BLOODLUST *its as far as i've gotten so what do you think please comment*05:44 Feb 03 2011
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Chapter 1
I felt the bite of the razor as I dragged it across my skin, and I watched crimson drops fall from my wrist. I sighed in relief as I made another cut, then another, and another. Putting the razor down on my desk I could feel my blood begin to coagulate, as my stomach began to growl with hunger and licked the blood off my wrist not wanting to waste any of my precious life force. As the bleeding slowed to a stop, I looked out my window and into the front yard as the sun grew brighter as it rose. Turning I checked the clock beside my bed, 6:30 time to get ready for school, I thought to myself as I stood and walked to the closet. Opening the door I pulled out a pair of black leather skinny jeans, a black leather corset top, and grabbed my black leather boots.
Stopping at my dresser I found my black lace sleeves and grabbed a pair of black socks and black underwear from the top drawer. Walking into my bathroom I closed the door behind me as I looked into the mirror at the face I ridiculed, pale skin, ice cold blue eyes, and a pouty mouth. I decided to put my eyeliner on for the first time, I knew I didn't wear make up but that was about to change. Grabbing my eyeliner I opened it and dragged it across my eyes above and under. Once finished with my eyeliner I put it away and stripped out of my happy bunny pajamas and slipped on my underwear and socks, stepping into my pants I jumped up and down until I got my feet through them and buttoned them at my waist.
The corset was last as I wrapped it around me, buttoned it and turned it to fit. Once I was adjusted into my corset, I slipped on my boots and zipped them up. Without looking in the mirror I ran a brush through my straight long black hair. With my eyes closed I turned toward my full length mirror and opened my eyes. Dear Goddess, I actually look good, I thought to myself before opening the door and walking into my room slipping on my sleeves.
Grabbing my books I looked at the clock once more, 7:00 now just a five minute ride to school and then I can do whatever, I thought as I grabbed my keys, walked out of the room, through the living room and into the kitchen where I saw my mother doing the dishes.
“Good morning mother.” I said startling her.
She turned to look at me, her eyes grew wide with astonishment that I was wearing eyeliner, “Good morning Natalyana, headed to school so soon?”
“Yes.”
“Well have a good day.”
“I'll try.” I said opening the door to the garage.
Stepping into the garage I closed the door behind me as I unlocked my beautiful black 2010 mustang gt. Throwing my books in the passenger seat, sitting down I buckled my seat belt, I closed the door put the key in the ignition and started the engine. Pushing the button on the garage door opener I heard the garage door begin to open, once it was all the way up I backed out of the driveway pressed the button to closed the garage and headed to school.
Passing the post office and my mother's work plus a dozen or so houses, I finally made it to school as I pulled into the parking lot of Alexander Senior High. The parking lot was full of people who looked at my car as I parked and shut off the engine. Taking a deep breath I unbuckled my seat belt, grabbed my books and opened the door. Stepping out of the car, everyone stopped talking and turned their gazes my way. Some girls whispered and some guys whistled but one did nothing but stare. I had never seen the guy before, he was tall about 6'0”, short black hair, blue green eyes with a full mouth and pale, he looked simply amazing and beautiful. Closing the door and locking up the car I began to walk toward the building as the mysterious stranger continued to stare.
“Natalyana!” a voice called from behind me.
Turning around I saw Sabrina running toward me her blonde hair flowing behind her.
“Hey Sabrina.” I said when she caught up.
“Oh my goodness your actually wearing make up.” she said out of breath.
“Yea what about it.”
“I like it.”
“Me too. Do you know who that guy is over there?”
“I have no idea. Why don't you go find out, he seems to be interested in you.”
“I'll wait for him to come to me.”
“Well you don't have to wait long because here he comes.”
On purpose I stopped and turned around running into him dropping my books everywhere.
“I am so sorry, I'm such a klutz.” I said as Sabrina giggled beside me.
“It's alright.” he said picking up my books.
I watched as stood and as he handed me my books my eyes met his. His blue green eyes glittered in the sunlight and I couldn't bring myself to look away.
“I'm Jason.” he finally said as took my hand and kissed it.
“I'm Natalyana.” I said feeling heat rush to my face.
Something in the back of my mind told me to run away that he was dangerous, but I didn't listen. Suddenly he turned my wrist over and moved my sleeves, uncovering my hidden self inflicted wounds.
“Why do you do this to yourself?” he asked kissing my wrist.
Sabrina came up and gasped when she saw what he was talking about.
“Natalyana you said you wouldn't cut anymore.” she said and with tears in her eyes she walked away.
“I really wish you hadn't done that.” I said looking at him angrily.
“I'm sorry.” he said looking at the ground.
“How did you even know?”
“I could smell it.” he said looking me dead in the eyes.
“Great another Vampire wanna be.” I said turning away from him and heading to my car.
As I reached the driver's side Jason suddenly appeared on the other side startling me.
“What do you want?” I asked unlocking the car and opening the door.
“To know why you do that to yourself and to get to know you.”
“Get in.” I said as I sat behind the wheel and throwing my books into the backseat.
Jason got in quickly, shut the door and buckled up. Shutting my door and buckling my seat belt I started the car and pulled out of the parking lot.
“Where are we going?” he asked breaking the deathly silence held between us.
“To my favorite place to think.” I said turning on the radio to 104.5 the local hip hop station.
When Love The Way You Lie came on I couldn't help but to sing along even though Jason was right beside me, listening to every word I sang. Making a right turn on Sycamore ST. I unfastened my seat belt, and I heard a click as Jason did the same. Sycamore ST. was like an autobahn, so I revved the engine until I hit eighty and of course slowing at turns. Passing trees, back roads, creeks and rivers, until I could see the arch of iron gates. Parking on the side of the road I shut the car off and got out shutting my door gently, and started walking toward the gate. I heard Jason shut the door of the car as he got out and leaves crunch as he followed me. Slipping through the opening and entering the cemetery, we walked through dozens of headstones and up to a lone tree at the top of a hill. Sitting down with my back against the tree I took off my sleeves revealing at least a dozen or more scars from self mutilation.
“Do you really want to know why I do this to myself?”
“Yes I would like to know.”
“I do it out of pain, sadness, anger and just to watch my blood flow from my veins.”
Jason took my hand in his and turned it over looking at my wrist, with his other hand he ran his fingers up and down my forearm sending a tingling sensation down my spine. Closing my eyes I tilted my head back against the tree, his touch was gentle as his fingers trailed up to my neck and back down my arm. I tried to hold back the grin forcing itself upon my face but I couldn't help it.
“What?” he asked breaking the silence between us.
I opened my eyes and looked at him, “it's nothing really.” I said.
He stood and motioned me to slide forward, and as I did he stepped behind me and sat down his back against the tree and his chest against my back. I leaned against him and I could feel his breath on the back of my neck as he began to rub my shoulders. My head tilted to the side and my hair fell away from my neck as I closed my eyes again.
There it is her most vulnerable spot, I thought as I continued rub her shoulders sliding my thumb over the sensitive spot on her neck. I could feel the usual pain in my mouth that over took when I wanted to feed but I knew I couldn't. Not here, not yet, I thought burring my face into the back of her head. Hearing her sigh made me wish I had a heart, I knew if I did have a heart it would be beating as fast as a hummingbirds wings. I was in the presence of a beautiful female, she looked as though I knew her from long ago but I knew she couldn't be who I thought she was.
“What is it?” she asked, her breath warm against my hand.
My stomach tightened at the sound of her voice and my dick hurt as I forced myself to calm down only to be able to say, “It's nothing.”
She turned to look at me, “Jason something is either bothering you or you want to run away and leave me alone.”
“I would never run from you. It's you who should run away from me.”
I watched as she began to pick at her wrist, and the smell of blood caught my attention as a stream of crimson ran down her wrist and saw the razor in her delicate fingers. I stood trying to understand why she would do such a thing that would end up making me lose control.
She stood and held out her wrist to me, “Take it.”
“No.” I said breathless, no-one had ever asked me to take their blood freely.
“Why?”
“I could kill you.”
“I trust you.”
“You shouldn't trust me, I could kill you. Your blood smells delicious but I may not be able to stop myself.”
“I would rather be dead than to live this life alone, please take it.” she said as her eyes filled with tears.
