C67: Daylight

Dante's POV:

Heinrich's scent rushed over me as he stirred in the bed beside me and let out a small pained sound before I heard him crawling out of bed and the covers went with him. I suddenly smelled his flesh burning and I realized the warm feeling around me was from the sunlight I haven't felt in a very long time. "Dante," he said in a panic. I tensed and sat up quickly, looking towards where the sound of his voice was. Shit! I teleported over to him and got in front of him to block the sun, pulling the sheets over his entire body before I scooped him up and teleported us down into the basement where the sun couldn't find him. I sat him down on a bed in one of the cells and sighed, moving the sheets away from him slowly to check on him.

"What the hell? You didn't shut the curtains before bed? You insane nut," I hissed at him, looking his flesh over for burns.

"I forgot," he told me and fell into me quickly as he wrapped his arms around me and gave a small purr. His skin started to heal from the burns he received when it was touched by the sun. "I was so caught up in us time~" he said in amusement before giving a small yawn and suddenly we fell over as his weight took me down and I heard his breathing slow like he fell asleep. I chuckled and looked him over before I picked him back up and slipped him into the bed. Cute.... I purred softly as I watched him and pulled the sheets back up on his body to his chest. I'll have to go shut the curtains throughout the castle if I want to put him back in my bedroom... though it might be better to let him sleep down here for now. I rubbed his cheek and sighed as I tilted my head then gently touched his lips. It feels like it has been just us for a while now... ever since... I cleared my throat and pulled my hand away from him, clenching my jaw. It's been awhile since my newborns have given me a report about her location. I have no clue where she thinks she's gone. I watched him before I leaned down and gave him a small kiss then moved away, looking towards the door. I think today I'm supposed to talk to the leaders of my newborn armies about their patrols through Germany. Those damned hunters are going to try to get in here soon enough, and I need to kick their asses before they show up anywhere near here. I won't let what happened last time happen to Heinrich, and wherever Raven is, hopefully she's safe so that way when I find her, I can drag her ass back here and lock her up in a tall tower. I heard Heinrich let out a small sigh before curling up into a ball to keep warm since it was cold down here. I could hear a few servants outside walking down the hall and talking quietly.

"Do you think our master will ever go back to daytime? I heard a rumor he's only awake due to a head butler's schedule. If you ask me, it's a little rude of the head butler to be burdening our master. It's a beautiful morning outside, and he should be out in the garden. The roses are blooming."

"I don't know. I work in the basement. I don't even know what the master looks like," I heard another butler muttering.

"He's in the paintings!"

"No, that's a little boy in the paintings."

"Well he's not an old man." Old man? Hell, has it been that long? They don't even remember what I look like? I frowned and walked towards the cell door, opening it and stepping out to look for the servants. I'm not old.... I'm immortal. I found them opening a door a few cells down and going in with a mop bucket and sponges.

"How do you know?"

"I bet he's a girl. There's a rumor the master is a girl with purple hair."

"No?! Get out of here." The literal fuck. I hissed and started for them, running my fingers through my hair but paused. Wait, no. I'll play this cool. I started for them more slowly, eyeing them over before I followed them quietly into the cell and leaned against the wall as I waited for them to notice me.

"You know... if the master was a girl with purple hair, I think the technical term would be mistress, but what do I know?" I said, shutting the door next to me then crossed my arms. "Besides, that's not a boy in the paintings, and your master isn't an old man. I've seen him personally, and I know for a fact that your master isn't a mistress. He's very much a him and has never been a her." The butlers looked at me before busting out laughing.

"Yeah right," they said together.

"You know him and yet you're down here with us in this place?" One asked me. He threw a sponge at me then. "On clean up duty? Or are you slacking off in your pajamas?" I clenched my jaw slightly as I let the sponge fall then got off the wall, looking them over.

"Well, I guess my hair was longer back then," I grumbled, running my fingers through my short hair. "I'll have you know that the head butler is also down here, and if he wasn't so damned tired, I'd have him come in here and eat you both." Their expressions changed quickly as their eyes widened and they each bowed separately towards me.

"We're so sorry sir," one of them told me quickly- the one that had been responding to the other the whole time. "We didn't know you would be down here- especially at this hour. Is something wrong?"

"No, nothing is wrong," I said and sighed, watching them. "Nothing you should concern yourselves with anyways. I heard you two talking and thought I'd come clear my name about those rumors of yours. The purple haired girl you thought I was happened to be a princess that lived here a long time ago. She was my mate. Your head butler also happens to be allergic to the sun, and I don't have the heart to replace him. He almost cries each time I suggest it."

"You're a very thoughtful master," he told me and looked pleased to find out what I told him. I chuckled and started to purr.

"I would hope so. Maybe I'll stay up today.... Go see those roses you two were so proud to mention. Do you two know how to make coffee?" I asked and put my hands into my pockets. "We'll have to keep it a secret though that you two are doing it. Heinrich will freak if he finds out." You know, it has been awhile since I've seen what goes on while I sleep. It might be a good idea to go undercover and find out so I can start planning on changes around here if it's needed. "Well, now that I think about it, it's been forever since I've been awake to see what happens around here. How about you two help me go undercover so I can see, hmm? I don't want someone to clean up their act just because they figured out it's me." Plus, it'll be funny to see Heinrich's face when he wakes up and finds me dressed as a butler. I bet he'll have a heart attack. "Come on you two, clean up down here can wait."

"Y-yes sir... I'll give you my spare uniform to wear," he suggested and looked nervous then. "You'll be able to fit it. Then we'll have to start calling you by something- do you have a name idea?" Oh... I didn't think about that. I can't very well let them call me Dante. I'm sure some know my name.

