The Vampire Assassin

Chapter 10

     I was not prepared for what happened next. In only a few seconds I came from totally in control to having to restrain myself. My fangs were aching. The color in my eyes changed from a warm brown to dark red. I stopped kissing Niccolo and sat as still as a statue.

         Niccolo, luckily, didn't seem to notice and was kissing under my jaw. Even my body wouldn't listen to me. I tried to stop breathing but  my lungs were continuing to breath in and out.. For some reason that was all I did. I didn't move anywhere. Apparently I still had some control.

     Then Niccolo came up and crushed his lips to mine. I freaked out and nicked his lip with my teeth. He immediately pulled back "Ow Rosa..." He stopped talking once he saw my red eyes. 

        There was no time to explain. I was too focused on trying not to lick the drop of blood on my lips and possibly lunging for him. With no time to react and the fresh blood on my lips, I punched him in the jaw and knocked him out. His head seemed to snap back and landed on the bed. The rest of his body went limp and those beautiful eyes closed.

        I couldn't stay here any longer. I had to get out. Niccolo would be fine, he was still breathing. Before I left my eyes skimmed him over once more and began to water. Then I ran out of his house and went towards the woods. 

     Out in the woods I ran until I couldn't see straight. Even though there were no tears for me to shed, If I could there would be a river around me now. 

        I couldn't seem to stop.  Branches were flinging across my wrists and probably tearing up my dress but I didn't care. With tears clouding my vision, I finally sat down and curled into a ball. On the ground I began to sob. However I did it very quietly. Must be a vampire thing. Out here, I felt like my true self. A vampire, never to be a human again. 

        Later I finally settled down and doubts began to swarm my mind. What was I thinking! Involving myself with Niccolo, it would never work. It could never work. I could hurt him. Worse than what I already did. If I drank him I would never forgive myself. If he found out what I was and left I would be heartbroken. Either way this relationship would hurt both of us. I shouldn't continue and lead us both on, it wasn't right. But I loved him. I had very strong feelings for Niccolo. I'm not sure if it was the true me falling for him or if it was because I was a vampire.

        For about 2 or 3 hours I sat there. Mulling over my thoughts.

     In the end I knew I had to go back to his house. There was no way I could just leave him passed out the bed. It wouldn't turn out to be a good date if he woke up with me not there. Well it already has been a bad date I thought to myself. My plan was, if he didn't remember anything, that we made out and fell asleep together. As simple as that.

     I finally got up and left the woods to head for Niccolo's house. Before I went I made sure to hunt as much as I could. As I headed to his house all the blood was sloshing in my stomach. In that moment I felt very disgusted with myself. When I reached the house I decided to climb up the side of the house to his window. He looked just how I had left him. He was breathing steadily and looked at peace. I hoped it would stay that way in the morning. 

      I pulled the covers back off his bed and laid him on it. He was sleeping so soundly. I couldn't help but kiss him. I still had mixed feelings about us and this relationship but I would still always love him.

     Before I joined him I went into his closet. I definitely wasn't going to wear my dress to bed. I grabbed a shirt from his closet and stripped my dress off.

        Once I had his shirt on I climbed into bed with him and pulled the covers up around us. I didn't need to sleep, so I just stared at his face. His dirty blond hair was in his face. I gently moved it out of the way and rested my hand on his jaw. I saw a bruise start to form. Great how am I going to explain this I thought to myself.

     As I stared at his face I found that he was really beautiful. His nose was without any flaws, his chin seemed to have been carved from an artist, like a sculpture. His eyes were peaceful and his lips were small. Instinctively I felt my own lips. They were small too, a perfect match. I smiled and kissed him.

        All thoughts of the few hours ago were gone. I wanted to be with him, I loved him, he was mine. This realization made me really happy but also a little wary. Doubts were flooding my mind. I pushed them aside and decided to just lay here, happy, with Niccolo. I snuggled up closer to him and stared at the ceiling. Pretending that everything would be alright and perfect.

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     The morning sun came shining through the windows. It gave the room a comforting feel. I smiled and turned toward Niccolo. I closed my eyes. I knew he was going to wake up soon and I wanted to look as innocent as possible, in case he remembers.

     I felt him stir beside me. He stretched out his limbs and I heard his eyes open. For what seemed like forever he just stared at me. I tried to act like I was asleep and not give myself away.

        Then his arms came around me and pulled me closer to him. He kissed my forehead and laid his chin on top of my head. A few minutes later I opened my eyes. I smiled and kissed his neck. He tightened his grip then pulled away to look at my face.

     Butterflies were in my stomach. What was he going to say? He looked into my eyes. Oh crap I thought he remembers. He looked me over a few more seconds and very gently kissed my lips. I sighed in relief and kissed him back.

     "Good morning." Niccolo said, his breath flowing over my face. He smelled sweet but not enough that I wanted to drink. Good thing I drank before I came here. "Good morning." I replied. He looked back at me and his hands felt the shirt I was wearing.

     "What happened last night?" Niccolo asked me. I froze, inside at least. I didn't want Niccolo to get suspicious. "What do you remember?" He pondered this for a moment. "Well.. I remember this." he moved closer to me and kissed my lips again. "Then everything else is a blank." I sighed in relief. He didn't remember a thing. "Nothing really," I replied "you fell asleep quite fast."

     He rolled over and got out of bed and looked at me. "So did you have a good time?" He asked with a wink. I laughed "It was a good date. Thank you." Niccolo walked over to my side of the bed and kissed me again. "Well i'll make sure the next one will be the same as yesterday." This time with him close to me I didn't have a problem. I'm not sure if it was by drinking or since I knew what would happen and just had more self control.

     Whatever the reason was I decided to enjoy the moment while it lasted.