Viridian Rain Consisus Compana The Broken Bell 
 
 
   
 CHAPTER 1 
 
Click, click, click. 
 
Those boots. She looked behind her. She had excellent night vision but she still couldn’t see the vampire. She tripped and scraped her hands on the gravel. 
 
Fuck! 
 
She knew she was doomed. She still had a couple more miles until the next town. She knew her body would collapse before she could reach the town. Then again, it didn’t really matter. She was the nameless servant. No one would give her room unless her master wished it. Master Akutsu didn’t care as long as he was served, thus she often found herself sleeping outside. She knew she could count herself lucky that she was a virgin still but even that had been in danger lately. 
 
Click, click, click. 
 
The footsteps sounded louder now. Quickly she stood up and began running again. She had to try. Just when she felt she could go no further, she was grabbed and pushed against a tree. She was breathing heavily. The vampire didn’t give her a chance to look at him as he immediately attached his lips to her neck. Her breath slowed enough to allow a moan. The lips paused at the sound. The body of the vampire was hot against her own. The lips sending her into spirals of sensations. She found she couldn’t move her hands to push him away or pull him close. She couldn’t even feel where they were. She felt his sharp teeth gently dent her skin before piercing it completely. Her head went back and she slowly lost consciousness. 
 
This girl was fairly amusing. Her blood was also so, so sweet. Severin Rosse was quite intrigued and wondered if he should keep the girl as his pet. He could definitely use the entertainment. He reluctantly pulled his teeth out of the porcelain-like skin. He caught the girl-child as she fell forward. He licked up the blood dripping from the wound he had made and made sure that his saliva stared to heal her. He picked her up bridal style and walked off into the now-gathering mist. 
 
 
 ~*~ 
 
 
She came to in a huge bed with black silk sheets. It was a canopy bed and the drapes were closed, enclosing her in a world of black fabrics. Slowly, she found an opening in the drapes and slipped out. Instantly, she found herself pressed against a solid body. Her right hand was held out to the side, her captor’s hand gripping it almost desperately. His left hand grasped her chin and pulled it to the side, baring her neck to him. He licked the skin slowly. 
 
“What is your name, my pet?” the voice was soft and deep, thoroughly roughened by his breath. 
 
She could only whimper in natural fear. Her captor didn’t seem to like that. She found herself flung onto the bed and pinned down by her captor. Now that she had the chance, she looked her fill of him.  
It was always said in legends that vampires were creatures of an ethereal beauty. But this vampire was by far the most beautiful of any creature in stories or real life. Feverish, deep silver-black eyes demanded respect and answers while returning deadly promises. Long, soft, black hair artistically framed the sharp, prominent face in a bedroom look. Full lips were pulled into a deep frown. She was startled out of her reverie by his putting more pressure on her. 
 
“Answer me, pet!” he growled. 
 
She shook her head. “I haven’t one, master.” 
 
He paused, eyes widening. “Nonsense, everyone has a name. Stop lying and tell me what it is.” 
 
“I’m not lying, master. I was born in servant-hood and taken from my mother shortly after birth. No one called me by a name except ‘girl’. Name me as you like, master.” She replied softly. 
 
He stared at her. “You would leave your previous master just like that?” 
 
“My previous master, yes. Really, I have no reason to go back. He never treated me well. Even as a vampire, you might have heard of him. Master Gareth Tang.” She answered smoothly. 
 
“Hmm, yes. I believe so. But now that you are my blood pet, I need to name you. Perhaps Ayska, ne?” he asked, closing his eyes and smiling. 
 
“Ay-ska? I like it, master. Thank you.” Ayska smiled softly. “But what is a blood pet?” 
 
“Mm. It’s when you give me blood whenever I require it.” He replied sinisterly. 
 
Ayska shivered. “Yes, master.” She looked up at him imploringly. 
 
“What?” he asked. 
 
“May I know master’s name?” Ayska asked timidly. 
 
“Severin Rosse.” He said simply, rolling off of her and lying beside her. 
 
“Severin Rosse.” Ayska said softly, testing it on her lips. Silence reigned between them. 
 
“How are you feeling?” Severin asked suddenly. 
 
“Fine, master.” Ayska replied automatically. 
 
“I’m being serious. I need to know how you truly feel because I don’t want to end up drawing too much blood. That risks death and I don’t really want to have to find another pet.” He stated. 
 
Ayska was silent for a while before she spoke up. “I’m not really sure how I’m supposed to feel, really. I’ve never had blood taken. I’m a little sleepy and the place where you fed hurts a little, but otherwise I feel fine. And meaning no disrespect, master, but may I ask if I am your first pet?” 
 
Severin lifted himself to rest on his elbows. “If you must know, then yes, you are my first pet.” 
 
He was startled when his pet jumped up and bowed down before kneeling. “Forgive me, master!” 
 
He stared at the girl before him. He reached down and pulled her towards him. Severin stopped when he saw the fear in her eyes. 
 
“I’m not mean. I promise. I’m possessive, so be careful around others. If I get jealous, there’s no telling what I might do. Now come here. I only want to sleep right now. I want you to sleep in the same bed so that I can be sure you will not try to escape.” He commanded softly. 
 
“Yes, master.” Ayska replied as her master pulled her close to him. 
 
“Thank you.” She whispered. 
 
CHAPTER 2 
 
Ayska woke up suddenly. She paused she figured out why she was awake. As her thought process slowly returned, she realized that she really had to pee. She looked behind her at her new master. Severin had rolled over in his sleep and the two were lying back-to-back.  
 
Ayska decided to not wake her master and chose to look for the bathroom herself. She left the bed slowly so as not to wake Severin. She checked all of the doors and noticed that the room had no interconnected bathroom. Ayska sighed silently. She was afraid to leave the room but she really wanted her master to sleep longer. She finally decided to go out in search of a bathroom. 
 
After gently shutting the door, Ayska looked up and down the hallway. She shrugged before pattering down the hall to the left, her bare feet gently slapping against the hard wood. She was about to give up when she saw someone.  He was a tall man with maroon red hair and bright indigo-blue eyes. He was talking to another male whose eyes were closed and a smile never leaving his face. His strawberry blonde hair fell artistically around his face and gave a sinister feeling. 
“Um…could one of you please tell me where the bathroom is?” she asked timidly. The two men stared at her for a moment. 
 
“It’s the second door on the left further down the hallway.” The man with the never ending smile said. 
 
“Thank you.” She replied softly, bowing low and surprising the two men before straightening and walking to the bathroom. 
 
“Ne, Shun, you think she’s Rosse’s new pet? She’s pretty enough.” The red-head asked. 
 
“Who knows, Eric?” Shun replied.  
 
 
 ~*~ 
 
 
Ayska returned to the room quickly. She feared her new master’s anger. As soon as she shut the door, she found herself pinned to it and staring at silvery-black eyes. 
 
“Ma-master!” Ayska faltered in fear. 
 
