The Lady and the Sword, Christian in trouble

"It looks like your friend from work is here Alice," Dominique states smiling after drawing his fangs from her thighs, blood dribbles down her leg.

She places her leg back down bashfully as his fingers slowly creep up her waist grabbing her by the midriff pinning her down on the bed, she lifts her leg kicking him in the face.

"Why am I here?"

"Because you are important after all Alice…"

"All I feel is your hands, you cocky bastard."

Dominique reaches for her chest; an aura shining deeply in her body comes to the top.

Alice cries and wails as the sheath of a sword rise between her breasts, he tries to take it from her when a crystal light beams through the scabbard where a large opal gem is raised at the bottom.

The sword plunges to the ground next to an unconscious Alice, "Why am I not able to touch it?"

He departs from the room heatedly locking it behind him, Dominique passes Alex located not too far from him, "Dominique, I need to ask you where Master Elijah?"

"I am not going to tell you, Alex."

"Fine...then don't, I will ask Chara later when she is back."

The two only stare down at each other; Dominique rams Alex into the wall spitefully holding him in place before walking off.

Looking at the door ahead of him he feels an immense heartbeat, he grabs his own chest flustered.

thump thump,

It was causing panic to rise in him, "I am surely going mad?"

thump thump,

The door leisurely opens spooking Alex, he decides to peak into the room, "Hey, who are you?"

He dashes into the room for the door to slam on him, he jumps up running to the door trying the handle.

"It won't budge!" Alex yells, jiggling and pulling did nothing to budge it.

"Wait…Christian said there was another human here in the house…"

He lifts the woman up propping her head on his knee's staring down sorrowfully at her soft features,

her long brown hair overlaps her face. He goes to check her heartbeat; he lays her down on the ground distressed, "I can't feel her heartbeat…"

Alex attempts cardiopulmonary resuscitation; he glances down with tears in his eyes the more he tried.

"Please don't cry…"

"Who is there?" He inquired sobbing softly.

"Her heart lies in me, a wicked man wants to steal me, but you cried for me…"

"Why would I not?"

"For a vampire, you hold many regrets in those tears, I will reward you with my loyalty and love."

"What do you mean by that?" He questions wiping his tears away.

Looking to his side he observes the sword not too far from Alice, he picks it up analyzing it.

"I beg of you place me back and you will understand…"

He hovers over Alice placing the sword on her chest, her body absorbs it, "Why me…"

Her eyes flutter open, she outstretches her arms toward his cheek to wipe his tears with her fingers, "You have such a kind heart…I can feel it."

He takes a hold of her hand rubbing it against his face only to weep unhesitatingly.

"I don't know what to do anymore."

"It's okay to be lost..."

Alice sits up to hold Alex in her arms tightly, she combs her fingers through his hair as he regains memories of a better time falling through each stroke, "Elijah really won't give up on me…"

"We are here to help you become who you really need to be Alex."

"How am I supposed to do that restrained to only the compound?"

"You will know Alex..." She says gently lifting his head to kiss his forehead, "Please don't give up."

She takes his hand placing it over her heart, "I can feel your heartbeat…" Alex returns tenderly.

"You felt it at the door because I called to you, but you must go now."

They get up hand in hand together walking to the door, Alex trips on the wooden part connecting to the bottom of the door tripping over it. They both laugh.

The door is slammed in front of them; Alex looks above him to be picked up by his shirt.

"How dare you, but you were able to touch the sword…"

"Are you jealous now Dominique?"

Dominique gathers his hand into a fist slamming it into his gut, Alex drops to his knees falling in front of him.

He hoists Alex up over his shoulder opening a random door and closing it behind him with force locking it, "You need to cool down Alex."

Alex sluggishly beats on the door. "Dominique, what the fuck has gotten into you lately!"

He ends up sitting down in a corner resting his head against the wall, for now, his body aches from the punch eventually falling asleep several hours to awoken to hear Chara yell his name.

"Master Alex, where are you?"

