The Fallen Vampire

"Now this.. this is a sight to see. Where is the dominating man who ravaged me so thoroughly for all of this time?"

Taira did not say anything to Aveena to chastise her because he figured she was right.

At their side, Keran only laughed and continued not to say anything either, already knowing what would come next for him would be difficult enough.

The three of them were sitting in a bathtub washing each other carefully and with palpable care and affection.

They had accidentally spent two whole days in the bedroom due to Taira's lack of focus.

He ended up enjoying tormenting Aveena a lot more than he thought he would have.

Vermeil and Enyo briefly popped their heads inside on a few occasions to observe how things were going and nearly stayed to join like Keran did, but decided against it at the last moment.

However, judging by the intrigued look in the eyes of the girls, they would likely have something new to try once they got back home.

Taira's nerves stemmed from the fact that he could no longer put off his second wife's sincere request to him.

He was supposed to be socializing, not spending the whole time having sex or asleep. (Her exact words.)

But now that he actually had to go and make good on his promise to her, he was feeling more than a bit apprehensive.

Taira had difficulty socializing before he went into seclusion for over fifty years, so one could only imagine how much worse he had gotten since then.

For undead, those living in this castle sure were chatty.

He was sure that they were going to ask him all manner of questions, and request stories, and make useless apologies, and call him a fucking miracle baby, and-

'I just... don't have the energy for something like that.'

Regardless of whether or not he had the energy or not, Taira stepped out of the bath all the same and let the water run off of his body.

Resigning himself not to be bested by simple conversation, he used his foxfire to dry his body off in an instant and set his attention towards the clothes resting on a footstool a few feet away.

"Can I... really not just wear my kimono?"

"No!"

"That this like a vacation, darling! Try different things, especially since the maids were kind enough to bring them for you."

*Sigh*

-

Taira stepped out into the hallway with the hands of both wives within his own.

As already alluded, he had left his normal black kimono behind in their room and changed into a pair of simple dark pants and a shawl that covered his upper body.

A short slit down the center of the fabric allowed the gem in his chest to breathe and beam brightly underneath the light of day.

Ceremonial earrings with symbol for the vampires inscribed on them now dangled from his ears, only flashes of which were available beneath his gleaming silver hair.

Black sandals covered his feet and allowed his clawed toes room to breathe without being scraped to death.

At his side, Keran and Aveena were wearing two different color outfits in the same style.

Consisting of a long skirt, a crop top, and a scarf over their shoulders, they looked more beautiful than Taira had ever seen them.

Aveena wore a blue outfit with silver jewelry across her wrists, arms, neck, and forehead.

Keran wore a yellow colored outfit with golden jewelry adorned in the same places.

They looked so inviting that Taira believed he may have found a method to get out of this after all.

"You girls look incredible.... I'm having a hard time keeping to my self."

The girl's noticed Taira's voice become significantly more seductive and his eyes started to glow a dark red color.

Coincidentally, the marks that the girls shared with the group started to light up; causing them just to feel the faintest bit funny inside.

Immediately, both girls ripped their hands away from his and backed away like he was a poisonous snake.

"No!"

"You've already gotten your fill, s-stop trying to use us as a distraction!"

"I-I wouldn't actually be too upset if we resumed this later, o-or even met up in a broom closet and-"

"Sister, no! Stay focused on the goal!"

"Right!"

In the next moment, Keran grabbed Aveena by the hand and ran off down the hallway, leaving Taira there on his own.

Now, he was beginning to regret having played with them too much.

How was he supposed to get around in this place by himself?!

'Wait...!'

Taira focused on his connection with the girls and started heading in a very specific direction.

He was certain that there had to be at least one member of his family who was feeling as awkward as he was, and when he found her they could be awkward together!

-

Plans so rarely turn out like we hope.

"And... Ta-da!"

"Incredible..!"

"Thirty two rank five pills in a row... somebody pinch me."

"I think I need to take my brain out and clean it before I put it back in again..."

Vermeil blushed as she smiled at the rows and rows of undead fallen circling her and the cauldron she was using.

The pills she created were being passed around among the group so that they could all ascertain that their quality and luster.

It was like they were created in a copy machine, because they were all exactly alike without a single striation or blemish out of place.

"Aww, you guys are sweet! But this won't be that special, because I am going to teach every one of you to do the same, no matter how long it takes!"

"Oooooohh!"

"She is really.."

"T-Thank you, Lady Vermeil!"

"E-Even though you are a human, I do not want to eat your face any longer!"

"Yes! Today, she becomes honorary fallen!"

"Indeed!"

Taira remained standing in the doorway, both amazed and shocked by what he was seeing.

He had always known that Vermeil was special, but to see her over come several millennia of hatred with her own personality really was astounding.

They were even calling her 'Lady Vermeil' as if they saw her as some sort of monarch.

He thought he would have to deal with a few rude individuals by separating their heads from their necks, but it appeared that Vermeil was doing just fine on her own.

No wonder she hadn't been coming back to the bedroom!

What about his plan for them to be introverted together?!

How was he supposed to keep up with his promise to socialize now?!?

'BABE!'

'A-Ah, yes?' Taira didn't scare easily, but hearing Lucia's voice suddenly pop into his mind had admittedly given him a small shock.

'I'm coming back to you all now, I have so much to tell you that I know you won't believe it!'

Taira raised his brow as he leaned against the wall.

His Lucia felt.. stronger.

To a very scary degree.

Since she was clearly abuzz with excitement, he figured that her mission to retrieve her inheritance must have gone smoothly.

'Alright then, my love. We're all excited to here what you've experienced on your journey.'

'Oh! On another note, how is your socializing going? Are you making friends, or at least not sitting in brooding silence or trying to sleep with the girls to avoid it?'

'O-Of course not... I believe I am starting to come out of my shell just a bit.'

'That's great! I know it can't have been easy, so I'll be sure to reward you properly when I get back~!'

When Lucia's voice left his mind, Taira sucked in a deep breath as his mind raced at a million miles a minute.

She was flying pretty fast, and he had to make at least one friend before she arrived by the end of the day tomorrow.

'Think...think..'

-

Aja had just stepped out of the limestone bath in her private bathroom and immediately wrapped her mesmerizing body in a clean white towel.

Once she tied her hair up, she stepped into her dimly lit bedroom which was filled with the mellow scent of rosewood candles.

She looked at the stack of papers on her desk and tried to come to a quick decision on whether or not she felt like doing the work.

"..." Ultimately, her own laziness won the battle and she threw her body onto her bed casually.

Something told her to open her eyes, and when she did so she was moderately surprised by what she saw.

One of her houseguests was sitting quietly upside down on her ceiling; staring right back at her with an equally robotic look.

"...Are your own quarters not sufficient?"

"They are."

"Is this because you wish to partake of my body?"

"No."

"Am I just to take this as an invasion of privacy then?"

"No."

"Then what are you doing?"

"...I am... socializing."

"..."

"..."

"...Where you ever going to say anything if I did not catch you on my ceiling just now?"

"..."

"...You are not very good at socializing."

"...I'm aware."