Dead Rich

Your eyes opened the sound of footsteps outside catching Your ear, Rose was already awake, Her half-naked form already whisking itself out of bed and moving towards Her coffin, She paused as she pulled open the door, "Our training will resume at Sundown." You nodded, grinning at Her "I'm looking forward to spending more time with You," Rose flushed, quickly closing Herself in Her coffin _"How is she so confident and so shy at the same time?" _You shrugged it off, trying to figure Rose out was like trying to dissect a giant monster from outer space... if that monster was an adorable red-head.

You could hear Diana punching in the code as You quickly dressed, huffing with annoyance at the lingering scorch marks "God I need some new clothes." He mumbled as the double doors opened, Diana descending into the darkness partially illuminated by the rampantly intense rays of sunlight, despite being safely nestled in the shadows, the light still made You cringe a little "Chip?" You shook under the heat of the nearby sunshine "C-Close the doors, please!" Diana nodded "Oh right, sorry." Your sister quickly closed the doors, restoring the comfortable darkness.

You could not help but noticed that Diana looked and sounded a lot more like Herself as the two of You sat in the lounging area, Watching her sip a glass of Cognac that You had poured for Her. She had her hair tied up in a tight ponytail, Her make-up a subtle red lipstick and some eye shadow, Her face was cooler, more focused, Her outfit, an expensive-looking royal blue business suit was extremely clean and neat, "I have to say, You clean up nicely." Diana nodded, setting her handbag on the coffee table "Where's Rose?" She inquired looking around the room, "Resting." You answered, pointing at her crimson coffin "You actually use those things?"

"Yeah, I guess, not all the time though, they are more comfortable on the inside." Smiling, Diana raised an eyebrow "So, I'm not gonna end up committing Soroicide if I feed You a slice of Garlic bread right?" chuckling You shook Your head "No that one is a Myth, try to take me to church on a Sunny Sunday however and I'll come out a little more well-done than I was." Diana smiled briefly before putting on her business face "We have some official matters to discuss regarding Dad's Will." You frowned a little, His will... it wasn't something that You had considered, losing him was never something that You considered either, but it consumed You enough, the need for **** was still burning wrathfully "You've seen it already?" Diana shook her head, reaching into her purse and pulling out a few documents secured in a cardboard envelope, she lay it carefully in front of You, "He... wanted us to read it together." Those documents were like remnants of him to You, it felt awkward to look at them and think of him, still, You could hear his voice in Your head " With or without me, You are my Son and My son is strong: With or without me." _Those words, spoken to You just before You left for the Academy, allowed You to gather strength within, "L-let's see what the Old man left us then, God knows that stubborn bastard would have left us something good after all his hard work." Diana smiled weakly, nodding as she gestured "Open it up then."

With great care, You opened the envelope, releasing a long document, accompanied by a pair of black letters that fell on the table, each elegantly emblazoned with You and Diana's names, raising an eyebrow, You handed Your sister the document "You were always good at Your Roman impression." Diana took the contract, pulling her reading glasses from her pocket and beginning to read Your father's Will.

"It's mostly just official stuff at the beginning, but it's his hand, He didn't have any help with this..." You nodded "I'm not sure He would have it any other way." Diana continued to read, but paused a moment "What is it?" She looked up at You "We are his only beneficiaries as I expected, Grandpa has no use for anything that Dad could give but..." Diana shook her head "...We discussed at length at what I would receive after he... expired" You felt an uncomfortable shift in Your gut "What did he undercut You? He was an ass sure but surely He wouldn't throw You under the bus at the last minute?" Your sister crossed her arms and scowled "On the contrary, We agreed that I wouldn't get anything of value." Your sister's expression was like an angry frozen beast, "I don't understand, You don't want anything!?" Diana looked You in the eyes, fixing You with an iron resolve "When I turned 18, I told Dad the one Rule that I had built for myself, the one rule that He would respect or lose me as a daughter. I build myself, not him, the Empire that I establish will be mine, not his... I-" Huffing with annoyance as taking the Will from her hands, You quickly Flicked through the first half of the Will.

