Date: Mon, 31 May 2021 21:03:33 -0400 From: Justin Forfun Subject: New Reality 38 This story started out of boredom, and has now taken on a life of its own. I've gotten a lot of positive feedback, and some negative. I'm open to suggestions and feedback, but it is what it is. You can comment as you like at Jst4fun2nyt@gmail.com. The sex isn't a major part of it, nor is it going to be graphic. If you're looking for masturbation fodder, look elsewhere. There will be slow times in this story, just like there are in life. Other times, things will fly at you too fast. There will be boring days, and exciting days. It's just how it's flowing. I've pushed several chapters to Nifty over this weekend so I could introduce Morgan and Derrick. I'd love to hear what you all think about them. Here is the house plan I used for inspiration for their new lake house. 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DONATE to Nifty so you can continue to enjoy my story, and the thousands of others!!!! https://donate.nifty.org/ ***************************************************************************** I woke Sunday morning to find my mates gone, and Derrick still in my arms. I also found a still naked Morgan, curled up behind me with Brandon holding him. I rolled onto my back and slid my arm under Morgan's neck, and he snuggled in to my side. I kissed the top of his head and whispered "Did you sleep good?" "I wanna sleep some more Dad. OH! I'm sorry Greg, I'm sorry." Morgan said, getting upset about his slip. "Hush buddy, it's ok. You call me whatever you want. You're safe now." He almost purred and he settled his head back onto my chest and dozed. I turned to the other side and saw Derrick quietly watching, so I whispered "What about you?" "I wanna sleep some more Dad?" he said with a grin. Morgan reached over and smacked him and laughed. "You two can sleep, but I smell bacon!" said my son as he jumped out of bed and ran towards the kitchen. Morgan jumped up and followed, while Derrick took the time to find the sweat pants from last night. I grabbed my shorts and headed to the kitchen. I saw Derrick looking back and forth between Joshua and me after Joshua said "Good morning Dad." Morgan was sitting with a plate with hardly anything on it. Derrick picked up a plate and did the same, just takin small portions of things. I walked over and picked up Derrick's plate and filled it to overflowing, then returned it. Morgan watched me and slowly put his hands around his plate. "Morgan, I won't touch your food, but you can have as much as you want. Do you want more?" "I don't like my food mixed on the plated Greg. Can I get more after I eat this?" "And you can get more after you get more. No one will be mad if you eat a lot. I might be mad if you don't eat enough though." "I'll get more if I'm hungry Da..., er Greg." "I meant what I said in bed Morgan, call me what your heart tells you. It's ok, honest." He stood up and ran to me, wrapping his arms around my waist. "Thanks Dad. I knew things would work out good for us." Derrick was just watching, eating. When I sat down to eat, he studied me, then he spent some time watching Charlie and Davie in their high chairs. I noticed he also was looking at Bea and Billy as they ate. "What's on your mind Derrick?" "I don't want to say it here Greg." "Is that because it's private to you? Or out of respect to my privacy?" "Yours." "There's not a thing you can say to me, that you can't say in front of these people Derrick. Tell me what you're thinking." "Remember last night? I said you were smugglers or like the `Godfather' or something?" I nodded "I think I have a different theory, but it's insane." "And what is that Derrick?" "Well, I think you're something like from those movies. Except you were out in daylight and weren't sparkly, so are you wolves?" Morgan burst out laughing "Of course they're not wolves you dope, they're vampires. And they don't sparkle because that was just dumb movie stuff. This is real." Every head in the room turned to stare at him "And what makes you think we're vampires Morgan?" I asked. He got quiet and scared now. Not scared that we were monsters, but scared that I'd be mad. "Come here buddy, it's ok. You know I won't hurt you, ever, right?" He slowly nodded "Come sit on my lap and tell me why you think we're vampires." He slowly stood and came over with his head hanging down "Last night when we was playing Rocket League I asked if I could have a drink. Brandon and Chipper were busy playing so I went to the refrigerator