Ring of a Belle

Rose walked over, a tall glass of water in her hands "Thanks." You said to her with a smile as she handed You the glass. Belle had been passed out on Your couch for a couple of hours now, all of which during that time You had been caring for her, removing her mink coat lightly pressing a cold cloth to her forehead while lightly feeding the ice-cold water into her mouth, watching the transparent liquid gently pass between her ruby red lips, Rose followed Your directions, though she seemed perplexed as to why You were doing what You were "She is the one that You first fed on?" You nodded, gently toweling her forehead "Her name is Belle." Rose raised an eyebrow "She will need nourishment if You wish her to be ripe for feeding." You turned to Rose with an honest frown "For the last time, I'm not going to feed on Her." Your red-headed companion seemed to get lost in a **** enigma "Then why are You doing this if not to feed?" You shrugged, deep down, yes You did want to eat her, but something older, more primal stopped You "Good ole fashion Human decency I guess?" she wasn't satisfied with the answer but left You to Your devices.

Pulling out Your new Phone, You quickly called Diana... ringing... ringing... nothing? again? "For fuck's sake Didi" Rose poked her head out of the kitchen "Still not answering?" You shook Your head with annoyance, though a text notification quickly caught Your attention, it was Diana "What's up?" You quickly typed in response "Hey, I need a favor, can You stop by and bring something to eat." She took a moment to respond "Idk I have to be up for work in a couple of hours, what do You need it for? I thought that You didn't eat?" You huffed "Look, I just need You to do this for me, the sun will be up soon and I can't send Rose because she'll probably eat someone!" Diana replied quickly this time "Ugh, fine, I'll be there in a couple of hours."

You paused for a moment... Belle's pulse was speeding up, that was probably because she was awake, looking slowly from Your phone screen, You found Belle's chocolate brown eyes looking up at You, "Hey." You said softly, Belle's eyes widened, a frightened expression slowly creeping on her face as she realized that You were still lightly dabbing the damp cloth on her forehead "Y.... I...." She stammered, paling as she crept away from Your touch for a moment, "Do you remember me?" She nodded slowly, gulping as You smiled at her "It's okay, I'm not going to hurt You-"

"really?" She said, suddenly becoming a little snappy, "You are not going to hurt me!?" Belle sat up a childish scowl on her pretty face "All You have done since You... well I don't know what You did, but my life has dived headfirst down the fucking drain!" You paused a little surprised at her moxie, "Well I-"

"-My fiance dumps me, My family thinks I'm even more crazy than usual, My landlord handed me an eviction notice and won't return my calls, then when I try and get some answers some crazy goth bitch roughs me up and drags me here!" You stammered trying to take all that in "I uh... I guess-" Belle interrupts You again by bursting into tears and jumping at You, clutching You tightly as she sobbed pitifully against Your chest "Please help me, I'm so scared, I don't know what's happening, My life is falling apart..." Belle suddenly wretched, coughing violently as You tried Your best to not be overwhelmed, but You noticed something as Belle clutched at her neck, the skin was dark and sore, two small very painful looking pin prick cuts throbbing on her throat, the very same holes that You created, "Hey, Hey listen to me." You said trying to snap her out of her hysteria, "Sit still and Drink this." You handed her the glass which she obediently took and began to gulp "Slowly." just as You told Her too, Belle took slower sips, You gazed down into her eyes, locking yourself with her _"Be calm." Immediately her breath began slow and her muscles relaxed, her heart beating slower and her expression becoming less panicked and a little more creeped out "H-How did You do that?" smiling at her again, You comforted her by softly rubbing her shoulder "Are You hungry?" She nodded weakly "Good, My sister is bringing You something to eat, just relax and I'll see if I can make You a little more comfortable." She seemed apprehensive but nodded, her silky brown hair bobbing as she did.

Walking over to the kitchen You paused, sniffing a very pleasant floral aroma emanating from the Room. Rose was busy in the kitchen having placed out several very strange looking objects, looking over the equipment that she had set up it reminded You a little of chemistry equipment, You recognized a Mortar and Pestle, a portable Bunsen burner, a few sets of tweezers, and a bunch of other very strange looking pieces that were completely foreign to You, all of which was midnight black and covered in furtively luminescent lines and Symbols, some of which resembled the Blood runes that Rose had told You about. "What are You-" Rose hushed You with a gesture, Her hands quickly and skilfully handling a few vials of pale looking liquid, chopping a few blue and Green herbs which she continued to crush and sprinkle into a large cauldron looking pan that burned on the Gas stove, She poured a few more vials of a viscous yellow liquid into a clear beaker that was being heated up on the burner before reaching into her bottomless purse and brandishing two medical syringes.

