The Vampire Vigilante

We had spent all day in bed watching movies and snuggling. I looked over at the clock and noticed it was already seven in the evening and my stomach growled with hunger.

"Let's grab something to eat," Erik said, "We have been up here for a long time." I nodded as we both got out of bed. I was putting on my clothes when my phone rang. I had completely forgotten it rang last night and I never checked it.

I looked at the unrecognizable number before I answered. "Hello?"

"Is this Mel?" the voice replied, sounding eerily familiar. I gave Erik a look as I put it on speakerphone. "Speaking, may I ask who is calling?"

"It's your uncle Johnathan," he said, "I've been trying to reach you for a while, my dear." I chuckled as I realized his voice had aged since the last time I spoke to him. "So sorry. I've been a little...busy."

"I'm sure," he said, "I wanted to get in touch with you to set up a time for you to come home and talk about the next steps for our kingdom."

Home? Our kingdom?

"Um," I said nervously, "Okay. When would you like to meet? I should be free this next week."

"How about tomorrow?" he asked, "At 11? I can have brunch arraigned for us. And King Donovan is welcome to join, of course." I looked at Erik who had his eyebrows up in approval.

"Sounds good," I answered, "We will be there at 11."

"Great," he said, "I look forward to seeing you after all of these years, Mel."

"Same here," I replied, smiling, "We will see you then." I hung up the phone and sighed. "I don't want it."

"Want what?" Erik asked as he sat down on the edge of the bed to put his shoes on. I sat next to him and shrugged my shoulders. "I don't want the crown. I don't want the kingdom. I don't want any of it. I just want to be here with you." Erik reached over and held my hand, circling his thumb over my knuckles. "That's what I want too, Mel. But you know you have a duty to serve your kingdom." I pulled my hand away and stood up, putting my hands on my head. "I know that. But it's doing just fine without me there. It has been for the past 12 years, so why does it all have to change now?"

"Because of who you are," Erik replied, standing up, "You know Queen Iris told you what you have to do." I looked at him, frustrated for the first time at him. "I know that. I understand what the hell it is that she wants me to do, but why can't I just do it here with you? Don't you understand the kind of pain we would both be in if I had to be separated from you?"

"I do," he answered, "I know that pain very well." I could tell he was getting irritated with my argument, so I just grabbed my jacket and started to walk out of the room. He shut the door as soon as I opened it. I looked up at him and sighed as his eyes locked onto mine.

"Mel," he said, "It's your decision. I just know what it feels like to be in the shoes of the crown. It's not something you can just blow off; if it's your duty to be on your throne in your own kingdom that's what you just have to do." I buried my head in his chest and let the tears leak out from the corners of my eyes. "Erik, I am not leaving you." I heard him sigh as he wrapped his arms around me. "Why don't we just cross this bridge when we get to it? We still have a while. It takes some time to transition, if that's what you have to do." I nodded as I wiped my eyes and stepped out of his arms. He put a hand on my face and kissed my forehead. "I don't want you to leave. I promise, I don't. It would absolutely kill me. But you have to stick with what your gut tells you to do.

"Think of it this way: they said to unite the kingdoms. Maybe this is your first step; I'm sure there is a way you can stay here and merge our kingdoms together." I looked up at him in awe. He was so damn smart.

"You have to look at the bigger picture, my love," Erik chuckled, "And like I said: we will cross this bridge when we get to it."

We went down to the kitchen and grabbed a plate of food each. Nobody else was sitting in the dining room where the buffet was at, so we both sat down and engulfed in the wonderful food.

"This is so good," I said in-between bites, "I didn't realize I was that hungry."

"Same," Erik muffled as he shoveled food into his mouth. I smiled as I watched him eat some potatoes like a child, getting it all over his face.

Once we were finished with dinner, I snatched a brownie dessert before we headed to the bedroom.

"You two just can't get enough of each other!"

Maya snuck around the corner from another room as Erik went into his room. I stuck my head around the door and smiled at her as I flipped her the bird. Her giggles filled the hallway as I shut the door behind me.

"I think I'm going to hop in the shower," Erik said, taking his clothes off.

I've got something better in mind.

I went over to the bed and stripped down naked. I watched as he went into the bathroom to turn on the shower. I took the brownie, which now had ice cream melted on it, and placed it on the edge of the bed. I laid across the bed on my stomach with the dessert between my knees and acted like I was scrolling through my phone.

"Hey!" I called out, "Erik, come here fast! There's a spider on the bed!" I heard the bathroom door jerk open and he stopped in the middle of the room. I smiled as I set the phone down and looked behind me at his face. His jaw was nearly on the floor when he saw what I had came up with for dessert.

