St. Cross' POV:
My eyes fluttered open slowly. It's been awhile since I could have control over my body like this... I'm free now.... Free from what that vampire done to me. My throat was dry and ached... That's right... I'm a vampire now. I felt my fingers already touching my sore throat and rubbing to sooth the pain. I'm hungry and I'll have to eat to survive. I exposed my fangs instinctively and got to my feet quickly. I found my eyes landing on a squirrel watching me before I suddenly crawled after it as it ran from me. I snatched it just before it reached a tree and bit down into it viciously. It's just an animal. I started to drink its blood- finishing it off quickly and moaned from the flavor of it. Satisfying~ I threw it quickly in disgust and whipped it's blood off my hand and onto the grass. I stood up and eyed over my surroundings before things suddenly tilted as I fell back over. My whole body began to burn like I was on fire inside me. I let out a scream and thrashed around. What is this!? What's happening to me! Why! I'm so confused! "No!" I yelled out and scratched at my body.
"You didn't seriously eat that squirrel, did you?" I heard a girl purr out nearby. "Poor wretch." I looked towards her and frowned- sending her a glare.
"My pain is not amusing," I told her.
"It is to me~ It makes my job soooo much easier," she sung out then pulled out a beaded rosary from in her black dress and held it out towards me as she got out a silver knife and started for me. "I'll put you out of your misery, demon." What the hell!? I got to my feet quickly and rubbed at my neck.
"You're not going to kill me so easily!" I yelled at her and took off running. I saw her appear in front of me before she kicked my legs out from underneath me, bending down enough for me to fall on her back before I felt her hand grab my wrist and she used her momentum of getting back up to throw me to the ground, flipping me onto my back. She hovered over me before her green eyes landed on my chest and she bent down quickly, going to stab me where my heart was without hesitation. I frowned and rolled out of her aim quickly before I grabbed her foot and yanked her down.
"Stop trying to kill me," I hissed at her and got to my feet. "I'm not like the monsters that lived here." I eyed over the castle then and frowned. I wonder if there is anything still alive in there. She hissed at me then and exposed her fangs.
"You're still a monster," she growled out. "You're one of those devils! I can smell it all over you!" She glared at me then before I suddenly felt her knife against the back of my ankle, slitting my flesh before my knees gave out under me and I fell over as I lost the ability to stand. "You're evil."
"No, I'm not," I hissed at her and eyed over her rosary. Where did mine go? I frowned and eyed over the ground around me. "I'm a priest," I grumbled.
"Prove it," she scoffed and looked me over before she rubbed her rosary absentmindedly.
"I will when I find my rosary," I told her and eyed over my surroundings. Damn- where'd it go?
"Your rosary? You mean this?" She asked and pulled out a bloody one from in her pockets on her dress. "I found this lying around." I eyed over my rosary in her hand and grabbed it quickly before I put it around my neck and gripped it. That's right- that man threw it away- the prince that lived in the castle. He told me I wouldn't be needing it anymore- but that's not true. I eyed her over before I felt a hunger growing as my eyes landed on her throat. I exposed my fangs quickly and tackled her before I bit down into her. She yelped and started to tremble as she gripped my shirt quickly and dropped her knife. "P-please," she begged me as her knuckles turned white from her tight grip. I moaned as the taste of her blood soothed my thirst. "Quit it," she hissed and pushed on my chest. "I won't let you kill me!" I pinned her down quickly and held her under me. There's no way I'm going to let her go until I get all I need. She groaned as I felt her leg slip between mine, quickly starting to come up to stun me. I frowned and moved between her legs quickly and bit down harder into her. She gasped and quickly fell limp under me as she buried her face into my shoulder. "Please don't kill me," she begged softly as her voice shook. I pulled my fangs out from in her as my thirst died. I pulled away from her entirely and licked my lips before I smiled.
"Thank you," I whispered to her as I stood up and started for the castle. I heard her hiss lightly before she got to her feet.
"Where in the blue blazes do you think you're going?!"
"Does it matter?" I asked her as I looked back at her. "I'm going to find something new to wear first." She eyed me over before she relaxed a little.
"Are you really a priest?" She mumbled and slowly followed.
"I was," I whispered. "Now I'm going to clean up and see what I want to do from there."
"I used to be a nun," she told me softly. "I was turned by a vampire that visited our convent. He almost killed me." I looked towards her and smiled.
"Are you still keeping your nun vows?" I teased her. She blushed and straightened up a little.
"Y-yes," she told me and rubbed her rosary again. I eyed her over and smiled.
"Good... Very good... I want you to stay with me," I told her. "I'll take great care of you." "You ate a squirrel. I think you need me more than I need you," she whispered but smiled back at me.
"That squirrel was very delicious. You should try one," I told her and smirked. "It just has a killer after effect." She giggled and nodded.
"Yes, you can't eat animals," she told me then purred, coming up to my side before she laced her fingers behind her back. "If you're going to feed, you have to find a human... or another vampire. I feed from the vampires before I kill them." I eyed her over before eyeing over her throat.
"Really?" I asked in a teasing tone. "Clean up. You look like a mess."
"You don't look any better yourself," she teased back and glanced my throat over. "You have so much blood all over you, and some of it's not even yours."
"You don't want to know," I warned her and shivered. I eyed over the week-old corpses laying everywhere at the castle. It looks like they didn't leave a soul alive here- and took the humans that were left alive as their new pack members to replace what died here. I stepped over a man and snatched a silver sword out of him- smelling the blood on it and gagged as I caught the stench of wet dog. "That's disgusting," I hissed out and dropped the sword. She eyed over the corpse then wrinkled up her nose before she looked at me.
"We can find you a better sword, father," she said and then gave a sweet smile as she brushed her red hair over her ear then started to look around, leaving my side to find one.
"We'll find one later," I told her and started up the stairs. I'm going to find that man's clothes and the biggest bath here and I'm going to spend hours in it.
"Okay!" I heard her call out before she started to sing lightly under her breath, walking off into another room. I stopped at the top of the stairs and looked back down at the corpses. What if I use werewolf blood the next time, I fight a vampire? Will the dead blood infect the vampire? I smirked as I eyed over the corpses and looked around the castle. This would be a nice place to raise an army to take down princes like the ones I've met.... I could make this a place of knowledge for humans and those that want to hunt vampires... or other creatures... a place of study... I'm sure there is lots of knowledge here already on vampires... and I could use those corpses in experiments.
