Hello Readers! Sorry for the delay, it's been some crazy weather here. Be sure to check out the latest story We've Got to Learn to Live with these Ghosts.
Also, this story is coming to a close, after tonight's chapters there will be one, maybe two more chapters.
This chapter runs a bit short, but chapter 8 (which is up) runs a bit long so it evens out. And that's enough from me, hope you enjoy tonight's chapters!
Ch. 7 Nearly Drained
(CLARE)
As soon as we're back at Klaus' place we're in his bedroom. I don't even remember getting out of the car. Klaus must have picked me up, whisked me inside and upstairs before I could blink. One second I'm in his car, and the next he has me lying on his bed and Klaus is kissing my neck. My body is responding to him, desiring to be filled by him, my mind is frightened though and my heart pounding. I know Klaus can hear it, he stops and leans over me.
"If you wanted me so badly why did you avoid me all day?" Klaus asks in a husky whisper.
"I wasn't avoiding you, I had things to do," I reply but I know my voice trembles a little.
"You aren't afraid of me are you?" He asks in a sweet as honey and smooth as silk voice, but he takes my shirt off as he does so.
"You almost killed me," I remind him as he gets my shoes and jeans off. Moving with lightning speed and without effort he's next to me on the bed, propped on one arm, his finger stroking my belly softly.
"I wouldn't ever hurt you Clare, not like that. I didn't mean to drink so much, I knew Damon wouldn't let you die," he tells me. His blue eyes are full of anguished repentance, his voice soft and sweet, yet his words didn't exactly make me feel better. "I haven't hurt you since have I?" He asks sweetly while ripping my panties off as if tearing a piece of paper in half.
"No, but you kept coming back and wouldn't leave me alone either," I point out.
Klaus was kissing his way up my belly, but he stops and looks up at me now. "How could I possibly leave you alone when you are so very intoxicating. I couldn't stop thinking about you, I couldn't possibly go without ever seeing you again."
I bite my lip both feeling beautiful and out of fear. I've never had a comment make me feel so good and so afraid at the same time. While I'm thinking about the comment Klaus rips off my bra, I know it broke and now I need a new one. I break out in gooseflesh with my skin exposed to the cool air. Klaus grins licentiously at the sight of my exposed breasts, then his eyes focus in on one spot and his eyes narrow.
"He fed from you," Klaus growls.
"So have you. You can't be angry or jealous that Damon fed from me while we were making love, you've done the same," I counter.
"I can be both and I am. I found you, Damon should have stayed away."
"Yes, well I don't belong to you and I like being with Damon too, s…"
My sentence is cut off when Klaus attaches his lips to mine. He must have disrobed when I didn't notice because he enters me. Gliding in all the way as he deepens the kiss. I cling to him, arching my back, a breath hitching in my throat. Klaus is thrusting fast, it hurts some, most of what I feel though is pleasure, and the heat generated by our bodies. I'm hardly doing anything except to lie here and cling tightly to Klaus, yet I'm sweating. I can feel the sheets beneath me start to become wet with my perspiration.
I reach my first orgasm quickly and Klaus seems to realize his speed, and possibly remember that I'm human. He slows now, but moves so that we're sitting up, instinctually I wrap my legs around his waist. Exhausted and my body trembling it's all I can do to breath, but he takes my waist and moves me along his length. My nerve endings are sparking, and I feel the tickle building once more. He's much slower this time, almost agonizingly so, my nails start scratching into his flesh, my hips bucking and silently begging him to go faster. The scratches I make on his back healing almost as soon as my nails leave his flesh.
After what feels like a terrible eternity he begins to go faster, and faster still until both of us reach climax. Before I even realize what's happening he's pulled out, has me on my back and his fangs sink into the still trembling flesh on my thigh. I gasp, my body convulsing again as he drinks, after a couple of sips he moves ever so slightly, his tongue parting my pussy lips and gliding inside. After a few tastes of my post orgasmic juices he returns to drinking from my thigh. He takes a few sips, big sips I can feel the blood leaving my body, and then his tongue dives back into my slit. Klaus continues to do this, alternating between drinking my blood and lapping my pussy juices until I orgasm yet again. Every time he went back to drinking my blood he took more sips, and deeper sips.
"Klaus," I pant breathlessly and barely conscious, "stop. I can't…no more…" I whisper pleadingly. I feel very tired and very weak, whether that's due to the amount of blood he drank or the multiple orgasms, or the combination of the two, I don't know.
