happy Holidays, stormybear30! (1/2)
Title: Twice Bitten
Recipient: Stormybear
Author: mhobbs0430
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 12,736
Warnings: m/m sex, blowjobs, blood play, abduction. You know, the usual stuff
Summary: Adam is a vampire tattoo artist and Kristopher, recently bitten by a werewolf unbeknownst to him, comes in for a fang tattoo and ends up bonded to the vampire and he won’t be safe from the werewolf who’s trying to claim him, until he and Adam are mated.
Author's Notes: Merry Christmas, or whatever you celebrate, bb!! This is my very first vampire fic and I almost hurled when it was assigned to me out of fear of the unknown, but, this has ended up being my favorite story that I’ve written so far, so thank you! Hope you enjoy it.
Adam loves his work. He always has. And it gives him a valid excuse to be around humans. Well, humans that can handle the pain, anyway. Some of his customers have become willing blood donors, but mostly he just takes from them while he's letting his work dry between phases. They don't remember afterwards anyway, but he makes sure they enjoy it while it's happening. He’s not a monster. And, it makes it better for him if they are aroused, anyway.
Adam Lambert had been a vampire for only twenty two years. He was turned by a lover when he was twenty seven and it had taken him a couple years to get used to the idea of being immortal. However, he discovered that working in a tattoo parlor was a perfect career for a vampire, once you were able to be around humans without feeling the urge to attack them constantly. That took a while to build up control so he actually wasn't a monster.
Most of his customers were humans, although he did have the occasional werewolf patronize his establishment. He wasn’t particularly fond of them. They stunk, especially as it got closer to the full moon. And, they were usually very bossy and demanding when it came to tattoos. Like they could do any better, he huffed. However, Adam never turned away business and had gotten very good at designing and coloring wolf tattoos and had developed an excellent reputation with their community, even though werewolves generally didn’t like comingling with Adam’s type either.
Tonight, Adam was working diligently on his most recent human canvas. He prided himself on being a great artist, and this tattoo was no exception. He drew the design freehand directly on the skin with a surgical marker. This was Adam’s talent. He never used stencils. He could draw almost anything and he loved the feel of the pen again the soft human skin. He was also a master at shading and color. There was no better feeling that seeing his masterpiece come to life.
Jeremy, one of Adam’s regular customers had finally decided on the American eagle with the flag wrapped around it. He’d seen it in a magazine, but wanted Adam to put his own spin on it, making it unique. Adam was leaning over his client, carefully applying the color and shading to the outspread wings of the eagle when he heard the door chime.
“Be with you in a minute”, he shouted to the unknown person in his shop.
He didn’t hear anyone answer, but when he looked up, someone was coming into the main room.
“Hey! Can I help you?” Adam stood up, annoyed. He didn’t like when customers barged in back here. He preferred greeting them in the front room.
“Oh, I’m sorry. I just wanted to look around”, the small human answered, meekly.
Adam took a good look at him. God, he was hot. And he smelled delicious. “You’re looking for a tattoo?” Stupid question, Adam. Why else would he be here?
“Yeah”, the boy smiled, shyly.
“Jeremy”, Adam stopped the machine and got his customer’s attention. He was still drowsy from Adam feeding from him, although he didn’t know why.
“Huh?”
“I’ll be right back. Don’t move. I mean it”, he warned. He didn’t want him making any sudden movements and messing up the artwork.
Adam wiped his hands on his pants and walked the cutie back into his welcome area.
“I don’t usually let people back here while I’m working. Privacy, you know.”
“Oh, I’m so sorry. I can come back another time”, he looked apologetically at Adam.
“No, that’s fine. I won’t be too much longer. Take a look at a few books to keep you busy and then I’ll be with you when I’m finished.” Adam didn’t want the guy leaving; he was too delicious to pass up.
“Thanks”, the boy responded, taking a seat.
“Uh, what’s your name?”
“Kris, with a ‘K’”
“I’m Adam”, he smiled at Kris. “Be back soon.”
Adam returned to Jeremy, who was still feeling euphoric from his draining. He picked up his machine and went back to work. He couldn’t stop thinking about Kris. He was really cute and totally his type. But there was something strange about him. He was definitely human. Adam could smell his blood all the way over here. He turned his thoughts back to his project in front of him. “Almost there, Jeremy”, he said as he was putting on the final touches to his masterpiece.
About thirty minutes later, Adam was carefully placing a bandage over Jeremy’s new artwork. He handed him the care instructions, even though he already knew them. After he walked Jeremy out, he turned his attention to his new customer.
“Kris.”
Kris stood up grinning stupidly at the man in front of him. Adam was gorgeous and tall and just stunning.
“Thanks for waiting.” Adam reached out his hand. Kris shook it, but then pulled away, a shocked look on his face.
“Kris, I have a very good reputation. I can promise you that”, he assured him. “In fact, I recommend that you check me out first. I want you to have total confidence before we begin any work.”
“I already have”, he said, assuredly.
That earned him a look from Adam. “Well, then. Let’s talk about what kind of tattoo you are looking for.”
“I know what I want.”
“You do?”
“Fangs.”
“Fangs”, Adam repeated. That was a strange request for a human. Werewolves wanted all the time, but...
“Can I explain how I want them?”
“Please.” Adam sat down with his drawing pad in front of him while Kris described the details of his fangs.
~~~~
Kris told Adam that he saw them in a dream. They were big and almost yellow, with the lips painted black…”
As Kris described the fangs, they reminded Adam of a werewolf. He wondered if the boy had been bitten. But he didn’t have any of the characteristics of someone turned, especially not the smell. “You said this was from a dream?”
Kris nodded, “Uh huh.”
They talked for close to forty five minutes and when they were done, Adam showed him the drawing. Kris just smiled, "That's it."
“May I ask you a question?” Adam asked him.
“Sure.”
“Why fangs?”
He shrugged, “I just feel like they belong on me.”
Adam took another look at his work. It was interesting. The fangs could have been either wolf or vampire. "May I see your skin?" He asked.
"Ok?" He replied, nervously.
"Relax, I just want to see my canvas”, he took Kris’s arm, smoothing his hand along the length. He was really looking for evidence of a bite, but he covered with, “Where did you want this placed?"
Kris lowered his arm away from Adam and began to unbutton his shirt, exposing his chest. Adam’s breath hitched. He immediately imagined Kris naked beneath him and had to pull himself back to the present.
“Here”, Kris placed his hand on his chest right over his heart.
“Hmm.” Adam pushed Kris’s hand away with his own. He pressed his hand, feeling the warm skin and his heart beating. Adam’s breath was getting heavy. This boy was intoxicating. He could smell Kris’s blood flowing through his veins.
“Um, Adam?”
Adam smiled at Kris. “You’re skin is... nice. I think this is a perfect spot.”
“Great! I want it done right away.”
“Well, it’s kind of late tonight.”
“Oh, are you tired?”
Adam smirked, “I don’t get tired.”
“Oh”, Kris had almost forgotten what Adam was. But he wasn’t afraid.
“But, I don’t recommend getting the work done the same day as the drawing.”
“You don’t?”
“You need to make sure it’s exactly what you want.”
“It is”, Kris tried to convince Adam.
“Be sure, Kris. I don’t want you to have any doubts or regrets. We can make any changes you want before we get started.”
Kris started to argue, but then nodded.
“Come back tomorrow night, so I can be ready for you, too.”
Kris wasn’t exactly sure what he meant by that, but he agreed. “Ok”, he stood up to shake Adam’s hand again. This time he didn’t pull away. “I’ll see you tomorrow night.”
“I’m looking forward to it, Kris.”
When Kris left the shop, Adam let out the breath he didn’t realize he was holding. Man, that boy smelled delicious. But he’d already fed tonight and he wanted to be able to truly enjoy Kris. No, it was better this way.
Adam stayed a little while longer, getting his tools cleaned and ready for the next day. He didn’t actually sleep, but in the mornings he usually lay down for a few hours to rest during the bright sun hours. It wasn’t that vampires couldn’t be out in the sun. They just didn’t prefer it. No reason to draw unnecessary attention to oneself.
Adam decided to go to a club before heading home. He could use a couple drinks and definitely a blow job from a willing twink, although he knew he’d be thinking about Kris the whole time.
