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Part 3
Vlad had felt bad for abandoning Thomas to play with Mina and was spending all night with him. The two were flying across town towards the next city. The little girl had pouted for hours when the count told her he was having some father-son time with Thomas. Now he felt sorry for leaving Mina alone. "You're torn," Thomas looked at his father. "By me and your" He spat. "Human friend."
"She's important to me, okay?" Vlad glared at him. "But can ve forget that issue for tonight and hunt?" His face softened. "I vant to get to know my own son."
"Before or after I died?" Thomas stared straight ahead sourly. He was still a little sore over getting left out the night before. It was common for men, even ones as old as Thomas, to revert to a childlike state of dependency when they find lost parental figures. Right now he was trying to act resentful. The vampire was enjoying the attention really.
"Let's say after." Vlad smiled. "Because that's who you are now." He landed on the roof of one building and waited for Thomas to join him.
The other vampire landed and laid down to look at the stars. "Right, vell," He looked at the count. "I hate to lose. I also hate to be left out of important business. Most of all I hate to leave a job half finished."
Vlad swallowed. "I understand, but vat do you LIKE?" He sat up. The sky was beautiful, but he had seen it too often.
"Young vomen. I expect you're the same?"
"You've inherited my tastes." The older vampire got to his feet. Thomas looked at him oddly.
"Don't you ever just sit back?" The man asked. He was rather laid back, even with the amount of evil in his personality. He liked to pause and see the lights in the sky, more eternal than he would ever be. There was something pleasant about it he couldn't quite key- it was bliss.
"I'm a bit restless." Vlad tried to sit down again. He wasn't the kind to lie around. Thomas had gotten that from his mother. She was laid back and it hade irritated Vlad, to a certain extent. He saw himself in Thomas too, but not near as much. He wondered exactly what else Thomas had gotten from him other than the good looks. His academic skill maybe? "Did you do vell in school?"
"I vas too busy as a kid for school, but I caught up vhenever I could as a vampire. So, yes." The vampire looked at the sky.
"Fair enough." Vlad shrugged. Thomas licked his lips, thirsty. "Shall ve hunt?"
"Actually, I'll skip dinner tonight. No need to leave early." The vampirenodded. He was starving but could ignore it for now. Maybe he would get back to Lucy soon.
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He was finally at a breaking point. Thomas had to drink again before he got too weak or sick. "I'm going out." He said to his father, flicking a glance at Vlad nervously. He had been given permission to feed from Lucy again as long as he was careful. The vampire was too thirsty to waste any more time. All Thomas had to do was control himself and leave her alive.
"Be good." Vlad waved, hardly looking up. Thomas licked his lips and let out a hissing breath, imagining the warm blood on his tongue for a second. He transformed himself into a bat and flew out the window. He guided himself instinctively towards the Mina girl's house.
There was a certain amount of insanity in Thomas's personality, and it greatly contributed to the entire 'I never leave a job half-finished' motto. Part of the vampire wanted to leave Lucy alive for his father but another wanted to drain her completely, both because of this motto and out of spite for his father's stupid human friend. Lucy was deep asleep from what he could tell, and that was just fine. It was better that he feed without a struggle now because of how hungry he was. The young man barely managed to turn into mist and get into the room. He reformed and leaned over her with no hesitation, smelling her blood. Taking off his spectacles and setting them on the table, he looked her over. He savored the scent for a second before digging in.
She squirmed a little but relaxed in her sleep. The bite was almost as hypnotic as looking into his eyes, especially for someone who was asleep. He kept swallowing deeply, never having to take a breath. Thomas felt his strength flowing back through each mouthful, into his body. The price of being undead was other people's lives. He never realized what he was doing; the vampire was so deep in his own little world. Finally his tongue couldn't find any more of the life giving liquid in her veins and sat back, pleased again. The small disruption in his world was gone.
Thomas jolted- he realized what he had just done. The small disruption in his world was gone! He had just murdered Lucy, his father's friend's sister. Oh, this was bad… He had sworn not to kill her and forgotten that in the heat of his element! The now cold body lay, unmoving, in front of him accusingly. He put a finger to his lip, thinking in a panic. He had to get rid of the body, now. He carefully pulled back to covers and lifted what remained of his victim out of the bed. She was lighter now that all of her blood was gone. He felt another angry pang of guilt.
Would he be able to hide this from Vlad? Of course not. Dads always had a way to find out everything a child had done. Thomas opened the window and flew out with her, careful not to hurt Lucy's corpse. The place where he had bitten her clearly stood out in the dark. He swallowed deeply, terrified of what the older vampire would do to him when he found out. Maybe it was just better to leave town now, after burying her body.
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When Mina didn't show up the next evening Vlad knew something was wrong. Thomas hadn't come back last night after hunting and it worried him deeply. He had waited and waited, but now the vampire was verging on panic. He dropped his book and went to fly out.
He almost rocketed through Mina's always open window. She was lying in the bed, not facing him. Her cheeks were stained with tears. "Mina vat happened?" He expected something like a scraped knee or getting in trouble but somehow knew that wasn't it. These were 'I- lost- something-important' tears. He wrapped an arm around her shoulder.
"Lucy went missing last night. Daddy came in and her room was empty." Mina would never admit it, but she had loved her sister. It seemed like all siblings were that way.
Vlad paused. His suspicions were growing. "And vere is her boyfriend Bobby?" He remembered the photo in their foyer downstairs of a stereotypically jock-like boy.
"He's in questioning, but Bobby doesn't know anything about it because last night he had a football game." She buried her face into the vampire's shoulder, whining deeply. His shirtsleeve was instantly wet with tears.
