The Vampire’s Servant
Chapter 103

We got our picture done and I led her out onto the dance floor. A fast song was playing and she seemed lost. I realized that Echo hadn't really danced before. She looked around and started moving like the other girls she saw. A grin crossed my face. She was really good at making it seem like she knew what she was doing. I danced with her, showing her other moves she could do. Echo laughed and giggled as I did silly moves and acted like a goofball.

When the slow songs came on, I swept her into my arms and we moved together. She followed my lead at all times. Lots of people I knew would come up to say hi. Most of them had met Echo, but a few didn't sit with us at lunch and were meeting her for the first time. While she was talking to a couple of girls, Mason, a guy I knew from track, grinned over at me.

"Got yourself the hot new girl in just a couple weeks. Congrats man. You gonna pop that cherry tonight?" He asked.

"If you ever say anything like that to me again, I'm gonna bust your nose. That's my girl, you don't talk about her like she's a piece of meat." I growled.

He raised his hands in surrender. "Fair enough. I was just making small talk."

"Make it somewhere else." I replied and went to pull Echo to a table.

"You stay here, angel. I'll go get you a drink. You're all red faced." I smiled.

"What was he talking about, Gray? I could hear him. I don't understand why you got mad." She said, looking up at me.

I knelt down. "He was being an a*****e and asking questions about our relationship that he had no right to know. He was being disrespectful to you." "Oh." Echo sighed.

"Stay here. I'll be right back." I told her and went off to get some punch.

The line was a little long, but I finally got the drinks and headed back to the table. Some guy had pulled up a chair close to Echo and was talking to her. He didn't see me as I came up behind them.

"Come on a walk with me out where it's cooler. You look all flushed. Your boyfriend won't mind if you're gone for a minute. Any fool who would leave a gorgeous woman like you alone isn't going to worry about you being gone for a short walk." He murmured. "Get away from her." A familiar voice to my right said.

I looked over. It was Val and he looked pissed. The guy turned and saw us both.

"Is one of these guys your date? Damn, you like them big, don't you princess?" He laughed.

Suddenly, Echo punched him in the face. He reeled back. Val rushed over to pull his sister out of there and I set the drinks down before approaching the guy.

"Stay away from my date and never call her princess again." I growled, my teeth elongating slightly.

The guy jumped up and scurried away. I went to where Val was holding Echo. He still looked pissed.

"There's a lot of scummy guys in the school. Next time you need to leave her, get one of us to sit with her." He warned.

"Sorry. I didn't realize the line was so long for the juice." I replied.

Echo pulled away from him and slid into my arms. She wasn't upset. She smiled at me and gave me a kiss.

"I wasn't going to go with him. I didn't like him being near me. He just wouldn't leave when I told him to." She said.

"I'm glad you weren't going to go. I'm pretty sure he had some bad intentions." I told her.

"He did. I could feel it. That's why I waited here for you. I didn't want him to think I was going with him and I was going to scream if he touched me." Echo confided.

I settled her back in her seat and got her drink for her. We watched everyone dance. Val went over and asked one of the unpopular girls for a dance. He told me it was his intention to dance with every unattached girl there. He was certainly making his way through them. "Are you enjoying yourself?" I asked.

"Yes. Everything is amazing and I don't even know where to start telling Victor about things. Actually, I do. Rosario gave me a recording of Maeve telling everything she knows about the curse. I think that will make him happy." She smiled.

"I know it will. Where are Rosario and Sean, anyway?" I asked.

"There." She pointed to the dance floor.

Some guy had cut in between them and was pulling her to him. She pushed him out of the way and danced with Sean more, but the guy was persistent. I was just about to go help when two of the troll boys went over and dragged the guy away. Even if they didn't like other fae that much, they always stuck together.

We sat for a while longer, until Echo was ready to go out and dance some more. We danced with all of our friends until the principal went up to announce the prom king and queen. I leaned over and told Echo that meant the night was nearly over. "Everyone. Your attention. We've calculated all of the votes and are ready to announce your senior prom king and queen. If we can have the prom court up here please." He said.

Cam led Harmony up. Val followed them. I handed Echo off to Sean.

"Sorry, angel, I was nominated. Stay with Sean. Come on, Rose." I said.

"My name is Rosario. Not Rose." She growled at me.

I shrugged and we headed up to the stage. I had been actively encouraging people to vote for Cam instead. I never wanted to be a part of this thing. I wanted it even less since my mate couldn't be my queen.

"Alright. That's everyone. Mrs. Kemp, the envelopes." Principal Olivas said.

We waited as he opened the first envelope.

"The prom queen is.... Harmony Gale!" He announced.

