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Kurt came up with that crazy idea of being a vegetarian over and over again. Every time Blaine ordered him to feed, the boy started talking about vampires who feed from animals and had golden eyes. Blaine didn't understand a thing and didn't really believe that feeding of animals could actually work, but Kurt wanted it so badly and he couldn't say no to his progeny.
"Blaine, please..." Kurt begged one day.
"Fine" Blaine replied, not looking up from his newspaper.
"I swear it... Wait, you said yes?" Kurt asked in disbelief.
"Yes" Blaine said and put down his newspaper. "I think you're ready to leave the house. We will go out tonight and I will show you a few things. And if you're ready... Well, you can try that craziness."
"Okay" Kurt said excitedly and rushed upstairs to get ready.
Blaine didn't know what Kurt expected, but the boy spent almost two hours with getting ready. When he finally walked back downstairs in one of Blaine's best clothes, the older vampire raised an eyebrow.
"You certainly won't need those clothes tonight" Blaine commented. Kurt mostly used his clothes, although he had bought him a few new ones, but Kurt didn't like them. He said that he would rather die then wear the clothes Blaine had bought him. Blaine didn't understand why, though, but since Kurt was already pretty dead and Blaine had enough clothes for both of them, he let him wear whatever he wanted.
"You said that we would go out tonight" Kurt frowned.
"Yeah, into the woods" Blaine explained.
"Why would we go to the woods?" Kurt asked.
"Because you need to learn" Blaine sighed. "Go back upstairs and change clothes. Wear something comfortable."
Kurt sighed and went back upstairs. When he came back, now dressed in a tracksuit, Blaine nodded.
"That's what I meant. Let's go" Blaine said.
Kurt was excited to leave the house after all those days being locked up in Blaine's house, but his happiness only lasted until he realised where they were heading. They didn't go to the city, they stayed in the forest like Blaine had told him. The older vampire led him away from the house and into a clearing nearby.
"Alright. We will go to the city soon but first you have to learn how your body works" Blaine explained. "Being a vampire means that you're a lot faster than a human and if you learn how to move quickly and quietly, you can become a real predator."
Kurt raised an eyebrow. That wasn't exactly what he wanted to be.
"Why is it important?" he asked.
"Because you're a vampire and that's how you should act" Blaine answered.
"Expectations" Kurt sighed.
"Look, I know some of these things could seem... pointless but you will be glad I teach you everything" Blaine said. "I thought I could show you how to run properly."
Kurt looked at Blaine in disbelief.
"How to run" he repeated.
"Yes" Blaine nodded.
"Look, I don't know what you think of me, but I assure you, I know how to run" Kurt said.
"Really? Then show me" Blaine smiled. He knew how it would end. Kurt wasn't the first newborn who thought these things were easy to learn.
"Fine" Kurt turned away from him.
A second later, Kurt ran into the woods. Blaine waited a few more seconds before he followed the boy, knowing that he was a lot faster than Kurt and didn't want his progeny to be disappointed in himself but he had to be there when Kurt realised it was harder then he thought.
Blaine was right, of course. Thanks to his new skills, Kurt could move fast but it also meant he saw the world from a new aspect. Everything seemed brighter and sharper, he could see the smallest insects on the trees, he saw the remaining raindrops on the leaves and there were the sounds... Everything seemed so interesting, Kurt couln't decide where to look. Since he didn't pay attention, he didn't see the roots of an old tree peaking out from under the ground and he tripped over them, landing on the ground with a painful thud. Blaine was over him in no time, laughing.
"Wow, that was fast. I thought you would reach the river at least" Blaine smiled.
"Ha-ha. I'm glad at least you have fun" Kurt said and slowly got up. He was covered in dirt and had a few, already healing cuts on his legs and hands. He was glad to see that Blaine's pants the younger vampire was wearing were torn, too.
"I told you that you need to learn it" Blaine shrugged.
"Okay. Then teach me, master" Kurt said sarcastically.
