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Betaed by: Ancholia and Miss late bloomer

Chapter 2: A repulsive pleasure

The air was suddenly fresh, the drops on the grass wet her jeans as she run through the park in the direction of the manor. She violently pushed the heavy door open and the sound broke the peaceful silence of the sleepy manor. She ran upstairs and went to her room. She closed the door behind her and pulled her back against it. She tried to get her breath back. White eyes… red blood on the arm… Images came into her mind and she shook her head to throw them away. She saw the closet and ran to it. She violently opened the doors and took out all her clothes. She looked up and grabbed her bag. She put it down on her bed and filled it with her things. White eyes… moans… red lips… She stopped a second and tried to concentrate on the bag. The images and the sounds of the girl had to go away.

Freia finished packing her bag and began to close it. She heard something move behind her. Her blood suddenly froze in her body, she slowly turned and saw the vampire stand in front of her. Then she heard his cold voice which made her shiver "Haven't you learned the rules of courtesy miss Griffin?"

His tone was sarcastic, even amused. Freia began to breathe very fast and her whole body tensed. Her cheeks became warm, she was filled by a violent anger. The man standing in front of her had enjoyed the situation. Before she realized it, Freia began to shout at him "You dare ask me that?! I waited one week here, because you wanted me to take pictures of you! I waited one fucking week! And completely alone!! So don't talk about courtesy to me, Mister Kostan!"

Josef Kostan went to one of the chairs, sat and looked at the woman with a strange smile on his face "What coarse language. I think that your week wasn't so terrible, Miss Griffin. The place is wonderful, you're staying and eating here for free, so please don't call it a "fucking" week."

"I'll call it like I want! The deal is over Mister Kostan. I refuse to obey to such a man, no, I mean a monster! After all, you're not a human, Mister Kostan, even if you try to look like one. You're a common monster who needs blood from humans to live. You're just a rich bloodsucker who won't have mine anymore!" Freia took her bags and looked with hatred at Josef. Then she saw that his face slowly changed and became very pale. His eyes became white… The same eyes. She squeezed her bags in her hands and as she moved one leg to leave the room, she suddenly felt her body fall on the bed.

Freia lay on the bed, Josef Kostan leaning over her with his terrible face. She tried to get free but he held her by the shoulders. Then she felt cold breath on her skin "It's not so easy, Miss Griffin. You're not the one who decides the rules. You're not leaving the manor."

She saw in his white eyes the same look one he'd in the temple. It was scary but she was caught by it. She saw him come closer to her face and she tried to resist but she couldn't move a muscle under his strength. His face was now close to hers and his mouth next to her ear. The cold breath went through her ears "You're mine". She felt her whole body freeze and she shivered as she felt his cold tongue lick her neck. Her heart beat painfully fast in her paralyzed chest. His tongue slowly made a line and she felt his mouth open on her skin. She breathed out of fear, he was going to bite her. She closed her eyes, hoping she wouldn't feel a thing, but then she felt her skin pierced under his fangs. The pain was short and she was caught up by the sensation of her blood filling his mouth. The sucking of his lips and his tongue on her neck increased the blood in the veins of her throat. Freia felt her breath suddenly taken by pleasure. Her heart beat louder and heavier, she was going to come under his sucking. Then she surprised herself moaning loud under him. His mouth pressed against her neck faster and Freia came. She felt weak and fell asleep. Josef was still over her, mopped his shirt against his mouth and wiped away the drops of blood. He stood up and looked at the human girl, a devilish smile appeared on his face and with a dark laugh he left the room.

Freia came back to reality some hours later and opened her eyes. The room was empty, she was lying, alone, in her bed. Still under the deep new sensation and weak from the loss of blood, Freia slowly tried to stand up. She went to the window and looked outside. It was early morning and a light mist covered the grass of the park. Far away she saw the tree which hid the secret way to the temple. Her heart beat faster, she turned and looked at the bed. It was there, like it was any other days, but this time the only thing she could see was the shadow of the vampire lying over her, his lips brushing her skin. Freia remembered the sensations she'd felt under his bite and the pleasure made her suddenly angry. She went to the bathroom and opened the door of the shower. She stood under the warm water and the feel on her skin made her relax.

She stood in front of the mirror and dried her hair. Flashes of the pleasure she'd felt played in her mind and suddenly she remembered his eyes and his sharp fangs on her neck. Repulsion grabbed her, she hated the look he had in the temple and the smile on his face in her room. Her reflection in the mirror repulsed her as well and she asked herself how she could have felt so much pleasure.

