Vampires and Slaves (Enter This Realm To Die)

Allan

Minutes pass like hours before the door is pushed off its hinges and an injured Fidelis walks in. I stand and hurry to him, offering him feeding if he needed. His wounds sickened me, the flesh beneath turning my stomach, but I stick close, knowing that he would do this for me a thousand times over.

Fidelis

I took his wrist and was about to feed when Silver covered my mouth. "Don't. You have to keep your true nature a secret. That's the rules."
I licked her hand, forcing her to let go. "I don't care. I must feed. I need to heal." I bit into Allan's wrist, letting the sweet surrender flood over me as the wounds on my arms and back closed up, healing my body and restoring my strength. After a small while, I released his wrist and returned my gaze to his parents. I didn't have to read their minds to know that they saw me feed from Allan. I had no other choice but to confess. "The cat's out of the bag on me. You now know what kind of creature I really am. I know I lied to you, but it was for the safety of my existance."

Allan

He feeds from my wrist, healing himself, and I relax and close my eyes as he does. When it's over, he confesses to my parents and I open my eyes, wondering how they would react. I don't turn to them, keeping my back to their faces and my blood supply to Fidelis' disposal.

"Then Allan...?" My mother trails off, unable to finish.

Fidelis

I sighed. "Allan is my bloodslave. Some creatures as old as I have mortals around them to sustain themselves. Those mortals are called bloodslaves. The marks on his neck and wrist are mine, to show others like myself that I had him as a slave. Unlike those two that I fought, I've been treating Allan with care and kindness. I would've changed him or set him free if I chose to, but I became dependant of him. I need his blood to survive and I take some just to go through the night, but never too much to kill him. For almost five months, I've cared for him as he stayed with me and we ourselves have grown used to each other. Without him, I would starve to death."
Silver sighed herself. "He's telling the truth. I know so because I've been in Allan's position. However, my own master grew tired of me and turned me loose because I was too pretty to die at his hand. Fidelis would never treat Allan wrong. Fidelis has a good and selfless heart."

Allan

I still don't look at my parents, nervous of what they might do. Surely they didn't like the term 'bloodslave' very much.

"You feed off of him?" My mother clarifies, horrified.

Fidelis

"Yes, I'm afraid I do." I didn't move away from Allan, but I didn't attempt to hold him either. "And I had to. It was either feed from him or starve to death. I didn't want to die of starvation, so I had to feed from him to survive. I take enough to last the night, but not enough to kill him. I let him live because he's no good to me dead." Just by his mother's horrified expression, I could tell she was afraid of me. As for his father, I couldn't tell. However, I had the feeling they might want to take Allan from me, knowing I would starve without him at my side. It would murder me to not be with him, he and I both knew that.

Allan

I swallow and close my eyes again, preparing for whatever might happen next.

"And he chooses to stay?" My father asks, no emotion in his voice.

Fidelis

It was killing me to say it, but I had no other choice. "It's his choice to stay with me or go back with you. Even before all this trouble happened, he had his chance to escape while I was asleep. He had his chance, yet he stayed because he knew I needed him. I never force him to do anything wrong to himself. For almost five months, all I ever did was tell him to feed and clean himself. Nothing forceful or harmful." I hated to tell him, but I had to. "Allan, it's up to you. You can stay with me or go back with your parents. Whatever your choice is, I'll take it like the man I used to be."

Allan

I look at him, already knowing my answer. I take a step closer to him, picking my side, and can't imagine the looks on my parents' faces. A bad feeling bubbles in my stomach that I recognize as guilt, but I don't change my mind, knowing where I need to be.

Fidelis

He took a step closer to me as he looked at me, silently giving me his choice. I held him in a kind embrace, then looked at his parents. The one parent I kept my eyes on was his father. "You might think I'm lying now, but I know for a fact that your side of the family owes me your lives. You said an ancestor of yours was freed and the whole family was indebted to the one who freed her. I was that man who freed Celeste. Her master and his sister have a thing for the blood of infants, so I freed Celeste to save her baby. Even now, I know Celeste still remembered me as the one who freed her. Like Silver said, I have a good and selfless heart. I'm possibly the only vampire in the world to still have human emotions."

Allan

He kindly embraces me and speaks with my father, who stays quiet for a few moments.

"Then I believe we're through here," He finally says, his voice hinting on anger but not expressing it.

Fidelis

I nodded. "At least I had my chance to speak with you. It may be hard to take in, but I'll let time tell that tale. You can leave at your own free will." I didn't move a muscle quite yet. I wanted to wait until they were gone for me and Allan to return to my apartment.

Allan

They leave without touching me, hurt I'm sure, and I calm down. Looking at Fidelis, I swallow and wait for him to take us home, bottling my emotions.

Fidelis

When I was sure his parents were gone, I carried Allan back to my apartment and brought him to my bed. I laid down with him in my arms. "Your mother's afraid of me and I think your father hates me."

Allan

He carries me back to the apartment and lays beside me in his bed, holding me.

"Your mother's afraid of me and I think your father hates me." He says.

I shake my head and set it on his shoulder, taking a deep breath.

"My mother...yes. But my father probably just dislikes the truth that you speak," I say.