Mine and Karen's trip to the mall was surprisingly normal. Many people stared at Karen's unbeatable beauty while the jack off part of the males whistled and shouted vulgar things to both her and occasionally me. The only thing that was odd about the trip was being next to such a captivating creature like Karen. I felt like a wilted flower next to her, but I ignored the feeling and enjoyed my time with my new friend instead.
"That was a lot of fun," I told Karen as we drove home in her black sports car.
"I'm just glad to have another girl to hang with in a house of depressed people and guys," she said and we both laughed. It was when our laughter had died down that my stomach growled.
"Do you know what's for dinner?" I asked.
"I know what I'm having for dinner, but I don't know about you," Karen said.
"Well you guys still eat normal food right?" I asked.
"No, the only time we're hungry is when we're thirsty, but even then we're not hungry for food, but for blood," she said.
"Would you mind if we stopped by the store before heading back to your place so we can get some food for me?" I asked and Karen smiled.
"No problem," she said before pulling into another lane and soon pulling off the street and into a small parking lot.
"I've heard this is a pretty good place to get food. Personally I'm not sure if it is," she said and we both got out. Walking about the store was almost the same because everywhere we went, everyone stared at Karen.
"Do you always get this much attention?" I asked her as I looked through the strawberries for a good box.
"It's not only me they're looking at, but yeah. It gets kinda annoying," Karen said, not bothering to look through the food but instead just stood there with the shopping cart.
"I guess it would. Could you please get me some milk?" I asked and she smiled.
"Sure, you could use some strength in those bones of yours," she said, recalling when we were walking around the mall and I was struggling with my many heavy bags.
"Thanks Karen," I said as she walked off. Finally I found the strawberries I wanted and before I could turn around, I felt the cold breeze. My breath stopped and I was surprised I didn't drop the strawberries when I turned and came face to face with Xavier.
"Miss me Cutie because I missed you," he said, breathing in the scent of my neck as I stood there frozen.
"You can't touch me, there are too many people around," I whispered, hoping that what I just said was true.
"You can't hind in the store forever," Xavier said, his breath cold on my neck.
"Karen will be back soon," I said, my emerald eyes flicking over to another part of the large store.
"Soon is still enough time for me to carry you out of here, take you back to my place, and make you mine," he said and a shiver ran down my spine.
"I thought you wanted to kill me," I said, finally regaining my strength and putting the strawberries into the shopping cart.
"I've decided that that would be a huge waste, besides, I had a feeling you could please me more than just with your blood," Xavier said, his cold fingers trailing along my neck.
"In your dreams," I hissed, turning away so he was no longer touching me.
"If only I had them," Xavier said, following me as I pushed the cart through the store. I turned it to head towards where the milk was, but Xavier easily kept it going straight.
"Don't think you can go running off to Karen," he whispered to me and a cold sweat trailed down my neck.
"Even your sweat smells like heaven," Xavier said, obviously smelling me.
"If you take me Richard will find out and when he does-."
"He'll what? Run and come to save you? He thirsts for your blood just as much as I do and sooner of later he'll get tired of waiting and just take it," Xavier cut me off.
"Richard wouldn't do that," I said quickly.
"What makes you think that he isn't the same as the rest of us. If I took your blood now it would be no different from if he took your blood," he said.
"Yes it would. You would take my blood because you lusted for it, because you wanted it, and you wouldn't think twice about it. Richard would actually consider what he was doing to me and it would be for a reason," I said.
"Cutie, you don't by any chance have feeling for Richard… do you?" Xavier asked.
"If by 'feelings' you mean I feel a lot safer with him than I do with you; then yes," I said.
"This is just perfect. You know Cutie, you really do know how to help a vampire out when it comes to ruining someone's life," he said.
"Glad I could help," I said before quickly looking down the isle. My eyes darted to the end where I saw milk and my heart beat quickened. If I was going to do this, I would have to do it fast.
"What are you looking at?" Xavier asked, his breath on my neck and ear sending shivers down my spine.
"Nothing," I lied before spinning around so I was now facing him. I was so close that my chest was pressed against his. I would have taken comfort if I'd felt the faint thump of his heart beat, but there was not heart beat to be heard. My eyes drifted up to Xavier's now hallow black eyes when moments ago they were a deep golden. Before I could really think of what I was doing, I went up on my tip-toes and pressed my lips to his. As we kissed, which was quiet cold since Xavier was dead; my hands reached back into the cart and groped for something. Finally my hands found a loaf of bread and I knew it wouldn't do much, but I hoped it would buy me enough time to run towards Karen. I grabbed it firmly in my hand and to make sure Xavier didn't pull away, I allowed him access to my mouth. I lifted the loaf of bread up above my head as his tongue roamed my mouth and when I was about to bring it down on his head, a cold hand was holding arm in place and I was staring into Xavier's black eyes.
"Did you honestly think that would work?" he asked. In shock, I dropped the bread while he laughed.
