#32: Addition

Amber's P.O.V***

The sun was high in the sky as we left the Oberon Empire, Selena and Luan took upon disguises, Luan changed his hair from silver to black, his eyes remained blue, Selena changed her hair to blue and her eyes green, they covered their ears and tail and sprayed a kind of potion which made them look like werecats.

It had been 6 hours, and they hadn't spoke a single word, Just one, when they sprayed me all over with the scent of werecats and the potion to cover my true identity, that potion turned my hair blonde, and my eyes black and Surprisingly blonde hair does suit me.

As we went walking, none of us spoke anything, Until, General Selena's stomach growled.

"Are you hungry?", Luan asked, looking at her.

"Yes, Luan. Let's just have lunch there.", She said pointing to a shady spot under a huge tree.

"Hmm.. Amber, Come.", Luan said pulling me with my hand.

"Uh.. Yes?", I said and we all three sat together. General Selena had come prepared and took out what seemed like a box of sandwiches and Luan took out a wrapped bread. I took out a single pouch of blood, popped in a straw and drank it quietly.

"Amber?", General asked.

"Yes?", I looked up almost immediately.

"Here, have a sandwich, it has meat in it.", She said.

"Oh.. Thanks.", I said and awkwardly accepted it, but as I bit it once, the delicious taste just seeped through my taste buds. It was something new. As I chewed on, I found myself to have completed the sandwich in three bites.

"Amber, Selena, Listen up.", Luan said immediately.

"What?", I mumbled, my mouth was full.

"There is someone spying on us.", Selena said so slowly and very calmly.

"A what?", I asked.

"Spy, A person was on our trail since we crossed our borders.", Luan said.

"To be precise, I think it was from an hour after we crossed.", Selena added looking at Luan as she ate her sandwiches.

"So... are they hostile, I mean have you guys picked up any killing intent?", I asked. I felt it strange that I never noticed a person behind us.. I was well trained to notice such movements. Could I have not noticed it because I am tired?

"Nope. It could just be the bandits.", Selena said.

"Yea, I thought so too, but I can only sense one person after us. If it were bandits, they would choose a group.", Luan said.

"Shall I check it out?", Selena asked.

"Surprise attack?", Luan asked.

"Surprise attack.", Selena agreed. In a second, both of them disappeared from my sight, and I saw them choking a guy. Just that the guy was not like how I imagined. He was really small.. and looked familiar....Oh My God! It was Fang?????

I got up almost immediately and barely stopped them from killing Fang.

"Stop! Stop! That's my brother!", I said.

"Your what??", Selena looked at him.

"A.. Am...Amber..", Fang choked on as Luan still caught him by the neck.

"What are you doing here, Vampire?", Luan asked his voice more scary than ever.

"Let him down!", I screamed at Luan. Then he loosened his grip and Fang fell to the ground.

"Fang! Fang! breathe!" , I held Fang and saw that Luan's fingers left a mark on his neck.

"H.. aahh.. ahhh.", he tried breathing and finally calmed down.

"What the hell are you doing here??? You were almost at the werewolf territory???", I screamed.

"I needed to find you... *pant pant* I heard you went to human world, but all the portals were closed up... *pant* Only the werewolves one was open... I had no choice...", He said his eyes tearing up.

"What? But why?", I asked.

"Father... he turned mad... I am afraid...", Fang tried to say something when he collapsed.

"Fang? Fang!", I tried waking him up but he wasn't getting up.

"I think he is tired.. Let him sleep for a while, his face really looks like he has been travelling day and night..", Luan said and we sat down under the tree for a while. Luan offered to refill our water near an inn, I put Fang's head in my lap as he slept. He had grown thin... and weak..

Just what was he saying... I stroked his hair as he slept... Selena came and sat beside me, and looked at me,

"How many brothers have you got?", She asked.

"Many, 7 of them.", I said.

"Don't you miss them? Don't they miss you?", She asked.

"No... I never spent that much time with them, nor they with me.. Its only my baby brothers that spend time with me.. My elder brothers.. would pretend I didn't exist.", I said.

"Oh.. Is that so? I thought you were a pampered princess.", She said.

"No.. I am not.. I was always sent away from home.. to fight in wars. ", I found myself confessing everything.

"wars? Since when?", She asked.

"From when I turned 13.", I said.

"Same...", She said.

"Really? Wow, what a coincidence.", I replied. I was happy that I and General Selena were having a normal conversation and not lunging at each other's throats.

"But mine is slightly different.. It was not a duty nor a command, I went by choice.", She said looking in the direction Luan went.