I took her wrist in my hand and licked up the blood that was making its way down her arm, I let my fangs come forth and sank them into her wrist. I heard her sigh as though in relief as I drank from her, such a delicacy just slow it down, I thought to myself. Something in her blood told me to stop and so I did, sliding my tongue over her wrist healing both the incision and my puncture marks. I looked up at her and saw the smile on her face before she dropped to her knees with her back against the tree.
“Natalyana, I'm sorry did I take to much.” I asked taking her face into my hands.
“I'm fine Jason.” she whispered her ice blue eyes looking into his.
“Something in your blood told me to stop and so I did.”
“Jason, my blood didn't tell you to stop my mind did.”
“What do you mean?”
“My thoughts run through my blood its my heritage.”
“Your heritage?”
“Yes, my heritage I'm a Witch.”
Witches, I thought, is that why her blood tasted so delicious? I had heard that a Witch's life force was strong but I didn't know that it could taste so good. Witch's were known worldwide for their craft and the persecution they had went through in the early 19th century. I already knew that witchcraft in this little town of Alexandria was forbidden and if anyone was to find out she would be shunned and or banished.
“So I take it no-one knows that you are a Witch?”
“No,” she said looking at the ground, “nobody knows not even Sabrina, and she's my best friend.”
“Don't you think she knows that your hiding something from her?”
“Yea, I do think she knows that I'm hiding something from her but she doesn't say anything about it. I wish she would bring it up so that I could be honest with her.”
“And risk being shunned or banished just because of your heritage.”
“I really wouldn't care no-one likes me around here and I spend most of my time here with the dead. Even when I'm with Sabrina I feel off somehow, I don't know if she's my friend because she feels sorry for me or because she wants to. I would love to leave this horrible little town.” I watched as she jumped, reach for her pocket and pulled out her cell phone.
“It's Sabrina.” she said once she flipped it open.
“Answer it.”
“Hello?” she asked putting it on speaker.
“Hey Natalyana, what are you doing and why aren't you at school.”
“I'm somewhere I like to go and I left after you saw my cuts and Jason is with me.”
“Oh really now? So why did you leave school after I saw your cuts?”
“Because I figured you would say something to someone about it.”
“Well I didn't.”
“Sabrina I need to tell you something.”
“What is it?”
“I'm a...”
“Your a what?”
“I'm a Witch.” and with that she hung up and turned off the phone.
I watched as she dropped her phone onto the ground and placed her head on her hands as she closed her eyes, but when her eyes shot back open, snatched up her phone and stood I knew that something was wrong.
“What is it Natalyana?”
“She told, oh Great Goddess she told.”
“Lets go.”
“Go where? There is nowhere to go in this damn town for me to hide.”
“We won't stay here we'll so where ever you want.”
“I would rather know my punishment, I would like to be banished even if it means being alone.”
“You won't be alone.”
“What do you mean?”
“I'm going with you.”
“Why would you want to come with me.”
“I drank from you, your blood is in my veins I'll know exactly where you are.”
“Alright.” she said reluctantly taking his hand, “Lets go.”
I followed her out of the cemetery and into the car, where she started the engine, turned the car around and sped down Sycamore ST.
“Are you sure you want to do this.” I asked.
“Yes, it is something that I need to do and I hope they do banish me.”
“Why.”
“Because they can't banish my mother.”
“And why can't they banish her?”
“Because she's not a Witch, that's the thing with my heritage it skips generations, my great grandmother wasn't a Witch, but my grandmother is, my mother isn't and therefore I am.”
“I see.”
I looked at him and took his hand, “and now I know that I should never trust anyone in a town that is against Witches.”
“But you can trust a Vampire right off the bat?”
“Yes, I have always been into the Vampire scene.”
As we rode into town we saw grandparents, mothers, fathers, children, grandchildren, and so many others standing in the town square. Driving past the square we pulled into the driveway of my house, got out of the car and walked inside where I found my mother at the kitchen table.
“Natalyana Alana Itola, go pack all of your things and go to the town square you are to be judged for your Witchcraft and sentenced immediately. Who did you tell?”
“I told Sabrina.”
“Your best friend?”
“Supposed to be my best friend.”
“Okay now who is this?”
“This is Jason and he will be coming with me.”
“And what is his heritage.”
“Would you like to show her or should I tell her?'
“I'll show her.”
I watched as his eyes turned black and his fangs protrude from his gums. My mother jumped back with a gasp and placed her hand on her throat.
“Sorry Mrs. Itola, but I'm not hungry anymore.”
She looked at me, “You let him feed from you.”
“Yes I did and I hope they banish me at my sentencing. Come on Jason lets go pack my things.”
On the way to my bedroom I stopped at the hallway closet opened the door and grabbed my suitcases. Walking into my room I opened my dresser drawers and stuffed everything in the four drawers into one suitcase. With one I emptied my closet as Jason took down all of my posters and put my books into the last two and in backpacks. Once all of my things were packed we loaded everything into the car and walked back into the house.
“Okay, mom, all of my things are packed and loaded into the car so we will be leaving now.”
“Go straight to the square.”
“Yes boss.”
Leading Jason outside we got into the car and went straight to the square, where the townspeople were waiting like a mob only without torches and pitchforks. Students watched in amazement as I parked the car and Jason and I stepped out.
“Natalyana Alana Itola, you are here by charged with Witchcraft! How do you plead?” the mayor of the small town said over the voices of the crowd.
“Guilty.” I said as the crowd silenced.
“Since you have plead guilty to this forbidden act you a therefore banish from this peaceful town of Alexandria.”
“And I will be more than happy to leave this boring little town. Oh, yes, I almost forgot, Sabrina where are you?”
Sabrina stepped out of the crowd and looked at me with a look of sorrow, disbelief shot through me as I looked at her. She was supposed to be my friend I told her my deepest and darkest secret only to sell me out.
“Sabrina you were supposed to be my best friend and you sold me out. I could have turned you into something very hideous but honestly, I'm glad you told I'm extremely happy to finally get out of this boring little piece of crap town.”
“Natalyana I'm sorry.”
“Yea whatever. Come on Jason.”
Jason followed me to the car and we got in and shut the doors. I started the car and peeled out of the square and toward the city limits. Switching on the radio I turned up the speakers as loud as they could go and turned my gaze to Jason.
“Where do you want to go?” I asked remembering that he had said we could go wherever I wanted.
“Like I said earlier we can go anywhere you like.” he said with a smile that was irresistible.
Crossing over the county line I kept driving, thinking about where I wanted to go. Looking over at Jason I smiled as he looked out the window toward the passing woods and cemeteries. Stopping at the gas station of the next town known as Serene, we stepped out of the car to stretch.
“Would you like something to drink?” Jason asked closing the passenger side door gently.
“Yes, and I could use something to snack on also.” I said handing him some money, “I also need twenty dollars in gas.”
“Alright.”
I watched as Jason walked into the gas station and disappeared into the back. Leaning against the side of the car I waited for him to return before I started pumping the gas. I watched as Jason walked through the door with a bag in one hand and change in the other. Placing the bag into the car he came around and grabbed my hand as I reach for the pump.
“You get in the car and let me take care of the gas.” he said kissing my hand and grabbing the pump in his other.
“Okay if that's what you want to do I won't stop you.” I said opening my door and climbing into the car.
Looking into the side mirror I watched him pump the gas, my goddess, I thought to myself as I bit my lip, he is fucking fine. A sudden movement at the side of the store caught my attention drawing me from my thoughts. An old man, about sixty-five, stumbled and fell against the brick wall separating the station from the wilderness on the other side. I could smell the malt liquor on the old mans breath even from a distance making me gag. Turning my head I saw Jason sitting next to me shutting the door after him.
“Are you ready.”
“Uh, yea.” I said starting the car and pulling out onto the road.
We drove for what seemed like hours in silence only stopping to stretch or use the bathroom. I looked at him to catch him looking at me and I blushed as I looked at the road, I couldn't get him off my mind and every time I looked at him my heart did a back flip, I pushed the thought away and continued driving still trying to think about what I wanted to do and where I wanted to go. Passing over the state line and into Tennessee, I stopped the car and looked at him.
“What?” he asked looking at me.
“I want you to turn me.”
He jack knifed in his seat, “What? Why?”
“Because I've always wanted to be a vampire instead of a Witch but if you don't want to that's fine.”
“Good 'cause I won't.”
“And why not?”
“Because I don't want to be the one to ruin your life.”
