Chapter 7 - Cat and Mouse
She watched as the boy glanced nervously over at her as he drove them to a secluded part of the woods. He thought this was his lucky night; he had the most beautiful girl in all the city on his arm, and she had even suggested that they go somewhere quiet so they were not disturbed and could get to know each other better. She smiled at the hope in his eyes, hope that would soon turn to fear.
The moon shone brightly in the night sky as he parked the car by a large overbearing willow tree. From where they were parked, they could not see the road, and the foreboding wood blocked the stars in the midnight sky. He gave a nervous laugh.
"Nice place you picked."
"Well, it's private and the view from a ledge just a few minutes from the edge of the wood is amazing, the most romantic setting for a first date … why don't I take you and show you?"
"Um … sure."
They set off into the woods holding hands and continued to walk until they came to the edge she had spoken of.
"You're right - the view is amazing! I wouldn't want to be stuck up here, though - there are no houses or anything for miles!"
"It has its uses," she said, a sly smile creeping onto her face.
"Oh? Such as?" He did not see the hint of danger in her smile.
No one will be able to hear you scream.
She moved closer and kissed his lips lightly then more passionately, tilting her head so that he could kiss her neck. She kissed his lips, then down onto his chest, before moving back up to kiss his neck. She ran her tongue over the skin and then as quickly as a snake sunk her teeth in. She felt him struggle in her grip, but he was no match for her strength.
Suddenly she broke her grip on the boy, as she had not seen him grab a branch that he proceeded to hit her over the head with. She moved backwards groggily and tried to clear her head as the boy ran for his car – but, in the horror of his experience, he had stumbled the wrong way. She gave a whoop of joy and set off on the chase. After a few minutes of torturing him by making noises around him, she cornered him by an abandoned hut that had once been used to slaughter animals. She laughed as he began to plead for his life as she sunk her teeth in again...
Anika woke with a start, sweat pouring down her face, her pillow and sheets were soaked.
It was a dream, only a dream.
She turned her head to look at the alarm clock and saw that it was only three in the morning, but after trying to get back to sleep for ten minuets, she heaved a sigh and threw back her cover and padded over to her shower. She let the cool refreshing water wash over her, soothing away the memory of her past. These were the dreams that had made her move from the small town where she had been one of very few of her kind. In total there had been four of them and the other three lamia had been a family, and so feeling isolated she had begun to feel that there was something wrong with what she was doing.
There is nothing wrong with you! Get a grip, you're a lamia vermin are beneath you, don't spare any feelings for them.
After her shower she put on her leathers and climbed out of her window. She knew the people she was staying with would not like her being out this early in the morning. They knew all about her past and were scared she would break the council's rule of not killing vermin. But that would soon all change; the millennium would bring them the freedom to once again hunt humans and embrace what they were. Without realising once she had set off on her motorbike, she had made her way to Luke's house and, not knowing, why she tried to shield her presence from him.
Now what are you doing awake at this time? she wondered, as she saw a light on in the living room.
She snuck up to the window and stared in, to see Luke sat with the guy from school and other members of the Redfern family. They were obviously having a meeting, and Luke seemed to be very agitated.
"I say we do it at the end of the week - why wait till the millennium? With the witches gone, who's to stop us?" he said in a raised voice to his family.
"But if we wait, we can gather our forces together better! You don't honestly think the witches and shifters will take this lying down, do you?"
"But we have the element of surprise! Once we make a stand against the vermin, others will follow"
"I don't know" said the boy he had been with at school. "Maybe he's right…"
"Yeah, I am. It's time we destroyed the vermin" Luke said, as he wandered to the door with a glass.
"Luke needs to calm down a bit! You know the penalty for breaking the council's rules, and they haven't actually said that now the witches are gone we can attack the humans" said an older relative.
"No, but it's implied."
Anika was so busy listening that she did not sense Luke creeping up behind her.
Hear anything interesting?
Yes, she said, not showing how much he had startled her, and I want in!
