Coming of Age

Epilogue

“Phil! Phil get in here! Quickly!” Dan called staring at himself in the mirror.

“What? What’s wrong? Are you alright?”

“Look!”

Dan pulled his lip up exposing a tiny little fang poking out from his gums, trying to grow in. The gums around the small fang were red and puffy making it look painful, though Dan was too excited to be worried about pain.

“Your fangs are coming in!” Phil gushed clasping his hands over his mouth like a proud mother, then leaned in to kiss Dan’s cheek.

“I know!” Dan garbled turning back to the mirror to stare at his new pair of fangs.

He made faces in the mirror, practicing a few traditional ‘vampire faces’ complete with a hiss, then made a goofy face, just to see his pearly white fangs growing in. Though some changes have been hard for Dan to accept—such as his uncontrollable thirst for O positive blood (he has no idea why it’s not Phil’s favorite) or the fact that his skin started to have a greyish tint to it rather than its usual healthy tan glow—getting fangs was one thing Dan couldn’t help but look forward to, and now, they’re finally growing in.

“Soon enough, I’ll be teaching you to fly and you won’t need to sleep most of the day away—”

“Hey! I can’t help that I’m always sleepy! Changing is hard work, Phil,” Dan pouted dropping his lip over his teeth and yawned as if on cue.

“My sleepy Bear,” Phil cooed wrapping his arms around Dan to carry him back into their room.

Dan melted into his touch, allowing his feet to be lifted from the ground and up into Phil’s arms. Phil placed Dan gently on the bed and covered him up, kissing the top of his forehead. Once Dan was settled in, Phil cuddled up close to him knowing Dan prefers hugging something whilst he sleeps. Since he won’t need sleep forever, Phil never takes advantage of giving his mate the bedtime cuddles he’ll never admit he wants. Dan wrapped his arms around Phil and kissed his bottom lip, having the kiss linger for just a few seconds longer than usual.

“I love you,” Dan whispered closing his eyes.

“I love you too,” Phil replied watching Dan’s lips readjust trying to get used to the fangs, then deciding to just give up and let them hang out while he slept.

Phil kissed Dan’s nose and watched him close his eyes peacefully. When Dan woke up, he’d probably have a mark from where his fangs poked at his skin, but it would heal. Dan fell asleep almost instantly as he has been since he’s been bitten, though Phil tries not to take it personally when Dan falls asleep in the middle of a lesson because he knows that when mates are in the process of changing, they need to sleep more than human babies do in order to keep up their strength. Phil sat there with his knocked out companion trying to plan out everything he’d have to teach him and everything they could do once he fully changed—flying lessons, controlling your hunger 101, and how not to attack the people you love, just to name a few. Dan let out a sleepy sigh and cuddled more into Phil, accidentally poking Phil’s thigh with his tiny baby fangs, leaving a small scratch mark on Phil that faded instantly. Phil adjusted Dan’s head so it rested comfortably on his lap and sat back, enjoying the simple pleasure of just being near his mate. Everything else could wait.