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Oh, may Thy soldiers, faithful, true and bold,

Fight as the saints who nobly fought of old and win with them the victor's crown of gold.

Alleluia! Alleluia!

O blest communion, fellowship divine,

We feebly struggle, they in glory shine;

Yet all are one in Thee, for all are Thine.

Alleluia! Alleluia! ~

After the doctor gave me my check up and gave me the pass to get up and go, I sprinted upstairs to change my outfit into something casual but nice to meet my new guest. I decided that a pair of nice black jeans and a button down blouse would be good enough with a pair flats , but I couldn't help but feel as if I was underdressed too.

I had never been in contact with anyone other than Ms. Reid or Margret which was why I was so nervous, I wanted her to like me - I wanted to make my first ever friend today.

I assumed she couldn't be that old but age didn't really make a difference as Ms.Reid was much older than me and she was my closest confidant who I trusted with my life, I was just happy to meet someone new.

I wondered what she would be like, but it's hard to imagine someone who was the mate of someone who was named The Soul Collector; I was curious to if she would be a human like me or if she was of a super natural species. I decided that it would be pretty cool to meet someone who wasn't human , I could learn a heap of new things.

"Blue, come downstairs and greet your guest!" Called Ms. Reid from downstairs .

Taking a deep breath and telling myself to be calm, I nervously walked down the stairs to be greeted with a beaming Ms.Reid and bored looking women.

She looked no older than 19 with pale skin, large red eyes framed by long thick lashes and thin lips that were being nibbled on by sharp looking fangs. She was tall and incredibly thin and was dressed in a short black dress that showed off her creamy thighs and black wedges.

"Blue, this is-"

"Crystal, daughter of a Nobel vampire and mate of The Soul Collector" Crystal interrupted in a voice full of self importance .

"H-hello, I'm Blue. Human and erm, mate of The Punisher" I replied awkwardly bringing out my hand for her to shake .

Scrunching up her nose she said " Are you sure you're his mate? I didn't expect someone of your type to be chosen "

I shyly nodded at her as I wasn't sure what to say because I didn't exactly know what she meant but I didn't want to risk sounding stupid by asking her, she didn't seem to be impressed by me so far and I really wanted her to like me.

"No offence but you're not only human but you're black too, I hardly see you being compatible for him. I mean, I've only seen him twice in the 5 months I've met my mate but I doubt you could tame him. He needs someone strong , like a Vampire or even those mangy wolves" Crystal continued with a frown.

Bowing my head in shame I replied "I'll try my very hardest to try, do you not think I will please him?".

I wasn't sure what my colour had to do with anything but I supposed Crystal knew what she was talking about as she had been on the outside world, however, that made me worry about what he thought of me.

Did he not like my skin colour or that I was human?

Was he disappointed to have me as a mate?

"Now you stop right there Crystal! I won't have you come into Blues home and disrespect her in such a manner because colour or race has nothing to do with this. I'm sick of you arrogant vampires who seem to think you're above everyone , your type needs to realise that this is the 30th century. It's awful that you Nobel's tried to bring the law of segregation in your country to The Royals" snapped Ms. Reid , shocking me as I had never heard her shout before.

Too quick for any of us to react, Crystal grabbed Ms. Reid by the neck and lifted her 6ft in the air with her fangs bared, she looked seething was anger as Ms. Reid began to turn a alarming shade of red while she clawed at Crystals hand.

"Let her go!" I shrieked getting hysterical as Ms. Reids eyes began to flutter.

"No, I will teach this human a lesson! How dare she talk to me like that, I would feast upon her if she wasn't mixed with Asian . Her blood is soiled and therefore not worthy" She spat.

I grabbed and pulled Crystal as I begged her to let Ms. Reid go but she ignored me and only when Ms. Reids eyes fluttered close and her struggling stopped , did Crystal throw her on the floor like a sack of potatoes.

"No, no, no , no" I sobbed , running towards her and clutching her body towards me as fear began to crawl up my body.

"Don't worry, she isn't dead although I should have killed her" Sneered Crystal glaring down at us.

I clutched Ms. Reid to my body as I tried to ignore her sneering tone as anger coursed through my body, I wanted to hurt her like she had hurt Ms.Reid and that scared me as I had never wanted to hurt anyone before.

Yet, the thought of choking her until she stopped breathing made a odd thrill shoot up my spine , but I quickly chased it away as I remembered Ms. Reid telling me 'Two wrongs never make a right'".

"Margret!" I screamed , trying to alert some help.

"What's all this shouting ? Blue, you know it's unladylike too s- Oh my! What on earth happened ?" Gasped Margret , hurrying towards us and ushering me out the way.

"S-she strangled her" I choked out , pointing a shaking finger at the smirking Crystal.

"I would wipe that smirk off your face if I was you"

"And why is that?"

"Because you've made The Punishers Mate cry and I doubt he will take that very lightly, you'd be lucky if you got off with your life after this stunt" Grinned Margret after casting a spell over Ms. Reid to cure her injuries.

Margret was a subordinate witch.

"Are you going to tell him Blue? I'm sure he's going to be overjoyed with the fact that his mate is a tell tale whimp too" Taunted Crystal , although she began to look nervous .

"I- I'm not, I don't need him to deal with you" I mumbled under my breath taking a slight step back in case she decided to attack me.

"That's right, I'll deal with her myself" came a slightly irritated tone from the door.

I spun around to see a very handsome muscular guy around 6ft 5 with mischievous looking green eyes, honey blond hair slicked into a ponytale, a beard, with tattoos covering every inch of his visible body in his tight black t-shirt and jeans with a black cape in his hands.

"Pleasure to meet you, Your Highness. I'm Aztec or better known as The soul collector" Smiled the man offering me a cheeky wink.

I wasn't sure what to make of Aztec because he wasn't exactly how I pictured someone who was called The Soul Collector to look and I wasn't sure if I wanted to be nice back to him , especially after what his mate had done.

However, I decided I would give him the benefit of the doubt because I couldn't judge him without knowing him and he was the best friend of my mate so I wanted to make a good impression.

"Nice to meet you" I replied quickly lowering my eyes to the ground as it was improper to look at another male without your mate being present .

"I'm sorry about this Margret, it seems as if my mate has not learnt how to act in social situations and continues to embarrass me" His tone was casual but his eyes were blazing with fire as he stared down a meek looking Crystal .

What also struck me as odd was how he addressed Margret , it was in such an informal and familiar tone, it made me wonder if they knew each other or had met before .

"I'm sor-" Started Crystal.

"I did not give you permission to speak" Snarled Aztec , grabbing her roughly by the arm in a painful embrace.

"It seems like your mate has no control of her tongue or actions, she has offended Blue and I trust you will inform Him" Tutted Margret sounding stern.

"No worries about that, he's on his way now" replied Aztec.

My heart missed a beat and my head snapped up at his statement, there was no way he was being serious. There was no way that I was about to meet my mate.

"Smile Blue, you're about to meet your destiny" Aztec said letting out a bellowing laugh .

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