"Excellent," I husked out. "Where did that girl go?" I asked softly. "NUN! Sister!" I yelled and rushed down the stairs. "I've got a chore for you!" She poked her head out of the room and purred as she looked at me.
"Yes, father~" She said sweetly and walked out before she glanced around in disgust.
"We're going to form a house of study here," I told her. "We're going to raise knowledge to the humans here..." I trailed off as I eyed the corpses over. "They're perfect for study."
"You're... going to experiment on them?" She asked and widened her eyes slightly like the idea horrified her but then she paused and looked conflicted as she looked the bodies over again. "W-well... it would help us fight them and wipe them out for humans to live peacefully."
"Exactly~ Go find some humans and bring them here," I told her. "We're creating our own army of hunters." She nodded before she purred.
"I'll see who wants to help us~ It might be hard to gather a decent size of humans though." She started for the door quickly and opened it. "I'll be back before dark."
"You can take a skull with you," I suggested.
"Ummm." She paused and looked back at the bodies. "You think it would help?" I nodded.
"It will do convincing." She nodded then walked up to a few bodies and started to remove the skulls, using a knife to cut the skin open to take it. I watched her with interest and smirked. It's time for humanity to take a stand. She looked up at me when she finished collecting the skull then wiped her hands off on some dead guy's shirt before she got to her feet then looked the man over. She leaned down and took his shirt off before she started to tie it into a bag and slipped the skulls inside to conceal it. "What's your name?" She asked before she looked up at me curiously. "You never told me, father."
"St. Cross," I told her calmly as I eyed over the sack. "Fair journey," I told her and continued back up the stairs to get that bath I deadly need.
"Saint Cross," she tried out under her breath then giggled before she left quickly, sounding excited. I smiled as I heard her leave. I eyed over the empty castle... This is practically mine now! I held back a small laugh. "This might be fun," I whispered as I headed through the halls and searched for the king's chambers.
After a while, I finally came across a room that was furnished nicely with a large bed raised up on a platform in the center, the back wall having larger stained windows that faced out towards the sunset. Lavish couches were in the room along with an iron caged fire pit in the corner surrounded by blankets and pillows. I could see a portrait between two doors of the prince and princess I had killed, the little girl with purple hair and golden eyes at their feet as she held her mother's hand with a smile on her face as her eyes were full of life and excitement. She looked a little younger than when I had met her though, probably a few years back. I eyed it over before I walked up to it and took it off the wall, throwing it face down on the ground. I eyed over the bedroom before I checked the doors and stepped into the closet first. I grabbed a blue outfit and took it to the bathroom in the next room over. I sat it down and ran a hot bath for myself and eyed over the door cautiously as I took my clothes off and got into the water. I sunk down in it and took one of the soaps sitting next to the tub and smelled it- smelling the daisy scent on it. I picked up a rag and started to wash my body- watching as the water turned a dark color.
~Time Skip~
The nun looked up at me happily as she tossed the bag to the ground at the bottom of the stairs and gestured to six humans behind her. "I managed to recruit this many before the others started to throw rocks at me to get me to leave~ They seem dedicated! One of them even had a vampire kill their entire family recently, but everyone told him they died from a disease... and the church told him it was their sins that caught up to them." I nodded as I eyed them over.
"Well- in time we'll recruit more," I promised her. "For now- we can start experiments. I learned from the wolves that their bites kill vampires. If we take some of their blood or any venom left in their jaws around here... we'll be able to use it on our weapons. We'll find a group of small vampires soon and capture them and experiment on them to find more things we can use to kill or just harm them." I tapped my chin as I eyed over the recruits. "We might even find more people like us."
"That's dark," one of them muttered, watching me. The nun purred then before she nodded and clapped her hands, turning to the men behind her.
"Okay, I'm going to sort out the corpses for us, okay? You guys collect venom from their jaws. Cut it out of their gums if you have to," she told them then leaned down to a body, sniffing it before she got up and walked off to another one. The men eyed her over before one of them smirked and nudged another- younger guy in their group and chuckled like he was having unholy thoughts. I smirked as I saw that.
"You two better get to work," I warned them. "God sees everything." The man shot me a glare as he heard me then started off for one of the corpses that she said was a wolf and opened its jaws up as he eyed the teeth over.
"God created Eve for Adam," I heard him mutter under his breath.
"Yes.... and out of marriage actions.... are frowned upon," I warned. I walked outside and looked around for that wolf that attacked the girl and started to collect it's venom. I could hear laughter coming from inside the castle as it sounded like the men were cracking jokes while they worked in there. I tsked and eyed over my surroundings. Eternity is now mine.... What will I do with all my free time? I gave a small chuckle and rubbed my neck at the thought of blood.
Richard's POV:
Where even am I? I looked around and rubbed at my chest as my mouth watered but quickly tasted like mud as sand whipped across my face. I spat then groaned. I hate this place so much. How did I even get here?! I know I crossed... through Egypt? Yeah, this is Africa, but where in Africa? I glanced around before I felt my throat burn a little and I whimpered, falling to my knees before I faceplanted the sand. "HOW AMAZING! MORE SAND!" I hissed out then curled up as the sun burned on my back. Why? Why did this happen to us? "GHAH!" I managed to sit up and glared at my surroundings before I exposed my fangs. Screw that. I'm not going to let myself feel that way. He betrayed me, and that's the end of the story. He betrayed all my trust and my love. Right now, I need to find a way to get blood... but there's no civiliaza- Oh look. My eyes landed on a faint shadow on the horizon- what looked like nomads. Perfect~ I got to my feet and started for it but yelped as the sand slipped under my feet and I fell back into the sand. WHY?! I watched as the shadows seemed to be moving farther away from me. Disappearing over the blurry horizon. Shiiiiizzz "WAIT!" I screamed out, hoping to get them to hear me. "WAIIIIT! PLEASE! I'M DYING!" I heard a buzzard swoop down suddenly and peck at me before a few more came at me. I snarled and grabbed one, breaking its neck before I hissed and sat up. "Oh, that's it! I'M DONE WITH THIS DAMN DESERT! SCREW THIS!" I snarled and went for another one. "GET BACK HERE!" They flew away then- squawking as they flew high in the air and just stayed circling me. I glared up at them then looked the sand over. I wonder if it's cooler underneath the sand. I started to burrow down into it to get away from the buzzards and the hot sun and held my breath- it's not like I needed it anyways. I'd move at night.... At first the sand stung my body- burning me but as I went deeper into it- a coolness consumed from the rays of the sun getting blocked out by shade. I ran into a few buried critters that dug away from me quickly. I glanced them over then closed my eyes as I finally got cooler and sighed. I'd wait for a little bit.... Time to start counting.
