I sat down at one of the tables. Place looked cheap. It was a place I would go by myself or my family. Yet, a S ranked hunter and a vampire also were sitting beside me. Elizabeth looked very eager when our pizzas arrived. Worker there looked at clothes I used to wear-they were torn of due my clash against werewolves-, looked at the swords we carried and lastly looked the scar at my face. He probably figured out we were hunters and didn't asked any extra questions. I didn't blamed him. He probably wasn't getting paid enough for that kind of shit. He also looked young. Around my age. Probably was saving money for college. If I wasn't a Gifted, I probably would be doing the same thing. But that wouldn't happen. My fate was already decided. My hand went to my eye. I traced the scar with my finger.
"You are looking way too intensely to him. Is he your type?"
Elizabeth's question snapped me from my thoughts.
"What?"
I didn't heard her question fully. She giggled to my confusion.
"Don't worry, scars wouldn't be problem. Even if you cannot charm him normally, you can always use some of that vampire magic!"
"What?"
I still had no idea what she was talking about.
"Don't be shy! I can give you some tactics if you want! I am your Origin, after all."
She was trying to mess me. I guess. With all the jokes she spat out, one word stood out to me.
"Origin. Is that a way to refer the one turned you to a vampire?"
While I asked that, a fear blossomed inside me. Remembering my body obeying her without my control made me feel disgusted. I expected her to answer yet when she opened her mouth:
"My friend here thinks you are cute."
She told the worker who were serving our pizzas. He looked my face in confusion before blushing. Wait. Why did he blush?
"Please don't go around messing with mortals, Elizabeth. While I will respect your boundaries, I will not allow you to use Hypnosis on a normal citizen."
Edward's words suprised me. Hypnosis? Is that how she made me bow like that?
"No."
I nearly jump from the seat I was sitting with her answer. Could she also read my mind?
"You can go now. Thank you!"
She waved and worker just left without saying a word. Then she returned to me. She still wore her usual smile. Yet, it made me feel shivers.
"You are easy to read. That's how I knew what you were thinking."
She tore open the ketchup before smearing it all around her ketchup.
"Vampires can hypnotize other beings. It just comes naturally. It is rare for vampires to not have those abilities."
I didn't had that kind of skill. Perhaps, I am an outliner or it will come out in future. She licked her fingers.
"But those abilities have nothing next to bond between Origin and Turned."
She pointed herself, then me.
"An Origin can manipulate their Turned without limitation. If they want, they can make themselves seen as God. They can give any orders. They can shape their personality and mindset however they want."
Her eyes made me feel like a prey.
"If I wanted to make you lick my feet, I could do it. I could even make you enjoy it."
I gulped. I remembered what I thought before accepting her offer. Devil's deal.
"But that would be boring."
She said. After that sentence she pushed down huge chunk of pizza. She smeared the ketchup to everywhere while doing it.
"If you are going to obey me, you will do it willingly. No tricks, only loyalty."
Despite her messy mouth, her tone made me feel a heavy lump in my stomach.
"But that can only happen after you become somewhat useful. Truth to be told, you are useless now."
Her tone changed to her cheerful tone. My shoulders stopped being tense, even just a little bit.
"Come on eat up! It will get cold!"
She scolded me. Due how this night went I had no desire to eat despite being hungry. But I still grabbed a slice.
"Eat lots of and grow. I will be sending you blood everyday. If I learn that you don't drink it everyday… I will have to punish you."
She licked her lips. I just hoped that she was trying to clean herself from ketchup.
"Eddy will be here for rest of the week. Train with him. Also, don't try to kill him, Eddy."
"No promises."
It was a lovely conversation.
"Don't worry. I am not a cruel mistress. Obey me and I will be award you generously."
Mistress. When I gritted my teeth hearing that word, my canines hit each other. They were bigger than before. No matter how much I wanted to escape from idea that I was a vampire now, it struck my face no matter where I turned.
"But remember. No turning anyone. No disclosing information. Lastly, never feed from anyone before asking to me. Only drink the blood we sent you."
I wanted to ask why. I wanted to ask if she could just modify my personality, couldn't she washed my mind? Maybe she was bluffing about the control she had. However, if what she told me was true and she did a "power show" I didn't know what would happen.
"You can ask questions, you know. I can see that you have a lot of them."
Maybe I could find a way to understand how much control she had over me without triggering her.
"How do I even feed on other people? I have these fangs but they aren't that sharp."
They were slightly bigger than normal but I didn't thought I would be able to cleanly pierce someone's throat.
"Oh, you were blind that time. Let me show you."
She opened her mouth fully. I saw her canines sharpen and lenghten. They turned to sharp dagger looking fangs. They turned back and she closed her mouth. She looked at me, smiling.
"Yours will be like that when you are feeding. You'll learn to control it."