Kill Or Be Killed

Chapter 8

Chapter 8

Celestina's POV

While having a shower, I get a chance to have a small talk with the three girls I am always with. I think that it would be better if I get to know them even just the few details in their lives since there is a possibility that we will always see each other even though I will be transferred to one of the king's mansion. Well, I think it is better to live in a mansion than in this castle because this is too big to be familiarized in every part of it. I mean mansion is a huge house, but not as huge as this castle.

As I continue having a chitchat with them, I found out that they are all more than a hundred years old. And I wonder how does it feel like? Imagine being alive that long. I mean what's the secret? Living for sixty years is quite hard to achieve. How much more living for more than a hundres years?

"Is it true, Miss Celestina that you will be transferred?" Amelia asked and I nodded.

"Can we visit you there?" Rebecca asked and I feel the excitement in me because of her question so I nod again. I think that it is a good idea. I can introduce them to my two friends, Drew and Maiah. They can get along, for sure. It would be great hanging out with vampires. They are not evil, though. They are all nice vampires unlike the others.

I should invite Zen too so that he can divert his attention to other things and not just in how to be more powerful and colonizing other towns and villagers. He needs to loosen up sometimes. Why so brilliant, Celestina? Yea, right! He will join us in having fun whether he likes it or... well, I will force him to like it.

Right after having my shower, they help me getting dress. They prepare a dress for me that I could wear in our dinner. I want something comfortable but they prepare a dress for me.

"Rule is already waiting at the dining hall, Miss Celestina," Elsa utters after doing my hair. I am all dressed up and ready for dinner.

I go downstairs with the three girls behind me. And just like what they said, King Zen is already at the dining hall and he is obviously waiting for me. A servant pulls a chair for me and put a napkin on my lap. This dinner is just too formal and imagine doing this everytime I will be eating with Zen.

I was shock when the servant opens the cloche because the steak was the one in it. I look at the utensils in front of me over the table but I see no knife here. How can I slice my steak?

"Hey, can I ask something? Where is the knife?" I asked because it is just a spoon and fork.

"Rule temporarily banned the knife here in this castle because of the incident happened last night. All of the deadly weapon here has been thrown away. And there will be no such things unless you are no longer living here." I was shock at what he utters. But I pouted because it will be hard to eat a steak with just a spoon and fork.

However, King Zen started eating. And so am I. And just like the last night, he is too formal and has a manner in eating. I did not even bother to copy him because the last time I did, I almost died. And if I got into that kind of trouble again, Neil will not be here to help me again. I just continue my food in a very careful way. I should not bleed today. I somehow thank him for keeping away knives from me. Well, that is actually his purpose on why he banned those things here, right? And I appreciate the concern.

"Are you done?" he asks me and I nod. His question is just right on time because I just finished my food exactly the moment he asked me. Or he saw me finished my food and ask me just to confirm. I did not say anything because he is too far from me. Imagine eating in a long table with just the two of us.

Since we are both done, we leave the table and go to our own rooms. Before going to bed, I get the laptop that King Zen let me borrowed. I opened my f*******: account just to be updated on what is already happening outside this castle. But Drew's post was the one I saw first. And it says ‘I miss her. I cannot wait to see her tomorrow!’. I click the comment box so I can leave a comment ‘Who?’. After commenting on Drew's post, I get my phone to take a photo of me. And then I changed my profile piture.

I immediately message Drew to do a like trade. But he is not online so I did not expect him to reply. Until an idea came up to my mind.

I hurriedly climb off my bed just to make sure that he is still awake when I get there. With the laptop in my hand, I run towards the door with my barefoot. It is a good thing that I saw King Zen entering one of the doors here so I got an idea on where is his room. I knock in his door a little harder just to make sure that he could hear me.

"King Zen!" I called his name already when after several knocks he still not opening the door. I called him more already. And after few more knocks, the door finaly opens. His eyes look sleepy but I will not let him.

"What do you need—" I did not let him finish his words and I smack his body softly so he can give me way in. I enter his room even though he is not telling me to do so. I go to his bed and sits there. "What the hell are you doing here?" he protested and followed me here.

"I will create you a—" I stopped talking when I look up to him and realized that he is just wearing a towel, wrapped around his waist. His body is still soakig like he just finish a shower. Water dripping down his body. I immediately cover my eyes with my right hand. Because the left one is the one holding the laptop. "Why are you just wearing like that?" I exclaimed while peeking between my fingers.

At first, I am only peeking just to see his face and reaction. But I did not realize that my eyes are slowly travelling down his body. And I literally gulp when I see his toned abs. He is just too musculine. His body screams power.

"Because I just had a shower. And I was forced finish it quickly because someone keeps banging on my door," he said sarcastically. "You should not have covered your eyes." I was shock when just a bat of an eyelash, King Zen's eyes is already in front, at the back of my hand that is covering my eyes. He prick on the gap of my fingers.

"Hey! That was hurt," I exclaimed.

"Tss." He stood up straight and look down at me. "What do you need? What's with the banging of the door? Did someone is chasing you?" he asks.

