Moonlit

Aria felt the moon’s light peek through the clouds. Like a soft caress on her skin that kindled a burning fire within her. It’s the full moon. Her half-blood status doesn’t spare her from it. She runs to her room and quickly shuts the blinds. Her roommate Halo jumps out of bed, quickly realizing what’s happening. -“Aria! What do you need?” Halo asked, panicked. -“Damnit I need I tight hug.” -“Huh?” Halo was surprised. She thought it would be more dramatic. A lot more howling at the moon and hunting deer. She shakes her head of the thought and wraps her arms around Aria. -“No, tighter. Like, ground me.” Aria says with a shaky exhale as she feels Halo’s arms tighten around her. -“I got you. You’re uh- you’re so brave.” Halo says, not really sure if she’s helping. -“Yeah, I’m a big strong gal. Strong brave gal…” A soft exhale leaves Aria’s lips and she feels safe in Halo’s arms. The shift she would’ve otherwise experienced did not happen. Aria can feel Halo’s hand rubbing soothing circles along the expanse of her back. She rests her head on her shoulder and finally reciprocates the hug she’s been given. And in the softness of the moment, she speaks, barely a whisper. -“Thank you, Halo…” -“Of course roomie, what the hell was that though? I thought werewolves all shifted at the first sight of the moon.” Halo asks, clearly confused, her vampire blood unable to experience the shift between regular living and animalistic ferocity. -“Yeah figures you wouldn’t know. We hide from the moon, otherwise we wolf out and cause some serious c*****e… to the wildlife. I swear I woke up one time with a bird beak lodged in my throat, it was nasty.” Aria recounts the experience with a shudder, oh the horror! Poor birdie. -“Huh… so y’all don’t actually do anything else when you’re uh- wolfed out as you say?” Halo asks, beginning to understand the lives of werewolves better, albeit a bit disgusted by the bird beak thing. -“Not really. We just nest and eat. Like a pregnant woman but without the pelvic floor issues.” Aria explains, a soft chuckle leaving her at the joke she made. And she’s met with a surprised giggle from Halo, making her smile more. -“Thank you for helping me. Seriously it means a lot. We could go to the blood bank tomorrow and pick some semi-fresh O-neg up for you if you’d like?” Aria asks, a little embarrassed by her earlier moment of weakness, but she’s met with a sight that makes her feel at ease. Halo looking at her with sparkling eyes, practically drooling. -“Yes please! But can we make it A-positive? It’s the only A plus I seem to get these days.” She jokes, making Aria chuckle. -“Fair, you have a deal.”