CHAPTER 5:

I wake up the right before noon the next day. I look at my phone and I have a text from Jaden that he sent after I had fallen asleep last night. It says:

From Jaden: Meet me at my very mature and cool apartment at eight o' clock tonight.

I spend the rest of the day working out and doing weapons training. Afterwards, I take a shower and get into my car to go to Jaden's very immature and only somewhat cool apartment. I get there five minutes early, but have to wait thirty minutes before Jaden finally pulls up.

He parks and pulls out a bunch of shopping bags from his car. He isn't driving 'The General Lee' tonight, but instead a black Audi R8. "What happened to 'The General Lee'?"

"So, you miss it, huh?" he asks.

"I'll be happy if I never have to lay eyes on that politically incorrect car again," I inform him.

"Come on Catalina, tonight's your big debut," he says and I follow him up to his apartment.

When we are in his apartment, he sets the bags down on the couch and I sit down in his baseball mitt chair. It's actually comfortable. "You said the other night that there have been witnesses to me questioning and killing vampires. What if some of these witnesses are there tonight?"

He looks away, "Um, actually by witnesses, I meant witness. And the only witness that I am aware of is me," he says, then looks up at me.

"You? What do you mean?" I ask in amazement.

"Well, I got worried with you going out hunting all the time alone. So, sometimes I would follow you, just to make sure you were safe," he says with an sheepish look on his face.

I am in complete shock and a little embarrassed myself. This guy that I have been trying to kill for the past two years has been watching out for me? "Well, thank you and sorry for trying to kill you that whole time."

"It's okay. I understood. Most vampires are filthy murderers, as you so often used to call me," he says with a sad smile.

I grab him and pull him into a hug, "I really am sorry Jaden and I don't think that of you anymore."

He wraps his arms around me and says, "Thank you Catalina. I've waited a long time for you to say that. Now let's get you ready to be my blood slave."

He empties the contents of the shopping bags onto the couch and I yell, "I am not wearing any of that!" On the couch is an assortment of clothes that would be well-suited for a stripper.

Jaden puts both of his hands on my upper arms, "Catalina, you have to look the part otherwise the other vampires will be suspicious. I am not known to take part in this scene and you will be a new face."

Dammit! He's right again. "Fine, let me look through it and pick something I can live with."

"I forgot to get your sizes last night, so I had to guess," he says.

I look at the tags. He guessed right. I finally pick out some clothes, shoes and makeup that I guess I'll have to live with. I go to the room to get dressed and tell Jaden to wait in the living room for me.

Forty-five minutes later, I am dressed with my hair and makeup done. I am wearing a super-short red and black plaid skirt, with a white dress shirt that ties in the front and shows my entire stomach and a good amount of cleavage, even the top of the white lacy bra that I'm wearing. I was also wearing white thigh-high stockings and high-heeled black Mary Janes. I have my long brown hair in loose waves down my back. I am wearing a little more makeup than usual. I put on charcoal eyeshadow, with black eyeliner and mascara. Instead of my usual pink lipgloss, I am wearing dark red lipstick.

When I step out of the room, Jaden looks me up and down and his eyes go wide, "Say anything perverted and I will go right back in there and change back into what I came here in."

"I wasn't going to say anything," Jaden says, looking innocently at me.

It's then that I take in what he is wearing. He has on black leather pants, black motorcycle boots, and a tight black t-shirt. He also has on leather studded wristbands on each wrist, with a matching collar. This outfit is nothing like what he normally wears and I am trying not to stare because he looks like a totally hot alpha male.

He is holding in one hand, a collar that matches the one around his neck. "What's that for?" I ask, already guessing that I won't like the answer.

He looks at the collar in his hand, "Oh, um, don't get mad. But it is to show that you belong to me, so that no other vamps try to mess with you."

"What?" I ask angrily.

"Well, you don't want other vamps touching you, do you?" he asks desperately.

"Give me the stupid collar," I say while holding out my hand. He hands it over and I put it on. "This better work or I am going to be really pissed."

"It seems as though you are already pissed," he says and I glare at him. "There is something else, Catalina."

"How could this get any worse?" I ask.

"Well, you are supposed to be my blood slave, but you have no bite marks." he says, but I cut him off.

"I am not going to let you bite me," no way in hell.

"Then we may as well not even go, because no vamp shows up with a blood slave that they don't actually take blood from," he says matter-of-factly.

I look down at the floor, "Jaden, do you realize that I had to watch my entire family get their throats ripped out?"

"It won't be like that Cat, I'll be gentle," he says.

"God, I wish I was drunk for this," I mutter. I know I have no choice, but I'm scared. I don't want anyone's fangs anywhere near me. I had nightmares for months after the murders, all involving my family's deaths and me also getting killed.

I sit down on the couch and tell Jaden, "Let's get this over with." He sits next to me on the couch so that we are facing each other. He starts to lean towards me and I am shaking.

"I'm sorry Cat," he says apologetically.

