bed..... I started for the couch and sat down quickly. I've got to sing a song to get my mind out of the gutter. He walked over and sat down beside me, his scent washing over me and making me lean a little closer to him as he grabbed the remote on the table in front of us. I caught a good view of his unblemished neck- no signs of having been bitten at all. Oh my- No. I looked away and blushed. I should go.... He's not even gay. This is wrong. He doesn't like me and we're mates. He looked towards me then handed me the remote before he purred, noticing the look on my face. "What's the matter?" He asked me and leaned in a little closer to me, looking my face over before he reached out and touched my cheek. "Your face is red." He frowned and then pulled his hand back slowly.

"No it's not," I said quickly and felt my face heating up more. I looked towards the TV and flipped through the channels quickly. He looked me over then frowned before he reached out, gently turning my face back to him by my chin then tilted it up.

"Do you mind?" He asked me softly, giving me a curious look.

"Wait what?" I asked. Oh no! He's trying to kiss me. "Yes, I mind." I yanked my head back quickly. He frowned at me then.

"Oh, of course. I should've guessed you wouldn't let a stranger try your blood," he told me then pulled away. He wanted to try my blood? Even bigger no! His 'straight' ass might mark me and then where would we be!? He started to watch the TV then, ignoring me as he crossed his legs. His scent kept on teasing me though, and the faint look of interest on his face as a show came on sparked my attention. I looked back at the TV and tilted my head. Okay... I can handle this. We'll watch TV and when I see my parents... I'll get my phone back and call for help. He stayed quiet for about an hour before he got to his feet and walked off through a door, shutting it and leaving me alone in his bedroom. I watched the door before I got up slowly. Okay.... He's gone. I think I can remember how to get back to my parents.... Three flights of stairs was it? Or was it four? How many turns until I reach them? I started for the door slowly. I heard a sink running before it was turned off and he stepped out of a bathroom then frowned towards me.

"Are you wanting to go back?" He asked me then walked over to the couch, turning off the TV. "Alright, I'll take you back so you can find your parents."

"Great, cause they took my phone and I need it." I told him. I opened his door and stepped out into the hall, looking both ways. He followed me out then shut the door behind him.

"Are you wanting to call someone so you can escape?" He asked me and laughed a little before he smirked and started to walk down the hall. "Makes sense. I would too if I were you... being forced to marry a complete stranger. Let's go. The sooner this is done, the better. You'll be able to return to your life, and I'll be able to continue my path to my future throne."

"I'm not being forced to marry you," I said calmly. "I can say no if I want to and that'll be the end of this.... arrangement." I followed after him quickly.

"Are you saying no then?" He asked me and looked towards me.

"You said no," I told him.

"I said I was straight is all," he told me and shrugged. "I never said no."

"Saying you're straight to a guy whose supposed to be marrying you, means no."

"It does not," he said and shook his head. "Besides, it's not like I've experimented," he told me and shrugged. "I just don't like my parents pestering me about my sexuality just because my twin went gay openly."

"I'm not getting with someone that won't love me," I said quickly and frowned. I want to at least be with someone that's open to the idea of doing it with me in this form. He paused then before he looked at me then frowned.

"I guess that's a problem then," he told me and frowned. "How am I supposed to know for sure if I'm straight or not if I've never had time to figure that out. I'm straight till I find out otherwise." I looked him over.

"Looks like you need to go on a self-finding journey. I think you should tell your father." I looked him over. "You're not experimenting with me though. I've got some self respect." He nodded before he tensed then started to walk down the hall again.

"Alright, well I'm sorry this didn't pan out for you, and you came all this way for nothing. It must be a relief to you to find that you're not being put into a marriage," he told me calmly.

"I didn't come here for this. I came here to shoot some vids and have some time with my parents.... I never thought they were trying to make us engaged." I frowned and looked away from him, looking at the walls. "This isn't a waste."

"Then I hope you find Russia to your enjoyment," he told me and glanced back at me before he looked away from me. "I'm sure your videos will be great." He shoved his hands into his pockets then. "I'm sure my parents will still offer to let you stay here for the time being so you can do what you came here for. They don't mind guests."

"Great," I mumbled. I looked back at him and narrowed my eyes slightly. He's really getting on my nerves. A straight guy? He thinks he's straight and he doesn't know what he is all because he hasn't had the time to think it over? Who doesn't have time to know! I know, I guess. I mean, I figured because that's what all my older siblings and most of my family likes. He stayed silent then, letting just the sound of our feet hitting the floor reach me before he started to take me down some stairs then and eventually got us back in the room we started out in. He looked towards me then gave a slight bow.

"If you need anything, the servants will help you, and if you need something from me, they have my number and will give it to you," he told me then straightened up before he started for the door again. "It was nice meeting you, Dmeter. I hope you find what you're looking for in life and whatnot."

"You're just going to walk away?" I asked and frowned. What the heck is wrong with him? He frowned and turned to look at me.