She went down the corridor and downstairs to the dining-room. She entered the room and she was surprised to see someone already there, sitting down and eating breakfast. It was a girl, a beautiful one, who smiled and said a happy "Good morning!"

Freia felt her blood pumping hard in her brain as she saw the pretty face smiling at her. That smile, those eyes, those long black hair falling on her shoulders. It was one of the three girls she'd seen in the temple, caressing his hair. Freia tried to smile back and went directly to her chair. The girl was in front of her, still smiling and took another bite of her bread. She obviously wanted to talk to her, but Freia was certainly not in the mood for a girl's chit-chat so early in the morning, and especially not after what happened. Freia stood up and went to the little table. She needed a cup of coffee. That breakfast was going to be long, too long.

As she went back to her seat, the pretty girl still smiled at her. God, how can she smile like this so long? She must have taken too much botox! Freia tried a smile but it looked more like a grimace. The pretty girl grinned. Well, at least someone's having fun today… Freia drank some coffee and heard the nice and happy voice "My name is Vanessa. I came last night. I didn't know he had other guests."

Freia only responded with a polite smile, her mouth full of her tasty bread as the pretty girl waited for an answer. Freia finally gulped down and said "I'm Freia." She instantly realized her mistake. Her very name would be the beginning of a boring discussion about its origin. And like she'd thought she would, Vanessa asked "Freia? That's nice! Where does it come from?"

I hate my name… I hate myself… I hate my life… Still trying to smile, Freia answered politely "It's from Norway… Europe?" Does she even know what Europe is?

"Norway?! Yes! My bestfriend comes from Norway. That's so cool!"

Freia smiled really for the first time this morning. Maybe it was cool, after all, she thought. They ate their breakfast and Vanessa left the room. Freia saw the perfect body of the girl and with it, she lost her appetite.

After she finished her third cup of coffee, Freia went back to her room. The place was silent, but it still had the mark of the night before. She went to the circle table and took out all her equipment. She had to find a way to forget that awful night. She began to study her pictures of the park when suddenly someone knocked on the door. The simple sound made her heart beat very fast, so fast that she could feel it in her throat. She said a low "come in" and the door slowly opened.

She saw a hand on the door and recognized the fingers of a woman. Vanessa appeared in the room with a bright smile "Am I disturbing you?"

Freia stood up and went to the freshie. "No, I was just sitting there, thinking.." She closed the door and let Vanessa take a seat. Silence filled the room, Freia wasn't good at conversations and she didn't know what to say to the beautiful woman sitting in her room. She went to her chair and played with her fingers on the table. Vanessa was looking at the place with her happy smile. She noticed Freia's cameras on the table and carefully took one of them "Are you a photographer?"

Freia nodded and was nervous as she saw the freshie touching her camera. "Did Josef hire you?"

"Well… it's a long story. But yes, he hired me to take pictures of him…"

Vanessa looked at her surprised as she put the camera back on the table "That's strange, because usually Josef hates photographers." Then her smile came back "You must be a very good one if you're here."

Freia felt weird. He was the one who'd offered her to shoot pictures of him. She smiled back at Vanessa "and what about you, Vanessa? What are you doing here?"

She noticed that the woman was uncomfortable as she answered a shy "I'm kind of his secretary."

Freia could tell that Vanessa was ashamed to lie and she decided to help her "Look, Vanessa, I saw you yesterday night. I couldn't sleep so I went outside to take pictures and then I saw the car coming. I followed you and your friends and I saw Josef with you in the temple. I saw him drinking the blood of this girl." She could feel her cheek become red and warm. She felt ashamed for the first time. She looked down, feeling herself like a little girl.

Vanessa was surprised but she smiled "Okay. It will be easier for us."

Freia stared at the woman in front of her and directly ask "So, what are you?"

Vanessa crossed her legs and brushed her hair with her fingers. "Well, I'm a freshie." She could see Freia's face change "A freshie gives her blood to vampires so they can feed. It's kind of a job in an exclusive company."

Freia suddenly became very interested in Vanessa. She realized that the woman had been among vampires for a long time and that she would know many interesting things. "How did you become a freshie?"

"My friend was already one and she knew I was looking for a job. To become one, you have to know the right people and… well, you have to have a nice look." Vanessa had a apologetic smile which slowly appeared on her face. Freia quickly understood what she meant and blushed. Vanessa looked at her with compassion and continued "My friend introduced me to Josef and I guess he liked me, because I began the day after and I've been working for him for two years now."