"You can call me Luca," I suggested and shrugged. Luca was always a cool name to me. He nodded before walking out of the cell quickly and the other followed.

"Wow, we get to show the master off today. We should talk about him more often to get him to come hang out with us. I would have done it before if I knew it was this easy," the man said and chuckled. "Come on Luca, and we will get you some tea." I shook my head and chuckled a little as I followed them.

"Alright, you'll have to dress me afterwards though. I don't think I could get the butler uniform on as prim and proper as it needs to be to be passable as a servant. Heinrich has been dressing me for so long that I'm not as good at it as I once was."

"You know other royals know how to get dressed now. They're big boys," he told me and smirked. "They don't need the aid of a first butler." I growled a little as I watched him and felt my eyebrow twitch.

"Don't backtalk me. I'm a big boy and will eat you both if you tease me about my dependence. You try having a head butler who has a need to take care of you every night. I can dress myself, but I find it's simpler to let Heinrich do it because he makes it look better when he does it. I don't want to look like a damned slob to the other servants, got it?"

"Yes sir," he said and smirked a little. "You've got a big soft spot for the head butler."

"Maybe I'm just a kind man," I said and eyed the butler over who was looking at me. "Maybe the head butler is also my newborn and that's why it's been so long for me to be awake during the day."

"When are you going to retire him?" He asked softly. "One day this nighttime schedule will be a bad thing."

"I don't know," I whispered and frowned. He has a point though. One day I'll have to pick a new head butler to take his place. "When it starts to become a problem around here- a bad one," I said and rubbed the back of my neck. "That's why I'm going to stay up today and see what happens from a servant's perspective. It'll be a good thing for me. I don't know what you all do anymore. All I know is my castle isn't burned down yet."

"Sir, with the head butler on night schedule, servants can get away with certain things during the day," one of them admitted. "Then we have incidents... where we have to wait until night to deal with them. Your head butler has had his time as a butler." I frowned and watched them before I sighed.

"Well... how about I appoint someone to be in charge during the day," I suggested, "like a deputy head butler?" Heinrich can't throw a fit about that, can he?

"Aren't you ready for a new face as a head butler? Your butler can then be your proper newborn and companion then and be spoiled instead of focused during the night on spoiling you." I thought it over and watched them. They have a point.

"I'll think about it," I said then purred. "So, what are your names? You haven't told me yet, and you already are going to call me Luca. It wouldn't be fair if I didn't know what to call you for today."

"I'm Zayne," the one that had been talking to me without a sarcastic tone and was more polite told me. "That's Jack." Jack was the one who had started the whole conversation about me from the very beginning of where I heard him. I nodded and smirked towards Jack. I have his name now. I can screw with every aspect of his life here.

"Wonderful," I purred and slipped my hands into my pockets. "So, tea, then I'll get dressed, and we'll go and explore the castle before nightfall. Hopefully Heinrich won't eat the two of you if he finds us at dusk."

"We'll make you take a nap before dusk," Zayne told me. "I don't want him upset with us because you're sleeping through his time being up." I thought it over then frowned. Well, they have a point. Heinrich will probably want more than kisses before the night is through, and I don't want to disappoint him.

"Alright, a two-hour nap before dusk," I said and walked ahead of them, going to my morning room and sat down to wait for my tea as I looked towards a window and yawned.

After a few minutes of waiting, they came into the room with a tray of tea and fresh fruits on a tray. There was also a glass of blood on it and Zayne's wrist was bandaged up. He sat the tray down on the coffee table and gave me a smile.

"I thought I would get you a little more," he explained. Jack frowned a bit as he shut the doors and locked them so we wouldn't be disturbed. I looked them over then nodded before I picked up the blood and took a small sip of it.

"Thank you," I purred at him then eyed over his wrist before I sat the glass aside and held out my hand for his. "Let me see it."

"What? No. You're not seeing it," he told me. "Drink that," he told me as he pointed to the glass of blood. "That's all you're getting." I smirked then and exposed my fangs playfully.

"You don't trust me? I'm going to heal it. There's no sense in you running around with a hurt wrist when all I have to do is heal it for you. You'll be sore all day if I don't."

"I like the soreness," he told me quickly and eyed over my fangs before running off to Jack's side like he would save him. I watched and held back a chuckle before I teleported in front of them both and snatched Zayne's hand, pulling his bandaged wrist up to my face before I looked at it then undid it slowly.

"Don't run off like that," I murmured to him, looking back at him before I licked his wounded wrist slowly to let my spit help heal it and take the pain away from him. He watched me and gave a scared look as he watched my mouth the whole time and yanked back as soon as his wrist was healed and stumbled into Jack.

"Hey, get off," Jack said and shoved him back towards me. I chuckled and started back for my seat, picking up the glass and downing every last drop before I sat down and picked up the tea, starting to sip on it.

"You act like I'm some big bad monster. I don't treat my servants like shit. Every single one of you and your ancestors served me. Why would I treat you horribly? I have no reason to." I looked towards them then popped a slice of orange into my mouth, eating it.

"We don't see you enough to be used to your fangs," Jack told me as he slipped past Zayne's frozen body and walked over to a window and opened it. "Shouldn't you know that by now if you're so old?"

"Hmph, you all know you serve a vampire," I grumbled, rubbing my cheek then took another sip of my tea. "Vampires have fangs. I'm pretty sure there is even a painting somewhere with me showing them off."

"We do know," Zayne mumbled as he rubbed his wrist and eyed it over. "You didn't have to heal me," he mumbled. "I was fine with the idea of a scar."

"Got a lady you're trying to impress?" I asked and raised an eyebrow. "Or did you want to brag that you fed the master?"

"K-kinda- maybe- yes- it's an honor," he mumbled and rubbed his wrist's smooth skin. I nodded and finished off my tea before I looked towards him.