"What? Does it upset you? I thought you wanted nothing to do with me," he told me calmly. "After all, if you're not willing to wait for me to figure out such a big question, then what's the point of me sticking around? I'm not going to go experiment just to figure out if I could be gay to marry you. That's wrong. If I'm going to figure out if I'm gay so I can marry you, then I would like it to be from me figuring out from you and not someone else. What's the point of figuring it out with someone else if I'm just going to either come back to you and tell you no or yes? I don't feel right doing it. It doesn't seem right at all to go experiment with someone else so I can marry you. That would be wrong." He shook his head then. "I have more respect than that. If you don't want to get married, that's fine. I'm not going to pressure you into something, and if you're unwilling to let me figure it out, then that's fine too. I will go back to preparing for the throne like I've been doing for about my entire life since I was ten. It doesn't mean we can't be friends though, if you would like that. I won't turn you away from a friendship, but I'm not going to go experiment with someone else."

"Well what if you find out with me you don't like guys?" I ask softly. "That's even more horrible." He frowned then.

"Well... we could still be friends," he told me and walked up slowly. "Look, I only have ever had friends. I haven't had time or the interest to see if I liked boys or girls. I assume I'm straight," he told me then blushed slightly. He stopped right in front of me then. "I do know that I like being near you though. I like your scent. I liked watching that show with you." He looked me in the eyes then before he leaned in and looked towards my lips curiously. "Maybe I'll like you?"

"You just.... met me." I mumbled and leaned away from him. I looked him over and felt pain sparking in my chest. I saw a faint look of rejection in his eyes before he pulled away and looked away from me.

"Yes, I just did," he told me then put his hands into his pockets. "I went too far. I apologize. I'll tell my father that I'm not ready for a marriage and that you aren't either. You're only fifteen, after all, and we really don't know each other." I looked him over and nodded slowly. He just tried to kiss me! What's wrong with people today? I looked him over and balled up my fist. He could at least take me on a date first. I slapped him across the face then and turned away.

"You could at least date me first," I grumbled. He made a small noise of surprise before I heard him growl at me in anger. I could feel him glaring at me before he started for the door and slammed it behind him. I jumped a bit from it before looking at the door. What's wrong with Russians!? I glared the door down and let out a small growl. "Good riddance," I hissed.

"Dmeter!" I heard my mother hiss from a side door in anger. "That was horrible! How could you smack him like that? He was just curious!" He walked in then with my dad and the King of Russia. "I'm so sorry King Afon. I had no clue he would smack your son."

"No, it's alright.... I'll go talk to him. Rei, I'm sorry, but I don't think this is going to work out. You can stay here for a week though if you'd like. I offered a week after all," the king said and shook his head with a sigh.

"I'm sorry about my son," Rei purred out in slight amusement. I looked towards my parents.

"Mom, don't take his side. No one should kiss strangers." I crossed my arms. I heard Rei laugh softly.

"Oh? Really? Would it really be better to date him for months to get to know him- to fall in love with him only to discover that when he finally kisses you, he decides that he doesn't like boys and he dumps you," my mother hissed. "In some cases, it's wrong to kiss a stranger, but he was being respectful of you enough to not go and kiss someone else then try to put a ring on your finger." He shook his head then and looked towards King Afon. "I'm really sorry."

"No, it's fine. I shouldn't have asked you out here till he knew if he was straight or gay. I was honestly hoping that your son would help him out of the closet and they'd get married. It just looks like they didn't hit it off though," he told my parents and shook his head. "I'll make sure that my son stays peaceful to your country though after the power changes hands."

"Ahh.... I don't think we should speak so soon anyways. We're staying the week," Rei said calmly. "Maybe they'll hit it off during the time we stay?" My dad asked and gave King Afon a smile. "You never know. I think it'll be a good story if they have kids one day together. 'I slapped your father when we first met because he tried to kiss me.'" I blushed and looked them over. Kids with- with- did he even give me his name? What was his name again? Was he so rude he forgot to give me his name? He didn't give his own name to his mate!? Or am I just a terrible enough mate not to remember? King Afon looked at Rei thoughtfully before he gave a nod.

"Alright, I'll withhold my judgement till the end of the week," he hummed out then glanced at me before he looked at Rei. "I will have my servants put you in one of the master guest bedrooms we have. Your son can have a guest bedroom close to my son's room so they will be forced to interact." Wait what!? I'm not going out of my room.

"Great~ That's perfect." My dad gave Afon a huge smile. "I'm sure they'll at least end up as friends."

"Hopefully... Aris doesn't take kindly to people smacking him. We'll be lucky if he doesn't cut all ties with your son and ignores him," Afon whispered then looked towards me. "You're lucky he didn't retaliate, Dmeter. He normally snaps at something like that from a stranger. You must be somewhat special enough to have intrigued his interest enough to make him almost kiss you... then not yell at you for the smack."

"'cause I'm his mate," I whispered, making it hard for them to hear. I started my father then. "I want my phone," I told him and held out my hand. "I need to check my apps." Afon stared at me with wide eyes before a huge smile formed on his face and he laughed like he had heard me.

"Well that's good news~!" He purred out in amusement. He smirked then as he watched me. "I think they'll hit it off," he told Rei and looked over at my father as my mother handed me my phone calmly.

"If you run off, you're grounded from all electronics," he told me firmly.

"F-fine," I hissed as I took my phone. I'll just hide. I looked towards Afon suspiciously before heading for the doors to leave them.

"Oh, and Dmeter, watch out for the blue moon," I heard Afon call out after me. "It's in two days."

