Jampiric [Cookie Run]

Chapter 5- "Fear?"

"And before I knew the ending, I woke up!" Pumpkin Pie Cookie then took a sip of her tea.

Strawberry Cookie, Strawberry Crepe Cookie, and Pumpkin Pie Cookie were all gathered on a table in front of the bakery, the two of them stared at her with sheer horror at the conclusion of her story.

"WHAT THE FUCK?!" Strawberry Crepe Cookie shouted.

"T-Thats TERRIBLE!" Strawberry Cookie anxiously pulled her drawstrings, covering her face.

"Was that seriously a dream!?"

"Yes, I told you I had it last night" she placed her teacup back on the small plate and fixed her orange stuffed animal on her lap.

Strawberry Cookie undid her hoodie and pushed what was left of her jam pie to the side "I don't think I'm hungry anymore..."

"Wait—question, So you just know how to summon a demon?"

"That's right!"

Strawberry Crepe Cookies eyes shined "how curious! Is it a form of magic?"

"It's more in the side of witchcraft than modern magic, it's traditional"

"interesting... and about the nightmare, why didn't you wake up sooner? Cookies usually wake themselves up from a nightmare as intense as yours, Weren't you scared?"

"Hm... I'm not one to get scared so easily, so I don't really mind such dreams— in fact, I wouldn't even count it as a nightmare, it was quite thrilling!"

"If you think getting your jam sucked out of you is thrilling, then sure..." they remarked sarcastically.

"I... also have a question," Strawberry Cookie Spoke, "would you seriously give me a cake hound if I turned into a vampire?"

"Of Course I would!" Pumpkin Pie Cookie quickly answers without a second thought "I wouldn't want you to starve..."

"Your moral compass is concerning" Strawberry Crepe Cookie said, pushing away their empty plate as well, "but if we were to hypothetically deal with vampirism, it would come with many disadvantages, like vitamin D deficiency and weakness to silver. But would that mean we could also turn into bats like Vampire Cookie?"

"What an interesting thought, I'd love to turn into a bat!" Pumpkin Pie Cookie clapped her hands "and speaking of which, why don't we ask him?"

Pumpkin Pie Cookie pointed behind the two cookies, where Vampire Cookie was seen walking by the building of the diner, sipping his usual glass of grape juice.

"Oh! Great idea!" Strawberry Crepe Cookie hopped down from their chair.

"W-wait— are you seriously going to ask him?" Strawberry Cookie pulled on their cape, stopping them in their tracks.

"Well duh! I wanna know more about this vampire stuff!" They then turned up to call him over "Hey you! Vampire Cookie! Mind answering some questions?"

Vampire Cookie looked at them for a moment, taking another long sip from his glass before walking to them.

he cleared his throat "uh... yeah?" And swirled his juice.

"Let's say, hypothetically, if you were to bite Strawberry Cookie, would she turn into a Vampire?"

Vampire Cookie turned his gaze to Strawberry Cookie before raising an eyebrow "I dunno... wanna find out?" He smiled with great emphasis on his sharp teeth.

"W-WE'RE GOOD—!" Strawberry Cookie squealed.

Vampire Cookie laughed with a hiccup "ey— Why the sudden question anyways?"

"Pumpkin Pie cookie had a dream where you turned Strawberry Cookie into a vampire after you ran out of Grape Juice"

He took a long sip of his glass as he listened. His eyebrows furrowed before he lifted his lips from the glass

"First of all" he lazily lifted a finger "I never run out of grape juice, Sparkling Cookie's got me covered for as long as he has the juice bar running" he remarks

"Second! Jam takes a lot of energy to get my hands on regularly, it's practically caviar to me...! plus... my sister would rip me a new one if I ever did something like that to anyone, heh"

"Have you...?" Strawberry Cookie hesitantly asked.

"What? If I ever bit anyone?" He playfully placed a hand on this hip.

Strawberry Cookies head practically sunk into her shoulders at the question, but nodded in response.

"Well... no... Not yet anyways— chasing cookies takes too much energy like I said...!"

Vampire Cookie and Strawberry Crepe Cookie continued to discuss and ask more questions about the possibilities of this curse much to Strawberry Cookies discomfort. Meanwhile Pumpkin Pie Cookie silently listens with intrigue. She also has questions of her own, but after a moment, whispering was heard coming from the doll she tenderly held in her arms.

"Hm?" She leaned down to listen. The noise emitting was a hush voice "oh no, I would never leave the house without you" she giggled "don't worry, you'll always be by my side..."

The doll spoke again, it's voice now picked up in volume, but only the slightest bit. She listened quietly, then Pumpkin Pie Cookie frowned.

"I suppose I was scared..."

Pumpkin Pie Cookie gazed at her partner who's hoodie now covered her face from embarrassment. A hand slipped down her cheek then to her shoulder, rubbing it.

"But it was only a dream"