Here's the fourth chapter. In this chapter, Cobra becomes… Well, I better let you read for yourself! Enjoy!
Chapter 4"Both female. Human girls, I believe, stay with other girls," Cobra answered as she surveyed the room.
Jaguar nodded and left. Cobra breathed out a shaky sigh before she composed herself. Cobra reached out with her mind. A vampire named Gabriel was in the next room. He was pacing, worried about Jeshickah, as far as Cobra could read. Cobra decided to play a little mind game.
Gabriel, Cobra whispered into his mind.
Who's there? I can't feel you, Gabriel replied angrily.
I can feel you. Gabriel, where's Ravyn, dear Ravyn, sweet Ravyn, charming Ravyn, firey Ravyn? Cobra asked curiously.
None of your business. Now, what's your name? Gabriel asked furiously.
Go into the room on the left of you, Cobra replied as she drew back into her mind and put up more heavy shields.
Gabriel stormed into the room. Cobra glanced at him, then looked in the mirror.
"Who are you? What are you?" Gabriel demanded.
"I am Cobra, a vampire. Look at me in the mirror," Cobra replied with a faint smile.
Gabriel gasped, thinking, God, she's powerful!
"Who made you?" he demanded after his shock.
"The Devil himself," Cobra answered dreamily, referring to her mutation.
"Siete…" Gabriel broke off once he saw Cobra's angry glare.
"Siete is a fool. Siete is a weakling. Siete is a young fool and weakling," Cobra hissed as the door opened.
Jaguar came in with two human girls. Jaguar glared at Gabriel; Gabriel frowned and stared at the two girls. Jaguar gripped his whip threateningly. Gabriel shrugged and teleported.
"Here's your slaves," Jaguar said quickly, looking around, as he left the room, leaving Cobra and the slaves.
"Names?" Cobra asked, scanning them.
"Natalia," the taller one replied as she flicked her short brown hair back.
"Marie," the smaller one answered.
Natalia had brown hair and doe like brown eyes, while Marie had blond hair and huge blue eyes. Both were around the age of sixteen.
"Have you ever been slaves before?" Cobra asked carefully.
They shook their heads.
"Well, when we are in public, you address me and other vampires as mistress or master and act respectful. When we are in private with only us three call me Cobra and act normal. Vampire's think of human's as slaves," Cobra explained slowly.
"Cobra isn't a name," Natalia said, frowning.
"Cecilia used to be my name, but it's Cobra. You know, the vampire who bought you is called Jaguar," Cobra smiled.
"So what should we do?" Marie asked as she looked around.
"We'll practice being in public. Ahem, now, Marie bring me the mirror," Cobra said in a low voice, trying not to laugh.
"Yes, mistress," Marie said as she brought the mirror to Cobra.
"Natalia, put the mirror back where it belongs," Cobra forced back a giggle.
"Yes, mistress," Natalia struggled not to smile.
"I think we can do it!" Cobra laughed.
Their lives went on like that. After Cobra was confident that neither Natalia nor Marie would tell her secret, she told them everything. Cobra never left Midnight, out of fear of meeting Siete and having to fight him. Their lives went on until one day, she received a message.
"'Cobra, the X-men have taken care of Jeshickah. You can come back to the mansion. Sincerely, Professor Charles Xavier.' Well, Natalia, Marie, we are going to the human world," Cobra smiled as she ripped up the note and threw it in the fire.
The three packed quickly and borrowed Nathaniel's car. They drove to the mansion at the speed of one hundred miles per hour.
"Here we are," Cobra said as they got out of the car and ran to the door.
They rang the doorbell excitedly. Wolverine opened it.
"Cobra! Welcome back! Who are these two?" Wolverine asked cheerfully.
"My friends, Natalia and Marie. Don't worry, you two can act normally. The vampires don't come here," Cobra smiled.
"Come in. The others are waiting," Logan smiled.
They stepped in. The whole X-men group was in the hallway. They greeted them quickly and went back to the office. Cobra, Natalia, and Marie went into the kitchen to have lunch with the students.
"Cobra! You're back!" Rogue squealed as she hugged Cobra.
"The X-men called me back," Cobra said.
Rogue frowned, "Cobra, it sounds like you want to go back."