"Why?" I asked and froze up. I looked towards him then. "What's the matter about a blue moon?"

"Just make sure that you're on good terms with him by then," he told me and waved it off. "It should be nothing, but just in case, don't anger him on that night. It won't end well. I'm sure it won't be a problem though. He'll be fine." I frowned. The hell? I've got to get out of here... but I can't get grounded from my electronics.... "Who knows, you might find him more agreeable on that night. Sometimes he becomes a people pleaser and becomes the sweetest thing you'll ever see. If you marry him, I'll tell you more about it, but for now, that's all you need to know unless he decides to tell you himself. I'm not going to throw him out there to people who won't understand it." I looked him over. Great.... my mate is like a werewolf.... isn't he? He smirked as he saw the look on my face. "He won't turn into anything. He just has small mood swings here and there on blue moon nights. He doesn't mean anything by it, and he takes things the night before so he won't do it, but without it, he has his mood swings which could be good or bad depending on how he's affected that night. He'll take his things though, and it'll be fine, but just in case, don't anger him that night. He won't be able to control himself if he didn't take his stuff."

"So avoid him completely on a blue moon?" I asked. I'm getting the hell out of here as soon as I wake up and I'm going to go shoot my travel vid far from here.

"You'll have to get used to it eventually if you're truly his mate," he purred at me and winked. "It's not bad. I promise."

"What?" My dad asked and chuckled lightly. "Is that what he muttered?" I frowned and left the room quickly, going down the hall to get away from them. I looked down at my phone and looked back up. I've got to find my things and charge it... it's almost dead. I saw a butler moving my things up the nearby stairs, carrying them up like he had already been instructed to do so. A servant must've been nearby when he told Rei his decision. The butler looked back at me and frowned before he continued up the stairs with my bags. I ran after him quickly.

"Hey, I could help carry one of my things," I told him. He looked at me and widened his eyes in shock then gave me a nervous look like he didn't know English. Oh.... Oh man.... I don't know Russian. I pointed to one of my bags and then myself. He looked at the bag then at me with uncertainty before he hesitantly held it out to me, looking me over. I grabbed it and motioned for him to continue, giving him a smile. He relaxed a little and then smiled back at me before he continued up the stairs, mumbling something in Russian as he continued up the flight of stairs with the rest of my things. He led me up to where Aris's bedroom was then went to the right of it and opened the door, taking my things in. The room wasn't as magnificent, and the bed wasn't as stylish or comfortable looking. It had a nice headboard and two pillows with the cotton sheets put neatly onto the bed in a simple way. He sat my things down by the bed and then looked towards me and pointed to a door, walking over to it and opened it, revealing a bathroom and then opened another door, a walk in closet. I nodded, giving him a grateful look. I grabbed my charger out of my bag and put my phone on charge. I sat down on the edge of the bed and looked towards the bathroom. Maybe I should have a shower.

The servant left then before he paused outside the door and said something in Russian to someone and stepped aside quickly as Aris's voice started speaking fluent Russian to him quietly. I looked towards the door curiously before grabbing my things and started to take them out, putting my clothes in the closet to get settled in for the week stay. I cut on some music- The Neighborhood to make it not so lonely in my room. I heard the servant walking off then before I heard a soft knock at my door and Aris stepped in, glancing around. He hesitantly looked my way before he walked over to the bed and placed down a small thorn less rose and then nodded at me before he started for the door.

"Let me know if you need something," he mumbled to me. I watched him and frowned. I guess he's not upset anymore...

"Okay," I whispered. "I don't think we should see each other on the blue moon," I told him quickly. He tensed quickly then and looked at me nervously.

"B-blue moon? Did my father tell you about that?" He asked me quickly and turned to face me.

"Yeah," I mumbled. "So we're in agreement?" I asked. He looked at his feet then before he rubbed the back of his neck in embarrassment.

"O-okay," he whispered. "If you're afraid of me, then I will stay away from you on the blue moon during your stay." He gave me a hurt look before he started for the door again.

"I'm not afraid.... I was just warned and I don't want to see you then if what your dad says is true."

"It's not like I'm dangerous," he told me quickly and stopped walking then looked at me. "I take medication the night before that way I'm normal like everyone else." He frowned then. "Nothing happens on those nights as long as I take the pills when I'm supposed to. He only warned you incase I didn't take the pills."

"So.... you'll take your pills?" I asked softly.

"Of course I will," he told me quickly. "I always take them since my doctor started prescribing them to me. I'd appreciate it if you didn't tell anyone though. They don't understand it easily. I'm the only one in my family like this."

"Okay... I won't tell anyone," I promised. He relaxed slightly and I saw a faint smile on his face before a small purr escaped him.

"Thank you," he told me happily.

"You're welcome," I whispered softly. I looked him over. He watched me before he blushed slightly.

"A-about earlier.... I'm sorry I tried to kiss you and then got angry when you smacked me. I shouldn't have lost my temper with a guest," he whispered to me.

"Yeah," I whispered and looked away. "I'm sorry I hit you," I grumbled.

"I thought about what you said, and maybe a date could help me decide, but if you say no, I understand completely, and I'll leave you alone," he told me and then put his hands into his pockets.

