Most of my wounds disappeared, leaving only the brand on my back and some deeper wounds that I have on my chest and legs.
Sly had made me drink his blood that somehow helped, making Lion realize that the reason why my wounds did not heal back then is because they were too deep and also the perpetrators might have used a magical object to hit me.
Lion reassured me that he will find more ways to heal my wounds in which I declined, firmly reminding him that we have something to do first.
Sly then told me that he will make me drink his blood every now and then to speed up the healing process. I thanked him though I told him that he should not keep wounding himself just for me.
He had a sad look in his face in which I sighed and told him that I will drink a bit of his blood right now. Seeing him perk up made me remind him that the following day will be the next time I will consume his blood again.
He doesn't seem to mind about what I said since he grinned at me and carried me towards the bed.
Lion, Orm and Alpha are training somewhere with their magic while Ghost is busy cooking something at the corner.
The place we are staying in is a huge cabin where there are no rooms, only a big space though its high ceiling made it a bit cooler inside.
There's no privacy at all but isn't a problem for me and the others except for Lion.
He whispered to me earlier that he is intensely craving for me and tried to convince me that we will do the deed when the rest of the pack are asleep.
No.
Absolutely not.
I threatened him that I would not give his surprise when we get back at the territory in which he finally behaved, much to his reluctance.
That Lion is absolutely out of his mind.
....
I sat on the bed while Sly took a huge bite on his forearm in which I gently sucked on it.
While drinking his blood, I suddenly remembered a vampire movie that I used to watch back in my previous world.
I'm a vampire!
I was so distracted by my thoughts that I realized too late to notice Sly looking aroused at seeing me licking his blood.
Oops.
I was supposed to suck his forearm, not licking his blood as if it's ambrosia!
Now I'm being reminded again about that lunatic Rahab.
I apologized profusely to Sly in which he just placed me on his lap, telling me to continue on what I'm doing, in which Ghost agreed as he sat in front of us watching me in fascination.
What.
Hmmm.
Then I'll give them a show then.
I held Sly's forearm with both my hands in which I closed my eyes, licking gently that made him bit my ear softly.
If it weren't for the fact that his blood tastes sweet with a bit of spiciness to it, I absolutely would not do this.
I smirked at him as I continued licking, noticing that his breathing starts to get faster.
This is fun!
When I began sucking on his finger in which I saw earlier that has a bit of blood in it, he hurriedly placed me on the bed then went outside the cabin in a record speed.
Ghost and I looked at each other and laughed though I noticed that his eyes looked aroused.
After laughing for a few moments, he carried me in one of his arms as he told me to taste a new recipe that he just made.
Wow.
He really enjoys cooking.
But after tasting it, something seems to be lacking.
Oh, wait!
I told Ghost to put me down and get my bag in which he did while asking me what I'm planning to do.
With a grin, I gave him the remaining spices and condiments I brought from my previous world.
He lit up as he thanked me, telling me that he would try to find a way to copy the taste.
I enjoyed looking at him as he tasted each one, his face frowning as he tried to concentrate on the flavor.
Then after he tasted everything, he put a bit of spice on the new dish he just cooked. After mixing it, he asked me to taste it.
It's delicious!
I complimented him as I kept on tasting it until I felt him embracing me behind my back.
He whispered that he's trying his best to make me eat more as he loves seeing me enjoying his cooking. Seeing me not eating anything broke his heart and that he vowed to keep improving his skill in cooking.
I thanked him as I placed my head on his chest, feeling his arms tightened around me as he told me that he wants to stay like this for awhile.
....
We sat beside each other on the bed as he tried to feed me while telling me all kinds of stories he heard about while he used to work at his previous job.
I enjoyed listening to him and interrupted him a few times whenever there's something I don't understand in his story.
After my last question made him get sidetracked with his storytelling, I apologized to him in which he reassured me that he loves it when I'm asking him questions as it shows that I'm listening intently to him.
I noticed that his hair looks a bit messy in which I asked him if I can comb and braid his hair.
He suddenly turned red yet gave me his permission as he averted his eyes.
As I combed his hair, I hummed some sort of a random song in which he told me that he wants to hear me sing to him.
Of course, I happily obliged as I continued combing his hair then braided it in his usual hairstyle.
He did not move even when I told him that I'm done.
Since I feel like it and he deserves it, I embraced him behind his back. To my surprise, he kissed the palm of my hand gently despite not saying anything.
Soon, we began to hear sounds of the rest of the pack trying to enter the cabin in which he hurriedly stood up and continued cooking.
....
We continued on our journey in which we finally arrived at the location.
It seems suspicious to me that we haven't met any enemies inside the mountain.
It's too easy.
And if it's too easy, it's either we haven't met yet the monster guarding it OR something will happen unexpectedly.
Yes, something did happen unexpectedly but the reason why it's too easy is because it's not the magic stone that we are looking for.
In fact, what I'm holding right now seems to be a cursed magic stone.
Oh, boy.
My hand burned when I held the stone, making me cry out in pain in which Sly hurriedly made me drink his blood as he spoke words of comfort towards me while Lion muttered curses as he tried to examine the stone.
Alpha and Orm stood beside him as the 3 of them had a sort of intense discussion since they are magic users.
Ghost silently kept watch near the exit while Sly continued to soothe me, nuzzling my neck and giving me soft kisses on my hand which is already fine after drinking his blood.
Suddenly, the ground starts to shake in which Ghost gave a huge yell towards us, saying that he can see lava flowing fast towards our location.
