Welcome To The Family

Rose came out of the bath all wet she walked to get a bathrobe, when she heard a man's voice whispering in her ear speaking in a foreign language it caught rose off guard she turned toward the voice.

Peter who was standing near the bathroom door heard a loud thump as if something has fallen he rushed inside to find Rose on the floor naked and wet unable to stand up, as soon as she moved a sharp pain dig in her back like a knife

"oooouuhhh..." she moaned loudly

"Princess!!....are you ok" Peter rushed to help her sit up

"I'm...fine..mm.." she moaned louder in pain as she tried to cover herself with her hands as she realized she was naked

Peter looked away as he covered her up with a towel then he carried her

"I shall take you to Duke Bennett at once!"

"Nooo...I not like this...I swear it's nothing! Please put me down"

Peter slowly placed her on the bed as she continued to hide her pain

One of the maids walked in the room seeing the sight of peter standing over rose who was moaning in pain she started to shiver to let go the clothes she was holding.

"aah!!! what....what did you to her! Princess!!!" She yelled at him pushing him away

"You must have a death wish Woman!" Peter said in a threatening tone as he showed his fangs

"GGuards..." the maid continued to shout for help before rose grabbed her hand

"No I fell, it's alright, he was kind enough to help me"

The maid turned to sir peter who stood still looking at rose confused she glared at him before he looked back at her she looked away

"The princess needs to change...." her voice which was filled with shock and anger changed into a fainted voice filled with fear

Peter took one last look at rose before he walked away

The maid was standing over the bed helping Rose to get dress started to mumble angrily as Rose who was sitting on the bed looked up at her.

"I don't know why they let that horrid man be near you..."

"What?"

"I'm sorry, excuse my rudeness, your highness"

"No, sir peter has done nothing wrong he has been really nice to me, he was sent here to protect me..."

"Some protecting he's doing!" The maid seems to get angry the more rose spoke

"I'm sorry, princess but he should never be allowed to around a young innocent girl like you"

Rose was quiet for a while she smiled ignoring her

"it's Rose-Angelica, not princess...what's your name?"

"It's Cynthia, Your highness, you're not just Rose-Angelica you are our princess, you're the blood of king victor"

"Sir Peter said this world is full of evil but ever since I came in here I've seen nothing but kindness and love! maybe the reason is because of people like sir peter who kept us safe, wouldn't you agree? So maybe we can learn to accept him for who he is"

"A monster?" She rushed to reply

"No, A protector!" Rose defended him

She thought back of that rough-looking man all she could think of was how kind and protective he was of her, she couldn't understand why people spoke badly of him, it made her heart sink in with sadness, Cynthia started to sense her sadness from how her face looked she stared at her arm that began to bruise she decided not to say any more words and do her job so she went to straighten and tidying up the bed.

Rose sat on the Sofa remembering what Lily has told when they were walking in the garden about how people tend to gossip in the castle and that more than often it has ruined people's life.

"Listen, Cynthia, please don't tell anyone about this, I really just slipped, I just arrived here I really do not wish to cause any trouble please!"

"I understand, Shall I call the kitchen to get you some herbal tea?"

"That would be lovely thank you!"

A moment later on the balcony, the weather was nice and breezy as Rose sat with the blanket that Grandma Mary knitted for her, it smelled like her too, it brought such comfort to Rose. Cynthia poured the tea rose to reach for the cup and she couldn't lift it up from the pain that digs deep into her back

"Is something wrong, Princess?"

"No! It's a little hot that's all"

Rose reached with her other hand and began to drink her tea as she looked out admiring the view of the gardens it was such a peaceful moment before it was interrupted by Dimitri storming in the room, Dimitri rushed to Rose who drinking her tea he looked at her bruised arm and how she wasn't drinking with her dominant hand Rose quickly began to cover her arm the blanket she had on. she smiled to break the awkward silence

"Dimitri! Please sit join me for tea..."

"Cynthia please leave us," Dimitri said as he kept staring at Rose

Rose and Cynthia shared looks it felt as Cynthia was saying sorry and rose asked why. Rose felt so disappointed at her.

It was only Rose and Dimitri sitting on the balcony

"so? What happened?"

"He didn't do anything to me if that's what you're asking! I slipped in the bathroom..."

"No, I know he didn't do anything to you! I mean why can't you heal yourself"

"Huh?"

"Finish your tea and I'll take you to William"

Rose walked with Dimitri across the hall toward William's medical ward and each step they walked the walls were full of whispers

"He tried to rape her"

"He attacked her"

"What a monster"

Rose sat at the examination bed as William began to exam her Peter and Dimitri stood beside the bed like statues.

William looked rose's burned hand and bruised arm then looked at both Peter and Dimitri.

"What did you do to the halfbreed?"

"She fell"

"I was just seeing if...she could...I didn't know she couldn't heal herself "

Dimitri and Sir Peter spoke at the same time, Dimitri looked at her hand with guilt. William sighed at their reaction, He had other more important things he had to attend to, As The King's Advisor, It's the last place he wanted to be.

"Rose would you take off your shirt? "

Rose was hesitant looking at both Peter and Dimitri William understood that she was shy

" both of you leave this room"

"As if I would leave her alone with you!"

Dimitri growled at William As he couldn't trust him with her. As William was the most feared cunning man in the underworld world. He could manage to kill her without patting an eye and make it look like an accident.

