CHAPTER 4 ~~~~~~BRIAN'S POV~~~~~~ I can't believe that I had watched Nickolas take his last breath. His body is limp in my arms, his skin still warm to the touch. Tears run down my face as I brush his eye-length blonde hair from his eyes. I gently kiss him on the lips, something I would have never had the nerve to do if he were alive. "Damn you Alex!" I damn Alex for always being right. Alex is a much older vampire than me at 1000 years of age. He had always told me never become to close to a human...they were our prey and plus you would regret it. Alex was speaking form his own experiences. He had fallen in love with a human girl. But a man that was trying to court her had killed her in a jealous rage. That man didn't live that much longer, after Alex got a hold of him. I sit in the forest floor, holding Nickolas's dead body, wishing I could bring him back. That's it!! If I act before his body cools, I can bring him back! I'm not so sure what I think of him, coming back as a vampire. I wrack my brain, trying to find the way that Alex made me. Alex wasn't the type of vampire to go around and making humans into vampires. He had enjoyed the hunt and the kill. But there were times, when he would drink a human to the brink of death and give them a choice...to die or live immortally. Alex would tell them the downsides to becoming a vampire...having to drink people of their own lives, so you could live. Most people he gave the choice to, chose death. He then killed them swiftly, so there would be no painful death. The others...me, Kevin, and Howie...chose to become vampires. We are now his only fledglings. I search my brain for the way he brought me back. Then I remember...he had cut his wrist, then fed me his blood. I search the forest floor for something sharp to cut my wrist. My eyes fall on the knife that Nickolas had at his beltloop. He had brought it to protect him...it did him no good. I gently place his head in the crook of my right arm, against my chest...as I take his knife from his beltloop. Holding the knife in my right hand, I cut my left wrist. I wince, it is a deep cut that will bleed a lot. For a moment I watch my blood seeps out of the wound, and starts to run over the sides of my wrist. I tilt Nickolas's head back as I hold my bleeding wrist over his opened mouth. My blood pours into his mouth, some missing and runs from the corner of his mouth. I sit back, hoping for a reaction. Tears fall from my eyes as I realize, I had done it too late. Out of nowhere, Nickolas's eyes snap open, as he coughs on some of my blood. ~~~~~~NICK'S POV~~~~~~ I stare at Brian, as I cough on the liquid in my mouth. Finally I swallow it. Brian smiles at me...I have no idea why. The liquid in my mouth has a salty-sweet taste, that I can't quite put a finger on . Then I notice Brian's bleeding wrist...I just had swallowed his blood!! I want to pull away from him and throw everything up, but something seems to take over me. With speed and strength I never knew I had, I grab Brian's wrist and bring it to my mouth. I quickly bite down on the wound and latch on. Brian winces as I start to drink from the wound. I feel almost lightheaded, as his blood warms my body. The blood is the best thing I have ever tasted. Brian's breathing becomes faster, as I drink as much of his blood I can swallow. He tries to gently pull away. I growl, baring my teeth, as I bite down harder on his wound. I'm shocked at my animal behavior, but I don't care as a drink faster. Brian finally manages to pull me from the wound, as a whimpering noise escapes my lips. He reaches out, with his wounded hand and wipes the blood from around my mouth. His fingers are covered in his own blood. I whimper as I reach out to lick his fingers clean. Brian shakes his head, licking his fingers, "You have had enough for now." I growl in my throat, wanting more. He laughs, "You are going to be a handful, aren't you Nickolas?" I start to reply, when everything starts to get fuzzy. I panic, grabbing a handful of Brian's shirt. I can see his mouth moving, but I hear no noise. Sighing, I black out again. CHAPTER 5 ~~~~~~NICK'S POV~~~~~~ I came awake in a snap. Pain rips through my chest and stomach. My hands grip at whatever I am lying on. From the feel of it...a couch. I whimper to myself. What the hell is wrong with me? I want to open my eyes but the pain is so great, my eyelids feel as if they weigh a ton. Finally, I