Chapter Two

Silence surrounded Rein as she began to come back around. Shifting, she slowly opened her eyes, uncertain of where she might be. Blinking, Rein waited for her eyes to adjust to the dark and after a few minutes, she took a moment to look around. This clearly was not her room, but it was not Mike's either. Both her and Mike's room had dark colors for the walls, her's being a dark shade of blue and his a dark red. The floor looked carpeted while she had a hardwood floor and mike had a tiles floor. Unless Mike had re-done his room since she last saw it didn't match the set up. Going through her mind, Rein tried to gather her thoughts in an attempt to figure out where she was and how she got there. After a moment, the distressing events of what happened the night before came back to Rein and she became fearful, the last event Rein remembered was Damien grabbing her and then a prick before she fell into a darkened rest.

Sitting up she felt extremely sore as her body ached, but it did not detour Rein from rising from the bed and onto her feet. Looking down, Rein realized she was in a plain black satin nightgown and grew even more confused as she stumbled to what she to be the entrance to the room. Rein wanted to get out and escape; she wanted to go back home to her drunken father, to her own bedroom and feel secure in her world again. Opening the door revealed that the room she was in was perched off a lowly lit hallway. Unsure of the way out, Rein decided to go left and slowly made her way down the hall with dark gray walls, her bare feet silent on the plush off white carpet. Ignoring the many closed doors she slowly passed, Rein eventually turned a corner on her left and after various turns and becoming lost, Rein eventually stumbled upon a staircase.

With exhaustion and the feeling of being dizzy settling in, Rein leaned back against the wall for a moment as everything seemed to spin. A voice from behind caused her to jump and stumbled forward before a pair of gentle hands grabbed a hold of her to keep her upright.

"You shouldn't be out of bed yet." A familiar voice told her. Turning her head Rein saw it was Damien and upon looking at him, she became struck with anger.

"Who do you think you are to kidnap a girl against her free will?" Rein asked the anger clear in her voice. "I want to go back home and you are not stopping me."

Taking her arm back from Damien, Rein took a step forward before becoming dizzy again and had to use the wall to steady herself.

"This is why you should not be out of bed." He told Rein and before she realized what was happening Damien had Rein in his arms bridal-style. "You need to lie back down."

With that he turned and walked away from the staircase. Frustrated, Rein tried to get out of his grip, but the more she struggled the tighter he held her. "Please let me go. I won't tell anyone about your hideout." She said wanting to simply return home.

A smirk graced Damien's lips as he shook his head. "You are home, Rein. I told you, you were no longer safe there." He explained to her, but she still refused to accept it.

"I will just get out by myself then." She stated now determined, which caused a soft chuckle to leave him. Glaring at him, Rein decided to speak again. "What's so funny?"

"Nothing, you just are really cute when you are stubborn." Damien stated, his violet eyes looking down at her.

Rein knew she was blushing slightly, but she refused to give in as she let him carry her. Feeling dizzy again, Rein held onto Damien's shirt with her left hand to steady herself and put her head against him. Rein hated feeling weak and this was really starting to piss her off.

"Why did you kidnap me?" Rein finally asked her voice soft and for a moment defeated.

"I told you, you were no longer safe in that world. It was time you came back home and stopped hiding in the mortal realm." He explained to Rein once more.

"Mortal realm?" Rein asked suddenly confused. She figured he had to be mentally insane to think they were in another realm.

Shaking his head at her, Damien opened a door she figured belonged to the room she had been in earlier. The light flicking on blinded Rein for a moment as she closed her eyes and hid her face into his chest. Rein didn't realize till now that Damien was wearing a light fragrance that smelled really good. Feeling him place her down, Rein opened her eyes once more as she was put back into the bed. Looking over at Damien, she saw he was wearing a plain white long sleeve shirt that clung to his muscles very well. He had on a pair of dark pants and his dark hair seemed to be messed up as if he had just woken up.

"Did you just get up?" Rein asked as she looked over Damien.

"In a way, yes I did." He told her before yawning a little and sitting down beside her on the bed.

Sitting up Rein sat back against the headboard taking a view of the room she was in. The walls were an off-white and the soft carpet was a midnight black. The sheets were an off-white as well with a black coverlet on top. There were two chairs in the room and a desk off in a corner. A window was on her left, but the shades were pulled so she didn't know whether it was day or night. Feeling Damien's gaze on her, Rein turned back to look at him. Looking at one another, he finally smiled at her as if attempting to put Rein at ease.

