The Crave

NC:17, Alternate Universe:

Characters: Jeremy (Jerry Lynn), Sandra Drake, Mistress Draven, David (Kid Kash), Emily, Melissa, Austin (Austin Aries), Alex (Alex Shelley)

Content: Death, Light Slash (M/M), Language, Vampire Violence, S & M, Bondage, Adult Situations

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Chapter 1: A Family's Worth

Summer of 1968

Sunset.

The sun shined the last bit light of the evening dimly on a small neighborhood in Togart, Pennsylvania. The sky grew darker and the lights from the many town houses grew brighter. Looking like fireflies standing still in the darkness. A gruffy man stood at the back of his home, cutting wood for the fireplace. Winter was coming and he needed to get enough stored for the harsh weather to come. He swung away, sweat pouring off of him, wetting his white, thin workshirt. The last ray of sunshine disappeared behind the horizon as a woman stuck her head out of the back door of the house, calling to the man.

"Jeremy! Jeremy Lynn!" a slim, redheaded, young woman wearing a long black feathery top and tight capri jeans yelled. Her husband, Jeremy, Couldn't hear her over the loud chopping of the wood. The petite woman huffed to herself as she walked over to him. He stopped swinging just as she yelled out.

"Jeremy! Dinner is ready!" Jeremy coved his ears lightly.

"Jeez, Emily, you don't have to yell, I can hear you just fine." The slightly annoyed woman rolled her eyes and gently pulled the older, blond, scraggily bearded man by the hand. Once inside the small, modest home, the couple of 10 years were greeted by their little girl, who was wearing a outfit similar to her mother's, only all white.

"Hi, daddy. I made this for you." the raven haired child held up a piece of construction paper with a bunch of colorful lines and circles on it.

"It's beautiful, Melissa, thank you." the father and daughter embraced. That was something that they shared, every day when Jeremy would come home, the 9 year old would have some creation from school for him. He loved it, and it was a bond that he never shared with his parents. He never shared much of anything with his parents as they were very strict and rather cold toward him. Almost as if they didn't want him. He never wanted to feel that with Melissa, and he never did.

The family sat down at the table and started to eat.

"What did you learn today at school, pumpkin?." he asked.

"Well, we WERE learning about George Washington and Benjamin Franklin. But we had to stop because Randy Marcus stuck his head in the fish's tank," She took time to breathe and then continued. "Miss. Alder had to send him to the nurse 'cus he swallowed Ralph the Goldfish!" Jeremy laughed at his daughter's excitement over the fact that a classmate had swallowed a fish. After a little while, they finished and Emily started to clean up.

"Daddy, are you going to tell me a story tonight?"

"ONLY if you hurry up, brush your teeth and get ready for bed. You've got 10 minutes starting...NOW!" the little girl ran full speed up the stairs, Jeremy smiled heavily. He had a great life, a great wife, fantastic kid. He should have been the happiest man alive. But he wasn't. He had problems at his job, they were laying off people, and he was on the list of up coming layoffs. He hadn't told Emily, because he figured he would be able to find a better job in no time, but that wasn't looking too good.

Jeremy sat down in his rocking chair. His head ached. He moved his gold rimmed glasses to the top of his head and squeezed the area between his eyes. He didn't know what to do, but he didn't want to worry his family. His thoughts stopped when Emily walked back into the living room. He motioned for her to sit on his lap.

"What's wrong, Jerr? You looked upset the whole time during dinner." he contemplated telling her. He looked up at her, such an understanding look she had. It made him want to cry, his hazel eyes fell back down toward his feet.

"Everything is fine, honey. There's nothing to worry about it." Emily kissed him lightly on bump of his nose and Jeremy smiled.

"Hey, you better go and read that kid a story before she kills you." Emily exclaimed. Jeremy had forgotten all about Melissa. He kissed his wife once more and ran upstairs.

Jeremy walked into his daughter's bedroom. She was playing with her Barbie dolls. He walked over to the shelf that held all of her books and records. Melissa's room was filled with pictures she drew, report cards, birthday cards and plenty of stuffed animals. The walls were painted baby blue with white clouds on them and the celling. Jeremy and Emily had done that and surprised Melissa one day after school.

Jeremy found the book he was looking for and walked over to the bed and sat down.

"What are you reading me tonight, daddy?"

"It's a story called The Three Little Pigs."

"Oh boy!."

"Ok, a long time ago, there were three brothers. We are going to call them Rob, Chris J. and Chris B. They each had their own houses. Chris J. had just finished making his house of straw. One day a big, bad wolf came along to his house. We'll call the wolf, Hunter. So Hunter, called out to Christ J.: "Little pig, Little pig, let me in!" and Chris J. shouted back, "Not by the hair of my chiny, chin, chin!" Jeremy tickled Melissa, who giggled with joy.

"Then Hunter said, "I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blowwwwww your house down!" So Hunter inhaled as deeply as he could and blew away poor Chris J.'s house. Chris J. then ran over to his brother, Chris B.'s house. Chris B. reassure Chris J. "My house is made of sticks, he can't possibly blow it down.", but sure enough Hunter made quick work of Chris B.'s house. So the brothers ran to their older brother, Rob's house. "My house is made of brick. We will be safe.", just then Hunter showed up.

