Continuation of Paris's POV:
Almost a week has passed- My family was talking about packing and heading home tomorrow. I haven't had much alone time with Richard- except when we managed to crawl into each other's beds without others noticing. Vlad managed to always keep me with him- I think he was joined at my hip most of the time he was so close- especially when it was time to eat. He made me sit on his side of the table next to him. Vlad was just... too much.
Currently, Vlad had me playing chess with him in a study (for what felt like the billionth time.) I was beginning to think he didn't know what sleep or free time was. I gave him an annoyed look and took my pawn on the chess board- knocking it into his pawn and slap off the board. "Can't we find something else to do?" I asked him. "Like a card game or a game outside?" I glanced out the window at a black bird watching us. He frowned and then looked outside.
"Well... I don't really think we should go outside.... Richard's fiancé was killed by werewolves very recently. It means the wolves are on the prowl again. We can play a card game though," he purred to me and got to his feet, picking his pawn up and placing it on the side of the board. He walked over to his father's desk then went through a drawer before he pulled out a card. He walked over to me and gave me a huge smile before he started to shuffle the cards. "Thanks for playing with me. Richardo doesn't really do these things. He's always playing piano... and he doesn't like it when we go in his music room too often."
"You need another brother," I teased him, "or a sister. You two could play with those girl toys- what do they call them? Doll and tea sets." I'd love a little sibling to keep around and play annoying games together... but I don't think my parents want anymore. I'm fifteen, and they still haven't taken time to give me a little sibling. I must play with the servant's children if I want friends my own age. When I do, my parents always tell me not to. There's a fine line between servants and masters. I heard someone approaching then before Dracula walked into the room and paused at the sight of us.
"Vlad, could you not be in here right now? I have work to do. Go do something else.... Why don't you go to the library and show Paris it? I'm sure he'd enjoy it," he suggested and walked over to his desk. Vlad frowned but got up.
"Okay father," he said then looked at me, pulling me to my feet. "Come on, let's go to the library." He grabbed the cards then started to walk out of the room. I felt Dracula eyeing me down as he watched us go, but Vlad started talking about this one time his dad let him help with his king duties and kept going on and on and on, not shutting up as he walked a few inches ahead of me down the hall. I could faintly hear Richard's piano down a hall as we passed it, catching my attention as Vlad seemed to pay it no attention. Why was Dracula watching me? Is it because he's catching on to something- like me and Richard? I felt my breath catch at the thought of him being the one to catch us. He'll drown me like a rat probably and do something more with Richard. Vlad giggled suddenly. "And so~ I think that after we're done playing cards, we should go get some lunch, and then we should play some more cards, and then we should go for a walk out in the garden with a servant that way the wolves won't get us, and then we should- Oh! I have an idea~ Wanna sleep in my room tonight? We could tell scary stories to each other!" He still hadn't looked back at me and didn't wait for my answer on that, saying of course I did and that it'd be the best time we've had this entire week. I watched him and tsked, coming to a complete stop in the hall. I watched as he kept talking, not even noticing I had stopped following him. I headed straight for the music room, wasting no time to get in a quick visit with Richard. When I reached his music room, I rushed in and locked the door behind me.
"Richard~" I purred out. He paused in his playing then looked back at me and purred happily.
"Paris, you managed to get away from him," he said then got to his feet and came over to me, pulling me into his arms. "I was hoping you would soon~" He leaned down for a kiss from me, moving his arms around my waist. I nodded and laughed softly.
"Yeah~ He really likes games. I managed to sneak away while he was leading us to a library. I'm glad I found you and get to spend some time with you," I told him. He purred and then leaned in, smelling my neck.
"I told you I'd be in here," he whispered to me and then pulled me over to the piano bench and down into his lap. "It'll take him awhile to realize you're not there," he purred then kissed my neck as he pulled me close and had my legs on either side of him as he laughed. "I missed you. It's been awhile since we've seen each other alone like this during the day." I purred and nodded in agreement.