"I was forced to.. but why did you go to war.. at that age?", I asked.

"I lost my parents.... to the hands of a crazy vampire. I wanted revenge. And there was no way a weak young wolf cub like me could defeat that vampire, I needed to be strong.. Strong enough to not let anyone pose a threat to my family... Going to war was the only way to test my resolve and be strong... So.. Like that I raised to the rank of General.", She said locking her eyes with mine.

" I am so sorry... ", I said,

"Your parents felt comfortable sending you?", She asked.

"Yea.. Vampires don't care much for their children.. they just want them to be perfect... You don't matter if you can't satisfy expectations..", I said.

" Damn.. It has been hard for you, I guess..", She said.

"I think the amount of trauma and pain is equal for us..", I said.

"mhmm..", Fang mumbled.

"Fang? Are you up?", I asked.

"Huh... Amber?... Thank God! It wasn't a dream!", his eyes slowly opened and in a second he got up and hugged me.

"Fang! Just tell me what you were saying!". I asked

"The day, we got the message from Elves that you went through the portal and the portal closed up.. Crown Prince found the agreement, which you had written stating your breaking from the family.. And had shown it to father.. to cancel it and get you back.. but he was acting weird, saying things like, 'It was meant to happen' and immediately removed you from the family and sent men to capture you..", He said

"Yea.. I kinda figured that on my own.", I said. I was astonished on how Fang was speaking full sentences, that meant he had something really serious to say.

"But later, after a day or so.. He suddenly got up in the middle of the night and went to the garden inside his castle. He began mumbling something. I should know, as I was there. I had come to talk to him about the mission of finding you to capture you.

But I saw something really scary..", He said.

"Saw what?", I asked.

"Demons.. Not us, the real ones... The Grim Reapers. all of them..", he began crying and shivering.

"What?", I asked.

"I don't know what they were, but they were so scary, the amount of power difference between us is not to be underestimated. Even father couldn't sense my presence but it was felt by the demon, I saw nothing but a huge pair of dark eyes shining through the dark room, The very gaze sent me shivering, I know, that demon knows everything about me. I know...", he began crying.

"So.. What exactly happened?", I asked.

"Dad, performed a ritual of sorts, It was a crazy one, He sacrificed three vampires in the process, At first I thought they were some criminals or spies, but no... It was a sacrifice. I know! He said something and the whole room turned black, the gold corroded and all plants withered. The demon or whatever wanted your life... He said, "Killing your seventh child will make things back to the usual."

And Dad was influenced by it and ordered 'kill on sight.' upon your name and forbade anyone from trying to contact you. He sent almost all the soldiers. he sent so many and went on going crazy over the fact that you were alive. He started biting his nails whenever he was reminded of the fact that you were alive.. I thought to find you.. It was really weird that he was this crazy over someone.. I figured you might know something..", Fang said.

" I don't know.. But what is this demon nonsense..", I muttered.

"The only way was to get to human world, but all portals except the werewolves were closed, So I hung around to go there but the whole castle and the nearby buildings were made of silver.. I couldn't even breathe properly there... Just then a rumor spread across the town that there was a vampire in the silver castle. I figured it could be you.. I was about to go ask the help of a friend but near the outskirts I saw you.. though of course blonde..", he said.

"Hmm.. So, have you drank enough blood?", I asked.

"Yes.. Don't disappear like that. I am scared. After that order was passed, every one of our siblings became weird even Stevan and Evan were going on mumbling on killing you, It was like they forgot everything about you.", He cried and hugged me even tighter, I then realized though Fang acted like he never cared about me, I suppose he does love me.

"It's ok! I am fine.", I said holding him.

"What did he say?", Luan asked as he came and sat beside Selena.

"Something about demons, Grim Reapers and vampires not behaving like their usual self.", Selena summarized it.

"That is strange, Do you think its related to Ariel and the apparent end of mirror world?", Luan asked.

"I have a feeling it is..", I said hugging Fang.

"Ariel?", Fang asked me.

"Come on kid, We'll tell you on the way.", Luan said.

"On the way?", Fang and I asked simultaneously.

"Yup, If you don't wanna, it's okay.", Luan said looking at Selena at approval and she affirmed by nodding her head.

"I will! I will protect Amber!", Fang said.

"Okay! So, The group has extended from 2 to 3 to now four, which means stay sharp and have less consumption or we are gonna pass out before the next stop.", Selena said.

"Yes, Selena.", Luan said.

We all continued our journey towards the Elf Kingdom, At our pace, we would reach the outskirts of the Elf kingdom by midnight. But there was a diversion... Bandits..