I'm so sorry about the hiatus but my summer class is finally over so barring any unforeseen events there should be a weekly update. Thank you to everyone who stuck though the hiatus and I hope you like the new chapter, if you do please let me know. If you don't like it let me know and maybe I can improve things for the next chapter.


Dave left work early feigning illness so he could get home before Kurt would wake up. He didn't want to repeat what happened the night before, well not the Kurt going hungry part at least. Dave entered the apartment as quietly as he could not wanting to disturb Kurt's slumbering form. Dave tiptoed over to the couch and sat down on the coffee table in front of it just studying the boy before him. His perfect soft skin stretched taunt over his long neck and covered his prominent collarbones in milky white. Dave found himself reaching forward and brushed his thumb across Kurt's skin tracing his collarbones before gently grabbing his shoulder and rousing him from sleep.

"Hey Kurt, I have an idea." Kurt lazily opened his eyes rubbing them with the back of his hand before yawning and sitting up.

"What?" Kurt was still very groggy and although he longed to return to his dreams where he wasn't some monstrous killer he knew that if Dave had woken him whatever he had to say was probably important.

"I know there are a lot of rumors and lore about vampires and most of it probably isn't true but, do you think it's possible for you to survive off only animal blood?"

Kurt's mind sharpened to focus when Dave mentioned a viable way out of his situation. Animal blood, it was so simple why hadn't he thought of it? Kurt scanned his memories of the last few days trying to recall any time he'd felt any kind of allure for animal blood. Maybe he just hadn't been around any animals? No, there were cats in the alley and squirrels in the park, but he'd hardly noticed them. Thinking back Kurt could recall a vague scent, nothing appetizing or all-consuming like when he was around people.

"I don't know. It's worth a shot."


Dave and Kurt had discussed the best way to go about acquiring animal blood, not exactly an easy thing to accomplish in the city. They decided the stray cats in the alley were probably their best bet unless they wanted to travel to a more secluded area but since Dave had to work and he didn't want to leave Kurt on his own they decided to stick with the cats.

They sat patiently in an alley waiting. When they were looking for anima bait Kurt wasn't surprised to find expired cheese in Dave's fridge, after all he was a boy living on his own. Kurt turned to face the boy next to him. He was the same as high school in many ways, he was still obsessed with sports and he still looked relatively similar but he was so much more than the meat headed jock Kurt used to see him as.

"What? You keep looking at me funny." Dave turned to face Kurt giving him a puzzled look.

"Nothing, just wondering what you did after I left McKinley." Kurt was glad for the distraction the conversation caused. In all truth he wasn't too excited about the prospect of eating a filthy alley cat who was probably riddled with diseases.

"It wasn't easy. At first I kept up the act, I continued to be a stupid bully but the guilt was eating me alive." Dave turned away from Kurt. Kurt could see a glossy sheen coating Dave's eyes but didn't say anything. "Eventually I couldn't keep up the façade anymore. At that point I just stopped, stopped everything. I quit talking to the other jocks, I didn't apologize. I figured it wouldn't make a difference I could never change what I did and no matter how I felt now I couldn't take it back. I focused on my grades and nothing else. Azimio tried to "help" me at first but when he realized there was nothing he could do he just left me alone like everyone else and that's how I wanted it. No more pressure to be an asshole…Kurt you have to know I never would have done anything, the…the threat. I was just scared, I could never have seriously hurt you."

Kurt had placed his hand on Dave's back rubbing lightly offering some comfort to the man who had become his lover.

"I know. At the time it terrified me, but I know now that you would never hurt me." A tear escaped the confines of Dave's hazel eyes leaving a glistening trail down his cheek before falling to the ground and disappearing among the asphalt. A small smile touched Dave's lips and he breathed heavily as if he had been holding his breath. He wrapped his arms tightly around Kurt pulling him close. Kurt could feel his pounding heart beat wrapped his own arms around Dave burying his head in the jock's shoulder allowing his own tears to soak the jock's jacket.

After what would have been an uncomfortable amount of time if it were anyone else Dave pulled back staring into Kurt's bright blue eyes before turning back to the bait full of hope not only for his new relationship but for finding a solution to Kurt's issue.

"So what did you do after I went to sleep last night?" Dave was just trying to lighten the mood after the emotional conversation they had.

