A Bond Carved In Blood
Part 7: A Dance With a Vampire Part 1
By: Major Frostwing
Trains... God I hate trains. Most people like it because they can ride in the passenger cars me on the other hand. A bump threw me into the secured lid of my coffin. "FUCK I HATE TRAINS!" I yelled trying to not become to angry I had to be transported in my coffin it had the dirt from my homeland in it. I sighed as I accepted my fate in the infernal moving metal box.
Chrysalis sat in one of the passenger cars with the other girls. She felt nervous sitting in the car without me at her side. "Chrysalis it won't be to long before we arrived." Twilight said smiling to her all Chrysalis could do was nod. "Once we do we can move Charles into the castle where he can finally get out of his bed."
"Must be hard being a vampire so many weaknesses." Rainbow Dash said leaning back in her seat her hands behind her head.
"But from what he told us Rainbow his powers are near limitless and have room to grow still." Twilight retorted.
"Indeed Darling." Rarity chimed in.
"Hemomancy is a very rare power and a very difficult magic to use yet he wields it like a natural." Twilight said sagely Chrysalis giggled.
"That's only a fraction of his powers he is also a Pyromancer says he was given the power by another vampire along with many others." Twilight's jaw dropped. "He has only shown it to me once says he could learn more about the power from me." Chrysalis leaned back in her seat looking at the ceiling of the train car.
"He is a mystery to us but for you Chrysalis he is like an open book." Rarity said smiling as she nudged her side. "Is there something going on between the two of you?" She asked as Chrysalis blushed a bright red.
"Rarity that is private." Fluttershy said before retreating behind her hair. "I-if you don't mind me saying." She seemed to shrink as she spoke.
"Girls we are here we should hurry and get Charles to the castle as quick as possible." Twilight stood walking towards the cargo area.
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I sat in my coffin tapping my fingers on the lid. "Come on I want off of this bucket of bolts." I muttered very annoyed. A knock came on my lid as I stopped tapping my fingers I waited as the knock came again. "Cast the spell first I don't want a face full of sun when I open this lid." I felt the familiar tingling on my skin when it subsided I opened the coffin standing up. "I hate trains." I muttered closing and locking my coffin before picking it up securing it to my back.
"You could have sat up front with us." I shook my head.
"Vampires when being transported have to remain in our coffins they hold the soil of our homeland in them." I stated with a smile. "Anyway where are we going?" I asked as Twilight pointed at a very large castle. "Huh I thought it would be bigger." I said with a shrug. "It's smaller than my summer home." I didn't notice but the girls were looking at me with jaws dropped Chrysalis just walked next to me our arms locked together.
"How bad was the ride?" Chrysalis asked me I only gave an annoyed look.
"I fucking hate trains." I muttered as we moved towards the castle she giggled.
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When we finally made it to the castle both me and Chrysalis were getting weird looks her because she was a Changeling and me... well I was carrying around a coffin on my back. "Our rooms are in one of the towers." Twilight said as a group of guards surround both Chrysalis and myself. They drew their weapons watching both of us carefully.
"Halt you are with the an enemy of the crowns we are taking you into custody." I looked to Chrysalis shrugging.
"Well then." I said looking to Twilight. "Do you want me to tell them or you?" I asked her smiling. I reached into my pocket about to pull something out when I felt a blade pierce my stomach. Everyone in the area except Chrysalis gasped in horror. "Well that kinda hurt." I muttered looking up at the guards that surrounded us. I pulled out the armband that had a large white V on it. "I am a guest to Princess Celestia herself and an ambassador of the Vampire Empire. I suggest pulling this blade out before I do something rash." The guard did so slowly backing away from me.
"Charles are you alright?" I looked over to Twilight nodding as I stretched.
"Yea nothing like a little blood loss before I go to a party." The guards backed away from me as I locked my arm with Chrysalis. "Shall we continue?" She smiled to me as I moved forward going to the castle.
"OK there are a lot more strengths than weaknesses." Rainbow Dash said moving to follow after us.
When we finally made it to the castle we were greeted by Luna and Celestia who looked at me with concern. "Charles what happened?" Luna asked walking to me.
"A guard who still doesn't know that changelings are no longer enemies of the crown." I looked down at my stomach sighing. "He stabbed me when I tried to show him this." I adjusted the arm band smiling. "So Princess I would appreciate it and so would my body if your guards would be told this information before we enter the ball tonight." I placed my hand on my stomach sighing.