As I resurfaced from under the sand, I was met with a beautiful night sky, the stars shimmering up in the high heavens. I widened my eyes at the sight then gave a small purr as I watched them. Without the clouds in the sky... you could really see how lit up it was. I smiled then shook the sand off me before I started to walk, rubbing my dry throat as I looked around. Let's see~ That's the North star... so let's go south. I turned away from the North star then set off in the new direction, heading down the continent. I heard a hiss from a snake before something sharp bit down into my ankle. I yelped then looked down quickly before I exposed my fangs and hissed back at it. "You little-" I snarled and snatched it up right behind its head and looked it over. "What the hell is wrong with this continent?" I looked the snake over then tossed it far away. I heard it hiss and slither away. I heard a few voices off in the distance- the sound of drums and smoke was coming from there as well. I widened my eyes and listened in before I took off for it quickly. FINALLY! FOOD! I could hear them dancing and chattering about needing to start leaving soon since it was cool and night. I could smell they were cooking on the fire. I felt my mouth start to water again before I forced myself on, but as soon as I reached the outer edge of light, I collapsed as my throat started to burn from the fresh scent of humans. I heard a few of them gasp as they noticed me and soon, they all got quiet. There was maybe thirty of them in all traveling together. They were nomads... probably the ones from earlier. I groaned and curled up slowly, gripping my throat tightly as my breath started to come in pained gasps and I felt my fangs expose. I just want blood! Why can't I control myself enough to snatch one of them?! I heard a tent move then before someone stepped out of the tent and looked around before coming towards me.
"You there- who are you?" His voice asked me. It sounded like silver.... It sounded more familiar as it sunk in... He. Looked. Like. Paris. He sounded.... like Paris. I looked at him weakly then reached for him as my stone pulsed. Paris~
"Paris," I whispered then coughed.
"Who?" He asked as he watched me. I paused as I watched him then frowned. That's not my mate....
"R-Richard," I said a little louder. Maybe he'll feed me at least. I watched him in disappointment and tried to hide my fangs a little so I could get him once he was closer. He watched me before he stepped closer as he eyed me over.
"Feed him and take care of him," he instructed the others. "We found ourselves a stray." The others started back up as a few walked up to me with offerings. I looked at the food they were offering me and waited for them to get closer before I snatched one of their wrists and bit into it hungrily, a small cry escaping my lips as I felt his blood hitting my burning throat. I dug my fangs in viciously and moaned, yanking him down in front of me. The guy let out a scream.
"Monster!" The others yelled around me and took out knives. The others closed in on me as the man that looked like Paris watched with a frown. I hissed and yanked my fangs out before I let myself disappear, fading from their sight before I bit down into the man and slowly changed my position so they wouldn't see the sand move. They all started to surround us as they searched for me and the guy I was biting tried to yank away from me in fear. I watched them, keeping quiet as I tried to drain the guy quickly to get what I wanted and made sure not to let them touch me. I'll kill them all in a minute anyways~ I saw the guy that looked like Paris went back to his tent he came out of and came back with swords as he shoved people aside and swung around at the open air, looking for me as he neared my current victim. I took my fangs out quickly then shoved him back before I snatched the look alike and yanked him onto his back as I ripped the swords away. I got over him then smirked as I looked his features over then leaned in, biting in harshly. I moaned as I got a good taste then pinned him down more firmly as I straddled his stomach. I'm so hungry~ He let out a scream and shoved up on my chest- his heart starting to race. The others started to stab at us quickly as they circled us- giving puzzled looks. I snarled and flipped us so he was on top then smirked as I ripped a chunk out of his neck to make him bleed faster and purred as I let myself be seen again. The gig was up anyways~ They'd know where I was, but now I had a shield. I smirked as I kept him down on top of me and licked his bleeding neck.
"Thank you for the blood," I purred out into his ear then moaned at his taste. "Damn~ it's been awhile since I've been able to eat like this." He grabbed my throat quickly and squeezed it.
"You're not welcome," he hissed at me and tried to get off me as he ripped away from me. I heard a few of his men running away. What cowards? I yanked him back down on top of me and glared at him.
"Stop struggling. I will repay your generosity in a few moments," I told him then looked at his neck longingly before I bit back in and purred. He groaned and struggled against me anyways. One of his men stabbed both of us quickly- getting us in the chest. I widened my eyes as I looked towards the man. Did he just... stab his leader too? I looked at the sword in our chests then at the man I was holding before I flipped us, ripping the sword out of the man's grip then bit into my wrist, shoving it against Paris's look alike's mouth. "Drink up~ You'll feel better in no time," I told him then winked. I'll keep him around. I could use a talking companion. The desert is about to drive me insane... and as for his men, I'll make them my slaves. He groaned and looked pissed before he moaned at the taste of my blood and started to drink it. The others around us gasped and one stabbed me suddenly. I glared at the one that got me before I rose to my feet slowly then narrowed my eyes, ripping his throat out quickly with my nails and went for the next one as I left the look alike alone to turn. They all started to spread out then- the smell of fear growing in the air as they ran from me. I smirked and laughed at them. "What? Are you all afraid of me?" I purred out then teleported in front of the next one. "Join me," I murmured as I watched him. "Live for eternity at my side," I purred to the man and took his knife away, tossing it into the flames so he couldn't grab it again. He eyed me over with wide eyes as his eyes landed on my already healed wounds. I could hear Paris's look alike screaming as he started to turn. I smirked a little at the man then tilted my chin up. "Come on, don't you want to serve a god?" I asked him and exposed my fangs. He eyed me over in fear and slowly knelt down in front of me out of respect. I think I like this.... Why did I ever give this up? I looked towards the other men expectantly then grinned. "Your leader will be alright. His body is accepting my gift of immortality. You're all next, but it'll only last for a few moments in an otherwise world of wonderful eternity." I heard a few of them muttering before a few of them knelt as they faced me but there was still a few not taking the chance and running still far out into the desert to get away from me. I smirked before I bit into my wrist and offered it to the man in front of me. "Drink up," I told him then purred. "Don't let it go to waste. This is how you enter eternity~" He eyed over my wrist and looked towards Paris's doubleganger before he looked towards my wrist and slowly leaned in and licked a bit of my blood off my wrist before he grabbed it and started to feast on my blood. I chuckled darkly as I watched him then looked at the others. "See? Would your fellow friend betray you?" I hummed out then bit down into my other wrist. "Come and get it~" The others walked over cautiously as they got closer and one got my other wrist. I watched them then yanked away my first wrist and offered it to someone else.
