Chapter Eight - For Us

The thought of it is weird to me.

I never would've thought one of these days I would end up training to become a true bonder. Let alone a bonder to a royal couple to the vampire nation.

Now here I am walking into the building I work at with both Victoria and Noah leading the way. I've been living with these two for almost two weeks now and all this week they have been excited to start the preparation and I've just been. . .willing.

To my surprise when we walk inside I see my partner, Debbie, with a bright smile plastered across her face. Of course, she would be leading my preparation. I am literally the one person who always says they would never bond with a vampire and expresses it to her. Now here we are. I just know for a fact she is doing this to rub it in my face more than it already has been by Nadia and me.

"Abrams, Aubrey Impulse is so glad to have you here. We will prepare you all to go about having a bonder all the way up to your ceremony. I am Debbie and I will be your preparation leader for the little time we are together. Since Aubrey here is already caught up to speed with all of this stuff we're really just going to be diving into the big stuff today," Debbie makes her announcement and in there she makes sure to emphasize that I am a member of the Impulse family. Debbie is just like me in the Impulse business. We're both young and already training bonders and both of us have no desire to bond ourselves.

Noah and Victoria both look down at me since they both are taller than me. Victoria is just a little taller than me maybe by an inch or two but Noah definitely out beats me by about a foot.

We start to follow behind Debbie as they talk to me, "Are we going to be doing the blood preparations soon? Noah and I have only been drinking animal's blood ever since we discussed we wanted you to be our bonder. Sorry if it seems we're rushing it, love. We're just a little desperate at these times," Victoria explains to me their situation and I'm a little shocked about it.

They could easily get blood from anywhere anyone with the type of money they have but instead, they went Vampire vegetarian.

"Wow, all for me?" I question, jokingly.

"For all of us. We wanted it to be special when we tasted your blood for the first time," Noah answers as he straightens out the arms of his suit. This man is forever wearing a suit. I don't think I've ever seen him in anything else besides the time I walked in on them but he was wearing his birthday suit at the time.

Finally, we stop in front of a private room. They probably get a private blood preparation room because they are considered celebrities around here and to anyone who watches the news.

"You guys can hang out in here while I run and get the papers for Miss. Jacobs to sign to begin blood preparations," Debbie tells both Victoria and Noah as if they are my parents. She then looks at me, "Hopefully you ate a large breakfast this morning. There's water in the mini-fridge so drink up."

Debbie walks out the door leaving the three of us alone in the small room.

"Are you sure you're ready to do the blood preparations today? I hear it's a lot," Victoria worries aloud as I lay down on the hospital-like bed.

Resting my head back on the pillow and closing my eyes I respond, "No worries, it is a lot, but all I have to do is remain healthy and hydrated and don't put too much on myself which I already do so it should be a breeze."

Blood preparations are basically just donating blood to your bonder. Usually, any bonder not officially bonded would go through preparations until bonded when the vampire partner is actually able to feed off of you. Though when a vampire personally feeds off humans they don't have to drink too much due to it being fresh unlike drinking it from a pint bag. This is all to ensure the vampire partner is used to their bonder's blood and lowers the chances of them viciously attacking their human partner.

"Here drink some more water. I don't want you passing out on us or anything," I hear Noah say causing my eyes to pop open to see his large frame towering over me with a water bottle in hand.

I take the water from his hand and I take large gulps as I sip out of it.

"So I was thinking movie night tonight since the house has been so quiet with us busy all of the time. With Aubrey about to be drained, we could all cuddle up on the couch and eat snacks. Plus I saw it's supposed to rain today, which is a movie night must," Victoria rambles on with a wide smile across her face.

It makes me smile seeing her smile and I could see it makes Noah show that little smirk of his. She definitely has one of those contagious smiles.

"Sure."

"Whatever you want, love."

Noah and I both reply in unison causing Victoria to do a silent cheer to herself.

The door swings open swiftly to reveal Debbie with a clipboard in hand.

I sigh, sitting up cause I know I have to fill out this butt-load of work that I in no way shape, or form want to fill out. I've seen other bonders fill it out and just the thick packet itself makes them look drained.

