Chapter 3 - The Deal
Devin stared at her in silence. He could hear her heart pounding fast as she tried to figure out what to do next.
He couldn't quite understand her behavior. She began glancing at him timidly, and then all of a sudden she jerked her head up to look him straight in the eyes, then immediately looked away. It was as if she was appraising him for something at first, and as soon as she found out, she wished she could dash right out of here.
Sure his kind was intimidating for humans, but he thought he had perfected his charms over his years of existence for the ladies. And surely, he was making an effort not to scare anybody tonight.
Although it could just be that she was such a wuss that she could be intimidated by just about anything, her behavior was just too weird.
Could it be that she figured out what I am?
He had once heard of a group of humans knowing of their existence, a group that his vampire-kin were not able to eliminate, a group who sought to hunt them out.
Could she be one of them?
No. He concluded. She couldn't be one of them.
She was barely five feet tall, and her frame was so small that he could easily squish her with one single finger. He doubts that she could even fight off a ten year old boy, let alone vampires.
"Devin… is your name, right?" She licked her lips before she spoke.
In his eyes, her action was almost like slow motion, and he couldn't help but think of how soft her lips might be and how sweet her mouth might taste. One little innocent gesture of hers already made him grow hard in an instant.
This could be interesting.
"I… Diana is my friend. Could you please not hurt her?" Staring at her feet, she pleaded softly.
"Hurt her? Why would I want to do that?" He raised one of his brows, decided that he would play innocent with her – at least for now.
"I know what you are."
"What I am?" He let out a small laugh. "Please, enlighten me."
"There's no need to pretend." She paused to take breath. "You're a vampire."
He burst out laughing as if she said the funniest joke he has ever heard. "You've been watching too much TV shows." Still playing dumb with her, he wondered if she really knew how to identify one.
"I know your kind." Kaitlyn gave his chest a glare then quickly returned to staring at her own feet. "Your skin is pale as snow. Your every movement was too graceful. And your eyes… your eyes are crimson red and dark with thirst."
Devin kept his silence. Her voice almost sounded nervous, and her body language showed that she was indeed frightened of him. But there was something in her tone that ensured him she knew exactly what she was talking about.
"And what's more…" She continued. "The music here is deafening to everyone, and I'm merely whispering right now, but you could hear me loud and clear."
His eyes narrowed on her. She was a tricky one. As much as she appeared to be weak and timid, she has tricked him into practically admitting to being a vampire just conversing with her.
He moved to stand in front of her with inhuman speed. In one fluid movement, he grabbed her arm and yanked her up on her feet. "Who are you?" He demanded in a low voice.
"I know you're thirsty, but please don't hurt my friend." Ignoring his question, she continued her plea. She couldn't help but shiver at their closeness, and his scent was flowing towards her at her every breath.
If she was wrong with everything else she had observed about him so far to judge him a vampire, his scent had proved her right. He smelled sweet, like candy, the unique unusual sweetness of a vampire scent.
"Why should I? She smells delicious to me." He smirked.
"Please don't." She shuddered at his comment. It was terrifying to hear someone talk about her close friend in the terms of food.
"I'm sure she would smell even better when I fuck her." Obviously, he enjoyed her reaction.
"Incubus." Her head shot up as she came to the realization, and her eyes met his for a second time as she let the word out of her breath.
"Ah… you're knowledgeable in your vampire vocabulary."
She looked deep into his eyes, but she could see nothing past his thirst.
Diana was beautiful. She was tall, slim with long auburn hair so lovely that people thought she walked straight out of a hair care commercial. If he was an incubus, obviously he would want her.
As Kaitlyn began to lose hope, tears began to fill her eyes.
No! This is no time to cry.
Think, Kaitlyn, think. There must be something that she could do.
"Aw… don't cry. I hate it when women cry. Unless, when they're beneath me of course." He chuckled.
She opened her mouth to say something, anything, but nothing came out. How she hated herself then, so useless.
She had her own morals, and she was stubborn enough to leave everything behind to stick to them. But when it came the time to choose between her friend and her morals, she chose to cry instead. And what would crying achieve?
