Jessica makes her move

"There must be a way out. She'll come back for me and open the bars. That's when we run for it." Jessica states, plans taking shape in her mind.

Sally smiles ruefully. "It's suicide" she whispers. Jessica moves towards her on the cot, taking Sally's hand in her own. "I'd rather go down fighting" Jessica says. She pulls Sally in for a hug, rubbing the back of her head and her back. The poor wretch feels rail thin... these _parasites _have certainly taken their toll. Jessica and Sally sit quietly. Jessica knows that there simply _must _be a way out. She needs to think fast, but having to consciously suppress the surge to rip Sally's throat out isn't helping matters.

"I have an idea, but it might be unpleasant" Jessica says, before pausing. Sally says nothing, so Jessica continues. "I am going to drink from you, and splash some blood around to set the scene. You'll need to play dead. We'll need to move fast when, if, they open the bars. They'll be able to hear your heartbeat once they get close." Jessica pauses, trying to gauge the reaction of the young woman.

Sally breaks the silence. "I have a shiv under my mattress" she states, almost as more of a question. She looks at Jessica, seeking guidance. "I broke a piece off of the cot frame and have been sharpening it during the day when they almost never come down here." Sally lifts the corner of the mattress and pulls out a sharpened steel slat.

Jessica laughs heartily, for the first time pausing to the consider the absurdity of it all. Jessica's kidnap and transformation hadn't triggered this acknowledgment of the surrealism of it all. The ridiculousness only registered after sitting in a cell with a meek young woman, topless and clutching a shiv. Sally's face drops, and she blushes in embarrassment.

"Sorry! It's perfect!" Jessica exclaims. Jessica brushes the hair to one side of Sally's neck. "Are you ready, Sally?"

"I think it's hopeless. They are too strong. But for the first time in weeks I feel like I can have some control over my life."

Jessica reads this as consent, and nods. She tightly grips Sally's shoulders, and plants a light kiss on her forehead. Jessica strikes, but tries to not bite too deeply. She lets the blood pool in her mouth, savoring the unique flavor. Jessica spits the mouthful of blood onto Sally. Sally blinks and coughs, she wasn't expecting that.

"Sorry, I need to make it look realistic" Jessica says, before biting Sally's wrist.

"If you lick the bites after, your saliva will help stop the bleeding" Sally says softly in between moans. Jessica feeds for another few minutes, in pure ecstasy, but forces herself to overrule every reflex and stop. Sally has lost consciousness, but her pulse is strong. Jessica licks the wounds, but not too much. This needs to be persuasive.

Jessica lays the sleeping girl back on the cot and waits.

After an unknown amount of time, Jessica can hear heels clicking down the hallway. Is this Elizabeth, come to finally end this? Jessica wonders. Jessica clutches the shiv tightly behind her back.

She looks up to see a pale vampiress she has never seen before. The vampiress is about 5'5", and wears a tight leather bodysuit. Her hair is raven black, and she is fairly curvy.

The vampiress opens the cell and enters. "I'm so happy to see that you've fed, Jessica" the vampiress says slowly as if she were addressing a child. "Your skin is positively radiant!"

I'm glad I won't be needing this today, she says as she drops a collar attached to a chain on the bed.

It's now or never , Jessica thinks. She makes her move. Strengthened by Sally's blood, she lunges at the vampiress, moving faster than she ever thought she could. She stabs the shiv into the vampiress' throat. The vampiress chokes, making awful gurgling sounds. "You bitch!" she spits, falling backwards and clutching at her neck. Sally stirs in the commotion, regaining consciousness.

"Sally, quick, give me the chain!" Jessica yells. Sally tosses her the chain, and Jessica shackles the struggling vampiress to the bars. She takes the keys she finds in the vampiress' hand.

"Quick, we need to get out of here now!" Jessica says, grabbing Sally by the hand and out of the cell.

They flee down the corridor, up the stairs, through a locked door, but then Jessica is lost. "It's okay, I know the way out" Sally says. Jessica follows Sally through the massive house. Sally leads them to a final door. Jessica tries a few keys. Finally the lock turns, they push the door open, and are out.