"This is a story about me, Miley Ray Stewart a vampire from the time of the Civil War, finding true love in modern times."
"It all started one hundred and fifty two years ago in a small Tennessee town called Crowley Corners. It was just me, my father, brother and of course my mother."
"I still remember the day the Confederate soldiers came to Crowley Corners and drafted our boys and men for the war effort."
"My father was too old and my brother was way too young only 16 years old at the time."
"They drafted my mother as a nurse for the war effort."
"Two months later she was sent home to us in a pine box with a fatal gunshot wound in her stomach."
"When I turned 18 I signed up for the Confederate Army under the alias Miles Rae Steward."
"I was sent to West Point in Richmond, Virginia to train, I was then assigned to serve under Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson before the battle of Harper's Ferry took place."
"During the battle of Harper's Ferry I was mortally wounded while reloading my musket."
"I crumpled to my knees clutching onto my stomach in an attempt to staunch the flow of blood seeping from the wound, I struggled to my feet and headed towards the medical tent stumbling along the way."
"When I almost did a faceplant I felt two strong masculine hands grab onto my shoulders and grip them tightly to help steady me saying "Whoa there darlin' not so fast.", then he scooped me up into his muscular arms and cradled me against his heavily muscular chest."
"What's your name?" I asked him.
"Robbie Ray Stewart sir." the gentlemen replies with a tip of his uniform hat.
"Mine is Miles Rae Steward nice to meet you Robbie Ray." I say as I weakly extend my hand out for him to shake.
"Nice to meet you too Miles." he says with a smile as he grasps my hand and gives it a firm shake then let's it go and puts it on top of my other hand which is still clutching at the gunshot wound.
"Are we almost to the medical tent yet sir?" I ask in a weak voice.
"Hold on we just have a few more minutes to go until we get to the tent bud." Robbie Ray says as he cradles me closer to his heavily muscular chest.
They arrive at the medical tent just as Miley Ray Stewart a.k.a "Miles Rae Steward" falls into unconsciousness.
"As we reach the medical tent my vision goes black."
"Lay him over here on that bed so I can assess the damage." the field doctor says before pointing to a unoccupied bed in the rear of the tent.
"Here you go bud." Robbie Ray whispers as he lays me down on the uncomfortable and hard cot.
"Gunshot wound to the abdomen, profuse bleeding, the breathing is shallow, and patient has lapsed into unconsciousness from loss of blood, also seems to have a slight fever." the field doctor says out loud as he writes down his observations.
"Is there anything you can do to help him?" Robbie Ray asks the field doctor anxiety lacing his heavily southern accented voice.
"Yes sir the wound requires surgery to remove the musket ball and to staunch the flow of blood." the doctor says as he makes a note on her chart.
"Do what ever it takes to save him please he's like a son to me." Robbie Ray says with a desperate gleam in his eyes.
"I'll do whatever it takes to save him." the doctor says as he undoes the buttons on her uniform jacket, followed by her uniform shirt, then her belt, followed by her boots, and finally her uniform pants.
"He's a she." Robbie Ray says as he points to the bandage that was wrapped tightly around her chest to conceal her breasts.
"I need to inform General Stonewall Jackson of this!" the doctor says angrily.
"Don't bother him I'll take care of this piece of garbage." Robbie Ray says as he picks up her limp form roughly and cradles her to his heavily muscular chest.
"What are you going to do with her?" the doctor asks with a frown on his youthful visage.
"Nurse her back to health myself." Robbie Ray says while still cradling her to his heavily muscular chest.
"But she's a criminal!" the doctor exclaims quietly.
"Doesn't mean she has to die." Robbie Ray says as he turns towards the entrance of the medical tent and strides out of it back towards his tent with her in his strong masculine arms.
"Mmmmmmmm." she moans in pain as she is jostled slightly.
"Shhhh you'll feel better soon I promise." Robbie Ray whispers into her ear as he bends his head down.
-Ten minutes later-
"Here we are casa el Stewart." Robbie Ray says as they arrive at his tent. Robbie Ray bends down and moves the tents entrance flap aside and enters the tent. He lays Miley down on the spare cot in his tent and tries to make sure she's as comfortable as possible.
"F**k!" Miley mumbles under her breath.
"Miles wake up." Robbie Ray says as he shakes Miley's shoulder gently trying to wake her up.
