Becoming Vampire

4. Wounded

The horse seems to know the way, as it takes a couple of turns by itself. The road is quiet and they advance at a good pace. There's still two or three more hours until dawn.

Bible is slightly nervous. He knows it's time for him to help Jeff, who right now seems to have passed out.

The horse takes another turn, this time to a smaller road. Bible can just make out the shape of a manor house up at the end of the road, their destination.

When they arrive to the courtyard, Bible calls Jeff's name in his ear to wake him up. Jeff opens his eyes and dismounts without Bible's help, greeting very briefly a cook, a couple of maids and a butler who were waiting for them at the entrance, while they hand the horse to a groom. But the effort must have taken the last of Jeff's energy.

As quickly as possible, after the formal welcoming, Jeff leads the way to his bedroom on the first floor, followed by a concerned Bible who, when Jeff collapses at the top of the stairs, picks him up and carries him in a princess embrace.

Tears are sliding down Jeff's cheeks. They get inside the bedroom Jeff was pointing at, and Bible leaves Jeff on top of the master bed ever so carefully.

He watches his beautiful tear-streaked face and motions to leave, but Jeff is not letting Bible go, his arms are still circling his neck. Bible seems to understand some unspoken message and lowers his head, offering his neck to Jeff's fangs.

Bible only feels a slight prick, not painful at all, he's completely relaxed.

One would think that a refined person like Jeff would suck blood delicately, but no, Jeff's feeding on Bible's neck is hungrier, greedier than Bible's, his uninjured hand grabbing Bible's hair at the back of his head.

The taste of his blood is an unexpected pleasure for Jeff, even when Bible is not having an orgasm his blood is heady and delicious.

Then Jeff's free hand moves, his thumb sliding over Bible's plump bottom lip, to make the experience even more sensual.

The sudden rush of endorphins takes Jeff by surprise, with his self control holding by a very thin thread, he ends up miscalculating and making Bible pass out before he stops. Jeff curses to himself softly when he feels Bible going limp in his arms.

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Quite a few hours later, Bible wakes up by Jeff's side. Jeff is feeling much better. That sentence simply appears in Bible's mind. He knows it's not a question or a hopeful wish, it's a fact.

He feels like his senses have improved again. Now he can identify all the sensations of his body lying on the bed, every single inch of skin touching the different fabrics, including what Jeff is feeling.

He can feel Jeff's relaxed and content mood. And in his mind he knows he's awake before turning his head left to watch him.

- Now that we have drunk each other's blood we have a deeper bond - says Jeff, answering Bible's question before he formulates it.

How do you know? Thinks Bible, scrunching his eyebrows.

We can now read each other's mind if we want. I knew it was possible, but this is new for me too... - says Jeff inside Bible's mind.

"We can now read each other's mind." Bible repeats the sentence to himself, shocked.

Can you read everything? Thinks Bible for Jeff to hear.

Only the words you want me to see... But I can feel your mood as vividly as mine, I think. What about you? Says Jeff without moving his lips.

- The same - voices Bible - only what you want me to see, I think, but I feel... I can feel what you feel.