Blood Bonds

Author Note: The chapter you have all been waiting for, Please be patient, as I have a much higher demand to update Armada, so for my fans' sake I must add a few chapters to that before I add a third to this, But worry not, Chapter three will be up soon, so until then... Please Enjoy!

I had awaken only a few hours later and turned towards Hans – I had never seen him more peaceful than when he was asleep. I slowly stood up, I felt as if some of my strength had returned while I was asleep, but the hunger was still strong... I knew Hans was right, I did need to feed. So I decided, tonight I would, if not for me, then for my dear Hans...

I removed the gown they had laid me to sleep in, and donned my night clothing, I carefully approached Hans, trying not to wake him, and smiled, he was beautiful when he slept, it reminded me of the day I found him.

I crept to the door to our chamber, and opened it as quietly as I could, as I stepped out, and closed the door behind me a heard a startling gasp, but then I realized it was only Aubrey.

“Master Hans! I-I'm sorry, I didn't mean to wait here... please forgive – w-wait, Master Andre? Oh, I do apologize!” by now she was on her knees groveling, with her arms around my boot.
“Please stand up Aubrey, It is fine.” I knelt down to help her to her feet.
“Oh, thank you, Master Andre, but why are you not resting?” she asked.
“Hans is right, we all know I need to feed... So I am going out.”
“... but master Andre, are you well enough to go out into the city? With the Blood Hunt so close, there are sure to be many purifiers out there!”
“Do you not remember my dear? We are most strong during these nights when the moon is gone.”
“... but you are injured!”
I looked at her, and placed my hand under her chin, tilting her head in the direction of mine
“Aubrey, that will be enough, I will go where I please... when I please, but do not fret, I will be careful, okay?”
“Y-yes sir.”
As I started to walk towards the main hall, Aubrey spoke again.
“Oh... Hans will be so upset with me when he finds out...”
I stopped in my step, and turned to Aubrey
“Hans is not to lay a hand on you... If he does, he will be punished.”
She simply looked in my direction, and expelled a small sigh of relief and I continued my path, eventually leaving her sight.

The empty granite halls echoed whenever my boot touched the ground, it was quite unsettling, I was somewhat nervous, as it was unusual for elder to leave the palace alone, all patrolmen were assigned a partner for safety reasons, but I had to do this alone, my own way. As I approached the courtyard, I noticed how chilly it was tonight, but headed towards the gate regardless.

“Pietro? You're on gate watch again tonight?” I asked
“Master Andre? I'm glad you are well, but yes, unfortunately I am covering for Zelig, he doesn't seem to be around, but I'd much rather do this than anything else anyways.”
“I see, well, I'd like to go out, so if you would open the gate?”
“You are going out alone sir? Where is Hans tonight?”
“Resting, I wish to go alone.”
“I see, well - your word is my command.”
He promptly opened the gate and I passed under the massive iron portcullis as it swiftly closed behind me. The city looked worse than ever. It seemed the plague had spread deep into Prague's ragged veins, I mean, I heard it had reached us, but I didn't know just how bad it truly was. I knew I couldn't feed here, though we were immune to the Plague, the carriers of it offered us no nourishment... I knew I would have to leave the city to find a suitable victim. I walked through the broken streets – a most horrible sight, children lying dead in the alleys... infected prostitutes... beggars... These survivors all locked their gazes on me, I could feel the envy that they had... It made me feel terrible, but even if I did give in, and turn them, it is too late for them to be redeemed, but it wasn't only that, I had not the strength to turn them even if I so desired. I continued towards the east gate, trying my best to ignore the plight that surrounded me. The gates of Prague had no guardians, so I was able to pass with ease into the forest beyond.

This forest echoed with misdeed, but I knew there was a village not too far down the path, the same village in which I found Hans all those years ago. The forest itself was quite dark, with the haunting sound of crows in the distance. The forest brought back so many memories... Shadows of that day were as real now as they were on that dark day. When I reached the opposite edge of the forest, there was a meadow, the ground was covered in mist and the village was in view.