"Can you put some clothes on first?" I tell him and he looks at me intently before turning his back on me and headed his way to what I think his bathroom. He went back here dressed so grasp his arm and pull him to sit next to me here in his bed. I put the laptop back on my lap.

"I will create you a f*******: account," I tell him and he grimaced.

"I do not need—"

"Name, Zen McGraw..." I murmur as I type on the laptop, ignoring King Zen's complaint.

"I said—"

"Address... What's the complete address of Castle McGraw again?" I look at him as I wait for his answer.

"Castl McGraw, that's it," he answers frustratedly so I just type it.

"When was you birthday?" He rolls his eyes and I think he thinks that I do have an unlimited questions. But these questions are needed to create an account.

"January 12, 1468." That's so, so long ago. "I cannot fill that in," I said and he smirks.

"'Of course, what do you expect?" He taunts me so I think of something that we can do about his age.

"How about being born in the year 1981? You look like fifty years old so that does not matter," I said and he shows me his fangs to tell me that he is pissed off. I tried my hardest not to laugh because of his reaction. "What age do you want to use?"I ask him instead.

"I want you to stop that bullsh*t," he says.

"What age do you want to use?" I asked him again, ignoring his question.

"Why are you forcing me to have one?" he tries to ask again so I roll my eyes.

"Fine. We will use forty as your age. Is that fine with you?" I said since I think that he had a problem with me typing down fifty as his age. He just does not want to show it and pretending to dislike the thought of having a f*******: account. If I know he wants it too.

"Celestina—"

"Fine, we will use thirty," I said since I can feel that he wants to negotiate withhis age.

"What is your—"

"Okay, fine. You will be twenty five years old here in f*******:," I said then change the birth year into 1996.

"You are so weird, Celestina," he commented while shaking his head slowly.

"Perfect! Congrats, Rule! You now have an account in f*******:," I said the clapped my head in excitement. "And of course, you should add me. I should be your first friend since I was the one who created your account." I immediately search my name and add myself in his account.

"Ayan! Congrats! May sss account ka na." Napapalakpak pa ako dahil excitement. "Syempre i-add mo ko." Sinearch ko sss name ko para mai-add ng account ni Zen.

"You should have asked me first if I want to add you," he complained and I bump my shoulder into his just to tease him.

"That is fine, Rule! Do not worry. I am an active liker. I will like all of your posts." I tap him in his shoulder then look back at the laptop. I scroll to look for something to do. Until I go to my account then start typing.

"Hey, what are you doing?" he asks then grasp the laptop from my hold. But he is late because I already did it. I thought vampire has this rare speed but why did I outmatch him this time?

"Beautiful?" he utters then glares at me when he read my comment in my picture using his account. "Out!" he says, trying to control his anger. He is so short-tempered.

"But—" I was about to defend myself but he already stood up then drag me out. And I could not do anything.

"Quit playing, Celestina. You should sleep now." He was about to close the door but I stopped it with my hand. "What?" he asks impatiently.

"Take a selfie. Then we will change your profile picture," I said with a smile on my face, from ear to ear. "Promise, I will hit the like button. Or if you want, I heart—" I was not able to finish what I am saying because King Zen just slammed the door in my face. How dare he! What an ill-mannered creature.

I was doing him a favor here, yet he is the one who will do such thing to me? Again, how dare he? I could not do anything but to go back to my room. The laptop was left in there so I have no choice but to use my phone just to use Facebok.

I accepted his friend request before he could even cancel it. Well, I just hope that he will really open his account. My effort in creating him an account will be a waste if he would not even bother to check it.

I go to his account just to check if he followed what I said that he should take a selfie that he can use as his profile picture. While walking back to my room, I saw Barbara. She is looking at me then look at King Zen's door behind me as if she is thinking of something. I do not know if what I am seeing was right, but she has a dagger eyes on me as if I did something sinful.

I plan to just pass by her and pretend sleepy, but she stops in front of me. And I was right, her eyes are sending dagger glare at me. And I just realized that she was from my room.

"Where have you been?" she asks me impatiently even though there is already an answer in her voice. And she asked me just for the confirmation. "Did you just enter Rule's room?" she adds when I did not give her the answer.

"I had to tell him something, so yea," I answer but not in the tone of explaining. Because why should I?

"Did he let you or did you just sneak in?" There's a doubt in her tone and I do not know what or where was that for.

"He lets me in," I said. Well, he did not invite me but he allowed me to enter there so I think that is not considered as sneaking in.

"Are you sure?" I frown at her question. Does she thinks I am a liar?

"Yea," I answered nonchalantly. "Why, Barbara?" I asked he back, dropping the Miss.

"Rule never allow anyone to enter his room. Are you sure he knew you were there?" I scoff because up to now, she still has doubt in my answer. But I do not care, really. I'm a bit sleepy and my body is now looking for my bed.

"I don't expect you to believe, Barbara. Rule told me to sleep already so may I excuse myself now?" Barbara did not answer but I have no time to wait for that and I passed her by. She did not say a word either. I walk towards my room and lie on my bed. I put my phone at the bedside table then prepare myself to sleep and I want to call it a day.

King Zen was right. I should be asleep by now because because tomorrow is our enrollment.