The Vampires Pet

Chapter 26: First job

“Don’t hey me, what are you doing here?” He demanded.

I was naturally going to be how I always was, friendly and bashful, but then I remembered how he had just left me and vanished, and I grew angry and pushed past him. “None of your business.”

I walked up the stairs and he grabbed my wrist. “It is my business, you are my pet.”

“I am nothing to you, you made sure of that when you vanished from my life, I’m sure you were so happy and relieved to be rid of me, so just carry on pretending I don’t exist,” I snapped.

“Rochelle, it wasn’t like that at all.”

“No? What was it like then? Because to me, it seemed I was left alone, my master wanted nothing to do with me, even shut down mentally, so I couldn’t contact him, am I wrong?”

He just looked at me quietly, so I stormed off up the stairs and made my way to my room. He didn’t come after me, and I locked the door and cried while I hugged the stupid stuffed kitten he had gotten me.

When I turned up at my training class the next day my eyes widened and my heart raced faster when I saw Amdis there. What was he doing there.

I dragged my feet into the hall, and we all did our usual warm ups. Our teacher had barely finished saying the words, “partner up,” before Amdis was standing in front of me.

“Go away,” I whispered.

“No, if you are going to be reckless enough to endanger yourself, then I shall teach you how to fight properly.”

Sighing, I sparred with him, and he blocked every single punch and kick, he knocked me to my a.ss more times than I could count, and I knew he was purposely beating my a.ss to both prove a point and embarrass me in front of everyone.

“That’s enough for today everyone, see you tomorrow,” the teacher called out.

Amdis still had me pinned underneath him, and usually, I would have enjoyed being under him but I was upset and angry. I pushed him off and got to my feet, he caught up to me as I walked off and said, “what is wrong?”

I spun to face him and didn’t care I had tears running down my cheeks. “That was cruel, you didn’t need to humiliate me in front of everyone.”

“I was simply fighting you how an enemy would in real life.”

“No, you wanted me to feel embarrassed, why? So I will go home? It’s not happening, I’m staying!” I walked off, not waiting for him to answer.

I was dreading seeing him the next day, but I did, and the next day and the day after that. I trained for months, and he was there every damn day even though I knew he didn’t need to be. He would always partner up with me as well and was just as tough on me, but slowly I realised it was a good thing, I got better at fighting and blocking, I even managed to knock him down once, in real life I knew that wouldn’t work against a supernatural, the only reason I’d been able to was because the supernaturals weren’t allowed to use their powers to cheat or make the training unfair for us humans.

Training class was the only time I saw him, I avoided him otherwise and wouldn’t speak to him, but all that changed when I was given my first job of protecting someone, I had to be partnered up with a supernatural and my boss wanted me with some female vampire.

I was really nervous and uncomfortable with that, therapy had helped a lot, but I still wasn’t happy around female vampires, Amdis must have used that to his advantage because he spoke with our boss, our boss already knew my history because we had to give them our history on any treatment we were receiving medication wise or therapy wise. Amdis must have mentioned I would probably work and be able to focus more with someone other than a female vampire and offered himself because next thing I knew he was my new partner.

“What did you say to him?” I asked when he came out of the office.

“I merely mentioned you feel much more comfortable around male vampires than female.”

“Why do you want to be my partner? I don’t get it.”

“Why wouldn’t I? You are my pet, and it is my responsibility to make sure you are safe, this way I can keep an eye on you.”

“You didn’t give a damn when you went silent on me for over a year, what’s changed?”

“You are here, the most unsafe job to be in.”

I sighed in frustration and brushed past him.

He touched my wrist lightly and said, “Rochelle, look at me.”

I slowly turned to face him, and he said more softly, “I am sorry, I know sorry isn’t much, and I know I’ve been a terrible master to you, just please know it was not about you, I do not regret getting to know you and forming a friendship with you.”

“I don’t need your pity, I’m fine.”

I rushed off before he could stop me again, Pfft, trying to use the whole it’s not you it’s me thing, how cliché.

When I got to my room I felt warmth and safety, that old familiar feeling and realised Amdis had opened up the bond between us again. I huffed in annoyance, but really I was afraid, I didn’t want to get close to him again only for him to leave me again, I didn’t think I could get through it a second time.

I was hugging the kitten and reading the vampire book I had bought back when Amdis had been guarding me, I hadn’t gotten around to reading it, but this place didn’t have tv so I had lots of time to read when I wasn’t training.

The door knocked, and I called out, “come in!”

They opened the door and it was Amdis. “Are you ready to leave?”

“Today?” I asked.

“Yes, the client wants us as soon as possible.”

“Oh!” I tried jumping up so fast I ended up rolling off the bed and crashing to the floor. Great, he was going to think I’m so sexy now.

He came over and held a hand out to me, and reluctantly I took it and let him help me to my feet. When I stood up, he smiled at me.

“What?” I frowned.

“Nothing, you are exactly how I remember you.”

“Stop smiling tenderly at me, you don’t deserve to after ditching me,” I snapped.

“You are right, my apologies.” He bowed politely to me, which really didn’t help me stay mad.

I grabbed a bag with some clothes and toiletries and I sheathed a sword to my back, ignoring Amdis’ raised eyebrow, my boss had said I was allowed to use swords or blades as I seemed naturally good with them and had learned to fight with one faster than I had hand-to-hand combat, the only thing I wasn’t allowed was any fire arms.

As we made our way down the stairs and out of the building, I asked Amdis, “will we be protecting the client for as long as you did me?”

“No, each client is different, and it depends on the amount they pay too. Our client has paid to have us for up to a month, she is hoping we can solve her problem quickly.”

“What is her problem?”

“Someone from her old job has been stalking her and his behaviour is escalating and becoming more dangerous, but the police can’t do much because there is not enough evidence.”

“How come I don’t know all this, and you do?”

“Have you checked your profile online?”

I squinted my eyes looking up at the sky pretending to think hard and made it a question when I said, “no?”

He sighed heavily and muttered, “of course you have not, might I suggest you hurry up and make one.”

“Does the person click on just one of us to contact?”

He nodded as we walked out of the main building area and towards a car park for the people staying here. “You are lucky she contacted me, it does not matter too much I suppose, as partners, when one of us gets contacted the information will automatically be sent to the other.”

He opened the car door for me and I slid in trying not to enjoy it, I didn’t want to love him anymore but he made it so hard when he was always so damn polite and kind.

As he drove, I almost teared up, I had missed being in his car, I had missed having him look after me and drive me wherever I needed to go, I missed all the little things, and I missed everything about him.

I looked over at him, he was wearing what I realised was the attire all the bodyguards seemed to stick to, a black muscle fit t-shirt and black trousers. some wore jeans, Amdis included, but mostly they found the trousers more easy to fight in. I loved his raven black hair, it was softly curled, he didn’t have curls as tight as mine and his were always perfect looking, soft and shiny and healthy, never frizzy.

His face was as sculpted and perfect as I remembered, smooth and unblemished, perfect chiseled jawline, full kissable lips, stunning ice blue eyes with flecks of ice green running through them and a ring of pastel orange.

I tried not to stare at his muscular arms on display, he wasn’t wearing his trench coat right now and it was very distracting.

I had forgotten how good he smelt too, like vanilla and chocolate, that hint of blood and danger.