Kiryn sat in the bathtub trying to get herself to relax. After Syra had seen her injures she had demanded that a healer come and heal all of her injuries. Kiryn had tried to say, but Syra had said her outfit would show a lot so her skin had to be flawless. After saying that Syra had bounded off to find a high level healer and to get Kiryn's outfit ready.
Kiryn leaned back in the tub and inhaled deeply, loving the scent of night roses that came from the steamed water. Night roses were roses that only bloomed at midnight and were always hard to find. Yet there was a full supply of night roses infused bathing products and perfumes here, and she very much wondered where they had found enough to make all of it. Sighing she closed her eyes and listened to the sound of some rock band that came from the small bathroom radio that Syra had supplied.
She wasn't even sure how that had been found. After the Great War, so many things that people had taken for granted, cars, radios, computers; they had all either been destroyed or taken by people to sell for money. From what Kiryn could tell, everything that people had once loved so much were all here inside this large dreamlike castle. While she was used to living much like history books said people had in medieval times, these people of the night had everything. Chuckling to herself she let her mind wonder.
They rested again on Lucian LeSabor. When she had first seen him she was so sure that he was like every other man in the world, even being a nonhuman it hadn't mattered. Yet when he held her in his strong arms he was so gentle and his voice had been kind when he spoke to her. On the horse he held her so she wouldn't fall and had even made sure that her cloak hadn't blown open. He had encouraged her to laugh and had even laughed with her. In the span of less then two hours, he had done some many things that no one else had ever done for her in her entire life.
There was something about him that called to her, but she knew better then to try and push herself upon him. She doubted he would have any interest in her; a man with his looks could get any woman mortal or nonmortal. She would happy to be considered his friend, and she was certain he would become her best male friend; Syra had already claimed the best female friend slot.
This too confused her, never in her life had a woman been so kind to her. Most women shied away from her for one reason or another, something she had yet to figure out. Yet here she was, with Syra, a woman with obvious influence in the supernatural world treating her with overwhelming kind.
"Kiryn the healer is here, come get on the bed." Syra called from the bedroom
Kiryn started, not hearing the door open or close. Stepping out of the tub she wrapped a deep purple towel around herself and walked out into the bedroom where Syra and another woman were waiting. When Syra saw her she smiled and waved her over to the bed before she introduced the other woman.
"Kiryn this is Tina. She is the best healer here and will have you fixed up in less then a hour so we can start getting ready for tonight."
Kiryn laid back on the bed feeling a little leering about all this, but Tina smiled kindly and asked her to remove the towel. Sliding it free Kiryn laid back on the bed and closed her eyes as she heard the healer's sharp intake of breath. She was embarrassed to have anyone see her like this, but since she would be seeing Lucian tonight she figured it would be okay.
She tried to relax when she felt the healer running her hands over her body, but became tense when warmth flowed into her body. Even though she knew this was how a healer did whatever it was that they did, it felt weird to her. Kiryn started to hum and lullaby she had heard when she was younger to keep her mind off the weird sensations.
Kiryn wasn't sure how long it had been but the warmth left and she heard the healer say that it was done. She sat up slowly surprised when she looked at herself that there were no longer any marks on her body. Smiling at the Tina she extended her hand to the healer.
"Thank you, I truly appreciate what you have done for me. I wish I had some way to pay you." Kiryn said
"No need for that dear, Syra has already taken care of everything. You just enjoy yourself at the activities tonight and I will be considered well paid." Tina laughed
Kiryn nodded and wrapped her towel back around her, thinking again of Lucian and seeing him. She very much hoped that whatever Syra had selected for her to wear would at least cause him to look at her twice. She hoped that he would at least dance with her once, she really wondered what he would be like on the dance floor.
Kiryn sat down on one of the chairs to wait for Syra to come back in, and Tina sat on the bed.
"What is Lucian like?" Kiryn asked
Tina looked up at the girl surprise flickering through her though she hid it well. Tina truly hoped this girl didn't fall in love with Lucian. Even though he was a wonderful man he was a bit of a playboy and in all the time she had been at the castle, never once had he stayed with a woman longer then a moon cycle. Despite the Lucian was defiantly one of the younger brothers, his powers came very close to matching Malachi's, which was why he was allowed to enter all meetings unlike some of his siblings. Tina doubted this girl could stand up to Lucian, and was scared to think what would happen to the fragile girl if her heart was broken. But she wasn't going to say all of that.
