by H. T. Night
I heard footsteps walking up to the bathroom door and then the door opened slowly. Maya walked in wearing one of my white robes. The robe was huge on her tiny frame. I smiled at Maya, and gave her a look that assured her I wasn't going to ‘‘perv’’ on her as she disrobed. I leaned my head back and Maya dropped the robe off her body. She stood there completely naked. She looked absolutely gorgeous. Her body was perfect. Every curve perfectly proportioned. Her skin was milky white and she didn’t have a drop of fat on her body. She looked like an angel in the candle lit room. A really freaking hot angel that was about to share a bubble bath with me.
She walked over and stepped into the tub, and sat down.
“What's your sensitive area?” I asked, trying to make the situation more comfortable.
“Huh?” She looked at me, confused.
“When a guy goes into a hot tub he has to put his hands around his package because the hot water fries his manhood.”
“Oh, poor baby,” she said, as she completely dropped her entire body in the tub. “Women don't really have a sensitive area like that. We don't really have a particular spot on our body that can rock our world in an instant like men do with their penises.”
“Very familiar with a men's penis are we?” I asked, jokingly.
“Actually, no. I'm a good girl. I know the present condition says the contrary but other than the boyfriend I told you about I haven't done much.”
“Does your dad need to know you’re staying here tonight?” I asked.
“I texted my mom and Josiah and told them I was staying over cause you weren't feeling good and you needed some TLC.”
“TLC?” I laughed. “It’s more like I need a M.A.S.H unit.”
“Are you sure you don't want to go to the emergency room?”
“I really don't want to deal with the questions. Plus that guy only dug his teeth deep into my neck; he didn't tear off any flesh. I won't need stitches.”
After I made the last statement, we were both quiet. Our legs were touching, but I hadn't got the nerve to cozy up to her. I was completely at full arousal, so I didn't want to scare her with my ‘life-stick’ drilling her in the ribs.
I closed my eyes, and then it happened. She made her way over to me. She laid on top of my body and there really wasn't much I could do about hiding how excited certain regions of my body were. I adjusted my body so we were comfortable. Maya took a washcloth and began wiping my neck and then wiped my shoulder.
“You must taste good,” Maya laughed.
“Why is that?”
“You have more bites on you than a box of donuts.”
“It's amazing! I had gone my whole life with the only time I was bitten was by the weird kid in preschool. But somehow, I manage to get chomped on three times in two months.”
“You’re running out of body parts.” Maya then put her hand in between my thighs and massaged my inner leg.
“Oh, wow,” I said.
“You know this is the closest I have been to your package.”
“I'm highly aware of that,” I said, enjoying her teasing.
“You know, Tommy, you have been so amazing about waiting for me to be ready. No guy has ever done that.”
“I have to say, I had an advantage on other guys.”
“Oh, you did? Why is that?”
“I know we will always be together and I didn't have to rush it.
Maya looked at me and smiled. “Do you really think that?” she asked.
“I know it,” I said, as certain as I d ever been about anything in my life.
“You are so wonderful, Tommy.”
“I know.”
“Oh you know?” Maya laughed.
“I'm pretty awesome, I know that. I just can't believe I was able to find the one person who is actually more awesome than I am.”
“Wow, there's a line for the ages!” she snickered.
“Maya”, I said, calmly. “It's not a line. If I was to write down the perfect person, and give details to the utmost degree, it would be you. You're the most beautiful woman inside and out I have ever known.” I paused and reached out my hand and held hers under the water. “What you need to know Maya, is I don't do this. I don't sit around candle lit bathrooms and whisper sweet nothings in someone's ear. Everything is different with you, my guard is completely down. I don't care how foolish I sound. All I know, is I want to spend every waking moment with you.
Maya looked at me and grabbed my face and began to kiss me passionately. I kissed her back. Each time our lips touched I felt a level of intensity I had never experienced. I felt like a volcano ready to explode.
We both stood up out of the water and were still kissing. “Don't slip,” I said.
“You either.”
We stepped out of the tub and our naked, wet bodies stumbled around my clothes on the floor. I pressed her up against the inside of the bathroom door and kissed her behind her neck, I kissed her shoulder and the top of her back.
“Let's go to your bedroom,” she said.
She didn’t have to ask me twice. I peeked open the door to make sure no one was outside, and once I saw the coast was clear. I took Maya's hand and scurried over to my bedroom.
We collapsed on my bed after I shut the door and we were still wet from the tub but we didn’t care. From that moment, it was all her and I had never felt so natural with a woman in my life. It wasn't about sex. Don’t get me wrong we made love for hours. But, it was about connecting. Our souls intertwined, our hearts meshed together. I never understood how two people could become one until this moment. Every bit of me felt completed. Everything I am from this moment is only about her.
We eventually fell asleep in each other’s arms. I woke up and put the covers over us and wrapped my arms around her.
“I whispered in her ear,” I will always take care of you. Always.”