"Can I get more piano lessons?" I asked him sweetly. I turned to the keys and ran my fingers against them, playing what he taught me last time. I stopped as something appeared on the shelf of the piano. A black mist of shadows. It disappeared- revealing an envelope addressed to us. I picked it up and showed Richard. "It has our names on it." He frowned at me then and reached for it.
"Huh..." He mumbled then started to open it for us. He pulled out the letter inside then showed it to me so we could both read it, keeping an arm around me.
Dearest Friends,
When the time comes you need a good home... Look no further than England. I'll be waiting for your arrival. We'll have much to discuss. Just know, I'm on your side. Always remember... rules are meant to be broken and if the rules don't agree with your views on the game.... then change the rules. ~ Laurence Wayte. Prince of England.
I glanced over the letter before looking at Richard. "Laurence?" I asked. "My parents told me a doctor delivered me by the name of Laurence. How are we dear friends to him but I've never...." I trailed off. He looked the letter over then frowned a little before he sat it down on the piano.
"I'm not sure.... I've heard he can see the future or something like that," he told me then looked at the letter before he frowned. "If that's true... we should hide the letter somewhere safe for us only. We don't want others to see it." He kissed my neck gently before he purred. He laughed then. "We can worry about that when the time comes. I'll hold onto the letter for us." He kissed my neck again before he bit down and purred.
"But I-" I moaned softly and leaned against his body. "I want to place it in my journal." I reached for his hair and twirled it around my finger. "Please Richard? Let me keep it safe." He licked my neck then before he nodded against my neck.
"Keep it out of sight from everyone," he whispered then started to suck on my neck for more blood.
"I usually don't let people know about my journals anyways," I told him and blushed lightly. I exposed my neck for him, feeling my muscles tense up as I found the door starting to open. "Richard, the door!" I said quickly. He yanked back from my neck before he pushed me out of his lap and into the spot next to him, quickly looking at the piano.
"Paris, play me a C," he said, quickly switching to teacher as he slipped the letter off the top of the piano and into his lap as he licked his lips clean of my blood. "You do remember which one is C, right? I'll be disappointed if my own student can't remember C."
"This is C," I told him to play along. I hit the correct key.
"What's going on in here?" I heard my mother's voice ask. I looked over my shoulder at her. Both our parents were in the room now. "Paris, I smell your blood."
"Richard is teaching me to play the piano," I told her calmly.
"Paris, have you been scratching your shoulders again?" My mother hissed out. I tensed up at the question.
"W-why do you ask?"
"Your scent of blood is lingering in the air- fresh." Richard frowned at my mother then.
"His shoulders itched a little. I stopped him before he hurt himself badly," he lied then looked our parents over. "I'm busy with teaching Paris the piano. I would like it if you-"
"Richardo," his mother hissed. "You bit him, didn't you? I've told you thousands of times not to bite others! How many times do I have to repeat myself before it sticks in that thick head of yours, Richardo?! You're breaking vampire laws, and you know you are." She walked up then and tugged my shirt collar aside, looking down at my neck then tsked as she saw Richardo's fang marks. She smacked him across the face, making him yelp. "This is the last time, Richardo! We cannot keep covering this up for you! You killed your fiancé again, didn't you?! Every single one of your fiancés have died some tragic death. I bet you killed them," she hissed at him in anger. "Why can't you be like your brother?! Your brother always behaves, and he's a little angel!" She snatched him by his chin then and forced him to look up at her as she glared at him. "This is the last time," she hissed. He narrowed his eyes then smacked her hands away from him.
"Don't touch me," he hissed at her then exposed his fangs at her defensively. His father walked over then, and he snatched him off the piano bench.
"Don't expose your fangs at your mother like that," he hissed at him then narrowed his eyes before he looked towards my parents. "I apologize for my son's actions. We didn't want this to happen... but apparently the laws haven't sunk in with him yet. I think it'll be best if you take your son and go. They shouldn't see each other again- especially if Richardo has been biting him. I'm so sorry, Alexandre." Richard narrowed his eyes and yanked away from his father.