"How did you react when you discovered that he was a vampire?"

"I was very surprised of course, but Josef is so nice with his girls that I wasn't scared and when he drinks my blood, it feels so good that all my worries disappear."

Those words reminded Freia of her experience with Josef that night. The way she'd felt his mouth on her skin and how she'd been taken by an intense pleasure. Vanessa stared at her with a curious look. Freia noticed it and tried to change the subject. "Vanessa, do you mind if I take some pictures of you?"

Her happy smile came back and she answered with her happy voice "Oh I'd love it!" She suddenly stood up and began to pose. Freia wasn't surprise to see that reaction and with a kind voice she told her "I would prefer to take pictures in the park."

They both went downstairs and followed the way to the glass door in the living room. As they walked, they slowly reached the secret black door. Freia began to slow down. Vanessa was still talking and finally noticed that she was alone. She turned and saw Freia looking at something.

"It's the room of memories."

Freia looked at Vanessa, surprised "The room of memories?"

"Yes. I've never been there. No one has. Except Josef, of course and I wonder if Eva have been there... I only know that this is the place where he keeps all of his past."

The door became more interesting to Freia. Her curiosity was teased as she tried to imagine all the treasure that Josef could keep locked in the room.

"Are you coming?" Freia saw Vanessa waiting for her with the glass door opened to the green park.


The evening came and Freia prepared herself for dinner. She arrived in the dining room and was surprised not to see Vanessa waiting for her. As she approached the table, she noticed that there was only one porcelain plate. Alone… again.

She sat and ate alone. The solitude was heavy; the sound of her fork on the plate echoed in the room. Freia looked at the empty chair in front of her and remembered Vanessa's smiling face at the breakfast. God… I think I miss her…I don't really think that this place is a good thing for my health…

Freia went back to her room and as she walked down the guest wing, she wondered what Vanessa was doing. Her door was now in front of her and Freia hesitated before she knocked at it. She thought she heard an answer and carefully opened the door. As she walked inside, she felt an electric warmth in the room. Then she heard some strange sounds. She suddenly found Vanessa sitting on someone, her head leant on the back. Freia's heart beat loudly in her chest as she saw the arm of Vanessa held by a strong hand. She recognized the mouth sucking the arm with passion, envy and appetite. The moaning from Vanessa reminded Freia of hers. A strange heat grabbed her and she felt her heart stop as the freshie's eyes were upon her.

Freia realized that she'd been discovered, slammed the door and ran to her room.

Next morning, Freia was lying on her bed, still wearing her clothes, her eyes fixed on the wood of the bed. The night had been very long and her mind was still disturbed by the moaning and Vanessa's face which had been completely contorted by the pleasure of having her blood sucked by the monster. This picture had taken control of her thoughts all night and she couldn't focus on anything else. It reminded her of how he'd bitten her and how she'd enjoyed it, just like Vanessa. She let her hand run down her neck, where the wounds of his bite were. She realized that it had been nothing special to him, only a little game and she'd been his food.

Freia suddenly stood up, her eyes full of anger. This had to stop. She was decided to take one last picture of him and leave this awful manor. She took a quick shower and put new clothes on. As she went downstairs, she could hear a familiar sound. Someone was eating in the dining room and she distinguished the freshie's figure sitting and eating eagerly.

She was now standing in the door's frame and felt nervous. She made one shy step towards the table and Vanessa caught sight of her. Her usual happy smile appeared on her face and Freia began to feel better.

"Good morning Freia."

Freia walked to her chair and answered a nervous "morning". She pulled the chair out and before she sat down, she looked at Vanessa straight in the eye. "Vanessa, look, I'm really sorry about yesterday. I didn't mean to show up like that. I just wanted to see if you were okay."

Vanessa smiled showing her white teeth "No problem. It must have been a shock for you. You should have seen your face!" Freia was surprised by her reaction; Vanessa was actually laughing and added "I thought it was funny, but I can tell you that you definitely disturbed Josef."

Freia looked at Vanessa eating like an ogre and she was disconcerted by the disinterest of her tone. How could Josef be disturbed by her? He's the one with no morals, not me! A new wave of anger caught Freia and she finally went to the other table to fill her cup with coffee.

She tried to eat and speak normally but Vanessa's words were still echoing in her mind. When her plate was empty, they left the room. Vanessa went outside and Freia back to her room. As she walked down the corridor, she was lost in so many questions. She was slowly approaching Vanessa's door and she tried to avoid looking at it. She walked faster to her door and quickly opened it.

