A Vampire Story

Chapter 5

Talking to Damian

A/N: Ok, just so ya know, when Harry's in vampire form, I use Damian. And when Ron is in vampire form, I use Nikolas, just to make it clear because some people might be confused. But here's more of my rewrite.

The next day started off horribly for Nikolas. He was on the rock hard floor and was surrounded by feathers. He realized he was biting his pillow in his sleep. He groaned and rolled over. His body was aching from the sudden change in vitalities and his mouth was very sore. All in all he really felt like a pile of dirt.

Damian was watching from the cell door. He saw that Nikolas wasn't happy with his new transformation. "You know Nik, it's really not that bad." he said from the doorway.

Nikolas laughed harshly. "Really now? Well, I guess it's easy for you to say. You are the one with the royal veins are you not?"

Damian chuckled and walked over. "Royal veins? Maybe. Blood flowing through those veins? No." He lifted up Nikolas gently and set him on his bed. "It doesn't matter if I'm the Prince or not, pain is pain and it's really not that bad after the first day I promise you." Nikolas nodded and looked downward.

Damian looked over to where Nikolas slept that night. There was currently a tuft of feathers on the floor that used to be a pillow. "I'm sorry that I had to do this to you Nik. But the rules are rules, and even I have to comply with them. If it would have endangered your life I would've let you go but it didn't. I hope we're still friends."

Nikolas looked up at him. "Of course we are. Even though you did this to me... I hate this so much. I was okay with it at first, but as it progressed, I didn't want to do it more and more."

Damian sighed. "This is how everyone gets. I was like that too for awhile. But I came to terms with myself and I said 'This is who I am. If I wasn't supposed to be like this, fate wouldn't let me.' I got used to it and I'm sure you will too." Damian said, reassuringly.

"But I don't want to get used to it!" Nikolas looked very distressed. Why couldn't his best friend understand that he really hated this?

"Why not? I mean, sure... you suck blood, but you live and look young and beautiful forever! Who wouldn't want that?"

"I just, don't want to do this anymore Harry."

Damian's eyes narrowed. "My name is Damian now ok?"

"I don't care! You've been Harry to me and that's who you are! Just because you're a vampire now doesn't mean that you're not Harry!"

"Yes it does. I was never Harry Potter, don't you get it? The humanity I thought I had was only a spell! My name is Damian James Xavier now. Not Harry James Potter got it?"

Nikolas laughed at his friend's insanity. He concluded that Harry was suffering from schizophrenia. "But you act like you didn't believe you were human before this happened. You're losing every sense of the human that was Harry Potter by saying that he never existed. But you're wrong. Harry Potter did exist and still does. By putting down the name I called you is being wrong."

Damian was quiet for a moment as he contemplated Nikolas's statement. It was a very strong statement but also very, very off. He didn't seem to realize that Damian was never Harry. Yes, while he did used to think he was human, he was wasting his time because he wasn't. He decided to put Nikolas in line. "I don't care what you say Nikolas. Once you turn vampire, you're not human anymore. You belong on the dark side and you're damned for eternity. Why do you think your robes turned jet black?" and then Damian read Nikolas's mind. "And, no, you can never escape it."

Nikolas tried to get up again, but failed. "Maybe I'll just go and kill myself. I'm already dead aren't I? Whatever with the good looks, I want Hermione to accept me."

Damian looked scared at the prospect of his best friend killing himself over something as stupid as this. "Killing yourself is worse. I told you. You're damned for eternity. No matter how many good deeds you do, you're damned."

"But, I just want to escape my life! I don't want to be in this position Damian. I don't want to drink the blood of a young, innocent soul. I don't want to be under your rule and I DON'T WANT TO LIVE IN THIS STUPID HAVEN! I don't care what I promised. I hate having the feeling that I want to kill. Maybe if I kill myself right now God might spare me... I just want to be human like everyone else." Nikolas started to break down. Damian handed him a blue bottle.

"Here, I don't need it anymore. You're right. I did lose all sense of humanity. I do enjoy drinking another's blood. And I do think the Harry Potter I once was never existed. Just take it."

"What is it?"

"You see the water in it? It brings cravings down and makes you more humane. Just drink the whole bottle everyday. It fills back up it self. I haven't used it for enough while to know what happens when the cravings go completely down. Who knows, maybe you'll be human again. See you later.. Ron." Damian walked out of the cell and left it opened.

Nikolas looked down at the glass bottle and took a drink. It did bring his cravings down. He didn't want to fight with Damian but everything was beginning to be too much.

After he was bitten a bunch of new feelings were instilled inside of him. He never craved a human before and it was scaring him how hungry he was. He woke up wanting to drain something, anything. He didn't care what it was he just needed blood badly. That's why he was so keen on not being a vampire. But there was nothing he could do about it now so he decided to take it like a man.

He took another swig of the water and walked up to his new room. It was beautiful. Everything about it seemed so cozy. The walls were a beige so almost anything would go with it. There was a dark red cozy couch on the back wall and a large television on the opposite wall. There was a dark red love seat off to the side and a computer and desk on the wall closest to him. He guessed being a vampire wouldn't be so bad and decided to explore the rest of his 'house.'

OK, ok, I know. The blue bottle is from Port Charles but it's cancelled. It was the only thing I could think of. I know it's still ridiculously short but there wasn't much to build off of! Please review and tell me what you think!

-Dracozchick