(( So I'm questioning if I should just make this an RP? ))
Jackie could smell human's in the forest. Their blood called to her like a siren's forbidden song. The need, or the hunger as some would call it was easier to control now, after so much practice, but Jackie was still wary and moved farther into the forest.
Good. It was quieter in the heart of the forest. In fact it was silent except for the stomping of a large deer. She could hear his antler's scraping the tree bark from here.
The hunters crouch came naturally to her, as it would to any predator. She lowered herself to the ground, stalking towards her prey with silent steps. As soon as she was within range, she parted her full lips and launched herself into the air, lithe as an arrow from the bow of a master. She immediately found the artery she was searching for and sunk her teeth in, cleanly leaving two puncture marks. Then, she moved her head slightly and began to feed, the warm life giving liquid, flowing through her veins
.
The buck's struggles became feebler with each passing second until the large animal was still beneath her small hands. She closed her eyes and said a prayer for this animal, thanking him for giving her life and then she closed the large animal's eyes before leaving just as silently as she had come.
Jackie's need was quenched for tonight, but she never knew when it would spike in strength again. Don't misunderstand, she had gained impeccable control over her darker side, but there was always the slight risk that she could snap. It had happened before, and this was what she worried about on her way back towards Hogwarts. When she reached the gigantic castle of a school she touched the bricks on the outside delicately, preserving all of her memories.
After maybe an hour or so wandering around Hogwarts, she turned hesitantly and sped towards the town bar, one person in mind. She had to find him
~.
Jade pushed open the door of the bar, letting the cool hair whip her hair into her face. Only one person was on her mind right now, and she couldn't help but think about him. He had both intrigued and charmed her, but she was still wary of him for some reason.
She was headed off to get her broom, which she had hidden in a small alley so she could get back to her dorm after sneaking out for a night at The Three Broomsticks when someone collided with her. "Hey!" She protested loudly. "Watch where you're going would you?"
Raising her eyes, to give the person who had hit her a proper verbal thrashing, she paused when she actually saw them. The girl standing before her was tiny, which didn't explain why Jade had felt as if she had run into a wall. But the thing she noticed most was this girl was unnaturally beautiful with round blue eyes and full bright red lips, which was strange because the rest of her complexion was a chalky white. She was gorgeous, but there was something... uncanny about her.
"I'm so sorry." The small girl said softly. "I wasn't looking where I was going." Her voice rang like wind chimes.
Jade hesitated. "Oh no, it's fine." She replied, shuffling to the side to return on her journey to get her broom. Jade started forward at a faster pace, suddenly receiving an urge to leave this place. There was something dangerous about it, but she wasn't sure what.
~
Jackie was shocked. She had crashed into this human girl because she hadn't been paying attention. Why hadn't her senses alerted her to this girl's presence earlier? She briefly apologized before hurrying on to the bar. She didn't want to keep him waiting.
The second she stepped foot in the bar, she was smacked in the face by the alcohol scent. Then scenting further on, she found him in a corner booth. She hurried and sat across from him. "Hello darling." She murmured, leaning across the table to kiss him.
He pulled away sooner than usual. "I... Jackie. I don't want to lead you on any more." He whispered, the pain cracking his voice in various places. "I'm going away. And... we just can't be together like this anymore. Seeing each other every now and then? I can't do it, and I'm sorry."
Jackie froze, her face barely moving. "This is what you wanted to talk to me about?" She asked in a monotonous tone. Becoming numb was the only way she could hide the fissure crackling through her heart. It hurt. It hurt more than when Onde snapped her arm in half. It hurt more that when she was turned into a vampire. It hurt so much she could barely speak. "Please?" She whispered, brokenly.
He shook his head, standing. "Don't make this any harder Jackie." He said, stonily exiting the bar in a swift movement.
Suddenly everything unfroze. "No!" Jackie yelped, over throwing the table that was bolted to the floor in her haste to chase after Nate. She sped into the street, glancing around wildly. She ran into alleys and down side streets. "Nate!" She called into the night desperately. No reply. There was nothing. Jackie sank to the ground, her body jerking in sobs without tears. This was so wrong.
Emptiness swam in her head for a moment before it was replaced by a blind rage. How dare he do this to her? It wasn't fair!
Jackie's eyes blazed a deep, dark black as she stalked back into the bar. She walked up to the cutest man in the bar, who had a strange resemblance to Nate, and batted her eyelashes, twisting him around her finger within seconds. "You want to go somewhere... um more private?" She asked, giggling and parting her lips seductively. It was a wonder she could manage even simple motions such as these. Jackie's entire body was filled with a black rage and despair. It was like a tidal wave drowning her.
The man nodded helplessly, taking her hand as she walked outside into a tiny alley way. He had no chance. The second they rounded the corner, Jackie viciously lunged for his throat and at the same time snapped his neck so he wouldn't feel any pain. She was blinded by anger, hurt and betrayal as this boy's blood coursed through her veins, filling her to the brim with power and rejuvenation. This was the ultimate forbidden decadence.
After she had drained the boy, rationality returned to her mind. She looked down at his pale face, shaking. Oh god. "Oh god." She whispered, the boy's limp body a dead weight in her arms. "Oh my god." She gasped, her body suddenly shaking uncontrollably. What had she done? She was a monster. Jackie shrank inward upon herself, trembling. What had happened to the 100 years of control she had practiced? She closed her eyes, not bothering to wipe any of the blood from her face. She had let one boy do this to her. She had let him and all the love and pain he had brought to her life destroy her. Never again. Never again would she let a boy in that close. She shivered again, being in love with someone was too dangerous. So never again.
Footsteps sounded down the alley, and Jackie turned, praying it wasn't someone she knew come to find her like this. Her eyes were wild with fear as she waited half-hidden in shadows for the person to come closer, so she could see them.
