Nathan watched as the wine glass disappeared in to the shadows.<br/>A surge of relief filled Nathan and he relaxed his hands from the violin case and managed a slow calming exhalation, as she merely said that it was "good enough"<br/><br/>For some reason the dismissive words "good enough" made him feel a little agitated, but then she realized was sampling his blood... not his cooking! Perhaps it was nothing overly positive but then again maybe it was a good thing it hadn't been overly appealing or he might never be allowed to leave even after the contract was up.<br/><br/><br/>It was then she stepped out of the shadows, ...<br/><br/>Nathan unconsciously sat a little taller in his chair. The mysterious vampiress was nothing at all like he had expected, but then again all he had to go on was old folk stories, tv shows and the twilight series his girl friend had made him watch...<br/><br/>Nathan swallowed hard and forced himself to offer a friendly smile. The comforting thought of her being just like any of other normal person quickly dissipated as she seemingly didn't so much as acknowledge his pressence!<br/><br/>Instead her gaze went to the lawyer then to the unpleasant creepy male vampire who had been asking him questions.  When she did look at him, it was a mere cold dissecting side ways glance.  Nathan's fingers tightened around the old worn out violin can as she openly licked her lips...<br/><br/>Nathan did his best to act calm, and smiled again, hoping perhaps she was just trying to scare him... , later it would all be fond memory they both would laugh at...<br/><br/>However when the vampiress apathetically offered him over to Arnold! Nathan wanted to protest, but he knew he couldn't! He now had as many rights as can of grape soda! He turned and watched helplessly as the vampiress, and both the lawyer and female nurse exited the room, leaving him alone.... alone with Arnold!  His attention pivoted back to the male vampire sitting across from him.... staring him down with his cold hypnotizing pitch black eyes.<br/><br/>For a long moment, there was a cold stillness, say for the hammering heart beat inside Nathan's chest.  His mouth went dry and he couldn't speak, all he could do was stare at the vampire sitting across from him.<br/><br/>"Extend your arm," he commanded sternly.<br/><br/>Nathan fought to keep his hands from shaking, as he slowly obeyed and held out his wrist up to the vampire.  A startled gasp came from him as his hand was suddenly seized and forcibly flattened down palm up on top the hard wooden table.  Staring in surprise, Nathan watched as Arnold reinserted the needle into his arm and began to draw out his blood into a separate goblet on the table.<br/><br/>"You aren't going to b-bite me?" Nathan asked in both surprise and relief. The male vampire merely shrugged and his focus was pearly only the red droplets blood pouring into the silver goblet, and only bothered to speak until after it had been filled.<br/><br/>"As tempting as that is, there are traditions, I don't want Bella to be able to claim to the elders that I marked you first... it would an easy excuse to discard another PNC," Arnold explained at last.<br/><br/>Nathan shuddered and quickly looked away from Arnold as he brought the silver goblet to his lips, he had donated blood before but watching someone drinking his own blood made him feel nauseous and the long warm deep throaty carnal moan of approval sent chills up his spine.<br/><br/>Arnold lowered at the goblet grinned in approval.  "You are going to last long," he chuckled in amusement, "not with out help anyway," he added.<br/><br/>Nathan bit his lip and hesitantly looked towards the vampire, "What do you mean?... what kind of help?" he asked worriedly.<br/><br/>Arnold smirked, "The elders have mandated that Bella have a PNC, but if she has her way, you won't last a week, but I have been tasked too see that doesn't happen,"  he declared, but some how this didn't bring very much comfort to Nathan  as  recalled how the Vampiress had regarded him with so callously.<br/><br/>"How?" he asked.<br/><br/>"Magic of course," Arnold announced.   as he pulled out a leather bag from his coat and let several polished smooth blood red rubies fall out onto the table. "You will swallow those and drink to this, it make you heal ten times faster and preserve your youth for many ages longer than most mortals, "  he explained.<br/><br/>Nathan frowned, when the male vampire set a glass flask of warm green liquid concoction in front him.<br/><br/>"What... this is a joke! No!" he snapped defiantly.  Arnold's amused grin faded, and he grew very stern.