Blood and Kisses

Chapter VIII

Marahang kumatok si Aspen sa apartment ni Xav. Nadelay siya nang ilang oras dahil kinailangan pa nga niyang iligaw si Maxwell. The hunter wants Xavier dead in an instant but she had other plans. Mga planong alam niyang mahigpit na tututulan ni Maxwell. Hell, he'd kill her for even thinking about that! Bukod pa roon ay kinailangan niyang uminom muli ng dugo. She needs a lot of blood to catch up, ngayon lang unti unting bumabalik na ang lakas niya.

May mga gamit din mula sa apartment niya ang kinailangan niyang balikan. Ang mga hindi niya nadala ay sinunog niya. Parte iyon ng plano niya tuwing kailangan niyang lumipat ng lugar.

"Sino 'yan?" she heard him from the inside.

"It's me."

The door opened after a millisecond and she was greeted by a half naked Xavier. So, the monster already discovered his superhuman speed. Great.

Aspen was quickly disarmed when she saw Xav's expression. Tila ba kay saya nitong makita siya, at ramdam niyang maging siya rin ay ganon sa binata. Naipilig niya ang leeg. I can't be feeling some weird affection towards him, right? "What?"

"I thought you're not coming back." nakangising sagot nito habang isinusuot ang green na t-shirt. He opened the door wider and let her in. Hinagip nito ang malaking bag na dala niya at walang anuman na binuhat. Alam ni Aspen kung gaano kabigat iyon, ngunit tila balewala lang kay Xav. It looks like he have already reached his full potential, in just a few days. How cool is that?

Pagpasok nila ay nakakita siya ng tumpok ng hamburger sa lamesita ng sala nito.

"You seriously should stop eating burger." hindi napigilang komento niya.

"Oh, seems like you're in a much better mood now, huh?"

Matalim na titig ang ipinukol niya rito. Xavier just raised his hands in surrender saka ito sumunod sa kanya sa loob ng kabahayan. Ibinaba nito ang bag sa may gilid ng pinto. "Where have you been?"

"Don't be clingy, it's such a turn off."

"Nagtatanong lang." he just stood there watching as she took a seat on the couch. "How did you manage to feed? You were practically dead on your feet."

Nakakainis talaga kung minsan ang mga lalaki, kung i-underestimate ng mga ito ang babae ay ganoon na lang. Pero totoo naman ang sinabi nito, she could've died if not for Maxwell's help. Maxwell. Who's bones she just crushed not a few hours ago. Ngayon nakukonsensya tuloy siya. Muli niyang binalingan si Xav. "Bakit gising ka pa?" Alas tres na ng madaling araw.

"I.." nagpalinga linga ito. Dumapo ang mga berdeng mata nito sa orasan sa dingding. "I don't feel sleepy at all. Not even a bit exhausted. I spent the whole time on the treadmill and the punching bag."

"Right, Vampires don't need a lot of sleep. How could I forget?" she said rolling her eyes.

Xavier let out a loud smirk. "Nice. That's kind of helpful. Pero mukhang nakakainip 'yon."

"What do you do anyway?"

"I'm from the armed forces. Actually, kababalik ko lang mula sa giyera, last.." ipinilig nito ang ulo. "Wait a minute, what day is it today? I kinda-"

Napailing na lamang si Aspen sa inaasal nito. "It's normal for newborns to be a little disoriented for a while. Hindi pa maka-focus ang utak mo cause there's seriously a lot going on in there as of now. Hindi pa tapos ang conversion mo. I advice that you stay close to me until you're fully turned into a vampire."

He was looking at her intently with a slow sexy smile forming in his lips. Ngayon lang niya napansin ang isang pawala nang pilat sa baba nito. She shook her head slightly to clear her scattered thoughts. "Did you hear what I'm saying, Xavier?"

"What was it again?" there's a naughty glint on his emerald eyes.

"I said, you better stay close to me." her voice raspy due to tension. s****l tension to be exact.

Naupo ito sa tabi niya. "I am planning on that." and just like that the atmosphere around them shifted into something electric. Erotic even.

His hands found its way to Aspen's thighs and lightly squeezed her flesh. It was like her body was caught in sparks and the sensation travelled towards all her errogenous zones, mainly on the juncture between her legs. Xavier's eyes settled on her moist lips that were slightly open and panting.

"Xavier.. Sandali.. We have to talk.."

"We can do that later.." he brought up his hand to cup her face. The rough pad of his thumb lightly brushing her moist lips, carressing it.

The moment her eyes landed on his, she lost her resolve. Again. Tila may kung ano talaga sa mga mata nito na nanghihipnotismo sa kanya. He doesn't have to say anything, his eyes were enough to command her.

"I wonder how it would feel with this heightened senses and all.." he murmured, his lips almost against hers. His gaze bored into her and she noticed how his eyes seemed to glow. "Would it be better than the last time, Aspen?" he asked. His lips still hovering over hers as if teasing her.

