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A Little Vampire-otica For You?
I'm not overly thrilled with that ending; but it'll do for now. That one will have a rewrite later. And I'll post it again. For now....
This one goes out to the Blue_ButterflyBaby! I forgot I already had a picture of Tom Welling. 
Saucy Jack
by J. W. Coffey (C) 2008
You must, first, understand that I am a servant of the Queen and always shall be. I serve with decorum and taste; I serve as the law dictates.
I came to serve another queen in the late 1800's—1888 to be precise. I had been called to duty in the Whitechapel area at the worst time possible. A murderous blackguard was calling himself "Jack" was murdering various ladies of ill repute. His arrogance knew no bounds as he taunted us with his letters, sending bits of the poor unfortunates whilst hacking off other bits and absconding with them. Or tossing them aside as so much offal.
I took to the sidewalks in the evenings, trying to find someone who knew the victims. Someone who could answer my questions. But I wanted most of all to find this animal, this insidious being that would torture a woman so cruelly. And so, I took to the sidewalks, trying to find anyone who might have information.
I saw her, first, as she spoke to a chap in a brown overcoat and derby. Him; I could not see his face. Her, I could see the fullness of her mouth and the swell of her bosom. She was dark of hair and eye, the curls cascading down the side of her face. She looked like one of those Romanian folk that called themselves 'gypsies," and told fortunes and danced for money. She watched me as I passed, those beautiful black eyes never leaving mine. Her lip curled in a teasing smile. I knew that I wanted her, wanted to sink into her flesh and have her.
But my duty must come first. My duty to the crown must take precedence and so I turned my face from her and kept walking. For a moment, I could imagine her eyes boring into my back. I could feel her insistence that I turn back, her impatience when I did not. Oh, how the desire was fully taking me and if I did not focus on the game at hand, I would do as I imagined she wanted.
My travels among the unfortunates were proving to be fruitless. Every prostitute I spoke with either knew nothing or was willing to tell nothing. Except for one; she called herself Mary Kelly. She agreed to speak to me but not on the street. Under guise of being one of her customers, I followed her to a remote spot—out of earshot and behind a quick corner.
Her hand came out and I dropped the required amount in her palm.
"What can you tell me of these murders?"
She grinned at me, showing that her teeth were still intact, at least. "Oh come on, love. Bit of a bounce in the bush, eh? Let me earn them coppers?"
I politely but firmly pushed her roving hand away from my groin. "I am here to discuss the murders of your fellow unfortunates. Nothing more. Tell me what you know!"
She pouted, withdrawing her hand. "All I know is that them girls was just trying to earn a honest wage. Didn't deserve nothing what happened to 'em!"
"Did you know any of them?"
"Seen 'em about." She leaned closer. "Seen that Stride tart the night she was done in."
"Did you see anyone with her?"
"Was this chap in a brown coat; one o' them fancy coats with the cape on it. And one o' them bowler like hats on his head. He was chatting her up right proper. Wouldn't let her get half a word in edgewise, if you get my meaning."
"Did you see his face? Would be able to pick him out of a line up should you be called to do so?"
Mary Kelly had no time to answer; I would not have heard anyway. There came a hiss behind us both and we turned to see her standing there; the gypsy looking woman. She stared at me, one hand absently stroking her breast.
"Here, now," Mary Kelly protested.
But the gypsy woman glared. Their eyes locked for a brief time and it was almost as if a spark flew between them. In the dim light of the alley, I saw Mary Kelly's face turn pale. With a glance over her shoulder, she turned a frightened glance at me before running off into the night.
I watched her, her hand still caressing the breast. She watched me with those dark eyes, the smile never touching them. I was watching her; fingers stroking the nipple as it grew hard against the flimsy material that restricted it. She reached up with the other hand and pulled the cloth away so that I could see it; chocolate brown and firm. She dipped her head, her tongue flicking out to it.
I could scarce breathe as I watched her. My groin was beginning to ache; the stiffness in my trousers was almost too much to bear. But the pain was exquisite; the head of my manhood chafed against the buttons.
"I've. . .come. . .for information," I sputtered. "About. . .about. . .Saucy Jack."
She said nothing, coming closer to me as she unbound her perfect breasts. They were plump and ripe with the sweetness of plums. Her fingers pulled my head down to them and I found myself unwilling to stop. My hands went around her small waist as I kissed first one and then the other. I held one in my hand, my thumb stroking the nipple, as my mouth found the other and suckled it as a newborn babe.
She leaned her head back, moaning with pleasure. She stroked between my legs with her free hand as she ran her fingers through my hair. I felt her soft nibbles on my shoulder and I could not help myself. I felt my head loll to one side as she began to nibble her way to my neck, biting harder and harder until the sting of her sharp teeth sinking into my flesh brought a startled yelp from me.
I pushed her back, confused at her boldness. "No," I told her. "No marks. I am here on official business. There must be no marks."
She said nothing, smiling her knowing smile. She came forward again, pushing me against the wall. She kissed me deep and hard, slipping her tongue between my lips. Nimble fingers unbuttoned my trousers, opening the fly. This time, she nibbled her way down my neck, my chest, my stomach. I knew what she was going to do—the French had such a way, something unheard of in a proper English whore. I could only grip the bricks and pray that my legs would hold me as I waited for the pleasure that would come from her lips on my manhood.
