I apologize for the extremely long time it's taken me to update and I know this chapter is rather short. I have a serious case of writer's block and I haven't had time to address it because of work and squeezing in last minute visits with friends before I have to go back to school. I'm sorry that I've been neglecting the story but I want you all to know that I haven't forgotten and I will finish it. I won't be updating regularly but I will try not to take this long before I update again. To all of those who are sticking with this story thank you very much.
Kurt's head jerked to the left to face the intruder. Kurt stood swiftly never taking his eyes off the strange man. The man took a step forward and laughed when Kurt jumped back.
"I'm not going to hurt you. I'm sure you can tell but just in case you're wondering what's different about me, I'm like you." It's true the man wasn't human, he didn't smell anything like the regular people who inhabited the city.
"What do you want?" Kurt's nerves were on edge, he'd never met another vampire and while he was kind of excited to know he wasn't the only one in the city he was more than suspicious of the other's motives.
"I want to help you. I've been following you for a while and I've noticed that you take a lot of unnecessary risks. You have to understand that if you were exposed as your true self the rest of us would be in danger."
So that was it, they were concerned about him getting caught. The tension in Kurt's shoulders dissolved slightly, he wasn't convinced he was safe but if it was true that this man had been following him he could have hurt him anytime he wanted.
"Kurt I want to help you. I'm here on behalf of my coven, we've decided to offer you a place in our organization, providing you behave more responsibly." They knew his name. Kurt wondered exactly how long they had been following him and if they had chosen to turn him.
Before he'd never really given much thought to why he'd been changed. Sure he'd wondered about the person who'd attacked him but for obvious reasons he wasn't too keen on meeting them again.
"Are you the one who changed me?" Kurt's body tensed at the memory of his attack. The other vampire's face sobered his mouth drawing a thin line. It was clear he wasn't angry or upset at Kurt but something had gotten to him.
"No…You'll learn all you want to know about us and what you are if you follow me." Naturally Kurt was apprehensive but he knew whatever they were offering would probably yield a better future than the path he was on. As he followed the other vampire through the mostly deserted streets he thought of Dave.
It really wasn't fair he had place such a burden on the Dave. For the past few weeks Kurt had been lying and sneaking around behind his back taking innocent lives. It kind of scared him that the part he was most regretted was the lying.
"What's your name?" Kurt asked turning his attention back to the vampire leading him. Kurt could tell he was much older but physically he only looked about thirty. He walked with a purpose and didn't seem to be one for personal matters but Kurt would do anything to be distracted from his thoughts. Sure enough the vampire seemed taken aback by the question.
"Victor." He replied making no attempt to further a discussion.
"How ol…How long have you been alive?" Kurt wasn't going to give up talking just yet.
"I was turned at the age of 32 and have been a vampire since 1857." Kurt stopped in his tracks, he was actually speaking to a person who had been alive for over a hundred years. Victor didn't seem to notice that Kurt had stopped which meant the countertenor had to jog to catch back up.
The implications of what Victor said had just begun to take root in Kurt's mind. Barring a violent end Kurt was going to be alive for hundreds of years, he could see the rise of mankind, all the great new inventions and social achievements but he would also outlive everyone he knew. Kurt had always had a fear of his family dying before him
When his mom past away he'd been devastated. He always hoped somehow she'd comeback but deep down he knew it couldn't happen. As a kid the thing that frightened him the most wasn't dying but it was the possibility of everyone he knew dying before him. When he sat awake in his bed unable to sleep thoughts of his mother's funeral would play through his mind. He couldn't help but think what would happen if his dad joined her. More than a few times he'd run to his father's room crying just to make sure he was still there, alive.
Now he knew that would come true. Everyone he'd grown close to would die before him.
"We're here." Victor stopped abruptly in front of a tattered old building. It wasn't abandoned or broken down but it had definitely had better days. Victor opened a large metal door revealing a brick lined room furnished with comfortable chairs and couches. People crowded the small space, perched on every available surface and all their attention was directed at the new comer.
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
