Alec's POV
The smell of vanilla coming from the bathroom next door was almost intoxicating. That is until Sam walked out wearing her black silk robe and fluffy black slippers to match. Her natural smell combined to vanilla was simply unearthly. Her wet hair trailed down her back until it reached her elbows. She got her silver hairbrush and sat in my lap. I kissed her gently on her forehead and took the brush from her hands and started brushing her hair.
"Alec, I was thinking about what happened with Jane and everything. Perhaps, if you want me to, I am willing to talk to her. I can't understand what I did to make her hate me so much. I understand that she's very attached to you but it's not like I wanted to steal you away." she murmured softly.
"Sam, that's really sweet of you offer after what she did to you. Not many like to reason with Jane. But I think it's best if I talk to her first. I might be the only one who can deal with her." I said while I removed all the knots from her long hair.
"Good. I think I'm going shopping today. I'm really craving something normal. And some more blood. I guess I'll have to go hunting." she finished with a gloomy face.
"Good for you. Perhaps you can go with Chelsea and Heidi. I know that you are in friendly terms with them."
"That's a great idea!" she said and kissed me but not long enough so I kissed her again. I put her lower lip between my teeth and bit a little. She moaned and sighed, making me inhale some of her sweet magnolia scented smell. I made a trail of kisses down her neck and shoulder. I slowly pulled off her sleeve down her shoulder and continued kissing her peachy soft skin. I felt fabric against my lips which proved to be her bra strap. I pulled it down softly and continued but I felt her hand, stopping me from going further. I guess I shouldn't have gone that far.
"I should find Jane and demand some explanations." I said as she got up.
"That would be sensible," she said in a reasonable voice. I left the room and I didn't even turn round the corner when I ran into Jane.
"If it isn't my brother in crises! What happened? Did she already get bored with you?"
"Jane! I demand an explanation for your behavior towards her. You know that no girl in the world can replace you. You know what we have been through, but you are still trying scare her away." She was still smiling her annoying smile which she I never saw directed at me. I wondered if this was all worth it. It felt strange being angry at Jane. I threw away that thought instantly, Sam was special.
"Oh, you're right brother. She's just another Caroline. Just make sure to clean after yourself. I won't dispose of her for you this time."
"Jane you know it's not like that. Caroline has been dust for the last three hundred years." I said grimly as I remembered the beautiful creature. Ah, Caroline, so sweet and soft at first glance. She had something about her, a charisma too unearthly to be described as human. But she was untrue. Her perfect lapis lazuli eyes were her partners in crime. They manipulated people, made everybody her slaves. I should have known, as I was one of her victims, her very last one.
I was just a mere human teenager back then. I was about sixteen, I think. That day, the Earl came to visit our headmaster and brought along with him his married eighteen year old daughter and her husband. The men went inside but the fair beauty remained outside. I remembered how I could not stop staring at her. Then she motioned me to go talk to her. The other boys looked at me with jealous eyes. She told me to meet her at the stables that following night. And that's what I did. That night was unforgettable. I touched her in places I never dreamed of touching a woman and we had sex. It was unfathomable to describe what pride I felt. She had chosen me. Then her husband came and ruined everything, like smudges of tears on a piece of paper. She started screaming as if I was abusing her. Her husband loaded up his shot gun but I was quick and left the stables before he could see me. I was outraged. I remembered telling everything to Jane, which she took as a go ahead to cut Caroline and her husband's throats. And that was the end of the woman who stole my virginity.
End of flashback
"Jane, please! Enough with the attitude already! We're fighting each other and it is not supposed to end this way between us. I have to do what I have to do. I can't spend eternity like this." her eyes flickered with understanding.
"Oh, now I understand. Good job, brother! She won't leave now, I can tell you that." she snickered. "Finally our world makes sense again."
For the first time in decades, I felt something I hadn't felt in a long time, I felt alarmed. "What?" I asked her to make sure I understood what she was hinting at.
