Housemates

Chapter 35

        Jude Russo had a bad feeling stirring his chest and he didn't like it one bit. He was already on edge about the girl he loved being kidnapped by his psycho sister Penny and now this. He was currently in a hotel room in Vegas because of those two , and the rest of his family was with him. In the same hotel at least , not in the same room. Everyone had there own things to do but the main thing was to track down Penny and save Marisa ... if it wasn't too late.

Jude slumped further in the chair he had been lounging in for the past three hours ... three hours spent sitting , thinking and sipping some O negative. There wasn't much he could at the moment but sit. His elder brother and his father had yet to come up with any news and the vamps that his other siblings killed would not talk , no matter how much they were tortured. The time ticked by and Marisa's life did as well. The young vampire ran a shaky hand through his hair as he thought of where his sister and Marisa could possibly be. He knew she had powers beyond what they knew about but he didn't think they were to this extent. She burned his butler alive and his house down !.

Another shaky hand passed through the vampire's hair and then he slammed the O negative onto the small coffee table placed next to him.

" I have to find her ." He told himself. Jude grabbed a brown leather jacket he had grown accustomed to the past few days, and made his way out of the hotel- passing oblivious humans - and into the cold night . Even though the cold air didn't affect him , Jude still stuck his hands into the pockets of his jacket. He walked along the busy sidewalks of Vegas with all of the weirdos dressed in extravagant outfits or simply costumes. A girl passed by Jude trying to catch his eye but he just passed right by her. She was pretty but he had another woman on his mind at the moment , well two women actually 

Jude kept his head low and eyes downcast so he wouldn't catch much attention. He took a deep whiff of the air around him and tried to find a scent of Marisa somewhere. His nostrils picked up cotton candy, Axe body spray, a foul stench, iron, salt, and .... blood. The smell was unfamiliar but he followed it anyways. Jude pushed through the throng of people on the walkways of the city. He didn't bother to say sorry to the people who said ' Hey' or 'Watch where your're going ' he just continued on the trail like a hound hunting.

His journey stopped short when he came to a dead end in at the beginning of a darkened alley. From his viewpoint, and the dim light, he could see a couple standing a few feet away in the alley. A blonde girl was pushing her prey against the wall. He knew she was a vampire even though he could not see the damage she was doing to the guy, he could smell the blood that taunted his nose. The guy was unaware of the danger he was in , he only felt pleasure Jude suspected by the look on the boy's face. He had to stop the girl before she killed the human. He took two steps into the alley towards the couple when a melodious but fairly familiar voice rang out to him.

" I would stop there if I were you, Jude Russo ." It was the blonde talking, and Jude had yet to see her face or much of anything for that matter. The alley was too dimly lit to really make out anything about the girl but her hair. He stopped at her voice though.

" Why should I stop ?" He asked , cautiously. Jude thought he heard something like a 'Hn' from the blonde but maybe not . If he Jude Russo had a beating heart , it would have stopped cold when the blonde turned around with blood painting her face. She smiled showing red teeth , and Jude froze.

" Because Jude I don't want to hurt you or ..." The familiar blonde feigned innocence and put a finger to her bloodied mouth ," You don't want to hurt dear old me ... right ?" 

 This was the bad feeling that Jude had been having all day now . Life is really a bitch . Jude gulped and stared at the blonde . He couldn't believe that it came down to this for her . It shouldn't have been this way at all , no , not for her. Jude should have left that beautiful girl alone all those months ago. He should have never let her into his home or better ignored her when she was outside on his balcony trying to sneak into his home.

He didn't want to believe that this was the same girl standing here in front of him with blood dripping down her face but it was . Jude took a step closer to the blonde but not too close. " Why Marisa ?" He asked ,very pained at the moment. A smile crept onto Marisa's face but it wasn't a pretty one.

" Jude why do you look so sad this is the best thing that could have happened to me you know." Marisa dropped the boys she had been feeding from and not giving him another glance she walked closer to Jude ,who was in denial. He shook his head at her words.

" No this is not the best thing that could have happened to you Marisa . Penny was wrong to turn you into one of us . She is using you as one of her little toys that she will throw away in the end Marisa ." He tried to reason with her but he could tell that it would take awhile to get through. " I do not want to fight you tonight or ever Marisa. "

Marisa threw her head back and let out shrill laughter . When she was done she wiped the smile off her face and looked at him intently. " Fight me , or hurt me ? I think both. " Marisa came so close to Jude that she began walking circles around him. " Now Jude that sounds very macho of you ... not wanting to hit a girl and all but I'm not an ordinary girl anymore Jude. I'm a vampire and I seem to have other powers as well. I'm stronger now and I'm not going to get so easily hurt anymore. "

Jude closed his eyes because he knew what she was talking about. Her lying on the dirt floor, nearly dying because of him and his brothers. This was all his fault. He opened his eyes. " Marisa come back with me please , let me make this right. You shouldn't be a vampire. "

" Why Jude when you would have turned me yourself sooner or later, since you love me so much." She whispered the last few words in his ears so they stuck . Since you love me so much. He did love her ... a lot and sadly she was right sooner or later he would have turned her but not so soon. Marisa came to stand in front of him. He remained quiet because he did not wish to answer her. " Exactly Jude ,you're just like your sister . I'm not coming back to you even if you do love me because sorry to tell you babe I've never loved you."

Those words hurt Jude ." You don't mean that ." He was trying to tell himself that she didn't mean it more than he was trying to tell her but the look in her eyes was pure evil and there was no telling if she had feelings anymore.

" I do Jude. I only love me,myself, and I now. I don't need my worthless parents ,you and your siblings or anyone else for that matter. All there is , is me ... only me in the end. " Marisa's voice cracked at the end and Jude was sure there was hope for her . "I'm sorry Jude but I ... can't come with you or love you because my loyalty lies elsewhere . Goodbye Jude. "

Just like that the girl that Jude had gotten to know over these past months was gone out of sight but not out of mind. The scent that was so precious to him had vanished with her. The cold air of the night whispered reassurance but he didn't feel it. The vampire walked over to the forgotten boy and checked for a pulse . He was dead and Jude let that happen . Just like he let her go. He would not follow her because he felt deep down that she would be back.