"A date?" I asked. "Fine... but.... Don't expect a kiss from me on a first date," I told him and smirked a little. He nodded then.

"Alright, reasonable enough. I don't want to rush things to figure out if I'm gay or not. I'd have to come out or tell you that I'm not. It'll be a friendly date only. We'll go watch an action movie or something for a night then come back."

"A movie?" I asked and frowned. "For a first date? Fine... but we're going out to eat before." He frowned at me then.

"What would you suggest then if not a movie?" He asked me and looked me over.

"What do normal teenagers do here?" I asked and smirked. He shrugged.

"Well, I know movies are popular date choices sometimes. I guess not though for you. All the movies will probably be in Russian. I guess we could check out Moscow instead and just walk around." He shrugged then. "You could do some of your shooting for your video I guess and I'll watch."

"Could we go ice skating?" I asked and giggled. That would be so fun... He thought it over then nodded.

"Yes, there is a nearby ice skating rink. Do you know how or will I have to teach you?" He asked and looked me over.

"I... kinda never had.... I just watched movies," I explained. He nodded then and smirked.

"Okay then, I'll teach you to skate," he purred to me. "I'm quite good at it." I blushed and nodded. I can't believe I'm going to let him teach me something. He's lucky.

"Okay-" I paused as my stomach grumbled. "Can I get some blood?" I asked him. He nodded then.

"Yeah, come on. We'll get you some fresh blood. We have a few servants who donate their blood to us," he explained and then started for the door.

"You what?" I asked and widened my eyes. "Servants do that?" I asked and followed after him.

"They do here," he told me and smirked. "We all drink from the donors. They're specially hired for it too and get paid better than the others. Would you like a female or a male?"

"Ummm.... a male," I told him. I've never drank from someone!

"Okay, we'll get you James then. He's my personal favorite," he purred to me and led me down the stairs then towards servant quarters. "James!" He called out as he approached a door and knocked on it. A man opened the door then and looked out at my mate and smirked.

"Hey, are you hungry again Aris?" He asked and exposed his neck. Aris's eyes lingered on it for a minute before he shook his head.

"No, it's not for me. It's for him. This is Dmeter. He's a guest here," he whispered. James raised an eyebrow then glanced towards me before he gave a disappointed look and returned his attention to Aris.

"Well that sucks. I ate something sweet today just for you Aris. Can't believe you're turning my blood up for once in your existence. I feel rejected~" James told him then smirked, eyeing my mate before he looked at me and gestured for me to come in. I walked in slowly and looked around before looking at him.

"Ummm, I've never drunk from someone before," I told him.

"Oh, don't worry. It's very simple," he told me as Aris walked in. He shut the door then walked over to me and grabbed my hand before he pulled me over to the bed and sat down on it, pulling me into his lap. He exposed his neck and closed his eyes. "Just expose your fangs, lean in, and bite down gently. After that, the blood will start to flow and you can pull out your fangs and drink or you can leave them in, but it makes some uncomfortable. I don't mind if you leave your fangs in. It doesn't bother me at all," he told me then smirked slightly. "So just take a bite~ Aris, you should come drink from me too. I don't want you to not drink enough." I heard Aris purr slightly before he walked over and sat down beside James, taking his wrist then sunk his fangs in, starting to drink from James. I watched Aris before leaning in towards James and exposed my fangs. I bit down into him and started to drink his blood. He moaned at the feel of our fangs and I felt his heart rate picking up as his blood rushed into my mouth, making me crave fresh blood. It was unlike anything I've ever had before... and Aris smelled way better than James did. I gasped and bit down harder into James, moaning from the taste of his blood. He moaned back to me and fell back onto the bed with me on top of him. I heard Aris purring as he stayed latched onto James's wrist, drinking from him eagerly. I groaned and lifted my body up a little off of James but kept drinking from him. I felt arms wrap around me after a few minutes and heard Aris purring into my ear as I drank from his donor.

"Dmeter~" He whispered to me happily and chuckled. I paused, taking my fangs out and looked towards Aris, licking my lips.

"Yes?" I asked him softly. I froze up from how close we were. He purred then gave my cheek a kiss before he pulled me to him and ran his fingers through my hair then looked towards James.

"Thank you James." I looked towards James before back at Aris. I take it as he's not letting me drink anymore from James..... That's terrible. I leaned in towards Aris' neck. I might as well drink from him.... He smells better anyways. I bit down into his neck quickly and started to drink from him. He yelped and started to tremble slightly from the bite. I suddenly felt his crystal pulse involuntarily in fear, calling out to mine as my mate as his connected to mine. I froze up and pulled back from him quickly. I looked him over. What a whimp. I got off him quickly and whipped my mouth clean.

"There," I muttered. "James was better," I grumbled. He's scared of his own mate. What's he think I'm going to do? Drink him dry? Mark him? "He's human anyways. He's got healthier blood."

