Disclaimer: I don't own Newsies or Interview with a Vampire. I own the idea and the spin-off.
Another Damned, An Attractive Vampire
"Dawn does not Dawn for the damned."- Louis
Interview with the Vampire
Lastat came to New York City in 1900, hungry for human blood. The newsboy-lodging house had an abundance of young life, the perfect type of blood to feed his thirst. During the late evening he crept into the house, hoping to find a beautiful boy to teach. Ever since that bastard Louis and the bitch burned him he had been searching for a way to forget what he lost.
The house was empty except for one newsie, Mush. Lastat did not bother with Kloppman; he was far too old to taste any good. He went straight up the stairs and into the bunkroom. The most attractive boy lay sleeping soundly on a bunk not far from the door. Mush looked sick, pale in the face, and coughing. But Lastat did not care this boy fascinated him. Lastat quietly snuck over to the bunk.
Lastat bent by the boy and bit into his neck. The boy woke and tried to breathe.
"I'm going to give you the choice I never had," Lastat said. "Do you want to die?"
"No," Mush whispered. Lastat bit his own wrist.
"Then drink."
Mush grabbed the cold flesh and drained as much as Lastat would let him.
"Now, do you feel better?" Lastat asked. But Mush did not answer. He was dying his human death, shaking and screaming. Mush regurgitated the food he had consumed at lunch and coughed. Lastat waited patiently, observing his recent manicure. After Mush finished dying, the newsboy sat up and looked around, unusually tired. "Come, you can sleep in comfort tonite."
Lastat led Mush to the other bunkroom and showed him the oak wood coffin, opened and ready for Mush's sleep. The newsie lay down and Lastat closed the cover. The satin felt fresh and heavenly to Mush's now pale skin. He closed his tinted brown eyes and slept.
Lastat laughed. This boy was now a nightwalker, another of the damned, an attractive vampire.
R&R please, I'd like to know what you think.
Kristan