After I had finished feeding my blood to the ones that stayed, I sat down next to the fire and stared at it as I felt my wrists healing up. Some of the first ones should be real close to being done soon.... They'll be starving. I'll have to order them to feed off each other or hunt down the deserters. I'm not feeding the multitudes again- not until I make more vampires. I heard Paris's look alike stirring back to life from a few feet away from me- the sand getting kicked again as he squirmed. "Welcome back to the land of the living~" I sung out and smirked, looking towards him. "They'll be awake soon and join you in serving me. You can feed off them once they wake." He let out a small gasp as he grabbed his throat- looking starved. "You'll be okay," I promised him then looked back at the fire with a slight growl. "I suffered through it. You'll survive too." I heard him stirring and getting to his feet slowly. "What's your name?" I ran my fingers through my hair as I stretched out by the fire and moaned a little from the warmth in the cold desert night. He slowly walked up to me and sat down next to me as he rubbed his throat and sent me a small glare.
"Isaiah," he told me calmly.
"Isaiah," I muttered before I looked at him. "I'm prince Richardo of Transylvania, a powerful pureblood, and your master," I told him then smirked. "Don't glare at me like that."
"I'll glare at you how I want," he hissed at me. "You've cursed me and my men." He stood up then and rubbed his throat before he stormed off towards his tent. "We won't follow you."
"Yes, you will," I purred out then watched him. "I can make you. You're my newborns." I eyed his body over as I felt my stone pulse as my thoughts returned to Paris as my fangs exposed. He tensed up a little before he went back into his tent and shut himself inside it- the light dimmed in it. I watched his tent before I eyed over the rest of his men then slowly got to my feet. We need to move if we're going to find another town. I looked the camp over then went over to Isaiah's tent, pulling the flap back. "Isaiah, we need to move before the sun comes back up. I don't want to be in the scorching heat in the same place," I said then tsked.
"We'll move when my men wake up," he said calmly from his cot. "Get out of my tent. You're not welcome."
"I'm welcome whenever I damn well feel like it," I snarled at him. "You will learn respect for me."
"No. Learn to respect me. This is my men, my camp site, and you're the stranger." He hissed at me.
"I'm thousands of years older than you with lots more knowledge than you could ever even dream of! What have you accomplished in your short life?" I hissed and walked in, glaring him down. He eyed me over and scoffed before he stood up and eyed me over before he shoved me back out of his tent and shut it. I glared towards his tent then went back inside before I snatched him and threw him down onto the ground before I got over him and exposed my fangs, biting down into his neck hard. He let out a groan and squirmed under me.
"Get off me!" He yelled in anger. I pinned him down and moaned as I got a taste of his blood and started to purr as I bit in a little deeper. Paris~ I felt my venom seep into his veins as I lost control and ran my hands down to his. He squirmed a little before he melted under me and let out a small moan as his fingers linked to mine. He exposed his neck more to me then. I moaned then bit down into his shoulder, marking him again as I heard him and squeezed his fingers. He trembled a little under me and let out a shaky breath. I smelled him before I yanked my fangs out and looked him over, my stone pulsing at the look of pleasure on his face before I leaned in and kissed him quickly. He tensed up a bit at the kiss before he returned it quickly and let out another moan. I deepened the kiss as I moved closer to his body then moaned as I felt his soft lips and pushed up against them more firmly. He gave a small gasp as he pushed up on my chest. "What're you doing?" He asked me. I pulled back a little and looked at his lips longingly before I moved back to his neck and bit in, marking him again. He gasped and shook a little under me as he squirmed a bit and gripped my sides. He tilted his head and let out a clouded moan. I purred again as I heard him before I looked him over then slowly started to slip down his body then bit through his pants as I marked him on the inside of his thigh. He squirmed under me and let out a gasp as his face heated up and he squirmed away from me- his heart racing in his chest. I looked up at him playfully then and gave a dominate growl.
"Where are you going?" I asked him and yanked him back to me. He yelped and eyed me over in fear but also there was something there where he was wanting it. He gave me an uncertain smile as he sat up quickly and let out a shaky breath.
"What're you doing?" He asked me and tried to get away from me again. I pulled him back again then smirked.
