We're at the beach, okay cool, but.. why here? Maybe she likes it here?
Okay, alright Chloe, do not freak out, try to make some sense of this. Chloe thought, trailing behind Max.
Damn, seriously when did she get so fast? She's so short but she moves so quickly, has she been running track or something? "Max wait up!" Chloe called out to Max, stopping her dead in her tracks and glancing back at her friend. "Can't keep up?" She uttered with a certain cockiness. "No, when did you become so hella fast Mad Max? I'm nowhere near keeping up." Chloe huffed, hunching over placing her hands on her knees. Max trotted back to her friend looking at her, her eyes full of excitement. "But we gotta go we gotta move Chloe come on! Pirates!" Chloe huffed again, agitation in her voice this time. "Max, I dunno whats up with you or how you suddenly have so much energy after looking like you were dying, but I.. I need a break.."
Max frowned looking at her friend who was breathing heavily. "I can.. I can carry you!" Max exclaimed. "Carry..?" Chloe busted into a fit of laughter resulting in her falling over. Max pouted waiting for Chloe to cut the laughter. When the Bluenette caught a breath she muttered, "No offense Maxie, but me compared to you.. I'm literally a tree, I'd crush you." Chloe sat up, one last laugh escaping her throat before she contained herself.
Max stomped over to Chloe and said "You could at least have a little faith in me." pulling her friend up. Chloe looked Max in the eyes and noticed her iris' glistened slightly red. "Whoah, down Fido, don't bite aight?" Max huffed before giving Chloe a toothy grin.
What the fuck.. Her teeth are like.. Sharp.. Really sharp, what.. What is this?
Max sped over to Chloe hoisting her up over her shoulder and began to run again.
"Max what the fuck, ow, put me down!" Chloe retorted resiliently. "Noo.. You're too slow, you'll make me stop again when all I want to do right now is move!" Max responded, energy bursting through her words.
Chloe struggled for a while but then gave up, Max was unbelievably strong, what the fuck? None of this makes any sense.
Before Chloe snapped back to reality, Max toppled over in pain, dropping Chloe in the sand.
"Fuck.. Ow ow ow.. Are you okay Max..?"
Max was curled over, her arms coiled around her stomach.
"Ow.. Ow.. Chloe.. Chloee.. My stomaachh..." She answered needily.
"Your stomach..? You hungry Maximilian?"
Max just groaned in response.
"Alright.. So what do you want to eat then?"
Chloe felt a stinging in her side. "Ow.. Ow fuck Max, you couldn't have dropped me any lighter?"
Chloe lifted her shirt slightly to reveal a wound. Max immediately sprung up a shot over to Chloe.
Chloe looked at her friend with concern. "M-Max..?" Max brought her face really close to the wound before gently sucking on it.
The bluenette winced before pushing Max off of her. "Max what the fuck?! That is NOT normal" She retorted angrily, her face completely flustered.
Max licked her lips before looking up at her friend. "O-Oh! Chloe.. I'm so sorry I just.. I don't know what came over me.." Chloe placed a hand over her wound and winced again. "Fucckk..." Max looked at Chloe, nearly trembling from fright.
"Is there.. Something wrong with me Chloe..?"
Oh fuck fuck now she's upset, what do I do? What do I do?
"Look, Max, I'm.. Sorry for flipping out like that.. So uncool.. But, lets try and figure out what's going on okay?"
Max sighed and stood up.
"Are.. You okay?" She asked, a defeated tone coiling around her words.
"H-Hey now come on! Don't be like that!" Chloe struggled to stand up, but got to her feet. "Lets just go back to your dorm okay?"
"What if we get caught though?"
"Come on Maximilian, we won't, have a little faith."
"Alright.. I'm trusting you.."
When the two arrived back on campus it was quiet, which was expected, and also very relieving.
Chloe looked at her phone, yawning in the process.
"2:44am, huh.. Kinda late.."
"Mhm.."
Max is being quiet.. Did I upset her..? Is she okay..?
Chloe thought back to the image of Max sucking on her side and she bit her lip.
"Hey Max," Chloe said wrapping an arm around her friend. "Everything cool?"
"Super." She responded.
"Max.. Come on.. Don't hide things from me, I AM a pirate after all, yarg! Capable of stealing thy valuable booty!"
Max pushed Chloe away playfully, letting out a chuckle in the process. "You are ridiculous." She said smiling.
"Practically my middle name Mad Max, so tell me what's on your mind?"
Silence followed the question until Max responded, "I just... I don't understand what's happening, if you're confused Chloe, just imagine how I feel okay? I don't know what the fuck is going on and.. It's scaring me.."
