Chapter 11
If I thought the first day at Mystic River Vampire Academy was crazy and overwhelming, it was only going to get more so after that. The entire first week of school was jam-packed with so much information, I could barely keep track.
So much so that I even ended up getting a notebook so I could take notes. Yeah, I know… crazy, right?
The thing is, there was so much about vampires that I didn’t know! Of course, I never had a reason to know or to care before, but now that I was one… it was kind of need-to-know info.
The biggest whopper to me was probably that we use magic. I suppose I’d never thought about what makes vampires work before, but now that I was one, it made sense that magic had to be involved. I mean, we did some very inhuman things with our bodies and minds. Shapeshifting, mind control, no longer needing to eat food… it was a lot to take in.
I still didn’t know how a lot of that worked because it was all considered advanced knowledge and I hadn’t been here long enough for that yet, but I was honestly excited about it.
Funny enough, I didn’t miss my old life all that much. If anything, I missed the partying, but I’d found a workaround for that, too. While I had to stay away from all of my old haunts, I was making my rounds through the local scene and making some new connections.
We were two whole weeks in at the Academy and although I was learning a lot about my insatiable hunger for blood and what to do about it, I had not learned much about what to do for this insatiable lust.
My sex drive seemed to be heightened ten times since The Turn and that was saying something, seeing as how I was a major horn dog before.
That was precisely how I came upon Troy and Brian. They were so cute, and naive. I found them while out in town and walking the Mystic River for exercise and clearing my mind. And they didn’t mind that I was closed off and secretive. In fact, we spent quite a few nights together getting drunk and naked and my past had never come up, nor had my family.
When I came back to campus that evening, Propanga had an unhappy look on her face.
“Are you fraternizing with the locals again?” She asked, giving me an accusing glare.
“No,” I stated defiantly. She just gave me a look that said she already knew better and then I added, “They’re not locals. They’re tourists.”
“Carmilla, you can’t keep seeing those boys,” she said.
“Why not?” I whined. I had been having so much fun with my little playthings.
“Well for one,” she said, a stern look on her round, pouty face, “it’s against the rules. And for another, you might accidentally turn those boys and then you’ll really be in trouble.”
“Chill out, Propanga, no one’s getting bitten. I have it totally under control…”
She rolled her eyes at me as I laughed and walked past her to shower. I did need to wash the human scent off me so no one else here at the Academy smelled it. That would be a recipe for disaster, especially for those who were struggling with self-control.
It was the main reason we were not allowed to hang out with humans until we had graduated. The hunger was so strong, many new vamps simply couldn’t control themselves. And if we bit or attacked an innocent, we’d get put down.
Some of those newbies could pick up the scent of a fresh human from quite some distance and I’d have them all over me. Even worse, one of the teachers or Hera might smell it and then I’d be in deep shit. Nope, better to come right in and wash it all away.
I stripped, climbed into the shower and let the water run over my naked body, just taking in all of the sensations. As I did so, I thought about my night with the boys. Everything was so amazing.
Admittedly, I had been with a lot of people, but none had felt as good as those I’d been with since The Turn. It was like all my senses were on high alert and every touch, every kiss, every stroke felt so much more intense.
I mean, maybe these guys were just really, really good… but I think it had more to do with how I was feeling everything so much more intensely. My seductress abilities had always been top tier even before my Turn, but now, there was definitely something magical going on. I had convinced them to have a threesome with me and I got a feeling they would not have been up to that before.
Troy and Brian each made it very clear they were heterosexual, but after a couple of nights of magic with me, they were doing things to me, and to each other, that I’m sure they never even dreamed about before.
I turned my back to the water and let the warm droplets rush over me as I remembered my time with the boys. Troy had the softest hands and I loved how he ran them over every single inch of my body. My nipples were getting hard again just thinking about it.
Brian was rough in all the right ways and an amazingly sexy kisser. I could taste him now just thinking about it. In fact, thinking about my guys was getting me all hot and bothered again and I couldn’t help but touch myself right there in the shower, thinking about the hours we had made love. If I had an eternity of this to look forward to, being a vampire was going to be really, really sweet.
I slept like a baby that night!
Chapter 12
Just a couple of days later, I was meeting Troy and Brian down by the River. It was their last day in town before their vacation ended. We intended to party it up as much as we could with the time we had left. Of course, I told them to look me up next time they were back in town. They were quickly becoming my favorite little humans, especially with how close they had gotten to one another while also worshipping me.
Our little mé·nage à trois was the highlight of my days here in Mystic River lately. So, there I was, sitting with the both of them on a bench that overlooked a great view of the River.
It was far enough away from the tourist hot spots that we were not bombarded with people, but it was at a big thruway for the many boats that came down the River. It was a tranquil spot, with a large cemetery just a few yards away on the right and a clump of trees on the left separating this little area from the shops and tourist zones further down.