“Oh yea, like my life ain't fucked up as it is.”
“I'm sorry but I just can't do it.”
“Okay whatever.”
I turned in my seat and started the car, squealing tires as I pulled off the embankment.
I watched her as she drove, I knew she was mad but I also knew that I was right, I couldn't turn her, I would probably ruin her life if I did change her. But I just couldn't do it not now not until I knew she was ready. I hadn't meant to hurt her but it wasn't the right time because when I knew it was the right time she would too. I looked out my window at watched the trees pass by, we were in the middle of nowhere, and I had no clue as to where we were going but I didn't bother to ask. Laying my head against the seat I closed my eyes and drifted off to sleep.
His gentle snores brought me from my thoughts, I looked at him as he slept and slowly brought the car to a stop at an embankment and shut it off. I'm pretty sleepy myself, I thought leaning my seat back and closing my eyes. Taking a deep breath I centered my chi into my hands placed them on my head to ease my approaching headache, I saw an image of Jason in my mind and focused trying to find out why he seemed to be etched into my mind. Leaning the seat back into its sitting position I started the car and started driving. I listened to his slow breathing even though I was concentrated on my driving.
“Why don't you get some sleep?” Jason asked startling me and making me jump in my seat.
“I don't know what your talking about, I'm not tired.”
“Yes you are. I can see it in your eyes, pull over and get in the back I'll drive.”
“Fine.” I said stopping the car and putting it in park.
Stepping out of the car I opened the back door and climbed in laying down. I watched as Jason got into the driver's seat and started driving every once in a while glancing into the rear view mirror to look at me.
“What?” I asked when he looked at me for the third time.
“It's nothing.”
“Don't you lie to me,” I said poking him in the back of the head, “I know there is something going on in that handsome head of yours.”
“I was just wondering if you were still mad at me.”
My breath hitched in my throat and I didn't know what to say, was I still mad at him? I thought to myself as I climbed into the passenger seat. I looked out the window for a few long silent moments as I tried to find the right words to say.
“I'm not mad at you. You were right of course and I was stupid to even ask that of you.”
“It's okay.” he said looking at me with a smile.
I looked at him and smiled not knowing what else to say. Taking a deep breath I let it out slowly and centered my chi into my hands again placing them onto my forehead and the back of my head as a stress headache suddenly appeared making me wince in pain. I closed my eyes and leaned my head back against the seat still trying to get Jason's face out of the back of my mind. The only problem with that was the more I concentrated the more vivid he became, and the harder it made it to forget about him as I finally drifted off to sleep.
Please get out of my mind, her thoughts whispered through my mind. I could hear her voice and it was nearly driving me insane, the soft luscious tone of it made my body numb and my thoughts jumble. I continued to drive as I listened to her labored breathing as she slept. Passing over the Kentucky state line I stopped at a motel to get a room. Opening the car door I stepped out shutting it quietly I walked to the office and opened the door.
“Good evening the young man.” an elderly woman said from behind the front desk. The pungent smell of cigarettes and perfume radiated off her nearly making me sick as I came up closer to the front desk.
“I would like to get a room for two for the next few days.” I said to the old woman as I pulled out my wallet.
“And why a room for two?”
“My friend is in the car she fell asleep on the ride.”
“Ah I see,” she looked down at the computer screen in front of her as she lit up a cigarette, “I'll let you have the room for a week for $200.”
“That will be fine thank you very much ma'am.” taking the money out of my wallet as she handed me the key to the room
“You all have a nice night now.”
“You too.” I said as I walked out the door.
Walking back to the car I opened Natalyana's door and tapped her on the shoulder.
“Natalyana wake up.” I said with a gentle voice.
I watched the fluttering of her eyelashes as she opened her eyes slowly, and she smiled at me.
“Where as we?” she asked her voice soft even after waking up.
“We are at a motel in Kentucky, I got us a room for two and I figured we could use it as a place to stay for about a week.”
“That's good idea.” she whispered, “thank you.”
Holding out my hand she took it and I helped her out of the car and to our room. Unlocking the door I let her enter before myself and closed the door behind me. The room was large, two twin beds sat in the middle of the room, a microwave and a mini-refrigerator sat against the far wall next to a door-less bathroom. I watched as Natalyana walked over to one of the beds and jumped onto it hugging one of the pillows.
“Is that better than the car?” I asked sitting on the other bed that was now mine.
“Much, thank you.” she whispered into the pillow.
As though I couldn't help but to move I stood and walked to the mini-refrigerator and opened it, of course it was empty. Closing the fridge I walked to the door and took the keys out of my pocket.
“Natalyana I'll be back I'm going to run to the store and get us something to eat and then bring in one of your bags so you have something to wear tonight to sleep in.”
I waited for her reply but when I didn't get one i figured she went to sleep and I walked out the door and closed it quietly behind me.
I woke up to find myself alone in a dimly lit motel room, jumping out of bed I rushed to the door and swung it open looking for Jason but I couldn't see him anywhere and my car was gone. My heart began to break, why did he strand me here, I thought, is he going to come back? Tears began to stream down my face at the thought of being here alone in a strange place as I closed the door and slid to the floor crying. Why didn't he tell me he was leaving? I wondered as I looked up at the ceiling, maybe he did and I fell asleep. A jarring of the door brought me from my thoughts as I stood and opened the door looking straight into Jason's eyes, breaking into more tears. Jason dropped everything at that moment and wrapped his arms around me.
“Why did you leave me?” I asked against his now tear stained shirt.
“I told you before I left but you had already fallen asleep by then so I thought I would be back before you woke up and that I could have already made you something to eat.”
Pulling away from him I wiped the tears from my eyes and stepped back and watched him gather the bags off the ground bring them in and kick the door shut, sitting on the bed I placed my head in my hands. What the hell is wrong with me? I asked myself rubbing my eyes with the palms of my hands. I usually never cried especially over a guy I had just met but for some reason I just couldn't help myself. I looked back up to see Jason putting a T.V dinner into the microwave and setting it for three minutes and thirty seconds. Laying down on the bed I stared up at the ceiling until my eyes began to sting and water forcing me to blink, the microwave went off making me jump into a sitting position.
“It's okay.” Jason whispered to me as he walked over to the microwave.
I watched as he pulled out the T.V dinner and set it on the counter next to the fridge, and opened a box of plastic forks. Once he had the other T.V dinner in the microwave he dug into one of the bags and pulled out a bag of plastic cups and two 2-liters of soda, one Mountain Dew and one Dr. Pepper. The timer on the microwave went off and he pulled out the dinner before pouring the drinks. He set my dinner in front of me and my drink on the bed side table then grabbed his and went and sat on the other bed. Grabbing the remote control I turned on the the T.V and since it was Wednesday I turned it on to the Syfy channel to watch Ghost Hunters. I looked down at my dinner chicken nuggets mac & cheese and a brownie it all looked good but my stomach turned over making me jump off the bed, run into the bathroom, and vomit into the toilet.
I watched her vomit into the toilet and wondered what was making her sick she hadn't even touched her food and yet she was in the bathroom. When she fell back against the wall and began to cry I stood, walked into the bathroom and knelt beside her. She leaned into me and I wrapped my arms her trying my best to comfort her, by stroking her back and her hair.
“Natalyana it's okay.” I whispered into her hair.
“No it's not. I shouldn't be throwing up, all I did was look at my food and I guess I just got sick.”
“You got sick because you haven't eaten anything since I took your blood.”
“I guess you could be right.” she said whipping away her tears.
I helped her up as she struggled to stand while placing a arm around her leaning her against him and walking her into the other room sitting her on her bed. Sitting at her side her I picked up one of her chicken I blew on it to cool it down some and put it to her lips. As she bit into it her lips touched my fingers sending fire through my veins and making my thoughts jumble. He watched the color return to her pale face as she felt what I did but she remained quiet and continued eating. I stood and walked to the other bed, sat down and began to eat my dinner, looking at the T.V.
When she moved I stopped eating and looked at her, I watched as she stood and went to the trashcan to throw her trash away as she gripped the counter. I could feel heat radiating from her like a heatwave and could sense her dizziness. I was by her side in an instant to catch her as she fell back toward the floor. Picking her up I laid her on the bed and watched as her eyes rolled into the back of her head. Her skin grew hot beneath my touch as my fingers trailed up and down her arms. I could feel the desire rise in the pit of her belly sparking my own arousal. When she looked at me her eyes had changed from their electric blue to a deep seductive green.