"No," he snarled. "You're not taking Paris away! I don't care about the laws! They're wro-" His father smacked him hard, watching as his son fell to his knees and held his face in pain. I widened my eyes quickly. When did my dad and his get here? I felt my breath catching as I saw his father hit Richard. I quickly got between them- slipping the letter inside my coat before they could see it.
"Paris," my father hissed. "What are you doing?" He asked.
"No- this has got to stop." I told them, eyeing them over. "Richard is my mate. He was given to me by fate as I was given to him by fate. We're soul mates. We're meant to be together. If you try to separate us, then we'll just run away together."
"Where do you think you would go?" My dad asked quickly. "Paris! You have responsibilities as well as a kingdom to run one day with a queen by your side."
"That doesn't matter to us-" He walked up to me in the process and back handed me across the face. It was hard enough to leave a cold sting and turn my head.
"It should matter," he hissed to me. "You've been privileged into a life of royals. The least you can do is suck your feelings up and deal with the responsibilities that come along with it." I rubbed at my cheek and looked up into his eyes. "You're being a disgrace, AND I don't like it." He grabbed me by the collar before forcing it aside to look at my shoulders. "Didn't I tell you to stop this?" He asked as he eyed my skin over. I heard Richard hiss before he got up and snatched me away from my father, exposing his fangs at him.
"Leave him alone," he growled out then bit down into my father's neck harshly, putting me behind him protectively. His father's eyes widened and went to remove him quickly.
"RICHARDO! Stop this instant!" He ordered. Richard's mom's eyes looked at her son in shock as she watched in horror.
"ALEXANDRE!" My mom yelled out, looking horror struck as well. I widened my eyes and grabbed Richard's arm.
"Richard!" I yelled. My heart pounded in my chest, and I yanked him away from my father before he could do some serious damage. My father held his neck after Richard was forced off. He glared down Richard before smacking him straight across the face- I could hear Richard's jaw snap. "Dad! How could you?" I asked and widened my eyes. He grabbed a lock full of my hair and yanked me away from Richard- shoving me towards my mother.
"Rip your son's fangs out," my father hissed towards Dracula. "Teach him a lesson. He'll never respect you until you show him, you're king." I stumbled into my mother's grip and felt light headed for a minute from the smell of blood. I tried to tug away from her, but she threw me out into the hall and shut the door in my face. I ran up to the door and started to bang on it.
"Richard!" I yelled- beginning to worry for his safety. I could hear struggling in there before a scream from Richard's mother.
"You can't rip his fa-" She started.
"Alexandre is right! We should've done this years ago when he wouldn't quit biting others!" Dracula hissed out. I could hear a yelp from Richard before there was a loud thud. I could hear something bang on the piano before the door opened and Richard ran out, slamming the door behind him with panic in his eyes. He quickly grabbed a nearby table and slid it in front of the door, shoving it against it to keep it shut. I could quickly hear banging on the door. "RICHARDO! OPEN THIS DOOR THIS INSTANCE!" He took in a deep breath then looked at the door, relaxing slightly when he saw they were having trouble opening it. He rubbed his jaw then and winced in pain before he looked towards me and grabbed my hand, starting to run away from the room with me to hide us. I followed after him in concern.
"Richard," I whispered. "What're we going to do?" I started to cry a little. There's no way I'd let them hurt him.... or separate us. He stopped and looked at me before he looked back at the hall in uncertainty. He looked down into my eyes then rubbed my cheek softly before he leaned in and gave me a kiss.
"We'll... we'll figure something out," he promised me. "Don't cry, Paris. We're going to be okay.... I'm going to go to the treasury and take some gold out... and we'll take two horses and ride to town where we can hide out till we think of what to do. We're not going to be torn apart." He gave me a soft smile. "Just trust me, Paris. I don't want them to hurt you, and I don't want to lose you. Go to your room and get your journal and anything else you can't leave behind. Only take what you need. We can't be weighed down by anything unnecessary. When we get to town, we'll decide what to do about this, but right now, we need to get out of here before they catch us." He leaned in and kissed me again. "I'm not going to abandon you. Meet me near the ballroom, and we'll go to the stables. We'll take my horse and my father's horse." He pulled away slowly then before he looked at me worriedly. "If they get out and they find you, run." I nodded towards him before giving him a small kiss on the cheek.
