Kurda's Mate: Her True Story
Chapter 1. A New Life
I looked out of my window, I was waiting for my boyfriend to come and collect me. He said he could only travel at nighttime due to his eyes being light sensitive, like the fool in love I was at the time, I believed him. I wish I'd never heard the name Kurda Smahlt, I wish I'd never even met him but I did meet him and I fell in love with him. For me it was love at first sight, Kurda was young and good looking, he was quite vain too but he was sweet and charming. He treated me like a Queen and we never argued, not even once.
Kurda had blonde hair and blue eyes, he had a slightly German accent but his level of English was really high and we could understand each other perfectly.
Kurda told me that he lived inside a mountain and that he was going to become a Prince, I didn't believe him at first, I mean would you believe it? I went along with it though and a few weeks after we'd met Kurda took me to the mountain that he was always talking about, it actually existed and so did the network of underground tunnels that he'd been drawing maps of too.
You might think that this is the beginning of my story and it is, however my real story began on the night that I entered the Hall of Khledon Lurt and came face to face with Kurda's clan, they were a clan of vampires...
Looking around in the dark hall I could not make out much of anything that was around me, I could hear voices and I could see the glow of torches on the walls but I could not see well enough to navigate.
"Kurda, I can't see a bloody thing," I complained, "Haven't you heard of flashlights?"
"I'm sorry my love, I'll be your eyes tonight and then I will fix it for you so that you will have much better vision than you do now," Kurda reassured me, then he said, "Come with me to my quarters, it is quiet in my quarters and there are more lights in there than there is in this hall."
I followed Kurda to his quarters, he led me by the hand and he guided me along the tunnel until we reached our destination. Kurda was right, he had many more glowing fiery torches on the walls of his quarters and he also had a fire blazing in there too, the tunnels and the hall that we'd been in were rather cold so to come into a large, well-lit room was a welcome change.
"It is nice in here Kurda, where is your bed?" I asked out of curiosity.
"It is directly infront of you darling, the coffin on the floor is where I sleep, at least I sleep for some of the time. Sometimes I don't sleep at all." Kurda answered me, then he winked.
"Oh I see, I'm expected to sleep in it too then am I?" I asked, annoyed.
"Well that is the idea, unless you'd rather have a hammock?" Kurda suggested to me before he stole a kiss from my lips then I kissed Kurda back, it was the first real kiss that we had shared as a couple, until now we'd only kissed each other on the cheek. I was only seventeen and I was still pure, I'd never had a boyfriend before either until Kurda had come along.
My first real kiss with Kurda was sweet, he held my waist with one hand whilst his other hand was on my neck. I had my left hand holding his neck and my right hand was resting just below his left shoulder. We kissed each other gently at first, it was slow because I didn't really know what I was doing, however Kurda seemed to know exactly what he was doing so I let him take the lead. Kurda made me moan softly into his mouth as his tongue and my tongue danced together, it was erotic and it made me tingle in places that I didn't even know I had.
As time went on our kiss grew deeper, my confidence was building and I found myself unbuttoning Kurda's shirt so that I could expose his chest. I wanted to feel his warm body pressed against mine, I hoped that Kurda would make love to me because I wanted him to be my first. Kurda helped me to take my T Shirt and bra off, then our naked chests were pressed together as we kissed. I could feel Kurda's hands touching me and I was doing the same thing to him, then something sharp dug into my sides for a moment. It happened so fast that I didn't register it straight away, then an intense stabbing pain hit my heart. I cried out in shock but Kurda just pulled me even closer to him and kissed me even deeper, then a few moments later Kurda began kissing my chest and when he got to where the sharp pains had hit my body he sucked and licked those areas until the pain was gone, after that Kurda stood up and held me in his embrace for a long time. I wasn't sure what had happened but I felt weak, I gripped Kurda as tightly as I could for comfort and he didn't let me go either.
"What just happened?" I asked, I was confused.
"I blooded you, you are now a vampire like me. It will take a few nights for your vampiric powers to kick in but then you'll be able to see your way around here clearly, you'll also be much stronger and faster than you are now," Kurda revealed to me, then he said, "Welcome to the Vampire Clan my darling, you're one of us now."
"Kurda, will you do something for me please?" I asked, I was still in shock.
"Yes, of course. I love you Zara," Kurda replied to me, then he asked, "What is it?"
"Will you make love to me? I want you to be my first if you know what I mean," I replied, then I admitted, "I'm still pure."
