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Who: Eli and Jubilee.
What: Talking about vampirism.
When: Saturday, 9/21, after dark.
Where: A park.
Rating: PG-13.
Status: Complete!



Jubilee was doing a late night run. Literally just running with no real destination in mind. The world seemed oddly more alive, but she felt less so, and she wanted to feel the blood rushing through her body, while she still could.

The Hotness felt like she was turning again, as slowly as last time, bit by bit losing pieces of herself. She didn’t know what she’d do if she started craving blood again. Cry, probably.

Eli was sitting on a park bench, legs folded under her body, watching people and animals alike. Her eyes glinted every time the light hit them, as they were more like a cat’s at this point than a human’s.

Jubilee sprinted forward, leaping over a trash can and then skidding along a railing, because impromptu Parkour seemed like a great idea. She caught something glinting and slid to a stop “Yo?”

Turning her head, Eli blinked. “Hello.” She had watched the girl skidding. “Are you running from something?”

“No. Kind of running to something.” She rubbed the back of her neck. “Or maybe just tryin’ to escape myself and shiz.”

The girl seemed familiar, she couldn’t place her from where though.

“What is ... shiz?” Eli blinked, sitting up more alertly.

“Shiz. Shit. Things. Stuff! Yo dontcha know anything? Oh the Hotness needs to teach ya all the shiz!” She came over and put her arm around Eli. “Jubilee knows all the cool things, chica!”

Eli blinked. “Jubilee. You’re one of Papa’s.” She didn’t react to the other odd things that the girl had said, just staring at her. “I’m Eli.”

“Pap--- ZOMAHGOD!” She hugged Eli. “You’re the lil’ vampire chica Wolvie adopted!”

Brown eyes closed and Eli tried not to flail when she was hugged. “Hello.” Dear god, this girl was like a living sugar high.

“Always wanted to meet you I mean you’re totes part of the family and shiz and here you are and it’s totally random and shiz and it’s like really really awesome!” Jubilee squeezed her and bounced in place.

Eli couldn’t help but laugh a little. “Serendipity happens when one least expects it, I suppose.” She gave Jubilee a contented little hug.

Jubilee finally set Eli down, and grinned at her. “You’re tiny!” She wasn’t that big herself. But Eli was adorable! She wanted to hug her and squeeze her and call her George.

Eli chuckled. “I am sixteen, I am supposed to be small. Are you much older? You are not so large yourself,” the tiny vampire teased.

“Turned twenty-one earlier this year,” Jubes said, grinning at her. “Wasn’t as fun as it could have been.”

“Ah, yes, drinking ages here are different.” Eli’s accent betrayed to everyone that she was not native to their country.

“Was more fun in London ‘cause I was old enough but I couldn’t drink much until after the Olympics, then I’d fucked my leg up so I was on painkillers and couldn’t drink at all and then after that I turned vampy and drinks did crapall.” Jubilee sighed.

“I can’t drink or eat anything but blood or I get very ill,” Eli sighed. She couldn’t even pretend to eat or just to enjoy the flavor of something.

“I know, it’s horribad. Had to get my girlfriend liquored up just to feel a buzz but that didn’t work so well ‘cause she has a healing factor so she gets buzzed for like five minutes. “Jubilee made a face.

“I don’t think I’d like that anyway.” Eli smiled, knowing that Athelstan wouldn’t enjoy drinking to excess either. She was likely very boring compared to Jubilee, but she was happy.

“Getting shit-faced is only for certain people, pretty sure Wolvie would be happy if you never ended up shit-faced.” She rubbed the back of her neck. “Do you get Wolvie-cola? I had to get Wolvie-cola. In the dreams, after I got turned. He was… he was the only one who believed I could fight becoming one of those things.”

“If you mean his blood, yes. I can’t ... recreationally feed on people. If I were to bite you, for example, you would turn unless I killed you immediately after. I have to turn your head round all the way, or cut it off. Papa is the only one who can withstand my bite without turning.” Eli’s head hung down; she felt like she was guilty somehow.

“That’s cuz he’s awesome and don’t you ever forget it. Sounds like you’re from a nastier vampire breed than I’m used to. I used to be able to control it. Actually I never figured out how ta turn someone…”

“Be glad,” Eli murmured. She sighed, pulling her knees to her chest. “Every time I kiss my boyfriend, I worry.”

“That you’d turn him with a kiss?” Jubilee wondered how that would work. Maybe it was like a virus or something. She plopped onto the bench and pulled Eli down with her. “It’ll be okay. Love kinda is one of those things that keeps you human.”

“What if I bite his lip too roughly?” Eli sighed, flopping onto the bench with Eli.

“Then he’ll go ow and be okay with it if he’s a good guy,” Jubilee pointed out. “That’s gonna happen eventually.”

“What if I break the skin? That will turn him, Jubilee.” Eli bit her own lower lip, worrying it roughly.

“Shiz.” Jubilee pulled Eli into her lap. “Even that little? That bites. Totally. Hey can we like get a sample? I know some peeps maybe we can find a cure! If it’s like a disease!”

Eli’s eyes lit up. “Truly?” The blue eyes were soon filmy with bloody tears, and she sniffled a little. “I should not get my hopes up. What do you wish me to bite?”

“Uh. Huh. So your saliva obviously won’t do anything! You swap spit! So it’s not like an Ess Tee Dee. Maybe…” She held up a finger. “Milk you like a snake!”

That seemed awkward, so Eli couldn’t help it. She burst into giggles. “You have an odd idea of a fun evening, Jubilee.”

“Wut. Too kinky?” She winked at Eli.

Eli wrinkled her nose. “We’re sisters, Jubilee. Ew.”

“Not by blood.” She made a face, crossing her eyes and giggling. “Point taken!”

“But I could bite down on the lid of a cup or something. Or bite a steak or ... something.” Eli wiped bloody tears off of her cheeks.

“The cup might work! Or maybe a silcon toy! That might capture it! Perfectly.” Jubilee wiped at her tears with the sleeve of her shirt. “It’ll be okay. I mean..I can’t say for sure but damn we have to try!”

Eli didn’t know what toys were made with silicone, but maybe if they talked to someone who actually knew about this sort of thing. “I just love him so much. I want to get old with him. He deserves that.”

Jubilee could understand that feeling. She nodded her head. “Okay. I’ll ask everyone I can. Promise.”

“You are good to help a stranger,” Eli smiled. “Even if we are essentially sisters.” Logan had given her such a huge family; Eli owed him everything.