The Donor House: Melody: Becoming a Vampire (part 2)

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Part 1

“You remember what happened then?” Rex asked, and Melody nodded. “I wasn’t sure you would. The crash was pretty bad and you didn’t quite seem all there when I was talking to you because of the blood loss.”

“The memories are hazy, but it’s there.” Melody tried to work out how she felt about being a vampire. “I suppose I should thank you for saving my life. Being a vampire wasn’t a part of my life plan…” She shook her head. “Neither was crashing into a tree and dying, so this is better.”

“Melody, I know what it’s like to be a newly turned vampire. I think we all do, even though some choose to ignore that memory and move on, because for them it’s easier to let go of their human life. For others it isn’t.”

“Rex…” Melody trailed off not sure she wanted to know the answer to her question.

“I’m not surprised.” Rex smiled. “She always was silly enough to keep pictures of me, even though I always assumed she’d move on because that’s what people do when someone disappears. It’s always likely that whoever it was is now a vampire and that’s exactly what happened to me.”

“Why did you stay?”

Rex sighed. “This is my home. It always has been and it always will be. Being a vampire isn’t going to change that, although I think when I finally lose them all it’ll be time to move on.” He shrugged. “What we really need to be talking about is the next step in this process. You need to feed and that means we need to find a willing donor. Animal blood will be fine once you’re a little older, but at this stage in the transition you really do need to drink human blood.”

For the first time since Melody had woken up the reality of being a vampire smashed into her. “Okay.” Breathing deeply she tried to ignore the nausea and simply accept what needed to be done. “How do we go about that?”

As Rex ran his tongue along his bottom lip he shrugged again. “I’ll be honest – I wasn’t thinking about today when I asked if you wanted me to save you life. All I knew was that you were dying and if I was in that position I’d want to be given the option. When I was changed I wasn’t given a choice, which is what happens to most vampires, so as much as I wanted to save you I would have accepted it if you’d said no. This isn’t a lifestyle I’d force anyone into, because it isn’t easy, and there are days when I hate being what I am.”

“If you weren’t a vampire you wouldn’t have been able to save my life, so I can’t help being glad that it happened.” Melody smiled at Rex for the first time. “The first thing I need to do, Rex, is go home and I want you to come with me. You need to help me explain what happened to Mum and Dad.”

Mirrored from K. A. Jones Writing.