Collection Of Short Stories

Bloody Vampires

He twisted futilely at the ropes binding his hands and tossed his head trying to dislodge the blindfold over his eyes. There was a rag tied around his mouth too but it was painfully tight and he new he couldn't get it off.
He heard the floor boards creak and then felt a hot breath on his face. He froze.
"You scared boy?"
A hand grabbed his hair and yanked his head painfully to the side. He could feel the vampire drag his nose along his neck as he took a dramatic deep breath.
"Marlo we got a good one. He smells good enough to eat."

Shilo tried to remain calm but his heart pounded wildly in his chest.
How many people survived vampire attacks? Some. Not many. Certainly not most. That vampire was talking again.
"What do you think kid? Should we drain you? Maybe, if you taste really good, we'll let you live so we can come back for seconds."
A pitiful sounding whimper escaped Shilo. He didn't mean to let it slip out. He was trying to stay strong. But the thought of being let go and then recaptured terrified him and the sound had just broke out of him.
"I'm getting impatient."
A hand jerked roughly at his collar, ripping it down off his shoulder. Then there was a sharp pain where his neck and shoulder connected. His body jerked against the pain.
A gentler hand steadied him from behind.
"Easy now," a new voice said "Don't struggle. You'll only hurt yourself."
Shilo assumed that this new voice was the Marlo the first vampire had been talking to.
He hadn't even realized someone was behind him.

He tried to relax and just let it happen but his body remained tense as pain, panic, and adrenaline rushed through his system.
He could feel it. The fangs in his neck, his blood being drained, his heart beating a million miles per minute, the pain from the bite, the hand pulling his hair roughly, the hands gently supporting him from behind.
Gosh it felt awful!
This total lack of control. This feeling of helplessness. He suddenly felt sick to his stomach and had to fight the urge to vomit. Any violent movement could cause the fangs in his neck to rip his skin rather than just puncture.
The fangs burried themselves deeper in his neck and a small cry of pain escaped him muffled by the gag.
Marlo's gentler voice could then be heard in his ear.
"Shh. It'll be over soon. Don't worry."

Shilo didn't know what that meant.
Would they let him go?
Would he die?
He didn't ponder this very long because he was beginning to feel very dizzy and lightheaded. The blindfold didn't help. He felt awful. He was cold. And tired. So tired.
His body went limp as it grew weaker.
"Cole," Marlo was talking but not to him. Presumably to the other vampire. "You need to slow down. You're taking too much. You're going to kill him."

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The boy's body was limp but not lifeless.
His heart rate was steady but fast as his body worked double time to replace the blood that had been stollen.
Marlo cradled the boy.

He always felt bad.
It must be awful. To be so helpless and powerless at the hands of the monster from your bed time stories.

He had tried alternate methods of feeding. He had tried different kinds of animal blood and herbal supplements but he had began to grow weak and had almost died.
He was a vampire.
He had to have blood.
Human blood.

Cole had fed but Marlo had not yet done so.
He was waiting for the boys heart rate to slow some.
He hated taking kids.
1) they didn't have that much blood to spare.
2) they had a larger percentage of their life ahead of them to live in fear.
3) they usually had an adult who would come after them.

The kid was probably 16 or 17 so he wasn't too young but still. It bothered Marlo.

"You gonna eat or not?" Cole asked gruffly.
"Just give him another moment."
Cole threw his hands in the air.
"Yeah. Sure. Just give him another moment," he said sarcastically. "Marlo in another moment there's going to be a hunting party outside our door. He's a kid. People look for kids when they go missing. Plus his friends, who you let escape, probably went and told somebody that their friend was taken by vampires. His moment is over. Eat already!"