No Needles Needed (open)

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Some days were better than others and she had no idea what today would be like, but she still came to work. Nursing had been amazing to her and while she would never forget it, she was starting to feel like her heart would be more into another career choice but she was not leaving nursing, at least not yet.

Putting the strands of dark locks behind her right ear, she took a seat in the infirmary and waited to see what the day would bring. Normally this was the boring part of her job but today she had a beautiful view. The day so far was good but Noah always prepared herself for the worse, in case she seen the worse.

"Dear god," she said as she felt a slight pounding in her head. They had been coming faster and faster lately but none like this. None the less she had a job to do and she was going to do it.

[SEBASTIAN JOHN KINSLEY]

It had been awhile since he walked the hallways of MA, three months almost to the day in fact. And the feelings that swirled in his tummy were none too pleasant. He remembered his first few nights here. Sharing a room with another boy, being in close quarters with another that wasn't Makyah was almost too much for him to handle. The smell of blood and flesh was all he could register. His mind almost went numb from the thoughts of sinking his teeth into his roommate's neck, tearing at skin and muscle...

Sebastian shook his head, wishing to rid his mind of the thoughts that tortured him nearly every hour of the day. His footsteps slowed as he reached his destination. It was early enough in the day that most students hadn't even arrived at the school yet. Meaning that most of the teachers wouldn't be here yet either. And that meant that he could safely travel the hallways and rooms without someone walking in on him. He'd had almost a year to learn how to cope as a vampire, and still he wasn't able to live off animal blood alone. He needed something... human.

He'd heard rumors from other students that there were packets of blood stored in the nurses office, in case of severe emergencies. And at the moment, Sebastian had a severe emergency. He was thirsty, and tired from the daylight. And all he wanted was a milkshake and fries. But he knew that wouldn't taste exactly the same, nothing did anymore. He sighed as he reached for the door knob and turned it, swinging the door open and expecting to find an empty room.

Instead he was surprised to find the room already occupied with the school nurse, Ms. Calhoun. "O-Oh. Uhm. Hi." Sebbers was not entirely sure what to do, he stared blankly at the young woman, one hand raised, offering a stiff wave.

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Noah looked slightly up at the sound of the voice. Being the school nurse she seen a lot of faces so she did not find it strange to see anyone ever. She laughed slightly to herself at his wave and thought perhaps he had been caught off guard. At the same time she was trying to ignore the pounding in her head.

"Hello," she said politely to him as she brushed her hair behind her ear. "Did you take a wrong turn or do you truly need something?" Now that she glanced at him, he seemed a little shaken up. Not in a bad way of course, just, had she interrupted something.

"I pretty much know where everything is at so I could help point you in the correct direction."

She assumed that he needed something or else why would he be here.

"That's why you are here correct?"

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[SEBASTIAN JOHN KINSLEY]

Sebastian stood in the doorway his hand still raised in a wave as he glanced down the hall. Something told him he should have been able to notice that there was someone here, yet, he didn't. Clearing his throat he stepped into the nurses office and went to close the down behind him. A thought swept across his mind and he stopped reaching for the door and turned back to Ms. Calhoun.

"Uh, sorry. I-I didn't expect anyone to be in here yet." Sebbers hand moved to his forehead as he swept the hair out of his eyes. "N-Not that I wanted to take anything, er... I mean. Uh." Great, good job. He was now admitting to his plan to steal from the school, in front of a staff member who probably would report him to the headmaster. And then what would he do.

What would Mak say?

"What I meant was... That... I was hoping I could just, uhm, hang out in here for a bit. Because, it's... Nice?" Fantastic lie. Sebbers was doing perfectly fine lying to the woman. He didn't sound guilty at all. I'm a freaking idiot. He offered the nurse a chuckle before shoving his hands in his pockets and staring at her.

Maybe she wouldn't care that he was a horrible liar and would just dismiss everything he just said and pretend like her didn't exist. Maybe.

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Noah listened even though her head pounded almost in tune with just about every word that he spoke. She was sure that it was not intentional, but no one hang out here because it was nice. She looked at him.

Noah
"You're cute enough I'm going to let that pass, just take a seat over there,"

she said as she turned around. One final pound and blood slowly began to drip from her nose. She sighed as she grabbed a couple of paper towels and gently began to press them up against her nose.

Noah
"I don't know what's wrong with me today,"

she said with a hint of embarrassment. She had always heard the tales of when powers grew, they caused strange side effects but Noah hoped some cruel something or other was not trying to make her power enhance. She hated the voices as it were already.

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Sebastian glanced over at the chair that Ms. Calhoun pointed out. His mind was running a hundred different scenarios in his head. Should he stay until she left or go annoyed with him enough that she kicked him out? Or should he leave and try coming back later. He sighed, he didn't have much of a choice, really. He needed to eat soon, otherwise he wasn't sure what would happen...

The scent of heated copper broke his concentration. His head snapped to attention as he noticed the blood trickle from the nurses' nose. His breathing became heavy, his jaw clenching as he groung his teeth together. The monster within him reared it's ugly head and roared with hunger. Just what he needed. Sebbers started to feel weak, he could feel the cold sweat pool at the the back of his neck.

"Y-Yeah.. Okay." He stumbled towards the chair, his eyes barely leaving her face as he watched the blood be soaked up by the paper towels. Seb licked his lips, he felt the sharp end of one of his incisors, and thought better of sitting. But he was already in the chair, and he didn't think he'd make it to the door before he jumped Ms. Calhoun. He needed to calm himself, needed a minute to collect his thoughts.

