She said she loves me! My soul, flutters with anxiety. My heart bursts with excitement. She loves me on her on merit, too. Felt like my heart tried to beat a million miles a second when she spoke those words. I’m completely elated. “I love you too, Lamia.” That’s what my mind wanted me to say. But my mouth didn’t. Instead, I froze like some chicken s**t and just star gazed in her ocean deep eyes, crying the happiest of tears. Trying desperately to express myself to her. The words won’t budge! Stumbling, stuttering, my throat closed off, not allowing even a sound to escape to complete the moment. Our beautiful, monumental moment, the one I’m ruining! f**k! Cut short anyway by reality and Arius. “I beg pardon for interrupting, sir, but we’ve disbanded all of the remaining rogues. We’ve only suffered a few minor losses. The battle was a great success, Damien. On behalf of the entire army, it was a pleasure to serve you. We’ll gather the few dead soldiers and give them proper burials. Tomorrow night, soldiers will set up around the parameter just in case the rogues try to attack again. Thank you for the opportunity to protect and serve you. Good night, sir.” Arius bows and heads off, leading the soldiers back to the trucks parked around the back of the mansion to head home. Mia breaks from my gaze but I need to tell her I love her! My opportunity slipping away as she drops her legs down to be placed back on the ground. “Damien, there’s a lot to finish tonight before the sun rises. We’ll continue this later, I promise.” She smiles sweetly at me, like she understands. Not taking offense. Providing me momentary relief so I’m able to complete the tasks at hand. The elders, Asura, Leah, Brian, Nijah and Anubis follow Mia and I back to the mansion. Marching back down the stairs to the tomb. All sitting back at the meeting table to discuss what is our next step. All eyes on me, my voice finally decides to break. “I want to thank every one of you for all you’ve done for Lamia and I tonight. I’d also like to say, together, we’ve played a major part in saving our beloved association and technically, the human race. I’m so proud to be the leader over such courageous and loyal vampires. You all make me feel a true sense of acceptance and family. Godric, I’d like to specially thank you for accepting Lamia and I to your family and stepping in as my maker. We’ve lost Asura to the rogues and although it be a great loss, it is something that I know for a fact we’ll be able to get through. We worked together as a team tonight and that is how I’d like to continue. With all of that being said, we’ll need to discuss plans of punishment for Asura. Any ideas for punishment are welcome.”
“Punishment for Asura should be death by sunlight. This is the most excruciating punishment without getting overly gruesome. All of those in favor, say I.” Godric announces his idea to the counsel. All of the elders, including Lamia and I all agree this is the best plan of action. Collectively saying ‘I’ at the same time. We aren’t much into torture, although we do it for extenuating circumstances. But for this situation, being a previously respected elder and ex-Primus, this is the best course of action. Swift but painful, guarantees death. “And so it shall be, Asura will face his death by sunlight sentence in the morning.” Godric finishes.
“For that sentence to carry out, you all must be present. I would like to invite you to be guests today and stay at the mansion in one of the spare rooms. All of the rooms are fully equipped with sun blocking shades and the most comfortable of beds for you to slumber.” Everyone gladly accepts my invitation. The room fills with excited chatter, like a sleep over party of vampires. Everyone loves watching an execution! Above the chatter, I hear a concerned voice. “Damien, what of the clean up? There body parts and cadavers all over outside. It would surely take days for us to clean it all up.” Leah asks curiously. Secretly panicking, worrying about where she is to bury all of the bodies. The elders and I giggle, “No need to worry, my dear Leah! The sun will take care of them! The only body we’ll need assistance disposing of is Abaddon’s human-uh, Meat?” Leah smiles widely, “Well that we can surely handle, Damien! Is anyone hungry? Should we gather meals for your guests, sir?” Elder Sasha respectfully declines on behalf of the board. “No dear, you have all done quite enough. We couldn’t possibly trouble you to do anything else!” The rest of the elders are in agreement, all of which take turns thanking Leah and the other assistants. “There is just one more thing. The last task we ask of you if to set up the black tarp for us vampires to commence in the punishment of Asura safely.” Godric kindly asks Leah, which she gladly obliged. “Of course! We’ll get working on that right away, Godric!” Leah, Brian and Nijah go on to set up the blacked out tarp for us. “Leah is quite a special young woman, Damien.” Godric says softly, blushing slightly. “Yes, yes she is, Godric. Thank you. I can’t imagine what we’d do without her.” I know where this is going. Leah is with Brian, they came together to serve me. “Is Leah seeing anyone, Damien? And would you be opposed of me asking her to join me for a night?” Oh man, what next? I can’t speak for Leah! Even though I’m her ‘master’, she’s her own woman! We’re friends! “Godric, if you’d like to ask Leah yourself, you’re more than welcome to. She is free to make her own decisions. However, I must point out that her and Brian, my other assistant