Sorry it took so long to get this chapter up...i dunno when the next one will be...sorry...JG
Cradling Jaden in his arms, James glanced up ready to fight when the door burst open. It was Maddox, dragging who appeared to be the resident physician behind him. The man was pale and looked ready to faint as the immense Vampire towed him into the room. A huge look of relief spread over the doctor's face when he saw Jaden was unconscious. Immediately the man ordered that Jaden be moved to the bed.
Carefully, James lifted her and gently set her upon the bed. Only then did the doctor approach her. Pulling out a small flashlight, he inquired, "How long ago did she last feed?" He lifted her eyelid and shone the light into her eyes.
"Live or bottled?" James asked.
The doctor's eyes flicked to James quickly before settling back on his patient. "Either," was his reply.
James sighed while he thought. "It's been less than twenty-four hours since she drank blood. But I couldn't say when the last time she drank while the body was still kicking. Maddox?" He turned to the other man.
He shrugged, uncaringly, "not a clue." With another shrug, he added, "its not like we spend time together often."
Chuckling softly, the doctor commented, "You two don't exactly seem like the type to have pajama parties. Sorry Maddox, but I don't believe you would do so well in the whole boy-talking, nail-painting, pillow-fighting scene."
Maddox looked dead serious when he replied, "well obviously you don't know me as well as you think. Because I love pillow-fights." The doctor turned to stare in shock at the large Vampire. There was an instance in which their eyes held, and then they both burst into laughter.
"Enough," James snapped. He glared at Maddox before addressing the doctor, "Her Blood Lust has been in check for weeks, and now she loses control? Why?"
The doctor shrugged, "She's young. You know how usual it is for a Newborn to snap. She probably just was worn-out and therefore lost a bit of her sanity."
James shook his head, "no, this was different. I've never seen her this way before."
With a twist of his mouth the doctor, once again, shrugged and leaned over Jaden to listen to her chest as he muttered, "whatever you say sir." He glanced up at her face then scrambled back with a cry of alarm.
Jaden's eyes were open. But they were not their normal chocolate brown. The irises had disappeared, as well as the pupils. All there was in the place of her eyes were orbs of crimson. Pupil-less and watching. Stiffly and robotically, she sat up. Turning to look at the retreating doctor, she cocked her head to the side, her face blank and zombie like.
When she'd gotten to her feet, James put himself between her and the doctor. A shadow crossed Jaden's face, and a demonic, evil expression formed over her features. Placing her arm on James' shoulder, she pushed lightly. Lightly meaning she put little effort into it, for it was hardly a light push. James was thrown across the room, slamming into the wall, crumbling into a heap on the ground. The doctor ran as Maddox stepped into her path.
Staring unblinkingly at Maddox, Jaden asked in a hoarse voice, "Where is Liam?"
Shaking his head, already guessing what her intentions were, he said, almost apologetically, "I can't let you harm him Korr."
Her lips curled back, revealing her fangs as she snarled murderously. She attempted to walk around the hulking Vampire, but her caught her arm, holding it loosely. Reaching down, her eyes focusing on his, she wrapped her free hand around his and squeezed. Maddox released her howling. Jaden had crushed most of the bones in his hand.
Before she realized she'd opened her bedroom door, Jaden was standing in front of another one. She didn't know how, but she was certain that this was Liam's room. Jaden didn't even bother opening the door, she just crashed through it.
There he was, standing with his back to her, fucking some girl who was perched upon the dresser. Putting a hand on his shoulder, Jaden jerked him backwards off his feet. The girl screamed at Jaden's sudden appearance. Jaden shot her a look and snarled, "Leave. Now." Wide eyed, the girl grabbed the bits of her clothing and scurried from the room.
Jaden then turned back to face Liam, still lying on the floor. When he saw her face, he didn't take into consideration her eyes nor her teeth, just her looks. Recognizing her, he burst out laughing. "Back for more are we?" he chuckled, "you like it rough, don't you?" He got to his feet and gave her a seductive look; he reached out his hand to tuck around her waist.
