So, after Bayley's rather frightening run-in with Sasha in the alley, just what will happen next? Read on to find out, my loves. =)

Huddled and shaking under her bedsheets, Bayley just couldn't shake the image of Sasha in the alley. 'Sasha with f-f-fangs and b-b-b-blood on her face. Just ...what even is she?'

It still surprised Sasha in the worst way that Bayley had seen her while she was out for a drink. 'This is no one's fault but my own. If I had just been drinking regularly, I wouldn't be in this mess.' A growl escaping her, Sasha lashed out and gave a strong kick to a nearby trashcan that put a deep dent in it. Letting out a sigh, Sasha soon came to a realization of what she'd have to do to try to fix things. 'Let's just hope Bayley will be willing to hear what I have to say.' Casting a look over to the blonde woman she had managed to lure into the alley as they made their way to the entrance and she wiped her face clean, Sasha said "Thanks for the drink. I really needed that."

"No problem," the woman said before adding with a giggle "You were just amazing, you know?"

"What can I say? I've had practice with this," Sasha shrugged.

"I'll say," the blonde giggled again. A slightly shy tone coloring the woman's voice, the blonde asked "I don't suppose we can meet up again some time, can we?"

"Maybe, we can," Sasha said with a smirk. "But, for now, I have something that I need to go take care of."

"OK. Well, until we meet again, Sasha," the blonde smiled and waved.

"Yeah. Until we meet again," Sasha smiled as she watched the blonde walk away. Turning on her heel after the other woman was long gone, Sasha began the walk back to her apartment and back to her friend that she owed a story to.

No matter how hard she tried, Bayley just couldn't seem to go to sleep. Every time she closed her eyes, all she could see was Sasha like how she saw her in the alley. 'And she lives here with me! What if she comes back here and does to me what she did to that woman in the alley? Oh god what if she killed her?! Does that mean I'm next on her list?! What do I do what do I do?!'

Just when it seemed like Bayley's thoughts were reaching a fever pitch, she heard the door open and the very person on her mind call out "Bayley? You awake?" Not moving or saying anything, the brunette lied completely still in the hopes that Sasha would just go to bed herself. And it seemed like this actually worked. ..That was until-

"Bayley. I know you're awake. You playing asleep isn't fooling me," Sasha's voice could be heard from beside Bayley's bed.

Unable to hold in her panic any longer, Bayley threw off her bedsheets and, moving as far from the purple-haired woman and making a cross with her fingers, managed to say "D-Don't hurt me. Please don't! I've got too much left to live for in my life!"

"Bayley, relax. I'm not going to hurt you," Sasha slowly said as she began to try to calm the brunette down.

"How do I know that for sure?! For all I know you could try to do to me what you did to that woman in the alley," Bayley said, holding out her finger cross a bit further.

"Because, Bayley, that ...what happened in the alley was something that I needed to take care of," Sasha said.

"'Take care of'? Wait. Does that mean you killed that other woman?!" Bayley almost screamed in fear.

"No, no! I didn't kill her!" Sasha began to defend herself. "What I meant was ...every few days or so, ...I have to drink blood."

"W-Why? W-What does that even mean?" Bayley asked, even she had a faint inkling of what her friend was getting at. "Sasha. Just what are you?"

Taking a breath in before letting it out, Sasha then said "Well, ...if my fangs and eyes didn't give it away, ...I'm a vampire."

"V-Vampire?" Bayley asked, not quite believing what she just heard. "You mean, like ...like Dracula?"

"In a way, yeah," Sasha answered with a laugh. "Just ...I'm nowhere near as old as he was according to the story."

"Well, to be fair, you probably wouldn't show your age that much anyway," Bayley said with a bit of a nervous laugh. Lowering her finger cross, the brunette said "Wow. This is crazy. I ...I can't believe I've been best friends with a vampire for the past few years now."

Laughing a bit, Sasha said "Wow. You're actually taking all of this better than I thought you would. It's almost like you were expecting to hear this or something."

"In my defense, I've seen and read more than my fair share of vampire stuff, so I guess I kinda knew as soon as I saw you," Bayley laughed a bit as she rubbed the back of her head. Looking up to her friend, Bayley asked "So, what you were doing to do that woman…. You were drinking her blood?"

"In a way, yeah, I was. But, I was doing something else, too," Sasha began.

"Something else like what?" Bayley asked.

"Well, it's just something that I do sometimes, but depending on who I drink from, I sometimes try to repay them for satisfying me," Sasha continued.

"What do you mean by that, Sash?" Bayley asked, tilting her head to the side in confusion.

"You know. I repay them the pleasure that their blood gives me," Sasha explained in the broadest way she could.

It had taken the brunette a while to piece together what her friend was saying before her eyes widened in realization. "Oh! I get it. Well, I think that's a bit of a first, so I think that's ...pretty nice that you do stuff like ...that for people."

Laughing a bit at Bayley's naivety, Sasha said "Yeah, I guess it is."

Laughing a bit herself, Bayley then asked "So now what? What happens now that I know what you are?"

"Well, the way I see things, ...nothing really has to happen unless you want or think something should," Sasha said.

"Really? Wow, that's quite the decision to make, isn't it?" Bayley asked with a nervous laugh. "How about ...we just keep things the way they are between us? I really like having you as a friend, and ...I don't want you being a vampire to be the thing that ends our friendship."

Blinking in surprise, Sasha asked "You ...actually mean that, Bayley? You still want to be friends with a monster?"

"Well, ...yeah, I do," Bayley began. Seeing the surprise on Sasha's face, Bayley continued "Sasha, look. We've been friends for going on five years now. I'm not sure when the whole vampire thing happened to you, but I noticed that hasn't changed anything much about you, aside from the fact that you just have to drink blood now and some other stuff. All I want is for you to still want to be friends with me, even though you're a vampire."

Hearing all of this moved the purple-haired woman's heart largely because she was surprised that Bayley was so accepting of her vampiric nature. A few stray tears sliding down her cheeks, Sasha nodded and smiled. "Yes, Bayley, I would still love to be your friend."

Smiling herself, Bayley leapt out of bed and gave Sasha a tight hug, a few tears of her own rolling down her cheeks. "Great!"

Returning Bayley's hug, Sasha let out a light laugh at the brunette's happiness. At that moment, Sasha wasn't sure how she'd face the road ahead with her roommate and friend knowing her secret, but at least she knew that that same friend would be there by her side to weather whatever would come their way next. 'And I promise to be there for Bayley and protect her from whatever bad shit may come her way. This, I vow."

So,one panic attack, one talk, and big reveal of Sasha being a vampire later, Bayley and Sasha are still friends (Yay!). =D I guess it helps to have to have friends that are willing to hear you out on stuff.

And that wraps up 'A Crimson Friendship'. I hope my Halloween offering was a good read for you all. So, until next time, don't forget to R&R please, and I'll see you in my next updates. =)

(Now, just a random question: I actually had an idea to at least write a third part for this where Bayley gets to experience for herself what comes with Sasha drinking blood from someone. Should I include that as a bonus or just leave the story ending here? Let me know if you all would want to read that.)