"There are others in the mountain who are better than I am, however I'll do my best to make it good for you." Kurda replied, then he kissed me deeply and I ran my fingers through his long, blonde hair. Our naked bodies were still touching, I could feel Kurda's heart pounding as he kissed me, my heart was also beating at a mile a minute. Kurda led me over to his coffin, he got into it and he lay down in it, I joined him and then we kissed each other. I took my trousers off and Kurda also removed his trousers along with my pants and his boxer shorts. When we were totally naked Kurda positioned himself so that I was underneath him, we kissed each other passionately and I could feel sensations inside my body that I'd never felt before, Kurda moved so that his head was between my legs and then he began to lick my most sensitive spots, I'd never had this done to me before so I moaned in sheer pleasure, I gripped Kurda's hands to steady myself as I began to shake. I'd never experienced anything like this in my life either so it felt amazing, Kurda continued to lick me until I had what must have been my first ever orgasm, I moaned loudly and I was saying Kurda's name too as he continued to satisfy me in a way that I'd never been satisfied before. After a while Kurda came back up until his head was level with mine, then he kissed me even deeper than he had done previously. I instinctively lifted my legs up and I locked them around Kurda's waist, we continued to kiss and I could feel that Kurda was running his hands between my thighs, I opened my legs a bit wider but they were still locked onto him and we continued to kiss deeply. As we kissed I ran my hands all over Kurda's back and through his hair, then I felt something happen down below. I felt something being gently pushed inside me, it hurt me and I moaned in pain. Kurda kissed me constantly and then I could feel him shifting around, he began to thrust slowly back and forth, it was still hurting and I tensed up but then Kurda looked deep into my eyes, I looked into his own deep blue pools and a few tears formed at the corners of my eyes. Kurda wiped them away, they were tears of pain and Kurda seemed to know that he was hurting me so he stopped thrusting and he stayed still for a few moments, he kissed me and he linked his fingers with mine.
"It hurts Kurda," I said, then I asked, "Why does it hurt?"
"Losing your purity always hurts a little bit, the pain will soon be gone though and then you'll feel even more pleasure than what you did earlier, just trust me and try to relax. If you are relaxed then it'll feel better for you," Kurda told me, I relaxed my body as much as I could, then Kurda said, "Try and move in time with me, rock your hips back and forth as I thrust. It'll make you feel more sensations that were like the ones you felt earlier."
"OK, I'll try my best but I've never done this before." I reiterated.
"I know that sweetheart, that's why I'm taking my time and going slowly. I'll teach you what to do and then when we make love in the future you'll enjoy it more and you'll want me to make love to you often, trust me on that." Kurda replied as I began to rock my hips in time with his thrusts, it felt better and Kurda kissed me as we moved in unison. I began to feel more pleasure than pain and I began to breathe more too, I moaned into Kurda's mouth as our tongues entwined. We continued our rocking and thrusting movements until Kurda gripped my hands tighter, by this point I was underneath him and I was feeling the same ecstasy that I'd felt earlier so I knew that I was going to have another orgasm. Kurda continued to thrust until he tipped me over the edge, I had an orgasm that made my whole body shake and I cried out in pleasure as Kurda orgasmed too, we kissed each other and we gripped each other's hands as Kurda thrusted into me even deeper than before so that he could release his fluids into my body, I moaned even louder when this happened because it felt so good. I called out Kurda's name as he made me orgasm again. Now I understood why so many people had sex all the time, if it felt like this then I'd want sex all the time too. Kurda pulled himself out of me and he lay down beside me, he held me in his arms and we lay there for ages recovering. I turned to face him and I kissed him gently, Kurda kissed me back and then I curled up in his arms and went to sleep...
When I woke up I was still in Kurda's arms, he was still asleep. I moved myself until I was even closer to him than I had been before and then Kurda woke up, he looked into my eyes and I looked into his, then we kissed each other. I felt a bit sore down below and I noticed that the cream coloured coffin lining had blood on it when I sat up.
"I feel sore, I'm hurting down below," I told Kurda, then I asked, "Where did the blood come from?"
"The blood is yours, all ladies lose a little bit of blood when they make love for the first time, it is perfectly natural. You will feel sore for a few hours but then you'll be ready to make love to me again if you want to, the more times you do it the better it'll become." Kurda explained to me before he kissed me again, this kiss was longer and more passionate than the previous one had been.
"I understand, you are my first ever boyfriend Kurda. I'm only seventeen, I gave you my very first real kiss and my purity too so I hope that means something to you," I remarked, then I said, "I love you Kurda Smahlt."
"Of course it means something to me, I love you too Zara. If I didn't love you then I wouldn't have brought you here, I certainly wouldn't have blooded you and I wouldn't have taken your purity from you either," Kurda told me, then he said, "I've got business to attend to in the Princes' Dome, I'll take you to meet my friends and then you can chat with them whilst I'm busy working."
