Taming My Vampire Servant

To replenish Sigmund's mana, she was always asking the obedient Lycus to stay in his hut while she and Sigmund went to the gazebo at the docks.

"Sigmund," Ivory called as she and the Vampire sat in front of each other in the dark. She put off the candle because she didn't want others to see that she was being bitten by her Servant. She asked him curiously, "Do you now accept Lycus?"

"As long as he doesn't disturb us," the Vampire responded. He started sucking blood on Ivory's palm since a while ago.

"Oww!" she reacted when he bit her again, on her other hand.

"You're still not used to this?" he peered into her eyes.

Ivory responded, "Somehow, the darkness makes me surprised with the pain."

The moon suddenly showed up when a couple of clouds moved away. Sparkles of light were shown on the sea's surface, and gradually, the surroundings became brighter.

Ivory glanced at her beloved Vampire Servant who both held her hands near his mouth. A subtle smile formed on her face, and she startled him when she pulled her hands away.

"Ivory?" Sigmund gazed at her light blue irises.

Her eyes glowed for a short while, and she observed her palms. The wounds started healing, and when it was done, her eyes stopped glowing.

The Vampire sighed, "Can you not heal too fast? I want to suck more of your blood."

Ivory giggled, "Apologies, it's just that... I never thought that the time would come that I could control my extraordinary mana."

"Do you really not wish to tell me what happened in your dream?"

She shook her head. 

"Then it must be the Goddess' orders," Sigmund then grabbed her arms and pulled her close to him. He cupped her chin and looked straight into her eyes. "It's alright, I won't force you to tell me if it's Her holy orders as long as you will never part from me... But let me bite you somewhere I haven't bitten yet."

She raised her brow, her cheeks turned red as a tomato, "And where is that?"

A smirk escaped from Sigmund's lips.

Ivory was startled when her Vampire Servant suddenly crawled towards her. With her reflex, she moved backwards, until she reached the back, and if she moved a bit more, she would fall into the waters. Seeing this, Sigmund immediately placed his arm around her waist.

"What are you doing, stupid woman!" he exclaimed, embracing her.

It was only the crashing of waves that could be heard at that moment, but the sound of her beating hearts came louder. When Ivory leaned her head on his firm chest, she could also hear his heart beating fast. She also embraced him and the two of them stared at the reflection of the moon on the sea.

Ivory wondered, since when was Sigmund this sweet towards her? She didn't realize how much time had passed since the first day they met. 

It amazed her that the Servant in front of her was the same Servant who ran away from her on the day of his summoning. She then raised her head to gaze into his crimson-red eyes and uttered, "I wish you were a human."

Sigmund raised his eyebrows, "What the hell are you saying?"

She chuckled with his surprised reaction, "Nevermind," and leaned onto him.

"I will bite you next time at that part of your body that I have been wanting to bite."

The two then spent an hour on the docks. Not to replenish mana, but to listen to each other's beating hearts.

…

Their stay in Sapphiros Town finally came to an end. The tribe leader Leopold and some of his tribesmen accompanied them to the town arc to say their goodbyes. They rode the horse-drawn carriage and the horse started to move. 

On the way, Ivory stared outside the carriage window. The oak trees outside reminded her of her dreams, and she wondered if she could meet Wolfram and the pack once again, after all, she made a pact with them, and they welcomed her warmly in return.

Sigmund stayed seated while his arms were on Ivory's back. He let her lean on him as she stared blankly outside.

Lycus, on the other hand, felt no jealousy or any other negative emotions towards Sigmund even though he knew he's very close with her as if he's human. Ever since he became Ivory's full-fledged Servant, all that mattered to him was Ivory's happiness and safety. Also, as a Servant, he had no human desires, so he was able to get along with Sigmund as he treated him as his apprentice.

The group passed through the border of the Land of Rosaria and entered the Land of Olivea. With the scroll of permission from General Goldwine, they were not inspected at all. They headed towards Omegalion City where they were dropped off.

With that five hours of journey back to their homeland, Ivory felt her buttocks a bit numb, and her back sore. As they walked at the side of the cobblestoned road, she said casually, "I want a back massage."

"Master, how about I give you one?" Lycus said happily.

The competitive Sigmund glared at him for a while before saying, "No, I will massage her back, Lycus, and you just watch how I do it. Besides, I know the parts of her body where she would feel satisfied-"

"Sigmund!" their Master turned beet red. She pinched his arm, "Behave!"

"What? I was merely coaching him. He's your new Servant, so he still needs to learn a lot. Isn't this what you want? For me to get along with him?"

"But…" Ivory facepalmed when he saw Sigmund nodding at Lycus as if he was forcing him to agree with him. "Sigmund, you meanie! Stop tormenting Lycus!"

"What? I think I'm treating him well- Oww!" she loudly hit his back. "How violent!"

"Because you were picking on him!"

As the two were bickering like cat and dog, Lycus laughed a little, and they didn't realize that they had already reached the city arc of Omegalion.

Their loud laughters ended when they saw several knights in front of them. Sigmund and Lycus brought Ivory behind them, cautious and getting ready for battle. 

"Do not be too formal, Ivory," Crown Prince Jirou said in his majestic white horse as it galloped towards her front. "I heard you were coming back today, so I rushed my kingdom tour," he looked down at her, glaring in annoyance.

Ivory glared back at the Crown Prince. 

Jirou knew that something had changed in Ivory. Her glare made him realize that she became fiercer and bolder. The training might have made her so strong for her to emit such confidence.

"I want to take you to Silverblade Castle," he told her straight out, with a wide grin on his face, "I want to introduce you to my father."

"What if I refuse?" she asked.

The prince first stared at her before saying, "Then I shall leave now. See you soon, Ivory," he smirked. "Really, really soon…" then with the several knights, he left and then the sound of the hooves of horses against the cobblestoned roads slowly diminished.

Ivory and her two Servants thought they acted weird, and decided to proceed to the academy to check up on things. Principal Arthurdane was at the gate, and as soon as he saw them approaching, he immediately ran towards them.

"How was the training?" he asked them with a troubled expression.

"It went well! I can now control my other mana," Ivory said. Seeing him look behind them, perspiring and his eyes were wavering, she asked, "What's wrong?"

"Well… You know that Miss Knightwing and Sir Lucius went to the tour, right?" the principal gulped in nervousness, "Miss Knightwing said some things she shouldn't say to the Crown Prince, that's why Sir Lucius, he…"

Ivory widened her eyes, anticipating what the principal would say next.

"Lucius was brought to the Silverblade Castle's prison."

"What!?" she reacted, "Why? I mean… What did Arcea say to make the prince mad?"

The principal told them that he heard the knights talking about it. Since the start of their trip, Crown Prince was already in a bad mood because Ivory was not with them. To solve his boredom, he asked Arcea to tell him things about her closest female friend, and as soon as she started, she came blabbering about her thoughts, almost non-stop.

Arcea then mentioned that she felt that there's a strong connection between Ivory and Lucius. 

When Prince Jirou asked Lucius what he felt for Ivory, he responded with, "Don't worry, Your Highness, I only see her as a sister."

But when Arcea heard this, she mentioned a certain necklace that Lucius gave Ivory, and it made the prince snap. He thought that Lucius was lying to him.

"Principal, there is nothing going on between Lucius and me… and you know that."

"I only knew of his imprisonment when they finished their journey and returned here."

"Where is Arcea?" 

"She's also in the castle…"

"That prick," Sigmund said. "He took your friends so that you'll personally go to him!"