Vampire Experiment: Book One of the Vamp Virus Series

✧✦ Chapter Seven ✦✧

Jasper opened his eyes and was covered in thick blankets. Someone had swaddled him up so he couldn't move. He noticed green eyes as they got closer to him. The blackness around him turned into searing white light. Jasper closed his eyes and when he opened them Arkhain stood there.

"Jasper, my dear boy." Her voice was quiet, yet soared in the air like velvet. "What have you been doing running around with that little girl?" Her voice showed a slight British accent.

"I have been cleaning up Harland's mistake." He spat back at her. She smirked and leaned down, inches from his face.

"I would watch your tongue around me. I am older and more powerful than you. Do remember that." Her lips were suddenly on his, despite his struggle against it. He relaxed, remembering the last time they had kissed. The memory filtered through his brain and he pulled back quickly.

"Arkhain." He whispered.

"Why yes, that is my name. Should I write it down for you?" She laughed. What was holding him down slowly began to unravel and he was free. He looked at her, unsure of what to do. "So you never answered my question. What have you been doing?"

"I told you, cleaning up Harland's mess." He smiled and took a few steps closer to her, gently wrapping his arms around her waist. She looked down at his arms and then met his eyes.

"So here you are, holding me, yet you feel for her. I am quite confused by your actions."

"I don't have any emotions for specific people. I am just me." He spoke, slowly pulling his hands away. She snapped her wrist out and grabbed his hand.

"It's fine. I just don't want her to get upset if she sees you all over me." A wicked look passed her face. Jasper felt confusion well in his veins. He watched as Arkhain made a pained expression being pulled away from him by something. Blackness overtook the once bright area.

He woke up, clutching his chest. Lestat was gone, so he was alone in the room. He could hear him talking with a woman downstairs. Once he had calmed down from the stress of the dream and the pain dissipated, he brushed a hand through his hair and slowly made his way down to the living room.

Downstairs Lestat sat on the couch with Arkhain next to him. Lestat's hair clung to his shoulders, a black button up shirt was tucked into his black dress pants, making him a black blob from a distance. Arkhain was wearing a low cut purple shirt with jeans that hugged her body. Her red and black hair was pulled behind her shoulders. Their laughter rang through the living room.

"Ah, you finally woke up." Lestat smiled over at him. They both had a mug in their hands and one sat on the coffee table next to Lestat. "Coffee?" He pointed at it.

"Thanks." He picked up the mug and sat down in a chair, sipping at the hot liquid and leaning back. "What have you guys been talking about?"

"You." Arkhain spoke quietly. "And what we are supposed to do with your minx... I mean your girl." She frowned slightly. "Have you thought of anything?" She straightened up slightly on the couch and looked at him.

"No." He stared into the mug, avoiding all eye contact from both people. "I have a lot of thoughts, but nothing plausible. I'm confused and all I can think of is how I want Harland dead. But he can't die yet because that could kill Odi."

Lestat rolled his eyes at Jasper and looked back at Arkhain. "So, do you think what we talked about will work? Do you think if she takes blood from both of us it might help?"

"I don't see why it wouldn't. I am almost the same level as you, and ancient vampire blood can be powerful." She let out a soft sigh and got up, placing her mug back down on the coffee table. "Come, Jasper. Let us go to the garden and have a talk." She smiled and left the house, disappearing to the gardens.