Chloe glanced at Max, choking on her words, she HATED to see her best friend in pain.. And scared.. It tore her apart.
"Look, you're gonna get through this, WE'RE gonna get through this okay? We'll figure out whats happening and just.. We'll figure it out, I promise okay?"
Oh god I suck at words, I hope I'm reaching her okay.. Fuck fuck fuck.
Max smiled, although refusing eye contact with Chloe uttered a small "Thanks."
Max and Chloe safely traversed back to the dorms and walked inside.
"Good, no one is awake, as expected." Chloe uttered.
Max remained silent as they walked to her dorm room and entered.
Chloe immediately trotted over to the computer and opened a browser.
"Alright Maxie so.. How do we figure out what's going on with you?"
"..I .. Symptoms maybe?"
"Alright.. So what are your symptoms?"
"Let me think..
Well there's.. Uh.. Sensitivity to sunlight, heightened senses, uh.. Fatigue? Mood swings.. Anything you want to add Che?"
"Well, super strength, changing eye color, flu-like symptoms.."
"Augh.. eug.." Max hunched over holding her palm to her head.
"Should I add migraines to that?"
Max nodded.
"Alright let's see what turns u-" Chloe stopped mid-sentence.
"Chloe?" Max inquired. "Chloe, what is it?"
"..You better come look at this Max.."
Max shuffled over towards Chloe and immediately examined the contents of the screen.
"V-Vampirism..? No way.. No way that kind of stuff is only made up.. R-Right Chloe..? Right?"
Max shook Chloe's shoulders pleading for an answer.
"Max.. I.. Think this is real.."
"Real?! C-Chloe don't be ridiculous! This stuff only happens in movies! ..It does only happen in movies.. This can't be real.."
Chloe turned around in the chair to face Max.
"Look at me" Chloe uttered.
Max complied and Chloe began examining her physical traits.
"Changing eye color, pale skin, sharp teeth.. Max, this is hella crazy but what other explanation is there? That explains why you.." Chloe's cheeks grew redder and she averted her eyes.
"This is so insane.." The brunette muttered.
"Tell me about it.. How is this even going to work? I.. I mean I've never been friends with a vampire before."
Chloe pulled one of her famous smirks and Max shoved her playfully. "Be serious" She responded with a giggle.
"So.. With vampires.. Is the only thing you guys use for food.. Blood?"
"No.. I don't think..? I mean.. To be honest Chloe.. Your blood tasted.. really good.." Max licked her lips and scratched the back of her neck.
"Don't even think about it Caulfield."
"I wasn't I wasn't, promise." Max grinned and looked away from Chloe.
Chloe checked the time again, 3:27am.
"Fuck Max I'm so tired.."
"Really? I'm still wide awake." Max responded with a smile.
"Oh ha ha, vampiric asshole, you're still Max Caulfield, you know, despite the whole, being a vampire thing."
Max grabbed Chloe's beanie off her head and dangled it.
"Max, come on, now is not the time for this."
"Anytime is a time to play, Dr. Price." Max snickered waiting for Chloe to give chase.
Chloe groaned and stood up from her chair hurling herself towards Max. "Give me my beanie you brat!"
Max moved aside causing Chloe to go hurtling to the floor.
"You are such an asshole Caulfield, and you're gonna get it!"
Chloe latched onto Max's foot and pulled her down, Chloe chuckled when Max hit the ground.
"How dare you!" Max retorted sarcastically.
The two of them both busted out into laughter.
Chloe sprung up climbing on top of Max, prying the beanie out of her hands.
"Thank you very much." Chloe uttered.
Max looked up at Chloe briefly before turning her head away and muttering, "H-Hey.. Get off me, I don't want to have to push you off.."
"Maxine Caulfield, are you blushing? How scandalous."
"MAX. Never Maxine. Come on Chloe."
"Alright alright, sorry Max."
Chloe stood up and pulled Max to her feet.
"Still hella tired.." Chloe muttered.
"Then go to sleep you oaf, what's stopping you?"
Chloe just looked at Max with pleading eyes.
Max groaned. "You want me to lay down with you, don't you?"
"Why sleep alone when you have your best friend around?"
"Yeah yeah alright, fine Chloe." Max said seeming resilient.
Max climbed into bed and patted the space next to her.
Chloe climbed in after her and wrapped her arms around Max.
"But no early morning snacking on my neck, got it Caulfield?"
"No promises." Max responded with a giggle.
"Hey come on I'm serious!" Chloe responded sounding distressed.
"Calm down Che, I won't snack on you."
"..You promise.." Chloe said in a childish tone.
"Promise."