"Well, if you're looking for bragging rights, I could give you a scar- I'll just have to be careful about not healing it while I bite you."

"It's fine," he mumbled. "Let's get you into my butler clothes." I nodded and stood up.

"Thank you for this, Zayne," I purred at him and walked over. "I'm excited~ What about you?" I stretched and smirked a little.

"More nervous than anything. You might not like a lot of things today," he told me as he started to lead me out. Jack followed us quickly.

"Why not? Are the servants really that bad?" I asked and tsked, staying by Zayne's side. They have been practically begging for me to replace Heinrich. That's all they've been suggesting this entire time.

"We have a whole day to get things done. You only come out at night, so most things aren't even done until certain times or aren't done at all because you won't notice if they are done." I frowned then and looked him over.

"Is that so? There are going to have to be changes around here then," I muttered and looked them over. "I can't have my castle barely functioning." I guess I will be talking to Heinrich tonight then about his new retirement plan if this place really is going to Hell in a handbasket.

"We'll show you the garden," Jack told me. "Like you asked." I nodded and followed them down to the servant quarters and into Zayne's room before I started to unbutton my shirt as they shut the door.

"Let's hurry," I told them calmly and looked towards Zayne. "I'll go ahead and get undressed while you get it." Zayne got out the spare uniform and set it out for me then started to undress me while I was still halfway down my shirt. I watched him then dropped my shirt when I was finished with it and went for the shirt for the uniform, slipping it on and starting to button it carefully as I did my best to keep wrinkles from forming.

"Forgive me if you look bad, I don't normally get to undress and then dress people," he told me and then laughed. "I guess we all have to start somewhere. I just figured it would be my child."

"Are you even married?" I asked in amusement and grabbed the pants once I was through with the shirt and slipped them on. I grabbed the tie and handed it to him, picking up the vest and jacket carefully.

"Jack is," he told me and pointed to him.

"No, I'm engaged. I did it to get her to shut up," he said and laughed a little. I laughed a little at the thought then waited for him to finish tying the tie before I put on the vest and jacket and got the shoes on.

"Well, good luck to you. I've never been married, so I have no clue what that's like," I told him and smirked, smoothing out the uniform on me. I hope I look sharp. I want to screw with Heinrich when he wakes up. I think his face seeing me like this will be everything. "Does this look alright?" I asked and held my head up high. "I don't look like a slob?"

"You look like you're going to an important meeting, I'm jealous," Zayne told me.

"You look nice, can we go now?" Jack asked.

"Jack, I will come over there and get you if you don't quit with the damn attitude," I said sharply, looking in his direction before I started for the door and walked out. "I'll meet the two of you outside. I have to go take care of something first." I can't leave Heinrich down in the basement. He might get molested if he's not somewhere safe. I teleported up to my bedroom and closed all the curtains, making sure that no light could get in before I did the bathroom then teleported down to Heinrich. I looked his sleeping form over and purred slightly as I picked him up and teleported him back into my bedroom and laid him back down in his favorite spot slowly, trying not to disturb him. He groaned a little and tried to drag me down in the bed with him.

"Come back to bed," he mumbled to me.

"No, I can't," I murmured to him and kissed his jaw. "I'm going to watch the servants today."

"They're fine, cameras do that," he told me and let out a yawn.

"They thought I was a chick," I grumbled. "I heard one telling another that I wasn't a male."

"Are you upset?" He asked and started to open his eyes to look at me. Uh oh. Maybe he's tired enough to not notice.

"A little. They thought that their master was Raven actually. I thought I should check on the servants myself today and see if they do their jobs."

"They get a little out of the line," he mumbled as he leaned in for a kiss. "I get to them when I can." I nodded and gave him a small kiss before I pulled back slightly.

"I know... but I just want to see if I need to make any changes around here."

"We'll talk about it when I wake up," he promised me and tried to yank me down with him. I yelped and put down a hand quickly to avoid falling in.

"Hey, I need to do this," I said and frowned before I gave him a kiss. "I need to Heinrich. What if something horrible is going on around here? Two servants already told me that stuff barely gets done around here."

"Some of the wings don't get cleaned daily anymore," he told me. "I let the servants stop doing it since they're not needed due to your lack of interest with others outside of this castle," he mumbled. "They're probably referring to that." I frowned then pulled away from the bed.

"You let that happen? Why would you do that? This is my castle. I don't want to turn around one day and find something in disrepair. I don't want to have to go to emergency measures to get something spic and span. Even if I don't invite people over often, I still want this place ready." They're right. He has been head butler for too long. He's gone soft with how things should be done around here.... I frowned and felt my stone pulse a little. I'm going to have to replace him. "Maybe... maybe you should take a break from head butlering. I can find someone else to do it who will keep this place the way I want it, and it'll let me spoil you more if you're not working at night to keep me and the castle in working order."

"What?" He asked before looking at me with wide eyes and then frowned at me and grabbed my shirt collar before eyeing me over. "What are you wearing?" He asked and then straightened my shirt out a bit as he started to get up. "Are you in a butler's outfit?" I widened my eyes then gave him a quick kiss, pushing him back down into the bed.

"No," I said, trying to sound innocent. He gave an amused purr and wrapped his arms around me.

"Liar," he said softly and tried to flip us over. I let him and gave him a quick kiss. At least he's distracted from me suggesting I replace him. I sighed and leaned in towards his neck, kissing it as I wrapped my arms around him.

"Don't get it wrinkled. I borrowed it so that way other servants wouldn't figure out who I am today."

"Everyone knows who you are," he told me. "Your paintings are everywhere of you." He leaned in and kissed my neck. "You have nothing to worry about, master. I've got everything under control." I watched him and purred a little, running my fingers through his hair.

