Tonight was the night of the ball, and carriages could be seen rattling down the road. They were on their way to Olivia's house. It had been long a ball was held in the kingdom due to the recent curfew and restrictions. Everyone had dressed their best. The ladies adorned beautiful gowns and jewelry, they were determined to look their best tonight.Theodore had left his house in a carriage as well, the carriage stopped at the brothel to pick up Elena.Elena got into the carriage looking very beautiful. "you look so beautiful Elena", Theodore complimented her as soon as she sat down in the carriage."and so do you", Elena said as she looked at him."You are just flattering me", Theodore waved away her compliment."no, I am not. We are going to be the best dressed couple at the ball, just wait and see. Olivia and that man of yours are going to be shocked when we enter." Elena said with a mischievous look on her face."no trouble tonight Elena",he warned."of course not, I am a very peace
The ball was going on in full swing, Alistair and Olivia were on the dance floor, dancing. Theodore was sad and desperately wanted to go home so he could cry into his pillow. Elena and Fife refused to let him feel sorry for himself though."You shouldn't be pining over that idiot", Elena scoffed."hey that idiot happens to be my friend", Fife spoke in defense of Alistair."well, your friend is stupid","he isn't","if he isn't stupid, then why is he over there dancing with her instead of talking to Theodore here","I don't know but I think he is going through something and we should give him time","I don't care about what he is going through", she stretched her hand out to Theodore, "come on let's dance","are you sure that's a good idea?", Theodore looked at his limp leg. She nodded and helped him up. They went on the dance floor and started to dance slowly.Fife stayed behind and watched them as they danced on the dance floor. He was happy that Theodore was finally on the dance flo
"Okay, everyone let's just calm down", Fife tried to calm everyone down. "calm down? How are we supposed to calm down? He just murdered her", Elena screeched. "She isn't dead", "how can you be so sure?"Fife bent down to check her pulse, "she is still alive". He drew out a handkerchief from his pocket. "here, wipe your mouth with it", he handed it to Alistair. Alistair retracted his fangs and wiped his mouth with it, he stared at Theodore, he wanted to see Theodore's reaction. He was scared to know how he would react. Theodore shook free from his shock, "you knew he was the vampire?", he asked Fife accusingly. Fife lowered his head in an abashed manner, "yes, I did". He turned to Alistair, "you knew what I was really doing at the palace, didn't you?""yes, I did". "wow, you all really took me for a fool right?""Theodore, we didn't mean to", Fife tried to placate him. "Enough, we don't have time for this, we could be discovered here at any time", Theodore stopped him from ma
"Have you ever killed anyone?", Theodore asked."yes","how many?","What is the point of all this questions Theo?","have you killed anyone in Qiren?","no, I haven't", Theodore sighed in relief when he heard that."When you asked if I would still love you if I knew who you really were, did you mean the fact that you are a vampire?","yes".Theodore kept quiet after Alistair's reply.Alistair walked forward and caged him against the wall. Theodore looked up at him confused."Do you still love me? Even though you know that I am a vampire, do you still love me?". Theodore looked up at him, did he still love Alistair? He looked into Alistair's blue eyes and he knew the answer already. Yes, he was still in love with this man in front of him."yes", he answered."even though you know that I am a vampire?","yes","What if I hurt you someday?", Theodore linked his hands around his neck."You could never hurt me Alistair". Alistair smiled at him, "that isn't even my real name","What is yo
The next morning, Theodore woke up in Alistair's arms. He looked up at Alistair and noticed that his eyes were still closed. He took the opportunity to admire Alistair, he was so perfect. He couldn't believe that someone as perfect as Alistair would ever like someone as flawed as him."Can I open my eyes now?", Alistair asked in a bemused tone. Theodore immediately closed his eyes and pretended to sleep."pretending to sleep huh?", Alistair rolled on top of him and kissed him.Theodore fluttered his eyes open, "good morning", he said as he smiled at Theodore."Good morning to you too, how was your night?","fine. I slept well, thanks for asking","don't you have to go to the palace today?", "I do actually and I am running late", "I will tell the servants to make you breakfast, go take your bath","ok", Theodore said as he stood up, he winced a little as he stood up. "You are still hurt?", Alistair enquired. "a little", "I am so sorry", Theodore bent down to kiss him."stop apolog
Over at Olivia's house, she had just woken up and the doctor was examining her while her parents stood by the side waiting anxiously."is anything wrong doctor?", her father asked."not at all. She is perfectly okay just like the other victims","Olivia sweetie are you okay?", her mother asked as she fussed over her."I am fine mother","do you remember what happened to you last night",her father asked."no father, everything is a blur. I don't remember anything about last night", Olivia said as she tried hard to remember last night. All her efforts proved abortive. She only succeeded in giving herself an headache."don't try to force yourself to remember, everything is fine now. You are safe", her mother comforted her.The doctor packed his bag and left the room after instructing her parents to call for him if anything happened."oh! My dearest daughter. I was so worried last night thank goodness you are okay. Do you feel pain anywhere?", Olivia shook her head in response."Good. The
