Taming My Vampire Servant

Sigmund agreed to Lucius' plan to pretend to be a human. Everything had been messed up; Fiora, Gerhalt, and Nathan knew that he and Ivory were lovers, but their registered information showed that they're Master and Servant. Their true relationship is also known by the town guards and officers in the town hall, so what should they do?

There's also this problem: what if the Principal suddenly visits them? He knew very well that he's her Servant! And what if he spoke with the people around them? They'd get busted!

He and Lucius were contemplating on what to do from now on. Since they already discovered where the Dark Mana stones were mined, their purpose should be over, but it would be unfair to everyone if they would not finish their apprenticeship. In three weeks, spring would end and summer would start. They've been Topazeon Town for almost half a year, so it would be such a waste if they would not finish their apprenticeship.

They all gathered in the kitchen, and sat on the middle part of the long dining table. When Lycus was done giving them plates, bowls and eating utensils, he sat on the vacant seat beside Ivory. Sigmund was, of course, sitting on the other side of his beloved. Fiora and Nathan sat beside each other, in front of the silver-haired Master and her Servants.

Ivory panned her sight towards the food on the table. Grilled pork ribs were served, as well as savory herbed chicken. A pot of potato soup was also cooked.

"Eat well, Ivory, so you can overcome your cold," Lucius uttered. He took a small bowl and poured soup, then placed it beside her plate. Afterwards, he used a fork to transfer some of the sliced pork meal from the large serving plate onto Ivory's empty plate. "Don't hold back, and be your normal self."

Ivory pouted, "What do you mean normal self? Do you mean I eat a lot?" 

He laughed a little, happy that the awkwardness between them had somehow disappeared, "There, you said it yourself."

"Silly," she then placed the meat slice onto her mouth and started munching it. "Oh, Lycus, this is delicious!"

"Thank you. Please eat well, everyone," he smiled. 

Lucius saw Fiora and Nathan on his right, quietly eating the flavorful food that Lycus prepared. He found this as an opportunity to explain a somewhat believable lie.

"Miss Fiora, Mister Nathan… As people who are staying in Precious Inn, I'd like to clarify some things," the blonde young man said in a serious expression. "I know that records say that Ivory and Sigmund are Master and Servant, but they're actually lovers who are forbidden to be together. Our parents are opposed to their relationship," 

Fiora and Nathan stopped eating and turned their heads to Ivory and Sigmund. They looked at them with pity, especially Fiora, who got teary-eyed! She was actually cheering for them, so she thought, 'How tragic, it's a love story against all odds!' 

Lucius did not lie. He already knew how their parents would react once they knew Ivory was in a relationship with her own Servant. He continued, "Lycus is Ivory's Servant. He's regarded by Principal Arthurdane as an academy assistant, but he's actually a Servant of Ivory."

Lycus stood up from his seat and bowed a little, "I am Master Ivory's Servant. Pleased to meet you."

"Ah, so the mystery's really solved!" Fiora said in high spirits. She poured an empty mug with sweet potato wine from the mini barrel near her seat. "I'm sure Gerhalt would be pleased to hear it- Oh. I haven't seen him since that time..." she faked a smile at them, then drank from her mug.

The receptionist girl surely missed her long time friend. How good it would be if she could return to the good old days. She wondered how he was recovering from what he had experienced in the forest. Did he forget about her, or did his feelings for her only grew in her absence?

Suddenly, someone called from outside. As soon as Sigmund heard it, he whispered to Ivory, "Someone's calling at the lobby."

As soon as she knew, she quietly stood up from her seat, and she initiated to be the one to see who it was. It was a messenger, and he gave a small scroll before leaving. It had Fiora's name on a wooden tag.

She went back to the kitchen, and she handed the scroll to fiora and went back to her seat.

Fiora paused from eating to focus on reading the scroll. She read it word per word. And as she neared the end of the letter, she got teary-eyed.

"Fiora?" Ivory called with a concerned expression, "Are you alright?"