~~~~
The next evening, Adam went back to his shop. He had three customers lined up tonight, including Kris. Fortunately, the first two were new. Adam didn’t usually feed from humans during the first meeting, unless they asked for it. However, with Kris; he was sure he’d make an exception.
Adam knew the second that Kris walked into the store by his scent. He met him at the door and then guided him into the main room, showing him to the table.
“Oh, couldn’t I sit in a chair?” Kris asked, nervously.
“I can get a better angle on your chest with you lying down; if that’s alright with you, Kris.” He didn’t want to make him feel uncomfortable.
Kris nodded and allowed himself to be guided onto the table. He felt a little vulnerable with the vampire towering over him, his bare chest now exposed. “Just relax, Kris. “
Kris watched Adam rub his hands over his heart, massaging him and he gulped. Adam’s hands felt amazing. He imagined Adam climbing on top of him and kissing him and he felt himself harden. Kris immediately jumped up, “Um, can I use your restroom?” He cleared his throat. “You know, before we get started.”
“Sure Kris, its right back there”, he pointed to a door on the other side of the room. Adam could smell Kris’s arousal and it made him smile.
When Kris came back, he looked a little calmer. Adam knew that he hadn’t gotten himself off, so he probably had just splashed cold water on his face and thought about dead puppies or something. “Feel Better?”
“Uh, yeah”, Kris answered shyly. “Thanks”. Kris hoped that Adam didn’t realize the reason he ran off so abruptly. That would have been embarrassing. He climbed back onto the table and lay back. Adam helped him off with his t-shirt and tossed it on a nearby chair.
“Kris, just relax, I’m going to clean the area first. It’s going to be cold.”
Kris nodded and settled back, closing his eyes. It was cold. So he just concentrated on Adam’s hands; smoothing the alcohol cloth over his skin, caressing him. Stop it Kris, he had to tell himself or he’d end up having to run to the restroom again, and then he out a small giggle.
“What’s that, Kris?”
“Huh? Nothing.”
Once the area was thoroughly cleaned, Adam got his equipment ready while Kris's skin dried.
Adam laid out the various machines he used for outlining, coloring and shading and then he opened the needle packets and poured the ink into the cups. Once he was ready, Adam continued. “I’m going to begin drawing the outline with a surgical marker. The pen might feel a little strange on your skin at first.”
“Ok.” It felt weird and tickled a little bit at first, especially when Adam braised his hand over Kris's nipple. He tried stifling another giggle.
"You alright, Kris?"
"Yeah."
“Oh, I see.”
“What’s that?”
“You’re a giggler.”
“I’m a what?”
“A giggler. Don’t worry, that’s not a bad thing”, he winked.
“Uh”
“It could be worse. You could be a whiner or a screamer."
This time Kris let it out and laughed out loud. "I won't cry, I promise.
"
"Good." Adam smiled at him. God, those brown eyes. He could just drown in them. Adam lowered his gaze and went back to work, drawing the outline exactly like he had on paper.
When he finished, Adam stood up to look at his work so far.
"May I see?"
"Kris, this is just the drawing. I haven't even started yet."
"I know, I just..."
"Ok", Adam handed him a mirror and angled it so Kris could see without having to sit up.
"Well?"
"Wow, it's really good", he exclaimed.
"Just wait, baby", Adam laughed this time, trying to cover up the fact that he just called him baby.
Kris closed his eyes. He could listen to Adam laugh or talk or really do anything, all day long.
Adam picked up the ink machine he used for outlining first. This would be done in black. He put some ointment over the drawing first to make it smoother for the machine to place the ink. Then he was ready to begin. "Kris, this is going to hurt a little. It'll feel like little pin jabs into your skin, ok?"
"Don't sugarcoat it, Adam", he giggled again.
How could this boy be for real? Adam wondered. "Ready?"
"Yeah", Kris tensed.
"Relax, it won't hurt as much", the vampire smiled gently.
Kris closed his eyes again, "I'm ready."
Adam lowered the ink machine onto Kris's beautiful skin as it made the first prick.
Kris squeezed his eyes tighter and then relaxed them and let out a breath.
"You alright?"
"I'm good."
"Just relax."
Adam led the machine around his pen markings until it was outlined completely.
"You're doing great, Kris."
Kris smiled, eyes still shut. It did hurt at first, but he got used to it and it wasn't as bad as he thought it would be.
Once he was finished with the line work, Adam put down the liner machine and got the needles unpackaged and ready for coloring. He couldn't help but stare at Kris. God he was beautiful and he smelled so good. Adam wanted him. But he wanted more than just a quick meal. He wanted him; all of him.
"I'm going to start the coloring now, Kris."
Kris just nodded, he was doing just fine.
About half way through Adam coloring the tattoo, Kris began having pain, or more like images of pain. He began thrashing and Adam was worried. He stopped immediately.
"Kris, am I hurting you?"
"No, I don't know. Go on, I’m ok."
Adam went back to work, continuing with the coloring. He watched Kris the whole time. He looked like he was dreaming. His eyelids were closed, but fluttering.
Then, "Argh", he cried out in pain.
Adam put down his machine and placed his hand over the markings on Kris's chest which were beginning to glow. The pressure of Adam's hand helped the pain slowly subside.
"Better", he squeaked. Kris was trying to breath.
"Hmm." Adam lifted his hand.
Kris tensed as the pain took him again. He stared wide-eyed at Adam. "What's happening?"
Adam placed his hand over Kris's chest again and watched Kris relax.
"I don't know”, Adam said with worry in his voice. “Kris, may I try something?"
"Yes, anything."
“Kris, you know what I am, right?”
Kris nodded, not quite understanding anything except that he was in pain.
Adam put his hand over Kris’s heart, covering the tattoo and then he leaned over Kris’s neck, breathing in his scent. “Adam?”
“It’s ok, baby.” Adam felt like he needed to protect Kris. He wasn’t exactly sure what was going on, but it had something to do with that dream Kris mentioned. Adam didn’t think it was a dream at all.
Adam lifted his hand so Kris would be concentrating on the pain in his chest and then he bit down into the soft flesh of Kris’s neck and sucked. He didn’t want to take too much from Kris, and he needed to give Kris his venom. He hoped that by marking him, it might just make him immune him from whatever bit him before and was making this tattoo affect him.
As the venom was going through Kris, he began to feel aroused. It still hurt, but then Adam placed his hand over the tattoo again.
Adam could feel Kris relax under his touch. When Adam was finished, he licked over the bite marks and they immediately started to heal.
Kris was loopy from the venom and totally submissive at the moment. Adam could have completely taken advantage of him if he wanted to. And he really wanted to, but he also wanted Kris to trust him.
"Kris", he said, gently.
"Hmm"
"I'm going to take my hand away again, alright?"
Kris's eyes got wide again, but he nodded his approval.
Adam lifted his hand and Kris didn't move. That was a good sign.
"Feeling ok, Kris?"
"Yeah", he giggled.
"Good. I'm going to finish now, alright?"
Kris nodded again and closed his eyes.
There were no more incidents after that and Adam was able to finish the coloring.
Then he changed the needles for the shading. This was his favorite part. It made his work come to life, so to speak as the solid edges became three-dimensional.
When the work was complete, Adam stepped back to get a better look.
"Can I look now?"
Adam nodded, "I think you're going to like it."
He helped Kris sit up and slide his legs to the side of the table and then put a mirror in front of the work so he could see it.
Adam had made just a few changes to the lines and coloring so it wouldn't be quite so wolf-like, without changing the actual concept. But it wasn’t the same anymore, either.
Kris grabbed the mirror from Adam so he could get several angles. He was quiet, but his face showed a lot of expression.
"Kris?"
Kris smiled, "its perfect", he said, handing him the mirror.
"Would you mind if I took a picture before I cover it? For my wall", he added.
"Of course not, would you take a picture for me, too?" Kris fished his phone out of his pocket to hand to Adam.
Adam grabbed his own camera and took a couple of pictures with each and then handed Kris his phone back.
"Can I ask you a question, Adam?"
"Sure"
"What happened?"
"Do you remember feeling pain?"
"Yeah, but then you took it away."
Adam nodded, “I did."
