Chapter 4
The turning process was not beautiful, especially for those who were being turned. Roddy was extremely frightened as the Guardians wrapped her naked body in gossamer linens and soaked her in fragrant oils. They styled her hair in thick, braided buns and placed a golden headdress on her head. She looked the part, now only if she could remember.
The women gathered around her, staring at her in awe. They bowed to her again in reverence and started the ritual.
"What are you doing?" Roddy asked watching the girls circle her in a dance.
"We are doing The Blood Moon Dance. You died on your wedding night; that is your original wedding dress. You will remember, I promise." Jinakel said, explaining Roddy. Trowa and the other men watched in awe as the Guardians performed a ceremony. Jinakel took the Amulet of Ra and held it over Roddy's head. The other girls continued to dance around them, baring their fangs. Jinakel began to chant in a strange language, the girls repeated her word for word.
"By the Powers of Ra, the spirit of sun, bring back our queen, her will be done." Jinakel said, she repeated this mantra over and over until a beam of light shown through the amulet and it cracked open.
"What's going on?" Roddy asked.
"Open your mouth, this is as sweet as nectar." Jinakel said and Roddy obliged. She opened her mouth and let the sticky, sweet, thick red substance flow into her mouth. She closed her eyes as the memories started to unfold. As quickly as they shot through her mind, they disappeared when Jinakel pulled the amulet from her lips.
"I remember a bit." Roddy said, out of breath. Jinakel smiled.
"I will not lie to you, this will hurt." Jin said, " Are your ready my Queen?" Roddy looked around the room, hopeful eyes of Guardians and frightened eyes of the Hunters. She looked at her Trowa, who was standing next to her; she hadn't felt him take her hand in his. All she saw were the tears that fell from his eyes in concern.
"I'll be alright Trowa. I'll still be Roddy when I come out. I promise you." Roddy said and brought him down to a kiss.
"I am ready, Jinakel." Roddy said and held onto Trowa's hand for dear life. Jina brought her wrist up to her own mouth and bared her fangs; she bit into her tender, white flesh, blood spilt from her veins.
"This is your blood, my Queen, drink it." Jina said and brought her wrist to Roddy's lips. Roddy smelled the strangely familiar smell and took Jin's wrist with great fervor. As Roddy drank from Jin's wrist, the Guardians chanted again.
"When you start to feel pain, Jin, that is when she's taking your blood. Don't let her do that." Sally said warning her friend. Jin felt her heart beat quicken and knew that soon that she would feel the throbbing ache. A sharp surge of pain ran through her body and she quickly pulled her wrist away from Roddy.
Trowa stared down at his love, her mouth covered with blood, her head thrown back in wild abandon. She was writhing on the bed, tearing at her sashes and clothes, her eyes were closed and she was speaking in a strange language.
"What's wrong with her?" Trowa asked as Roddy began to moan in pain.
"It's the pain of separation. She'll be alright. Give her a few minutes and she'll faint. Then she'll sleep for a day and will be perfectly fine tomorrow night. Stay with her, make sure you're the first thing she sees when she wakes up." Jinakel said, wobbling. She was hungry, having not fed on anything in thousands of years, and now that the Queen's blood was out of her, she was deep in blood lust. She walked outside of the loft onto the balcony to get some fresh air and to get away from all of the various bloods she smelled. Heero followed her.
"Why are you following me?" Jina asked, hearing his stealthy footsteps behind her.
"I know a vampire deep in bloodlust when I see it. I'm just making sure that you're not going to kill some unsuspecting person." Heero said.
Jina turned around and bared her fangs, snarling at Heero; this did not frighten the man, he only glared at her.
"Would you rather I kill you?" she growled at him.
"Yes. Rather than any other human creature." Heero said.
"Haven't you realized that I don't eat humans? I came out here so that I wasn't tempted by your smells. You're only making this worse." Jina said.
"Forgive me if I do not trust your kind, but I've seen too many deaths because of you." Heero said.
"I am a Pureblood, we are forbidden to feed on humans. There are dire consequences for that transgression." Jina found herself getting weaker as she saw the vein in Heero's neck getting larger. She heard his pulse, and the heartbeat was steady. The low thump of his beating heart was ringing in her ears as thunderous and as loud as a train. She had to escape him or she'd eat him. She tore at her hair trying to think of something less tempting than blood, but her stomach gurgled and growled, and her body craved the warm nourishment of the sweet, sometimes metallic substance. Humans didn't understand this lust this carnal urge to feed. Food was not as appeasing as taking someone's blood.
"Get away from me!" she screamed at Heero, but he wouldn't leave.
"You need help. Let me go get someone." Heero said.
"Are you crazy? Then I'll eat both of you. I haven't eaten in thousands of years." Jinakel said her eyes staring directly at Heero's pulsing jugular. She stood upright, smiling at him, her fangs having retracted slightly into her gums once again. She sauntered over to him, the black coat hanging low on her shoulders.
"Why are you staring at me like that?" Heero said, eyeing Jina skeptically.
"I never noticed how… good you looked. I guess it must be the moonlight." She said, biting her bottom lip coyly.
