"Let me get this straight." For the way Hikaru's mind was reeling, his voice sounded remarkably level. Huh. Weird. "You were just a normal guy, and then they turned you into a vampire. And then you couldn't take the...er...hunger and bit me."

How'd I taste?

Luckily, he managed to bite back that question before it left his mouth.

"Uh...it's not...you know...I'm not going to..."

Hikaru sighed.

"I'm not going to catch it, am I?"