"Am I a vampire now?" He didn't seem upset, just curious.
"No, of course not. I'd never turn anyone without their permission", Adam replied, gently.
"I just thought that maybe you needed to..."
Adam shook his head. "Kris, do you remember that dream you told me about?"
"Yeah."
"Can you tell me more about it?"
"Why?"
"It might be important."
Adam had already laid Kris back on the table and was covering up the new work with a bandage.
"Do you think it's connected?"
"I do."
Adam handed Kris the care instructions for his new tattoo and began explaining them to him and then covered his new artwork to protect it.
"I want you to call me right away if anything strange happens."
Kris looked at him funny, "This has never happened before, has it?"
Adam shook his head. "No."
He helped Kris off the table and took him over to the couch. He had locked the door after Kris came in earlier this evening and put the closed sign out so they wouldn’t be disturbed. Now, he was glad that he did.
"Tell me about the dream, Kris."
"I was being chased..."
~~~~
Adam sat quietly and listened to the story. He was almost positive that it had been real, but didn't want to frighten Kris.
"And then it bit me. With those same fangs that I now have here", Kris pointed to his bandage. “Well, almost. I like the changes by the way”, he smiled weakly.
“Where did he bite you?”
“I don’t know.”
Adam decided it was important enough to tell Kris the truth, even if it did freak him out."
"Kris, I don't think it was a dream."
"What?” Kris thought about it for a minute. "You think I was bitten by a werewolf, for real?" Panic was beginning to set.
Adam nodded slowly.
"You mean, I’m a werewolf now?" He was starting to shake.
"No baby, I don't think so."
"How do you know?" Kris was standing now and practically shouting.
"Because I'd have smelled you", Adam said, quietly.
"So, I'm not a...?"
"You're still human, Kris", he placed his hand on Kris’s shoulder to reassure him.
"Then what, how?"
Adam shook his head. "May I take a look?"
"For what?"
"To see if you have any bites."
"You mean other than here?" Kris pointed right to his neck, where Adam had fed from him earlier.
"Kris, I had to", Adam felt ashamed.
"I know." Kris smiled gently and placed his hand on Adam's cheek. It was cold, but he didn't mind. "Adam?"
He faces was inches from Adam's and he wanted to kiss him so badly.
Adam pushed him back on the couch, "Let me take a look, Kris." It took all of Adam's strength not to kiss Kris right there, and then rip his clothes off and make love to him. But, Kris wasn't ready for that. Adam could wait.
Adam started at Kris's neck and fingered the healing bite marks he had made. They were closed, and just two little white scars were there instead. "Hmm."
"What?"
Adam turned Kris's head and felt the other side.
He inspected every inch of Kris from his neck to just below his belt. Kris was so damned turned on right now that he wasn't even trying to hide it.
"Adam"
"I don't see anything", he finally answered.
"Maybe it was a dream after all", Kris wondered out loud.
"Maybe", Adam stood back admiring the sight in front of him. “Or maybe I just didn’t find it yet.” Adam had a vision of undressing Kris and licking between his legs and… “You better go, Kris", he choked out, standing up quickly.
"Oh", Kris tried not to sound disappointed. He had no intention of any of this when he'd walked in earlier, but now... Kris wanted the vampire; so much.
But instead, Adam walked Kris out and made him promise to read the care instructions.
"Remember, call me if anything happens", he handed Kris his card with his cell phone number on it. "Day or night."
Kris looked at the number, "I will. Thanks."
And then he was gone.
Adam berated himself for letting Kris leave like that. You know he wanted you. You could have had him, he told himself. He could smell Kris’s arousal; it was intense. But he would have been taking advantage of the human and he knew it. He didn't want to do that. Besides, if he did it wrong, he’d never see him again. And he definitely didn’t want to risk that.
Adam walked into the main room and began to clean up his equipment. He was confused and horny. He decided to stay here and 'sleep' on the couch instead of going home.
~~~~
A few hours later, Adam was startled by the sound of his cell phone. He looked at the number and didn't recognize it. "Hello?"
"Adam?" The voice sounded frantic.
He sat up, "Kris? Are you alright?"
"Yeah, I just, uh, well, I...", Kris stammered. "I missed you", he barely whispered.
"You what?"
"I mean..."
"Kris, is your tattoo burning again?"
"No, my neck...”
“What?”
“It doesn’t hurt, but... I just need… to be near you."
Adam stopped cold. Could it be? How could he have let that happen? He hadn't given Kris a choice. But it appeared that Kris was bonding to him.
"May I come over Adam? Please?"
Adam needed to see him, too. "Sure, I'm still at the store."
Kris hung up and ran all the way back to the parlor. He needed Adam right now.
He knocked frantically at the door until he saw Adam walking towards him. "Kris."
Kris ran right into Adam's arms and hugged him, his head pressed against Adam's chest. "Better", Kris said, holding him tight.
"Kris, what happened?" Adam finally asked, pulling him into the back room so they could have some privacy. "Does the ink hurt?"
"Huh?" Kris put his hand over the bandage. "No, it's, um, it's..."
"What is it, baby?"
"I need you to touch me", he said, quietly, so Adam could barely hear. But he could feel Kris's need.
"Ok, baby", Adam let Kris rest his head on his shoulder and held him.
"No, I mean...", Kris began taking his shirt off and tilted his head, exposing the area where Adam had bit him earlier. "Please?"
"Oh Kris, what are you asking me?"
"What you did before. I need more."
"I can't take any more blood from you tonight."
"No, the other thing, what you gave me."
"Venom?" He wouldn’t be craving venom. But could he be craving Adam’s blood? They’d have to talk about this later, but first, Kris needed him.
He also made a mental note to look all of this shit up and try and figure out what the hell happened tonight.
Adam lifted his own wrist and then sunk his teeth in, making two small holes, and then he placed his wrist up to Kris’s mouth. “Drink”, he told him.
Kris looked up and him and obeyed, drinking the vampire blood that Adam was offering him. It tasted so good, like the best thing that Kris had ever tasted and then Adam knew for sure. Kris wouldn’t be able to stay away from him. Not until they’d officially mated. Oh, God. How was he going to have that conversation with him?
After a couple of minutes, Adam made him stop. “Baby, you can’t drink too much.”
“Why not, it’s sooo good”, he whined.
“I know, Kris. Sit up, come on.”
Kris reluctantly withdrew his lips from Adams wrist and watched the holes close on their own. “Whoa.”
“Feeling better?”
Kris nodded, “Adam, I don’t understand. Why do I want your blood? And why does it taste so amazing?” He asked, smacking his lips.
“I don’t know for sure, but for some reason, you’re bonding to me, Kris.”
“Bonding?”
“I’m so sorry; I didn’t know that would happen”, the vampire was visibly upset.
“You were just helping me, Adam. I could have died if you hadn’t done what you did”, Kris exclaimed, throwing his hands up in the air.
“Well, I don’t know if you would have actually died, Kris”, he was chuckling at Mr. Drama Queen.
Adam wasn’t quite ready to tell Kris about the mating part just yet. They’d just met for Christ’s sake. Shit.
“What’s the matter, you look worried.”
“So, we might as well get to know each other."
"Huh?"
"Since it appears we're going to be spending a lot of time together, at least for a while."
Kris hugged him again, "I'm sorry." He needed to be as close to the vampire as possible.
"Don't be sorry, baby."
"I like that."
"What's that?" Adam was pre-occupied with the conversation he knew they'd have to have eventually.
"When you call me baby. I like it."
"Oh, Kris. What have we gotten ourselves into?"
Kris cuddled closer to Adam and kissed his cheek. Adam growled. "Kris."
"Adam, please", Kris begged, turning Adam's head towards his. "Don't you want to kiss me?" He asked.
Adam nodded, "I do, Kris. So much."
"Then do it", he breathed, placing his lips on Adam's.
They kissed, slowly at first and then it built to a frenzy of clawing at each other's clothing.
"Kris, we can't."
"Yes we can, I need you, Adam."
"Kris, stop. You don't know what you're asking me."
"I do. I want you to make love to me, Adam. I want you. And, I can tell you want me too", Kris was looking down at Adam's obvious erection. He was huge.
"Kris"
"Don't you want me?" Kris sounded so sad.
