The Vampire's Pet

Human

**Warning, kitty nudity**

Miles slowly opens his eyes, the pain in his stomach had seemed to fade a little but when he slowly tried to push himself up it flared back to life.

He groans and collapses back onto the mattress, draping an arm over his eyes as he grits his teeth at the throbbing building within his chest and stomach.

A cold sweat mats his dark locks against his forehead and he shudders at the uncomfortable way his shirt sticks to his sweaty skin.

Is this what it's like to die from fever? Another shiver causes the vampire's body to quiver upon the mattress, to feel cold and gross when you're actually burning up?

Miles smiles weakly to himself, finding it humorous that a vampire could actually get sick, maybe the bullets that pierced his skin was laced with some sort of witchcraft or potion?

The sound of the door creaking open downstairs alerts him to a human presence, his whole form goes rigid as his nostrils flare, the faint scent of morning dew and the decay of leaves reaches his nose.

Another hobo? He hisses softly as he tries to push himself up, his body trembles and he groans as the soft thump of footsteps on the stairs reaches his ears.

His blackened gaze hovers on the partially cracked door as the footsteps reach the hall, he can hear the faint thump of their heart beat as the door swings open.

His stomach jumps into his throat as the scent of blood wafts to his nose just as a figure comes into view.

"Miles, I found you blood," his mouth goes dry as he stares at the human before him.

She smiles weakly in his direction but it looked practiced and a bit odd as if she never smiled before, long white hair cascades down her back in loose curls, two furry ears protrude from the top of her head and he catches a glimpse of a tail hanging limp behind her. Her bright blue eyes study him with a praticed look, like she's used to his startling inhuman apperance. She's also naked.

"A-Aiea?" He chokes out, if his heart were alive it would've been pounding in his ears, the girl's smile grows as her tail flicks softly, "You recognize me even as a human?" She teases approaching his bed.

Her walk is a bit uneven yet she moves so smoothly that it's hard to pick up on, Miles flinches a little, thankful his blood is too cold to allow him to blush. Sure he's seen women in to nude before, he's a vampire for crying out loud, but something about seeing his cat...turned human and naked before him makes him feel like a nervous teenager.

"I swiped some blood packets from that small hospital down the road, I only got the chance to grab two but now that I'm bigger you shouldn't worry about taking blood from me," Aiea continues, unaware of their situation, she pierces the first blood packet with a sharp nail, Miles feels his fangs slide out of his gums and he reaches out for it weakly.

Aiea shakes her head and he slowly drops his hand as she presses the hole against his lips, his fangs sink deep into the plastic as he practically inhales the ruby fluid.

Aiea notices some color leech back into his cheeks and smiles in relief, a soft stab of pain in her chest makes her tense up momentarily, Ina said that some side affects of losing her soul would be mild chest pains.

The girl ignores the pain and reaches for the other packet only to see that it was already in Miles' hands.

"Are you healing?" Aiea asks as she lifts up the edge of his shirt to inspect his sounds, Miles makes a sound in his throat and shoves his shirt down his body stiff.

Aiea crosses her arms over her chest and eyes the vampire who stares out the window his hunger momentarily forgotten as he scratches at his cheek.

"You're treating me differently," he flinches at the accusation and turns to correct her, only to find her face mere inches from his own.

He flinches back his eyes, now a soft silver color, widening in alarm, Aiea points a clawed finger at his nose.

"See! If I were still a cat you would've smiled and petted me," she grabs his hand and places it atop her head, "You would've scratched my ears and pulled me closer, is it terrible that I'm human now? Did you prefer having a silent companion?" Miles shakes his head and sits up, his wounds have closed and he's stopped bleeding but the pain is still throbbing softly in his stomach.

"Aiea, you are my friend," he removes his hand from her hair to cup her hands in his, he's caught off guard by the warmth but he doesn't show it.

"It doesn't matter to me if you're a cat, human, or a dog," Aiea makes a face when he mentioned a dog, and he chuckles softly.

"You are my companion no matter what.....but how did you....why are you....human?" Aiea drops her gaze to the bed as she chews on her bottom lip.

Miles swallows softly at the timid gesture, noticing her soft pink lips for the first time, "You were dying.....giving up, I didn't want you to throw away your life like that."

He frowns slightly, startled by the fact that she had noticed and a little angry too.

"You didn't need to throw away your life like that....vampires are monsters Aiea no one cares-" the girl cuts him off abruptly, her voice raw.

"I care!" She shouts frustrated as her hands curl into fists, "I care Miles! Can't you stick around for me? Live a little?" Her voice cracks softly as she seems to deflate, she could feel the days' events beginning to weigh down upon her shoulders.

Miles gently rests a hand upon her head, ruffling her hair, " Yeah....I guess I could,"