"Seducing you," I purred out and eyed his lips over before I went for them. He gasped and turned his head away from me quickly and let out a shaky breath and eyed my lips over. "Don't fight it~" I ran my fingers along his jawline, turning his face towards me again. He gasped slightly as he looked hesitant before he gave in and kissed me deeply and wrapped his arms around me. I kissed him back then wrapped my arms around his waist before I started to push my body against his, leaning us back as a moan escaped me. He let out a pleased purr and laughed after he purred and bit my bottom lip. I gasped before I smirked against his lips then licked his lips as I moved closer to him and ran my hands to his hips. He pulled back from my lips and looked up at me in a small daze as his eyes lingered on my lips. I looked down at him as I eyed his lips over then crashed mine against his again for more. He gasped and kissed me back quickly. I felt a small pain inside my very being- telling me I was wrong in what I was doing. I pulled back as I looked down at him and frowned, eyeing him over. But is it so wrong? Paris betrayed me. He let those men torture me and didn't listen to me. He didn't act as a mate should.... I watched the look alike under me and then rubbed his cheek. Is this so wrong? I love Paris... but... I can't trust him. He hurt me... after years of being together.... His double eyed me over in admiration and lust as he watched me. My eyes softened as I looked his face over then gave him another kiss but made it soft. He looks so much like him.... He smells like him too.... He tastes like him... He practically is Paris... a good Paris... Someone I could easily train to never betray me. I deepened the kiss then, giving in as I ran my hand through his hair and tugged on it. He kissed me back longingly and licked my lips- pushing his tongue into my mouth. I moaned as I let him and then started to suck on it, gripping his hips before I slipped a hand down to his butt and squeezed it as I moved him closer to me, pressing my body against his. He gasped and tensed up against me before he reached for my hands and moaned. I smacked his hands lightly and smirked as I brushed my tongue up against his, letting mine dance with it. He gasped and grabbed my hands quickly and yanked them above our heads. He pulled back from my lips and eyed me over. I watched him then kissed his jaw before I started to kiss down his neck and gave a slight moan as I searched for his sensitive spots. He let my hands go suddenly in one spot and squirmed quickly under me- his heart skipping a beat as it sped up. There we go~ I smirked and started to suck on it, giving him a love bite as I slowly moved down between his legs, moving a hand down to his thigh to make him spread them enough for me. He let out a shaky moan and let out a frustrated gasp as he tried to not let me between his legs. I pulled back from his neck then leaned in towards his ear before I kissed right by it.
"What's the matter?" I husked out. "You want this~" He moved quickly- pushing his weight up against me to overpower me. I held him down though and licked up his neck to his earlobe. He shivered a little and gave a small moan.
"This ground sucks," he hissed out softly. "You lay on it."
"Let's move to the cot," I suggested and smirked. He nodded a little after thinking about it. I sat up then before I grabbed him and picked him up before I stood up and walked us over to the cot quickly, shoving him down into it before I climbed in on top of him and purred as I leaned in for another kiss. He leaned in and gave me a small kiss. I pulled back from the kiss and looked him over before I leaned in towards his neck and started to give him small kisses there as I trailed my hands down his body. He squirmed a little and tried to flip us again. "No~" I laughed out and smirked. He's mine, not the other way around. I looked his body over before I smirked then kissed his lips before I flipped him over and kissed the back of his neck. He yelped and let out a shaky breath as he pushed the pillow out of his way so he could breath. He pressed his back up against my chest firmly. I moaned a little as I breathed in his scent then ran my fingers down to his hips before I slipped one hand to the front and down into his pants as I adjusted myself over him and looked his back over. He tensed up as my hand went into his pants and he let out a shaky breath. I purred in his ear as I moved my hand down to his manhood and gripped it before I started to rub it and kissed his neck. He let out a small moan as he grew aroused at my touch. He buried his face back into the pillow quickly and groaned. I chuckled as I heard him then smirked as I kissed between his shoulder blades. "Do you like that?" I teased him. He nodded and gripped the pillow tightly. Giving him another squeeze, I rewarded him with another kiss on the back of his neck before I started to grind my hips against him, moving slow so he could get used to the motions. He let out a small yelp and moved with me quickly.
"R-Richardo," he whispered. I smirked as I heard him then rocked my hips into him sharply as I started to move against him harder. He gasped and glanced over his shoulder at me. "Richardo," he husked out. Damn, I love hearing my name~ I leaned down and kissed his lips as I pulled my hand away from his manhood and started to push his pants down, taking his underwear with it. He gasped and let out a shaky breath. "Richardo!" He gasped out. I laughed as I heard him then kissed between his shoulder blades as I started to slide his shirt up. He blushed and slowly took off his shirt- tossing it off the cot. I looked his naked body over before I purred and kissed his back as I moved back up against him and went back to my grinding, moving his legs further apart for me. He gasped and gave a small moan. "Richardo," he whispered. I smirked and started to move my pants down, leaving on my underwear to tease him as I took away more layers between us so he could feel my arousal better. He tensed up as the layers between us thinned. "Richardo! What if I'm not ready," he whispered.
"Not ready?" I asked and moaned as I moved more firmly against him. "How could you not be~?" He's already aroused~ He can't back out now~ He blushed and threw his face into the pillow and gave a shaky breath. "If you're not ready for me to take off the rest, then we can continue this till you can't stand it no more~" I purred out and smirked as I exposed my fangs and yanked his hips up against mine, leaving no space between us as I leaned in towards his neck and bit down, marking him. He let out another moan and collapsed under me quickly. I tsked as I watched him then snatched his pillow away from his head and slipped it under the front of his stomach and folded it to where he would be propped up more and smirked. There~ He blushed and rubbed at his neck and moved over the pillow. I purred then slipped my hand back to his front before I started to rub my hand against him, timing it with my movements. He gasped and moved up against my body quickly.
"Richardo," he moaned out. I purred in his ear as I heard him then kissed right behind it.
"Want the rest?" I teased him lightly. He blushed and hesitated before he nodded. I smirked at him then before I nipped at the tip of his ear. "I'll be gentle at first," I promised him. "You'll love it~" I moved my hand away from his manhood then moved back a bit as I started to slip my underwear down my legs for him. He tensed up as he held back a gasp.
"You talk like you'd know," he whispered.
"Because I do know," I told him and clenched my jaw. "Don't worry about that right now." He nodded and I could hear his heart racing. I smirked as I watched him then moved back over him. "Ready?" I asked him and purred as I kissed between his shoulder blades to try to make him relax. He nodded and relaxed a little.
"Be gentle," he begged.
"Only at first~" I told him and winked.
"No," he told me. "All through it."
"You'll want it rough halfway through," I told him and smirked as I kissed his back again.
"F-fine," he mumbled. "If I want it." I nodded then leaned forward to give him a kiss.
"You'll be okay," I promised him before I moved up against him firmly again and took it further, pleasuring him throughout the night and giving him an amazing first time with me.
