Prince stays in an entire other section of the castle. No one else is here other then him. He tries his best to be careful and avoids knocking stuff over. The only times he visits Siren is when given permission, otherwise he doesn't step foot in the Castle's main section. Sometimes Skip would walk over and visit him! She usually startles him, but he doesn't mind. He doesn't touch her often but Siren taught her how to stroke her head. At times, if she allows him, he'd take his finger and lightly pet the top of her head, Siren told him it's ok.
He's used to being alone, it doesn't really bother him in the slightest. But to his surprise, he gets checked up on at times. He'd swore that he has seen the faint eyeball located in the main section of the castle, looking at him from a distance. The next moment it was gone though. Looked almost as if.. it has a jester-type silhouette..? He thought for a second, and remembered that Siren had told him about a new security demon who recently revealed itself to everyone.
Siren said the new demon was here all along, ever since Aurora's arrival. Siren mentioned how "Jesse" was always watching everyone secretly.
Prince wondered if Jesse ever watched him.
Prince pov:
Its windy today. Doesn't bother me though! i can easily turn my temperature-feeling ability off. All demons can..i think.
The castle has three main sections; the left, middle, and right. the left and right are mostly filled with any other stuff. First floor has a majority of entertainment..i think. Second floor would be bedrooms! LOTS of bedrooms.. and the third floor, my favorite one honestly. it's not really a floor a guess, its a bunch of small towers? something like that. I can see the entire kingdom from up here..its beautiful. It's extremely calming up here aswell. I come during the night so i cant get spotted. Well, it's not like I'd get spotted anyways, or, thats what Finley told me at least, wait, "Fin". I can call him Fin. He said his friends call him that! Then said i can call him that,, Fin.
There are these mini bridges on the second floor that connect the middle section of the castle, with the sides. I was given the entire second floor and third..."floor" of the wholw right side. Its really cozy here, i dont remember how long ive been staying, it's been a long while. I haven't seen the two Foraster brothers either, nor Fin, which is completely ok. They're busy, and im glad im not bothering them in any way.
Its 7pm, im normally not awake this early. Yea, 'early'.. my sleeping times are, well, im nocturnal. Its safer that way. I dont even wake up many days, I've sleep for over a week before. I think Skip thought i was dead because she started meowing....
I dont sleep for over a week anymore.
I heard a squeak behind me and turned around, startled once again. Things easily startle me. Im still extremely anxious about being in this world, i know nothing about it, but,.. people would say its way.. safer, and "glorious"? Well in reality, its terrifying. I really dont want to get caught,,
Anyways, back to the noise-
oh-! its a bat.. I thought to myself, a bit calmer. Well, way calmer.
That didn't last though.
I got closer and noticed how....shadowy the figure is,, the eyes were bright, glowy red. it looked as if the bat was almost....smiling..?
Thats.....oh. Thats not a bat, well, vampires kindof.. are.. bats..
i suppose..-,,
I stared at it for a second. "Siren..?" I tilted my head a little.
He looked at me, it almost seemed as if he smiled a bit more. I can't actually see the mouth because well, hes completely shadowy. I can just tell from the way the eyes squinted.
The bat, shadow, thingy, spreaded its wings a bit and hopped down. Vampire bats are bigger then the normal bat but, Siren looked,, bigger then before,,? Well its been a while but-
--
He hopped down and shifted into the more, humanoid-shaped shadow body.
"Guess again, buddy."
The silhouette had long hair on the side. I noticed that behind his head was shadowy hair that looked like it was..tied up.
oh.
"Xander" i... whispered. Ok i meant to be a bit louder or at least sound somewhat confident but uhm,, yeah..
I tried again.
"h-hey Xander.!! how.. how've you been-?"
I can hear the fear through my voice, damn this is.. embarrassing..
He shapeshifted out of the shadowy form, it's like a bunch of smoke poofing away! Kindof satisfying to look at,,
Xander: "hm.. im doing well! came to ask you that actually." Xander smiled. It intimidated me-.
