Question Hunger

Robert fed on Matt's blood, good that he already has so much control, don't want to risk killing someone by draining them too much. And already trying to ignore the fact he just drank blood for his own sanity's sake. *eyes bug out* Now that is a nightmare that would wake me up screaming. Matt thinking it is a hickey, awkward. *facepalms* Matt, doing that to girls to find out who gave you a hickey will end up getting you slapped a lot, possibly even beat up.

Still thinking it is an illness, Robert is good at rationalizing things. The spirit calls itself Vlad, at least it is classic. Let's see, hypnotic gaze, the power to fade from awareness, telekinesis, and shapeshifting just to start with, that is a lot of power. Smart kid, start with the power that is least likely to screw you over first. Plus with all those powers it is good he has them weakened in daylight hours, without a limitation wouldn't be as interesting.

Waking up at twilight to a knock on the door, Uriah was concerned he didn't answer his phone. Spirit of a dead vampire in his head, even in their world that might get him sent to a mental hospital, if not attacked by a fanatical vampire hunter. Dragged out to have fun by a friend, heh, no idea what that is like. Just what kind of driver is Uriah that Robert would be wary of getting in his car?

Join the frat, oh boy, someone will find out his secret if Robert does that. Minor hazing, at least it won't get him killed. Going to David's house, oh boy, 3 of the brothers together in one location. And a sadist who the parents are proud of and probably blind to his flaws, even better. Oh, just going to see where he lives, good. Reasoning with land sharks better than dealing with David, he sounds worse than a normal sadist.

With how his brothers are treated and how Robert is treated, their family is messed up. Broken family to the point the eldest brother doesn't even give his phone number to his younger siblings, seesh. Back to the dorm for more rest, Uriah nice for once, dang. And thinking that about Uriah, their family is even more messed up than I first thought. Plus I hope Robert isn't going into burnout and it is just from being out in sunlight.

Whoa, that awake and alert the moment the sun fully sets, a nice perk. Matt trying to get rushed by the frat and Uriah wishing to kick him to the curb, what a mess. Eep, Vlad trying to tempt Robert into controlling a woman to drink her blood, he is going to be trouble. Candi and Felicia at the secret spot in the park, betting the light is surprisingly bright only to Robert. Guess knowing Uriah is a good thing sometimes, wonder what those guys would have done if he was just some random person who stumbled upon this location.

Chaz and Paul, who is the first guy who didn't give his name? Watching a super bowl game on a tablet, oh brother. The guys there to keep an eye on the girls just in case something happens, no matter how secret you think a location is it is never safe to be alone or isolated. And Vlad eyeing a cougar, good grief, this guy has no sense of propriety. At least he can help Robert get to sleep, wish I had someone for that.

Guys giving him the evil eye and thinking they are gay, betting he is showing signs of being a mutant and we have some bigots. Professor Norton, in that kind of shape I would have retired by then, guess he loves teaching. No microphone to project to the back of the classroom, is he ex-military, possibly a drill sergeant. Mrs. Spaulding, talking through a lecture is just rude to the teacher.

Needing food in addition to blood, otherwise he would just be a vampire and not a mutant, more things for poor Robert to worry about. Going to his job and early, with Lucy having to leave for her own classes, plus no work left for him to do at his job, the horror! And then hit by the rush, never assume things will remain quiet at your job. James coming after he locks up, this part of the story makes me glad to have never worked retail, too stressful.

Tired yet not tired, weird. Ouch, driven to a dive bar by cravings for blood. And resist the temptation, Robert is stronger willed than he thinks. Laurie saying he looks like hell, resisting the call of blood is hurting him. Trying to push him to see the doctor, can't afford it plus what would they say about his new developments. And almost chasing after Laurie, go to a blood bank already!

Dang, so out of it he doesn't notice which floor he is on and ends up back in the dorm room with Matt. Tempted by the thought of what he could do at the party, these cravings are going to be trouble fast. And gives in once again, drinking from Matt's neck on the same spot. If this keeps up Matt is going to find out and freak.

Robert up first, teasing from Matt about the late night T.V., and the weird guy shows up against at the showers, still think he is suspicious about Robert being a mutant. What the! Matt doing the creeper thing now as well, this is getting freaky. Hating all that and wondering if he is becoming emo edge-lord, hehe. And worried he would be put in a psych-ward, thinking he isn't a mutant because it would have happened by now, could be an avatar and not know it.

At least Vlad confirms sunlight won't cause him to catch fire or explode. Long, appraising looks from women but worried how much is him and how much is Vlad. Stop worrying and enjoy it! Stopping at a deli after classes, Ouch, fresh ground chuck and flank steak, that hits the pocketbook hard. Browsers in the store and early once again, at least it seems better than the previous day.

Left the meat in the fridge store and just leaves it there because it is safer, plus he is too tired, how can he go from so much energy to that tired so fast. Door locked and no one in the hall even at that time of night, please let this not be foreshadowing of something worse to come.

Goes to wake Matt up and gets the classic sleepy grump response. Those guys checking Robert out again, Vlad ticked at him for ignoring his power and calling him betrayer, as if things couldn't get weirder. Matt up and hung over, yikes, no wonder he was such a grump. Nice message from James, a great boss.