"It's nice to finally meet you, Rein." Damien added as he watched Rein as if waiting for her reaction.

After a moment, Rein felt a sickening feeling as her fear expanded once more. "Finally meet me?" Rein asked, her voice quivering.

"Yes. I met your mother once before you were born, but I never had the chance to meet you before your mother went into hiding." He trailed off as if having said to much.

"My mother went into hiding? From what?" Rein asked not quite believing this as she looked at him, but Damien didn't appear to want to answer her.

Angry, Rein tried to get up once more only to find herself in Damien's grasp again, holding her down. Shaking her head and tired of the situation, Rein pushed Damien away and got up before she suddenly felt the duvet of the bed once more on her back. Rein was looking up at Damien and he was over her holding her wrists down on the bed as he sat on her legs.

"Stop fighting for once in your life and listen to something other than your own mind." Damien growled, finally appearing angry.

Ignoring him, Rein struggled to get Damien off her, but his grip only tightened. Glaring, Rein realized she was still in the very thin and very short nightgown. Damien seemed to realize such as well as he gazed down at her. Rein, realizing the he was looking down at her, grew angry and shifted so that Damien fell off her and onto the floor.

"That's what you get, you pervert" Rein stated her voice frustrated as she looked over at him on the floor.

After a moment he sat up and leaned back against the bed. Damien did not look at her, instead he looked at the wall across from him. Rein didn't know if he was angry or embarrassed and she didn't really care to find out. At the moment find clothes other than this nightgown was a priority. Shifting on the bed, Rein sat up and glanced around as the things around the room until her eyes feel upon the closet in the corner of the room.

Not wanting to speak to Damien, Rein got off the bed and walked over to the closet and opened it. Inside all she could see was dresses the varied from almost formal looking to more of a casual type. Grabbing a random casual looking one Rein closed the closet and never looking at Damien she went to the second door on the left of the bedroom door figuring it was the bathroom. Locking the door behind her and looked around. The bathroom was quite large, it held a big bathtub in one of the farthest corners and a shower across from it. The toilet was off to the right side with the sink which was nice and had plenty of counter space. The walls were off-white like the room she came from. The floor was tiled white marble and looking around Rein found no window.

Rein finally took a moment to look at the dress in her hands; it was black with two thin, matching straps and on the bust a simple white ribbon.. The dress was very plain, but pretty at the same time. Slipping the nightgown off, Rein kicked it to the side and put the dress on. It fell a little above her knees and the bust had a built-in bra so she didn't have to wear one even though she didn't have much when it came to breasts.

Letting out a sigh she looked into the large mirror over the sink and noticed her hair was a mess and makeup all over her face. Scowling at her appearance, Rein took the brush off the counter and brushed her hair out and then left it down. Getting a wash cloth and wetting it, Rein proceeded to wipe all the makeup off her face and then looked around on the counter to see a makeup bag off to the side. Grabbing the bag she opened it to reveal a lot of makeup was inside. Ignoring the different eye shadows and brushes that went with them, Rein pulled out black eye liner and black mascara.

Carefully, Rein applied the eye liner to her top eyelid; she created a thin, but noticeable line, only visible by a chance if you looked at her eyes. Applying a small amount to her bottom lids, Rein returned the eye liner to the bag and proceeded to use the mascara. Rein never wore thick mascara, she simply put enough on so that it was visible. Once finished, Rein brushed her teeth to get the gritty taste of sleep out of her mouth. After using the toilet and washing her hands, Rein opened the door and went back into the room. Turning the light off in the bathroom and closing the door, Rein saw Damien was now on the bed, but he was very still, seeming like a statue.

Slowly Rein walked to the bed, her foot falls quieted by the carpet. Looking at Damien, Rein saw his eyes were closed and he appeared as though he had fallen asleep while waiting for her. Sitting down on the side of the bed softly, Rein studied his features more closely. His eyes were closed, but she knew they were a pretty violet and they always seemed to see deep inside of her instead of just the outside. His lips weren't thick, but neither were they thin. They were the right shape and size for his face. His face seemed to be very masculine with his cheekbones defined. His nose fit his face well and wasn't long or outlandish like a lot of guys' she had known back at high school.