manage to force my eyes open. My vision is fuzzy as I focus in on the room. The room I am in seems to be a living room, of a well off family. There is a table in front of the couch I am lying on. Large comfortable chairs are arranged facing the couch. A fireplace is on the wall to the left of the couch. The lighting in the room is dim...I can't tell if it's due to the low lighting coming from the candles scattered around the room and the fireplace, or if its dark outside. My hearing returns. Fighting somewhere in the room, makes me realize that I am not alone. Whimpering to myself, I roll my head to the side. Brian is yelling very passionately at the person before him. The man before him is taller than him, but shorter than me. He has a dark tan complexion, and short black hair. His face is twisted into a look of anger as he yells at Brian. There are two other men to the side of the man. One is my height, his black hair pulled into a ponytail at the nape of his neck. His green eyes watch the fight, shifting his weight...as if he's trying to decide whether to get in between the two. The man next to him is shorter than Brian, and has the dark complexion of the man that Brian is fighting with. His curly black hair is pulled back into a ponytail. His actions are the same as the man's beside him . The yelling brings my attention to Brian and the other man, "What the hell were you thinking?" Brian's eyes narrow, becoming an icy color, "He was going to die, Alex." Alex narrows his eyes, "I don't care! You are...." The fight is cut off, as another wave of pain tears through my body. My back arches as I cry out, "BRIAN!" I whimper as my body settles back down onto the couch. The room is silent, as they realize I am awake. Brian rushes to my side, plopping on the couch next to me, "Nickolas! You are awake!" I nod my head, whimpering again. An animal like cry escapes my lips. I manage to choke out a couple of questions, as another wave of pain hits. "What's happening to me? How long have I been out." Brian lowers his gaze, avoiding my eyes, "You have been out for three days." He paused as he thought for a moment, then decided not to say anything . I could tell he was hiding something...I could smell his nervousness and sense it. Smell it? I flared my nostrils, taking in the scent of the room. I could smell the fabric of the couch, the glass of the windows, and the faint underlying smell of blood. The smell of blood made the pain worse. I growled, grabbing Brian's shirt. My lips pulled back over my teeth. I winced as something cut my lowers lip. It bled slightly. The blood made something flare up inside of me. I growled hungrily as I licked my own blood from my lips. An animal like growl escaped my lips. Panicking I looked at Brian, "Don't lie...what's happening to me?" Alex laughed, as he came to Brian's side, "You, are a vampire." I looked at him, as if he had sprouted three heads, "There are no such thing as vampires. They're just a story that was brought over from England." Alex smirked, "Brian...smile." Brian looked at the ground before he looked up. He pulled his lips back, revealing long fangs in the place of his incisors. I tried to sit up, but a wave of nausea hit me. "It can't be..." Brian looked at me sadly, "Feel your own teeth." I did as Brain said. Sure enough, my incisors were like Brian's . I spoke trying to work my tongue around my new fangs, and trying not to cut my lip more, "How? Why?" Brian's eyes filled with tears, "You were going to die. I couldn't let you die in my arms!" I glared, a snarl escaping my lips...something flaring inside me. Alex watched a smirk on his face. "So you made me into this?" Brian opened his mouth, but was cut off, "And you didn't give him a choice. YOU just made him." I looked Brian confused, "What is he talking about?" Brian sighed, "Alex hunted me, then drank me to the brink of death. He gave me the choice to become this, or die.....I chose this." I snarled, "Not much of a choice." Alex laughed, "At least I gave Brian, Kevin, and Howie a choice." I figured the other two men were Kevin and Howie. Pain flared through me, and I cried out. "What is this?" "Blood lust." Alex looked me, a serious look on his face. I could taste his hate for me on my tongue. "You are having blood lust. You were out for three days, because your body was adjusting to the new blood in you. Blood lust is the hunger for the blood you need to live. All