"Baby, of course I do. I want you so much, Kris. Since the moment you first walked in my shop."
"Then, what's the problem?"
"Because, Kris, it's complicated. It wouldn't just be sex. You would be permanently bonded to me."
"What does that mean? I've already bonded to you", he shrugged like it was no big deal.
"We'd be mated."
Kris looked blankly at Adam.
"Forever, Kris."
At the moment, when Kris needed Adam's touch so much, forever didn't seem like such a bad idea.
"I would be a monster if I took advantage of you like that."
"Not if I want it just as bad", he whispered.
"Baby, please. Let's take this slowly."
"I'm not leaving, Adam."
"I don't want you to. Why don't we have some breakfast together? Get to know each other a little bit."
"Before we mate?" Kris asked, hopefully.
Adam had to laugh, "Yeah, baby."
~~~~
Adam led Kris out of the store and down the street to an all night diner. Adam didn't need food, but he'd have a cup of coffee while Kris ate.
"I'm not hungry", Kris complained. "Except for, you know", he smiled slyly.
"Really, Kris? Again?"
"Don't you want mine?"
"Well yeah, but I have self control", Adam teased.
It wasn't long before Kris was playing footsy under the table at the restaurant, just so he could touch Adam.
They spent a couple of hours in the diner, telling each other about themselves. Kris talked about his family in Arkansas and how he’d moved here to Los Angeles to make it in music. He told Adam that he sang and played guitar and piano.
“So, what do you do now, Kris?” Adam asked.
“I work a few days a week in a music store”, he shrugged. “I didn’t exactly make it yet.”
“I want to hear you sing.”
Then Adam told Kris about being turned when he was only 27 years old. “I wasn't given a choice Kris. And, I regretted it for so long.”
"What about your lover?" Kris asked, jealously seething though his veins for some reason.
“He only wanted to turn me. It wasn't real love. He wanted me to be just like him; a monster, so I left him and came to Los Angeles.”
Kris felt a little better after hearing that. He didn't even know Adam. This was crazy.
"Adam, tell me about mating", he said, dreamily.
"It's exactly what it sounds like, Kris."
"We have sex."
"Yes", Adam said, pointedly.
"I want that”, Kris was gleaming.
"Kris"
"Adam, I mean it. I want you to, you know, take me."
Adam took Kris's hand. He wanted it too, but would it be right? "Come on, Kris."
Since Kris couldn't stand to be away from Adam for longer than a couple of hours, Adam invited him to stay at his place till they could figure things out.
"You look like you need to sleep, Kris."
"Will you be with me?"
"Of course, I'm taking you to my house."
"I mean, in bed with me?" He looked at Adam with lustful eyes.
"Just so you can sleep, Kris", he replied, shaking his head.
~~~~
Turned out that was a lot easier said that done. Kris was a quite the cuddler and liked to kiss; a lot. He kept trying to roll Adam on top of him and grind into him and Adam had to finally bite him and take enough blood so Kris would be drowsy.
"Hey, no fair, I want some too", Kris slurred, before finally falling asleep.
Adam would have rolled his eyes, if Kris weren't so fucking adorable. He got up and went over to his computer to do a little research on Werewolf bites and the fangs that Kris had wanted him to draw.
He did eventually find out that if a human was bitten but not turned, then they probably weren’t meant to be. But why bite them, then? He also learned that Kris was immune to werewolf bites now and could never be turned. Well, that was good news. Then Adam went to some of the more credible sites concerning vampires. There was a lot of shit out there. Obviously, Adam biting him hadn’t been fatal, so Kris was definitely still human, but he already knew that.
There wasn’t a lot of vampire biting werewolf information out there, so finally he looked up pictures of fangs, hoping to see something similar to the drawing. He finally found something on werewolf curses and there it was. “If a werewolf meant to turn a human and for some reason the bite did not work, the human was now immune and could never be turned. However, he could still be claimed by the pack, but more as a slave if they successfully marked the victim… Oh shit.
Adam read further and discovered that the only way to counter the curse was vampire venom. Whoa. Adam had no idea at the time, but he might actually have saved Kris’s life. It said that the curse wouldn’t turn the human, but they would be drawn to the wolves and eventually enslaved or killed if they were so lucky. “Kris”
Adam decided to consult with his elders. Adam went over to the bed where Kris was still sleeping peacefully. “You’re so beautiful, Kris.” He barely stirred, so Adam walked into his living room to make a phone call.
About twenty minutes later, there was a knock at his door. “Marcus, thank you for coming”, he said to the elder Marcus.
“Adam, show me”, he said, excitedly.
“He’s sleeping, can we talk first?”
~~~~
“Adam”, Kris cried from the bedroom when he woke up alone. “Adam”, Kris called, coming into the living room and finding Adam with someone.
“You left”, Kris complained.
“I’m sorry. I was right here, though. How are you feeling?”
Kris looked over at the other vampire, “Who’s that?” He asked, accusingly.
“That’s Marcus. I asked him for his advice about what might have happened to you.”
Kris, ignoring the comment, addressed Adam again, “I need you”, he whined, smirking.
“Ok, baby.” Adam led Kris back into the bedroom, “I’ll be right back”, he said to Marcus.
When they got to the bed, Kris tugged at Adam, trying to get as close to him as possible. “Please…” he begged, looking desperate.
Adam bit into his wrist and then held it out for Kris who took it, slurping. “So fucking good”, he finally said, and then went back to sucking, making the most filthy and delightful noises. Adam wondered what he’d be like in bed.
“Kris, may I?” Adam was pressing his thumb against Kris’s neck and he just nodded.
Adam bit down and tasted Kris. He thought he knew exactly how Kris was feeling at the moment. He was bonding to the human, too.
Marcus, who’d been wondering what was taking Adam so long, came into the room and stood at the door with his arms folded.
“Marcus”, Adam lifted his head, blood dripping down his chin.
“Don’t let me stop you”, he said, half chuckling.
“Kris, that’s enough, baby.”
Before Kris had a chance to go down on Adam’s wrist again, Adam pulled it away, closing the holes and then he licked over Kris’s neck, doing the same to it.
Kris looked up at Marcus, trying to feel embarrassed, but he just couldn’t care right now.
“Well, it looks as though you’ve both bonded to each other”, Marcus noted.
“You think?” Adam replied, sarcastically, licking the rest of Kris’s blood from his lips.
“Have you told him what that means?”
“That we’re to be mated? He told me”, Kris said, excitedly.
Marcus looked at the human, amusedly. “And that pleases you, Kristopher.” It was not a question.
“May I see it?” Marcus asked of the tattoo.
“Kris, is that alright?” Adam asked, being protective of his future mate.
Kris nodded and Adam carefully lifted the bandage from Kris’s chest, exposing the new fangs.
“Hmm”
“What is it?” Kris asked, nervously.
“Adam said you dreamed about these fangs and then decided to get a tattoo?”
“Compelled, more like. I just needed to get it.”
“Tell me what happened when Adam was drawing the tattoo?”
They told him everything. From the outlining to the coloring, to when Kris cried out in pain. Adam told him about giving Kris the venom and being able to finish after that.
“And this is exactly what you dreamed of?”
“Well, not exactly. I made a couple of changes to it”, Adam admitted. “It seemed too wolf-like and I thought it should be more like…”
“You”, Marcus finished. “Kris, I think you’re really lucky that Adam did that”, Marcus said while smoothing his hands over the new ink.
“Why?”
“I’ve never seen one before, but I know about it. It’s definitely meant to be a link between you and the wolves. It was burning because Adam, a vampire, was touching it. I have a feeling that if you’d gone to a human tattoo artist, it probably would have been finished without incident. Until…”
“Until what?”
“Until they came for you”, he answered, solemnly.
Both Adam and Kris looked at each other and then Marcus. “And now?”
“They may still try and come for you, but the link is broken.”
“And that means?” They both asked simultaneously.
“You'll be harder to find, but other than that, I'm not sure, but they or he, won’t be happy”, Marcus looked worried.
Adam walked Marcus out of his home and Kris could mostly make out whispering at the door. But he did manage to hear “You need to do this soon, Adam. The boy is in danger", he looked towards the bedroom. "And he's willing. The full moon is in just three days.”