Klaus stops and moves up, the last thing I am consciously aware of is Klaus kissing me. His lips take mine for a heated, passionately, fiery kiss and then I drift to unconsciousness.
(STEFAN)
"Is Clare staying at Elena's tonight?" I ask my brother when he walks into the house alone.
"Klaus, he came to collect her from The Grill," Damon says bitterly.
"She did say she's spend time with him," I remind my brother.
"She did, doesn't mean she has to do so or that I have to like it," Damon grouses sinking down into an armchair.
"Do you really have feelings for Clare? Do either of you? How long will the two of you keep this up? Toying with her emotions? Keeping her from any semblance of a normal life?" I question.
"As long as Klaus keeps this up so will I," Damon replies rather stubbornly. I just shake my head, nothing I can truly do to stop either of them. If they continue this way too long, I'll see what Bonnie can do about it though.
Damon gets himself a drink, he's going to sit there and drink, so I go hunting for my own sustenance. When I return Elena calls and I stay on the phone with her until she falls asleep. I don't ever hear Damon return to his room, he seems to be waiting up for Clare, and by dawn she hasn't returned.
"I'm going to Klaus' to get her," Damon tells me.
"I'll go, I'll call Elena and we can pick up Bonnie, just to be safe," I comment.
Damon looks at me a moment, his jaw set tight, but he finally relents, moving away from the door. Returning upstairs I dress quickly and call Elena.
"Stefan? What's wrong?" She questions with a yawn.
"I'm sorry to wake you so early, but Clare never returned from Klaus' and Damon is worried. He was going to go over himself, but I told him we'd go over with Bonnie," I explain.
"Can't really blame Damon for being worried, I'll get dressed and call Bonnie. I'll be ready in about 30 minutes," Elena says. She hangs up and I go downstairs.
"We'll return with Clare, you stay here," I order my brother. He may not listen, he usually doesn't, but I'm hoping that he does listen this time. If he comes or goes on his own he and Klaus are sure to start fighting, and Klaus may decide to just kill him.
I leave the house and drive to Elena's, I know she won't be ready yet, I'd rather be there than trying to calm Damon down. I'm sure Ric is awake, so I knock and he opens the door a moment later.
"I wondered what Elena was doing up so early," Alaric remarks as he steps aside to let me in. "You two going off somewhere or is there something to be worried about?"
"Not sure yet, Clare's been with Klaus all night and we haven't heard from her. Damon wanted to go over and get her himself."
"And probably get himself killed in the process," Ric nods, "so, you and Elena are going to go and hope Klaus doesn't just kill you?"
"We're also picking up Bonnie."
"You know it's not even seven, it's likely that Clare is just sleeping," Ric comments.
"I thought about that, but she's been with him at least twelve hours and hasn't contacted us at all. When it comes to Klaus better to not take any chances. He wants Clare, at least for the moment, and that makes him potentially even more dangerous."
"Yeah, to Clare and to us probably. And, Damon? Is his interest in Clare to keep her from Klaus or does he truly have feelings for her?"
"I don't know, I'm unsure of Damon's intentions or his feelings for Clare. I know she's not just a toy to him, what she is to him or what he's hoping she will be is still unclear. I'm hoping that they both lose interest and Clare can go back to some kind of normal life."
"I doubt any of us are that lucky," Ric replies just as Elena comes down the stairs.
"Ready, and Bonnie is waiting for us," Elena smiles at me then she looks at Ric. "We'll be back soon, hopefully."
"Be safe," Ric tells us as we leave.
When we get to Bonnie's she comes out to my car, when she's buckled I drive us to Klaus' and park next to his car. We all get out of the car and Klaus opens the front door, he holds one arm across the doorway as if to say we can't enter.
"Stefan and Elena, what an unexpected pleasure at this hour. What have you brought the witch for?"
"Where's Clare?" I inquire.
"Upstairs, asleep," Klaus replies simply. He still has not moved.
"Let us see her Klaus," I demand.
"Why should I? She's been asleep for most of my time with her," Klaus remarks.
"We haven't heard from her, if she is fine and wishes to stay here with you that's up to her. We need to see her though," I assert again.
"I can and will hurt you," Bonnie reminds him.
"In the master bedroom," Klaus says moving from the doorway hesitantly.
