Vampire Born

Ceremony

The day of the party arrives and I make myself busy.  I decorate the house in black and red.  I make sure the cook knows where everything is.  I do one final sweep of cleaning and then it’s time for people to start arriving.  Rose finds me in the kitchen putting the last of the cleaning supplies away.

“People will start arriving soon.”  I say.

“I know.  So, you go get ready and I’ll man the door.  No arguments.  I’ll also keep your mother occupied so that she doesn’t see your outfit until it’s too late for you to change.”  She says.  I look over at her.  She’s stunning in a red dress that comes just above the knees and has black lace on the bodice.

“You look amazing!”  I tell her.

“Thank you.”  She says with a smile.  “Now go get ready.”  She says.  I leave the kitchen and go up to my room.  I strip out of my clothes and put on neutral lacy lingerie.  I sit at my vanity and do my hair.  I curl all of it, put part of it in a bun at the back of my head, and let the other part of it fall down my back.  I put on my makeup to where it is subtle but it makes my eyes pop.  Then it is time to put on the dress.  I slip it on carefully so as not to mess up my hair or get makeup on my dress.  I slip on my strappy white stilettos.  I look myself over in the mirror and decide I look pretty damn good.  I open my door and can hear a lot of voices downstairs.  I go down the hall and knock on the door at the end.

“Come in.”  The voice on the other side says.  I enter and Marius has his back to me at his dresser.  Luckily his floors are carpet and there is no mirror on his dresser so I go over to him and slide my hands under his arms and up his chest.  “I sincerely hope that’s you Dahlia.  Otherwise we have an issue.”  I chuckle.

“Yes it’s me.”

“Isn’t it bad luck for the groom to see the bride before the ceremony?”  He asks.

“We’re vampires.  The rules don’t apply to us.  Besides, I wanted you to be the very first one to see me.”  I say.

“Well then let’s see you.”  He says and takes my hands from his chest and turns around.  He looks at me up and down and then his eyes close and he inhales.

“My god, Dahlia.  You’re stunning!”  He says opening his eyes.  If I could blush, I would be.

“Thank you.”  I smile.  He leans down and his lips meet mine.  My hands automatically go one to his back and one to the nape of his neck.  After a beat, he breaks the kiss.

“I need to finish getting ready.”  He says with his forehead still on mine.

“I’ll wait.”  I say and go sit on his bed.  He chuckles and turns back to his dresser.  He does a couple things then goes into his closet.

“So, what made you go with purple eyeshadow?”  Marius asks from inside his closet.  I’m taken aback for a moment that he noticed my eyeshadow.

“I decided it would really go well with the dress and make my eyes pop.  Why?”  I reply.  Marius steps out of his closet and he’s wearing a gorgeous lavender vest and black tie.  It’s my turn to inhale.

“Because I decided on a lavender vest to go with your eyes.”  Marius says.

“Wow!”  I say.  “You look dashing.”  I say still breathless.  He goes over to his dresser and turns on a slow song.

“Since we have five minutes and we won’t have the ability to slow dance once down there, may I have this dance?”  Marius asks holding out his hand.  I take it eagerly and step into his arms.  We dance to the song in silence.  Rose interrupts us to let us know it’s time.

“Let me go down first to properly introduce you.  I can’t wait to see my parents’ faces.”  I say.  Marius and I leave behind Rose.  I go outside before Marius does.  “Good evening everyone.”  I say into the microphone.  A roar of good evenings comes from the crowd.  I spot my parents.  “Thank you all for joining me this evening to help celebrate a very special birthday.  As all of you know, I was born a vampire and I grew up here in this house under the care of my mother and the man whose birthday we are all here to celebrate.  Everyone say happy birthday to Marius.”  I say and as Marius steps out, I watch my parents’ faces go into shock at his appearance.  A cheer of happy birthday fills the backyard.

