Crimson Desire

Hi there! Yes, this is another interlude! Yes, I am stalling for time while trying to finish the next chapter of Echoside! I promise it's coming, just let me finish exams first! These two vampires will not show up for a while, but I love them so I gave them an interlude. Enjoy!
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A wave of jealousy washed over Vanessa, even though she had repeatedly told herself not to be jealous. Her fists clenched and unclenched as she watched Selena's slender white fingers meander over the smooth, warm body of her victim. The young blonde innocent was entranced by Selena, as all who crossed her path were. Vanessa's teeth clamped together at the sound of the girl's gasping moan: Selena's skilled hands had begun massaging her small breasts. Vanessa could envision the malicious look in Selena's cold gray eyes, the same look she received when she was in the girl's position. How could Selena's victim not see the evil volition blazing in the vampire's eyes? She frowned as she realized the girl's eyes were shut tight. Perhaps she was in denial of the blatant truth: her life was in danger. But Vanessa knew from years upon years of experience that once Selena took a hold of you, you lost all will to escape, no matter how your mind screamed that you were in danger.

The girl yelped, pulling Vanessa's attention back to her. It looked as if Selena had bitten into her collarbone. But then the blonde vampire withdrew, leaving two bleeding puncture wounds between her neck and the bone. Selena propped the girl up against the wall, kissing her as they went. Vanessa guessed it was to distract her from the pain and bleeding. The kiss was broken a few envy-filled seconds later as the girl tore away from Selena's hungry mouth and screamed. Selena's fingers had entered her. Three was a lot for the first time, Vanessa thought casually. An unpleasant sound reached Vanessa's ear, and she realized that she was grinding her teeth, watching the girl's pink fingers digging into the vampire's white shoulders. Suddenly her nostrils flared and she had a new reason to try and restrain herself.

She could smell sex, and with that she was finally aware of the sweet, metallic scent of the girl's blood. Her eyes skipped to the victim's collarbone and she realized why Selena had bitten here there. The girl's reaching out to grip Selena's shoulders had caused a small indent to appear around the wounds. The frantic beating of her heart pumped ample blood into the indent, creating a pool of glossy crimson at the base of her throat. It shimmered in the flickering candlelight so that it seemed to be beckoning to Vanessa. Her tongue ran over her lengthening fangs as she imagined the taste...

Her attention was pulled back to her surroundings when the girl came screaming. Vanessa cursed herself; that was the second time that night she had lost track of the happenings around her. Jealousy often made her like this. She shook her head and forced herself to focus on Selena as the blonde vampire drew close to her victim. A chill slid down Vanessa's spine as Selena's pale pink tongue pushed through her red lips and past white, needle-like fangs to dip into the pool of blood. After taking a moment to enjoy her first taste, she pulled the girl toward her a little. With this small movement, the blood in the indent began spilling out. Two little red rivulets made their way down the girl's chest, over each side of her breast. Different places on the crimson lines shone as her chest rose and fell with each sighing breath.

Unable to resist the awful temptation, Vanessa began crawling forward, wide eyes locked on the bloody raindrop trailing down the victim's flushed skin. Selena turned sharply to her, baring pointed, glistening fangs and narrowing flashing steely eyes. Vanessa froze. She had received such looks a million times and it was still frightening. But frightening as it was, it also awakened her lust. Again it was Selena she hungered for; her thirst took second priority. However, she knew that Selena's top priority was feeding. Interrupting her would be suicide. Forcing herself to simply stand by and watch as Selena dragged her pale tongue over the girl's skin, licking up the spilled blood was torture. She shivered, remembering that wetness sliding over her own marble skin.

“Vanessa.”

She started and glanced up at the blonde vampire. She met her cold eyes for a split second before they closed and Selena's head tipped to the side. Vanessa followed the movement to the victim's wrist. Vanessa was honored. Selena was offering to share her meal. Perhaps she sensed Vanessa's envy and nervous energy. Vanessa was the only being Selena did not enjoy seeing distressed.

