Under The Grave

Mencheres would be here in about an hour. He was bringing my mother with him but I was not looking forward to seeing either of them. Thanks to Bones they both knew I was on the phone naked with them. I hadn't seen Vlad either. Thats a good thing considering I would probly start crying again as soon as I saw him. I was in one hell of a bind. My choices were to meet Mencheres and my mom outside or sit in Bones office with him and Vlad. I chose to meet them.

I was sitting on the bottom stair breaking a twig into as many pieces as possible. I wonder if I could just say I needed to get some air and stroll the woods until I figure this out. But I wanted to stay in Bones sight. I didn't want him thinking I was leaving again. But I really just wanted to be alone.

"Bones?" I didn't speak up and I didn't turn towards the house. I knew he would hear me.

The front door opened a second before I felt his arms wrap around me from behind.

"What is it luv?" He asked against my neck.

"I wanted to go for a walk in the woods. Would that be okay?"

He stilled against me and I swear I could hear him warring within his own mind. His arms tightened around me quickly as he kissed my neck.

"Sure Kitten. But please stay close. We don't know if Vlads enemies followed him or not."

I nodded and turned sideways to press my lips to his. I could see the hesitation in his eyes. He didn't want me to go for fear of me leaving but he would never try to hold me prisioner here either. He would fret and worry the whole time I was gone. I decided then that I would stay close to the house so that he would be able to hear my foot steps through the woods. The tree line was about a mile from the house so I could go about two miles into the woods and he would still hear me. His vampire powers had grown when he combined his line with Mencheres. He may be able to hear further than three miles now but I would stick to what I know for sure.

"I won't. I will stay within hearing range."

"Thank you." He kissed my forehead before standing and walking back into the house.

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The woods are beautiful this time of year. The leaves were just starting to fall and the air was getting a bitter cold touch to it. I was only about a mile into the woods. I finally decided this was better just incase Vlads enemies had followed him.

I sat down under a willow tree and leaned back against her. Her leaves were already gone, leaving a fine layer of dead leaves to sit on. I could hear the faint sounds of a plane. I spared a thought to wonder if it was my mother and Mencheres or just a plane.It was still too far off for me to judge. I closed my eyes and let my head fall back against the tree. The moon was low in the east so it was still early. I wasn't tired I just needed to clear my head. I didn't feel like myself.

The pain in my neck made me cry out. I couldn't see anything but I could taste the blood in my mouth. I latched on and pulled feverently. It wasn't Bones I was drinking from and the pain in my neck was getting worse. Why couldn't I see anything? Were my eyes open? I tried to force my eyes open. They felt open but I was still blinded. I stopped moving and just listened.

At first the only sound I heard was a sudtle sucking sound. One of the vampires must be feeding. But I was in the woods and no one else was around me. I felt the first strings of panic start to swell inside me. As the panic started coiling around me I started seeing glimpses of where I was. I wasn't in the woods anymore. I was in a room and I could just make out the shapes of people in the room with me. And it was me who was feeding. There was a man panting inbetween gasps that sounded alot like pleasure. I pulled away from whoever I was feeding off of.

"Bones?!" I yelled out. After my time with the Dreamsnatcher I was not fond of this.

My hands started roaming over my body. I still had clothes on. This couldn't be Gregor. And I killed him last year. I still couldn't see anything but blurrs. One blurr was coming towards me slowly and I crouched into an attacking position. I may not be able to see but I wasn't going to go down with out a fight. Thats when a voice fianlly broke through my panic.

"Catherine! Snap out of it before I kill you myself."

"Mom?"

"Kitten can you hear us?"

"Bones." I threw myself in the direction of his voice and felt the fimilar feel of his arms around me. The moment he touched me everything came flooding back to me. I could see perfectly again and hear everything.

Mencheres had my mother pinned against his body and she looking in horror at me. Bones was covered from his head to his waist in blood. I was light headed and giddy at the same time. I felt pretty damn good.

"Whats going on?" Was the only thing I could ask.

"You could tell us better than anyone else Cat." Mencheres released my mother and kneeled beside me. If I didn't know any better I would say he was scared.

I looked at Bones and seen a look cross his face I hadn't seen since the night I killed Gregor. There was despair and pain all over him. I kissed his forehead and wrapped my arms around him tightly.

"I don't know what happened. I was sitting under the willow thinking I heard you and my mother coming. Then I leaned back against the willow. I must have fell asleep." I started crying as I clung to Bones like he was the only thing keeping me in this world. "I thought Gregor had comeback because the next thing I know there is pain in my neck and blurrs in a room with me. I was so scared. Please tell me he is still dead."

