A/N: Co-authored with Christine Thessen
Chapter 1 -- First Taste
She ran through the dark forests not looking back only forward her long crimson hair flowing like blood behind her, her crimson eyes looked around in fear as she ran not caring where her legs took her just to what she felt was safety.
He smelt the rich scent of fresh blood on the air and looked up and saw a plume of smoke rising from the village, 'What is going on there?' he wondered as he walked towards the scent of blood and the smoke rising from the village.
She finally stopped unsure of where she was not really caring to know either she sat trying to gather her thoughts as she looked in a tree and spotted a sleeping squirrel, she picked it up off the tree and dug her fangs into its neck drinking the sweet blood within then gently put it in down in respect, her fangs dripping with the squirrel's blood.
He stood still for a moment smelling the breeze, he caught the distinct smell of both human and squirrel blood. The dark shapes of his companions moved with him through the dark trees towards the growing scents of blood and smoke
She sat under the tree for a while more then stood up, her second sight was telling her of danger but she was too weak to fight it, she turned to ran blindly through the trees once more.
One of his companions stood still and growled sniffing the air again, he stood still and listened hearing the sounds of whipping leaves and crunching twigs and dry matter.
She tripped over an exposed root and fell to the ground, crying out in pain as her knee scrap against a rock. She laid there and began to sob feeling the tears drop softly.
His body tensed in alertness as he heard a sharp cry of pain coming from where the scent of blood was, the closer they got a new scent began to spread. The distinct scent of death, they knew then they were looking for a vampire, they snarled together and proceeded towards the smell.
She sobbed softly she mourned for her master, she mourned for her old life that she lost when she choose this one, yet she would have died had she not, but now she long regretted it.
They came across a woman in a torn dress weeping on the forest floor, the scent of death hung around her as thickly as the strong scent of human and animal blood. At the first sound of branch snapping she sat up looking around her eyes full and alert she saw pairs of eyes glistening in the light shining through in the gaps of the canopy.
"She's a fledgling alpha," a gruff voice sounded behind him.
He grunted, turned then said "Of course she's a fledgling none of the others would ever touch animal blood,"
"So what do we do about her?" asked another gruff voice.
She groaned in hunger the squirrel held her over yes but it was no longer enough, her fangs extended and she lunged at the voices hitting one randomly and drinking the sweet fluid within. She could hear the person screaming and trying to rip her off him, yet her fangs were latched on and not going anywhere till she said so. His movements faded and he gave one final gurgle.
The woman turned and snarled at them, she launched herself at one of the men present and drove her fangs deep into one of their necks. He thrashed against her trying to pull her off him as she feed deeply from him. His companions were unable to pull the woman off him as she feed from him. The alpha snarled viciously at the woman when she dropped the man's corpse.
She panted feeling refreshed she had never tasted such wonderful blood, she licked her lips savoring the flavor she then turned around looking at the others in horror. They advanced on her menacingly, she cowered back from them as they approached her. The alpha put his hand out and stopped his companion just as he was about to launch at her.
She whimpered softly laying in almost a fetal position afraid of what they would do. The alpha growled, "What happened back there?"
She remained looking at the forest floor and replied "My master was killed in the town, I was a coward and ran as fast as I could afraid of what they could do to me,"
He growled again as his companion snarled at her, "We should kill you now for what you just did,"
"Well what were you planning on doing anyway!?" she retorted, "Why were you all in the bushes looking at me?"
"We smelt the blood and saw the smoke," growled the alpha, his eyes glinting dangerously.
She growled she was in no mood for all of this "Look I am sorry for killing your friend! But I really need to leave!"
"You're not going anywhere!" The alpha's companion snarled as he tried to push past his alpha.
She stood up and snarled "Do you want me to kill you too?!"
"You're so sure of yourself, you need somebody to teach you some manners," growled the alpha as he advanced on her. She hissed and came at him scratching his face.
He snarled at her and slammed his fist against her knocking her to the ground, he lunged on her pinning her to the ground. She gave a high pitch squeal as she fell, when he was on top of her she growled and spat in his face
His body warped as his wolf began rippling on the surface, his hands twisted as giant claws pushed their way out of his fingers. His eyes warped and became savage wolf eyes. She looked at him still not intimidated she would not show fear anymore she was done with running if he desired to kill her he had better go on and do it now she thought.
"She said she was a coward, doesn't look very cowardly to me," chuckled the alpha as he pinned her effortlessly to the ground. His massive claws digging through her skin causing her to wince.
"Why are you trying to scare me? Because honestly it isn't working," she sneered.
"She really needs to learn some manners," growled the alpha.
"Yes, alpha but I would prefer it if we killed her now," said his companion.
"Yes go on and kill me, just like I did your friend and he tasted delicious perhaps some of the best blood I have ever drank," she laughed.
He snarled and got ready to lunge on her his claws pushing out of his fingertips, the alpha stopped him before he lunged with a surge of energy. "She needs to learn proper respect, obviously her master wasn't a very good teacher," sneered the alpha.
"No I respect the people I believe deserve respect THAT is what my master taught me he was a better man then any of you bastards!" she yelled.
The alpha chuckled as he restrained her struggling form, he then said "If your master was such a better man, how did he end up being killed by simple peasants?"
She growled "THAT is none of your business!"
"Well it will be, you're coming with us. You will learn proper respect and manners, you vampires all think you are so high and mighty, its time you learn your real place," snarled the alpha as he dragged her up off the forest floor.
She hissed "I will go where I please now let me go!"
"Now why would I do that? Shawn there are other ways she can repay her debt to us without killing her don't you think?" asked the alpha.
"Yes, alpha. There's plenty of other things we could do to her," snickered Shawn.
She yelled and sweared not caring what they were saying "LET ME GO YOU PATHETIC BASTARDS!" she struggled against the iron grip the alpha had on her.
"She's got a mouth on her too, in time you will come to respect me and my pack. You're nothing to us, you'll learn your place," snarled the alpha. She kicked, hit and bit where ever she could.
