5 Chapter 5: Prisoner

I wake up in a dark room. I'm resting on something soft, and when my eyes adjust, I can see I'm on a large bed in a huge empty room, with moonlight beaming in through the windows in front of me. 'What happened? Where am I?' My mind began to ask questions when I realize that I feel amazing. My hair is soft and brushed, my skin is clean, and my back didn't hurt anymore.

'How long was I asleep?' I realize that I am not in my raggedy cloth anymore, and instead, in the most comfortable nightgown. It is a black silk, reflecting the moonlight as I pull off the covers. I feel light headed and dizzy as my bare feet touch the cold floor. I look up and see a mirror in the corner and slowly walk towards it. As I approach it I hope that when I see myself, I won't see the same ugly slave girl I always have. When I step in front of it, I gasp.

I look beautiful. I look even more beautiful than Mary on her best day. There is more color in my face and all my bruises were gone. I turn to see that my back is completely healed, and my skin is as soft as clouds as I hug myself. Suddenly, I feel a hand on my shoulder, but there's no one in the mirror. I quickly turn around startled, and I see the demon king smiling at me. "Enjoying your reflection are we?"

I back up against the wall. 'So it wasn't a dream. He's really standing here in front of me.' I look down and bite my lip to prevent it from trembling. 'Did he have to show up when I'm wearing such little clothing?' Thinking that, I look back at him and see that he is wearing a black silk kimono, open enough in the chest that one side is showing his shoulder. I immediately blush, and tense up even more. He takes a step closer to me, then he brushes my hair out of my face with his hand. "Are you afraid of me?"

I continue to shake, but I somehow manage to speak through the stuttering. "S-Shouldn't I be? Y-You kidnapped me." His smile disappeared and he leaned in close enough for me to feel his breath. "I get whatever I want, whenever I want, and I can do anything I want, to whoever I want." His whisper sent shivers down my spine.

He then raised his hand to my cheek. "So beautiful..." Fear filled my body as his eyes were looking into mine, so close, and so cold. I broke away from his stare and closed my eyes, turning my head away from him. "W-What do you want with me?" I whispered, nervous of his reaction. He stayed silent for a moment, then moved his thumb to my lips. "You're going to become my queen." I froze. 'H-He wants t-to marry me?!' I look back at him, eyes wide. "What?" He starts to laugh as he pulls away from me, letting go of my lips. "You're cute."

I continue to stare as he slowly brushes my arm with his hand until he holds mine and brings it up to his icy lips. He closes his eyes as he kisses my hand, and reopens them as he brings it down again, not letting go. "You are mine." I shake, not knowing what to do or how to react.

"Why me? I-I'm just a slave." He lets go of my hand and his smile fades away. "Not anymore." I was surprised with his response. Then my mind started to wonder something else. 'Wait, all my wounds couldn't have just disappeared over night. Is he the one who did this for me?'

"Did you, heal me?" I asked hesitantly. He didn't answer but instead, picked me up by my side, and held me tightly to him. I tried to fight back but I noticed I was so weak, I couldn't hit him harder than a nudge or every part of my body would feel like it was being stabbed with knives from strain. "What? W-Why...?" He carried me to the bed, and layed my head back down on the pilow. "Rest. You'll regain your strength once my magic is done healing you."

A look of worry enters my expression and I cover my face with my hands, curling into a ball, turning away from him. He waited a second, then sat on the bed next to me, brushing his fingers through my hair. "Are you alright little one?" I don't answer him and curl tighter into my ball. He continues to brush my hair, and layed down beside me. "What's you're name?" I don't move hesitating weather to tell him. "...Silvera." He shifts his position and gets closer to me. "Are you mad at me for making you mine?"

I sighed and removed my hands from my face. "No. I'm used to being property. What I don't get is why you want me." He then takes me by the waist, and turns me to him. I blush again as he climbs on top of me and looks into my eyes. "Something that demons have always been able to do is see the soul within a humans eyes. We can see what color it is, their memories, and weather or not the human has been kind with it's life. When I saw Mary's soul, it was one of the most rotten souls I have ever seen. But yours, yours is the most beautiful." His words surprised me so much I couldn't move hearing them.

He continued to speak. "Yours is a color I never thought was real, it's so perfectly shaped, and not one scratch is on it. I can't help but want it for myself and no one else will take it from me. You are not property. You are the most beautiful being to ever walk this planet, and I will protect you with my life." I find myself blushing so hard, that my whole body has turned red. 'Just a while ago, I thought I was the most ugly and worthless bag of onions in the world, but now all of a sudden, someone thinks I'm the most beautiful?'

I looked down hesitant of what to say when he climbed off me and sighed. "But now that you know how valuable your soul is, you must understand that I cannot allow you to leave this castle. If you did, there is no limit to how many creatures would come find you and kill you for it." I sat up worried. "What? But-But I've made so many mistakes, and I am so disrespectful, how could my soul be so perfect?"

He looks up with no expression. "Mistakes aren't misdeeds. You have always been kind to anyone even if they were terrible to you." The more he spoke, the more I realized he was right. "Even so, it is not your responsibility to protect me." Then he brushed my hair off my neck and smiled. "I know. But you're mine now, and no one else will have you as long as I'm living." He raised his fingers to my ear, kissed my cheek, and disappeared into black smoke leaving me scared out of my mind. 'What do I do now?'