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do we do now?” I asked.
    “What do you mean?”
    “Well, I am going to have to quit my job, I have no place to live, no money, no phone, no clothes... do I really need to go on?”
    “You have a nice long life ahead of you” she sniggered.
    “Yeah, thanks. Really helpful.”
    “Well if it means anything you can stay here as long as you need.” She said.
    “It does actually. Thanks.”
    “I won’t even charge you rent, till you get a job.” She laughed.
    My glare just made her laugh harder and I gave up and took another sip of the tea. If anything it was making me feel a little nauseous. A chill ran through me as a thought occurred.
    “What did the book say about eating and drinking?” I asked.
    “No idea, I didn’t get that far.”
    “Where is it?”
    “In my room, hold on.” She rose from the couch and padded almost silently into her room, returning a moment later with the book in hand that she passed to me.
    The cover was made from actual leather and embossed with an image and symbols that I didn’t recognise. I opened it and flicked through the first few pages looking for an index. Finding nothing of the sort, I started leafing through the pages and scanning each one.
    “Here, it says... oh damn.” I muttered.
    “What?”
    “I can eat and drink like normal and in fact my body functions just like any normal human as long as I have enough blood in my system.” I said.
    “So the blood’s your energy source?”
    “I guess so, which makes you a walking battery.” I said and it was my turn to snigger.
    “Ok so what’s the problem” she said as she ignored my smirk.
    “Healing and doing other Vampy things will use up my reserves faster than normal. Meaning, the more I need to heal, the more often I will need to drink blood.”
    “But you just drank a whole guy yesterday.”
    I read a few more pages before saying, “The first time is different. All of that blood, that energy is used to fully alter the human into a permanent Vampire. After that, most Vamps will need to drink a few pints of blood a week at most to maintain themselves.”
    “So you need to drink some blood? What happens if you don’t?” she asked with a thoughtful expression.
    “If the Vampire goes without blood for a significant period of time, the thirst for this source of life will continue to grow until, like a mindless beast the Vampire will attack any living creature to receive sustenance.” I read.
    “So how far off a mindless beast are you right now?” she asked.
    “I think I’m good, though it would probably be best if I had some blood today.” I said.
    “Is it just human or can you have animal blood?”
    I scanned the page before finding the right passage, “While the blood of lesser creatures can sustain us in the direst of circumstances, the blood of these creatures has a sour taste and will provide little pleasure.”
    “It may be worth getting some and sticking it in the fridge in case you get the urge to chow down on me when you get thirsty.”
    “Where would we get it though? I don’t think butchers sell the stuff anymore.”
    “Maybe an abattoir? Let me check online” she said as she pulled her laptop off the coffee table and onto her lap.
    I read through the book patiently as she tapped away on the keys of her computer. It was a disturbing read in parts and a great source of information in others.
    “Hey, apparently I’m in thrall to my sire and I have to do what he says.” I said to Beth.
    “Yeah, I read that. Basically you’re his bitch.”
    “I wouldn’t put it like that.” I said defensively, “I don’t feel any special urge to do his bidding. I know he told me to call him tomorrow but I don’t feel compelled to do it.”
    “Yeah but you will be doing it though won’t you?”
    “Well yeah, but that’s because he threatened me with death if I didn’t do as he said. But from what I just read, he could have just commanded me to do it and I would have had to.”
    “It’s something