Chapter 6

"You made me a cake?" Beyond raised a brow and I nodded, sitting the jam-filled cake in front of him. I haven't cooked in a while, so I baked B a cake since he's a good 'Master'.

I watched as he scooped a bite into his mouth. He looked at me and smiled. "This is really good Lamia. Why didn't you bake me something before?" He asked me and I shrugged.

I plopped onto the couch beside him and rubbed my throat. It burned randomly; and I would be in so much pain that I ran to my room and cut my hand on my ninjato to drink my own blood. I guess that's why it hurt so bad. Not drinking blood of other humans caused my throat to burn and my stomach to knot up and ache. This has never happened before, because I've never went this long without killing someone.

"What's wrong Miss Lamia?" B asked as he sat his laptop down on the nearby table as well as an empty plate; which once had a cake on it.

"I'm sorry B, but I need to go. I can't take this anymore." I rasped as I stood to leave.

"I want to go with you."

"Whatever," I mumbled as my companion got up and followed me out of the house.

I didn't say a word to Beyond as we walked. My eyes were shining as I scanned the crowds for a victim. I needed one with pure blood so that I could satisfy my bloodlust. BB seemed to know why I had left but didn't say anything about it. These are the only times I'll take exceptions on not killing a bad person. I just can't stand this pain much longer.

I stood over the body of the man I had killed. We were in an abandoned warehouse; which with the help of Beyond I had dragged the man in here. B was leaning against the wall by the entrance to make sure no unwanted visitors came.

"Oh what a good day this is!" I laughed like a maniac (which I was) and sliced the man's stomach open. I dropped my ninjato beside my feet and crouched down. My hands were covered with blood. The delicious red liquid was all over my arms and probably my face as well because I took the person's intestines and threw them around like confetti. My teeth sank into the gash on the man's neck that had killed him earlier, and I probably looked like a vampire right now as I drank all of the blood I could get from the wound. It was very good, because he was an O-negative.

I was done having fun after I quenched my thirst, so I put away my weapon and walked over to Beyond. He cracked up a little when he seen me.

"What's so funny?" I hissed at him and pouted.

"Nothing. It's just that you remind me so much of myself right now; all covered in blood and laughing like crazy." He told me.

"Well I'll take that as a compliment, thank you Beyond." I said and walked outside with him. We had to stick with the shadows because I couldn't let anyone see me like this. But if I was caught I could just say that Beyond and I were just cosplaying.

When we arrived back home unharmed, the first thing I did was take a shower to wash all of the blood off of me. The next day Beyond was typing away on his laptop once again and asked me to help him out with something. He explained some of this plan of his to me whenever he led me to the nearby park.

"So, your a detective now and your name is Rue Ryuzaki?" I asked, swirling around a sour-apple sucker in my mouth.

"That's right. Only a few more weeks until my fun begins." Beyond told me as we sat on a park bench, looking up at the clear sky. Nobody around was close enough to hear our conversation, so I was free to ask whatever I wanted.

"And it won't be fun for me if I get left out." I pouted like a little kid.

"You'll be involved my dear pet Lamia." He told me and patted my head like he always does. But now Beyond strokes my hair in an affectionate way..and my face warmed up every time he did it. I looked away and let my hair frame my face to hide the small blush that appeared.

"What will I do, Master?" I asked when I looked back at him a few seconds after my face had cooled down.

"You will help find victims for me. I already have the first two picked out, I just need help finding the third one. I'll tell you all of my plan later." Beyond told me with an evil glint in his red eyes, but then they turned emotionless once again.

"Sounds like fun. It's been several weeks since I've talked to Misa, so I better contact her and let her know I'm okay before she goes crazy and sends a search team for me." I sighed and stood up. "This sunlight is killing me anyways; I hope I didn't get a tan." Beyond chuckled and stood up also.

"You didn't get a tan. Besides, I was wanting to go home so I could be in a cool and dark place." B told me and I grabbed ahold of his sleeve like I usually did.

Misa was so relieved that I emailed her. I'm currently looking at the different people with their first and last names starting with B around L.A. Beyond told me his plan, which I found interesting but I personally did not like his last victim; himself. BB was entertaining and I didn't want to go back to the boring life of following Misa everywhere after Beyond Birthday is dead; and I knew that I entertained him as well. But the man is stubborn and I know I cannot change his mind.

I just hoped we didn't get more attached to each other than we already was, because I didn't know how crazy I would go after he killed himself. What if he doesn't kill himself, but instead is stopped in the act? I can only hope, because I cannot see his lifespan to confirm it.

"Backyard Bottomslash. Twenty-six year old female currently working at a bank." I said with a triumphant smile as I looked at the woman's staff photo, and her lifespan was very low. She didn't have much longer to live and her initials were BB.

"Good work. Here, have some strawberry jam." Beyond told me and held the jar he was eating out of to me, but I gently pushed it back to him.

"No thanks Beyond. I need to satisfy my bloodlust before my throat starts burning again. I'll be gone a while." I stood up from my spot on the couch, only to be pulled back down.

"Stay here with me, Lamia." The raven haired man told me as he leaned in close to my face.

My emerald orbs stared into crimson red ones. Beyond...can't you see the hunger in my eyes? I asked myself in my mind, too scared to ask him aloud.

Beyond grabbed both of my wrists before I could react and held them above my head, then used his free hand to reach down into my boot to grab my ninjato. He let me go but held my weapon captive. Beyond quickly made a small incision on his neck, and then put the weapon back into my boot. His gaze met with mine and he smirked at my shocked expression.

"Here. My pet deserves it. You even said you would like to try my blood before." Beyond said and tilted his head a little to the side to give me access to the oozing red liquid coming out of the small cut on his neck.

I hesitantly reached up and moved his soft black hair out of the way. Then as the scent of his blood hit my nose, my hands started shaking and I wrapped them around his pale neck. I pounced on him and everything was a blur. I lost control again as I did whenever I killed my father.

My tongue lapped up all of the blood and I sucked on the cut in hope of getting more, but the bleeding had stopped. I pulled away and blinked a few times because I was in a daze, and blushed once I seen the position we were in. Beyond was laying on his back on the couch, and I was straddling him on his waist. I must have shoved him down whenever I pounced on him.

"I'm s-sorry!" I stuttered as my face cooled down and returned pale once more. I moved off of Beyond and he sat up.

"There's a bit of blood right there." He told me and pointed at the corner of my mouth. I rose my hand to wipe it off, but Beyond invaded my personal space and pinned me against the couch. "I'll get that for you." He told me in a playful tone and brought my face closer to his.

He licked the still warm blood from the corner of my mouth. When B pulled away we stared at each other, then both of us turned as red as a tomato. We almost kissed! I can't believe I'm letting myself get attached to someone..

"Beyond...?" I asked quietly. His gaze met mine again. "Yes Miss Lamia?" He questioned.

"...You taste good." I said after a long and silent pause.

"It's your reward. I'm sorry for what just happened, I-" I cut him off. "It's okay. I just might be able to fall for you, Beyond Birthday." I told him in a monotone voice, but then threw a wink and a smirk at him, standing back up.

Beyond smirked as well but stayed silent. I went up the stairs and into my room, then sat at the window and looked out at the city. It was so busy outside during the day, but at night is whenever everyone hides because the predators come out. I licked my lips at the thought of tasting more of B's sweet blood.