down there. I saw a pitcher and thought it was iced tea, but when I poured some, it was blood. I won't tell no one Greg, honest I won't." I put my arms around him and held him, then looked to see how Derrick was reacting. Then I kissed Morgan's forehead "You know what you want to call me pup. I told you, you're safe here, and you are. Go finish your breakfast." "Thanks Dad." He said, then he snuggled against me a bit and then went back to his food. I looked at Derrick and waited until he spoke "So now I know. Last night you said if you told me you'd have to kill me." "No Derrick, you said that, and I laughed. So, I'll ask you the same thing you asked me last night. Now what?" "I guess I don't have much say in anything. You have to do what you have to do. You can't risk that I might tell someone if you let me leave." "And I can't just kill you because I chose to take you in and care for you, can I? I could have let you swim and have the food you had, and let you go. That's what you wanted, at first. And what's more important to me is, do you really think I could kill you because of this? I don't smell any fear on you." "I guess I know you won't kill me, but what will you do?" "I'm trapped. You know our secret, and you could ruin my life, and the lives of my family, and many others. But I know you won't. I am willing to bet the safety of my pups on you Derrick." "I don't know what to do. I feel safe here, with you. You said I could stay, if I wanted. Does that mean I have to be like you?" "I told you I would never force anything on you Derrick, and it applies to this as well. If you decide to live here, it might make things easier for you, but that would be your choice." "Can I see your fangs Brandon?" I heard Morgan say behind me. "I haven't let my beast out yet, so I don't have any." Derrick looked at me, confused "There's so much to explain, and if you're staying, we have time, ok?" He nodded, then I turned around "Hey Morgan." And I let my fangs drop and my eyes change to red. "That is so cool. Will my eyes be red after you change me Dad?" I froze. "You heard what I told Derrick, right? You don't have to change to be here Morgan." "I know, but I wanna be like Brandon." "But it won't change you. You'll always be you. I like you, just how you are." "You mean it won't make me normal. That's ok. I'm unique, and I like being unique." "Yes, that's part of it. And I think you're too young to decide something like this. Can we wait and talk about it later?" "But I won't change my mind. I know I won't. Why can't you do it now? Why not?" he was getting agitated and his voice was getting louder. "Morgan, calm down. Focus." I said, adding just a touch of Alpha to my voice. He settled down immediately and said "I'm sorry Dad, I can focus. But I know I want it." "And you'll still want it when we talk about it later, ok? Did you eat enough?" "Yes Dad. Can I go play GTA?" "Yes, you may. Can you do it or do you need Brandon or Chipper?" "Could one of them show me how the TV works again? I wasn't watching and I'm not sure how to turn it on. I'll learn quick." "I know you will buddy. Brandon? Will you go with him?" "I'll show him, but can I come back and talk to you while he plays?" "You can talk to me anytime, you know that. I'll be... Derrick, where will we be? Or do you need some alone time?" "If you have things to do, I could play games with Morgan, or just sit and think." "Well, I won't push, but I have nothing special today. I'll be in my office, and if the door is closed, just knock. I'll answer anything you need to know. And sometime today I'll have Andrew get you two set up in bedrooms. And we can go get some clothes for you guys. Sarah, would you take their things and get them washed please?" Derrick said "I can do that Greg. And Morgan's picky about clothes, he won't be rude, but if it's not something he likes, or if it doesn't fit perfect, he won't wear it." "Then I guess the three of us can go together. Tommy? I know you won't let me go alone, but we'll take my truck. The GLS will look out of place at Target. And someone ask Patrick to come talk to me once he's finished breakfast?" "I'll tell him Dad. I want to see how Amanda's doing this morning. She went hunting with your mom last night." "Thanks Josh, if there's anything you need, you know where I am." And I headed to my office. I was sitting on the sofa, looking out at the lake, thinking. Do I have the right to change Derrick? Do I have the right to deny it to Morgan? Why do I want to deny him? Is it because