"Richard?" I asked. "Does this mean we're running away?" I gave him an uncertain look. My parents told me that the human world is dangerous with suspicious humans looking to kill anything odd that lives amongst them. Then there are werewolves and other supernatural beasts out there looking for a meal or plaything. He hesitated before he nodded.
"We'll try to convince them later. I don't want them separating us...." He looked at me in thought before he took the letter from out of my pocket. "If Laurence can see the future... then he must've sent this to us just now on purpose," he mumbled then showed it to me. "We can go to him for help. Our parents don't know where we'd be going, so they can't take us away from each other... and he's on our side. We can get to England. I'll get enough gold to support us for a few months. We'll take refuge with him." He handed me the letter then. "We'll go up through Austria to Germany then take a boat to England.... Maybe we can find a witch that can get us there quicker, but for now that's the plan," he told me then stole another kiss. "Please don't get caught." He smiled at me worriedly before he took off running to go get gold to support us. I watched him running down the hall before I ran towards the room I had been using. I reached it safely and grabbed my journal and pen. I placed it in my coat then glanced the room over before running out of it. I took off towards the ballroom to meet Richard like he wanted.
When I reached it, Vlad saw me in the hall and giggled, running up to me. "There you are!" He hugged me then. "Did you get lost in the halls? I've been look-"
"Vlad, get off Paris," Richard said sternly, walking up. "I need you to do me a favor." He pulled Vlad close to him and whispered in his ear. Vlad giggled then.
"Okay, Richardo. I'll go tell the maids to do that," he said then bounced off. Richard looked at me then grabbed my hand, starting to pull me away quickly outside. I could hear our parents shouting for us on the other side of the castle, finally having managed to get the door open. He tensed before he took me to a building hidden in the trees then went inside, going over to the first two stables. A black horse nickered inside one of them and approached the door to it, leaning it's head out and nipped at Richard's hair. He smiled at the horse then rubbed its neck. "Hey Titania," he whispered then unlocked the door, letting her out. He went and got a bridle then put it on her before he led her out and then started to get her ready for riding before, he looked at me. "You're going to ride my horse. She's very obedient and won't give you trouble," he told me then helped me up onto her, getting me situated. "You're going to stay close to me, okay?" He rubbed my leg before he went to her face then gently petted her. "Be good to Paris..." He purred and listened to her neigh at him. He went to grab a lead then and got it on her bridle before he handed it to me. He left our side then went to another stable and got out a pretty brown and white paint horse and got him set up then got on him with ease. "Alright, nice and easy boy," he whispered then had him walk up to us before he took the lead back and went first out of the stables, tugging Titania after him so she would follow the horse he was riding. I widened my eyes and grabbed at her quickly from the sudden movement.
"Richard, I never rode a horse before," I told him and gave him a small admiring look. He looked back at me then purred.
"I put a lead on just in case," he told me and smiled at me encouragingly. "She won't be able to stray too far from me. Try sitting up and holding onto the bridle. You can gently tell her what to do by tugging lightly in different directions on it so she'll go that way. She can't get far from me though." He tied the lead down to his saddle then, inspecting the knot before he tugged on it to make sure it wouldn't come lose before he looked at me. "Hold onto her tightly, Paris." He made a clicking noise then lightly moved his heel back on his horse before his horse broke out into a run into the trees, Titiana following closely behind as she started to gallop with him. I widened my eyes and held onto her saddle tightly. I slowly started to sit up as I got used to it but I couldn't ignore the aching sensation it was giving me in my downstairs department. Anyone would feel this way for their first time- it was terrible and making me sore. He looked back at me, checking on me then laughed a little as he saw the look on my face then got us on a road before he started to lead us down it to our destination....