"Dang flabbit that hurts!" Miley exclaims as her eyes pop open, then tightly squeeze shut in pain, her mouth twists into a pained grimace, and tears are streaming out of her eyes and down her face.
"Sorry about that ma'am." Robbie Ray says with a slight smirk on his face as her eyes widen in surprise and panic.
"Please don't tell anyone I just want to avenge my mother. You see she died while tending to the wounded in a field hospital as a trauma nurse." Miley says in a sad yet pleading tone of voice.
"Only the field doctor and I know the truth. I can save your life if you let me." Robbie Ray says as he sits down on the other cot situated in the tent.
"How?" Miley asks as she props herself up slightly using her elbows and flinches as a wave of nausea along with slight dizziness and tremendous amounts of pain wash over her.
"Whoa easy there darlin' don't want to overdo it." Robbie Ray says as he helps to steady her her. I have a question for you do you believe in myths and legends?" Robbie Ray asks leaning forward and rests his arms and hands on his thighs.
"You mean like vampires and werewolves? Yeah I guess. Why do you want to know?" Miley asks the man in front of her.
"Because you're looking at a living legend darlin' and I can save your life bud." Robbie Ray says gesturing to himself.
"You'd be willing to give me eternal life even though we just met?!" Miley asks incredulously.
"Yup because i need a companion. I've been alone for too many centuries." Robbie Ray explains as his eyes flash a burnished gold and then back to their normal ocean blue.
"Will it hurt a lot sir?" Miley asks as she lays back down.
"Like lava in your veins but in the end it's worth all of that pain." Robbie Ray says as he stands up, walks over to the cot she's laying on and squats down to look her in her sapphire blue eyes to see no trace of fear in those beautiful eyes.
"Do it change me, save my life Robbie Ray." Miley says as looks into ocean blue eyes so much like her own with steely determined gaze.
"Are you sure you want this?" Robbie Ray asks softly.
"I sure as hell don't want to die!" Miley snaps at him and gives him a baleful glare.
"Alright I need you to turn your head towards the wall of the tent so I can have easy access to your jugular vein." Robbie Ray says as he let's his fangs slide out of his gums. Miley turns her head towards the tent wall exposing her jugular vein to Robbie Ray. Robbie Ray places his mouth on Miley's exposed jugular vein and bites down causing his fangs to pop through Miley's skin and into her jugular vein. He starts releasing a substantial amount of venom into her system then pulls his fangs out of her neck and stands up out the squat he was in. He strides over to his cot and collapses backwards onto it. He stays like that for ten minutes then sits up and looks at Miley's pallid skin caused by loss of blood.
"Sweet Nibblets I'm on fire!" Miley exclaims loudly her face and eyes screwed up in intense agony.
Robbie Ray frowns as another scream tears it's way out of Miley's throat. "I'm sorry Mile." He whispers into her ear as gets up walks over and squats down next to her. He grasps both of her hands in his and tries to comfort her as best he can. He takes off his uniform jacket and then his uniform shirt,then lays down next to her and then pulls her up against his cold marble chest. Miley turns around in his arms as best she can and latches onto him burying her face in his unyielding chest. As time passes her screams get louder and louder than quieter and quieter until they finally cease three days later. Miley pulls her face away from his cold marble chest and body which is now warm to her and gets up off the cot with unnatural grace and ease.
"Whoa!" Miley says after realizing how easily she got off the cot.
"Well aren't you a sight for sore eyes." says a voice like thick honey with a strong Tennessee accent.
"Who are-oh it's just you Robbie Ray." Miley exclaims startled whirling around to see who had spoken. "Don't do that it nearly gave me a heart attack!" Miley says clutching at her chest before noticing that she no longer has a heartbeat. "What in the Sam heck how am I alive if I don't have a heartbeat!?" Miley asks incredulously.
"Because you're a vampire now bud." Robbie Ray says with a smile that shows off his long impressive fangs.
"Do I have those too?" Miley asks eyeing his fangs appreciably.
"Sure do darlin'." Robbie Ray says before letting his fangs retract back into his gums.
"How do I bring them out Robbie?" Miley asks running her finger over her canines.
"Think about blood that should bring them right out." Robbie Ray says with a smile on his handsome face.
"It worked!" Miley exclaims quietly as her fangs pop through her gums.