Wicked Rose

I understood what Ville meant when he told me I'd have a hard time controlling myself at first. As we stood in the airport, warm bodies all around us filled with blood and life. I had not yet drank from anyone but Ville and I was scared to, I admit. I wanted everyone there, they all smelt amazing…like…you hadn’t eaten in days when you wake into a bakery. The smell is torture ,but than I can hear their heart beats, the blood pumping through their veins. I almost see the veins in the cute emo boy's neck who was in front of us in line, oh wait that was a girl, my bad. She still smelt wonderful though. Ville squeezed my hand and I looked up at him, he gave me a smile and I suddenly became very hungry for something else.

We had just made love before leaving for London, Ville said I wouldn't be able to fly for a few years, he said that some vampires never do but we had a strong blood line so I should have that power, but I was already wanting to pull him away from the crowds so he could take me. Maybe it was just because I was hungry for blood and he was no stressed diet. But I knew that I couldn't live off his blood, I knew that the life force in it was not what my new body craved.

The plane ride was awful and it was worse when Ville realized that I would be day when we arrived in Helsinki. He reassured me that wasn't going to be a problem.

"Ville, what about Alexi?" Ville looked at me,

"What about him? Alice, you're just as strong if not stronger than him now. I doubt that he'll have much interested in either of us anymore. I last talked to Bam he hadn't been around in a long time also apparently the hunters are very close on his trail." I smiled,

"I wish I could see him panicking,"

Ville did have everything sorted, we stayed inside the airport anyway from windows until the sun was down enough for us to leave. Helsinki wasn't cold anymore, well it was but I couldn't feel it. The burning pain in my stomach started to grow more intense the more humans were around us on the street. Ville held my hand and pull me along quickly.

Bam greeted us as entered the apartment. He didn't seem surprised that I came back a vampire. He said that Alexi had met a grisly end last Wednesday to some hunters. Ville was almost disappointment that he couldn't finish what they had started but it was a relief and a bit of a shock to learn the news. They had found his resting place during the day and he was helpless, that was human's one strength against vampires.

I wondered what we would do now. There was so much that I didn't know about Ville. I didn't really want to return to my old life now I was a vampire. It didn't feel right. Even being in my tiny apartment didn't feel like it use to. I felt living in the shell of my former self.

"You need to feed." Ville stated, coming up behind me as I stared out the window at the bar, wondering about Sami. How would I ever explain this to him? Ville kissed the back of my neck, the sweet contact brought me comfort for the moment, although the thirst and the hungry pain was still there. It was your throat was sandpaper, and your stomach was being turned inside out. I was trying not to show the discomfort on my facial expressions, but Ville explained to me that we were so deeply boned now we could sense the other's emotions. He knew how much pain I was in, and he knew how terrified I was about biting a human.

I knew that I had to tonight. I couldn't live on Ville's blood, there was not enough life in his blood to keep me animated. Ville kissed me again and lead me over to the door.

"Let's go say hello to Sami, and we'll find someone on the way. I'll be with you the whole time and I promise you that this won't go wrong. As long as I'm with you and I can stop you in time, they'll be fine." I felt my heart jump at the thought of drinking of living blood from a real person and it slightly disturbed me. I was at peace with what I was, but I wasn't ready for such morbid thoughts.

It was a lovely night, I couldn't feel the chilly air and it was nice to enjoy the night's beauty with the sharpness of my new vampires senses'. We walked side by side, down the street, our arms around each other. It seemed like we'd been together forever already, we'd been through a lot and I looked forward into disappearing with him. That's what I wanted.

"Ville…I love Helsinki, but after I settle my human affairs, I want to see the world…I've always wanted to go to Japan." Ville smiled and kissed my forehead.

"Of course, I was going to suggest that we leave the city for a while after we were done."

The bar was pretty slow tonight and Sami saw us come in right away. He jumped over the bar and dashed over to us, he was grinning like a fool as he pulled me into a bone crushing hug.

"Oh Alice, I've missed you, like crazy." He drew back, holding my shoulders, looking in my eyes something flashes across his face and I knew that he saw something different about me. A heaviness clouded his baby blue eyes as he studied my face closely.

"I've miss you too Sami," I spoke smoothly, he noticed the changed in my voice as well. The other worldly musically undertone, that almost sounds like a microphone effect. He stepped back slightly a little more, he nodded to Ville.

"Nice to see you too Ville,"

"As well as you Sami," Sami's eyes narrowed at him. He knew that whatever had changed me, Ville had done it. Sami had a sixth sense, similar to the one I always had. That was why we always got along and felt drawn to each other. Freaks feel the need to look out for one another.