Chapter 3 I heard some noise from downstairs. It sounded like two swords clashing. I got out of my bed, put my silk robe on, and walked to the doorway. I reached for the handle and just as I was about to take hold of it. It opened and standing there was Lucas with an apologetic expression. He put something in his mouth before pushing me onto the bed and kissing me transferring whatever he possessed in his mouth to mine. It was filled with passion that left my heart thumping fast. He released it and put his head next to my ear and whispered "I'm sorry, Sara" I was around to ask who Sara was but I fell asleep before I could... I woke up suddenly lying in a bed of blossoms. I looked to the left and there were people crying, a little girl was there asking "Papa, what are they doing to mommy?" The little girl in black said "She's going away for now she'll be back though" the father replied I looked down realizing, I was the one in the coffin, I startled out of it and I soon saw what the little girl was seeing A beautiful woman whose body's about to be incinerated. That was when I woke up with a start This time it was a meeting with five people and their children and yet again I was the little girl, whose name I didn't know standing in the gigantic yellow meeting room with its long table and red chairs. The parents let the kids run and play while they discussed the girls' future. "Well which are you failing to chose my lady?" Lucas's dad asked "I haven't decided yet" aria states "She's almost five her husband must be chosen. So which of our sons are a suited for her?" Nathan's mother asked "If I had to choice now if say Lucas, and Nathan. "I say we let her choose out of those two when she's older" "Fair enough" Lucas's father responds "You're all dismissed" Cecilia commands. ~~~~~~~ I Opened my eyes and saw a blue ceiling which I thought was unusual because in my room, it's white I could hear footsteps outside the room so I closed my eyes and pretended to be asleep. The door opened and someone walked over to the bed and shook me so I opened my eyes as if I had barely woken up. And saw Lucas sitting next to I sat up and looked at him before taking"where am I?" Lucas looked at me with an apologetic face and said "I'm sorry Audre" "For what?" I asked "Not being able to protect them" "Who?" I asked "Your caretakers" I realized what he had in mind, he meant he couldn't protect them and I was right "they're dead?" "Yes" "Ok, I forgive you" "You ok?" Lucas asked "A fine, why?" "Well, normally someone in your situation would be crying" "Well, it seems that I'm surrounded by death so I grew used to it and learned not to care" "Why would you not care?" "Lucas, stop your not a therapist" "Ok" "Do you want to know the killer?" he asked to wait for me to say yes. "No, where am I?" Lucas got up ad turned around before looking back at me and saying "Safe and that's all that matters to me" "Lucas stop messing with me! Tell me where I am, or I'll simply walk out" I threatened Removing the confider and standing up I look at Lucas, whose I who was as flushed as an apple and said "what?" He hesitated and tried to maintain his composure, but it didn't work every now or then. He'd look down. So I looked down and I was naked my face turned bright red as I covered myself with my hands Lucas had even been looking at me, amused at my reaction "you could at least turn around or better yet leave!!!" I yelled throwing anything I could at him until he was out of the room. I went back into the bed and minutes later someone came in "I got you some clothes and I have no idea what thinking, "the lady said, walking towards the bed with a box in her hands "so please forgive him" I was hesitant to answer because I had no idea who this woman was but she placed the box along the bed and opened it pulling out a purple dress with matching shoes. "So here get dressed and I'll fix your hair. I got out of the bed and put the clothes on before sitting in the chair by the dresser so the lady could fix my hair. she started to brush it and I decided to ask "can you tell me where I am and why I'm here?" "He didn't tell you?" She replied surprised "Tell me what" I asked confused "Well the thing is Lucas" she paused ... Lucas...what?" "He wasn't supposed to bring you here" "Why not?" i inquired curiously she went on brushing my hair "because he and father agreed that if you were brought here for any reason you were to... get married" she hesitated saying "What?" I responded speechless.