“Why did you leave?” There wasn’t any anger in his voice. 
 
“I- I had to go to the bathroom master. I didn’t want to wake master up. I swear I wasn’t trying to escape!” She stuttered. 
 
“Obviously, or else you wouldn’t have come back. But who are these other smells on you? Hmm?” Severin asked, his sharp eyes boring into the defenseless girl. 
 
“I don’t know who they were master. One was smiling and had blonde hair. The other was a red-head and had pretty indigo eyes. They just told me where the bathroom was, I swear!” Ayska explained. 
 
“Well, I know the two people you described. It’s easy enough to check if you are telling the truth. You shall meet them and the other tenants in the mansion later. For now I am hungry.” Her master pulled her into his arms as his head dipped into the groove where neck met shoulder. Both moaned at the sinking of his teeth in her flesh. 
 
Severin moaned in bliss. This child’s blood was delicious. The girl was attractive and submissive, just the way he liked them. Contrary to popular belief, vampires were not far and few between. Quite a few had their own villages. And although his pet was his first pet, she most definitely was not his first bedmate. Oh, he planned to take her virginity for himself. He might wait until she was comfortable around him, but gods forbid if anyone other than he touch his pet. 
 
Ayska moaned as that talented tongue roughly ran against her skin. She felt really hot and frantic. She clawed at the back of her master’s shirt before burying her hands in his hair and pushing him closer. 
She feared her master as much as she wanted him. She wanted him to push her down on the bed and fuck her hard. Yet, she knew that sex wouldn’t do anything to further her relationship with her master. She knew everything takes time. 
 
Severin was surprised at the fact that his pet never cried out in pain when he bit her. Instead, she would whimper or moan in pleasure. Surprised as he was, it actually turned him on. Just before she would pass out, Severin pulled away and slowly licked the bite marks. Ayska groaned lightly before collapsing into her master’s arms. Severin licked his lips in approval of her features. A light blush dusted his pet’s otherwise pale face. Her eyes stared up at him in feverish desire, taking I nothing but he master. Gently, Severin kissed her eyes closed. 
 
“Sleep my pet. You’ll need it.” 
 
CHAPTER 3 
 
Ayska woke up to voices. They were sort of muffled, as if behind a door. She was curious, but wasn’t ready to really wake up yet. But the voices got louder until it was almost shouting.  
 
“-I want to see her now! She might be the one I’m looking for!” a haughty voice screamed. 
 
“No! She will come out when I let her. She is my pet not yours, Darisin Caine! She will follow my orders, not yours. Now go away. You will wait until I bring her into our world as my pet.” She heard her master reply icily. 
 
Ayska shivered at her master’s tone. Darisin Caine. The name sounded familiar. She didn’t know where she had heard it but it didn’t bring a good feeling. Ayska lay still in the bed, feeling more scared by the second as the argument outside escalated. It wasn’t until gentle, cold fingers brushed against her cheeks that Ayska realized the shouting had stopped and she was curled up, covering her ears, and crying. 
 
“Why are you crying, my pet?” Severin asked softly as he pulled the human girl into his arms. 
 
Ayska shook her head and cried silently in her master’s arms. After awhile, she pulled away. Severin watched her carefully as Ayska seemed to zone out completely. 
 
“What is wrong, Ayska?” Severin asked. Ayska stared at him before speaking. 
 
“That man’s name is familiar. A bad familiar, but familiar. It’s scaring me. I feel as if I meet this Mr. Darisin Caine, that something bad will happen.” Ayska said softly. Severin remained silent for a moment before getting up and bringing over a tray of food. 
 
“Eat and do not worry about Darisin Caine. You are my pet, my pet. He cannot take you from me unless he kills me, which he dare not do out of fear.” Severin commanded. 
 
Ayska bowed to her master and began to eat a little bit. As she ate, Severin watched with increasing concern. His pet was too skinny and she wasn’t eating half of the foods on the tray. He frowned with his eyes blazing when Ayska pushed the tray away with only a fourth of the food eaten. 
 
“You should be eating all of this after being nearly drained twice. Why aren’t you eating properly?” He demanded. 
 
Ayska shrank back and bowed her head. “I’m sorry, master! I’ve already eaten twice as much as I was given in my previous home. I can’t eat anymore without getting sick. Please forgive me, master.” 
 
“He starved you?” Severin asked incredulously. Pet nodded after a moment of contemplation. Severin sighed. 
 
“You are little more than a baby. You need constant care my pet.” Severin paused. “Tell me your emotions. Hide nothing from me.” 
 
Ayska blushed. “I feel safe and warm. I feel sexually needy. I feel scared at the name of Darisin Caine. I want to be held tightly and safe. I want love. I want to cry. I…I want you.” 
 
She wouldn’t, couldn’t look at him. Her face was red hot from embarrassment. Even when her chin was grabbed and she could feel his breath on her face, she still couldn’t look him in the eye. 
 
“Look at me, Ayska.” He whispered. She squeezed her eyes shut for a long moment before slowly opening them to lose herself in the obsidian irises of her master. Gently, almost timidly, Severin kissed her. Just lips sliding over lips, but to the two sitting on the king-sized bed of black silk sheets in the dark room, it was like a forbidden fire ran through the both of them. 
 
Completely forgetting herself, Ayska pushed forward into Severin’s beautifully sculpted chest. Severin was startled for a moment before he held her against him tightly. He deepened the kiss as his pet wriggled around on top of him. He flipped her down on the bed, his hands keeping her in place as he worshipped her slight body with his mouth. He ripped the cloth obstructing him from that sweet skin. The girl whimpered beneath him and tugged at his clothes. He ripped away from her and pulled his clothes off before returning to the puddle of virgin on his bed. He paused to look at his pet and take in her features.  
 
Her shoulder-length, satin-like, straight, black hair splayed out around her god-sculpted face like a halo. A blush spread across sharp cheekbones as feverish copper eyes begged him to fuck her slim body sprawled out under his. Severin grinned lecherously. He traced her face with one hand before stopping them at her lips. Obeying the silent command, Ayska suckled on the slender fingers, lavishing them with her tongue. 
 
Severin held back a groan as he slipped his fingers out of her mouth and down between her legs. With a sudden sense of shyness, Ayska closed her legs, trapping Severin’s hand just outside her core. Gently, with understanding, Severin rubbed Ayska’s sex with perfected practice. Soon enough, his pet was a whimpering puddle of arousal and Severin slipped his index finger inside of her. Ayska jumped and tried to pull away from the strange feeling. She failed as Severin pinned her hips down. 
 
Severin started to distract his pet by sucking and nibbling the lobe of her ear. By now they had progressed to three fingers, when Severin flicked Ayska’s clit, sending her into spirals of bliss. He watched with a soft smile as the world came back into focus for his little pet.  
 
“Are you ready, my pet?” he asked, placing butterfly kisses on her face. 
 