“Thank you everyone.  And thank you to my cohost, Dahlia, for that introduction.  As you all know, today is no ordinary birthday.  Therefore, let us celebrate as if nothing will be different tomorrow.”  Marius says.  I suppress a chuckle and Marius escorts me off the steps and into the crowd.  Marius is immediately crowded by people so I go and find my parents.

“I cannot believe that the man who came out is the same master.”  My mom says.  “How long have you known?”

“About three months now.”  I reply.

“This is just crazy.  I can’t believe it.  I also can’t believe what you, Marius, Rose, and Marius’s brother have decided to wear for this occasion.”  My mother criticizes just like I knew she would.  When a vampire dies or is about to die, you are expected to wear black.  But the four of us in the house are not tonight, for obvious reasons.

“Marius insisted upon us that he wanted us to dress as if nothing was changing.”  I lie.  Marius walks up then.

“So, Master, you told my daughter to break the rules for tonight.”

“Please, Vivian, call me Marius.  I never liked the whole master thing.  As for the rules, it’s my party so my rules.”  Marius says.

“Never liked the master thing yet never revealed yourself to me.”

“I never found the right opportunity with you.  It never seemed right with you.”  Marius says.

“I see.  But there was an opportunity with my daughter?”  She is getting suspicious.

“Mom, he didn’t want to be master anymore.  Why can’t you just accept that?”

“You’re right.  I’m sorry.”  My mom says.  Marius nods.

“If you’ll excuse me, I’m going to go mingle.”  My step-father says.  “Come on, Vivian.”  He says and pulls my mother with him.  Rose and Lysander come over then.  Lysander is wearing a red vest that compliments Rose’s dress with a black tie.

“So, how’d it go?”  Rose asks.

“As well as can be expected.  She got a little suspicious, but Dahlia handled it well.”  Marius replies.

“Thank goodness for my quick thinking.”  I chuckle.

“That’s good.”  Rose says.

“She was upset that the four of us aren’t in regulation attire.”  I say.

“With good reason.”  Rose says.

“Yes, well I told her that Marius didn’t want us in black because he wanted us to dress as if nothing was changing.”  I say.

“Good thinking.”  Marius says.

“Thanks.”  I smile.  People have started dancing and I become sad because I won’t be able to dance with Marius.  The evening progresses.  I dance and mingle.

At eleven twenty, I go upstairs to my room and get Marius’s ring from its hiding spot.  I head down the hall and enter Marius’s room where Marius, Rose, and Lysander are waiting.  I suddenly feel anxious and shy.  I walk over to where Marius stands and smile at the thought that soon I’ll be married to him.  Rose and Lysander stand next to us.

“If you guys want to say something like vows, you’d better be quick about them.”  Lysander says causing me to glance at the clock.  Eleven forty it reads.

“Dahlia, I have to admit, I feel a little selfish.  I feel selfish because I’m claiming you for myself before you even get the chance to see the world and meet new people.  But the truth is, I can’t imagine dying without the chance to get to know you much better.”  Marius says and I’m breathless.  I take a deep breath.

“Marius, even though I’m young and not as acquainted with the world as you think I should be, I know this is right.  I know this to be true because the thought of living even one moment without you breaks my heart.  I can’t imagine any future without you in it.”  I say and now Marius is breathless.  Marius reaches into his pocket and pulls out a ring box.  He opens it and the ring inside is stunning.  It’s a simple band with three small diamonds in the middle of beautifully etched vine like designs.

“I hope you like it.”  He says taking it out.

“It’s gorgeous!  I love it!”  I exclaim.  I open the one in my hand.  “I hope you like yours.”

“It’s perfect!”  He exclaims.  We take turns putting the rings on each other.  “You can still…”

“Oh shut up!”  I say dragging him down to my level and biting his neck.  The feeling is euphoric.  It’s like when I drank from him the other day but so much more intense.  It must mean the ritual is working.  I guess only time will tell.  I release my hold.

“Don’t look at the clock.”  Marius says taking my face in his hands.  “Tell us when it’s a minute past.”

“What are you doing?”  I ask.

