arm of his seat, and into the aisle of the bus. So I snuck up and bit his wrest. He didn’t wake, which did not surprise me. My teeth were sharp, I bit fast and the blood flowed into my mouth. It took a lot of willpower to stop before the man died. I licked the wound and it healed up; he would probably feel a little crappy tomorrow, but he would live.
Sitting right across the aisle from the man was a large woman. I had to pull her arm out to bite her, but she did not wake either. So, after successfully feeding on two adults, I snuck back to my seat.
I felt great, and it was good to know that I didn’t have to kill someone every night just to keep myself fed. Of course, I noticed if I didn’t kill, I needed two humans instead of one. In the future that could be tricky; I will have to deal with that in the future. Tonight I had a full belly, and probably will spend the rest of the night talking to Carrie, and dreaming of David.
Just before sunrise, the bus stopped. It woke up David; we both thought this would be a good time for a walk. So all three of us took a walk around the bus stop; I wasn’t even sure where we were. The morning was almost here, so Carrie was complaining about missing the daytime.
“You guys don’t understand,” Carrie was saying with her hands as much as her mouth. “Yes it is better to be with you all, but I miss all kinds of stuff during the day. Everyone is sleeping and there isn’t a good conversation to be found. Not trying to be mean or anything Melabeth, but you ain't exactly talkative. You never say more than three words, and one of them is usually shut up or some other putdown.”
“Shut up is two words Carrie,” I said dryly.
“So she is mean to you. Is that what you’re sayin’?” David said, with a smile. He was humored by Carrie’s complaining. Of course this just made Carrie more irritated.
“Not you too, ” Carrie said, throwing her hands up in defeat. “You know what she likes to call me don’t you?”
“No .”
“Slinky ,” Carrie said with a sad face.
David laughed; every time he did I wanted to jump his bones. Then he asked “and what on earth do you mean by that Melabeth?”
“Well,” I start off saying, “see a slinky is completely useless, but still fun to push down a staircase.”
“SEE ,” Carrie yelled.
David burst into laughter, the kind where tears came to his eyes. “You are so mean, Melabeth.” He said in between fits of laughter.
“Great horny toads, you are as bad as her. Great, I must have been some kind of bad to deserve the both of you,” Carrie moaned.
I looked at her, and with the most sincere voice said, “You are my only friend; I will try to be nicer. See, you have to understand; it was my time of the month when I died. So now and forever will I be on the rag; so, in short, get over it. And also I love you.”
Carrie and David both laughed. Then Carrie said, “Now girl I love you too, but you can’t be sayin’ shit like it’s your time of the month when we both know you’re a special kind of mean.”
I smiled my deviant smile; she knew me pretty good already. Of course she witnessed me killing two men, and we shared some of our history. It was kind of weird, but I was really comfortable with Carrie.
We all got back onto the bus; a few minutes later we were heading back down the road. The sun finished coming up, and Carrie disappeared. It took a little bit of convincing by David, but finally he talked me into going to sleep. He promised me on his life that he would take care of me, and I would be safe as I rested. So, for the first time since I started this second life, I decided to trust someone.
It was a big step for me; I still had power over Carrie, and to give David power over me was kind of hard. Also he was a boy, and I was still having a little trouble with the male species right now. Nonetheless, I lay into his arms and fell asleep, to the rhythm of his heart.
When I awoke, David was putting away his
Sitting right across the aisle from the man was a large woman. I had to pull her arm out to bite her, but she did not wake either. So, after successfully feeding on two adults, I snuck back to my seat.
I felt great, and it was good to know that I didn’t have to kill someone every night just to keep myself fed. Of course, I noticed if I didn’t kill, I needed two humans instead of one. In the future that could be tricky; I will have to deal with that in the future. Tonight I had a full belly, and probably will spend the rest of the night talking to Carrie, and dreaming of David.
Just before sunrise, the bus stopped. It woke up David; we both thought this would be a good time for a walk. So all three of us took a walk around the bus stop; I wasn’t even sure where we were. The morning was almost here, so Carrie was complaining about missing the daytime.
“You guys don’t understand,” Carrie was saying with her hands as much as her mouth. “Yes it is better to be with you all, but I miss all kinds of stuff during the day. Everyone is sleeping and there isn’t a good conversation to be found. Not trying to be mean or anything Melabeth, but you ain't exactly talkative. You never say more than three words, and one of them is usually shut up or some other putdown.”
“Shut up is two words Carrie,” I said dryly.
“So she is mean to you. Is that what you’re sayin’?” David said, with a smile. He was humored by Carrie’s complaining. Of course this just made Carrie more irritated.
“Not you too, ” Carrie said, throwing her hands up in defeat. “You know what she likes to call me don’t you?”
“No .”
“Slinky ,” Carrie said with a sad face.
David laughed; every time he did I wanted to jump his bones. Then he asked “and what on earth do you mean by that Melabeth?”
“Well,” I start off saying, “see a slinky is completely useless, but still fun to push down a staircase.”
“SEE ,” Carrie yelled.
David burst into laughter, the kind where tears came to his eyes. “You are so mean, Melabeth.” He said in between fits of laughter.
“Great horny toads, you are as bad as her. Great, I must have been some kind of bad to deserve the both of you,” Carrie moaned.
I looked at her, and with the most sincere voice said, “You are my only friend; I will try to be nicer. See, you have to understand; it was my time of the month when I died. So now and forever will I be on the rag; so, in short, get over it. And also I love you.”
Carrie and David both laughed. Then Carrie said, “Now girl I love you too, but you can’t be sayin’ shit like it’s your time of the month when we both know you’re a special kind of mean.”
I smiled my deviant smile; she knew me pretty good already. Of course she witnessed me killing two men, and we shared some of our history. It was kind of weird, but I was really comfortable with Carrie.
We all got back onto the bus; a few minutes later we were heading back down the road. The sun finished coming up, and Carrie disappeared. It took a little bit of convincing by David, but finally he talked me into going to sleep. He promised me on his life that he would take care of me, and I would be safe as I rested. So, for the first time since I started this second life, I decided to trust someone.
It was a big step for me; I still had power over Carrie, and to give David power over me was kind of hard. Also he was a boy, and I was still having a little trouble with the male species right now. Nonetheless, I lay into his arms and fell asleep, to the rhythm of his heart.
When I awoke, David was putting away his
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