he's different? Should that matter? I needed guidance and I couldn't contact Dad. None of this was important enough to call George this early. I couldn't call Honda or Yuan. I need to fix that somehow, secure phones for just the three of us? I must have really been lost in thought, because I didn't hear Brandon come in. He sat beside me on the sofa and looked up at me "What ya thinkin about Dad?" "Oh, a lot of things buddy. What did you have on your mind?" "Well, before you left, I asked about my first hunt. That's not what I'm asking about, I know you'll tell me when you think I'm ready, but it's related, at least I think it is." I took a second and summoned my mates with the bond, then I said "Ok, go on." "I'll wait until Pop, Papa, and Mom get here." And when I gave him a questioning look, he went on "You always close your eyes when you're using the bond Dad, geesh." "Busted. Ok, we're all here, so I want to catch you guys up. Just before I took Josh out on his hunt, Brandon came to me saying... Brandon, why don't you tell them. And then just tell us what else is on your mind." "I asked Dad when I could go on my first hunt. I know the traditions book says 7, and I'm not 6 yet, but Dad's doing things his own way with our pack, and I'm getting hairs, and I can shoot stuff, so I'm well into puberty, right?" Everyone nodded, so he went on "I'm not having a hard time keeping my beast down or anything, so I guess I can wait, but I just wanted to ask. But now, well, last night, in bed with Morgan I, well, I asked him if he wanted to play around, you know? He said he doesn't like doing that cause it's so messy, so I asked if he cared if I did or if I should go somewhere. He said as long as I didn't get it on him, he didn't care, so I did. Well, when I... when I was almost done, my beast wanted out like always, but it was different. It had something to do with Morgan." Though the bond, all three of my mates were saying the same thing. `Mates?' I had no clue, so I asked Scott to address this one. "What was your beast saying about him Brandon? Did you want to bite him? Did you want to get sexual with him?" "Well, I did, but just cause it would be fun. He's really cute." Brandon blushed when he realized he had said that, but he went on "But I know about consent and all, so I wouldn't ever push him to do something he doesn't want. It was like my beast was telling me I had to be there for him, to protect him." "And what do you think it means?" "Well, at first I thought it was a mate bond kinda thing, but like you said, if it was that, I would have wanted to bite him, right?" "In the beginning, I didn't want to bite your dad. I just knew I needed to be there with him. Knew I wanted to share my life with him. And with you being so young, I really don't know. Billy? You're younger, what about you?" "I had already shifted, so it's not the same as Brandon, but the first time I saw Bea, my beast was growling at me `mate'. There was no doubt on my part, and I hoped she felt it too. Bea?" "I hadn't shifted, but like Billy said, my beast wanted to shift right then and bite him. It almost tried, even with everyone there at the vineyard. I think if he was truly your mate, your beast would be telling you that, in no uncertain terms." "No, I never heard him say `mate', but it just felt like he wants me to protect Morgan. Like he knows he's different and needs someone. Morgan's not stupid Dad, he's just different, and he probably won't ever be able to be on his own. He's almost 14, but in some ways, he's younger than me." "Do you think your dad should change him?" "I don't know Mom. It sounds like we're going to keep him here to keep him safe anyway, what's the difference? If you change him, when he gets older, he can still decide not to renew. If you leave him human, his body is weaker, something could happen. If he's going to live here, he'll feel like he fits in better if he's one of us." "Fitting in isn't a reason to change him." "Isn't that why you changed Charlie Pop? So he would feel like he fit in with Davie? Why would it be different with Morgan just because he's old enough to choose?" I looked around at my mates and Scotty said what we were all thinking "A first hunt is supposed to show that a young vampire is ready to be an adult. I think you just showed us that Brandon. I don't see why your Dad can't take you, but it's his call, he's Alpha." Billy and Bea were both nodding their heads so I said "This afternoon or tonight? Or do you want Josh to take you?" "Oh no Daddy. I want