Aspen licked her lips in anticipation and his eyes zeroed in on her mouth. "It would be.. Much.. much better.." pabulong na sabi niya kasunod ng pagliyad ng katawan n'ya palapit sa lalaki. Oh, she was yet again completely under his spell.

He took her lower lip in his and gently sucked on it making her gasp. His hands came to her narrow waist and pulled her to his heat inducing body. His every touch are light and calculated. Too soft for her liking. But her moans of disapproval were quickly drowned by his kisses.

"You know for a vampire you are rather too tamed.." Aspen teased in between Xavier's kisses. She quickly moved and straddled him, trapping him between her long legs.

As if offended by her ribbing, Xavier took a bite of her jaw, scraping her marble skin with his sharp fangs. He quickly licked a trickle of blood from her wound, sealing it at once. Aspen let out a guttural sound and bucked her hips from under him, making him growl in ecstasy. In vampire speed, he was able to flip her in the couch; her stomach slamming against the backrest, knocking off her breath. Xavier shoved her head down almost too roughly causing her to bend over.

He positioned himself behind her. She could feel his bulge growing harder from behind the crotch of his jeans, latching between the c***k of her butt. Her hands gripped the sides of the couch and dug her sharp nails into the leather covering. Her back arched as if needing heat from her lover's body, as if she couldn't get enough of him.

Aspen huffed as Xavier started tearing away her clothes. He discarded her shirt and bra and soon his hands were cupping her breasts and his hips grinding against her firm buttocks. She was already half naked and he's dry humping her like a rabid animal.

Her breath came out in hot rush as he shoved her jeans and knickers down her creamy legs. She could hear him growling from behind her, freeing himself from the confines of his tight jeans. Xavier's tongue licked her neck and she hungrily turned her head to one side, receiving his wild kisses.

Behind her, his hands rubbed and kneaded her butt, until he reached her feminine portal, slick with her pleasure juices.

"F-ck, Aspen," he whispered roughly in her ear. He licked a sensitive spot behind it and Aspen moaned in response. "I want to taste you, you're damn wet, love."

She felt delighted upon hearing that and as if sensing her anticipation and excitement, Xavier lowered himself to the floor and came face to face with her curvy ass. He urged her legs to spread wider, while planting moist kisses from her calves to the hollow of her knees up to the delicate inner face of her thighs.

"Ohh!" she grabbed the back of the couch, tearing the leather on the process as her body burn, tremble and yearn for his touch, for the pleasure his mouth had promised. Aspen screamed with passion as Xavier's tongue drove and thrusted inside her flesh deep. Her back arched as he licked her nether folds from behind, roughly spreading the cheeks of her ass wide to grant him access to her drenching p-ssy. "Taste so good.." he whispered against her skin making her shiver.

"Xavier, please!" she begged as her toes curled in breathless urgency.

"Please what?" he rasped, lapping her again and again. Sucking her dry and yet making her wet. His warm tongue speared her, burying it within her heat, making her growl in ecstacy until her limbs feel boneless.

"I want you. Inside me. Xavier. Please!" she panted.

Not a moment later, he was driving his hips behind her, burying himself in her sweet heat. "Ah, tangina!" he growled and gripped the sides of her sore bottom tight.

He was too huge, Aspen wasn't sure if it's because of his transformation but he felt thicker now. Hindi siya sigurado kung kaya niya itong tanggapin, if he would fit in her.

"F-ck, love, you're so tight!!" he said through gritted teeth.

"I want more! More!" Aspen pushed her ass backwards to receive him fully. She desperately want him buried inside her, to fill every aching empty parts of her. "Just stop talking and f-ck me!"

"As you wish, love." When he was fully inside, stretching her, he bent forward and bit her shoulder. He started thrusting in and out of her like a deranged animal. He drove into her with so much force they almost tumbled forward. "Yes! That's it.. Yeah.." He pushed inside her hard and withdrew almost completely making her cry in frustration.

He then began licking the skin of her spine up to the base of her skull. Aspen could do nothing but cry out loud as she reached her earth shattering c****x, one after another.

Xavier grabbed her tiny waist and f-cked her fast and hard until they both collapsed on top of the damaged couch, spent.

She felt the warm skin of his nose soaked with sweat on her nape as they both catch their breaths. He hugged her from behind and pulled her on top of him as he flopped on top of the sofa.

"Damn, anong ginawa mo sa couch ko?"

Napangisi na lamang si Aspen nang mapagtanto ang damage na nagawa niya sa nasabing kagamitan. Large chunks of leather fabric and foam are missing from the back rest and scratch marks are splayed all over the remaining parts of it. Damn! Napaka mapanira naman ng s*x na ginawa nila!

"Papalitan ko na lang." sambit niya at isiniksik ang mukha sa leeg ni Xavier. He smelled so good.

