Chapter V " Some Time Together"

Orquídea opened his eyes, he saw that he was on his bed, and noticed he wore a white nightgown. The thought of him being seen naked and clothed by the older vampire embarrassed him, he was kind of surprised he didn't try anything dirty with his body, talking of the devil Orquídea saw the vampire getting dressed, his bare back towards him. Orquídea looked at how it was decorated with different types of scars, it was expected of a military leader, but wasn't he a vampire? aren't vampires able to regenerate any damage on their bodies? Soon, that back was covered by a white pajama shirt.

Orquídea was intrigued to know the reason behind the scars of the old vampire, and know more about him, He even realized he doesn't know his name. " My lord?…" the young princess called the old man, he turned his head to the young princess that had called for him.

" Yes, my love." Replied the old man as he finished buttoning his shirt, when done he got close to the bed and sat beside the young man.

" I had never got the chance to hear your name, would you please give it to me? I would like to know the name of my future husband." Asked the young man, showing a soft smile, his fingers twirling around the lavish engagement ring on his left finger.

" How rude of me, my dear princess Orquídea my name is Stephan Von Crimson, also known as the vampire lord of the Crimson Kingdom." The vampire took hold of Orquídea's petite hand and kissed it. The young princess tried to cover his repulsion behind a fake, soft smile that was sincere enough for Stephan.

The man lay beside his princess softly embracing him with protective arms, Orquídea just lay his head on the chest of the old man, caressing the gray hairs that fell over Stephan's shoulders, for some reason he found this comforting, Stephan looked down at his princess and for him, it was cute the way he played with his hair, it really felt like a deja vu.

" My lord…"

" You don't have to refer to me as my lord, call me Stephan. Soon we will be husband and wife, so we have to be more casual with each other." The vampire interrupted the young man, Orquídea just nodded.

" So, Stephan…" Orquídea felt uncomfortable to refer him in a such casual manner. " why do you have scars? I mean, aren't vampires supposed to regenerate their wounds? You don't have to tell me if you don't want to."

" It's okay, I got them when I was human." Stephan answered, Orquídea looked at him with a surprised look, he thought the mighty vampire lord was a born vampire but it didn't seem that way, he was curious to know more about the man laying on his side.

" So, how did you turn into a vampire?" Curiosity started to overtake the young man, he knew it would be dangerous.

" You don't need to know my past, why don't you focus on more agreeable things?" Suspicious, that old man was avoiding his question, he looks like he would answer any question if they came from his dear princess but it seems anything related to his past is off-limits.

" Okay.." Orquídea was disappointed.

Stephan looked at his princess with a pitiful look, he would love to answer all of his questions but there are some things not worth for him to know. The old man still looked at his dear princess and noticed the bite mark he left near his neck.

"Does it hurt?"

"hmm?"

" The bite, does it still hurt?."

" ah," Orquídea noticed the vampire's hand on his neck and understood what he referred to. " no, in fact, I hadn't noticed until now," The young man assured with a smile, Stephan gladly answered back with a smile.

Then, Stephan looked directly into the purple eyes of his beloved, they were so magical and pure, it was the second time he saw such magnificent eyes, and he wished they would stay like that forever. His hand caressed the Orquídea's soft cheek and traveled to his lips, such tender lips, so sweet. There was something addictive on those lips that attracted the vampire, he softly kissed the young princess, Orquídea was dumbfounded by this but he let it be, in short, it was just a kiss. The kiss was gentle and delicate, Stephan deepened the kiss and positioned himself over the petite man, Orquídea didn't try to force himself out of the kiss, instead, he receive it and placed his arms around Stephan's neck.

Stephan's hand traveled down Orquídea's body while he kissed down the petite's man throat, Orquídea felt some type of euphoric feeling, it felt so addicting and calming. He felt how Stephan's hand traveled along his curves but didn't pay attention to that, it seems that he was under some kind of spell. He let himself be drowned in the kisses this man offered him, it was like a feeling he never felt before, but then he felt a touch on his most private parts and he returned to reality.

Smack!

The princess held his hand close to his chest, looking at the vampire lord with scared eyes. Stephan held the cheek where he was hit, he didn't feel anything but pain could be seen in his eyes.

" I'm sorry, I didn't mean to… I was scared, please forgive me…" Orquídea trembled, he didn't want to summon the vampire lord's wrath and be punished by it, he messed up so badly now.

" It's okay my love, it was my fault, I had reached limits I shouldn't have." Stephan calmed Orquídea giving him a kiss on his forehead, " I shall retire, you should rest now my love, I'll see you later." And with that Stephan left the room leaving a scared and confused Orquídea behind.

Orquídea placed his head on the pillow and lay down on his side, hands tightly on his chest, and shivers traveled down his body, he was so scared, he couldn't accept the fact of giving himself to Stephan, but sadly he had to do it. Soon, that man will be his husband and they had to consummate their union, he would most likely bear his child, so many things waited for him in the future and he was so nervous. And there is the fact of his past, he felt like a stranger. Why wouldn't he talk about it, did something had happened in his past that he wouldn't like to disclose? He knows he had known that man for a few days but he wants to know more about him, Orquídea would love to know more about the man he will share with the rest of his short, mortal life.