For the first time in a while Kurt was finally feeling emotionally content, that was until Dave had asked his question. As Kurt thought about the new report he had seen a light, cold seat broke out across his body. They were looking for him, worse still there was probably a witness out there, Kurt remembered the person shaped shadow that fled the alley the last time, all the police had to do was find them and he could be identified. Kurt chanced a look at Dave and the happiness he saw there broke his heart. He couldn't tell Dave, it was his own problem to deal with and dragging Dave into it would only hurt the jock. Dave knew that Kurt had killed but it was only an abstract idea to him, he'd seen Kurt's bloodied clothes but what if he saw the bodies, the people whose flame he had single handedly extinguished.

"Just watched some TV." Kurt tried to give off an air of nonchalance. Dave turned to face Kurt; he could tell there was something the singer wasn't saying. He was about to question it further when he heard something. Turning back to the "bait" he saw a shabby looking cat approaching cautiously. Dave felt a pang in his chest it was an innocent animal after all but sating Kurt's hunger was far more important, there was no way Dave could continue to be Kurt's only food source as much as Dave wished that were an option.

The cat inched closer to the cheese sniffing it delicately before licking it experimentally. Dave looked over at Kurt. He was sitting motionless, still as stone. Dave was shocked to notice he wasn't even breathing, it was going to take a while to get used to that.

Kurt's senses were heightened as soon as he noticed the prey. This had to work. Kurt took a long breath of air picking out the different scents. Dave was the strongest and Kurt longed to bite into him again, no focus the cat. Kurt could smell it, it smelled far better than he thought it would but it still didn't appeal to him the same way people did.

The cat gingerly chewed the cheese crouching low its fur almost blending into the dark grey asphalt below it. It was a mangy thing probably seen more than its share of hardships. Kurt tried not to think about what had happened to it, why it was picking up scraps in an alley.

Faster than Dave's mind to register Kurt lunged forward scooping up the cat in his hands and biting into its neck all in one fluid motion. It was the first time Dave actually saw how much Kurt had changed. Blood soaked the cat's fur dripping down in a steady stream from the corners of Kurt's mouth.

The warm blood flowed into Kurt's mouth in a now familiar sensation. Kurt eagerly gulped it down, the taste wasn't repulsive but it didn't bring the same full, warm sensation he desired. The cat's heart stopped and lay lip in his grip still he bit down harder tearing into the fur and skin chasing the feeling of energy and strength he knew came from feeding on humans. Kurt began to panic, where was it? Why couldn't he feel it? Kurt was no longer hungry but he didn't feel complete, there was something missing. Kurt collapsed on the ground dropping the lifeless cat in front of him and ripped into it with his hands. Maybe it was in the creature's heart. Kurt took out the heart and bit down hard. There was blood but as Kurt drank it still wasn't what he craved. Kurt began to panic again.

Dave watched in horror as Kurt tore open the dead cat. A large puddle of blood had surrounded Kurt and Dave could hear the sickening crunch of bones and the distinct ripping sound of flesh tearing. It was too much. Was this what Kurt had done to people? Shaking that thought from his head he stood up and rushed to Kurt's side grabbing his shoulder and trying to pull him away.

Kurt whipped around and stood up, he was shorter than Dave but the other boy still shrunk back afraid of the hostility plain on Kurt's face. Kurt's muddled mind cleared when he saw Dave's fear. Dave's fear subsided when Kurt's features softened.

"Did it work?" Dave made sure not to look at the grotesque form that had once been the alley cat, still hopeful that Kurt could survive without killing humans.

It's true that Kurt no longer felt the ache in his stomach but there was something far worse missing. It may be possible to survive like this but Kurt knew even now that he wouldn't be strong enough to do it.

"Yes." Kurt put as much conviction as he could into his declaration. In that moment Dave saw neither his blood riddled clothes nor the crimson staining his face. Dave wrapped his arms around Kurt letting out breath of relief.


Thank you to everyone who has reviewed thus far. You guys are why I'm continuing this story.

Rules for my vampires:

1) They can go out in sunlight but not for prolonged amounts of time or they will die from it. (at first it hurts like a hangover but it gets progressively worse)

2) They can die from a stake through the heart, decapitation, sunlight, fire or starvation (takes a very long time)

3) They can live off animal blood but it doesn't taste very good and human blood, as well as a food source is also like a drug to them and they have an addiction to it. (after they feed is when they're strongest)

4) They can't hypnotize (glamour) people but people are inexplicably attracted to them

5) The they're stronger and faster than any human

6) Younger vampires need more blood than older vampires. A new vampire can't even go a full day without blood before they begin to feel withdrawal (withdrawal makes a vampire feel pain all over their body, they feel weak and they have uncontrollable tremors).

7) newer vampires are weaker than older ones

If anyone has questions send me a review and I'll fill you in