meeting with a vampire

Meeting with a Vampire
Chapter 2
The second time
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Wind tore through my clothes as I hurried through the cold and stormy night. I clutched tightly at my coat even as I tried to watch my steps despite the wind and rain trying so hard to blind my already tear filled eyes.

I was alone again…

My mother had finally gone insane. Without anyone knowing it or any warning she had woken me up this night yelling at me to pack my clothes. My father and younger sister had woken with a start and merely stared as my mother stood over me forcing me to pack whatever I could fit into the suitcase she had thrown in front of me.

I had struggled every minute to hold back my tears as my family merely stood and watched, none of them uttering a word other than my mother yelling at me to hurry using more four letter words in those sentences as well. I had just started taking classes at a local college, staying because my father hadn't been ready to see me go and also I didn't want to spend all my money on a university and then half my life paying off student loans.

None of them had said anything about moving out, I had been working part time to pay for my classes and spending time with my family when not at class, work, or studying. It was a shock… to say the least to find my mother dragging me out of bed screaming at me to leave.

But really… what had hurt the most out of that pain filled hour of cold stares and screaming… was the silence… neither my father nor my sister uttered a single word to my mother. My father didn't take charge and tell her to at least give me warning so I could find an apartment, my sister didn't try to get my mothers hands off me as she had bruised my limbs as she had woken me up.

As I had finally stuffed the suitcase with as much clothing and items as I could while still being able to close it, my mother had once again grabbed me roughly, pulling me towards the door. The whole time I thought maybe this was just a really bad prank, or perhaps… something else… but not what I was experiencing just then.

The door flung wide open as the wind howled as if greedy to pull me into the chaos of the storm, my mother seemed to oblige it as she put her foot to my but and kicked me out onto the street. As I fell to the cold, wet cement floor I felt a coat flutter down onto me protecting my now shivering and soaked body from the relentless rain.

I had no way of transportation… at this time of night there has been no such thing as a working city buss. I had no idea, when I considered it, of were to go, who to seek for help… and I had no idea how I was going to be able to make it to work… or classes…

I had no idea what to do…
A small canopy protected me from the rain for a time as I clutched my soaked suitcase and coat to me trying in vane to find some semblance of warmth. White blinding lights shone through the drenching rain as a car came screeching down the road, metal music blazing on the stereo, its high beams drowning me in blinding light.

Tires screeched as the car came to a sudden stop in front of me. My eyes widened as I saw three men start to lumber out of the car. Now… I have to admit… a group of men have at times scared me. Especially when I didn't know who they were and I was completely alone. And on a night like tonight I would have rather they had just kept driving and left me in peace.

"What do we have here little sweetings? A wet kitten?" One man jeered as he continued to make his way towards me.

I looked around for any kind of exit but I saw none, they had me surrounded on three sides with the wall at my back. My fingers gripped tighter onto my suitcase, if need be I'd have to use it as a weapon. I just really hoped I wouldn't have to…

I shook my head as if to say no even as another answered the first, from what I could see in the pouring rain and blinding lights, the man had a jacket on that was possibly blue, "Perhaps we should take her out of the rain and into our home…" a lustful grin appeared on his face, "I hear kittens are awfully playful"

The youngest of the men there asked in a teasing voice, "Can we keep it?"

I began to back away from them as the drew nearer, I came to a sudden stop as my back came into contact with the wall behind me, "no you can't keep it" I said attempting to sound strong… though with all my trembling it sounded rather shaky.

The first man continued to leer, "Oh I think we can… can't we kitten?" he asked as his hand reached out towards my face.

"NO!" I yelled using my weight to force the suitcase to whack itself against his head.

He fell back a few steps and for a short minute there I thought that I was going to be okay. Until I saw his eyes… they seemed to glow a deep red. What the HECK!?

