Uprising Souls
Chapter 2
Nick found his way back to the place that he had left Monica. Just as he had suspected, her body was gone. He then did as Akasha had told him to do, blocking out all other thoughts, and using his powers of telepathy to find her. It lead him about ½ a mile down the road to a large two story house. The feel of her presence was getting stronger as he came around to the back of the house. On the second story, a light illuminated from the doors on a balcony. Climbing up a near by drain pipe, he made his was up to the balcony and peered through a set of sheer white curtains that flowed through the open doors. Inside he saw a doctor talking with two other people who he presumed were her parents. The girl was lying in bed, eyes closed.
Doctor- "She's lost a heavy amount of blood. What drained her, I have no idea. It's questionable as to whether or not she'll make it. She needs lots of rest and a blood transfusion would help to." Her parents nodded and escorted the doctor out the door, closing it behind them.
Nick then came through the curtains and walked over to the edge of her bed. Her breathing was very slow and her once peach colored skin was now a dull shade of white. He also ecknowledged the two puncture wounds that he had left on her neck. Sitting down the bed next to her, his gaze feel upon the vein running through her throat. But at the same time he couldn't help but realize how beautiful she was. Despite the fact that there was no color to her and her hair was in a mass of tangles, there still seemed to be a loveliness to her that couldn't be ignored. The urge to drink grew stronger as he leaned in close and let his knuckles graze over her cheeks. The longer that he stared at her, the more beautiful and tempting she became to him. He felt all his evil senses fade away as his victims eyes slowly opened.
Monica- "You." Nick put his index finger to her lips, silencing her.
Nick- "Shhh, listen to me. Your ill my precious."
Monica- "Why? Why did you do this to me?"
Nick- "No reason. It's nothing personal, it's just in my nature now." As his teeth came closer and closer to piercing her skin, for some reson, the urge for him to drink lessened and his mortal feeling began emerged.
Monica- "What are you waiting for? Do it, that's why you came here isn't it?" Nick sat up.
Nick- "I can't do this. I can't take your life." Monica reached out and touched his arm.
Monica- "Please. I'm dead anyway. Just make it quick, you owe me that much at least."
Nick thoughts were fighting against each other. He couldn't decide whether to do what his queen exspected him to do, or to follow the feeling he still had left. After another second of thought, he sprang at Monica and sunk his teeth deep into her throat. The blood spilled out in heavy red gushes over his lips and she let out a soft cry of surrender. Nick continued to drink until her heart told him she was to the edge of death. He released her throat and laid her back down on the bed. She was almost to weak to keep her eyes open.
Nick- "Your drained to the point of death. If I leave you now, you'll die." Monica closed her eyes, ready to except and let death take over. However, Nick wasn't ready. He quickly bit his own wrist and let a few drops of blood fall on Monica's lips. Monica's eyes open as Nick lowered his wrist closer to her mouth.
Nick- "Or, you can come into this with me."
The taste of immortal blood is too tempting for any human to refuse. Monica put her hand over his, pressed the wound to hard against her mouth, and began sucking out the hot liquid. Nick waited until his body started feeling pain, which was a sign that he had let her drink enough. As his blood flowed through her, Monica felt an instant connection to him. Almost as if she could feel him making love to her. Her body ached for the touch of his hands and the feel of is lips against her every curve. But her thought were interrupted by Nick trying to pull his wrist away from her.
Nick- "Monica......Stop!.....Enough." He pulled away from her and grabbed onto the post at the end of the bed. Monica began to toss and turn, and her breathing became heavy and ragged.
Nick- "Your body is dying. Don't worry, it happens to us all."
Monica just barely heard him as she dug her fingers into mattress. Nick moved closer to her again as her breathing pattern returned to normal. He watched in complete amazement as her human traits disappeared. Her skin became the color or smooth white pearls, her eyes became a deep shade of green with long dark eyelashes, her once straight hair became full strands of lush curls and the wounds on her neck vanished. Nick helped her to sit up, and at the same time his gaze feel all over this girl who was undoubtedly the most beautiful creature on the planet.
