I seemed to be lost

[Only admins are allowed to see this image]"And thus, Caesar was slain by his council and Greece was changed forever." Castielle clicked the little button on the projector changing the image to a slaughtered Caesar on the steps of the Council building. She, wasn't in Greece when Caesar was murdered, she was in Egypt he was a good man, one of the few in that time era and it was a shame he was killed the way he was. Pursing her lips she flicked on the lights and sat the remote down on her desk which was filled with various odds and end gifts from students. "I want a full five page report on what we've just discussed. Have it in by Friday." The loud intercom bell rang through the speakers in her room. Students scrambled to put their things away and hurried out the classroom.

Castielle stood in front of her door in the hallway, her hands laced neatly together as her students filed out the door and mixed with the ocean of students coming here and there. This was her last class for the day, honestly it was the only good thing about teaching college students, you get to make your own schedule. She waved slightly at a few students who she liked and glared at others. The vampire couldn't fully hate being around so many students, some were incredibly bright and gifted others deserved to have their heads on a stick. Children these days were more trouble than good in her opinion.

Smoothing her hands over the form fitting black dress that came half way up her thigh and clung to her like a season skin, she turned to go back into her now empty class room when a voice spoke out to her. Turning slowly she tucked her long curly golden hair behind one ear and looked at the man that called out to her. She hadn't seen him before, but there was something in his scent that was familiar. Straightening her stance she turned fully towards him, her sleek black heels clicking softly on the floor. "Can I help you?" she asked emotionlessly fighting the urge to ignore the man and head back into her room. She was always busy but Evelyn did tell her she needed to be a bit more friendly to the staff.

Castielle's icy eyes notice the map in his hand before he admitted being lost. This place was a maze within a maze. Sighing slightly she took the map from him and looked it over. "This map is outdated...I have a new one in my desk." Turning she walked back into her classroom motioning for him to follow. She inhaled his scent and small spark of recollection hit her brain but she couldn't quite remember from where she had smelt it before. "Are you a new professor to the school?" she asked tossing the old map in the garbage and bending behind her desk to find a new one.

[Only admins are allowed to see this image]Castielle rummaged through her desk trying to find an updated "You are here" map of the school. Honestly they should just plant these things in the middle of the walls so no one could get lost. "No I'm not busy." she said casually closing one draw to open another. Castielle was known for being a cold woman, years of loneliness and depression turned her into such and sometimes she didn't even realize that she was being cold or impersonal. It was just the way she had been for so long. She had gotten quite the reputation of being an Ice Queen. And sometimes the statement was true. She honestly wasn't trying to seem like a cold bitch at this moment.

"Buggar all...I know I had one in here." she said firmly closing the last draw with a huff. The vampire's icy gaze fell upon Zeus at his introduction of Associate Dean. A small smile spread across her ruby tinted lips, crossing her arms firmly under her breast she leaned against the side of her desk, "Ahh, so you're the one I've been hearing about. Evelyn has been talking about you." Evelyn was a strong woman and didn't particularly care for help but since the Hell Hound Incident she must have decided a little help never hurt.

He spoke his name, and Castielle's smile instantly dropped. The world seemed to stop at that moment, breathing in his scent again her mind finally clicked in recognition. A boy and his family, shunned by humans for his gift. They were members of her household, under her protection. A little boy, scared to use his magic, stolen one day from the manor. Zeus was his name....Zeus Riley. But he was a human, there was no way he could still be alive. No possible way. But this was his scent...she never forgot a scent and if it was his descendant he would hold another smell. No, this was him. The boy she vowed to protect. But he didn't seem to remember her, for some reason that irked her. She was not someone easily forgotten. Straightening her stance she slowly reached out her hand, her crimson tipped fingers wrapping slowly around the white gloved hand of Zeus. "I'm Castielle...Castielle Monstique."

[Only admins are allowed to see this image]Castielle remembered when she brought his family home. She had always had a soft spot for children, of course she found it odd that he never touched anything but when she found out she was more than happy to allow him to practice in her home. When he went missing Castielle searched for him. However she never came up with anything that lead her to him. His parents were devastated and Castielle, though she didn't want to admit it but she did care for the boy that had grown up in her home. She took care of his parents until their deaths and even then she made sure they had a proper burial.

"Actually yes, we have." she said sitting on the edge of her desk. "Though I have to wonder...how it is you don't remember me...I'm not that easily forgotten." Yes she was blowing her own horn but she prided herself on making good impressions...memorable impressions. "However, when you met me you were just a child." Picking up her coffee cup from her desk she blew on the steaming liquid before drinking from the cup. Perhaps his memory was gone, after all he was a human...that just so happened to live for a couple thousand years. "How are you alive exactly...last I saw you you were a boy...thirteen a believe...and human."