vampires have blood lust, but the revenant vampires have it the strongest." I looked at him confused. "You are a revenant vampire, a newly risen vampire." The wave of pain flares up, causing me to growl. For a brief moment I see all of them as food. "For a week or so, you will act as if you are an animal. The blood lust is too strong for you to control the first week. After that, you will act more like yourself, but you won't be able to control the blood lust yet." He smirked, his hate for me flaring up. "You won't live a year, with Brian as your master." Brian snarled, "I can take care of him!" Alex laughed, "You are a hundred years old..." I stare at Brian in shock. "...but you still can barely control your blood lust. It will be interesting to see you control your hunger AND his." Alex turned and left the room, Kevin and Howie following. I sat, staring into space. How could I adjust to this? Brian placed a hand on my thigh, "Don't worry, I will take care of you." I look at him, there is pain in his face. He sighs, "I am sorry I made you into this...I couldn't let you die." I smile at him, "I understand." I pause, then look at him, "What do my family and Emily think?" Brian sighed, They found Mark's body...torn up...and thought a wild animal attacked him. When they saw where you had laid after you had been shot...they thought the animal taken you off, and killed you too." "Emily?" Brian looked at me, sorrow in his eyes for me, "She cried for you, after she heard of you dying....then she moved on to another man." I stared shocked, "She didn't love me...did she?" Brian smiled, trying to figure something to say. "How did you make me?" "You drank my blood..." He drew his sleeve back, revealing a faint scar running over a vein, and two puncture marks over them. "You are now my fledgling and I am your master...just as Alex is my master." More nausea and pain ripped through me, causing me to snarl, cutting my lip again. "How long will my fangs be like this?" "You won't be able to hide your fangs till about a year." The blood lust flared up inside me. I licked my lip, again. My sense of smell flared up, a growl trickling from my lips. Brian looked at me shocked, "You need to feed." He motioned for me to follow. CHAPTER 6 ~~~~~~BRIAN'S POV~~~~~~ I walked through the woods, Nickolas followed me. The wind blew through the trees. Any human would have pulled their clothes tighter, but being a vampire...you can't feel the cold or heat. I missed that about being human, not being able to feel the warmth of the sun on my body. When I had been alive, I had gone to a swimming hole in the woods. I was always been warned it wasn't safe there. Stubborn me, I didn't listen. One night, I went to the swimming hole to swim. That's where Alex made me. He had seen me go there a couple of times at night, so he had hidden in bushes around it. He had jumped out at me, immediately going for my throat. I fought him, so he tore my throat open....then he fed off of me. I can remember the feeling so vividly. His fangs were like large needles at first, but then he lulled me with his mind...I was in a daze after that. It felt like a girl was sucking on my neck, but more pleasure. Then it started to hurt, the more blood I lost. I shook my head to rid the thoughts. My stomach tightened. It's not my hunger, I had fed a little from Alex. That's the perk of having a master vampire with you, he can feed you and not get woozy or ill. The pain, was the hunger that Nickolas was feeling. I looked back at him. His face was no longer human. His eyes held the look of an animal, his mouth twisted into a snarl, and nose twitching ever so often as he sniffed the air. In a way he was trying to get used to his new senses, but at the same time was scenting for prey. I paused, looking at him. His blue eyes slowly focused on me, but he wasn't seeing me . The blood lust had a control on him, he needed to feed soon, before he went on a rampage. As if answering my thoughts, the voices of two young women filled the air. A snarl escaped Nickolas's lips, as saliva dripped from them. I licked my lips nervously, as I walked to him and whispered, "Nickolas..." His eyes focussed on me as he just now noticed I was there, "...stay here. I will bring one of the girls to you." He growled at me, eyes narrowed. I sighed, "Please..." He formed words around his fangs, a deep gravily sound from the blood lust, "Fine...but make it