I lead the way and Bonnie follows us, walking backwards so that she's facing Klaus in case he tries something. Klaus doesn't come up the stairs with us, he sits in the living room. I enter the master first, and Clare is sleeping, I can hear her breathing, it's seems rather shallow for sleep though. When I get closer however I see just how pale she is.
"I know Clare had fair skin but…" Elena begins her voice laced with concern.
"No, Klaus drank from her. Nearly too much, she's still alive, but her pulse is weak, her blood pressure is very low, another sip or two and she'd be dead."
"Will she be okay?" Elena questions.
"Yeah, I think so. Her body needs time to replenish the blood Klaus drank."
"We're not going to leave her here," Elena whispers, "I don't trust Klaus to not just keep drinking."
"I agree," I nod. "You two get her clothes and purse," I tell the girls. I can see that Clare isn't dressed, I simply pick her up wrapped in Klaus' bedding, he can acquire new ones.
"I didn't hear her say she wanted to leave," Klaus comments though he hasn't moved from the sofa.
"She can't say anything she's out cold because you drank too much from her. She's coming with us and she needs a couple days to rest before you see her again," I inform Klaus.
"I wouldn't have let her die," Klaus responds.
"You couldn't restrain yourself and she's weak."
"Very well, I have some other business to take care of. I'll return in a couple of days and I'll be eagerly looking forward to seeing Clare again," Klaus grins. His smile is enough to make me shiver, it's lustful and also devious.
I run to the car and get Clare in the backseat, the girls follow quickly and as soon as they're buckled I drive home. Klaus keeps insisting he won't kill her, however I'm not so sure.
(DAMON)
When I hear Stefan's car I open the front door. Stefan parks, Elena and Bonnie hop out immediately. Stefan opens the backdoor and picks up Clare, she appears to still be wrapped in Klaus' bedding.
"What happened? What did Klaus do?" I ask through gritted teeth.
"Klaus drank from her, too much. She's weak, her body needs to replenish, she should be alright though. And, I think Klaus is leaving town for a couple of days, or so he said."
"He has no restraint he'll drink her dry," I growl.
"I'm not sure we can keep him from her," Stefan tells me as I take Clare from him.
"Yeah, well I'm going to try."
I take Clare upstairs and lie her on the bed and take Klaus' bedding off of her. She's still naked, I know she had sex with Klaus and I see his fresh bite marks on her. He gave her one on each breast and one on each inner thigh. I growl and cover her with the blanket just as Elena comes in.
"We brought her clothes and her purse," Elena tells me setting them in the chair, "but most of them are ripped, she may need a new bra, unless she brought another one."
"Check the drawer, if she didn't you can buy her one and take my credit card," I tell Elena without taking my eyes from Clare.
Elena walks over putting her hand on my shoulder, "She'll be alright Damon, she just needs to rest."
"He should have stopped, that's the second time Klaus has drank from her and not been able to stop. If I can show the restraint then he should too."
"Trust me Damon you have far more restraint than Klaus when it comes to pretty much everything. We're going to take Bonnie home, we'll return after we drop her off. I might see if Ric wants to come over as well, just in case Klaus was lying about leaving for a couple of days."
I nod slightly, Elena looks in the dresser before leaving the room. She didn't say whether or not Clare had another bra, if she doesn't I'm sure Elena will get her one. When I hear them leaving in Stefan's car I remove the covers and examine Clare closely. Her pulse weak, her blood pressure is low, she's not hurt though other than the bites. Klaus had sex with her, more than once I can tell, I hope she was awake and he didn't do it while she was unconscious. I'm not sure of how long she's been asleep and fairly certain Klaus didn't think to hydrate her. Covering her with the blanket again I get some water from downstairs. It takes some effort but I get her to drink some, she never really wakes up, it's more like instinct.
When Stefan, Elena and Ric return, I go downstairs and sit with them. Elena says Clare will need another bra, but the mall isn't open yet. When the mall is open I give Elena my card and Stefan takes her to the mall. Ric stays with me and Clare sleeps all day, I check on her frequently, get her to drink some more water, but she hardly stirs. I hear her pulse getting stronger throughout the day at least. By the time Elena and Ric leave I'm beginning to think I should feed Clare some of my blood to get her strength back. Finally, she returns to the conscious without me having to give her my blood.