Mencheres looked at Bones and then looked behind him to the left.

"He awakes now. Justina found a human to give to him. I am afraid the human needs series attention now."

I leaned away from Bones and looked over Mencheres left shoulder where a figure was starting to sit up. His long brown hair was tangled and standing on end. His neck was a bloody mess but he looked at me with a smile filled with so much heat that I squirmed where I sat.

"I want to do that again." Vlad sounded a little shakey.

"No!" Was the instant reply from every one in the room but me. I still didn't know what was going on.

"Please tell me what the fuck happened. I honestly don't know."

"Kitten, you tried to kill Vlad."

"What?" I shook my head in disbelief. "I would never hurt Vlad. He is one of my few friends."

"Trust me Cat. It didn't hurt. I was more than willing to go that way."

"I heard you start walking towards the house when their plane landed. Then I heard you all enter the front door. Vlad and I were sitting in here waiting for you guys when I heard your mother ask Mencheres what was wrong with your eyes. Mencheres called your name but you didn't respond. When you opened the door to my office you looked at me but your eyes were blue. You looked at Vlad and said you were going to do to him something you have wanted to do to him since you met him." Bones put his hands on my cheeks and turned me to face him. "I smelled lust coming from you but it wasn't your scent. Then I smelled his when you sat on his lap and ground yourself against him. I was about to challenge and kill Vlad when suddenly you ripped his throat out and started drinking from him."

The room was quiet. I looked at Bones and seen a single pink tear roll down his cheek. I had tried to kill Vlad. Why was he crying?

"I thought you were going to fuck him right in front of me Cat." Bones started yelling at me. "And then I went from ready to kill him to ready to kill you. Damn it Cat! Don't you understand I wanted to kill you?! And now you have the nerve to ask me why I am crying?"

"I didn't ask you why you were crying Bones."

Bones looked at me like he was ready to slap me.

"She didn't."

"But I heard her."

"She didn't say it you filthy animal and would appreciate it if you didn't yell at my daughter like that."

"You have no room to call us filthy animals anymore Justina. You are one of us now." Mencheres voice was soft but commanding.

"Who bit me?" I asked.

"I did." Bones stated. "I couldn't get you off him and he wasn't trying to protect himself. All he could do was sit there and shoot his load." The last was said with so much hatred that it burned along my skin.

Vlad was getting off on me killing him? Thats sick. I know a bite can feel wonderful from a vampire but thats just twisted and I thought it only worked that way on humans.

"Some of us have the ability to make our bites orgasmic even when its another vampire on the recieving end. Some have been known to even make you come from the sight of them after they have bitten you." Mencheres said.

We all turned to look at him this time.

"She asked. If you didn't want me to tell her than you should have told her yourself or told me not to tell her."

"She didn't ask anything." Bones wrapped his arms back around me.

I felt a coldness start to creep up my back and I shivered against Bones. The urge to take him on the floor right now was powerful. Only Mencheres clearing his throat stopped me.

"Somethings wrong." I said.

"What is it Kitten?"

I didn't have time to answer. Out of an uncontrolable urge I bit into Bones neck. I smoothered the urge to rip his throat out and just drank his blood. I had fed earlier so I really didn't need the blood. Why was I taking it? Unlike most vampires I fed on vampire blood. Not human. Being a half breed made me a freak in life and now I am even a freak amongst the vampires. I couldn't win for loosing. I heard Bones groan and felt his body start convusling underneath me. I smelled his release and finally pulled back from him. My bite was now orgasmic? How the fuck did that happen?

"I wanted to rip your throat out. I stopped it. Whats going on Bones?"

He was still panting and his eyes were the emerald fire again. He didn't look upset that I had tried to kill him. He just looked like he wanted more.

It took a bit for Bones to regain his compsure but his eyes hadn't stopped glowing.

"Will you side with Cat and I to protect Vlad?" He asked Mencheres.

"They have started messing with Cat. As heir to your line she is co-ruler of mine. I have no choice."

"No!!" I shouted. I stood up and looked at Mencheres. "You protect who I want dead? He had his chance and he hurt me. He will pay. Even if your precious Red Reaper won't do it, I will."

I heard myself say the words but I couldn't stop them. And they weren't what I would have said. I didn't want Vlad dead. Vlad was one of my true friends. He had protected me and was willing to protect my mother when we thought the law council was about to kill me. Never would I be able to hurt Vlad in anyway. Not with out breaking my heart.

