Chapter 7-7

Several months went by without incident, thankfully. But just when I thought I saw the last of Seafoam, she showed up at my doorstep. Oh God, what does she want now?

  

Cyan: What to do want, Sea? Come to blackmail me for something again?
Seafoam: No, of course not, sweetie. I love you Cyan.
Cyan: Not this again, I'm not interested. This whole relationship is one sided.
Seafoam: That's not why I came here.

I happen to look down, and notice her swollen belly. S***.

Cyan: Oh no.
Seafoam: Oh yes! That's right, big boy. I'm pregnant.
Cyan: This was your plan all along wasn't it? You're trying to ruin my marriage!
Seafoam: I was just wanting the sex. Baby is just a bonus. My very own vampire baby! Isn't that great? What is wifey going to say about this?

Hearing the commotion,  Belle comes outside. The look on her face says she's furious.

Belle: What's wifey going to think of what?
Seafoam: Cyan and I are having a baby. 

 Belle glares at me. Her look says 'we'll talk later'. I back up and let her deal with this.

Belle: listen, bitch, I don't know what kind of game you're playing, but we want no part of it.
Seafoam: oh, I got what I wanted, but I could easily sucker him into round two. Cyan is just so easy to manipulate. Threaten you and he'll do anything!
Belle: So you admit it?
Seafoam: yeah of course. Cyan would never willingly cheat on you. I really had to pull some strings to get him to agree to it. It just happened to come to threatening your safety. That worked like a charm.
Belle: f*** off. Seriously this s*** is over. Don't come around here again.
Seafoam:  * pretending to cry* but...but I want us to be a family...
Belle: what part if 'we're married' don't you understand?  You have a boyfriend, go to him.
Seafoam: But Cyan...
Belle: He's mine, now back off. Get out of here!

 Sea looks terrified, turns tail and quickly walks away. Belle turns to me. Now it's my turn to face her wrath.

Belle: I knew this was going to happen! What are you going to do now?
Cyan: listen, I didn't want anything to do with her and I still don't. She's trying to sabotage us.
Belle: I know that, I'm talking about the baby.
Cyan: oh, I mean I want to be involved but I don't want to be around her either.
Belle: but it is your child right? How do we know it isn't someone else's?
Cyan: Im assuming it is; the timing is right. We'll know for sure after it's born i guess. If it's not, then I don't need to deal with her. If it is...then I'll help her out if she asks, but only for the baby's sake.
Belle: Well let's hope it isn't. Maybe it is Cantaloupe's baby and she's trying to reel you in by saying it's yours.
Cyan: I hope so. That woman has some serious issues.
Belle: Tell me about it. Let's get inside; sounds like the babies are awake.

  

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About four months later she was back. Here we go again.

Cyan: What now? You still don't get it do you?
Seafoam:  that's not why I'm here, not today at least.
Cyan: Why did you come then?

  

I look down and see a little bundle in her arms.

Seafoam: I thought you'd want to meet your son. His name is Teal.
Cyan: Oh.
Seafoam: He's so cute, isn't he? You know, we could always make another...*wink*
Cyan: Give it a rest, will you?
Seafoam: I wasn't lying you know. He is yours. See? He looks a lot like you.

I look at the baby. Yep, she's right. I can't deny him. He has my skin tone and eye color.

Cyan: Yeah, I see. So what do you want?
Seafoam: I want you, obviously, but seeing as I'm sure your wife would murder me...
Cyan: Don't start.
Seafoam: You don't need to be involved, unless you really want to. Cantaloupe and I will raise him. I just wanted you to meet him. Thought you'd like to know.
Cyan: Alright, then, goodbye Sea. Don't come back. I'm serious.

Without a word, she turns and leaves.

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About a week went by and I got a knock on the door. It better not be her again. I'm so over this s***. To my surprise (and relief), it was Cantaloupe.

 Cyan: Oh, hey, man, what's up? It's been a while. Come on in!

 Cantaloupe: Hey, bud. 

Cyan: You're looking good, Canta. Have you been working out?

Cantaloupe: Yeah, I was tired of my figure, so I decided to get in shape. You, however, haven't changed a bit. So how's life?

Cyan: Pretty good, for the most part. Except your girlfriend won't leave me alone. 

Cantaloupe: Yeah, that's why I'm here. 

Cyan: Okay...?

Cantaloupe: I came to apologize for her behavior. She's been crazy lately.

Cyan: I noticed. 

Cantaloupe: I'm sorry, man. She told me what she did to you. That's f***ed up. 

Cyan: Why are you still with her?