Victor's POV:
Trick perked his ears up as soon as we heard a scream of sorrow off in the distance of my castle. Trick rubbed his tired eyes and looked at me. It wasn't even breakfast time... That sounded like Paris. Trick looked at me with a frown and rubbed his eyes. "What was that, daddy?" He asked softly.
"Paris," I murmured and sat up. "It'll be fine. I'll go check on him." Shit Richard, what did you do now? I teleported into Paris's room then walked up to his bed quickly. "Paris, shhhh, it's alright~" I purred out to try to make him calm down. I tensed when I smelled that his mark was gone. Oh no.... I got into the bed with him then wrapped my arms around him. "Paris, it'll be okay," I promised him and frowned. "Look, it may not look it right now, but you'll be happy again. Whether that's with him or not. He's still your rightful mate, and fate would have planned past this too for you. He'll come home even if its centuries from now, and if he doesn't, you will find another way to make you happy." Like Louis.... I gave him a soft purr and rubbed his cheek. "It hurts now, but you will be okay. You're Paris Grimm." I laid down with him and rubbed his shoulder soothingly as I sighed. Rose has her work cut out for her. Paris trembled in my arms and buried his face into my chest.
"Richard," he whispered softly. He sounded hurt and confused. He started to cry then- his tears soaking my shirt. Rose appeared suddenly in a night gown and eyed us over before she walked up and sat down in bed and took his hand in hers slowly.
"Paris," she whispered as she rubbed it. "Brother...." She leaned in and kissed his cheek. "Everything will be ok." She crawled into bed then and placed Paris between us as she curled up and wrapped him into her arms as well and kissed his cheek. "It's okay... I love you." She whispered to him. "I love my big brother," she gave him another kiss and rubbed his arm. She looked at me then and gave me a worried look. "We have to find Richard," she whispered. "Whatever he's doing.... He's not thinking straight.... and my brother is only going to get worse.... We have to find him for Paris." I nodded then before I frowned.
"I'll see what I can do," I whispered then ran my fingers through Paris's hair. "I'll have my newborns search all of Europe then move down to Africa. We'll find him and drag him back to Paris so Paris can get another chance to get Richard back in his arms for good." I know Richard is upset... but this isn't the way. "I'll capture him. We'll be lucky if Richard hasn't done anything horribly wrong to the world so that way, he doesn't have to stand trial in front of the council. I'd hate to see them judge him.... He is Dracula's son, and they won't want to give him another chance in fear of him. I know a few who would stick up for him but not enough to where he wouldn't get away unscathed. They'd make sure he got some sort of punishment- just fight against the true death." I looked down at Paris and kissed his forehead. "It'll be okay Paris," I murmured to him. "He'll come back to you on his own or by force. Maybe it was an accident." Though it's unlikely that it was an accident. Richard feels betrayed and left him to go out on his own. He'll miss Paris and come crawling back to him when he realizes that whoever he's with now can't fill the holes he feels from Paris's absence. No one could replace a true mate perfectly. Richard will find that out the hard way.... Paris's tremble started to slow down and I could hear his breathing slow to a stop as his heart and stone started to pulse slower- putting him into a heavy slumber. I shook my head and pulled away. "We'll have to watch him closely," I warned Rose and got up, covering Paris up to his chin then eyed over a pillow before I frowned then snatched it. "Be right back."
I teleported to Paris's castle and looked around before I snuck into his bedroom and glanced the deserted room over, a shiver going through me as the cold crept into my bones. Damn... without anyone here, this sucks. I went into their closet and looked Richard's abandoned shirts over before I selected one that held his scent more strongly like he had worn it almost right before he left. Slipping it onto the pillow, I teleported back to them and slipped it into Paris's arms. "It might help him sleep better," I told Rose softly. He held onto it tightly and teared up in his sleep as he exposed his fangs and bit into it. Rose watched him and held him closer. I shook my head slightly before I gently rubbed his cheek. "He can keep it like that for as long as he needs," I told Rose softly.
"Thank you," she whispered as she eyed me over. "I hope this helps his stone... I don't want to see him so depressed." I nodded then sighed.
"I hope Richard realizes what he's done and begs for Paris to take him back," I muttered. To do this to a mate... is a horrible... horrible deed. I would never do this to my mate if I had one....
"I have a good mind to track him down and torture him for what he's done to my brother," she hissed.
"It would be wiser to just slip him back into Paris's arms so Paris can finally relax then yell at him for what he did," I told her then smirked. "He'll probably be relieved for a little while and then make him pay for it to make sure he never runs off again...." She nodded as she clenched her jaw.
"He's in trouble with me still," she grumbled.
"If he comes back, you better give him a chance at forgiveness from you," I warned her. "When he earns Paris's, Paris won't like it if you're glaring at his mate every time Richard moves."
"He'll get his chance... but he better be on his knees begging."
"I'm sure he will be," I whispered. "He'll come back. I know he will. This is only a detour in their lives...." I did notice... that Laurence hasn't said anything about it or come to visit Paris. He seemed rather calm the last time I saw him. "I could ask Laurence about Richard and see what he says about him." Rose frowned and gave a small nod.
"Ask Laurence what's there to gain by letting Paris suffer through this," she hissed out. I nodded then teleported into Laurence's throne room, looking towards it for him.
"Laurence," I purred out quickly and gave a slight bow as I saw him. He was reading upside down in it and chewing on a cookie. His eyes looked towards me before he sat up and threw the book out of the chair and turned around quickly and got up, coming towards me.
"Victor~" He purred out as he held out his arms. "I missed you companion~" I laughed then scooped him up into my arms and kissed the top of his head.
"You know where I live," I teased him then sat him down. "You could come back with me, but I warn you now that Rose is angry at Richard and maybe you."
"Oh~ Yeah...." He frowned. "How's your little baby fox? I'll come just to see him," he purred out and made fluffy grabbing movements with his hands like he was imagining ears in them. I shook my head then purred.
"Okay, I'll take you back with me... but first... why did you not do anything to stop Richard?" I asked him curiously and tilted my head. "I know you had seen it coming."
"Well Richard is mad.... There's not much I can do about that. I can't force him to not be upset," he told me.
"You could have prevented the steps that had led up to him getting mad," I muttered.
"No," he told me calmly. "I couldn't."