"Klaus?" She says, her voice is weak, she's confused, she's not fully conscious yet.
"Wrong lover," I tell her sitting next to her on the bed.
"Damon?" She asks rubbing her eyes and looking around the room. "When did I get back to your house?"
"Stefan, Elena and Bonnie brought you this morning. We hadn't heard from you and we didn't know what Klaus had done."
"He didn't hurt me," she says although her voice waivers and it sounds like she's asking.
"Only that he drank too much from you and you were weak. You've been asleep for nearly twelve hours since they brought you back. I have no idea how long you'd been asleep at Klaus' before they brought you back."
"I feel…kind of lightheaded, woozy."
"Klaus drank a lot, your body will replenish and you'll regain your strength. I can give you some of my blood if you like?"
"No, I don't think I need it. I would very much like a shower however, but I don't feel like I can stand up," she says.
I pick her up, run her into the washroom and turn on the shower before she's taken a breath.
"I wish you wouldn't do that," Clare gasps clinging to me. "Are you planning to hold me up in the shower?"
"Delighted to," I grin before taking her lips with mine.
Leaning her against the wall for a brief second I undress and adjust the water to a temperature that should be comfortable for Clare. Then I pick her up and bring her into the shower, she's still fairly weak, her legs shaking, but I hold her steady. She presses her body to mine and closes her eyes as the water runs over her. She relaxes under the water and into my arms, I want so badly to taste her again, but a single lick would be too much right now. Klaus worked her too hard and drank too much, he very nearly killed her.
"Shall I wash you?" I whisper in her ear, I feel her body quiver slightly, her breath hitching. I would love to know what thoughts were drifting and swirling through her mind just now. As long as they're about me of course.
"I was mostly enjoying the hot water, I probably should actually clean up though," she replies slowly. Taking this as a yes I grab the body wash and dispense some into my hand. "I can wash myself," she says quickly, she hasn't moved from my arms however.
"Don't you trust me?"
"Given what I know now I'm not sure I can trust any vampires, including Stefan," she responds in a steadfast almost snarky tone.
"Probably a very wise stance to take, however Lover, I promise to be good. I'll get you clean, take you back to bed and bring you something to eat, no more. As badly as I want to make love to you and to taste you again you are much too weak. Once you regain your strength I do plan to taste every inch of this body," I whisper in her ear unable to keep the husky tone from my voice.
Her only response is to bite her lip, so I begin gently massaging the bodywash into her soft, milky skin. I enjoy cleaning every centimeter of her body, I wash her breasts thoroughly and carefully. Saving the spot between her legs for last, my fingers hardly graze her pussy lips and she hisses in a breath. She's very sore still, I go very soft, keeping a very tender touch and finish washing her. Once she's rinsed I turn off the water and bring her out, I dry her off and carry her back to the bed.
"Stay here, I'll bring you up some food," I tell her getting her back under the covers.
"Can you get me some clothes please?"
"I think you should stay naked, then again Stefan may poke his head in. You bought new pajamas when you were out I believe, I brought your bags back last night," I tell her going to her shopping bags in the corner. I find her new pajamas, silky and blue they consist of a button up long sleeve top and shorts. I bring her the top and find her some panties.
"Thanks," she smiles.
"Stay in bed I'll be back with dinner," I tell her.
I close her door most of the way and go downstairs. I hear Stefan follow me down, he even follows me into the kitchen.
"How is she?" Stefan inquires.
"Weak, but recovering. I'm going to make her some dinner," I remark getting some food out. I'm glad Elena went shopping for human food.
"She'll be alright after some food and some rest," Stefan replies in a somewhat scolding tone.
"I've been a good vampire, I haven't even touched her," I shoot back and then look over my shoulder at my brother. "Well, that's not entirely true," I smirk raising one eyebrow just slightly, "but I behaved. Now, if you're not going to help me cook then leave."
Stefan helps me make Clare chicken, rice and broccoli. I leave him to clean while I take Clare dinner and some water. I stay with her while she eats, take the dishes downstairs and then return to her room.
"I know you said I slept all day, but I'm really tired," Clare yawns.
"So, sleep then. Your body needs to replenish," I remind her.
She yawns again, settles into the bed and soon she's asleep. I stay in the room with her, sleeping in the bed with her. I watch her and I'm watching for Klaus, I don't trust that he's gone.
Chapter 8 is up, go enjoy!
