Rose

You had been sat in front of the building for only a couple of seconds, the whole encounter, yours and Rose's little Game, the Family camping in the woods, everything couldn't have taken ten minutes, time felt so... compressed like You had time, a lot of time.

"After I was turned, Valerica was attacked by someone." You stated, Rose had appeared just across from You, sat on a bench in front of the dark building's patio, Rose shifted "Hawkins, and four others accompanied me to Your estate when I tracked her down, By the time I had arrived, You had already partaken of her blood and She had claimed You."

"Claimed Me?" You asked, unsure of what she meant, though as You asked the memories of her blood-soaked body riding You flashed into Your mind, Your lips pressed together as You put Your head in Your hands, "Corvus called the others his Delegates, what does that mean?" Rose seemed hesitant to answer, but You pressed her "He is the one who turned them, Siring we call it. claiming them after turning binds the Victim to You, They become Your servent, Your proxy essentially."

You knew this, You felt it, an anchor that lingered within, You were her property, the thought was sickening "So what, if I try to kill her, she will just pull me to her side, I have no say in the matter?" Rose's eyes narrowed "If I hadn't taken You to Corvus, then You would have been a ****, earlier was more than just a test of Your Ability and Your will, You didn't run off to Her... or You haven't yet so things could be worse." She was so cold in the way she spoke, it made the pit in Your chest a lot worse.

"Jane, the girl I was with at the mansion, She waited outside?" You inquired, She smirked again "Your little Girlfriend is safe, though she doesn't know where You are, No one knows where You are, or what happened to You, it is to stay that way, Understand?" She said adamantly, You nodded grimly, it was a little disturbing to think about, People might think that Your dead or... well You were dead but, at least she was safe.

Even with Your severely twisted situation, a strange optimism came with it, You felt powerful now, You had the tools to hunt her down, You only had to find a way to apply them "I Can Help You, I want to help You, I don't know who You are Rose, I don't know why You are hunting Her, but I want to help You." Rose crossed her arms, a curious smile on her face "And how do You propose that You assist me In my hunt?"

"If I'm connected to Her, then You can use me, She will want to claim what's her right, I understand her well enough to know that, If You use me then We can draw Her out." She seemed intrigued by the concept, but Her poker face was still cast iron enough to make You wonder if she was even really considering it.

You felt a shiver go down your spine, a sense of dread filling You, Rose stood "The sun will be up soon, it's time that we went back inside." Her sleek fit form curled as she stretched a little, Her beautifully Icy features gleaming in the low-light of the growing dawn "I think that some rest will do You well, I will escort You back to Your room." the two of you headed back in, You eye was caught by the large words that sat on the Buildings front, shining brightly in the coming morning, THE MORTEMUS HOTEL.

The Woman that sat at the reception was filing her nails with a bored expression when the two of You entered "Cutting it a little close aren't You?" She asked in her cat-like tone, Rose shrugged it off "Can You bring Charles some clothes to his room for tomorrow?" The Cat-woman stood from her chair, staring at Your lean half nakedness with a furtive desire "I suppose, If I must?" she spoke, licking her lips gently with her red tongue, Rose rolled her eyes, leading You back up through the building.

Rose led You to Your door, stopping at the entrance "I am led to believe that Corvus went through a lot of trouble in acquiring Your coffin, It's nice, enjoy it." She went to leave, You reached out, touching her arm "Hey..." the gesture was harmless, though She didn't seem to enjoy the contact, pulling her arm away quickly "I... Will I see You tomorrow?" Her lips curled a little, she made an expression that You didn't recognize, confusion mixed with hurt and a little aggression, She didn't answer either, she just ran off, disappearing down the corridor and shutting herself away.

With a weird uncertainty, You entered Your mostly unfurnished and windowless room, welcoming the comfortable dark of it all as You tucked Yourself quickly into the body of the dark coffin.

You lay there in the darkness of the Black box, your thoughts began to calm, temper, and weirdly, in that box, You were more at rest and more comfortable than You had ever been in any bed, and though You couldn't exactly sleep, You certainly did rest, a rest much deserved after these days of chaos.