Free Blood Lust and The Slayer by Vanessa Lockley Page B

showed no signs of having to work ever.  He looked vary handsome in deed.
     
    His clothes were black.  A black tuxedo, with dress shoes and a black cape to go with it.  The cape came down to his ankles and wrapped around him concealing his whole body. There was one inconsistency, though, about his attire.  He wore a black and silver amulet around his neck, with a blood red stone in the middle of it.
     
    "There are two travelers here; they were driven in by the horrendous storm.  James replied as he bowed to his obvious master.
     
                The young man rose immediately with fury in his eyes, threw the glass of liquid into the fire to his right and yelled. "What have it old you about visitors, I don't want visitors!"
     
                "There is a very pretty young woman with a young man.  I thought that you would want to be 'gentlemen like' to the young lady."  James said right after his masters out-burst.
     
                "Really now?"  He said, not asking a question really, as he calmed down and relaxed back on the couch. "Hmm, yes, I will be very gentlemen like to any young woman, especially a pretty one."  The young man thought to himself as he thought of what this young woman could look like.  "Show them in James."  He finally said after a long moment.
     
                "Yes Master Drake."  James said as he left to do just that.
     
                Drake looked into the fire and smiled with an evil gleam in his eye "Yes, she must be very pretty for James to notice."  He commented "Very pretty indeed."
     
    Chapter Two: Meeting The New Prince of Darkness
     
                "My Master, Drake, will see you in the Den. Follow me."  The butler appeared out of no where and said, startling Jaqulin. "I'm sorry miss, did I frighten you?"  He asked.
     
                "N-no, not at all.  I'm just a little jumpy from being cold and wet, that's all."  She reassured and then followed the butler, along with her brother, into the den.
     
    When she entered she saw the most handsome, god like man she had ever seen before, reclined on a couch without a worry.  She could feel her heart flutter beneath her sternum and pushed it back down.  She felt so embarrassed, standing there in the presence of a formally dressed man in nothing but soaked rags.  She wished she had something a little better on.
     
    Before either of them could stop him to ask anything, James left them standing in the Den with the mysterious Drake.
     
    It was then that Drake looked up to see the young woman standing before him.  He felt a lump form in his throat, for the first time in a long time, just by looking at her.  She looked more like a goddess to him then a normal woman.  She wore rags, and knew that he would have to change that very soon.
     
    He looked up to her face and she looked simply like an angle.  "How did such an angel happen upon my door step, the devils door step?" He asked himself quickly.  He shook his head for a moment to get thoughts out of his head and looked at the bright young woman again.  She seemed as though she were embarrassed to be seen in such rags.  And then he realized he was dressed formally just like he always dressed, and that was why.
     
    He swallowed the lump and managed to get out in a professional sounding tone "Please, have a seat."  And smiled in Jaqulin's direction.
     
    Seeing the sweet, charming smile, her heart yet again fluttered, and this time she couldn't pat it down.  Drake got up and said "now, before anything else is said, I must know your names.  I wouldn't be a very good host if I didn't know my guests names."
     
    Jaqulin smiled and was the first to answer, and answered for her brother at the same time. "My name is Jaqulin and this is my brother Sequin.  We are greatly sorry for disturbing you at such an hour, but we were on our way to the next town but got lost and our horse was spooked by the lightning. And