As she came in, her sigh of relief was abruptly shifted to horror.

"Well, it's not the reaction I was expecting."

Freia wildly opened her eyes to confirm her vision. Josef was sitting in the chair in the middle of the room, holding a theatrical pose, which was intensified by the sunlight shining behind him.

"What – what are you doing here?" Her voice was shaking and she hated herself for showing her fear so easily.

"I'm ready for my photography session." Josef adjusted his expensive suit and his position on the chair. She couldn't tell if the smile on his face was a kind or a devilish one. That was one of those things Freia hated so much. This vampire had the face of a nice young man, but inside she was sure that it was the devil himself.

"I thought that vampires avoided the mortal sunlight." Freia wanted to look more confident and placed her hand on her hip. But his reaction wasn't like the one she expected. A smirk appeared on his face, as he brushed his hair like he was in a shampoo commercial.

"Well, it doesn't seem to bother Eva, so I guess I can handle it too." His smirk increased and he was now studying the reaction of the woman.

Freia couldn't believe what she'd just heard. Eva is a vampire?! This place is a nightmare, I have to wake up!! She realized that Josef was enjoying the situation and she tried to take control of herself. She went to the table where her camera was.

"I'm ready for the session. I may have eternal life, but I don't have eternity to be pictured!" He adjusted his position one more time and with a smile he added "And after that, I'll have some blood."

Freia's heart stopped coldly in her chest and she looked intently at her camera. Stay calm Freia… She could feel anger filling her body and as she looked at him, she took a deep breath "Listen, I'm a photographer, not… a freshie. So I don't want you to take my blood anymore. Is that understood?"

Josef looked deeply at her and listened to her heartbeat. He perceived something different in her scent; she was angry. Josef felt that her anger was mixed with another emotion that he couldn't determine nor explain. He watched her prepare her camera and began to shoot him. Her eyes were full of concentration. When she took pictures, he could see that she was a different woman lost in a world he couldn't join. His smirk disappeared and he became as he really was; someone who'd seen too much things in his long life.

Freia shoot the vampire who'd held the same position. She could see that something in his face had changed but she couldn't tell what. She tried to catch that new expression but when she looked at her pictures, the only thing that appeared was the face of a monster waiting for his meal. She slowly realized that what he'd asked of her was impossible. This man wasn't human and the camera could only show his devil part. She looked at him and went back to the table where she put her camera down. She turned to him with a serious face "I can't do it. I can't. I'm sorry."

The vampire studied her silently and let her speak "You're not a human and the pictures don't lie. You're a monster, Mister Kostan, not a human." She found that those words were difficult to say and that she actually was hurt to express them. Why would I care?… "It's over. I'll leave your manor today." Her scent reached him and anger had given way to the other emotion that he hadn't recognized at first. It was all clear to him now. Jealousy. A smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Josef finally stood up and adjusted his dark suit. "You can't leave, Miss Griffin. I already told you that." He slowly walked towards her and she made a few steps backwards. "We have a deal and I've decided to respect it, so will you."

Freia's back was against the door and mere inches separated her from the vampire. His eyes were silver and she could distinguish two small white tips in his mouth. "I told you I'm not your freshie. I don't want you to bite me."

"Are you sure? I was certain that you liked that the other night." His breath touched her skin. His face was so close to hers. Her heart jumped loudly in her chest and her breath was painful. She could see his mouth slowly open and his breath was on her neck. Her hand squeezed the door's knob. "Not the throat." It was only a whisper that had left her mouth.

Josef's face was still close to her neck and she felt his cold hand on her arm. She released the door and let her arm be held in his strong grip. Her breath came slower but heavier. Her eyes followed her arm's approach to his mouth. The skin of her arm was so close to her face that she could smell her own scent. He slowly turned his face from her neck and put her arm to his mouth. Her eyes opened wide, she was a vulnerable witness. She felt the touch of his lips on her skin as she saw it at the same time. To her surprise he gave her a soft kiss before his fangs pierced her flesh. A strong wave of pleasure flooded her body. She felt her blood run through her veins in the direction of her arm, producing a strange warmth. His lips on her skin were so soft and the touch of his tongue on the two small openings felt like velvet. Freia slowly lost herself in this strong emotion and became weaker. Her legs began to shiver and she realized that he was now licking her wounds. Her body slowly slid to the floor as he opened the door and left.