We loved to meet up here before our dates and it had fast become a favorite make out spot. As soon as the guys saw me, I could see the lust in their eyes. I greeted both with a kiss, we sat on our favorite bench and then I took turns giving long, seductive kisses to each guy.
First, I kissed Brian, feeling his eager tongue exploring my mouth. He was hungry for it, as evidenced by his desperate, aggressive kisses and petting. His hands flew over my body, rubbing my back, my arms, my neck and then my breasts right here in public. After a couple of minutes, with Brian’s hands still exploring my body, I missed Troy.
His lips were soft and tender, like his hands, but he explored my mouth expertly, like a seasoned sailor navigating a familiar sea. He knew exactly what I liked, and he was more than willing to give it to me. Troy was just as hot for me as Brian, but he had more self-control.
He could delay, he could tease, and he would put his own desires on hold to allow for the build-up. It drove me wild.
So, here we were pushing the limits of what was decent in public when I pulled myself away from Troy’s sexy kisses and intended to make my way back to Brian, who was still fondling my body.
That was when I saw Astrid approaching from the walkway that led to the street and sidewalk.
“Carmilla,” she purred, “Why haven’t you introduced me to your sexy friends here?”
Troy and Brian both jumped, startled by the sound of Astrid’s voice. We didn’t expect anyone to find us here, at least not anyone who would know any of us.
“Astrid,” I said, pulling away from Brian as his hands dropped from my chest. “What are you doing here?”
“Oh, I was just out for a stroll. Imagine my surprise when I see you here with these tasty treats?” She winked and I could have sworn she wiggled her hips. This girl…
“Yeah, um, these are my… my friends,” I said hesitantly. Was she going to tell everyone at the Academy what she had caught me doing?<
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“I can see that!” she laughed and strutted over to the bench and sat down beside the three of us. Brian had his mouth gaping open staring at Astrid like he’d never seen a girl before and Troy just looked royally annoyed that we had been interrupted.
These delicious boys were mine, and I didn’t like to share.
“Well,” I said, breaking the heavy silence. “We were just on our way so uh, I guess I’ll see you later.”
When I stood, my boys stood up with me, although Brian was still staring at Astrid like a lost puppy dog.
“Oh sure,” she remarked, flipping her hair over her shoulder, “we can catch up later.”
“Yeah, great. Good to see you though,” I added as I ushered the guys away.
“Bye boys!” she called behind us in a sing-songy voice. In my head, I hoped that little meeting didn’t come back to haunt me. I’d talk to Astrid when I got back to campus and make sure she didn’t tell anybody. But even if she did, could they even prove it?
The guys were leaving town tonight and unless an administrator caught me with them, I was pretty sure they couldn’t just take the word of another student over mine. I hoped so anyway…
Pushing the thoughts out of my mind, I went back to the hotel with them to enjoy a goodbye tryst with my favorite guys.
We spent the next few hours together before my watch warned me it was time to go. The Academy had a curfew and if I didn’t make it back in time, after seeing Astrid out there today, I worried about what might happen to me. I said goodbye to Troy and Brian, promising them that if they didn’t make it back to Mystic, I’d have to come visit them soon.
And then I began walking back to school, thinking about everything that had happened to me over the past couple of months and how much my life had changed.
The Turn had completed for me, thankfully, without much event. It wasn’t fun, but it didn’t last forever, either. If you can imagine all the changes you went through during puberty, multiply that by 12 and then cram it all into 72 hours, that’s about what it felt like.
Well, that and also smelling every human for miles around and wanting to tear out their throats… but that’s why they kept us locked up in the campus until we completed our Turn. A wild vampire on the loose in the middle of a Turn is how mass murders happened.
If it wasn’t bad enough that the vampire leaders didn’t want us to hurt humans, we also couldn’t risk getting caught since our very own government would put us down like rabid dog that just bit somebody. They were not playing around. When it came to vampires, their goal was complete and total genocide.
They’d done their best to round us all up after the war, but whenever they heard of one that had slipped through the cracks, well, they hunted them down and ended them. The last thing you wanted was to lose control as a vamp, slaughter a bunch of innocent people, and then have the federal special forces hunt you down like a dog in the dead of night.
And the last thing the vampire leaders wanted was more new vamps getting caught. Every time they did, it exposed the rest of us, making us more vulnerable. “We are only as strong as our weakest member,” they had said on Day 1 of Vampire Academy.
Being allowed to live as a vampire and being accepted into the Academy meant you were brought into an elite fold. Our kind continued to exist because we all agreed to follow the rules in order to protect one another. If one vampire went rogue and did something stupid, it could get many killed.
This was one of the most important lessons they had taught us so far. They also provided vital life-saving aid during the actual Turn itself. It’s a big like drug withdrawal. You feel especially horrible and like you’re dying in the beginning, but if you manage to suffer through it, you feel so much better in the end.
