Chapter six

Alan lay alone in his new room staring at the ceiling. He didn't leave the room much. The hallways always smelled of blood and many of the other vampires tried to convince him to make his first kill. Be one of us. Alan wasn't so sure anymore.

He didn't feel safe as himself anymore. The only person he felt he could trust was Sam and he barely trusted Sam. Sam was very different than he remembered. Becoming a vampire twisted his personality but something had to have snapped in him.

From what Alan knew, Sam had to have gone through something to change his mind about vampires. Sam used to hate them the way it should be. They were monsters and he saved his brother from forever being on. Why had he made his first kill?

Ironically, Sam walked into the room right at that moment. He wore a nice suit and his hair combed back.

"Alan!" Sam smiled. "I've been invited to a dinner party. You want to come or would it be too much?"

Alan blinked at him and shook his head slowly. "I can't go out if I can't control myself."

Sam sighed softly and sat beside him. Alan sat up and looked at him. He looked well rested but concerned.

"I was hoping that you would come, Alan," Sam said softly. "How can I convince you otherwise?"

"I'm not invited," Alan countered but Sam shook his head.

"It doesn't matter. I am allowed to bring a guest and I would choose my best friend over anyone else."

Alan shook his head and turned his back to Sam. It was a good offer and Alan was grateful that Sam would think of him but he couldn't go. Someone could get hurt. Sam put a comforting hand on Alan's shoulder.

"I have a solution," Sam said softly and Alan turned his head to him.

Sam's breath may have smelled minty but he still wreaked of blood to another vampire.

"What it is?"

Sam leaned closer to Alan. "Don't freak out now but, why don't you just drink some of my blood straight from me. It'll be more potent and maybe you can keep yourself controlled."

Alan recoiled. "Are you serious?! I could never bite anyone including my friend! I know you're a vampire too but that is crazy, Sam!"

Sam shook his head. "Come on, Alan. You know I don't care. Besides, why not? You're not hurting anyone! You're not making your first kill! You are merely helping your self-control. Alan, trust me."

Alan looked at Sam. He seemed sincere. But, he didn't think he could feed off of his friend even though his friend was a vampire. But, Alan really did want to go out to a dinner party. He wanted so badly to go out and do something normal, to feel normal.

Reluctantly, he agreed and Sam bent his head. Alan's fangs sunk into his skin and he drank. A dark feeling washed over him as he drank. He almost pulled away but he couldn't do that. The taste of blood, no matter who's, was powerful on his taste buds. After a minute of slowly drinking from his friend, he pulled away and wiped his mouth.

He didn't see the smirk that overtook Sam's face. He didn't know that Sam was manipulating him, getting him used to drinking blood straight from the source. He didn't know that Sam had an evil plan and needed Alan to be a full vampire in order for this to happen. To Alan, it seemed like Sam was trying to help him which is something nobody had done.

Sam stood up and went to the door.

"I've got a suit for you in the car," He said. "You can change on the way there."

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AN: I know this chapter is a bit short but I am having writers block and I wanted to update this. I recently found out that in an alternate ending to The Lost Boys: The Tribe, Alan was an evil vampire who turned Sam. This almost made me laugh because, while I have seen the Tribe but not the alternate endings, I never expected that Alan would be that sinister. I like my version better because it better connects (in the long run) to The Thirst where Alan is a half-vampire and Edgar is trying to figure out a way to kill the head vampire. I actually have an idea leading into The Thirst. So, I hope that you stick around to find out what my idea is.

~ Ted Theodore Logan