Francesca, Julia's sister

Jessica awakes for the second time to a knock at the door. She looks at the clock: 7:38 pm, definitely past sundown. She feels rested, but is so hungry. She goes to unlock and open the door, the sheet wrapped around her.

Standing outside her room is her older sister, Francesca. Francesca is a photographer, living at home to save money for her own place. She is taller than Julia, with a slimmer figure. Their faces both look like Maria, their mother.

Francesca

"Julia, can I come in? Mom is worried about you..." Francesca says.

She smells so good...I want to drink her Julia thinks. She closes her eyes, taking deep breaths, trying to suppress the cravings.

"Yeah... Come in".

Francesca sits on the bed. She is wearing sweatpants and a t-shirt. Julia closes the door and sits next to her sister on the bed.

"Are you... Naked under that sheet?" Francesca asks. The question breaks the tension and the sisters laugh together. Growing up, Julia could always trust her big sister to look out for her. To keep her secrets.

"Francesca, there is something I need to tell you" Julia says, staring at her hands.

"Julia what is it? You can tell me anything, you know that, right?" Francesca says, concern plastered on her face.

Julia takes a deep breath, not quite sure how to proceed. "A few nights ago...I was...attacked" Julia says slowly.

"Oh my God" Francesca says, "we need to go to the police." Francesca takes out her phone.

"No. Stop. Just let me finish please" Julia says. Francesca drops her phone and takes Julia's hands in her own.

"I was... Changed that night" Julia explains.

"Changed... How?" Francesca asks.

"I think...I think that I became a vampire" Julia says, a tear in the corner of her eye. Francesca bursts out laughing, and punches her sister on the arm. "No really. You can't tell anyone" Julia says, holding Francesca's hands tightly.

Francesca's smile turns to a frown. "You... You aren't kidding?"

"No. I wish that I was". Julia flashes her fangs at Francesca. Francesca's jaw drops and the color drains from her face. She can't summon words.

"Please. You can't tell anyone Francesca. Not even Mom. Promise me." Julia says frantically.

"Okay...I promise" Francesca says, clearly in shock. "How did this happen?"

Julia proceeds to tell Francesca everything. (She leaves out the fact that she killed the nurse, and the whole encounter in the park.)

"Okay... Wow" Francesca says, stunned. She pulls Julia into a hug, rubbing her back. "We'll figure this out together".

She smells delicious Julia thinks, I could drain her right now.

"Francesca, I'm so thirsty, would you mind if I had a small taste" Julia asks.

"Julia...I don't know..." Francesca says, clearly discomfited at the idea.

"Just a little. I won't hurt you. I need to feed." Julia pleads.

"Okay.... Just a bit"

Julia lifts Francesca's wrist to her mouth and licks. Her sister tastes great. She bites into the wrist and sucks. Her sister yelps, closing her eyes. Francesca moans softly as Julia drinks her blood. Julia sees Francesca's eyelids flutter, and she withdraws her fangs, licking the wrist to get the remaining blood. She is shocked to see the wound start to clot over and heal as she licks.

"Thank you, Francesca, I feel so much better now" Julia says thankfully.

"Of course. I love you, Julia."

Julia, on impulse, leans forward and kisses Francesca on the mouth. Francesca stiffens, but soon relaxes and starts kissing Julia back. Julia's sheet falls, and Francesca rests a hand on Julia's breast. The sisters kiss, moaning softly. Julia slips her tongue into Francesca's mouth. Julia doesn't know what's come over her. She's never been attracted to Francesca before. This is new. So much is new. The sisters kiss for a few minutes, feeling each other's chests. Abruptly, Francesca gets up, her face red with embarrassment.

"I...I should go... I'll see you later" Francesca stammers, rushing out of the room. Jessica falls back on the bed, overwhelmed. I fed from, and kissed, my sister!