Debbie hands me the clipboard attached to the stack of papers with a bright fake smile on her face.

She knows I barely ever even fill out paperwork for this job.

"While you fill this out I'll just be explaining what's going to happen," Debbie announces more to Victoria and Noah since I already know the whole shebang.

Victoria nods her head and Noah sits up in his seat prepared to listen like he would be tested on it later.

"Since Miss. Jacobs here is actually a member of Impulse we already have her blood test. She is healthy and her blood is great for feeding so that just leaves us to actually transport it. Sadly, for the two of you, we can only extract about one to two pints of blood for major health reasons. Throughout the year in total, we can extract about six or seven pints. Though in between you would have to wait about eight weeks if she donates a pint and sixteen weeks if she donates two pints of whole red blood. Keep in mind that this is only for you to make a closer connection and recognize your bonder's blood. Lastly, after you consume the blood given you may revert back to animal's blood or donated pints," Debbie explains in the shortest and simple way possible. Debbie was always good at things like this just explaining it enough for you to understand and not taking up too much time.

I listen to Victoria, Noah, and Debbie continue to converse as I answer the questions on the form.

We're definitely going to be here awhile.

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"You don't have to carry me in the house, Noah." My voice drags out and slightly slurs when I feel Noah put one arm under both my knees and the other under my neck, and I am swiftly lifted in the air.

"We just took a pint of blood from you, love. Then you passed out after it happened," Victoria tells me as she takes the small ice chest out of the car, "I told you eating an apple wouldn't be considered a big breakfast."

"An apple a day keeps that doctor away." I giggle out.

I look up at the sky to see really dark clouds filling the blue abyss, "It's gonna rain soon."

"Mmhmm, perfect for the movie night I was talking about," Victoria announces, leading us into the house with the small red ice chest close to her chest.

Still looking up at the sky, I hear the keys jingle from a couple of feet away and the door to the house.

"Lay her on the couch, Noah," Victoria says before walking toward the kitchen, "I'll go get some snacks."

I look up at Noah as he takes me to their living room. He's so beautiful. His eyes aren't some special crazy color they're just brown but somehow you can still manage to get lost in them. His black hair is slicked back and there's always one small piece that hangs down making it even sexier than it already is. Then his pale pink lips they're just so kissable all the time, especially all the times I catch him licking them.

"All that blood you lost really has you in a daze, huh?"

"Huh?"

He laughs at my response just as I feel my back meet a soft cushioned surface. God, this couch is so comfortable. Like a couch full of clouds. My legs then go up in the air due to Noah pressing the button for the recliner that I didn't know was a recliner up until now.

Noah takes my shoes off of my feet and I shake my head at him, "Stop, you don't have to do all that. You already carried me in here. I only lost a little blood I think I can take my shoe off."

Noah pays me no mind as he already takes off both my shoes as I'm talking. He then kicks off his own as well. I watch him as he loosens his tie and shakes off his suit jacket.

"Scoot over, please."

I raise my brows at him with a questioning look.

He smiles back in response and he squeezes himself next to me on the semi-large recliner. It's huge for one person and good for two but it doesn't mean I want him here.

I get tense, not knowing how to feel about him being so close to me.

"Relax, love. It's just me. You're gonna have to get used to me eventually considering we're to be bonded soon," Noah made known as he wraps his arm around my shoulder, tugging me closer with a goofy smirk on his face.

Somehow with him saying those words to me, to my surprise, I relax.

"Ok, so I got popcorn and soda." Victoria arrives in the living room with a large tray in her hand. The contents in the tray consist of a large bowl of popcorn filled to the brim and surrounding the bowl are three soda cans plus a water bottle.

Victoria leans down to set the tray down on the table.

I don't mean for my eyes to admire her backside but they totally do. It's a nice view to look at. Who wouldn't stare when it comes to Victoria's body though? She has a very gorgeous Coke bottle-shaped figure.

"A beautiful sight, isn't it?" Noah's warm breath goes straight into my ear giving me chills and I quickly avert my eyes.

