Pleasure Ch.1
#2 of Pleasure
_ Pleasure: The Story of Vladimir Drako: Chapter 1 _
I stared around me. Coats of armor lined the hallways. Glorious paintings hung on the walls. A crystal chandalier hung from the ceiling. "Come on, you can gawk later." A hint of mock agitation was in his Grandfather's voice, and when he walked up, amusement was splashed on his calm blue pools called eyes. I smiled, while I looked around, following my Grandpa. "Here, I'll give you a mini tour. while Elissa gets a meal together." "A mini tour? How big is this place?" "Big enough."
He came to a pair of metal doors. They slowly slid open. "An elevator?!" "Well, I'm a bit too old to be going up several flights of stairs." I wandered in, noticing the fine wood craftsmenship, and the gold plated walls. "Hey, Setsuna, where did you get all of this wealth from?!" "When I was younger, I dabbled in the stock market." "You have gold plated elevator walls. You did more than dabbled." "Well, I won the lottery once, published five books, owned a bank, and won an international fighting tournament." I gaped at him, and noticed the the elvator had came to a stop. At the time, I hadn't even noticed it start. He walked out, and paused. "Close your mouth, or you'll catch flies." I followed his order, and stepped out.
This room seemed okay. It was very wide, with wooden walls, and simple green carpet. A large obsidian fire place sat on one side, with a single black chair in front of it. Across from them, sat the biggest wall of bookshelves I'd ever seen. "May I present, my library." I walked up to the shelves, scanning each book, each title, and even the author; just taking it all in. "Your mother always loved to read. I guess it rubbed off on us both." I saw one book, that took me away from him. It was a dark blue book, with a crescent on the top. It was titled, _ T he C rescent G uide to the S oul_. I sat on the ground, and began to read.
After two chapters, a voice interrupted my reading. "Are you two going to read all day, or are you going to come eat?" I looked up, to find Elissa in the elevator, smiling. I opened my mouth to reply, but Grandpa beat me to it. "Yes, my desert flower, we will be down soon." She giggled, and then departed. I gagged, and then looked back down to my book. I began to read. Pleasure , consumes us. It becomes us. And when we least expect it, it changes us. A moment of raw pleasure, can lead to a lifetime of pure change.
I set the book down. That was deep. I bookmarked it for later, and headed into the elevator. Setsuna met me there, and we headed down. I finally forced myself to go back to my moment of gagging. "So, you and Elissa are together?" A slight blush shone through his old gray fur. "I guess we aren't very subtle." "Not really, 'desert flower'." He chuckled, and we stepped out.
We walked back through the entrance, and made our way into the kitchen. Elissa smiled, and set a fresh pizza on the table. "Yes!" I ran to the table, and hopped into a seat. I began to eat, while unheard words went back and forth behind my back. I had already polished off three pieces, by the time Setsuna had walked over. "Are you going to save any for me?" "No, you gotta get 'em while they aren't in my mouth!" I grabbed two more slices. He chuckled, getting his own.
Afterwards, I licked my fingers, and walked into a room. It was the living room, if it had one. A sofa sat on one side of the room, while a large flat screen sat on the other. I smiled, hopping onto the couch. I grabbed the remote, and began to surf the channels. After thirty minutes of finding nothing to watch, I decided to find my room. I threw the remote on the couch, and looked around. The hallways were like mazes. I couldn't tell how many times I had gotten lost, and appeared right back where I was.
I saw Elissa passing. "Elissa! Wait!" She stopped, and came to me. "Hello, Vlad." "Hey, uh, I was wondering where my room was. It's a maze in here." "Setsuna picked a special room for you. It's at the very top." "Thank you, Elissa!" I grinned, running to the elevator. I punched in a few buttons, and waited. It stopped, after a grueling minute. I walked out, looking around. The top floor seemed to have a calm atmosphere. The walls were a light blue, and the floors were navy blue. I strolled around, before finding a flight of stairs. I frowned, because the elevator had only gone this far. I bit my lip, and ascended the wooden stairs.
I opened the door, and gasped. It was perfect. The walls were painted a dark red, and the floors were black. My ceiling was completely arranged with black skulls. My bed was red with black stripes, I had a sofa and a flat screen, and I had my own computer. I found my things already put in the dressers. I sighed, and fell backwards on the bed. I found myself without much care. It was like........Pleasure.......... I jumped upwards, about a foot. What was that voice?! It sounded like a cold whisper. For a second, I could have sworn I had saw my breath, as a ghostly vapor. I shivered, closing my eyes. I didn't know when, but I found sleep. It was nice, even pleasant. But the one word, wouldn't utter. The word of cold whispers. The word of crescent books. The word, of pleasure.