Chapter 10

The Human Gift

Laito was sent to track her because out of all them he had the best tracking skills. Reiji wanted her back and now! His perverted redheaded brother looked at him with an arched eyebrow, "you should have thought about that before you made the statement you did. What else was she to think? I wouldn't have given a shit, do you think Ayato does?"

Yui looked at Reiji, "I know you don't respect my opinion much, Reiji... I like Oleta, but she has a very fragile heart. We talked about her past, she worked so hard and had no one and finally she felt she had someone of her own that loved her as she was. Now...you hurt her, Reiji, because of your pride."

"If you are all done chastising me, Laito, find my Oleta and bring her back. I know you'll be able to no matter how good she is at hiding, computers or no," Reiji stood stoned faced.

He bowed, tipped his hat and then disappeared. Suki would be her first stop, he entered through an unlocked window and sniffed around, Oleta was here and it wasn't that long ago. Her scent was especially on the keyboard of Suki's own laptop...she was doing something. All Oleta needed was access and she could do anything. He worked with Reiji and had found that she had drained her accounts. "It looks like she's fleeing, brother," Laito stated over the phone.

"Where!"

"I'm trying to find that out," they were all talented on some level with computers, they had time on their hands after all. However, Oleta was the most talented they had seen in either human or vampire in a long time when it came to technology. It would be hard to trace her but not totally impossible, though Laito knew they would most likely be a few steps behind. However, all he needed was one good opportunity and he could be anywhere in a blink of an eye unlike her human and slow self. "The funds were transferred from her lawyers office...to America. She's fleeing the country, Reiji." He hadn't heard his brother use such profane language in a long time, it ended with 'stop her!' before he rudely hung up.

It was imperative that he stop Oleta before she reached American soil. Of course America was bigger, but there was other red tape. A new land meant a new King of the Vampires, his subjects would question why princes of a different country were running about hunting for a human in their lands. A human that no longer had her 'collar' and they didn't have permission. It was common sense that she was headed to the airport and that was where he was going.

He sniffed around, there were so many different smells but her scent was specific. Then Shu was by him, "Reiji felt you could use back up, Ayato and Subaru are on the other side of the airport. We will cover more ground this way."

…..

Oleta fumbled with her ticket, it was late. He would know she was gone by now, perhaps he would be relieved? She would transfer to another school, it wouldn't take long. There was this gap in her heart, or rather it wasn't even there. She was breathing, it was performing a function and that was all. Her eyes were staring at the carpet and simply feeling numb, it was better than what she was feeling earlier. Absolute heartbreak, physically crippling heartbreak. Now she stood up and Oleta decided to look out at the planes, they would be boarding soon and this could be forgotten. She would never talk about her experiences with the Sakamakis, no one would believe her anyway, it was hard to believe herself.

A reflection appeared, it was Shu, he was looking around. Oleta froze and put her hood over her head and took off but Shu not only smelled her but saw her running. "Brothers," he stated plainly, knowing full well they heard him. "Our Oleta is running to the South wing of the airport, Laito that's you."

Laito smiled, "I see her already." But she also saw him and tried to go the other way, however he had her regardless and they were in a dark corner where no one could see them. "Little Oleta, why did you run?"

"Why do you think?" she looked up at him. "What, Reiji couldn't do it himself, he sent you to kill me!" He laughed. "What's so funny!" her body struggled but she couldn't get free.

"He sent us to retrieve you, silly girl. Right now he's not quite in his right mind and he was afraid he'd do something rash."

"Why does he even care, he already said he hated I was human…?"

"He resisted at first but his instincts knew better, it happens," Laito shrugged but caught her again when Oleta tried to run away. "Besides, I wouldn't let him kill you. If he no longer wanted you, I'd simply take you myself and I wouldn't be such a damned coward about it. I still could, seeing as how you don't have your collar on."

"You mean the necklace? It's a collar?"

"Of course. Would you like to be mine instead…?"

