Faline

Nicolaus draws me close as he ducks down and buries his face in my throat. Apparently, my neck is where the party is lately. His arms go around me while kissing soft skin, hands go to his hips so they're not just hanging awkwardly at my sides. Breathing deeply as he goes about his seducing, teeth scrape over the prominent vein. My body stirs, but not to the extent it had with the Mistress.

"I don't like you in clothes."

He whispers into my flesh, the breeze produced causing gooseflesh. I whisper right on back.

"I know. Why do you think I requested them?"

I hadn't, actually, but he doesn't need to know that. I get a sharp nip for my response. His long fingers push through the open netting at my back to lay directly on skin. His constant pull-push attitude lately has been giving me whiplash.

"Where did you go earlier when you left?"

Didn't really think I'd get a reply, so getting one takes me by surprise.

"To see Anthony. He isn't very happy with you, so I've been keeping you separated as much as possible."

I snort. Why can't he just stay with the dog, period?

"How you plan on doing that whenever we end up leaving from here? Put shock collars on us to get us to behave?"

"Sounds like a good idea."

Shit, I hate my mouth. His amusement while saying it means it could go either way. Nicolaus's head is still buried when Kerry comes up to my side, Maii behind her has his head down. A growl sounds from my neck that isn't mine, so I pinch his side.

"What's wrong Kerry? Thank you for retrieving help by the way. Is Danica alright? The bruise on her face was very red."

I have my head turned towards her, male seemingly stuck to the other side. The girl nods. Still find it weird to have people who are taller than me treat me as those here do. Her eyes dart to the body draping itself over my form.

When she looks at me again, I roll my eyes. That brings a small smile. The fingers at my back dig in as teeth worry over a spot on my neck, then his mouth closes over it and he starts sucking hard.

I wince then motion for them to go further away. While they do so, my focus returns to the attention-starved man latched on to me. Can feel his body shaking against mine, so I start whispering to him again, a little worried.

"What's the matter, Nicolaus?"

The suction at my neck pulls harder, bringing a small gasp from me. Unclear on whether or not I like the feeling, my fingers dig into his hips. His hands pull away from my back to reach down and cup my ass.

Lifting me by it, my fingers rise higher, but still stay dug in so I don't fall. I'm moved till I get plopped onto a hard surface. Don't know if it's one of the tables or new countertops, either way, it's hard nonetheless.

My eyes had closed when his pull became stronger, the tongue sweeping over the spot before he starts in again. It sparks the heat within me as it closely mimics a bite.

Breathing and heart rate rise, so hands go to his chest as his slip under the shirt netting at my waist and start upward. My hands fly to his wrists, stopping him just as his teeth sink in. A moan escapes me in surprise before I bite my lip, wet heat forming between my thighs.

The material on the inside of my pants had been reinforced in the crotch, probably made specifically for times like this when fluids leak and you don't want it obvious by having a wet spot. Does nothing for scent though, and mine is starting to strengthen. Not overly obvious yet, I only know it because I can feel it.

With tight pants and my holding his wrists, keeping him from my chest, he can't get to other areas and make things worse. His bite doesn't cause the swift and fast orgasm that Lady's can either, for which I'm thankful.

His gets you moist and ready, but that's as far as it goes. No explosions or a continual flood of arousal to keep the flow going down below. This Vampire's bite works more as foreplay than anything else.

Knowing that's as far as it will go, I don't have to worry about scents becoming potent and embarrassing. His frustration makes itself obvious when my clothes prevent his groping of skin. A punishing clench of his teeth, an actual bite that includes bottom teeth as well, is given.

As I cry out, he releases me, my eyes flying open to see the discontent and lust in his gaze as he looks over my face. I feel the trickle from him not closing the marks, that's fine, they'll be healed shortly anyway. Nicolaus steps back and watches the leak at my neck, wrists still in my grip as I pull his hands out and away from my shirt before letting go. Gold eyes flare at him as he smirks at having put yet another mark on me.

And he was wondering earlier why I wouldn't sleep with him. This, I think, is a perfect explanation as to my reasons why. The sad part is, he's so messed up that he doesn't even realize it.

I remember him once saying he's almost a hundred and sixty years old, so he's been like this for so long that there's no changing or attempting to. I'm sorry it happened to him, I am, but he will not keep doing it to me if I have any say in the matter.

"I need to get to work, you're in my way. Go play with your dog, not like he has anything else better to do than kiss your ass."

Nicolaus smiles, leaning close again and hovering over my lips.

"And he is so good at it too. You, on the other hand, I wouldn't let near my ass with your sharp mouth. I have better ideas for it anyway."

His voice had started fading on that last part as he presses his lips to mine. Hands coming up to cradle my face as his tongue sweeps in. I go along with it till I get to the angle I need, then bite down hard on his lip in payback for my neck.

Blood beads up, but he just moans and takes the kiss deeper. Okay, so that didn't work, let's try another. As his tongue sweeps in again, I grab hold.