"Karen!" I screamed and within seconds Xavier had me in his grasp and Karen was standing in front of us.
"Let her go Xavier," she said, never removing her eyes from us as she pulled out her phone and dialed a number.
"Get down to the store now, we have a problem," Karen said before hanging up and putting the phone back in her pocket.
"I'm glad you told Richard to come, it will be all the more fun," Xavier said, holding me still. Within minutes, Richard and the others were surrounding us, their teeth clenched and low growls coming from their chests.
"Let her go Xavier," Bruce said, the only one that looked calm.
"I think you'll be wise to listen to my orders," Xavier said and Bruce nodded to tell him to go on.
"Since I don't want Cutie to go hungry, we'll act normal and buy her this food. Bruce, cough up the wallet," he said, holding out his hand. Bruce pulled out a simple black wallet from his pocket and threw it to Xavier who caught it in a blink of an eye.
"After we buy the food, Kory will come with me to my car and I'll drive her to a place with less people to watch. You're group will follow," he said, bystanders looking over with watchful eyes.
"Understood," Bruce said before Xavier harshly turned me around and placed my hands on the cart.
"Is there anything else you wanted to get?" he asked, his breath on my neck as he breathed in my scent and several growls erupted from the group. Unable to speak, I just moved my cart towards the checkers while Richard's clan surrounded us. As I slowly walked ahead, Xavier kept his arms on either side, making sure I couldn't move.
"Are you alright Ms.? You look like you're about to faint?" the checker asked, looking from my pale face to Xavier's smirk, to the others surrounding us.
"I'm fine," I answered quickly, afraid that if I said anything else my voice would crack. When she finished, Xavier took out a handful of twenties and put them on the scanner before tossing the wallet back to Bruce.
"If somebody will be so kind to get those?" Xavier asked, his grasp on me strong as we began to walk out of the store. Allen took the bags in his hands and began to walk them towards one of the many cars outside.
"Don't try to run away Cutie," Xavier said before pushing me out of the store with the others following. Outside, the first thing I noticed was the group of sports cars that was parked in the parking lots.
"I'll try not to drive too fast," Xavier said before opening the door for me and placing me in his dark red sports car. Before I could even reach for the door, Xavier was next to me, my seat belt was buckled in, the car was on, and the doors were locked.
"What part do you not understand about don't try to run away?" he asked and before asking for an answer he pulled out of the parking lot. As we drove down the highway, I looked in the mirror and everytime I did, Richard was in the car behind us. Behind me was a line of sports car, with no other cars in between. If Xavier switched over a lane, so did all the others at almost the exact time…it was kinda odd to say the least.
The car stopped and before I could blink Xavier had pulled me out of the car and I was shivering in the biting winter night air.
"What do you want with her Xavier?" Raven asked, they were all in a circle surrounding Xavier and I.
"I think you all know what I want with Cutie, but the only reason I'm doing this the fair way is because Slade wants something from her. Claims there's something special about her, but personally I think he just wants to bang her," Xavier said and I frowned in disgust.
"You're a pig," I spat and he laughed.
"Is that really the best you can do? Throw a couple on meaningless words at me and hope that they work?" Xavier asked, tightening his grip to the point where he was crushing my ribs and I gasped for air when he let me go.
"What do you want Xavier? We're here and you still have Kory in your possession," Bruce said.
"That is true and I like it that way," Xavier said.
"Did you even have a reason to go to the store and take me?" I asked.
"Wanting to see you is suddenly not enough? Now I have to have a reason too?" he asked.
"So Slade didn't ask you to and you're acting on your own? I wonder what he'll think of that because he doesn't like people not following his rules," Richard spoke, stepping closer.
"You should know since you worked for him," Xavier said.
"Once and I only did it to save Barbara!" Richard yelled.
"It's just too bad it all went to shame. Tell me Richard, do you remember the look on her eyes when I sank my teeth into her neck; draining away her life," Xavier asked and Richard growled.
"I only regret that I became attached to her," he said, his fists clenched into balls.
"I'm glad you did, it makes the pleasure of fucking her every night that much sweeter. Knowing that you loved her," Xavier purred and Richard's eyes turned pitch black before he went to lung forward. In that split second that Richard jumped forward, Gar, Victor, Allen, and Wally had jumped in front of him to hold him back. At the same exact time, Xavier's cold lips were against my neck and I could feel the sharp points of his teeth.
"I'd control yourself Richard, wouldn't want me taking two things that you hold dear," he taunted, his mouth never moving from my neck.
"Xavier! Let the girl go!" a mysterious deep voice yelled out from somewhere in the trees.
"But I was just getting started," Xavier complained and I guessed that it was Slade he was talking to.
"Let her go!" he yelled and Xavier growled.
"This time I leave her with a scratch," he said, making a cut into my neck with his sharp nails.
"Next time you won't be so lucky," Xavier said before tossing me to the ground and disappearing.
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Kattie