Hello vampire

I was in a dark place for a very long time. To my knowledge, it only seemed like a couple days but I had a feeling that it had been much longer than that in reality. During that period, I sporadically experienced excruciating pain all over my body. If felt like my joints and muscles were being treaded on by a tractor, ponded then remodeled, then treaded on again in an endless agonizing circuit. To make matters worse, I could neither scream nor shout, I couldn't react at all to the raw pain I was experiencing. Weirdly, that was the most painful part of all that. I had to grit my teeth through the whole thing.

I woke up hungry and angry, mad at the world for no particular reason. But I was overly familiar with reigning my emotions in and thus I kept my cool. I lay on the king-sized bed inside the large bedroom chamber, my eyes curiously gazing around. The windows were the same size as the doors almost in a castle-like fashion, magnificent and grand. The golden wardrobe in front of the bed was so big that I guessed it was the same size as my previous room back at the correctional facility. It was filled with different stunning clothes and shoes of distinctive brands. The floor was golden-tiled, so shiny and clean that one would eat from it. On the high ceiling, a classy chandelier brightened every inch of the affluent room.

I was beginning to wonder if this was another phase of my nightmarish dream when it suddenly hit me,

A myriad of scents and odors hit my nose with such a stout force that I immediately clasped my hand on it. Like a vacuum cleaner, I inhaled every scent and smell there was in the air. From the tar in the nearby road, the fragrant flowers and herbal leaves , the stinking sweat, the pungent smoke, the sweet strawberry perfume, body soaps, to the unrelenting tasty aroma of a certain nourishment. I heard everything in miniature details, a couple arguing some meters away, someone deeply snoring, a person laughing and another…screaming. I even heard uncomfortable loud moans, and they sounded like they were coming from the next room.

It only took a couple of seconds after waking up before someone entered the room. It was a middle-aged woman who wore a maid apron. She seemed excited when she saw me for some unknown reason.

"Where am I?" I immediately shot

"Vlad mansion" the woman replied with a bright smile "how was your rest?'

"I wasn't resting" I snapped as I got out of the sheets "that…that was the opposite of resting"

"And where are my clothes?" I shrieked, getting back on the bed just as fast as I got off it. Accidentally, I happened to streak past the bed and towards the wall at a neck-breaking speed before I halted a second from smashing through it.

Trembling nervously, I turned and stared horrifically at the woman. She didn't even appear shocked by what I just did, she just continued smiling.

"You just saw that, didn't you?" my voice wavered

"Yes"

I was momentarily lost in the influx of thoughts and queries that had finally found harbor in my mind

"What have I become?" I subconsciously asked, the question directed at no one in particular

"A vampire, you are a…"

"Let me just stop you right there" I chuckled "I'm borrowing these…"

I proceeded to the wardrobe then jumped in a pair of sweatpants and a large oversized white shirt

"But they are all yours Ethan"

"No they are not" I said "and I'm out of here, whatever this place is"

"You can't leave, you are not stable yet"

"Do I look abnormal to you?" I quizzed

"Miss Angela specifically said that…"

Miss Angela, I rolled my eyes

I was just walking to the door when I caught my reflection by the mirror. Slowly and hesitantly, I retraced my steps back until I was directly in front of it. Looking right at me was a person that I didn't recognize. He had long tangled brown hair that had overgrown to his shoulders. His eyes were the deepest shade of blue, intense and piercing. They appeared cunning in a way. His jaws were rigidly strong but that wasn't the most astonishing thing about him, the fact that he was somewhat ripped freaked the shit out of me. The skin was so pale and tough that it seemed unreal.

"Who's that?" I asked

"That's you"

Of course, it's a mirror

"No" I chuckled but something happened to catch my attention while I did that

"What the…" I grinned as I checked out my teeth "what the fuck are those?"

"They are called fangs"

"I know what they are called, what are they there for?" I snapped as I tried pulling one out

"I wouldn't advise on doing that Ethan, they don't grow back once pulled out"

"And why would I care?"

"Because that's your identity now" I heard the voice before seeing the owner enter the room.

I recalled her from the Vamps club, she was the middle-aged woman who stood close to Hannah when I entered.

"We haven't officially met, I'm Christine" she said, her eyes scanning me from top to bottom. She circled me the same way a fashion designer would to a model. I felt like I was an antique object.

"Show me your teeth" she ordered

"Excuse me?" I frowned

"You don't have to be ashamed of them" she smiled "we all have fangs"

"I'm not showing you my teeth"

Her gaze became stern, the smile completely vanished from her face.

" I will let you in on one tiny secret before we get out of this room Ethan Blaze" she started " vampires, just like any other family or groups, have hierarchy and ranks. At this moment, I outrank you by a lot and when I tell you to show me your teeth, you damn well must smile at me"

"I didn't chose to be a…." I hesitated

"Can't reverse that, can we?"

She instantly grabbed my chin and made me face her

"Show me your fangs" she ordered

Unwillingly, I showed her my teeth. She studied them for a couple of seconds before she decided to release me.

The woman Christine walked towards the wardrobe and took out a three-piece suit.

"You are not showing up for breakfast in that" she scoffed "you have ten minutes to prepare, she will help you"