OUT FOR BLOOD - Vampire Love and Revenge

OUT FOR BLOOD - CHAPTER 27 - Vampire Revelations

CHAPTER 27:

CATALINA'S POV:

So, here I am, in the clutches of an unknown vampire when I'd much prefer to be in the arms of my vampire boyfriend. Such is the life of a vampire hunter.

As the vampire, that is holding onto me from behind, lands on his feet, onto the pavement below, my body experiences a harsh jolt. Luckily, the vampire is taller than me and my feet don't hit the ground along with his. That would've hurt. After I regain my senses and my cool, I immediately start struggling in the vampire's grip.

Kind of pointless when a vampire has his arms wrapped around you from behind. The vampire whispers in a distorted sounding voice from behind me, "Don't you know not to play with vampires, little girl?"

Something about what he just said seems familiar. I shake off the feeling, but fail to shake off the vampire.

He starts laughing at my attempts and I growl, "My boyfriend is going to rip off your head."

"No doubt," he says, still laughing. The familiar feeling is back again.

A head falls from the parking garage five stories above. I watch it roll to a stop to the left of us. The second head almost hits me and lands in a way that reminds me of throwing a pumpkin or cantaloupe from five stories above. Busts open, if you know what I mean. I yell upwards, "You almost hit me with that one, Jaden!"

My answer is the sound of wind and a thud as Jaden lands on the pavement a few feet ahead of us. He doesn't even look at me and instead addresses the vamp asshole whose grip tightens on me. "Do you mean her harm?"

I look at Jaden in disbelief and let out an exasperated sound that finally gets his attention, "Um, duh! Of course he means me harm! I taste good! You said so yourself!"

Jaden grimaces and looks embarrassed, confusing me in the process, and the vampire holding me grunts angrily. What's it to him? Was he out looking for virgin blood? He came a little too late for that. Catch me a couple weeks ago and my blood would have been all virginal sweetness.

"Psst!" I whisper to Jaden.

He raises his eyebrows at me.

I nod my head back towards the vamp behind me, "New or old?"

Jaden rolls his eyes, "Not very discreet Catalina."

I glare at him, "So sorry, but I don't have any freaky vampire powers. I can't mind speak with you or use mind control on this vampire or turn him to stone or summon a flock of crows to--"

"New," Jaden ignores my rant and continues, "and idiotic." Jaden is looking intently upon the vampire behind me.

The unknown vampire is silent behind me. Their staring contest is getting on my nerves. "Excuse me!"

"Yes, angel?" Jaden meet my eyes with a curious, but way too calm look.

My patience is gone, "Honey, sweetie, vampy" I say with false sweetness, "what good is mind control, if you AREN'T GOING TO USE IT?" I think I lost all semblance of niceness at the end there.

Jaden looks away from me to stare into the fangy face behind me. He once again addresses the vampire instead of me, "I don't know, do I need to use it, or are you going to be a good little boy?"

The unknown vampire scoffs behind me, clearly amused and clearly not worried. "Do your worst." Obviously, MY vampire isn't the only stupid cocky vampire around.

Jaden smiles predatorily, "Don't tempt me. I'm not too happy with you right now, baby vamp." Jaden kicks a head full of red hair, dripping red blood, out of the way as he takes a step forward, staring at it thoughtfully as it rolls into the gutter. He looks back up at the vampire behind me. "This isn't the way to do it."