Werewolf!Eddie Vampire!Richie
His entire body was on fire, the muscles along his back contracting with such force that he was thrown to his knees. The wolf inside of him whimpered as it cowered under the rising sun, desperately trying to escape it’s rays. Eddie felt the pull of his humanity, his consciousness slowly returning as the monster under his skin began to wither back into it’s cage. With one final howl his human form returned, leaving him bare and exposed on the forest floor.
Familiar tears streamed down his face, the pain subsiding, replaced by his usual fear and humiliation. He had been through the change a thousand times, in a thousand different ways but it always ended the same. Sometimes he was left with blood on his hands, the copper seemingly embedded into his pores, sometimes he was lucky enough to be left clean.
Today it was blood.
He trembled as his eyes caught a glimpse of his hands, the crimson tainting his porcelain skin. A sob ripped though him, the faint image of flesh running though his mind. “Oh god, what have I done?” He whispered, crumbling into himself.
“It was a deer.”
Eddie lifted his head, finally noticing the stoic figure only a few feet away from him. He dropped his gaze in shame, “Just a deer? Are you sure?”
The other boy nodded, pulling a fleece blanket form his pack and moving close enough to throw it over Eddie’s shaking shoulders. “I followed you, kept hikers and campers away. Figured a deer would be a good prize for him.”
“I’m so sorry Richie.” Eddie choked, “You didn’t have to-”
“It’s what we do Eds, remember?” He replied softly, pulling his friend to his feet, careful not to cut him with his sharpened nails. “We look out for each other.”
Eddie could smell the death in his breath, his cold body making him shutter subconsciously. Even being dead, Richie was more alive than Eddie had ever allowed himself to be. “Yeah.” He agreed, leaning into his friend’s touch. “I remember.”
“Let’s go home.” Richie muttered, leading the exhausted monster away from his nightmare.
Eddie only nodded as he followed.