"As you wish" Blaine smiled. "First of all, you have to learn how to concentrate on only one thing and shut out everything else. That's why I chose this place the practice. You're fine at home but you have to learn how to act when you aren't alone. Being with humans will be a lot harder, so you have to learn patience and control first."
"Okay" Kurt nodded but he wasn't fully paying attention. He saw a bird land on the tree beside them and there was another animal, something bigger heading towards them. He had to see what it was. Maybe a deer?
"Kurt!" Blaine said and snapped his fingers in front of the boy.
"I'm listening" Kurt said.
"No, you aren't" Blaine said seriously. "I want you to shut out everything else and only listen to me."
Kurt took a deep breath and tried to do as he was told. But it was so hard. He was used to Blaine's presence but there were so many other things in the forest he wanted to see and touch. He was curious and standing still while watching Blaine was like torture.
"Can I go now?" Kurt asked impatiently, only a minute later.
"No" Blaine answered.
"But Blaine..." Kurt whined.
"Take a deep breath. You can do it" Blaine said.
"But I want to go" Kurt said, unable to stand still.
"There could be people out there, bad people who want to hurt you and they will use your recklessness against you" Blaine said seriously.
Kurt didn't know what had gotten into him. It was like an invisible force tried to pull him away from Blaine and into the woods and he wanted to go so badly and he couldn't keep himself back...
Kurt didn't realise that he was running again, not until he was grabbed from behind and slammed to the nearest tree. He groaned in pain as he looked at Blaine whose strong grip made him unable to move.
"If I were one of those people, you would be dead" Blaine said and let go of Kurt. The boy stayed unmoving, looking at Blaine with wide eyes. He had never thought that being a vampire was so hard.
~ o ~
Kurt tried hard to stay focused, he really did. They went out the next night and the night after that, and a several more nights, but it seemed like Kurt made the same mistake over and over again. Blaine told him that he was getting better but Kurt didn't feel the same way. Blaine was always so calm and perfectly himself all the time, he wanted to be the same.
"You're still young" Blaine reminded him. "You've been through the hardest change of your life. Don't go so hard on himself. You will be fine."
And Blaine was right. Just when Kurt was ready to give up, he started feeling the control over his body. He was able to stay focused for longer time and spend some quality time with Blaine. They talked a lot as they walked through the forest, Blaine showed him places and talked about his memories. It was nice that Blaine slowly opened up for him. He seemed like a great guy now that Kurt knew a few things about him.
"Look" Kurt whispered one day as he noticed a bigger shadow behind a tree. "What's it?"
"A deer" Blaine answered. "If you want to try that vegetarian thing, you should do it now before it runs away."
"You don't mind?" Kurt asked.
Blaine shrugged. Kurt found it still hard to feed from humans, so if he wanted to feed from animals instead... what could happen? Although he didn't understand why Kurt would better choose an innocent animal over a human who could be a criminal, a liar or a killer, because every human had something bad to hide, he respected Kurt's choice.
Kurt smiled and rushed forward, catching the deer in no time. He was happy that he was able to catch it so easily but he hesitated as he looked into those scared eyes. The animal was scared of him, his long, sharp teeth and the possible death Kurt meant for him. Kurt felt so bad that he wanted to hurt it, he let his grip loosen on the deer and it kicked him hard on his chest. Kurt fell back and landed by Blaine's feet who gave him an amused smile as Kurt looked up at him.
"Get up. Your dinner's running away" Blaine said.
Kurt pressed his lips together in anger and jumped back to his feet, rushing towards the deer again. He would show Blaine what he was capable of. He was going to do this, no matter what. He could do it.
Catching the deer again wasn't hard, it wasn't as fast or strong as Kurt. Kurt brought it down onto the ground again and sank his fangs into its neck before he could think about it.
The blood of the deer was... Well, awful didn't cover that taste. Kurt pulled back immediately and spat it out, coughing. He had tasted a few awful things in his life but this deer's blood was definitely the worst ever.
