Steven walked down the long, dark corridor of the drainage tunnel, his heels clicking on the concrete. "Arrrrghhhh!!!" he doubled over before the pain in his belly subsided.
"They're getting worse, aren't they? Damn...she'd gone so long without feeding while she was on the run, and now all of this..." the face sounded VERY worried.
Steven struggle to catch his breath. "F-f-f-eed? Like Vampire-feed? As in...blood?" he whispered.
"Yes. One thing your tales and folklore gets right is the need for Vampire's to feed on the blood of the living. Normally, there's an infrastructure of donors and a back-supply, but with the Clan scoured..." the face on Steven's new belly trailed off.
"I'm not biting anyone! I don't know what you think..." Steven almost sounded panicked.
"With a bit of luck it won't come to that. I know of a safehouse or two. If we can make it before the hunger takes hold, you should be fine."
""Hunger takes hold?" That sounds bloody ominous mate." Steven answered.
"Even experienced, strong-willed Vampires have difficulty keeping their instinct to feed under control at this late stage. You being a LIVING novice is of great concern to me. I'm trying to bolster your will with my own...but it...is...difficult." the belly-face sounded strained.
"Look, as odd as this is...do you have...a name?" Steven asked.
The face on his taught new belly chuckled. "Theocritus. But you may call me Theo."
"Were you always...you know...active-wear for Vampires?" Steven asked.
Theocritus laughed loud in response. "No...no. I'm afraid not. It's...complicated."
"More than all of this? That's a Hell of an accomplishment mate." Steven half smiled.
Steven stopped, doubling over in pain again. "Arrrrghhhhhh!!!!" his moan echoed down the drainage tunnels.
"I'm...trying to bolster...but it's..." Theo grunted as he tried to shore up Steven's willpower with his own.
The pair were surprised when a bearded, disheveled, and obviously homeless old man stumbled around the corner. "Whas all this racket?!? I was trying to sleep?!? Who are...whoah..." his eyes went wide when he spotted the figure before him.
"Steven, I'm having trouble keeping your..." Theo was clearly struggling.
Steven's eyes locked on the old man. He hissed, his canines extending into a pair of wicked looking fangs as the irises of his eyes began to glow with an eerie blue-white light.
"Steven! Stop!" Theo shouted!
The old man tried to back away as Steven rushed him. With one fluid movement, his lady-vampire body grabbed the old man and tossed him into one of the walls, knocking him unconscious! Steven crouched and slowly began to approach him.
"S-s-teven! Stop!! You don't want to...graaaaaarrrrghhh!!!" Theo snarled. His red eyes and mouth on Steven's belly disappeared. As it did so, Steven's eyes returned to normal and his fangs withdrew.
Regaining his composure he looked at his now featureless belly and the old unconscious man laying before him. "My God...what was I doing...".
Steven was genuinely scared. He trotted away from the homeless man and did his best to get out of the drainage tunnel. "Theo?!?! Theo?!? Damn it!"
As he reached the open end of one of the tunnels, Steven looked down at his belly and rubbed it. It appeared, that in his effort to hold Steven in check Theo had been lost to him. Hopefully temporarily, as he was his only source of aid and answers.
Looking around outside, he could see that the Sun was setting. It took a bit, but Steven recognized his surroundings as being near his workplace. He actually wasn't that far from Wilkos! He stood there for quite some time, trying to figure out his next move without Theo's guidance. He hadn't told him where any of the safe-houses he had mentioned were.
He briefly considered going to the police or hospital, but all fo this talk of Vampires and secret Clans worried him. He had no idea how deeply this hidden world penetrated the one he was familiar with. "Arrrrrghhhhh!!!" Steven doubled over in pain. His eyes went blue-white for a moment before returning to normal as the pain subsided.
He made up his mind. Seeing as he was so close to Wilko's, Steven would seek out the aid of his friends until he could get Theo back. And, hopefully, his new "close friend" would be able to help him get his body and life back!"   indicates the next chapter needs to be written. |
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