We arrived in a small town far off from his castle, and he took us to an inn, getting down off his horse before he held onto the reins tightly then walked over to me, helping me down. "There we go," he purred in my ear softly and held me close so I wouldn't fall. He looked towards a man nearby. "Here, get my horses put up for the night with some hay and some fresh water. Brush them too," he instructed and passed the reins over then handed the man some money before he watched the man take them around back. He took me inside then looked towards another man behind a counter before he walked up. "I'd like two rooms for the night," he said calmly then watched as the man looked his book over then grabbed two keys.
"Name?" He asked us, glancing us over.
"I'm Vlad, and this is Vasile," Richard said then got the keys and paid for the night. He started to pull me upstairs then handed me a key after unlocking a door. "Here," he whispered. "Go get cleaned up. My room is right next door, so come over when you're ready and we'll talk about our future plans," he whispered then looked around before he stole a kiss from me. "We're going to have to watch what we do. I'm going to see what I can find out tomorrow morning about finding a witch or something that can get us there quicker. It's a long trip up through Germany," he purred then rubbed my cheek. "You do want to go find Laurence, right?" He asked me.
"I do. He sent us a letter. He wants us to see him." I looked at my room before looking back at him. "I won't take long," I promised. I stepped into the room and shut the door in his face. I made sure to lock it before taking off my coat and shirt. I fell onto the bed and curled up. After resting for a few minutes, I got cleaned up like he wanted. I got dressed- making sure everything was still with me. I snuck over to his room and knocked on the door. Our future? That sounds so nice. Ours. I heard shuffling in the room before he opened the door and purred, yanking me in then shut the door behind me and locked it.
"You smell a lot better," he told me then kissed me before he pulled me over to a table in his room and sat down at it, pulling me down into his lap. "So... we're going to go to Germany and take a boat. I found a map that we can use to get there. We'll feed from each other and maybe a villager or two while we travel," he whispered to me, looking up into my eyes. "We'll get there." He smiled then and ran his fingers through my hair before he leaned in and kissed me. "So... now that we're in this together... and our parents know..." He looked me in the eyes before he leaned in and kissed my neck. He purred softly against my skin. Suddenly, I felt him bite down into me. He wrapped his arms around my waist, pulling me close against his body. I could feel something entering my veins, sending waves of pleasure through me. I felt a shiver go through my spine as his fangs moved in deeper, more of his venom flowing through me.
I gasped out in pleasure. This is something I- I never felt before. I reached up to touch his hair before tugging a lock full. "Richard! You're marking me." I felt my face flush. I didn't expect him to do it. My fangs sharpened on me out of instinct. Oh my gosh.... I think I might love him. He purred loudly to me before he pulled back and licked my neck.
"Why not? We want to be together... and we don't have a reason to hide it anymore," he whispered then nipped at my ear playfully. I chuckled and ran my fingers through his hair then yanked his head to the side so he would expose his neck. I leaned into his ice-cold skin and bit down hard- trying to get my venom in his system. I waited until I heard his moan to alert me it worked. He gasped lightly then pulled me closer before the chair tipped over and we spilled out into the floor with me on top. I heard him give another small moan before he gripped my sides and kissed my head quickly. I pulled back from his neck with a smile. I licked off his blood from my lips and started for his bed. There's no way I'm sleeping alone in my bedroom- especially here! His eyes followed me before he was up on his feet, coming after me with a purr before he wrapped his arms around me and knocked us down into his bed and kissed my neck quickly then started to trail kisses to my lips. I laughed softly before turning my head to prevent him from reaching my lips. I hid my head down against his chest. I gave him a satisfied sigh.
"Let's get some sleep. We need to leave soon and keep going on the road before our parents catch up to us," I told him. "They'll be bound to come this way." He looked down at me then nodded.