“In case it didn’t work, I want my lips to be the last thing you feel.”  Marius says and then his lips are on mine.  We kiss for what seems like an eternity but I don’t mind even though I’m nervous as hell that it didn’t work.

“It’s twelve o’ two!”  Rose announces excitedly.  I still feel Marius’s lips on mine which means I did it right.  I deepen the kiss and throw my arms around Marius’s neck.  Rose and Lysander both laugh at me but I don’t care.  The man I love is still undead.  We break the kiss and Rose and Lysander give us each a congratulatory hug.

“Time for bed, love.”  Lysander says to Rose and he takes her hand and leads her out of the room.  I look at Marius.

“Go to my room and lock the door.  Wait for our knock to open it.  I figure there we have a better chance of hiding what happened just now but still be able to spend our wedding night together.”  I say.

“And what if your mother decides to pay you a visit in the morning?”

“We’ll lock the door tonight then if she does, you’ll simply hide.”  I reply.  “I have to go say goodnight to people.”  I give him a kiss.

“What about your ring?”  He stops me before I get to the door.

“Oh yeah.”  I say.  I walk back over to Marius.  “Protect it for me?”  I say sliding my ring off and handing it to him.

“Of course.”  He says and gives me another kiss.  I go back downstairs and outside to say goodnight to everyone.  I say goodnight to my parents and then go back upstairs to my room.  I knock on the door the way I used to knock on Marius’s study to let him know it was me and that he could let his disguise down.  I hear the lock click open and I enter the room.  Marius is standing in front of my windows.  The moonlight is casting a wonderful glow around him.  I slip off my shoes, lock my door, and walk over to him.  Like earlier, I slide my arms under his arms and up his chest.  He takes a deep breath.  I rest my head on his back.  We stand like that for a couple minutes before he takes my hands from his chest and turns around.  His lips find mine and the kiss is extremely passionate.  I’m the one to break the kiss.

“Join me for a shower?”  I ask.  He smiles and nods.  I take his hand and lead him to my bathroom.  I turn on the shower and then turn on some music on full volume.

“Good thinking.”  He says.

“Thanks.”  I smile.  I turn to him and see his face is full of love.  I suddenly feel shy.  I look down.  I see his feet come into my view and then he is lifting my chin.  His eyes are bright with love.

“I love you.”  He says.  I am so filled with emotion, I feel like I could cry.

“I love you too.”  I say.  I no longer feel as shy so I start unbuttoning his vest.  I drag it off his shoulders and undo his tie.  I unbutton his shirt and he shrugs it off.  I can’t help but to run my hands up and down his bare chest.  My action causes him to sigh.  I bite my lip and start unbuckling his belt so that I can get his pants off.  Once his belt is off, my hands start to tremble.  I close my eyes for a moment then go for his pants.  I manage to steady my hands and get his pants off.  He steps out of his pants.  Before I can drag his boxers down, he turns me around.  He undoes the back of my dress and slides it down my body.  I step out of it.  As he stands back up, he runs his hands along my body causing me to shiver.  I feel my fangs elongate.  I cover my mouth with a gasp.  Marius turns me around.