I looked to my mother and behind her was a mirror. My eyes were an electric blue. Those weren't my eyes. And I kept seeing blonde hair covering my own.

"Bones. I didn't say that." I was ready to cry again.

"I know Kitten."

"Josephine?" Vlad said to me.

"Who else would it be? I will have your death on my hands for what you did to me." My body had turned back to Vlad. The voice coming from my throat didn't sound like me either.

"It can't be you." Vlad stood and walked towards me. "That was over two hundered years ago. You can't be alive. I watched them kill you. I watched them bury you."

"You should have stayed a little longer baby." My throat let out a laugh that was pure evil. "I hold the Red Reaper in my hands. The only way to free her and save her life is for you to fulfil your promise to me. One way or another I will have your life." I turned back to Bones. "And before you even think about it Bones, killing me would leave the Red Reaper with all my powers and all my hatred. Right now you are not high on my favorite list. When Vlad is dead I will release her and leave you all alone."

She wanted Bones to kill Vlad? Bones would do it to free me. He had no reason to care for Vlad other than the fact that I do. I threw my shields up and wrapped them tightly around myself. I felt her leave my mind. I felt her pressence leave me but not without a fight. She didn't like being forced out and clearly thought I was not strong enough to do it. I hate when people underestimate me.

"No Bones!" I said. "She is gone. I can feel it. I finally feel like myself now. And I can finally think clearly."

"You tell me not to kill him when its either kill him or loose you?" Bones was standing and ready to fight Vlad.

"I got a glimpse into her when she said that. There is another way to defeat her that does not require Vlads death or my own. She just didn't tell us that."

"Are you sure about this Cat?" Vlad asked me. "If it is a choice between my life or yours then I am willing to bow my head to Bones."

"No. I am sure there is another way. I seen it." Another thought occured to me. "She has the power of projection, Mencheres."

"That explains why we are hearing you say something that you aren't." Mencheres sat down in the nearest chair and started thinking things over.

"It's a two way door though. She doesn't think I will figure out how to control it. But I will. Even though she is gone I can still feel her power in me. Hers is now mine to command. And is it possible to be power drunk?"

"Yes." All three answered for me.

"Then I need to go to my room. I feel drunk but I want more. It is taking everything I have not to get some of your power Mencheres."

"Bones, take her up stairs and spend the night with your wife. I know someone who has the power of projection whose name is not and has never been Josephine. He can help teach Cat how to control it."

Bones just nodded and started walking me out the office. I looked over my shoulder at Vlad and winked. Mencheres froze and looked between the two of us. He knew something had passed between Vlad and I but he didn't know what. I knew how to defeat her. Bones was not going to like it in the least bit. She wanted Vlad in her bed more than she wanted his death. I could still feel her need for him as if it were my own.

Bones didn't have time to get me upstairs before I all but tackled him to the floor. I was straddling him as I leaned down and sank my fangs into his neck. One pull of blood and then I pulled back. Bones eyes were that emerald fire again and his back was arched. I didn't wait to see if he wanted more. I just bit into the other side of his neck. This time the smell of his release filled my senses. I was drowning in the smell of him and it wasn't enough.

I pulled his shirt off and bit into his nipple. His groans turned into my name as I continued to bite my way down his stomach. Each bite braught him to release. I pulled his pants off of him as he reached for the stair banister. He was already hard and waiting. I nipped the end of his cock and heard my name echo around the room in his voice. I smiled and watched his face settle. When he could finally function he looked at me. His eyes were hooded but I could feel the heat of his gaze burn me. While he watched I took him into my mouth being careful not to touch him with my own fangs yet.

"More Cat." He whispered.

I bit down gently into his cock. Each second I bit a little harder until I felt his skin break. I looked up at him as his blood spilled into my mouth. He threw his head back in a long ragged scream of pleasure that covered the sound of the banister being ripped from the wall and crushed into a fine dust. I tasted his release as it mixed with his blood.

I brought him four times just drinking blood from his cock. Each release destroyed our stairs more as he scrambled for something to hold onto. Finally I released him from my mouth and crawled up his body.

"No more. I can't take anymore." He was panting and shaking his head with the look of a well fed kitten on his face.

"No more than." I said before pressing my lips to his.

He was asleep before I was through kissing him. I gathered him up in my arms and carried him upstairs where I laid him down on our bed. I covered him up and kissed his cheek before crawling into the bed next to him. He rolled in his sleep and drew me against him tightly. His face pure bliss even in his sleep. I could get used to this power.