Chapter 42: the Godfrey and the woman with blue eyes

Dimitri has only been there for one day and there's so much for him to do. He doesn't remember having to do this much work back in the days but then again everything was much easier. All he had to do was to use his powers and pretty much everything else from there would come to him. But this time around, he decided not to do the easy way out because it didn't lead him anywhere.

As he was sitting in his dark and lonely study room, a soft knock interrupted his peace and quiet. Not looking up from the reports on his hand and desk, "come in," he said in a low voice. The front door opened and Sebastian entered bring along a fancy sliver cart with a wine glass filled with a thick red liquid.

Sebastian puts the glass down on the table, "your drink, my lord." He took a step backwards and waited for Dimitri instruction.

Once again, Dimitri didn't glance up as he picked up the red wine glass. Before taking a sip of the drink, he gently swirls the drink around. "Umm," Dimitri narrowed his eyes at the reports. The reports that Sebastian gave him were all in great detail and very welled organized, but there was something that seemed off.

These reports weren't your average reports, it held very important information about the supernatural community. And in one of the reports, it talked about this strange family; the Godfrey family. It said that the one of young master during the 1300's fell in love with one of the servants, which result in them having a boy together. Which wasn't a very good thing to have a bastard child back then, but the young master kept the child and married the servant girl. It said that the servant wasn't human, that she was a witch and that's how she was able to became the wife of the Duke. But that wasn't what caught Dimitri's eyes, but what came after it. When their child turned 14 year old, there was this mysterious fire that caused the life of everyone in the mansion expected the young boy. There was no sign of the child anywhere, some say that it was him who caused the fire with his evil powers. Some say that he died with his parent yet others said that he was able to escape the fire but was left with nasty burn marks on his face resulting him to look disformed. But others said that the story wasn't true, that the child of the Godfrey died in child birth and the whole thing was made up by the servants of the house and that the real criminal was the witch-wife who went crazy after losing her only child.

Putting down the report, Dimitri looked at Sebastian. "What's the real story behind the Godfreys?" His bright golden eyes stared down at Sebastian.

With a calm voice, "like the report says, the wife was labled as a witch but no one really knows if it's true."

Dimitri's eyes turned colder as he tapped his fingers on the table, "there's must be a some sort of truth about the Godfrey. If I'm correct, you didn't put them in the report if there wasn't anything unnatural about them."

Dimitri noticed that Sebastian was fiddling a little bit and his heart rate was picking up. "Are you hiding something from me?" the sharpness of his tone caused Sebastian to tremble a little bit.

With his right arm across his chest, Sebastian looked straight at Dimitri's eyes, "I wouldn't dare, my lord."

Dimitri inwards snickered, this young man seemed afraid of him and yet he was acting if he wasn't. He kept his mouth shut, waiting for Sebastian to say something. As he swirled his drink around, Sebastian took a deep breath. "The Godfrey didn't have a boy," Dimitri raised his eyebrow, signaling him to continue. "The rumors were wrong they had a girl, but unlike the rumors she couldn't use magic like her mother or normal witches."

This caused Dimitri to stop and look at Sebastian as he kept a calm face. "Tell me what you know," Sebastian looked at Dimitri; his facial expression was very dark and serious which caused him to inwardly be scared.

"May I sit, my lord?" he asked and his voice slightly trembled; no one ever dared to ask to sit when the lord was sitting-- it was disrespectful and frown upon. Dimitri didn't say anything but nodded his head.

When he sat down, Sebastian sighed. "To be honest my lord, I was a bit shocked when I recieved your phone call," he begin; his face clear of any emotions but his eyes betrayed him-- they were nervous and scared.

"But do not get me wrong, my lord. I was pleased, very pleased... I never thought that I would have the honor of meeting you in my life time." Dimitri didn't know where he was going with all of this but he knew that Sebastian wasn't someone who would only talk nonsense.

Sebastian have an awkward chuckle, "sorry..." he said embarrassed.

"Anyways, after you gave me your orders I went to work. I gathered everything I could within the short time," Dimitri glanced at the reports on the desk. These 50 pages of information were impressive, especially since Sebastian only have about a day and half to gather everything.

"I know what you're thinking," Dimitri raised his eyebrow in amusement. "The Godfreys do not sound so... interesting but the fact that the mother was labled as a witch; something that has never been captured or even been proven that is real, it sounds like one of those scary stories parents tell their children at night."

Sebastian paused for a short second before continuing, "from what I researched and heard through rumors, the Godfrey's story is slightly true. The young master of the family did in fact marry the servant girl and they did have a child together but it wasn't a boy, much like they claimed, but a small girl. She was weak and fragile, the Dame and Duke feared for their daughter's life... I heard that Dame Godfrey did some witch craft to make their daughter survive but it backfired. It took the daughter's powers away and ever since then she couldn't use magic."

Dimitri interrurpted him, "so she's human?"

Sebastian shook his head. "No, the fire was caused by the daughter," Dimitri narrowed his eyes; clearly confused. How was that possible, if she didn't have magic then how was it possible for her to start a fire? "It was an accident, it killed everyone in the mansion. The young lady ran away but she was badly hurt. I don't know how she was hurt, no one really knows either but she was dying."