“Ma- master, ngg…ahh. Mm! Hurry. P-please!” Ayska replied almost completely incoherent. 
 
“Of course, my pet.” He said as he pierced her in one quick thrust. She screamed in pain. Tears ran down her face and Severin licked them away. 
 
“Calm down, Ayska. It gets better. I promise.” Severin continued to whisper small nothings into her ears until Ayska rolled her hips. He gasped at the flexing of muscles around him almost missing the groan of pleasure filled pain from the girl beneath him. Slowly he pulled out and pushed back into the tight sweetness of his pet. 
 
Ayska was extremely tense. It hurt a lot, but it still felt good. The pain was slowly going away as her master started to move slowly. She rolled her hips again, resulting in a hard thrust that had her completely forgetting the pain. The thrusts came faster and harder. Severin loved the sounds his pet made and it caused him to go faster and harder. He wanted to hear his pet scream his name. Her voice turned him on too much. 
 
He pinned her down suddenly and slowed his thrusts. Ayska moaned and rolled her hips and squeezed her muscles around him to get her master going again. 
 
“Ma…nng…master! Aah! Hu…hurry! Faster! Please!” Ayska cried. 
 
Severin forced himself to not thrust forward. Panting heavily, he crushed his lips to his pet’s. 
 
“Call out my name, Ayska.” He panted. 
 
Ayska moaned. “Faster…ahh…Severin!” 
Suddenly, Severin thrust forward as hard as he could. His pet was crying out his name in such a way that it made him even harder than he thought possible. It brought him to the teetering edge. Severin bit into Ayska’s neck as the both climaxed at the same time, her muscles clenching tightly around his cock while her sweet blood flooded his senses. Beneath him, Ayska screamed as she climaxed into swirls of pleasure. 
 
CHAPTER 4 
 
Severin’s delicate, slender fingers traced the soft skin of his pet. Although soft, the creamy skin was marred by fading bruises and old scars of beatings untold. The vampire’s lips pulled into a frown as he saw all of the lines ranging from red to an off-white. The lithe body of the vampire moved with strength and grace of one with all the time in the world. Severin stood at the window, the moonlight illuminating bare skin. He glared at the bland landscape below and the small castle in the distance. 
 
The castle belonged to Darisin, another royal vampire yet still under Severin himself. Somewhere in between, lay his pet’s village. The place of his current anger. He needed blood, as his ‘exercise’ had taken more strength than he had thought. Although he had taken blood from his pet, it wasn’t enough. The village needed to pay. More importantly, Lord Gareth Tang needed to pay. Severin looked back at his pet before dressing. Gently, and while wondering when he had become so possessive of her, he kissed her forehead and then left through the window. As he landed, three shadows materialized behind him. Severin turned to them with an evil animalistic grin. 
 
“Let us go hunting, my friends. Two humans each. All within the castle, leave the lord to me.” 
 
“Yes, Rosse.” Came three replies. 
 
 
 ~*~ 
 
 
Gareth Tang never saw what was coming for him. He had just sent out his servants for the night. As he settled down in his large, soft bed, he felt as if he wasn’t alone. Gareth looked around the large, dark, empty room. He didn’t see anyone or anything that resembled a human. This didn’t quell his fear though.  
 
Severin was disgusted. The village lord’s blood smelled vile. He was sure it wouldn’t taste any better. He was sure it wouldn’t taste any better. The smell of the man’s fear was just as vile. He decided to confront and kill the man quickly. 
 
 
 ~*~ 
 
 
Ayska woke up to voices. Although soft, she could tell they came from inside the room. Slowly, she opened her eyes and sat up. The two voices stopped as their owners noticed that she was awake. She felt a hand against her forehead. 
 
“Good you don’t have a fever.” Said a sweet voice. 
 
The owner of the sweet voice was a small boy with black hair that had a tinge of emerald glinting in the sunlight with amber gold eyes. The other, also male, had soft features light features under an unruly mop of black hair and looked at her through soft viridian eyes. 
 
“I’m Ryoza and this is Andy. We’re also like you. Blood pets. There’s one other but he’s not here as we had to knock him out. We didn’t want you to suffocate in his worries and I’m pretty sure that Master Eric doesn’t want Master Rosse to kill his blood pet.” Ryoza said before taking a deep breath. 
 
Ayska eyed them warily. She wasn’t sure what to say when the door opened. Two more boys came in carrying trays with hot soup. One had spiky red hair and violet eyes. The other had his black hair in a buzz cut and had light brown eyes that shined with worries. 
 
“Ah, Oren, Teri. What timing.” Ryoza turned to Ayska. “The buzz cut is Oren and the purple-eyes belong to Terence or Teri. Oren is Master Eric’s blood pet. Teri is the head of servants.” 
 
Oren pushed forward after setting the tray down. “Are you alright? Did Rosse hurt you? My god, you’re covered in bruises and scars! What happened?” 
 
Ryoza slapped the boy upside his buzzed head. “Stop it, idiot. You’re scaring the poor girl.” 
 
“These bruises and scars are from my previous masters. They do not bother me. I am used to it. After all, it was almost a daily occurrence.” Ayska replied absently. 
 
The silence in the room was deafening. A growl from Ayska’s stomach broke the silence. Teri shook his head and handed the girl a bowl of soup. Teri bowed to the four blood pets and left with the trays. Ayska eagerly slurped her soup. The three boys watched as Ayska hurried through half of the bowl and then she choked and coughed, dropping the bowl to the floor. Ryoza and Oren jumped up in surprise while Andy hissed nervously. 
 
“Are you alright? You shouldn’t eat so fast!” Oren said worriedly. 
 
All boys stopped short as Ayska dropped to her knees and screamed; one hand on the side of her head and the other on her stomach. Ayska screamed again as Severin dropped in through the still open window, cursing loudly. 
 
Swiftly, Severin walked over and pressed the pressure point on the girl’s neck, effectively silencing her. Quickly, he pulled up the shirt, revealing her stomach and down. The three pets watched as Severin put his hand on a glowing mark. He whispered something in a different language. The mark stopped glowing and Severin pulled away. He sighed as he pulled his pet’s shirt down and picked her up off of the floor. Stepping over the soup mess, Severin walked out of the room and down the hall to the bathhouse. 
 
Severin undressed himself and pulled the now bloody shirt off of his pet. He didn’t like coming home covered in blood but he didn’t have a choice when his pet was screaming and in danger. Severin sat in the steaming water with his pet on his lap. The quiet lull in the room caused him to think back on his kill. 
 
Gareth screamed like a woman when Severin jumped onto the bed in front of him. Severin grabbed the human by the throat. 
 
“I’ll kill you for hurting my pet.” Severin whispered. 
 
Gareth smiled even though he couldn’t breathe. “She’ll die before long. The wretch is cursed; from her first master.” Gareth spat in the vampire’s face. 
 
Severin ripped out the lord’s esophagus and licked the disgusting blood even though it was a vile drink. Severin could feel his strength returning. Just as he finished, his keen hearing picked up on his pet’s pain. He vanished from the room and materialized right outside the window. 
 
