Yay! This is update three of four! Woo Hoo!! I feel proud that I’m actually updating. :D Wow…ok well, this continues where the previous chapter left off. This will be longer because I plan to write some drama! :D A little warning before I begin: there will be some PG-13 stuff going on here. IT’s nothing nasty or horrible. If you don’t like, don’t read, just wait for my next update…twenty years from now :p jk but seriously, you’ve been warned…

Not Enough

The wolf shivered in fear as the sword’s eye targeted her like she was the enemy. What was she supposed to do? She just couldn’t destroy or harm the sword she had summoned on her own, not with the blood and soul fragment she had used.

“Who has summoned me?” demanded the sword. “Who believes they wield enough courage to wield me?”

“Voice, you didn’t tell me it could talk…or scare!”

“You didn’t ask, Amaryllis. I assumed that you had some idea.” The wolf swallowed hard.

“You assumed wrong.” With all the strength she had, Amaryllis stood slowly, careful not to provoke the talking sword any more than she had. The red eye narrowed and the wolf put her hands up in defense. “I mean you no harm. But if you want an answer to your question, it was I that summoned you here.” The eye widened and the sword let out a sinister laugh.

“You!? You are nothing but a child, a wasteful piece of flesh. How could you ever think you have the privilege of calling me here?” Amaryllis frowned.

“I have called you to my world so that you may serve me. If you want to insult me that is fine, but do not make the mistake of calling me a child. I am more powerful than you can understand. And I won’t hesitate to destroy you.” The sword gave another laugh.

“You think that I would fear you? Foolish, girl. Don’t waste my time. I have souls I need to harvest in the underworld.” The wolf growled and seized the sword with her mind. Its eye widened in confusion.

“What is this power?” It was Amaryllis’ turn to laugh.

“This is only a small taste of what I am capable of. Now unless you want to be the size of a coin, you will do as I command.” A low growl came from the sword and the eye closed.

“How is it that you possess abilities far greater than my own?” it replied without opening its wolf bared her fangs and tightened her telekinetic hold on the blade.

“I don’t have time to be answering your foolish questions. All I want is an answer from you. You are either with me or against me. Choose now!” commanded Amaryllis. The blade opened its eye, an unusual sigh emerged.

“It seems that there is not much of a choice. Very well, girl, I shall serve you. Need I warn you about your sacrifices? It is your life that you’re risking.” The wolf released the blade, the point piercing the ground with a loud ‘clink.’

“Let me worry about that. As of now I am your mistress, and you are bound to me until I say otherwise. You will come forth when called; when you are needed to aid. But for now, I have no use for you. So go, sword. Go back to the depths of the underworld until you are summoned once again.”

“Yes, mistress. I live to serve you,” it replied bitterly. “My name is Nightwing, not sword! If you are to command me, have the decency to call me by my name.” The wolf sighed.

“Very well, Nightwing. Return to your home and feed.” Amaryllis dusted herself off and pulled her hood over her head. “Oh. And call me Amaryllis. I don’t really like the sound of ‘mistress’ coming from my weapon. Or anyone else, for that matter.” The eye of the blade crinkled, almost as if it was smiling. If it had a mouth, Amaryllis was sure it would be smiling.

“It will be done.” The eye closed, and in an instant, the blade vanished into a cloud of black smoke. The wolf watched as the darkness faded into nothing.

“That went surprisingly well, girl. I’m impressed.” Amaryllis smirked.

“I’m not so bad with negotiations, voice. I’m heart-broken that you would think less of me.”

“I would call that blackmailing more than a negotiation. The blade presented no terms. You were unfair, Amaryllis.” The wolf shrugged.

“I do what I must to get my way.”

“That kind of thinking will get you killed.” Amaryllis noticed the sun had begun to set; it would be a good idea to head home now. The canyons were not a safe place to be when it was dark. Even with the divine powers she possessed, Amaryllis could not win a battle in the dark, not on this turf. Lots of training would have to commence in order to get the wolf used to different environments. If she trained hard enough, things would turn out fine.

Amaryllis sighed and began walking down the path into town. It had suddenly dawned on her that she was alone. She did have the voice inside her head, but he wasn’t someone who could be there to comfort her, to hold her in an embrace, to let her know that she was protected. Thinking about the 

word protected, Amaryllis thought of Sebastian. Such a good looking man he was. He played the gentleman part well, and had a smart ass charm to go with it. It did balance things out, at least to the wolf. She couldn’t wait to get home to see him again, hoping that he was finished with whatever ‘business’ he had to take care of earlier.

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Amaryllis opened the front door slowly, not wanting to make any sounds that would startle the vampire. She stuck her head in and looked around. The room was empty, and the fire that was lit earlier was doused. The second floor was filled with light; the wolf figured Sebastian must be upstairs. She sighed in relief and stepped through the door, closing it behind her. With a smile on her face, Amaryllis removed her black cloak and set it on one of the chairs.

“You’re late.” The wolf closed her eyes and muttered curses under her breath. She turned her head slightly to see Sebastian standing at the top of the staircase, arms leaning on the rail. Fortunately for Amaryllis, she could not see the vampire’s expression from where she was standing. His silhouette was only visible in the light. The wolf regained her posture and folded her arms.