you to take me, but I want..." He looked around at his other three parents "I'm guessing it's not a secret so... I want Josh to trigger my change." "So that's why you wanted him to be there? Because he's good with his mouth?" "Oh no, I mean yeah, I mean... ok, yeah, he's good at that, but he's your heir, so having you both there is like... I don't know Dad, I'm sorry. I didn't mean that you're not enough or anything." "I know baby, and it is fine, really. And if that's really how you want to trigger your change, well, I would do it for you, but just with my hand. I don't know if I could do more until you grow a bit. Why don't you go get Joshua and the two of us can talk? We'll talk more about Morgan another time. Derrick's been standing by the door waiting for a while, I need to talk to him." Derrick slowly came into the office with his head down. "I'm sorry Greg, I didn't come to eavesdrop, but you were talking when I came in and I heard Morgan's name, so I listened. You told me you prefer direct, so I'll ask. Are you going to change him?" "First, I obviously knew you were there. I told you I would answer any questions you have, so you didn't need to hide. Nothing you heard was secret, although you invaded Brandon's privacy. That's for him to forgive, not me. As to Morgan, I still don't know. Charlie was essentially my son when I changed him, and it was done for several reasons. While making him feel like he fit in as he grows was one, avoiding several issues with human authorities was the main reason." "Morgan is essentially your son too. He connected with you and Brandon right away. He has never done that, with anyone. It's his decision, not mine, but changed or not, he belongs here with you." "And what about you? Have you given things any thought?" "That's why I came down. If you have time, I want to hear everything you'll tell me about the world I've entered. How long can I stay here as a human and not cause problems?" "I don't know Derrick, I would guess maybe 70 years or so, then you'll die and we'll have to hide the body." I said, hoping to get him to laugh. It worked because he smiled a bit and said "I'm serious, won't my being here make things awkward? Aren't you fighting the urge to feed on me or something?" Now it was my turn to laugh. I turned to Brandon "I think I said something about taking Derrick and Morgan shopping this afternoon, but when we return, you're going hunting. Go tell your brother." Then I asked my mates their plans. Scott was going to spend time with Charlie and Davie, Billy wanted to talk to Amanda, and Bea's back was hurting, so she wanted to lay down. "That reminds me Billy, I need Patrick. If he's not down to breakfast yet, find him please?" Once everyone had left us, I told Derrick most of my story. I didn't mention the Council, or magic, or the prophecy, but I told him of my change. I told him about my Dad's death and finding Charlie, and about finding I'm an Alpha and inheriting Dad's pack and businesses. "There's a lot more, but for now, that's what you need to know. I will also say that almost everyone in the house is armed, and you should get with Tommy and Joshua so you can be trained with that gun of yours, if it's worth using. If it's not, we'll get you one that is. Now, tell me more about you. If you're going to stick around, I assume you'll want to do something with your life. What were your plans before things went wrong at home?" "I didn't really have plans. I worked the ranch growing up, I figured I'd end up with it. My brother was going off to college after his mission, and never liked cattle. I knew Dad couldn't afford school for both of us." "Ok, well, I don't need a rancher, but Sebastian has started us in the cattle business. If you like that kind of work, you're welcome to work with him. But you've gone from homeless to no limits. What do you really want to do?" "I will do whatever you need me to do, to stay here." "You're not listening, you don't need to do anything to stay. But I want you to enjoy your life, so I want you to find what you want to do. I'm not saying find a job, I'm saying find your passion." There was a knock, and Patrick stepped in "You wanted to see me Sir?" "Patrick, this is Derrick. I'd like you to hear his story, and see what you can find out for me. This is important to me. Derrick, tell him everything about you and Morgan please? And answer any questions he might have. I'll leave you two here while I go check on Morgan. When you're done Derrick, come find me, we'll go get you boys