He moves his mouth against my neck, right under the collar I'm wearing and I can feel his extended fangs on my skin. He holds me closer, against his chest and I feel his fangs pierce my skin and he begans to drink. I cry out at the pain, but within seconds, it changes from pain to pleasure. This is unexpected.

It starts feeling better and better and I moan his name. I hear him growl, but it's like the sound is coming from far away. In my daze, I am faintly aware that I am moving to sit on Jaden's lap, with me straddling him. I wrap my arms around his chest and dig my nails into his back, through his shirt. I moan his name again and start grinding against him.

He stops drinking my blood and looks up at me. I can see the same lust in his eyes that I am sure are in mine. He weaves his fingers through my hair and pulls my face down to his. He kisses me gently on the lips at first and it quickly turns forceful.

He moves his lips away from my mouth and licks the spot where he bit me. I shudder from the feel of it. I am still grinding against him and he moves his hands from my hair to my butt, encouraging me along.

"Jaden please," I beg, not knowing what I'm begging for. He pushes me against him faster and harder, while kissing the top of my breasts. After a minute of this, I climax, screaming out his name. I sag against him and he gently rubs my back and kisses my forehead.

As I come out of my daze, I am feeling a little embarrassed, "I didn't know you could orgasm without actually having sex. Jeez, I've had my first kiss and my first orgasm all in the same week."

I feel Jaden stiffen and he asks, "Who did you kiss?"

"Noah," I'm still too out of it to realize that I probably shouldn't be telling him this.

After a few minutes of silence, I pull back to look at him and see that he is angry. I hold his face in my hands and kiss him on the lips, "Don't be jealous, it was nothing like what just happened."

"So, was it not so bad?" he asks and it takes me a few seconds to realize that he is asking me about the bite.

"Oh yeah, it wasn't so bad. Is it always like that?" I ask, hoping he will tell me no.

"Not always, it depends on whether or not there is already an attraction between two people," I feel a little bummed out until he says, "but it has never been that intense for me with anyone else."

I smile and he says, "You like the thought of that, don't you Kitty Cat?"

"Hey, what can I say? I'm a competitive person," I tell him with a shrug.

"Is that all it is?" he asks me with a cocky grin.

"Yes, that's all it is," I say, pronouncing each word slowly. I get up off of him and say irritably, "Shouldn't we be going now?"

"Hey slave, remember who the master is here," he jokes.

"Damn, in this skimpy-ass outfit, I don't even have anywhere to hide my stakes or knives. How am I going to kill you when you piss me off?" I ask him.

Jaden holds one hand over his heart and says, "Ouch, that really hurts Kitty Cat. And right after I give you the greatest pleasure of your life."

I roll my eyes, "That's because it's the only pleasure I've ever had." Then I start blushing when I realize what I just said.

Jaden laughs at my discomfort and says, "Don't worry little virgin. Your secret's safe with me. I won't ruin your bad-girl image."

"Like I said, shouldn't we be going?" I ask.

"Yeah, we should my beautiful slave. Time to put on a show," he says seductively.

"Whatever, we look like a total S&M cliché. I can't imagine anyone not buying the act," I say with a laugh.

As we are driving to the club, I am feeling guilty. Why do I feel like I've cheated on Noah? Noah and I aren't together. Am I a complete slut for having sexual feelings for both of them? Why do I feel like, if I am with either one of them, I'd be cheating on the other. I love Noah, how much and in what way, I am still unsure of. But, at the same time, I can't deny the strong attraction I have towards Jaden. I think it has always been there. Maybe that is why I was always trying so hard to kill him. I didn't like having these feelings towards a vampire.

But, now that I know that he isn't like the other vamps, where does that leave me? I no longer see Jaden in the same bad light. Now he is just a hot guy that I am attracted to and that I am also beginning to like as a person. If I had to pick one of them, who would I choose? I guess I shouldn't worry about that now. I promised myself no relationships until I've fulfilled my promise to myself and my family. I'll worry about it when Jonathan and Daniel are dead.

Jaden parks in a warehouse district, but before I can get out of the car, "Wait Cat, we need to talk about some things before we go in there."

"Okay," I say, and shut the door.

"Cat, this is much more dangerous than the hunting you've done before. I am about to take you into a club with loads of vampires in it. You will see things that you don't like. I can't have you trying to kill any of them," he says only half-joking. "I need you to keep your temper in check and if we happen to see Jonathan or Daniel, I need you to keep your cool. This is not the place for it. If you attack a vampire in this club, I may not be able to protect you."

"I understand, I'm not an idiot," I say.

"I know you're not an idiot, but from past experiences, I also know you have quite a temper. I also need you to act the part. A blood slave is submissive to its master. And, there is one other thing. I already know you won't like it, but I am going to have to act differently, dominant and uncaring. Just keep in mind that it is only an act and don't try breaking the leg off the nearest chair to stake me. We go in, play our roles and try to get information on Jonathan and Daniel, alright?" he asks.

"Yes, master," I joke. See? I'm not going to be a problem.