"Yeah, you're right," he whispered. "This is the closest town to my castle. My father will know we came here. We'll have to leave before the sun rises," he mumbled then got off me before he pulled me into his arms and purred. "We've got a long journey ahead of us to get to England." He wrapped us up in his blankets before he kissed my cheek. "It's probably a good thing we're going through Germany instead of France." He sighed then closed his eyes, leaning his head against my shoulder as he got quiet, and we drifted off to sleep together in each other's arms.
I felt Richard stir by me before he got out of the bed and scooped me up into his arms, carrying me towards the door as he left our bedroom keys on the nightstand table. He held me bridal style to avoid dropping me as he got us out of the room then took us downstairs, being quiet to not disturb anyone as we left the inn. "Paris," he whispered softly then kissed my cheek as we ended up in the stables. "Come on, we need to ride. If my parents come looking, they'll be here soon." I felt him set me down on a stool before our horses nickered, and he started to get them ready for our ride. He came over to me after getting it set up like yesterday then put me back on Titania's back before he got up swiftly on his horse and made a clicking noise. The horses left the stables obediently and pawed at the earth as Richard pulled out a map and looked it over before he led our horses onto the streets and got them running as he tied the lead for mine back onto his saddle. I rubbed at my eyes before gripping the saddle.
"I'm hungry," I whined out to him. "Richard.... We need to eat soon." I let out a long yawn. I could feel the uncomfortable ride kicking in again. Just great. We're going to do this all day too, I bet. Wouldn't it just be easier to go back to our parents and beg to be forgiven? Maybe find a way for them to accept us? No. They'll never forgive us. I knew that. They'll never accept us for who we are. Mates. They're too old to understand. They're better off dead. There's a new age coming, and they'll either accept it or die. Life is too short to not enjoy the pleasures of being with a mate. Even as an eternal being- there are strong chances of dying. War. Starvation. Town mobs and pitchforks. Werewolves. Then there are backstabbing vampires. What if I never make it to England? Any one of those things could be the cause of our departure. Is this me having second thoughts? I've never been this long outside of a castle. I leaned over onto the horse and let out a shaky breath. He looked back at me with a concerned look then.
"I promise I'll feed you as soon as we're out of town." He tensed as he saw me leaning over my horse. "Paris, are you feeling alright? We can... we can spare a few minutes if you need it now." He slowed our horses down then and pulled Titania closer to check on me. "You're not having second thoughts either, are you?" He looked around before he wrapped his arm around me firmly then pulled me onto his horse with him, holding me tightly so I wouldn't slip and sped the horses up as he exposed his neck to me. I leaned in towards his neck and kissed it.
"Just a little," I told him. "I'm so.... worried for us." I bit down into his neck and started to drink from him. He groaned slightly before he tightened his grip on me.
"Paris... we're going to get through this. You have to believe we will. It's going to take a lot of hard work... but we have to. They wouldn't ever accept us as it is right now," he told me softly. "We have a plan, and that's better than nothing. We're going to be okay... just stick through this with me." He kissed my head then and got quiet as we left town, making it into the forest on a path. "We might be able to get a carriage at another town, okay? I'll look into it for you." I pulled back from his neck and licked my lips clean.
"I'm sure I'll get used to the horses," I told him confidently. After all... He's doing just fine. I need to grow stronger for him now. "I'm going to grow strong for you," I promised in a soft tone. That way we'll be untouchable. He purred then and stole a kiss from me.
"I love you," he murmured into my ear then slipped me back onto Titania. "We'll take a break when the horses need it," he promised then gave me a sweet smile before he looked ahead of us. "We've got a long ride ahead of us...."
~Time Skip~
After a couple of weeks, we arrived finally in Germany- or at least Richard said it was. He had gotten us to a little town along the shore, and he was currently looking over a few things as he sat at the table in his room at an inn. He had always gotten us two rooms every time we came to an inn, changing our names each time to avoid our parents being able to follow us that way. However, I always ended up staying in his room anyways instead of staying separate from him. He looked up at me then purred. "I think we can leave the day after tomorrow. That's the soonest ship out of here to England. We'll spend time together here and rest. We've come so far already, and you've made me proud. You handled the ride here well for someone who's never ridden before." He sighed then. "I'm going to have to sell Titania though... and my father's horse.... We can't take them with us across the water. The ship won't allow it." He shook his head then.