“Well hello there stranger long time no see.” she said in a voice that was delicate yet firm.
“Alexandria.” I said in a rush as reality hit me.
Alexandria, that's why I was drawn so intently on the little town, she was the reason the town got it's name. The town was the home of Vampire's, Witch's, and Human's even though the Human's were mainly in charge, but Vampire's and Witch's had to keep their identities secret, before the town got it's name it was just an unknown destination, but on the day Alexandria was born everything changed. Now I understood why I was so amazed when seeing Natalyana, they were identical. Their eyes that changed from electric blue to green, the black hair, pale skin, and being a witch.
Alexandria brought beauty to the townspeople's eyes and thus they named their little town after her. It wasn't until she was thirteen that her powers were awakened and the people noticed she wasn't normal and thus started the persecutions and she was sentenced to death but it took five years until she reached the age of eighteen to finally commit the act. I was also eighteen at the time and Alexandria was the love of my life. We had planned spending the rest of our lives together, but her secret was out and she was forced to die.
“Are you just going to sit there and stare or are you going to speak?” she asked breaking me away from my thoughts.
“Why are you doing this to her?”
“I'm not hurting her she is perfectly fine, besides why are you so worried, your still in love with me aren't you?”
“But Alexandria your dead.”
“I am dead only to Human's and Vampire's, but to a Witch's foresight spirits are as real as you. Spirits of Witch's can take over another thus we are able to speak. I'm glad you remember me.”
“Well of course I remember you it's been two centuries since you were burned at the stake.”
“Oh don't remind me, those back stabbing townspeople, besides I found out that after I died my mother gave birth to another daughter. Where did you find my descendant?”
“In Alexandria.” I said looking at her trying to find Natalyana in her eyes.
Jason take my hand, Natalyana's voice ran through his thoughts as clear as crystal.
But why I thought just to see if she would hear me.
So I can get her out of me, she whispered though my mind.
I took her hand, following her directions I watched her eyes roll back again she skin grew hot and cooled as her eyes came forward in they're original electric blue color.
“You knew her didn't you?” she asked catching her breath.
“Yes, I did a long time ago.”
“How long ago?”
“Two centuries, her parents named her Alexandria and the town was named after her but when they found out she was a Witch she was persecuted and burned at the stake. Even then being what we are was forbidden only the consequences were much worse.”
“Were you in love with her?”
“Yes, at one time I was, but in the end my love for her disappeared but when I saw you, you looked so much like her that I couldn't help but to stare and it brought back so many lost memories that I thought were gone.”
I stood and walked to the other side of the room, trying to put a distance between us so the urge in my gut to take her would settle down and disappear. I paced the space between the far wall and the T.V my thoughts jumped around in my head making me not think clearly. Turning I placed my head against the wall trying to calm my feelings. Warm, tender fingers ran down my neck and back leaving a trail of fire behind their touch. I turned to see Natalyana and the urge to take her grew stronger as she an her fingers down my arm.
I could feel the tension between us and I didn't like it, and all I could do was try to comfort him somehow. His eyes were black as he looked deep into my eyes as though trying to find Alexandria somewhere deep inside me, then taking me into his arms he crush his mouth onto mine holding my head so that I didn't turn away, his tongue slipped over my lips parting them to gain entrance as he growled for dominance. My body gave in, melting into him as I wrapping my arms around his neck and he slowly moved toward the bed. Suddenly, he pushed away as though realizing what he was doing, and I landed on the bed with a quiet bounce.
“I... I'm sorry, I shouldn't have done that.” he said quietly as he leaned against the wall sliding to the floor.
I stood from the bed and walked over to him and knelt down by his side, “Jason it's okay I didn't mind, actually I rather enjoyed it. You need not to be ashamed of what you have done you acted on feelings and that's all that matters. You are in control of yourself and you stopped yourself that shows strength.”
“The urge was just so strong it took over and I couldn't stop myself.” he huffed looking at me his eyes back to their blue green color.
“Well since I can't change your mind by telling you that it was okay then I will just leave you be.” with that I stood, grabbed my keys and walked outside slamming the door behind.
Popping the trunk to my car, I grabbed a small suitcase, two backpacks and closed the trunk. Walking back into the motel room Jason still sat in the floor against the wall as I set my backpacks in the floor and my suitcase on the bed. Opening it I grabbed a pair of shorts a oversized t-shirt and my razor, and walked into the door less bathroom for a shower.
I looked at Jason one last time as I started the shower and started to strip, as I got down to my bra and underwear I could feel his eyes one me. Sticking my hand behind the curtain I adjusted the nozzle and the temperature only after I stepped in and closed the curtain behind me did I take off my bra and underwear. The warm water felt good as it streamed down my chilled body as I ran my fingers through my hair. I looked at the small bottle of shampoo and grabbed it popped off the top and poured a glob of it into my hand I worked at my hair until I had a nice thick lather then rinsed it out.
Her lips tasted like sugar and I could still feel her arms around my neck. If I hadn't stopped myself I would've taken her right then and there, not giving a damn about how much she would scream or fight me off, I would have taken her either way. I stood from the floor and walked to my bed laying down on the bed I stared up at the ceiling, I could smell the fresh strawberry shampoo that she had put into her hair and the dove scented soap she used on her body, but the smell of her blood was what brought me from my thoughts as they nearly drove me to the edge of oblivion.
The water cut off and I heard the curtain opened even before I could turn my eyes away. I saw her, her pale body wet from the shower, skin that looked like satin, and her hair even when wet still fell beautifully around her face. She looked at me with a smile on her face that said you can look at me anyway you want too, but still I closed my eyes and turned over onto my side facing the window.
“I'm done now.” she said as I heard her walked into the room.
I turned and looked at her, now in an oversized t-shirt and very short shorts as the flesh between her thighs rubbed together as she walked to her bed, “how was it?” I asked not knowing what else to say.
“Oh it felt amazing.” she said looking at me as she ran a brush through her hair straightening it.
I watched as she grabbed a bottle of oil spray and spritzed her legs, arms, neck, and belly then rubbed it in, as she stood I watched as her skin glistened against the light as she walked to the mini-fridge to pour herself a drink. I stood from the bed and walked over to her, setting her drink down I turned her around to face me. I couldn't help but to touch her, as I ran my fingers across her neck and put an arm around her waist, as she looked at me with eyes that were not blue in color but a different color, a color I'd never seen before, it was a light purple.
“Please.” she whispered as she tilted her head baring her neck to me.
I could see the pulse in her neck as fangs protruded from my gums growing into sharp points and bit into her neck, my throat closing from anticipation. Her blood slid down my throat soothing it as I drank from her, and I heard her sigh in relief and could feel her desire as her thoughts ran through my head. Again her blood told me to stop and I did as I was told, even though I didn't want to stop. I healed the marks by sliding my tongue over her neck and looked at her. As she wrapped her arms around my neck she kisses me getting rid of the bloody evidence on my lips.
I could feel his erection through his pants as he held me tight against his hard body making me whimper as he set me up on the counter sliding in between my thighs. Our kisses deepened, even as Alexandria tried to break through. His hands were hot as they ran down my legs, and his kisses trailed down my neck leaving fire in its place. A banging on the door interrupted us and Jason pushed away from me, as I whimpered for release.
I heard Jason growl as he walked to the door and opened it, “yes?”
“I'm sorry to interrupt,” a female voice came through the open door and the strong smell of cigarettes followed, “but you staying a week will not be possible so I'm going to need you to leave in the morning.”
“That is fine but I'm going to need my money back.”
“Here you go.” she said as I walked to my bed and she handed him the money, “thank you for understanding.”
With the she turned and left and Jason slammed the door closed leaning back against it. His eyes had went back to blue and I sat on the bed and grabbed a book from my backpack. Laying back against the pillows I opened the book but I looked at Jason who looked like he was in a very bad mood. I looked back down at my book as Jason punched the wall startling me making me look up as he flexed his hand. Standing I placed my book on the bed and went to him taking his hand as he flinched, centering my chi into my hands, I healed his hand.
“How does that feel?” I asked letting go of his hand.
“Good, thanks.”
Walking back to the bed I laid down and looked at the clock beside the bed on the nightstand, 8:30 pm, grabbing my book I started reading. After a few pages in I put the book down on the table and slid under the covers turning off the light on my table.