"Nah. Let it remind us of what we did tonight." he answered, chuckling.

"Asshole."

Pumihit si Aspen upang pumatong nang husto kay Xavier nang mapansin niya ang dugo sa panga at gilid ng bibig nito. She was suddenly alarmed. "Why'd you bite me?"

"Huh?"

"Kanina, kinagat mo 'ko, bakit?"

He shrugged. "I don't know, it's like a spur of the moment thing. Why? Shouldn't I have done that?"

"How'd my blood taste?"

His eyebrows furrowed. "Good?" he answered, confused.

"Good?"

"Yeah?"

"Do you crave it?" she fixed both eyes on Xavier as she scrambled on top of him.

Inalalayan siyang makaupo nito, matapos yun ay bumangon na rin ang lalaki. "I don't know. Why are you asking these questions, Aspen? I told you I don't crave blood."

"I just.."

"What?" he searched her face. "Did you find out anything, Aspen? Tell me."

Tumingin si Aspen sa mga berdeng mata ni Xavier. He looked worried. But she was afraid of telling him Maxwell's theory. Paano kung hindi naman pala tunay na mapanganib si Xavier? Paano kung wala naman palang dapat pangambahan at ang mga kwentong iyon ay pawang mga alamat lamang?

She was about to say something when she noticed him stiffen. "What is it?"

"I-I can smell.. Something.."

"What?" napatuwid siya ng upo.

Xavier shook his head. "I don't know! Can't you smell that? It smells like metal or something, like gun powder."

"s**t!" tuluyan na siyang napabangon at nagmamadaling tinungo ang kwarto ni Xav kung saan maraming bintana. She carefully peaked outside and tried to sniff the air through a little c***k. f**k! Bakit hindi niya naamoy iyon agad?!

"Aspen?" Xav was quickly on her side.

"s**t! Get dressed, Xav!" mabilis na bumalik siya sa sala at nagsuot ng damit. Sira na ang pang itaas niya, mabuti na lang at may mga baon na siyang mga damit. She threw on another shirt and the jacket she discarded when she got here. Kinalkal din niya ang bag para sa mga supply na gagamitin nila.

"What's going on, Aspen?" Xav hissed as he finished putting on clothes.

Hindi na niya nagawang sumagot agad dahil abala siya sa pag-aarmas sa sarili. She took out blades of various sizes. "Do you know how to use these?" baling niya sa kasama.

"Damn. Of course I do!" tila naeskandalo pang sagot nito. Right! Isa nga pala itong sundalo! "What the hell's going on, Aspen? Answer me! Dammit!"

Her breath hitched as the smell reached her nostrils. Her senses are far off weaker than Xavier's.

"Hunters." Aspen spat as she think of a way to get out of the place. Masyado na silang malapit at kahit tumalilis pa sila ngayon ay tiyak na masusundan parin sila ng mga ito. She gripped one blade on one hand. It's been so long since she fought with hunters. Malaking tulong ang proteksyon ni Maxwell sa kanya kaya hindi siya natutunton ng mga ito. Maybe Xav's presence called the hunters' attention to them.

She listened closely and tried to concentrate on their numbers. Ngunit masyado pang malayo ang mga ito para mabilang niya ang mga t***k ng puso. She could only smell their scent.

"There are.. Almost.. Twelve.. No, thirteen." she saw Xavier looking at her. "I could hear their heartbeats." He could hear them better? Nice.

Mukhang wala na silang magagawa kundi ang labanan ang mga ito. Ngunit kaya ba ni Xavier? Ano bang alam nito tungkol sa pakikipaglaban sa mga hunter na sinanay upang lipulin ang kanilang lahi? Damn it! Hindi niya kakayanin mag-isa ang labing tatlong vampire hunters! Sigurado siyang sila ang pakay ng mga ito, dahil patungo ito sa direksyon nila.

"What do they want?"

"I don't know. But I'm sure they're going to kill us." she watched as Xav's color turned pale. "Hunters are born to kill us, Xavier, you should know that."

"What are we going to do?" his demeanor is remarkably calm for someone approaching his death.

She sighed. They have no other choice. "We're going to fight."

Xav grasped her hand and squeezed it tight as if reassuring her. Sa inaakto nito ay tila ba ito pa ang mas nakakatanda sa kanya. Imbis na siya ang mas kalmado ay siya pa ang mas kinakabahan. Bakit nga naman hindi? Alam niya kung anong kayang gawin ng labing tatlong hunter sa kanilang dalawa.

"Aspen, I'm ready to fight." he said in full conviction. He took a huge blade in his hand. "We're going to fight side by side and we're gonna get out of here. Alive."

Noon sunod sunod na nabasag ang glass panels ng kwarto ni Xavier at bumulaga sa kanila ang apat na unipormadong mga hunter. Sa kamay ng mga ito ay mga armas na tatapos sa buhay nila.