[Only admins are allowed to see this image]Agnes and Calum, they were sweet humans. Whenever Zeus went missing Castielle saw to it that they were well taken care of. They passed ten years later from some illness and Castielle had them buried in the garden of the home she owned then. Now of course it was a museum but the garden was still there and she visited it sometimes when she was there. They were the first humans Castielle actually cared for. Zeus grew into a handsome man it would seem. Definitely not the boy she knew.

Nodding her head slowly she didn't press the issue any further, by the look on his face it was something that he didn't want to talk about it. "Well..." Castielle stood up and smoothed out the end of her skirt, "Since I can't find a map I'll simply lead you to the office." Grabbing her things she turned towards the door and motioned for him to follow. Something in her was pleased that he was alive. When she had found out he had been taken she had went ballistic, but by the time she had gotten to where the had him, he was long gone. It was good to know he was alive now.

Walking out the door she watched for Zeus and made her way down the hallway leading towards the office. Since Dunan's death Castielle had kept to herself, but it was nice to see someone from her past also someone who has lived as long as she had and could understand what she was talking about. "It's good to see you in good health." she said fiddling with a small golden locket around her neck. "You've grown very well."

[Only admins are allowed to see this image]She walked in silence down the now empty corridors of the school. They passed different classrooms full of students and their teachers. Castielle couldn't for the life of her find anything to talk to him about. She didn't want to pry into his personal life since in all honesty she had no right too. He had a personal life as much as she did and probably didn't feel like telling his lives story to a woman he doesn't even remember. Her fingers nimbly played with the locket that rested above her breast. He had given it to her as a present, one of the first things he managed to conjure himself. It was one of the few things she still had from her previous life.

Looking at him out of the corner of the eye, power rolled off of him in waves. Normally she was uncomfortable around wizards or any being with magic, they were the reason her Duncan was now dead and buried in her garden. But she didn't fear him, very few things scared her in her long lifetime. Clearing her throat she ran her fingers through her long curly golden hair, "What made you come here? I'm sure there are much more interesting places in the world than here." this wasn't exactly Buckingham Palace.

She smiled at his question, "Time is not a friend I'm afraid. I've been on my own for some time...my fiancee died three years ago killed by a dark witch who wanted his soul. Since that time I went traveling until Evelyn called me to come teach at the University. I've been here ever since." She had been here for almost a year now since then nothing good has happened, first with hell hounds and now with Caspian. It was as if God had something out for her. She pressed the button on the elevator going down to the lobby, it was a straight shot from there.

[Only admins are allowed to see this image]Ah, Victor. Crazy old man but wise beyond his years. Castielle had only met him once and that was through Evelyn. The man was many years older than she, and Castielle didn't do well in the company of Elders. She herself was pushing four thousand as it was and even she couldn't stand herself at times. There meeting with brief, Evelyn introduced her, Castielle listen to him ramble on about the fundamentals of having humans in the school and praised Evelyn for her decision on allowing it. He was wise...but slightly annoying in her opinion.

"My condolences on your wife." her face was impassive but her voice was soft and sincere. Heart break was bound to happen when you were cursed with immortality. It is a lonely road, one that other vampires tend to tell you before turning you into a vampire. In his case, he was cursed because of a spell in time he might find a way to reverse the effects and she hoped he did. He didn't seem...happy. No, he wasn't the same happy child she had seen all those years ago but something in him seemed broke...or tainted.

The elevator dinged loudly, it's large metal doors opening to allow them passage. The corner of her lip twitched upwards at his recollection of the trinket. "Yes, you were excited when you made it. It's the only gift I still have that has survived the passage of time." Maybe it was because he summoned it through magic that the locket hadn't broken or withered away over time. Whatever the case, she rarely took it off. It brought her luck, or at least it's what she told herself, plus it went with everything she wore. She scanned her ID card over the scanner and pressed the button leading to the lobby. Castielle was not a fan of modern technology, she found it annoying and loud. The only reason she carried a cellphone was because Evelyn asked her too...Castielle was technologically impaired. Something she hates admitting even to herself.