"That sounds like a good idea, I'll just get myself dressed and then we'll go," I replied, then I added, "By the way I'm starving, do vampires not eat or something?"
"Yes, we eat. I'll take you to the halls where the food is served. If anybody asks you who you are tell them your name and that you're my half blooded mate. However you shouldn't have any trouble," Kurda instructed me, then he said, "You are the mate of a soon to be Vampire Prince, this means that the Vampire Clan must show you a certain level of respect."
"I understand Kurda, right let's go and get something to eat now. I used a lot of energy up when we made love," I admitted, then I requested, "Can you take me to your Princes' Dome? It sounds like an interesting place to me."
"I can certainly take you there and introduce you to the other Princes, you will have to wait until our business for the night is complete. I will also give you a full tour of the mountain later on Zara, I promise." Kurda explained to me and then we shared yet another kiss before Kurda took my hand and led me back to the halls where there was food available.
I noticed that my eyesight was much clearer now, I could see and hear things that I hadn't been able to see or hear before. I could hear footsteps and voices and we weren't anywhere near to the halls yet either. Kurda held my hand as we walked down the tunnels, other vampires who passed us bowed to him and to me also. I'd never had anyone bow to me before, it felt odd but it made me feel important in some strange way.
"Why do vampires bow to us?" I asked out of curiosity.
"The non-ranked vampires are showing that I am superior to them because I'm soon to be invested as a Vampire Prince, it is done out of respect," Kurda told me just as we reached the halls where I could smell food, then Kurda remarked, "The Vampire Clan will refer to you as Madam Smahlt if they don't know you because you are my mate, as such they will expect you to conduct yourself accordingly. If you embarrass yourself then it reflects badly on me, I'll give you my talisman that you can wear around your neck. If the Clan see that you are wearing my talisman then they won't give you any bother, the mates of Princes or soon to be Princes are off limits." Kurda removed the talisman from around his neck and he put it on me, then he tightened up the string so that it wouldn't slip off or come loose whilst I was wearing it.
"I'll see you later Kurda, I love you," I told Kurda, then I added, "Please don't be away from me for too long, I'll miss you."
"I'll be as quick as I can but business sometimes drags on, I'll meet you in here or if you like then you can ask somebody to take you to the Halls of Sport, that is where the entertainment takes place," Kurda revealed to me, then he said, "I love you too Zara, take care of yourself." Kurda kissed me once, then he turned and walked away from me. I watched Kurda walking away until he had vanished, then I entered the hall that I was standing outside of and I went to get something to eat.
The menu was pretty simple, there was bat broth and bread, bread, roasted meat or nothing. I chose the roasted meat, I helped myself and then I found a place to sit. When I sat down at one of the tables every vampire on that table fell silent and looked at me, I wasn't used to having all this attention. I poured myself a drink out of a jug and into a mug that was near to me and then I ate my meal. It tasted pretty decent too, I had enjoyed it but I wasn't sure what meat it was. I stood up to get myself another drink because the jug was empty, I was about to go and fill up the jug when one of the vampires who had been standing around came over to where I was.
"Do you require anything Madam Smahlt?" The vampire asked me, I was surprised. Maybe he was a waiter or something.
"I just wanted another drink, this jug is empty and I wanted to find out what meat I was served too becuase it tasted so good," I replied, then I requested, "Could you go and find out for me?"
"Of course, I'll get you another drink too. Was it red wine you wanted or something else Madam?" The vampire asked me.
"I'll have the same as whatever was in this jug please, it tasted nice." I answered, then I asked, "Shall I wait here for you to bring it to me?"
"Yes, naturally. A vampiress in your position is served, you do not need to serve yourself. If there is anything you require Madam then just let me know and I'll fix it for you. That's why I'm here. I serve the Princes and their mates," the vampire told me, then he said, "I'll be back in a moment with your drink and the information you require Madam Smahlt." The vampire then disappeared with the jug so I sat back down and waited for him to return, he didn't take long. The jug was filled up and he'd brought me a goblet to drink from rather than drinking out of the mug that I had been using, the meat I'd eaten had turned out to be venison, I requested some more so the same vampire went off again and he came back to me with a plateful of the hot roasted meat.
"Thank you," I replied, then I said, "Can you find one of the vampires who holds a spear? I want to ask him something and I don't mind who it is, it doesn't matter."
"Are you asking for the Guards to come here?" The vampire asked me.
"Yes, if they are the ones who have spears." I answered back.
