James
"Alright let's just say I *Might* Have lied to you abit during our time together, well not "A bit" I lied about almost everything to you during this time" *He starts, hands fidgeting slightly* "Like me being just any ol' elf out in the woods, in actuality I'm a monster parading as a normal elf and living in relative isolation so I wouldn't be tempted to hurt or kill the people I love, I thought it was a solid plan! I wouldn't have to accidentally hurt anyone but haha! Nope! That backfired quick- and now there's at least 20 dead bodies buried near this property because they found out my secret and decided to freak out about it!" *He laughs exasperatedly looking just a little crazy... Just a little* "I was so scared of having this horrid secret be revealed that I killed them without thinking! That horrid secret is that I got bit by a vampire and now I got turned into one which hey in hindsight i shouldn't have even gone to that part of town that night but nooo i thought If i took a shortcut it would've saved me so much time—" *He rambled on before stopping briefly to take a breath* "And now.. You know my secret" *He speaks again eyes staring unblinkingly at the fox, definitely not thinking of beating her over the head with a shovel again then drag her body to be buried just like the rest... Or maybe he's just paranoid... Ok that's a stretch he's always paranoid.*
Emily
*The fox stared at him, slowly blinking one eye at a time. She hardly understood what half of that meant, figuring it to be some bad translation in this Elf or non Elf's tongue. The fox had no clue what he meant about vampires or being some monster scared of hurting loved ones. It was a wonder of how this guy even had loved ones to begin with.*"You're crazy..."*She said bluntly to him before going back to resting her head on her paws. The fox could hardly believe this elf was so paranoid about this secret that he supposedly killed people for it. No wonder he smelled like death when she showed up.*
James
"Nooo ya think so? I thought I wasn't being obvious enough" *He replied sarcastically to her response, ok he's starting to think he probably should've killed her when they met but sadly he didn't act on those urges, it helps slightly that she definitely has no one to tell this to and even if she did nobody would believe her! And he feels slightly relieved at letting out such a secret maybe he should do this more often with the farm animals instead of bottling it up for so long.*
Emily
"Well at least your open to admitting it."*She said casually.*"I hardly know what all this vampire monster stuff means, but it just sounds like some kind of nursery tale they warn pups of so we wouldn't wander off of something. I think you've been hanging out in the wild for too long."
James
"That's what i thought, until I actually got bit and had to live with it ever since" *He replied back just a pinch annoyed* "I mean you don't exactly see elves with elongated teeth and the constant thirst for blood just running around now do ya?"
Emily
*She squinted at him for a moment then eventually shrugged.*"I don't know... You guys all seem the same to me."*The fox took a moment to stretch before coming to rest her head on her paw.*"Are you sure you're not overreacting a bit?"
James
"Nope, I wished everynight that this was all just some terrible dream I keep forgetting to wake up from" *He responded with a deadpan expression before contemplating her last sentence* "Definitely not overreacting, a little paranoid yes but overreacting is a stretch."
Emily
"Little is an understatement..."*She uttered under her breath.*"Well if there's some way to become this vampire thing... Isn't there some way to stop being one...? Sounds like some kind of sickness going around... Surely you have some herb people that know cures."
James
"Yes an understatement i know" *He rolled his eyes before replying again* "No none that i know of, then again i haven't gotten out of here in a long time so i might be mistaken..."
Emily
*She snorted.*"Then why don't you go out and find one? It's like you're just waiting to die out here. At least us foxes know to go to the herbal ones to treat our sicknesses. They wouldn't ever abandon someone that's ill."
James
"I might have hoped for that option but it hasn't happened yet, and i would prefer the previous option rather than burden others because of my inability to see danger."
Emily
"By the gods I knew you were crazy... I didn't think you were stupid too..."*She said with a roll of her eyes.*"Did you even bother trying to find one or did you just come out here to sulk for who knows how long?"
James
"I tried to find one- for like afew years! Then when i found no trace of a cure i just accepted my fate!"
Emily
*She swiped at his face with her paw.*"Wrong. You just gave up."*The fox said back to him.*"Here I am thinking that elves were all big and powerful with their fancy tools and complex thinking. But it seems like they shut down the moment the going gets tough. You think surviving out here is so easy? We don't have all those big camps and easy herbs, and sitting duck food like you guys have. Heck leaf bare would be here soon and that's the last thing any of us look forward too, but we troop on regardless. You on the other hand somehow managed to become so scared of yourself and your kind that you dug yourself into a hole to die in. Probably in the literal sense since you smell like just that."
James
"Hey it's all just me stop clumping me with the rest of them" *He says exasperatedly* "I understand that you might have prejudice against elves for good reasons but come on! I don't talk to you as if you're just like every fox person I've come across and assume you work just like the rest" *He huffs* "And yes i know how hard it is to live out here it's not like I've been here for only a few days, it took a long time and more than afew stolen items i managed to find when i don't have the money."
Emily
"I doubt you've even seen another fox person."*She said with a huff.*"There are not common around here as you think, so consider me different in that regards. It's the only way we'd be able to communicate, not that I get anything out of it. Honestly clumping you with the other elves should be seen as a complement. The stuff you tell me only make your perceived sanity go downhill in my eyes. I'd kick you out of here for the better of both worlds if I could, but unfortunately your people have driven all of mines away, so what could I do."
James
"Yeah from the way you're saying it clumping me with the same people that had to physical drive your people out of this forest sounds like a *Real* Compliment" *He replied sarcastically once more* "I mean instead of kicking me out you could just live here instead of going back to the unforgiving forest, it's safe from predators, there's lots of food, there's always a warm place to sleep and you won't have to worry about a single thing because everything would just be there already" *He shrugs.*
Emily
"Oh yeah? And how can you expect me to trust you if you can't even trust yourself?"*She jabbed back, tilting her head in question of him.*"This place makes a fine nest for when the weather gets bad, but the moment green leaf returns, I'm out of here."*The fox pouted slightly.*"None deserve to live this luxuriously. It's hardly living at all."
James
"Well you wouldn't have to trust me i don't expect you to either after this anyway, and i haven't had weather problems that could gets bad enough to unleash something catastrophic, also what the heck is green leaf???"
Emily
"You clearly haven't been out here long enough if you haven't seen the worst of the weather."*She said with a light tut. At the question of green leaf, she took a moment to think over the mistranslation.*"You know when it starts getting warm again after all the snow goes away and the plants start to grow back."
James
"Ohh you meant spring, alright then" *He shrugs again* "Though my invitation still stands you can come over when you please i won't really care either way" *He replied getting up from his seating position standing up.*
Emily
"Elf words..."*She muttered at his correction. With him saying that she could come and go whenever she wanted and soon getting up right after, she turned her head away from him.*"Maybe I will."*She said in return. The fox eventually returned back to her fox form and walked away from the now-cold sunning spot. She stared out into the forest for a short while before turning away and going into the den she had made for herself. It was small so for a while her tail remained sticking out from it before she burrowed deeper into the wooden shelter and curled herself up into a ball to rest.*
James
*He stares at the mini den for a while until he goes back inside and shuts the door, going upstairs then making sure he's appropriately dressed before laying down in bed contemplating what the hell just happened... ALSO SHE KEPT TELLING HIM HE STINKS WHICH I'M SORRY THAT'S NOT TRUE— ok he should just sleep away the day it's not like he has anything to look forward to anyway other than a fox that decided to butt into his life without warning.*