Lots of change and confusing feelings and hormones and cravings and desires and body changes and then… it was all over, and you were a new person – different, but still the same. You could never go back to who you used to be, despite how a part of you might long for it from time to time. The best thing to do was embrace this new version, like a butterfly coming out of its cocoon, and that was precisely what I intended to do.
Chapter 13
I was a vampire now, whether I wanted to be or not, so I may as well enjoy it, right?
These are the thoughts that went through my mind as I walked back to campus. I made it inside those wrought-iron gates just before curfew and stepped inside those big, creepy doors like I had done so many times before. This was home now.
It felt weird to say it, but in my heart it felt right. There was no one outside these gates who could teach me about myself the way that those here could. There was no one outside who would understand me like my own kind.
Yes, I had fun playing with my human toys, but right now, I needed more than fun. I needed to learn about who and what I was now. This was a foreign thought to my brain that had for so long only wanted fun and sex and parties and drinks. Now, I new that there was more to life, and it was time I started looking a little deeper into things.
I made my way through the main doors in silence, down the long hallways, and then out into the beautiful courtyard with the walkway that led to the other building; the one that had my room in it. Who would have thought even just a couple of months ago that I would end up in a place like this?
It was truly a significant turn of events. All of these thoughts were running through my head as I turned the corner, went into the main building, then down the hall and into my room.
I was pulled out of my thoughts by the shock of Astrid sitting there inside the room, on my bed, in the dark room. I could barely make out her figure from the dark, but there was a single candle lit and my vampire vision was stronger than my human night vision had been.
“Astrid?” I said softly, confused and surprised.
“Show me what you do with your human boys,” she purred, beckoning me closer with her finger. It was hard to be sure from where I was standing but she seemed to be in only her underwear.
Was she for real right now?
I’d never thought about Astrid in that way, but I was not about to turn a beautiful woman down, especially when she was half-naked on my bed. I stepped a little closer and then remembered, I technically had a roommate.
“Propanga…”
“Is downstairs with my roomie for the next few hours. Don’t worry. I handled it and no one will suspect a thing. We have this space all to ourselves.” Her low, sultry voice lured me in closer and I saw that she was indeed in just her lacy bra and panties.
My breath caught in my throat and I licked my lips instinctively. She was sexy, no doubt about that, but I couldn’t help but feel like there was more to this.
“Why are you doing this? Is this because you caught me with those guys earlier?”
“Yes,” she whispered. “Now hush and come over here.” She stretched back against my pillows as she said those words and opened her legs wide in front of me. She was quite the seductress, wasn’t she?
“Is this… payment? Like, to keep my secret?” I asked, still unsure of her agenda in all of this.
“Wait, what?” Astrid sat up as she said those words. “Oh my god, do you think I’m blackmailing you or something?”
“I mean…” I shrugged.
“Oh no, no, no.” She laughed nervously. “I-I like you, Carmilla. And when I saw you with those guys… the last thing I thought about was turning you in. I was just… jealous.”
“Jealous that I was sleeping with human guys from town?” I asked, still confused. “Because there are a lot of guys out there that would do you; you’re hot.”
“Jealous that those squirmy little human guys got to have you and I didn’t,” she corrected.
“Oh,” was my only response. Oh, I was terrible at taking clues from women.
Astrid would not be the first woman I had been with. I had experimented in high school and also taken a few women home from the clubs in my time. But she would be the first vampire I had been with, a
nd that somehow seemed to mean a lot more.
“Carmilla, come here,” she cooed, patting the bed beside her. I did as I was told, kicking my shoes off at the door before I walked over. Then I climbed onto my own bed and sat just beside her.
“What is this about, Astrid?” I asked tentatively, noting how sexy she looked in her bra and panties.
“This is about how I like you. And it’s lonely here at this stupid school. Nothing more, nothing less. No strings attached, okay? Let’s just have some fun.”
“Okay, I’m down for some fun,” I laughed. I was usually one to take the lead, but this time, I let her call the shots. I mean, she was the one who had managed to get herself half-naked in my bed to surprise me. Let’s see what kind of game she had.
She leaned in for a kiss and her mouth was hot and hungry as if she’d been waiting a long time for this. She tasted like peppermint, but not like a breath mint. More like toothpaste. Her lips were so soft and buttery.
I retuned every kiss with fervor and before I knew it, she was on top of me on my bed, her hands all over me. As her tongue danced with mine, her right hand went up my shirt and cupped my breast through my bra.
My body responded as intended and my breath quickened. I wanted to rip her bra and panties off and do her right then and there, but I allowed her to go slow. This was her plan. She got to decide how it went.
And with it, I allowed myself to truly feel, to just lie back and receive. It was not often I was in this position. In fact, I couldn’t remember a time I’d ever really been in the position of just letting my play partner take care of me.
Chapter 14
As her lips and tongue continued to explore my mouth, her fingers pulled my breast out of my bra cup and began exploring themselves. I let out a slight moan as I wiggled underneath her.
“So good,” I whispered.
“Mmmm,” she moaned back at me.
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