Chapter 6 awakening
Emily's POV
When I awaken I find that I am laying in a warm bed but as I think whose bed could this be I have no bee dive slept in a coffin just because I can't block out the light enough in the day to sleep. Then the scent of summer firewood and sea engulf my senses and I lost self-filling my nostrils inhaling deeply I sniff the pillow on the bed and cling to it. Clutching it to my body as I continue to breathe in the scent so deeply. The sweet sweaty masculine scent oh how I wish to never leave it to always have it surround me how it comforts me and turns me on. Like turning on a raging waterfall between my legs.
Suddenly I heard quick footsteps and quiet voices coming from outside the biggest of the three doors in the room. The bigger being the one that was in front of the bed I quickly tried to compose myself and returned the pillow and bolted myself upright on a now semi messy comforter. As I came up right in stormed Samson a look of concern followed by shock at me and possibly my actions as well. I just prayed they hadn't caught me and it was more the fact I was awake and upright. The man that followed him was short stout overweight and flushed popped up and said "well" turning my attention to him in confusion that he was "looks like she's doing fine now but if it's alright miss I'd like to give you a quick exam and run a few tests just to be sure."
After a moment realizing he was asking my permission basically to treat me, I nodded my head and the doctor proceeded to examine me taking out his stethoscope and a few other instruments I didn't know the name of. Nothing in the exam was intrusive I stayed dressed through it all I thanked the goddess for that for I felt embarrassed enough for one night? Especially as Samson stayed the whole time the doctor examined and asked questions and wrote things down. Personal questions that I never knew doctors asked not that I had really ever seen one period. I didn't watch much television either as I used it to just keep up with the news or at least make it seem like I was alive in the house. The sound also served to make me less lonely.
When the doctor finally seemed to have all the information from me he needed and was finished poking and prodding my flesh he places all his instruments back in his gag. Then turning to me he asked the strangest thing I'd heard in my life "how often do you eat?" I looked at him confused but replied courteously about two to three times a night." He nodded at the response and looked to calculate things in his head then after a moment passed he asked "and how much do you drink in a feeding?" I shyly and uncomfortable to even talk about this as I never had before with anyone replied, "one blood bag maybe two if I can and have time."
Both the doctor and Samson gave me incredulous looks showing shock and disparagement of my treatment of myself. Then they both exchanged looks and nod I didn't understand how they could seem to look as if having a whole conversation without making a sound or saying a word.
After this had continued for quite a while I got rather annoyed.
"Ahem" I cleared my throat both men turned to look at me. "Umm… what's going on??" They both snickered "sorry" they said together and Samson continued "the doctor here has telepathy but Waa telling me he can't read or reach you. He was also telling me well actually doc Julian you go ahead."Samson nodded turning to the doctor.
The doctor came forward and gently placed a hand on my shoulder "you've been starving yourself, Emily. You need and needed to feed more often. We will have to slowly start having you feed yourself more blood…. wait he said in an afterthought do you still eat human food?" Asking almost an afterthought. I looked confused but nodded "I see that's probably what's kept you going a bit more through these last centuries. But it seems your human half has finally aged and died out its part of the reason you fainted as well as why you may have been able to stand some sunlight. As well as a few other human features. We vampires do not faint. Now you need to feed and then you need rest." The doctor made a waving motion with his hand and a woman stepped in she looks like she had track marks up and down her arm she also looked a bit strung out much as a junkie would. Even her face was sunken in and she had a glaze in her eyes as if that was exactly the case. She stretched out her arm to me and I flinched back. "Come now" the doctor encouraged me "you need to feed or you'll continue to weaken"
I never wanted to drink directly from humans again because I didn't know if I could without killing them. I never had been able to in the past and I already was haunted by all the previous faces that I had killed when my hunger was bad. Or before the technology of blood bags came out all the faces… "You need blood," the doctor said "unfortunately more than a bag can give and it needs to be fresh if you wish to remain in health or you will continue to weaken" I nodded my head in understanding. I feared my own hunger and thirst for blood. I didn't wish to be a killer. "You won't let me kill her right? Please don't" I looked up at them and pleaded. The doctor reassured me "I promise she will live through your feeding." I took the donor girl's arm and winced as my teeth extracted and I winced again as I pierced her skin with them. I saw the doc take the feeder's wrist and watch hi watch and feeling the feeder's pulse and as this feeder started to faint and her pulse slowed the doc placed a hand on my shoulder "that's enough" he said. I immediately stopped and cleaned myself liking the last of the blood.