In a flash, Sly hurriedly carried me in his arms as the pack ran towards the exit.
To our dismay, a huge wave of lava is approaching us from the exit. Orm hurriedly used his magic to stop the lava which helped for a few minutes until several walls began cracking and lava starts to flow out fast.
The pack began running fast, trying to find a way to get out as Lion and Orm used their magic to stop the lava from getting close towards us.
Alpha tried to find another exit for us as he began destroying the walls randomly in which we entered without checking what's inside first as there's no more time to waste.
Everyone began yelling towards each other as it seems that lava appeared everywhere we go, making me think that it's chasing us.
I noticed that there are small cracks that are getting bigger on the ceiling in which I told Sly making him yell at Lion.
Lion glanced up and to everyone's horror, lava starts to drip from the ceiling.
He yelled at the pack to stand close to him then performed a spell that encased us in some kind of a floating bubble.
Good timing as the ceiling gave way to a huge waterfall of lava above us.
Lion concentrated on making the bubble stronger while Orm performed a spell that will make the inside of the bubble a bit cooler as it felt like I am inside an oven.
Satisfied with the spell he made with the bubble, Lion began floating the bubble up as Alpha assisted him in trying to find an exit of some sorts.
Orm and Ghost took watch of any signs of enemies while Sly continued to soothe me as he held me tightly in his arms.
Of course I'm scared yet I'm confident in Lion's abilities. Lion glanced at me and gave me a reassuring smile, telling me that I have no reason to be scared as he will make sure that I'm safe and that the rest of the pack will protect me as well.
Finally, Ghost saw an opening on the ceiling in which Lion made the bubble float towards it and after a few moments of floating, we are finally outside the mountain.
....
The pack began bickering, trying to blame each other in which I asked them where they got the information in getting the magic stone.
After hearing everything from them, I realized that the creature who gave them the information is speaking in riddles which they took literally.
They noticed me having a eureka moment in which they crowded around me, annoying me until I told them that what the creature said was not a lie but a riddle.
They all have confusing looks on their faces as they asked me what a riddle is.
I gave a short summary in which they all nodded, looking like they sort of understood.
Or not.
Sighing, I explained to them once more while giving them examples of what a riddle is.
Lion suddenly lit up in which he began answering some of the questions correctly.
As expected as he loves answering questions that makes him think.
Sly finally got it after Lion, then they began to nag me for more examples of riddles as they seemed to enjoy trying to answer each one.
Poor Alpha, Orm and Ghost as they just stood there with confusion on their faces.
Of course, Sly would get it as dragons are suppose to enjoy giving out riddles based on the fantasy books that I read about.
After quite sometime of getting distracted with the riddles, I finally remembered answering the riddle of the location of the magic stone that we are looking for.
Now I have no idea where the location is but somehow, Ghost seems to have some sort of an idea where that soon we continued on our journey riding on the back of Sly's dragon form.
Lion held me securely as I still don't get the hang of riding the back of Sly's dragon form.
Of course I can't get the hang of it as I don't have any magic that will prevent me from falling off. Nor having a tail to secure myself like Orm. It also doesn't help with the fact that I'm the shortest among them that i ended up relying on someone to hold me in which Lion reassured me that he doesn't mind.
Finally, Sly landed on the ground in which everyone got off, yawning and stretching themselves.
I observed my surroundings as I tried walking without any support despite Lion's insistence that he isn't tired of carrying me around.
I know but I have to try walking by myself without relying too much on everyone as there might be a time in the future that they won't be there to help me.
My steps are wobbly yet I can manage to walk without crying out in pain. My legs seemed to have healed back at the hot spring though I still have several deep wounds on my chest and the brand on my back which Lion kept licking from time to time.
We all stayed in a small cave in which the pack tried to make it as comfortable as possible for me.
The sky turned dark and hazy in which Lion told everyone that we are staying inside the cave for the meantime as some of the volcanoes that are near the volcano that we are supposed to go to have started erupting.
Ashes started to fall from the sky in which Orm made some sort of cover at the entrance, preventing the ash from getting inside the cave.
It's cosy here as several rugs are on the ground, making the pack lie down on it as they all tried to sleep.
Alpha asked me if I'm not feeling tired at all in which I smiled at him, saying that I don't feel sleepy at all and wanted to just contemplate with my thoughts.
He smiled at me tenderly then closed his eyes and went to sleep.
Ghost is already snoring while Orm is coiling himself in a ball, reassuring me that sometimes he's comfortable sleeping like this.
Sly is already asleep while Lion gently pulled me towards him, embracing me while he closed his eyes.
I kissed him softly yet pulled back when he started to kiss me deeply.
He started to protest in which I glared at him, making him pout though he lit up when I whispered to him that if he will behave then I might consider it sometime soon.
I caressed his hair, singing softly towards him that he soon fell asleep.
Everyone seems to be asleep.
Good.
I didn't tell them that my neck is starting to hurt again.
Tears filled my eyes as I silently tried to find a space inside the cave where I can hide while waiting for the pain to subside.
The pack seems to be sleeping deeply in which I am thankful for.
The cave is not that big as I can still hear their snores as I tried to hide in a corner.
It's so painful!
AHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!
I hid myself in a small hole on the wall that is behind a big boulder which I fortunately found.
Curling myself in a fetal position, the pain started to get intense as I cried silently, biting my forearm hard that soon I tasted blood.
The pain is getting more unbearable.
I want to kill myself.