Vanessa eagerly dropped to her knees and took the girl's limp arm in her hands. Bringing the girl's wrist up to her face, she inhaled her scent; she could smell the blood pulsing just under her skin. She dragged her tongue over her salty skin and could almost taste the metallic liquid that flowed just beneath. Her eyes fluttered for a moment before focusing on the soft visage of the girl. The expression on her face was almost sleepy in its relaxation and satisfaction. Vanessa never took her eyes from the girl's as she opened her mouth, revealing already full-length fangs. She watched as the girl's eyes seemed to harden and gain sheen. They were coming into focus and widening. The silent messages her body and mind had been sending her took form and she finally heard their cries. Finally she realized what her subconscious had known all along: she was going to die at the hands of these beautiful enchantresses. Panic clouded her eyes and drove them even wider. Her gaze flicked to Selena and her jaw dropped in a frightened gasp. Selena's smile was all gleaming white teeth and glinting gray eyes. The girl began to hyperventilate and struggle. Both Selena's smile and eyes widened so that she looked maniacal. Vanessa felt her lips sliding up over her own teeth as her white fingers closed around the girl's arm, holding her firmly in place. Selena's excitement was her own; the more fiercely Selena took advantage of her prey, the more fiercely she would love Vanessa. The passion in the feeding was always reflected in the sex that followed.

“No, no, no,” the girl was panting as she flailed and struggled in vain.

Selena leaned in toward her, her sharp fangs still bared in that demonic grin. “No?” she asked in a poisonously sweet voice. “But we were having so much fun.”

Her prey flinched and shrank away as Selena's marble fingertips walked up her neck and along her jawline.

Selena tipped her head to one side, her blonde hair shining in the firelight as it fell over her shoulder. “What troubles you, my sweet? Do you now dislike me?”

The girl squeaked and pulled hard against Vanessa's vice-like grip, trying to escape the blonde vampire as she leaned in close and licked some lingering blood from her collarbone. She continued to struggle and whimper as Selena kissed up her neck and stopped over her large, pulsing artery. The vampire's lips parted and she scraped her teeth over the girl's skin.

“No, no! Please don't!”

“Don't what, my sweet? Don't kill you!?” she growled, slamming the girl's other wrist against the wall over her head.

Ah, Vanessa thought, so her greatest fear is death. She hadn't noticed before that Selena had yet to use her special power against the girl: the divination of one's greatest hopes and fears. She often used these against her victims as their pain accentuated her sadistic pleasures.

The girl released a piercing scream as Selena bared her fangs and swooped in toward her throat. But she stopped a fraction of an inch from her skin and that maniacal smile crept across her face again. A rumbling began in her chest and rose up into her throat until it became a low, chuckling laugh. It started out soft and slowly became louder and louder. Selena threw her head back, laughing like the crazed demon she was. Vanessa shivered, drinking in that sound that was sweet to only her. A laugh such as this was also a promise of sexual passion to come.

Her laugh dropped off quite suddenly, but the smile stayed. She turned sharply to Vanessa, the movement of her head likely too fast for the girl to see.

“Vanessa, my love,” she cooed, reaching out to caress the underside of her chin with the very tips of her fingers.

“Yes, Master,” she breathed, gazing up at her, totally willing and eager to do anything she asked. It was amazing how Selena's eyes could still captivate and evoke such devotion in her even after all these long years.

“Do you hunger?”

“Yes, Master.”

The blonde vampire smiled gently at her. Even though she knew it was mostly for show, it still brought a smile to Vanessa's lips. Suddenly Selena was at the girl's collarbone again. The girl jumped; she had not seen that movement either. Again her pale tongue entered the dip between the protruding bone and her neck. In the minuscule moment Vanessa's eyes were closed in a blink, Selena closed the two feet between Vanessa's lips and her own. Wasting no time on pleasantries, she pushed her tongue into the other vampire's mouth; along with the fresh blood that coated it. Vanessa's eyes flew open as she tasted the sweet, coppery blood. Her veins screamed for it; her entire body filled instantly the need. It built up inside her like a tangible pressure, forcing her tear her lips from Selena's. She threw her head back and then plunged already extended fangs into the girl's wrist. Their victim screamed as blood burst from the punctured vein into Vanessa's hungry mouth. The hot liquid almost scalded her tongue, but for the taste she did not mind the heat. Besides, the heat was as nearly as satisfying as the substance itself. Without the rays of the sun, blood was the only true warmth her body experienced. She shivered as the warmth spread through her body after the first swallow. After a few mouthfuls the heat spread to every vein in her body until she was embraced by the comforting warmth. The elation of the first few seconds faded slightly as she became aware of Selena's falsely sweet voice.

