In the Shadows
#1 of Short Stories
My life is pretty much in the shadows. What sucks the most about being a vampire is that I can't go into the sun. So it makes it hard if I want to go out. I pretty much would have to wear a cloak or something. Problem is, it's too bulky and it makes my shoulders hurt. Oh, in case you haven't figured it out yet, I'm a vampire and I'm a fox.
Sometimes right before the sun comes up, I look out my window at the street at all the furs passing by. Just when I think about going back inside, I get a knock on my door to the apartment.
"Who is it?" I yell.
"Memphis? It's me, Talla." her real name is Taylor, but she prefers to be called that.
"Oh. The door's open." She opens the door and comes in. Boy, she's the hottest Vixen that I've ever seen. I've been friends with her since middle school. I wish I could take it another step with her, but I'm immortal and she isn't. Eventually, she'd grow old and I won't.
"What're you doing here, Talla?" I ask her.
"Well, I've been wanting to tell you something."
"What is it?"
"Um... we've been friends for around four years now. And, I was wondering if... you'd like to... be... my... boyfriend?"
This really shocks me. I love her alot. Both as a friend and as... something more. I've been waiting for this question forever but, I don't know if I should say yes.
"I don't know Talla. I mean, I'm a vampire, you're a mortal fox. I don't know if it would work out."
"But Memphis, I really like you. I've had a crush on you all year." Talla says. She walks over and puts an arm around my shoulders.
"I like you too, but I don't know if I want to..."
"Please?..." she gives me a kiss on the cheek.
"Well, the only way it would work is if I turned you into a vampire." I say.
"Then do it." she says it like it's no big deal.
"I don't know Talla, if I do, you can't change it."
"I know but... I love you." she puts a paw on the side of my face and caresses my cheek with her thumb.
"I love you too." she leans forward and locks muzzles with me. Wow, she's got nice lips. I've never kissed a girl before, but I kinda like it. She pulls away.
"So, will you do it? For me?" Talla asks. I'm still unsure of whether to change her or not. She rolls her head back to get a better view of her neck.
"You sure about this?" I ask.
"Positive." I slowly approach her, put my paws on her shoulder and head, and kiss her there. After a minute. I open my muzzle and gently sink my teeth in her neck. I taste blood but I'm telling myself to not suck her blood too much. After about 20 seconds, I take my teeth out and she falls down on the couch. She'll be ok. The process usually takes about a day to work.
Until then, I lay her down and cover her up in a blanket. There's still some blood on her neck. So, I lick it off, then bandage it up. After that, I wait. I grab a stool and watch Talla. Making sure nothing bad happens to her. She's still breathing. When there's only a few more hours left to wait, I take the bandage off of her, sit her up and cuddle with her. If this works, she'll no longer have blood, so I don't have to worry about that anymore.
After 24 hours have passed, she opens her eyes. They're no longer the hazel eyes that I loved so much. Now, they're blood red. Like a vampire.
"Hey. You ok?" I ask when she wakes up.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Just a little pain in my shoulder."
"That'll go away fast. Well, it's done. You're a vampire now."
"Nice. Now will you be my boyfriend?" Talla asks.
"Yes." I hug her, then kiss her. She may have changed, but, I'm sure that she'll be just fine.
"What do you want to do now?"
"I'd rather just stay like this until the sun goes away, then we can go outside and hunt. I'm thirsty."
"Ok." she embraces me more and slowly drifts back to sleep. By the time I'm getting sleepy, the only thing I'm thinking is how we're going to spend our future together. Oh well. As long as I'm with Talla, I'm happy.