Chapter Twenty-two
The next two weeks were all about Maya and me. We spent every moment of everyday together. She practically moved into my apartment. She was over every night and I loved it. I knew it was still very important for me to connect with her family, so we made it over there just about every other day.
And yes, Josiah, Daniel and I had a Scrabble match for the ages. In the end, I came out the victor like I knew I would. I felt at one point that the father and son were setting each other up to try to beat me. Maya told me they weren't and I was being paranoid because I was far too competitive.
Maya's family was everything I imagined a family would be like growing up. It meant the world to me that they took me in and made me one of their own.
It was the end of the month and the first full moon was going to be tonight. Maya and I anticipated some weird crap happening to me again and decided it would be best to spend the next three days at my apartment, especially the evenings.
We got to my apartment around three from her parent’s house, and Patrick was asleep in what was now his bedroom since Sasha had gone AWOL a couple of weeks ago. I had left the cage in the living room, because I wasn’t sure when I would need it.
Maya and I decided to make spaghetti together in the kitchen. We put together a huge meal, spaghetti, cheese toast, garlic toast and an antipasto salad. I loved me some Italy.
I was setting the table for three people, even though I knew Patrick wouldn't be able to have much, but sometimes he was able to eat regular food. He never knew how his vampire belly would react. That was definitely a huge minus at the prospect of being a Mani. I was finishing up the silverware when I heard a knock at my door.
“Are you expecting someone?” Maya asked.
“No.” I walked over and peeked through the peephole. It was Sasha.
“It's Sasha!” I said.
“Well, open the door and see what she wants.”
My stomach turned. It had been nice the last two weeks and I knew Sasha was drama. There was no way I wanted to go back to that.
I opened the door. Sasha looked at me, “Hi, Tommy.”
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bsp; “What's up,” I said, slowly.
“How you been?”
“Great. You?”
“I've been okay.”
“Good to hear.”
“Invite her in,” Maya yelled, from the kitchen.
“Would you like to come in?”
“Yeah, sure. Thanks” Sasha came in and walked towards the kitchen and said hi to Maya.
“Are you hungry? We made enough for a platoon.”
“I'm actually starving.” She sounded exhausted.
“Well, have a seat. We set a place for Patrick, but he's not up yet.” Maya was really being hospitable. That’s why I loved her, she had such a good heart.
“Patrick is still here?”Sasha asked.
“Why wouldn't he be,” I said.
“I don't know. I wasn't sure how domestic you two have gotten.”
I shook my head. I knew it was just a matter of time before she would say something inappropriate.
“Can I ask you two a ‘favor’,” Sasha came out and asked.
Here it is. Here's the reason she came over. She is going to ask for money.
“Sasha,” I said. “Ask away.”
“Can I stay here the next three nights, you know, in the cage?”
“Really? That's what you want?” I asked, surprised.
“Yeah, what did you think I was going to ask?
“I wasn’t sure,” I said.
“Of course you can.” I looked up at Maya. She nodded to me and smiled. “Let us know how we can help you.”
Sasha eyes brightened, “Thanks so much, guys. I was going to wander around.”
“Well, you’re in luck,” I said, jokingly. “We just happen to have a cage right smack in the middle of our living room.”
“We?” Sasha said.
“Yeah. We.” I said, plainly.
“We is good,” Sasha said, smiling. “I am happy for you guys.”
“Well Sasha, in a weird way I would never have met Maya if I hadn’t met you.” I said.
Maya sat down and the three of us ate like starving children. I had thirds and both girls had seconds. It was nearing nighttime and Patrick hadn't woken up yet. His door was shut and I figured he must have been wiped out from the night before.
Sasha got into the cage and I locked her into with chains.
Eventually the full moon came out, and she turned and hooted and hollered and screamed bloody murder at us.
Maya and I decided to go in my bedroom, so maybe Sasha would shut up. We put a movie on and eventually we both fell asleep.
A couple hours later, Maya woke me up. “Tommy, Tommy” she said.
“Yeah, what is it?”
“Feel my face. I think I'm getting a fever.”
I sat up and felt her face, and she was very hot. “You’re hot,” I said.
“Do you have any Tylenol?”
“I have aspirin.”
“I need something stronger.”
“There's a Walgreen's that's open 24 hours down the street. I can go down and pick some up for you.”
“Could you?”
“Sure.” I said. I would have gone to downtown London for her.
“Could you also get something for a sore throat, my throat is scratchy!”
“No problem.” I got up and put my shoes on and grabbed my keys. It was 5:00 am so Sasha had about an hour left to be a werewolf. She was amazingly quiet as I left the apartment. I don’t think she saw me.
I got into my car and headed to the store. I decided to pick up a few items while I was there. It had been awhile since I'd been to a convenience store so I needed some things. I took about a half an hour going over the aisles shopping. I brought my stuff to the register. It was two baskets filled to the rim. I guess I did go a little crazy.
It came out to $140.37. That was officially the most money I had ever spent at a Walgreen or any other convenience store.
I got back to my apartment right as the sun came up. I entered my apartment holding two big plastic bags filled with everything from cough syrup to toothpaste.