Her tongue teased at the head, softly flicking underneath where it was most sensitive. She took my hard member in both of her hands, stroking and suckling; making the blood rush in my ears in a whooshing noise that drowned everything else out. She nipped at the base of the shaft, teasing at the sack below. Then, I felt her take the head in between her lips as her tongue danced over and around and using her teeth lightly against the flesh as she sucked it farther and farther into her mouth.
I felt the sharp bite into the tender flesh and I was powerless to stop her. I heard her giggles mixed with the suckling noises and thought that I was going to burst into her mouth. The pain was pure torment and pure orgasmic joy. I wanted her to stop and I wanted her to drain me dry of anything that might come from our coupling. My eyes rolled in their sockets; the already darkened alley was turning blacker still and my sight dimmed further still. The strength was running out of my legs as the blood was rushing out of my body. I prayed for release. I prayed for death. I began the slow descent to the ground, sliding down the brick façade of the building as I lost consciousness.
The only words I heard her speak were the simple, "No. . . . No. . . ." My slump was halted even as I felt myself slipping away from my body. Her fingers dug into the back of my head and I was once again offered the breast. But this time, it was not the beautiful flesh that I drank in—it was a salty sweet liquid that tasted of iron and death. Her nipple spewed forth and I drank greedily from it. I drank and drank, craving the taste. I drank and drank until she pushed me away.
I remembered nothing more until I awoke in the small hours of the night. Somehow, she had carried me to another place and we were lying curled up together.
"Shh, do not move," she said to me. "It is not time to rise. To feed."
"It is night time."
"No, it is day time. You must not go out there. You must trust me. . .and rest."
It took me several days to accept what I had become that night; always a creature of the night, I had become one of them in earnest. And it was not as hard to assimilate back into society as I had thought it could be. I simply explained my absence as an illness, which the chief constable never questioned. I simply requested transfer to the evening shift to better serve the department and have free access to the unfortunates. I could better protect them in my search for Saucy Jack.
I could not bring myself to take life but I could not starve either. It was most easy to bribe the right official; an embalmer at a local funeral parlor. He would drain the blood from the deceased and give it to me—sans the polluting chemicals, of course. Oh, perhaps the taste was a bit stale but it was nourishment.
Mary Kelly crossed my path once more, even if not in the same condition that I had last seen her.
I was crossing Miller Street when I smelled it; the scent of fresh blood. The ambrosial scene filled my nostrils and set my belly to growling. It was a siren's song to me and I followed it, the smell of death clinging to the smell of food. Whoever it was was gone to the afterlife. There was nothing wrong with availing myself of a bit of sustenance from it.
I had come even with number 13 when I saw the form dash out the door and into the darkness. I immediately recognized the coat with its capelet, the derby hat. The smell of blood clung to that monster and I knew in a moment that I had found him at last. I had found Saucy Jack. I forgot my hunger, forgot the poor soul that was in that room. I ran after the man, giving chase through the streets of Whitechapel.
He had to know I was behind him because he darted here and there, trying to lose me in the maze of the alleys. But I would not lose him; his scent was now strong enough to me that I could follow him from a distance and still know where he was. My sense of hearing had grown as well; I could hear his grunts of exertion, his bellowing gasps for air as he ran. By God, I could hear him practically salivating over some prize.
I realized that he would keep running as long as he wanted. . .and that he could out run me into the morning hours. Daylight would be coming soon, I thought to myself. It was best to stop, lull him into false confidence. So, I gave him the time—to run, to leave a trail of blood drops and his smell. And when I had given him that lead, I let my nostrils take me to him
I was right; he had run to a place of safety for him. He had thought that he had outrun me. He had come to a place by the Thames, where he could enjoy his own repast.
"Hoy! You there! Saucy Jack, I believe!"
He left off chewing on the piece of flesh that he had torn from the poor creature he had left behind. Small piggy eyes glared at me from beneath the thickened brow. Long yellowed nails were caked with dried blood, as the fresh dripped from his fingers.
"You have me at a disadvantage, sir," he answered in a greasy voice. "You are?"
"Constable Welling. And you will now come with me."
The piece of flesh was tossed into the river. "I think not, Constable. I think I shall enjoy a bit of supper for my efforts. Them tarts have half bored me now. You might be a bit sweeter, I think."
A long bladed knife appeared, plucked from his boot. He lumbered toward me, the blade flashing in the moonlight. It was a simple step to the side, followed by a grab of the knife from his hand. Before he could turn, I remembered my hunger. I clutched him from behind and sank my fangs into his throat. I filled my belly as the life flowed from him. When I was done, I tossed his corpse into the river and watched it float away. Saucy Jack would harm no more unfortunates. Neither would he ever be found. It was not a loss.
It was the next evening when I found out that the scent had belonged to the newly departed Mary Kelly. The things that animal had done to her were unforgiveable. Such a shame, as she had such a sweet personality. The gypsy was gone soon after that first night. I never saw her again, dead or alive. I often wonder what happened to her, if she still lives. In those daylight hours when I cannot sleep, I think of her. And think how my life might have been different if I had gone with Mary Kelly that night, instead.
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