"Did she die?" Dimitri asked and once again Sebastian shook his head.

"No, someone saved her. I heard that the person who saved her was very powerful and dangerous."

This had Dimitri intriged, "do you know who it was?"

Again Sebastian shook his head. "No, but I know how she looked like--" Dimitri stopped Sebastion.

"She?" Sebastian nodded his head quickly.

Dimitri notice the change in Sebastian's behavior; he seemed afraid. "Oh yes, it was a woman who saved the young girl. There's so many rumors about this woman and it has been spread all around the world."

"What other rumors are there of her?" Dimitri asked.

"Well there's so many-- she has no emotions what so ever; kills anyone in her way whether they're a child or adult. Some say that she has a powerful sword that was made by the Gods. Some say that she was married but killed her husband because he killed their only daughter and one of her brothers. Another rumor is that she's older than the Volturi (yes, Sebastian knows about them; he had too because he serves Dimitri) but no one has seen her in over 500 years. Some say that her suppose dead husband killed her. Others say that she went into hiding because she's being hunted by both supernatural and nonsupernatural."

Sebastian took a breath, "there's also names they would call her. They would call her the Goddess of Death... the Queen of distruction... the she-devil... but almost every one knew her as the woman with blue eyes."

Dimitri frowned, he has never heard of any of these names and he's been around for a long time. He lean against his chair, "I haven't heard of her and I've been alive for a very long time."

Sebatian gave him a small sad smile, "with all due respect, my lord. It's because you've been with the Cullens. Living in tiny towns, of course you wouldn't heard of her."

Rolling his eyes, "how do you know of her?"

In an instant, Sebastian looked guilty, "well you see... umm, woman with blue eyes told one of my ancestor to take care of Mathilda Godfrey. She found them as they were fleeing from Ireland to England. My ancestors said that they had never seen anyone as exotic-looking as her. She was a different type of beauty-- a rare beauty; her long wavy brown hair reached all the way down to her back, although her skin wasn't a creamy color, her copper skin shinned beautifully within the moonlight, the curves on her body could make any man beg just to touch it, but the one thing that he could not keep his eyes away was the color of her eyes. They were a unique blue-- her eye sparled like storm clouds right before lighting hit. Her eyes were intensed, and unlike the rest of her they weren't all expressive, they were cold, like ice. And when you peered into her frozen irises you feel an electical chill run down your spine, through your body making your features numb, like ice. Every tendril of various shades of incandescent striking white-blue stayin lined up next to one and other making her eyes themselves seem like a white tundra, its as if a blizzard if eternally ragin on with a black void in the center that are her pupils. They do not capture light, but defy it, they are so... so blue that they literally glow. My ancestor said that he would never forget her... she was simply unforgettable even if he saw her for a minute oh so."

As Dimitri listened to Sebastian talk, he couldn't help but think of his 'memory' of him and Rayne. He remembered that her eyes were blue but unlike this unknown person's icy blue eyes. The other Rayne had eyes that were like the ocean, so full of life, of love and wonder; they couldn't be the same person. "By any chance did your ancestor do a drawing of this woman?"

Sebastian slowly nodded his head, "I do... if your lord likes, I could go get it now."

Dimitri nod his head, "you may go." With that order, Sebastian excused himself and went out the study room. As Sebastian went to get the drawing, Dimitri looked out the window; many questions were rapidly going through his mind. Three main things he wanted to know; where is this unmagical daughter of the Godfrey, who is the mysterious woman and why hasn't he heard of any of them before?

It didn't take Sebastian long to retrieve the old book, with a gentle touch Sebastian gave the old, rustic, worn down small book onto Dimitri's hand. He didn't know why he was feeling anxious; there was no reason to feel this way and yet, he couldn't help but feel nervous. As carefully as he could, Dimitri opened the book and went through the drawings. There were so many, some were of nature, others were of the same woman with dark green eyes and black raven hair; she was an innocent looking beauty. But at last, the last page was of someone Dimitri never in a millions years would have thought that he would ever see in a almost 600 years old drawing.

The drawing capture every little detail, it was abousltly stunning. It was as if he was seeing her in a modern photograph. Dimitri hestiantly and cusiouly touched the face of the woman. And just like Sebastion's ancestory said; her eyes were cold, like eyes. But if you look closer you could clearly see the sadnrdd of heartbreak, the pain of sorrow, yet the fire of a spirit that would never give up. "Rayne," Dimitri whispered so lightly as he caressed the drawing.

While watching his lord, acting strangly with the picture. Sebastion was about to ask if he was okay, but surprisingly his lord said the name of the woman with blue eyes. Confused, Sebastion tilted his head, "my lord..." a few seconds later, Dimitri looked away from the drawing and looked at a confused Sebastion. "I thought you said you never heard of her."

Seeing the disoriented expression of his master, Sebastian looks down at the drawing on Dimitri's trembling hands "her name... is Rayne, she's the woman with blue eyes."