"I bet if you paid one enough he'd allow it," I suggested. I know he doesn't want to give up his horses... They're special to him. I looked out the window- catching the view of the water from here. "How about we go down to the shore before we leave," I suggested. He looked out the window then nodded.
"We can do that," he purred softly. "We have an entire day to do what we want. I think I will look into paying someone off for the horses. We still have a lot of gold left over from the treasury...." He got to his feet then before he walked over to the window and looked the little town over. "I think we should go further out if we're going to the shore though tomorrow. We don't want to bite each other and have humans spot us... and I think I should get you something nice to eat while we're here... like a small pastry or something. It's been so long since you've had human food... or someone else's blood for that matter." He rubbed his neck then before he looked back at me and smirked. "Maybe we might manage to get some human blood while we're here. We'll have to do it right before we leave that way they'll discover the humans after we're gone." He held out a hand for me and purred, looking me over.
I gave him a smile before walking up and grabbed his hand. "Why don't we see if there's a ship that's run by a vampire?" I asked curiously. "There might be one. You'd think there would be. Or another supernatural. We could try finding a witch here too." I purred, giving him a loving look. He pulled me close then kissed my cheek.
"I can try to find a ship run by someone like us.... It'll be hard. I'll have to go down to the docks and snoop around more. I do think I heard kids talking about some sort of social outcast while we were riding in- might be a witch." He purred then kissed my head. "I'll take care of it tomorrow. We should enjoy the time we have here out of reach of our parents and alone." He leaned in for a kiss then, moving his arms around my waist as he tugged me close. I purred and gave him a small kiss on the cheek.
"Let's go see the beach~!" I found my way out of his arms and left the room. I walked out of the inn and straight down the street- aiming my way to the beach. I heard him laughing before he was right next to me, grabbing my hand.
"You really want to go to the beach, don't you?" He teased me then looked around before he frowned and let my hand go. "I hope no one is at the part of the beach we pick," he mumbled and glanced at people as we passed them. He looked ahead then before he started to walk a little faster with me. I followed beside him and gave a small chuckle. One day we'll hold hands in the streets and no one will look twice. He purred slightly as he looked at me then took us down to the beach, looking around before he started to walk a little ways from the town to get out of sight with me. We eventually came to part of the beach where it looked like not many people went to and he took his shoes off and placed them down on the sand. He laughed a little and looked at the sand curiously before he looked towards the water and rolled up his pant legs, going over to it before he watched as the water rushed up around his feet. He watched it with fascination as it left him then came back again. He looked out at the rest of the sea then smiled broadly as he watched bigger waves out there then looked towards me. "Paris~" He called out sweetly. I laughed and took off my shoes. I rolled up my pants so I could walk into the water with him. I stepped in and grabbed his hand.
"Wow~" I whispered and looked down at my feet. He purred then gave me a playful look before he swept me off my feet and laughed, kissing me deeply. He pulled back then looked out at the sea then at me.
"We're going to make it," he promised me then gave me a small smile. "I love you, my sweet mate," he purred then leaned in and gave me another kiss before he walked us out further and playfully went to dunk me in the water. I gasped and held onto him tightly.
"No!" I told him and looked down at the water. "It'll eat me," I told him.
"It'll eat you?" He asked then started to laugh. "It won't eat you. If anything is going to eat you, it's going to be the big bad vampire~" He leaned in then kissed my neck. He smelled me then gave a soft moan. I looked down at the water before I gave him a warning look.
"Richard, don't you dare throw me in." He purred then held me close.