"I will see that the guard is informed." Luna turned motioning for us to follow we did so happily.
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I'm still laughing at how small this castle is compared to my own castle. "Princess Celestia I am a little underwhelmed by the size of your castle." I said walking through the halls she looked over her shoulder at me confused.
"How so?" She asked leading us to our rooms. I only shrugged.
"I'm not sure but this place seems small." I stated looking to the stained glass windows. "anyway I don't mean to insult you in any way." She still looked at me annoyed. "I'm serious it's a vampire thing to have a huge castle. A tradition of vampires is if you are of high ranking power you would either own a large castle or live in one with your night mother or night father." She looked away and all I could do was sigh. 'Good going Charles piss off the sun.' I said to myself before we all stopped in a corridor.
"Your names are on the doors you can set your stuff in there and relax until the gala begins." Celestia smiled before leaving us to our devices.
"Alright I am going to lay down before the gala." I said stretching moving into the room with Chrysalis' name and my own on it. When I finally got into the room I dropped my coffin on the ground it made a loud thud as it hit the ground. "So tired." I muttered as I opened the lid laying down inside I was about to close the lid when Chrysalis grabbed the top of the lid holding it open.
"Charles do you mind if I sleep with you even if it is only for a little bit." I nodded moving over as she crawled inside with me.
"It gets a little hot in here sometimes but I can use magic to keep it a certain temperature if you wish." Chrysalis only nuzzled closer to me seeming to fall asleep I fell asleep with her. I felt at peace and also was happy that I bought the deluxe coffin big enough to have 3 people sleep in it comfortably. I closed my eyes easing off to sleep I had to be awake in a few hours but I would sleep well in those few hours.
A knock came to the door I just continued to sleep in my coffin with Chrysalis the door opened as Twilight entered the room looking around. "Where is Chrysalis?" She asked walking up to the coffin knocking on it. "Charles have you seen Chrysalis?" I knocked back telling her I was asleep. "Charles Chrysalis is missing wake up." She knocked on the coffin again.
"She isn't missing Twilight now let me sleep." I said trying to go back to sleep.
"So where is she?" She asked my eyes shot open as the lid exploded off of the casket.
"Right next to me." I said with a glare the lid floated back over closing the casket silently. "No let me go back to sleep." Twilight just stood there her mind was barely registering what she had just seen.
"Charles and Chrysalis are together..." She turned leaving the room placing her hand to her forehead. "The girls are going to have a field day with this." She muttered as she entered the room where all the other girls were.
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I was in the bathroom getting ready in my suit that Rarity had designed for me specifically for this night. I looked at myself in the mirror sighing. "I have used this human visage for long enough." I ran my hand through my hair the black seemed to fade to a silver sheen. I smiled closing my eyes when I opened them again they were a dull gold. "I hope I don't freak them out with the sudden change." I examined my suit closely it was a dark red suit coat and pants with a black button up. I wore a white tie with the ensemble I straightened it before walking out into the main room Chrysalis looked at me I almost saw her jaw drop.
"Charles?" She walked to me setting her hand on my cheek. "Is that you?" I smiled placing my hand on her cheek as well.
"Indeed my dear this is how I look without my disguise I decided tonight was a special enough of a night to dissolve the mask and show you the real me." She smiled giving me a gentle hug which I promptly returned just as the door opened I looked over to see Twilight and the others staring slack jawed at Chrysalis and myself. "Well then." I muttered releasing my hug. "Knocking is a thing ladies you are old enough to know this." I scolded.
"So how long has this been going on?" Rarity asked bouncing her hair.
"OK here's the thing I am not doing a Q and A right now when we could be late to our arrival at the Gala." I looked to Chrysalis smiling. "Now Chrysalis we missed our dinner." I undid my collar exposing my neck to her as she moved her choker. She bit into my neck as I bit into hers. The girls only watched as we fed off of each other when we finished I sealed her wound as mine healed over.
"Delicious as always Charles." Chrysalis said giving me a gentle kiss.
"Not in front of the children my dear." I said with a chuckle Chrysalis only giggled as we turned towards the girls. "Shall we make our entrance?" I asked sliding my armband up my sleeve. They all nodded as we moved out into the hallway towards the main ballroom where we waited for our entrance to be announced.