"Lucian is a sweet guy. Pain in the ass to be sure and not exactly the type to go steady with a woman. But he does treat them with respect and he tends to be very over protective."
Kiryn and Tina both jumped at the sound Syra's voice, and Kiryn shot to her feet watching as Syra walked into the room fresh from her bath. Syra smiled softly at the young woman in front of her.
"Tina you may leave now. Kiryn let me help you with your outfit."
Tina scurried from the room and Kiryn turned to watch Syra start pulling pieces of clothing from the wardrobe, holding them up, then either putting them back in or setting them in one of two piles. After several minutes of this, Syra turned to Kiryn waving her over. Waving her hand at the pile further from her, Syra smiled.
"This is what I want you to wear; I will find you jewelry and hair things when we are done dressing."
Kiryn smiled her thanks and picked up the pile she was told was hers and carried them into the bathroom to dress. She was confused at how to put some of it on, but she quickly figured it out and looked at herself in the mirror.
The black silk dress clung to her body and fell to her ankles, slits riding up both sides ending at her hips. A tight pair of black shorts was under the dress, keeping everyone from seeing her underwear. The waist was tight showing the flair of her hips and the top of the dress was cut low showing the tops of her breasts, the back cut away stopping an inch above her buttocks. Thin chains hung on the back, the cold metal making her shiver slightly.
A chain was wrapped around the hips, a sheer sliver cloth hanging from the back to follow the line of her dress down. There was a collar made of leather that was attached to the dress using to strips of cloth matching the dress's color and texture. The collar also had a small empty round hole, where it looked like a pendent should be, but Kiryn hadn't found on.
Her legs were left bare, only a pair of three inch heels on her feet making her five foot three inches. The way her hair curled around her shoulders, made her decide to keep it like that. It sort of made her feel like a fairy princess.
"It looks very good on you, just as I thought it would."
Kiryn looked at Syra and smiled brightly.
"Thank you, this is the loveliest thing I have ever worn." She said.
Syra nodded, and smiled back before taking Kiryn's arm and leading the girl into the bedroom again, seating her in front of the vanity mirror. Syra looked through her earrings before picking a pair holding small clear quartz crystals. She put them on Kiryn and decided that the girl looked best with just what she had and nothing more. Syra then pulled out the make-up colors she had decided on for the girl.
Kiryn sat still as Syra put on her makeup hoping she looked good when it was done. When Syra finally told her to open her eyes, Kiryn's jaw dropped all most to the floor. Even if only eyeliner and mascara had been added, Kiryn defiantly saw the improvement. She could almost have passed for a lady of court.
Kiryn thanked Syra and sat in a chair by the door to wait for her hostess to finish her makeup. Once Syra was done she took, Kiryn's hand and led her down the stairs, passed the ballroom to the next door over. She pushed it open and dragged Kiryn inside before closing it softly.
Kiryn looked around and saw the others she had seen earlier plus several others that she had not. The only thing that made her feel better was the sight of Lucian standing to the left of the one called Malachi. She looked over at Syra who nodded and waved her over to stand by Lucian. Kiryn felt slightly self conscious as she walked to Lucian coming up on his left as he was talking to Malachi.
Malachi broke off mid sentence and stared at the girl who had just walked up. She looked very different from how she had earlier, and even he had to admit the he found her attractive. Lucian had noticed his brother's look and turned his head, his eyes meeting Kiryn's and felt like he was falling into the blue depths.
Lucian turned quickly and took in her outfit, feeling a stirring starting in his groin. His eyes hungrily devoured her, his mind full of erotic thoughts of what he wanted to do to her. His gaze rested on her lips which were slightly parted as she licked her dry lips. Lucian nearly groaned aloud at the sensual image that provided him and he had to take a deep breath before he did something that would probably not be invited by anyone, like throwing her down on the table right now.
Kiryn watched Lucian as his eyes grew wide then his lids fell slightly giving him a seriously sexual expression. Kiryn felt a tremor run through her body and she had to lick her lips again. Her mind was slightly numb as she looked over his outfit. His pants were tight and showed the muscles in his legs, a black silk button up shirt was stretched across his chest and made her want to run her hands over it. His lip ring was winking in the corner of his mouth and she wanted to tug it with her teeth. She watched as he drew in a shuddering breath and decided she might as well say something.
"That outfit looks very nice on you. It makes a girl think all sorts of things." She said honestly
Lucian's eyes opened even wider and he heard Malachi cough behind him.
