A/N hello to all the people who read my story not that I know if people do or not. Please people reviews must be given before I will write another chapter. I have gone through two chapters already with out a single review. I understand it is summer and that you are all undoubtedly busy and all. But I refuse to write another chapter until I get at least one review. Pay heed to my warning
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Chapter 22
The group surrounding Jaguar and Risika dispersed slowly casting piteous and laughing glances at them. Jaguar just stood there wrapped with fear and shock. His mind was screaming at him. His heart was a knot of blackened cord. No one knew what to say or do. One of the first rules a vampire is taught is to never, never, never, kill one of your own. It was just not done. But if it was done the punishment was to be death.
Risika glared as half of the female vampire present hissed at her. She waited until the rest of the crowd had left then walked right up to Jaguar and smacked him upside the head. The blow was strong and powerful enough to kill a human and probably knock a Vida to the ground but Jaguar was too stunned to register the action until Risika raised her hand to do it again. He caught her wrist and held it in his. She struggled to free her hand and kicked him in the shins hoping to distract him. It didn't work.
"What were you thinking?" Oh let me guess you weren't thinking again. You stupid trainer! You useless, mindless, stupid, little boy you are so wrapped up in your emotions that you didn't stop to think once that killing Fala could have serious repercussions, " she walked over to a pile of wood and sat on it.
"Shut up Risika. You don't know what was going through my head at the time," he growled.
"That is pretty damn obvious. But from the way it seemed you had absolutely no idea what you were doing either. What did you take lessons on how to be human?" Risika was in NO mood to do anything to Jaguar for much longer.
"Kaye! What is he going to do to her? Jagger is so old and powerful he could kill her with out a single thought. You have to help me protect her.
"I cant you thick headed little moron. I will be killed if I try to help you. Go by your self find her and save her from Jaggers' wrath."
Jaguar left her sitting there on that pile of wood deep in thought. Maybe I should pay Aubrey a little visit, she thought.
Nikolas led Kaye to a dark ally way, his arm draped protectively around her waist. He stopped several times along the way to kiss her. As they got closer to the place they were going the kisses became more frequent and more and more as thought he would never see her again. They walked slowly and deliberately in that one direction.
Kaye began to examine her wounds with more thought than before. She had seen it before but now as she looked at it, she noticed that it had a certain style and slant to it that made it almost elegant.
"You know no matter how long you look at it, it will always be the same." Nikolas smirked and kissed her forehead gently.
"But why did you do this? And how do you know how to do it so well on flesh."
"I mark my followers and my victims that are witches. My brother Kristopher used to do it beside me until he found that he no longer had the taste for killing. I marked a Vida-a vampire hunter who is a powerful witch- last year and he got kinda sore because he was in love with this Vida. Usually there are roses and vines that go along with the name. They never fade and they never go away unless you burn the skin where the name is. I don't recommend it." His face was like a stone, never moving, showing no hint of emotion.
"You mark them all like me?" Kaye was shocked.
"not all like you. The ones I mark either die or are blood bonded to me forever. Blood bonded means that they are immortal but they are not vampires. They are like permanent victims that don't die so I don't have to kill all the time."
Kaye was silent. This whole world of vampires was not what it was in story books. The world that he described was scary and seemed to violent for her liking. She had no desire whatsoever to become another one of Nikolas's whores.
"But you are the only one who is neither blood bonded to me or killed since Sarah that has born my marks. You still have the free will to leave me right now and I will not hold you back."
That last statement made her think: did she want to leave Nikolas, what were her parents doing about her disappearance, what happened to her friends, did she LOVE Nikolas?
That last thought above all others frightened her the most. Because she had a bad feeling that if she grew to have more intimate feelings for Nikolas she might once again end up in a cold dark cage.
Nikolas saw that she was deep in thought. He aroused her from her trance when they had reached his home of the week. It was a great manor pained black and covered in vines. He opened the front door with a thought. The place was dark just as he liked it. He led her to a room where she could rest and think. Closing the door and walking to his room across the hall Nikolas felt the calm deep calm that always came before something really big and bad was about to happen. The door closed as the light of the day came into full view. Sleep came quickly to Nikolas but not so for Kaye.
She sat on her bed watching the sun rise through her single window. The feeling of a thousand questions rested on her shoulders. She didn't know what she was going to do about it. She did have strong feelings for Nikolas, that much was certain, but she didn't want to end up caged again.
Unexpectedly darkness enveloped her again. Thinking it was Nikolas she turned her eyes sparkling. It wasn't Nikolas, Another vampire stood in her door he was holding out a hand and his eyes were locked on hers. "Come with me my dear." His voice was low and very very controlled. His mind influenced hers to the point where the last thing she remembered before being drawn into another well of darkness was to let her mind scream. Nikolas!
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