Rose turned around to You and handed one of the two syringes to You, "What do I need this for?" Rose darted her hand up sticking the needle in Your throat for less than a second before retrieving it at such a speed that it didn't even hurt, "What was that!?" She examined the clear liquid that she had taken from Your throat, showing You after flicking the tube lightly "This is liquid from Your Venom gland..." She said before lightly emptying the contents of which into a vial, You raised an eyebrow as she sniffed it, wincing a little before corking it shut "Extremely potent, I will have to conduct some experiments with it later." Rose poured half of Your Venom into the Beaker, watching it sizzle like acid "I need Seven Millilitres of blood from the infected area, that being the dark spot on her neck, take no more and no less, understand?" You would have questioned her but saw the better of it, "Okay."

Belle was still sat quietly sat where You left her, her aura of fear saturating into her flawless skin, "W-What is that for?" She said noticing the syringe in Your hand "Be still" You whispered, watching as she froze in place, quickly and painlessly You slipped the needle into one of the visible dark veins on her neck carefully taking 7 Ml of her blood as directed, Belle winced at the pain relaxing as You spoke in a soft voice "Be calm."

Rose checked the blood in the syringe, carefully inspecting the deep red swirling with waves of deep congealed black "Curious..." She said, emptying the contents into the beaker and stirring "...She is stronger than she looks, most perish with this amount of corruption flowing through them." after the concoction in the beaker began to bubble, She tipped it into the cauldron, watching with fascination as the brew began to sizzle, easing into a cool magenta color, Rose took a mug and gently tipped part of the new concoction into it, "Follow."

Belle seemed even more unnerved by Rose's cold countenance, hesitating to take the mug offered to her "Take it." She ordered in her strong tone, forcing Belle to take the cup in her hands, looking in disgust at the strong liquid "W-What is it?" You knelt beside her looking into her eyes "Drink." You said in a much softer tone, Luling Belle into taking a few gentle sips of the brew, She tasted the flavor, seeming a little more open to it as she continued to drink, slowly but surely as You watched on in fascination, Belle seemed to melt a little into the liquid, her fear easing and her face changing to one of relief "Hmmm." She hummed, closing her eyes as her shoulders became a little less tense, the horrid blackness of her wound seemed to ease also, the sore area deflating into a significantly more normal sight "What was that?" You asked curiously, "An Alchemical brew, when You feed on a Human a transfer occurs, while You take blood venom is injected simultaneously if you inject too much venom in a living Human then they will die due to the toxicity, drain them completely of blood without injecting too much venom will result in **** also as You know, but leaving a drained victim with an abundance of Venom will create-"

"-A leech." You answered, remembering reading about the creatures in the Gerix library, Rose nodded "You must learn to master Your feed while on the hunt, creation of leeches is forbidden under threat of ****." You nodded, looking at Belle as she finished up the mug "Th-thank You." She said honestly, "Don't thank me, thank Rose." Rose scoffed, returning to the kitchen to carry on with her weird Vampire science.

Belle awkwardly fiddled with her hands as You sat there smiling at her "I'm... Bel-"

"Isabelle Harlow, I know. My name is Charlie, Charlie Drake." She perked up "Charlie Drake? Charles Drake as in the Mayor's son, but You and Your dad are supposed to be dead?" You frowned "Yeah..." She noticed Your discomfort "Oh... sorry for Your loss. How is it that You're alive though? the News and police said that You were murdered?" smirking you lounged against the comfortable couch "I Was Murdered, I never said I wasn't dead." Belle froze, doubtlessly examining Your pale face, strong-looking figure and blood-red eyes, just to tease her a little more, You even flashed Your trademark smile, making Your fangs very visible, Belle paled "No... No that's impossible, You can't be-"

