Always and Forever

Chapter 2-1964

Noah

I crossed out another day on the calendar and sighed, this is never going to end.

Today, is my first day of junior year in a brand new school.

Well, not my first day of junior year to be specific, it's kind of like my third time first day of junior year in a new school.

I'm a vampire, with heightened strength, speed, sense, reflex and healing, I never age, I can compel people, however, I can't fight the strong craving for blood.

I hate the hunger, I can't control it sometimes. That's how mum and dad's lives ended. I hated myself, but that's about sixty years ago, time washes away all the pain.

A few decades ago, it was a dark night, I was walking on the streets alone. Suddenly, a stranger attacked me. He pushed me onto the wall, his eyes turned red and started sucking my blood. 

I screamed and bit him, his blood got in my mouth. 

'Ouch!' He said sarcastically and snapped my neck.

That was the last thing I remembered.

I was still lying in the middle of the path when I woke up. I felt this hunger inside me, it's so strong, like my blood is dry and vessels were rubbing together like sandpaper. 

I ran all the way home, hoping to grab some food from the fridge. 

I can hear wind rustling in my ears, insects screaming and people whispering from a long distance.

Mum and dad were still awake when I got home, they seemed angry. 

'Do you know what time it is?' Mum questioned, annoyed.

I looked at the clock, it's 2am, I've been out for six hours?

I felt the hunger again and I ran to the fridge.

'Oh, no. You're not eating now.' Dad got in my way.

'Ugh.' I need to eat!

'Noah... you're... You're eyes!' Dad yelled, 'What is wrong with you? Your teeth!' 

I can't stop from staring at his neck. No, I can't bear it anymore! 

I inserted my teeth into dad's neck and started sucking his blood.

Mum screamed and tried to run. I was extraordinarily fast, I ran to her straight away and dig my head into her neck.

I only realised what I've done when mum and dad finished their last breath.

'No, no.' I cried, 'Please don't leave me! What have I done?!'

The cops came soon enough. I told them that I killed my parents, but they don't seem believe me at all. They said it was animal attack.

I hated myself, I didn't know what kind of monsters I've become. I thought about my behaviours and came up with one resolution, I turned into a vampire.

The next day, I got out of the house to get some fresh air. Ouch! The sun burned me! Yeah, of course the sun would burn you, idiot, you are a vampire, I told myself.

The sun set down and I tried to turn myself in to the cops.

But no one believes me.

Until, a few days later, I met Daniel. 

I was still trying to tell the cops, that I killed my parents, that I'm a vampire. They were still not listening and looking at me like I'm a total psycho.

However, another cop walked towards me, in his somewhat 40s and talked to me.

I told him the story.

'I believe you.' He said, 'But aren't you a little stupid going around and telling other people that you are a vampire? Come with me, kiddo.' He walked with me.

I stared at him, confused, 'Why do you believe me?' I asked.

'Because I'm a vampire, too.'

I stared at him, mouth wide-open.

'We get turned when we die with vampire blood in our system. I was shot by a gun a few decades ago and my wife fed me vampire blood. Then I died.'

I remembered when I bit the vampire that was attacking me.

'Vampires, us, we've got heightened strength, speed, sense, reflex, healing... basically heightened everything. We never age, we can compel people. However, you have to control your thirst.' He explained.

That's why everything was so loud that night.

'I can teach you, kid. Don't worry, you'll be fine.'

I was still speechless, 'what's your name?'

That was all I can get out of my mouth.

'Oh, how rude of me. I'm Daniel.' Daniel led me into his house and asked, 'do you have anyone to stay with?'

I shook my head.

'Perfect, then you can stay with me. I don't have anyone either.' He smiled.

His house was big, full of alcohol, ancient books, and...

Blood bags.

I couldn't control my thirst at first and I sprinted in front of the blood bags.

But Daniel was one step ahead of me. 'Alright, first lesson, control your thirst.'

I shook my head, 'I can't!'

My whole body was telling me to attack Daniel and drink.

'Ugh!' I cried.

'Control it! You have to!' Daniel yelled, 'Focus! Focus on the sound of my voice, on the small things. Calm down.'

A few seconds later, I wasn't that thirsty anymore.

Daniel tossed me a blood bag. 

I drunk, it's got this metallic taste, it's not like anything I've tried before, but it tastes amazing. I finished the whole bag in a second.

'I want more.' I asked.

'Don't get too carried away with this. Fresh human blood are so much better.' Daniel laughed and tossed me another bag.

'I can't drink from humans, it'll kill them.' 

'Well, you can always stop halfway. Our blood can also heal them. Then we can compel them to forget. Oh, and don't ever go around and tell people that you are a vampire.' 

I was amazed. 

'Oh, and by the way, being in the sun will burn you alive.' Daniel reminded me of the horrible sun.

'Then how to you work in the sun and not get burned?' I asked, confused.

'Because of this.' Daniel tossed me his ring.

The is a sunlight ring, it stops the heat of the sun from touching you. So basically, it gives you a shield, from sunlight. So you can be in the sun when you're wearing this ring.'

'How does it work? What causes it to shield you from sunlight? Can I have one?' I'm still pretty confused.

'It's got a special herb inside it, called venerin, which only can be found in dark and wet caves. We'll go tomorrow night if you want, since you can't be in the sun.' 

'Thank you.' I smiled, for the first time in months.

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