I put the bags on the kitchen table and watched as the werewolf turned back into Sasha. She was drenched and she layed in the middle of the floor shivering. I opened the gate and unlocked all of her chains. She looked up at me like she had just got done running a Marathon.
I went and got a couple of towels from the bathroom and came back and wiped her down and dried her off.
“Thanks, Tommy.” She said, in a hoarse voice.
“No problem, what are friends for.”
“You really are a good friend. You have a great heart.”
I smiled at Sasha. “You do too when you allow yourself to be honest with yourself.”
“I was being honest with myself. That's why I had to leave. I saw how happy Maya made you. I saw how perfect she was and how she is everything I'm not. I knew I couldn't handle being around you two.”
“How do you feel now?”
“I'll be okay. She's a lucky girl, and I'll make sure she knows it.”
“It's okay; you don't have to do that. Let me grab a couple of Maya's things so you can change your clothes.” They were about the same size and I knew Maya wouldn't mind.
I walked into my bedroom to grab the clothes and I thought my eyes had deceived me. Maya was gone! Not only was she gone, my bedroom window was wide open!
“Maya!” I screamed at the top of my lungs. I stuck my head out of the window and could see footprints below in the dirt. My heart fell out of my chest. “No! No! Patrick!” I screamed.
I ran to Patrick's room, it was locked. I yelled for him to open it.
“What's wrong?” Sasha ran over to me.
“Patrick! Open the fucking door!” There was no response. I took a step back and kicked the door open. Patrick wasn’t there and his window was wide open too, with cardboard and masking tape ripped off the wall, with pieces hanging out the window.
“What the hell is going on?” I screamed. “What the fuck!”
“Tommy, calm down. There's got to be a clear reason why this happened.”
I looked at Sasha with disdain, “Yeah, there's a clear reason! You and Patrick have cursed me! What the fuck did you do, Sasha?” I pinned Sasha up against the wall.” “Did you lead some Carni… or Mani to my apartment? Huh? Answer me!”
“I don't know what you're talking about!” Sasha looked horrified.
I couldn’t tell if she knew anything or not. “You must know something, Sasha! This is your fucking world! You must have led someone here and they took Maya!” I looked at the two empty rooms from the hallway, “And have probably have killed Patrick.” I was horrified. What just happened? Why did I leave Maya by herself? Why? I was only gone for an hour. How long has Patrick been gone? I only assumed he was sleeping. He could have been gone since yesterday. I fell to my knees. “What am I going to do? I don't know what to do.”
Sasha dropped to the floor next to me. “Tommy, you need to believe me when I say I have nothing to do with this!”
“I don't care. That's not going to make anything better. I need to find Maya.”
“Just try to relax. Let's piece this together.”
“What's there to piece together? They came in and killed Patrick, and then took Maya.”
“But they came into two different windows. That means they had to come at different times.”
“No, they could have come in through one and left through the other.”
“Then why was Patrick’s door locked? Why isn't there any kind of mess by either door? They only came in and out of the same windows.”
“Okay, what difference does that make?”
“I bet they got Patrick the night before, not last night. They must have been waiting for you to leave Maya's side so they could get her.”
Just the thought of someone touching Maya against her will made me want to throw up. “Why? Why would they want Maya?”
“Because they want you, Tommy. It is obvious that Mani have done this. It must be th
at brotherhood crew from the other night.”
I looked at Sasha and she seemed real certain about what she was saying. “Why do they want me?” I asked.
“Because they know how tough you are. You beat the crap out of three of them down and you’re a human. They can only imagine how insanely powerful you'd be as a vampire.”
“So they kidnapped Maya so I come after them?”
“They don't want to hurt Maya. They can have any human they want. They hand picked her to get to you.”
“Well, if they intentionally wanted me to come to them, why aren’t there any clues about where they went?”
Sasha thought for a minute. “Well, there's one huge clue.”
“What is it?”
“They left me alive. They didn't find the need to kill me.”
“Would they just have killed you for sport?”
“Oh, they would had killed me and not batted an eye. They left me alive for a reason. They knew I could lead you to them.”
“Can you?”
Sasha was quiet.
“Can you?” I shouted.
“I'm thinking.”
Sasha and I picked ourselves off the floor and went into the kitchen. “Okay, let’s start here,” I said. “Where have you been the last two weeks?”
“I was staying with a friend in Arrowhead.”
“Arrowhead? In the mountains?”
“Is there another?”
“Do you know of any Mani hot spots up there?”
“Yeah, there's the biggest one. It's called Flatlands. All Mani and future Mani hang out there. It’s like their hang out.”
“What is it?”
“It’s a gravel parking lot, Sometime they set up bonfires and hang out all night.”
“What about during the day?”
“Mani can't function during the day unless they transition into birds.”
“Then who's watching Maya?” I yelled.
“Probably future Mani.”
“What does that mean? Who the fuck is future Mani?”
“They usually are teenagers who are waiting to be fully developed until they turn. They want to have maximum height and muscle mass before they become vampires.