Jackie could smell human's in the forest. Their blood called to her like a siren's forbidden song. The need, or the hunger as some would call it was easier to control now, after so much practice, but Jackie was still wary and moved farther into the forest.
Good. It was quieter in the heart of the forest. In fact it was silent except for the stomping of a large deer. She could hear his antler's scraping the tree bark from here.
The hunters crouch came naturally to her, as it would to any predator. She lowered herself to the ground, stalking towards her prey with silent steps. As soon as she was within range, she parted her full lips and launched herself into the air, lithe as an arrow from the bow of a master. She immediately found the artery she was searching for and sunk her teeth in, cleanly leaving two puncture marks. Then, she moved her head slightly and began to feed, the warm life giving liquid, flowing through her veins
.
The buck's struggles became feebler with each passing second until the large animal was still beneath her small hands. She closed her eyes and said a prayer for this animal, thanking him for giving her life and then she closed the large animal's eyes before leaving just as silently as she had come.
Jackie's need was quenched for tonight, but she never knew when it would spike in strength again. Don't misunderstand, she had gained impeccable control over her darker side, but there was always the slight risk that she could snap. It had happened before, and this was what she worried about on her way back towards Hogwarts. When she reached the gigantic castle of a school she touched the bricks on the outside delicately, preserving all of her memories.
After maybe an hour or so wandering around Hogwarts, she turned hesitantly and sped towards the town bar, one person in mind. She had to find him
~.
Jade pushed open the door of the bar, letting the cool hair whip her hair into her face. Only one person was on her mind right now, and she couldn't help but think about him. He had both intrigued and charmed her, but she was still wary of him for some reason.
She was headed off to get her broom, which she had hidden in a small alley so she could get back to her dorm after sneaking out for a night at The Three Broomsticks when someone collided with her. "Hey!" She protested loudly. "Watch where you're going would you?"
Raising her eyes, to give the person who had hit her a proper verbal thrashing, she paused when she actually saw them. The girl standing before her was tiny, which didn't explain why Jade had felt as if she had run into a wall. But the thing she noticed most was this girl was unnaturally beautiful with round blue eyes and full bright red lips, which was strange because the rest of her complexion was a chalky white. She was gorgeous, but there was something... uncanny about her.
"I'm so sorry." The small girl said softly. "I wasn't looking where I was going." Her voice rang like wind chimes.
Jade hesitated. "Oh no, it's fine." She replied, shuffling to the side to return on her journey to get her broom. Jade started forward at a faster pace, suddenly receiving an urge to leave this place. There was something dangerous about it, but she wasn't sure what.
~
Jackie was shocked. She had crashed into this human girl because she hadn't been paying attention. Why hadn't her senses alerted her to this girl's presence earlier? She briefly apologized before hurrying on to the bar. She didn't want to keep him waiting.
The second she stepped foot in the bar, she was smacked in the face by the alcohol scent. Then scenting further on, she found him in a corner booth. She hurried and sat across from him. "Hello darling." She murmured, leaning across the table to kiss him.
He pulled away sooner than usual. "I... Jackie. I don't want to lead you on any more." He whispered, the pain cracking his voice in various places. "I'm going away. And... we just can't be together like this anymore. Seeing each other every now and then? I can't do it, and I'm sorry."
Jackie froze, her face barely moving. "This is what you wanted to talk to me about?" She asked in a monotonous tone. Becoming numb was the only way she could hide the fissure crackling through her heart. It hurt. It hurt more than when Onde snapped her arm in half. It hurt more that when she was turned into a vampire. It hurt so much she could barely speak. "Please?" She whispered, brokenly.
He shook his head, standing. "Don't make this any harder Jackie." He said, stonily exiting the bar in a swift movement.
Suddenly everything unfroze. "No!" Jackie yelped, over throwing the table that was bolted to the floor in her haste to chase after Nate. She sped into the street, glancing around wildly. She ran into alleys and down side streets. "Nate!" She called into the night desperately. No reply. There was nothing. Jackie sank to the ground, her body jerking in sobs without tears. This was so wrong.
Emptiness swam in her head for a moment before it was replaced by a blind rage. How dare he do this to her? It wasn't fair!
Jackie's eyes blazed a deep, dark black as she stalked back into the bar. She walked up to the cutest man in the bar, who had a strange resemblance to Nate, and batted her eyelashes, twisting him around her finger within seconds. "You want to go somewhere... um more private?" She asked, giggling and parting her lips seductively. It was a wonder she could manage even simple motions such as these. Jackie's entire body was filled with a black rage and despair. It was like a tidal wave drowning her.
The man nodded helplessly, taking her hand as she walked outside into a tiny alley way. He had no chance. The second they rounded the corner, Jackie viciously lunged for his throat and at the same time snapped his neck so he wouldn't feel any pain. She was blinded by anger, hurt and betrayal as this boy's blood coursed through her veins, filling her to the brim with power and rejuvenation. This was the ultimate forbidden decadence.
After she had drained the boy, rationality returned to her mind. She looked down at his pale face, shaking. Oh god. "Oh god." She whispered, the boy's limp body a dead weight in her arms. "Oh my god." She gasped, her body suddenly shaking uncontrollably. What had she done? She was a monster. Jackie shrank inward upon herself, trembling. What had happened to the 100 years of control she had practiced? She closed her eyes, not bothering to wipe any of the blood from her face. She had let one boy do this to her. She had let him and all the love and pain he had brought to her life destroy her. Never again. Never again would she let a boy in that close. She shivered again, being in love with someone was too dangerous. So never again.
Footsteps sounded down the alley, and Jackie turned, praying it wasn't someone she knew come to find her like this. Her eyes were wild with fear as she waited half-hidden in shadows for the person to come closer, so she could see them.