"Come on brother, you remember Carlisle. What reason did he have to remain here? He was completely an outcast to us, with his ridiculous and senseless eating habits. When he left, our Masters didn't worry about him as he was no use to us. But now, irony has it that a century or so later, a young girl with powers beyond what she describes as extraordinary arrives. But the irony part is that she's a vegetarian too. And if she leaves, I don't think that our masters would take it too kindly. So what she needs here is a bind. Not even Chelsea can bind her to us as this is a blood feud. I can only imagine what turmoil she had to go through to stop herself from drinking human blood. She must have had an inner feud between the need and her humanity, and unfortunately humanity won over the need. So she needs a binding to us, and the answer to that question is a mate. And that's where you come in." she said. I could have jumped but I had three centuries worth of hiding my feelings. I gave her a stern look and retired to my chamber. I recognize a lost battle when I see one.
Sometimes I didn't blame the other vampires for calling us the witch twins. It was freakishly accurate, the way my sister saw right through me. I had to do something. I couldn't just stand waiting and thinking. This proved that sometimes immortality can get frustrating.
I arrived in my chambers and sat on my couch. I took a deep breath and exhaled, as if to forget all my worries. I took out my drawing book (this period in time was blessed for having such facilities) I simply sketched without really knowing what I was drawing. It felt so good, as my pencil flew across the paper and the lead glided smoothly making gentle curves on the paper. After minutes, or maybe hours I felt completely relaxed and at peace. I looked at the outcome of my drawings. I saw a slender neck below a heart-faced shape and long flowing hair. Then just above a delicate chin I could see full lips and just above a straight proud nose and high cheek bones. But the most impressive parts of the face that I had just drawn were the eyes. They were full and round with long eyelashes that seemed enough for three girls. Just above were perfectly trimmed eyebrows which emphasized the eyes. Then in the middle, surrounding the pupil was a pattern too complicated to describe. It looked like lace, made with the finest details. Only then I realized that I was looking at Sam's face, with deep burgundy eyes that dominated her face.
I wanted to tear the drawing to pieces but it was too beautiful to be wasted. So I inflicted my wrath on a pillow, which ended up in a heap of feathers all around the room. It was only about ten minutes till feedings but I had to kill the time. I took a bath, cursing the shower for not throwing the hot water fast enough. I had become impatient which was not a good sign. I hadn't had a fit like this in decades! What was happening to me? You are changing my friend, thanks to a certain brunette with golden eyes and rosy lips and who knows what more , I heard a little annoying voice say. Well, damn it to hell! I was always in control of everything around me. Always. And now this little girl comes and she's managing to change everything within me. I had not looked at another female since I met her. Perhaps it was time I regained some control.
I got dressed and found Heidi leading a group of blood bags, or as Sam liked to call them Happy Meals.
"If you follow me I'll take you to see our vast collections of French art, collected by our ancestors in the twelfth century during the Carolingian area. Some of these valuables used to belong to Charlemagne himself, the Frank king who tried an early attempt at what we call the Renaissance." Heidi said to the crowd. The crowd consisted of university students and a couple of teachers. The males were mainly looking at Heidi's valuables and some of the females were actually paying attention or texting with their fancy cell phones.
"Heidi, a world." I said softly. She almost looked startled but then she leaned closer to me. "Has Sam already informed you about your outing?" I asked her to avoid suspicion.
"No. Are we really going out? I should tell Chelsea as soon as I finish the group." she told me. I stopped beating around the bush and came right out with it.
"Heidi, may I take my share earlier today?" I asked her.
"Well, of course. But if you don't mind me asking, why?" she said with sheer curiosity.
Because I feel bad about my deprived manhood. "I skipped feeding last time." I told her which was true. I had to hunt to get Sam's blood.
"Alright but pick from the back." she told me and left to lead the group. I did a quick scan and found a pretty blond who smelled like fresh hay and grass being cut. I let the group surpass me until she came close to me. I put on my best charming face and talked to her.
"Excuse me but I need to ask you, we are doing a questionnaire on some views of art. Would you mind answering one for us?" I purred.
"Oh, I'd love to." she said putting extra emphasis in the love part. She followed me until we arrived in the feeding room.
"I'm Alec. What'd you name?" I asked her.
"Valentina." she answered shyly.