“I'm going to sleep, good night Jason.”
“Good night.”
Turning over I closed my eyes and slowly drifted off to sleep.
I watched as she slept peacefully in her bed as I paced around the room. But the urge to take was still in my gut, it was all I could think about, and I could still feel her arms around me. I shook my head to get the the image of me buried deep inside her out of my mind. I need some fresh air, I thought as I walked to the door and opened it and closed it quietly so I wouldn't disturb her. The air was cool for a summer night but I didn't care it felt good, standing by the door I heard Natalyana whimpering in her sleep, I took a deep breath trying to calm my feelings. Walking back into the room I looked at her, her black hair fell across her face and pillows and her arms was above her head.
“Jason.” she whispered in her sleep turning her head up toward the ceiling.
Walking over to her bed I sat beside her and mover her hair from her face, her skin was hot to the touch and I could feel the desire rolling off of her, I have to get away from her, I thought as I began to stand.
“Don't leave me, please, I don't know what I would do without you.” she whispered, “I need you in my life. I don't care what or who you are I need you.”
As I turned to walk away from the bed she grabbed my arm and I looked at her and she was still sleeping, “please stay.”
I slid underneath the blanket beside her as she put her arm over my chest and snuggled up close to me. Putting my arms around her I laid my head back against the headboard and drifted off to sleep.
Chapter 2
I woke up the next morning to find Jason laying in bed next to me asleep, I couldn't help but to look at him, he was sexy even to be sleep.
“Jason, wake up.” I whispered shaking him.
“Good morning Natalyana.” he said brushing my hair out of my face.
“We have to leave.”
“Yes you're right we do need to leave.”
“Quick question first, why are you in bed with me.”
“i sat by you last night while you slept and when I went to go to my bed you grabbed my arm and told me not to leave you didn't know what you would do without me and that you didn't care what or who I was and that you needed me.”
“Oh I'm sorry, you must not believe anything I say in my sleep.”
“I didn't mind.”
“Okay.”
Standing up from the bed I walked to the counter and poured myself a drink, I could feel his eyes on me even as he slid out of the bed and slipped on his shoes. I turned and leaned against the counter, looking at Jason, I can't believe I said that to him, I thought as I finished my drink throwing the cup away. Walking over to the bed I got into my suitcase and pulled out a pair of black sweat pants pulling them over my shorts as I put my book into my backpack. Putting my suitcase and backpacks on the bed I sat beside them slipping on my socks and shoes.
“Are you ready?” Jason asked breaking the silence that had overshadowed us.
“Yes.” I said grabbing my stuff and heading toward the door.
Jason grabbed the bags of food and drinks then opened the door leading me out into the bright morning sunlight and to the car as he popped the trunk. I looked at Jason as he tossed me the keys, but I tossed them back to him.
“You drive.” I said with a smile as I opened the passenger door and climbed in shutting the door behind me.
Climbing into the front seat he put the key in the ignition and started the car, pulling out of the parking lot. Turning on the radio I blasted my speakers as a good song came on and looked out the window at the passing trees and dirt roads as we headed south. I opened the window and let in the summer heat and grabbed a soda from the backseat. Leaning my head back against the seat I took a sip of the drink and put the lid back on the bottle.
“Natalyana, what are you thinking about.?”
“You have my blood in your veins you tell me.”
We were quiet for a long while as we crossed over a state line into Georgia and into a little town called Spartan. I can't believe he hasn't figured out what I'm thinking yet, I thought as I looked at him from the corner of my eye.
“Your thinking about what happened last night, when I was kissing you and had you on the counter.” he said still looking straight ahead not looking away from the road.
“Actually yea, I am thinking about last night and how much farther I wanted it to go, but I know it must have been hard to stop even drinking from me must have been hard.”
“Oh you have no idea just how hard.” he said looking at me with a smile.
“Jason if it makes you uncomfortable being around me you don't have to stay we can always stop and you can leave if you like.”
“No I will not leave you to be by yourself, we've come to far now to split up. I will not just leave you alone and abandon you I said I was going with you and I'll be with you until I say otherwise.”
I smiled at his response and climbed into the backseat to lay down looking at the ceiling. Knowing he felt that way made me happy in a way, I knew now that he was not going to leave me to be alone and would be there for me when I needed him. Jason continued to drive and my eyes grew heavy from laying in the backseat as I opened my drink and took another sip. I felt the car pull off onto an exit, slow to a stop, and I watched as Jason got out. Sitting up I looked out the window to see us sitting outside a motel as he leaned though the window.
“I'm going to go in and get us a room, is that alright?”
“Yes.”
I watched him walk away from the car and disappear into the main building.
“Good afternoon.” I said as I walked into the building to the older gentleman at the front desk who seemed as though he was not interested in my business.
The old man looked up from his book and huffed taking his smoking pipe out of his mouth, “What dah'ya want boy?”
“I would like a room with two beds please.” I said as the smoke from the old man's pipe drifted toward me making my throat close up.
“All I's gots is a room wit' one bed and that'll be about seventy dollars dependin' how long ya stayin.” he said using his stubby fingers to press keys on the computer's keyboard.
“That's fine, and we will only be here for about a week.”
“That'll be two hundred,” the old man had a sly smile looking at me like he was happy to be doing business, “come on now boy ain't gots all day.”
Taking the money out of my wallet I handed it to him and smiled trying to hide my surprise as he tried to slip into my mind, “I wouldn't recommend that old man.”
“Recommend what boy?”
“Trying to get inside my head, I don't know who you are but you ain't getting in.”
“Ah but Jason gettin to that pretty little thing out der in da car didn't take to long, you may be Vampire but you won't find her.”
I lunged toward the old man, grabbing his throat and threw him against the wall, as my fangs bit into my lower lip from anger, “Where is she damn it?”
“Ya never find her she long gone by now, soon as ya walk in here, they grab her.”
“Who grabbed her?”
“My men grab her and take her away, far away from you.” he was laughing now and pissing me off more punching the wall beside his head gave him a fright, I wanted to rip the old man's throat out right then but I needed him to tell me where his men had taken her.
“Where did you have them take her?”
“Ya might as well kill me now boy 'cause I ain't tellin ya.”
I ripped out his throat without a second thought and drank from him, the old man's blood was tainted with wolf but couldn't see anything that would give me any hints that would lead me to Natalyana. Running out the door I jumped into the car and sped out of the parking lot trying to see into Natalyana's thoughts.
I woke up to find myself in a dark room with the smell of chloroform still in my nose, I could feel someone poking around in my head but I didn't know who. Where was Jason, why wasn't he here with me, what happened and how did I get here, I thought sitting up. The last thing I remembered was seeing Jason disappear into the main building of the motel and two guys in black tying me up and putting a rag of chloroform over my nose and mouth as they forced me to keep from screaming.
“Is anyone there?” I asked still groggy.
“Hold ya tongue child ya don't want to anger tha Masta.” an old female voice said from the other side of the room.
“Master?”
“Yes tha Masta, he has chosen you to be his mate.”
“WHAT!?” I jumped up from the floor and onto my feet.
“Hold ya tongue, ya will wed tha Masta and make 'im happy.”
“I will not, your Masta kidnapped me.”
The old woman growled at my response and I could sense the tension not in the dark room. The striking of a match caught my attention as the light of a lantern grew bright and I could see the old woman's withered face. She must have been here for years, I thought as I paced around the now lit room.
Jason where are you, please help me, I cried out in my head because I knew he could hear me.
Natalyana where are you, the sound of his voice brought tears to my eyes.
I don't know but there is a woman here and she said that the Masta wants me to be his mate.
What?, I could hear the anger in his thoughts as though he was speaking to me directly.
I said the same thing, I don't want to be here, I thought.
“Ma'am where exactly am I?” I asked the old woman who remained in the corner.
“Why child ya in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where else would ya be.”
I'm in Baton Rouge but I don't really know where I'm in a dark room kind of like a basement or a dungeon, I thought to Jason.
I know exactly where you are, those bastards. They are wolves and I can see why their leader Malcolm chose you to be his mate, but I highly doubt he knows that your a Witch.
Yea but why me?
Why not your beautiful, smart, sexy, and one hell of a kisser, his explanation made me smile making me wish I was with him.
You really think I'm beautiful, I thought sitting down against the wall with my head down so that the woman could not see my face.