"Oh, don't mind him. He's just never been bitten before. He's probably just in shock because no one has ever sunk their fangs into him, and he didn't expect it," James told me and laughed as he sat up. Aris blushed as he watched us then slowly touched his neck, pulling his fingers in front of him to look at his blood then widened his eyes slightly at the sight of it. Its taste had reminded me of rich chocolate and rose petal tea, and the scent was divine, making me feel hungry again for it. I could see him slowly relaxing as he looked at the blood before he wiped it off on his shirt. James laughed and crawled over into his lap before he looked at my bite mark on him and smirked. "Don't worry. It's healing Aris~" He laughed then and looked at my mate before he exposed his neck. "It'd heal faster with some bloo-" Aris pushed him out of his lap then grabbed me, pulling me to him before he purred and kissed my cheek then leaned his head against my neck.

"I'm sorry I freaked out. I wasn't expecting it, but if anyone was to bite me, I'm glad it was you," he whispered in my ear then wrapped his arms around me and held me close.

"The heck Aris! What was that for? I was trying to offer you my blood!" James complained.

"I'd rather hold my mate right now," he told James calmly and pulled his head away from my neck to look at him.

"But he's a guy. What are you? Coming out of the closet?" James joked, starting to laugh.

"Yes," Aris purred out. "I'm gay." James's eyes widened and he dropped his jaw.

"Y-you just admitted to.... Aris! What the hell?! Have you been gay this entire time?!" Aris purred in amusement.

"No, but I'm sure I'm gay now if I'm okay with the idea of being bitten only by Dmeter," he admitted then held me closer to him as he watched James's eyes go wide before he jumped off the bed.

"KING AFON! YOUR SON IS GAY!!!" He screamed, running for the door. He was suddenly lifted up into the air and placed back on the bed.

"Da, but hush James. I don't need you screaming to the whole world that I'm coming out of the closet for Dmeter if he will have me." James sniffled then and gave him a sweet look.

"My little vampire prince is growing up on me~ Oh, if only the servants spoke English, I would be able to tell them that the little teenage vampire I nursed on my own blood is growing up and maturing on me~! Such a proud day for a blood donor~! My little vampire is gay!" He laughed then and tackled Aris into the floor, knocking him away from me. Aris groaned on the floor and tried to get away to get back to me, but James laughed and held him down, watching him struggle.

"A- Aris... You can't just..." I trailed a little. "Think you're gay because I bit you and you liked it. Straight guys would be okay with that. Bites feel good, if it's from a vampire. But... Your father might already know about us," I mumbled and blushed. I can't believe what just happened. I know we're like... Above society because we're vampires but still... He could show some respect of my body. I don't enjoy getting kissed by strangers... Even if he's my mate. "You need to ask yourself that if you'd be okay with us in the future when we marry and decide on being intimate together. Because newsflash: I'm not going to be a girl for you or bare you children. I'm a male and I'm built to only be a male. That's the way I like it. If you don't, then maybe we can just be friends." He frowned and looked up at me as he stopped struggling then blushed a little as he seemed to be thinking hard.

"I... don't think it's just because you bit me," he mumbled and then sat up, rubbing the back of his neck. "I mean... I like having you near me, but it might just be because you're supposed to be my mate. I've never really thought about having children, so I wouldn't miss out on them too much." He trailed off then and looked at his hands before his eyebrows furrowed. "I don't know. I could still not be gay. You have a point. Just because I liked the bite and just because you're my mate doesn't make me gay.... It's fine. I'll either be gay or I won't be gay," he mumbled then got to his feet. James frowned on the floor then got up quickly, pulling Aris into his arms and was about to tell him something but Aris got out of his arms and took a few steps away from him. "I'll still take you ice skating tomorrow." Aris told me, looking into my eyes as he tilted his chin up a bit then looked towards James then at me. "Did you drink enough? He'll gladly feed you more if you want it. After this, I'll take you back up to your room to let you do as you please."

"Aris, if you think you're gay, you're probably gay," James muttered, looking Aris over. "Don't let him talk you out of it-"

"James, he's right," Aris said firmly, not looking at him. "Besides, if he'd rather me be straight for a longer time, then that's fine. I need to think anyways before he leaves."

"I'm not talking him out of it... I'm making sure it's what he wants. I don't want to pressure someone into being in a relationship with me when they don't even know who they are-" I blushed and looked away. "Or a marriage. Marriages are suppose to be special, I thought." Aris nodded and gave me a small purr.

"Marriages are special, even if they are arranged. I want you to be sure that you want to be with me too first before we agree to what our parents want from us," he told me and smirked slightly. "It's not just me being gay that needs questioning. You're going to have to question if you're okay with marrying a Russian in a few years if not real soon. I don't know if your father would marry you to me at your age or not."

"Heh heheh-" I blushed. Oh man- I'm not telling him my parents would be okay with that. I mean look at them! They agreed to Nico getting married early and A'slin got married early. "No, no my dad wouldn't do that," I said quickly. I looked away then. They're probably planning our wedding right now! "D-DAD!" I yelled in worry. Aris raised an eyebrow before he walked up to me then grabbed my hand, pulling me off the bed and made me stumble into his arms before he purred as the touch of his hand on mine made me feel warm as a small spark ran up my arm. He looked towards our hands in wonder before he looked at me and gave my hand a small squeeze then started to pull me towards the door.

"You're leaving already?" I heard James ask with disappointment.

"Bye James, maybe we can hang out later," I suggested as I looked over my shoulder. I gave him a smile. "You can tell me secrets about Aris." James smirked then and nodded before he gave Aris a playful look as Aris quickly looked back at him.