Part 2 here
Recipient: Stormybear
Author: mhobbs0430
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 12,736
Warnings: m/m sex, blowjobs, blood play, abduction. You know, the usual stuff
Summary: Adam is a vampire tattoo artist and Kristopher, recently bitten by a werewolf unbeknownst to him, comes in for a fang tattoo and ends up bonded to the vampire and he won’t be safe from the werewolf who’s trying to claim him, until he and Adam are mated.
Author's Notes: Merry Christmas, or whatever you celebrate, bb!! This is my very first vampire fic and I almost hurled when it was assigned to me out of fear of the unknown, but, this has ended up being my favorite story that I’ve written so far, so thank you! Hope you enjoy it.
Adam loves his work. He always has. And it gives him a valid excuse to be around humans. Well, humans that can handle the pain, anyway. Some of his customers have become willing blood donors, but mostly he just takes from them while he's letting his work dry between phases. They don't remember afterwards anyway, but he makes sure they enjoy it while it's happening. He’s not a monster. And, it makes it better for him if they are aroused, anyway.
Adam Lambert had been a vampire for only twenty two years. He was turned by a lover when he was twenty seven and it had taken him a couple years to get used to the idea of being immortal. However, he discovered that working in a tattoo parlor was a perfect career for a vampire, once you were able to be around humans without feeling the urge to attack them constantly. That took a while to build up control so he actually wasn't a monster.
Most of his customers were humans, although he did have the occasional werewolf patronize his establishment. He wasn’t particularly fond of them. They stunk, especially as it got closer to the full moon. And, they were usually very bossy and demanding when it came to tattoos. Like they could do any better, he huffed. However, Adam never turned away business and had gotten very good at designing and coloring wolf tattoos and had developed an excellent reputation with their community, even though werewolves generally didn’t like comingling with Adam’s type either.
Tonight, Adam was working diligently on his most recent human canvas. He prided himself on being a great artist, and this tattoo was no exception. He drew the design freehand directly on the skin with a surgical marker. This was Adam’s talent. He never used stencils. He could draw almost anything and he loved the feel of the pen again the soft human skin. He was also a master at shading and color. There was no better feeling that seeing his masterpiece come to life.
Jeremy, one of Adam’s regular customers had finally decided on the American eagle with the flag wrapped around it. He’d seen it in a magazine, but wanted Adam to put his own spin on it, making it unique. Adam was leaning over his client, carefully applying the color and shading to the outspread wings of the eagle when he heard the door chime.
“Be with you in a minute”, he shouted to the unknown person in his shop.
He didn’t hear anyone answer, but when he looked up, someone was coming into the main room.
“Hey! Can I help you?” Adam stood up, annoyed. He didn’t like when customers barged in back here. He preferred greeting them in the front room.
“Oh, I’m sorry. I just wanted to look around”, the small human answered, meekly.
Adam took a good look at him. God, he was hot. And he smelled delicious. “You’re looking for a tattoo?” Stupid question, Adam. Why else would he be here?
“Yeah”, the boy smiled, shyly.
“Jeremy”, Adam stopped the machine and got his customer’s attention. He was still drowsy from Adam feeding from him, although he didn’t know why.
“Huh?”
“I’ll be right back. Don’t move. I mean it”, he warned. He didn’t want him making any sudden movements and messing up the artwork.
Adam wiped his hands on his pants and walked the cutie back into his welcome area.
“I don’t usually let people back here while I’m working. Privacy, you know.”
“Oh, I’m so sorry. I can come back another time”, he looked apologetically at Adam.
“No, that’s fine. I won’t be too much longer. Take a look at a few books to keep you busy and then I’ll be with you when I’m finished.” Adam didn’t want the guy leaving; he was too delicious to pass up.
“Thanks”, the boy responded, taking a seat.
“Uh, what’s your name?”
“Kris, with a ‘K’”
“I’m Adam”, he smiled at Kris. “Be back soon.”
Adam returned to Jeremy, who was still feeling euphoric from his draining. He picked up his machine and went back to work. He couldn’t stop thinking about Kris. He was really cute and totally his type. But there was something strange about him. He was definitely human. Adam could smell his blood all the way over here. He turned his thoughts back to his project in front of him. “Almost there, Jeremy”, he said as he was putting on the final touches to his masterpiece.
About thirty minutes later, Adam was carefully placing a bandage over Jeremy’s new artwork. He handed him the care instructions, even though he already knew them. After he walked Jeremy out, he turned his attention to his new customer.
“Kris.”
Kris stood up grinning stupidly at the man in front of him. Adam was gorgeous and tall and just stunning.
“Thanks for waiting.” Adam reached out his hand. Kris shook it, but then pulled away, a shocked look on his face.
“Kris, I have a very good reputation. I can promise you that”, he assured him. “In fact, I recommend that you check me out first. I want you to have total confidence before we begin any work.”
“I already have”, he said, assuredly.
That earned him a look from Adam. “Well, then. Let’s talk about what kind of tattoo you are looking for.”
“I know what I want.”
“You do?”
“Fangs.”
“Fangs”, Adam repeated. That was a strange request for a human. Werewolves wanted all the time, but...
“Can I explain how I want them?”
“Please.” Adam sat down with his drawing pad in front of him while Kris described the details of his fangs.
~~~~
Kris told Adam that he saw them in a dream. They were big and almost yellow, with the lips painted black…”
As Kris described the fangs, they reminded Adam of a werewolf. He wondered if the boy had been bitten. But he didn’t have any of the characteristics of someone turned, especially not the smell. “You said this was from a dream?”
Kris nodded, “Uh huh.”
They talked for close to forty five minutes and when they were done, Adam showed him the drawing. Kris just smiled, "That's it."
“May I ask you a question?” Adam asked him.
“Sure.”
“Why fangs?”
He shrugged, “I just feel like they belong on me.”
Adam took another look at his work. It was interesting. The fangs could have been either wolf or vampire. "May I see your skin?" He asked.
"Ok?" He replied, nervously.
"Relax, I just want to see my canvas”, he took Kris’s arm, smoothing his hand along the length. He was really looking for evidence of a bite, but he covered with, “Where did you want this placed?"
Kris lowered his arm away from Adam and began to unbutton his shirt, exposing his chest. Adam’s breath hitched. He immediately imagined Kris naked beneath him and had to pull himself back to the present.
“Here”, Kris placed his hand on his chest right over his heart.
“Hmm.” Adam pushed Kris’s hand away with his own. He pressed his hand, feeling the warm skin and his heart beating. Adam’s breath was getting heavy. This boy was intoxicating. He could smell Kris’s blood flowing through his veins.
“Um, Adam?”
Adam smiled at Kris. “You’re skin is... nice. I think this is a perfect spot.”
“Great! I want it done right away.”
“Well, it’s kind of late tonight.”
“Oh, are you tired?”
Adam smirked, “I don’t get tired.”
“Oh”, Kris had almost forgotten what Adam was. But he wasn’t afraid.
“But, I don’t recommend getting the work done the same day as the drawing.”
“You don’t?”
“You need to make sure it’s exactly what you want.”
“It is”, Kris tried to convince Adam.
“Be sure, Kris. I don’t want you to have any doubts or regrets. We can make any changes you want before we get started.”
Kris started to argue, but then nodded.
“Come back tomorrow night, so I can be ready for you, too.”
Kris wasn’t exactly sure what he meant by that, but he agreed. “Ok”, he stood up to shake Adam’s hand again. This time he didn’t pull away. “I’ll see you tomorrow night.”
“I’m looking forward to it, Kris.”
When Kris left the shop, Adam let out the breath he didn’t realize he was holding. Man, that boy smelled delicious. But he’d already fed tonight and he wanted to be able to truly enjoy Kris. No, it was better this way.
Adam stayed a little while longer, getting his tools cleaned and ready for the next day. He didn’t actually sleep, but in the mornings he usually lay down for a few hours to rest during the bright sun hours. It wasn’t that vampires couldn’t be out in the sun. They just didn’t prefer it. No reason to draw unnecessary attention to oneself.
Adam decided to go to a club before heading home. He could use a couple drinks and definitely a blow job from a willing twink, although he knew he’d be thinking about Kris the whole time.
