Chapter 16: Calming the Beast

Lincoln woke himself with sweat running down his face and his pajamas with his fangs out with exposure, his claws digging deep in the mattress, and his red eyes glowing. He looks around feeling his body heated up with the feeling of hunger. He gasps loudly as he glances at the clock to see 3:23 a.m. He was confused and starving as he drops his body to the floor breathing heavily. He heard footsteps coming to his door and it open to reveal Lucy with a dark sweater.

"L-Lucy... I-I need..." he tried to speak through his starvation.

"Don't worry, I'm going to take you somewhere to help you," Lucy said as she wrapped her hers around him and take him out of the room.

The two siblings were tiptoeing through the hallways and down the stairs in the darken house. Lucy then led Lincoln to the kitchen and exit through the back door. There, Lincoln can see his own breath as he breathes from the cold night while Lucy begin to take him out of the backyard and through the empty streets fill with streetlights shining they path.

"Where a-are we going?" asked the white head vampire.

"Haiku and I are going to help you. We are going to help you with your hunger right now. You need to trust us," answered Lucy as she continues to guide her brother through the neighborhood.

Lincoln can smell her blood through his nostrils and can feel like being drawn from it. His fangs were widening too much to stab her neck with them. At last, he shook off much to his dissatisfaction and he let his little sister take him wherever she wants to take him.

Much in their travel, Lucy spotted the destination. That destination was the cemetery of Royal Woods. Lincoln notices this and was feeling a bit scared to go over there, but Lucy manage to get him and her through the fences due an open hole from under. The two siblings look around the grave yard seeing many tombstones around them. This was the place where the dead is at rest and no living must disturb them. Lucy fully understands the concept of death and the dead must not be disturbed or disrespectful.

"Lucy, are you sure we are supposed to be here?" asked the tiring Lincoln.

"Yes dear brother, for this will help you. Don't you see you are beginning to feel lightheaded and weak? It's your lack of consuming blood," said Lucy before begin to drag Lincoln to a small shelter in the cemetery.

They enter the shelter seeing a single room with a small table with red table cloth, some bandages, and several lit candles lighting the room. Lucy place he brother down to the floor as she walk to the door and close it shut and lock it. Lincoln look around seeing many of the candles were shown to have picture of the Virgin Mary, Jesus, little bay angels, and the cross. He closes his eyes and look away fro0m the candle to see Haiku and Lucy reading the book that once belong to the old man who cursed him. He tried to get himself up, but his body couldn't do it for the preteen as he felt his body too weak to do so.

"You are hungry, you must feed off their blood," spoke the voice.

"No... I can't..."

"You must! Accept who you are now!"

"No!"

Lucy and Haiku look back see Lincoln hugging himself and shaking. They look back at the page they were reading to figure out the situation.

"We have to do it now!" said Lucy as she ran to her brother and hold him in place. "Lincoln, snap out of it!"

With no thought, Lincoln pushes her away and went up to the ceiling. Haiku gasp before Lincoln lunge at her and drop her to the floor. She scream as his eyes glow red and his claws stroke her cheek.

"Mmm," he sniffs her neck. "I can smell your delicious blood. You weren't mind if I take a sip."

Haiku lay in place in shock and horror before Lucy wraps her arms around Lincoln's neck.

"Stop it Lincoln! Stop it!" she shouted.

Lincoln tried getting her off of him, but Haiku stood up and charge at the vampire. They all drop down to the ground where Haiku then bring out a small knife from her dress and cut her wrist. Blood begins to drip from the cut and she places the cut towards Lincoln. The white haired boy then grabs her arm and begins to suck the blood with satisfaction. He moan in delight while Lucy let him go and watch as her brother was beginning to calm down. He opens his eyes and then yelps in shock and back away from Haiku.

"Oh my god I'm so sorry! I didn't mean-"

"It's okay Lincoln, we understand how hard it is," said Haiku as she bring her cut close to him. "I just need you to suck my blood to feel better."

Lincoln grabs her arm light and slowly draws his mouth to the cut and resumes sucking the red liquid from the wound. He gulps every single drop of it with some running down from his mouth. He then gasps while Lucy quickly wrap haiku's wrist with bandages. Lincoln smile in delight to finally feel great again. Lucy smile seeing her brother happy, but she felt like she need to contribute to her brother as well. She grabs the knife from Haiku and approach him knowing what to do.

"How are you feeling?" she asked in curiosity.

"I feel amazing, but I feel like this is hurting you guys to give me your blood," answered Lincoln with great concern.

"It's okay Lincoln, as long as we are taking good care of you and making you feel great is just as good to know. Now, I'm going to give you my blood. You have to drink it to stay alive and then we can find out more of how we can cure you."

Lincoln nods his head before Lucy slit her wrist and Lincoln begin to suck the blood out of the wound. He moans in delight while Lucy yelps lightly. It took a few minutes before Lincoln finish drinking the blood of his sister. He breathes for oxygen while Lucy treated herself to wrap bandages on her wound.

"Do you feel great now?" asked Lucy with a smile on her face.

"I do now, but I hope you girls don't this much for me. This would make me be greedy for your blood," Lincoln said wiping some trace of blood off his mouth. "I think we can stop here. I'm truly worried that you guys are going to lose your blood."

"I understand Lincoln, but we are just trying to take care of you," said Haiku as she approaches the siblings. "We hope this helps you with your carving for blood."

"It did, but right now let's just go home," said Lincoln with three of the kids leaving the shelter.