rising from the tomb

[Hunter]

Dusk had fallen, the last glimpses of the sun slipping away, and with the arrival of darkness came a wakeup call to the vampire who had taken up residence in the dusty mausoleum.  Elijah liked to emerge from his tomb early in the night, always eager to cross paths with whatever members of the living might have stayed out past dark.  Sometimes he could even find them within easy reach of his sleeping place, lingering among the graves for one reason or another, unknowingly soon to become his idea of breakfast in bed.  Sometimes, they were mourners, sometimes, dedicated goths, sometimes, rebellious teens out to perform some silly ritual for the thrills.

Hands in his pockets, the vampire strolled between the headstones and peered about the cemetery, breathing in the fresh night air.  He didn't expect to find anyone here, but you never knew.  Encountering an unarmed human would be nice, but there were other things to look out for, too -- like other vampires, and sometimes even vampire hunters.  Concern about the former was what motivated him to do nightly patrols, prowling the city under cover of darkness to see who might have entered his territory.  Not much went on around here without him knowing about it, he liked to think.

As for vampire hunters, he hadn't come across any of those since parting with Marissa years ago, and he hardly knew what to expect of them now, but he wasn't worried.  He was confident, maybe too confident, that he could dispatch one easily.  His strength, his imperviousness, against theirs?  They were only human, after all.

[Reyu]

Reyu had no idea why she was here, really if felt like something odd was pulling her to the dark place. Her hair lay wave upon wave down her back and her whit dress shifted in the light wind. Her ice blue eyes shifted back and forth as she walked almost trance like through the rocks that seemed out of place. Without thinking she reached a small hand down and ran it along stone after stone a smile placed upon her lips that was totally unexplained. Why had she come here it was odd to be here after dark and she had not lost anyone that was here, not that she had known of. The strange pull had soon faded and she stood almost lost in the dark beams of the moon, legs shining and light silver flats placed sweetly on her feet. she turned her head and giggled as the sudden felling of not being the only one here traveled up her spine.

When her ice blue eyes shifted she spotted a figure standing there almost looking as if he had just woken up but it was early in the night so there was no way. Taking her first few steps she glided over a little closer and then stopped waving her arms. "Excuse me can you tell me how to get back to the street", lowering her arm she looked ever so lightly at him waiting for him to answer as her dress waved around her body and licked her perfect tan skin.

[Hunter]

Before he noticed her, Elijah was rubbing his eyes and running his hand through his hair, still blinking himself awake. It was her smell he noticed first, the faint smell of blood and a living heartbeat, turning his head in her direction, and that's when she spoke. The innocent, feminine voice brought a tight-lipped smile to his face. It must be his lucky night.

Turning his shoulders to face her fully, he slid his hands into his pockets as he gave her a slow once-over and took in the fluttering hem of her dress and her exposed neck. His voice was a little husky from sleep as he asked, "You trying to get somewhere, sexylegs?" She'd gotten his attention alright, and now his gaze was glued to her body as he started walking, cutting a wide berth around her and aiming to put himself between her and the gate.

"What are you doing out so late, anyway?" He was edging closer with slow, measured steps and smiling. It did cross his mind how unusual this was, and that a sweet little thing like her might've been set out as bait for a trap, but if anybody thought he would be wary and stay back out of caution for that possibility, Elijah was going to call their bluff.

[Reyu]

The moment he had shown he had seen her she smiled a huge smile white teeth flashing as he got closer. Reyu's dress shifted in the wind that licked at the skin that was left exposed and she shifted facing him the whole time. He was handsome she would give him that and her stance shifted providing a look at the girls full body and a very nice view of the beautiful skin on her neck. Ice blue eyes fallowed him and then shifted around the stones as if she was lost and well she was lost to be honest. "Well honestly i have no idea why im out here i was walking home from a party and well when i passed here i felt as if i had to come here like right here its crazy i know". Her amazing eyes shifted back to him looking like the frozen water in itself shining perfectly, another wind revealed her neck as her skin shined in the moonlight. As he walked so much closer her skin began to shiver in itself and she took a step closer as well. "By the way what did you just call me back there im sure it was something along the lines of sexy legs", she was brave you could give her that and in a way anyone could use that to their advantage. 