~~~~
The next evening, Adam went back to his shop. He had three customers lined up tonight, including Kris. Fortunately, the first two were new. Adam didn’t usually feed from humans during the first meeting, unless they asked for it. However, with Kris; he was sure he’d make an exception.
Adam knew the second that Kris walked into the store by his scent. He met him at the door and then guided him into the main room, showing him to the table.
“Oh, couldn’t I sit in a chair?” Kris asked, nervously.
“I can get a better angle on your chest with you lying down; if that’s alright with you, Kris.” He didn’t want to make him feel uncomfortable.
Kris nodded and allowed himself to be guided onto the table. He felt a little vulnerable with the vampire towering over him, his bare chest now exposed. “Just relax, Kris. “
Kris watched Adam rub his hands over his heart, massaging him and he gulped. Adam’s hands felt amazing. He imagined Adam climbing on top of him and kissing him and he felt himself harden. Kris immediately jumped up, “Um, can I use your restroom?” He cleared his throat. “You know, before we get started.”
“Sure Kris, its right back there”, he pointed to a door on the other side of the room. Adam could smell Kris’s arousal and it made him smile.
When Kris came back, he looked a little calmer. Adam knew that he hadn’t gotten himself off, so he probably had just splashed cold water on his face and thought about dead puppies or something. “Feel Better?”
“Uh, yeah”, Kris answered shyly. “Thanks”. Kris hoped that Adam didn’t realize the reason he ran off so abruptly. That would have been embarrassing. He climbed back onto the table and lay back. Adam helped him off with his t-shirt and tossed it on a nearby chair.
“Kris, just relax, I’m going to clean the area first. It’s going to be cold.”
Kris nodded and settled back, closing his eyes. It was cold. So he just concentrated on Adam’s hands; smoothing the alcohol cloth over his skin, caressing him. Stop it Kris, he had to tell himself or he’d end up having to run to the restroom again, and then he out a small giggle.
“What’s that, Kris?”
“Huh? Nothing.”
Once the area was thoroughly cleaned, Adam got his equipment ready while Kris's skin dried.
Adam laid out the various machines he used for outlining, coloring and shading and then he opened the needle packets and poured the ink into the cups. Once he was ready, Adam continued. “I’m going to begin drawing the outline with a surgical marker. The pen might feel a little strange on your skin at first.”
“Ok.” It felt weird and tickled a little bit at first, especially when Adam braised his hand over Kris's nipple. He tried stifling another giggle.
"You alright, Kris?"
"Yeah."
“Oh, I see.”
“What’s that?”
“You’re a giggler.”
“I’m a what?”
“A giggler. Don’t worry, that’s not a bad thing”, he winked.
“Uh”
“It could be worse. You could be a whiner or a screamer."
This time Kris let it out and laughed out loud. "I won't cry, I promise.
"
"Good." Adam smiled at him. God, those brown eyes. He could just drown in them. Adam lowered his gaze and went back to work, drawing the outline exactly like he had on paper.
When he finished, Adam stood up to look at his work so far.
"May I see?"
"Kris, this is just the drawing. I haven't even started yet."
"I know, I just..."
"Ok", Adam handed him a mirror and angled it so Kris could see without having to sit up.
"Well?"
"Wow, it's really good", he exclaimed.
"Just wait, baby", Adam laughed this time, trying to cover up the fact that he just called him baby.
Kris closed his eyes. He could listen to Adam laugh or talk or really do anything, all day long.
Adam picked up the ink machine he used for outlining first. This would be done in black. He put some ointment over the drawing first to make it smoother for the machine to place the ink. Then he was ready to begin. "Kris, this is going to hurt a little. It'll feel like little pin jabs into your skin, ok?"
"Don't sugarcoat it, Adam", he giggled again.
How could this boy be for real? Adam wondered. "Ready?"
"Yeah", Kris tensed.
"Relax, it won't hurt as much", the vampire smiled gently.
Kris closed his eyes again, "I'm ready."
Adam lowered the ink machine onto Kris's beautiful skin as it made the first prick.
Kris squeezed his eyes tighter and then relaxed them and let out a breath.
"You alright?"
"I'm good."
"Just relax."
Adam led the machine around his pen markings until it was outlined completely.
"You're doing great, Kris."
Kris smiled, eyes still shut. It did hurt at first, but he got used to it and it wasn't as bad as he thought it would be.
Once he was finished with the line work, Adam put down the liner machine and got the needles unpackaged and ready for coloring. He couldn't help but stare at Kris. God he was beautiful and he smelled so good. Adam wanted him. But he wanted more than just a quick meal. He wanted him; all of him.
"I'm going to start the coloring now, Kris."
Kris just nodded, he was doing just fine.
About half way through Adam coloring the tattoo, Kris began having pain, or more like images of pain. He began thrashing and Adam was worried. He stopped immediately.
"Kris, am I hurting you?"
"No, I don't know. Go on, I’m ok."
Adam went back to work, continuing with the coloring. He watched Kris the whole time. He looked like he was dreaming. His eyelids were closed, but fluttering.
Then, "Argh", he cried out in pain.
Adam put down his machine and placed his hand over the markings on Kris's chest which were beginning to glow. The pressure of Adam's hand helped the pain slowly subside.
"Better", he squeaked. Kris was trying to breath.
"Hmm." Adam lifted his hand.
Kris tensed as the pain took him again. He stared wide-eyed at Adam. "What's happening?"
Adam placed his hand over Kris's chest again and watched Kris relax.
"I don't know”, Adam said with worry in his voice. “Kris, may I try something?"
"Yes, anything."
“Kris, you know what I am, right?”
Kris nodded, not quite understanding anything except that he was in pain.
Adam put his hand over Kris’s heart, covering the tattoo and then he leaned over Kris’s neck, breathing in his scent. “Adam?”
“It’s ok, baby.” Adam felt like he needed to protect Kris. He wasn’t exactly sure what was going on, but it had something to do with that dream Kris mentioned. Adam didn’t think it was a dream at all.
Adam lifted his hand so Kris would be concentrating on the pain in his chest and then he bit down into the soft flesh of Kris’s neck and sucked. He didn’t want to take too much from Kris, and he needed to give Kris his venom. He hoped that by marking him, it might just make him immune him from whatever bit him before and was making this tattoo affect him.
As the venom was going through Kris, he began to feel aroused. It still hurt, but then Adam placed his hand over the tattoo again.
Adam could feel Kris relax under his touch. When Adam was finished, he licked over the bite marks and they immediately started to heal.
Kris was loopy from the venom and totally submissive at the moment. Adam could have completely taken advantage of him if he wanted to. And he really wanted to, but he also wanted Kris to trust him.
"Kris", he said, gently.
"Hmm"
"I'm going to take my hand away again, alright?"
Kris's eyes got wide again, but he nodded his approval.
Adam lifted his hand and Kris didn't move. That was a good sign.
"Feeling ok, Kris?"
"Yeah", he giggled.
"Good. I'm going to finish now, alright?"
Kris nodded again and closed his eyes.
There were no more incidents after that and Adam was able to finish the coloring.
Then he changed the needles for the shading. This was his favorite part. It made his work come to life, so to speak as the solid edges became three-dimensional.
When the work was complete, Adam stepped back to get a better look.
"Can I look now?"
Adam nodded, "I think you're going to like it."
He helped Kris sit up and slide his legs to the side of the table and then put a mirror in front of the work so he could see it.
Adam had made just a few changes to the lines and coloring so it wouldn't be quite so wolf-like, without changing the actual concept. But it wasn’t the same anymore, either.
Kris grabbed the mirror from Adam so he could get several angles. He was quiet, but his face showed a lot of expression.
"Kris?"
Kris smiled, "its perfect", he said, handing him the mirror.
"Would you mind if I took a picture before I cover it? For my wall", he added.
"Of course not, would you take a picture for me, too?" Kris fished his phone out of his pocket to hand to Adam.
Adam grabbed his own camera and took a couple of pictures with each and then handed Kris his phone back.
"Can I ask you a question, Adam?"
"Sure"
"What happened?"
"Do you remember feeling pain?"
"Yeah, but then you took it away."
Adam nodded, “I did."
"Am I a vampire now?" He didn't seem upset, just curious.
