~ Don't Forget How Dangerous We Are

Caius’ POV

The presence of his breathing rattles me, it's a constant reminder of the presence of his essence. I watched as he filled his lungs with air for survival. I watch as he breathes in my essence, filling himself like an appetizer after a long meal.

The drop of blood slipping down his bottom lip becomes the centre of my world. My red eyes swirl with hunger. I know he's waiting for me to close the remaining inches between us, but I don't. He continues to stare at my lips.

“Go ahead, if you want to,” he whispers.

His encouragement causes the drop of blood on his lips to slip down his chin. My nostrils flare as the feeling of hunger rakes down my spine.

The thought of my old consort comes back to my mind and I'm thrown out of my trance. His eyes snap up to meet my gaze, looking confused.

“I thought the idea of providing me your blood was repulsive.” I say bitterly. Reiterating his last email back to him.

He watches me as I tilt my head back. My fangs and eyes are now more reminiscent of a feral animal.

He pales. Then he seems to catch himself.

“Yes, I find it very repulsive. Now if you would please let go of my face, so I can finally breathes” My human says and he pushes me back so hard, I stumble against the car door.

My body burns hot and I growl at him. And like the feisty little thing he is, he snaps back at me.

“We need to go inside” I order, backing away from him. “Now!” I snap at him when he keeps looking forward like he doesn't hear me.

The scent of rejection fills the air and I smirk. He's trying so hard like he doesn't care but his emotions give him away.

He swallows and opens the car door. The night air carries with it a trail of feigned calm, and the scent of his blood carries deep into my senses, the feeling of fear and trepidation and I groan.

“Let's go! And calm your nerves” I hiss at him as he storms forward but not without glaring at me first.

“You don't even know where you're going. Any creature could just snap your neck and you'll bleed to death in the middle of the woods.” I say as I storm after him.

“I'll take a cold death rather than walking close to you” he snaps back.

I speed close to him and I drag him close to me.

“Behave Human” I order as I pull him after me.

I job up the cracked walkway as I pull the keys out of my pocket, glancing around once more.

I open the door and usher him inside. I don't flip on the light switch and there's a stretch of stillness before I light the candlelight on the other side of the room.

I watch as my human feels blindly around him as he looks for where to sit. As a vampire, I don't need light to see. He takes a seat on the sofa close to the door with his legs drawn up into his chest.

“I'll be back in a moment” I whisper with a clipped time.

I return but my human does not seem to notice me. He turns his head and startles to find me sitting across from him.

“I can't offer you anything to eat,” I murmur under my breath.

“I'm fine, ” he says. “I'd actually avoid eating anything from you anyways.”

I blink and glance down at the plastic bags filled with blood on my laps. I tear the top off with my fangs and I drain them in seconds flat. My human looks at me like the sight of blood bothers and seduces him at the same time.

He tears his eyes away and sucks his bottom lip into his mouth. The cut from earlier seems to glisten in the dark and the hunger I managed to quench with the bags of blood comes back in full and I look away sharply.

“I forgot what emotional creatures you humans are.” I mutter.

“I- I'm sorry?” He questions. His mismatched eyes seem to get fire in them when he looks at me.

“I can smell the shift in your mood almost as fast as you feel them.”

“Well that's… intrusive.” He snaps back with his cheeks burning red.

My lips twitch in amusement.

My gaze shifts back to his narrow face and busted lips. His tongue swipes away the remnant blood and I watch the movement like it's happening in slow motion, salivating for just a taste of that blood.

I clear my throat and look away.

“Can I ask you something?” I hear my human say.

I lean back and casually spread my arms out across the back of the chair. I don't nod nor do I tell him he can but he proceeds anyway.

“What's going on out there?” He asks, pointing a thumb towards the direction of the window.

“Vampires are dangerous. I expected you to know that by now”

“Yeah, I know. But what I saw was different. They looked hungry and vile.”

My human stares at me, waiting for my reply. H tightens and loosens his jaw while debates whether he should snap at me or tell me to fuck off.

“A very good and accurate observation.” I finally say.

“But they are all assigned a consort through the agreement. Why are they so hungry?”

My human tilts his head to the side. It seems to be a nervous tic of his.

After a moment of silence, I answered him.

“Your kind are revolting. It's only a matter of time before what you saw gets worse.”

“So they're just… withholding their blood?”

“Humans can't be forced to give their blood. At least that's what they're saying.” I answered him.

“Well… if every vampire is just like you, then I agree with humans revolting.” My human says with a glare at me.

I smirk.

“Don't forget how dangerous we are.”

“And don't forget how dangerous humans can also be” he says while shrugging his shoulders stiffly.

Making my voice harder, “And we don't think like humans. We are sharp minded and we'll kill you without thinking. We don't care and we only see you as food. Nothing more.” I say to him, breathing heavily.

“Is that true for you too?” My human asks suddenly after a moment of silence. “Would you do all of those things?” He asks reverently like he's looking for a reason to hate me more.

I laugh quietly under my breath and I shake my head slowly, watching him like a predator watches a prey.

“Yes I will. Without question.”