Blood Rose (Completed)

Chapter 10

Robert's POV

He felt something burn inside his stomach and loins when Robert had grabbed her wrist. He pulled Katherine with her, not paying attention to his surroundings and licked his lips hungrily. There was something in the air : heavy and oppressive. It weighed on his shoulders and travelled down, like a hunger he never had before.

He quickly glanced at the gay couple and some guys behind them on the bridge. On another time, another place, Robert would have felt the violent electricity that hung there. He would know something was about to happen. Something that would make him hole again. Something he had been craving for since 27 years.

But his thoughts were with the woman who darted behind him. He could even pick up her breathing that was faster then normal. The way she had answered his kiss made him lose every sense of time. How her teeth had clashed with his and how Katherine had pulled him closer to her was enticing.

He felt the electricity, but for once in his existence, it wasn't violence that surrounded the air around him. It was something else.

The scream from behind him wasn't what made him stop. It was the outburst of pure fear that suddenly radiated off of Katherine. The astonishing dread that seemed to hit him in the back made Robert swivel around on his heels. Her gaze wasn't upon him but on something from their left. Her hands quickly shoved him out of the way of the upcoming truck that seemed to have lost control.

The vehicle went of the road completely and its lights were shining directly at Robert. Who was being pushed out of the way just in time by Katherine. He hit the pavement with his shoulder, but was on his feet again in less then a second. Faster then the human eye could see.

The fall didn't hurt but Robert was infuriated. With only two large steps, he stood before Katherine who was visible shaking and looking at the truck that came to a halt a few feet down the road. The sound of bells rang with every step he took and when Robert grabbed Katherine by the shoulder to make her face him, he had to hold back the growl that emerged from deep in his chest.

"Why were you scared," he demanded, his strong hands pushed on her shoulders and made Katherine hiss.

He had missed the moment that her fear had started to grow because he had been lost in his own thoughts. Robert had waited for this since they met, and now it seemed that he missed why Katherine suddenly unleashed a wave of fear that made him hunger to feel more of it.

She didn't reply immediately, which made him bend down towards her face.

"Why the fuck were you scared?"

The look of pain crossed her features but he didn't loosen his grip. He felt his eyes starting to glow and fought it when her bottom lip started to tremble. Katherine averted her gaze from him towards the truck and its driver.

"It was going to hit you!"

"Yes, I know that," he snarled at her.

"It was going to kill you!"

He took a step back and released her shoulders. His head tilted when it dawned on him and Robert's eyes grew wide.

"You were scared for me?"

She rubbed her shoulders where he had held her when Katherine's eyes locked with his. A nod was the only thing he got as an answer.

And it was as if he was punched in the gut and Robert had to try his best not to bend on his knees from the sudden pain.

"Your fucking fear is that something might happen to me?"

His voice was deeper then before, his eyes started to glow and Robert could see Katherine taking a few steps back. Anger and confusion was all he felt in that moment and he could feel his nails grown into claws. Claws that were hidden away for 27 years.

In that moment, Katherine still had anxiety and dread that hung around her. Her eyes locked with his golden ones and something inside him wanted to lash out to kill her. To feed on that beautiful fear of her. Yet, he didn't.

Instead he wiped the back of his hand into his eyes and squinted them closed. Carefully, so Katherine wouldn't see the claws.

"Go home," he hollered at her.

"Robert," that annoying gentle voice rang in his ears and he shook his head wildly.

"Go the fuck home and stay there!"

"What..."

That something else happened. The electricity that build up in Derry came to an outburst. Somewhere in the city, someone was getting beaten to dead and he suddenly felt a wave of insane happiness was over him. The laughter that escaped from deep in his chest was loud and high. The sound of a thousands of bells filled the space between Katherine and him.

"Run, my dear," he sang happily. "Run run run."

He could still feel her presence, but there wasn't any time to spare. Robert needed to be where the bloodshed was taking place. The brutality tingled all around him and he didn't want to miss it. He needed it. He hungered for it. And needed to feed.

His patience was gone. Hands came down and he stared at her with a grin. Baring his sharp teeth to her. Red lines slowly appeared as blood on his face, from his lips to his eyes. The skin of his hands and face peeled off to reveal ivory white flesh instead.

"Run!" He blared out.

The tears on her cheeks were noticed, but he couldn't care. He wanted her gone and felt some sort of relief when Katherine finally turned on her heels and ran away. Leaving the scent angst behind.