"I'll go and fetch the Guards now Madam, you are perfectly safe in here though," the vampire reassured me before he vanished once again. I ate my meal, I cleared my plate because I was very hungry. I poured myself another drink but this time I drank from the goblet I'd been given, just then the Guards turned up.
"Here are the Guards Madam Smahlt," the vampire told me as two very strong looking, spear carrying vampires approached me.
"Thank you, I'll be Ok now so you can go." I responded, the vampire bowed to me and disappeared.
"You requested our presence Madam Smahlt?" One of the Guards asked me.
"Yes, I did. I just wondered if you would be kind enough to escort me to the Halls of Sport. I don't know the way," I admitted, then I said, "I figured that you'd know where to go."
"Of course we know where the Halls of Sport are, come with us Madam Smahlt." one of the Guards answered. I finished my drink, stood up and followed the Guards to the Halls of Sport. I had one Guard infront of me and one Guard behind and slightly to the side of me. I felt very safe as I walked down tunnels that I hadn't yet been down, I would have hated it if I'd got lost and not found my way back to the main halls again.
The Guards led me into the Halls of Sport, one of them had elected to stay with me and the other went back to his post. I found a place to sit and the Guard stood to the side of me, I said he could sit down but he told me that "Guards must remain on their feet whilst they're working at all times." I'd have to remember that. I watched the wrestling and then I saw a woman high up, she was standing on some planks of wood and she was fighting with another vampire.
"What's happening up there?" I asked my Guard.
"They are duelling on the Bars, that is Arra Sails up there and she is one of the best duellists, her opponent is somebody who I don't know personally but he seems to know what he's doing up there. The aim is to knock your opponent down to the ground by hitting them with your staff," my Guard explained to me as I watched the duel, then my Guard said, "Duels against Arra don't last long, she is a superb warrior. The Bars are her second home." Just as my Guard told me that the unknown vampire was knocked off the Bars and the duel was over.
"It looks dangerous to me but also fun, maybe I'll have a go sometime but not against Arra," I remarked, then I said, "I'll ask Kurda about it later on." As I said this my Guard whipped around and raised his spear defensively, another vampire had approached me and attempted to sit down beside me but my Guard wouldn't let him get anywhere near me.
"Back off, this area is for the Princes and their mates only," my Guard told the vampire who had approached me, then he said, "The seats for non-ranked vampires are over there." and my Guard pointed them out with his spear. The vampire who had approached me backed away and went over to the other seating area, I stayed where I was and watched Arra duelling another opponent, again the duel didn't last long but it was very entertaining to watch.
"I might go over and introduce myself to Arra, I want to make some new friends," I said to my Guard who followed me over to where Arra was, then I asked my Guard, "Is Arra the type to make friends?"
"If she deems you worthy of her friendship, she is very selective about who she associates with," my Guard told me, then he added, "Arra respects those who can fight, she likes strong vampires. Prove your worth on the battlefield and she'll be your friend for life."
"Hello Arra," I said by way of a greeting, then I said, "I saw you duelling, it was awesome."
"Yes well I like to show these men what I'm made of, were you looking to challenge me?" Arra asked me, I was surprised that she'd said something like this to me.
"No, I haven't been trained yet. I arrived here yesterday and I was blooded yesterday too, I'm Kurda's mate. My name is Zara," I told Arra, then I offered, "I will duel you once I have been taught how to duel, how about that?"
"Very well, come back to me when you've been trained. If I duelled you now then there would be no merit in it because the victory would be too easily gained, excuse me." Arra replied and then she disappeared.
"That went well," I said to my Guard, then I added, "I guess I'm going to have to learn how to duel now."
"Yes, you will have to learn. Arra is like that with everybody, you have to prove yourself to her. Normally she doesn't speak to vampires that she doesn't know, she was showing you great respect by talking to you," my Guard told me, then he continued, "If you want to be friends with Arra then your best bet is to make friends with Seba and Larten. They know Arra very well, if she sees that you are friends with them then she'll acknowledge you as an aquaintence of hers."
"Ok, I'll do that then. Who are Seba and Larten?" I asked.
"Seba Nile is the Quartermaster, he makes sure that everybody has what they need from quarters to clothing and Larten is his former assistant," then my Guard went on to tell me, "You'll spot Larten and Seba easily, just look out for two vampires who wear red all the time. Larten has a crop of orange hair and he has a young boy with him, that's Darren Shan. Darren is Larten's assistant, you could make friends with him because he is friends with Kurda."
"I saw Larten earlier, I didn't know who he was then of course. He's not bad looking either as vampires go," I told my Guard in confidence, then I remarked, "As Kurda is my mate I will be faithful to him."