"They took a bit to recognize me," I said and gave him a loving look. "I know you try, but wouldn't you rather spend time with me instead of worrying about servants that you can't look after during the day? Even if I don't make you retire, at least help me appoint a deputy head butler for you. I want there to be some order during the day."

"I'll wake up and do my job," he promised me and started to get up then. "I'll put on a robe." I frowned and yanked him back into the bed, exposing my fangs.

"You're not going to stay up," I hissed at him then crawled over him. "You can't go near the sunlight. I won't let you, and if you try, I will force you into retirement and pick someone else to do your job."

"No," he said quickly and gave me a pained look. "Don't make me retire," he whispered. "I don't want anyone else dressing, feeding, or caring for you."

"You know, the servants I spoke to today made fun of me because I let you dress me still," I grumbled. "They said all the other royals do things on their own now."

"Don't let them get to you," he told me and rubbed my cheek. "You're my master."

"I'm your lover," I murmured and kissed his hand. "I'm your king. I'm your majesty...."

"My majesty," he whispered and leaned in for a kiss. I gasped and kissed him quickly, purring loudly then moaned as I slipped a knee between his legs to help me stay up. He wrapped me up in his arms and gave an amused purr. "Don't stay up too long," he begged me. "I want time with you tonight."

"Hmmm...." I pulled back slightly and watched him as I licked my lips. "The two butlers are planning on giving me naptime before you wake- Hey, did you know that they're afraid of my fangs?" I asked and chuckled. "One of them fed me."

"I only feed you with ten people and their blood lines after they die. You don't get a varied diet from those blood lines. You should know that already. Of course, they would be scared. It's new. They don't see it like they used to." I nodded and chuckled.

"Of course," I told him and sat up on him. "Do I look sexy though?" I asked and eyed the uniform over. "I did my best with Zayne to make sure I would be passable. I was hoping that I would look like I could pass an inspection any day."

"You look nice," he told me and then rubbed my cheek. "Can I change your mind and make you stay with me?" I thought it over and watched him.

"Only if you promise to let me see the tapes," I whispered then smirked, "and you have to tell me who the sexiest in all the land is."

"Hmm.... I think Elvis was pretty handsome," he told me and then gave me a huge smile as he leaned in for a kiss. "But your looks stop hearts... especially mine."

"That's because I made you a newborn," I grumbled and let him have a kiss. "Fine, you don't deserve a sexy ass majesty butler," I said and climbed off him. He gasped and reached for me.

"Your majesty," he said quickly. "I love you."

"I love you too," I purred at him and crawled to the headboard, running my fingers over it before I got off the bed and smirked. "But I'll take my skills outside."

"H-hey... no," he told me and started to follow me. "I'm coming then." I stopped and looked at him then smirked, slowly starting to take the jacket off to screw with him then began to unbutton the vest on me. He eyed me over as he walked up and wrapped his arms around me.

"You said you would stay with me."

"Did I? You never promised me the tapes," I murmured lowly, dropping the vest onto the ground. "Want to do a role reversal?" I whispered, leaning in for his lips slowly. "We could play around and knock each other out till dusk."

"You'll get your tapes," he promised me and started to undo my belt. "Don't ever threaten to remove me of my position as butler," he warned.

"What are you going to do about it?" I asked and held back a laugh.

"Not listen to you," he told me and smirked.

"Not listen to me?" I asked and frowned. "That's asking for a punishment. You should always listen to me. I'm your maker." He groaned a little before nodding.

"I know, I can't help but feel the need to follow your little voice," he told me and pouted. "It's no fun when I want to mess with you." I purred as I watched him then leaned in towards his neck and started to give him a love bite. He's so cute.... I love him to pieces. He's been a great partner for me... even if he refuses to leave his position as head butler.... I wonder if... I pulled back slightly at the thought and looked towards him before I kissed his jaw.

"If... I could offer you something better than head butler, would you leave it?" I murmured lowly to him, grabbing his hips.

"I've got all I want in my arms," he told me as he eyed me over and gave me a sweet smile. I gave him a kiss then smirked.

"You can't be my head butler if you're my fiancé," I told him and purred.

"You haven't asked," he whispered to me.

"If I outright ask, something terrible might happen," I teased him and kissed his chin quickly. "You might tell me no."

"You don't know that," he teased me. I bit my bottom lip and looked him in the eyes before I gave him another small kiss then slowly knelt down in front of him, taking his hands into mine. He eyed me over before giving my hands a squeeze. Oh man, he's going to tell me no.... I sense it. He's going to flat out tell me no so he can stay head butler... and if he says yes, something horrible might happen. Something awful always happens. Everyone who ever was almost my queen was killed, and Raven ran away. I squeezed his hands back and gave a nervous smile. He eyed me over uncertainly then as he watched me. "Dante," he whispered. I nodded quickly.

"I'm sorry.... I'm just... nervous," I whispered. "I'm afraid you'll tell me no... and if you say yes, I'm terrified of the idea that something will happen to you. Everyone who was almost my queen was killed."

"Don't be scared," he whispered to me. "You're a strong man. I want you to ask me if you're really certain you want it."

"I do want it," I told him quickly. "I want us. I want you by me every single time I wake up and when I go to sleep. I want you by my side for eternity. I want to spoil you and love you and kiss you and watch as your eyes light up when I give you chocolates on the day we first slept together. I love you so very, very much, Heinrich. I love you with everything I've got. I don't mean to make you think that I don't want this. I do. I want this so bad." He eyed me over before yanking me to my feet and pulled me into a kiss as he started to guide me towards the bed. I gasped and kissed him back, letting him as I gripped his hands. Oh man, what if he's tired and he's taking me to the bed to fall asleep and I'll be awake for hours wondering what he's thinks about us getting married? He purred as he pushed me down into the bed and let out a playful growl as he leaned in for a kiss- kissing me passionately as his fingers ran down my sides. Nope~ he's not sleeping. I gave a small moan and leaned up into the kiss, pressing my lips against his eagerly as I deepened it. "Heinrich~" I husked against him, wrapping my arms around him. He pulled back slightly and looked me in the eyes.