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The village was as quiet and peaceful as always, though I knew not its name. Ironically.
“If Hans were here... he would know.” I said to myself

I continued to walk the streets, looking for a suitable house... the rich, well fed humans offered the most nourishment for us Elder... but it didn't seem like an option here in this village...
but then, something caught my eye, a two story house in the distance with a single lamp still lit.
It seemed like this largest house in the village... and so, naturally, that was to be my target.

As I arrived, quietly I climbed the side of wall and peered into the lamp-lit window. Inside was a most beautiful female human reading a book of sorts... she looked so healthy... I could see her juicy veins... they called to me... but I couldn't scar such a young, delicate flower... but she couldn't be the only one who lived here. Could she? I strafed along the narrow section of brickwork that lined the house until I got to the next window, inside there was a sleeping man, he seemed slightly older than the woman, I would guess in his late 20's, a suitable mortal... but what was his relationship to the woman? This question was stuck in my mind, but it mattered not...the wind outside blew his bedroom door shut when I opened the window. As I entered the man's room I heard a beautiful voice call out
“Johnathan? Is everything alright in there?”

It must have been the girl, she began to knock at the door.
“Johnathan! I heard a sound! I'm coming in.”

“Damn it...” I said to myself as I attempted to hide in the nearest shadowy corner.

Sure enough the girl entered the room with a lamp in hand, closing the door behind her.
“Oh... Johnathan, why is your window open? What about your fever?”

“Fever?!” I gasped. The girl must have heard me as she started looking around the room
“Is someone here?”

I remained silent, and after a while she said under her breath, “Just the wind... I suppose.”

She closed the window, coming within a meter of me... but luckily she didn't notice anything.
“Oh Johnathan...” she said as she approached the man's side.
“S..sis? Is that you sis?” he held her hand in his.

“So it's her brother?” I said to myself.
He turned to her, and I had realized he was sick with plague, I can't believe it has reached this far already... but does she know this? Does she know the cause of his illness? I could not feed on him as sick as he was... but the girl, she still looked healthy for the time being. Perhaps it was not too late to save them.

“Johnathan... please rest, you're fever will be gone soon...” with that she tucked him in, and left the room; I silently followed... She went back to her room, but neglected to close the door... perhaps it was intentional.

As I peered into her room, I noticed she had gotten down on her knees, and began to... pray
“Please... please help Johnathan, he is all I have... I don't know what is wrong with him, but he can barely move, and his fever is so high... oh lord, please send an angel. Amen”

I stepped into the room, “Your brother Johnathan – He is going to die.”
the girl gasped, I knew I had startled her.

“Who are you? What do you mean? What is wrong with my brother? Are you an angel?”
she asked.

“Far from it I'm afraid, but your brother, he is infected with the plague. I am very familiar with the symptoms, and you too, will catch it soon with such close contact.”

She ran up to me and started hitting my chest - “No!! You're lying!! The plague can't have come this far!!” I looked away, with a most solemn expression, “I'm sorry my dear, but I do not jest.”
The girl fell to her knees still clinging to my clothing, “No... Johnathan...”
“What would you do, if I told you that I could help your brother? And you? If I could cure him?”
The girl looked up to me and said, “Cure the plague? Is that even possible?”
“Yes – yes it is.” I replied.


“...but how? You said you weren't an angel... it would take a miracle.”
“Listen to me child, and answer my question, what would you do if I were able to perform such a... miracle as you call it?”
The girl stood up, and began to grasp at my shirt yet again, “Anything... I would do anything, pay any price...” she released my shirt and looked in the direction of her brother's room. “If you could help Johnathan... I would do anything to repay you.”

“I see. Very well, I am Elder, or in the human tongue, a vampire, I have means of curing illnesses such as this with my blood, but I am very weak, I hadn't fed in weeks... mostly because, I can't bear to see humans in pain.”

