As the sun slowly began to fall behind the mountains, Anise woke up suddenly as if struck with a blunt object. Her violet eyes opening in horror. She sat up like a bolt of lightning, looking to the window. She noticed sunlight, but it was faded. She assumed it was around six or seven in the afternoon. She wasn't quite sure how she had made it to her bed, seeing as the last thing she remembered was her throat tightening up on her.
"I'm...I'm alive..?" She whispered to herself in disbelief, even pinching the palm of her head to be perfectly sure. The pain came surely enough, which was enough proof for Anise. A smile quickly crossed her lips and she sprung out of bed, quickly getting dressed. Today was the day of the ball, which meant temporary hired help was taking care of the preparations. Today was a day off for the every day servants of Castillo, unless their vampire wanted a drink of their blood, that is. Anise stripped her clothes, putting on the dress that Bishop picked out for her the day before. She admired the fabric that she was wearing in the mirror, running her fingers across the dress in admiration. Then she noticed a small box laid upon the table next to her mirror. Anise gingerly opened the box, her eyes noticing the butterfly hair brooch that she'd chosen the day before. Anise's smile lit up even further, putting the brooch in her hair. She would have to remove it when it was time to style her hair, but for now she wished to wear it. Today was an amazing day, she woke up alive and healthier than she'd felt in a long time,
"I wonder if Alice is up yet?" Anise muttered, tapping her chin as she rolled the thought around in her head. She highly doubted it. Her sister, despite being a morning person, definitely hated parties. She assumed that Alice would do anything to avoid dressing up and attending today's festivities. She decided to leave her sister alone for now, she assumed she would need the rest, considering.
Anise quietly approached her window, unlocking the latch to let some fresh air into the room. She stared upon the orange sky, watching the sun slowly setting beyond the horizon. Anise found this view to be quite beautiful, smiling to herself as she basked in the beauty of nature. She wanted to share this view with her sister, but after yesterday's health scare, Anise felt her sister simply needed her sleep.
I hope I did not worry her too much.. I should check on her later, but first I should check on Master Castiel, then see Lord Bishop. Anise exited her quarters and went straight to Castiel's. His condition was far from improving. He was suddenly refusing to eat, so she was left with the task of forcing him to. Despite the daily blood she fed him, he never left his bed. Anise knocked three times, then entered the blonde's room, shutting the door behind her. Anise then retrieved a goblet and a knife, letting out a cool breath to calm her nerves before she begun her task. Without further hesitation, Anise sliced open her wrist, allowing the crimson liquid to drip inside of the goblet. She did not even let out a hiss of pain, only a wince during the initial cut.
Once the goblet was full, Anise wrapped her wrist tightly with bandages she kept by the goblet and approached the Lord's bed,
"Master Castiel, you must drink. You have to keep up your strength.." She leaned over him, bringing him to a sitting position before placing the goblet to his lips. When the blood hit the Lord's lips, he instinctively gave into temptation and devoured the cup's contents in no time. Anise tucked him back in and bowed to the lord before taking her leave,
"I will return to feed you again after the festivities, Mi'lord." Anise called out quietly before leaving Castiel to his thoughts, or whatever he chose to do while cooped up in that room. Anise made her way to the kitchen, avoiding the temporary help along the way and cleaned the bloody goblet. Once she was certain the blood was gone, Anise left the Goblet to dry and scurried back upstairs to check on Bishop. Anise gave three light knocks, barely louder than a child's feet pitter pattering across as stone floor,
"Mi'lord? Are you awake?" She asked, smoothing out her dress subconsciously, making sure that none of her blood managed to stain the dress without her knowledge. She was aware that Bishop hated the idea of her feeding another, but this was her duty, whether she enjoyed it or not. The bandages on her wrist were obvious, something that she could not hide from him, but she did not wish to accidentally ruin the dress and anger him this early in the morning. After all, Bishop chose it himself, which was something she was sure he did not do because he enjoyed it. In fact, Demetri was the only man that Anise had ever met that enjoyed choosing clothes for himself and others. Most men she knew, including her father, would wear just about anything given to them.
When Demetri woke from his bed, he slowly sat up, running a hand through his red hair. He remembered every single detail of the day before, aside from what occurred during his flash backs. He did remember what did said, he remembered seeing memories of Kat, but he had no idea what had happened while he was in pain. After receiving blood from Jane, Demetri returned to his old self just in time to see Reiji cure Anise. He was also aware that Anise's first kiss had technically been stolen by the ebony haired man. He wondered how his twin felt, considering his feelings for Anise. He figured Bishop would want to skin Reiji alive for touching his lips to Anise's, but he was not certain, considering Reiji had saved the girl's life with the help of that interesting human boy that Demetri had hired before investigating him further.
Feeling quite famished, Demetri felt the need to go to Jason's room, seeing as he figured Anise was not an available source to tap. He doubted his brother would mind if he fed from his butler. Besides, Jane was most likely feeding his sister at this hour, and Camilla had been through enough the night before. He did not wish to frighten his maid any further. Demetri exited his room, wearing only black dress pants and a white dress shirt only half buttoned. The top half of his torso was quite visible, but he did not care about showing his body, nor did he think Jason would mind. When he entered the hallway he noticed that Anise was lightly tapping on his twin's door, which was right next to his own,
"Good afternoon, little dove." he winked at Anise. The maid seemed quite startled, which amused him to great lengths, and she even blushed at his exposed skin. He watched her turn her gaze away from him, and began to tune in to listen to her heart beat. Her heart fluttered like a racing butterfly. Speaking of which, the brooch in her hair suited her quite well, considering how easy it was to make her nervous.
"G-Good afternoon, L-Lord Demetri.. I-It gladdens my heart to know that you have recovered." Anise responded in a shaken up tone, bowing politely. Demetri smirked at her formality, bowing as well before walking to Jason's door, knocking on it considerably louder than Anise had done,
"Oi.. Jason! I want a drink. Anise is there to take care of Bishop.. Open the door." Demetri's tone was comparable to that of a spoiled child demanding attention, jealous that his brother had so many toys at his disposal. To be honest, Demetri had the most humanity out of the entire bunch, so long as his fangs were not dug into someone's neck. Once Demetri has drank blood from it's source, all bets are off the table.