"You're a wonderful majesty," he whispered. "The best lover I've ever had. An amazing maker.... I can't wait to know you as a husband." I gasped a little then grinned.

"I'll have to get your ring size and buy you the best engagement ring ever made," I purred at him. "Unless you want one of my personal rings I have."

"I want one of your rings," he whispered. "Until you give it to me, I'm still going to be your butler," he said stubbornly. I purred and flipped us quickly before I leaned over to my end table and eyed my rings over then picked my mother's ring up. I came over to him and grabbed his hand before I slipped it onto his finger.

"There, you can't be my head butler anymore, fiancé," I told him and laughed, kissing him sweetly.

"You're right," he whispered out to me and ran his fingers against my body. "I have a few relatives living you can look into today while I'm asleep and see if they're worthy to replace me as the head butler. You can find their names and room numbers in my office in the records I keep of the servants." He gave a small frown then before giving me a smile and kissed my cheek. "You've got to promise to return after you look into them though so we can sleep together. I like it when you're with me during the day. It brings me a warm and safe feeling." I purred and nodded, pulling his body closer to mine then nuzzled my face into his neck.

"Alright, I'll come back... or we could look into it together tonight and leave instructions for the morning to promote them. We could have some us time," I told him and chuckled,

"It's okay if you want to stay up for a bit," he told me and rubbed my cheek. "I've kept you out of the light... I feel so bad about it." I shook my head and gave his neck a kiss.

"No... you shouldn't feel bad about it. If I wanted to be in the sun, I would have been in the sun a long time ago," I murmured and wrapped my arms around his waist. "I don't care what time of day I'm up. I just want to be awake when you are. You're my newborn and my love." He's so sweet and kind. I couldn't be okay with staying up on a different schedule than him. I purred lowly and started to move on top of him, looking down into his eyes. "I love you."

"I love you too," he told me and blushed as he looked into my eyes. "I don't know what I'm going to do though not being your butler.... It's going to be hard to get used to."

"Love me, stay with me, be equals with me," I murmured to him and leaned in slowly for his lips. "Be my mate all night and every night~"

"Of course, I will," he promised and wrapped his arms around me. "I want us to have children one day." I bit my bottom lip and paused right above his lips before I rubbed his side gently.

"Children? But..." Didn't I tell him he was infertile? "We could adopt," I said thoughtfully then gave him a small kiss. "I would love it if we could have them ourselves, but we can't. You're not fertile anymore."

"Well.... I'm sure there's a way," he told me and gave me a thoughtful look. "You know genetic research is going a long way now." I thought it over then nodded before I purred then leaned in and kissed him, pushing my tongue into his mouth slowly. He wrapped his arms around me and hugged me tightly as he leaned in towards my neck to bite down into it. I gasped and exposed my neck to him before I leaned in for his ear, nipping at the top of it then started to suck on it. He gasped and let out a soft moan before biting down into my neck and marked me quickly. I grunted and licked his ear then started to move down to his neck, giving it a small kiss. I could feel myself getting hard against him as I had to put a hand down to keep from putting all my weight on him. He licked my neck clean and gave a small moan.

"Heinrich~" I purred lowly into his ear then ran my free hand down his arm to his wrist, gripping it. He smells so good.... I scraped my fangs against his neck, running them down his skin before I bit in and marked him back as I drank his blood greedily. He gasped and arched his back quickly.

"Dante," he moaned out. Damn, he sounds so good saying my name. I moaned slightly and dug my fangs in deeper, holding onto his wrist tighter as I pressed my hips up against his. He's intoxicating. "D-Dante," he gasped out and squirmed a little under me. "Loosen up on my wrists." I let go of it then moved back from his neck, licking my lips as I looked down into his eyes then leaned down for his lips. I quickly gave him a kiss, grinding up against his hips slowly as I pushed my tongue into his mouth. He purred lightly and went to flip us as his hands adventured down to my pants and started to unbutton them. I moaned and let him, helping him get some clothes off me as I leaned up into a kiss eagerly.

"Heinrich," I husked out against his lips, wrapping my arms around him. He's so mine~ He gave a small laugh and licked my lips eagerly.

"Dante," he husked back towards me. I moaned loudly and captured his tongue quickly, pulling it into my mouth and sucking on it. He let out a gasp and brushed his body up against mine quickly. I purred against his lips and moved my legs around his hips, pulling him closer to me as I wrapped my arms around him. He purred before licking my neck a little and slipped his hands under my shirt quickly. I gasped and arched my back, looking up at the ceiling before I looked toward him then kissed the side of his head.

"I want you," I murmured to him, going for his ear to nip it.

"I want you too," he said eagerly. "My lover~!" He gave me a huge smile as he said it. I purred loudly and pressed up against his body, going to flip us quickly. He yelped as I got on top of him and looked up at me in shock. I smirked down at him and leaned in, kissing his lips.

"Don't look at me like that~" I teased him then started to grind against his hips slowly, making it horribly slow to mess with him as I pressed up against him with most of my weight.

"D-Dante," he mumbled and looked bothered then as he adjusted himself under me and I could feel him aroused in the motion. I leaned in and kissed his lips, running my fingers down his body as lightly as I could to make him crave my touch as I picked the pace up a little. He gasped and squirmed under me quickly as he went to try to tip me over to overtake me. I grunted as I felt my back hit the bed but quickly pushed up on his chest, making us fall back over with me on top.