"No, of course not. I'd never turn anyone without their permission", Adam replied, gently.
"I just thought that maybe you needed to..."
Adam shook his head. "Kris, do you remember that dream you told me about?"
"Yeah."
"Can you tell me more about it?"
"Why?"
"It might be important."
Adam had already laid Kris back on the table and was covering up the new work with a bandage.
"Do you think it's connected?"
"I do."
Adam handed Kris the care instructions for his new tattoo and began explaining them to him and then covered his new artwork to protect it.
"I want you to call me right away if anything strange happens."
Kris looked at him funny, "This has never happened before, has it?"
Adam shook his head. "No."
He helped Kris off the table and took him over to the couch. He had locked the door after Kris came in earlier this evening and put the closed sign out so they wouldn’t be disturbed. Now, he was glad that he did.
"Tell me about the dream, Kris."
"I was being chased..."
~~~~
Adam sat quietly and listened to the story. He was almost positive that it had been real, but didn't want to frighten Kris.
"And then it bit me. With those same fangs that I now have here", Kris pointed to his bandage. “Well, almost. I like the changes by the way”, he smiled weakly.
“Where did he bite you?”
“I don’t know.”
Adam decided it was important enough to tell Kris the truth, even if it did freak him out."
"Kris, I don't think it was a dream."
"What?” Kris thought about it for a minute. "You think I was bitten by a werewolf, for real?" Panic was beginning to set.
Adam nodded slowly.
"You mean, I’m a werewolf now?" He was starting to shake.
"No baby, I don't think so."
"How do you know?" Kris was standing now and practically shouting.
"Because I'd have smelled you", Adam said, quietly.
"So, I'm not a...?"
"You're still human, Kris", he placed his hand on Kris’s shoulder to reassure him.
"Then what, how?"
Adam shook his head. "May I take a look?"
"For what?"
"To see if you have any bites."
"You mean other than here?" Kris pointed right to his neck, where Adam had fed from him earlier.
"Kris, I had to", Adam felt ashamed.
"I know." Kris smiled gently and placed his hand on Adam's cheek. It was cold, but he didn't mind. "Adam?"
He faces was inches from Adam's and he wanted to kiss him so badly.
Adam pushed him back on the couch, "Let me take a look, Kris." It took all of Adam's strength not to kiss Kris right there, and then rip his clothes off and make love to him. But, Kris wasn't ready for that. Adam could wait.
Adam started at Kris's neck and fingered the healing bite marks he had made. They were closed, and just two little white scars were there instead. "Hmm."
"What?"
Adam turned Kris's head and felt the other side.
He inspected every inch of Kris from his neck to just below his belt. Kris was so damned turned on right now that he wasn't even trying to hide it.
"Adam"
"I don't see anything", he finally answered.
"Maybe it was a dream after all", Kris wondered out loud.
"Maybe", Adam stood back admiring the sight in front of him. “Or maybe I just didn’t find it yet.” Adam had a vision of undressing Kris and licking between his legs and… “You better go, Kris", he choked out, standing up quickly.
"Oh", Kris tried not to sound disappointed. He had no intention of any of this when he'd walked in earlier, but now... Kris wanted the vampire; so much.
But instead, Adam walked Kris out and made him promise to read the care instructions.
"Remember, call me if anything happens", he handed Kris his card with his cell phone number on it. "Day or night."
Kris looked at the number, "I will. Thanks."
And then he was gone.
Adam berated himself for letting Kris leave like that. You know he wanted you. You could have had him, he told himself. He could smell Kris’s arousal; it was intense. But he would have been taking advantage of the human and he knew it. He didn't want to do that. Besides, if he did it wrong, he’d never see him again. And he definitely didn’t want to risk that.
Adam walked into the main room and began to clean up his equipment. He was confused and horny. He decided to stay here and 'sleep' on the couch instead of going home.
~~~~
A few hours later, Adam was startled by the sound of his cell phone. He looked at the number and didn't recognize it. "Hello?"
"Adam?" The voice sounded frantic.
He sat up, "Kris? Are you alright?"
"Yeah, I just, uh, well, I...", Kris stammered. "I missed you", he barely whispered.
"You what?"
"I mean..."
"Kris, is your tattoo burning again?"
"No, my neck...”
“What?”
“It doesn’t hurt, but... I just need… to be near you."
Adam stopped cold. Could it be? How could he have let that happen? He hadn't given Kris a choice. But it appeared that Kris was bonding to him.
"May I come over Adam? Please?"
Adam needed to see him, too. "Sure, I'm still at the store."
Kris hung up and ran all the way back to the parlor. He needed Adam right now.
He knocked frantically at the door until he saw Adam walking towards him. "Kris."
Kris ran right into Adam's arms and hugged him, his head pressed against Adam's chest. "Better", Kris said, holding him tight.
"Kris, what happened?" Adam finally asked, pulling him into the back room so they could have some privacy. "Does the ink hurt?"
"Huh?" Kris put his hand over the bandage. "No, it's, um, it's..."
"What is it, baby?"
"I need you to touch me", he said, quietly, so Adam could barely hear. But he could feel Kris's need.
"Ok, baby", Adam let Kris rest his head on his shoulder and held him.
"No, I mean...", Kris began taking his shirt off and tilted his head, exposing the area where Adam had bit him earlier. "Please?"
"Oh Kris, what are you asking me?"
"What you did before. I need more."
"I can't take any more blood from you tonight."
"No, the other thing, what you gave me."
"Venom?" He wouldn’t be craving venom. But could he be craving Adam’s blood? They’d have to talk about this later, but first, Kris needed him.
He also made a mental note to look all of this shit up and try and figure out what the hell happened tonight.
Adam lifted his own wrist and then sunk his teeth in, making two small holes, and then he placed his wrist up to Kris’s mouth. “Drink”, he told him.
Kris looked up and him and obeyed, drinking the vampire blood that Adam was offering him. It tasted so good, like the best thing that Kris had ever tasted and then Adam knew for sure. Kris wouldn’t be able to stay away from him. Not until they’d officially mated. Oh, God. How was he going to have that conversation with him?
After a couple of minutes, Adam made him stop. “Baby, you can’t drink too much.”
“Why not, it’s sooo good”, he whined.
“I know, Kris. Sit up, come on.”
Kris reluctantly withdrew his lips from Adams wrist and watched the holes close on their own. “Whoa.”
“Feeling better?”
Kris nodded, “Adam, I don’t understand. Why do I want your blood? And why does it taste so amazing?” He asked, smacking his lips.
“I don’t know for sure, but for some reason, you’re bonding to me, Kris.”
“Bonding?”
“I’m so sorry; I didn’t know that would happen”, the vampire was visibly upset.
“You were just helping me, Adam. I could have died if you hadn’t done what you did”, Kris exclaimed, throwing his hands up in the air.
“Well, I don’t know if you would have actually died, Kris”, he was chuckling at Mr. Drama Queen.
Adam wasn’t quite ready to tell Kris about the mating part just yet. They’d just met for Christ’s sake. Shit.
“What’s the matter, you look worried.”
“So, we might as well get to know each other."
"Huh?"
"Since it appears we're going to be spending a lot of time together, at least for a while."
Kris hugged him again, "I'm sorry." He needed to be as close to the vampire as possible.
"Don't be sorry, baby."
"I like that."
"What's that?" Adam was pre-occupied with the conversation he knew they'd have to have eventually.
"When you call me baby. I like it."
"Oh, Kris. What have we gotten ourselves into?"
Kris cuddled closer to Adam and kissed his cheek. Adam growled. "Kris."
"Adam, please", Kris begged, turning Adam's head towards his. "Don't you want to kiss me?" He asked.
Adam nodded, "I do, Kris. So much."
"Then do it", he breathed, placing his lips on Adam's.
They kissed, slowly at first and then it built to a frenzy of clawing at each other's clothing.
"Kris, we can't."
"Yes we can, I need you, Adam."
"Kris, stop. You don't know what you're asking me."
"I do. I want you to make love to me, Adam. I want you. And, I can tell you want me too", Kris was looking down at Adam's obvious erection. He was huge.
"Kris"
"Don't you want me?" Kris sounded so sad.