“Oh, dear, you look so frightened. What is wrong? Does it hurt? Is my companion's bite painful? Or is it that you can feel your life draining slowly away? Death is nearing and you are afraid. Is that why you are crying?”

“Please, please. Please don't...”

At one time, this kind of verbal torture had disgusted Vanessa, but now it was all just part of the game. Now it excited her to hear Selena talk this way to her prey. It meant that she was having fun. And when Selena enjoyed her feedings... Her fangs sunk deeper and she sucked in hard.

The girl yelped. “No, please stop!”

“Vanessa.”

The brunette vampire released the wrist in her grasp instantly. The girl's limp arm thudded to the floor before she realized that she was free. Selena was more gentle in releasing her other arm. The girl quickly crossed her arms over her bare chest and stared at her tormentors in fear and loathing.

“I've had a change of heart,” Selena said and Vanessa swallowed a giggle. “You are such a sweet, pretty thing. So innocent. What cause have we to kill you? Run. Run from here, from us, and never tell a soul what happened here tonight.”

The girl's loathing changed to suspicion, but the fear stayed. Her eyes flicked from vampire to vampire, as if she were trying to catch a lie in one of their eyes.

“Go,” coaxed Selena. “Go, run!”

This time the girl needed no second telling. She jumped to her feet, but staggered from light-headedness, smacking the back of head against the wall. She shook her head and staggered a bit again. Once she got her bearings, she raced across the room, stumbling a little as she went.

Vanessa studied Selena's face expectantly, waiting for the slightest indication that it was time to give chase. Or perhaps she just wanted to gaze up at her master. Somehow subservience to Selena made her feel safe and secure. This was where she wanted to be, where she felt she belonged. But this was no time to be soft and sentimental, it was time to hunt. She made herself aware of the warmth in her body and suddenly found she needed more. She stared intensely at Selena, her body tensed like a cat ready to pounce. Selena's eyes were fiercely focused on her prey, who had managed to get to the other side of the room and was throwing the door open hastily.

Out of the corner of her eye, Vanessa saw the naked figure disappear through the threshold. Her eyes widened and her nostrils flared. Her muscles flexed, so ready to leap into action. Selena reacted similarly, except that a predatory smile crept across her face. Vanessa made a small pleading noise in her throat and Selena gave a slight nod. Vanessa flew across the room like an arrow from a taut bowstring, reaching the open doorway in two bounds. She knew instinctively and subconsciously that Selena was right at her heels. She grabbed the door frame and swung into the the next room, causing the wood to creak in protest. By the time the girl turned to investigate the noise, Vanessa had sprung up onto the large table in the center of the room, leapt from the tabletop, and landed behind her prey. The girl screamed in terror as she suddenly came face to face with the vampire. Vanessa's mouth was open in excitement and her fangs extended with the anticipation of feeding. With human slowness, she reached out and the girl turned and ran back the way she had come. She screamed again when she saw Selena lounging seductively on the tabletop. She froze only for a second before turning again, attempting to flee into a different room than she had originally intended. After only three or four strides, she slammed into the rock-solid body of the brunette vampire who hadn't been there before their bodies made contact.

Vanessa's head thudded against the door as she threw it back, having been buffeted by the girl's scent. Her fear-scent was so pungent, it almost overshadowed the smell of her blood that was coursing too fast throughout her pink, flushed body. The smells of sweat, which was part of the fear-scent, and sex were also making up a large portion of her overall scent. That coupled with the sight of her naked body flushed and glistening with sweat made Vanessa shiver with desire. She wanted to take her right then and there; the heaving of her chest in turn giving Vanessa a nervous energy, though of a much different nature. It was as if she needed to pull her victim close and take her lifeblood into herself. But she had to remember that she was first and foremost Selena's prey. And although the blonde vampire might enjoy watching the girl being raped again and then slowly dying in her lover's arms, Vanessa knew that now was the time for feeding. She forced herself to focus on the hunt; sex would come soon after.

A look of hopelessness splashed across her face, the girl whirled around and sprinted away from the brunette vampire. As if one mind orchestrated their movements, the two vampires raced around the other side of the table to cut off her escape. The girl skidded to a stop at the center of the table. She was hyperventilating in panic; the vampires must have been moving too fast for her to comprehend and therefore suddenly appearing in front of her. She spun on her heel and dashed toward the other end of the long dining table. Vanessa timed her own sprint so that she would seem to materialize in front of the girl again. For the second time, their two bodies collided. The girl squeaked in surprise and took a few steps back before looking behind her for an escape, only to see Selena waiting for her at the other end.