Still, his smile is still a lot less unsettling then Sirens..
-NOT SAYING THAT SIREN DOESN'T HAVE A NICE SMILE-!! Siren is just- scary-....but also..kind. in his own way. i like Siren,,!
"ah i- um.." i looked down, trying to find words to say. Still looking down, i responded. "I've been alright, sleeping a lot and,, same stuff as always" i attempted to give him a reassuring smile when i looked at him. attempted because.. well. my mouth isn't visible while it's closed.
I'm so anxious that i forgot about that. He can see it from my eyes tho! i think,,
Looking a vampire in the eyes is usually known as the worst thing to do. I guess same with werewolves, but werewolves are scary in a different way.
Siren and Xander dont mind eyecontact at all. Fin and Xander both told me that i dont have to act like im inferior. I still get anxious though but.. i try.
Xander: "hmm. You're not hiding your fear very well.." *laughs a bit*
"HM?? OH-! i just- ahh,," i covered my face with my hands. "im sorry,,"
Xander: "wha-" *laughs more* "nonono dont apologize!!" *carefully places his hand on Prince's shoulder*
I unintentionally flinched as he did that. Like i said, im extremely jumpy.
Normally he cant touch me in this form hes in, but, at the moment, his arm looks as if it has shadows trailing up to his elbow. Vampires can shapeshift seperate limbs into the 'shadowy form', so i guess thats how he touched me just now.
not that i dislike it though..
Affection feels really nice,,
Xander: "you're not doing anything wrong, its ok."
His eyes looked more relaxed now. He's really good at calming people.
I felt a bit more relaxed already..
"..do you,, um.. need something..? You're not bothering-! i just,," i fidgeted with the top of the brick fence. We're currently standing on one of those bridge-like things. I came here to look at the view,, once again.
Xander: "nope. i just noticed you here."
I turned to look at him. He wasn't looking at me anymore.. instead he was looking out at his kingdom with his head leaning on his hand.
He normally doesn't do that to people.... he.. looked away to make me feel more comfortable. I looked back at the view and smiled a bit because of his little.. considerate action. He's trying to make me feel more comfortable,, it really does make me happy, and, makes me feel a bit special in a way..
Xander: "I hadn't talked to you in a while, or well, ever. We only ever actually talked briefly, and it was once."
Xander paused.
Xander: "Hey Princy, I've always wondered something. How did you get your name? 'Prince'..i like it haha! though, i like calling you 'princy' way more~"
He looked at me with a teasing smirk on his face. He's like his brother but..nicer.
"oh!! um.." i though for a second. Then two seconds. Then three-
Xander: *looks back at the kingdom* "its alright if you dont know, or just dont want to say it. No pressure Princy! I just think its an adorable name." *laughs a bit*
I paused. And then, I looked at him.
"I..I do have a story for it actually! hmm.. well a few other vampires and werewolves in the underworld were calling me 'Prince' but-"
I looked down, and then back out at the scenery.
"..i found out later on that they were teasing me. It was meant to be an ironic joke, because well, technically they're the ones that.. 'rule over me' i guess."
I looked at him again.
"but its ok! I just went with it and i think nothing bad of it now..!"
I looked back at Xander. Xander looked down a bit, still looking off into the distance though.
Xander: "i heard from Siren that it's brutal down there. im sorry you had to deal with that. You're one of the good ones.
You desurve better then down there"
I just.. stared at him for a moment.
"you think im good..?"
He looked at me again.
Xander: "well i practically pulled the truth out of you didn't i? and so did Siren aswell.
And its not like you could have used Vervain to lie,, that doesn't work on demons. Trust me. Jesse tried." *laughs a bit*
"oh! if you're fine with me asking....what did you compel him to say?"