"To Diana, My firstborn and Only Daughter, I leave My chain of contact, men, and women who will assist in the growth of Your already outstanding courier, I have also consulted with my friends in City office, they are prepared to take You as an apprentice, You always talked about being Mayor one day, about playing Your part to make this city a better place, I am giving You that chance, despite my doubts that You will take the Help, I hope that Your brother kicks some sense into You..." You smiled weakly at Your father's words, Diana only seemed to harden at the words "...Wait, there's more. The last two items that I leave to You, Diana, are the Armoury, not that You didn't ransack a quarter of it already, honestly, did You think that I wouldn't realize Black Baby's absence? None the less, they are all Yours take good care of them and they will do the same for You. The Last item that I bequeath to You, is a Black trunk, You will find it locked in the basement, the key for which is in the Black envelope, I think that You will appreciate what I left inside for You."

Diana sniffled, her poker face remaining even as her eyes began to well up, she caught several of her tears with a Handkerchief, refusing to break her strength even as her lips quivered a little, You took Your sister's hand trying Your best to comfort her, much to Your surprise she didn't pull away, her fingers playing with Your for a moment before she straightened back out again "You should read Your part, I'm sure that Your gonna like what You see." You smiled, handing Her the contract back "Go on, do the impression." Diana scoffed, taking the Will and clearing her throat "To Charles, My Youngest and My only son..." She spoke in a deep and pompous tone, it was spot on "...I Leave: everything, Our family Manor, all of my earthly possessions, save for that which I gave Diana and, the Family fortune which as of right now contains over 50 Million dollars in the family account, another 6.8 Million in stocks that I wrapped up in various business deals, I'm sure Diana will help You work the market if that is Your wish, if not we own several establishments in the city worth hundreds of thousands the details of which I will leave with My accountant, his contact details will be in the envelope, as well as other important details, My personal accounts and everything else, also belong to You know..." Diana paused looking at the expression on Your face before continuing "...I expect You to finish Your education as we agreed, if You pull out of School again, even for a moment, then Diana and My accountant Ms' Salvador will refuse you access, I realize compared to my earlier bribes to keep You in school are dwarfed when compared to this, but if in doubt of Your ability to withstand public scrutiny regarding my own reputation, remember My words: With or without Me, You are My son, and my son is strong: with or without me."

Diana looked at You again, accept You weren't at You chair anymore, You were at the **** case, procuring Yourself a large bottle of Russian standard with shaking hands, eyes wide with shock and a fiery beat in Your being You ripped open the bottle and quickly tipped a mouthful into Your maw "C-Chip?" Swallowing quickly before gulping down half the bottle rapidly "Charlie, are You okay?" was that half the bottle, oops there goes the entire thing.

The Bottle clinked as it hit the floor, the shocked expression began to fade as it finally set in "He left it all to me... I'm a multi-millionaire?" Diana pointed a finger, "But he said only as long as You go back to East-Wallace, isn't that going to be a problem, considering your inability to go out in the day!?" You didn't respond "I'm a Multi-Millionaire." You had grown up in a rich family, but Your dad had never spoiled You, not once, not one time, was this why? to dump it all on You one day? "Charlie what about School, I can give You some access to funds but the Accountant controls the rest?" You shook Your head, smiling "Diana, I can control Humans with my fucking mind." She paused "Oh? well then I guess that You're a Multi-Millionaire congrats." an overwhelming joy began to overcome Your being, so much so that even the Beast inside began to scream!

WE ARE FUCKING RICH!

"FUCKING A, WOOOOOOOO!" You cried, jumping up and punching at the air, both of which were a little too strong, nearly making You collide with the ceiling, as soon as You hit the ground You made a run for Diana, hugging her lightly and kissing her on her cheek "Sweet Christmas, God bless that old bastard wherever he is now!" Diana flushed, chuckling as You giddily danced on the spot "You must have known that You'd get his money at some point?" You shook Your head "Nah, I thought that he'd give it to You, damn this is a good day!"

"How am I supposed to sleep with You making so much noise?" You turned, seeing Rose standing next to her coffin, strange she must have gotten dressed in that Red nightgown while You were distracted, "Rose..." You said approaching, quickly hugging Rose tightly "I'M RICH!" Rose flushed even deeper than Diana did, looking up at You with her big blue eyes "Yes, I heard You the first 3000 times."

