"How dare you?" growled out the rhetorical question, accompanied by a flurry of motion in which Bishop's speed untraceable to the human eye. Towering over the small girl, his hand poised to lash out, Alice's eyes briefly flashed with fear. The reason? It wasn't due to him about to strike her, no no..it was due to the fact she suddenly remembered their origin. V..vampire..! hissed her inner voice, a not-so-gentle reminder of her fear. Giving a slight, outward wince, the maid squeezed her eyes shut in anticipation of the pain that was sure to follow his contact. However, much to her surprise, that hand never made it's intended target and, instead, latched both onto Alice's frail shoulders. Sensing his strength, the maid didn't even bother with struggling or attempting to get away, a part of her determining that it would have been futile. Resigning her will to fight, Alice simply lifted her stormy-hues up to connect with his gold ones, extreme distaste and anger providing life to his gaze. "I hope you run, I really do, it only drives me crazier to chase down my prey. I'll drain you dry and let the others watch as I tear you apart, piece by piece." rang out his malicious tone, every single syllable dripping with promise to end her life. It was all Alice could do to keep her knees from shaking..after all, for the one thing you fear to make a vow to murder you? That would make anyone terrified out of their wits.
Thankfully, only a moment or two passed in this position before Bishop released his vise-like grip on Alice's shoulders and retrained his spiteful glare to his brothers. With a harsh scoff and dismissive wave, the other flame-haired twin disappeared from the room, allowing the maid to actually breath once more.
Unfortunately, that shaky peace only remained for a few moments before it was rattled once more. Angelo, the white-haired and stoic brother, halted in front of the shadowed-haired girl, her blood turning even colder. Skittering her gaze over to rest on his inhumanely perfect features, the eldest could only focus on him for a few seconds before looking at the ground. The aura he dispelled, coupled with the harshly cold gleam in his crimson eyes, was enough to make the military-oriented girl feel insignificant, nervously so. When the aristocratic vampire leaned towards her, Alice could feel her breath hitch and her heart slow to a faint rhythm. "Watch yourself. Don't you understand, the one in danger here isn't you, but your sister?" mused out his whisper, those scarlet orbs trailing over to the floor-grounded Anise. With eyes widening in realization, Alice couldn't help but trace his gaze over to her shaken twin, the eldest's blood going cold. He's right.... I'm putting us both in danger.. Refocusing his attention back to the eldest, Angelo continued in that soft whispery tone. She's Bishop's maid, and your precious sister. Are you starting to get the picture? Listen, I could care less about what happens to either of you, but I don't wish for my brother to dirty his hands on something worthless. So I believe it's in everyone's best interest if you apologized to the twins. Though I wouldn't apologize to Bishop at the moment. If you value your life, that is." Tying the shocking reality together, the white-haired nobleman allowed for a frigid, uninviting laugh to escape it's confines, Alice's orbs only widening further. However, unlike the usual confrontation she displayed with the vampires before, raw terror was swimming in her gaze, upper teeth gnawing at her lower lip, as the twin looked over at her sister. God..how could I have been such an idiot?! If something happens to Anise..it'll be my fault.. Just when she believed the torment to be over with, Angelo suddenly raised his voice from their private whisper to what was considered normal, a hostile glare apparent in his rubies. "This if your reality now. I advise you to learn your place, Little Miss Maid, remember it only takes a few seconds to snap a neck like yours." To further accentuate his point, the brother's tapered fingers wound themselves around her neck, her body acting on impulse to go rigid.
As if on cue, the vampire who had claimed her as his own, stormed over and grasped her hand before pulling Alice away from his brother. In a blurry few seconds, Alice's eyes still holding the shocked horror from before, the small girl was enveloped within Demetri's iron-esque arms, a protective air exuding from him. Giving a few blinks, trying to regain her sense, Alice placed her hands on the vampire's chest, ready to push him away and protest at the contact. "Please don't fight me on this deary...I'm trying to protect you..whether you like me or not is irrelevant.. I was a man before I was a vampire, let me be one, if only just this once. You're in a castle full of men that want you dead.. Think of your sister it it adds you in your endeavors." was his whisper in her ear, the pleading and rationality behind such statements was hard to refute. Sending a concerned glance over at her other half, her lip biting slightly intensifying as her gaze latched onto her sister. Dropping her hand that acted as a barrier, Alice, begrudgingly, gave into his hold and words. A few moments later, Demetri, once more, gently grasped her hand before guiding her out of the room into another. "Let me speak to my brother before you leave this room." Before Alice could even respond, her master leaned forward before placing a kiss on the eldest twin's forehead and disappearing into the hallway. Instinctively, a blush covered her cheeks at his actions, her mind trying to focus on something other than what just happened. I hope Anise will be ok..God help them if she isn't..