I Wondered – Would A Bullet Through

Your Hold On Me Is Permanent And Unbreakable. Never Doubt That

I'd Loved In So Many Bodies, But Never One I Loved Like This. Never One That I Craved In This Way. Of Course, This Would Be The One I'd Have To Give Up. The Irony Made Me Laugh, And I Concentrated On The Feel Of The Air That Popped In Little Bubbles From My Chest And Up Through My Throat. Laughter Was Like A Fresh Breeze - It Cleaned Its Way Through The Body, Making Everything Feel Good. Did Other Species Have Such A Simple Healer? I Couldn't Remember One.

One Of The Many Hazards Of Socializing With Vampires. It Makes You Smell Bad. A Minor Hazard, Comparatively.

Surely It Was A Good Way To Die, In The Place Of Someone Else, Someone I Loved.

I Didn't Want To Be The Monster! I Didn't Want To Kill This Room Full Of Harmless Children! I Didn't Want To Lose Everything I'd Gained In A Lifetime Of Sacrifice And Denial!