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A Reluctant Slave - 28

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Morning came quickly and Lucy was surprised to find that she'd slept well. Surrounded by strangers with the fear of being found she'd believed that sleep would never grace her but as her blue gaze slid open she saw that the room was empty and from the light coming from outside that it was past midday. A frown passed across her features, pushing the curtain that covered her sleeping area further back; she was safe and she felt better than she had in a very long time.
Pushing off the bed Lucy examined the room once more, seeing that surrounding home was a family's whole life and tenderly cared to. This was a home filled with love and affection but also hard work if their tools of trade were any indication. Lucy remembered then that the small villages outside of Solace were often simple farming towns, where families got their livelihood from the earth around them and from traders passing through on their way to bigger cities. It was a simple life in comparison to that of Solace, but considering where that had taken her she couldn't help but feel jealous of them.
She touched her body; inspecting the clothes they had put on her to see nothing but simple, cotton pants and a top. She had no shoes but she found that she didn't care as curiosity of the village took over her. She had never left Solace before the night of her kidnapping, only hearing stories and seeing village folk come to the city for trade. She found she wanted to explore it first hand, to get to know how the majority of people on Iann lived their lives.
Lucy pushed out of the home, sunlight striking her and she shivered at the gust of cool air that met her body. Seeing the leaves being graced with autumn weather in their orange colours, she knew that she had been lucky in surviving the cold when she'd collapsed in the field. But she pushed those thoughts out of her mind as she stepped out onto the dirt of the street.
Even though the sunlight was weak due to the autumn weather she couldn't help the smile that spread across her lips, even as her eyes complained about the light. She took a step back but didn't allow herself to shrink back into the shadows; she hadn't seen sunlight in over two years, felt its natural heat or watched as it shifted colours as it moved through the sky. She forgot about everything else, grinning to herself as a small laugh left her lips; sunlight, the sign that she had escaped the Shadowlands and that no vampire, not even Frost, could touch her under its caress.
For a moment she forgot about exploring the village, pushing out of the house as she lost herself to the feel of the sun again. Villagers watched her, raising eyebrows as the beauty spun around, her arms out as she smiled and laughed to herself. She hadn't laughed in so long and the feeling brought tears to her eyes; she savoured every second of being under the sunlight, knowing that it could be snatched away from her even though she prayed that she never left its graces again.
Moving through the village she went towards the sun, out from the houses as her feet touched grass instead of mud. She chased the sun, following it across the fields as she just wanted to reach up and touch it, to never let it leave. A laugh came from her lips again as she span around before collapsing in the grass, a smile on her lips.
"I'm glad someone's enjoying the cold weather."
Lucy's blue eyes snapped open as she heard a man's voice from above her but she soon focused on them to see a familiar face. James smiled down at her, his older face wrinkled under the sunlight and his body worn from manual labour but there was warmth in his eyes and a kindness that showed he had led a good life and was surrounded by people that he loved. She couldn't help but smile back up at him, "I haven't seen the sun in a long time." She took the man's hand as he helped her to her feet, releasing his hand as she stood opposite him.
James didn't ask about her past but instead offered her thoughts on her future, "well, my family will look after you until you can get back on your feet again...but I think you'll be watching the sun for a long time to come now."
Hope blossomed in her chest and she nodded, allowing herself to hope for once as there was an opportunity that she would have a good life again, "thank you, James."
He nodded, but raised an eyebrow, "we never got your name..." he trailed off, expecting her to fill him in and she waved a hand in embarrassment.
"Lucy, my name is Lucy."
"Lucy," James gave her a broad smile. "Well welcome to our village – I'm working over in the corn fields right now but have an explore and tomorrow you can help out." Lucy nodded; she had never done farming or manual labour before but she found she was excited of the prospect...of just being under the sun.
"Thank you," she told him again and he nodded, walking back across the field and to where he was working before. She smiled, running a hand through her golden hair as she closed her eyes, thinking to herself, maybe life is getting back on track. ...but the human didn't notice the two men watching her from the shade underneath a tree, smirking slowly as they regarded the village.
"Looks like Lucy has invited a village to the party," Rain commented before glancing over his shoulder to the other man. Frost leant against the tree, his arms folded across his chest as his head hung low. The vampire then chuckled and slowly tilted his head up, pale blue eyes flashing as a smirk spread across his lips.
"Then we best make sure they all get an invitation."
A Reluctant Slave

I feel like I should say 'oh no', but really I'm too excited to XD

Frost and Rain are back and it seems Lucy's escape only did her well for so long, but she's no longer the only one in danger.

If you're wondering, it will get explained later, but my vampires die in sunlight, and they are also powerless when the sun is in the sky even if they are in the shadows.

Yes - they do not sparkle...though Frost probably would just to annoy me *rolls eyes*

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ok, I'm picking the bloodbath