A/N: Well I'm back…due to the fact that I couldn't leave you guys hanging there without a little Ripperward/Kinkella lovin'. This will be all for a while, until I get another BBC chapter out and my charity work started. Gotta say I flove the reviews of the last 2 chapters! Texasbella also mentioned that she kinda liked that some of you referred back to Bella's venom licking, and that inspired me. So…kick the kids out and settle back. Warning: There be a little citrus and use of some profanity ahead, so if you are offended by a certain 'c' word...I apologise but it fits with the character and the moment.

Thanks to Penguincullen for allowing me to share, and to Texasbella for holding my hand during this wonderful, entirely unexpected ride. She's busy posting chapters aplenty in the drabble wars that have just commenced. She's participating with another 11 wonderful authors - kitkat681, theonlykyla, trueenglishrose, lvtwilight09, JA Mash, SexilexiCullen, Cullens Twimistress, Bnjwls Fanfiction and Dreamoftheendless , Dalloway5906 and FFLoverlaura so I am posting this unbeta'd and all mistakes are mine. If you're interested, there's also a Drabble War Forum on facebook, one each month for the whole year, where details of all authors participating are also kept. I may even try to curtail my wordiness by participating in a future one. Go look them up…it's a fun thing to be part of!

Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight, but I'd sure love to lap Ripperward jizz!

CHAPTER 19 – A VAMPIRE'S KISS

As I cupped her face in my hands, thumbs circling her soft, radiant skin, fingers itching to explore, I took in her every detail and swallowed loudly, small traces of venom already beginning to gather in my mouth. She was just so beautiful, so strong…powerful…masterful. All the things I was, but so much more. She was human, and the fact that she was, but still wielded such power over one such as I, made her strength all the more alluring.

And now, this fragile, warm, human woman wanted to kiss me.

Oh heavens be! Was there any way I could freeze this moment in time, keep it locked in my ashen heart forever? Sadness threatened to lurch through me at the thought of not knowing how many more experiences such as this we were fated to share, but I bit it back with determination, not wanting to ruin the most pivotal moment of my existence.

And I knew without doubt that this was what it was.

As I freefell into the depths of her glorious, rapidly darkening eyes, I allowed myself the luxury of dousing myself in her very being. Feeling her warm skin…skin that drew me ever closer like soft tendrils beckoning me to my doom. Hearing her heartbeat, battering relentlessly against her chest, that sound reminding me she was alive and here, desiring me. Tasting her breath as it fanned across my jaw, hot and moist, sweet and pure, driving me to the brink. In that moment, I knew there was no turning back. I was desperate to taste her…to feel her…touch her.

To make her mine.

"Ugh," I breathed, moving closer still, every muscle in my body clenched, teeth grinding, every nerve in my system jangling as I willed the monster away. You must not harm her!

And then, as I held my breath, she sighed as my lips finally met with hers, and as they did, she pulled me closer, her strength surprising, her breath invigorating as it slowly invaded my mouth and throat. Her little growling noises only encouraged me to deepen the kiss ever so slightly, my lips now firmer against her own, desire spiking within me as my cock continued to grow impossibly harder within the confines of my jeans. And in that most sublime of moments, as our mouths melded and explored, tasted and sucked, I felt something change within...my being shifting…altering forever.

Like a lone man lost in the desert, throat parched, body weak…I was now a man who had finally found his place in life…his oasis.

His utopia.

As her breaths and heat and smell cradled me, she traced her tongue along my lips, and I found myself conflicted as my body tensed, but at the same time I wanted more.

"Ssshhh," she urged, my eyes open and watching as hers fluttered and rolled before she threaded her fingers through my hair and scratched, gripping my head and pulling my bottom lip into her mouth. "Oh, God! Your taste! Mmmm!" she hummed as her tongue and teeth devoured, tasted the flesh inside my mouth just below my bottom teeth, venom flowing freely where she lapped and swallowed before it had a chance to escape my mouth and run down my chin.