"No," he said quickly to James.

"Awww, why not? Just because your mother shows me your baby pictures and tells me all sorts of stories about your childhood doesn't mean that I can't tell others~! Besides, my favorite story she tells me is when you were about five and you were fighting the servants as they tried to take you from your twin to give you a bath and you yanked your twin-"

"No!" He growled out and quickly covered my ears. James started to laugh.

"The baby pictures were so cute of you two in the bath together when you won!" He said and sat down on the bed. I giggled as I thought about him being close with his twin. I want to meet his twin.

"I want to meet your twin," I told him quickly. He looked down at me then blushed before he nodded.

"My twin will be coming back on the night of the blue moon. He's coming home from his honeymoon," he whispered to me. He gently took his hands off my ears then placed them on my shoulders. "He'd like you."

"Oh, he got married fast," I mumbled. Poor guy.. He's the younger brother too.... I bet he never expected to have to marry first.

"Yes, my father invited the Chinese King over, and he took a liking to my brother, so he married the two of them to foster good relationships with the Chinese throne," he muttered then sighed. "He's been gone for a few weeks now."

"You miss him?" I asked and smiled. I miss my little brother Esteban~ I bet he's bored without me. He nodded and then blushed.

"Yeah, of course. We were really close," he whispered then paused before he looked me in the eyes then reached up and touched my cheek with his hand.

"Brooooootheeeer~!" I turned to see a train wreck of a mess rushing down the hall to me, giggling before I was tackled to the floor by what looked like Aris. "Father said that we're having a guest tonight! Isn't that amazing?" He purred then started to rub his cheek against my chest with a content smile. "I hope he's nice. Father says he's nice... but he won't be as nice as you~ I don't know what I'd do without you, my sweet twin~ He says he's the new Chinese King. I wonder if he'll be able to speak with us or not. He'll be speaking Chinese, but I don't know if he knows English or not...."

"Of course he'll speak English," I purred out to him then ran my fingers through his hair. "Every royal is taught English at least. It's one of the more widely known languages. We're all taught that at a young age."

"Oh," he whispered then blushed before he looked up at me then gave a playful growl, kissing my cheek before he sat up on me. "So big brother~ What do you want to do while we wait for him?"

"Let's go get something to drink," I suggested, reaching out and rubbing his cheek. He purred loudly and closed his eyes, leaning his head into my hand then grabbed it and kissed the inside of my wrist. I purred back to him then sat up with him in my lap. "Come on silly," I told him then picked him up, walking down the halls with him in my arms....

Aris pulled his hand away from my cheek then put it back on my shoulder, looking down at me with a faint blush with a nervous look in his eyes, tensed as he waited. I looked around and blinked a few times.

"Did.... did you just give me one of your memories?" I asked softly and rubbed my cheek. He bit his bottom lip then nodded slowly.

"Y-yes," he told me and looked me in the eyes. "It didn't freak you out, did it? It does for some that I show it to. I don't normally let people see that power. They look at me strangely afterwards."

"Well...." I trailed off. "That's a cool gift." I gave him a smile. "But warn me next time," I begged. He nodded then gave me a relieved smile.

"Alright, I'll warn you the next time I show you something," he purred to me then gave me a happy look. "Thanks for not being freaked out." I nodded and gave him a small smile before I glanced him over.

"Stop messing with my face, jeeze. Touch me there one more time and I'll go visit James while you're not looking and find out more about your embarrassing past." He frowned then.

"It's easier that way though," he muttered then pulled away from me completely, crossing his arms.

"Oh yeah? You want to just sugar me up now and not let me have a piece of mind of my own? What if I'm asexual?" He frowned at me then growled slightly in anger before he was tackled by James who wrapped his arms around his neck from behind then kissed his cheek with a huge smile.

"Don't be upset. He's just a tease," James whispered in his ear. I watched them and frowned a little.

"Can I go to my room now?" I asked. Aris nodded and shrugged James off before he walked towards the door with me and got the door, holding it for me.

"Yeah, come on before James tries to tell you some other story about me," he told me then looked me over. I nodded and walked through the door quickly. He shut the door behind me then looked at me before he held his hand out, giving a small purr. I looked towards his hand before passing it up and walked past him, heading down the hall. I heard him growl slightly before he followed after me. I could feel him glaring a hole into the back of my head. I blushed and looked over my shoulder. Did he really get mad at me for being independent? He looked me dead in the eyes before he put his hands in his pockets and tilted his chin up, looking towards the walls as he inspected them. Really? I smirked. I have an advantage over him. I chuckled and looked straight ahead. He's desperate for my touch. He walked past me after a few minutes then started up a set of stairs, leading me back up from the servant quarters and back to the rest of the castle. I followed after him until we reached the rest of the castle, then I stopped walking, watching his movement. He paused after he heard me quit walking then looked over his shoulder at me, his reddish brown eyes looking down into mine with a faint curious look. I watched him before walking up to him and brushed past him. He's observant. Good. He growled slightly at me and I felt him give me a small glare as I brushed past him, getting irritated again. I chuckled and looked back at him.

"What's the matter?" I asked.

"You're purposely doing that," he muttered, watching me.

