I do not own any part of Mindcrack! These characters are real people, but based off their Minecraft skins. I do not own Minecraft, either, just for the sake of that. I'm also terrible at coming up with titles.

Etho looked up at the sky. There was no way he'd get to the woods in time to find something.

Only VintageBeef was out and about. Could I? No! But... Ugh! Etho thought. If he did, he wouldn't be the only guy on the server like this. But the pain involved... Depending on how strong Beef was, it could be too much. And there was no way Etho was going to kill Beef!

Etho could feel himself getting weaker by the minute. He gave in. He ran over to Beef with excellent speed.

"Oh, hey Etho!" Beef said. "What're you doin' out in the night?"

Etho pinned Beef back against the wall of the Town Hall. "I'm so sorry..."

"What?" Beef's look of happiness changed to nervousness in an instant. "Etho, what're you-? Are-? Wha-?"

Etho looked around to check they were alone. He slid down the fabric covering most of his face.

"Etho?!"

"Sorry..."

"Wh-!"

Beef was cut off by his own yell of pain as Etho bit into his neck with his viciously sharp fangs, injecting venom into his bloodstream. Beef passed out, as Etho expected, his body slumping against the wall.

Etho could see Beef twitching and tensing every few seconds as the venom worked its way around him. Etho picked Beef up and made his way to his secret base. No-one knew about it. At least, he hoped no-one knew about it.

He lay Beef down on a couch and ran to get a glass of water and a small pill. He lay them down on the glass coffee table beside Beef and sat opposite him, reading a book.

Beef groaned and attempted to sit up, but the pain was too much for him and he lay back down again.

"Ugh... What happened?"

"Just take the pill on the table first. You'll regret it big time if you don't."

Beef just did as he was told. He trusted Etho.

"Now," Etho started. This wasn't going to be fun. "Promise me you won't freak out."

"I'll try..." He groaned again. "What even happened?" He was hurting everywhere, and his canines felt like they were on fire.

"Well.. Don't tell anyone, or you're screwed too. I'm what you players might call a vampire..."

"You're trollin' me. Just tell me what happened, please. It hurts!"

" I'm not!" Etho slid down the fabric again and opened his mouth, fangs on full show.

"No flippin' way..." Beef breathed.

"And last night... You see, a vampire can't live off normal food forever. Blood's needed every 3 days or so at a stretch, to be healthy, or we just get weaker and weaker. I didn't know I'd drained my supply, and got into a weakening state. There was no way I was gonna make it to the woods and find a deer or a few rabbits before I pretty much collapsed... You were the only living thing about. I was arguing with myself, but I guess my hunger overpowered me. I had a choice between killing you or turning you. I wouldn't be able to live with myself if I killed you, but I didn't want you to go through the pain of being turned. It was too late, and now you're virtually immortal."

"Oh God."

"Thing is, nobody on the server knows about me being this. I'm the only guy, y'know? I think."

"So, are vampires really like what they are in books and movies?"

"Almost nothing alike. The only thing they got right was the fangs and blood-drinking stuff. We can see ourselves in the mirror. We can go out in sunlight,our eyes are just more sensitive to the sun. Our eyes also don't change colour, either. The original colour is just much more vibrant. We're faster and stronger than your average player, and our hearing is amplified. When biting into a player only, venom is injected. Depending on if you completely drain them or not, they'll become one of us. One rule, though: if you do need to drink from a player, always try to kill, not turn. You can probably feel why. That pill should take away some of the pain. I think that's it."

"God. Well, at least you're not the only vampire on the server anymore. That feels so weird to say."

"Yeah. I really think we should let Guude know though. I mean, he knows everything about everyone."

"Okay, ow. How long are my canines gonna hurt for?"

"Open your mouth? Not much longer. Your fangs have grown in already, so it should only last a minute."

"Thank god. This is painful as anything."

"Think about how I felt. I was left alone in a freezing cold forest. The pain was unbearable, and I, for some reason wasn't passing out, as I should have. It's a miracle I lived through it. You've actually handled this quite well. The last guy I saw turned was writhing about, telling us to kill him. My friend had accidentally missed the pulse point- that's when you kill them- so couldn't drain him properly."

"Lovely. Well, the pain's stopped."

"Good. You feelin' good enough to hunt? You're gonna need a supply of blood unless you want to hunt every day of your life."

"I think so."

" Then c'mon! Mind, it's quite dark in here. I still hiss a bit when I'm exposed to the light after coming out of here."

Etho opened the door and stepped out into the light. He hissed slightly. Beef stepped out without a problem. He was more tolerant to the light than Etho.