Without warning, she found my tongue and pulled it into her mouth and gently sucked, scraping her teeth against my tastebuds, each pass causing an exquisite burn as her flavour exploded in my mouth. My entire body shuddered as she continued to devour me, her tongue wrapping around mine as she extracted every last drop of my essence.

Of course it did not take long for my fangs to make their unwelcome appearance, and as they did, I sensed imminent danger as the monster continued to lurk, and I immediately but reluctantly withdrew from the kiss and let out a gush of air before I rested my forehead against hers. Once again, I found myself lost within her eyes, her small panting breaths and dilated pupils telling me she was highly aroused. My turgid cock, which was now leaking venom and soaking through the material of my clothing, demonstrated to my mistress just how much I desired her.

"Fuck me with your fingers," she said in a firm voice. I knew that she was commanding, not asking, but could I heed to her request? How far could I push this moment between us without completely losing control?

I shook my head, fear and doubt clouding everything else as I answered, "I…can't."

"Yes, you can. You did more than that with Rosalie, and now you are mine, you will do as I command!" she shouted in her most authoritative voice. I could not help but moan in response.

"But Mistress, I…don't wish to hurt you!" I argued, my body shaking with need, the desire to bite threatening to overshadow the lust I felt welling within. Her hands were immediately grasping each side of my face, the heat of her skin searing into my own as she willed me to comply.

"I told you that you won't. Now I'm not asking you to fuck me…yet. I'm just asking you to take the first step among quite a number. Now will you do it, or do you wish to be punished for your defiance?" she challenged with tightened lips and a raised brow. I found myself unable to argue with her for one moment longer.

"No, Mistress," I answered softly, averting my eyes, attempting to shake my head as she held it still. I knew that though it may be interesting to explore exactly what a punishment from my mistress might entail, her command was impossible to resist. I wanted to please her...to let my guard down and ravage her...to play her like the finest of instruments until I drew an orgasm from her magnificent body.

"Well then, do it…now!" she demanded as she released her grasp, her words causing me to let out an earth shattering howl before, in one swift movement, I pulled the blanket off our bodies and tore away her shirt, tossing the tattered fabric aside, exposing her perfect breasts to my hungry eyes.

"Fuck! So beautiful," I cried as I ran my lips over my growing teeth at the very sight of her…nipples hard and deep pink…skin flushed and glistening with sweat and arousal. Her hair was wild as it splayed out on the cream coloured pillow, her eyes filled with lust and hunger as her body drew me in. Without further thought, I ripped off her sweatpants and discarded the remnants. She let out a tiny squeak in response before she rolled onto her back, the sight of her naked and vulnerable and sudden smell of her arousal causing every sense to overload. My teeth were now exposed and gnashing as they threatened to pierce through my skin, venom seeping out from the corners of my mouth as the beast within unfurled a little more. I shivered, the delightful feeling of want and need and possessiveness coursing through me completely unparalleled. I knelt beside her curvaceous form, the scent of her arousal so fucking sweet that I craved more…but when my eyes trailed down her body and fixed on her bare, dripping cunt, never in my wildest dreams could I have predicted what I would do next.

I shredded my clothing, destroying it in an instant, throwing the remnants to the floor before instinctively taking my cock in my hand and pumping wildly, the venom coated tip perilously close to her mouth. She gasped and her eyes widened, her surprise at my actions obvious as she watched my needy flesh repeatedly disappear into my clenched fist, licking her lips at the sight, whimpering at the squelching sounds it caused. Venom flowed freely from the slit as I swiped my thumb over the head and thrust my body forward again and again, showing her how much I wanted her, using one hand to furiously pump my cock and the other to push her knees apart. The sweet smell of our combined arousals filled the room, thick and inviting, and though the burning need to bite was ever-present, I remained one-eyed in my goal.

Take her!

