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Crimson Misfortune (Vampire!Thirteen x Fourteen)

On one quiet evening in Numberland, Fourteen went out to meet up with his sweetheart of a boyfriend, Thirteen. Thirteen had wanted to meet up specifically at this time, partially for a simple date at his house, and partially because he wanted to share a secret of some sort with his boyfriend, one that he only shared with those he absolutely trusted. On his way to Thirteen's house, Fourteen mused about what his boyfriend's secret could possibly be, since Thirteen didn't really strike him as the sort of Numberblock who had anything to hide.

Did he secretly like pineapple on pizza? Perhaps he secretly kept a cat costume in a box in his closet? Fourteen couldn't stop himself from laughing at his rather silly ideas of what Thirteen's secret was.

Fourteen soon reached Thirteen's house, and rang the doorbell. A few seconds later, Thirteen opened the front door.

"Hi, Fourteen!" Thirteen greeted his skater boyfriend.

"Hey, dude! Glad to see you again!" Fourteen responded.

Thirteen let Fourteen inside, and he led Fourteen to his living room. The two sat down on the couch, and Lucky, Thirteen's cat, jumped into Fourteen's lap!

"Awww! Looks like Lucky wants to say hi!" Thirteen commented.

Fourteen smiled and started petting Lucky's back, making him purr contently.

"Anyways, Fourteen..." Thirteen started talking.

"Yeah?" Fourteen asked.

"About my secret...can you promise that if I tell you it, you won't leave me because of it, and you won't tell anyone about it?" Thirteen asked nervously.

"I promise, Ten-and-Three! What kind of boyfriend would I be if I didn't keep my promises?" Fourteen responded. He was certain Thirteen's secret was something really silly, but regardless of whether it was silly or not, he would respect Thirteen's wishes.

"O-Okay...Fourteen...I'm..." Thirteen started, sounding almost afraid to finish, "I'm...a vampire..."

"You're a vampire?" Fourteen asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Y-Yes!" Thirteen shouted frantically, then continued, "My skin isn't just naturally this pale, it's this pale because I'm a vampire! I'm not just a night owl, I could burn to death during the day if I'm not careful! I'm a real, bloodsucking vampire! Look!"

Thirteen showed his teeth to Fourteen, revealing a pair of fangs. So many things Fourteen thought was odd about Thirteen suddenly made sense. Thirteen's refusal to show his teeth when smiling wasn't because he just didn't do toothy smiles that well, it was to hide his fangs. Thirteen never wanted to take pictures with Fourteen because he'd never show up in pictures. Thirteen always avoided mirrors around Fourteen because he had no reflection.

Thirteen started tearing up.

"I'm sorry I lied to you all this time! Please don't leave me!" he begged.

"So, you're telling me that this whole time, I've been dating a vampire?" Fourteen asked rhetorically, then shrugged and said, "Okay."

"'Okay'? 'Okay'?! Fourteen, I just told you that I'm a vampire, and your response is 'okay'?!" Thirteen asked, both surprised and bewildered.

"Uh, yeah!" Fourteen answered, "Look, Ten-and-Three, as long as you don't start sparkling like you're covered in glitter when we hang out, I don't have a problem with this!"

Thirteen didn't say anything at first, then hugged Fourteen.

"Thank you..." Thirteen said happily.

Fourteen smiled, then hugged Thirteen back. The two kissed, bringing a romantic atmosphere to the room. That is, until Lucky started meowing and batting at Thirteen's face with his paws.

"Lucky!" Thirteen exclaimed at his cat, "You're ruining the mood!"

Fourteen just started laughing.

"Dude, your cat is so goofy!"

"I know..." Thirteen responded awkwardly.

"Hey..." Fourteen said, "can I, you know, ask some questions about you being a vampire? It's okay if you're not comfortable with it, of course..."

"No, no, it's perfectly fine! Feel free to ask away!" Thirteen answered.

"Alright, first question: can you turn into a bat?" Fourteen asked.

"I sure can! Watch this!" Thirteen responded.

Thirteen's form changed and shifted into that of a little brown bat. He started squeaking and clicking at Fourteen.

"Awww!" Fourteen exclaimed, unable to stop himself from gushing over how cute his boyfriend looked as a bat. He carefully picked up Thirteen and started petting him, making him squeak and click adorably even more. After a little bit of being petted and cuddled, Thirteen changed back to his normal form.

"Hey, does Lucky ever try to catch you while you're in bat form?" Fourteen asked.

"Surprisingly, no! I guess he can tell it's me!" Thirteen answered, then asked, "Any other questions?"

"Hmmm...where do you get blood to drink?" Fourteen asked, "I don't think you can just ask for blood to drink..."

"You're right, I can't..." Thirteen answered, "I mainly get blood from whatever I can catch outside. As you know, my reflexes are almost cat-like! Unfortunately, I'm an unlucky klutz, so I don't always succeed in catching something..."

"Aw, poor you..." Fourteen responded sympathetically, touching Thirteen's hand lovingly.

"Don't worry, though! I always keep blood ice lollies in the freezer in case I don't catch anything!" Thirteen explained to Fourteen.

"What are those?" Fourteen asked curiously.

"It's just blood mixed with water, then frozen! I make it with any leftover blood from my catches!" Thirteen explained, "So even if I don't get any fresh blood to sate my thirst, I can always eat some blood ice lollies! They're especially great during the summer, though I usually prefer fresh, warm blood...but if I don't want a blood ice lolly, but don't have any fresh blood to drink, I can just eat food with blood in it too, such as black pudding!"

"Nice, I like black pudding too! Hey, do you have any frozen treats in your freezer, like, say, any blue raspberry ice lollies?" Fourteen asked, "I could go for one of those right now for some reason..."

"Of course I do! Vampire or not, I've got quite the sweet tooth! I'll be right back!" Thirteen responded. He got up from the couch, left the living room, and came back with a wrapped blue ice lolly, as well as what appeared to be a dark red ice lolly.

"Here you go!" he said, and gave Fourteen the ice lolly.

"Thanks, dude!" Fourteen said as Thirteen sat back down. He unwrapped his ice lolly and started licking it. He looked at Thirteen's and asked, "So, that's a blood ice lolly?"

"It sure is!" Thirteen answered.

"What kind of blood is that one made of?" Fourteen asked curiously.

Thirteen licked his ice lolly a few times and said, "I think this one is made with rabbit blood! And yes, different kinds of blood do taste different!"

"That's interesting!" Fourteen noted, then said, "Hey, I have another question: does anyone else know about you being a vampire?"

"Well, my brother and sister know, and my friend Seven knows too..." Thirteen answered.

"Alright, good to know," Fourteen responded.

After finishing their ice lollies and throwing away the sticks, the two went back into the living room.

"So," Thirteen asked, "do you want to watch a movie? I found this action movie I thought you might like..."

"Sure, dude! A movie night here would make a sick date!" Fourteen excitedly answered.

"Great! I'll make popcorn!" Thirteen answered, then left to go make the popcorn. As he made the popcorn, he smiled to himself and thought, Looks like things won't be so bad with the two of us...