Cowboys and Angels
There's a want and there's a need
There's a history between
Girls like her and guys like me
Cowboys and Angels
I resisted a shutter as I walked down the long dirt road back to camp, I felt as though I was being watched. I discretely looked around, not seeing anything or anyone, I pushed the thought aside and continued on my way. The rhythmic sound of my horse's hooves hitting the dirt calmed my frantic nerves and the warm summer air wrapped around me in a comforting embrace. My heartbeat took off as I saw movement up ahead, "Hello?" I called out, "Who's there?" I was answered by a chorus of giggles and immediately relaxed, it was only a bunch of girls.
I suppressed a gasp as they came closer and I got a good look at them. They were extremely beautiful, the one on the right had a round face with hair the color of gold, the one on the left had a more heart shaped face with auburn colored hair. Lastly the one in the middle was even more beautiful than the other two, she had a round face also, but it was softer than the others and had raven black hair. They were all pale and I gasped at the color of their eyes, they were a deep burgundy.
"Hello," The one in the middle spoke, "My name is Maria and this is Lucy and Nettie." She said gesturing to the other two. "Do you have a name?" She asked with a small smile after a too long pause on my part.
"My apologies ma'am," I stuttered out, blushing, "I'm Major Jasper Whitlock. It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance." I concluded, giving her cold hand a gentle kiss.
"My, my what a gentleman," Maria said looking to the other two woman. She then turned her enchanting burgundy eyes to me. "I sure hope you make it." I was confused as to what she meant, but didn't have much time to think about it before she grabbed me with her icy hands and pulled me to her with unbelievable strength. She placed her frigid lips on my neck and gave a chaste kiss then I felt a sharp slice of pain. I cried out from the pain and fell to the floor, soon after I screamed out in pain again as a fire raced through my veins.
I screamed and screamed until I couldn't scream anymore, I thrashed around wildly as the searing pain flowed through my body. I begged for the pain to stop for someone to kill me, there seemed to be no end to this horrific pain. The hellish pain still raged on, but there was something that caused the pain to seem less horrible, more bearable. It was a brief flash of color, but I could recall it with perfect memory.
I was staring at an angle, that's the best way to describe this beautiful woman that I saw. She was pale much like Maria and the other two women, had short choppy ink black hair and a perfectly angular face. She had soft looking, rose red lips and deep topaz eyes. The fire burned for what seemed like an eternity, gaining heat in my chest as the hours ticked on, the only thing that kept me from going insane was the image of the angel. Suddenly the fire ceased to exist, and that's all I could comprehend, was the absence of the all consuming fire.
My eyes fluttered open and I gazed above me in awe, everything was so clear. I could see every grain in the wooden roof above my head, I could see the dust motes swirl around in the air above me, I gasped in surprise, causing the motes to whirl about in a frenzy. I heard the sound of breathing close by, the sound triggered an impulse that I couldn't place, I felt myself jump up and spin around, landing in a crouch facing the sound and letting out a feral snarl.
"Hello Jasper," A woman said, she seemed vaguely familiar like I've seen her somewhere before, "It's me, Maria." The name brought back a memory that was too hazy for me to see clearly, but I saw three beautiful woman standing in front of me, then the one in the middle who resembled Maria attacked me. I snapped back to the present and snarled at Maria, she put her hands up in a way to signal she meant no harm. "Jasper, I'm not going to hurt you." She said.
"How can I believe that?" I questioned, "You've attacked me before." I was momentarily distracted by the sound of my voice, but most of my concentration was on the threat in front of me. She took a step forward and a growl ripped through my teeth as a warning.
"Jasper," Maria sighed out, "I don't mean you any harm, that's why I changed you."
"Changed me?" I asked, unsure of what she was saying.
"Jasper, you're a vampire now." She told me. I was taken aback by this. A vampire? Is that even possible? I looked into her burgundy eyes, I had this strange feeling wash over me, like a mixture of fear and hope? Were these my feelings? I didn't feel scared, just confused.
"Does every vam..vamp.. one of us get strange feelings?" I asked out loud, confused as to what was happening. A look of confusion swept across Maria's face, the same time a wave of confusion swept over me.
"What do you mean Jasper?" Maria questioned, "Is your throat burning?" I thought about that for a brief moment, my throat did burn, but that wasn't what I was talking about. I wanted to know why had I felt an odd feeling of fear and hope.