The girl looked at me with a sudden fear in her eyes, “A... v-vampire? I thought... they were beings of myth – of faerie tale.” she began shaking nervously – obviously afraid. I grabbed her flesh-bare shoulders in my hand tightly and said, “Calm yourself – I am willing to help you – but I can only do so if I feed, are you willing to give a small amount of your blood in exchange for a cure? I promise, I will not make you like me – it is eternal torment to live as an Elder.”
“I-I don't know... I'm afraid...”
“Did you not just tell me you would give anything? That you would pay any price for your brother's health? Have courage child!”
The girl stopped shaking, and with a sudden burst of courage, looked at me straight in the eye, “Very well... d-do it quickly!”
She stretched her neck and pulled aside the strap of her dress giving me perfect access to he delicate neck.
“No – Give me your wrist. I could never scar such a beautiful neck.”
she looked at me, the fear gone from her eyes, “Can you do that? By the wrist? I mean... drink?”
I chuckled and said “Of course – I can drink from just about... anywhere.”
She held her lovely before me, palm up and I took it in my hand
“This will only hurt for a moment, child.”
She closed her eyes tightly, and said, “I'm ready!”
and as those words slipped out of her mouth, I sank my thirsty fangs into her flesh. As I drank, I felt new life enter my body, and once I was satiated, promptly released the girls wrist, and she fell to the ground, had I taken so much of her blood?

“Is that... all you need of me?” asked the girl, she had such a strong will.
“More than enough, child.” I knelt down to lift the girl and carry her to her bed, where I placed her, and wrapped her tightly in her blanket, before extinguishing the lamp.
The girl looked at me with her emerald eyes and asked, “M-my brother – Will you help him now?”
“By morning, your brother will be well again, and with him – you will live a long, healthy life.”
“T...thank you.”

With that I closed her door tightly, and went into Johnathan's room where he laid, sweating, with a sweltering fever. I approached him, he was quite beautiful, as was his sister.
“Johnathan.” I said
“When you awake, thank your sister for if not for her bravery, you would have died by the end of the week.”

“W-who... a-a-are y-you?” he said, shivering.
“Who I am is not important, but I am here to save you. Though I must first ask you a question, do you know of anyone else in this village with the same symptoms as you?” Answer me honestly.
“N-no, I b-became s-s-sick on a t-trip through Prague. I-I haven't been around anyone b-besides my sister s-since I-I've been back...”
“Good, now lose your eyes.”
As Johnathan closed his eyes, I placed a hand over them, and bit into my other wrist, drawing my own blood into my lips, and with those same lips, I pressed them against Johnathan's sharing my blood with him through a passionate kiss.

“By morning – your fever will be gone, now rest.”
I left through the same window I entered through as if nothing ever happened, and closed the window behind me.

...Meanwhile

Hans burst out of the room, “AUBREY!! Where has Master Andre gone? What did you do with him?!”
Aubrey, understandably frightened as Hans raised his fist to her, “M-master Andre went out to feed, sir,
p-please don't strike me.”
“You BITCH! How could have have let him go on his own?! Why didn't you stop him, or even wake me?”
“Sir – you told me not to enter... and I-I did try to stop him, b-but h-he said he 'will go anywhere he likes, whenever he likes'”
“Andre, you fool! Wait, he went... to feed? I-I'm sorry Aubrey.”
Aubrey was puzzled at Hans sudden change in attitude, but before she could reply, Hans had run down the hall as fast as he could, exiting the palace into the courtyard.
“Pietro, did you see which way Andre went? Open the damn gate!”
“Master Hans... he went east. Yes, of course – I'll open the gate for you. Is something wrong?”
“You know Andre – he is always running into some kind of trouble and in his condition, I'm worried.”

Hans quickly ran down the street to the eastern gate, pushing anyone that stood in his way aside.
He quickly reached the eastern gate, and the forest beyond. It wasn't long before he arrived in the village.

