New Moon Beginning

I felt the warmth of the sunlight on my skin. It was there. I could sense more than one body there. I opened my eyes and squinted in the sunlight of a winter morning. I took a sharp intake of breath and exhaled, noticing that it didn't materialize in front of me. I tried again, but nothing happened. I lifted my hand in front of my face and tried again, and became worried when I felt no breath on my fingertips. I sat up quickly and looked around. I was in the factory where I spent most of my time, but I wasn't alone. I saw Lenore, Aurelia, Deangelo and Gayle sleeping peacefully on the ground near to me. No, not on the floor, they were floating just a few centimetres above the ground. I frowned and tried to remember how we got there. Then it came back to me. The creatures, and the pain. I lifted my hand to my mouth and felt a crust around my lips. I stood up and felt the draft of the morning flow around my stomach. I stepped over the sleeping group and wondered where the rest of us were. I felt the dust on my skin from the abandoned machinery. I could her a strange buzzing sound, like Venetian blinds rubbing together. I look around and saw a small fly hiding in the screw hole on a close piece of machinery. Then I gasped. I was seeing and hearing things I would normally ignore. Things that only those with sensitive sense would notice. I ran the rest of the way to the bathroom; I had to see if it had worked. I pushed the door open, with the same amount of strength as normal, but it nearly flew off its hinges, like I had pushed it with tonnes of force. I ran to the sink and looked in the mirror. I saw myself there, but I was only a faint outline. I rubbed the mirror and my image became clearer. I saw a crust of blood across my lower lip and bite marks on my upper lips. Then i nod myd my eyes. My normally green eyes that accented my black hair so nicely were gone. They were as amber as cats’ eyes now. I opened my mouth and felt the words escape from my mouth. I couldn’t believe it. I had called them, they had come and they had changed me. I turned around and went into the cubicle on the left. I felt around in the box and pulled out my clothes for today. I wondered if I would fit into them. I felt bloated but I didn’t look it. And I had brought the trousers that were two sizes too small. Still it couldn’t hurt to try could it? I sat down and pulled my top from my performance over my head, trying not to damage it. I folded it carefully and placed it in the box with my other clothes. I lived from this box. I wasn’t welcome at home. They hated me. And I hated them. And I hated Lenore’s mother. She had sent her to counselling because of her connections with me. Since we had become friends, she had come out of her shell. She had gotten in trouble with the law more than once and where she told her mother she was romantically connected with me, she flipped. She banned her from seeing me gain, and had sent her to Dr. Orville for weekly treatments, hoping that it was all just a psychological phase. But it hadn’t worked. I sat and pondered this as I put on my underwear. I pulled on my top, a plain black vest. I stood up and looked down. I really wondered if my trousers would fit. If they did it would be a miracle. But it would prove that they had changed me. I stepped in and began to put them on. I felt them slip over my hips and around my waist. I was about to give up and say that I was being stupid but I felt the urge to try and do them up. So I did. And they fitted. I gasped, then began laughing with such shock and delight I danced out of the cubicle listening to my legs rub against the leather of my trousers. I felt natural. Its was amazing. I had to tell the others. I had to wake them and tell them how wonderful it was. They had gotten their wish. They belonged now. Nocturnal animals. Part of the Nosferatu; the world of vampires.

It took me longer to get back to the main factory floor because i was giddy with excitement. I eventually got there after taking a few wong turns and found that they were still sleeping except Lenore. I wondered if she had figured it out yet, but didn't shout out to her in case i woke the others up. i walked up behind her and put my hand on her skin. But i pulled it back faster than lightning. her skin was well over boiling point. I gasped as she turned round. She was crying but what struck me was the fact that her skin had begun to peel around her eyes, showing the muscles underneath. She looked more like the lord masters than a nosferatu.
e whe what they did?"

I tried to reply but the sound was caught in my throat. All i could do was lean forward and hug her, hoping that she would feel okay if she wasn't the only on turning into a monster.