"Not exactly," Cobra answered quietly, "Well, this is Natalia and this is Marie.
"I'm Marie, too!" Rogue laughed.
"What's your middle name?" Marie asked Rogue as they walked off.
Natalia opened the fridge and took out a sandwich. She offered it Cobra. Cobra shook her head and stared out the window gloomily. Suddenly, Wolverine walked in.
"A man is asking for you, Cobra," he announced quickly as he led Cobra to the waiting room.
Jaguar as sitting on a couch while the X-men looked at Cobra.
"Jaguar!" Cobra exclaimed as he hugged him.
"Cobra! What are you doing here? I sensed you here, but -" Jaguar was cut off abruptly by Cobra.
"We'll be fine," Cobra smiled at the X-men.
They shrugged and left.
Cobra turned back to Jaguar and confessed, "Jaguar, I'm not a real vampire. I'm a mutant. My mutation makes me seem to be a vampire."
"I'll turn you into one if you want," Jaguar smiled gently.
"I know and I would like to become one, but they need me here. Plus I don't know if I can live with slaves," Cobra explained softly.
"I'll buy you a mansion between Midnight and here. You can live there and visit us anytime. What do you think?" Jaguar suggested.
"I like it, but do you have the-"
"Of course I have the money," Jaguar laughed as he moved to the door, "I'll come back and get you."
Cobra smiled as Jaguar left. The X-men rushed back into the room.
Cobra smiled at them and hurried to the kitchen.
"Cobra?" Natalia asked between mouthfuls of her second sandwich.
"Jaguar's getting it," was all Cobra would say.
Cobra failed to notice Wolverine come into the kitchen. Wolverine looked at Natalia with her eyebrows raised. Natalia shrugged. They watched Cobra stare out the window for a few minutes. Suddenly, Jaguar came in.
"Who are you?" Wolverine asked as he unsheathed his claws.
Cobra looked up at them. She jumped up and hugged Jaguar.
"So soon, Jaguar?" Cobra asked with a smile.
"You know this man?" Logan asked carefully as he slowly pulled back his claws hesitantly.
"Of course I know Jaguar, he's my fellow vampire," Cobra laughed.
Logan looked at Natalia at the words, 'fellow vampire.' Natalia walked out of the kitchen and the other students followed her, except for Bobby.
"Cobra, you're not a vampire. You're a mutant," Logan frowned as he stepped towards them.
Cobra looked at Jaguar as they exchanged thoughts. Jaguar smiled as Cobra laughed and turned to Logan.
"I can be," Cobra smiled, "Now, I'm going to the mansion Jaguar bought for me. It's between Midnight and here. Jaguar says that when I become a vampire, my powers will grow stronger."
"But, Cobra, I… I…" Logan stuttered.
"You love me? You're a fool, Logan. You don't know me and I don't know you. Jaguar knows me and I know him. Logan, you rush to quickly. You throw yourself into things you don't know. Like what you did with Jean Grey, Scott Summer's fiancé," Cobra smirked.
Logan burst at her words. He unsheathed his claws and swung them at her. Cobra ducked and spat poison in his eyes. He was temporarily blinded. He sniffed the air, smelling for her. Cobra pierced his skin on his hand, using the sleeping poison. Logan's mutation healed his eyes and he stabbed her in the chest as he fell asleep. Bobby screamed as Cobra gasped her last breath and fell. Jaguar bent down slit his own throat. He let some of his blood flow into Cobra's mouth. As he did this, Scott, Storm, and Nightcrawler came in.
Storm rushed for Bobby and led him out of the room, trying to calm him down. Scott rushed to Logan and felt his pulse. Logan was still alive. Scott looked at Jaguar and Cobra.
"What are you doing?" Scott asked cautiously.
"He's making her a vampire. We better get out of the room," Nightcrawler said in his German accent.
(Note from the Author: I prefer not to put in Nightcrawler's German accent for I do not wish to get the accent wrong, as some people do.) Scott fled the room with Nightcrawler.
Jaguar watched Cobra closely. She groaned and stood slowly. Jaguar teleported them to New York's downtown. A man hurried towards them.
"What are you doing here?" the man asked sharply as he tried to see their faces.
Feed, Jaguar whispered into Cobra's mind.