With a vicious snarl, Jaden seized the limb and flipped him onto his back again. "You won't ever touch me again," she yelled, her voice cracking in her fury.
His grin would have been sexy and sultry on anyone else's face, as he said, "Wanna bet?" Advancing too quickly for Jaden's eyes to pick up, he slammed her against the wall, pressing himself up against her so she couldn't move. Jaden was furious. With a cry of rage, she lashed out with her nails, making a deep gash across his face. Three deep cuts ran across his features, one traveling across his nose and another barely missing his eye. Roaring with pain he backed away.
Jaden used this retreat to bury her fist into his stomach. When he doubled over gasping, her fist connected with his jaw. As he fell, she kicked up deliberately, in a way so that his descending face and her face would become well acquainted with each other. His head slammed into the floor, as Jaden kicked him in the ribs. She struck him three times before he seized her foot and jerked her leg out from under her. With a shriek, she tumbled down on top of him. Repulsed, she struggled to regain her feet, but Liam kidney punched her, and shoved her off him.
Seizing her by the throat, he dragged Jaden to her feet, snarling, "Bitch," when she cut his arm. She struggled, but his grip was like a vice. She couldn't break free. Despite her squirming, blows and snarls of profanity, Liam sneered and hissed, "I'm going to make you wish your great-grandparents were never born." He threw her to the floor so hard that Jaden cracked a tooth. As she lay there dazed, Liam stepped on her hand, breaking her fingers. She shrieked with rage, but all he did was grin. He gripped her neck again and hauled her up to his eye level. His demonic sneer widened as he dug his nails into the soft flesh there. Jaden tried screaming, but he'd sliced her vocal cords, so all that escaped her mouth was a strangled gurgle. She was losing blood fast. But, instead of giving up, Jaden fought back harder.
Her knee dug into his groin and he folded with a gasp, relinquishing his grip on her. Kneeling with her knee in his gut, she bent her head and bit into his neck. Roaring in rage, Liam tried fighting her off, but she was drinking too fast; his strength was fading quicker than he could handle. It would be a matter of seconds more until he lost consciousness. Then, the girl was pulled off him violently by some unknown force. She shrieked in her rage as she was hauled kicking and screaming away from her prey. Obviously her wounds had healed as she drunk Liam's blood
"Sir," a breathless voice asked, "are you alright?"
"Where is the bitch?" Liam snarled, lurching to his feet, with every intent of causing bodily harm. He saw James' big brute of a companion pressed up against the wall struggling with something evidently smaller than him. Liam grinned savagely and pulled the larger vampire back with the same motion as he grabbed the girl's throat once more. For the first time he truly looked at her, and he instantly released her, staggering back a few steps. "Oh shit. No!" he breathed as he backed away. What have I done? was the first thing flashing through his head, followed by who the hell is this bitch?
The girl took advantage of his moment of weakness to lunge at him once more. The large vampire tackled her, crushing her under his weight, immobilizing her for the moment. Liam rounded on James, who'd just jogged through the door, shouting in a quaking voice, "Why didn't you tell me she wasn't a Half Blood?"
James stared at him as if he'd begun speaking in tongues. "What?" he asked, confused. "She is a Half Blood."
"Then why the fuck does she have Blood Rage?" Liam roared.
"Blood Rage?" James repeated stupidly. He stared at Liam in shock. Then he shook his head, "No. Only Pure Bloods have Blood Rage."
Rolling his eyes at the younger man's ignorance, he gripped him the by the chin and jerked him down to Jaden's level on the floor. James was but an inch from Jaden's snapping jaw and wide, pupil-less eyes. When he comprehended what he was seeing he pulled away from Liam with a violent tug. Wheezing, "holy shit!"
"So we're in agreement that she's a Pure Blood?" Liam snarled. From the floor, James mutely nodded. Still watching the struggling girl on the ground, Liam added quietly "all we need to know now is who she really is." His and James' gaze met,"And who her parents are." For a moment, James didn't understand the look in the other man's eyes. Then he realized it was fear.