He flattens it immediately as my fangs stab into the muscle, blood again welling up and filling our mouths. He moves in closer, pressing his hard groin between my thighs.

Great. Just great. Instead of getting him to back off, I end up giving him a happy. Perfect.

He pulls away slowly, licking up the ruby mess that had made it out of our mouths. His breathing heavy and eyes glazed as he gives a couple more soft kisses.

"Sharp mouth indeed. I love your mouth, just thinking of it gets me hard."

I snort as his knuckles feather over my cheekbones.

"Thinking of toilet paper rolls gets you hard."

His smile is warm as he steps away, half the time I wonder if he's actually hearing me or not. Nicolaus snags my hand and kisses my palm before turning and finally leaving.

Rubbing my palm on my leg, I hop down and go the few feet to a sink to wash it off. Knew the new stuff would come in handy. Allows the washing off of Vamp cooties. Looking over to the others shows Maii and Kerry covering their smiles.

I stick my tongue out at them, which just has them laughing harder. Good, no more sad faces. Retrieving an apron and putting it on, I think over the fact that Lady's scent was either covered perfectly, or he didn't think anything of it. No, he would think something, since when she fed on me in front of him, he was angry.

"So what time of day is it anyway? I'm all messed up and I think my inner clock packed up and left me."

While asking, I look over the equipment that had been the closest to the fighting that I remember. Everything looks fine aside from some dings and dents here and there. Those are annoying but much better than broken. A few things have been moved around, but that's no biggy.

"It's close to the usual time you start dinner."

"Alrighty. Oh, how did the pizzas go?"

I wouldn't be surprised if they'd been forgotten about and turned into black frisbees. A new crew mills about washing dishes and restocking, guess they rotate or something. They're not new faces, just new to me working in this area.

These ones though, are all animals. Shifters and Weres. Six in total, split in the middle with three of each gender. Remembering what Kerry had talked to me about earlier, I reach a hand out to each one as I ask their names.

Looks get traded back and forth when I ask, but I eventually get them all. As soon as they take my hand, they relax a little. Noticing it, I look over to Kerry who nods and smiles. I smile too, this kind of touching I have no issue with.

Keeping them near, I work on my nose powa's. Not getting right up in their face or armpits, but standing close and breathing in. I get several weird looks, so I laugh and explain that I'm trying to distinguish animal.

They all understand and are seemingly patient with me. Do the same with Maii and Kerry as well, even though I know their animals and scents. Along with the animal, I catch on all of them the smells of recent soaps, sweat, and food that they've handled.

Two of the females smell a lot alike, a wildness that reminds me of Anthony, so right away I pick them out as Werewolves. They give small smiles as their heads incline. One of the males also has a familiar-ness to him, like the Weres but not a wolf. I can't identify it, so I ask. He's a WereCat, bobcat to be specific.

"Oooo, nifty. Guess it's ignorant to think all Weres are wolves. Bobcat. Huh."

I make sure to smile with him instead of at him, don't want them thinking I'm making fun of any of them. So that leaves one more female and two males. All similar to Kerry and Maii, so makes them Shifters.

Shifters also have a 'wild' smell to them, but different. Like the taste difference between milk chocolate and dark chocolate. And there I go with food again. Think I'm gonna pick out someone specific, have them eat nothing but chocolate for a few days then feed from 'em. See if that works.

The two males also smell similar to Kerry, so I'm guessing feline. While the female is like Maii, so some kind of canine. This all might be a lot easier if I've ever smelt the 'true' animal they take after.

"Okay, you three I can tell are Shifters, two cats and a canine, but I have no idea of species."

They grin and one by one list off what they are. The girl is a red fox, the males are a lynx and clouded leopard. Color me impressed. It all gets put in the memory banks for later, where I can pull it out and go all fangirl at some later time.

And of course, now that I'm thinking about it, I can't recall what Orion smells like. Highly annoying since I was on his damn shoulders at one point. Madaline is a lynx, her scent gets remembered, again similar to the guy, but different.

"Oh yeah, pizzas. How'd they go? Sorry, kind of all over the place today."

"We aren't entirely sure. You see, Maii and I had gone with when you were carried away but then denied from entering the room. Even when your Maker had left the room a couple of times, no one was allowed inside. Since Maii stayed in coyote form the whole time, he was posted at your door, much to the Vampire's annoyance. When I came back here, everything was either gone or on the floor."

Don't care that it was taken, that's what it's there for. The part about being alone after having been hit so hard is a little irking, but whatever. She keeps going as I clean my counters.

"All of us were happy to know you'd awakened, but then you'd been taken to the Mistress and not seen or heard from since. We were starting to think you'd been killed or were hidden in one of her...playrooms."

Her distaste at that word is very thick, being sneered out. Don't think I want to see those rooms either. Speaking of unseen, my brows draw together.

"Have any of you seen Avina? I haven't seen her for a few days."

Being told that she's been with a patron for the past few days makes me worry, but I'm told it's alright, that he's an older guy and really nice, likes to cuddle.

Ooookay then.