"My throat does burn, but that wasn't what I was talking about." I said, "I felt this odd feeling of only what can be described as fear and hope." I explained hoping to clarify what I meant. Maria looked at me questioningly for a moment just as a wave of curiosity hit me.
"Does this feeling change?" She asked. I looked at her warily and gave a quick nod. Her face contorted into one of sadness, soon after I felt an unrelenting wave of grief and slight anger flood me. "Did you feel that?" She questioned, again I nodded. "What did it feel like?" She inquired.
"I can't really describe it ma'am." I responded, "It was like a horrible feeling of grief and tinged with a hint of anger." A smile spread across her face the feeling of hope and happiness crashed into me, I couldn't help the smile that slid onto my face.
"Jasper," Maria whispered, "You have a gift." She said. I considered this for a brief second, a gift? I didn't know how to feel about this, but I felt a slight feeling of pride wash over me. I smiled again.
"My apologies ma'am," I started, "I don't understand what you are saying. I have a gift?" I asked. Maria nodded a feeling of excitement ran through me.
"Yes." She nearly exclaimed, "A very useful gift," She continued, "You seem to be able to feel others emotions, maybe there is more to it, we'll have to test that out later." I was only half paying attention to her, a different sound that I hadn't heard before fell on my ears. It was a rhythmic thud, it sounded so alluring. "Go Jasper," Maria said, "Go eat."
Without thinking I ran off after the sound, soon after a smell accompanied that sound, the smell was so intoxicating, I had to have what ever it was. I came up behind a barn and saw a man walking a horse into it's stable, confusion temporarily took over, the smell and sound where beginning to overwhelm me.
I ran towards the sound, being pulled in by the mouth-watering smell, and before I knew it I felt a strong feeling of fear and pain take over me. The feeling was horrible worse than anything I've ever felt, but I couldn't concentrate on it. My every thought was on the delicious crimson liquid that filled my mouth as I drank from the stranger I saw in the barn.
I was soon finished with the man, it wasn't enough, I wanted, no I needed more. I inhaled deeply and found a similar scent and gave into the scent. I followed it to a small house, the house was dark except for a candle burning in the window of the room on the left. I went inside through the slightly ajar door, not making a sound, and inhaled again. My throat burst into flames as the scent filled me again, but this time it was stronger.
I ran to the scent to the room on the right of the house and drained the stranger for every drop of blood they had. The same feeling of fear and pain filled me again but only for a brief moment and the blood ran dry too quickly. I looked at the small frail girl with honey blond hair in my arms, her pale skin and white night-gown stained with crimson. I couldn't believe I had killed a child. Gasping in shock I took in a breath that set my throat on fire.
I took off to the left of the house and stopped at the door, I could hear the rhythmic sound again, which I assumed to be a heartbeat. Not being able to control myself any longer, I burst through the door. A woman, who was laying in bed, let out a scream as the feeling of fear hit me again. I sank my teeth into her throat and began to drink only to feel that pain and fear stronger again. When I finished I looked at what I had done.
The woman lay on her bed with blood stained sheets and I saw her ravaged neck, it sickened me to the core to know that I had done that. I ran out of the house, I kept running, I needed to get away from people before I hurt anyone else. While running I came across a lake, I looked into it and gasped at what I saw. I looked like myself yet, I didn't, my golden blond hair was darker to a more honey blond and my blue eyes were a burning crimson. I turned away from the lake, I am a monster.
"Jasper," Maria called to me, I looked up into her burgundy eyes, "What's wrong?" She asked.
"I'm a monster." I told her.
"Jasper," She said, "You're not a monster, you're a vampire, the superior race. Humans are around only to give us food, we own them, do not feel ashamed for what you have become, embrace it." She looked me right in the eyes, "How could something so powerful, so beautiful be considered a monster?" She asked, "You aren't a monster Jasper." I didn't respond, I couldn't. I looked back into the lake staring at my new reflection. "I'll be back at camp, follow my scent when you're ready to come back."
When she left I kept staring at the new me, I couldn't be a monster, could I? I remembered the three mangled and lifeless bodies of the people I killed, I am a monster. Suddenly I remembered the angel from when I was burning, she was so beautiful. I couldn't stop thinking of her as I ran back to camp, following Maria's scent, who was this beautiful woman? Whoever she is, she is an angel.
My angel.
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