"Why not? What's there to benefit from their lover's spat?" I asked then grabbed his hands. "I know you. You wouldn't have let it happen unless you knew something good would come out of it."
"A strong bond," he told me and smiled.
"Will Richard come back to him? I've been saying he will... and I'm sure he will... but is it certain?" I squeezed his hands as I felt my unease slipping away. A strong bond? Between the two of them, right?
"I can't go giving it all away," he purred out. "But I wouldn't do anything for a bad reason," he told me softly. "Not when it involves the people I care most about." I nodded.
"I'll interpret it as he does," I whispered then purred. "Come meet Trick! He's adorable and he calls me daddy~" I teleported us back to my room and dragged him over to the bed to show him my baby fox. He gasped and eyed him over before he crawled into bed quickly and pulled Trick into his arms and purred in his ear before he started to rub them. Trick looked at him tiredly and glanced around quickly for me and gave a huge smile.
"Daddy~" I smiled back at him and crawled in towards him before I kissed his forehead.
"Hey cutie," I sung out then touched his nose lightly. "This is my friend. You can call him Uncle Laurie." He looked up at Laurence curiously and gave a smile.
"Hello Uncle Laurie," he whispered. Laurence smiled and kissed him on top of his head. I smirked as I watched them then stole my fox out of his arms before I snuggled him to my chest and started to run my fingers through his hair.
"Were you sleeping good?" I asked him and purred in his ear. "I bet you were having a nice dream...." I should show him what snow is soon in case he hasn't seen it yet. "Do you know what snow is?"
"Mhmm," he nodded and giggled. "I was running- I was chasing after a blue bird... and I caught it! I caught a bird in my sleep," he told me. I nodded then smirked.
"If you catch one for real, you'll have to show me...." I'll show him snow soon... after I get him some warm clothes and a leash for him. I should get him a collar for him to wear when I take him outside until I'm sure he won't run away from me. "We can go for a walk in a few days if you'd like," I told him and smirked, kissing his nose.
"Really?" He asked and wagged his tail before he gave me a kiss on my cheek. "Thanks daddy~ You're going to play with me too- right?"
"Yeah~ I'll teach you how to make snowmen and how to throw snowballs and make snow angels," I told him and purred. "We'll play chase too as long as you remember that when I say to come back to me, you have to obey me."
"Okay," he mumbled and eyed me over and giggled. "I want to play chase now."
"Right now?" I laughed and then gave him a playful growl. "Alright~ We'll play chase. How do you want to do it? There's three of us. Two runners and one chaser or two chasers and one runner?" I asked and exposed my fangs playfully.
"I want to be the runner.... You're it daddy... but no cheating," he warned me.
"So... two runners?" I asked him then smirked. I'll have to catch Laurence instead of Trick first to even the odds. Laurence smirked as he looked me over.
"You can try," he warned me. I looked at him then purred.
"Let's make a few rules first. No powers, Mr. Shadow Man," I told him then purred. "I won't use teleportation as long as you don't use your shadows."
"No powers is cheating," Laurence told me and smirked.
"No, it's not~ No powers Laurence. Use your sense of hearing and smell," I told him and rubbed Trick's head. "Trick can't hide like we can."
"Fine," he purred out in amusement. "I'll be powerless for the game." I nodded then let go of Trick before I snarled at them and hunkered down on the bed as I gave them a predatorial look.
"You all better run before I get you all~" I told them and eyed down Laurence. If I catch him... I'm going to bite him for the fun of it~! Laurence smirked and took off running before Trick could. Trick yelped and chased after him to get out of the room. I sprung to my feet quickly and went after them with a laugh. "HERE I COME~ I'M GOING TO CATCH YOU!" I ran past Trick and tackled Laurence before I bit into his shoulder and moaned as I got a taste. Trick yelped as he watched us and ran off. Laurence let out an amused purr.
"That's no fair, you slipped past Trick just to get me," he purred in my ear.
"I couldn't help it, Uncle Laurie~" I teased him as I licked my lips and looked down at him. "You smell so good." He eyed me over with a playful smirk before he exposed his fangs.
"Who said you could bite me?"
"Hmmm... three people," I told him then started to count on my fingers. "Me... Myself... and I."
"That equals to one person," he told me in amusement.
"Nuh uh~ My head is so screwed up it might be three people. You don't know what goes on in my head~" I told him and smirked.
"I know very well what goes on in your head," he teased me. "I know everything."
"What are you? God?" I teased back and leaned in for another bite.
"I might be," he purred out in amusement. "Or damn near close to it." I paused and looked at him before I smirked and shoved him back, turning on my heels to go find Trick.
"OH TRIIIICK~" I sung out and hummed lightly. Laurence got up quickly and started after me.
"I'M GOING TO GET YOU!" He yelled.
"What?" I glanced over my shoulder at him. Is he mad? He smirked as he rushed past me and brushed his hand against mine in the process.
"Tag." I widened my eyes then hissed, sprinting after him.
"Oh no you don't," I growled out. He laughed as he ran after the scent of my fox. I sniffed the air then took a short cut, going down another hall to cut off Trick as I smelled him out. Trick came into my view a few feet away and he giggled as he saw me before he rushed down another hall. I followed him quickly and eyed his tiny body over as I started to catch up. He giggled as he looked over his shoulder at me and squealed in delight. "Come here Trick~" I teased him and held out my arms to try to catch him as I finally ended up a few inches off his heels. He giggled and avoided my arms and started to run behind me to trick me. I whirled around on my heels and knelt, keeping my arms out as he fell into my chest then wrapped him up into my embrace as I kissed his cheek and purred. "Gotcha." He giggled and gave my cheek a kiss as he gave me a playful look and crawled into my arms- wrapping his legs around me. I stood up and hugged him tightly as I buried my face into his shoulder and laughed. "I love you," I whispered to him. I hope he never grows up. He laughed and gave my cheek a kiss.
"I love you too daddy," he told me sweetly.
"I'm going to spoil you so much~" I told him then started to bounce him lightly as I looked into his eyes. "You're going to love it, and I'll have your fur brushed out for an hour everyday... or your hair... depending what form you're in~" He giggled and twitched his ears.
"I want a bunch of toys," he whispered to me.