Yikes! Stomach cramps like that, never pleasant and that bad, surprised he wasn't crying out in pain. *sigh* Going to work because he needs to get paid, instead of straight to the doctor, he is stubborn. Good grief, what is happening with his stomach? At least he is rushing to the clinic, about time. 20 questions to determine what the doctor can do for you, never fun.

Hiding in that corner and fading from view with the way the nurse reacted when he rose from his seat. And major weight change, oh boy. 40 minutes and then 20 minutes waiting for the doctor, faster than any clinic I've been without an appointment. Dr. Johar thinking it is food poisoning, without tests to show otherwise, that could lead to problems later. Yikes, ulcers or stomach cancer, way to scare the kid.

Ah, now the tests come, wonder what an X-ray and blood test will show about Robert. I pity the doctor who is left as the only one at a clinic, talk about stressful. Felt the pull of the blood being drawn and more painful than normal, another symptom of becoming a vampire or something else.

And drawn by the smell coming from down the hall, Vlad, you better not make him do something he will regret. An old man getting a blood transfusion, at least Robert resist the temptation. Oh good, nothing happened with the X-ray, some fiction has vampires react badly to those. And only excused absence if they find something, darn. At least Heidi has a sense of humor about the insurance paperwork.

A broken arm from being knocked off his bike by Uriah and told by Dad to "suck it up", their parents are monsters imo. And Nurse Heidi is one of the good ones. Gets to work on time and poor Lucy at the register swamped. And even got her to stay instead of leaving early to get these guys checked out faster, Robert is good.

Yikes, stomach feeling like it'll eat you from the inside out, scary. Ate the meat raw and lapped up the blood, whoa. Okay, why is this guy reacting this way, does not using his hypnotic gaze power on the girls cause it to build up and radiate from him somehow or something else? Wait, how did that blood get there, is this guy messing with him or is Vlad? And calls him gorgeous as he leaves, either that guy was definitely gay or something is very weird.

His face is softer and more angular now, what is going on? Wait, could Vlad actually be a female vampire spirit and changing him? A splotch of red on the chin of his face, stranger still, plus his reflection shifting back to his own. And realizes he is after the blood, about time again. Vlad snorting, probably thinks Robert is naive to think he can get away with not drinking the blood of humans.

"Spirits, 4th edition", interesting sounding book. 3 guys like that and are being friendly with Robert, turning female or something weird is going on which I can't seem to figure out yet. Wait, I think I figured out it, he shapeshifted into a female without realizing it, due to Vlad. Thinking he is gay, definitely seeing him as female to think that. And with how Vlad responds to Robert's question, he was definitely making those guys see Robert differently.

Hope that book helps Robert be able to talk to someone about Vlad without being considered crazy, right now it seems his only hope. A party in full swing at the dorm and Jayden sees him as normal, asking him to stay and meet his neighbors. Robert not hungry or thirsty, people coming up to him like that, and thinking he is full but Vlad chuckling, oh boy.

Vlad talking to him again, saying he won't feel that pain again, saying it marked Robert's transformation, uh oh. No one staring at him in the showers today, but wishing to go back to sleep, feeling the hunger already, just how much of a vampire is Robert now. Stew meat, at least it is cheaper than the stuff he bought the other day. Vlad needs to stop clamming up and tell Robert the full truth of what has happened to him already.

Busy for a college town bookstore would think more students would plan ahead better. More than 6k in sales, yikes. Semi ran over the girl's math book, talk about a bad day. Vlad trying to tempt him once again, he is one of the worst spirits so far. Drinking the blood and eating the meat, Vlad trying to tempt him into going to the clinic to steal blood packets, at least it isn't a live human this time.

Grow in strength with blood, both of them, not a good thing with Vlad I think. Ah, so this is what Vlad was doing, practicing making Robert look like a female version of himself, explains some of the weirdness from earlier. Thinking he can sneak into the vent, at least Vlad is willing to be patient until morning.

Back at the dorm and his cell phone is ringing like crazy, twenty texts, mostly from women, whoa. And all those girls were concerned about him, lucky. *eyes bug out* The ability to overshadow animals and use his will to direct them while using their senses, awesome! Losing concentration and getting jolted back to his body like that, not so much, but still.

Hehehe, Vlad begging to differ when Robert thinks he smells fine and doesn't need a shower, funny snarking. Four texts from Laurie alone, dang. Felicia, Candi, Vanessa, and Brenda, man he has a lot of girls interested in him in one way or another. Okay, how does Terry have his cell number? And figures Uriah gave him the number, they are trying to get him into that frat fast.

The clinic doesn't know what's going on and couldn't find anything, rarely a good thing. Whoa, Lucy wants to hang out sometime, things are looking up for Robert. Why did she frown when she said Rob's name, weird. All those people he recognizes showing up at the store if it isn't Vlad what about his changes is it. Candi in the store with Robert, alone, when he is craving blood that badly, fight it, Robert!

Darn, he gave into temptation, even asking Vlad for help. Hits Candi with the whammy has her in a trance and fed on her. And feeding her that story, at least he didn't try to get creative. And a compliment from Vlad about his first effort, Robert's life is going to get a lot more complicated from now on.