"Hah, I'm still on top~" I told him and smirked hugely.

"D-Dante," he said innocently. "I wanted top."

"You want top?" I asked and thrusted my hips against him to screw with him.

"M-maybe," he said and squirmed a little. I purred and slowly flipped us to where he was on top of me and ran my fingers through his hair.

"Come and get me~" I purred at him, giving him a seductive look.

"R-really?" He asked before wrapping his arms around me quickly and leaned in towards my throat and kissed it. I gave a small moan and pushed my head back against the bed, exposing my throat to him eagerly.

"It's been awhile since you've been on top~ Go ahead~" I told him and tugged on his hair a little as I closed my eyes in delight. "Do what you want to me." He nodded as he quickly started to undress me. I chuckled and looked at him, opening my eyes as I watched him then kicked off my pants for him. "Eager," I teased him and leaned up, licking his cheek playfully.

"Only to get to pleasuring you," he promised.

"How do you want me?" I husked out, eyeing him over. "Chained... on my stomach... on my back?"

"On your stomach," he said and gave a small smirk. "Let's have a little fun~!" I felt my breath catch before I nodded and gave him a kiss before I pushed up on his chest to get some space. Glancing towards the bed, I started to turn over onto my stomach, staying under him as I huffed. As soon as I was on my knees, I pressed my back up against his chest and purred loudly, glancing back at him in hopes for a kiss. He kissed me quickly and gave a small moan as he rocked his hips into mine. I moaned against him as I felt my body shake a little before I fell towards the bed. He gasped and pulled my hips back up against his as he thrusted up against me. I gripped the sheets under me quickly, leaning my cheek against the soft bedsheets as I nuzzled my head against them and fought to keep in another moan. I felt him pull back slightly to take off his clothes then. I glanced back at him, taking in a shaky breath as I watched him taking off his clothes. He's so gorgeous... so handsome. He's going to be an excellent husband.

"I love you," he told me as he leaned back down and kissed my neck- right below my ear and started to suck on it. I gasped and gripped the sheets quickly before I shifted under him, brushing my back against his chest.

"H-Heinrich~" I husked out and went to flip quickly, desiring more attention from him.

"Dante," he said in a teasing tone and kept me under his body- facing the bed. "Don't back out of your position so soon." I huffed and looked back at him before I leaned in for a kiss, exposing my fangs. He purred in amusement and kissed me back as he pulled my body against his firmly. I moaned slightly and purred back at him before I smirked against his lips. Nuh-uh, I want on top. I brushed one of my legs between his before I suddenly threw my weight against his back, rolling us over so that I was on top of him then went to turn over to face him.

"Gotcha!"

"Dante," he said and growled lightly. "I wanted to be on top!" I laughed and looked down at him before I purred, kissing him passionately then pulled back.

"Why?"

"You're always on top," he mumbled. I watched him then kissed his neck. Well... I did tell him he could have top this time. I moved off him then laid down beside him, pulling him on top of me as I grabbed his hips.

"Okay, I'll let you have it for real then," I purred at him, kissing his jawline.

"Don't you dare take over later," he warned me. "I want this." I nodded and leaned in for his ear, nipping at it.

"I won't," I promised lowly, running my fingers down his back slowly. I traced his spine all the way down to his butt before I gripped it, pulling him closer to me. "My love," I husked into his ear then started to suck at it. He purred before wrapping my legs around his waist and gave me a loving look. I glanced towards his eyes then chuckled, kissing him passionately before I moved my legs away from him. "Nuh-uh," I hummed to him then pushed on his chest. "I'll let you have me like you wanted earlier." I turned over onto my stomach for him and stretched out, putting my hands further out on the bed as I ran my fingers across the sheets. He let out a small gasp as he pushed my hips up against his body quickly.

"Let's make this the best day we've had in a long time," he told me. I purred and nodded eagerly, pressing up into him.

"Please~"

"Of course.... Fiancé." His lips kissed my neck gently as he gave me one hell of a restless couple of hours before his body had to rest from the stress of fighting sleep for us. Turning in for the day exhausted from loving me like a true mate should.

~time skip~

I looked Heinrich's papers over on his family line and sighed as I leaned back in my seat. Well... according to this, Alaric would be the best option. He's always on time to do his things, and he has overseen some servants for a year now. He's been doing well with what he's in charge of. I sighed and put down the papers before I looked at Heinrich who was laying on my couch in here. "Alaric. I want him as the new head butler. If he needs it, I want you to train him. We'll switch him to nights then switch him today after you're sure he will do a fine job of making my castle spic and span. We'll leave a note for him in the morning, alri-" I tensed as I watched Heinrich and felt something was off- something horribly off. Oh wait. My eyes caught sight of a red envelope lying on the corner of my desk with a black rose sitting on top of it. When did that get there? I tsked and reached for it, picking up the rose and smelling it before I grabbed the letter and leaned back in my seat to open it up. Did someone sneak in here to put this on my desk? Who is this even from?

Sweet Dante,

It's been a long time my friend. Come see me. Paris.

That doesn't look like Paris's handwriting.... I frowned and tossed it onto my desk. Damn French Poodle. I bet that wasn't even him, but who the hell would want me to go see Paris? Who the hell would pretend to be Paris and send me a fucking rose? I felt Heinrich looking over my shoulder then at the letter.

"Why would Laurence be forging letters?" He asked curiously. I tensed and looked at the handwriting before I tensed. Shit, he's right. It was Laurence.