After feeding on multiple feeders (6 to be exact and only the 6th wasn't drained to unconsciousness) with rests taken between feeding to check me over. The doctor finally said I was well enough to leave the clinic area. I was then taken to a room and bed where I was made to rest. Samson stayed with me waiting for me to ask more I couldn't ask though as my head swirled with the information I already collected and the night's events overwhelming me I gently drifted into a restless sleep. After what felt like a few hours there came a knock on the door. Samson must have assumed I was still fast asleep for he left with nothing of a goodbye. He must have assumed I was still asleep.
Samson must have gone for an hour or two now and I had drifted back to sleep after he had left and reawakened again this time curious as to the time of day I was also wide awake. My senses soared heightened even in ways I never thought possible I could see every brushstroke of paint on the wall every piece of thread in the carpet. I could even hear people talking in what seemed like several rooms over and across a hall. I had a feeling if I concentrated I could tell you their exact words for their conversation. Then as I had asked myself earlier what time it was it was almost as if I could sense and tell you it was 10 pm. And when I found the clock confirming my thought of the time it flashed ten o three. That was a little freaky. I slept the whole day away and missed work I realized. I'd also given no reason for my absence though they thought I fell ill yesterday, I never missed work not at least without explanation.
Then "shit my car," I said out-loud it was still sitting in the parking lot of my last clinic job. Just as my train of thought started going off the rails another man, one I'd yet to meet opened and entered the main door. At least I had assumed this man'd never saw before but yet he looked familiar. It took me a moment to figure out why perhaps my brain was still fuzzy from just awakening. Before I could even fully look him over however he said: "Hello beautiful my name is James you must be Emily the grounds are abuzz about you young lady." I cocked my eyebrow at the young lady's comment though I found it slightly amusing I felt no such thing as being a young lady. I said "I highly doubt that being over three thousand years in age is young. Even for a vampire well especially for a vampire." I laughed sarcastically. Something about him gave me chills but I couldn't decide yet good or bad ones. "really" he replied "over 300" he said, "all well it's not young per se but the elders here are well over five thousand human years of age."
I looked him over almost as if he had spoken a foreign language then thought out loud."They must have the answers I need. Can I meet them?" I bolted upright reading myself to go making my way toward the middle of the room toward James. "Can you take me to them now?" after a moment paused realized I was now very closer to him and I suddenly felt wary of the man who called himself James. "I'm sorry James; my excitement got the better of me," I said taking a step back. James looked a little like Samson. James was lean he had some muscles but he still looked scrawny in comparison to Samson. Samson's muscular strength and build made him look like a god. And while Samson had an impossible tan James was pale his veins showed through his translucent-like skin which seemed to look paper-thin. James had dark brown hair and dark brown eyes with a hint of gold flecks in them similar to Samson.
We were both bathed in candlelight and my eyes were still adjusting to my new site, as well as the different style of lighting. It felt romantically however in a way just not at the moment I didn't want to think like that now I was more scared of an attack than yearning for one with James around. Since I could remember I had always had good vision, but now I could see the hairs on James' ear spike up as we both heard footsteps in the hall the minute I registered the sound to be footsteps I also picked up and recognized the scent. It was Samson's; James placed a cupped hand on my cheek just as the door opened causing me to gasp in shock and my anger to flare.
I was mad at James for daring to touch me so intimately though relief had engulfed me at Samson's return. Although that was short-lived as the sight of us caused Samson to growl and then roar "get your hands off her James she's mine!!!" James smirked at the scene being made. His hand not leaving my face nor did he turn to give his brother any attention. He merely smirking said "I'm just getting myself better acquainted and introduced to the beautiful woman before me our dear Emily.
Samson growled at James "ppplease I do not wish for this to be an issue any longer James would you leave and as it was inappropriate please do not return unless invited." I said James scowled at me but taking my hand placing it in his he kissed my wrist and said "if that is the lady's wish I shall oblige however when you get tired of routine and boring there please do seek me out as I am always about exciting and new things you're more than welcome to join my little parties." James said then chuckled as I turned red from anger now.
Releasing my hand he lollygagged his way to the door and just before leaving he turned to look at me said: "I will be waiting for you love."