"Ah, such a pretty name for such a pretty young woman." I said as I opened the doors."I'll admit I did not have your usual questionnaire in mind. The truth is that I'm a painter and such beauty cannot be allowed to pass by." I told her gently while I caressed her cheeks. I could feel the warm flush underneath her skin which made me growl with hunger.
She took it as a sign to get close to me and started running her hands across my torso and rubbing herself against me. Then her right hand trailed way down my torso and abdominal and started caressing my man parts. I heard myself moan so closed my eyes and savoured the moment. But everything felt wrong. The girl felt so big and lumpy and her temperature was not comfortable for me. Though Valentina was pretty in her own way, she was not whom I wanted to make me feel like this. Her hands felt big instead of the dainty and almost delicate, utterly inexperienced and innocent hands I was used to. I opened my eyes and felt disgusted, and not at the girl but at myself. I couldn't take it anymore so I snapped her neck before she could even get the hint that something was not right.
What If I had been caught? I'm sure Sam was not the type to take decisiveness lightly. I decided there and then that I had to do something that could speed up things. I had never in my immortal live wanted a woman so badly without having her in my hands within minutes. Yet Sam went against all my rules and beliefs.
Sam's POV
I woke up stunned. What the F just happened? I was just in mid-hunt when I was suddenly overwhelmed by my vision. It hadn't happened to me in months. I saw Jane mention some Caroline to Alec and his face suddenly hardened. Then my vision shifted and I saw Alec and some blond ho rubbing herself at him. I could tell that she was a human but I couldn't tell if this vision belonged to the past, present or future. Alec then closed his eyes and a twinge of pleasure suddenly caressed his face but not for long as it was replaced with disgust. Suddenly he broke her neck and fed off her. I had to wince at seeing him suck her dry. It was not a visual I wanted to see. Then he dumped her body in the corner and sat down. Once again the image shifted and the fog went away. Back to reality I was lying on the ground, with Chelsea's face hovering above me.
"I thought the fainting had stopped" Chelsea said as I fluttered my eyes open.
"Yeah, me too." I said and I frowned. I needed to be alone to think about what I had just seen. I really needed to go.
"I need see Alec." I said abruptly.
"Is something wrong?" she asked me worriedly.
"No...Yes... I don't know but I'm going to find out." I said and I sprinted of leaving Chelsea behind me. I willed my visions to tell me where Alec was. A little fog told me that Alec was in the feeding room. By now they were supposed to be finished. Within five seconds I arrived. I opened the doors and the scent of fresh blood filled my lungs. I was thirsty, very, very thirsty. In front of me, Jane, Heidi and Dimitri were all feeding. Alec's eyes suddenly widened as he saw me. He refrained from biting, but I knew that it took some effort. I was tired of putting my guard up; I was annoyed at only knowing half the truth. The predator within me growled and I could feel my control slipping. I rushed at the woman Alec was holding, while she screamed. And finally I bit. The liquid slowly made it down my throat I could feel myself being renewed. I sucked more violently and saw the wonders the blood was doing for me. I was happy and carefree as long as the blood kept coming.
Then the woman screamed a high pitched sound. It shook me from the inside and I was able to hold on to a few moments of sanity. I stopped biting her neck and looked around me. Everybody was looking at me, with wide, astonished eyes. Some were nodding with approval, Jane was smiling a wicked grin and Alec was stunned. Actually everybody was stunned.
"She managed to stop." I heard Heidi say with astonishment written all over her voice.
I looked at the mirror and saw a sight that scared me shitless.
Half my face was covered in blood and my eyes... My eyes turned red, like the colour of old blood. I recognised myself for what I really was. A monster. The woman was still screaming.
"I'm sorry...very sorry." I said at the screaming woman. She was shouting all sorts of prayers. But it was all in vain. Now it was either death or vampire life.
Alec put his arms around me but I cringed away. I walked over to that woman who cringed away from me, as the bite in her neck was giving her the tremendous pain I remembered all to well. As quickly as I could I broke her neck to stop the suffering and the change. She fell lifeless at my feet.
"Sam..." I heard Alec say, but before he started moving towards me I was already out of the building.