He chuckles, "I'll take the Cola."

Victoria turns her head and smiles at him before grabbing the Coke for him.

"I'll be right back I'm going to get a blanket real quick. Choose a movie while I'm gone," Victoria informed us before walking away and up the stairs.

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"Wow, it really sucks that he just died like that. I bet he was really good in concert," I pondered aloud as I finish up the last pieces of popcorn.

"Yeah, Freddie was amazing. We saw them once in the seventies. What a crazy time that was," Victoria quipped out from next to me. All three of us are now very snug in this recliner with both of them on either side of me. I had no choice but to have my legs tangled in theirs considering how close we are. I can't lie and say I am not comfortable though.

"Wait, you've been to a Queen concert?" I probe her to go on some more with my question.

Noah chuckles, "Yup, we both did. It was way before your time. That was one crazy night."

"Why do you say that? What happened?" I ask like an excited child listening to their parents tell them a story about something they did when they were young.

"Should I tell her or do you wanna take this one?" They reply just how I imagine two parents would.

Noah yawns before saying, "No one's a better storyteller than you."

"Since this one right here is tired I'll just cut to the chase," Victoria says with a smile before talking again, "We had our first threesome that night."

My eyes widen at the unexpected words.

"I know, all these years we've been alive and we just lost our threesome virginities in the '70s."

"With Freddie?" I question, completely ignoring what she just said.

"Of course not! That would've made for a better story though." Victoria sighs as she looks down at her hands and I figure she's imagining what the night would've been like if she went home with the legend, Freddie Mercury.

"That would've been a really wild night if it was with a legend like him. It was actually with this really sweet girl we met there." Noah announces as he lays his head back against the couch with his eyes closed.

"Do you two still have them or recently have them?" I question but from their facial expressions, I could tell they don't know what I'm talking about. "Threesomes."

Victoria's eyebrows lift in realization, "Oh! Well, it's happened other times but not recently but it's to be expected in the future with us of course."

My heart beats a tad bit faster at her words. In most bonder relationships I know they are always in an intimate and romantic relationship. I also already know in the back of my head that this relationship could turn into that but they've never actually talked to me about it.

"Calm down, love. We don't bite hard," Noah says with a dry chuckle causing me to glare at him next to me.

"That doesn't help me at all you jerk." His words only caused my heart to beat faster but not exactly cause I'm scared.

Noah turns his head so we're face to face and our faces each only mere inches away from each other. He looks in my eyes and I stare right back into his and I watch as his eyes quickly turn from brown to red. In just half a second they go right back to his regular dark brown eyes. It doesn't scare me though it's just something I find fascinating at this point from working at Impulse.

"I've been such a gentleman to you today, Aubrey." The smirk on his face is slightly different than the ones he usually gives me. This one is oddly darker.

"I didn't ask you to."

Noah's smirk grows wider, "I would like a kiss in return for my gratitude."

My eyebrows lift, "For carrying me around all day when I told you you didn't have to, you think you deserve a kiss?"

Noah shrugs, "Just a peck."

His eyes give me a look almost daring me to do it just to see what it would be like. I also get a feeling from his look that tells me I should follow his orders or else.

A vampire can always speak volumes with just one look.

"Fine. Just a peck." I speak as I'm already leaning closer to his smooth pink looking lips.

Once our lips touch I'm unable to pull away immediately due to Noah's hand holding me against him with his hand on my neck and his thumb grazing my cheek. I don't even try to fight against his kiss as he sucks gently on my upper lip, and it doesn't take me long to kiss him back.

Suddenly I feel my hair being moved all against one shoulder. Cold air immediately hits my neck but it quickly goes away when even softer lips than Noah's touch my neck. The lips leave a trail of kisses from the top of my neck to the end of my shoulder in the midst of my mini-make-out session with Noah.

Victoria's lips eventually leave my neck and I hear her sweet voice, "Mmm, that's enough Noah. We should get to bed."

Slowly Noah's lips leave mine and he leaves me breathing heavily.

"Goodnight, Aubrey."

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