In the end of the closet in a corner there was a little box that she pulled out and opened to find it filled with jewelry, mostly silver. There was a small locket in it that she had lost a year ago.
She picked it up and flipped it open and there was only a picture of her and not Josh. Her eye brows were crinkled together because she was confused as she stared at it and saw a picture of the man supposably named Black Knight in there.
She put it on anyhow and when she heard a knock on the door stood up quickly as though she were going to get in trouble. She walked to the door and opened it slightly and peeked outside to see a short pixie like girl.
"Hi! I'm Tress!"
She nodded and opened the door. The girl had bright red curls the bounced around her heart shaped face as she smiled. Her eyes were a bright green and she had small features and long white nails.
She was wearing a pair of black pants and a black shirt with a green jacket over it.
"Oh my! You look gorgeous! I thought Dark Dealer was told to lay the white shift out! Oh well, It still looks like heaven on you." Shari blushed.
"Thank you. But why do I need to be dressed up?" She asked
"They didn't tell you? My my what those boys like putting me through. Well your to be Black Knights wife within the hour actually. We should get going."
Shari's face had gone pale and she sat down on the bed.
"Your kidding, right?" Tress shook her head no while her bright curls shook around her face.
"I'm awfully sorry but, we really have to go."
She didn't want the girl to get in trouble so she stood up and followed her down the stairs. They went down the other stair case by walking around the half circle and it didn't stop at the other floors she noticed.
It took her down and down and after passing the first floor they went down two more floors and there was a large room filled with people.
"Damn it!." Shari whispered and turned around but Tress took her hand and shook her head no.
Michel stood staring at her smiling as he saw her and he winked and once again she went to walk away but Tress seemed to have a lot of power for being so small and kept her in place.
"Dark Dealer is just provoking you."
She said nodding towards Michel.
"Why?" Shari asked.
"Hmm. Because he is an emotionless bastard? They all are down here. Well most of them are. There's a few that aren't. Alaina, Teleena, Lyssa, Damien, and myself are quite nice. And than I'd watch out for Lasha, Thorn, DarkDealer, and Lucifer. And your soon- to-be-husband is the meanest of them all. No offense meant of course. I mean if he wasn't mean we'd all be doing what we pleased but his punishments can be rather harsh."
"Have you ever received one of his punishments?" Shari asked in an amused voice thinking of things like spankings or confinement to a room.
Tress leaned close to her. "If I had I wouldn't be here to talk about it."
Tress stared into a corner of the room and when Shari followed her gaze she saw Black Knight there. When he saw the dismayed look on her face after she saw him he smiled at her hoping to soothe her fears away while wondering what Tress had told her.
He called Tress over telepathically.
"Shari.. I'll be right back. Don't move."
She walked over to Black Knight.
"Yes?"
He looked down at her, his face suddenly quite grim.
"I have two questions for you Tress. What did you tell her and why the hell is she wearing black to my wedding? Damn it!, I'm even out of black."
Tress looked at him as though in shock. He was in a dark colored brown. She felt like laughing but knew she couldn't if she wanted to live to tell about his appearance.
"Well, that's what she came out wearing so I thought that's what you had picked and I was just telling her about who to look out for."
She said smiling because she hadn't lied to him. She just hadn't revealed all the truth.
"What did you tell her about me?"
He asked her getting specific and she sighed.
"I told her your the meanest of everyone and how cruel your punishments can be."
He sighed in exasperation and leaned down by her.
"I like you Tress, but don't ever involve yourself in my affairs again."
She opened her mouth to speak but he waved her off with his hand and she lowered her head and left to back to Shari but she saw Black Knight walking up to her so she decided to go later. Tress watched from afar as Shari started yelling at him.
"Like shit I'm marrying you and if you hold a gun to my head I warn you I will still have a choice and it won't be to your liking."
