2 Chapter II At the Devil's Ballroom

" My Lord, I'm sorry to interrupt you but your court needs you for the celebration." A woman informed, her white dreadlocks contrasted with her dark complexion, she wore an elegant black suit that concealed her shape, and Orquídea got a chance to look at her yellow eyes that looked up to her lord while she bowed.

" Thank you, Camilla. I'll be there in a second, you may retire" Replied the vampire lord, the woman just nodded and left the room closing the door as she exited.

" A celebration? Will you celebrate the destruction of my country?" Questioned suspiciously the young princess, his hands tightly held the vampire lord's robes, and looked at him with a serious expression, Which highly contrasted with the scared expression he had before.

" Isn't it obvious? this is a war victory worth celebrating, as well should I take you so I can showcase my little victory prize?" Asked mockingly the old man, his hand feeling the smooth, delicate skin of the younger man. Orquídea just gaze away from the vampire and quietly looked into the void, he just felt repulsive about all the things he was experiencing, the man just smiled and got up from the bed, then went to the corner of the bedroom where a rope hung from the window and pulled it down, making a bell sound come out.

Within a frame of minutes, a knock came from the other side of the door. The vampire lord opened the door and a young, ginger-haired male servant stood in front of the bedroom, bowing down to the presence of the vampire.

" Does my lord needs anything from me?" Asked the young maid, his voice was sweet to the ears and his freckled face could be compared to a porcelain doll.

" Rose, I would like you to get my princess dolled up for the party" Replied the old man, his gaze on the young princess who saw him with an uncomfortable look. " I'll go to the party, my princess and I'll leave you with Rose, who will be your appointed maid for now." The vampire lord left the room, leaving the young princess with the teenage vampire.

" So my lady, let me fix you a bath and I'll get you your dress for tonight," said the young boy, going to the bathroom to prepare the bath for his new lady. Orquídea just sat in the bed, trying to explain the situation she was in, why did this have to happen?

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Rose was brushing the soft curls of the princess, Orquídea looked at himself in the mirror. his face had make up and the pink nightgown he had previously was replaced by a luxurious, long pink dress that revealed his shoulders and cleavage. Rose opted for a simple half bun style, the curls gracefully falling over the princess's shoulders, and at the top of his head a pink diadem, with this outfit he looked like a delicate, beautiful, porcelain doll, a doll that is no longer free but at the will of its master.

" It's time for us to go my lady." Rose's cheerful voice returned Orquídea to reality, he just nodded and got up from the chair and followed Rose to the ballroom, where the vampire was waiting to show off his princess that he won in his conquest. Orquídea sighed and decided to look at the decorations of the halls of the castle, it was really luxurious and had different design patterns, from flowers to mystic animals such as dragons, this castle was so grandiose that his small palace didn't reach his level, even Los Andes was small in comparison to the Crimson Kingdom, why would the vampire lord want such small kingdom? Was it an ulterior motive behind his conquest of his homeland? there were questions that Orquídea would love to find the answers to.

After a long walk through massive halls, the princess and the maid were able to arrive at the ballroom. Orquídea was amazed at how lively the place sounded, he would never think that the night creatures would be this lively, he always assumed that they particularly didn't like parties, but it seemed he was wrong. The young princess entered the ballroom and with his appearance, the lively sounds watered down and everyone stared at him, he could see that the guests look at him with adoring eyes, as if he was some kind of mythical creature.

In addition, Orquídea saw how the old man smiled at him and got up from his throne, walking among the guests that were making way for him, he reached the stairs and held out a hand for his princess to take. Orquídea was anxious, but he elegantly went down the steps, murmurs growing every time he took a step down. When he reached the end of the stairs, he placed his hand into the vampire lord's hand and the old man led him to the center of the dance floor, where everyone can have a better look at him. Orquídea heard music being played by the orchestra and noticed how the old man looked back at him.

" My dear, would I have the pleasure of dancing with you?" The old man offered politely, Orquídea hadn't it any other way than to accept his request, so he just nodded and got close to the vampire placing his hand on the broad shoulder and letting the vampire lord touch his waist, joining their hands together the couple started to dance.

The guests were amazed at this spectacle, the way their lord moved around the beauty made him look like some kind of angel. His dark curls spread around according to the movement of their owner, his dark skin contrasted with his pastel pink dress and diadem, and the way the skirt moved around while he was being twirled around by the vampire. Truly, the strange petite man looked like a princess from a fairytale. When the couple finished with their dancing, the guests clapped enthusiastically such an amazing dance piece.

" Thank you, my dear citizens, I'm glad you liked this demonstration." Thanked the vampire lord, " And for my beautiful partner here, let me introduce you to Princess Orquídea de Los Andes, my future bride."

" What?!" exclaimed the young princess, his confused gaze locked with the smiling red eyes.

" Yes my flower, in some months we will get married under the blood moon, and then you'll be my loving wife." Explained the old man, he got a ring case from his pocket and opened it. He took out the ring and discard the box, then he hold Orquídea's left hand and slipped the ring on his ring finger. The crowd clapped and congratulated the vampire, while Orquídea just looked at the purple diamond that decorated the ring on his finger, a symbol of his premeditated bond with the devil that took his kingdom away from him just a few days ago.