"Never mind," I sighed, "It was just some lint. I think I'm going to have some dessert. You want some?"

His mouth closed and turned into a seductive smile as he strode over, immediately growing an erection with the scene before his eyes. He grabbed the dessert and sat on the bed on his knees. He took some of the brownie and trailed pieces along my spine. He set the dish over to the side before he began to lick the dessert off of me. Goosebumps flared up all over my flesh as his tongue snaked across my skin. Once he was finished he rolled me over and drizzled the ice cream all over my breasts, stomach, and finally letting some drip between my already wet legs.

He did the same with the front as he did with the back, slowly licking and tasting every inch of the sweet dessert. Once he got to the lower part of my stomach he took a finger and ran it through my most sensitive spot, making my back arch in pleasure. He stuck his finger in his mouth and closed his eyes, taking in the flavor. His eyes then opened back to meet mine as the amber colors burned in his irises.

He then leaned down and kissed me as the taste of the vanilla and him swirled in my mouth. His tongue snuck out and explored my mouth as the kiss deepened. I wrapped my fingers in his hair and clenched, keeping his mouth on mine.

I spread my legs to give him the invitation to enter. I felt the tip of him brushing against me, making a moan slip from my throat. That was apparently all he needed as he slowly entered. I threw my head back as the full length of him sent tidal waves of pleasure through my body. He tucked his head into the crook of my neck while his lips brushed against it. He slowly made love to me, gently pressing kisses against my neck and chest as he kept up the slow rhythm of his hips.

I felt so connected at that moment as our emotions joined as one. The soft hum of the energy between us echoed in my ears as the room began to spin. Something different was happening this time.

"I love you," I whispered in his ear as he kept slowly entering, "So much."

"And I love you," he whispered back. He moved his lips from my neck to my lips, slowly devouring them. I opened my eyes as he pulled away and the look on his face told me all I needed to know.

"Bite me," I whispered, wrapping my arms around his neck, "Please."

He slowed down to a stop but didn't pull out of me. He placed his hand on the side of my face. "Once we do this, there is no turning back."

"I know," I replied, "I don't want to turn back. You're the only one I will ever want or need. You are the love of my life; my soulmate. I want this more than anything."

"I do too," he whispered, touching his nose against mine, "I have felt nothing but happiness since I have been with you. There was an empty hole in my heart that I didn't know I had until you came along and filled it. You're my everything, Mel."

I felt a tear roll down my face as I smiled at him softly. I then felt my eyes begin to glow as I focused on the pulsing vein in his neck so close to my face. I slid my fangs out and slowly sank them into his skin.

My senses exploded the minute I tasted his blood. It was the most amazing thing I had ever felt or tasted; it was the sweetest, most delectable flavor. I felt the goosebumps on my skin raise and the mist swirled around as my powers began to evolve. I had taken a good few drinks before I released his neck and looked at him in shock.

His eyes were just as wide as mine. I knew he had to feel what I just felt. He took his fingers along my neck as I leaned my head back. The minute his fangs sank down into my vein everything began to spin. My sexual drive picked up, my chest heaved as my breath was knocked out of me, and everything was eclipsed in the blue mist that tangled between our bodies. As Erik bit down, he began to thrust his hips again.

We rode the wave of instant pleasure as he slowly drank from me. My whole body shook with a mixture of power, ecstacy, and adoration.

When Erik let go of my neck and pulled out of me, I sat up and looked at him. He was looking at me like I had just grew two heads as sweat beaded on his forehead. I reached out my hands palms up and he placed his on top of mine. Blue mist oozed from my hands onto his, tracing up his arms and swirling around him.

"This is incredible," Erik whispered, looking all over at his arms and chest.

I know.

His eyes snapped to mine and he cocked his head to the side in confusion. I smiled softly at him.

We can communicate like this now.

"Really?" he asked, breathless. I nodded and kissed his hands. "Thank you for this. I feel complete."

"It's surreal," he said in a whisper, "It's like...I don't even know how to describe it."

"It's destiny," I replied, "We are connected spiritually now." He smiled and I noticed a tear drip from his eye. I had never seen this man cry, and it made me well up with tears too.

I reached up and wiped his tear away. "What's wrong?"

"I don't know," he said, now crying and losing his breath a bit, "I just feel so much damn happiness I can't contain it." I wrapped him in my arms and let him cry. I knew how he felt; it was how I felt when I first released my powers. It felt like a mixture of all emotions into one and it's only something that a strong individual can handle.

We sat there for a while before he finally calmed down and pulled away. He wiped his eyes and looked at me with a smile before he kissed me passionately. We held our foreheads together as we looked deep into each other's eyes, completely and genuinely in love.