Harmony bounced up and received her crown, scepter, sash, and flowers. She waved at the crowd graciously. I knew she was a shoe-in for queen. Everyone liked Harmony.

"The prom king is.... Cameron Blake." He grinned.

Cam strutted over and accepted his items. He then grabbed Harmony, dipped her, and kissed her as if his life depended on it. The crowd cheered while the principal scolded him for acting indecently.

Val and I laughed over it. We helped the others clear a space on the floor for them to have their dance. Then they would go over to get their pictures with their sashes, crowns, and stuff. All the little things to make the memories last for them.

I found Echo on the edge of the crowd, watching her sister and Cam dance. She looked so happy. I went to stand by her.

"Harmony hoped for this, even if she and Cam weren't dating. She really wanted to be named prom queen while he was named prom king. I'm so happy for her." Echo grinned.

"I'm glad for her too, angel. There are a few more songs after this, will you dance with me, or do you need to rest again?" I asked.

"I'm fine. I'm doing pretty well. I want to dance with you until the end. I think I'm going to need a bath tonight. High heels are horrible things." She sighed.

I laughed. When the song ended, I pulled Echo onto the dance floor. She seemed to melt into my arms. The last few songs they played were slow and I liked that. I got to have my sweet mate in my arms. Soon, we'd go home and I'd have to share her, but, for now, she was all mine.

-

On the way home, I texted Victor. The tub in Echo's room was a decent size, but the one in Victor's room was huge. I had him run a bath for her in his room. We would stay in his bed tonight.

When we pulled up in front of the house, I looked down. Echo had fallen asleep leaning against me. I waked her a little, and helped her out of the limo. She winced when she was on her feet, so I picked her up and carried her to the house.

It seemed Victor had been waiting. He opened the door as soon as I got there. We took Echo up to his room and sat her on the armchair there.

Victor and I each took one of her shoes off before we worked to peel the little gems out of her hair and pull out all the bobby pins. Echo tried to help, but we insisted on doing it ourselves.

Once that was done, Victor helped her out of her dress, while I stripped off my suit. When she was naked, I picked her up again. Victor started undressing as he followed us into the bathroom.

He stepped into the tub and took Echo from me. I was right, this thing was big enough for a few people to get in it comfortably. There were cloths and soaps on each end. We settled into the water with Echo and started cleaning her.

She moaned as I washed and rubbed her feet. Victor massaged soap into her shoulders and back. Echo looked blissful as we took care of her.

"Did you have a good time tonight, princess?" Victor murmured.

"I had so much fun. We danced a lot. Harmony was made prom queen. Everyone was happy." She sighed.

"I'm glad. There may not be as much dancing at my party, but I hope it's a good time for you as well." He smiled.

"I'm sure it will be, because you'll be there." Echo responded tiredly.

"Our plans for an active evening seem to be fading, Grayson." Victor chuckled.

"I don't mind if you don't. There's always tomorrow." I replied.

"Yes. Tomorrow. Tonight, we should just be close to her and let her rest." He said.

We finished our bath and got out. Victor and I worked to get Echo clean and tucked into bed before we dried ourselves. His bed was huge, compared to the little queen we'd been sleeping in. I actually had some room.

Echo curled up on my chest and pulled Victor to cuddle her from behind. She knew what she wanted. I was enjoying seeing what she wanted next.

She fell asleep quickly. Victor tucked her hair behind her ear and kissed her shoulder. I held her hand and played with the ring on her finger.

"If something happens to me... I want you to take care of her like this all the time. Rub her, bathe her, never let her feel alone." Victor whispered.

"Nothing's going to happen to you. I want you to stop talking like that. Echo told me what was worrying you this morning. If we need to, I can stop sleeping with her. I don't want you to be uncomfortable. Just give me some warning if you're feeling like that. I want to know when I'm in danger." I chuckled. "This isn't a laughing matter, Grayson. What if it turns to something worse?" He said harshly.

"We'll handle it. Just keep remembering, I'm your friend and I'm not trying to steal her from you." I shifted, rolling Echo onto the bed between us so I could look into his eyes. "I trust you to talk to me. Tell me when things get worse. Let me know about all the little changes. I want to take care of you as much as I want to take care of her."

"You've really matured in the last few weeks. Just in time for me to start being the childish one." He chuckled wryly.

"We'll get through this together. We have something that the other vampires didn't. We have friendship, trust, and our Echo. Three things that should keep us grounded." I insisted, putting my hand on his shoulder.

"Thank you. I'm glad to have you." Victor said, staring into my eyes intently.

"Now, kiss." Echo whispered.

We startled and Victor started laughing as I began tickling her. Echo squealed, squirmed, and begged for mercy. She wasn't letting go of that fantasy, and I would make her pay for it.