“I didn’t know I had a curfew.” Sebastian pushed himself from the rail and slowly descended the stairs.

“You don’t. But I expected you to have some respect for me and be here before dark. You are only thirteen, Amaryllis. You are far too young to be out on your own.”

“Age is just a number. I’m here aren’t I?” Sebastian had reached the bottom and placed his hands on his hips. The wolf’s eyes narrowed. The vampire was shirtless. That’s great, she thought. Tease me while I get yelled at.

“That’s not the point! You could’ve been hurt or killed out there. You don’t know your way around here like I do, Amaryllis. Have I taught you nothing?” Amaryllis rolled her eyes.

“I’m sorry father it must have slipped my mind. I’ll remember that next time,” she replied, walking to her room. She was stopped by Sebastian’s arm.

“Look at me.” Amaryllis sighed and gave Sebastian the most sinister look she could come up with. He frowned.

“Do not walk away when I am talking to you.”

“You can’t tell me what to do!” she growled, trying to free herself from the vampire.

“This is my house, and while you are a guest here you will obey my rules!”

“Is that so? Well what if I don’t want to obey your rules? What are you going to do, punish me?”

“I can if you keep running your foul mouth!” The wolf snarled.

“I don’t want to continue this conversation, vampire. You’re boring me to death, really.” Sebastian wrapped his arms around Amaryllis to prevent her from escaping. The wolf responded by struggling to get free, and by doing so, she sent them both to the floor.

“Now you will listen to me,” Sebastian began through gritted teeth. “I am the boss in this house and you will do whatever I say when I say it. I was kind enough to let you stay here so the least you can do is show me some respect!”

“I’m not your puppet!”

“I have spoken!”

“You’re not my father! You can’t tell me to do things I don’t want to do! I’m not one of your whores!” Sebastian’s faced turned red, his body filling with rage. Amaryllis gave a small yelp when she was turned on her back, the vampire straddling her waist.

“One of my whores!? Where the fuck did you come up with that!?” The sudden change in tone caught the wolf by surprise.

“Don’t play stupid, asshole! You can’t sit here and tell me you don’t remember the one you were humping earlier!”

“What!? You were…were…” Sebastian stopped, feeling as though someone had just bashed his brains in with a brick. Amaryllis mentally smiled.

“Yes I saw the whole thing. You both seemed to like it. I didn’t know you gave it from behind.”

“Shut up! You had no right…it was…none of your business,” he replied in a low voice.

“Oh I know I wasn’t supposed to be snooping around, but I was only looking for you,” she replied honestly. “And when I came across that room, I knew exactly where you were and what you were doing. I’m quite jealous.” Sebastian’s nostrils flared.

“You’re a bitch, Amaryllis. How dare you invade my privacy? Do you not have enough of your own that you must take mine?” The wolf laughed.

“Please, Sebastian. You think I would waste my precious time bothering you when I could be training instead? What a fool you are to think as such.” Sebastian said nothing. “If you had been careful and wise you would have done your business somewhere else. I stumbled upon you by accident.”

“Don’t lie to me!”

“I’m not you prick! Do you think I wanted to watch you?”

“That’s exactly what I think! I think you wished it could’ve been you I was humping, but you knew it would never be you. So you stayed and enjoyed the show because you were too horny to budge.”

“You wish! Believe me if I wanted to get fucked in the ass by a vampire, I wouldn’t have to look far. And I could think of plenty of things to arouse myself than watch you and your slut have sex!” Sebastian was dumb-struck. He pinned Amaryllis’ arms above her head with one hand and lowered his head inches from her mouth.

“Look me in the eyes and tell me that if I offered myself to you, that you would not have me.”

“No. You’re sick!”

“Am I?” Sebastian smiled and leaned down lower to whisper into the wolf’s ear. “I think that you would.” Shivers were sent up Amaryllis’ spine and she swallowed in anxiety. Never before had she been thankful for darkness; if there had been light, she’d be as red as a tomato.

“You think wrong, vampire. I will not lay here and let you bribe me into having sex with you. Now let me up, I need my rest.” Sebastian put more weight onto Amaryllis, giving her the impression that he was not about to get up. The vampire chuckled.

“Who said I was bribing you?”

“I don’t have time for this game, Sebastian. I have a long day tomorrow and I’d like to get some sleep.”

“Is that right? You know any woman would give their souls to have the opportunity that you do at this very moment. Of course, I pick my selection for the week, since the whores so willingly come to me at my whim. But, in your case, I am coming to you.”

“I feel so special, Sebastian. I can’t think of any other time in my life that I’ve felt like such a slut,” she replied sarcastically. “Have you even considered the age difference? I’m far too young for you.” The vampire smirked.

“I thought age was just a number?” Amaryllis opened her mouth to protest, but instead gave a sigh. She had fallen into her own trap. Sebastian raised a brow. “I know for a fact that it does not determine skill. Am I right? I have a feeling that you’re capable of satisfying a man, despite your age.” The wolf growled in anger.