have been quite inseparable. You may have some competition.” Godric smiles, blushing again, this time deeper. “Brian can come along for the ride.” I’m shocked, who knew? We all laugh, s****l tension lingering in the air now that it’s been brought up. I clear my throat to try to regain order. “Well, besides trying to f**k my assistants, does anyone else have any more business they’d like to discuss?” The room still full of whispers and giggles like school children learning about s****l education for the first time. No one seems to be in the mood to be so formal anymore, including me. Smiling and carrying on playfully, “Now any messes made on the sheets in those rooms are to be taken care of before you leave! The execution will commence this morning at 8AM, we’ve got three hours left to relax and other extra curricular activities. Enjoy! See you soon!” The thousand year old school children rush out of the tomb, the sound of fast stomping echoing throughout the mansion halls and slamming of doors follow. Mia cracking up at the was they were acting. “What can I say? Vampires love s*x!” I join in the laughing fit with her. With us finally alone for the first time since the induction, we flop on the bed together. Staring into each other’s eyes, smiling, kissing softly. I move over to wrap her in my arms, her head against my chest. I sigh, knowing she must still be hurting inside from all of the torture she went through. Running my fingers through her soft hair, I ask “Mia, although I’m truly over the moon about being with you again, I know you went through something traumatic when you were imprisoned. I feel kind of responsible because I didn’t protect you after the accident. I’m so, so sorry, I should have done better to keep you safe! And I wouldn’t blame you at all if you held any contempt towards me about it. Please, I need you to know if you ever need to talk about anything at all, especially what happened, I’d love the opportunity to listen. And if I’m able to, I’d also love the opportunity to fix what ever may be hurting you.” I lift her face up gently, to look at me. I’m drowning in her deep eyes. My voice is working, this is my chance. I take a deep breath, “I love you, Lamia. I love you more than anything on this entire planet. You are the best thing that has ever happened to me. Breathing new air into my stagnant life. You can’t begin to understand how much I’m indebted to you, just by you existing. You’ve made me the happiest I’ve ever been and truly look forward to becoming the vampire you deserve.” Mia lunges from her position on my chest, plunging her lips into mine. Her kiss sends me on a whirlwind of ecstasy. Feeling like all gravity pulled from the room and we’re floating. As we kiss, my eyes closed, I swear I can see fireworks beneath my eyelids. Sparks between our lips, my heart glowing with the electricity being conducted between us. My head feeling dizzy like I’ve just spun myself around a hundred times and if she stops now, everything will come crashing down. My hand makes it’s way to her cheek, brushing my thumb against her soft skin. Her hands running through my hair as our tongues dance together. Every follicle on my scalp stimulated by her hand brushing against each strand of hair. My skin covered in bumps, the hair all over my body standing up. She is perfect. Her hands rubbing my chest, my hand rubbing her thighs. We finally release, I gaze into her her eyes halfway expecting to see shooting stars pass through them. “Damien, we’ve still got some work to do.” She breaks my trance with the reality. I almost completely forgot about everything. She has such power over me, I’m so infatuated with her, I can’t help it! When we’re together, everything else fades away. But she is right, I need to focus. Once we take care of Asura, I can have her all to my self! Mia gets off the bed, then reaches her hand out to me. “Let’s go, my love. We’ve got a trader to destroy.” Fireworks, she called me her ‘love’! I take her hand, pushing myself out of the bed while she pulls. Her arms wrap around my waist, nuzzling her face and nose into my chest and inhaling my scent deep. Her eyes open and look up at me, my hand brushing the hair from her face. Our smiles shining ear to ear. I make her happy too. She doesn’t even need to say it for me to know now. I scoop her up, cradling her like a baby. I’ve got her, Mia is finally mine.
I carry her up the stairs to the main floor of the mansion. Leah, Brian and Nijah have been working tirelessly to prepare the mansion for Vampire activity during the day time. Each window has blackout shades drawn. I set Mia down on her own feet as the elders start to emerge from their rooms. Glowing couples of vampires who just got done f*****g each other. Giggles, flirting and blushing as they all greet Mia and I. “Good morning everyone! I hope you’ve all had a chance to unwind and relax in preparation of the execution!” All of the heads nodding and trying to turn back to serious business after being submerged in t**s, c***s and orgasms. Godric comes down last with Anubis behind him, restraining the prisoner. “Good morning everyone!” We all wish Godric his first ‘good morning’ in ages. “Asura! So great to see you on this beautiful, bright and shiny day! I hope you’re ready for some fun in the sun!” I needed to get that stab in to break the ice. It’s making me feel slightly better after all the wrong he’s done. Now it’s his turn to f*****g hurt the way he’s hurt me, Lamia, Godric, the elders, the entire association! It’s his turn to burn!