Damien's black hair truly was as dark as night itself. Even though his hair was long, it barely touched the tops of Damien's ears. Lifting a hand, Rein slid her index finger down the side of Damien's face fascinated by how someone who kidnapped her could be so handsome. Why she felt so fascinated was confusing, but in her mind's eye a kidnapper usually seemed to be someone older, with very few noticeable features that cause them to kidnap younger girls in an attempt to be noticed. Rein would have never ventured to touch Damien's face if he had been awake, but while asleep he seemed so peaceful and it drew her to him. Brushing some loose hair out of his face, Rein jumped when his dark violet eyes opened and looked into her own unnatural green eyes.

Angry at being caught, Rein narrowed her eyes and turned her head away to look anywhere rather then at Damien. Rein didn't say anything to Damien as she rose off the bed and walked to the window to open the shades to see the world outside. What she saw though took her breath away, and by all possible means this world could not be the one she was use to, her world, perhaps Damien had been right. Rein looked over a large forest of tree tops; the trees seemed different from the ones she had known so well, the building they were in must have many floors and levels to allow her to see over the tree's even if it was just the tree tops. They trees she could see stood tall and proud, and they seemed to thrive. Birds flew about in the air, their appearance awed her as she studied one that had landed on her window sill. The bird had a vibrant purple belly while the feathers on its upper body and wings were a snow white; the tips of its wings and feathers on its tail were smoky black. Watching the bird fly away, Rein turned to Damien as high beams from the daylight surrounded her and she continued to study him.

His gaze did not waver as he looked at her from his position on the bed. Smiling at Rein, she took it he was thinking 'I told you so.'

"Where am I?" Rein asked, the confusion clear and she registered perhaps he wasn't as insane as she first thought.

Getting up Damien walked over to Rein and looked outside to this new world, before returning his gaze back to her. "This is Everlyn, a realm that is connected the realm you have been living in since your birth." Damien explained as he looked down at her.

Watching him, Rein could see Damien was telling her what he believed was the truth. Rein was beginning to believe him though as well. There wasn't a place anywhere on earth where she would see something like this. If a place like this existed it would probably have been a huge vacation spot for couples to get away. Studying Damien for a while longer, Rein decided to go with his idea that this was a different realm until she could find a way to return to her quite home and drunken father.

A light knock broke the silence as a young woman opened the door and bowed to them both before turning her attention to Damien. The young woman wore a deep blue dress with a white apron tied around her waist, the top of her dress had a cropped neck and the sleeves had a slight puff about them. The outfit seemed like something a maid or a house keeper would wear. "Sire we have a guest." She said in a small voice, but she could still be heard from where the two stood on the other side of the room.

"Who is it?" He asked, annoyed as he seemed to turn his attention completely to the maid and walked over to her.

"It's Luke." The maid replied not meeting Damien in the eyes, as if knowing his next reaction.

Rein looked at Damien and saw him tense up, and for a moment she thought she saw fear go through his eyes, but shortly afterwards it was gone and only anger was left. Walking pass the maid, Damien left the room and after a moment of hesitation Rein followed after him figuring this was a chance for her to discover a way out. Being barefoot had its benefits as Rein softly followed behind Damien wondering who this Luke person was.

The two reached the stairs Rein had seen earlier and headed down them never looking back. Rein stopped at the stairs and watched Damien go down them. Following him once more, Rein took two steps at a time to catch back up with Damien. Upon reaching the floor, Rein stopped and looked at the young man by the massive entrance. Damien was several feet in front of her, but Rein was off to his side so she had a clear view of the person called Luke and he had a full view of her.

He was roughly Damien's height and had a similar build, but where Damien's hair was black Luke's was so blonde that it looked almost white. Rein couldn't see his eyes from her distance, but they looked to be a light color. Luke was just as pale as Damien, maybe even paler, and he stood tall with confidence as perhaps he knew he was intimidating and there was nothing anybody could do about it. Luke wore black slacks, black shoes and a fitted plain white that had the first two buttons unbuttoned.

Suddenly feeling his gaze on her, Rein tensed feeling trapped as the hairs on the back of her neck stood up. Rein shifted feeling uncomfortable. She took the last few steps to reach Damien and stood slightly behind him so that Luke couldn't look at her with such intensity again, as though she was just some type of meal ready to be eaten.

