Published April 17, 2010
I softly kissed him. His lips pressed back against mine and I could just feel the love radiating off of him and into me. His love pulsed down, deep into my heart, radiating into my soul, lighting the darkest parts of my being. My heart changed its beat to match his and our fingers intertwined as our lips moved as though they had a mind of their own. My heart grew inside my chest until it felt as though it was going to burst and pounded against my ribs as though it was about to leap forth. We had only been together a week now, but I believed it safe to say that I loved him.
Randy and I were behind the school, our favorite place to be together. Most lovers went to the woods that surrounded our school and since the parking lot and security cameras were on the other side of the building, we were safe from prying eyes.
We continued to kiss, Randy slowly moving his hand up my leg. An aching pain started on the gum line of my mouth, but I ignored it. Randy moved his hand farther up my leg and the pain grew in my mouth. But, with this pain, came a strong desire. I wrapped my arms around his neck and pulled my body closer to his. Randy wrapped his arms tightly around my waist to pull me even closer. But my desire was not satisfied so I kissed him more furiously then before, the pain mounting in my mouth every time my lips brushed against his.
But the desire inside of me was unsatisfied, no matter what I did. It was unlike any other need that I had felt before. It was like a hunger, but I was not hungry. It was a thirst, and yet I was not thirsty. My body screamed for something but I had no idea what it was, I had no way to satisfy it; and the pain in my mouth just kept growing until I felt like screaming. My control, I felt, was slipping, it was like I was going to loss control and my body would act upon its own accord to get what it needed at any moment.
Suddenly, Randy jerked away from me, snapping me out of my crazed thoughts, the pain in my mouth finally receding.
“Ow,” he said, putting his hand to his bottom lip. “I think you just bit me.”
Randy pulled his hand away from his lip and with it came blood. As the scarlet liquid caught the light and the beautiful aroma filled my nostrils, causing all my pleasure points to buzz, I realized what the burning desire inside of me was. I needed blood. The only thing that I wanted to do was sink my teeth into my lover’s luscious flesh and drink the enticing liquid that flowed within.
But instead of giving into my biggest desire, I turned from my potential snack and dug through my purse. I could not believe the needs that I was feeling. I could not be a vampire, it was not possible, I hadn’t been bitten by anything.
Finally, my hand touched what I was looking for: my compact. I quickly flipped it open and, after a moment of hesitation, barred my teeth. But, instead of there being normal, human teeth, there was a sharp set of fangs half an inch long. In a panic, I quickly snapped the compact closed. I thought for a moment, debating whether I should look again to see if I was wrong, knowing that I wasn’t.
“Oh, Kari,” Randy called in a sing-song voice.
Absentmindedly, I turned to look at him. His appearance had drastically changed; his eyes a blood-red color and his fingernails long and yellowed. On his head, peaking through his black hair were two horns. A thin tail whipped back and forth behind him. He smiled at me, showing me razor-sharp teeth, which glistened with a mixture of siliva and poison.
Then, he attacked.
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So he's a devil? Ha, that's quite ironic seeing as he was "lighting the darkest parts of (her) being". Now she's been infected with evil through kissing? I find that pretty funny, and my PSHE teacher from years back would have loved this. (:
A few parts need work on, and a few are perfect. I went through this with my extra-MASSIVE magnifying glass for you, so if it looks like there's a lot of orange, that's just me at my pickiest. So don't stress. (:
Repetition
This really did stick out to me. I get it, you've written a word that you feel explains it perfectly. You move on to the next description and find you can't get anything but that super-amazing but now super-annoying word out of your head. We've all suffered from it. Are you writing this on Word? If so, if you right click, you'll see a synonyms option. It's my not-so-secret cheat. ;D
Sentence Length
Looking at the other reviews, I see I'm not the only one who feels you sentence lengths need to be shortened. Be ruthless! Cut back anything and everything that can be cut back. Don't be thinking "oh, but that part explains blah blah so well..." or "that word conveys blah blah so brilliantly...". I too suffer from this, much to my annoyance.
Most of run-ons were caused by you adding on another part that could easily be another sentence. So don't worry about splitting it off into its own thing.
Imagery/Expressing Emotions
Do. Not. Change. A. Single. Simile. Or. Metaphor.
They were positively wonderful. Particularly in your first paragraph. Oh, and the way you expressed how she was feeling within that forth paragraph especially ...a-mazing. If I haven't already mentioned that word... (:
The Ending
That's great, too. It certainly surprised me. So here I was thinking she was going to pounce on him... There's not much more to say, other than I can't wait to see the next part. So I'm going to end this review and go take a look now.
Happy writing!
~EmmaJane~
Hey there Dragnet,
I like this description, it flows nicely.Tanya here for a review!
When at first your character felt pain in her mouth, I groaned thinking, "Not another vampire story" but you surprised me. The story intrigues me but I must agree with everyone Skins said before me. Your sentences are too long and they drag on. I found the first paragraph was too much. Pick your best sentences and cut the rest (keep the one Skins liked, I like it too and it's beautiful).
What I did not like was her quick acceptance that she was a Vamp, and that actually that's what her first thought was. You said that 'Randy jerked away the pain receded in her mouth'. Why? Because he wasn't putting pressure on her mouth or because her teeth receded? If the latter, then she shouldn't have seen them in her mirror.
But you see, it bothers me that she would think right away, wait, I can't be a vampire, I wasn't bitten! Not: wait, what? Fangs, and all means I'd be a . .. but wait, they don't exist! (she is proven wrong, of course, when her bf attacks her but still, it should be her first thought. Unless, like in True blood, they are a regular every day thing).
Those were my thoughts on this chapter. I'd really like for you to pm me for the next chapter, I really do find this story interesting and I'm eager to find out how it develops.
Keep writing!
Tanya
Hey dragnet
Don't worry about getting reviews straight away! This has only been up for almost two days
Overall
This was pretty good! I really liked some of your descriptions, especially the last one I highlighted. Although, I did notice a few things tha you could improve on.
You have a tendency to stretch out your sentences. This can get kind of annoying for the reader after a while. It makes them cry.
Also, even though this was well written, I wasn't too keen on it as a first paragraph. The opening paragraph has to draw the reader in. It has to make them want to dance around their bedroom in excitement.
Except for these little issues, I really liked this! I liked how you made the guy vampire evil for a change as well. I'm so fed up of gorgeous, loving vampire guys. I mean, come on. Vampires kill people; face it.
If you would like another review, just post and ask in my Will Review For Food thread. Or just click on the link in my signature
Keep writing,
xoxo Skins
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