Chapter Two: A New Life
"Who, who are you," I asked so silently I could barely hear myself. This creature looked like a normal fledgling, until you got to its bright red eyes. There was also something that seemed strange about the way it acted. It acted like it had lost its humanity and it acted as if it were an animal. A monster. It was just plain creepy. No, it was scary!
"I am Venusss," The creature sounded like a snake. I shuddered. "Come with meeee." I was about to protest and say I was quite comfortable where I was, even though I wasn't, when Venus grabbed me. Soon we were running through the tunnels faster than any athlete I've ever seen. It seemed only seconds before Venus stopped and we were in front of a large group of creatures just like her. Venus stepped away from me and toward the group of monster-like creatures. This was very creepy. I saw Elliot, who had died just last month and Elizabeth No-Last-Name who had died two months ago. Or so I had thought. Venus, as I now recognized, was Aphrodite's old roomate.
"You're supposed to be dead," I said, confused. The group of creatures cackled evily.
"So are you," A dark-skinned girl told me.
"Now you will be living with ussss. In here," Venus explained. I didn't want to live here! It was dark and creepy in here. And what would I eat and drink? I remembered the blood that I had taken from Neferet and the curiosity got the better of me.
"What will I eat and drink," I asked. The group cackled again.
"Anyone yoooou want," A girl with black hair said. "As long as you find them yourselves." I was so confused. What did she mean, Anyone? I didn't want to eat people! That was disgusting and I was not a canable! Then I remembered again how I had drank from Neferet and how it had calmed my thirst. Then I realized what the girl meant.
"You mean," I started, but couldn't finish.
"Yesss. Now your diet is blood. It isssss the only thing that can keep you ssstrong." Venus said. I was absolutely disgusted, but I knew she was right.
"Where do I sleep?" I asked, sounding like an idiot.
"Again," said Elliot. "Anywhere you want." I looked around. There were mostly just blankets. I certainly did not want to sleep on a disgusting old blanket, but now that I was one of these creatures, I hate to say it, I knew I had to. So this was my new life. Living in tunnels, eating people, and sleeping on nasty old blankets. I wish I would've just died. I wish this hadn't had happened. But wishing did no good now. I was going to be like this forever.