"I won't," he said then got a smirk on his face before he leaned down and stole a kiss from my lips. He sat me down on my feet then ran his fingers through my hair and looked out across the water then pulled away and bent down, looking in the water. He picked up a seashell and laughed a little before he handed it to me and purred. "This is great," he told me then started to explore, moving away from me a few feet. I walked back to the shore quickly and threw my journal into the sand to make sure it didn't get wet. I forgot about it. I looked back towards Richard in amusement before dropping the shell he gave me. He looked at me then gave me a playful smirk before he walked out of the water and up to me, wrapping his arms around my waist and knocking us back onto the sand. He purred then leaned in and kissed my lips before he started to trail kisses to my neck and ran his fingers down my sides. I gave a small purr and exposed my neck to him out of instinct.
"You can have some if you'd like," I suggested. He nuzzled his head into my neck then and bit down before he moaned and marked me again, letting his venom flow through me. I felt him grip my hips before he pulled his fangs out and gave my neck another kiss then licked my blood up. I felt his fingers slip up under my shirt as he purred in my ear then sucked on my skin lightly on my neck. I widened my eyes as I realized what he was doing. I reached down for his hands- hesitating. I slipped up my shirt for him slowly. If we're in this together.... we're in this together. "I love you," I whispered in his ear. He pulled back from my neck then looked down at me before he gave me a sweet kiss on the lips.
"Do you want me to stop?" He asked me then looked me in the eyes, hesitating for me. I shook my head no and gave him a smile.
"We're in this together now," I told him and ran my fingers down to his suspenders- undoing them. He laughed then watched me before he leaned in and stole another kiss. He took my shirt off then and placed it aside before he looked me over and kissed my chest, starting to trail downwards slowly. I watched his kisses in wonder- giving a gasp with each kiss. I nervously grabbed a lock full of his hair and made him look up at me. "Are you sure we should be doing this?" I asked. We're not even married. He paused then gently kissed my hand that was holding his hair.
"We're mates, Paris. It's okay. We're meant to give each other affection," he purred to me then moved back up to my lips, giving me a kiss. "We don't have to if you're nervous about doing this right now," he mumbled then closed his eyes and stole another kiss, making it deeper than the one before. I blushed- feeling my face heat up. How could I be so nervous. He's my mate.... there's only one way for me to ease my nerves. I leaned into the kiss a bit more before pulling back.
"Just... be gentle," I told him quietly. He purred to me then kissed my cheek then nodded.
"Okay," he promised then kissed me again passionately before his fingers traveled down to my thighs, and he moved them up a bit as he got between them. He licked my bottom lip before he pulled back then took his shirt off, setting it aside as he revealed his torso to me. He blushed slightly before he leaned down and kissed my neck, running his fingers lightly across my bare skin. I gently touched his skin, running my fingers across his exposed skin. He's beautiful. He moaned slightly before he kissed my neck then started to suck on it gently. I felt him run his fingers down to the top of my pants then before he began to push them down my legs, moving back to take them off. He looked my underwear over then looked at me before he purred and crawled back up to me, giving me a small smirk as he kissed my lips and pressed his weight down into me. I leaned into the kiss, making the kiss deeper. I pressed my tongue into his mouth to try it out and started to explore his mouth. I ran my fingers down to his pants and shoved them down with his underwear, eager for our bodies to be closer now. He gave a soft moan then started to suck on my tongue, moving his hands down to my hips before I felt him move up against me, his hips moving against mine slowly. I bit back a moan and pulled away from the kiss.
"Richard," I whispered. He leaned his face into my neck and kissed it.
"What is it?" He asked me then purred as he pulled my hips closer to him.
"I love you," I mumbled and blushed. He pulled back from my neck then and quickly kissed my lips.
"I love you too," he told me and kissed me again. He looked down into my eyes and blushed before he kissed near my ear and grinded up against me, pushing my back firmly up against the sand. I laid my head back firmly into the sand and arched my back. I exposed my neck to make sure he could get at it as he'd like. He pushed my back down, pinning me before he started to trail love bites along my neck, a small moan escaping him. I felt him getting harder downstairs as he held my hips firmly. I felt my own manhood becoming aroused- making me eager for him. I glanced over the last things keeping us apart and shoved them down so we was touching skin. He leaned into my lips and kissed me deeply before he pulled me close and made our beach trip the most passionate time we've had.