“No,” she breathed. Then she screamed at Selena, “NO! You let me go, you told me to run! You told me you wouldn't kill me!”

“Oh, no, dear. I said that we had no cause to kill you,” Selena's mendaciously sincere voice corrected as she began advancing on the girl, sliding her fingertips over the smooth tabletop.

“You told me to run,” the girl wept, shaking her head back and forth.

“Only so that we could chase you.”

The girl gave a gasping sob and began backing away, inadvertently moving closer to the other vampire. Vanessa watched her come with an itching anticipation.

“Come here, my dear, no more tears.” Selena cooed and reached out for her face.

The girl drew back from her, stumbling into Vanessa's marble body. Almost instinctively, Vanessa's arms clamped around the victim, trapping her arms against her body. Vanessa felt her gasp and she began to thrash violently against the vampire's unbreakable grasp. The vampire gave her enough room to wiggle her shoulders as she struggled, but not enough to escape. The bumping of the girl's shoulder blades against her breasts was exciting to her animalistic side. Then again, so was Selena's advance, though she knew the blonde vampire was coming for her prey, not her lover. Selena bared her fangs in a smile and continued to glide toward the trapped victim. Vanessa felt the girl take an enormous breath before sh released it in a piercing screech that must have burned her throat to produce. Selena froze as a violent shiver ran down her spine. The scream made Vanessa smile, but it was sweet music to Selena.

Selena's smile faded when the scream dropped off and changed to panicked gasping. The girl was hyperventilating, the rise and fall of her chest against Vanessa's arms only served to excite her further.

“Again,” Selena ordered, glaring intensely into the girl's eyes. “Scream again.”

“No!” the girl cried, and then drew it out in a pitiful wail. “No!”

One might have considered it a scream, but Selena frowned in dissatisfaction. She roughly grasped the girl's chin, drawing a whimper of pain from her. She forced the girl to look up at her and growled, “I told you to scream!”

Selena opened her jaw as wide as it would go, displaying all of her gleaming teeth that were white as her skin and the long pointed fangs that seemed to extend even further. She widened her eyes and snarled; no longer the beautiful seductress, but the terrifying vampire that had stalked through human imagination for centuries. Even Vanessa found herself shrinking away from this hellish visage. And it drew from the victim the scream Selena desired. With a vampiric screech, Selena struck at her neck like a serpent. The scream stopped immediately, but her mouth still gaped. A small gasp escaped from between her parted lips as Vanessa leaned in from behind to take the other side of her neck.

Vanessa's eyes fluttered at the pleasurable feeling of the hot, metallic blood filling her mouth. This girl was the most delicious she had had in a long time. Somehow she tasted even better the second time around. She gently worked her jaw and hummed in satisfaction. Even though her eyes were closed, she could tell the girl was also working her jaw, struggling to vocalize her fear and agony. Vanessa smiled a bit and slid her hands up toward her victim's breasts, but Selena had beaten her to it. Respecting Selena's dominance, she made her hands drift back down to rest upon the girl's stomach. She smoothed her palms over the girl's midsection, applying enough pressure to hug the girl to her. She pressed herself into the body of the victim, her hands gliding over the supple skin of her stomach. Soon she could sense the girl's drop in body temperature as her blood drained away. The hands that pushed at her restraining arms began to lose force, and with each beat, her heart grew weaker. Vanessa realized sadly that the feeding would have to cease in a matter of seconds. She took in one last mouthful and ruefully released her.

Vanessa ran her tongue over her lips, licking up the last traces of the girl's sweet blood as the body thudded to the floor at her feet. Smiling at the sensation of warmth that was spreading throughout her body, she let her eyes slowly drift open. They focused on those of Selena, whose silvery eyes were staring at her with carnal lust. One hunger was satisfied, the other demanded the same treatment. Vanessa shivered under her master's voracious gaze. She opened her mouth to utter the name of her lover, but before she could form the word with her lips, Selena's body flew into hers, slamming her to the floor.


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Yay, cliffhangers! In the next chapter, Vanessa gets what she has been waiting for! This is my first female lemon, so please tell me what you thought. Constructive criticism is awesome! And if you haven't checked out Echoside yet, I'd love some feedback on that one too! Thanks so much for reading!!!