fast." As soon as I guided him to a hidden place not far from the girl, I made my way towards the girls, catching their conversation, "Michelle, father will have fit if he knows we are out here. I mean, those two men that were killed...there are wild animals in the woods..." The older girl, and prettier of the two turned on her younger sister, "Will stop being a little baby? Yes, I know father will kill us...but there have been no killings lately..." I stepped out of the bushes, making the girls jump. I smiled putting on the charm. They saw me as a good-looking man. The older one smiled. I smiled back, "Sorry for startling you two beautiful young ladies." The younger blushed, "Oh, no sir...y-you didn't." I smirked, moving closer to the older sister. She smiled, sticking her chest out slightly. Her blonde hair fell in waves around her face and covering her blue eyes. She licked her lips. I moved closer to her, raising an eyebrow, "Are you alone?" She bit her lip, as she responded huskily, "No..." I leaned forward and pressed my lips against hers. She practically melted into my arms. I smirked as I kissed her again. I ran my hands over her back, as I started to lull her mind. As I lulled hers, I reached out with my mind and did the same to her sister. After some kissing and fondling, I had them. A pain ran through my stomach...Nickolas!! He was getting impatient! In the distant I heard the bushes move and a growl. I had to feed, before I tried to calm his hunger. Brushing her hair aside, I found the main artery and struck. Her body tensed, as I started to feed...allowing her warm blood to flow down my throat. That's when I heard Nickolas loose his patience. Nickolas tore through the bushes and threw himself on the younger sister. I pulled away breaking the mind hold I had on them. The sisters screamed, as I yelled trying to get his attention, "Nickolas!! No!! ~~~~~~NICK'S POV~~~~~~ I threw us both to the ground, landing on her. She screamed as she struggled under me. Her screaming got worse when she saw my fangs and the look on my face. I hated her, like I hate all women. It's Emily's fault. Snarling I bury my face in her stomach, tearing through her dress and ripping her open. Her blood flows into my mouth, making the blood lust envelop me. She screams, still alive. Her screams anger me more as I make an animal like roar, going for her throat. I find the main vein in her neck and bite down. The blood fills my mouth and I love every bit of it! I wrap my lips around the large wound I made and drink her blood. Growling I bite down harder, the faster I drink. Her screams are now gurgly and bubbly as her throat is being ripped open. I loose control and tear her throat open, as my hands dig into the bloodied skin of her stomach. Continuing to drain her of life, I finally feel the life leave her. ~~~~~~BRIAN'S POV~~~~~~ I latch onto the sister's neck, trying to lull her mind. It's hard to lull her mind as she is now trying to get to her sister under Nickolas. A wet tearing sound fills the air, as I realize he's torn her throat open. Tear's fall down the girl's face as I finally lull her mind. I drink some of her blood to please the blood lust, that is flaring up from the scent of the blood. I pull away, keeping the mind hold on her. Nickolas is making growling noises as he continues to feed. I reach down and grab his shoulders, pulling him off. He roars in anger, bloody saliva dripping from his lips. I glance down at the girl. She is a bloody mess...her throat ripped open, the bone and muscle glistening in the light of the moon. Her stomach is a gored mess, the internal organs showing. Nickolas pulls at my grip. I twist him to face me. I gasp looking at him. He is gone, the blood lust took him over. His face is covered in the girl's blood, his hands are, too. He snarls at me, revealing bloody fangs. I shake him, "Nickolas!!" His eyes focus on me...he's trying to fight the blood lust. "We have to go...NOW!!" He blinks and nods...I think he's slowly winning the fight against the blood lust...for tonight. I walk to the older sister, putting a hand on her shoulder, "Go home." She blinks and leaves in a daze. She'll be like that for about an hour, then she'll remember what happened. I turn to Nickolas, "Let's go, before someone comes looking for them. We leave the clearing. I'm afraid what Alex will say. BACK NEXT |
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