Chapter 1

First dawn light and my mistress is asleep already. I think she needs a better job or whatever she's into. Her bobby so far is to just take me to these weird teachers and training sessions. She should get a companion; even though I do appease her when commanded. To my delight I do enjoy, it; to bring my master happiness to any small degree pleases me. She does regard me in very small ways such as the hair cut I get monthly when the moon is high and full. The cuts aren't really low so throughout most of the year my hair stays slightly lengthy and spikes in a disheveled but neat way.

The first thing she taught me was the duty to the master surpasses all others. That loyalty is my greatest asset. It is the only reason I guard her in her sleep during the day besides her knowledge of the world around me. I would be lost without her.

I creep about checking each possible entrance from the front door to her escape hatch that she thinks I don't notice. I sit outside her door lotus style for meditating, listening for noises from outside the apartment and from her stirring to request something of me. So there I sat obedient and attentive listening to the buzz form outside and the breeze that is the sound of a vampire sleeping.

I lightly napped curled up outside the door at least I think I did. The sky was high noon one moment and the next it was just about sunset. I did my rounds the last for the day double checking the back and front doors. No sooner had I sat outside of my mistress's door did I hear her stir. She sounds almost docile when she's waking; like a new born baby waking up with the day for the first time. She starts with a moan and stretches out. After serving her my whole life I had her whole routine memorized. I was up and smoothing out my silk shirt and nylon pants when she emerged fully awake and refreshed.

"Good evening Mistress", I said taking a bow. "I trust you slept well today."

"Good evening Raize it was marvelous I had the most spectacular dream", she said kissing me on the forehead and walking towards the kitchen. "I was lounging with this really charming person and we went back to his place."

"Is it the same man from all of your other fantasies Mistress?"

"A little bold tonight aren't we Raize", she said pulling a soft drink and an alcoholic one from the cooling unit.

"I'm sorry Mistress I was under the impression you would tell me as you've always have."

"Fair enough answer I guess… Yes, it was him… He has the most haunting crystal blue eyes, and his skin felt like tight smooth leather or silk, and his hair must have been sown by angles the way it spikes and falls across his face." She continued to rave about her dreamy boy toy; I almost feel jealous after having her to myself for so long. She finished both her description of the man and her drink and paused to lean on the counter and look at me.

"Hmm perhaps we should head out for a little fresh air before proceeding to your lessons."

"Yes, shall I go retrieve your coat from the closet: Or would you prefer I grab the umbrella its been lightly drizzling for the past hour and could get worse."

"I believe the umbrella will do for the time being." She placed the glass into the cleaning bin and strode to the front door to wait while I caught up with her things. The umbrella was a vampire model so it would stop rain and light penetration and still allow you to see through it.

I escorted my mistress to the elevator lift and we rode down for a few dozen stories. Out of an apartment building of several hundred floors we got one exceptionally close to the bottom.

We were on ground level and outside in under a minute. My mistress requests that I dress in a heavy material and curl up my tail in public places as to not alert people of my status as a slave. I think its a little odd because the female kaize I see are all wearing close to nothing. They wear small skirts and tank tops and they smell enticing like sim-floweres and other smells that make me feel like I'm with the mistress.

The street seemed to thin out where we were going then I could smell why. I smelled humans close by as we came to an intersection. The aggressive hormone rolled off of them in thick smells. Before I could warn my mistress a small sphere the size of an eye rolled right in front of us.

"Mistress!" I said bringing the umbrella down just in time to cover her front as the UV grenade exploded.

The umbrella took the full force of the light impact heating up as the coil fabric prevented the light form getting through. In an instant we were surrounded by human solders. The entire empty street must have rung with the sounds of cocking weapons.

"Hands where we can see them Vampire scum! No moving drop the umbrella!"

"Mistress are you alright", I asked unfurling my claws, teeth, and not yet my tail.

"Marvelous. Well done Raize, no stand aside. I'm feeling awful hungry", she said sliding her hands out of her pockets.

"As you wish Mistress", I backed away feeling the blood lust practically radiating off of her. In less than an instant she was licking blood spurting from a human's neck. She had killed him so fast it seemed as if lighting simply stuck him. As the others turned to the fate of their comrade I had swiped wrists with my claws leaving them numb and bleeding profusely. The weapons clattered to the ground as the five men team with the exception of the already dying man bleed. The venom from my claws paralyzed the men rendering them stiff as death.

My mistress feed on three before she stopped momentarily and said, "Oh I apologize dear, did you want some?"

I had no taste for human blood I turned away from it once I had a taste of my mistress once. She was sweet and full and above all delicious, but of course I hadn't eaten in a while and pretty soon I was to report to my teachers.

"Yes, Mistress Natalia I believe I will have a bite", I said taking the man's throat in between my teeth. After a few good pulls he was empty and I hungrily drained the last one.

"Hmm… I wonder if they were just patrolling or were they tracking you", she said wiping blood form her lips.

"I don't know Mistress there is no way I can be sure I protect you and go to my classes there's no place else for me to go."

"Very well now keep up or we'll be late for your classes."