Chapter three

SEBASTIAN POV

Leaving the kingdom is way harder than I thought. There's over a million and one reasons I'm not allowed to leave. One of the chiefs suggested that I assumed the throne before deciding to go on a rescue mission. The people refuse to be left without a leader and I refuse to be left without a sister. We're yet to reach a reasonable conclusion. I decided to hold another meeting to hear the people's opinions.

The palace was crowded, there are way more people interested in me than I presumed. The deliberation began.

"The kingdom can not be left without a king. We need a leader." The way things are going they might make me choose between my sister and the kingdom. I would gladly choose my sister over these self centred people but it's been my father's lifelong dream for me to ascend the throne and I didn't exactly expect this to be easy, the vampire kingdom has always been rigid when it came to tradition, it's been like that since I was a kid that's why I still wonder how mum managed to do the impossible and created a position that never existed before to these people that are never open to trying new things. I wonder if it's because of a bad experience or they're just probably old and unwilling, whatever the case was I'll just have to come up with a way to be king and still find my sister.

"Will my people be okay with moving the coronation forward?" I suggested and they started to murmur. After their deliberation they agreed. I'll become king in two full moons. It's a lot of time, I know but I'm trying to compromise. Finding Sarah's is my top priority but if the people don't give me their blessings there's not much I can do. I was born to be king. If I don't fulfil my purpose I'll probably lose my powers and cease to exist and then finding Sarah will certainly be impossible.

The rituals began when the skies were asleep. There was not a single star in the sky. The air felt different for some reason as I was being escorted to my chambers where I'll be confined till the day set aside for me to fulfil my purpose and ascend the throne. I was always anxious about this day, my father has talked about it since I was a child, too bad he's not here to see it happen. During the days and the nights that I'll be confined, certain things are supposed to happen for the process to be complete. It's like a transition from larva to butterfly, that was how my father fondly described it. I'll receive new powers and shed new skin, my senses will sharpen by ten times, I'll be given the ability to control my urges without even trying, that has always been hard for me, good thing it comes with being king and lastly the special gift that is attributed to the males of the royal blood will be unlocked on the day I'm officially crowned king. The gift always differs, my father's gift was different from my great grandfather's. My father had the gift of granting people's deepest wishes with the snap of his fingers, I always thought my father's gift was really cool but things that shouldn't have happened did and the gift that I once adored didn't seem so cool to me anymore. My grandfather, they say had the gift of gab. I wish the gods or ancestors or whoever was in charge of this distribution will look down on me and grant me the gift of gab so I can convince the rigid elders of my kingdom to grant me permission to leave.

I wish I could just send out the royal servants to find but it'd be a waste of manpower. Even with their keen senses the task seems almost impossible. Sarah's is in an entirely different world. I'm not sure how I'm going to find her but I know there'll be something to guide me through this mess when I open the history books in the palace. There has to be a reference, Sarah can't be the only irresponsible vampire in history.

SARAH'S POV.

The room looked very basic and I liked it. I guess the inhabitants don't like unnecessary stuff. I wasn't sure whether to take my bath and wait for the clothes or wait for the clothes before taking my bath. I was still staring at the bathroom door when I heard a knock.

"It's me, I brought a clothes for you to change into" I opened the door and our eyes met, he wasn't looking away and it was beginning to get awkward so I took the clothes from him and whispered a thank you then closed the door. What the hell was that? why did he stare for so long? He was probably hypnotized by my beauty. I chuckled inwardly.

If I was home, I would have bragged about this to Sebastian. He's probably worried sick, I wish there was a way to let him know that I'm fine. Frankly, this is all Rhea's fault, she blabbed about me being in danger and snuck me out of the palace, she didn't even give me enough time to think before I knew it we were at the porthole and I had to knock out the guards, it was my first time using my powers like that, I hope I didn't kill them.

I was in the shower for quite a while, I have to make up for all the days I didn't shower. I wonder how long it took me to get here for me to wind up unconscious like that in a dark alley. It certainly was not the best trip of my life. I dry my hair with a towel and slipped into the clothes he gave me, I don't think I can ever get used to the clothes here but this feels a lot better than the weird dress I came in, the only problem is my lack of underwear.

I sat on the bed and tried listening in on their conversation but I couldn't, must be the after effects of porthole travel. According to what I've read in books and the stories I've read, after using a porthole to enter another dimension or in my case, an entirely different world, it takes a while for your powers to come back to you. The reason being that, you and your powers can not travel at the same pace in a porthole.

The long awaited dinner was finally ready and as expected he knocked on my door. "It's time for dinner." "Coming" I responded. I wonder what their food will taste like.

We were now seated at the table stealing glances at each other then fixing our gaze back at the food.

"I hope it's edible, I'm a terrible cook" The guy who gave me the clothes said trying to break the ice. I don't even know their names, I was hoping they'd call each other by their names eventually and I won't have to ask but the chances are slim, seems to me like they've been alone together for a long time, long enough that they don't to call the other's name before he beckons.

"You spent an eternity in the kitchen mixing ingredients like a pro chef that you're not only to finish and ask if it's edible? Should I be worried?"

"I wasn't talking to you, I don't care if you find it edible or not. I was talking to the lady" he said and flashed a smile in my direction. I smiled back

"You're gonna have to specify next time, there's now one more"

"I'll remember to do that" he answered still smiling in my direction probably expecting an answer to the question he asked. I've never eaten this before, how am I supposed to give a review. I should probably just say it's tasty but what if the food is not supposed to be tasty, he'll think I'm criticizing him. What if he throws me out for trash talking the food he spent time making. I should just keep my answer vague.

"It's really good, thank you" I replied and looked at his face to see his reaction. He seemed pleased.

"You can be comfortable around us Sarah. Let us know if you need anything"

"It's just one night right? Right Devin?" He said through gritted teeth and a forced smile while staring intently at Devin. What a nice name, Devin. It has a nice ring. I smiled while repeatedly saying the name in my head.

"Yes Derek, just one night." Devin replied with an I'll kill you if I could kinda smile. They're really entertaining to watch. Devin caught me smiling, he was amused and pleased at the same time. He wouldn't look away, he's probably wondering why I'm smiling. I hope he doesn't ask I don't have a reasonable explanation, I can't tell him that I'm smiling because his name has a nice ring and that he's entertaining to look at.

"Why are you smiling?" This bitch.

"Nothing" I replied without raising my head up staring intently at my food. He chuckled

"Whatever it was doesn't matter, I just hope you smile more often, you look prettiest when you smile." I blushed, I just blushed, there's no way I didn't blush. Is this nigga hitting on me? I can't get sidetracked, I have way bigger fish to fry. There's no way I'm falling in love with a boy in this predicament, a human boy at that.

"Thanks for dinner and for letting me stay the night," I said and dashed into the room before they could reply.

"Devin, are you hitting on that kid? Is that why you asked her to stay the night?"

"What makes you think I'm hitting on her?"

"Nevermind, I just need her gone in the morning."