It was a regular Halloween for Adam and Cameron. They were planning their yearly exploration through the old haunted house in the woods. Well, the boys liked to think it was haunted, due to the past residents being killed, but it was really just abandoned. The place still had working electricity, which surprised the boys when they first discovered the house.
Every time they went, they always thought they heard someone following them around the house, and silently challenging them, telling them to stay and find out. Just like every year, they planned to find the entity that beckoned them in. They were always able to resist, until now.
They walked into the house, silently gliding through the abandoned staircase and into the hallway. They turned the corner into the room where the pull was always strongest. It looked to be the room of a 15-year-old boy. They could tell by the size of the bed, as well as the size of the clothes scattered across the room. They always searched the room, looking for what might be the cause of their drowsiness every time they entered the room. Whenever they were within earshot of the room, they felt compelled to lay down and sleep for eternity.
This time when they checked the closet, they saw a boy, looking not much older than they were. Adam yelped in surprise, and Cameron turned to see what was wrong, but with the sudden movement, the floor gave out from under him as he plummeted to the ground. His body lay there, still as the breeze.
“It’s a shame. I liked that kid.” The boy said.
“Who are you?” Adam said, trying to hold back his tears.
“I’m Aiden. And here I thought we were friends. With you coming into my house every year uninvited.”
“What are you?”
“I thought that was obvious. Damn, humans really are dense. I’m a Vampire.”
“Why haven’t you killed me, then?”
“I always like to ask before I do, so then it’s on them and not me. So, can I kill you?”
“Yes.”
“Wonderful, I’m famished.”
After Aiden had enjoyed his meal, he tossed Adam’s lifeless body down the newly made hole in the floor, to sleep with Cameron and the other bodies for all eternity.