"Oh you'll pay for that little kitten" he growled as he started to jump at me. I couldn't think of what to do but try to fight him back with my suitcase, I swung with all my might but his hand quickly pushed it out of the way the suitcase opening with all my belongings scattering as they fell to the floor swiftly becoming drenched in water.

Knowing that I was out of a weapon I tried to run, I knew it was useless even as I felt strong hands grab my hair and throw me down onto the ground the air leaving my lungs as the cold ground pounded it out of me.
My eyesight grew fuzzy as rain continued to pour down from the heavens seeming to pour into my eyes blinding me even as I struggled to breath. I could see three figures looming over me and then I noticed a fourth. If I hadn't already been crying or missing air in my lungs to allow me to cry out, I would have moaned at life's sudden turn of events.

I felt many feet kicking me and I couldn't do anything but lie there. I was blind, not breathing and in terrible pain emotionally and physically. I could hear screaming above me but it was incoherent… or perhaps my brain just wasn't functioning enough for me to understand them. I felt a body land on top of me and for a moment I thought he was going to rip my clothes and rape me right there on the street.

But then the body was off me again. I managed to get a breath of air into my lungs, mixed with the water that had been pouring into my gasping mouth. I choked and fell onto my side coughing up water… and I wasn't sure but possibly blood too. The world continued to grow darker around me. Black static started to swiftly overcome my vision but before utter darkness swallowed me I saw one dark figure lean before me. I was going to die… was my last thought before I knew no more.

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Something warm and sweet smelling surrounded me, smooth as silk and comforting. I wondered vaguely if I had died and gone to heaven. I heard distantly the sound of a fire crackling and wondered why there would be a fire in heaven. A soft seductive chuckle filled the room, the sound of it moved over me like soothing balm and igniting a fire filled with hunger along my skin.

"You’re not dead my Silver… and neither are you in heaven. I would call my home a far cry from heaven…" I could almost feel the smirk that spread across his face even as her eyes were still closed. Being reminded of such a thing my eyes slowly began to open as I turned her head towards him.

"I…it's you…" I said in disbelief.

"Well yes of course it's me."

I shook my head, "I… I thought you were a dream"

His blue eyes seemed sad suddenly. I watched as his hand gently reached out to run along my skin gently, lovingly, "I am no dream my Silver… I thought I told you that when we first met"

I could still only stare at him in amazement. That night… I had woken to think that it had been all but a dream. There had been no evidence of him being there… but he had changed m life. He had been my dream man… no man was like him… and I had refused to have no one other the man of my dreams.
"I'm so sorry Silver… I told you that I could not come to see you again… that one night that you met me… I had already put you in danger. I should have stayed far away from you."

I closed my eyes trying to get past my confusion, "What do you mean?"

"You know those things that attacked you tonight?"

I shrugged, "They're just normal men who thought it would be fun to rape me."

I watched as he shook his head, his long black raven locks gliding through the air as he did so… oh I loved his long tresses so much. "No… you forgot their glowing red eyes… they're not normal Silver."

"Are they vampires like you are?"

"Yes and no… They are technically vampires as in they can drink blood… but blood is not their substance of living. Its sex, rape, and violence; that is what they hunger for and that is what sustains them."

I blinked still not understanding what he was trying to get to. His hand moved to cup my face gently, "My poor Silver… I should never have seen you… never have known you existed… because now you are stuck in my world, even though I tried so hard to keep you out of it."

"What do you mean?..." I asked still very confused though his hand felt calming against mine.

"When I claimed you as mine Silver… Part of me was left with you. You became a beacon to all who would want me dead… and trust me Silver. There are a lot of people who would like to see me dead."

I looked up into his beautiful blue eyes, "Why would someone want to kill you?" I asked softly.

A soft yet sad smile appeared on his face, "Because I hunt those creatures Silver. I have ever since I became a vampire. I cannot just fight them on the physical plane but also on the spiritual… where they can take over the body of other humans. They cannot necessarily command a human's body but they can start whispering to that person's soul, to their mind. Allowing that person to think that those words are their own thinking… it can be a slow process but some times the most horrible of crimes have been committed by such actions."

