Bite Me

Chapter Two: Back In Town

Five years later.

Being hungry for a vampire wasn't a normal hunger. It was like breathing, a necessity. They were always hungry. It wasn't a long needed hunger but a slow throbbing ache that would only grow over time. You could go a few days between feeding when it wasn't bad, sometimes you could really stretch it to a month with self control, but the hunger would only grow. It was like a dull ache that would only expand. You'd feel it in your teeth, the need to sink them into something, you'd grow sluggish, your head would hurt with a headache not that those were really a thing for vampires. You'd feel the air thicken around you, could even feel the pulse of everyone near you. It was dreadful the longer you waited. Jade West was no stranger to the pain. She welcomed it as a challenge, but tonight she was hungry. More than hungry, she was starving and she was going to feed.

In the past five years Jade West had been through a lot. Most importantly becoming a vampire. She wasn't new to being one, or she was technically new in terms of vampires. She had been a vampire for just over a year and was still getting accustomed to it. Thankfully being a writer, she really didn't need to interact with people too often in person and when she did she usually made sure the meetings happened at night. She had been living in Pennsylvania at school but had recently decided it was time for a change. So she decided to come home, to Los Angeles. Her family had moved a while ago so Jade had to settle for an apartment, paid for in cash. Blacked out windows, no exterior lighting. It was perfect for Jade, vampire need withstanding.

Being a vampire made writing easy. No need to sleep. No need to eat. Well relatively no need. She was able to write almost exclusively. Which was why she had published and sold two screenplays, one stageplay and was hard at work on a second, and was currently editing her first manuscript for a novel. Most importantly it gave her plenty of time to think. Most thoughts led her back to her time in LA. She still wasn't sure why she had decided to come back. She had been deep in thought after her first week back when she felt the hunger. She had been neglecting her need to feed while she had been hard at work editing. She had decided to take a break after a two day bender and suddenly felt her head explode in pain when she stood up. Her eyes throbbed and everything pulsed around her. She hadn't really eaten for over a week and was feeling it. She stumbled across her apartment and caught herself on the wall. She decided it was time to go out. Looking at the clock was enough to convince her it was late at nght and so she got dolled up and headed out. After all she had been stuck on the writing for a while and perhaps a 'distraction' would be enough to keep her busy for the night?

And so that was how Jade found herself perched on top of the rooftop overlooking the alleyway near Hollywood boulevard. She could hear the sound of a girl throwing up beneath her. She must have just come out from the club next door after needing some air. Jade could feel her heart beat in her ears. She wouldn't be a filling meal, after all drunk girls were never much for a taste. And too often they passed out if you drank too much. Plus they were never any good in bed and that was the last thing Jade wanted to deal with. 'Maybe just a bite?' She thought to herself and dropped down landing silently next to her. "Here let me hold your hair." Jade walked up behind her and gently pulled her hair back behind her head. The girl heaved some more, rum, beer, and gin by the smell of it. Jade grimaced. She hated people who mixed alcohol.

The girl stood up wiping her mouth. "Th- Thanks." She said swaying a bit. Jade helped her up straight leaning her up against the wall just to the left of her puke. "I shouldn't have drank so much."

"It's no problem. I saw you sick over here and figured you'd need a hand. You should probably call an Uber or something and go home." Jade said cupping her face.

"My friends are inside." She hiccuped clearly still messed up. "I should go..." She said trying to stumble away.

Jade caught her leaning her back against the wall. "Hey. You need to go home. You're not doing well and they'll understand. Give me your phone and I'll order you a ride."