"Doing what?" I asked and chuckled. "I'm not aware I'm doing something to you." He frowned at me then before he walked up then backed me up against a wall, putting his hands on either side of my head.

"You know exactly what you are doing," he hissed at me. "You're doing that on purpose." I frowned at him quickly.

"I am not," I grumbled and looked downwards. "I've got freedoms you know." He narrowed his eyes at me then.

"Of course you are because you think it's funny," he growled then exposed his fangs at me.

"Funny? I'm laughing because of the fit you're throwing. It's amusing." I looked up at his fangs.

"You should treat me with more respect," he hissed at me. "I'm your mate, aren't I? You should want my attention, and you should be concerned about whether or not I'm gay or straight or whatever I am. You should care more, but you don't." He narrowed his eyes then pulled back from me. I widened my eyes as I watched him.

"I'm not.... like that. I do care.... but I think you should have some rights..... I mean.... it would be terrible if you decided you were straight...." I looked towards the ground. "I just want us to have a choice. I know we're mates but I want us to choose each other- not fate. I mean... there isn't anyone else but you for me." I ran my hands into my hair and brushed away from him quickly. "I guess we'll just go about our own way and not care about getting to know each other. Fine. I'll marry you since we're mates." I grumbled. He hissed at me then before he snatched my arm then.

"You know that's not what I meant," he hissed in my ear. "I never said that, and you know I didn't." He made me turn around to face him then and looked at me firmly. "Why the hell would we not get to know each other? That's the most stupidest thing I've ever heard. You don't marry someone unless you know them a little better than just having met them. Now quit twisting my words around Dmeter! I don't like it, and you know I only meant that you should care more as my mate. We have a special connection because of that, but if you're going to be like that- just brush past me like I'm nothing- then fine."

"I was messing with you," I grumbled and looked away from him. "What's the matter with you?" I looked up into his eyes. "Is it from the blue moon?" He paused then looked me in the eyes.

"N-no, it's... well... I've never considered a relationship before," he mumbled and relaxed slightly, calming down as he watched me. "I know that I don't like you ignoring me though.... How am I supposed to think of a relationship with you when you're refusing to acknowledge me that way?"

"But I was teasing you.... and you were being.... well.... clingy? I think...." I shrugged. "You really are needy for my touch." I looked him over. "You don't want me to tease you anymore? I thought it was funny when you couldn't get my hand." He sighed and then loosened up on his grip.

"W-well... I guess you can tease me a little, but not too much," he muttered. "I have to be able to think, remember? How am I supposed to get to know you if you're brushing past me like that and treating me like dirt?"

"I wasn't treating you like dirt!" I glared him down then. "SEEEEE you're so needy." I poked him in the chest quickly. "I wasn't doing anything wrong but teasing you. If you don't like it.... then too bad. You'll have to think about it after the blue moon. Maybe I need to plan a vacation for a week every time one comes around. Take your medication."

"That's not how it works," he muttered then looked me over before he exposed his fangs and yanked me to him, leaning in towards my neck with a sharp growl. I yelped and hid my neck quickly.

"Aris?" I asked. "I'm sorry," I mumbled. Jeeze, I'll give him my hand next time. He rubbed my jaw softly before he tried to get me to relax, giving a small purr.

"It's fine," he mumbled. "Relax though. I'm not trying to hurt you."

"Yeah you were," I hissed. "You wanted to bite me." I felt his lips turn down into a frown before he ran his fingers along the other side of my neck.

"Calm down," he whispered to me. "Let me do this."

"Do what?" I asked and grabbed his hand. "Aris! You're not biting me. You should go take your pills. You're hormonal."

"I already told you, that's not how it works. I'm not affected till the blue moon hits," he mumbled to me then leaned his face more into my neck. "Calm down," he whispered again then managed to scrap his fangs against my neck then and nicked it. I felt his venom drip down my neck slightly but it didn't get into the wound as he tried to get closer. I gasped and shoved him backwards quickly.

"Aris," I growled out. "Don't you dare try to give me that bite. I'll be like my parents..... or worse...." I widened my eyes. What if I'll want kids afterwards!? I looked him over before I took off running. He chased after me then and I felt him tackle me to the ground before he sat up on me then looked at me with a frown.

"What's wrong with a mark?" He asked me then grabbed my hands, pinning them down. "I was going to pledge to get to know you better and try a relationship," he muttered, looking down into my eyes. "I thought you'd like that- It would mean I'd try being gay." He narrowed his eyes then at me. "Or would you prefer nothing to do with me?"

"W-what? Marks are special...." I trailed off and looked him over. "Aris... I want you to mark me when you really are positive about us... not when you're... being the way you are now... and maybe we can wait until we're older because.... I'm sure it leads to other things." He scoffed then.

"No it doesn't. That's something that can happen later," he told me and gripped my wrists a little more tightly. "I wouldn't mate with you until marriage. A mark is simply saying you're mine." He looked me over then.

"But.... we haven't talked about dating yet...." I looked him over.

"Do you not want to try dating me?" He asked me calmly, keeping his face blank.

"You haven't asked me properly," I grumbled. "You're just talking about it but will you?"

