Bloody Rose
Fool! Idiot! Reckless! I would curse myself with harsher words but her screams they were strong than any damnation I could give myself. Her mind and body are in pain, her mind searing and ear splitting screams kept reminding me.
How could I have done that?! How could I have gone near her? From when I smelled her blood I should have gone...how could I believe I was in any control... Damn it! Yet I stayed, stayed to harm her...
Her body warmth, her unique smell, the pitter patter of her heart when I touched her, damn it even her haughty thoughts, they all provoked my instincts...yet it was her eyes. Like the eyes I had forgotten so many centuries ago. Like ice blue depth that burned stronger then any sapphire, they way they taunted me, enticed me, snaring me to the beat of her heart. The pain that it brought back into my heart when I caught there cold blank stare ripped away all my holds and unleashed me on the poor defenseless girl.
I felt her alabaster skin melt beneath my first bite, my teeth sinking in quickly and with ease. I heard her gasp felt the speed of her heart pick up I ignored it all when I smelled her blood. Like a fire in my throat that spread farther down my stomach making it ache with cramps and stabs. After that it was a complete blur, I remember being unable to take a hold of her throat. Sucking and snapping looking for the source of that wickedly enchanting smell that scorched my throat. I had practically snapped her in two but it was her shrill scream that tore through my foggy vision of hunger.
I grit on my teeth, another scream and this one a lot louder. Vampire bites, funny thing about my kinds bites. Our saliva, when we penetrating the skin of a human or hunter numbs the body of the poor victims, of course our mental abilities help with calming them down from the initial pain of the bite. It works fast in which we must work fast in quenching our thirst. The saliva will destroy the body, practically burn the body from the inside-out.
I stared at the door as it swung open, a smug looking Dana drifted into the room, her fire red hair bound in a simple French braid. The phrase "deadly yet beautiful" came to mind and fit her too the tee. The presence of a black viper was more appealing too me then having her here in my home.
A impish smile graced her small heart-shaped lips, "Well Akeno it seems you've made a great mess o-"
I couldn't control myself, I dug my nails into her perfect pale face. It was pointless of course she had my hand off of her in seconds, and it was in smaller time that her face healed back to its perfection. Yet it was enough too make her rethink her next words. Brushing the black blood from my manicured finger I turned to look her in her eyes.
'So you planned to kill her this whole time?' her voice echoed in my head
I growled menacingly, 'choose your words carefully Dana, even if you are stronger then me physically. You're no match too me mentally' making a point I used very little force to send a sharp jab to her shields. I couldn't help but smile at her hiss of pain.
'So then,' she hissed mentally pausing obviously choosing the right words for her statement 'why did you feed on her? Why did you bind her too-'
I blocked our conversation quickly, her sudden screams was more then ear shattering, it was blood boiling. A smirk spread on Dana's face, her pink tongue licking her lips. I growled once more but she ignored me, as she took a seat in one of the chairs near my desk.
"It's all over the underworld what you've done you know" she played with a paper clip in her hand, "of course it was Amadeo who told the council of your purchase and your little binding" she paused obviously letting her final words set into my dead heart.
Amadeo...even now he could find some way too hurt me. It wasn't enough what he did too me many years ago, but that he still has to keep a close tabs on me. I may have been to obviouse or too quite for Dana's enjoyment for she made a frustrated grunt.
"What?" I asked innocently hoping to irk her even more.
Her glare was more then enough words for me too get the dissatisfaction she felt for my lack of interest in the one subject that truely pained me.
"That's not the only reason I came too see you," she laughed standing once more, edging toward me her icy sea foam green eyes dancing with merriment, "they found another survivor," she must have gotten the reaction she wanted because she continued, "and you'll never guess who has her! It's L-"
I was so engrossed in the conversation I did not hear the door open until she called me, "Master! Master!"
I turned abruptly leaving a very fuming Dana in my room, "What is it? What has happened?"
She glanced at me her flat brown eyes quacking in fear, "Answer me!"
"She's stopped breathing, her breathing and hearts stopped."
'Guess that leaves only one survivor left' Dana's gleeful laugh echoed in my head. I growled at her mentaly yet the laughter of her voice still lingered in my mind. It couldn't be! I hurried too the small room where many of the older 'servants' stood by her side, each wearing a sad solemn frown as she laid perfectly still on the bed not even her chest rose. The younger ones cried, obviously unnerved at the sight of death.
"Out.." I ordered hoarsely my eyes seemed too zoom back and forth up and down. Avoiding the one image I did not want to see.
