Pokémon: Vampire Princess*

Chapter 8: Blood*

I jumped to the other side of the room after what I caught myself doing and covered my nose with both hands, in shock. W-What did I just do..?

"X-Xavier... I'm so sorry! I-I don't know what got over me" he looked at me with much more surprise than anger than I expected him to be. Why isn't he angry with me even after I told him I don't desire human blood..? I don't understand what happened.

I was always given different blood types and refused each one. They resulted in the same way and made me sick, but Xavier... why did I act differently with him?

I bowed on the floor for a huge apology, "I'm so sorry! Please don't be angry! I meant it when I said I don't desire human blood. I don't know what got over me!"

"You okay, Yannie?" He asked instead. I covered my eyes, still covering my nose to avoid the smell that'll put me in a trance. "Hey, explain yourself" I heard the seriousness in his voice.

"I never intended to hurt you! I'm more human than anything! I'm sorry" I sobbed "I won't do it again!" I clenched my hands together.

"I don't know what came over me" I looked at him walking over to me with his blade in his hand. I gulped and looked down, watching my tears falling on my lap.

He kneeled in front of me and showed me his arm. He pressed his dagger against his skin and drew blood. I gasped loudly and covered my nose even more. What is he doing?!

"Here, take some" he held it closer to me, in which I hurried away from

"Are you mad?! I'm not doing that!" I shut my eyes "Don't do this to me. I'm sorry for what I did, but don't do this" I looked at him coming closer to me "What's in it for you? Why are you trying to accomplish? Is this another experiment?"

"Hmm.. more or less, I never exactly knew there would be anyone out there who needed my blood" huh? "It may help you become stronger. You need all the strength you need to come with me."

"I said, I'm fine! Don't go shoving that on me" his blood dripped off his arm. I started drooling, and it was hard breathing from how fast my heart was beating. I shut my eyes tightly and turned away "S-Stop... I don't want to hurt you."

"You won't hurt me. I trust you."

"I don't even know about myself, so how can you trust me? You don't even know me!" I pushed through a thought in my head that might push him away "In other cases, Vampires don't drink their first drop of blood until they find their soulmate. It's usually at a young age, and they'll know it right away. It's not abnormal for a vampire child to find their soulmate and get married."

"That's random" he smiled a little "Don't you want to find out we're soulmates?" There was a bit of happiness in his voice. I looked at him, confused, wondering why he was so desperate for me to try his blood.

"I am human; thus, I don't need one" I shook my head and looked back at his curious eyes "This isn't about me, this is about you and your safety. What happens when I get stronger? I may lose my sanity or maybe even die since I'll be drinking human blood while I am human."

"Yannie, we need to take risks sometimes."

"Risks are too dangerous... I took a risk once, and it had my friend and Pokémon killed. I don't want anything happening. Besides... doing this is like asking a random person for sex."

"You said your life is in my hands. If you attack, I know how to deal with you. It's up to you if you have the power to stop yourself if you go mad. Come on, Yannie" he showed me his arm again. It's everywhere...

"Aren't you scared if a vampire smells this..?" He just stared at me, waiting patiently. I shakily looked back at his arm and pushed him away "Stop it!" I pressed my head on the cold wall to calm my heavy breathing, "Stop it..." he sighed.