"I must warn you...this school isn't exactly the safest place. There's not a day that goes by that something interesting doesn't happen." Just the memory of the hell hound incident made her skin crawl. Damn beasts, Evelyn had refused to tell her who the culprit was that summoned them, only because Castielle would probably rip their heads from their shoulders. The elevator made a loud squealing noise before jerking roughly. The lights in the elevator blinked rapidly as the elevator jerked again. "What the hell?" The elevator squealed again and made a sudden drop before catching itself with a rough jerk. Her bag dropped to the floor both her hands grasped onto the golden bar on the wall to keep herself up. This...was definitely not good.

[Only admins are allowed to see this image]The vampire blinked at his comment, how can one not bleed? Everyone bleeds. Now that she thought about it she couldn't really hear a heart beat. She strained her hearing and after a few seconds finally heard the soft almost non-existent heart beat thumping in his chest. It was very slow, slower than it should be for a human but then again, he wasn't really human now was he. He was immortal, and it would seem the price for human mortality was not bleeding and decelerated heart beats."Well at least you wont be a target for vampires."

Castielle was not a fan of heights...at all. Even though she was a vampire it still hurt like hell to fall from somewhere. People tended to think that vampires couldn't feel pain, how very wrong they were. The elevator jerked again, causing three of the four lights to go out and the fourth one to blink every few seconds or so. Her icy eyes turned towards Zeus whenever she heard something clank against the railing. Which come to find out was his head. Bending down slowly she knelt beside him swaying slightly from the movement of the elevator. "Are you alright?" she asked softly gently running her fingers through his hair feeling for a bump.

The elevator jerked again the ever so frightening sound of something snapping caused Castielle to look up at the ceiling. When was the last time these damn things were inspected! The elevator dropped again however this time it tilted slightly to the left causing Castielle to slide against the wall. It would seem the elevator had fallen off it's track and tilted when the wires had snapped. After a few seconds it came to a violent halt and creaked loudly. The only thing keeping it from taking a very long nose dive was the fact that the elevator was now wedged against the side of the shaft, but not by much. "At least it's stopped...for now.

[Only admins are allowed to see this image]Castielle sat up slowly careful of her movements for they made the elevator groan loudly. Reaching into her bag she pulled out her cellphone. Flipping the top she stared at the bright screen. Lifting the phone above her head she searched for a signal but of course it was near impossible when you were sitting in a giant metal death trap. Stairs were definitely the only way she was ever going again to get anywhere in this school.

Looking over at Zeus she gave him a worried look, she could hear his faint heart beat start to quicken, and he began some strange chant. The noisy rumbling of came from the top no doubt another elevator passing beside them. As it neared the elevator vibrated from the movement making another loud squealing sound. Laying back against the wall she sighed and stared at the escape hatch across from them. She could probably crawl across to the hatch but every movement made the wedged elevator slide a little more off the edge of the wall. The last thing she needed was to take a nose dive in an old elevator. It may not kill her but it would hurt like hell, not to mention ruin her dress.

Typing in a text into her phone she sent it to Evelyn, after a few moments it finally went through. Leaning back she looked over at Zeus and patted his arm softly. "It'll be alright Zeus." If she remembered correctly Zeus had a fear of small enclosed spaces. She probably should have remembered that before taking him in the elevator. "Help will be here soon." Hopefully.

[Only admins are allowed to see this image]"You don't have to call me that you know. You're no longer in my services. You may call me Castielle if you wish." No one addressed her as M'lady anymore, or Mistress for that matter. Gone were the days were she lived in lavished manors surrounded by servants and hostess of glamorous parties. As time went on she no longer cared for such things. She owned a small cottage outside of the school grounds, she lived by herself and rarely entertained anyone. She found no joy or comfort in anything anymore. As time went on she only began to feel more and more hollow, more empty. Through the course of her life, she had tried to find meaning, a sense of belonging and at first she thought she found it though the company of others. But time only took those people from her.

She watched as her friends grew old and died while she stayed the same, lovers came and went and the few she truly loved were now dead. She only had a handful of fledglings left in the world, Evelyn was the only one she truly kept in contact with and had it not been for her she would probably just put herself to sleep until the end of time. Immortality was not a gift, no matter how people tended to dress it up with bows and glitter, immortality was lonely, it hurt and is a curse. Castielle felt as though she was completely cut off from the world, with nothing to tie her down and keep her from flying away.

If they could make it to the elevator shaft, they could simply climb their way out, however the more they moved the further the elevator moved from the only thing keeping it from falling. Sure she could make it, she was fast enough, but Zeus wasn't. Castielle wouldn't pretend to know anything about magic, she tended to stay away from things like that but she did know that magic was seductive and dangerous. Perhaps this...taint she saw within him was from magic. Any normal wizard or witch would have already used some form of magic to get themselves out of a situation like this but Zeus hadn't lifted a finger. "Are you sure that the tiny space is the only thing troubling you?" she asked softly tilting her head to look at him.

