My Savior is Dead

I opened my eyes and my vision became a hundred times more clear.
I could see the brush strokes on the paintings and walls.
I could hear a bird chirping outside and I looked out the window to see the bird in a nest tending to her babies a hundred yards away.
I stood up to go look but once the sunlight hit me i yelped and backed away.
What the...
I heard chuckling and turned to see Nathaniel.

"A vampire's only weakness is the sun. It burns our skin."

He walked over to the window and shut the blinds carefully without getting exposed.
He then went to my side and caressed my cheek.

"How are you feeling?"
"Thirsty." A burning sensation had began in my throat.
"Come."

He helped me up and down the stairs into the kitchen.
He grabbed a black goblet and poured a thick red liquid into the cup.
He handed it to me and I took it.

"Drink up, My Love."

I did as I was told and instantly the burning stopped but came back once I finished the cup.

"How come it still burns?"
"Thats the catch. You shall always be thirsty. No vampire is satisfied. Thats why we cannot help but feed. You realize you cannot go back to school. You will be known as missing at first then when they dont find you they will assume you are dead. Which technically you are."

"Did I become even uglier?" I whispered.
"Have a look."

I looked into the mirror on the wall near the fridge and gasped.
My dark brown hair had wavy beach curls.
It was more silkier.
My emerald green eyes turned to a peridot green but they looked lifeless.
My cheeks were no longer rosy they were pale and cold.
I looked down at my wrists where I had cut many times.
They were slowly fading away.

"The scars you once had will slowly fade. Your cute rosy cheeks are gone. Your eyes will look almost lifeless. The drawbacks of being a vampire. Oh and you're extremely cold to the touch. Your lips will take on a blue tint."

I looked to my lips and touched them.

"But nonetheless you are still beautiful."
"Sure. I wasn't beautiful before, i'm certainly not beautiful now."
"You put yourself down too much."
"And you give me too much hope."

He came to my side and kissed my neck.

"But Love, I am only telling you the truth." He whispered.

I shivered out of habit.
It's not that I was cold.
He gave me feelings I thought I would never have.

"Athena."

I looked at him.

"You may not leave this house. Understood?"
"Yes. But why?"
"Because they will find you and kill you for what you are."
"Who will?"
"The humans."

I'm going to have to get used to that...

"Come let's get you a bath. You look tired."

He look my hand in his and guided me up the stairs into a master bathroom.
Black marble floors and a marble tub.
Gold trim lined the counter tops.
A chandelier hung above us.

"Beautiful isnt it?" He asked.

I looked at his smiling form.

"Are you kidding?" I snorted. "I never thought in a million years I would step foot in a home like this and to be taking a bath in a fucking marble bath tub!"

He chuckled.

"Bask in it my love. It's all yours."
"What do you mean?"
"You'll have to get used to it sometime. When you become queen you'll be living in a house much like this one but bigger."
"No freaking way."
"Yes." He chuckled.

I shook my head as he turned on the faucet.

He helped me undress since I was still sore and I didnt care what he thought of my body.
But I soon found that all the baggage I had before had been tightened around my figure and I became a damn super model...

I feel safe here.
Away from that monster who hurt me.
But if he hadnt raped me I wouldnt be here...