Wyatt and Gilbert left shortly after. Ren and Luca were free for the day. Ren decided to wander around the outside garden, looking at the scenery, while Luca retired to his room. For the first time in years, he was going to practice his magic.
Luca was a half-vampire, but his mother was a witch. It was a rare combination, and it made him very powerful. Powerful enough to be a threat to the other vampires. Or at least, that was the case before he was poisoned.
He shut the door, and locked it. He didn’t want to risk anyone walking in on him and see him secretly practicing magic. Not that there was anybody in the house other than the invisible servants, and Ren, both who were unlikely to disturb him. Still, locking the door gave him security.
He felt frustrated by the small amount of progress he made all the past years, and was ashamed of anyone possibly finding out about it.
Luca put his cane in its place and lay on the bed with his legs crossed. He closed his eyes, and focused on the energy inside him. It was weak, and Luca could barely touch it. He directed all his focus on dragging that energy from inside him outside. He could feel the energy flowing through his veins and bursting in his hands. His hair was matted with sweat, and his breath was ragged, like he had just run a mile. His head throbbed. Slowly, he opened his eyes to see a weak flicker of green appear in his hand.
Luca stared at it in disappointment. With the amount of magic he could conjure up, it would take him centuries to develop, and he didn’t have that long. Life was too short, not to mention his was shorter due to this illness. With this much concentration, he could only summon weak magic, unlike before, where he could just snap his fingers, and still summon more magic than he could now.
He tried summoning more magic countless more times, but the result was still the same.
‘It’s truly hard to be a magical being who is stuck living a magicless life.’’ He thought after the flicker of magic in his hands vanished for the thousandth time.
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Sighing, he decided to go out to clear his mind. Staying in the same room would just make him feel more depressed.
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Ren was exploring the garden, admiring the flower beds, and trimmed hedges. He had found a spare journal in the manor and was focusing on sketching the scenery. He crouched right in front of a particular flower, and let his hands move on the blank paper, crafting the image in front of him. It was a particular hobby of his, that he never got around to doing much. Now that he had the time, he might as well sketch.
“What are you doing?” A voice sounded.
Ren almost jumped, startled by the sudden presence behind him.
Luca was staring down at him, trying to get a closer look. Ren quickly shut the journal, and hid it from Luca’s prying eyes.
“Nothing.” Ren said.
Luca didn’t believe him, but didn’t ask either. Instead, he crouched down next to Ren.
“The plants here are beautiful, aren’t they?”
Ren nodded, his gaze on the flower he had been drawing.
“If you’re here, you should see them in the summertime. The garden is in full bloom. It’s a wonderful scene to see.”
Ren was about to ask Luca what he meant by ‘if’ he was there, but then remembered that he was only here until he healed, and then he would leave. Ren felt reluctant to think about when that time would come.
“Maybe I can come visit you.” Ren said.
“You’d better.” Luca said, rubbing Ren’s hair. It caught him off-guard, but Ren didn’t mind Luca’s closeness as much as before. He gradually became used to it.
They both went inside for dinner. Luca felt it had been years since he had shared a meal with someone at this table.
It was time to go to bed. Luca led Ren to a new room. Ren was confused why Luca was walking past his room, and going to another, when he realized that it was probably his room to share alone.
Ren didn’t know why, but he felt disappointed.
“The room is clean this time, so no need to worry.” Luca said. “However, if you feel you need my company, then you’re always welcome to come sleep with me.”
“No need!”
Ren went into his new room, shutting the door behind him. This room was smaller, and there was no extra furniture other than a bed and a side table with a small lamp on it.
Ren got on his bed and tried to fall asleep. However, his surroundings felt too unfamiliar. He ordered an invisible servant to get him some milk, but even that didn’t work. Whenever he closed his eyes, he reached for something, or rather someone, next to him, only to find that space empty. Ren already knew what was wrong. He couldn’t believe he had gotten so dependent on Luca, in such a short time.
Even sleeping without him nearby felt weird. How would he deal with this, when he left? Twisting around some more in his sleep, Ren gave up. He should just spend his time remaining here comfortably rather than worrying about the future.
He carried his pillow, and walked down the dark hallway to Luca’s door. Before he knocked, he hesitated.
He wouldn’t be disturbing him would he? Perhaps Luca was already asleep. Before Ren could make his mind to either turn around and go back to his room or knock, the door suddenly opened.
Author’s Note:
Sorry for not updating for the past two weeks. I was so busy with school, I forgot to make an announcement. I’ll be even busier with school next month, because term exams are coming up, but I’ll try to update regularly. I hope all of you guys are doing well. As always, thank you for continuing to read and support this story!
Thanks for the chapter~
Thanks for the update.
Good luck with your exams
definitely go and sleep in comfort! you both deserve it.
good luck on your exams!
thanks for the chapter <3