Letting out a rumbling growl, I protested against my mind's wishes, knowing I was not quite ready to fuck her, lest I lose control and plunge my fangs into her soft, supple flesh. She did not ask this of me anyway, so knew without question that I had to give her what she asked, to make her come undone…force her body to sing under my touch. Unashamedly, she opened her legs wider until her bent knees rested on the sheet beneath, thrusting her hips upward as she sought friction, her clit swollen, her lips engorged to a shade of deep pink…slick and wet with her fluids.

"Edward!" she cried as I cupped her pussy in the palm of my hand before unceremoniously plunging my fingers deep into the chasm of her hot, tight wetness, her mouth and eyes wide open and filled with passion. "Aaaagh!"

"Ohhhh, Mistress! You feel so exquisite!" I growled as a fresh rush of her arousal coated my hand. And then, I withdrew my fingers and watched as her juices glistened on my skin. I found myself unable to resist licking and sucking her delicious taste until nothing remained, her flavour so much better than any other, my actions eliciting a moan from her beautiful lips as I lapped up every drop.

"More!" she cried as I thrust my fingers back in deeper still before building up a rhythm to a blinding speed, forcibly moving my fist over my cock in time with my quickly pumping hand, the wet sounds of her slickness causing the lustful feelings within me to burst through my system.

"Yes, Mistress!" I had never felt so feral…so free…not even when I tore flesh from bone. This…this was the feeling I needed more than blood. Forever!

Bite her!

"No!" I spat, defying the monster, venom spraying from my mouth and landing on her breasts. Though I knew this was a dangerous game, I was unable to stop myself from continuing with my mission as I sought our mutual release. In response, she bent her head forward, grasped her ample breast and pushed it toward her extended tongue where she lapped up every drop of my venom that she could reach before repeating the same with the other. "Fuck!" I howled, the want and need now burning…cannoning through my system in response to her actions.

"God, pet, you taste so fucking heavenly," she hummed as she licked her lips before her black eyes locked on my dick once more, her body moving faster, her lips thrusting up into my hand violently.

"As… do…you…Mistress," I grunted in reply, my words escaping my mouth in time with my thrusts. As I looked down at her, studying her every feature and committing it to memory, a strange sensation coursed through my body. She was the epitome of perfection, her movements and sounds reminding me of a wild beast. Her grunts morphed into feral growls, her body moving at an inhuman speed while sweat poured from her hot and flushed skin as her delicious heart pounded. Her fragrance was now so thick in the air that my tongue thrust out to absorb its flavour while I synchronously, relentlessly, thrust into her heat and pumped my thick, hard cock.

But then, my world turned on its axis as I smelled it, right before I saw it.

And though the scent of it was faint, I knew in an instant what it was.

"Oh fuck…yes! Yes! Coming!" she screamed, the sound of her release rolling like thunder from deep within her heaving, panting chest as her teeth snapped together. As her pussy gushed and pulsated around my thrusting fingers, her tender, hot skin gripping and releasing my digits, I watched in awed shock as the clear, thick fluid seeped from the corners of her mouth and oozed down her chin before running down her throat, feeling utterly and totally shattered by what I was witnessing…by what I knew to be true.

She was not human.

This cannot be!

The thought of what she was caused question after question to drift into my mind, only to vanish in an instant as my impending release loomed and my balls drew tight against my body.

Mine!

"Oh, God...Mistress...can't hold it...please...please...please...let me come," I begged as I felt the fire deep within before it rushed from my balls and threatened to spill forth.

"Yes! Come now!" she spat, my body jolting with pleasure as my Mistress allowed me my release.

"Oh yes! Mine! Mine! Mine!" I roared, venom spewing from my mouth, my cock shooting stream after stream of thick, viscous poison...my leavings completely covering my fingers, her breasts and stomach.