"What kind of toys? Chew toys? A train set? Stuffed animals?" I asked him and kissed his forehead. "I'll buy you anything you want sweetie."
"Train set?" He giggled. "Stuffed animals!" He gave me a cute smile.
"You do know what I'm talking about, right?" I asked him quickly. He nodded and giggled.
"I want lots of toys, ok?" He asked me. I nodded then started to hum lightly in his ear before I sank down to the floor with him and held him in my arms as I started to rock him.
"I'll buy you so many toys that they'll have their own room for you to play in." He giggled and rubbed his head up under my chin quickly.
"Mkai daddy," he whispered. I watched him then purred softly as I gently started to give him kisses on top of his head as I rocked him and ran my fingers through his hair. He gave me a small kiss on my neck before he looked up into my eyes and giggled. He reached up and touched my lips before he wrapped his arms around my neck and hugged me.
"Don't ever grow up," I told him quickly. He giggled and nodded.
"Yes daddy~ I won't."
"Good boy~ I want you to stay my little baby forever," I told him and rubbed his cheek. "You're so cute~" He giggled and reached up- touching his ears and started to rub them. I watched him for a few minutes then glanced up as I looked for Laurence and got to my feet, starting to sniff him out. I found him in the kitchen sipping a cup of tea and my head butler was standing next to him with Baleen. He smiled as I walked in with Trick.
"Oh, hi there!" He waved at me. I looked at him then purred as I walked up.
"Hi~ Want to go see Paris and ease Rose's mind?" I asked him, making my voice firmer. He nodded and sat the cup of tea down in Baleen's hands. Baleen looked to be focusing on it- like he had to pull all his energy into his hands to keep the cup there with them. Laurence stood up and walked up to me.
"Baleen~ You can stay here and make friends," Laurence told him. Baleen sat the teacup down quickly and nodded.
"Yes sir," he said and looked towards my head butler. Laurence grabbed my hand and suddenly we were in the same room I left Rose and Paris in. I walked us over to the bed and gently set Trick down at the foot of it as I looked towards Paris, checking on him and the pillow. Paris was still biting it in his dark slumber. Rose looked towards me before her eyes slipped past me and at Laurence. Laurence gave a huge smile and skipped over to us before he sat down on the bed and crawled over to Paris before he gave him a kiss and whispered something quietly in his ear. I frowned and did my best to listen in- wondering if he was telling him that Richard would come back to him or not. He wouldn't tell me... but he might tell him. I caught the faint sounds of him telling Paris someone special would soon come into his life and that Paris would be better thanks to him. He pulled away after telling him it and rubbed his head. Paris opened his eyes a little and looked towards Laurence and gave a small smile. At least he's looking better.
"Hey Paris," I purred out from where I stood, watching him closely. Much better than biting that pillow repeatedly. I hope he didn't try to mark it.... I'll have to throw it out for good. Paris's eyes landed on me before he closed them. Trick crawled over to him and sniffed him curiously before he gave a small purr and eyed him over then gripped his shirt.
"My name is Trick," he told him. I laughed and walked a little closer to them.
"His name is Paris, but he's not feeling too well," I warned him and rubbed Trick's head then one of his ears. Trick eyed Paris over before he looked towards me.
"What's the matter with Paris?" He asked curiously.
"Oh, nothing you need to worry your small little cute mind over," Laurence told him. "He's going to get better." Rose looked towards Laurence and gave a small smile.
"He will?" She asked to make sure.
"Of course," Laurence promised her. Is it... that Louis fellow perhaps? He said someone would come into his life... like it would be someone Paris didn't know.
"Louis," I muttered under my breath and rubbed my chin. Where is he anyways? It's been awhile since I've heard anything about the prince of Wales.
"You should start looking in the news," Laurence said calmly. "You'll find what you're looking for there." He started to hum Paris and Richard's song they play for each other. Paris's eyes flung open as he looked around the room before his eyes landed on Laurence.
"I don't think that's a good idea," I whispered to Laurence and frowned. The pillow is... but their song? That's really... personal. Laurence smirked as he stopped humming and Paris sat up quickly and looked towards Laurence expectantly as he pulled the pillow closer to his chest. Maybe he does want to hear it.... "Do you think you could play it on the piano for him?" Laurence smirked as we were all suddenly in my music room. He stood up quickly and walked over to the piano and sat down.
"Paris, come play with me," he called out in a sweet voice. Paris ditched the pillow and was on the piano seat instantly. They started up the familiar duet- As if it would summon Paris's other half by doing so. I watched them and rubbed my neck before I shook my head. I need to find Richard.... I can't leave Paris like this wondering where he is....
"Rose... come help me set my newborns on Richard," I said calmly and looked towards her. "We'll give them one of Richard's shirts for them to track him."
"He teleported," Paris whispered. "You won't be able to track him from the castle... You'll have to search the whole world for him... and it's a big world." He struck a few dark chords then. I shivered before I exposed my fangs.
"Then that's what they'll do. They'll search the whole world for your mate."
"Well let's get to it," Rose said and smirked. "We're not going to find him just waiting around..." She stood up then. "We're going to find Richard for you Paris... and we'll make sure you know when we do." I nodded and turned around to go out the door but then stopped as it was thrown open and one of my servants came in with a letter for me. I looked the envelope over then snatched it.
"What's this?" I asked and eyed it over.
"A letter from a few other pureblood royals," the maid said sweetly. Not business.... I groaned and shook my head. I hate council duty. I opened it up as I pulled out the letter and started to read it then paused. What?
"Maybe I won't have to search the whole world," I muttered. Damn it Richard! You idiot! I growled then. "A demonic entity apparently wiped out a few villages in lower Europe."
"We'll have to start there then," Rose said calmly as she watched me and walked up to me.
"Good luck," Laurence purred out in amusement.
"You could help too," I hissed his way then sighed. "At least I have a starting point. We now know he didn't go back to Transylvania."
"Well of course not. He's not going to go to a place Paris has been... His scent would be all over it and that would just confuse him. He wants to-" He stopped as he shrunk away from Paris's dark notes he was striking on the piano. "Never mind." I shook my head then and walked out. Well, I better get started now. Paris isn't going to be much help, but at least he's up and moving....