The flashback
BEEPBEEPBEEP!
My alarm woke me up. I reached over and turned it off. Soon my mother came up to my room.
“Come on Shadow Light, time for school.”
I opened my eyes to see a mare about four feet tall. Her blue eyes shined in the sun. She lightly laid a wing on me, her blue coat in a mess.
“I got your favorite food down stairs”
“Grr....Fine.” I sheepishly said getting out of my bed. “Mind getting out?”
“Hmm..Oh sorry.” She said. I notice her voice was a little weaker than usually.
Parents, Everypony hates them. I finally got out of my bed and headed to my bathroom. I walked in and grab my toothbrush. Unlike my parents I was a unicorn. I stopped right as soon as I open my mouth. I look closer into the mirror and stared at two little thing. my black coat and back necklace blended together. My green eyes looked sharp, almost soul stealing.
“Darn it why now?” I asked myself. “I can’t go to school like this!”
Those “things” I was talking about were fangs. I closed my mouth as I hear hoofsteps. My mouth watered, I was hungry, but for...blood
I walked out and saw nopony. “Must have been my dad.” I walked downstairs to the dining room.
“Hello Shadow,” my mother pointed to the pancakes on the table. “eat up now.”
I took a seat, but didn’t stay long. “I’m not hungry, I am just going to go.”
I hopped out the chair and left right as soon as I got my bag.
“Bye Shadow, have fun.” She called to me. That’s what she always said before I turned into this.
I walked maybe a good mile before I bumped into a friend.
“Hi Lightning, sorry.” He dropped his bag and I picked it up for him.
“Ah it’s ok,” he looked look over to my flank and smile. “You enjoying that mark?”
“Yea, you gave it to me..somehow.” It was about a year ago when this all started. I saw the whole night flash before me.
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Lightning told me to head to the wood behind my house, why I don’t know. I walked for about a half hour before I spotted my pegasus friend. He looks strange, maybe sleepy I didn’t know.
“Hello Shadow.” His voice rang in my head, smooth and caring. I looked around trying to find anything, all I saw was trees.
“S-something wrong?” I looked in his eyes, bad mistake.
It felt like he was looking into my soul. His eyes shined their red color. “Dude are you ok?”
“Never felt better,” Lightning walked up to me, his eyes not leaving mines. “You know...you and me very different, you’re an unicorn and I’m a pegasus, but yet we all have ties.”
“W-what do you mean?” I couldn’t move, something was holding me. I tried lighting my horn, but nothing.
He walked closer, I tried moving, but couldn’t. “Easy,” he opened his mouth, there were two fangs. I felt fear enter my body. “You see there’s more to me, now lay down.”
“No...” I felt my body lay down, I was on my back shaking my head. “Please Lightning, please don’t!”
“Oh come on Shadow, it won’t hurt...much.” He bent down, I could feel his warm breath.
“No please don-” he bit down. I could feel his little fangs slip deeper into my neck, then he began to feed. I could feel the blood leave my body, but you think it would hurt. It didn’t. I don’t know how long he fed, but I soon passed out.
I woke up maybe two hours later to him still feeding. “Dang, slow eater.” I said to myself.
“Wait..HE’S FEEDING OFF ME!”, I looked around and soon back to him, his eyes were closed, but soon opened.
I reached a hoof up to push him off, but I had no energy. “Lightning please...I don’t want to die.”
He stopped and stood up, a bit of blood dripping from his fangs. “Now why would I kill my best friend?”
“B-but you just did!”, I yelled with all my energy. “My own friend just-”
“If I killed you, then why are you still here?” His voice softened. I could see his eye change color for a split second. “You are now, one of me...”
“I can’t be no-” a sharp pain shoot through me. It felt like my heart stopped. My heart did just stop. “What’s happening?!” I yelled.
He smiles. “It’s taking effect. You’re already changing. You see, now you're immortal, like me, so you don’t need a heart.”
“I’m what?”
“Immortal and a vampony.” He smiled, I had so many questions.
“How long have you been one?” I kept getting weaker and weaker.
“About five years. I’ve been waiting for you.” He frowned, “I should’ve asked.”
“Yeah, you should’ve. Why didn’t you just tell me?!” I didn’t know if I blacked out or if something happened, but I woke up in my bedroom. Lightning was looking at me.
“Hello sleepy head.” He had a wide smiled, fangs showing.
“Grr...You will-” my belly rumbled stopping me. “Can you get me an apple or something?”
He shook his head and smiled. “Can’t.”
“Why?!”
“You’re a vampony, you need blood, but soon you will be able to eat normally again.” he smiled. I could tell he was thinking one thing.
“Wait. Nononononono! I am NOT feeding off of you!" I looked over to the window. It was open. I smiled. “You carried me home, thanks.”
“Come on, it won’t hurt me. Besides, you need it or you’ll go mad for blood.” He moved over to me. “Just bite me.”
I laid there, looking at his neck. I could feel my mouth water, my mind kept telling me to bite his neck. He moved closer. I shook my head, I wasn’t about to be like my friend.
“Don’t fight it, trust me.” He smiled.
I gave in and reached up to his neck and bite down. The rush of blood caught me off guard. I could feel it on my fangs, all of my lost energy coming back to me. It felt amazing! It’s like I drank my favorite drink! I stopped and he stood back up. "One more question," I said.
“How do you walk in the sun?” The biggest question I had, for five years, was how he had walked in the sun, if he is a vampony.
“It just burns a bit more. If I were you I would stay away from the sun for about a week.”
“But-” I tried getting a hold on him, but I was too sleepy.
“You’ll get used to it.” A black mist formed around him and then he was gone. All I saw was a wink.
I fell asleep. So much was going through my head, "Why?" Why, was my main question. "Why me, why now?" This was fucking high school, not just normal life.
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“So, how long did it take for you to find the mark?” he smiled. My cutie mark was a drop of blood surrounded by my magic.
“About 3 days..my parents were a little worried, but that soon passed.” I looked up and spotted the high school. “Well, New Year, here we come.”
Being one of the only six unicorns in my school, it was kinda hard to get around. Everyday it was the same thing. I was a magic user, I was lazy, different things, but I just let them pass. I wasn’t a fighter.
We walked in, I looked around trying to find if the school’s bullies were anywhere. There were ponies of different size, color, and race. I didn’t even see one of the few unicorns. I don’t even think there’s one unicorn teacher.
“You know, I’ve been hungry.” I turned to face Lightning.
“Listen at lunch, we could head out to the woods, or find somepony, cause I need to show you something.” His eyes lit up.
I shook my head and kept walking and entered my new class: History. I loved history and one thing popped out, Discord. I don’t know what it was about him, but he just made History interesting. When he became good, he took up a job here as the new history teacher. Hella fun, everyday was never boring, always fun.