Theodore and Fife looked at each other, Olivia remembered? How could she remember what happened last night? Didn't Alistair wipe her memory?"What! She remembers what happened to her last night?", the king asked the guard."that's what she said, your highness", the servant answered."Call them in", the guard bowed and left to call Olivia and Betty in."This is very good news, isn't it?", the king asked Theodore and Fife."yes it is","a most pleasant news, your highness", they both answered nervously.They stared at each other anxiously as they waited for the ladies to come in.Olivia and Betty entered the throne room. "your highness!", they both greeted the king. He nodded in response to them."How are you feeling now Olivia?",the king asked Olivia."very fine. Your highness","that's good to hear. You said you remembered what happened last night?","yes I do. At first I couldn't remember but after some thinking and with Betty's help. I finally remembered everything","wonderful! Pl
"That's because Ralfe was at the party and if I hadn't reported it, he would have reported it himself. He would never miss an opportunity to advance himself", Fife explained to Theodore."why did you help me then?","I wasn't helping you","You weren't?","no, I was hiding books that contained real information about things that could truly harm Alistair","What about the garlic then?","garlic doesn't harm vampires, it just makes them irritated. I allowed you see it because the king would have gotten suspicious if we hadn't reported anything to him","i see. I feel a little foolish","don't be, I am really sorry for keeping the truth away from you. I just wanted to keep Alistair safe","how long have you known Alistair?","for some years now","don't you feel uneasy about the fact that he feeds on human blood","do you feel uneasy Theodore?", Fife asked him."a little. I can't help it, I also feel sorry for those who have been attacked by him","it's normal to feel that way Theodore,
Theodore told his parents all about Alistair. They told him they were delighted that he had a boyfriend and couldn't wait to see him.They turned to his brother. "And you sweetie, did you meet anyone?" his mother asked. "Nope, it was a boring trip, I am glad to be back home." he replied in a dull monotonous voice. "Kel baby, are you sure you are okay?" his mother asked. "I am fine. Why do you keep asking me that?" he yelled angrily. Their parents were shocked and so was Theodore. "We didn't mean to annoy you, we were just worried about you." his dad said gently. "Well you don't need to be, I am fine." he replied. "Okay, there is no need to be angry my love." their mom said in a placating manner. "I want my own room." he said. Theodore looked at him in surprise. "Why would you say that?"He looked at Theodore, "Why? Why can't I say that?" he asked. "We have always shared a room. We are twins, remember?" Theodore asked. He laughed in ridicule of me. "Twins? We are just freak
Theodore, Alistair and Kelan walked into the palace.Theodore looked everywhere, everything still looked familiar to him."What is it?" Alistair asked him."Everywhere and everything looks the same." he replied."Well your father didn't want to change anything in the palace. He always believed your spirit was roaming around and he wanted the palace to remain familiar to you." Alistair told him."That's kind of him." Theodore replied."It is. He loves you a lot.""I am aware, my current parents are a reincarnation of my adoptive parents, right?" Theodore asked."Yes, they are.""Life really works in mysterious ways." Theodore remarked."Can we go in now?" Kelan asked."Yes, oh impatient one." Theodore teased him.They entered inside, Theodore hugged his father tightly."Welcome back son." his father told him."It's good to be back." Theodore replied.His father looked at Alistair and Kelan, a welcoming smile on his face."And thanks Alistair for not giving up on him and thanks Kelan fo
Later Alistair and Theodore lay in bed looking at each other."So what are your plans now?" Alistair asked him."I still have to finish my education, I don't want my parents to be drawn into the supernatural world and I also want to keep my brother safe." Theodore replied."That's okay, I also don't want you to be drawn into the supernatural world either, I just want to go away with you and live a normal life." Alistair replied."That's what I want too. I am so glad we found each other again Alistair." Theodore replied."Me too Theo, me too.""What are we going to do about the flute? I don't like you playing it and I especially don't like how it mysteriously came to you either." Alistair asked Theodore."I agree with you, the flute always has a effect on people whenever I play it. Do you think we should lock it up?" Theodore asked."Exactly, I will get a magically fortified box from Elena and we will our it inside, only you will be able to unlock it""And where do you think we should
