A Feast For The Vampires

XXXII

Kimi pressed his face into the window, his dull, grey eyes reflecting the glow of the rising sun. The bags under his eyes were heavier than before. He blinked, looking to the side as he spotted creeping dark clouds at the edge of the horizon.

I guess the rainy season will start early this year in Rhodes Isles, he thought, placing a hand on the window.

For minutes, Kimi silently watched the blazing sunrise. His thoughts was lost and empty, only getting bursted into attention by the sound of a loud knock.

“Kimmmy? Are you awake?” Silver called out from the other side. “It’s almost time for breakfast.”

Kimi exhaled through his nostrils and placed a hand to his quickened heart. He had assumed that it was one of the servants. He cleared his throat and said, “you can come in Silver.”

The wooden doors creaked as they moved open. Silver’s tuft of pale hair came into view before his face did.

He pressed his fingers into the door as he frowned lightly at the nightwear Kimi was putting on. He had given it to him last night. “You’re not dressed yet?”

Kimi quirked a brow. “Does today look like a school day? And besides do I have cloths to actually wear?”

Silver shook his head lightly and stood fully into the room. He fiddled with the edges of his shirt, his gaze stuck on the untouched bed. “Couldn’t sleep?” he asked softly.

“Never had to,” Kimi answered simply.

Silver’s face heated at that. He cleared his throat and said, “if you’re ready you can come downstairs for breakfast.” He turned around, gripping the door’s handle as he tried to pull it shut. “Maybe you should be quick about that because Ravenna hates lateness.”

Before Kimi could reply to that, Silver had already shut the door. He rolled his eyes and turned back to the window. As he caught sight of the dark clouds, he squinted as he watched them suck up the light of the sun, killing any white cloud in sight.

Kimi scratched his head and looked at the gargantuan walk-in closet that was in the corner of the room. “I don’t even have my cloths with me,” he mumbled as he walked to the bathroom.

Kimi lazily showered, calmly brushed his teeth and blow-dried his short afro for a whole hour. When he was done, he looked at the grandfather clock and smirked lightly at the time. It was almost ten o’ clock.

By now they should have left and I’ll eat alone in peace, he thought, tugging on his hoodie over his pyjama top.

Kimi stepped out of the bedroom and looked from his left to the right, searching the empty hallway for anyone. He licked his dry lips as he moved away from the door. After walking for minutes through the winding hallways, Kimi stopped and rested against a wall, clearly lost. He leaned forward to catch his breath, sweat gathering on his forehead.

“Young Master what are you doing here?” Ravenna asked as she spotted him. She walked to him, folded her hands behind her back and smiled brightly. “Lord Caedis sent me to call you. It seems like you’re lost.”

“Oh? It’s not obvious? Then I should freaking try harder,” he mumbled as he straightened himself.

“This way please.” She spread out an arm and motioned down the hallway.

Kimi spared her a light glare as he walked past her. “You guys should have a freaking map of this house plastered on every wall.”

“I will discuss it with—um... Young Master?”