Adam sighed. The harder he tried to force music from his brain, the harder his brain fought against him. Adam crumpled another page of sheet music. It just was not happening tonight... Adam grew tired of the constant battle he was having with his muse. He decided that since the sun had gone down, perhaps he could take a walk before heading over to the studio. Adam threw on his jacket and made his way out of his messy apartment.

Outside, the crisp, cool air bit Adam's face as he walked. He didn't realize how hungry he'd gotten since it'd been a few days since he'd last fed. Adam knew better than to attack humans. It just wasn't the way it was done anymore... Humans knew about magical creatures now. And some were no longer afraid. Adam didn't need to waste his time nursing a vendetta that was out of date. Still, Adam loved watching the way the life drained from the human's eyes as he sucked out their life liquid. Just thinking about it gave Adam shivers and made his stomach growl.

Adam quickly shuffled passed dog parks and bus stops. He licked his chapped lips, while watching some of the human night stalkers walking around. He debated with himself on whether or not he should just drink a stranger... No one had to know. But his conscience knew better than to drink some poor mortal and suffer the consequences. He started to chew his lips as he kept walking.

"Hey!" Came a voice from the distance. Adam turned around and was greeted by the face of an avid "fan". Adam wanted to either bite into the young man's neck and drink his blood... or walk away and not say so much as two words to this fan. He was pleasantly surprised and relieved when the sound of singing rang through the air. It was quiet at first, but eventually Adam was able to tune out all of the other noise and focus on just the voice. Even the "fan" he was talking to seemed to be affected by the lovely sound. It put Adam in a better mood and he was able to politely tell the "fan" that he was in a hurry and didn't have time to talk.

Adam wandered by himself in the dark for a couple of hours before making his way back home to get into his car to drive to the studio.

. . . .

"Adam! Welcome!"

"Let's get this over with..." Adam mumbled. With the rest of the creative team, Adam heard the new music and approved it. It sounded gorgeous, just the way he'd expected it would. The song reminded him of Evelyn and that put him in another bad mood. "It sounds nice."

"So... you like it, Adam? Is there anything you'd like to change about it?"

"No."

Adam left the studio as quickly as he could. It was only 3:30am but the sun would be up before he knew it. Adam drove back to his apartment in silence. When he arrived back home to his apartment, he immediately went to his bedroom, turning on his turntable and playing some classic rock music. He loved listening to old music that reminded him of the past. Adam laid down on his bed and stared at the ceiling. The sun would be up soon and he'd have to sleep...