Separated by the Sea

Alleys Suck...Literally

Dez POV
It had been quite a fun day. Piero, Maria, Clover, Jay, and me had a day in town shopping and just having a good time. Pretty soon, it was getting dark and the shops were closing. We were at an outdoor shopping center and I had to pee really bad after drinking a huge Starbucks. I shouted in relief when I saw a sign that said "RESTROOMS." As the group was looking into the large glass window of a bakery, I darted in the direction of the arrow on the sign and didn't even care that I had to go through a dark, creepy alley to get there. After finishing, I walked slowly in the direction I came from. I stopped short when a deep voice spoke from behind me. "What are you doing out here all alone?" 

I turned and shrieked when I saw how close he was, not even a foot away from me. His eyes shimmered, his hair looked greasy, and he smelled like roadkill. I stepped back, but he just moved closer. "What do you want?" I asked shakily. 

He smiled, exposing his abnormally white teeth. Wait, those weren't normal teeth. I gasped in horror and tried to run, but he grabbed my arm, pulled me back, and pushed me onto the ground. He got on top of me and pinned my arms and legs down. I tried to kick him off, but he was too strong. 

"Please don't," I sobbed.

He smiled as if enjoying my terror and brought his mouth down to my neck and... kissed it? "Your blood has such a strong scent..." 

For some reason, I thought he was going to let me go. I was wrong. He sunk his fangs into my neck and I screamed at the top of my lungs. He must have drank quite a bit because I didn't see Piero throw him off of me or rip out his throat. All I could see was white lights blurring my vision...

"Dez, stay with me! Don't fall asleep!" Piero picked me up in his arms and shook me. 

"Piero, you're going to have to turn her-" Jay?

"No, what if she dies?!"

"It's the only way. If you don't she's going to die anyway. The venom will kill her-"

"GAH, fine." He brought his mouth to my ear and whispered, "I'm sorry," before biting me in the same spot as the other guy. Talk about an overload of pain. It was too much to bear, so I passed out.
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I woke up in a strange bed covered in blue blankets. At first, I couldn't remember where I was. This wasn't my room. I sat up abruptly and howled in pain. My neck burned so bad! I fell back onto the bed and began to sob when I vaguely remembered what happened. A guy, no, a vampire bit me and then something else happened after, but it was so unclear. This room smelled so familiar, but I'd never been in it before. I covered my ears when a loud tapping started. It sounded like a spoon banging against a metal bowl, but there was no spoon or bowl anywhere to be seen. I was so confused and fell back asleep. Maybe it was just a bad dream...
Nope. I woke up in the same bed, but Piero was asleep on a chair next to me. I whimpered when I saw him and his eyes abruptly opened. 

"Dez! How are you? Does it hurt?" 

"What?" I asked still drowsy from sleep. 

"Your neck. Do you remember what happened?"

"A little bit. I was using the restroom and them this guy came out for nowhere and bit me. I don't remember what happened after that."

His face softened and he held onto my hand.

"Dez, I'm sorry, but there wasn't any other way-"

"What are you talking about?"

"I had to turn you into a werewolf. It was the only chance that you would survive-"

"Wait, what?"

"It's going to seem weird at first, but you'll get used to it-"

I broke out in tears again. 

"Dez, it's not that bad-"

"I'm scared."

He crawled into the bed next to me and pulled me into his chest. I rested my head on him and listened to his heart beating. It was really loud. 

"Don't be. I'll be here with you. I'll help you use your abilities."

"So I'm going to be this way forever?"

He sighed. "Yes, but you can make the best of it..."