Falling Helplessly

Ashley woke up the next morning very late. Golden rays of sunlight peeked through the curtains in her room. She had disabled her alarm so she won't be disturbed by it and that had helped her to sleep more.

She stood up and went to raise the curtains to let more light get into the room. Today, she was going to be home throughout and she would use the opportunity to rest very well.

She turned around and looked around the room. She wondered if Damon was back already.

Last night, after Damon had sent her to her room she couldn't help but feel troubled. She didn't know what happened to make Damon look and talk that way. And she also wondered where he and Sephirah went to.

After taking her bath and changing into her pajamas, she didn't feel at rest. Even if he told her to but she couldn't just stay there in her room without knowing what was going on. What if they were in danger and there was something she could do to help?

She also didn't know if Damon and Sephirah left the mansion or they were still within the premises.

Ashley had come out of her room and gone over to Damon's. The whole place outside her room was a bit dark because of the very dim and colorful lights that were on. Ashley walked with reluctant steps and felt a bit scared when she got to his room door.

She put her ear on the door, trying to hear if there was anyone inside but she couldn't hear anything then she tried knocking. Ashley knocked up to five times but didn't get any response, she then tried opening the door but it was locked.

She rushed downstairs but the lights had been put off and everywhere was dark. Ashley went back upstairs disappointed. Every body else was probably asleep.

She walked back to Damon's room. She felt scared that something terrible had happened and she prayed they came back safely. She sat down in front of his room and waited for whenever he was going to arrive but she had waited and waited and he didn't come. Ashley had fallen asleep and woken up but the room door was still locked.

So she gave up and went back to her room. She couldn't stay awake anymore as it was past midnight so she tiredly laid down and slept off hoping to see him in the morning.

Now, she wondered if he was back. Without thinking, she rushed out of her room, straight to Damon's room. It was still locked.

She rushed downstairs to look for him, maybe he was back already and just locked his room because he was not in. The hall was empty, the living room was too. She went to the kitchen hoping to find Jacob but he wasn't there either. She then went to the garden, just out side the kitchen and found him seated there.

"Jacob." She called and the man turned to look at her a little bit startled.

"Good morning Miss Ashley." He greeted and stood up. The man was drinking tea or coffee, she didn't know.

Ashley was surprised he didn't call her My Lady this time.

"Good morning." She returned his greetings. "Have you perhaps seen Damon this morning?" She asked, hoping to get a positive reply but she saw the man shake his head.

"I haven't seen him since last night. He said they had something important to attend to." Jacob replied.

They? Oh, he and Sephirah. Ashley sighed frustratedly and turned to walk back inside.

She didn't even understand why she was so worried for him when he would definitely be fine. He is a demon, isn't he? Demons don't die.

Wait! They do!

She remembered the man that had faded away after Damon killed him. He was probably a demon. Ashley didn't think any human being turned into ashes and faded away just like that after being killed or after dying.

After realizing demons could die she became worried again. But she shook her head and laughed dryly at herself, not wanting to believe anything negative.

Damon couldn't die. No. It was probably something very urgent like Jacob said, that was taking alot of time. Besides it was another day already so he would be back soon, she told herself to reduce her worry.

Ashley got to her room and took good care of herself. She prepared a very warm bubble bath and soaked herself in it, enjoying the warmth of the water against her skin. After that she scrubbed her face, making use of the body care products that were available in the bathroom. After she was done with all that, she didn't waste time with anything else because she started to feel really hungry even after the plenty food she had filled herself with in the night.

She wore a red dress with tiny straps that exposed her shoulders and arms and only reached above her knees. It was a straight gown adorned with beautiful stones and accentuated her curves on every side. She knew she had a great body and as she stared at her self in the mirror, she felt very proud of her flat tummy.

Ashley wasn't sure on why she picked this particular dress to wear.

She wanted to wear a red colored clothe and she had others that weren't this exposive but this one had caught her attention of all the red dresses she had.

It would have been better to wear if she had an outing she was preparing for but she might as well enjoy it at home since she wasn't going to be going out for anything else aside work for a long time.

She let her hair fall over her shoulders in beautiful waves but didn't do anything special to her face. She just put on her tiny earrings and walked out of the room, loving her appearance but the only thing that was on her mind at the moment now was breakfast.

She rushed downstairs to look for something to eat.

Ashley walked into the kitchen and found the butler working.

"What do we have for breakfast today?" Ashley asked Jacob as she walked in.