Severin gazed at his unconscious pet. It seemed Ayska had decided to continue to sleep instead of regaining consciousness. Severin firmly put his indifferent mask on as six men entered. 
 
Three were Ryoza, Oren, and Andy. The other three were varying in height. The first was an energetic red-head with indigo eyes. He was hanging all over Oren as they entered. The second was a bespectacled man, quiet and stoic as his hair fell artistically into his stern, perfect face. He entered holding hands with Ryoza. The last man was the shortest of the three but taller than his companion, Andy, had strawberry blonde hair and a never ending smile. All six men entered the large pool of milky, steamy water. The three new men had shed their bloody clothes at the door. Severin nodded at them and then gazed at his pet. 
 
Ayska woke up warm and wet. As she opened her eyes, she saw that she was in a large pool of water. She realized that she was sitting on her master’s lap. Ayska relaxed as Severin began to wash her back. She squeaked when his cloth-covered hand went between her legs. 
 
“So you are awake. I was beginning to wonder. Did the mark hurt as much as last time?” her master’s voice floated through her ears. 
 
Ayska straightened up, pushing away from her master’s chest and sliding off his lap as well. Her head went under with a small splash. Having taught herself how to hold her breath underwater for up to fifteen minutes at a time, Ayska gauged how long she could stay underwater at the moment. She estimated about five to eight minutes. 
 
As she was still underwater, she noticed that quite a few male bodies were closing in on her. Quickly, Ayska kicked out and slipped through the circle closing in. She swam in the opposite direction until she touched the wall of the bath pool. She silently surfaced and heard the cries of surprise and something else she couldn’t place. 
 
Just as silently as she had surfaced, Ayska slipped out of the pool and grabbed one of the fluffy white towels and hid in the shadows. She watched as the males, who had tried to surround her in the somewhat milky water, spread throughout the pool looking for the elusive pet. Smiling slightly, Ayska snuck up behind her master, who was still sitting in the same place and began to gently massage her master’s back and shoulders. 
 
“So are they searching for me because you asked them or are they doing it on their own?” Ayska asked, speaking loud enough for Severin to hear. 
 
Severin dropped his head back onto her forearms with a smirk. “Of course it’s on their own. Try to keep hidden for a few more minutes. That’ll send Oren into a complete frenzy. Just make sure you can see the show, my dear. Off you go.” 
 
Ayska grinned and slowly faded into the shadows behind them. She found a relatively hidden niche in the wall that still had a good view of the bath pool. As soon as she ducked into the niche, Ayska heard Oren’s fretting increase. 
 
“Quick, we should drain the pool! No one can stay underwater for five minutes without forcing themselves. What if she can’t swim? What if she drowned? Master Rosse, you should be looking for her!” Oren’s frantic monologue was cut off Severin’s soft laughter. 
 
“Oren, calm down! My pet can take care of herself. I highly doubt she drowned in a bath.” Severin chuckled. 
 
“But Master Rosse, she hasn’t resurfaced yet!” Oren said nervously. 
 
Ayska had taken Severin’s laugh as a cue to come out. She slowly slinked out of the shadows and back behind her master. As Oren slipped back underwater to search for her, Ayska, with the towel still wrapped around her body, sat down behind her master and started the massage where she left off.  
Oren resurfaced to see a grinning Ayska and a chuckling Severin watching him. He gaped at the two before throwing a playful glare at them. Ayska finally noticed all of the other men, including the new three, when they all laughed at the poor buzzed boy. Ayska recognized two of the new men as the two she had asked for bathroom directions.  The third she did not recognize and kept a wary eye on him. Without interrupting her massaging, Ayska leaned down to her master’s ear. 
 
“Who are the others, master, if I may ask?” Ayska whispered. 
 
Severin was silent for a moment. Then he answered softly. The red-head is Eric. Oren is his blood pet. The one next to Ryoza is Kunizuka. He is Ryoza’s master or vampire. The man with the smile is Shun. Andy is his blood pet.” 
 
Severin paused as he relaxed further into Ayska’s massage, which had now progressed to his lower back. “I’ll let you figure out about their personalities on your own. I will warn you not to take anything Shun offers you. Especially if it doesn’t look normal or edible. I don’t want you poisoned. I am the oldest vampire of us four and the only pureblood. If I wished, I could turn you into a vampire. I won’t though. Also, stop calling me master. Call me Severin.” 
 
“Yes, Severin.” Ayska smiled softly. 
 
 
 ~*~ 
 
 
Ryoza seemed to be the most bold of out of all of the men in the pool, with Eric pulling in a very close second. The two together very nearly made Ayska snap. Ayska considered herself rather laid back and just obeying orders. She had been told, at one of the very few times she had gotten angry, that she was awful and mean and rude when she got upset. She knew that when she got mad, she got quiet. 
 
Severin could tell his pet was getting upset with Eric and Ryoza because Ayska’s massage wasn’t very relaxing anymore. Eric and Ryoza were teasing the poor girl because she was a girl and she didn’t seem to care being naked around seven hot men. They pulled at her towel and poked her shoulders and thighs. 
 
Taking pity on his pet, who had valiantly toiled through the teasing to shampoo and soap and rinse him, Severin stood up abruptly. Sending disapproving looks to the two trouble makers and their respective partners, he grabbed a towel and pulled Ayska after him. 
 
Ayska forgot her anger in surprise at her master’s roughness. As Severin led her back to the room, Ayska realized that she felt disappointed as she watched him dry himself off. She discovered she liked him soaking wet and dripping. Severin opened the door and thrust his pet onto the bed. He threw the towels aside and pounced on his pet, causing her to giggle. 
 
“What’s so funny? You’re going to give me a full body massage now, because you were too rough in the last part by the bath. You’re free to give the massage in any. Way. You. Want.” Severin whispered in her ear. He emphasized the last four words with chaste kisses. 
 
Severin stopped abruptly and rolled onto his stomach. Ayska giggled and rolled on top of him. Slowly, she slid her hands up and down Severin’s sides.  
 
“Hey, Severin.” 
 
“Mm?” 
 
“Where do I stand?” Ayska whispered. 
 
“What do you mean?” Severin’s voice rumbled throughout his body, vibrating against her skin. 
 
“Where do I stand with you? In your eyes. Am I an equal? Am I a slave, a servant? What am I to you?” Ayska asked, her face buried into Severin’s neck. 
 
Severin was silent for a long time before he answered. “You are mine. I don’t really consider you an equal because you are a human. I’m not sure about you being my ‘lover’, but you are definitely in a higher position than a servant or slave.” 
 
Ayska sighed, only somewhat satisfied with the answer. She rested her head on her master’s shoulder. “What kind of relationships do Ryoza, Oren, and Andy have with their masters?” 
 