some clothes." I found Chipper and Brandon playing Rocket League against Morgan. My boys didn't stand a chance. I didn't play video games so I don't even know what he was doing, but he was flipping and burning and scoring. I was glad to see the pups were good sports about it and complimenting him on how well he played. "Morgan, after this game we're taking you and Derrick to get some clothes." "If I'm going to live here, why do I need clothes?" "Many times we have guests, and we wear clothes for dinner unless there's a special occasion. You'll need to be going to school too, so there are lots of times you'll need clothes." "Oh, ok. Brandon says he's going hunting when we get back, then he can show me his fangs!" "If he learns to control himself, yes he can. It's not always easy to show just your fangs when you're new to shifting, and if he doesn't have control, his full beast might scare you." "Full beast? There's more than fangs? Would you show me Dad?" "I don't know how much you know yet buddy, but my beast is not the same as most vampires. I'm afraid I'll scare you." He set his controller down, then came to stand in front of me and looked up into my eyes "I'd never be scared of you Dad. You won't hurt me, ever, I know that. It's why you don't wanna change me isn't it? You don't think I understand it all and you're afraid I'll be mad later." "Yes Morgan, that's exactly it. We can wait to change you and it will give you time to totally understand. If you decide you don't want it, that's fine. But if we rush into it, there is no way to change you back." "You can wait, but I won't change my mind. I want you to make me like Brandon so he can be my brother. But can I see you? Please?" Brandon came and stood beside Morgan, taking his hand "Go ahead Dad, go slow, and if he starts to get scared he can squeeze my hand and I'll tell you, and you can stop." Morgan smiled and nodded his head so I shifted to a basic vampire, red eyes, 1" fang, and sharp fingernails that extended just past my fingertips. He was still smiling and looking more excited than scared so I went on, growing taller and letting my fangs drop to 2", adding the Alpha glow to my eyes and letting my hands change into claws with 2" nails. "Awesome! Is that it or is there more?" "That's Dad as the Alpha of our pack. Billy and Josh are about that size now, since Dad's a Prince. Show him everything Dad, he's fine." At Brandon's encouragement, I let more of my beast's power come to the surface, now standing 8 feet tall with 4" fangs that were as thick as my finger, claws as big as a bear, and glowing blue eyes. I could scent Morgan, and there was no fear. His excitement could be seen between his legs, so I shifted to my full King Beast. I had to stoop because our ceilings were only 10', my fangs were 8" long, gently curving towards my body, my forearms were muscled and covered in hair, with my fingers ending in claws the size of a hunting knife, and sharper than most. I was looking down at Morgan through glowing purple eyes and he lost control, his body shaking through an orgasm as he covered my leg. He immediately panicked "Oh my GOD I'm sorry Dad. I didn't mean to... I mean... I didn't know it would..." then he saw that he had got it on me "I'll clean it up. I'm sorry. Don't be mad." I shifted and pulled him in to a tight hug "Focus on my voice and calm down. You told me I would never hurt you, and you're right. Brandon told me you don't like sex stuff because it's messy, and that's fine. But I don't mind the mess at all." He let me hold him a minute or two, then pulled back and looked up at me "That's another reason you're afraid to change me huh? If I can't focus I might let my beast hurt someone." "That would be a problem, yes, but I also know that Morgan is a very loving boy, and if his beast wanted to hurt someone, he wouldn't let it happen." "And I'll be with him Dad, I'll keep him calm." "That's sweet that you say that Brandon, but you can't be with him all the time. If we change Morgan, he'll do fine, won't he Derrick?" I said, turning to him. "Honest I'm not trying to sneak in and listen to things Greg. I was done with Patrick and came to find you, like you said. But yeah, I think Morgan's going to do fine here." "I know you weren't sneaking, you certainly weren't quiet. What did you think of my display?" "Well, I'm not scared that you'll hurt me, but I also see that if you wanted to, I'm in trouble." He said with a grin. "Or you could say that you see how safe you are with me around as a guard dog." I