Chapter 8 (Edited)

Chapter 8

I woke during the night to find that I wasn't in my room. Casper must have put me in here after I fell asleep. The last thing I remember is sitting in the lounge, watching 'The Notebook'. I stumbled around the room looking for a light switch so I could see where the bathroom was. I finally managed to feel around in the dark until I found the bathroom. I felt along the wall until I felt the light switch, flipping it on I gasped at what I saw before me.

The bathroom itself was huge, and so beautiful! The floors were a pretty gray marble, and the walls were tiled a pale cream. In the left hand corner was a shower big enough to hold 5 people easily, and there were three different shower heads in it! In the center of the room was a huge black marble bathtub, and in the right had corner was the toilet and sink next to it. Once I was done in the bathroom I switched the light off and made my way back to the bed. 'This bed is even bigger and more comfortable than the other bed I was sleeping on,' I thought to myself.

I climbed under the blanket and fell right back to sleep.

“NO PLEASE! PLEASE LEAVE ME ALONE!”, I screamed as I ran through the dark forest.

The thing that was chasing me didn't stop or speak. It just kept running, and it was getting faster and faster. I was out of breath and couldn’t breathe properly, but I pushed past the burn and tried to make my legs run as fast as possible.

I stumbled over a root from a big tree nearby. As I fell to the ground I cut my leg, the blood started to poor out of the gash. The monster got closer and I tried to stand and run but my legs wouldn't work. I couldn’t go anywhere so I laid on the ground, and waited for whoever or whatever it was that was chasing me.

I closed my eyes and waited, but out of nowhere I heard a big loud crash. I looked up and saw Casper with his hands around the throat of a man.

“DON'T YOU EVER COME BACK HERE, JASPER!” screamed Casper.

“You know I'll get her eventually," Jasper said in a calm tone.

That's when I woke up.

I sat up in the bed and realized I was sweating significantly. Who was that man in my dream? I felt sticky and nasty, so I went to take a shower. Once I finished, I came out of the bathroom to find that some clothes had been laid out for me. There were a pair of dark skinny jeans,a black long sleeved v-neck shirt along with a knee-high pair of black high-heeled boots. There was also a black lace bra and panties, along with some socks. I quickly got dressed and walked down to the kitchen to get some breakfast.

“What is her favorite?” I heard Casper say.

I walked as quietly as I could, being in heels and all, into the kitchen and sat down at the table.

“Bacon and eggs," I said.

I knew I startled him but come on, he's a Vampire for crying out loud. He has really good hearing so how could I have startled him so easily.

“Crap you scared me,” he said laughing.

“I'm sorry, I thought you would have heard me," I said looking down at the table.

“I was too busy trying to figure out what to make. So would you like bacon and eggs?" he asked.

I didn't answer him straight away, as I couldn't help but think of how much he's changed. I keep wondering if he will go back to being abusive. Not that I want that Casper back, but this one kind of freaks me out a little.

I finally nodded my head yes and watched him walk around the kitchen. “Do you like your bacon crispy?” he asked.

“A little but not too much, and I like my eggs sunny side up," I replied with a smile.

While he was cooking I would quickly glance his way. When I thought he would notice, I would quickly look away so that he didn't catch me. I didn't want to get into any trouble for staring at him. He moved so freely around the kitchen like he did it all the time.

He finished cooking and placed the food and plates on the table. I didn't even think about helping myself, I just reached for the bacon and eggs and placed them on my plate. I asked for sauce, and he came back with several different ones. We continued to eat in peaceful silence until Casper finally spoke up.

“How would you like to go shopping today?”

“Really?!" I asked suprised.

“Really, we could go buy you some new clothes.”

“I'd love to go shopping but I need to go home and get my credit cards, I left them at home the night of my party," I said.

“You can't go home Crystal. I'll pay for whatever you may need."

Those words tore at my heart. I know he said I'll never be allowed to go home, but I thought because he'd changed he'd let me leave. I just want to see my parents and friends and let them all know I'm alright. I don't want them all to worry about me. I need them to see I'm alive and tell them I miss them.

“Go grab your coat from the lounge and we'll go shopping," he said.

“Okay," I agreed.

I walked into the lounge room and found my coat hanging on the coat stand and put it on. I went to turn around and bumped into Casper.

“I'm sorry I should have been more careful," I said.

“It's my fault not yours, I shouldn't have been standing so close," he replied.

He put on his coat as we walked towards the door.

“Would you like to drive? I'll give you directions.” he said.

“No thank you.” I replied kindly.

I was stupid, I know. I'd do anything to be able to drive his Ferrari. Though I was too afraid I'd hit something, or worse total it. I walked to the passenger side and went to open the door but Casper beat me to it.

He held the door open while I hopped in , then closed the door and walked around to the driver's side. I smiled at him when he got in, and thanked him for being such a gentlemen.