When Blaine joined him, the deer was gone an Kurt was lying on the ground, emptying his stomach.
"Was it that bad?" Blaine smiled.
"Worse" Kurt groaned and threw up again.
"At least now you know you can't be a vegetarian. I was right" Blaine commented easily.
"I don't understand. I truly believed that it would work" Kurt muttered when his stomach was finally empty.
"Not everything we believe in can come true" Blaine said. "Come on. I will help you get home."
~ o ~
Unfortunately, Kurt was so sick in the next two days that he could barely leave the bathroom. As much as Blaine loved to see his progeny learn from his mistake the hard way, he was concerned that Kurt might have had some serious illness and die. He went out the first night to catch a few new humans and set the others free, as he had agreed with Kurt. He learnt that the boy didn't care about their look but he liked 0 positive the most, so Blaine made sure he had two men with that blood type, so he would make his progeny happy.
On the third day, Kurt woke up feeling incredibly weak but the need to throw up was gone. He kicked his coffin open and climbed out slowly. He was in a horrible mood and he was thirsty like hell but Blaine wasn't there with him, so he had to go upstairs and find him. Making his legs move was harder than he thought. The stairs seemed to be so far away, he had no idea how he managed to climb them but somehow he walked upstairs and was glad to find Blaine in the living room.
"Are you alright?" Blaine asked in concern. Kurt seemed so weak, he was paler than usual and the older vampire saw how hard it was for his progeny to stand on his feet.
"No more animal blood. Ever" Kurt groaned.
"Good choice" Blaine smiled and put down his book. "Do you want some blood?"
"Oh, yes" Kurt said and with the help of Blaine, he walked to the couch.
Blaine went upstairs and when he came back a minute later, he had a young man with him. Kurt hadn't seen him before, Blaine must have gone out without him and brought him home the previous night. The man's eyes were glassy what told Kurt that he was compelled. Kurt still had a bad feeling when he thought about it, it seemed so wrong to force humans to do things and he couldn't believe it was legal. Blaine seemed like a nice man, if the other vampires were the same, Kurt didn't understand how they could do this to humans.
"0 positive. Just for you" Blaine said.
"Thank you" Kurt smiled weakly and sat up to feed from the man. "I'm really sorry, but I have to bite you and drink your blood. I will try not to hurt you, okay? I really don't want to do this but I guess I don't have a choice."
Blaine rolled his eyes as he watched Kurt. The boy always made a huge problem of feeding, he didn't know why. Humans were around to give them blood, vampires didn't do anything wrong. It wasn't like they killed them, they just borrowed them for a few days and it wasn't permanent. Once Kurt would be old enough to leave the area and patient enough not to attack innocents, they wouldn't keep humans in the house anymore. Blaine hated having so many people in his home, he couldn't wait to get rid of them.
"Do you need to do this every time?" he asked when Kurt continued his calming speech. "He's compelled, he doesn't feel anything and he won't remember a thing you tell him. Just bite him."
"You might be a heartless vampire but I care about humans" Kurt said and smiled at the man beside him. He was so proud of himself that he could have a real conversation without trying to kill the man.
"Just so you know, he doesn't care about you. If he was a vampire and you were his breakfast, he would kill you without hesitation" Blaine said.
"That's not true" Kurt said.
"You're so naive" Blaine shook his head.
"I think I know humans better than you" Kurt said, his anger rising.
"Yeah, sure. That's why I found you dying in an alley. What about that human, Kurt? The man who did that to you was surely an angel" Blaine said.
He regretted his words immediately. Kurt let go of the man sitting beside him and turned his head away. He was blinking hard but he couldn't stop the tears escaping his eyes.
"Could you please not talk about him?" Kurt sniffled.
"Sure" Blaine said and stepped to the boy to put a hand on his shoulder. Mostly he didn't care if his words hurt someone but Kurt was different. He hated seeing Kurt in pain, especially if it was because of him. Damn that bond between them. Would it be always like that? He didn't remember caring so much for Sebastian. "Uhm... Don't you want to feed?"
