A/N: So I'd been planning on writing something completely different for Halloween, but I just wasn't feeling it. It was too light and fluffy and my calling is good old angst. So yeah. Happy late Halloween! Hopefully this is decent, it's slightly more compact than my usual work. (Bonus points if you guys figure out the AU-)
Lovino woke and felt strange. He tried to sit up but immediately collapsed back down. His vision swam and he felt sick. What was happening…?
He crept through the woods, a hand on the dagger he'd stolen from his grandfather. The rest of the village had been useless looking for his brother- it was up to him now. If only he could find him…
He managed to drag himself to his feet, leaning against the wall. He cleared his vision and looked around. He seemed to be in a cave of some sort. It was dark out of the entrance, some time after dusk. Something in that triggered a memory, but his head hurt too much to think on it.
Finally, he found something. A slight trampling of grass and bushes, signs of a struggle. A path leading further into the woods…
Lovino stumbled through the trees. Everything hurt. His stomach felt empty, his neck aching. He needed to find someone, fast.
He walked through the cavern slowly, looking around. Feli had to be in here somewhere, and he was going to find him. His foot hit against something and he toppled to the ground.
He neared the edge of his village, drawing the attention of some of the people. Their cries were muffled in his ears; it was at that moment that he was struck by a strong, delicious scent. He hadn't realized how hungry he was.
He scrambled back, away from the corpse on the ground. Feliciano's lifeless eyes stared back, unseeing. He started to hyperventilate, but was cut off by the sound of someone behind him.
His vision was so blurry, he couldn't see anything. There was screaming. Why was there screaming?
He tried his best to fight back, but the dagger was useless. His head was forcefully pushed to the side, showing off his neck. Sharp teeth dug into his neck and he screamed, screamed until he couldn't anymore, screamed until he fell limp. The last droplet was drained from him and he fell to the ground. Lovino Vargas lived no longer.
Lovino trembled, dropping to his knees in the middle of the courtyard. His vision was clear, his stomach full, but he felt empty in a different way now. In guilt. In the feeling that he was a murderer- and will be for forever on. He cradled his head and wept amongst the corpses of his neighbors, his friends, all the people he'd ever known. He wept and sobbed and cursed the monster he now was.
A/N: Surprise! Guess who's a vampire now!
So yeah, if you didn't figure it out (which is understandable) this is in the Lovi Bites AU. Cat and I came up with this back story ages ago, and I'm still proud of it. Interesting to see this heartbroken, guilt filled kid eventually evolve into the cocky, snarky vamp that knocks Toni off his feet, huh?