"But Master there-" she tried explaining weakly her plump arm trying too reach for me
"Out.." I said a little weakly my voice slightly gaining strength
"Master she's de-" as if she was talking to a crazed man, and maybe she was...
"Out!" I shouted this making them all scurry away in fear. I had lost my patience for them.
I slammed the door room closed and focused on the limp less body on the bed. I strained too hear for the faint breath of air, for the faint thump of a heart, but alas nothing everything had silenced. I growled in anger snapping and hissing in resentment toward myself for my foolishness for my recklessness.
I had killed the one thing I found dear, I am centuries old, too old and yet so naive that I spent my days alone searching vainly for the mate I needed. Even when Jeza told my fortune many years ago I refused to believe it, at that time I had believed that I had already found the love of my life...was I mistaken.
Yet these four days, I have seen my fortune come to pass. I saw her, saw the girl Jeza had described. The fire of true rebellion, the one who's name would mean eternal blossom. From the house of those who seek too destroy my very own. I had thought it all a lie, that she had been wrong but no, on that day when I saw into those icy blue eyes, he eyes that could freeze a heart, the ones that defied me well before she knew me, I knew quiet well that she was meant too be mine.
I had found her, lied too myself that I had only been strictly attracted too her scent than. Yet when she spoke when her voice chimed like a soft bell I knew and that the false reassure meant were a lie and that she was the one my dead heart searched for. No one else made my dark demon churn in both fear and lust.
But that was all pointless, I had killed her. Allured by the scent of the kill, not once, not twice but three times did she make me crave a taste of her blood. Only once did I taste it and yet that was not enough. Not enough to stifle the burning heat of thirst.
I crossed the room too her cold body, how unusual that she would feel cold too me. Resting my head beside the crook of her neck, her faint smell filling my nostrils, I could still smell my venom though it lingered slightly in her veins. I kissed her where I had left my two bite marks. I was a fool, I could even blame Amadeo for all this. If he had not abandoned me so many years ago if he had not killed my h-...I glanced around the room my eyes darting back and forth in a crazed panic, I went to the door and flung it open. Yet no one was there, had I just heard wrong?
I listened closely, listened for the sound once more. I heard the buzzing of my other 'servants', even heard the small faint sound of Dana's nail clicking. Though nothing sounded familiar like the noise I heard before.
b-b-bump....b-b-bump
I turned to her, practically tossing her into my embrace as I placed my ear against her chest. A flutter in my stomach rippled like a wave as I felt her chest rise up and down slowly.
b-bump...b-bump...b-bump
Her breathing was becoming a even pace, less shallow, her heart slowly picking up its melodic rhythm.
bump...bump...bump...
I practically crushed her into my body as I squeezed her too me. She would live! She would not leave me, I pressed my cold lips against her now warm forehead.
'Guess she's not dead, pity I would have love too seen you lose it' Dana's cold sarcastic voice echoed in my head.
'Get out Dana, I will talk too you later' Making sure too add an extra sharp edge to my message.
The message was strong enough for her to get my point as she not so gentle sent me a mental stab at my shields. With much care I placed her gently on the bed, I heard the faint sound of feet scurrying below and the loud crashing sound of my sixteenth century vase being hurled to the wall. I waited till I heard her car reached the main road back too the city.
"Chastity!" I shouted so that she could hear me, as I carefully placed her on the bed.
I heard her hurried foot steps and when she stumbled to the floor before she hurried up the rest of the steps and entered the room. Yet I was still conscious of the strong heart beat that echoed from the bed.
"Y-Yes M-Master?"
Bump! Bump! Bump!
"Stay beside her, do as she says" I glanced at her I had too work fast if I was going to save both our lives, "I will be back in four days, in that time she is mistress of the manor understood?"
Bump! Bump! Bump!
She nodded unable to speak, she must have thought me mad. I searched the crevices of her mind finding her discomfort of the task. I couldn't help but smile, she thought her dead and she thought me crazed. Maybe I am it really not a sane thing to do if you are going too talk to Anya for a favor.
I gazed once more at my eternal blossom, I would return in good time. Four days was like a nap too my kind yet now it seemed like eternity. It would always be like eternity away from her....
A/N 1: Hope you liked it! I know a sudden change in my character but I swear Aiyana hasn't changed! So like review! Or no more chapters I'm fine with ending it like this :p.
A/N 2: A competition for a bonus chapter that goes along with this one and the upcoming chapters and that only three lucky people will recieve. First top three reviewers will recieve it. Leave me a review and email so I can send it. =333 Peace!