"Annalies!" His voice echoed through nothingness. "Momma!" Voices all warped by the swirling blackness in Annalies' vision. Blood. Droplets of blood began to fill her vision as she stood barefoot on a hard wooden surface. Blood. The smell became intoxicating and it was all that she could focus on. Suddenly, it filled her mouth and she felt so alive. Her heart beat in her chest and warmth swirled through her. She bathed in that feeling and then pulled away when the flow staunched. The man's face was twisted in horror. "Hanz?" She gasped, but he was suddenly gone. She could only see blackness. "No!" She yelled as she sat up in reality.
The TV cast a blue glow across her living room. Annalies wiped the tears away from her face as she took in a deep breath. It was just that dream again. The faces of her late family had always haunted her dreams every time she closed her eyes. It caused her to not want to sleep. It wasn't like she needed it, but sometimes she found herself dozing off into oblivion. For a few brief moments, it felt good to forget the world. Until the ghosts of her past seeped into it. Then it was simply torture.
She attempted to shake the thoughts out of her head as she grabbed the play station controller. Tombraider's theme music played through the TV's speakers. She had been playing when she dozed off. It was a Friday night at roughly 8 p.m. and it had been a long, stressful day. She had had two tests. Honestly, if she could coast through school without taking a single test she would. Tests were the bane of her existence. Just think about that for a second. On top of a long list of evil things, bloodthirst, and loneliness, tests were Annalies' most hated thing. She was sure she had failed both exams, but oh well. Why did she need to answer questions to prove she knew the material? Her mind had a plethora of knowledge. It just happened to go blank whenever she stared at the trick questions on a piece of paper.
The apartment felt empty. She couldn't hear Adam's heartbeat. It made Annalies' chest feel empty considering her own heart had stopped beating hundreds of years ago. Somehow being around him was like getting a jolt of electricity. It felt like the only thing keeping a zombie like this vampire alive. Besides the blood. Drinking blood was on top of the list of things Annalies thoroughly enjoyed. There truly was nothing like feeling the warmth of it swirl inside of her belly. It brought her to life much like Adam's electricity. She could then hear footsteps coming down the hallway outside her apartment door. They were familiar. Finally, Adam was coming home. She quickly pressed play on her game and began playing. She did not want to seem like she had been lost in her thoughts. Which she had been, but oh well. Time to play the part of Kathrine: a nerdy 21-year-old woman who loved being invisible.
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Markus let the music flow through him. Its electric beat thumped through his body as he swayed. His hands were placed firmly on Cassandra's waist as they both moved to the music. He had finally convinced her to go to a party with him after a few months of seeing her. He knew his sister would greatly disapprove, but there was something about this woman that entranced him. It wasn't just the intoxicating scent of her irresistible blood either. It was something foreign that he ached to explore further.
He was tired of not enjoying every aspect of his life. If that was what his sister insisted on doing then fine. He was not obligated to do everything she wished. He had been alive just as long as her and he sure as hell could make his own damn decisions. So now, after 300 years of loneliness, he was letting himself go. He was enjoying a human being's presence for more than just a petty snack. He leaned forward and put his mouth next to her ear, "Having fun, darling?" He asked, purposefully letting his breath tickle her ear.
From this distance, he could smell her blood and it stirred a desire deep inside of him. As tempting as it was to sink his fangs into her neck in that moment, he resisted. He did not want to use her as a blood bag. He had yet to give in to his predatory instincts around Cassandra and he never would. He wanted to be in an actual relationship with her. Not something driven by blood.
The TV cast a blue glow across her living room. Annalies wiped the tears away from her face as she took in a deep breath. It was just that dream again. The faces of her late family had always haunted her dreams every time she closed her eyes. It caused her to not want to sleep. It wasn't like she needed it, but sometimes she found herself dozing off into oblivion. For a few brief moments, it felt good to forget the world. Until the ghosts of her past seeped into it. Then it was simply torture.
She attempted to shake the thoughts out of her head as she grabbed the play station controller. Tombraider's theme music played through the TV's speakers. She had been playing when she dozed off. It was a Friday night at roughly 8 p.m. and it had been a long, stressful day. She had had two tests. Honestly, if she could coast through school without taking a single test she would. Tests were the bane of her existence. Just think about that for a second. On top of a long list of evil things, bloodthirst, and loneliness, tests were Annalies' most hated thing. She was sure she had failed both exams, but oh well. Why did she need to answer questions to prove she knew the material? Her mind had a plethora of knowledge. It just happened to go blank whenever she stared at the trick questions on a piece of paper.
The apartment felt empty. She couldn't hear Adam's heartbeat. It made Annalies' chest feel empty considering her own heart had stopped beating hundreds of years ago. Somehow being around him was like getting a jolt of electricity. It felt like the only thing keeping a zombie like this vampire alive. Besides the blood. Drinking blood was on top of the list of things Annalies thoroughly enjoyed. There truly was nothing like feeling the warmth of it swirl inside of her belly. It brought her to life much like Adam's electricity. She could then hear footsteps coming down the hallway outside her apartment door. They were familiar. Finally, Adam was coming home. She quickly pressed play on her game and began playing. She did not want to seem like she had been lost in her thoughts. Which she had been, but oh well. Time to play the part of Kathrine: a nerdy 21-year-old woman who loved being invisible.
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Markus let the music flow through him. Its electric beat thumped through his body as he swayed. His hands were placed firmly on Cassandra's waist as they both moved to the music. He had finally convinced her to go to a party with him after a few months of seeing her. He knew his sister would greatly disapprove, but there was something about this woman that entranced him. It wasn't just the intoxicating scent of her irresistible blood either. It was something foreign that he ached to explore further.
He was tired of not enjoying every aspect of his life. If that was what his sister insisted on doing then fine. He was not obligated to do everything she wished. He had been alive just as long as her and he sure as hell could make his own damn decisions. So now, after 300 years of loneliness, he was letting himself go. He was enjoying a human being's presence for more than just a petty snack. He leaned forward and put his mouth next to her ear, "Having fun, darling?" He asked, purposefully letting his breath tickle her ear.
From this distance, he could smell her blood and it stirred a desire deep inside of him. As tempting as it was to sink his fangs into her neck in that moment, he resisted. He did not want to use her as a blood bag. He had yet to give in to his predatory instincts around Cassandra and he never would. He wanted to be in an actual relationship with her. Not something driven by blood.