said as I picked Morgan up. "Let's go get my leg cleaned off and get you dressed." "Aren't you gonna dress too?" "Hmm, I could go like this. Do you think anyone would notice?" "You're silly Dad!" I carried Morgan up to the foyer and set him down, sending him and Derrick up to get dressed while I did the same. Then Tommy and I took them to Target to get some new clothes. Morgan had no problem with me buying him whatever he wanted, and spent quite a while looking at underwear, making sure I approved. Then when I took him to the jeans, he pulled me over and showed me the style pants he preferred. Soft nylon, warmups. Several hoodies, and tee shirts, and shoes. Derrick didn't want me to buy him more than the bare minimum, saying he could get by with two pair of jeans, one pack of underwear, and four tee shirts. I had to remind him of the size of the house and that a couple hundred dollars in clothes wasn't going to break me. That convinced him to get two more pair of jeans and another pack of underwear. Finally I had to tell him that one of my suits cost this much, and if he didn't get more, I was taking him to see Tyler and he could spend his days in suits that cost $5000 each. On the way there we had passed the Kawasaki/BMW motorcycle dealer and I heard Derrick say to Morgan how he missed his dirt bike, so on our way home I stopped in and we started looking around. I called Billy and had him get Andrew to bring anyone that was interested to meet us. While I was looking at the BMW adventure bikes, Derrick was with Lucas and Brandon looking at the trail bikes, telling them he'd help them learn to ride. Billy wasn't sure what he wanted, and Andrew was trying to find bikes that would fit Chipper and Andy. I made everyone buy boots, gloves, pants, jackets, and helmets. I told them if I caught them riding without any of the safety gear, they wouldn't ride for a week. Catch them a second time, they don't ride again. The salesman was a guy about my age named Marty, and he obviously loved his job. We left with 6 BMW R 1250 GS in a new trailer, with 6 Kawasaki KLX300 and 2 KLX110R in a second trailer behind the Suburban, and 12 ATVs to be delivered. We got home and Brandon was torn between riding the new bike and going hunting. I told him it was his choice, and he finally decided he could ride another time, so while he ran to get Joshua, I asked Derrick to work with everyone else, teaching them the basics of safely riding motorcycles. I told him where we would be, and he said he would keep everyone away from us. Brandon came back with Joshua in tow, both of them dressed for hunting. In other words, naked. I stripped and tossed my clothes on the porch. Morgan asked if he could watch and I had to explain that a first hunt was a special thing and he could watch us hunt another time. Brandon motioned for me to bend down, and he whispered in my ear that he didn't mind, if it was ok with me. I stood and looked my son in the eyes and he just nodded. "Ok Morgan, you can come to see him change, but after that, you come back to the house with Joshua, ok?" "I will, I promise. I'll be good and just watch." He said as he too stripped and tossed his clothes with mine. I led them to the hunting rock, and told Morgan to sit on the rock and be very quiet. Then I asked Brandon again if he was sure he was ready, and if he was sure he wanted Joshua to do what I thought he meant, to trigger his change. He looked at me with a very serious look on his face and answered. "I know my beast wants out Dad, and I know when he's closest to coming out. Joshua says he'll do it for me, and having Morgan here, my beast is already trying to come out. I'm ready." I nodded to Joshua, and he knelt in front of Brandon and took him into his mouth. Morgan was true to his word, and sat silently watching as Joshua worked on Brandon and as he climaxed, I heard him growl as he shifted. He looked up at me through red eyes, his little fangs just sticking out over his lower lip. Then he looked to Morgan and smiled, showing off his fangs. Morgan smiled back, then stood and reached for Joshua's hand, and the two of them headed for the house as I took my son hunting. He quickly learned how to focus his beast, and use his separate senses individually, or in groups. He would listen carefully to everything I told him, and in less than an hour, he was handing me the squirrel he had caught. It took us less than another hour, and he had learned everything I could teach him, so we headed back to the house and he joined his brothers