"Do you need something from me Luke?" Damien asked, his voice controlled, but it had an edge of coldness to it.

"I came to see if it was true. That you brought back her back to our realm." Luke stated, his voice sounding cocky.

"Even if I hadn't, it's none of your business Luke and you know that. If you don't need anything else, I would appreciate it if you left." Damien replied.

Luke's eyes caught Rein's and and time seemed to stand still, her body was frozen, and her mind was yelling for her to get away from him. It must have been only a minute, but it felt like hours to her as Damien stepped completely in front of her to block her from the view of Luke. Only then did she let the air out that she seemed to have been holding. Feeling dizzy, Rein gripped the back of Damien's shirt lightly for support as well as to hide from the crushing gaze of the man across from them.

Listening to his steps head away and the doors opening, then closing relieved Rein. Letting out another deep breath, Rein let go of Damien and tried to relax, still unsure of what just happened and why she had frozen.

"You okay, Rein?" Damien asked as he turned to her his voice and eyes worried.

Nodding, Rein smiled at him and tried to show him she was fine, even though she didn't feel fine on the inside.

Damien didn't reveal if he bought her act or not because he had started heading back up the steps. "Let's go. You shouldn't be down here when everyone decides to wake up, They will overwhelm you." Damien stated and continued up the grand staircase.

Rein hesitated before she ran to catch up to him. So far, Damien was the only thing that seemed real and until Rein could fully understand the situation she didn't want to loose the little bit of sanity she had left.

Frost blue eyes became cold and deadly as the grand doors shut themselves behind him. Gritting his teeth he set out to return home. His short, blonde hair shifted in the slight breeze as he continued his walk. Luke knew he could transport himself home at anytime, but he enjoyed the silence surrounding him, it gave him the time he needed to think of the encounter he just had. The fact the evil wench had a child was unbelievable and now she was hiding behind Damien.

Luke knew what he wanted and he knew he would get it. If not now, it would not be anything anyone could do about it. It would take time to get things going his way and with how delicate Rein seemed to be, it shouldn't be hard to set the wheels in motion to get her on his side where he needed her most.

A cold smirk was on Luke's lips as the darkness enveloped him and took him to the front doors of his own home in his own territory.

After all the events which have happened since Rein had awakend were now settling into her mind. Rein sat in her designated room on her plush bed in hopes that her situation may have all just been some crazy dream or prank, but it was neither. It seemed everything was real and now she was in this world without a clue to how or why she even got to this point. To think it all started by her car getting in that accident trying to avoid a scary monster. Sighing, Rein fell back onto the bed and staring up at the ceiling bored and uncertain of what she should do next. No ideas were coming to her mind as Rein waited for Damien to come back.

Hearing a light knock on her bedroom door, Rein sat up. "Come in." She said loud enough for whoever was on the other side of the door.

Entering into her room was the maid from earlier who had announced Luke's arrival. Smiling, Rein stood up and went over to her to see what she held in her hands. Upon closer expection, the object in the maid's hand was a pale gray colored mask with a beautiful black lacing design on it.

"Master Damien wishes your presence downstairs." The maid stated with a soft smile on her lips, before walking over to the closet in Rein's room.

After shuffling through the wardrobe, the maid pulled out a gorgeous dark gray ball gown with silver swirl designs gracing the length of the dress. Handing the dress to Rein, the maid more or less shoved her into the bathroom to change once more. Slipping off her clothes Rein turned and stepped into the exquisite ball gown before her. The dress had a corset in the back and hugged Rein's chest area while the skirt flared out at her hips and fell in soft waves to the floor before barely touching the ground. Looking in the mirror, Rein left her hair down and her make up alone since it did not need to be touched up.

Opening the door, Rein revealed the maid holding a pair of plain black two-inch heels with small ties in the front. Walking over to the bed she sat down and took the high heels and slipped them on. The heels completely encased her foot which helped to steady Rein as she walked, instead of being an open toed heel that makes things complicated.

Getting up, the young woman looked Rein over and nodding with satisfaction and then she turned away and left the room without a word. Feeling as though she should follow the young woman, Rein hurried after her, suddenly feeling nervous as they neared the grand staircase that lead to the main level of the huge structure. Below the grand staircase were ominous prom-like noises which intimidated Rein. What awaited Rein was not something that she was expecting.