Chapter two: Damien

Chapter Two: Damien

I watched as Trinity walked away from me and into the shelter of her bedroom, needing to think about things, I walked out onto the balcony. I looked over the forest that surrounded the castle seeing everything clearly despite the utter darkness that surrounded everything that was the campus. The night sky seemed to be a reflection of everything that was going on inside the castle, storm clouds swirling and every ounce of light the stars would have provided blacked out by the ominous feeling that something was going on.

As I sat wallowing in my own distress, I noticed a pair of lime green Nikes taking off across the ground. Trinity had donned her black track suit and her lime green running shoes and went off on her own. Normally, Mike or I would be running alongside of her, but given the circumstances of the evening, I knew Trinity would be running alone. I turned my back to the darkness of the outside and wandered into the main house.

As I rounded a corner in the bowels of the castle, I ran into Mike, who was thankfully alone. “Hey Mike.”

“Ah, Damien. Headed to your office I presume?” Mike seemed a bit stand offish, but it was probably due to the fact that he and Trinity were so closely linked that her emotions were his at times.

“Yeah, can you come with me? There are a couple things I need to talk to you about.” Mike seemed hesitant at first, but then followed me to my office.

He sat down in a dark red leather chair across from my oak desk. He looked on my dark walls covered with weapons of old and a small photo collage of Trinity and myself. He raised his eyebrows at the collage, and I could tell he was wondering what exactly it was doing in my office.

“What is it that you wanted to speak to me about Damien?” Mike asked calmly.

“I wanted to talk to you about what the scientists have been working on as of late.”

“Well, quite honestly Damien, your name is not on the cleared list. I understand that you want to know what is going on, but as close as you are to Trinity, you are still her Protection and because of that, not everything is open to you.”

“I’m her consort as well Michael, that makes me eligible to know what’s going on with something as important as this. It affects us all.”

“Damien! You are her boyfriend; you are not Trinity’s consort! Trinity has refused for centuries to name a consort. You must remember that. Please, she will tell you when you need to know. You need to trust Trinity.”

“Michael, we are the only two who are closest to her, we need to know all information that passes through. . .”

“No Damien. No. You are not suggesting that I tell you why Jonathan is here? Is that what this is? You don’t care what the scientists are looking for, its of no concern to you, its all about Jonathan. I’m not telling you anything, you need to trust Trinity!” Michael read me better than anyone else could.

“Michael, you are the only other person who knows what went on between Jonathan and Trinity! I need to know.”

“Damien. Trust Trinity.”

“Trust me on what Michael?” Trinity was standing in the doorway of my office looking unaffected by her run.

“Trinity, how was your run?” Michael asked a slight smile in his face.

“Delicious.” Trinity answered with no hint of humor in her voice. “Leave Michael.”

Michael got up bowed his head to Trinity and left the room, shutting the iron door tightly behind him. Trinity moved from the doorway to where Michael had been sitting, perching herself on top of the chair. She too glanced at the collage of our last 500 years together and sighed. It was the most normal I had seen her all night. The ruby and her neck purred a light gold flame from the center, something I never quite understood.

“Damien. You need to forget about what ever you think went on before you and I got together. Jonathan’s arrival in the castle is of no significance except for the fact that his head of state sent him here. Please, stop thinking that there is more to that then there is. Jonathan left almost 900 years ago, and time changes people, changed me. I love you Damien, you are my Protection and that is all that matters.”

I stood up from my chair, and walked in front of where she was perched. She stretched her long legs down to meet me. Her hand caressed my face as she leaned in. Where our lips met, something sparked and soon our limbs were tangled up and it was getting harder and harder to remember why I was supposed to be angry with her. There was a swift knock at the door, and Trinity quickly composed herself and walked to answer it.

“Good Evening Christoff. How may I help you?” Trinity spoke to the butler with a small smile in her eyes.

“I came to tell Damien that dawn approaches and it is time that he go to ground.” I saw Trinity nod to Christoff and whisper something to him.

Christoff then walked back upstairs to where the morning staff would be arriving. Trinity came back to me, kissing me gently before she bid Good Day.

“It’s not fair that you can walk around in the day my dear, I loose so much time with you.” I whispered when she was nearly out the door.

“Damien, I was bred a freak. Every power, abnormality, everything I have was created so that I could rule. What else do you expect? I love you. I will see you at dusk.” She spoke to me as she paused at the doorway, her hand on the doorjamb, her back to me, and I tear in her eye.