“You’re a bastard! The only man I will ever satisfy is the one I end up marrying. I will not do anything with you, so for the last time, get off or I’ll make you get off!” No words came out of Sebastian’s mouth. Instead, he let his gaze wander along the wolf’s body. How perfect she was to him; her body was flawless. “Pervert. Stop looking at me like that!” The vampire’s eyes met those of Amaryllis.

“I could tell you the same. I’ve seen how you look at me, Amaryllis. I’m not as dumb-witted as you think. And I know for a fact that if we did something together, you would not regret it.”

“Don’t get full of yourself, vampire. What makes you think I would even consider it?” Sebastian smiled.

“You have powers that only the divine possess, Amaryllis. If you truly wanted me to stop, you would have silenced me when I walked down those stairs. So don’t tell me that you dislike your current position, or demand that I remove myself from your…” Sebastian made a thrust with his hips and 

Amaryllis let out an unwanted moan. “…tight spot. I know you want me…and I want you,” he finished with a purr. The wolf closed her eyes, embracing the warmth between her and Sebastian. This is what she wanted, what she desired ever since she had met the vampire. To feel a sense of lust overpowering her body was a dream come true.

“It’s true,” she replied opening her eyes. “I’ve always wanted you from the very beginning. But as much as I want you, it doesn’t overshadow the fact that I need you. I’m sorry Sebastian. I cannot allow this to finish in one night.” Amaryllis grabbed Sebastian with her mind power and raised him up so that she could be free of his embrace. Once he was on his feet again, the wolf released her grab.

“What do you mean in one night?” Amaryllis sighed.

“I mean that if you love me, this will not end in one night.” The vampire crossed his arms.

“All I ask is one night, Amaryllis. Do not make things difficult for yourself. Just a few hours of your time and lust, that’s it. I’m not in love with you.” The heart in the wolf’s chest shattered and she bit back sobs. It felt as though the world around her was collapsing and she had no way to escape it. Does God truly hate me? She thought. Does he wish for me to suffer, so much that he would make me feel unwanted and alone? The wolf was confused. Sebastian was all she ever wanted, all she ever dreamed about. How could the only person that made you feel alive turn out to be the same person who made you feel dead? It didn’t make sense, not to Amaryllis. This was just too good to be true.

“My decision still stands, Sebastian. Goodnight.” The vampire did not reply. And that was that. Amaryllis closed her door softly, not wanting to bring up suspicion that she was hurt or angry. But as soon as her bed came into view, she jumped into it and began sobbing into the pillows.

“I warned you, Amaryllis. I told you that he only brought trouble,” said the voice.

“But why, voice? Why doesn’t he love me?”

“He is probably not capable of such feelings. Many vampires kill their emotions to become the killers they are. And considering how he served under Kain in the past, I’m certain he was drained of all that made him human. Even so, Sebastian might not have even considered going on with you. To him, you are just a child. Until you show him that you have the insight and responsibility of an adult, you will remain a child.” Amaryllis shook her head.

“It’s still not fair,” she muffled into the pillows. “I can give him all that he wants. He’s not even giving me a chance!”

“Are you sure you can give him everything, Amaryllis? Sex is not all he’s looking for. You must be honest with him, trustworthy, loving, caring, and respectful. You have to realize that it takes a lot of effort to make a relationship like this work. Don’t expect everything to be cheerful in the morning and end in harmony at the end of the day, everyday. That’s not how things work. Heed my words. Love yourself before you love another. If you can wake up every morning and smile because you’re happy to be you, then you can go on and do the same for someone else. But until then, you have to wait.” Amaryllis wiped away her tears and moved to sit at the edge of the bed. She hung her head low and closed her eyes.

“I see. I suppose I don’t love myself right now. But maybe with some self-reflection, things will be alright. And I agree with you. I can’t give Sebastian all those things. I most likely won’t be there every single time he needs me. I don’t know if I’ll ever measure up to his standards, or gain the ability to love like he wants. Perhaps it was lust I was feeling and not love.” Amaryllis shook her head and sighed. “It doesn’t matter. I can’t let this interfere with my training or my plans to avenge myself. But I can say something that will not change. When I get stronger, faster, and wiser, I will not have time to worry about love. In fact, it will not be in my heart. It’s too bad, really. Sebastian has no idea; by destroying something good, he created something evil.” The wolf lay back down on the bed with her hands behind 

her head, and smiled. “He will see his mistakes and pay for them someday. When I have become the ultimate warrior, he who is not with me is against me. And if Sebastian happens to be against me, then I will kill him without hesitation.” In that moment, Amaryllis’ eyes changed from light blue to dark blue surrounded by black. “My day is coming voice. It’s just a matter of time.”

Finished with this chapter!! Whoopie for me!! Another story updated :D I feel great! Well, idk about you guys, but I feel a bit sad that Sebastian has no feelings of love towards Amaryllis. / Yes, I am cruel. But it will all be cleared up soon. I promise that this will tie in to the story later on. :D I hope you guys enjoyed it somewhat. Please let me know how I did :D-Lil V.