"So are you going to allow me to know the way out of here or are you going to keep me as a prisoner for the rest of my life", a light beautiful giggle parted her perfect pink lips and she pulled her hair to one side out of habit. Exposing her neck fully she shifted not knowing the danger she was in as she stood in front of the man who seemed so different and yet not at all. What was she thinking what if he attacked her and tried to hurt her, well at least he was handsome. Rolling her eyes at her own thoughts she looked back up at him and met his eyes full on waiting for the words he would speak.

[Hunter]

"It was exactly that," he replied, taking his hands out of his pockets as he came toward her. He probably shouldn't have said it, either, since that sort of thing normally set off alarm bells, and yet she stood there, transfixed, long enough for him to reach her and lean over her as he grabbed her arm. Pulling her closer, he lifted her chin with his index finger, forcing her to look up. "You're not in any hurry, are you?" he crooned. "We haven't even had breakfast yet." This time, when he smiled, he was close enough for her to see the soft light of the crescent moon reflecting off his fangs.

[Reyu]

The moment he smiled and Reyu saw the fangs the blood drained from her face, her perfect lips shuddered and she tried to will her body to pull away but she had been frozen with fear. Reyu's ice blue eyes shifted around looking for help anyone to come and save her and yet there was no one there no one to help the poor girl from the monster she had once thought so attractive. words tried to form on her lips and the past flashed through her eyes, but instead of freaking out Reyu did something surprising. She stopped and looked right into his eyes moving closer to him instead of away she took a deep breath. "Will it hurt really bad", She had a sort of odd tone to her voice when she asked him this and the wind tossed her hair a little harder this time. Reyu decided a fight would make him mad and she didnt feel like having a mad vampire as stalker.

[Hunter]

Elijah put a finger to his lips, hushing her with a smirk, and deigned to answer her, "Only a little." Then his grip on her arm tightened as he reached around her hair, snarling, and pulled her head aside. After lowering his face to her throat, he put his teeth against her and punctured the skin, biting into her blood vessels, then pressed his lips against her and began to suck.

The blood always flowed slower than he would have liked, and he made her bend further backwards as he clutched at her head and drank.

A moment later, he pulled back, a little breathless, her blood still on his lips, and moved his mouth up to her ear to whisper, "Do you want... some of mine?" If she knew her lore, she should know what that meant. He normally didn't offer, but between the lack of screaming and her pretty little figure, she made a nice enough impression that he could get used to the idea of keeping her around, and he was already dwelling on fantasies of starting his own flock of loyal underlings before giving any consideration to the possibility that she might refuse.

[Reyu]

When he reached out and grabbed her she allowed him to do so, what would it be like to be one of them only to come out at night. She was thinking about this when the pinch of the sharp teeth made her flinch but realizing what it was made her still . She sighed as she felt his lips on her neck and rather liked the little pain that radiated through her body, a smile forming on her lips. If Reyu had known it felt like this she would of allowed the other to do so on her a long time ago. When his lips left hers and she saw the red dripping off his lips she looked at them a little sad that the feeling had ended. She reached up and touched his lips her hands soft and warm as she removed the rest of the blood and looked at it on her fingers.

His question didn't even make it to her ears the first time and then she had realized what he had just asked her. Did she really have the chance to be his even if only as a servant, she smiled a devilish little smile one that would let anyone know she had a thought that would change a life forever and that life would be hers. Slowly she stepped really close to him and with a voice toxic and suductive she replayed. "If I say yes to that will you teach me everything I know so that I can be devoted to you and only you". That was an offer no one could refuse even a human let alone a vampire who clearly deserved to rule over many people. Her ice blue eyes followed his and a smile white and shining flashed calmly up at him as she waited like a good girl for his reply.

[Hunter]

When she touched his mouth, he glanced down at her fingers, surprised at her audacity, but did nothing to stop her. She was amenable to the idea, as he had guessed, and she even thought she was in a good enough position to be negotiating conditions. He seized her hand, brought it to his mouth, and drew his tongue over her fingertips, his hazel eyes locked with hers all the while.

"I'll promise no such thing." He let go of her hand and winked at her. "C'mere, I ain't through with you yet." Shoving her head aside once more, he licked the blood that had run down her neck with the tip of his tongue and bit her again, wrapping an arm around her waist as he sunk his fangs in deep. The vice-grip he had her in was impossible to escape while he drained her blood, slurping and sucking ravenously on her neck.

When he'd had his fill, Elijah paused, taking a breath, and kissed her lightly over the wound. Then he stepped back and raised his wrist to his teeth, wincing as he created a gash for her to drink from. This he held up to her mouth, using his other hand to keep her steady. "Take it. It's your chance at another life."