As I listened to him I felt a cold realization come over me, "My mother… my family… they?"

I watched as he nodded his head in confirmation, "Yes… they've been feeding your family lies and hatred for years now feeding off their violent thoughts towards you and eventually their acts. They've been with your family on the spiritual plane ever since the night we met."

He ran a trembling hand through his hair, "I tried so hard to stay away from you that I never even noticed it until it was too late… I'm so sorry Silver. You shouldn't have had to go through that…" He paused and then turned towards me pushing me onto my back as I had been trying to sit up.

"Lay down Silver. Your still badly hurt…" He ran his hands over my face and along my skin as if to make sure that I was alive and all right.

"Why?" I asked softly even as he checked my bruises and cuts.

"Why what?"

"Why… why am I so important to you? Why do you even have to try to stay away from me?" There was nothing special about me… and I had known it ever since I was a child.

His face suddenly became angry, "Why would you think yourself nothing Silver? You are one of the most wonderful women I have ever seen and yet you think of yourself as nothing!?"

I winced pulling away from him and his anger, "Sorry…" I muttered softly.

His sigh was a frustrated one, as he was running his hand through his hair yet again. I stared… wishing I could run my hand through those silken locks. A soft smile played on his lips, "I can still read your mind Silver" he said softly.

I blushed, of course he would be able to read my mind… he had done it before when we had first met… I only wish that I had written more detail of the occurrence in my journal that next morning… more than just saying that I had a wonderful dream about the man of my dreams.

He ran a hand softly through my own light brown locks, "You are perfect for me Silver… I don't know how else to say this other than that my soul recognized yours the moment I saw you. I know you felt it too… why else would you let me touch you and make love to you so easily."

I blushed remembering that night even more vividly now, "oh…" He probably was right… I wasn't usually like this around other men… but he was also the man of my dreams. Mmm… if this was a dream never let me wake up.

"Silver…"

I looked up at him and into his deep blue depths. I was lost in his gaze not noticing his face coming slowly closer and closer to mine. His lips brushed lightly against mine and a soft sigh escaped my lips, "Oh Silver…" he whispered against my lips.

I opened my lips to respond and realized… there was one thing that I had always been missing when it came to the man of my dreams. I didn't have his name.

"Atrimus" he said softly brushing his lips against mine again.

"What?" I asked somewhat dazedly, his lips thoroughly distracting any sane thoughts.

"Atrimus… that's my name." He whispered to me.

"Atrimus" I whispered softly the name rolling off my tongue. It was rare, exotic and wonderful… a name that summed him up perfectly.

I looked up into his dark blue eyes and I saw love there, "how can you know so much about me and yet I know nothing of you… save your name?"

He smiled softly stroking my hair, "I've watched you all your life Silver, since you were just a babe. I could not ever involve you in my life… take you away from the sun, from your family or from your friends."

"But… what about…"

"…the night that I claimed you?" I nodded. His hand stroked my face lovingly and gently without thinking my hand reached up to touch his. "That night… I could feel your loneliness and your pain… and suddenly I could no longer keep myself away from you. I claimed you that night, giving you pleasure."

I blushed lightly remembering that night, "and… you stayed far away ever since?"

He nodded, "I had already risked your life by just that one meeting. I couldn't chance to stay on and make you even more of a beacon for evil to find you"

"Why?" I asked sadly, "You had already been with me… why couldn't you have stayed with me… you broke my heart… made it so I could never want any other."

He shook his head and sighed kissing me softly, "There will be no more of this Silver. You are tired and you need to heal."

I shook my head, "no!"

"Sleep" his voice whispered over me, wrapping me up in some kind of spell slowly pulling me into the depths of sleep. I had no chance to speak anymore as my eyes closed and reality faded away.