Deep in Blue
Chapter Four: Nightmare Come to Life
It was still nightfall when D's eyes opened. Though he could not see anything out of the ordinary, he felt that something was off. Getting to his feet, the young man decided to check on his hosts. Peering in on Dan, the dhampir noticed that the boy was fast asleep and posed no cause for concern. Going into Rosalia's room, he noticed that she had not awoken from her slumber. As he made it toward Doris's room and peered in, he noticed that she was in the thralls of a nightmare.
"No-no…please," she mumbled in her sleep as she slightly thrashed.
Walking towards her, the Vampire Hunter placed a hand on her arm and shook her awake. The young woman's eyes shot open as she threw her arms out at D to hold him.
"Is everything alright?" he asked as he held the trembling woman.
"You-you were dead. He killed you," she whispered in a trembled voice, "those red eyes—those eyes were like staring into the pit of Hell."
He sat at the edge of her bed and did his best to comfort her.
"I had this dream once before…many years ago on the day that I gave birth to Rosalia," she told him, "you were killed by a god…no…a demon…no…that is not right either."
He listened to her and rubbed her back in a soothing motion, "it was just a dream, you are alright now."
Suddenly, the young man felt a soft kiss upon his neck and then another one. Doris then snuggled closer to him, "D, I want you to lay in bed with me…please."
Taking a small breath, the hunter obliged the young lady's request and got in bed with her.
"Oh…D…I missed you. I love you so very much…" she murmured as she kissed his neck again.
He remained silent.
"I don't want anything to happen to you," she told him as she gave him another kiss.
The young man gently stroked her cheek as a primal urge began to well up within him, the same urge that he felt that night, many years ago, when she came to him on the living room couch dressed in a towel. He ran his fingers through her raven black hair before pressing his lips against hers.
"I miss the feeling of you being inside me…" she confessed quietly.
D could feel himself getting more aroused as the woman continued to kiss on him and stroke his exposed flesh. He let out a breath as he tried to keep his desires in check.
"I want you inside me again," replied the ranch lady softly as she ran her hand down his chest and to his private area.
"Doris—I—" the dhampir let out a very soft groan as she caressed his erection over his clothes.
"I need you…" she told him.
No longer able to control his urges, D pulled off Doris's night blouse and began to suck and lick her nipples. The woman let out a very small groan of sexual pleasure as she pulled him on top of her. During their foreplay, the two undressed prior to D penetrating her. The mortal woman let out a low gasp as her lover began to thrust. As the love-making progressed, the half-vampire gritted his teeth to keep from biting her as he began to feel the need to climax. The man grabbed firmly onto Doris's hips and increased the speed of his thrusting until the pressure within his groin got nearly unbearable, rolling his eyes in the back of his head and uttering a long moan, D climaxed inside her.
Shortly after sex, the two held each other in bed before falling asleep.
That Morning:
Rosalia awoken and went out the to the living room to see if D was still around. Not seeing him, she began to panic and wondered if he left during the night. Running to her mother's room, she immediately came face-to-face with her father.
"Daddy, I am hungry," she told him before running to the kitchen.
Moments Later:
The little girl was accompanied by both of her parents and her uncle in the kitchen.
"You look happy Sis, did you sleep well?" Dan asked Doris as he prepared to go out the barn.
His older sister nodded, "yes, I did," she told him as she prepared to make breakfast, "make sure that you are back here in a half hour for breakfast," she told him.
"Can I help you uncle Dan?" asked the little girl.
Dan looked at his sister for her approval.
"I'll send her out once she gets dressed."
The teenager nodded before turning to his niece, "you heard your mother…you can help me if you get dressed."
"Yay!" the girl laughed before running to her room to change.
After the two left to do chores, Doris placed a hand on D's, "thank you," she told him.
He looked at her and for a moment, she noticed a gleam of emotion cross his face before it returned to stoicism. Turning to the counter, the ranch lady began to cook breakfast.
A Half Hour Later:
D ate in silence as he watched the family joke and talk around the table.
Later that Night:
"I drew you this, daddy," Rosalia told D as she held up a crayon drawing of him, her, Doris, and Dan.
He took the picture and slightly smiled, "thank you," he told her before folding it up and placing it in one of his satchels.
"I hope that you keep it forever and ever!" she told him before giving him a big hug and a kiss.
Her mother entered the room, "it is time for a bath young lady and then bedtime."
"Yay! Bath!" the five-year-old remarked happily before running to the bathroom. Doris glanced at D before she followed their daughter.