I stood there, at the house where I found Hans... No one had been here since – the place was abandoned, and in shambles. I stood there, reminiscing, I entered, to the room where it had all happened.
“Hans...”
“Hmm, I should probably be getting back... Hans is probably worried.”
and so I made my way back to the forest – on the other edge of town.
I felt strange, as I wandered the path towards the forest... as If I was being watched.
Then I heard a familiar voice call out to me.
“So, is it true Master? What you said this morning? You've always known these feelings I have for you?”
I quickly turned around, and only meters away... stood Hans.
“Master? Is it true?”
He approached me slowly, his gaze was locked on mine
“Hans... how did you find me?” I looked away for a moment, and he was right next to me.
He placed my hands in his, and said
“So you finally fed, I can tell, your energy is far beyond what it has been for weeks...”
he massaged my palms with his fingers before placing them on my sides and pulling me close to him.
“Hans...” I said
“Andre... I've always loved you... but you knew? I thought I had hidden it so well...”
Hans embraced me and began kissing my neck. I've never seen him like this before... was this indeed the Hans I raised?
“Hans, what are you doing? This isn't like you!”
I pushed him away, and I heard a chuckle in the distance as his image dissolved, “An illusion?”
“So you aren't as gullible as I thought, are you vampire?”

“Show yourself!” I shouted
A man, dressed as a purifier jumped out of a nearby tree with his crossbow aimed at my chest.
“What a catch – Lord Andre, I presume? You are quite famous in these parts, yet you travel alone? Without even a single guardian? What a fool.”
I looked him in the eye and asked him
“Since when have the purifiers employed illusionists?”
the man chuckled, “Illusionists? Oh that little trick I pulled? Personally I'm surprised you fell for it at first, most of your kind see right through these games. You must have been thinking hard about that one eh. Ah well, it matters not, I'll fetch a hefty price for your head.”
At that moment he released the trigger on his crossbow, I thought my life was at an end...
but then, I heard a voice.
“Andre!”
and out of nowhere, Hans jumped in front of the arrow, which stuck into his shoulder.
“Silver eh? You fools are so predictable... Andre, close your eyes!”
“Hans...”
Hans turned his head towards me, and said again, “Close your eyes Andre!”
I closed my eyes, and the next thing I heard was a scream of agony, for when I opened them I saw Hans with his blade sticking through the man.
With his last breath, the purifier said, “I... should have known – one of such prestige... would never... travel alone.” and fell down – Dead.
“You weren't supposed to see that Andre.” said Hans as he wiped the blood from his sword.
“I see that you have fed – I'm surprised, but happy.”

I looked him in the eyes and said, “Hans... sheathe your blade, and come to me. I want to know that you are real. That silver bolt... shouldn't you be in pain?”


“Very well, Andre.”
He tossed his blade to the ground, and approached me and ripped his sleeve off, the bolt Had barely nicked him, and was firmly implanted in the rings of the armor he always wears under his clothes.
“I should have known – you never take that thing off.” I placed my hands against his face and smiled.

Hans returned the smile.
“Hans – can I ask you something important?”
“Anything.” He replied.
“Do you love me Hans?”
Hans turned away, staring at the ground, “Andre... “
I looked at him, and said, “I see...”
Hans turned to me, pinned me against a tree, and kissed me deeply, “Andre... I've always loved you.”
He placed his other hand against my chest, and kissed me again, “I love you with all of my soul Andre!”

I didn't know what to say – but I gave in to his desires...
He carefully placed me down in a bed of moss on the forest floor – and unfastened my shirt, revealing the center of my chest, he pressed his lips against my neck, holding himself over me one hand, and caressing my skin with the other. He whispered, “Andre... please let me have you.”
“Hans... I...” before I could finish his tongue was in my mouth, twisting, and slithering against mine
he ran his hand down my chest placing two fingers under my belt, pulling playfully at it, hinting at me to release the latch. I don't know what was coming over me, but I gave in; using one of my hands I released the latch on my buckle and pulled the belt off of me, throwing it aside onto the forest floor; and with my other hand I began to unbutton Hans' shirt and ran a finger down the center of his perfect frame, until I reached his crotch, and began caressing it. Hans removed his tongue from my mouth and began sucking at my neck, and playfully he bit into it. When he did, I moaned in pleasure, his two fingers began working at the buttons on my pants, one by one I felt them loosen against me.
“Hans... won't it be morning soon?” I asked; and he kissed me and replied, “I don't care...the sun won't rise for hours.” and again, he bit into me filling me with endless pleasure. I felt the last button on my pants loosen, and his cold hands against my aroused member, rubbing it slowly. I was shaken with sexual ecstasy, and thats when I lost control of myself... I slid downwards, to where his crotch was hanging over my face, and loosened his buttons as he did mine, releasing his massive piece from it's leather prison. I began sucking the head of it, which filled my mouth. I felt Hans pumping in and out of it, crying in pleasure. Pulling my hair from my eyes, I took it deeper, and deeper into the back of my throat, until he pulled it out, slid down to my position and invaded my mouth with his tongue once more. He pressed his body against mine and I felt his cock rubbing against mine as we kissed,

“Andre... I love you so much...” he whispered in my ear, before nibbling at my neck again.