When Fiora finished reading, her hands trembled, and her tears fell like waterfalls. "Gerhalt, he… He's going to leave town for good… Tonight, he and his family will depart for Umbria City."

Nathan, who was sitting beside her, patted her back and gave her a dry cloth so that she could wipe her tears.

Fiora continued to say her sentiments, "I can't even say goodbye in person… He did so much for me, but I…"

Ivory stared at the crying receptionist. Of all the people in that room, she guessed she was the one who knew how much pain it would feel if someone close to you would suddenly leave.

"Fiora, what time will he leave tonight? Did he mention anything?" she asked her.

"It says on the letter… Eight in the evening, they'll start to pass through the town arch."

Lucius took out the pocket watch from his pocket, "You have two minutes before eight…"

"Fiora, if you go now, you can still catch up to him!" Ivory said. She stood up from her seat once again, "If you cried after learning about him leaving, he must be important to you. Don't regret it and go!"

"You speaking with her took a minute, Ivory," Sigmund said. "It's too late. From here to the arch, perhaps it would take at least five minutes as the fastest time."

"You're not helping at all, Sigmund," she narrowed her eyes on him. He knew he was only telling the truth, but if she won't do anything, there's a chance that Fiora would regret not coming after Gerhalt. She then turned to Fiora, grabbed her hand, pulling her towards her and making her stand up from her seat. "I will make sure you meet him. Come!"

"Ivory, you will be caught by the town guards if you use your mana!" Lucius retorted. He stood up as well, but when he was about to go after her, there was no hesitation seen in her eyes. 

Ivory took Fiora in front of the inn, and she used the Silverblade mana to use Air magic to form a tornado-like entity. It was as large as a horse-drawn carriage, but three times faster!

She took two of the broken wooden planks in the front yard. They both sat in each of them, and not long after, Ivory's small tornadoes positioned themselves below the planks. They floated and the wind carried them upwards.

"Hold on tight," Ivory told her, and Fiora nodded. The small tornadoes flew up in the air! 

The two of them could almost see the whole town. While sitting in the wooden plank, Ivory controlled the two tornadoes, at the same time watching Fiora if she's holding on tightly to her plank. Soon after, they reached the arch, and as they neared the ground, Ivory dissipated the wind.

While Ivory was blocked by the town guards and asked why she used her magic, she explained that Fiora needed to speak with her friend, who's going to leave that night. Some of the guards recognized Ivory, so they let them be.

Fiora peeked through the carriages one by one. She did not care whether the passengers were already glaring at her, all she cared about was finding her friend.

"Fiora?" Someone called from behind. Peeking out the window of one of the carriages was Gerhalt, and he beamed a smile as soon as he saw her.

"Gerhalt!" Fiora exclaimed and ran towards him. 

But as she ran, the carriage also started to move. There was a long line of carriages leaving town, so they could not stop to talk for long.

"Fiora! Did you read my letter?" Gerhalt yelled.

Fiora replied in a loud voice, "Yes, I did!"

"You didn't need to come here at all, do you need something?"

"Gerhalt, I…" she caught her breath, "Take care!" she stopped running when the carriage went on at a faster speed. 

"You too! Take care Fiora! Wait for my letter, okay?!" 

She kept on waving at him as the sight of the carriage became smaller and smaller. She sighed, disappointed at herself that she only said two words: Take care. But even so, she did not regret coming there.

What happened to Gerhalt was still a mystery to Fiora, but she knew that it's related to the academy students. Whatever it was, she knew she should not butt in anymore, after all, the damage had been done. 

He said in the letter that he sometimes had nightmares of what he did to her, and as long as he stayed in Topazeon Town, he was afraid that he could not move on from it. Although Gerhalt was only a friend to her, she's sure that she'll miss his silly stories and endless chitchats. For sure, she would remember him from time to time, and she knew that he would remember her as well. 

But she needed to accept that there are people in the world who are meant to be separated from each other.