A knocking on the door brought me from my telepathic conversation, and I watched the old woman stand as the door opened. Bright lights filled the room and the men who kidnapped me walked in, Jason remained silent as I stood.
“Where is she?” one of them asked and the old woman pointed my way, and my heart sped up as the men stepped closed to me.
“Leave me alone you mangy mutts.” I said moving away from them.
“Tha Masta wants to see 'is new bride to be.”
Jason please hurry, I thought as they took me by my arms and led me out of the room into an elegantly decorated hallway. I'm on my way, his thoughts entered my head but I refused to show any sign of fear as the men took me into a large room where I saw they're leader. He stood to be about 6'2”, brown hair, hazel eyes but very good looking, and all he did was look down at me and smile for a minute.
“What is your name?” he asked gesturing me to sit.
“Natalyana and I'll stand thanks.”
“You'll learn to listen to tha Masta.” his henchmen said pushing me into the seat.
“So,” I said ignoring the man, “why exactly did you have them bring me here?”
“Actually I didn't have them do anything, you see when you and the Vampire arrived at that little motel, the keeper was one of my men I had him do the job and he hired these too idiots.”
“For one the vampire's name is Jason and for two you had no reason to kidnap me.”
“Oh yes, Jason, I know the little fuck, bastard killed my brother and my man at the motel, he doesn't know where to find you and but even if he did how would you be able to contact his with you being here and him being where ever the hell he is.”
“Uh duh telepathically, if you had done more research about me you'd know that I'm a Witch. Jason has fed from me I can hear his thoughts and he can hear mine, therefore he knows exactly where I am.”
“Good now I can have the pleasure of killing him myself.”
“I won't let you do that.”
“And why not my Queen?”
“Don't call me that I am not your Queen, but I cannot let you kill him.”
“Is that because you love him?”
“N...no I don't love him, I only met him the other day he's been with me since I was banished from home. Yes, he does mean a lot to me but I wish for you not to kill him.”
There was nothing I could do at the moment to save here from those mongrels, I needed to feed and rest for the night. I gripped the steering wheel until my knuckles were white, and I waited for her voice to fill my head, but all that remained was silence. Pulling the car into another motel parking lot in Savannah I parked the car and walked to the main building. Walking through the door I could smell the scent of Vampires, and I looked at the young man behind the counter, definitely a good place to be for the night, I thought as I walked up to the counter.
“Good evening.” the young man said punching keys on the computer.
“Derrick Hughes.” I said, “Long time no see my friend.”
Derrick looked up and smiled then frowned, “Well if it isn't my good old friend Jason Fitzgerald, how old are you now 356 or 456 I can't seem to remember, damn you look like shit.”
“Yea I bet I do, and I'm only 256, my friend Natalyana was kidnapped and I'm on my way to Baton Rouge to get her, but I need to rest and feed. So I need a room.”
“Well of course, twenty dollars and you can have whatever you want, you are my oldest friend.”
I pulled out a twenty from my wallet and handed it to him as he handed me the key to a room, “thanks man.”
“No problem, so is she pretty.”
“You remember Alexandria?”
“Matter of fact I do.”
“Looks just like her, beautiful beyond belief, her descendant and she's a Witch.”
“Damn has Alexandria come through to you yet?”
“Yes, the other night.”
“How did that work out?”
“I helped Natalyana get her out after a few minutes of talking to Alexandria.”
Walking out of the building Derrick showed me to my room and unlocked the door letting me in, “I've got a case of synthetic blood in the back I'll bring you a couple bags while you get settled.”
“Thanks bro.” I said as he left the room, leaving me alone.
Running my fingers through my hair in frustration I sat down on the bed and kicked off my shoes and laid back looking up at the ceiling.
Natalyana are you there, I thought to her wondering why she hadn't said anything for a while.
I'm here Jason, her voice filled my head making my thoughts jumble.
What have they done what did they say?
Malcolm wants to marry me regardless and he want's to kill you himself.
Hmm I wonder why.
Why did you kill his brother?
Is that what he told you, his brother Marcus's death was an accident. About a century ago Marcus and I were the best of friends and Malcolm was jealous of our friendship. Sometime later Malcolm deceived his brother and blamed it on me causing Marcus and me to get into a fight, little did I know the fight was staged to be fight to the death, god knows I didn't want to fight my best friend but I had no choice their father said it was a fight to the death regardless, I sighed and closed my eyes, Marcus and I fought but I reigned victorious in the end.
I'm sorry, she whispered trying to sooth my thoughts, but he wants to kill you I told him I was a Witch and that I wouldn't let him kill you and I tried to change his mind about me being his mate but he would not listen, the bastard didn't even flinch when I told him what I was.
Well there's nothing we can do until I get there, I'm in Savannah at a motel luckily I have a friend here so I get the room cheap and get some synthetic blood free, but I'll be on the road first thing in the morning I just don't know how long it will actually be before I get to you.
Alright well I'm tired I need to rest my chi is not acting right.
Alright same here I will get to you as soon as possible. Good night.
Good night. Silence filled my mind as Derrick entered the room making me jump off the bed.
“It's just me calm down here.” he said tossing me a bag of blood and walked over to the mini-fridge to put the supply inside.
“Thanks.” I said ripping the top off and taking a huge swig.
“What were you doing?” he asked as he walked back to the door.
“Nothing just thinking.”
“Looked more like you were just having a telepathic conversation to me.”
“Of course your right, I was talking to Natalyana. Malcolm wants to marry her which is why he hired men to kidnap her and he wants to kill me for killing Marcus.”
“What? Marcus is dead because of something Malcolm did not you, everyone in the town knew that you would never deceive your friends, Malcolm was jealous and hated you being his older brother's best friend. It is because of Malcolm's deception that his brother is dead. My friend,” Derrick said as he sat on the bed beside me, “if you wish for help getting her back I will gladly help you.”
“I thank you but I must to this on my own, it's me Malcolm wants I do not want you getting involved.”
“Alright if that is your wish, I will obey, my King.”
I looked at him, his expression changed to sadness as he looked at me letting me know something was wrong, “What is it Derrick?”
“Your father has just passed and since there were no other children than yourself and are rightful heir to the thrown you are King.”
“I haven't been home in over a century, mother may not remember me.”
“She would never forget the face of her own flesh and blood.”
“I guess your right, I need to rest I have a long drive ahead of me in the morning.”
“Okay good night my friend.”
“Good night.”
As Derrick left the room I laid back on the bed and stared at the ceiling again I could see Natalyana in the back of my mind, her long black hair falling around her face as her ice colored blue eyes glittered in the moonlight and her luscious lips smiling at him. My dick grew hard as I thought about her and I didn't know how much longer I could go with out actually seeing that beautiful smile or hers, kissing her soft delicate lips, hearing her velvet voice, watching her walk and listening to her whisper and whimper as she slept.
“Damn it,” I said to myself pulling myself up off the bed and walking into the bathroom, “stop thinking about her it only makes it worse.”
Throwing water onto my face I looked at the shower, in the morning, I thought to myself, walking into the bedroom and taking off my shirt and pants, folding them on the counter and placing my socks on top of them. Walking naked over to the bed I slid under the blankets and grabbed my bag of synthetic blood taking a gulp as I turned on the T.V. I laid there, watching the Syfy channel and drinking my blood but still wasn't able to get Natalyana out of my head. Turning off the T.V I set the remote on the bedside table and tossed my now empty blood bag into the trashcan and turned off the lights. Laying my head on the pillow I closed my eyes and slowly drifted to sleep knowing I would dream of Natalyana.
I jerked awake at the sound of knocking on the door and looked around the elegant room Malcolm had put me in.
“Who is it?”
The door opened and the old woman I had seen the night before entered, “Tha Masta wish ta see ya fa breakfast.”
“Thank you tell him I will be down shortly.” I said standing from the bed.
The woman walked to the armoire and pulled out a beautiful black and red filigree dress which I simply fell in love with, “Tha Masta wish ya ta wear dis fa breakfast.”
“Oh don't worry I will.” I said a she walked over to the bed and put the dress on it then left the room.
What a weird old woman, I thought as I stripped of my clothes and slid on the dress. Surprisingly the dress fit perfectly but all I could think about was Jason, his gorgeous blue green eyes, his soft short black hair, the soft gentle touch of his hands, and the way his lips felt on mine and my skin. I shook my head to get his face out of my mind I had to stop thinking about him but I knew it would be hard especially since he was on his way to save me from my captors, as thought I was a damsel in distress which I just happened to be.