"Baby, of course I do. I want you so much, Kris. Since the moment you first walked in my shop."
"Then, what's the problem?"
"Because, Kris, it's complicated. It wouldn't just be sex. You would be permanently bonded to me."
"What does that mean? I've already bonded to you", he shrugged like it was no big deal.
"We'd be mated."
Kris looked blankly at Adam.
"Forever, Kris."
At the moment, when Kris needed Adam's touch so much, forever didn't seem like such a bad idea.
"I would be a monster if I took advantage of you like that."
"Not if I want it just as bad", he whispered.
"Baby, please. Let's take this slowly."
"I'm not leaving, Adam."
"I don't want you to. Why don't we have some breakfast together? Get to know each other a little bit."
"Before we mate?" Kris asked, hopefully.
Adam had to laugh, "Yeah, baby."
~~~~
Adam led Kris out of the store and down the street to an all night diner. Adam didn't need food, but he'd have a cup of coffee while Kris ate.
"I'm not hungry", Kris complained. "Except for, you know", he smiled slyly.
"Really, Kris? Again?"
"Don't you want mine?"
"Well yeah, but I have self control", Adam teased.
It wasn't long before Kris was playing footsy under the table at the restaurant, just so he could touch Adam.
They spent a couple of hours in the diner, telling each other about themselves. Kris talked about his family in Arkansas and how he’d moved here to Los Angeles to make it in music. He told Adam that he sang and played guitar and piano.
“So, what do you do now, Kris?” Adam asked.
“I work a few days a week in a music store”, he shrugged. “I didn’t exactly make it yet.”
“I want to hear you sing.”
Then Adam told Kris about being turned when he was only 27 years old. “I wasn't given a choice Kris. And, I regretted it for so long.”
"What about your lover?" Kris asked, jealously seething though his veins for some reason.
“He only wanted to turn me. It wasn't real love. He wanted me to be just like him; a monster, so I left him and came to Los Angeles.”
Kris felt a little better after hearing that. He didn't even know Adam. This was crazy.
"Adam, tell me about mating", he said, dreamily.
"It's exactly what it sounds like, Kris."
"We have sex."
"Yes", Adam said, pointedly.
"I want that”, Kris was gleaming.
"Kris"
"Adam, I mean it. I want you to, you know, take me."
Adam took Kris's hand. He wanted it too, but would it be right? "Come on, Kris."
Since Kris couldn't stand to be away from Adam for longer than a couple of hours, Adam invited him to stay at his place till they could figure things out.
"You look like you need to sleep, Kris."
"Will you be with me?"
"Of course, I'm taking you to my house."
"I mean, in bed with me?" He looked at Adam with lustful eyes.
"Just so you can sleep, Kris", he replied, shaking his head.
~~~~
Turned out that was a lot easier said that done. Kris was a quite the cuddler and liked to kiss; a lot. He kept trying to roll Adam on top of him and grind into him and Adam had to finally bite him and take enough blood so Kris would be drowsy.
"Hey, no fair, I want some too", Kris slurred, before finally falling asleep.
Adam would have rolled his eyes, if Kris weren't so fucking adorable. He got up and went over to his computer to do a little research on Werewolf bites and the fangs that Kris had wanted him to draw.
He did eventually find out that if a human was bitten but not turned, then they probably weren’t meant to be. But why bite them, then? He also learned that Kris was immune to werewolf bites now and could never be turned. Well, that was good news. Then Adam went to some of the more credible sites concerning vampires. There was a lot of shit out there. Obviously, Adam biting him hadn’t been fatal, so Kris was definitely still human, but he already knew that.
There wasn’t a lot of vampire biting werewolf information out there, so finally he looked up pictures of fangs, hoping to see something similar to the drawing. He finally found something on werewolf curses and there it was. “If a werewolf meant to turn a human and for some reason the bite did not work, the human was now immune and could never be turned. However, he could still be claimed by the pack, but more as a slave if they successfully marked the victim… Oh shit.
Adam read further and discovered that the only way to counter the curse was vampire venom. Whoa. Adam had no idea at the time, but he might actually have saved Kris’s life. It said that the curse wouldn’t turn the human, but they would be drawn to the wolves and eventually enslaved or killed if they were so lucky. “Kris”
Adam decided to consult with his elders. Adam went over to the bed where Kris was still sleeping peacefully. “You’re so beautiful, Kris.” He barely stirred, so Adam walked into his living room to make a phone call.
About twenty minutes later, there was a knock at his door. “Marcus, thank you for coming”, he said to the elder Marcus.
“Adam, show me”, he said, excitedly.
“He’s sleeping, can we talk first?”
~~~~
“Adam”, Kris cried from the bedroom when he woke up alone. “Adam”, Kris called, coming into the living room and finding Adam with someone.
“You left”, Kris complained.
“I’m sorry. I was right here, though. How are you feeling?”
Kris looked over at the other vampire, “Who’s that?” He asked, accusingly.
“That’s Marcus. I asked him for his advice about what might have happened to you.”
Kris, ignoring the comment, addressed Adam again, “I need you”, he whined, smirking.
“Ok, baby.” Adam led Kris back into the bedroom, “I’ll be right back”, he said to Marcus.
When they got to the bed, Kris tugged at Adam, trying to get as close to him as possible. “Please…” he begged, looking desperate.
Adam bit into his wrist and then held it out for Kris who took it, slurping. “So fucking good”, he finally said, and then went back to sucking, making the most filthy and delightful noises. Adam wondered what he’d be like in bed.
“Kris, may I?” Adam was pressing his thumb against Kris’s neck and he just nodded.
Adam bit down and tasted Kris. He thought he knew exactly how Kris was feeling at the moment. He was bonding to the human, too.
Marcus, who’d been wondering what was taking Adam so long, came into the room and stood at the door with his arms folded.
“Marcus”, Adam lifted his head, blood dripping down his chin.
“Don’t let me stop you”, he said, half chuckling.
“Kris, that’s enough, baby.”
Before Kris had a chance to go down on Adam’s wrist again, Adam pulled it away, closing the holes and then he licked over Kris’s neck, doing the same to it.
Kris looked up at Marcus, trying to feel embarrassed, but he just couldn’t care right now.
“Well, it looks as though you’ve both bonded to each other”, Marcus noted.
“You think?” Adam replied, sarcastically, licking the rest of Kris’s blood from his lips.
“Have you told him what that means?”
“That we’re to be mated? He told me”, Kris said, excitedly.
Marcus looked at the human, amusedly. “And that pleases you, Kristopher.” It was not a question.
“May I see it?” Marcus asked of the tattoo.
“Kris, is that alright?” Adam asked, being protective of his future mate.
Kris nodded and Adam carefully lifted the bandage from Kris’s chest, exposing the new fangs.
“Hmm”
“What is it?” Kris asked, nervously.
“Adam said you dreamed about these fangs and then decided to get a tattoo?”
“Compelled, more like. I just needed to get it.”
“Tell me what happened when Adam was drawing the tattoo?”
They told him everything. From the outlining to the coloring, to when Kris cried out in pain. Adam told him about giving Kris the venom and being able to finish after that.
“And this is exactly what you dreamed of?”
“Well, not exactly. I made a couple of changes to it”, Adam admitted. “It seemed too wolf-like and I thought it should be more like…”
“You”, Marcus finished. “Kris, I think you’re really lucky that Adam did that”, Marcus said while smoothing his hands over the new ink.
“Why?”
“I’ve never seen one before, but I know about it. It’s definitely meant to be a link between you and the wolves. It was burning because Adam, a vampire, was touching it. I have a feeling that if you’d gone to a human tattoo artist, it probably would have been finished without incident. Until…”
“Until what?”
“Until they came for you”, he answered, solemnly.
Both Adam and Kris looked at each other and then Marcus. “And now?”
“They may still try and come for you, but the link is broken.”
“And that means?” They both asked simultaneously.
“You'll be harder to find, but other than that, I'm not sure, but they or he, won’t be happy”, Marcus looked worried.
Adam walked Marcus out of his home and Kris could mostly make out whispering at the door. But he did manage to hear “You need to do this soon, Adam. The boy is in danger", he looked towards the bedroom. "And he's willing. The full moon is in just three days.”
Part 2 here