“They are blood pets and human lovers. Other than that, I don’t quite know. I don’t bother their quiet affairs unless necessary.” Severin mumbled. 
 
Apparently, Severin talking sleepily sent Ayska off to dream land with her master following. The two made quite a picture with Ayska lying on top of Severin, naked in the middle of the sea of black sheets. 
 
CHAPTER 5 
 
Ayska woke up slightly as she felt herself rolled over. She shivered in the cool morning air. Ayska drifted off back to sleep as she felt a warm comforter covering her bare body. Lips caressed her ear before the lingering warmth disappeared. 
 
The next time Ayska woke up, it was to the bouncing bodies around her. She burrowed further into the comforter as she heard her master chuckle and the other blood pets whine. Ayska’s eyes opened blearily as she glared at the golden and indigo eyes. She sat up and stretched until a shirt was thrown in her face. She pouted at her master as she put the shirt on, noticing it was his. 
“We brought up breakfast!” Ryoza said. Ayska glanced queasily at the tray of food. She hesitated, sparing her master a quick look. He frowned in understanding. 
 
“Alright, everyone out. Thank you for bringing her breakfast.” Severin said. He shooed Eric, Ryoza and Oren out of the room. After shutting the door, Severin came back to his pet. He pulled the tray between them, as they were both facing each other. 
 
“You will eat some of this, at least. Not all of it, but you need to get used to eating at least three meals a day.” Severin said as he picked up the bowl of grits and the spoon. He held the spoonful in front of his pet. Ayska glanced at the food almost painfully. 
 
“But, Severin, I can’t eat breakfast.” Ayska whimpered. 
 
“Why not?” he asked. 
 
“Because my stomach can’t handle it. Whenever I ate breakfast before, I would toss it up before I could do any work. I can’t stomach foods until around midday meal.” Ayska whispered. Severin watched quietly as his pet refused to look at him. 
 
“When you did have breakfast, what did you eat?” he asked quietly. 
 
“I was only ever allowed to eat bread and a little cheese and it was usually old and moldy.” Ayska replied stiffly. Severin growled and Ayska shied away. He put the bowl and spoon down, getting up and stalking away to the window. Ayska sniffed at the bowl. Although her stomach was flip-flopping, Ayska silently picked up the spoon to taste the grits. They tasted good and seemed to settle her stomach a little, but Ayska was afraid to go any further with eating. 
 
“It’s alright. I’ll help you keep it down.” Severin said, startling her. He sat behind his pet and pulled her into his arms as if she were an oversized baby. He held the bowl in front of her as she used the spoon to eat small spoonfuls of the grits. She got about halfway through the bowl before she pushed it away, slightly green. 
 
“Shush. Lay down.” Severin ordered and began to gently rub his pet’s stomach. Ayska whimpered pitifully. The food seemed to want to stay down, but her stomach was debating on it. She squeezed her eyes shut tight, hoping her stomach wouldn’t rebel. After about thirty minutes of torture, Ayska’s stomach decided that the food was okay. The poor blood pet slumped against her master, whimpering. 
 
“Shush, my pet. See? You can stomach breakfast. It will take time, but we will get you eating a normal three meals soon enough.” Severin said, smirk firmly in place. 
 
 
 ~*~ 
 
 
Weeks turned into months as Ayska healed and started to become more lively and healthy. Her satin-like black hair had a nice healthy sheen to it and it was as soft as ever, now that it was being brushed and taken care of. Ayska herself was spoiled rotten. As the only female in the mansion, the blood pets treated her as their own type of pet, showering her with attention and playfulness. 
 
After a couple of months, Ayska was allowed outside. The first place she saw outside that was not from a window, was the garden. While it was a public garden, the only people who really came to see them were vampires and their lovers or pets. The garden was huge. It was very beautiful with fountains and benches in gazebos surrounded by all sorts of flowers. Butterflies and birds dominated the air. All three vampires and their pets had come to watch as Severin brought his pet to the outside world for the first time since her capture. All seven of them watched in amusement as the girl ran around after butterflies and dragonflies, stopping here and there as pretty flowers caught the girl’s eye. 
 
After that first time, Severin always knew where his pet was. The first place would be their bedroom; the second place was at the dolphin and fairy fountain in the farthest corner of the garden. There was only one way to it and one way out, so it was rather hard to find unless you knew the way by heart or stumbled upon it because you were lost.  
 
But that fountain would bring such good and bad news over time. During one of the times Severin was out for a more satisfying meal, Ayska was in the garden, splashing around in the fountain. She stopped suddenly and turned to the visitor. It was a rather tall man with white-blonde hair that seemed messy like Andy’s hairstyle. He had pretty gray eyes that seemed frozen. His cloak gathered at the neck with a large ruby and diamond brooch in the shape of a crown. Curious, Ayska hopped out of the fountain and padded over to him. 
 
“Sir, are you lost?” she asked innocently, wondering why this man seemed familiar. His eyes were immediately drawn to her neck. Ayska’s master had left and come back with a slender cat collar with a bell and a tag in the shape of a fish. Severin had put it on, explaining what it said and meant. On the front were the words, ‘Property of Severin Rosse’, all in a gorgeous French Script. Ayska had marveled at it all day and amused herself by playing with the bell she knew was there and could hear but couldn’t see. 
 
“Sir? Do you require assistance?” Ayska asked, her voice startling the man. He smiled at her. 
 
“No, my dear child. I am quite alright. You must be Rosse’s new pet.” He said. Ayska nodded. 
 
“Are you well? Is he treating you nicely?” he asked. 
 
Ayska tilted her head to the side, confusion on all of her features. “What do you mean, sir? No offense meant, but that’s not any of your business. I don’t know who you are and find no reason to divulge my personal life to you.” 
The stranger’s demeanor had gone cold as Ayska spoke and she felt rather frightened but held her ground. She wasn’t sure her master would like her telling a stranger about how he treated her, be it nicely or not. Ayska shivered and backed away from the man. 
 
“This won’t be the last time we see each other.” He promised before he disappeared, leaving Ayska to huddle next to the fountain. That was how Severin found his pet, soaking wet and shivering in the cool evening air, clutching desperately at her collar.  
 
Severin frowned. Although his pet was probably around seventeen or eighteen years old, she had reverted to the personality of a nine or ten year old during her stay at the mansion. Yet, when necessarily, she could act her real age. Severin blamed it on the past she had but dealt with her accordingly. However, his pet did not scare easily. That she would forego searching for her master’s comfort, showed how scared Ayska was. 
 
He sighed when he saw that her lips were turning blue. Just what had scared her? Severin picked up his pet easily and carried her inside for a bath. Even though Ayska now ate as much as any growing teenage boy, she remained very thin and athletic. She was the fastest among the other pets and could give Andy a run for his money in endurance. All the pets and vampires in the mansion generally bathed together, even though there was a female. So the other three pairs were waiting by the door to the large bath as Severin walked up. He ignored the questions thrown at him in concern for his pet as he walked by them. 
 