After a few minutes of Rose calming You down... and Diana looking curiously at her closeness to You, You finally stood up, taking a fake deep breath and rubbing Your temples, "Okay, alright, I think that I'm good." Diana rolled her eyes "Can we talk about what's happening next then?" You nodded "Sure, Ummm what were You saying?" She had been speaking, but lost in the euphoria of vast riches, You didn't exactly hear her, Diana sighed "I was talking about what You are gonna do about the fact that everyone thinks that You're dead?" You nodded thoughtfully "Well, People don't necessarily think I'm dead right, they never found my body?" Diana crossed her arms but shook her head "Good point, but reintegrating You into the population with all of Dad's funds after vanishing for a couple of weeks will be difficult, especially when the police are still searching for dad's murderer." You frowned, face twisting a little as the beast growled: "We know what His murderer is." Rose quickly butted in "Humans cannot know that Valerica killed Your father if they bother her she will slaughter them." You nodded "So we have to be tactful about it... I think I have an idea." The two of them listened in eagerly as You rubbed Your chin "Diana has a lot of clout in this community, people would start talking if she, per se, began to tell everyone that I had returned." Diana's face lit up as she got the gist of what You were saying "Rumours, they spread quickly, then it's just a matter of time before the police call You in."

"I comply with demands, go and visit the Police to prove I'm alive while keeping a low profile, the process will be slowed enough to allow time for our training, and after that... I can fulfill my promise." Rose tilted her head in curiosity "You're going to return to East-Wallace, I'm not sure that is wise, You can't be around during sunny days." Your eyes thinned, becoming serious for a moment, "He gave me one condition." Your sister's eyes softened at Your tone "I promised him I'd finish My education, and I intend to keep that promise, it may be difficult with my condition, but I'll find a way, plus look on the bright side, all of those young and strong Humans, we will practically have our choice pick of subjects to add to our fight." Diana seemed convinced, but Rose looked a little apprehensive, You knew what she thought about going back into Human society, but it was what You wanted to do, so she eventually nodded "Spread Your Rumours then, but be subtle, I don't want people with pitchforks at the door. I'm going back to sleep, try and be quiet." Rose went to rush off but You quickly snatched her hand, "Oh no You don't!" You thought, spinning Rose around into Your arms and planting a kiss on her lips, Rose didn't fight You, her sweet, soft lips pressing against Yours momentarily before You let her go, Rosaria flushed again, looking at Diana who had both of her eyebrows raised in surprise, without a second delay she shut herself in her coffin as You grinned in satisfaction.

"So..." Diana said obviously feeling a little awkward, drumming her fingers on her thigh "...You two are like a thing then?" Sighing and falling into the seat next to Your sister "I'm working on it." She shook her head "Since when were You a lady's man?"

"Since I became tall dark and handsome..." Diana put on a cringe as You flashed her a smile "and since I stopped doubting myself, having supernatural powers really boosts the self-esteem." She seemed curious "But it seems a little imbalanced, You have powers but You also have to eat people and can't walk in sunlight, doesn't it mess with Your head?" That was an understatement, You could feel the festering monster inside, all night every night "It does sometimes, but You get used to it pretty quickly I guess, I don't know, it's like You are still Yourself but... there are two versions of You..." Diana's face froze "Like there's Charlie, but also deep down, there's a Beast inside, screaming at me, if any of that makes sense?"

Diana became focused, staring at You like a surgeon stares at a patient, "How long have You been like that?" taken aback a little You shrugged "I'm not sure since I drank from a person for the first time?" Diana placed Her hands-on Your shoulders, a panicked look on her face "And You describe it like that, Two of You in one body, You hear the two halves separately!?" She described Yourself and the Beast perfectly, how is that possible? could she... "Didi do You-" Diana rushed over to the table, quickly putting the will back in her back and taking her envelope with Her "I need to go."

"Diana what's going on?" She shook her head "I'll explain later, just... I'll do my part, people will know that Your alive, I just need to think about some things." You called after Her, but she was already gone, "What the fuck is wrong with that Girl?"