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Aela's heart pounded as she turned around, the icy cold hand sill clutching onto her shoulder. The Raven gave another caw and fluttered out of the room, as if its presence there was no longer needed.3

"I’m, I’m sorry, I didn’t think anyone lived here anymore." Aela said in merely a whisper as she turned her body around. Not moving her head up to look at the man.4

He sighed, and swiftly sat next to her. She stared into her lap, feeling uneasy, disrespectfull and scared,5

"Its ok my darling," The man said in a dark voice, "You merely startled me that’s all."6

Aela merely nodded her head in reply.7

"Not the talkative type?" he asked, placing a finger under her chin and lifting her head up. Aela gasped when she saw him, a half smile over his face.8

His hair was beautifully long and silver, like that of the moon. His eyes were the deepest moodiest black, and his skin was as pale tissue. Aela smiled nervously,9

"So, what do I call such a beauty?" he asked whilst lounging back in the sofa, his eyes fixated on Aela.10

"Aela." she murmured, whilst sneakily checking him out.11

"I am Kesler,” he said whilst taking her hand and kissing it gently.12

Aela blushed slightly, a rare thing for some one with such pale skin.13

Kesler dressed sharply. He was mainly covered with a long black leather trench coat, not one of those a-typical Goth ones, a rather fancy fitted one, that complimented his not over toned, but toned, physique. His black shirt was unbuttoned just enough, so that part of his smooth, pale chest was revealed. His black jeans were tucked into his shin high black boots. He sat with an awe about him, that he was something great.14

Kesler sensed Aela's gaze and smiled again, this time just showing off his finely cut canines.15

Aela gasped,16

"Your...your teeth, there so sharp," her hand reached out, as if to touch them, Kesler saw the mesmerized sparkle in her eyes. She wasn't like other mortals, he thought, most would quiver at the sight of them, even these gothic types, who claimed to like vampyers. But Aela was different. She had a childhood innocence about her, with a grown woman’s beauty and intellect. He took her hand quickly, and felt the pulse of her blood underneath her skin,17

"They are only teeth my dear." he smirked.18

Aela blushed again, and smiled, bearing her teeth, which, to Keslers surprise, were also uncannily vampyre-like for a mortal.19

"Not to worry, say, would you like a tour of the house?" he asked whilst helping Aela stand.20

"That would be lovely." she squealed.21

Kesler nodded and proceeded to show Aela the house.22

As the walked along the open corridor meaning there is only one wall and you can see down the stairwells they talked about memories past. Kesler first showed Aela the large library, or, study. It was filled with plenty ok books, some gathering dust. Plenty of horror fiction, poetry, and Shakespeare. Aela spotted Bram Stokers Dracula and ran over, taking it slowly out the shelf,23

"Oh my god!" she choked.24

"What is it?" laughed Kesler, whilst seemingly gliding over to her, arms open, in a manner of questioning.25

"This is original pressing, do you know how lucky you are to have this!" she was almost laughing as she blew off the dust of the bound leather book.26

Kesler laughed and rested his hands on her shoulders,27

"My dear, it is merely a book, letters and words, you have not seen the real magnificence!" he swirled her around, to face the other wall, which had smaller cases, which only went up a quarter of the large wall.28

Aela gasped at what she saw, dropping the book in her steps towards the wall,29

"Its beautiful!" she said almost transfixed.30

Kesler smiled and yet again, glided over,31

"Its of my old gardens back in Italy, nice, no?"32

Aela nodded her head in disbelief,33

"You done this?"34

Kesler laughed again,35

"Yes, I love to paint."36

Aela's fingers traced over every plant and shape of the mural, feeling each one as if it were real,37

"I paint too, but, nothing as amazing as this."38

She turned too Kesler,39

"Forgive me if this is forward, but, could I come here more often, to, you know, draw some of your things, I think your house is fascinating. I’ve always came to the grounds, mostly the graveyard, with my friends. But they would never come in, they say its haunted." Aela jabbered out her words fast.40

Kesler nodded,41

"Very well, I’d like some company from time to time. But I warn you, please only come in the late afternoon, early night, I have a very busy day schedule." he walked towards the door.42

"Fine, great! I understand." Aela skipped over too him, wringing her wrists happily like a child, her hands barely concealed by a pair of embroidered, net, fingerless gloves.43

"Very well my dear, its settled, you can come every night. Now, shall I show you the rest of the house?"44

Aela nodded and took the arm Kesler was offering.45

And so they toured the rest of the home, well, a small minority of it, as the estate itself was huge.46

Kesler showed the young woman of 18 many rooms. He showed her the drawing room, which was filled with magnificent sketches and paintings of beautiful scenery and dark, mysterious, fierce demons. He also showed the master bedroom. The large window was slightly ajar, and the wind blew the blood red transparent curtain that surrounded the four-poster bed. The quilts its self were deep blood red satin. The darker red curtains were heavy and long, they were a gaunter light blocker.47

Aela grinned and walked over to the bed,48

"Mine at home is similar to this." she smiled whilst sitting on the bed, feeling how soft it was with her body and fingers.49

"You are welcome to stay any time Aela." he stared at her strongly, as her gaze did not turn to him.50

Aela sat up from the bed, and grabbed her stomach, the clock chimed 12,51

"Oh dear, I should be getting home, really." she dashed over to the door. Kesler blocked her path with his arm,52

"Come round tomorrow." He said, hiding his face behind a strand of silver hair.53

"I will, is six ok?" Aela shivered with excitement when his hand brushed past her back as it descended from the doorframe,54

"Very well, goodbye sweet Aela." He shot her a wicked smiled and kissed her hand again.55

Kesler walked Aela to large black iron gate. She leaned back against it, her arms wrapped around a pole behind her,56

"So, you really don’t mind me coming...do you?" she spoke with a tone of innocence in her voice.57

"Not at all." Kesler smiled again and watched as the young beauty left.58

Aela skipped through the dark woods, quietly humming to herself.59

"He was AMAZING!" she squealed.60

She ran down the cobbled stones, which led her too the village in which she lived. As she entered her room, she gazed out her window, to the mansion in which Kesler lived. And slept with a blissful slumber, and image of Kesler's wicked smile comforting her.61