I wrapped my arms around his body, pulling his shirt from him, as he reached down, grabbing our cocks with his hand, and massaging the ends with his thumb. I began kissing him as he pressed his body tighter and tighter against mine, I couldn't handle it anymore... I wanted him so badly. He ran his tongue down the center of my body until he reached my cock, which he licked, while he worked me out of my pants, I pulled my knees up, and removed my boots so he could completely strip me, and take me to his hearts content. When he finished removing my pants, I felt his mouth around my cock, and a finger, massaging my sphincter I was completely wet, and ready for him to take me wholly. He continued to arouse me by stroking his tongue against my sphincter as he worked two fingers in and out
he brought his mouth to my cock again taking it in his throat a few times before bringing his mouth up to mine, kissing me yet again.

“Are you ready Andre?” he asked through a seductive smile, and I nodded, letting him know that I was ready for anything... “You've never had it this way before I presume?” he asked, before continuing
“Just.. Relax.”
At that moment I felt him sliding into me, I cringed my eyes, as the pain was almost unbearable, but I wanted it oh so badly... I felt him sliding in and out of me, deeper each time in a perfect, most beautiful rhythm. As he fucked me, going faster and faster as I got used to it – His tongue invaded my mouth yet again, and I his, with his arms he spread my legs giving him more room to force himself into me and with my arms I pulled him onto me, wanting it so much deeper,
“Andre... you're... so... tight.” I could see he too was feeling physical pain as my sphincter collapsed around his fat cock. He bit my lip as he came inside of me, I could feel the deluge filling me, as he pulled himself out. He then began to stroke me, and not before long, I too came, all over myself, and his hands, he then kissed me again, licking the semen from my body.

“Do you feel better now Andre? He asked as he cleaned himself off with a handkerchief before refastening his pants, and shirt.” I opened my eyes slowly, and smiled at him before wiping myself clean with the same handkerchief before redressing myself and putting my boots back on.
Hans extended his hand to help me to my feet.
“Thank you Hans...”
“Damn, dawn will be upon us soon, we must hurry back to Prague.” he said, he grabbed my hand and we ran back through the forest, and the east gate, which was much closer than it seemed.
“We're going to have to report that attack Hans...but it will surely provoke some kind of retribution.”
“You're right, and they deserve it. Those damn humans...”
I said nothing the rest of the trip home, and it wasn't long before we arrived.

“Pietro, the gate, hurry!” demanded Hans.

“Of course sir!” replied Pietro, immediately opening the gate.
We ran into the palace, just before the sun rose over the horizon, and closed the door behind us.
Pietro, being human, was unaffected by the sun. Though he was one of the few gates men who knew of our identity, most assumed both The Queen, and all of her knights were merely human as well, but they were deathly wrong.
“Hans... please, let me rest a minute.” I leaned against him, being slightly tired from that run, I wasn't used to being at full energy, so I had to have time to adapt.
“I will carry you the rest of the way, Andre. You just rest.”
and with that he lifted me into my arms, and carried me up the empty granite halls of the palace, the Castle of Prague, was at last, amongst the largest in the world.
When we arrived at our room, he placed me on the bed, and Aubrey followed him
“Is Master Andre alright?” she asked.
Hans gave her a cold, silent glare, “He is just tired, Leave us!”
“Y-yes sir.” as she left the room she closed the door behind her, but left it open just enough to peek inside, when she saw Hans, giving me a kiss, and he laid me down, but Hans must have noticed her, as he immediately locked his gaze on hers, intimidating her into closing the door completely.