Xander: "wwweeelllll..." he rolled his eyes a bit, still slightly laughing. "I jokingly asked him if he actually does find Siren appetizing-"
"-what did he say!?" i immediately paused after saying that and panicked for a small moment because i got too excited talking and interrupted him at the end- he didn't mind tho! It doesn't even look like he noticed but he definitely did. He and Siren notices everything.
Xander: "he said yes." *laughs a bit more* "then he paused, looking so shocked. and thennnnn he went away as quickly as he could!"
Ok, even i laughed a bit. The thought of a giant scary jester cyclops demon panicking like this is actually really funny,,!
"e-EAT HIM-?!?!"
Xander: *nods* mhm! he's not going to obviously. I've seen how protective he is, and, Siren has told me that he would sneak some food to him when my.. *pauses for a brief*
ah,, when my parents used to lock him in the basement. Did he tell you about that? Its not personal to him which is why i said it."
i shook my head. "noo..uh..i dont think so,,
Xander: "ah, well, our parents weren't good at all. They were abusive with Siren especially since he was given to them against their will. Siren is supposed to be my cousin actually! But his parents died, it didn't effect him since they were never really there. Most parents leave their children in the underworld as soon as they can, is that correct"
"yes,, its common there. Ive never seen parents there who stay after their child is able to walk, run, and hunt. Its the norm down there, no one seems bothered by it though!"
Xander: "ohh wow.. i never really gone there enough to see that much. Siren had a twin aswell who was executed for crossing over. He told you about that right? Because thats the reason that he.."
"..that he hated me at first, yeah he told me.. i understand his point of view. I crossed over with no consequence, while she,, ..yeah. It's not fair.."
Xander: "nothing is fair down there. Its not something that you should feel guilty about. I hope he apologised to you at least."
"Yeah! he actually,, a while ago he actually did! and cleared things up with me too,,"
I thought about that one moment i had with him. Fin was hugging me and teasing him about it, joking around about Siren being 'jealous'. Though, im pretty sure that he wasn't jealous! But he definitely seemed pissed..
at the time, after Fin left to go home; i remembered how i told Fin that the hugs feel nice. He mentioned how Siren also loves hugs.
So, after Fin left,
Siren was still in his shadow form, he didn't shapeshift back yet.
So i....hugged him
and,, i,, i panicked a bit but,, he was hugging back.. he let me rest on his shoulder, and then i,, drifted off into sleep.
it was nice..
-
i must have gotten lost in that thought for too long because well-
Xander: "whatcha thinking of?"
"OH-! nothing,, sorry i just dosed off like that haha-"
Xander: "nah, it's alright! i actually have to leave now. i was surprised to see you awake at this hour. 7pm is pretty early for you right?"
He did that relaxing smile again. I can see why everyone loves him so much. Yesimsayingheshoteventhoughdemonsdontfeelromanticorsexualattractions ahahahaha anyways-
"yep!! ....how..how did you know-?"
Xander: "Jesse has been keeping an eye on you, no pun intended *laughs a bit*
..well he doesn't anymore of course! er,, i dont think so at least? i told him not to but he doesn't always listen!
He does listen to important things though. For example, i can assure you that he wont hurt you. You wont have to worry about that!"
"thank you,,i..
i actually always wondered if he knew i was here ahahaha,,"
I again thought about how i once saw him staring at me from the distance for a second-.
Scary,,
Xander: "of course, you're safe here. Just dont purposefully cause trouble, and you'll be fine. Its not often for someone to find someone like you.
ill let you relax now, it was nice talking to you Princy."
Once again, the same smile. This time though, its not as scary as it was the first time.
He walked away.
"it was nice talking to you too.."
I meant to say that louder and....sooner. I whispered again accidentally. There was no way he heard it.
..well then i remembered that the sense of hearing is heightened for vampires. That would explain why he almost, slightly looked back as he was walking away.
I just, stared off for, well, i don't know how long..
Then i heard a meow! and i followed it.
and i went back to my usual schedule.