"Little pig, little pig let me!"

"Not by the hair of my chiny, chin, chin!", with that Hunter huffed and puffed as hard as he could. But the house wouldn't budge. He blew and blew and blew and the house stood tall. Hunter scoffed to himself and gave up. He kicked the dirt beneath his feet and walked off. The three brothers cheered and celebrated. And they lived happily ever after."

Jeremy closed the book and looked at Melissa. She was sound asleep. He smiled and moved the covers up to her chin. He put the book back on the shelf, then kissed Melissa on the forehead and left the room, shutting the door behind him.

Jeremy went into his and Emily's bedroom. He sat on the bed and unbuttoned his shirt. A pair of familiar fingers glided over his shoulder and began to massage them. Jeremy leaned his head back and moaned in pleasure. Emily leaned her chin on one of his shoulders.

"Hi."

"Hey, she's asleep. So, you know what that means..." he turned over and crawled on top of Emily. He pulled her night gown strap down with his teeth, which was met with a giggle. He pulled the other one down and came back up and embraced Emily's lips in a passionate kiss. He broke it and leaned his head up.

"I love you and Melissa more than you'll ever know."

"We love you too, Jeremy. We love you too."

They went in for another kiss and made love. Soon after Emily fell asleep, Jeremy kissed her on the forehead and then went into the backyard.

He sat on the swing chair on the porch and looked up at the stars. What was he going to do about his job? He only had a few days before they would fire him and he had no leads whatsoever.

Meanwhile back in the house, Emily rolled over a few times, feeling for Jeremy. When she realized he wasn't there, she leaned up a little and called out his name. As her vision readjusted to the dark, she could see a figure in the doorway.

"Jeremy?" she leaned up all the way and realized it wasn't Jeremy, but another man leaning on the door frame.

"Na lady, my name ain't "Jeremy". It's David." a blond, stocky man stood tall in a knee length, Whalebone style jacket. His hair pulled back tightly in a ponytail. He looked like something out of the 18th Century. Emily taught history at the local High School, so she would know about that stuff. His blue eyes burning a hole through the woman. Emily shot out of the bed, almost tripping on the sheets.

"What do you want!" the man called David, circled Emily a bit.

Just then, Melissa walked into the room, the commotion had woke her up.

"Mommy?" she said rubbing her eyes. David looked her way. Emily ran in front of her.

"Stay away from my daughter!" the young man looked at the mother quizzically for a moment and then frowned heavily.

"Are you insane, woman? You would think I would be interested in a CHILD?. Lady, you sicken me." he walked closer to Emily, his eyes fixed on her neck, then on her eyes. He seemed to cast a spell over her. She could feel her body loosen, but she couldn't move.

"Mommy? Mommy what's wrong!" the frightened child screamed, now crying.

"Does this man want something from me?"

"No, no, there is only one thing I want and it's not you, kid. Children ain't my style." he called to Emily.

"Come here." and against her will she moved toward the bed and sat down. He moved closer to her, wrapping his hand around her neck gently. He pulled her head to the side slightly. He lightly licked the nape of her neck.

"Intriguing..." he moved his hands over her breasts.

"David..." a person's low, raspy growl made him turn his attention back toward the doorway quickly. A woman covered in a black cloak stood behind Melissa, looking at David, she had a conversion with him through her mind.

"We aren't here for this."

"I know, Mistress, but, she..she's so enticing."

"You know not to talk back to me, David."

"Yes, Mistress."

"We need her blood, you know what to do."

"Yes...and what about the kid?."

"You KNOW what to DO, David..." he bowed to his Mistress. Then looked back to Emily.

"Sorry." in a split second he plunged his fangs into her neck violently. Emily let out a sharp scream of Jeremy's name as her blood drained from her body.

"Jeremy!" he heard the scream and ran as fast as he could into the house.

David leaned her neck over a flask, paler and paler she become until her entire body was drained. David let her fall to the floor. Melissa watched in horror as the last flicker of life left her mother's eyes. She ran over to her body and shook it.

"Mommy! Mommy, please wake up!" David walked over to the her and gently put his hands on her neck.

"Don't worry, you will be with her soon. It will be quick." with that, he snapped the child's neck, letting her rest on top of her mother.

"Let's go David." he nodded and followed the elderly woman out of the room, leaving a trail of death behind.

Jeremy ran into the Melissa's room, screaming out each of his loved ones names. He ran to the bedroom and fell to his knees from the sight before him. He heard footsteps and ran into the hallway, he saw David. He ran as fast as he could and speared him to the ground.

"You son of a bitch!" before he could land another hit, he felt his body paralyze. He tried to move but he couldn't. Then he could feel his airway being cut off. He gasped for air. He held on as long as he could until he fell to the ground. Before he passed out, he heard voices.

"What should we do with this one?."

"Bring him."