"I'd try it," he told me and looked me in the eyes before he let go of my wrists and continued to sit on me to keep me down. I watched him and relaxed a little. Oh man..... he's really scary before a blue moon.... I'm going to build a castle just to hide from him when one comes around. He watched me then frowned before he sighed. "You're frightened, aren't you? I've told you. The blue moon doesn't affect me until it actually rises," he told me then got off me. "Maybe we shouldn't date until you understand that about me instead of thinking I'm a monster."

"I don't think you're a monster," I whispered. "You just got weird there." It's some mate thing I don't understand.... isn't it? Maybe it's just his straight side fighting with his gay side and he's so aggravated, he's taking it out on me. "Go get some sleep," I suggested. He frowned at me then.

"No," he told me then shook his head. "I'm not tired...." He looked at me then sighed, reaching down for my hand to help me to my feet. "I'll help you back to your room though. You look like you could use a break from me."

"I don't want a break...." I trailed off. "But you need one from me. You might bite me in another hour. I think you've got some mate cravings~" I teased, trying it as I grabbed his hand to get up. He's older. There's no telling what he's going through. He had two years living before me and many more before he could meet me- all that time he thought he was straight. He blushed as he heard me and pulled me up to my feet then into his arms, steadying me.

"I don't think it's mate cravings," he mumbled with a blush. "It's just I'm trying to get you to understand that I'm not affected till the blue moon rises, and you don't seem to take me seriously with me trying to be your mate."

"You just tried to bite me and you pinned me down! Now how am I supposed to think this is just the normal you when you was growling like an animal? Are you sure you're okay?" I asked and rubbed his cheek. "Please don't be mad at me. I've never had a boyfriend.... So can't we try to make this cute and special?" He blushed then gave a small nod before he touched my hand and relaxed.

"Okay," he whispered. "I'll do my best to remember you want it special~" He purred slightly then and looked me in the eyes with a sweet look, warming my crystal up with the look. "I'm sorry I got mad. I'm just frustrated...." I nodded and hugged him quickly.

"I'm not rejecting you and I don't want to," I told him quickly. "I want us to have everything we can get.... the friendship up to the marriage. I don't even know how tall you are or what your favorite food is.... I mean..... if you eat anything besides James." I laughed a little. He laughed then and hugged me back.

"I do eat more than just James," he purred to me. "I like to eat stroganoff... and salmon."

"What's stroganoff?" I asked and wrinkled up my nose. I pulled back from him and yanked him down the hall to get us walking before he sinks his fangs into me. He laughed then and followed me.

"I'll show you," he purred to me. "We'll eat some together~ You'll love it."

"Okay... So do you think it'll be safe to talk to eachother tomorrow?" I asked. "I don't want to talk to you past midnight and find myself in a grave three night later, waking up." He frowned and quickly shook his head.

"Oh, that's not it at all," he told me quickly then frowned. "No, the blue moon isn't till the night after tomorrow. My meds keep me calm on those nights, and even if I wasn't on them, I've never killed anyone. I just have mood swings if I'm not on my meds." He paused then reached out for my cheek. "Here, let me show you."

"No way," I dodged his hand quickly. "I want to see it on my own... like from the moon looking into a telescope at you." He laughed then and shook his head, taking his hand back.

"That's not how it works," he told me and purred. "Trust me, I'll be on my meds. You won't even notice."

"Promise?" I asked softly. He nodded and smiled softly.

"I promise," he purred. "As long as I take my meds the night before the blue moon, nothing happens at all."

"So.... I won't notice anything?" I asked to make sure. "Well.... okay.... we'll hang out then." He nodded and then brought me closer.

"Of course. Don't forget that we're going ice skating tomorrow night... and I'm sure you'll want to meet my twin on the blue moon when he gets home to visit," he purred then and wrapped an arm around my waist before he started to lead me up the stairs again. There he goes with his arm again! I grabbed it and made us just hold hands. He looked down at our hands and then at me before he smiled slightly then looked ahead of us. He lead us to our bedrooms again then let go of my hand, getting my bedroom door for me. "There you go," he purred to me, watching me. "I'll wake you up in the evening so we can get ready to go."

"I can wake myself up," I grumbled. I walked into the room slowly and looked around before looking at him. "Can you send some blood up early at dusk?" I asked him.

"Yes, would you like James again or would you prefer we find bottled blood for you?" He asked and leaned up against the doorway, watching me closely.

"I don't know.... James might tell me another story about you," I teased. "His blood was good..." I trailed off. Not as good as his. He frowned then.

"Okay, never mind. If anyone tells you stories, it'll be my twin," he told me quickly and blushed. "I'll either let you have me or bottled blood then. The others would tell you stories too if they found out why you're here."

"Oh yeah?" I asked. "That's fine. Bottled blood will work just fine. I drink it all the time." I licked my lips as I thought about James' blood and Aris' blood. He nodded then.

"Okay," he purred softly. "We'll get you bottled blood and warm it for you," he told me then smiled before he pulled away from the door. "Good morning Dmeter. I'll let you get some rest."

"Thanks~ I like to sleep," I told him and watched him. "There's something you can keep in mind.... so DON'T wake me up during the day." He purred at me then.

"Don't wake you? Alright, I'll be in my room waiting on you then," he told me then walked out, shutting the door behind him. I heard him walk over to his bedroom before he left me for the night to sleep....