"-A Vampire? surely You would have put two and two together by now Ms. Harlow." Belle gulped trying her best to look brave, "I-I had a suspicion after we first... met, It was all a blur but after my P.I told me that You only came out at night I-" You frowned disapprovingly "So You were following me?" You stood making Her jump "I didn't mean too, I just... needed answers, I wanted to know who You were, I had to know I had to find You I don't know why!? please don't kill me..." You softened, sitting back down "Relax, I wouldn't have helped You if I wanted to kill You." She nodded cautiously, "My sister will be here soon.." You said standing from Your chair and stretching lazily "After that, I'll pay for a taxi to get You home and-" Belle tensed up suddenly leaping to her feet "NO!" Belle suddenly latched onto You again, beginning to cry again as You stood there very confused "Please Master! I want to stay with You, You're all that I have, please don't abandon me!" Okay, very confused and a little aroused, You raised an eyebrow "Master?" Belle seemed to come to Her senses, pulling away and covering Her mouth "What the fuck?" She mumbled through her hand, staring up at You with Her big brown eyes, You began to get Deja-Vu... she seemed to be a piece in a puzzle that You couldn't remember starting?

A PIECE ON THE BOARD IN A SEA OF RED

You gasped, remembering Your dreams, Two women in a Crimson sea, One was Rose and the Other... "You're My Thrall!" You exclaimed with a joyous smile "I turned You into my Thrall!" just as the Books had said "An exchange of blood to bind mortal souls to the Soulless! Hah, I did it without even realizing it!" Belle seemed confused "What is a Thral?" You smiled even deeper "You, Ms. Harlow are My Thrall," You cleared your throat trying to sound ancient and mysterious "Thou art bound to me as mine Servant, forever and always until the end of time... or until I see fit to release you." She frowned "What? How? but I don't want to... serve You forever and always my beloved Master-" Belle clutched Her mouth again in shock as You laugh "This is some next level shit right here!" Tears began to well in her eyes as she quickly tried to storm off, she marched towards the exit stopping dead in her tracks as she reached the double doors, She swiftly turned around, Marching back and plopping down on the couch next to You, She sniffled as the realization hit her, holding her head in her hands before falling to her knees in front of You "Release me! Let me go!" You looked down the sobbing woman at Your feet, strange even when she was crying she looked pretty... keeper her would be morally wrong of course, but a part of You, the beastly part of You, liked the idea of having a beautiful servant hanging on Your every word, plus she did say that she didn't have anywhere to go, hell she had been spending all of her time stalking You, maybe keeping her with You wasn't such a bad idea?

Crouching down to her left and wiping away her tears, smiled softly at her "Your finance left You?" She nodded quietly through her sobs, You caressed her soft face, feeling he soft skin on her red cheeks "So beautiful... how could He leave such a pretty little thing?" She spoke through whining huffs of breath "He... said that... I caused him... too much trouble because You scared him..." Despite being afraid, she seemed to warm to your touch "Fuck that guy, I would never leave a gem like You behind, but I understand if You want to go back to Your family?" Belle scoffed, pouting angrily "Those assholes? they hate me, even my Dad thinks I'm crazy, everyone thinks I'm crazy." Taking her soft form into Your strong arms, you hugged her tenderly smiling widely as You whispered into her ear "You're not crazy, You managed to follow me without me noticing, hell you survived with all of that venom in Your system." Holding her out in front of You, You stared into her eyes, sinking Your claws into her "Do you know what I see when I look at You, Belle?" She flushed "N-No?" You bewitched her with Your smile once more "I see a Beautiful, Intelligent, Tactful and Graceful woman who deserves to be treated with the respect and love that she deserves..." The little devil in You cackled evilly _"Haha I got this bitch now!" _Belle's big puppy dog eyes softened, You practically watched her melt as she crumbled under Your resolve "Will You stay with me, Belle?" She nodded, hypnotized by Your Vampiric power "Yes."

"You will serve Me, freely and of Your own Volition?" Belle nodded with certainty "Yes." You pushed even further, bending her will on Your knee "Forever and Always?" Belle nodded, eyes large and dilated "...Forever and always" Quickly getting to Your feet You sighed with satisfaction "Okay good." You reached down helping her to her feet, "Why don't You take a shower? freshen up a little, the shower is over there along with some towels, see You in a minute!" and just like that You left a very dumfounded Belle to her devices while going to talk to Rose, killing some time until Diana showed up.