Body shuddering as I continued to unload, I released my still-hard cock, lurched forward, dropping my venom coated chin to my heaving chest, watching with complete and utter fascination as she ran her hand across her breasts and stomach, letting out a satisfied moan before shoving her delicate, venom coated fingers in her mouth. She repeated the action with haste, her behaviour that of a starved animal, her eyes black and shining as she lapped at her fingers and licked her lips and chin.

"Mmmm," she purred as she reached up and pulled me in for a kiss, her tongue suckling at my lips until I opened up to her, waves of pleasure still coursing through me as she drained every drop, her body shuddering as she took and took.

And I gave her everything, willingly.

Taking her fill, she released her mouth from mine and grasped both of my wrists, pulling my hands to her mouth where she tasted both our emissions, her teeth and hot, wet tongue scraping and laving against my skin, not stopping until, again, not a drop remained. It was then, as I stared at the column of her throat, that my desires spilled from my mouth unbidden.

"Mistress…may I taste you too?" I begged, my voice laced with desperation, my eyes fixed on the streaks of venom that meandered down her tempting neck.

"Yes, you may," she whispered, smiling, tilting her head to allow me better access, putting her trust in me so completely, so implicitly…that I found myself, yet again, on the brink of tears. The normal, human appearance of her teeth, and the fact that she breathed and had a heartbeat confounded me, but as soon as my tongue made contact with the pulsing flesh of her throat, all rationale flew out the window. I was thrown into an utter state of bliss, moans and grunts leaving my lips as I sampled her, becoming even more addicted than before as soon as my tastebuds soaked her up. I drew my tongue up each trail of fluid, honing in on every drop of her venom laced saliva, the flavour so delicious I thought I had died and gone to heaven.

"Oh…that feels so wonderful," she breathed as her heart rate began to slow and her breaths settled into a beautiful rhythm as I paid attention to every pore of skin, the urge to bite gone, the need to taste of her overwhelming.

"You taste divine, Isabella," I cooed, continuing my attentions, unable to stop myself from taking…always taking, until all that remained was my own, familiar essence. Moments later I was done, and as I lay down next to her, she immediately rolled onto her side, her eyes bright, her smile wide as our post-orgasmic haze cocooned us both.

"How do you feel, Edward?" she asked sweetly as her fingers found their way through my hair, my chest rumbling with satisfaction as her nails scraped against my skin.

"I feel…Bella, I cannot explain…" I answered, exhaling a cleansing breath, offering her an assuring smile in return before I added, "thank you…"

"No, Edward. Thank you. Thank you so much for placing your trust in me," she countered warmly as her intoxicating breath caught my senses, reminding me of what I needed to know more than anything.

"You're welcome," I answered distractedly as I searched my memory…sifting through every conversation moment by moment, trying to see if she may have hinted at what she was, but I could not glean anything more than I already knew. Confusion weighed in. She had told me she had memory loss, so perhaps she did not know what she was. Was that why she could not find out where she came from? Why any record of her parentage could not be found? Why her sense of smell was so enhanced? And why she craved blood?

"Edward…what's going on in that head of yours? Is there something troubling you?" she enquired, concern crossing her features as her hand stilled in my hair and she waited for my answer.

"I…"

"Remember what I told you. We need to be honest with one another if we are to negotiate this relationship successfully. Now, please, you must tell me," she insisted in a firm voice.

"Mistress…your mouth…your saliva…it was laced with traces of…of…"

"What?" she breathed, her eyes searching mine. As I lay next to her, my mouth hanging open, the word on the tip of my tongue, her body tensed and she frowned. The suddenly confused expression on her face told me in no uncertain terms she was unaware of the truth, and as I and drew in a heavy breath and prepared to tell her something that I thought I'd never have to tell another living soul, she let out a frustrated sigh. Reaching up to caress her soft face, I watched as tears pooled in the corners of her crinkled, blinking eyes, her agonised expression prompting me to answer.

"Venom."

A/N: Well…I hope you liked that! Interesting development, no? I won't be updating for another few weeks now, as I have other projects needing my attention, but please let me know what you think. Until next time xx