"Oi, Laito, stop being a pervert. You know full well Reiji would have your head if you tried to take her for yourself," Ayato crossed his arms as he leaned against the wall. "Oleta, don't give us trouble. Just come along like a good little girl."

She didn't have a choice and all four of them escorted her to the black car. Shu tore up her ticket and they rode quietly until they got to the mansion. Laito had her by her arm and took her up the stairs, presenting her to Reiji who was sitting cross legged in his chair. Livid did not describe the look on his face, "you may leave us, Laito."

Laito looked at him as if unsure, "are you certain? You aren't exactly in the right state of mind and you haven't been since you realized she was gone."

Reiji's eyes glowed, "leave us..."

He looked down at her and shrugged, "I tried." Then her fellow redhead was gone.

Now Reiji and Oleta were alone, he got up and took two broad steps then backhanded her and she went down easily enough with only a small sound, her hand held her cheek and there was a taste of blood in her mouth. She turned her head where her hair was hiding her eyes, hiding tears. She didn't want him to see her cry but he smelled them instead, "you ran from me!" Then he pulled her up and showed her the necklace she tore off, "did you forget something! I should sew it on your fucking skin!"

"You told me you hated the fact I was human…! You needed to think, I thought I was making things easier on you by leaving! Your family name clearly means everything to you and Vladamir made you think, I didn't want you to kill me out of regret. I ran because you hurt me! I gave myself to you, I trusted you!" she was hitting him as hard as she could on his chest. "If you don't love me than just let me go! I wouldn't tell anyone, no one would believe me anyway..."

"I am not capable of letting you, you're mine! I was confused and I was angry that you were human. It was a dilemma for me. You make me lose control, but you already know that. Why is what I did so surprising?"

"It was the first time you said you hated the fact I was human...I can't help what I am any more than you can. I've been judged enough on that. You have to love me as I am otherwise it will never work. I've heard many scary stories about you, but it doesn't detour me from loving you."

"I already know what I'm like," he grinned. "Do you think I care as long as I get what I want?"

"But your logical self didn't want me, your instincts did...so what does that mean? Are your instincts better than your logic then?"

His little redhead was getting into a debate of feeling vs. thinking but he would give her this, "our instincts are highly refined...therefore, they selected you based on various qualifications. So yes, you were a superior choice despite the other women I've met, pureblood and otherwise."

She crossed her arms then giggled but stopped because her face hurt, "owe..." Reiji went to pet her but she backed away, "I know that probably bothered you to admit."

"Come here," he demanded. "I want to take a look at that bruise more."

"Reiji, I need space right now. You hurt my feelings, have me hunted down and then backhand me like I'm some type of thing to be abused."

"I backhanded you because you worried me, you were planning on fleeing the country," he arched an eyebrow again.

"You made me think you were going to kill me, so I say it's fair."

"Then think this is fair...your money is going into our accounts."

"WHAT? You can't do that! I didn't agree to that and I didn't sign anything...I..." Reiji showed her the transfer, he had forged her name and password. "You…!"

"I'm sorry, I wanted this to be different but you didn't give me a choice. Don't worry, we will make sure you invest wisely."

Oleta growled at him as best as one could for a human and picked up a book and threw it at him, then other things but he dodged them easily enough, "you're so difficult, Oleta. I'm afraid you'll have to be tamed a harder way."

"Tamed? I'm not an animal!" He had her, "let me go! Let go of me!"

The vampire male in him loved her struggle, his instincts loved her fire and defiance. She would give him strong offspring once she was turned, strong and intelligent. However, she needed to listen and Reiji pulled her onto the bed, straddled her and had her face, looking at her bruise. "You're mine, my precious Oleta, you must remember that. You will never deny me your touch...and you will never run away again...and when you are turned, you won't be capable of it." He had decided to turn her, there was no reason to wait, when she ran away every fiber in his being ached, like someone had torn something from him. He shouldn't have told her that he hated she was human… He didn't care she was human.

