In The Blood

Prologue

Blood thumped against my ears.

My neck burned as if someone was pressing two hot rods into my skin. Everything was distorted and Oh God the light was blinding.

"Shhh shh sh," someone cooed from behind me. A man. Probably early twenties. His voice was deep, seductive. "Just calm down, sweetheart. It will all be over soon." A hand on my shoulder, another stroking the hair out of my eyes now. "Very soon," the voice continued.

"I-it burns," I manage to choke out, the man still stroking my cheek.

"Oh hush now, darling," he said with a hint of true compassion in his voice. "I know it hurts right now, but we've all been through the pain." 

The man, though still blurry, was coming into focus. His pale skin vibrant in the growing darkness of what I assume to be an allyway. What am I doing in an ally? Why is it so dark? What is that on his lips? His lips, which were only slightly pinker than his face, had some crimson liquid barely visible but resting on the right corner as if a bit had escaped when entering his mouth.

"That's my -" Gulp," blood... isn't it?" I could feel my heart beating faster and faster as I uttered those words. I wonder if he could hear it?

"Yes, my dear," he whispered in his velvetly smooth voice as he leaned his cool forehead against my burning one. "I am terribly sorry about that, too, it just had to be done. Nyx's orders." He paused, looking at something on his hand, as if carefully deliberating his next words. 

"Would you like a taste?" His beautiful full lips curling into a devilish grin. "Since you are going to be drinking a lot of it for the rest of you extended life, right?" He looked down at my lips, the returned to my eyes. "Might as well start with your own, hm?" 

Feeling the burning within my throat, my body moved on its own, bringing my lips to collide with his and wrapping my weak arms around his neck to pull him closer. The crimson liquid - my blood - burned between our lips so I could taste it on my tongue. To any passerby, we'd look like a couple making out in a dark alley, but no. It was so much more than that, so much more dangerous: It was a fleshling tasting her first blood.

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Hey! I'm so excited to start this! I've been deliberating writing this for awhile and just decided Why not? Sooo yea, hopefully I can continue this and try to post a chapter every week...maybe evey other week, I don't know yet. I might post the first today (if I can type it up real quick) since I've already written it. Eh...Whelp see ya next time. Bye! :D

-H