on the motorcycles. I laughed as he put on his riding gear with nothing under it, and took off on his bike. Scott was already in his gear, so I threw mine on and we went off chasing them on our bikes. We all rode until dinner time, then parked all the muddy bikes in the lower garage. I told Billy to get Leonard working on another garage with a wash rack, laundry, and shower. I made everyone strip in the garage so we didn't track mud in the house. As we were headed in the house, I asked Brandon about his feelings for Morgan, now that his beast was out. "Nothing's changed Dad. He's not my mate, but he'll need someone forever, and my beast says that's me. I'm fine with that." "A future mate might not like you having something special with someone else." "Then he's not meant to be my mate. My mate will accept that I have Morgan, I know he will." "Well you've said two things that I would like to ask you about. First, you sound like you're sure your mate is male, so you think you're gay?" "Pretty sure Dad. I might have a girlfriend to have pups, but I'm pretty sure I'm gay. What's the second one?" "If he's not your mate, what is he?" "For now, he's my step-brother, I guess? Until you change him, or we're adults and you allow me to do it?" "I think that's a good answer, for now. You know I've been getting feelings about things, and I got one about Morgan when I first saw him." Dinner was a casual affair, since we all were naked and partially mud covered. After dinner, we went back out to play in the mud. Scott and Derrick had Andy and Chipper in the field where the mud was deepest when Morgan came up to me and challenged me to a race on the unfinished airstrip. "Well, my bike is a lot more powerful, it wouldn't be fair." "Not a race of speed, a race of tests. Like jumps, and obstacles and things. There's a dirt pile we can use to do a jump, and there are stakes we can use to zig zag around." "Ok, sound fun, let's go." And we headed off towards the airstrip, just Morgan and me. We took turns using the dirt pile as a ramp and doing stunts while we were in the air. Then he took off through the steel stakes that lined the edge of the dirt work. He zipped through them at an insane speed and I was worried for his safety, but he made it look easy. Then he jumped off his bike at the other end and jumped up and down, taunting me. I wouldn't beat him, but I had to make it look like I tried, so I went charging up through the stakes a little faster than I should have. I turned too close and my front spoke must have hooked on the top of the stake, because all I remember is flying up over the handlebars and landing on my back. I was laying there looking up when I heard Morgan scream. The next thing I know he's kneeling next to me, crying and saying he's sorry. "It's fine buddy, I just fell. Help me up and we can get the bike fixed." When he didn't move I asked "What's wrong Morgan?" He pointed towards my chest, and I lifted my head to look down over my body. That's when I noticed the steel stake sticking up out of my chest. Funny how it didn't hurt at all. I sent a mental message to my mates that I needed help, then things kinda got blurry. I was passing out. Could I be dying? Again? "What do I do Dad? What can I do?" "There's not much you can do buddy. Scott and Billy are on their way with blood, but if I don't make it, take care of Brandon for me?" "No Dad, you're going to be fine. Take my blood, it'll heal you." "I need to get off this stake. And I might drain you if I feed from you while I'm hurt. We'll wait for Scott." Morgan looked at me with a determined look in his eyes, then he grabbed me by the shoulders and pulled with all his might. I didn't even feel the stake when it went through my chest, but the pain of it coming out was more than I could take in human form, so my beast took over and I shifted. "That's right Dad, now feed." Morgan said, as he shoved his wrist onto my fangs, ripping his own flesh open. Just like I expected, when my mortally injured beast tasted the human blood, I couldn't stop. When the flow from his wrist wasn't fast enough, I sank my fangs into his throat and sucked like my life depended on it. When I felt his heart stop my human side realized what I had done, and I was sitting there sobbing, holding his lifeless body when Brandon came racing up on his motorcycle. ******************************************************************* Now you know why I needed to get this chapter out. I'm feeling evil, so who knows when chapter 39 will get published.