It didn't take long for Chris to locate the area where the blood amount was massively expanding. With his first class smell and exceptional speed, this was child's play to Chris.

"Mm..." he sniffed...

He could tell that he was getting closer to the origin and the scent of blood was becoming clearer and clearer... The aroma was practically beckoning Chris to come. With each and every step he took, the anticipation was fueling his energy.

Chris stopped at a sidewalk and looked down at a trail... He could immediately tell it was the fresh blood he'd been seeking from far away... "Can't be too far now..." Chris became calm now realizing the supply of blood was closer than he thought... And there he saw it...

An abandoned man was lying on the floor... Covered in his own blood... It was obvious that he had been beaten severely. The gunshot wound was visible in the man's lower torso. The suit he had been wearing was ruined by the hefty ton of blood, Chris noticed. Chris couldn't deny that he was perfect for dinner... All that blood... He must've been dead by now, Chris figured...

But this was the hunger talking... Trying to take advantage of the situation but Chris knew what was going on. Chris had a good heart and a man in this condition was something that Chris couldn't ignore. He had to get him medical help...

There it is again... His appetite was on the rise again...

Chris tried to take a bite at the man. He established a firm grip on him and was all ready to go, but right before he got a lick of blood, he stopped himself... "No... I can't do this..." he said. Chris released his hold on the man... His body was tensing up and it took summoning all his might not to lay a finger on the poor guy. "Ugh..." Chris grumbled... He threw his hands up in frustration, grasping his head in pain. Chris was getting a headache in between this karma moment... Should he save this man from suffering? ...Or end the suffering for him...

"Plea... please..."

Chris gasped. The man on the ground... "He was speaking to me... Or... Does he even know I'm here...?" He was losing a lot of blood, at the moment, so he may be visualizing things... In Chris's moment of pondering, the man tugged at Chris's pants leg...

In a coarse voice he said "Please... *cough*... help..."

Chris didn't know what to do. This man was begging him to do something that could help... But there's not enough time... He's already bled half his life away and the time it would take to get him to a hospital... Ugh... He'd be dead by then...

"Please... just... end me..." the man said...

"No! I have an idea..." Chris said...

The idea that hatched into his brain was a risky one... Very risky... Depending on how Chris did this, it could cost this man's life... In another... He could still live... How much was this man worth to him? He was a complete stranger he had never met... He's never had any kind of contact with him... Yet... Chris still felt like he had to do something for him...

Chris took a deep observation of him... The man had light brown hair, chiseled features, and he looked small but he was actually a little bit masculine. Not as much as Chris but a reasonable build. He looked particularly beautiful with those dark hazel eyes to Chris but he was never one to choose preferences. He's been with both men and women but never really settled for one.

"What's your name?" Chris asked the man still in pain.

"P... Pie... Piers..." he panted...

Piers... Chris thought...

The name was charming to Chris. It was like a rare delicacy which he'd never heard before... A combination of handsome and angelic... *Gasps* Chris just realized that Piers was still dying right now! He knew what he had to do...

Chris bit into his wrist to make two holes in the shape of his fangs. He got down to Pier's level and started putting his exposed wrist into his mouth. "Wai-... what are..." Piers was muttering... "Shh... Don't worry; it'll all be better soon..." Chris reassured him.

What Chris was planning to do was heal Piers with his blood. Vampire blood is one of the purest remedies in the supernatural world. For humans its like a lifesaver because when you consume enough vampire blood, whatever injury they have mends their wounds entirely. There was also another little tiny thing that existed when humans drink vampire blood but... Chris didn't worry about that right now...

Chris continued nourishing him until he stopped after a minute or so passed by... "That should be enough..." Chris said... "Hey..." Chris noticed Piers trying to talk again... "... Why... Why are you helping me...?" he said weakly...

"Because..." Chris started, "No one deserves to die like this..."

It was true. A death where you get robbed, beaten, and shot all in one time... That was a gruesome death that Piers didn't want to have to endure. Even with Chris's blood in his system, its rejuvenating effects wouldn't be enough to replace the major loss of blood from before. Somehow Chris knew it would resort to this...

Chris pulled Piers head up and looked him straight in the eye. "Listen to me, Piers, you're going to be OK! Come on! Just stay with me!" Piers eyes were unable to focus on Chris anymore and they were now hanging lazily. The feeling in Piers limbs was starting to fade away as he couldn't move any of them. "I..." Piers moaned, "ugh... can't..."

"NO!" Chris yelled, catching Piers from hitting the floor.

"Come on! Snap out of it!" Chris laid him down and tried feeding Piers more of his blood but he couldn't take it... "Argh!" he yelled. "Piers! Don't die on me!" Piers had this faint look on his face... It wasn't like when you were tired from a hard day of work and you just wanted to go home and relax... The expression Piers was showing Chris right now was the one where you just wanted to die...

Chris had to face facts... Piers was dying right now, whether or not he did anything to help... "Piers..." He could tell that Piers was so helpless and desperate in his state... The way Piers was looking at Chris could tell him that he was fine with death either way... But no... Chris wasn't going to stand for this... So he made the ultimate decision...

"Piers..." He had to look away for a moment, but continued... "I'm so sorry for doing this..."

It took a second for Piers to respond but he said... "Do... Do what? ...You're helping me..." Piers managed a smile and in that moment he actually looked happy... "No one around here wanted to offer their support to me... but..." he stopped and then said "you..."

Chris couldn't help but feel touched by this man... A poor stranger who had confided full confidence in Chris to help him in his state... The more he thought about it, the more he thought... "What's a great person like him doing, dying in these rotten streets...?" He realized that Piers was one of a kind... Someone unique you'd find only once in a lifetime...

And so... Chris sat down next to Piers who was holding his abdomen in pain... Strangely beautiful from this viewpoint... even with the amount of blood splattered on his shirt... and that's when Chris noticed he didn't have the craving... The craving he had starved for just to reach Piers and now... all he wanted to do was take care of him...

He held Piers head, gently oh his lap. Chris locked eyes with Piers and said "Don't worry. Everything's going to be fine..." managing his best smile. "I hope so..." Piers said, closing his eyes... With that said... Just as Piers was right on the brink of death, Chris took his head and snapped his neck...

"You're going to be ok..." said Chris...