Page 19 of Vampire Lee

Dillon was not calming down. The room spun around him, and he couldn’t breathe.

“Fuck.” The word was nothing more than a hiss, then Lee looked into his eyes, and if Dillon believed he’d been panicking before, it was nothing compared to the foul, black fear taking over now.

“No, no, no. Please calm down. I wasn’t going to…Fuck.”

Vampire Lee moved around him, pressing Dillon’s back against his bare chest. “I wasn’t going to enthrall you.”

Dillon fought for a few more seconds, then stilled. He was no match for a vampire.

“Good. Easy.” Vampire Lee spoke right next to his ear. “If I remove my hand, will you stop screaming?”

He wasn’t screaming, was he? Maybe. He made noises with each exhale, but he didn’t want to anger Vampire Lee any more than he already had, so he nodded.

Vampire Lee made a sound at the back of his throat, it could be one of annoyance, but Dillon wasn’t sure. “I’m sorry, wee yin. I shouldn’t have come in here.” He was quiet for what felt like hours but couldn’t be more than a few minutes. Dillon focused on breathing and not allowing the shivers too much room.

“Is no one coming?”

Coming? Who would be coming? Had he brought friends? Why was he here? It had to be in the middle of the night. Murrie didn’t have meetings in the middle of the night.

“Dillon?”

He nodded and stared at the doorway. Was anyone coming?

“Won’t Rei or Murrie come?”

Dillon tried to find his voice several times without luck.

“Dillon?” Vampire Lee spoke softly, and he nodded again.

“The others, why aren’t they rushing up the stairs?”

“The others?” His voice shook, and it was nothing more than a whisper. Which others did he mean? His vampire friends?

“You screamed, will no one come to check on you?”

Dillon shook his head.

“They must’ve heard me break the door.”

He shrugged. Did Vampire Lee want them to come?

“Are you okay up there?” Rei’s voice traveled the stairs.

“Yeah.” Vampire Lee sounded weary. “I think I fucked up.”

A grunt was all the response there was. “Is Dillon okay?”

He was quiet for several seconds, but when Dillon didn’t reply he sighed. “A little shaken, I think, but physically unharmed.”

“Right, try to get some rest.”

“I broke the door.” Vampire Lee still hadn’t moved away from him.

A not-so-silent yawn sounded halfway down the stairs. “I heard. Normally, unless something shatters, we don’t break in.”

“Got it. I’ll pay to have it fixed.”

Rei grunted a reply and disappeared. Dillon didn’t hear him move away, but he could sense it.

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