The drive felt great, the sun was shinning and I could feel the warmth through the windows. Casper didn't speak so I didn't try to make conversation. My surroundings didn't look familiar, so I didn't think that I was anywhere near home. After about forty minutes, we reached the shopping center. It was massive! Even the one back home couldn't compare to this. I know if I was to come here on my own I would get lost. Casper parked the car as close to the doors as possible, which wasn't hard considering we got a spot right in front. It was marked with some kind of weird looking symbol on it. It had some sort of shield and a crown in the middle, and some sort of writing that I couldn't understand.

“Where would you like to go first?” he asked as we walked through the doors. I couldn't believe my eyes, it was just as amazing on the inside as it was on the outside. I spun in a circle checking out the shops on the bottom level.

“Crystal, where would you like to go first?" Casper repeated with a smile on his face.

Crap, he was talking to me and I didn't hear him. How many times did he ask me the same question?

“I'd like to look at some dresses," I said.

“Okay, let's go see what we can find," he replied.

We walked into a dress shop and I could tell just from the look of the store that everything in here was going to be really expensive.

“I think we should find a different shop. Everything in here looks way too expensive," I said.

“It's okay, have a look around and see if there is anything you would like," he replied as a sales lady walked towards us.

“Welcome, Prince Casper," she said.

'Oh my god, why did she just call him prince?' I wondered.

“Hello. Would you please show Crystal around, and whatever she may like we'll take," he replied in an assertive tone.

“Of course sir," she curtsied. The lady grabbed my hand and walked me towards a row of dresses on the back wall. They all looked so beautiful! I ran my hand over the fabric, and was amazed at the feel of each and every one.

“I think this would look amazing on you," the sales lady said.

I looked at what she was holding and it did look beautiful, but I'm not sure how it would look on me though. She carried that one and reached out and grabbed a few more, and led me towards the changing rooms.

“Try these on and we'll see how they look," she said. She seemed very nice and willing to help me, too.

I went into the changing room and tried on the first dress she picked out. She was right, it did look great on me, but I felt so out of place with it on. I put it in the 'yes' pile just because I didn't want Casper to think I didn't want to accept his offer of buying things for me. I felt bad but what else could I do, I didn't have any credit cards...not that I'd be able to buy it myself anyway.

By the time I was finished, I had four beautiful dresses, but when the sales lady brought up the total I tried to argue with Casper.

“Please let me put two back, it's way too much," I kept saying but he wouldn't listen. Seriously, who would pay three thousand dollars on four dresses?

“Okay, now let's go look at shoes," said Casper.

“Okay," I agreed reluctantly.

We went into three different shoe shops and left with six different pairs of shoes. I got heels, sandals, boots and tenis shoes.

In all three shoe shops they all greeted Casper as Prince. I need to ask him why they call him that but I think I know why... he's the Prince of Vampires.

“How about some lunch?” he asked.

“That would be great, I'm starving!” I replied. We walked to a little restaurant but that's not what I wanted to eat. "Can we go somewhere else, I don't want to eat here."

“Where would you like to go?”

“I saw a little kebab shop while walking here, do you think we can go there?” I asked hopefully.

“Of course," he said as we made our way back towards the kebab shop.

I ordered a beef kebab with cheese and barbeque sauce. Casper got the same. We waited for our order and took a seat outside on the balcony. There were only two people out here and they were on the opposite side.

“Can I ask you a few questions?" I asked him cautiously.

“Of course you can," he answered.

“Why did they refer to you as Prince Casper?”

“Because I am the Prince," he simply stated.

Just like I thought, why else would they call him Prince? I started to get a little overwhelmed, seeing as I was kidnapped by the Prince of Vampires.

“It will be a long time before I take the throne, though," he said out of nowhere.

“Why?” I asked

“Because my father isn't ready to step down.”

Then I remembered my dream, the one of me running through the forest. I should ask him who Jasper is. “Who is Jasper?”

I could tell it hit a nerve because he tensed up, and his eyes went black. I could see his huge muscles under his shirt.

“How do you know Jasper?!” he nearly yelled at me. I slightly jumped at the sudden assertiveness in his voice.

“I had a dream he was chasing me through the forest that joins to your house. I fell and cut my leg and tried to get up and run again, I couldn't though. Then I heard a crashing sound. I looked up and you had him by the throat against a tree and told him never to come back, but he said he'll get me eventually," I said in a rush.

“Please, whatever you do, tell me if you ever see him, or if he tries to come near you. You need to stay away from him," he said in a worried tone. I've never heard Casper worry before.

“How? I don't even know what he looks like, it was too dark for me to see."

“He looks just like me but with black hair," he replied. "He is my twin brother and if you thought I was mean before, that was nothing compared to what Jasper is constantly like.