Blood Blossoms

16

Jareth and Iris walked up the driveway and up the front stairs of the mansion. He grabbed her hand and smiled down at her lovingly. His emotions ran on high as his phone vibrated in his breast pocket. He ignored it as he used his free hand to open the door allowing himself inside first to check for any traps that may have been set.

He pulled Iris inside when he sensed it was clear. He closed the door and within a blink of an eye a figure rushed right into him slamming him up against the door and holding him tightly around the waist.

"Jareth, my love." Rhonda gushed in delight. "You're finally home. I've been waiting all day for you to—"

She stopped in her tracks as she sniffed the air a little, her head snapped to the left at Iris who stood watching with a surprised face. Hands still conjoined with Jareth, Rhonda bared her fangs at the young girl as she began to rip Iris' flesh off her body for touching him.

"No!" Jareth said as he let go of Iris and shoved Rhonda away as quickly as he could before she could lunge for her.

Rhonda landed off into the main hallway on her side with a loud bang.

Her inky black hair covered her face as she heaved in anger. She pushed her hair back over her head as her icy grey eyes stared deathly at Iris. Her claws were on full display and ready for the kill, her fangs were erect and lethal.

"Iris, go upstairs, now!" Jareth commanded pointing in the direction of the stairs.

"This is the whore Madam Jervena showed me in her vision. I have to kill her!" She shouted.

Jareth watched as Iris took slow steps around the scene to get to the stairs of the mansion. She ran as fast as her heavy legs could in her flats. When he heard her bedroom door slam upstairs, he knew she'd made it safely.

Jareth watched Rhonda for any sudden movements, he'd been ready to kill her since he'd met her years ago at a royal event in Heirious, the most wealthiest and ruthless vampire towns.

"This isn't over tramp." She sneered rising up slowly to her feet staring deathly at her as she disappeared upstairs.

Jareth's nostrils flared as he stared wooden stakes at the vampire in front of him. "Why are you here, Rhonda?" He asked as he tried to calm down his rage.

Rhonda straightened out her loose dark blue sun dress and held her head high. "I'm here to get rid of that beast. I went to a psychic on my sister and I's many vacations to New Orleans, and she told me all about an Iris who had come here as of recently, and how she would come to destroy you—the love of my life." She informed with a worried hand over her un-beating heart.

Jareth stared at her in disbelief. "How many times must I tell you, Rhonda? We are not mates, and I'll be damned if I ever even entertain the idea of being yours."

"But you'll take claim of a human girl. You do realize in the mortal world you'd be considered a child predator." She sneered with her eyes slit and her arms a crossed over her slender chest.

"Well, I guess it's too bad I'm not a mortal, I'm still technically 17 ." He remarked back. "Why attack her? You do realize I've had my dick balls deep in every single one of them? Are you trying to tell me you'll try this stunt with all of the ladies of the house?"

"Don't tempt me, Jareth." She sneered her eyes turning a deadly red shade. "I'll drag my claws through each and every one of their throats."

"Get out of my house, or I will summit the Council for your harassment of their prince." He said seriously.