Nothing! Exactly nothing!
Now, because of her stupid tears and her inability to do or to say anything more intelligent than "please" and "no" her friend was going to die. And it's all because of her.
Why couldn't she just put her foot down, throw away her morals for just this one time, save her best friend and do something right for once?
"However," he spoke slowly. So slowly that she was sure he did it on purpose to torment her. "I am willing to negotiate."
"Negotiate?" Great, now she became a parrot.
"Sure." He nodded smugly. "What would you be willing to trade for your friend's life?"
"Anything."
"Then, how about…" Purposely, he bent down towards her and whispered to her ear. "yourself?"
As he expected she froze at first then she began to tremble again. She is certainly quite adorable – he would have to admit –like a frightened little animal.
Just as he was going to laugh at her and head back to his prey, her scent hit him. She smelled so sweet that, at once, his throat burned with thirst. He didn't quite know how to describe it. Her blood was luscious, almost like… chocolate. But not just any chocolate, it was like top quality Belgian chocolate, except there was a hint of innocence to it.
If it wasn't that human food no longer appealed to him, he would have sworn she smelled as good as Belgian hot chocolate… with marshmallow on top.
"Hmm… you smell so good it makes me wonder how you will taste when I have myself inside you." He saw her eyes widened at what he just said, and she quickly turned her head away from him, blushing. Purposefully, he blew his cool breath at her sensitive neck.
Kaitlyn couldn't stop her body shaking. She was terrified of him. It wasn't only because he was a vampire, but because what he said to her. All his perverted remarks made her want to scream and run to a place far away to hide from him.
"So we have a deal." He leaned even closer to her neck, inhaling her scent.
A deal? She would give anything, do anything in exchange for Diana's life, but this… this was too much. This monster wasn't only going to snap her neck and drink her blood in place of Diana's; he was going to… going to…
"I see you hesitating." His voice was low and seductive, almost like a purr. "I take it that you value your own life much more than your friends."
No, he was wrong. She would gladly trade her life for her friend's, but he was an incubus, and by giving in, it would entail much more than just her blood and her life.
"Very well." He straightened himself to his full six feet eight inches, motioned to turn away from her.
"Will… will you keep your word?" Her voice was so low that even if they were in a silent room no human could have heard her.
"Yes." But he was not human. "And I can even promise you that I will not touch your other friends in the future either."
Trade her for all her friends? It's worth it, right? She bit down at her lip.
Devin couldn't take his eyes off her innocent little gesture. He could already imagine how it would feel to have her soft pink lips on him, and how it would feel to slide himself in and out of her warm wet mouth.
His throat let out a low groan.
"So it is done." Announcing without waiting for her answer, he did not want to give her a chance to say no.
She returned with a determined nod. If this was what it takes to save her friends then she will make this sacrifice.
"Good." He turned and started to walk away, to her surprised.
"But… I… you…" Was he going to break the promise?
"My little innocent Kaitlyn," turning back towards her, he, again, bent down to whisper in her ear, "when I take you, I'll have you in my bed willingly, and you'll be begging for me to fuck your little virgin pussy before I drink your sweet blood. Mark my words."
To him, she would be more than just a meal. She would be his challenge. Throughout his vampire life, he has seduced countless women to his bed, and he has drunk their sweet blood when they came violently beneath him.
Although this little doll named Kaitlyn knew about his kind, and knew very well his intent with her, it would be more difficult to have her willing, but she will not be an exception. He would court her, woo her and seduce her until she falls madly for him. And then, he will take her, enjoy her little body and every last drop of her sweet blood.
A/N: Thank you very much for reading. As always your review would be much appreciated. So far, I've been getting traffic but no reviews... T_T Makes me wonder if people got bored half way. Anyway, about Ch. 2 & 3... as I mentioned in Ch. 2, things got a little out of hand as I wrote it. Actually, it wasn't only the length that got out of hand, Devin's personality did too. I didn't realize he likes to talk dirty, and I'm so glad that Kaitlyn didn't faint at those words he said. Anyway, please tell me what you think of my characters. :D