"It has nothing to do with me, my job is to guard you until your mate arrives, that's it, you can do as you wish Madam Smahlt," my Guard remarked, then he said, "I advise you not to get too close to Larten, he and Arra used to be mates and they are very close. If you come inbetween them then it'll cause major problems for you and for your mate."
"I wasn't going to do anything of the sort, I just want to make some friends." I stated.
"I understand, I was just giving you some useful information," my Guard answered, then he said, "Larten has earnt the respect of most of the vampires in this mountain, if you can get him on your side then you'll have nothing to fear. The Vampire Clan know that anybody who is associated with Larten Crepsley is off limits, the non-ranked vampires would not dare to bother you if he and you were friends with one another, having a soon to be Prince as your mate also helps."
"I'll remember that, I want to go and find him so that I can introduce myself to him," I said decisively, then I asked, "Will you help me to locate him?"
"Yes, I'll not leave your side until your mate is standing next to you. Come with me." my Guard said and he led me out of the Halls of Sport, along the tunnels and back towards the main part of the mountain.
We found Larten Crepsley and his assistant Darren Shan in the halls where the food was served, he was chatting to who I thought was Seba Nile and another young looking vampire.
"Hello, I'm Zara. I am new here, I was blooded yesterday by my mate Kurda Smahlt," I said to Larten when he had finished talking to his associate.
"Welcome to Vampire Mountain Madam Smahlt, this is my assistant Darren Shan, over there in the corner is Seba Nile and he is chatting to my good friend Gavner Purl, I will introduce you to them." Larten said, then he bowed to me and kissed my hand.
"I met Arra earlier, she seems nice. We have made a deal that when I've been taught to duel then me and her will duel against each other on the Bars," I told Larten, then I said, "I'd like to become friends with her."
"I will see what I can do," Larten replied to me politely, then he said, "Madam Smahlt meet Seba Nile, Seba this is the mate of Kurda, she was only blooded yesterday."
"Hello, it is nice to meet you," I said to Seba, then Seba bowed to me.
"Likewise, it is a pleasure to meet a new vampiress. Welcome to Vampire Mountain Madam Smahlt, I trust that you have everything you need?" Seba asked me.
"I am content thank you. Kurda takes good care of me," I answered, then I said, "It is good to meet some of my fellow Clan members. I'm trying to make some new friends."
"Gavner, have you met Madam Smahlt?" Larten asked Gavner, then Gavner remarked, "No, I have not had the honour until now. It is always an honour to meet the mate of a Prince." Gavnur bowed to me and he kissed my hand, then the young boy Darren Shan came over to us all.
"This is Darren, he is my assistant. Darren this is Madam Smahlt, she is the mate of Kurda Smahlt." Larten told Darren, then Darren said casually, "Hi, I'm new here too, wanna be friends?"
"Yes, of course." I answered then I laughed.
"Darren, that is not how you address the mate of a Prince or soon to be Prince." Larten chastised Darren, then Darren said, "I'm sorry Mr Crepsley."
"It is fine, I'm cool with it, I like how casual Darren is." I remarked, then I smiled at Darren and said, "You can call me Zara, that's my name. At least I've made one new friend tonight."
"That is not our custom Madam Smahlt." Seba interjected.
"It is my wish that Darren refers to me by my first name, you can all use my first name. I don't mind at all," I replied, then I said, "If it bothered me then I wouldn't have suggested it."
"If that is your wish then we will respect it." Seba answered politely.
"May I use your first names too?" I asked.
"You may refer to me as Seba if you like, I will class you as one of my friends from now on," Seba said, then he added, "I am sure that Larten and Gavner will follow my lead."
"It was nice to meet all of you, I'm looking forward to getting to know you all a bit better." I said to Larten, Darren, Seba and Gavner.
"Likewise, we'd all like to get to know you too," Gavner said, then he said, "I'm a Vampire General so if you have any issues then let me know and I'll fix them for you, that's my job."
"OK, I'll remember that Gavner." I concluded.
"Hey Darren, d'you want to go to the Halls of Sport and watch the wrestling with me? I'm bored." I asked Darren.
"Sure, if its alright with Mr Crepsley that is." Darren remarked.
"I have no need of you, you may go." Larten said to Darren, then my Guard, Darren and myself all headed back to the Halls of Sport to watch the wrestling and the duelling, there wasn't much else to do around here after all.
For me this was a new life, Kurda had rescued me from a bad situation and now I was a member of his Vampire Clan. I grew up thinking that vampires were fictional monsters but they are very real, you may even have walked past one on the street but you wouldn't know it. The sign of a good vampire is you don't know that they're a vampire. At least that's what Kurda had told me anyway.