He rushes to the door banging, "Chara, I am here what's wrong!"

"Master Alex, why are you in there?" Chara responds surprised fishing the keys out of her pockets quickly to open it releasing Alex.

"Dominique stuffed me in here."

"Please come with me quickly, it's the feeder room."

There is a crowd around the door; they turn to Alex who has just gotten there, "Alex, you sure take your time."

"I got locked in a room again, laugh it up!" Alex replies annoyed. everyone else giggles or howls in merriment.

"The room is blocked from the other side, the feeder hasn't responded either." Another person shouts, the others test the door or push their back into it.

"Chara who was the last to come in to drink blood, where is the log?" Alex questions.

"Master Alex, the log has been swiped it looks." Chara answers pointing up at the sign-in chart beside the door, Alex kneels down immediately noticing a piece of paper lodged under.

He leaps past the crowd; they gasp and cheer at Alex's liveliness following him outside.

"Christian, Christian, are you okay?" Alex shouts from outside, he jumps up to learn the window has been opened climbing inside Christian has one arm off the bed while the other clings to the sheet.

His clothes have been disheveled and bloody, Alex shifts Christian to the side having his head fall back against his chest, "Christian what happened...whatever they did they were not nice about it..."

He examines his arms and legs, large bites and scratches along with a large laceration across his neck.

Alex lifts Christian unable to rouse him to wake, knocking the dresser table away from under the door to finding the sign-in board shredded, he bows down to pack the paper into his pocket.

He sets Christian on the bed checking for other signs of injury.

"Master Alex, I will get the doctor right away," Chara said with a bow, the large assembly departs after Alex slams his fist down in anger.

Chara comes back with the female doctor in hand holding her equipment, "Master Alex…"

"Melina, I am sorry to have Chara call you, but I need you to patch him up."

Alex moves the dresser back and closes the window locking it tightly as possible while Melina works on Christian, he sweeps the floor cleaning it up before sitting down watching her finish up.

"Master Alex, he should have no outside guests for at least a week," Melina explains packing her tools.

"Then I will stay with him till then, thank you, Melina."

"No worries just make sure he gets to rest and proper food to recover." Melina states and leaves quietly, only the sound of her heels clicking on the hardwood floor could be heard.

Chara comes in with a new set of clothing to change Christian quietly dressing him, she observes Alex determined to see what was written on the damaged paper, but he quickly gives up tossing it to the ground.

Dominique strolls into the room around midnight to see Alex sitting in the chair with an unconscious Christian; he is startled seeing him in such a condition, "What happened?"

"I don't know since I was locked in that room, you idiot." Alex answers agitatedly, "I am guarding him."

"I came only for feeding I promise, but seems I cannot."

"Best go elsewhere because he needs to rest."

Dominique backs away without starting a fight this time, Alex's arms crossed glaringly alert in his presence, "Melina tended to him?"

"As she should…who came in here and did this?"

"I will investigate at once, he signed his blood in contract…any vampire assaulting a volunteer is worthy of being kicked from the clan."

Alex gets up from the chair, stunned and upset, "Dominique, he signed his will to the clan?"

"He is food for life in the compound Alex; I am not a monster though." Dominique shoots back.

"He didn't read did he?" Alex responds overwhelmed by this new information.

"From what I was told he blindly signed in agreement, just take care of him already."

Alex plops back into the seat with his hand over his face as Dominique leaves the room, he peeks over at Christian wearily, "If we hadn't met that day surely you wouldn't be here…right?"

A knock on the door scares him, "Master Alex, is Christian awakened enough to eat?"

"Not yet Chara…"

"I see, I can see why Master Elijah chose you yet you have not accepted his offer?" Chara clarifies setting the meal down on the table.

He brings his legs to his chest hugging them; he sits his head on his knees, "Please do not speak of that."

She lightly pecks his forehead, "It is readying you, but you push away her call."

He shuts his eyes tightly disregarding her words, "If only it was that easy..."