"Laurence," I hissed under my breath. Why the hell does he want me to go see Paris? I glanced towards my phone on my desk then picked it up, dialing up Paris's number. Screw that. I'm going to tell Paris that Laurence is forging letters and be done with this mess.

"Dante?" I heard Paris ask in surprise.

"Go get that damned British brat and do something with him. He forged a damn letter in your name," I hissed into the phone. "For once be useful, you damned poodle."

"What letter?" Paris asked and I could hear the frown in his voice. "LAURENCE!" He yelled out and I heard the phone make a high pitch sound before picking back up like he had teleported.

"Here let me read it to you. 'Sweet Dante, it's been a long time my friend. Come see me. Paris.'" I told him before I put the letter down on top of my desk. "He also included a black rose, so go do something about it, poodle. You shouldn't be letting people forge letters from you, especially horribly obvious fake ones like this one."

"Well why don't you come see me?" He asked in amusement. "I would love to get to see you."

"Because you're a damned French Poodle from Hell, and I simply don't give a shit," I said bluntly. "I don't care about your life. You've betrayed and forgotten about me so many times that I don't see why I should give a flying damn about your ass."

"I want to talk to you about the hunters anyways," he told me and sighed. "But if you don't care then fine... I don't need you Dante," he hissed out. "Ungrateful brat!" He hung up on me then. I clenched my jaw then growled sharply, calling him back quickly. THE HELL?! He ignored my call- clicking the end quickly to silence his phone on the other end. That... horrible... little... bitch. I stood up and teleported into Laurence's throne room, exposing my fangs as I crushed my phone in my hands in anger.

"PARIS! GET YOUR SKINNY FRENCH POODLE ASS OVER HERE!" Laurence and Paris teleported into the room then and Paris gave me a huge smile before rushing into my arms and hugged me tightly.

"Dante~! You didn't mean those mean words, right?" I tensed and looked down at him then growled sharply, grabbing his shoulders and shoving him away from me.

"Don't touch me."

"Why'd you come then?" He asked and narrowed his eyes slightly.

"You hung up on me, you bastard," I hissed, pointing a finger at his face. "You don't get to hang up on me."

"You're not my boss," Paris told me and exposed his fangs.

"I trained you to fight! Show some damn gratitude!" I told him then grabbed him by his shirt collar. "You don't get to call me a brat. You don't get to hang up on me. You're the ass that used me for a damn war then didn't bother to keep in contact with me!"

"Hey, newsflash. You don't own me! I don't have to report to you," he told me and hit my hand to knock it away from him. I glared him down and clenched my jaw. Who the hell does he think he is? I tackled him to the floor and snarled, snatching the front of his shirt and yanking on it then slammed his back down into the floor hard. He has no damned right! I smacked him hard then grabbed his throat, exposing my fangs. He growled at me and grabbed my wrist quickly and dug his nails in deep as his eyes focused on me.

"Let go," he said in a commanding tone. One I recognize he uses on his newborns. His compulsions. I tensed as I felt my hands go limp, falling back down to my sides as I sat on top of him. Fuck. I let out a shaky breath as I watched him then frowned.

"Paris," I grumbled, wanting to tear my eyes away from his but couldn't. I can't believe he just used his compulsions on me... coward. He's such a coward. He couldn't even take us to fight their parents like we had planned to do. He couldn't even keep in contact with me. He didn't bother to talk to anyone after the war. All that matters to him is his damn Richard. I felt my stone pulse as I looked into his eyes, filling my chest with anger... and something else.... Regret? Do I regret it? What happened? I tensed and took in a deep breath. Is that why I get so angry? I regret that I let this happen? That I didn't keep a closer eye on him? N-no.... He watched me before giving me a sweet smile and pulled me into a hug.

"You know you're always going to be my master of the arts of fighting and weapons. I'll never forget what you've done for me. You're the one that's so angry over something so silly. You're my friend to me still." He rubbed my cheek then. "Please don't go choking me though." I glanced him over as I watched him hugging me then slowly put my arms around him nervously.

"Don't compel me again," I grumbled, pulling my arms back after a few seconds and got to my feet. "I don't like it."

"I don't want to do it," he promised me.

"Are you two done yet? I've got a tea party scheduled in five minutes I have to be at," Laurence told us before twirling around to walk away. "It's very important I'm not late to this one."

"You have a boyfriend?" Paris asked quickly and looked surprised. Laurence gasped and looked at Paris as he stopped walking.

"Don't- mind your own business-"

"You are our business," Paris said quickly and was by him in seconds. "You're dating a demon?"

"He's not my boyfriend!" Laurence yelled out and blushed a bright pink. I heard a loud purr erupt over by Laurence's throne as my eyes suddenly locked onto a gorgeous man sitting down on it.

"Not your boyfriend?" He asked then chuckled. "Well you are late for tea~ You lost track of time and now the tea has gotten cold."

"Valan~!" Laurence purred out and his facial expression changed to a pleased look as he watched him. "I was on my way, but I had a slight detour," he explained.

"I didn't know you were friends with a demon. Who is he?" Paris asked curiously. The demon calmly got up out of Laurence's throne then stepped lightly down to the main floor.

"I could ask you the same question," Valan said and sent Paris a suspicious look. "I'm a son of the devil. Now, who are you? Oh wait~ You're that man who owns that manor that Laurie was staying at when I caught up with him~ I know you." He smirked then appeared suddenly in front of Laurence, scooping him up with a playful growl as he went to nip at Laurence's nose.

"Yeah, I'm Paris..." Paris trailed off as he watched the two of them. Laurence gave Valan a small frown.

"I told you not to go butting into my life outside of you," Laurence whispered towards him. "I was coming. You should have waited longer. Patience is virtue."

"Name one instance where patience is a virtue," Valan challenged, purring in amusement. "Sitting around waiting never got anything accomplished, and I like knowing what you've been up to."

