"Fuck! It hurts!"
Ryan cursed from pain, barging into his bathroom, and looked at the mirror with his mouth open. His teeth were hurting badly, especially his two fangs that began growing out of nowhere, visually gaining on size. It wouldn't be that bad if thay didn't push his other teeth to make space for his bigger and sharper fangs, causing him unbearable pain.
His mind was already in shreds and he could only think about one obvious thing.
"She was right… I'm really becoming a Vampire!"
If the improved hearing, eyesight, and physique didn't convince him, his new pair of fangs definitely did. He even started to believe that his body coughed out the old blood, creating a new, improved version that could give transport more oxygen throughout his body.
The whole idea was so surreal to him that he didn't know how to wrap his mind around it. The worst thing was that it wasn't the end.
Just as his teeth stopped hurting, giving him a straight snow-white row with an addition of two pointy fangs, Ryan felt extreme thirst.
He opened the tap and drank straight from the stream, willing to drink anything to soothe his dry throat. Too bad, no matter how much he drank, the feeling just didn't want to go away. His stomach twisted inside of him as if he didn't eat or drink for days.
Burp!
The water he drank on impulse came up to his throat right after, forcing him to bend over the toilet and vomit it all back.
"Damn… It's not really happening, right? All of it must be a dream…" Ryan thought as he splashed water on his face, wanting to wake up immediately.
Unfortunately, no matter how much water he wasted, his fangs and thirst didn't go away and instead intensified even further.
"No, no, no! How?!" Ryan shouted it disbelief, pulling on his fangs as if to check if they were real yet they were as hard as steel, not even budging.
"Will I be forced to drink blood from now on?" Ryan wondered troubled, knowing how unreasonable it sounded.
His body was clearly rejecting water and the only Vampire food he could think of was blood. He already drank Rose's blood and it was really tasty to him.
Ryan finally left the bathroom, trying to think what to do now when his ears moved, hearing footsteps coming from the stairs outside his room. He was already numb to the buzz created by hundreds of students partying in the dorm so the footsteps stood out.
The person was running, having light footsteps which made him think it was a woman. The sound of her hurried breaths showed she was anxious and scared. When he listened closely, he heard her heartbeat, pounding like a galloping horse.
Just from his hearing, he was able to deduce so much information, shocking him. He was so invested in it that only when the woman reached his doorstep did he realize she was there for him.
Bang!
The door he forgot to close was pushed open in a hurry and he saw her.
"Lisa…" Ryan muttered her name when his stomach announced his presence once again, this time bringing him pain.
"Aaargh!" he cried his lungs out as he fell on his knees, holding his belly to stop the pain yet it didn't help at all.
"Ryan!" Lisa called out in worry, dropping her books to the floor and she ran up to crouch next to him. "What happened?!"
Ryan didn't reply but not because he didn't want but because he couldn't. Not only the pain was unbearable but just when she touched his shoulder, his desires came back. He thought he was already healed but that was never the case.
Ba-dum! Ba-dum!
He could hear each of Lisa's heartbeats or the blood that flowed through her veins and arteries. The sweet blood under her skin— he could smell it and wanted to taste it like it was something he has been always waiting for.
He wanted to bite into her throat so badly that his mind was going crazy. Ryan knew Lisa was shouting at him, trying to get his response yet he no longer comprehended her words.
His desires slowly clouded his mind, taking control of each sector one by one until almost nothing was left. He battled as hard as he could yet his body was forced to move.
He launched himself at the unsuspecting Lisa and quickly covered her with his weight, pinning her to the floor. His fangs dripped with saliva as he stared at her with his mouth open, ready to bite into her neck.
He was about to dive down and enjoy his meal when his gaze fell on her eyes, shaking his untamed mind. Her eyes showed genuine fear and panic, something he was always afraid of. He stopped dating because he didn't want to hurt anyone yet now he was doing exactly that.
"Run!" Ryan cried out as he let go of her, crawling away with his voice trembling. "Get away before it's too late!"
He regained his control thanks to her so he tried to get as far from her as possible. He could feel his desires already began gathering, trying to take over his mind once again.
He hit the bed with his back, creating some distance between them yet Lisa was frozen, staring at him with shock instead of running.
"Lisa! Run, now! I can't hold back anymore! I don't want to hurt you!" Ryan shouted again and this time Lisa seemed to regain her senses.
"I'm no longer a human. I'm a monster. Please, run before I hurt you. I will be fine. Please, leave," Ryan pleaded, biting on his hand to cause himself some pain that could keep him conscious. "Please! I'm begging you!"
He could feel himself getting more corrupted with each second but thankfully, Lisa finally reacted, slowly standing up. It was evident she was scared as she could barely walk, her legs shivering.
He didn't blame her for leaving, yet even if that was exactly what he wanted, a part of him thought she would stay, do anything to help him. He was sure if it was Rose at Lisa's place, she wouldn't listen and stay.
Ryan watched her back as she walked out of the room only to see a dark shadow block Lisa's way. His eyes immediately widened as he recognized the person.
It was the stalking black cloak lady from before!
"Go back to him." The lady ordered and two red eyes gazed at him from under the lady's hood, the same eyes he saw in the restaurant.
"It's you!" Ryan called out, her emergence proving he wasn't insane. "Don't listen to her! Lisa, run!"
To his surprise, Lisa ignored him and instead turned around, walking back to him. The fear from her face disappeared, replaced with a blank expression as if hypnotized.
When she reached him, the lady ordered once again, "Kneel in front of him and present your neck to him."
Lisa didn't hesitate to sit down in front of him and grabbed her golden hair, flipping them all to one side which exposed her slim neck. Lisa looked to the side and leaned forward, giving him a better angle to access her neck.
"W-who are you…?" Ryan questioned fearfully, the lady looking as if she came from a nightmare.
"We will tell you later," the lady replied as she walked up to Lisa, clicking with her heels. "Right now you should enjoy your first meal."
She crouched behind Lisa and grazed with her red nail across her neck. "Look how pretty her neck is. Don't you want to bite into it and drink her blood? She is letting you do it."
Gulp.
The moment she said the word blood, Ryan swallowed and his body shivered, unable to look away.
"I don't want to…" Ryan forced himself to reject but the lady didn't let him off, luring him further, "I know you want it. The more you fight it, the more painful it will get. Follow your desires. You will feel better afterward."
The lady didn't stop at that and scraped Lisa's neck, causing the blood to flow out.
Smelling the actual blood was the last trigger that finally broke him. His body moved on his own and he pulled Lisa into his arms as if she was his precious possession. Before he could react, he was already sucking on Lisa's wound, following his instincts.
"Good boy…" the lady muttered as she patted him on the head. "This is the last time you will ever lose control. Once you finish your initiation, your transformation will be complete."
"My grandson will finally return to his true family."