Armand

The day had started out like most, I had gone out found a few vagrants and fed until I looked almost human. I did that often now by wearing gloves to cover my nails, and staying out of bright lights no one would suspect that I was anything other then a young man.

I had been coming out of an alley after finishing glutting myself on some hapless runaways. The blood was coursing through my veins and I could feel the heat coming off me in waves. I had been walking hurriedly out of the dark alley lost in thought not paying much attention to where I was going when I collided with someone, my first thought was that I was going to have another meal. That is until I saw her. She stared at me in shock, her body frozen up against mine, and I fell in love with her. I fell in love with her huge blue eyes, glistening brown hair, and the slightly troubled expression playing across her face that told me there was more to her than meets the eye.

I took her tiny hands in my gloved ones marveling at the size of them. I dropped one and guided her after me. She walked along side me without once questioning where I was taking her, I felt no fear at all. Every so often she would glance up at me as if memorizing my face. I desperately wanted to spend more time getting to know her so I pulled her into a bar that I have frequented on more than one occasion. This was the place where two days ago I had confronted Lestat's blonde in an effort to pull her away from him.

I don't hate Lestat as he might think, I truly love him especially his taste in children. I fell in love with Louis the moment I saw him traipsing around the Paris streets. Louis was the reason I was doing what I was. Louis was in trouble I don't know what happened but it terrifies me nothing we do ever helps he just stares at me with his vacant eyes. Lestat always had a bond with him that I envied, even though I admit I've never been able to understand. I found him with his newest obsession, she was amazing just like all the others but we needed him back so I attempted to end his fixation. I had planned to end her life but he caught me. I left him with her dying in his arms to do with what he pleased. I wasn't surprised at all when I saw her here in the bar experiencing things with her new body. She fit right in with his trend of turning. She looked like she was brooding hating her new life, a female Louis I suppose. I was drawn to her in the same way I was drawn to Louis, she was beautiful and tortured. It was nothing like how I felt with the girl who was now seated beside me in the bar.

"So tell me what a pretty young girl like you was doing in that alley." I asked her hoping to get something out of her. I could have just read her thoughts but for some reason that felt like an invasion of her privacy and I didn't want to do that with her.

"Walking." Well that was obvious I was going to pry a little further but she had just broken into a coughing fit. The waiter noticed and quickly brought a glass of water and napkins. it is amazing what sort of service you can get when people are scared to offend you. I quickly moved to her side and started rubbing her back. The smoke in the place must have been getting to her I felt horrible for forgetting how bad it was for mortal lungs. Determined to make it up I decided to take her home. That way at least I would know she was safe and I would know where to find her.

She wasn't staying anywhere I would of suspected she was house in one of the finest original hotels in the city. I walked her up through the colorful halls right to her door. I couldn't help myself I kissed her. I got caught up in the moment and my lips found their way to her throat. Just a taste, I told myself that she wouldn't even know. My teeth broke through the soft skin and the tangy coppery liquid found it's way down my throat. This was ecstasy. I saw her life as my lips pulled at her neck forcing her into my mouth. I moaned and If nothing had happened I don't think that I would have been able to stop. What happened quickly shook me to my senses the first thing that I noticed was that her blood tasted different at first I was overwhelming but than I noticed the difference which was very slight. And then I saw her life I saw things I didn't understand and I saw her sister, Lestat's girl, basked in white light. I pulled away immediately licking and kissing he wound. I sliced my tongue so that my blood could heal it. Then move back up to her lips, though this time my mind was elsewhere that is why I noticed the door opening.

I pulled away and faced them I must have been a sight my face flushed with her blood, hair all mused and lipstick smudged all over my face. I saw Marius and tried to mask my shock in an impish grin. A red head ran forward and grabbed Dawn pulling her into the house. I watched he so I didn't hear them yelling at me, she fainted and was taken to her bedroom. I managed to tune back in to them just in time to catch a string of strange British expletives.

I felt a cold, hard hand on my arm and the next thing I knew I was being pulled down the hall and thrown into a room, Marius's room. I collected myself it wouldn't do for me to appear attached to her until I knew more. He wasn't that upset I could tell that he would get over it. he was just acting for his new friends. I walked over, laid down on the bed and closed my eyes. I ran my tongue around my mouth looking for any reminisce of her sweet blood.

The girl was her sister it was hard to believe but I knew that would not stop me. I got up I still had several hours until dawn and I wanted to make the most of them, I walked over to Marius who was writing something in an old book. I kissed him softly on the cheek letting my lips rest there for a moment and then I left.

I left the building and walked around until I found the fire escape I went up so quickly no one could of seen me, I found her window easily. She was alone asleep on her bed, she looked so small between the pillows, almost frail. I opened the window and walked into her room. I scooped her up in my arms and I noticed how very light she was. She murmured slightly but didn't wake as I left, taking her with me, through the window, down the building and out into the night.

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