"And Finally allow me to introduce Charles Alexander Bishop of the Vampire Empire known as the The Flame of Hatred and the Blood of Night. He is accompanied by the Queen of the Changelings." There was an outcry of anger from the people. Something unexpected happened as the electricity suddenly cut out. The candles in the ball room ignited in green and red flames. Myself and Chrysalis entered the ballroom gracefully everyone stopped their outcries as we moved towards Celestia and Luna. We bowed to them smiling.
"Princesses we thank you for the hospitality you have shown both of us." We stood up straight turning towards the people bowing to them as well. "And thank you for understanding us wanting to be accepted." I turned back towards Chrysalis taking hold of her hand walking down the stairs into the crowd people moved away from us as we walked.
"Vampires are such showmen." Celestia said with a smile. The power started back up as the flames were extinguished.
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I stood with Chrysalis drinking a glass of wine. No one approached us as we stood there I was enjoying the party for the most part yet I was annoyed that no one came to talk to us we were treated like the plague. "Enough of this I want to leave right now." I stated pulling out a cigarette. That's when I heard a lighter ignite next to me the flame moved to the end of my cigarette lighting it. "Thank you." I turned to see a man wearing a gentle blue suit he also had a monocle.
"Your very much welcome sir." He said with a posh accent. "I do have to say you are wearing a very remarkable suit and the queen is wearing a beautiful dress as well." I smiled hooking my arm with Chrysalis's.
"They are a creation of Lady Rarity's." I stated with a smile he seemed to know who I was talking about. "She is an excellent seamstess Mr...?"
"Hoity Toity I am a dress maker as well." He extended his hand to me which I took shaking it.
"I see even my aunt has to deal with trash every now and again." My attention turned towards the man who was speaking. "She does have to make the other peasants happy." I raised my eye brow to him.
He had long blonde hair and light blue eyes. He wore a white suit he looked like some kind of prince. But guessing that he just called the princess aunt I will have to say I am correct.
"Well then I have to say you have to be the biggest fool I have ever met insulting a vampire to his face." I sighed turning back to Hoity Toity. "Can you tell me who this fool is?" I asked his monocle popped off of his face as his jaw dropped.
"He is Prince Blue Blood." I shrugged at his answer.
"Do you dare call a prince a fool?" Blue blood motioned for the guards to come over.
"Enough of your drabble young one." I said dismissing him with a wave. "You are insulting a high ranking vampire which if we were 300 years ago and in my world..." I turned to Chrysalis smiling. "Never mind I have much more important things to worry about." The guards stopped when they surrounded me. "So I would like to dance with my girlfriend now. So leave us be young one." I moved my hand shooing him away.
"How dare you, you insolent peasant." He grabbed my suit coat. "You are the fool for trying to insult me." I turned to Chrysalis sighing.
"I am becoming annoyed with you young prince." I grabbed his hand pulling it off of my suit. "I will give you one last chance to leave I suggest you take it." I let go of his hand.
"Is there a problem?" Luna said walking up to us. I smiled looking at her.
"I was just telling Blue Blood here to stop trying to start a diplomatic issue but he doesn't want to listen." I shrugged smiling. "Keeps calling Chrysalis and myself peasants even though I am a prince as well and Chrysalis is a queen." Chrysalis grabbed my hand squeezing it gently.
"A queen of a race of criminals is no queen she is just a filthy mongrel." Blue Blood was about to say something else when my hand stopped just before his throat.
"Sometimes young prince you need to think before you open that mouth of yours." I moved my hand down. "I'm sorry dear I lost myself for a second there."
"It is alright Charles people like him never learn." She adjusted her hair turning towards Luna. "Can he be removed from the party please?" She asked Luna.
"Guards take Blue Blood to his room where he will remain for the night." The guards moved into action escorting Blue Blood out of the room.
"Thank you Night Mother." I said bowing to her. "I know not what I might have done if he continued to insult us." She giggled.
"Blue Blood is a definite pain in the rear but he is still young he will learn eventually all of his words will one day effect the kingdom as well as himself." Chrysalis and myself nodded at her words.
"Thank you again Luna." We both said as we stood up straight.
"Do try to enjoy yourselves at the party." Luna gave a gentle wave as she left.
"How can such a nephew come from the princesses?" I placed my hand to my forehead shaking it gently. "Oh well." I heard a new song start I turned to Chrysalis. "May I have this dance my dear?" I placed my hand over my heart and extended the other hand she took it as we walked out to the dance floor.
"We danced slowly in the large open floor as a few more people entered the floor as well. I would have to say tonight was a lot of fun compared to other galas I have been to.