Last free-beee!!!! Warning you!!!
Chapter Four~~~
"Ngh!" I groaned stretching slightly and immediately wishing I hadn't.
What. Had. Happened?
Just trying to sit up nauseated me to the point of absolute agony. Oh god! Was I just going to be left here until that psychotic creature came back to feed on me again?
As if in answer the door clanged open. I shrunk away into a corner, pulling my torn jacket off the ground to cover me.
It was the plump old lady from before- the one who brought eggs.
"Ohgoddnessgracious!" she uttered in a single gasp. Setting a candle in the candle bra and closing the door in a fluid motion she rushed to my side.
"Darn it! If I had known Damien was coming into your chamber I would've warned him off." Gently she wiped a damp cloth over my face. "Poor girl and on your first blood rounds too... Now, now let me see where he bit you. Damien often doesn't close his wounds and when I saw him leave here he was in a very bad mood."
Instead of obliging I tried to pull my jacket tighter. "How long has it been since he left?" I managed to choke.
She sobered more still and lowered her cloth, "Unfortunately it has been many hours, with the vampires watching I could not seem as though I was checking on you so I waited until it was meal time- which if you still want it I have it here."
My first thought was that I wouldn't be able to bare even the sight of food but when I saw it instinct came over me and I ravenously devoured it, not even noticing that it was only soup and vegetables with a glass of water. All I knew was that the food cleared my mind and steadied my senses.
Most people would be stunned senseless by the realization of vampire existence but at the moment my only problem was the lack of food. I needed more. Lots more.
With a touch of motherly tenderness the lady pried the jacket from my grip and her eyes lit with a fiery compassion. "Ooh! That boy not only does he not have an ounce of caring in his immortal body but he shows no decency at all."
Carefully she wiped at my bites before shifting so she could help me stand. It was very difficult. At every movement my knees would want to buckle and I would groan in protest. But the kind woman murmured encouragement until I was fully up right. For a few second the walls shuddered in my sight but I swallowed hard and fought the sensations down. How bad were they compared to Damien?
"Lets see if we can get you some other clothes, maybe a bath too, you look filthy."
Suddenly the door banged open again. I felt as if I rather would lay back down and die. As it was my heart stopped and I nearly keeled over just being near the flinty gaze that swept over us. Though its intensity was not fixed on me the nearness was too much. A strangled cry escaped my lips and I gripped the ladies arm.
"Fiona what are you doing?" the outrage was clear on his pale face as he spat his fury out in shortly clipped words.
"She needs rest and clothes and medicine, no thanks to your brutal treatment. I'm taking her to my room to tend her." I almost smiled at the way she looked at Damien, eyes glinting, chin tilted slightly, she was courageous beyond belief.
He snarled. "She does not need your help. Besides, I've come for another feeding, out now, and I won't mention your behavior to the higher up."
"You cannot feed from her! In her current state she'd be dead in seconds." Anger was threaded into Fiona's voice, only held down by the fact that this was indeed a vampire she was talking to. Oddly at that moment I wished my mother had been such a figure instead of the lazy woman who cared little about my fate.
Damien's eyes glinted dangerously in the flickering light. "I shall do whatever I want with her. From now on she will be mine and mine alone. I've already spoken to the warden." A smile spread over his features- the affect wasn't pleasant.
Fiona could only blink and I gaped along side her. What? Warden? His alone? Do whatever he wanted to me? Rage and fear swirled inside me, clashing together with a ferociousness I'll never be able to describe.
"I-I" Fiona faltered to a halt.
"Out, before I break a few bones, I get very impatient when my stomach is empty." He flashed Fiona a threatening smile. "Wouldn't want to take too much from this young one, now would I?"
Knowing she was beat Fiona reluctantly guided me to sit on my cot gathered the food tray and did a stiff curtsey to Damien before stalking out the door and slamming the door closed. Leaving me alone with the very creature I loathed so much. Alone with him. The thought sickened me to my stomach. Rather than looking at him I stared glumly at my bare feet. What now? Might as well cut my own artery- it would've been easier and less painful. But I didn't want to let him see how helpless I was, it was too much pain to deal with emotionally, besides it was just in my nature. Hide real emotion and snap back as fierce and cutting as possible. Easy; when you weren't facing a bloodthirsty vampire that really likes inflicting pain. The silence stretched out and I was aware of his breathing. I didn't think vampires had to breathe. Was it a bad habit?
Suddenly he was right in front of me tilting my head back. I let out a scream and tried to pull away. How did he move so fast? Okay I was stupid for even thinking the question. Vampire- duh.
'Relax' it was a command and I really didn't want to give into it but once his fangs clamped onto my throat I kind of felt my mind swirl into a fog that made my body fall limp against him. No! No! No! Stupid me! It was so stupid! Now I was hopeless, the pain would've been better; at least I could've fought back. 'Relax' there it was again sending my stirring emotions back into a dormant sleep. As soon as I had succumbed to such an enchantment his teeth released their hold and he licked his lips.
"That's all you really had to do in the first place." Damien hissed.
Before I could strain his words through the haze of my mind he had hoisted me over his shoulder and snuffed out the candle. Fear sliced through me. What now? Was something worse going to happen? The panic dulled his charm and I lifted my head in an immense effort to appose him.
'Stop struggling! Why the hell do you do that anyways, it only causes hurt.' The intrusion on my mind fed the fire and I pushed against his back to push myself up. My lips wouldn't form words so I answered by projecting my thoughts.
'Because I feel like it.'
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