Jason where are you? I thought trying to reach him through the bond that we shared as I walked into the adjoining bathroom and looked into the mirror.
Putting the stopper in the sink drain I filled it up and used it as a scrying magic mirror, focusing on Jason I recited: with this water I wish to see the one who enters my mind, the one I think about who thinks of me, so mote it be three times three. I watched as the water began to ripple and Jason came into view, he was in the car sipping on a bag of synthetic blood and driving fast, trying to get to me as soon as possible.
Jason where are you? I asked again waiting to see if he would answer me this time.
I'm on my way I just passed over the Alabama state line, he said but I could here the sadness in his thoughts, I will be there either later tonight or tomorrow.
Jason what's wrong?
I found out that my father passed away last night.
Was he important to you?
He was the King of the Vampires, but know that he is gone my mother cannot reign she is far to old and cannot run the country by herself.
So you have to go home after you help me get out of this place?
Yes and your coming with me.
You want me to come with you?
Yes I want you to come with me I don't know what I would do if I never... he paused as though he didn't want to actually say what he wanted to.
Never saw me again?
Yes I wouldn't know what to do if I never saw you again to never see you hold you or kiss you, I need you in my life I don't know why but I do.
Still looking into the mirror I could see the anguish in his eyes at the thought of never seeing me again and it broke my heart, I will go with you.
You will?
Yes, but now I have to go to breakfast Malcolm is awaiting my arrival and I don't want to make him angry Goddess knows what would happen.
Alright, I will be there soon.
I hope so.
Pulling the stopper out of the sink I let the water drain and I watched Jason's face disappear, and walked out of the bathroom. Walking to the bedroom door I took a deep breath and walked out the door closing it gently behind me. Walking down the long spiral staircase I walked into the dining room and saw Malcolm at the mantle of the fireplace. He was dressed in black, which suited him going, great with his black heart.
“Good morning,” he said turning to look at me, “how did you sleep.”
“I slept well but I would have slept better if I wasn't here.”
“You will get used to it.” he said as the old woman walked through the door.
“Breakfast b done soon, do ya need any ting Masta?” she asked her old voice cold with hatred, I gathered she didn't like it here either.
“No I don't need anything, Gretchen. Natalyana do you need anything?”
“No.”
“Very well, I will bring ya breakfast shortly.” Gretchen said shaking her head letting her strands of her salt and pepper hair to come out of the bun at the top of her head and left the room.
Malcolm walked toward me and pulled out the seat in front of me gesturing me to sit down. I took him up on the offer this time only because I knew Jason would be there for me soon, “do you like the dress?”
“I love it.”
“Well I'll make you a deal, if Jason does come for you within the next few days and defeats me in battle, then you may keep it. But if he does not defeat me you will marry me and wear the dress as you wedding gown.”
I don't know if I should take him up on this deal, I mean yea I love the dress but what if Jason doesn't beat Malcolm I will be forced to marry the man that I do not love, I thought as I drummed my fingers on the table, wait am I falling for Jason? Does he really mean that much to me, I mean he is coming to save me after all.
Are you falling for me? Jason's voice entered my mind the second I stopped thinking making me jump nearly out of my chair.
“What is it, Natalyana?”
“It's nothing I thought I saw a spider.”
“Very well.”
I don't know if I am or not, I mean even though I've only known you for a few days and yet I grow fonder of you every second I'm with you and you had better get here soon and beat this mother fuckers ass one so I can be with you again and two so I can keep this beautiful dress. But if you lose I have to marry him.
Oh please do not worry I will not lose to him.
Good I don't know what I would do if you did.
Gretchen entered the room with breakfast and amazingly it smelled good, eggs sunny side up, crispy bacon, oatmeal, toast, coffee and orange juice. Placing the food on the table she turned toward me giving me a look of helplessness and despair, I took it as though she wanted to get out of here just as bad as I did. Gretchen looked at Malcolm and bowed her head regretfully, and as he nodded to her she slowly backed out of the room.
“Please dig in ladies first.”
“Oh, is that so? Why be so polite now when you kidnapped me just yesterday? Or is it because you know that Jason will beat your ass when he gets here, which will be soon. Maybe it's the fact that other than Gretchen I am the only other female in this hell?”
“For one,” he said standing and walking over to the end of the table toward me, “I am always polite to women. For two, Jason will not beat me for it is I who will beat him. And three Gretchen is a solid member of this household but you by far are the prettiest.”
“I could always give Gretchen her youth back.”
“You may if you wish but doesn't she have to be a willing participant?” he asked leaning on the table whispering into my ear.
“Yea she has to be a willing participant, but by restoring her youth she will be able to do the things that she can't do anymore.”
“Very well do as you wish.”
He walked back to the other end of the table as I began to eat, dipping my bacon into my egg yolk, but I could tell there was something wrong with the food. Centering my chi into my eyes I looked at the food looking for poison, then I saw it a light shade of purple, arsenic, but it was only on one plate, Malcolm's. I continued eating even though I knew what Gretchen was trying to do, she wanted out of this place so badly she was going to risk her life trying to kill him, I don't blame her, I thought as I bit into a piece of toast. I watched as Malcolm stirred his poisoned oatmeal and began to eat it and I began to recite: I watch the man who eats his food poison as it is, let it react quickly killing him fast, never knowing what happened just let him die quickly, so mote it be three times three.
I watched as he began to choke on his oatmeal but I did nothing to help him I just sat there watching and continued to eat. He fell into the floor and writhed clawing at his throat, then just as suddenly as it started it stopped, no more pain, no more suffering, but peace. I stood and slowly made my way to him and checked his pulse, there wasn't one and I laughed falling on my butt beside him. She did it, she killed him oh thank you Gretchen, I thought standing and running to the door. I ran to find Gretchen, happy for what she had done but I needed to tell Jason.
Jason are you there? I thought to him though I knew he was still on the road.
Yes I'm here.
She killed him. Gretchen killed Malcolm.
Who's Gretchen?
The old woman who told me where I was, she killed him.
How?
She put arsenic in his oatmeal.
Wow, tell her I said thank you.
Oh don't worry I will when I find her.
You mean to tell me you don't know where she is?
No I don't know where she is, she brought in breakfast and then left I haven't a clue. But when she left the room she gave me a look of helplessness and despair but when I saw that his oatmeal was poisoned I recited a spell that made it take effect faster and it worked he's dead, I checked and made sure.
Thank god, but you need to find her.
Oh I plan on it.
Walking down the stairs into the dungeon I saw her, in her little corner just sitting there rocking back and forth, I found her.
Good.
“Gretchen, you did it.”
“Is he dead?”
“Yes, he is but while he ate his oatmeal I recited a spell to quicken the process.”
“Thank the Great Goddess, the bastard is finally dead. He had done da same ting he done to ya, he kidnap me when I's about ya age and I's been here ever since. I been wantin' ta get away from here fa years but I's neva could, until he's gots ya.
“I understand and I would like to do something for you.”
“What?”
“I would like to give you back your youth.”
“My youth, but child I's eighty seven years old, I's don't want my youth back.”
“Are you sure?”
“Yes child, ya doesn't need ta give me anything back, ya is free now to be wit ya Vampire. Though I could neva be wit mine.”
“You were in love with a Vampire?”
“Yes, child I was, matta a fact it was ya Vampire's father, but 'im was already wed. Afta Malcolm kidnapped me I thought I'd neva see 'im again so I's forgot about 'im.”
“Gretchen, Jason's father passed away last night.”
“I see,” she said shaking her head then lowering it showing her respects by being silent, then she looked up again, “Jason is King now ain't he.”
“Yes, when he returns home to be with his mother.”
“I see, well then good fa 'im, I's bet ya can't wait ta see 'im.”
“You got that right.” I said taking her hand, “Come with us.”
“Oh child I's can't this is my house now, I's ain't gonna abandon it.”
“As you wish, I should get going now.”
“Yes child.”
“I will come visit you I promise.”
“Thank you child.”
I turned and walked up the stairs and through the halls and into the dining room, still Malcolm laid sprawled out in the floor as I passed him making my way to the living room. I sat on a leather couch by the front door as I heard gravel crunching outside, I looked out the window and sighed in relief.
