My breath came in harsh pants as I tried to take in what had just happened. I had run half a mile back home and closed off every possible entry into my house and now I stood here with my back pressed against the door of my room.

I heard the front door click and open. Ofcourse he had a key. I was the one who gave it to him. I could hear his steps as he walked up the stairways calmly letting the sound echo, though I knew he could be up in the blink of an eye. But he took his time letting me know of his presence.

There was a soft knock on my door and my breath hitched, checking the handle once I ran to the cupboard, the place where I had hid so many times when we played hide and seek together, now it seemed like ages ago.

In no time he was in my room. Although I knew it was pointless to hide, I still curled up in a ball inside the cupboard. The cupboard opened with a creaking sound making goosebumps rise on my skin. And it revealed the person who I had loved and trusted the most in my life; my best friend. The moonlight falling from the window formed an aura around his head, making him appear like an angel.

He extended a hand towards me. My body shivered and not from the cold air, my hands trembled as I put them in his, although my whole being was shouting against doing so.

He pulled me out of the cupboard and engulfed me into a bear hug. I visibly tensed at the unexpected greeting.

"Don't do this to me. Don't be scared. I am the same person I was. The same person who played with you at the park. The same person who you shared your first drunken kiss with. The same who put you to bed when you would fall asleep on your desk. Don't distance yourself from me. Please."

And then I saw something that I never envisioned. My bestfriend, my anchor crumbled, as he fell down to his knees, taking me down with him. He buried his face in the crook of my neck. His chest shuddered under my touch, and his breath broke into soft sobs.

"I'm so alone. This is all new to me as well. Do you think it's easy to look into the mirror and see this? Do you think it's easy to not let the blood lust overcome my senses when a person I care for, bleeds?"

In my own horror I had forgotten about him. I had not understood how alone he must be feeling right now. I didn't understand how much courage he would have gathered to show me the truth. His truth. And I had ran like the idiot I was, leaving my bestfriend alone to face his horrors on his own.

I cooed him and pulled him closer, running my hands on his back soothingly. Letting him know I was there with him, he wasn't alone, not anymore. But I couldn't find any words, that was when an insane idea struck my head. I pulled away from him and stood up. His curious eyes followed my motions, as I brought a sharp pin from my dressing table.

I settled down in front of him, and let the pin slice a small cut at the base of my neck. His confused eyes, now went wide with panic as his fangs started to elongate. The sight that had revolted me just an hour ago, now filled me with awe. His brown orbs that had a hint of gold, turned to the darkest of black. His tongue flicked over his lips in anticipation. The sane part of him tried to get up and run. But the insane part of me pulled him to me urging him to drink. And so he did.

The moment he did, a connection was struck between our minds. A connection usually for the hunter to soothe the prey, but this time it was the other way round.

I let all my emotions flow through our connection. I let him knew I was not revolted by him. That I was sorry for acting that way earlier. And he would never be alone.

That I'll be his forever.