As D sat on the living room couch, he heard a voice, "awwh, that was so sweet of her to do that, maybe she is not so creepy after all."
The dark rider said nothing to counter-act Left-Hand's remark. Dan approached D, "so, what are you thinking about Big Brother?"
"I'll have to leave in the morning," responded the man.
"Do you really have to?!" cried the boy.
He nodded, "I have a mission to take care of."
"Will you ever come back?!" Dan asked.
"I am unsure," he replied.
The teenager sulked, "Well, I sure HOPE that you can return one of these days. It always breaks our hearts to see you leave, and I know that my sister worries greatly for your safety."
"I understand," D told him.
The teenager gave the man a hug before heading to his room to get some sleep for the long day ahead. Not long after Dan went to bed, Doris came out to the living room and sat on the couch next to D, "will you join me in bed tonight?"
He looked to her and got to his feet before the two went to her room. The dark-haired lady snuggled up to her savior as he pulled the covers over them.
"I love you D," she told him.
"I know…" he responded.
She gently kissed him, "Please don't go—we need you here," she told him before closing her eyes.
The young man ran his fingers down her cheek, "I am sorry," he told her.
The Next Morning:
D mounted his horse and turned to the Lang family.
"Daddy don't go!" cried the little girl as she held her arms out to him.
D pulled her onto his horse and gave her a hug before handing her back to her mother. Both Dan and Doris were distraught to see him go, "please don't remain a stranger for long!" they told him.
The dark rider nodded before riding off into the horizon.
"I miss daddy already!" cried the little girl hysterically before running to the house.
Dan ran after the little girl to comfort her while his sister stood outside and wept hysterically.
That Night:
It was oddly quiet when Doris laid her child down to sleep, "mommy? I am scared," the little girl told her.
"Why? There is nothing to be afraid of," she reassured her.
"I wish that daddy was here because…a bad thing is here," replied the little girl timidly.
"What do you mean?" her mother inquired.
"Mommy…it is bad," she told her.
Suddenly, there was a knock at the door.
"Now, who could be here at this hour? Plus, how did they get past the barrier?" the woman thought as she left the bedroom to see who it was.
Looking out the peep-hole she seen nothing, but suddenly a feeling of dread overcame her, and she frozen in place. A dark mist floated under the front door and began to materialize into a very tall figure with blood red eyes right before her eyes. The woman managed a gasp when she realized that this was the creature from her nightmares, "no-no it couldn't be!" she thought.
What stood before her was a Noble who looked nearly identical to D but was much more handsome and much grander in appearance. He grinned, exposing his pointed teeth, "I see that my son couldn't help himself."
"V-v—vampire," she squeaked as she tried to break the trance that he had over her.
"Vampire? Yes, you are right about that; however, I am no ordinary Nobleman-no-you see, I am the Ancient One, the King of Nobles…" he told her is a very deep, sensual, voice.
She was still frozen stiff, "D-Dan!" the woman called forcefully.
The handsome man smirked, "He can't help you."
"What do you want?! Where did you come from?" she asked.
He looked at her, "I've been watching this family for while now, many years in fact, ever since you were bitten by Magnus Lee and employed my son to kill him. I knew that my son would not be able to resist you and would make-love to you, thus creating the one thing that I've spent a millennia trying to create—a being with all the strengths of the Nobles but without any of the blood lust. However, I had to wait for the right time to come for my granddaughter even though I did contemplate taking her on the day that she was born."
"Wait. Y-you're the one who caused my nightmares," Doris remarked in shock.
His blood red eyes pierced into hers, "You could say that…" he responded.
Suddenly, Rosalia walked into the room, "mommy? Daddy?" she asked timidly.
The Vampire King turned to his granddaughter, "Rosalia…you are going to come with me," he told her kindly.
The little girl immediately froze in her tracks.
"No, no please don't take her!" Doris pleaded with the Ancient One.
Approaching the child, the Vampire embraced the girl before picking her up and vanishing into thin air.
"NO!" Doris cried.
Dan came running into the room, "SIS! WHAT HAPPENED!"
"He took her-he TOOK HER!" She cried as she collapsed to the ground.
"Who?!"
"The Vampire King!"
Meanwhile:
D stopped his horse dead in its tracks as a foreboding feeling overcame him.
"What is it D?" asked Left-Hand.
Though outwardly stoic, the half-breed began to feel enraged as he turned his horse around and began to head back to the Lang Ranch.
"Something happened and I think that he is involved," responded the hunter.
To Be Continued….