I shut off the car once I got up to the mansion where Natalyana had been taken and stepped out, as she walked outside. She wore a beautiful black and red filigree dress that flowed behind her as she ran toward me, and she looked absolutely amazing. She jumped into my arms and I hugged her tightly, kissing her sweet lips, as her arms wrapped around my neck. Pulling away from her I led her to the car and helped her in, as she looked back at the house.
“What is it Natalyana?”
“It's just that Gretchen was kidnapped when she was my age and she was in love with your father but he was married to your mother and she knew she would never see him again, I feel so sorry for her. She was never able to be with the one she wanted to be with and she had to spend her life miserable and alone being the house keeper for that son of a bitch, may the Goddess find him a place beside her.
“But she accepted her fate of being alone and lived with herself, knowing she would never know what happened to her love and that I was the one to let her know that he had passed,” tears streamed down her face now and I put my hand on hers, “I even offered for her to come with us and to give her back her youth but she refused. She told me that the house was her's now and that she wasn't going to abandon her home.”
“Natalyana she will be fine on her own, but she saved you, she killed Malcolm because she didn't want you to end up the way she did. She wanted you to be with the one you love or might love and for you to continue to grow and be happy.”
“I know but I just wish she could have been happy.”
I started the car and backed out of the driveway leaving the mansion behind letting it grow smaller and smaller in the distance, “Natalyana everything happens for a reason and we all have to accept that, Gretchen chose to stay because she'd been there for so long it was her home and I doubt I would have left either. There is no need to worry about her, I have a feeling she will be perfectly fine.”
“I guess your right.” she said looking down at her dress straightening it at her knees.
She laid her seat back and I wondered what she was thinking about but I didn't want to pry into her thoughts so I stayed focused on the road, “Where are we going?”
“To my friends motel, I can get us a room for the night cheap.”
“That sounds good.”
The howling of wolves made her jump in her seat and she brought it upright. Looking in the rear view mirror I could see them close behind us. Natalyana let out a whimper beside me and I sped the car up trying to get away from them. A thud on the roof of the car made her scream as a giant fur covered paw broke through the roof and dug its claws into Natalyana's shoulder, making her scream in pain. I stomped on the brake sending the wolf flying in front of the car and onto the road. The smell of her blood drove me nearly insane as I tried to hold her wound shut watching her blood slip through my fingers turning the red on the dress darker.
“I...I'm not gonna make it, I'm losing to much blood. I can't h...heal myself in this state.”
“Natalyana your going to be fine, I promise.” I said as her eyes rolled into the back of her head I shook her making her come back to me, “Your going to be fine.”
“Just go l...leave me here, I'm ready to die.”
“I will not leave you, your going to be fine.”
“I SAID GO!” she screamed as tears fell from her eyes and she placed a hand on my face, “Please just go.”
“Natalyana, I can't leave you here.”
Howling erupted around the car, we were surrounded, as a large black and gray wolf came forward changing shape, “M...Malcolm.” Natalyana whispered, she looked at me with fear in her eyes, “He was dead I know he was, unless, Gretchen b...brought him back after we left.”
“It's okay, Jason.” she said as Malcolm came to her side of the car and and jerking her out of the car laying her down in the road.
I jumped out of the car to go to her but was stopped by a golden colored wolf, “get outta my way you filthy mutt.” I said punching it in the nose making it whimper and back away slowly.
I went to Natalyana and knelt by her side, “you see what you have done to her.” I said.
“Ah but Jason, her blood is on your hands.”
I looked at her as she started having convulsions, I never she was near death but I wasn't about to let her leave me, biting my wrist I put it to her mouth letting her drink from me knowing what the repercussions would be.
Stay with me Natalyana, I whispered into her mind, I can't let you leave me, I wouldn't survive without you, please stay with me.
I felt her hands grab my arm and her lips press against my skin, “You were supposed to be dead, Malcolm.” I said looking up at him.
“And what is dead, is the undead such as yourself really dead? By drinking the life force of others to sustain your damned life, and now you turn one so close to death to be as you are, neither alive nor dead.”
“Yes, leave this place.” I said with a growl, looking back down a Natalyana.
She pushed my arm away and I helped her sit up letting her lean against me for support, as I watched the holes in her shoulder slowly begin to close as my blood started taking effect on and inside her body.
“I will not leave this place without my bride to be.”
“I will never be your bride,” Natalyana said looking at him with anger in her ice blue eyes, “I am bound to Jason as of now, he had no choice but to give me his blood for he didn't want me to die. I did not want to leave him and I'm glad he gave me his blood I cannot live without him as he could not live without me. Be gone from this place and let us be.”
Malcolm let out a howl in anger as he began to change, I could hear the bones in his body brake and realign and I watched as black and gray fur erupted from his skin. I looked back at Natalyana as she smiled and started to stand taking my hand to help her. I stood bringing her up with me and led her to the car as Malcolm and his pack ran off still howling in anger.
“I'll get the roof fixed for you when we get to my home.”
“It's okay, Jason, you don't have to worry about it.”
Helping her into her blood soaked seat I closed the door and got in on the other side starting the engine we sped off down the road making our way to Derrick's motel. Natalyana remained quiet but I could see all the thoughts running through her mind, her lips on mine with her fingers running through my hair as she ground her hips into mine.
“Natalyana please stop.” I said trying to repress the urge to stop the car and take her then and there.
“Oh, I'm sorry were my thoughts to arousing for you?”
“Yes especially since I can see everything your thinking.”
“So how much longer til we get to Derrick's motel?”
“The motel is in Savannah, Georgia. So just a few hours, I won't have to check us in he's saving the room for us when we get there so you can get in the shower and get that blood off of you.”
I looked down at my shoulder and saw the blood that I had forgotten was there, “Oh this.”
“You forgot it was there?”
“Yea I did, can we just hurry up and get to the motel?”
“I'm driving as fast as I can, but it's still going to take a while why don't you just lay the seat back and rest for a while.” he said taking my hand kissing it.
I laid my seat back and looked at the ceiling even though I knew I wasn't going to be able to sleep especially in this dress. I looked at Jason who had his eyes on the road and I smiled, he couldn't help but to turn me, I thought, he didn't want me to die and leave him. Even though just a few days ago he said that it wasn't time, what made him change his mind so suddenly, I wondered as I looked out the window.
As we rode along the deserted stretch of blacktop I watched the trees go by as if in slow motion, their limbs hanging over the road, moving only slightly with the breeze. As we passed over the Alabama state line I straightened my seat and opened to window to let in the cool air as the sun began to set.
I took a deep calming breath as my hands began to tremble, my mouth grew dry and my stomach did a flip. Images of Jason buried deep inside me ran through my mind as the car jerked and he let out a growl.
“I'm sorry.” I whispered, straightening my dress.
“It's okay, it just surprised me that's all.”
A buzz went off startling me making me hiss as Jason reached into his pocket pulling out his phone, “Hello?” he said answering it, “Oh hey Derrick... yea I've got her... not I will not take a picture of her... yea we're on our way just got into Alabama... alright talk to you soon... bye.” and with that he hung up and looked at me with a smile.
“Why does he want a picture of me?”
“He wants to see if you really look like Alexandria.”
“Oh that's what I thought.” I whispered looking at the hiss and houses that passed by.
“What's wrong Natalyana?”
“It's nothing I just want to get to the motel, get in the shower, go to sleep and forget this day ever happened.”
Passing into Montgomery we stopped at a gas station for gas and something to drink. I stayed in the car since I was still covered in blood as Jason went in to get drinks and gas. No-one seemed to be around as he came back out walked to the car and started pumping the gas. Popping the trunk I stepped out of the car and walked to the trunk, grabbing my purse, closing the door I got back into the car and buckled my seat belt. Digging into my purse I pulled out a pack of camel crush cigarettes and my lighter, taking a cigarette out of the pack I crushed the filter, put it to my lips and lit it, blowing smoke out my nose as Jason got back into the car with the drinks.
“I didn't know you smoked.”
“I quit some time ago but I said hey why not it's been six months.” I said taking a drag closing my eyes as I savored the flavor of it before exhaling.
“Oh well okay.”
“It calms my nerves.”
“Okay I see now.” he said starting the car and pulling out onto the road.
“Yea.”
We stayed silent as I continued to smoke my cigarette and Jason turned on the radio, turning it onto a rock station. I recognized the song but stayed quiet gazing out the window watching the trees pass by.
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