"You don't know what I've got to wait for," Laurence told him in amusement. "It's a long wait but it will be worth it."

"Wait for what?" Valan asked and leaned in, kissing Laurence's neck lightly. Since when did Laurence get a boyfriend anyways?

"You'll see," Laurence giggled out. "I waited for you," he said in a soft tone. "That was fun."

"Oh? Do you want me to go ahead and take you with me to teatime? I'll brew you a fresh pot," he whispered and nipped at Laurence's ear before he started to suck on it. I shifted uncomfortably and looked towards Paris before I cleared my throat.

"Paris, we should leave them alone," I said sharply. "Let's go talk about Laurence's punishment for forgery."

"I'm not punishing him. He always has good intentions," Paris told me.

"Yeah, let's go," Laurence said eagerly. Valan pulled back from his ear and smirked before the two of them disappeared in front of us, making me tense. Damn... that was quick.

"Is it just me, or was Valan a bit... solely interested in Laurence? He sure didn't care about meeting us," I said and put my hands into my pockets. "And since when did Laurence get a demon boyfriend?"

"I don't know, Laurence was keeping his mind fogged with thoughts about sunrises and sunsets. There were so many I didn't get past them to his inner thoughts." Paris looked at me and frowned. "He never lets me know things about his personal affairs outside of our close friends."

"Hmph well we know one thing. He wants us to see each other," I grumbled, looking him over. Damn, he better not compel me again or I'll wipe the floor with him. "What kind of trouble have you gotten yourself into now that Laurence wants me to bail you out of?"

"There's a bad situation of hunters forming," he told me as he gave it a thoughtful look. "It's troubling my family." He looked at me then. "That must be what he wants you to help me with."

"Hunters?" I asked then growled sharply, exposing my fangs. "I don't want any part of that. I finally have things close to the way I want them." Though I have to find that girl and drag her back for her own good. "The last time I had things this way, hunters came in and wrecked it all. I can't be attracting attention back to my castle now. Things are delicate." Heinrich needs to train harder before I can even think about attracting attention.

"Are they in your territory like they are mine?" Paris asked before grabbing my hand and we were standing in his familiar office at his manor. He pointed to the newspapers on his desk. I glanced towards them before I looked at him.

"No. I'm smart and I planned for this way before any of you idiots did. I have border patrols, and I rule my country with an iron fist. Hunters don't belong in my country," I said then exposed my fangs. "I'm not fucking weak."

"Yeah but you do know how to handle them best... yes? You got any good tips for me?" Paris asked curiously. "I'm going to war on them."

"Buy guns from me," I said calmly then smirked. "I have tons. I poured research into weapon developments, and I have a few insiders who bring me the latest weapons from the hunters. I know what they are up to. Also, I would get a few insiders yourself. Do a demonstration that you aren't to be fucked with and get a few friends in there. Promise them you won't kill them in exchange for information or compel them. Who cares~ Anyways, you want insiders? You should also make sure that you and Richard are up to speed in training. You two need to start practicing and kicking each other's asses. Build a newborn army and put them in your basement. Get some sort of house defense system up and running. Start having your newborns patrol the town. Don't be a damn poodle. Grow some balls and become a big dog. Call in some damn favors from people you've helped over the years. No mercy, Paris."

"You're right," Paris whispered. "Sometimes you've got to show those bastards no mercy," he whispered.

"I mean, if you choose to befriend a few, don't kill them, but watch them closely for betrayal," I said and sat down in front of his desk. "Like Hell, you can't let them walk over you Paris. That's mistake number one. I lost two lovers to those damn people, and I'll kick all their damn asses. I'll kill them all if they even dare set foot near my current lover. I'm not losing another one. You don't even know how terrible it is to lose a lover. You've been so damn lucky. All he did was run off. Two of mine were murdered and one ran away."

"You're right, and I'm sorry they killed your lovers. I hope your lover now is treating you well though," Paris purred to me. "Lovers are the sweetest. They make the world worth living in." I relaxed as I watched him then rubbed my chin.

"Lovers are... aren't they?" I purred then crossed my legs. "Mine is my ex-head butler. He's actually allergic to the sun, you know?"

"That's very dangerous... You should see about curing him of it. I bet a witch or wizard would know how," Paris told me.

"I've been nocturnal with him for a long time now... so I haven't really been able to search for anything for him. We've just been going with it. He shuts the curtains before we fall asleep," I explained then sighed. "I'm engaged as of this morning too...."

"That's great!" Paris told me and purred. "Look, we'll go to town together and find a witch. We'll ask together. I'll help you and you can help me. I might even marry you two together if you ask nicely."

"Ummmm, no," I said sharply. "I'll ask Victor or Laurence, but you're invited to the wedding. You, Richard, and your boy." I got to my feet then stretched. "I'll go with you to find a witch though, and we can talk about ideas on how you should destroy those pesky hunters you've let overrun your home." I tensed then before I looked around the room then glanced back at him. "Where's Richard? I thought you two were so damn inseparable that you couldn't even pick up a damn phone and call someone. I bet you don't even know what your twin has been up to."

"Richard is resting from his operation and my twin.... I'm not sure about him. He's been in his castle ignoring me."

"Are you sure he doesn't think you are ignoring him?" I asked and raised an eyebrow. "After all, your shit gets old quick."

"My shit?" Paris growled out. "He loves me. He's just doing his own thing and I respect that."

"Don't growl at me," I hissed back at him, narrowing my eyes. Bastard. He scoffed before teleporting us into his town he had the manor built at.

"This is a very popular supernatural town," he told me proudly. "So, we'll be able to find one here." I nodded and started to walk down the street. Well, here we go....