Heartstopper vampire

Ben

Nick closed the door to Charlies room behind him and locked it, pocketing the key. At the time he wasn't thinking about what he was doing, just protectively wanting to keep a locked door between Charlie and the vampire who wanted to come into nicks apartment.

Nick tried to bury his fear as he went to open his own front door. In those few steps his mind panicked. He had said things about wanting to leave Dracula, that was something they would kill him for. He was so stupid to say those things out loud. Of course the had bugged his room.

By the time he looked through the peephole he was convinced he was going to see a squad of snarling vampires. But instead it was a thrall with a clipboard.

Nick breathed a sigh of relief and opened the door.

"My apology's sire." The thrall said, Nick had noticed the humans that served Dracula always used the term 'sire' when talking to a vampire, "There was a mix up at the pens and It seems you have been issued a used blood bag by mistake."

"What?"

"Your human had a previous owner." The thrall clarified. "If you wish I can take him now and bring you a fresh one immediately."

"What will happen to him?"

"If your concern is privacy sire you needn't worry, anything you have done to your property is completely confidential. We do not examine or talk to them before disposal."

Nick felt physically sick. The thrall was talking about killing a kid as casually as taking out the trash.

"We can seal it in the body bag in front of you if you wish." The thrall offered

"No!" Nick snapped and slammed the door. He stood there for a moment trying to contain his rage and disgust at this society.

Then nick remembered he had locked Charlie in and raced back to the door. "I'm so sorry."

Charlie looked confused. Nick tossed him the key to the room. "I will never lock you in again. I wasn't thinking."

Charlie picked up they key, turning in over in his hands thoughtfully. Then he nodded to the front door, as if to ask who it was.

"They said......." Nick didn't know quite how to put it. "There was another vampire."

'Ben' Charlies lips whispered. He looked down, as if ashamed of his trauma.

"Don't worry I wont let them take you."

"Thankyou." Charlie said his voice barely audible.

"Did ben hurt you?" nick asked and immediately regretted it. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked that, I have no right to know."