[Only admins are allowed to see this image]If she had been with anyone else she probably would have already been out of this death trap. In the past few years Castielle had stop caring about anyone other than Evelyn. Humans in her opinion were a waste of space, greedy, arrogant and annoying. They weren't worth the air they were breathing. True some were better than other but not by much. The world was corrupted, nothing like when she was younger, when humans had a since of honor. No these humans were prideful and greedy. Nothing was ever good enough for them, they always needed more.

However, in this situation Zeus was with her. Even though time had passed, three thousand or so to be correct, Zeus was still under her protection until such time of his death. Others may have forgotten their honor but she had not. She always honored her deals no matter who they were made with. She couldn't escape and leave him here, it didn't matter if he would survive or not. The thought of him falling down a dark elevator shaft made her uncomfortable. "I'm not going anywhere. I can tell you're uncomfortable, being alone in a tiny death box will only make you more uncomfortable and no doubt will cause you do to do something you might regret." patting his hand with hers she leaned her head back against the metal wall and sighed, "I'm staying right here. I have my honor to uphold you know."

There was obviously a reason he wasn't using his magic, otherwise he'd be long gone out of here but for some reason he would rather have a panic attack then use it, so until help arrived she would stay with him. Closing her eyes she started to hum softly her voice echoing off the metal walls. It was an old Sumeria lullaby, she didn't remember the words but she remembered the melody. It always seemed to calm Evelyn when she was upset so maybe it would help him relax slightly.

[Only admins are allowed to see this image]It would seem chivalry wasn't dead. His words formed a smile on her lips, one that she couldn't help but show. Chuckling lightly she turned her gaze up to the elevator hatch. "I've been through much worse than an elevator dropping. Don't worry about me." She hadn't had anyone worry about her in a long time she didn't need anyone to do it now. The elevator groaned again, as if crying out at the strain it was holding. Her hand subconsciously grabbed onto Zeus's out of reflex. There was a slim chance that she could make it to the hatch and grab onto the ledge before the elevator fell with him in tow. A very slim chance.

Even though he said he was immortal, she couldn't help but look at him as a fragile human. Imagining him at the bottom of a elevator shaft under piles of metal and glass made her stomach do back flips. Slowly rising to her feet she held onto the bar behind her, the elevator groaned again and slipped slightly off it's wedged place. The light above them flickered this was not what she had had planned for the day to end. A bubble bath, a glass of wine yeah, falling four stories down an elevator not so much. "Evelyn...any moment would be wonderful for the rescue crew." she whispered flinching as the elevator slipped again. Her chest constricted as the world moved in slow motion. She felt the elevator shift off the ledge that held it right side up. Her stomach dropped harshly, her elegant golden hair flowing in front of her face as the elevator dropped.

Grabbing Zeus's hand she pulled him close to her, wrapping her arms around him. Her back was pressed against the handle bar and side of the elevator. Closing her eyes she buried her face in his neck and held her breath, (though she didn't breathe). She braced for the impact of the elevator colliding with the bottom of the shaft, this wasn't going to feel good.

[Only admins are allowed to see this image]The elevator screamed loudly as it tumbled down the shaft, sparks flying from metal contraption as it flew. Castielle felt Zeus's arm wrap around her and before she knew it an odd feeling swept over her. The scent of magic assaulted her senses making her light headed. Then as quickly as it arrived it left just as fast, her body tilted, the uncomfortable pressure of the elevator and Zeus's body were gone and instead she felt as if she were laying on something. The vampire slowly opened her eyes, Zeus gently moved her hair from her face and her soft blue eyes locked with his. Opening her mouth to speak she found herself completely speechless. She told herself it was because of the near painful experience she and Zeus almost had that she couldn't form words.

"I....I'm fine." she finally forced herself to say. Looking away from him and standing on wobbly legs. Had he teleported them out of the elevator? He must have, hence the weak legs and the slowly occurring head ache. Several students and staff had started gathering at the entrance of the school, obviously where the elevator had fallen and crashed. She offered her hand to Zeus to help him off the ground and smiled at him. "It would seem I am in your debt Mr.Riley." she said softly helping the wizard off the ground. Straightening out her outfit she cleared her throat and turned towards the school. "Come along...the office is this way. We'll take the stairs this time." Bending down she picked up her bag which happened to be next to them and motioned for him to follow. After this she was gonna need a strong drink...about five of them.