At the edge of the pool, he dropped his pet into the water, highly amused as she snapped out of her daze enough to screech on her way down into the water. She spluttered as she came back up for air and glared at her master. Severin merely smiled. Ayska climbed out, stripped down and hurriedly soaped up before rinsing and jumping back into the hot water to warm up. She stayed near but away from her master. He never liked it when he had to search for her in the bath. As Severin seemed to ignore her, Ayska remembered the stranger’s gaze. She shivered at the memory of how cold it was. She screeched in fear when she felt a hand on her shoulder, pulling away from the person to protect herself. 
 
“What is wrong with you?” her master snapped at her. Ayska sighed in happiness at the fact that it was only her master, who now looked rather annoyed by her actions. 
 
“Sorry, Master Severin.” She said softly, looking down. All talking stopped. They had all convinced her over time to stop calling Severin like that. The only times she reverted back to it was when she was seriously afraid of his reaction. Severin’s eyes narrowed dangerously. 
 
“What happened by the fountain?” he asked in a deadly voice. Ayska flinched before answering. 
 
“There was a stranger in the garden today. He found me playing in the fountain. I thought he might be lost so I asked if he needed any help. He said he was fine and recognized me as your pet when he saw my collar. Then he asked me if I was well and if you were treating me nicely. I said that I meant no offense but that I didn’t think it was any of his business. I didn’t know him and felt no reason to tell him of our personal life. I apologize if I offended anyone that I shouldn’t have.” Ayska whispered, knowing everyone would hear her anyway. 
 
“What did he look like and did he say anything after that?” Severin asked. 
 
“He said that it wouldn’t be the last time we’d see each other. He said it with such a cold gaze as well. That’s what scares me. He had white-blonde hair and gray eyes. His clothes were covered by a cloak which was pinned with a ruby and diamond brooch in the shape of a crown.” Ayska replied. Her master motioned for her to come closer. She sighed happily as he pulled her into his arms, taking in her scent. 
 
“You did fine, my pet. Now you have met Darisin Caine. Beware of him though. And if he comes by again, let me know immediately.” Severin said into her hair. Ayska purred as he began to run his fingers through her hair. He stopped soon because it was too much work with wet hair. 
 
After about another fifteen minutes, Severin got out of the pool, Ayska following readily. When they got to their room, Severin pinned his pet to the wall. He was not happy and his pet’s intoxicating smell filled his senses. He was not gentle as he nearly tore into her neck. Ayska screamed in pain. As she slowly blacked out, Ayska realized that things were going to change, and probably not for the good. 
 
 
 ~*~ 
 
 
Three weeks after the fountain incident, Severin received a letter that turned everyone’s life upside down. Everyone was in the sitting room when he opened it. The vampires were reading while the blood pets and Eric were playing with the ferrets on the carpet. Teri came in with the letter and bowed before handing it to Severin. The raven vampire frowned as he took the letter, nodding to Teri. Severin started to read as Teri left, eyes opening wide in horror as he read on. 
 
“Ayska, come here.” He whispered. She immediately stood up and ran to her master’s arms, curling into his chest comfortably. Severin buried his face into her hair, holding her tight. Ayska wrapped her arms around her master, holding him as tight as he was holding her. 
 
“Severin, what’s wrong?” Ayska asked, aware of all the eyes on her back. 
 
“We’ve been invited to the elder’s conference in two weeks. It’ll take us that long just to get there and it’ll last two years.” Severin whispered. 
 
“NO!” Ryoza cried. It seemed only he of the other three blood pets knew what that meant. The other three vampires looked down. They didn’t say anything but each one pulled their pet out of the sitting room. 
 
“Severin? Why is being invited a bad thing?” Ayska asked softly. Her master only hugged her tighter. 
 
“The elders are all male. The entire conference is all male. Even though most of us all have blood pets, they also are generally all male. Any females are not invited and female blood pets are not allowed to come.” Severin whispered, letting his pet figure it all out. 
 
“Is there a problem with not going?” Ayska asked. 
 
“You can’t not go once you’ve been invited. Everyone will hunt you down and then bring you before the elders. They will kill all friends and blood pets. We have to go.” Severin murmured miserably. 
 
“But I can’t.” Ayska said before standing up. She pulled out of her master’s arms and went over to the window. She ignored the way her master looked so broken in the reflection of the window pane. 
 
“I can’t take you and I can’t leave you. What am I going to do?” Severin whispered to himself. Just then, Teri entered. 
 
“Master Rosse, Master Caine is here to speak with you.” Teri said formally. Severin nodded, his façade plastered back on his face. Ayska returned to her master’s arms, fully aware of how tightly he held her to him. Caine entered in a flurry of ornate flamboyance. 
 
“I have heard that you have been invited to the elder’s conference. Lucky you I was left off the invitation list! How could they have forgotten the beautiful me?” The man exclaimed hotly as he entered. 
 
Ayska recognized him as the man in the garden. Instantly, she figured he had something to do with who was and wasn’t on the guest list. 
 
“Obviously, since you are going, I take it upon myself to offer a two-year haven for your female staff. Any and all females are invited to work and stay at my mansion until you return.” Caine said haughtily, completely neutralizing any humbleness in his offer. 
 
Severin remained silent, contemplating this offer. He didn’t like Caine, but he knew that his servants would be well taken care of. The only thing that he had a problem with was Caine taking care of Ayska. He really didn’t want to leave her alone but he didn’t trust Caine. 
 
Ayska pulled herself closer to her master with a whimper. She really didn’t want to go with this man. She had a very bad feeling about what would happen if she went with Darisin Caine. Severin’s eyes were immediately drawn to his pet. His heart broke as he knew the only way to go through with the conference was to leave Ayska in Caine’s care. 
 
“Thank you, Caine. I would be happy to take you up on your offer, I will personally bring my servants and Ayska to you tomorrow before we leave. But I have some rules concerning them.” Severin said resignedly.  
 
Caine raised an eyebrow. “What are these plebian rules?” 
 
“First, when I return, I will personally speak with all of my servants. If any harm befalls them, it is on your head. If they are consenting, you are fine. I want Ayska returned untouched. While the servants can work for their keep, treat Ayska as your guest or your daughter. Nothing is to happen to her. Those are my only conditions.” Severin said calmly. 
 
Caine paused for a moment before nodding regally.  “I agree to these conditions. Your servants and pet are welcome anytime.” 
 
“Thank you, Caine. It is rather kind of you.” Severin said before burying his face into the junction of Ayska’s neck and shoulder. Because of this, he missed the hungry look Caine sent Ayska’s way. Ayska noticed and pushed closer to her master in fear, who misinterpreted it as comfort. Caine left quietly. 
 
“Severin, I don’t want to go with Master Caine. He frightens me.” Ayska whimpered. 
 
“It’ll be alright. He fears my pure-blood status too much to do anything against your will. If you don’t want it and it happens, I will personally take care of it.” Severin said, running his fingers through his pet’s hair. 
 
