Chapter 4: Chapter 4 - Bitten
KALLEA
I woke up in a bad headache with a stabbing pain at my stomach. I felt terribly weak too that I could not even sit upright.
When I looked around, I was in a dim room. Thick red velvet curtains hung at the large windows, doors shut and ceilings high. As I try to move, pain shot from stomach upwards to my chest. It was awful. I can't help but groan in pain as I continue to move my arm to push the blankets away.
"You're in pain."
It was not a question. The man from the dark corner of the room walked towards me with such elegance and authority. His eyes were piercing but full of curiosity. "You're in pain." He repeated.
Moving closer, I got a clear sight of him. My eyes met the same familiar blue eyes. It was the same blue eyes I saw before fainting and the same blue eyes I met weeks ago.
It was him!
He stopped across the bed, few steps near the velvety ottoman. I could not understand him. Earlier he looks curious of me, now his expression was unreadable. I could not tell what he's thinking with that emotionless face.
"Hey, how is she—…" The door sprung open. A woman white as snow, hair bouncing like coiled springs and a face comparable to a doll, entered the room with a silver tray of medicine. "Oh, she's awake." She mumbled in shock as our eyes met.
"What are you doing by the door? Get inside, dollface!" She was shoved inside by a man with blonde hair, spun like golden thread. The girl sneered at him while the man only gave out a loud laugh, amused by her annoyed face.
"I swear, I will rip your head off when I got a chance, Kiran!" She yelled and slammed the tray at the marbled table, creating loud noise that made me flinch all of a sudden. I could feel the shivers running from my spine, spreading to my limbs.
I closed my eyes and covered my ears. I was never the type of person to fear sudden noises but I swear I clearly heard it like it was slammed just behind my ear. It was still echoing up to this moment, travelling back and forth from my left to right ear.
"Quite sensitive, aren't we?"
"She's kind of peculiar… a little different from us…"
I tried to stop the sudden urge but my hand has already acted on its own. My hand reached for my own neck and scratched it deep. My nails tried to claw deeper but my neck was wrapped with gauze that made it impossible, protecting my neck from further wound. It was different from before. It was not just a simple itch this time. It was like a thick lump blocking my throat, like a barrier hindering me from comfort to speak.
When I opened my mouth to seek help, saliva dripped from the corners of my mouth. The itch intensified as well as the pain in my stomach. To ease the pain, I tried biting my own finger.
"Theron!" The beautiful woman approached the blue-eyed man. "She's hungry." She said, emphasizing the last word greatly.
"She's starting to feed on her own body… She'll be turning into a feeder soon…!" he exclaimed.
I was trying my best to control lingering desire in my body. My fingers began to shake. Every time I look at these people, my eyes would only focus at their necks. Images of breaking, snapping and feasting on its splintered veins began to flash non-stop in my mind.
"She won't." He uttered before shifting his eyes to the golden haired boy. "Look at her."
"She's trying to control it…" He said in realization.
"I don't care if she's controlling it or not or whether if she's turning into a feeder soon but she has a hunger to satisfy…" Hearing her words, the person named Kiran was alarmed.
He distanced himself from me and announced, "I'll bring her something to 'eat'."
"No need for that." Theron walked closer to me.
From his waist, he took out a sharp dagger with bright red edges on the blade. Without hesitation, he did a deep cut on his arm near the wrist. Blood immediately gushed from it, like a river flowing endlessly.
Straightaway, my nose picked up the irony smell. It heightened my senses to the extreme and the next thing I know I was no longer in bed and already pinning him in a wall. He did not wince nor squirm under my tight gripped on his neck. He raised his wounded arm and smeared the dripping blood in my cheeks.
I could feel my organs throbbing. My heart began to pound fast while I breathe in an abnormal pace. Not contented enough, by his thumb, he forcefully shoved the blood in my cheek towards my mouth. Before I could even protest, my tongue had savoured the blood like a food delicacy.
Red.
"She was feeding on him…" I heard a whisper behind me. I turned around and saw the woman earlier with a horrified face. Her pupils dilated and face pale like white sheets.
I tried to approach her but at arm snake around my waist. He then pressed his wounded arm on my mouth. I tried to push his arm away but he only pressed it even deeper in my mouth, forcing me to taste his blood even more.
Just by that, something inside me has awoken. I could see the same red colour overcoming my eyesight again. From everywhere I look, all I could see was red. Everything was tainted with a deep reddish colour like blood drawn from veins. The itch in my throat intensifies to the point where the walls were burning as if there was fire thrown at it.
I opened my mouth even bigger, grasped his wrist and sunk my teeth. The feeling of flesh in my mouth is immeasurable. There's a very satisfying feeling I could not describe. It was a too pleasant feeling and I will never lie about wanting even more so I sipped more of his blood like a child feasting causing some to trickle down on the corners of my lips.
"Theron, I think that's enough."
He slowly pulled his arm back. My hands automatically went for my lips and wiped the dripping substance. My breathing was back to normal. My sight was clearer than ever and I've never felt this refreshed before.
"How could she still be sane after feeding on its kind…?"
As my eyes dropped down the floor, there was a pool of blood beneath us, reflecting the face of someone who was once innocent and could never draw blood from anyone.
From it, I could see the monster I've become.
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