Donor House: Kisten: First Visit to the Donor House

[k_a_webb]

As he walked up to the front door of the donor house he reminded himself once again of his new name. It was one he’d borrowed from a book, because he thought it was a cool name, and he no longer wanted to be associated with the old one. He was a different vampire now that he was Kisten, so he was determined to change his life around. Breathing deeply he put one hand onto the door handle, knowing that once he stepped into the building there was no going back. Even though he was certain he wanted to change his life he hesitated, needing a couple more minutes to deal with what he was leaving behind, before he opened the door.

Stepping into the house was easier. Kisten hadn’t brought anything with him, because he knew the bringing anything would bring the residual energy of his old self, and he didn’t want that to affect him. The clothes he was wearing had been bought new before he’d stepped onto the train. Nothing was going to stop him from becoming the vampire he wanted to be. He did kind of miss the things he’d left behind, but he knew he could always buy them again if he really needed them. What he didn’t need were reminded of who he had been.

Kisten walked, feeling a little more comfortable, towards the reception desk. The only person in the large area was the receptionist, who smiled at him, revealing her fangs, before turning to her computer. “Good evening,” she said, tapping away at her keyboard. “Welcome to the donor house. May I take your name?”

There was a moment when Kisten almost gave her the wrong name, but finally he replied, “It’s Kisten.” He tried not to breath a sigh of relief. “Kisten Randall.”

“Vampire?”

“Yes.”

Nodding, she tapped the details into her computer. “Are you here to feed?”

“I don’t know.”

She looked up and smiled again. “That’s normal. A lot of vampires want to see what the house is like before they make any definite decisions about feeding.” As she picked up the phone she continued, “If you could sign in, a safety precaution we like all our visitors to comply with, I’ll get someone down to show you around. Would you prefer a male or a female vampire?”

Biting his lip, Kisten shrugged. “It doesn’t bother me.” He picked up the pen. “Is this something you do for all the vampires?”

“It’s something we do for all our new arrivals, because it gives someone a chance to get to know you while you learn about the house. We’re very careful with all our donors safety.”

Smiling for the first time since he entered the house, Kisten nodded, and scribbled his name into the sign in book, along with the date of his visit. He had to look at the clock on the wall to work out what time it was before he could also enter that. When he turned back to the receptionist she’d already put the phone down and was searching for something in the filing cabinet behind her.

Mirrored from K. A. Jones Writing.

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>>What he didn’t need were reminded of who he had been.<<

That should say "reminders" above.

>>We’re very careful with all our donors safety.”<<

That should say "donors' safety" above.

I love this character. Kisten clearly knows how to make major changes in life-phase effectively. It's funny how often writers portray long-lived characters, but how rarely they get this part right. *gold star*

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