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// A (dangerous) new friend/ Nightscares 
// Story: Drew Mathers: Canterlot High Chronicles 
// by Lethally Insane 
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Chapter Three: A (deadly)new friend.

I glanced in the rear view mirror at the van that followed us. He was just sitting there, driving.

"Sunset," Pinkie said tapping me on the shoulder. " our turn is next."

"Oh, right." I muttered, merging onto the lane, the van following.

I dropped them off at their respective houses before heading to the boarding house. The van followed me into the drive. I got out of my car. I helped him move the coffin into the back room of the house. We sprawled on the couch. I was physically and emotionally exhausted.

"Thanks," He said, breaking the silence. " for trusting me back there."

"What do you mean?" I asked.

"For everything," he said, gazing at me. " it takes a lot of courage to bring someone you know nothing about back to life. You were the only one that wasn't afraid of me. Then on top of that, you're letting me live here. Thanks for all of that.

"It's not much, but I figured it would help." He said, fishing around in his new, ill gotten jacket. He withdrew a bundle of dollar bills and tossed it to me. " I found it in their van."

"I- I- thank you." I said, thumbing through them. " I only get so much money to live on from the school, this will help."

"Just because I'm a vampire doesn't mean I can't be nice." he said. " What you saw in that mansion was the darkest side of me. I was so hungry, and I was desperate. I had to eat."

"What's it like?" I asked him. " To be a vampire?"

"It's complicated," he said. " I'd rather know more about you. You and I only just met."

"Okay," I said. I was slightly disappointed that he wouldn't tell me about himself. " but you might not believe my story."

"Try me." he laughed.

An hour later I had finished my story, every detail about being born in Equestria and coming here after l had left Princess Celestia. I told him about the Fall Formal and how I had planned on taking over the school and then Equestria.

"Wow," he said. " I take it back; I don't believe it. You were a horse?! How is that even possible?"

"I was a pony." I corrected. " Also, Equestria has magic that surrounds that world. It doesn't effect here, that's why nature is more unpredictable, and why the planet orbits the sun."

"How would they explain something like me then?" he asked.

"I don't really know," I pondered, " I guess you would be grouped into random monsters that aren't controlled by the princesses like the smooze, or even Discord."

"Back in my time," he said wistfully. " everyone thought of vampires differently. Some people said that they were unholy abominations that were not fit for our unlives. Others speculated that we were the next evolution of man and so forth."

"I thought I was just me." he continued. " I had the same personality of my human self. I just ate differently than everyone else."

"Oh," I said. " I think that being you is pretty good. Speaking of which, I should probably thank you for helping with the burglars."

"Any time, Sunset." he replied. " It's my job after all."

"Sunset," he said. " someday soon I'll show you my past. Until then, let's be friends. Your pink friend showed me something. Not everyone has to live in fear anymore."

"Deal." I said.

I got up and went to my room. I had a long journal entry for Twilight tonight.

Sunset's journal entry:

Dear Princess Twilight Sparkle,

Today was very eventful in several ways. I guess I should start with the bad news first. My reformation mentor, Apache Stormwings, died. However, shortly before, he left me something. His name is Drew and he's different. You see, Twilight, Drew isn't from this world. Before you ask, he's not from Equestria either. I think he's much older than this dimension. He certainly comes off that way. Drew is insistent that he has been "sleeping" for 1000 years. He calls himself a vampire, and he has shown himself to be one. He has seemingly adopted me as his new master. I'm not really sure how to feel about that. A few months ago, I would have been ecstatic to have complete control of a being. Now I have the opposite obligation and here he is, crossing the border of life and death to serve a new master, me. For the most part, he's nice, but I just don't know what to do with him. He seems eager and intent on carrying out my orders. I'm fearful, Twi; what if I make a bad decision? I've already made him hurt someone. Drew seems to have no free will of his own to speak against this, at least to his master (me).

From,

Sunset Shimmer

I closed the book as it vibrated my message. I glanced at the clock, it was 10:25. I set the book on my nightstand. I felt my eyes begin to close. I gave in to the deep embrace of sleep.

Chapter 3(b): Night scares.

I watched Sunset leave to go to bed. To be honest, I was tired. But Alas, I thought, there is no rest for the servant. I slipped out of the house, grabbing the van's keys as I went. I would tie up the last loose end. This would make me and the girls untraceable. I started the van's engine and backed out of the driveway. I went over my plan in my head. I would discard the van on the side of town closest to Trottingham, and walk back to the house from there. Why do they call it Trottingham, anyway? I thought. Everything in the world seemed to be horse themed. Sunset even said she was a transdimensional pony. Then again, I was a vampire, which until 2010 were dismissed as a scary story for late at night. Why should magical ponies from another dimension be any different?

It was ironic, two living fairy tales living under the same roof. I pulled into an empty parking lot, I killed the engine, and looked into the back. There was junk scattered everywhere. I had already emptied the van of anything useful. I had hidden the extra packs of cigarettes in my coffin along with a few spare lighters. I had seemingly missed something amongst the clutter. I pulled a flask from the random bits of junk. I stepped out of the van, leaving the keys in the ignition.

I opened the cap and sniffed, the telltale scent of alcohol wafting into my nostrils. I dumped out its contents; it was useless to me anyway. I couldn't process it, but the flask had a use of its own. I could hide a stash of blood in it to keep me from going too hungry during the day. I chuckled to myself.

I walked for a half hour before a peculiar building caught my eye. It was a Red Cross blood bank. I could practically bathe in the scent of blood from the place alone. I looked around quickly. No one in their right mind was out on the street at this time of night. I walked down an alley next to the blood bank. If I can get into this place, I thought, I can eat without killing. I won't have to burden Sunset's conscience of my eating habits any longer. I concentrated, I took a calm step towards the wall of the blood bank, then another, and another. I opened my eyes. I was inside the Red Cross. I leaned against the wall and caught my breath. Phasing through solid objects was hard for me. Seras had taught me how to do it after Alucard had deemed me powerful enough to learn. They could do it without a break in stride, but here I was, wheezing like an asthmatic. I looked around. I was in the storage room. I felt like I had died and gone to vampire heaven(which was probably hell); there were cartons of the stuff everywhere. I quickly downed one, and drained a blood bag's contents into the flask.

I felt the last bits of my former strength returning. I quickly grabbed two more large cartons and phased again. It was still tiring, but I didn't have to stop for as long to catch my breath. I rounded the corner and continued my triumphant march to Sunset's. I felt like I was on top of the world. I had just solved my problem for food and liberated Sunset's conscience.

I was in the home stretch now, Sunset's house only a few blocks away. I turned again and continued. I stopped dead in my tracks. Something was wrong. There was a different scent in the air and it wasn't the blood. Someone was following me, and she wasn't human. I quickly rounded a corner to an alleyway and carefully set my precious cargo beside me. I waited in the darkness for my pursuer to follow my footsteps…..