38 Vampire Diaries 36: Tempting You

Reaching for the dress hanging near at the mirror is a slice of cake for me. Its beauty reflects at the mirror as it glows like a diamond.

Small traces of my hands to touches into the dress. My cold and sweating hands cherishes the soft and calming silk being used.

"Thalia, can I come in?"

"Come in! You can't believe what you will see." I said, smiling and looking at my reflection.

The door opens as it creaks and screeches. "I've been searching for you since last night. Where have you been Thalia?" Emilia stops and breaths heavily. "You can tell me everything! Just... Just let me know and I will help you."

Curtains and lightweight things swayed by the cold wind. My hair blows up as it passes through the closed room. "I can't give what I don't have, Emilia. You know me since then, and so, you will never force me to confess."

I take a long sigh and turns around to see her expression. Emilia walks closer to me and reaches for my hand.

She gives me an abrupt, short smile and said, "I can say that you are fine now! Your wounds have gone and there are even no scars left!" She giggles over her shoulder and gently squeezes my hand.

"You look happy and cheerful! What happened to you after Thea hurts you and your other?"

"None of your business!" I reply, bursting into laughter.

Emilia hits my arms as she stands beside me. Until her gaze rests on the dress I'm holding.

She abruptly covers her mouth and mesmerizes by it. "Wow! I have never seen such an elegant and alluring dress!" Emilia reaches for the dress and leaves small traces. "Jack is such a gentleman who customised it for you!"

"I can't stop myself staring on it too! I... don't know why but I can feel something strange that will happen tonight!"

"Oh, I remember it! I remember the homecoming of the most powerful vampire!"

"Most powerful vampire?" I ask her but, Emilia looks away and suddenly changes the topic.

"Fit it now, Thalia! I am certain that it will look good on you!" She forces me to wear the dress as she pushes me to my room. "I'll be waiting outside! Don't stay there forever or I will break the door!"

"Do it and I will read your thoughts!"

I grab the dress from her and run quickly to lock the door. But, Emilia walks too fast as she blocks the door and tells me. "Do it and you will know who your lover is!"

She winks on me but I smile sarcastically at her.

I gently touch her arms as she moves out from my way inside. "Let me in before I tell Jack that you are disturbing his soon-to-be wife."

Finally, I get even with her. "Wait for me outside! I'll be quick!"

Emilia put her hand on her forehead and salute. She turns her back and walks towards the living space.

"What would it looks like when I wear this? Hmm, just wondering if it will fit in my figure."

Murmuring as I lock the door to ensure that no one can see me wearing the elegant dress. I take a deep breath as I take off my shirt and throw it into the empty bed.

The room is quite dull. Covered with back curtains and few figurines. The windows are half-opened and made up of glass. "It's too hot even though it's winter!"

I exclaimed while stepping into the biggest window.

I slide it and the moon never fails to surprise me. The moonlight seems perfect and calm as it spread throughout the King's palace and territory.

Being naked makes me free and independent. However, Emilia tells me that I need to wear undergarments to cover my chest.

Watching the colourful and cheerful hall makes me smile. I never knew glowing balls will make the surroundings beautiful. Elongated flowers are used as it helps the stairway to be pleasing in one's eyes.

However, Emilia shouts as I quickly get the dress and stand in front of the life-size mirror.

"I will wear it now! Stay back and clean my room! I reply and hurriedly unbuttoned my pants.

I slowly wear the dress but I can't reach the zipper behind. "Emilia!"

"What? I'm eating everything at the table!" She replies while gnawing something. She's telling the truth.

"Zip my dress! I... I can't reach it! Emilia, come on!"

"You can zip it on your own! I don't want to leave this food alone!" She said.

By then, I don't have another choice to bend and reach the zipper from my lower back. It looks perfect yet, I can't make it. "Damn! Why do I need to struggle to wear this?!" I utter profanity?

Since I can't go out while my back is uncovered, I lay down to the bed and look at the ceiling. Waiting for Emilia to finish eating my dinner.

However, my eyes seem heavy as I want to close my eyes. I want to take a nap in a dull, vague room.

"Thalia,"

Someone utters my name but I'm too lazy to open my eyes. "Are you done eating? I'm almost falling into sleep waiting for you."

Emilia walks loudly as I can hear footsteps coming towards the bed. The cold wind howls for the nth time that causes my dress to move gracefully and in rhyme.

Until I see a silhouette at the wall. I hurriedly stands and said, "Zip it now, Emilia! Jack mist be waiting for me!" I exclaimed.

While starting at the mirror, I fix my curly hair with clumps and glowing golds that is put in a golden box. "Jack must be the one who put it in here! I... don't have other choices but to obey her words for the sake of my mother.

The sounds of the zipper satisfy me as I listened to it.

"It looks perfect on you, Thalia."

"I must thank you, Emi–"

For a moment, I looks behind me and stumbled upon seeing the man I'd slept with earlier.

"Drake, you're here!"

"I told you, I can't leave a single day without seeing you." He stoops and cups my face gently.

Drake kisses my cheeks and said, "Don't look at me that way! I... I can't help it but it tempting me to own you."

I burst into laughter and slap his shoulder forcibly. "Tempting you? I am not doing anything and tempting you is out of my intentions!"

"Stop staring and biting your lips, Thalia, before I can lose my con–"

My eyes widened when he pulls me closer and kiss me passionately. His hand caressed my waist and whispers into my ears. "I warned you, but it seems like you love the way I kiss you."

Drake quickly kisses my forehead as he smiles genuinely before me.