CHAPTER 3- THE CHANGE

Kekouro sat upon the hilltop gazing up at the star filled twilight, "have you just looked at this lately?" "Yes, the night I asked you to come with me, I was looking to them for answers, mainly to why I asked you to come with me" Marik said thoughtfully. "Why did you ask me?" Kekouro asked. "Because you wanted this, maybe it was because I've been so alone for the past 2000 years..." Marik trailed off again into his private train of thought leaving a very bewildered Kekouro to ponder the answers he just gave. "Marik, Marik, MARIK!" Kekouro shouted. "Hmm... what?" Marik asked. "Where did you go just now? It was kind of creepy, you just went all quiet and you had a blank look in your eyes." Kekouro said obviously very shaken. "I do that sometimes, I just kind of leave my body and go places, I don't know why but it just calms me," Marik said trying to comfort Kekouro. "Well warn me when you're going to do that! I've been trying to reach you for at least a half an hour!" Kekouro shouted at Marik. "Why did you want me little one?" he asked. "I heard something, I think I think someone is following us!" Kekouro then started looking around nervously. "Don't worry, they'll never get you, not with me here that is. Soon I shall change you and take you away to where they shall never find you." As Marik said this he put an arm around Kekouro's shoulder and kissed the top of her head. "When?" Kekouro asked as she snuggled closer to Marik. "Soon, but first I must get you far from here where they can't find us, because when I change you we must stay in one spot for three nights, and you must learn to feed." Said Marik stroking her hair lovingly. They both sat on that hill for the rest of the night in each others arms just staring up at the stars.

ˉˉˉˉˉˉˉˉˉˉˉˉˉˉ(The next night)

After hiking for what seemed like hours through a dense forest, heavily populated by mosquitoes, Marik said the two words Kekouro'd been dying to hear all night "We're here!" "Finally!" Kekouro cried as they stopped in a little clearing deep within the forest. Marik nuzzled close to Kekouro planting kisses from her arm up to her neck then on to her lips, when he hit that point Kekouro kissed back, locking lips and encircling Marik in a passionate embrace. "Dear little Kekouro, this is the night you will always remember throughout your entire immortal life" Marik softly as not to scare Kekouro "Tonight I shall change you, there will be moments of pain, and of great pleasure, but I need to know something Kekouro, do you want this? If you are not willing I cannot change you, only make you a mindless monster which in turn I would have to kill." "I want it with all my heart and soul, I've wanted it ever since I thought that it might come true!" Kekouro practically shouted. "All right" Marik moved closer his breath hot against her neck, and in an instant he struck, her blood filled his mouth, it was ecstasy like he had never known it, beautiful and sweet, but all too soon he felt her heart slow. She was at death's door; if she did not fight death he would loose her, at that thought he was devastated. "Hold on Kekouro, do not give up life yet!" Marik whispered in her ear lovingly. Kekouro however was lost in a world of her innermost desires; she had felt none but a brief pain in her neck then the whole world melted away into an endless world of bliss. At the last possible second Marik forced himself to pull away, he almost couldn't, it tasted so perfect, like liquid sunshine. "No, I shall not give in" he commanded himself mentally. With one swift movement Marik made a gash in his chest and held Kekouro's limp body against his and commanded her to drink. Almost at once he could feel the strength flowing back into her, she latched on to him and began viciously sucking at the wound draining him like he had oh so many other mortals before. When he could bear no more he gently pushed her away. Kekouro struggled to go back to the wound, she wanted more. "My dear little dark seraph, now you are mine" Marik cooed. Kekouro blinked, and to make sure this wasn't just a beautiful dream she pinched herself, and then removed a small blade, with it she cut her arm and held the cut to the gash on Marik's chest letting the blood mingle and then the wounds miraculously closed. A shocked expression spread across Kekouro and Marik's face, "This has never happened before!" Marik cried in astonishment. Kekouro was stunned, "Is this how you see, Marik, all colors and light?" she asked twirling and dancing about the little clearing. "Yes, it is and it gets better too, watch out my little one! You are not yet fully immortal, you can still get hurt" Marik warned. "Don't worry, Marik I won't hurt myself" Kekouro said with a smirk. She continued on with her dance until she reached a crumbling wall of stones, made bolder by her new strength and vitality she jumped on and began to walk along It's unstable edge. All of the sudden the wall gave out from under her and came down with a bang, but she did not, then she realized she was in Marik's arms, he had caught her before she hit the ground. "I told you to be careful little one" was Marik's reply to her fall. "Ugh, Marik I feel sick!" Kekouro cried "This is happening faster than I thought..." and again Marik trailed off. "Marik! What's happening faster than you thought?" Kekouro shouted as another wave of pain washed over her. "Your death, it usually takes a newly made vampire two to three days to die, but with you it's happening almost instantly" Marik looked concerned, he thought mentally about something he heard long ago, the stronger the newly made vampire is the sooner they experience physical death...

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Marik: Dear lord Ra, not again!

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Marik: wow, that's the first even somewhat intelligent thing you've said after asking for reviews ever!

Audience: (gasp)

Danielle/Ketaruema: why you little! (Grabs Marik and starts choking him Simpsons style) Bye!