“It’s okay.”  He says.  “It’s a normal reaction to being aroused.”  He smiles then and I see his fangs have elongated.  I drop my hand and smile in return.  “How about we get in that shower now?”  He smiles again.  I smile more and crouch down to remove his boxers.  He steps out of them and I get my first look at my stunning husband naked.  I close my eyes at the wonderful view.  “Like what you see?”  He chuckles.  I can only nod afraid my voice might crack.  He unhooks my bra and slides it off my shoulders then bends down and removes my underwear.  I stand naked and unashamed before my husband.  It’s his turn to close his eyes.  “You are beautiful!”  He says opening his eyes.  He takes my hand and we step into the shower.  The water cascades onto our bodies.  Marius leans down and plants a kiss on my lips, but doesn’t stop there.  He trails kisses along my neck and collarbone then hovers above my breast.  He snakes his tongue out and licks one of my n*****s which causes me to arch my back at the contact.  His mouth is then completely around my breast causing me to moan.  I can feel his fangs scraping nicely against my skin and it’s a pleasurable feeling.  He repeats the process on my other breast then continues trailing kisses down my abdomen.  He skirts his tongue around my navel making my back arch again.  He nips along my waist and bypasses the apex of my thighs to trail kisses down one leg and up the other.  When he gets back to my apex, he first gently blows on it and I moan in anticipation.  My fingers go to his hair.  He leans in more and snakes his tongue to have his first taste.  I nearly collapse at the contact.  Marius’s eyes find mine as he puts his whole mouth on me down there.  My head falls back on my shoulders.  Marius intensifies the sensation by inserting a finger with his mouth still on me.  He moves his finger around inside me then starts sliding it in and out.  The feeling is intense.  I can feel something building inside me waiting to be released.  Marius picks up the pace with his finger and his tongue and I can no longer contain it.  I start trembling and whatever was inside me releases in the form of a small scream.

“Whoa!”  I whisper.  Marius slides his finger out and stands back up and finds my lips with his.  With his lips still on mine, he walks me backwards until my back is against the wall.  My hands are still in his hair as he hikes my legs up to wrap them around his waist.  I can feel him poised at my entrance.  He moves his lips from my lips to my neck.

“A vampire perk.”  He says then drives into me and bites my neck at the same time.  The feeling is so euphoric I let out a scream.  The feeling and pleasure is intense.  He finally releases my neck but continues to slide in and out of me and the pleasure is still euphoric.  I can feel that sensation building in me again.  ‘What is that?’  I wonder briefly.  Marius finds my breast with his lips and I buck at the contact causing him to growl in appreciation.  He suckles my breast for a bit then finds my lips again.  I can’t help but think how happy I am at this moment.  However, another though keeps intruding.  What will my mother say?  ‘Who cares?  You’re happy!  You’re in love!  You’re in heaven!’  My mind says.  I nod to myself.  That’s right.  I am happy and in love.  Who cares what my mother thinks?  I go back to enjoying myself and the wonderful sensation of Marius who has picked up the pace.  The sensation in my stomach has grown deeper.  I’m not sure how much more I can take before it releases.  Marius move to the spot below my ear and that is my undoing.  I let out another scream and start trembling.  Marius lets out a satisfied grunt and slides out of me.  He sets me back on my feet.  He reaches behind me for the body wash and squirts some on his hand.  He rubs it all over my body and boy does it feel good.  As he finishes lathering me, I soap up my hands and turn to face him.

“Your turn.”  I say with the most serious tone.  Marius straightens and clears his throat.  I begin by massaging my hands together then start with his shoulders.  Marius watches my every move.  I run my hands down his chest and walk around him to lather his back.  When I reach his hips back there, I dig in a bit with my fingers giving him a little massage.  He growls in response.  I continue my lathering by going over his back side then down the backs of his legs.  When I come around to his front, I look up at him before I take his length into my mouth.  I hear him groan in response.  I trail my hands up his legs, lathering as I go, all the while sucking and tasting my husband.  I start to move my head so that he is sliding in and out of my mouth.  Marius growls.  Apparently he can no longer take it because he pulls me up to my feet.  His lips smash against mine and the feeling of his fangs on my tongue is euphoric.  He backs me up so that we are both under the water and washing off the soap, but then he plunges into me and I momentarily cry out.  I wrap one leg around his waist for better access as he thrusts into me over and over again.  The feeling rushes over me and I scream out in euphoria.  Marius whispers my name on my lips as he stops within me.  I bring my leg down and rest my head against his chest.

“Let’s get you dried off and into bed, love.”  Marius says running a hand through my hair.  He turns off the shower, helps me get out, and wraps me in a huge towel.  He turns off the music.  We dry off, put on something resembling pajamas, and crawl into bed.  We curl into each other and it isn’t long before I’m in a blissful sleep.