1013A.D.
"I will show you the ever-changing world," he whispered in my ear. "It can all be yours...If...You just...Let me...Bite..."
I felt his hand trail up my waist, the other gently on my shoulder. My heart was pounding; and I knew he could hear it, feel it, taste it.
"How do I know you won't kill me?" Flutters in my stomach. I had responsibilities. I had children. I had a husband. A small farm. But it wasn't what I wanted. I yearned for adventure, love, passion, places beyond my farm and church. All of this promised to me by this man. A man who claimed to have looked the same for the past century. A man with the strength and speed of God. A man who only needed to feed on blood.
"Darling, I am going to kill you!" He laughed softly from behind me, pressing his cold body against mine. "I am just going to bring you back from Heaven, and you'll never have to die again!"
He turned me around to face him, desperation in his eyes. "Please! Be with me. I can't bear the thought of going on without you, Rose..." His dark brown eyes were pleading, compelling.
I trusted him.
"And I you," I turned back around and took a hard look at the woods surrounding us, then my gaze shot up to the moon and the stars. Calm washed over me and I drew myself up with all the dignity I possessed. "Do it."
Next came the razor sharp teeth piercing the flesh of my neck, the familiar feeling of blood draining from me. Then his bloody wrist was before me. I pressed his wrist to my lips and drank his sweet blood. From deep within I felt the vampire craving being unleashed.
Then a pleasant feeling began sweeping over me. I was dying. Everything began to fade and then I was gone.
I was swimming in blackness, the sounds of the Universe around me. filling my ears. The nothingness was starting to fade. I could feel my heart slowly pumping his blood through my veins, steadily picking up speed. Suddenly, I felt a burning sensation flash through my hand and a rage shot through me like I had never felt before. How I hated to feel physical pain. My eyes flung open and I looked down at my burning hand. The vervain he had given me was clutched in my fist and I realized I had forgotten to drop it as he was draining my life from my veins. I flung the vervain from my hand and watched, mesmerized, as the flesh began healing itself. The burns disappeared and it was as though it had never been burned.
"Its fascinating, isn't it?" He said kneeling down next to me. I looked around. We were still in the woods, the moon was setting, and our fire had died down to burning embers.
"I'm...I'm like you now! It worked!" I sat up, amazed by my transformation. Even under the setting moon, I could see every detail of everything for miles around. I looked up at him, he looked more beautiful than I had ever seen him. I reached out and touched his face. His skin was far smoother than it had been before. His eyes were as piercing as ever.
"Well of course it worked," he placed his fingers beneath my chin and pulled my face close to his and kissed me. I felt the sensation of his kiss wash throughout me. I kissed him back, steady at first but then a frenzy took over me and I found myself pushing him towards the ground.
"Whoa, whoa, love," he stopped kissing me, smiled, and gently pulled me away from him. "We now have eternity for love making. But first, you must feed."