A Vampire's Telling
Chapter 1
Saryka (pronounced
Sir-eye-ku) walked briskly out to the woods, making sure to walk sexily. She
turned, flipping her hair, to see the human named Ryan following her with a
devilish look in his eyes. She knew what he was thinking about, and was
disgusted by the doggish personality of this human.
"Okay, dear,"
she said silkily, with a hint of disgust she couldn't hide. "Tilt your head
back. I need to…"
He did as
she told him to. She was disgusted, yet pleased, how he responded to her like a
dog to his master. That's what he is, she thought. A dog. And now, it was time
for the dog to die.
Her mind
told him to sleep, and her fangs slipped into his throat softly. After
thousands of years, she had learned to do this easily and quickly. She let him
slip from her grasp, and left calmly.
She got her
prey differently than most vampires. She club-hopped. She would go to clubs,
dance "dirtily", then lead a man out to the woods and feed. She could easily do
this because she had a perfect body. She was tall and graceful. Her slightly
pointed face was framed by fawn-colored hair that went down to the near-bottom
of her back. She wore, tonight, a red sleeveless tank that showed a little bit
of her stomach. Her long, black pants flared slightly at the bottom. She wore
red sandals that hardly showed. Her once-green eyes were framed with black eye
shadow with red rims. Her lips were blood red. Perfect for a vampire.
She decided
to walk home, instead of simply go. It was a cool night, and the moon was half
full. By the time she got to her house, the sun was half up. Before she went to
bed, she fingered her necklace. It was an upside down silver cross, passed down
from her blood father, Aubrey. He had given it to her right after he changed
her.
He had
changed her because of Jessica's death. After Fala killed her, Aubrey set out
on a full rage and killed Fala. He then discovered Saryka, and changed her soon
after. Another reason he fell for Saryka was his attraction to her. Although
the attraction was mostly physical, there was a little emotional feeling
(vampires don't feel much). He fell in love with her, and showed his love oddly
by changing her. Now that Fala was gone, there wasn't much threat to her
afterlife.
Saryka was
Aubrey's only fledgling, not counting Jessica. Aubrey only had two fledglings,
and wanted to keep it that way. Less competition, thought Saryka.
She laid
down. A sharp pain went through her back. She jumped up and turned to around to
see a black rose laying on her bed. A note was attached to one of the thorns.
'Saryka,
You've
been warned. Beware the black rose.'
The note
was unsigned. At first glance, she thought it was from Aubrey. He had sent her
various roses, all of them black. But she could tell this wasn't from him. She
turned around. One stream of blood trickled down her back, barely visible on
her red shirt.
