THE LAST VAMPIRE | Lestat | Interview with the Vampire

The Night of death (pt2)

Lestat lowered himself beside me as he joined me sitting on the floor.

My head, too heavy to keep upright, leaned against the wall behind us both.

"Tout ce que tu as à faire est de me dire quand je suis là" Lestat whispered into my ear

(All you need to do is tell me when, i am here)

I managed to nod as beads of sweat dripped down my face.

I huffed instead of breathed- my chest felt like it was going to collapse with every intake i took.

"Tu n'aurais pas dû rentrer chez toi pour voir Nicky ? Pourquoi t'es-tu arrêté ici en premier?" I breathed out

(Shouldn't you have been going home to see Nicky? Why did you stop here first?)

Lestat looked at me in somewhat anger

"Nicholas does not matter right now, why do you bring him up now?" He asked, angered that i was concerned about someone else when i was dying

I took in another shaky breath as i answered "I need... i need a distraction- speak to me"

I coughed as the words tumbled out- the noise of me straining to breathe the escaped air back inside my frame made me cringe

"Please" I whispered as i sat back

He nodded, slowly understanding

"I had a feeling... almost as if i had to come here" He admitted as he started to run his fingers through my tangled hair- my bun had long since dropped out.

"Shouldn't you... shouldn't you be with Nicky. I remember you telling me once about how you like to visit him every night... by his window... just like a Shakespeare play" I muttered with a small smile in awe

Lestat sighed "Truth be told i am avoiding him" He admitted "He has grown suspicious of me- he's poking his head too far into my business- he's bound to find out who i am... what i am. When he finally finds out i am not sure he will be able to live knowing that we are two different species... i am worried it will get into his head and make him do something irrational"

I pulled in a laboured breath as i breathed

"Will he ask to be turned?" I asked out

Lestat nodded "Probably... but that is non of your concern, you need to focus on saving your energy- that should be your first priority"

I let out a choked sob, not sure why i suddenly felt self pity "I can't even be a human properly Lestat, how will i live as a vampire? I should have never asked you to turn me- i know i will just mess it up just like this life"

Lestat let a sad smile pass his lips "There is no guide to living... i know that first hand, mi amour. You will be a great vampire and with me to guide you... we will be powerful, we will be beauty" He whispered the last words lightly into my ear. His breath moving my hair

(My love)

It grew quiet as the only sound to be heard was my lungs as they struggled to pull in air.

"I have only been turned a handful of years" Lestat admitted as he pulled away, drawing my attention back towards him "When i- we- rescued Nicky from Armand and his coven I realised how little i knew about my own kind... i have been going to him for lessons" he admitted "It's how i was able to start reading your mind- how i was able to appear behind you at the theatre... you won't just know everything when you turn, but i will be here... On peut tout foutre en l'air ensemble" He said before he glanced ahead of us

(We can fuck it up together)

I chuckled, but before i could stop it turned into a fit of coughing. I held my hand to my mouth before i sat back in exhaustion.

I was aware of the sticky feeling inside it.

I glanced inside my palm and saw the blood coating it. I quickly placed it behind my back as Lestat continued to sit still looking at my paintings around us.

"It's ok, mi Amour... i can smell it. You don't have to hide it from me" Lestat said with his eyes still on the paintings "I will be here until you turn, the good- the bad... the disgusting"

I laughed before i trail off

"You promise?" I asked

Lestat turned his eyes to me and saw the doubt i held inside them

"When i die... don't leave me- please. I know that you only agreed to turn me out of charity after I helped you save Nicholas, but please don't go" I whispered in a moment of weakness

He turned his body towards me as he cupped my face

"Mi amour... i have been with you the past 5 years not because i was waiting your timer out, but because i felt a connection. Did you not feel it when you left my side? That feeling of being lost, not knowing what to do while not in the others presence? I restrained myself... i didn't want to scare you away and I have never done that before. But we were ment to find each other Victoria- we are cut from the same cloth." He admitted "Nicholas and i we are for this lifetime only, but you and i... we are for all of them"

"Together we will be companions for a long while, whether as friends or lovers- i can not let you go after you've become so entwined with my soul"

And that was it. That was the words which let me enter peacefulness.

No longer did i feel worried about turning, no longer did i feel confused- everything was clear. Lestat and i- we were the same, both meeting in our own time of need and fulfilling our promises to each other.

He leaned in closer to my face, our breath mingling with the other as our foreheads touched.

But we didn't kiss. We didn't hurry- we didn't move. We just existed.

I would have been content to die just like that... but Lestat muttered a question.

"You like Nicholas- that much i can tell. You've met him once yet you always ask about him- why?" He asked as he moved his head from mine only slightly

After that we sat in silence for a while. Was it ten hours? 5? Maybe not even 1... but after a while i asked him to turn me.

He hated it. He hated doing it to me, hated the way it had to happen and he hated the taste of my cancer. I squirmed in pain for a while before it started to feel good.

Both of us were giving something up to do this... me turning was a sign of our blossoming companionship- neither of us willing quite yet to admit that it ment more then company.

When i was almost gone, and it did not take long as i was already almost there, lestat rolled up his sleeve and showed me his forearm.

I leaned forward and i brought it to my mouth as i bit.

His blood flooded my mouth. The thick, crimson liquid was hard to swallow at first, but after a second it felt like i was drinking from the fountain of euphoria.

I drunk for a while before i pulled myself away and collapsed backwards with a gasp.

I felt stronger than i had in years, already.

"You amaze me" lestat breathed in astonishment "You stopped yourself... I didn't have to detach you from me"

I blinked at him, confused

"You will be a strong vampire, Mi amour... the strongest seen for a while" He concluded as he began to stroke my hair again, the look of shock still firmly lodged onto his face.