Ayska nodded reluctantly before relaxing in her master’s embrace. She really did not want him to leave her behind. 
 
“I will come back for you as soon as I can. I promise!” he said. 
 
 
 ~*~ 
 
 
That night was very sad but passionate for both vampire and pet. Gentle, slow sex spotted rounds of brutal passionate sex. Ayska lost a bit of blood, but she didn’t mind. Tears fell during every kiss. The morning didn’t fare any better. Thunderclouds loomed over the small train of females and three males. It wasn’t a long journey to Caine’s mansion, but it felt like it was even shorter to Ayska. She really didn’t trust Caine. 
 
She sat on Severin’s lap and cradled her master’s head to her chest, running her fingers through his hair. Ryoza and Eric sat across from them in the carriage. The few female servants were in the wagon behind them with their belongings. Caine’s mansion came into view and Ayska grew silent. As they rode into the gate, Severin hissed quietly. Ayska looked down at the black head on her breast and realized that she was clutching a fistful of Severin’s hair tightly. Ayska dropped her hands and fisted them in her sarong. She enjoyed wearing breezy cloth that was easy to slip on and off. It made things easier when her master jumped her in odd places. 
 
“What’s wrong my dear?” Severin asked quietly. 
 
“I don’t want to stay with Master Caine. I’ll miss you.” Ayska whispered. Severin’s eyes opened and softened. 
 
“I’ll miss you, too.” He said softly. He pulled her into a gentle kiss. 
 
By this time, the carriage and wagon pulled up to the entrance of Caine’s mansion. Severin carried Ayska out, not yet wanting to part with her. After a few minutes, the wagon was unpacked and the servants were led to their quarters and Eric and Ryoza had said their goodbyes and were back in the carriage, leaving Ayska and Severus alone.  
 
“I love you.” Ayska whispered. Severin didn’t answer, but kissed her passionately. 
 
“Wait for me, my dear.” He said as he let her go. He turned away, getting back into the carriage and continuing to the conference, not looking back. Ayska fell to her knees as it started to rain. 
 
“Always forever.” 
 
CHAPTER 6 
 
 ~2 Years Later~ 
 
 
“Severin! I know you are anxious to see her again, but could you stop fidgeting!” Ryoza complained. Said vampire glared at the smaller boy. 
 
“Deal with it Ryoza. You’d be the same way if you were away from Kunizuka.” Severin said with a hard glower on his face. Ryoza flinched and snuggled closer to his lover. They pulled into the courtyard in front of the door to Darisin Caine’s mansion. As soon as Severin stepped out of the carriage, a shiver ran up his spine. He paused, confusing the others behind him. Severin walked up the stairs slowly. Everyone else was confused at the carefulness Severin was exhibiting. The front door was opened by a girl with cropped black hair and bandages over her eyes. 
 
“Please follow me sirs. Master Caine is expecting you.” She said. She was somehow able to lead all seven men to the grand parlor without bumping into anything. 
 
Severin felt something familiar about the girl. They all entered the large room, making themselves comfortable. The girl left to go and get them drinks and snacks. Caine swirled into the room as soon as the girl disappeared. He seated himself on the large chair that the couches faced. 
 
“Let us wait until the drinks arrive to begin business.” Caine said, stilling all conversation. Severin’s eyes narrowed. Before Severin could speak, the girl returned with empty tea cups and a large pot. Everyone but Caine stared in amazement as the blind girl was able to pour tea into cups perfectly without spilling a drop. The girl finished pouring and handed out the cups before sitting on the floor next to Caine’s feet. 
 
“So now that the drinks have arrived, Caine, where is my pet?” Severin asked dangerously. The girl flinched. Caine chuckled.  
 
“She is right here. But I don’t think she considers you her master anymore.” Caine said with a smirk, pointing at the girl. 
 
“What did you do to her?” Severin questioned. 
 
“The child is actually mine. You see, that mark on her stomach is from her first master. Me. I told you, she is the one I’m looking for. My dearest pet. She is my child by another servant. Mayuta, my dear, it is almost time. You may leave now as to get there on time. Being late will make you unusable tonight.” Caine said before turning to the blind girl. She nodded hesitantly. 
 
“What do you want for her?” Severin asked tightly. 
 
“You wish to buy her? Mayuta is not for sale! You may take your servants and leave.” Caine said uneasily. He felt that something underhanded was going on. 
 
Severin smiled an evil smile. “Great! Ayska, sit down in front of me.” 
 
The girl remained at the door for a moment before walking back to Severin and sitting down in front of him. Caine stared at the girl on the floor. 
 
“Mayuta! Go downstairs! You’ll be late and be punished!” Caine cried. 
 
“Permission to speak out, Master.” The girl asked. 
 
“Granted.” “Declined!” both men spoke at the same time. 
 
“I am not your servant. My name is Ayska, not Mayuta. Severin Rosse is my master, not you. I use my blood to serve my master. You never asked permission of me or my master. You just took and didn’t care. Master?” Ayska said before turning to Severin. 
 
“Thank you, my dear. Also, Caine, it seems that you were invited to the conference as well. And since you didn’t show up, the elders want you dead, to put it bluntly. We told them that we would take care of it for them. They appointed me with the dirty task.” Severin smiled evilly. 
 
“No.” Caine whispered, horrified. 
 
“Yes, now tell me what you’ve done to my pet!” Severin said as he suddenly pinned Caine to his chair. 
 
“Nothing she didn’t deserve! Let me go!” Caine screamed. Severin laughed. 
 
“Don’t think that you’ll still win. Ayska is my pet. She recognizes me as her master so she won’t die because of that curse. You lose. Now tell me!” Severin said. 
 
“I refuse! You’ll find out soon enough anyway.” Caine sneered. Severin growled before snapping the neck of the blonde-haired vampire. Caine didn’t screech but only looked at the blind girl on the floor. 
 
“You were late.” He whispered with his last breath. Severin finished feeding off of the vampire and thrust his hand through Caine’s chest, pushing his heart through Caine’s back. Severin grinned as he crushed the seemingly fragile heart. 
 
“Ayska, my dear, pick up the pieces and throw them into the fire.” Severin said as he pulled his hand beck through the body now turning to sand, licking the blood staining his hand. The blind girl was somehow able to maneuver herself around the coffee table and Caine’s chair to pick up every piece and throw them into the fire. 
 
Severin nodded in approval before pulling the girl to him. “Now, Ayska, go and tell the female servants of our household to get their things and load up the wagon to go home. And additions to the females’ family may pack and come with us. You do the same and wait outside. Tell Caine’s servants to go and wait inside the kitchen.” 
 
He kissed her forehead as she nodded. Severin turned to the other men still sitting on the couch. 
 
“Thank you.” He said. 
 
“For what?” Eric asked. 
 
“For letting me indulge in my desire to kill the bastard who stole my pet.” Severin replied. 
 