His teeth sank deeper in her neck and she tried to fight him but he simply pinned her down. Slowly her fight weakened, slowly she was dying...now her heart had almost stopped. He bit his wrist and made her drink. At first she didn't react right away but then her body stiffened in pain. Reiji held her as she screamed out in agony, "you will be alright..." The process would take a while and he comforted her the whole time. He checked her periodically, her hair had become thicker and had a beautiful luster to it, it was vibrant. Then her eyes became greener, almost sparkling, her skin paler and her fangs were developing. Finally she took her last breath as human and then took her first breath as a vampire. Reiji had the butler bring up blood and warmed it for her, "you need this." Oleta drank all of it, it took three cups for her to be satisfied. "There you are…," his hand caressed her hair. "You turned out beautifully, far more beautiful than I thought." Yes, she would end up being dueled over. Then he noticed something odd, her scent. Reiji dug his nose into her neck and it made her giggle again. "How…?"

Oleta smelled very close to human…? No, she did smell human. Then he tasted her which she liked and held him close….she tasted human, she tasted wonderful and nourishing like she was human...but how?

"Is something wrong, Reiji?" her lips caressed his neck. "I want to mate."

He could worry about that later...she had needs to be met and he was her sire after all...and she felt human too. Oleta felt warm as he fucked her, but the difference was he could use his full strength and she enjoyed it.

….

The brothers wanted to see how she turned out but he was doing research first. How in the hell did she turn out this way! She could feed and nourish him, she felt warm to him...her scent. Then after a few days he found a myth about a rare vampire, one that is turned but kept their human characteristics such as their blood and sex was very pleasurable to their sire. However...they could be put in grave danger if found out. There was very little on it except that. There was no guidelines on how to take care of them or how to protect them. Was there a way to hide her scent from others? This would be something he couldn't hide and he would have to rely on them to help but would they want part of her as payment? How much would he be willing to share of her? Finally he had choice but to let her out, she was getting restless and eager to try her abilities.

Finally he brought her out, Yui clapped her hands which made Oleta's ears wince, "oh, sorry. You came out so beautiful, Oleta!"

But Ayato was on top of Oleta practically and smelling her, "are you sure she's turned, she smells human…?"

Now Shu came by her and it started to bother Oleta who hung onto Reiji in fear, everything was new to her. They looked different to her but she felt their power, she understood now what she had been told. Reiji comforted her, "it's alright, Oleta. They won't hurt you, you're mine."

Laito touched her and she moved away to a degree, "she's warmer than us, Reiji. What is this? I want to taste her."

Reiji narrowed his eyes, "a sip."

He picked up her wrist, "I'll try to be gentle, little Oleta." Laito's fangs penetrated gently and then stopped and lifted his head surprised, "why does she taste so good, Reiji? She shouldn't..." Shu and the others looked at him.

"She is special, all I could find was they are known as vampires with le cadeau humain, the only text I could find regarding it was in French. 'The human gift.' They maintain most of their human qualities such as their blood and warmth...but they remain frailer than others like ourselves because of it. It concerns me but it is how she turned out and there is no cure for it.''

"You are blessed, brother," Laito glared.

Oleta sensed his anger and looked up at Reiji, "what does he mean, Reiji?"

"It means I don't have to rely on human donors or hunt, I have you and there is no danger to you dying on top of it."

"But am I honestly weaker?"

"It is an unfortunate side effect but yes, my love. You will need extra protection..."

Shu put his face in hers, "you will be highly coveted...I told you, didn't I? That you would be a conflict amongst the brothers?"

She dug her head in Reiji's chest, "But Reiji is my sire." He held her tightly and grinned.

Ayato crossed his arms, "you're worth fighting over, so make sure you listen to all of us if you want to stay out of danger."

Reiji sighed, "in the meantime we'll have to teach her to act human."

Laito grinned, "this is going to be interesting, teaching a vampire with human gifts to act human."