"Right! I think you two have done a great job disfiguring the halfbreed"

William and Dimitri kept arguing as Rose thought 'Disfigurement' I'm sure I'm not scarred for life, at least she hoped not, she remembered at all the time she fell and bumped something she was the clumpiest, girl, as grandmother Mary would tell her to always keep her guards up that her absent-mindedness would be the cause of her death. She looked at William and Dimitri who were still arguing she noticed that their fights were different as both William and Dimitri were showing their fangs it's as if they were about to kill each other.

"Umm...It's alright"

She said

Nervously she began to unbutton her shirt.

Both peter and Dimitri turned their back so rose could get her privacy but Dimitri looked her reflection on the mirror as she got undressed. Dimitri had a strange sensation as he looked at William who was examining Rose the Idea of him touching her body made him uncomfortable.

"Do you have wings?"

William asked with his cold voice

"Wings? No! I don't!"

Rose replied nervously she thought it would be awesome if she did, but the fact that she was bare-chested while William cold hands kept touching her. He was such a cold straightforward man but his touches were gentle.

"You seemed to have dislocated your shoulder, I just have to Push it right back and you'll be able to move it without any pain, hold still now"

William tried to push but rose moaned out in pain and jump out of the bed shivering wearing her shirt

" N...NOOO.....Please, It hurts...I mean I think its all fixed... "

she wanted to rush out running from the room.

" It's only gonna hurt more if you resist"

William gently tried to reassure her but she walked further away until Dimitri roughly forced her to sit back on the bed

"damn it! Just sit still until he fixes you don't waste my time!"

"Why Are you here? Lady Mary asked sir peter to be here as I recall Not you!"

Dimitri seemed to be out of words, Rose thought what a gentleman he must have been worried about her

"It's gonna hurt a lot but just for a little bit, Dimitri do something useful for once holding her hand" William complained

Dimitri looked at rose hesitant to touch her he looked at her burnt Hand before he reaches out to hold her hand rose looked into his black eyes he's so handsome she thought so caring she continued to gaze into his eyes William pushed her arm and she yelled in agony

"AAAAOOuuuhhh!"

You could hear the sound of bone cracking

" OH, MY Go..d! was that my shoulder?!"

Rose Said in fear as she imagines her shoulder breaking.

"No that was Dimitri's fingers that you've just Broken"

William said smirking, Peter was still turning his back as he released a chuckle

"Ahh Son OF B!#CH!"

Dimitri started to Curse as you could see his broken twisted fingers that began to turn back to normal

"Oh I'm s-sorry So sorry"

Rose felt so embarrassed she wished she would Just disappear into darkness but when she saw how Dimitri heal himself she thought it was like magic

"oh, is that what you meant earlier when you said healing yourself"

"Yes! If you could that you would've saved us a lot of time"

Dimitri seemed to be angrier than ever he must hate me Rose thought that was the first time they were about to connect. Why did I do that she started to sink in with self-doubt that almost brought her to tears, Dimitri spoke as he felt Rose were about to cry

"So aside from being a finger-crusher and clumsy what kinda angelic powers do you have?"

"P-powers? Oh, I won't say I have any..."

she wondered if they thought she was some kind of an archangel that has the power of heaven at her disposable.

" I may have the blood of heaven but I'm no angel for sure...Nor a vampire...I'm Not sure what I am really..."

She sensed that Dimitri began to lose interest in the conversation

"Oh! I can know how you feel by the smell of your blood! Dad used to say that its the coolest thing he has ever seen"

Rose began to brag to get Dimitri's attention back

"Interesting...Dimitri cut yourself, let us test it" William said as he was typing on his tablet

"What the hell! First, you crush my fingers now you wanna cut me?!"

" I'll do it! I shall give you my last drop of blood my body has Princess!!"

Peter said kneeling as he starting my cutting his hand with his pocket knife

"No..need a droplet would be more than enough!" Rose said covering her nose

"So? What does peter think"

" You wish that I would be stronger...you think I'm fragile? Just because I fell in the bathroom, the floor was wet and the v-voice...I mean it was wet, Anyone would've to slip! you don't need to worry"

"Oh! I apologize, Of course! You could take care of yourself, You're highness"

Rose could still smell his blood she sensed that he was still lying he was thinking of how he has to guard this young weak girl who has no place of being here she was quite almost felt sad but she turned to look at Dimitri

"That's it! That's so pathetic and creepy"

Dimitri said As He began to cut himself, the smell of his blood was nothing that Rose ever smelled before it was so strong for a moment she couldn't sense what he was feeling but as she got used to the smell she smiled.

"No..You're curious to know more, And..." Rose stopped herself.

"And? What princess" peter said

He was so eager to know what goes on inside Dimitri's dark mind,

Dimitri healed himself before rose continued to say blushing

"He thinks I have pretty eyes!"

"Oh, of course, you do princess! And what an honor to be gazing upon those gems"

peter said looking straight into rose's eyes which made her uncomfortable.William was quite the whole time continuing to type on his tablet before he broke his silence

"What a shameless man... preying on the halfbreed!"

" I...Was NOT.... as if I would with this freak"

Dimitri Growled at William who was looking at his tablet shaking his head with disgust.

"I think your eyes are beautiful too, Dimitri so does your hair!"

Rose blurted out without thinking as she looked at his raven hair, Dimitri ignored her and he starts talking to peter before he stormed out of the room

"As soon as she's done escort her back to her room, And don't ever leave her alone with him"