“It was no problem. As long as we get to feed on the servants, we would not interfere.” Kunizuka replied. Severin nodded. 
 
A slight knock startled them. Ayska’s head popped in around the door. “Master Severin, the servants are all ready.” Severin nodded. He turned to the other six men. 
 
“I’ll take the blood pets and start home. You three may finish up here.” Severin said before standing up and motioning for the three other blood pets to do so as well. All four blood pets followed the lone vampire out of the mansion. They climbed into the carriage, sitting with Severin and Ayska on one side and the other three males on the other side. As the carriage pulled away this the wagon in tow, everyone heard the screams of Caine’s servants. Severin stayed all questions about Ayska with one glare. 
 
As soon as the carriage and wagon arrived, Kunizuka, Shun, and Eric materialized next to the carriage. They immediately began to help the servants unpack and unlock the house. About two hours later, the entire house was dust-free and open to the outside air. Severin left the others to do whatever, carrying a sleeping Ayska to his old room. He wanted to know everything that had happened to his pet while they were apart. 
 
Severin laid his pet on the bed, maneuvering her head to his lap. He began to card his fingers through her hair to keep her asleep. After awhile of just being content to be back together with his pet, Severin decided to remove the bandages over his pet’s eyes. He had unwrapped about halfway before the girl was on the other side of the room. Severin’s eyes narrowed as he eyed his pet from across the room on the bed. 
 
“Master! Why are you undoing the bandages!? You hate my eyes! What did I do?” Ayska cried as she sank to the floor in fear. 
 
“What are you talking about? Your eyes are beautiful. Why would I hate them and cover them? And why are you calling me master again? I thought we cured you of that.” Severin said with a frown. There was a long moment of silence before Ayska answered. 
 
“Severin?” Ayska whispered. 
 
“Who else?” Severin asked sardonically. Ayska flinched. Severin calmed down as he tasted the fear rolling off his pet in waves. 
 
“Take the bandages off. I’ll turn the lights off and close the curtains so your eyes don’t hurt. Then I want you to tell me everything in these past two years.” Severin commanded. Ayska waited until Severin turned the lights off and closed the curtains before unwrapping the rest of the bandages. Copper eyes blinked sluggishly before clearing and sharpening in focus. 
 
“There they are. My beautiful eyes possessed by my beautiful pet.” Severin whispered as he took Ayska’s face into his hands, leading his pet back to the bed. 
“There were many things that happened while you were away. Caine acted on your orders for the first couple of months. Then he changed completely. He wanted me to obey his every whim. I told him ‘no’ but he had his servants beat and rape me every day. Your servants tried to stop them at first, but Caine had them locked up as the men beat and rape me. After awhile, I broke down and started to do what he wanted, but I refused to let him take my blood. He wasn’t happy about that so he had a designated time as to when I would get beaten until I let him feed off of me. I’m sorry I couldn’t stop him completely. Even he came down and raped me a few times.” Ayska said in a broken, but monotone voice. 
 
Severin’s hands curled into fists as he stood up and started to walk out of the room. “Don’t move. Stay here until I return.” He said tightly. Ayska merely blinked before looking down. 
 
“I’m sorry.” She whispered. 
 
 
 ~*~ 
 
 
Severin walked downstairs to the basement, eyes dull. While his body was in the basement, his mind was with the girl upstairs. He couldn’t be around her right now. He needed to throw and hurt something. Severin growled at the cages. Most of these cages were empty from two years ago, but it seemed as if some were refilled within the last couple of hours. Their screams to be freed echoed in the soundproofed room. Severin looked at the inventory list. Two males, one female; all aged fourteen, the ripest age. 
 
Suddenly, Severin felt repulsed by the scent of the blood in front of him. Instead of choosing a victim, Severin turned tail and ran upstairs to the training room on the ground floor. Without changing into more comfortable workout clothes, Severin continued running through the locker rooms to the main room and punched the large punching bag in the back corner. He continued beating it until it resembled nothing and sand started to slip through the slits and holes. Severin gave one more punch and dropped his fists. The bloody punching bag flew away from him and then back, slamming into the nearly comatose vampire. Severin flew back into the opposite wall. 
 
He stared at the swinging bag of sand before pushing his body towards the locker room showers. Severin’s eyes drooped and his body stopped listening to him as he started the shower. Severin passed out with one crying thought. 
 
Come get me, Ayska. 
 
 
 ~*~ 
 
 
“Go on. Get out. He’s fine now. I’ll take care of him. Just have Teri bring up food.” Severin recognized his pet’s voice. It was still the same sweet soprano voice, but it seemed to have gained a new edge to it. An edge that Severin had hoped would never enter her voice. It was an edge that only came from a person who was brutally forced to understand and accept the world or the way it treated them. Severin sadly forced his eyes to open, staring straight into copper eyes that glowed dully. 
 
“Who was in here?” he asked. 
 
“Ryoza, Oren, Eric, and Shun. They wanted to wait until you woke up to find out what happened, but I told them that they could ask you again later. Teri should be up with food momentarily.” Ayska said stiffly. 
 
“Come here.” Severin ordered. Ayska blinked before obeying, curling up next to her master. 
 
“You know, you used to curl up on my lap when I asked you to ‘come here’. Why do you not wish to return to your old ways before Caine?” Severin asked, spitting Caine’s name. Ayska rested on her head on her master’s shoulder. 
 
“I don’t know. Probably because I’m tired of being lonely. I’m just a pet, not a person. At Caine’s, I learned that if I spoke, I was punished. It felt like I was abandoned. I’ve grown hollow. I was punished for the smallest things. Soon, the pain felt good. Like it was one of the only things I could rely on. So I would do things on purpose, so that I would be punished, so that I would be hurt. The old ways were nice, but I’m not sure I could return to them anyway. I was innocent then. Now? Not so much.” Ayska sighed. Severin rested his head on top of his pet’s. 
 
“Will you stay with me forever? I’ll help you live without the pain. You don’t have to go back to the way you were. But I don’t want something like this to happen again.” Severin said after awhile. Ayska mumbled sleepily. 
 
“Sure…” Ayska muttered, pushing her master back down on the bed. Severin smiled slightly. 
 
“You know, this now means that you are my equal.” Severin whispered, fingering the collar he had noticed never left Ayska’s neck. He waited while his words split though the sleepy haze in Ayska’s head. 
 
“What!?” Ayska asked, sitting up and staring down at Severin. He smirked. 
 
“Yes, my dear. You have no need for this collar anymore. You are now my equal; my lover.” Severin said softly, as he removed the collar. He brought her lips down to his in a slow, sensual kiss, curling up next to him. 
 
“You love ruining the moment, don’t you?” Severin asked, amused. 
 
“Mm…just sleepy.” Ayska whispered. 
 
“I love you, Ayska.” Severin whispered. 
“Me too.” 
 
 
 
 Publication Date: April 10th 2010 https://www.bookrix.com/-blackkitty17