"Nice day out, today. Isn't it? I think it is. Very nice. Little breeze, some sun. Feels good..." He started rambling on, hoping the words would help break his concentration. Would cool the heat that pooled in his stomach, demanding to be fed.

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Noah
"Yeah, it is nice, I mean all in all I have no real complaints at all."

Normally when people rambled she could hear their thoughts but not with him. It freaked her out a little bit but she knew that right now she was not in a position where she could or should either allow something like that to show. She was curious as to why though. It was a town with a gifted school so she supposed anything else should not be surprising. Tossing the paper towels away she spoke once more.

Noah
"I know, this is completely random but most people don't enjoy the sun. They complain about it being too hot, then there is me. I look at it and I'm always amazed at how beautiful it is. The heat can be a bit annoying as well too but what are you really going to do, it's just a season that will pass anyhow."

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He found it hard to concentrate on what she was saying. There was a rushing in his ears and if his heart could still beat it would have probably been audible. He clenched the wood arms of his chair, realizing too late that he had cracked and splintered them. Had she heard it? Sebastian wasn't really sure what sound was anymore. He closed his eyes for a moment, taking in a deep breath to calm himself before returning his attention to Ms. Calhoun.

"The sun and I aren't the best of friends anymore." Which was true, Sebbers could barely handle the rays coming through the windows in the office. Not that he had been much of an outside person when he was a human, but that didn't mean he didn't enjoy some time in the sun. At least the windows here were darkened, even if a ray crossed his path he'd have to hold his skin there for a long time before anything happened to him.

A pounding started in Sebastian's head, but his need to eat and his hunger were slowly dying out. He focused on the pain in his skull and let it outweigh his need to feed off of someone. His hands and body relaxed, and after a few moments he was able to sit in the chair comfortably and without his muscles tightening up.

"M-Ms. Calhoun... Uh..." Seb's nerves were getting the better of him by the minute. "You wouldn't happen to have any blood bags lying around... W-Would you?"

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When you lived in brookings for a while and you were Shannon, you at least got used to the idea that there were "others" running around. So you see Noah stared at him when he asked for blood bags but not because she thought he was strange, simply because she had never actually seen a, well she should not jump to conclusion.

"I might could spare a couple of extra,"

If he was hungry or needed to feed rather then she, well a small part of her wanted to run and another part of her wanted to stay there and face her fears.

"Or you could get it straight from the horse's mouth,"

so to say. As in her.

"However first I need to hear the words, without me insulting your intelligence by asking you if you're a vampire."

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Sebastian stared dumbfounded at Ms. Calhoun. His jaw dropped, an itch starting in his throat as he tried to think of what to say. He wasn't entirely certain he knew what she was talking about, did she mean to drink from her? Or literally from a horse? He blinked a few times, clearing his head with a shake and cracking the knuckle of his thumb to get some sort of sense of reality again.

"I-I'm sorry?" Did she know what he was? Did she realize that he didn't know what he was doing and in a split second he could kill her? Did he know how to bring her back if he did? No, he didn't know jack about being a vampire except what he learned in movies and games. And how much of that was actually real? Well, he knew some of it was real. Sebastian lifted a hand to rub against his neck, it felt swollen and itchy.

"Y-Yes. I am a vampire." He could tell his words were husky. The thought of drinking from another person revolted him, but the beast inside him was ready and willing. Sebastian couldn't tell what was him and what was vampire anymore. His thoughts and actions were governed by two different entities and he felt himself ripping in half from the strain of trying to stay calm, and normal.

"D-Do you want me to... bite? You?" He needed a confirmation, needed her to say she wanted him to bite her, or was at least offering as an option to save her blood bags. Otherwise he wasn't sure how he'd feel if he just bit her.

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It was a slow day. She looked at him. Perhaps it was dangerous and then again perhaps it was not all she knew was that everything surrounding her right now except for this guy screamed boring. It was almost too bad that she did not like men anymore.

"I would like excitement to happen today and that would also explain a lot,"

Like why she could not read his mind. That too was almost too bad.

"So yes, I mean come on you need it and it is truly not that big of a deal. What's your preference, neck, shoulder, wrist, thigh?"

Who knew what vampires were into, she sure the hell did not.

"Do not worry it is not as awkward for me as you may think it might be. I know it might seem so but the truth is this is the most exciting thing that is going to happen today so why not let it do just that?"

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Sebastian felt a blush creep onto his cheeks. He could feel the heat from his own embarrassment as Noah offered up more intimate spots for him to bite. He felt his eyes go wide and realized that he probably looked like an idiot sitting in that chair and staring at her. He felt his pulse start to race and had realized that he wasn’t actually breathing anymore. Which wasn’t necessary for him, but it felt weird not to.

“I-I’ve never bit anyone before.” He wanted to be honest with her. Seb rose from his chair and stood across the room from Noah. “I don’t really know what I’m doing.” A hand rose to rub at the back of his head, he looked away and poked his sharp incisor with his tongue. He didn’t really know how to use these things, and he didn’t really want to hurt anyone. “I don’t want to hurt you, or go too far. Are you sure about this?” He felt an anticipation that he wasn't used to, a weird flutter in his stomach started and Sebastian felt sick for a moment before it passed.

Against his usually introverted nature, Seb found himself walking towards her. His arm fell back to his side and he felt like he was stalking his prey. The beast inside him reared its head and demanded food. And Sebastian wasn’t strong enough to ignore it. He stopped a couple of feet away from Noah, his hand rising to accept her arm. “I’ll take your wrist, if you’re sure.” His stutter had gone, there was a new kind of anticipation in him. He didn’t feel like himself anymore, the hunger had taken over and he felt invigorated with the power it offered him.

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