Cantaloupe: I love her. I know it seems impossible with how she's acting, but she really isn't that bad.

Cyan: ...

Cantaloupe: She is off her meds. That's why she's acting this way. She has severe issues, and usually she takes medication to treat them, but for some reason she thought it was a good idea to stop taking them. I'm working on convincing her to get back on them now that the baby is here.

Cyan: Well, that explains a lot. I appreciate you stopping by.

Cantaloupe: There is one more thing...

Cyan: Okay, shoot.

Cantaloupe: I have a favor to ask.

Cyan: Sure, what can I do for you? 

Cantaloupe: I was wondering if you could...make me like you?

Cyan: Wait, what? You want me to turn you?

Cantaloupe: Yes. Is it possible?

Cyan: It's possible but I don't personally know how it works.

Cantaloupe: What about Belle? She turned you right?

Cyan: She did but not on purpose. She won't do it. I can tell you that right now. She feels guilty over turning me. She wouldn't purposely turn you. 

Cantaloupe: Then you can do it then. Figure out how...and we'll try it.

Cyan: I really don't think this is a good idea, Canta. It's risky, painful and I don't want to subject you to life like this. Why do you want to be a vampire, anyway?

Cantaloupe: Well, since Sea has such a vampire fetish, I figured if I were one, she'd be more attracted to me, ya know?

Cyan: I guess so, but say hypothetically we were able to pull this off, what if that doesn't change things between you two?

Cantaloupe: Please, Cyan, I really want this, even if it doesn't work out with Sea. At least I can say I tried. 

Cyan: *sigh* Okay, I can't believe I'm saying this, but I'll do it, if you want it that badly. Just give me a few days to read up on it, then we'll meet up somewhere.  

Cantaloupe: I know just the place. Thanks, bud, I owe you one.

Cyan: You won't be thanking me afterwards, trust me. Don't say I didn't warn you.

Cantaloupe: Alright, well, I'm gonna go now. Keep in touch.  

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I'm going to regret this; I know it but he's persistent. Belle will be upset with me if I told her, so this we'll be our little secret.

Cantaloupe gave me the meetup location, a nightclub. I grabbed a beer while waiting for Cantaloupe to show up.

Cantaloupe: Hey, Cyan! I'm here. Follow me.

Cyan: You seem awfully happy for someone about to transition into a life of torture.

Cantaloupe: Oh, lighten up, Cyan. It can't be that bad.

Cyan: Oh, it can be and it will be for the first week or so.

He leads me to the bathroom. We go inside, and Cantaloupe locks the door.

Cyan: The bathroom in a nightclub, really? This is the place you had in mind?

Cantaloupe: Hey, it's the middle of the day, no one's here. Why not? And I locked the door so that no one can come in.

Cyan: Do you know how this looks?

Cantaloupe: Oh, stop Cyan. Who cares? Let's just do this.

Cyan: Are you sure? This is your last chance to change your mind.  There's no going back.

Cantaloupe: For the hundredth time, yes, I'm sure. I don't care about the pain, or whatever.

Cyan: You don't realize how bad the transition is. Some people don't survive it; I almost didn't.

Cantaloupe: I'll take my chances.

Cyan: Ugh, okay, come here.

 I let my vampire side take over, and Cantaloupe looked panicked for a brief second.

Cantaloupe: Holy f***, man, you look scary.

Cyan: Shut up. Give me your neck. Let's get this over with.

Cantaloupe: *gulp* Okay, I'm ready.

 I sink my teeth into his neck, and drink some of that sweet, fresh blood. At least this is an excuse to have a snack. 

 Cantaloupe: F*** that hurts. You weren't lying.

I ignore his little comment, too focused on his delicious blood to care. I tear myself away and move on to part two of the process. I bite my wrist and put it up to his mouth motioning for him to drink. He looks grossed out for a second, then does as instructed, about to gag in the process. He pulls away, and looks at me with disgust on his face.

Cantaloupe: Damn, that's gross. 

Cyan: This is what you wanted right? Get used to it. You'll get the craving for it soon.

Cantaloupe: So it's done, I hope?

Cyan: Yeah. It's done. 

I took back control, and turned to leave. I was too exhausted to care anymore. This was his decision, so now he needs to deal with it.

Cyan: Have fun with that. Don't come crying to me when you're in so much pain that you want to off yourself. I warned you. Oh, and don't attack anyone. Later. 

Cantaloupe: Uh...thanks?

Now that that was over with I went home. Belle's probably wondering where I went. I just want to sleep, and regain my energy. It took more out of me than I realized.

I hope I didn't just make a huge mistake. All I need it for that to come back and bite me.

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