"Oh… I see." Heero said, relaxing a bit. Jina let her hair down from its tight bun, falling over her shoulders. Heero decided that he'd never seen a more beautiful creature; vampire be damned. He jumped when he felt a hand on his chest; how did she get there so fast?
"You're so tense, Heero, let me help you." She loosened his tie. Why did he wear a tie? He was a vampire slayer; did he really have to look like a Wall Street businessman? Heero swallowed the lump that had been forming in his throat and shivered as he felt her move behind him. She removed his coat, massaging his tense muscles as she did. Why was she doing this? She didn't remotely like his attitude; it must be the side affect of the bloodlust.
"Uh…Jina… um… what are you doing?" Heero asked stuttering over his words, his tone hoarse. A woman had never dared to seduce him before. She answered him by flicking her tongue into his earlobe. He shuddered, his knees weak. His breath quickened and his heart rate soared, he closed his eyes. What was she doing with her hands? She was… giving his thighs a massage. He moaned. He couldn't take it anymore, he had to kiss her, and so he turned around and did just that.
He never thought that he'd kiss a vampire in all of his life. He had been missing a lot. The kiss was excellent, passionate and oh so sexy. His hands roamed all over her body as she allowed his tongue to enter her mouth. He rubbed his tongue over her teeth, and pushed her away as soon as he felt the fangs. What the hell was he thinking?
"You're a vampire!"
"Duh. What gave it away?" Jin said a bit hurt from his callousness.
"I just… this can't happen. I can't do this." Heero said. He then felt a stinging slap on his face.
"Damn you! You castrated dog!" Jin screamed.
"Castrated Dog? Where'd you learn your insults?" Heero asked, nursing his sore cheek.
"Surprisingly enough JAPAN!!!!" Jin said walking into the house in a huff. Heero followed her, feeling like a dick. She may be a vampire, but she was still a woman. No one liked to be rejected.
"Jin, I'm sorry." Heero said following her into the kitchen.
"You're an ass!" she screamed. Everyone stopped and looked at them.
"I'm an ass? You're the one who was going through bloodlust then suddenly tried to jump me!" Heero screamed, his characteristic monotone showing some inflection.
"Just… just screw you!"
"That's what you tried to do!!!" Heero screamed.
"Go to hell!" she screamed, baring her fangs at him, " No wait, I'll send you there. Because I'm hungry enough to eat you!!!"
"You first." Heero said pointing his sword at her.
"Whoa, you guys need to calm down." Duo said leaving his comfortable seat next to Hilde and jumping up to stand between a vampire and a crazy partner.
"Tell her, she's the one who's losing it." Heero said. Jina growled at him as Sally grabbed her hand.
"Just stay away from me Yuy, or I swear you'll be my next meal." Jina said walking to her room with the other girls right behind her. Heero sat down on the couch with the rest of the guys, save Trowa who was keeping vigil over Roddy. They were all staring at him wondering what the hell just happened.
"What the hell just happened?" Quatre asked.
"Hn." Heero said in reply.
"That's his way of saying that he likes her." Duo said smiling at Heero who in turn was glaring back at him.
"She makes me sick." Heero said.
"Is that why you have red lipstick on your lips? I mean, you can be a cross dresser if you want to, I won't be any less your friend." Duo said eliciting laughs from the others and a grunt from Heero.
"Shut up baka!" Heero said.
"This brings me to another idea that's been brewing in my mind. You know, there are five of them and five of us… I see some opportunity." Duo said smiling.
"They're vampires. It would never work, they live longer." Quatre said.
"Women always live longer than men. I mean, they're good-looking women. Just because they have fangs and eternal life shouldn't stop us from liking them. Come on Wufei, I see the way you look at Sally, you want her." Duo said.
"Injustice! I do not! She's merely a woman." Wufei replied.
"You guys are just denying your manhood. Quatre, come on, you can't say that when Cathy decides to rape you, and she will, that you won't just go with it?" Duo looked at the blonde in the eyes.
"She doesn't want to rape me!" Quatre said.
"Bullshit!" the other three men said in unison.
"You can't walk past her without her fondling you in some way. I dare you; walk past her, she's sitting right there. Go, so I can prove my point." Duo said pointing at Cathy who'd just come out of the back room. Quatre walked past where she was sitting on another couch towards the kitchen to get some food. When he got back he replied:
"She pinched my ass." Quatre looked a bit defeated but not caring at all.
"See, we all just need to relax. Everything is going to be okay when Roddy or Queen what's-her-name wakes up." Duo said.
"Maxwell, I am not willing to make a dire mistake for the case of sex. A vampire is a vampire, no matter how she acts." Heero said getting up from the couch and walking towards the kitchen.
"Heero, you can't spend the rest of your life wishing every woman was Relena." Duo knew he'd gone too far, but this had to be said. Heero turned around, a glare waiting for Duo when their eyes met.
"You're treading on shaky ground, Maxwell." Heero said.
"I know, but you're being an ass. If you want her, go for it. Relena is not coming back. We came here to get away from her, so let her go. You can't run from your own mind, Heero." Heero rushed to Duo, holding the braided man's shirt and raring his fist over his head. Duo closed his eyes and waited for Heero to punch him. He waited a minute but didn't feel anything.
"I will forgive you this time, Maxwell, but next time you're not as lucky." Heero left and walked out onto the balcony.