Monica- "What just happened?"
Nick- "Mortal death. Everything about your body that was human died." At his words, Monica jumped out of bed and ran to her vanity mirror.
Monica- "Oh my god. I'm as pale as a ghost." Nick got up and came over to her.
Nick- "The color will return every time you feed."
Monica- "Well, then I guess it's a god thing that I'm hungry right now."
Nick- "You and me both. Grab some of your stuff, and lets get out of here before your parents get back." Monica quickly threw some clothes into a duffle bag. Nick helped her climb down the balcony and they walked across the yard to the street.
Nick- "Let's find a cab and go to my house so we can get you settled in."
Monica- "I guess this means I can never go home again?"
Nick- "Not unless you can figure out how to explain to them why you don't eat food, drink, sleep at night and have to aline your windows with tin foil ro protect yourself from the sunlight."
Monica- "I'll take that as a no." Nick took her arm.
Nick- "Come on, we don't have much time." They got into the first cab that passed and got to Nick's house in under 20 minutes. He paid the driver and helped Monica out of the car.
Monica- "I thought your home was in Florida. Why do you have a house here?"
Nick- "We're on tour right now, I prefer living in a house rather then a hotel room." He opened the front door for them and then closed and locked it.
Nick- "Come on, I'll show you were your room is." He took her upstairs and down a long hallway to the last door. The room was decorated in emerald green carpet that stretched throughout the entire upstairs. A full size bed, a vanity, two night tables, a setee', and a walk in closet adorned the rest of the room.
Monica- "This is beautiful."
Nick- "Make yourself at home while I go and get you dinner." He walked out, leaving her a little baffled by his statement. She hung her clothes up in the closet and changed out of her sweat shirt and into a tank top.
Nick- "Monica!" She heard him yell. That was quick, she thought to herself as she walked out of her closet. She found Nick standing by her bed, looking down at what appeared to be a body. She walked over and stood next to him.
Monica- "Who is that?"
Nick- "The housekeeper. She's not dead, I just knocked her unconscious." Monica knelt down next to the sleeping women.
Monica- "Nick, I don't-."
Nick- "Look at her neck. Can you see the artery where the vein runs through?" Using her vampire eyes she examined what was to be her first kill.
Monica- "Yes, I can see it."
Nick- "Bite down on that. But you have to stop, before the heart stops." Monica did as she was told. Her teeth bit through the thin layers of skin until the sweet taste of blood filled her mouth... After a few moments Monica felt the women's pulse start to fade away, so she released her grip.
Nick- "Tomorrow night we'll go out to feed." He said as he picked up the body.
Nick- "I'll be right back, get ready for bed, the sun will be up soon." He exited the room. Monica felt her skin heat up as the blood flowed through her. Looking in the mirror, she smiled when she saw her color had returned. She pulled a black satin night shirt out of her closet and changed into it. Just as she sat down on the bed, Nick walked back in.
Monica- "Where did you put the body?"
Nick- "In the lake, out in back of the house."
Monica- "So, what now?"
Nick- "The sun is starting to come up, you'll be getting tired any moment. If you wake up tonight and I'm not here, don't worry. I have an errand to run. When I get back we'll go out." She nodded.
Monica- "Ok." Being so close to him, she couldn't help but noticed how gorgeous he was, with his piercing blue eyes, wavy blonde hair and skin that she was aching to touch and kiss.
Nick- "Well, I'll see you tonight. Sleep well." He got up and closed the door behind him. Monica felt her heart sink. Obvious to her was the fact that he didn't feel the same way about her as she did about him. Sleep fell over her as soon as her head hit the pillows. For Nick however, sleep wasn't easy. He spent the night trying to figure out what he was gonna tell Akasha.