Theodore opened his eyes, he felt like he had just woken up from a dream. He remembered everything. His life in Qiren and hades. Lord and lady Dixon, Fife, Elena, his mother and father. Lastly he remembered Alistair, he chuckled to himself, no wonder he had fallen head over heels for him. He looked at Kelan, the little flower he had picked up from the bottomless pit. The little flower that saved him.His gaze wandered down to the flute that had ended his life back then. Somehow the flute had come back into his possession."I told you I would follow you everywhere, didn't I?" Kelan asked him.Theodore pulled him into a hug, "thanks Kelan for everything" he whispered."I got you bro always" Kelan whispered back."so do you believe me now?" Hazel asked."Yes we do" they answered in unison."that's good to know.""So who are you, why do you know so much?" Kelan asked. "I am Hazel like I said earlier, I created the flute and the bottomless pit""so what do you want? Why did you search for
The day before"come on let's go for a walk, you are too gloomy" kelvin told Teddy. He was tired of Teddy moping around all day."I am not in the mood" Teddy replied. "why? Let's go for a walk, you have been moping around all day, the fresh air will lift your mood up." Kelvin persuaded him. He pulled him up and dragged a protesting Teddy outside and they went outside.They walked for a while, "you were right, the fresh air is lifting my mood up gradually.""I told you so""I don't know why I feel this way" Teddy confessed."Its because you like him and he just left without telling you anything after you both slept together.""I feel I did something wrong, maybe he felt I was too inexperienced" Teddy said sadly.Kevin resisted the urge to roll his eyes, Teddy was being too dramatic for his liking."Teddy, you didn't do anything wrong, maybe he really has a family emergency""you are right. I will just wait till he comes back" Teddy said.Suddenly they were pulled into the corner by un
Elena came out of the lake along with Daniel. After the battle of dresden, the gods had decided to make the lake a transportation and communication means so the alliance could quickly reach them on time."Hey Alistair" she said as she gave him a big hug."Hey Elena. How are you doing?" Alistair asked."I am okay. You?""I am fine.""so why did you summon me?" she asked."I wanted to question you about something""what is it?""You are still in charge of the lake of souls right?""Yes I am. After my punishment was over, I and Daniel discovered that we loved the peace and quiet of the lake so we decided to keep on working there." Elena explained."I want to ask you about the past lives of two people." Alistair said."what are their names?""Theodore Jones and Kelan Jones"Elena sighed. "Alistair. You know that he is gone.""I know, but just humor me and check i
Teddy stood up from the bed and walked to the bathroom to brush his teeth. He blushed as he remembered what had happened the previous night between him and Alistair.They had done a lot of unmentionable things. Alistair had shown him how the sofa, door, bathroom could be utilized for sexual pleasure.He came out of the bathroom and saw Kelvin who had just walked in."Hey bro, what's up?" Kelvin greeted him."I am fine, you?""I am okay. You left the club early yesterday. We were very worried until the guard who drove the car back notified us that you were okay, that you had gone home with Alistair. Why didn't you tell me before you left?""I am sorry. I wasn't feeling too well, Alistair offered to take me home. I saw that you were having fun,I didn't want to disturb you that is why I left with him""I see. So you weren't feeling well?""Yes""So your going home has nothing to do with the fact that you and Alistair kissed and were probably too horny so you came home to fuck each other?
Alistair gazed at Teddy as he slept. For the past five hundred years, a lot of people had tried to seduce him but none of them had succeeded. Yet, a little kiss from Teddy had broken down all his defenses. He was surprised why he wasn't able to think straight when he was around Teddy.Could it be because his name was Theodore? But he had met several Theodores in the past five hundred years and none of them had been able to attract him.Teddy stirred in his sleep, soon he was wriggling in discomfort on the bed. He started to groan like he was in pain."Teddy! Wake up" Alistair tried to wake him up gently but it was of no use."No, no, no" Teddy said in his sleep."Come on, wake up Theodore" Alistair told him.Teddy suddenly jerked awake."Are you okay?" Alistair asked him."I had a bad dream. It's nothing to worry about, I always have this dreams""Do you want to talk about it?"Teddy thought about it, the only person who knew about his dreams was Kelvin. Even his parents didn't know a
When they got to the club, Clarissa immediately went to meet the bartender, while Micheal located the girl he was talking to the previous night and engaged in a deep conversation with her.Teddy, Kelvin and Alistair were left at the table. "no drinking of alcohol" Teddy whispered to Kelvin."I should be the one telling you that, weren't you the one who got drunk and passed out last night" Kelvin retorted. "It was a one time thing." Teddy whispered back. "So Teddy and Kelvin, you two are twins?" Alistair asked. "Yes, we are. " Teddy answered. "but you aren't identical" Alistair pointed out. "no we aren't. Not all twins are identical" Kelvin answered. "Why are your names not identical or related. Twins normally have related names.""Well when our mum was pregnant with us, she had a dream that she should name us Theodore and Kelan." Teddy explained. "Kelan?" Alistair asked in confusion. "my birth name is actually Kelan but I decided to go by Kelvin. " Kelvin said. "So Theodore a