For the first time since waking up in this world, I wake up before Drusil. Stretching my limbs for that good, big stretch, I turn over and see her dead to the world. Or maybe just dead. Nope, wait, she's breathing. An arm thrown over her face as her chest rises and falls sloowly with what I guess is her undead, I never asked, breaths.

  I giggle a little inside my head. And here I was worried about being able to perform. And surviving at one point. I'm not a real succubus. Drusil did pretty much everything. It'd take a fool of unmatched proportions to not give in when she's throwing me to the ground, growling, and carrying me to her ir. She did say she'd been waiting for this and woof. I'm not dumb enough to think I'm the reason she was screaming the way she was. I think I'm just really her type, and our kinks sort of overp.

  Not that I handled it much better. This body is a LOT more sensitive than I expected. Especially, well, down there. Not to mention my horns and ears. Why on earth are horns so sensitive? I'm convinced this is a design fw. Also wow, she wasn't kidding about that predator thing. My body is covered in, ahem, evidence of her ministrations. Scratches, bites, hickies, and a lot of bruising. Sure, I could probably heal it away, but feeling them makes me too happy. Hells, my face hurts from all this smiling.

  Using magic to enhance my stealthy stealth I move carefully to leave the room so I can head to the garden foresty area. I saw some running water, and I think I could do with a wash; not to mention cold water would probably be wonderful for all these sore spots.

  Wow. I should NOT have sniffed myself. If that isn't the reek of sex, I don't know what is. Drusil's bedroom could probably give the busiest whorehouse a run for its money smell-wise right now. Heh. Drusil is into me. I should really do something nice for her. She said they were stuck out here, and the thought of her being stuck here with her... familiars? I think that was the word; all alone with that sad smile of hers is depressing. I'll get them back to the world whether they want me to or not.

  I should probably have listened more closely to what Drusil tried to teach me about magic. In my defense, it was a lot of complicated bullshit about mental math and willpower, and I don't think my magic works like that. How was I supposed to know I might need it?

  Yikes, that sounds bad even to me. Maybe I should move on from living a zy life of doing the bare minimum. New body, new mindset, lost memories. What's not to love? Oh, and a supremely hot vampire. A supremely hot, sadistic vampire with a domination kink. Mhhmmm...

  Ow. That's a wall. Should really look where I'm going. Right. River. Water. Good times.

  ***

  "So this is where you were hiding."

  I zily open my eyes and see Drusil looming over me. She hasn't bothered to get dressed either, and my eyes are stuck on her chest. I'm rewarded with a cocky grin when she notices.

  "Sorry, I didn't wanna wake you; you looked sort of... dead?"

  "Well. Now that we're both awake, there shouldn't be any problem with my pet coming back to bed with me, hmm?"

  Huh. Is this life now? I get used by a gorgeous woman to distract her from her problems, and she uses sex to keep me captive. All while her subordinates presumably keep working on getting them out. On the one hand, I do feel sorta bad for them, and Drusil is being a horrible boss. Lord? Lady? I don't know. Whatever.

  On the other hand, I have a libido now and a body I actually like. Before she can blink, I'm tched onto her side and giving her puppy eyes.

  She picks me up and pulls me into a kiss as she drags me back to the bedroom.

  ***

  Fuck. Anymore sex and I think I might die. That or it's the blood loss talking.

  It's been a few weeks since Drusil took my first time. We've spent the time between sex and food either cuddling and reading or with her trying to teach me about magic and what the whole situation is. She's also been very hedgy about letting me meet her familiars, who I've come to learn are named Freki, Zauberfee, Kalisa, and Sonne. And they all seem to be some variant of beasty animal people. She's not very forthcoming, and I think she thinks I'm just that socially anxious.

  Like, sure, I freaked out when she found me, but like… New world, scary hot vampire, no idea where, when, who, or what I am. What the fuck do you expect? I'm at least eighty percent sure I can easily handle meeting cute animal people. It's not like I'll be in danger if Drusil is their boss. And like. Cute. Animal. People. This may be my preferences talking. That and I haven't had great experiences with humans. I think. My instinct says I haven't, but the memories are, if not unclear, nonexistent. Besides, when else would I get a chance to meet animal people?

  Drusil happily obliges all my requests but keeps hedging on meeting them. I think she's trying to keep me to herself and living in the moment, instead of going back to what she's spent the st century doing with no results.

  It's not just that she's, uhm, let's say, extremely horny for me. I think she needs it. Like she's been stuck with the same four people for a century, and I guess that wasn't enough? She spends as much time as possible just being close to me. Even when we're practicing magical shenanigans, she's basically hovering over my shoulder.

  But today is the day. No more shall the sly vixen distract me with sex and... well, sex! Today's the day I meet her friends. Subordinates. Whatever they are to her.

  Taking a deep breath to rex myself, I sneak up behind her while she's at her desk writing something and run my fingers through her hair, making sure to stroke the sides of her neck.

  She stops writing as she leans back into me with closed eyes.

  "Did you finish practicing the runes?"

  I scoff. "Nope, gave up on that."

  She clicks her tongue. "Lazy succubus."

  "What's the point when I can use my own magic and have a pretty dy to use runes for me?"

  "The point is to learn to use runes and control your energy. And scribing runes for hours as your hands cramp is a good way to hone your focus."

  "So did you teach your familiars this way too, or...?"

  She sighs. "This again? You'll meet them when we have time."

  "We've nothing but—"

  Her hand goes over my mouth before I can be a brat at her.

  "Yes, I know. Excuse me if I would rather keep you to myself than have them crowd you like a bunch of children eager for their solstice presents."

  I grab her hand with mine and twine our fingers together. Drusil grins at me, showing off those sharp canines.

  "I'm sure they're not so bad. They can't be worse than the vampire who's kept me locked up in her dungeon for weeks on end."

  She gets up, and I close my eyes as she kisses me deeply. No, no, wait. No distracting me with sex!

  "Come on, I'll stay by your side all the time, and you can introduce them to me all slowly, and we can shake hands and stuff!"

  She tangles my hair in her hand and guides my head to her breast. Hmph. Well, if this is how she wants to py it, so be it. We both share a preference for a little force, so I suck gently on her breast and run my tongue around her nipple, causing her to groan in frustration. I'm not moving further till she agrees. Tick-tock vampire.

  "Soon."

  Her grip in my hair is getting a little painful. Oh well, I tried. At least I got a soon out of her instead of a ft-out refusal. Good job, Strax.