Kurt wiped his face and turned back to the human beside him. He ran his fingers down his neck but pulled his hand away as Blaine tightened his grip on his shoulder. Kurt looked up at him to realise the older vampire was watching them. For some reason, it made Kurt feel awkwardly. Feeding seemed like an intimate act, he wasn't sure he wanted to do it in front of Blaine.
"Would you please leave us alone?" Kurt asked.
"Why?" Blaine frowned.
"It's just... I'm not sure I'm comfortable with you watching us while... You know" Kurt shrugged.
"I saw you feed several times and it never... Oh" Blaine's eyes widened. "Do you... you want to...?"
Kurt needed almost a whole minute to understand what Blaine was talking about.
"No!" he gasped. "I won't... Oh, my God, Blaine! You think that I would be able to do that? It's hard for me to feed from him because I feel bad, I wouldn't... I wouldn't rape him!"
"Kurt, calm down" Blaine said quietly. Kurt surely wasn't in a good mood, probably because of the deer blood.
"I'm not like that!" Kurt said.
"It's not like you can't do that... Most vampires do" Blaine said.
Kurt jumped up from the couch and stormed out of the room. Blaine looked after him in confusion, unable to decide what to do next. He didn't know what had gotten into Kurt, he didn't say anything wrong after all. Did he?
"Kurt, come back in here" Blaine sighed and went after the boy. He found him in front of the house, sitting on the bench with his knees pulled up to his chest. "What's wrong?"
"You really think it's fine to force others to have sex with you?" Kurt asked seriously.
"Well..." Blaine took a deep breath. He lived far away from the community and it wasn't just because he preferred being alone. There were things he couldn't accept. "You have so much to learn and I will tell you everything one day, but you should know a few things. Most vampires don't live like me. You're right, sometimes our kind is pretty cruel to humans but we rarely hurt innocents. The vampires who enslave humans do it to bad people who deserve their fate."
"You want to tell me that vampires are all good and do what they do because they want the best for the world?" Kurt asked with a raised eyebrow.
"It's not easy to fool you, right?" Blaine laughed.
"I'm more clever than you think" Kurt smiled.
"Right" Blaine sighed. "Look, I'm sorry if I said something that brough back bad memories. I just... I'm used to people who don't care what I say. You're so different. It's not necessarily wrong but you should consider taking things easier. It would help a lot."
Kurt nodded. Since his turning, he was oversensitive. If it was from the changes in his body or the lots of new stuff in his life, he didn't know. But Blaine was right, there were surely good things in being a vampire, he should find those things and try to be happy. He should let go of his human life because he wouldn't get it back, ever.
"Let's go back. You look awful" Blaine said and helped Kurt up to his feet. "You can feed alone if you want to."
"Yes" Kurt nodded immediately. "Believe it or not, drinking from somebody is an intimate thing."
"It's like eating a hamburger. Nothing extraordinary" Blaine shrugged.
"You're wrong" Kurt smiled.
"I don't think I will ever understand you. You're so weird" Blaine shook his head.
"I'm different. But being different is good" Kurt winked.
"Let me know when you're ready with your breakfast. We should still do something useful today" Blaine said and went upstairs to give Kurt time with the human. Kurt looked still sick, he needed blood.
But Blaine only started getting ready for their next training when the window beside him shattered into million pieces and in the next second, Kurt screamed. Blaine left everything behind and rushed downstairs. He heard that the intruders got inside through the doors and the living room's windows and Kurt was there alone, he had to help him.
The living room was a mess, all the windows were broken and the front door missing. But Blaine didn't care about it, he couldn't since his house was full of vampires whose uniform he recognized instantly. Kurt was on the ground and there were two men kneeling over him, holding him down.
"What's going on here?" Blaine shouted.
The leader of the vampires turned towards him and smiled when he saw the man.
"Blaine Anderson" he nodded towards Blaine. "You have to come us, the queen wants to see you. Immediately."