The man had his back facing her and was stirring something in a pot. Apart from just being a butler and serving food or drinks or whatever, this man was a chef and a great one for that matter. The last weekend Ashley had spent in the mansion she enjoyed being with him in the kitchen. His dishes were superb. Damon did a really good job hiring him.

The man looked Asian but obviously had American upbringing.

"Have you ever tasted Japanese sushi My Lady?" He asked and she frowned a little, seeing that he had gone back to calling her My Lady.

Ashley shook her head in reply to his question. From pictures, sushi looked like it would be delicious and she had hoped that one day she would be able to visit a Japanese restaurant or anywhere else it is sold to buy some. She really wanted to know how they tasted but that didn't seem necessary anymore because of the next thing she heard Jacob say.

"Well then, I made some already. Would you love to have a taste?"

"Oh, yes please." Ashley replied and watched him, eagerly waiting for him to serve her some.

He served some nicely on a plate and handed it over to her, watching her also as she took a bite, waiting to hear her remark.

Ashley took a bite and chewed slowly at first. "Mmmm." She hummed as she started eating. It tasted so good that she rushed what was remaining in her mouth and took another bite.

"You like it?" Jacob asked smiling at her reaction.

"Like it?" She frowned. "I love it! This is delicious. I'm having more than just a taste."

Jacob chuckled. "I'm glad you love it. Here, have some meat balls too." He said putting some in her plate.

"Thank you. Could you teach me how to make sushi too? I'd love to learn." Ashley asked.

"If you want, it will be my pleasure to." He said with a smile and bowed.

Ashley giggled and continued eating. The meatballs were delicious too.

"What's that?" She asked referring to what he was cooking.

"It's stew, just in preparation for lunch." He replied and she nodded.

"I must say My Lady, you look so beautiful in that dress." Jacob complimented.

"Why, thank you." Ashley did a little courtesy like a princess

"I might be passing my boundary now but I must say, you picked well, the master would love this." Jacob said.

The hell?! What did he mean the master would love this? Wait! Did this man think she dressed up for Damon?

Ashley raised her brows and wanted to laugh out. Right, the servants probably thought she was seeing Damon, for her to even move in.

"Oh, Jacob, I didn't dress for him or anyone."

"Then.... are you going out alone?"

"No. I'm not going anywhere."

He tilted his head and Ashley chuckled.

"I just felt like dressing up."

"Well, you dressed up really well and any man that sees you now can lose his mind, trust me, I am also a man y'know and red... is a really attractive color." Jacob said bluntly with a smile as usual and continued with what he was doing.

They would lose their minds. Did he say that because he was losing his? Was it too much? Couldn't she dress like this anymore?

Why would they lose their minds when there was Sephirah who was like a complete goddess. Ashley had caught some servants drooling over the woman sometimes when she was around. They did the same over Damon too. Every human being knew that these people's beauty was just too much, who was she to come close? The only person who seemed immune to their beauty charms was Jacob.

But for him to say this, was she really doing too much?

Ashley decided to go and change into something else after she finished breakfast. Something less exposing and less of a body hug.

She went into her closet and looked through her clothes thinking of which one to change into but then she stopped as a thought just popped into her head.

She would not change her clothes. She would stay like this till Damon came back and wait to see whatever his reaction would be to her dressing. She wanted to know if he would also feel or react the way she did towards him sometimes. Also, she didn't know what the real relationship he had with Sephirah was so if her dressing would make men lose their minds then she would love to see if he would lose his own mind or not since Sephirah was more beautiful than her.

Ashley couldn't believe herself. Was she being jealous right now?

No, she wouldn't completely call it jealousy. It wasn't just completely fair that she always fell helplessly for his looks while he felt nothing.

She didn't know when he would be back so just in case he came back early, she decided to quickly paint her face a little, maybe that would help her look more enticing. Still, Sephirah didn't need make up to look most beautiful.

Ashley hissed angrily and dropped the make up brush and walked out of the room. Not feeling so surprised again that she was getting worked up because Sephirah was more beautiful than her and she was scared she and Damon had a more intimate relationship.

Ashley went back to the living room. No sign that they had returned. She sat down on a sofa and looked around. She looked at the television just hanging on the wall and wondered if they ever made use of it or if it was just for decoration.

She decided to turn it on to see if it worked at all and after looking for how to put it on. for a while, she finally succeeded and the thing surprisingly came on.

She settled with a music station and decided to waste time watching music videos.

There was nothing else so reasonable for her to do though.