<br/><br/>"Drink it," he said in soft but stern commanding tone.<br/><br/>Nathan glared back at the male vampire angrily, "I am tired of you trying to scare me! N----O...!" but as soon as he managed to get to out the last "O" out in the word "no".  The vampire was upon him!  Nathan tried to struggle and tried to cry out in protest, but it was all muted his jaw were pried open and the horrid potion along with the three blood rubies were force fed down his throat.<br/><br/>Once the force feeding was completed, he was flung gasping down to the floor! Shocked and terrified by the sudden turn in harsh treatment, Nathan instinctually against his better judgment tried to run. But Arnold caught him by the collar of his shirt and flung him into a padded box or trunk some kind ! Which seconds later  Nathan discovered to be a casket!<br/><br/>"I suggest learn you place mortal or you will be punished more harshly," Arnold hissed.<br/><br/>Nathan cried out in protest, but it was quickly muffled as the polish metal lid was slammed shut and Vampire effortlessly lifted up the metal box and then transported him to the GUEST ROOM.<br/><br/>----<br/>IN THE GUEST ROOM<br/><br/>Once inside the guest room, the lid was flung back open.  Nathan glanced around, the guest room although simple was surprisingly spacious the richness to it, that oddly felt out place by the way he was being treated... but then again, he remembered how the male vampire had informed him that she probably didn't intend on keeping him alive all that long! He didn't get look around much however, as Arnold caught his attention with a sharp stern attention seizing snap of his fingers.<br/><br/>Arnold pointed towards the open bathroom door!<br/><br/>"Clean up! and get yourself ready to serve your mistress... it ill be time for the late evening meal, you have five minutes, there better be not a speck of dirt on you!" he commanded.<br/><br/>"F-five... five minutes!" Nathan gasped in disbelief.<br/><br/>"Four fifty nine! Four Fifty eight!" The vampire began to count down and Nathan bolted into the bathroom, slammed the door shut and jumped into the shower and began franticly scrubbing himself down with the scented bar of soap began scrubbing himself from head to toe until his skin was not just white it was almost glowing white! ... a few thoughts that crossed his mind as he lathered up his long wintery white hair shampoo... was this like adding seasoning for a vampires? or was this simply washing their food!... whatever it was, the soap and shampoo had strongly appealing fresh aromas that might've made him hungry and no matter how many times he rinsed out his hair or rinsed off with fresh hot water the aroma seemed to cling on to him, making him feel refreshed and yet a extremely self aware at the same time.<br/><br/>Suddenly realizing that he was pressed on time, Nathan dried off quickly, and then hurriedly began put on the set of black dress pants ....<br/><br/>When suddenly the door to his room flung open!<br/><br/>"Come you are late!" Arnold snapped heatedly.<br/><br/>Nathan wanted to protest about just taking a moment to dry his hair, however the stern demanding glare told him that he wasn't going to get anymore time and Nathan snatched the long sleeve crimson red silk button up shirt that had been set out for him on the bed and hurriedly put it on.<br/><br/>"Wait!" Nathan pleaded, but The impatient vampire seized him his neck and began forcibly marching him out into hall way...<br/><br/><br/>Nathan began regretting forgetting to dry out his hair, as warm droplets of water began dripping his down his chest and back causing the wet red silk to cling to his the snowy white skin of defined masculine chest and toned abdomen.<br/><br/>-----<br/><br/>Bella's Private Chamber's<br/><br/>The male vampire didn't waste anytime and soon the soaking wet freshly washed young male was shoved into a large dark room! Once Arnold released him grip on him and closed the door shut behind and  Nathan's trembling fingers frantically hurried to Finnish the last remaining buttons on his shirt... Meanwhile his bright Magenta eyes scanned the dark room uncertain... if he was alone or if his new mistress was within the room.<br/><br/>"H-Hello?" he called out, doing his best to regain his composure.  "I am Nathan," he said introducing himself... even though he couldn't see through the dark he was pretty sure she was there... at least he would feel stupid if she wasn't.   "Could I have candle, or something? Its really dark," he added, he bit his lip as he fought against the desire to run his hand along the wall to find a light switch....