Reverse Dracula

Chapter 4: It Begins

We searched around the hospital for Dominick and it didn't take long. He came around the corner with the physical therapist who was helping him walk.

"Hey girly. I missed you!" Dominick said.
"Oh my gosh Dom I was worried sick when I went to your room and you weren't there!"

"Sorry. A man's gotta get around somehow." He said as he winked at the physical therapist, making her melt. "I think Riley can take it from here."

He was passed to me and I helped him walk back to his room.

"So what's for lunch?" He asked.
"Well.." I answered. "Actually I have good news and bad news."

Dom was confused at what I said and just raised one dark eyebrow at me.

"The good news is doctor will let you out tonight if you are good, but the bad news is.. where are you gonna stay?"

"That's great!" He said giving me a huge bear hug. "I'm about sick of this place. And um.. I had an apartment but I haven't paid rent so I'm sure they are going to kick me out.."

I have a apartment. It's 1 bedroom and 1 bath, and I've never had experience with a roommate before.. but I guess I could give it try.

"Well.. I have an apartment. It's not very big, but I guess we could share until you get up on your feet."
"Thanks Riley! That'll be great! I won't even be a problem. I'll sleep on the couch!"

All these days I have been in the hospital with Dominick and I haven't slept at all. I guess it comes with the whole, 'I'm not really a human anymore' thing.

"No it's alright. I'll sleep on the couch. I sleep better there anyway."

That night we went to my apartment. I helped him in and got him comfortable. On the couch so he could watch a little tv.

"Can I get you something?"
"A water would be nice." He responded with a smile. "But I can get it myself if you don't feel like it."
I scoffed. "Please. I wouldn't have offered if I didn't want to."

I got him a water and sat on the couch beside him. He put on a movie for us, letting me rest my head on his huge bicep while we watched. When the movie was over he was tired and ready for sleep.

"Are you sure you want me to take your bed?" He asked with a concerned look.
"It's fine Dom. Don't worry about it. What's mine is yours."

He smiled and talked as he walked into my bedroom. "Alright fine. You win. See you in the morning chica."
"Night!" I said, pulling a cover over me.

Surprisingly, I napped a little. Something I didn't think was possible. But I guess since Dom and I aren't in a hospital anymore, I can actually rest a little bit.

The next morning I woke up to the smell of food. I went into the kitchen and I found Dom cooking breakfast
"Good morning beautiful," he said with a smile.
"Oh hush," I said as I sat down at the table. "What do you think you're doing?"
He smiled again, "Cooking for us."

"Oh aren't you nice," I said as I sat down at the kitchen table.
"What's for breakfast?" I asked
He snickered and wiggled his eyebrows at me.
"You."
"Oh my God Dom!" I said as I hit him on the shoulder.
"What is wrong with you?!"
"I can't help myself in front of a pretty lady," he said smiling.

And our days continued like that for weeks. Him helping out around the apartment and saying dirty jokes. If I knew him any better I would say he was hitting on me. But as the weeks went by, I thought about the future. Now that he was here, I liked having him as my roommate. We had movie night every Friday with popcorn. We went shopping together. We were best friends living together and it was great... most of the time. When he jumped on me and tickled me I wanted to hurt him, but other than that he was amazing to me. I had never had a friend like this even before I changed. And now that I had him I was scared to lose him. I would have to tell him one day and I don't know how he would react. I tried to tell him so many times but I never had the guts to.

One night I woke up with an awful pain in my stomach. I hadn't been drinking blood like I needed to because I didn't want Dom to think I had an issue storing blood in the fridge. I had to have something. Any blood would do. So I left Dom and went out on the town.

After wondering around for a while I started to get desperate. I got to the point to where I promised myself that the next person I came to was mine. I couldn't wait. A long way away I saw a man walking all alone and started to make my plan. I would drag him in an ally and take my kill. But as he got closer and closer I smelt something. When I looked over to my right I saw a stray cat in an ally and I went after it. I caught the cat and killed it quickly, then drank all its blood. The ally way actually full of cats and I got my fill in a short time. The man never came past the ally so he was safe, especially since I got full. With a full belly and a long walk ahead of me I headed back to the apartment. Once there I quietly went to bed on the couch and got some much needed rest. Little did I know, Dom knew I left. And the next morning he was very curious about where I had been and why.