<the wolf and the bat> (Completed.)

vampire 101: myth or fact?

       ⚠️blood-sucking, and gross themes, such as rotting skin/corpses ⚠️

Eddie looked at the teenager. "Ya couldn't tell? I have fangs, pale skin, and red eyes. How did you not think anything weird of that?" Eddie sighed, the kid was smart, but sometimes he could he really dense. Dustin was still wide eyed. "Wait, you're serious? You're an actual vampire? No joke?"

Dustin was surprised, weirdly enough. The kid fought monsters, but couldn't believe his friend was a vampire. "No joke henderson. I swear on vecnas curse." Eddie was NOT joking. "Speaking of vecnas curse, how did you even become a vampire? Did vecna have anything to do with it?"

Eddie didn't really know how to answer Dustin's question.

"I dunno henderson, that's what we're trying to find out. First we have to figure out our limitations." Dustin raised an eyebrow. "Our  limitations?"

Eddie realized he'd screwed up and gave away Steve's secret. Steve sighed. "Listen, henderson. I may have not been completely honest with ya, but Eddie's not the only supernatural thing here..." Dustin groaned. "Steve, tell me what you mean by that?

Tell me you don't have a pet demobat flying around or something. I think they'd be an even worse pet than a demodog!"

"Dustin, I do not have a pet demodog, or demobat. I am the other supernatural thing." Steve hated having to tell him this way. "Oh God! Don't tell me you two are both vampires!" Dustin was assuming, again.

"No henderson, he's like a big dog." Eddie spoke up. Dustin's jaw dropped. "WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT!?" Eddie regretted speaking, Dustin's shouting hurt his ears. Having heightened senses suddenly wasn't so cool anymore at the moment.

"Henderson, dude, sensitive ears over here." Dustin mumbled a sorry, and Steve spoke up. "Okay, okay, the kid deserves to know. Henderson, just turn around for me real quick?" Dustin turned around, but Eddie stared at steve. Steve was still wearing Eddie's vest. He hadn't taken it off since the fight with the demobats.

Eddie turned away and gagged silently. The sight of Steve's skin becoming fuzzy and hairy was horrifying. It look like little spider legs breaking out of his pores. Steve's small, white, square, teeth, grew into long, sharp, yellow ones. His face extended into a long brown muzzle. The whole change looked horrifying. Soon, the whole thing was over.

"You guys can look now." Dustin quickly turned to face Steve and almost jumped out of his skin as he saw the large brown mass of fur before him. Meanwhile, Eddie, who had already seen this form, just Leaped forward, patting Steve on the head. " Who's a good doggy?"  He teased. "Oh be quiet munson." Steve grumbled. Dustin rubbed his eyes. "Dude, this can't be real!" Dustin could barely move.

"Well, it is." Steve grumbled. Dustin reached forward, eying Steve with a look that asked 'can I?' Steve nodded, then grumbled as the teen poked his nose.

"Alright guys, cut It out." Dustin nodded, and retracted his hand. Meanwhile, Eddie was basically on his tippy toes trying to reach Steve's ears. (Very fluffy by the way) Steve grabbed Eddie's arm with his clawed hand and pushed Eddie away, Eddie dramatically falling to the ground on purpose, whimpering. "Oh my, you've hurt me, you monster."

Steve rolled his eyes and helped Eddie up. Dustin was giggling like crazy, hand over his mouth trying to hide it. "Wait, how did we get talking about Steve being a werewolf?"

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"Oh yeah, we were gonna test out his vampireness."

"Henderson, that's not a wor-" Eddie was interrupted. "Well it is now! I invented it!" Eddie gave up and ignored that statement. "Well, we already tested some stuff, but we gotta test it again."

Steve got up from his chair, making a beeline for his fridge, pulling a clove of garlic from it. He walked toward Eddie, holding it in front of the vampire. Eddie hissed in disgust, jumping back, falling out of his chair. "Alright, so, garlic being vampire repellent, fact."

Dustin wrote on a piece of notebook paper Steve had given him. Steve yanked open the curtains, sunlight flowing into the room. Eddie blinked a few times, hissing in discomfort. It didn't burn him, but it did feel uncomfortable to him.

"Sunlight hurting vampires is a myth, but vampires still hate it. Got it." Dustin jotted down words on the paper once more. Steve grabbed a handheld mirror from the bathroom and held it in front of eddie. Eddie's face appeared in the mirror. "OK, vampires can see their reflection, got it. So myth." Dustin thought about other vampire myths, but he didn't know any besides blood sucking.

"How are we gonna test out how vampires like blood?" Eddie mumbled a few embarrassed words, and Steve walked back into the room.

"Believe me, I took him to grab a quick burger the other day, meat is definitely in his diet."

"Oh be quiet harrington! I was hungry!" Eddie grumbled in annoyance. "I was hungry too, but I didn't almost swallow the thing whole!" Dustin was trying hard to not laugh. "I'm just glad your not sucking my blood but rather craving sirloin steak!" Dustin's laughter filled the room.

Steve and Eddie joined Dustin in his laughter, Eddie gripping his stomach to keep himself from doubling over. Suddenly, he hissed in pain. Shit.

He had forgotten his injuries on his stomach that somehow hadn't healed yet.

Crimson red spread across the bandages, staining his hellfire shirt. His sharp claws had re-opened his wound. Steve rushed over to lead Eddie to the bathroom to re-bandage his wounds. Dustin followed him.

"Kas." A deep voice echoing through Eddie's mind.

Eddie knew that voice. His  voice.

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958 words!
Cliffhanger, because I love watching you guys scream internally. >:)

Felt super motivated so this came out earlier than expected!