Vlad could almost feel it now- Thomas had something to do with this. They were both missing and his son had wanted to kill Lucy from the start. It was hard to admit, but Mina's sister was more than likely dead. "I'll be back, Mina." He patted her head sympathetically and flew out the window.
The vampire, through his anger and slight remorse, was jealous. He had wanted to kill Lucy since meeting her but held off for Mina's sake. He had wanted only to protect them, but also to protect his son. He had mistakenly allowed the slightly younger vampire to feed on her and this is what he got for it.
He sniffed at the warm windy summer night air for the scent of Lucy's blood or Thomas's faint familiar smell. There was a slight smell of blood in the wind and he followed it, worried, to a small section of private property in the forest. There was a short, well- packed pile of dirt covered with leaves and he knew almost instantly that Lucy's body was under there. "Thomas Hide." He hissed. "Look at the mess you've made."
He sat down on a log angrily and examined the girl's unmarked grave. The blood smell wasn't hers, though, he noticed. It was different. He recognized it as some from the bottle he had given Thomas as a gift earlier in the week, to celebrate their existence and all. Had his son wanted him to find the grave? He got up and looked over the blood soaked dirt before spotting a short letter tacked to the tree furthest from him.
Picking it off carefully, Vlad read the somewhat sloppy cursive handwriting that his son had inherited from him.
Daddy Dearest,
I know you found Lucy Harper's grave if you're reading this note. I also know that you're furious with me over her death. Because she was your little human friend's sister I had no right to kill her but could not help myself. It is my own fault for putting off feeding to stay with you. Please keep this a secret from Mina or whatever her name is and if you don't give my best apologies.
It was good to, after all these hundreds of years, finally have a father figure. I wish I had had the chance to grow up with you but the brief time we had this last week was worth dying for. I'm glad I met you, Vlad Hide, and apologize for ruining it all. I may come back someday in hopes you've found it in yourself to forgive me if this jeopardizes your friendship with the human. If not, I needed to leave your hunting territory anyway.
Regards for the future,
Thomas Hide
Vlad finished reading the note and dropped it. His hands shook for a second and he thought of the few choice things about this apology that made it all to true- The younger vampire had been critical of his friendship even now. He had also put off feeding or several days in spite of his metabolism to gain more time with Vlad. It was obviously what ultimately led to this moment.
'I may come back someday in hopes you've found it in yourself to forgive me.' It had said. He didn't want to forgive Thomas though, and it bothered him. Who was more important? His own flesh and blood or this little human girl who would die someday? The boy that had needed him his whole life or the girl who considered him her best friend? He didn't want to choose.
Picking up the letter again the vampire tucked it into his pocket. He was going to grant his son's wishes and not tell Mina what happened and blame it on another vampire that 'he couldn't catch' or something of the like. It would be painful to lie to her but didn't want her to hate Thomas. He looked back on the grave for a second and frowned a little sadly. Walking out, back to the wind, he went to Mina's house and comforted her, thinking about what would happen if and when his son returned.
The End

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Part 3
Vlad had felt bad for abandoning Thomas to play with Mina and was spending all night with him. The two were flying across town towards the next city. The little girl had pouted for hours when the count told her he was having some father-son time with Thomas. Now he felt sorry for leaving Mina alone. "You're torn," Thomas looked at his father. "By me and your" He spat. "Human friend."
"She's important to me, okay?" Vlad glared at him. "But can ve forget that issue for tonight and hunt?" His face softened. "I vant to get to know my own son."
"Before or after I died?" Thomas stared straight ahead sourly. He was still a little sore over getting left out the night before. It was common for men, even ones as old as Thomas, to revert to a childlike state of dependency when they find lost parental figures. Right now he was trying to act resentful. The vampire was enjoying the attention really.
"Let's say after." Vlad smiled. "Because that's who you are now." He landed on the roof of one building and waited for Thomas to join him.
The other vampire landed and laid down to look at the stars. "Right, vell," He looked at the count. "I hate to lose. I also hate to be left out of important business. Most of all I hate to leave a job half finished."
Vlad swallowed. "I understand, but vat do you LIKE?" He sat up. The sky was beautiful, but he had seen it too often.
"Young vomen. I expect you're the same?"
"You've inherited my tastes." The older vampire got to his feet. Thomas looked at him oddly.
"Don't you ever just sit back?" The man asked. He was rather laid back, even with the amount of evil in his personality. He liked to pause and see the lights in the sky, more eternal than he would ever be. There was something pleasant about it he couldn't quite key- it was bliss.
"I'm a bit restless." Vlad tried to sit down again. He wasn't the kind to lie around. Thomas had gotten that from his mother. She was laid back and it hade irritated Vlad, to a certain extent. He saw himself in Thomas too, but not near as much. He wondered exactly what else Thomas had gotten from him other than the good looks. His academic skill maybe? "Did you do vell in school?"
"I vas too busy as a kid for school, but I caught up vhenever I could as a vampire. So, yes." The vampire looked at the sky.
"Fair enough." Vlad shrugged. Thomas licked his lips, thirsty. "Shall ve hunt?"
"Actually, I'll skip dinner tonight. No need to leave early." The vampirenodded. He was starving but could ignore it for now. Maybe he would get back to Lucy soon.
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He was finally at a breaking point. Thomas had to drink again before he got too weak or sick. "I'm going out." He said to his father, flicking a glance at Vlad nervously. He had been given permission to feed from Lucy again as long as he was careful. The vampire was too thirsty to waste any more time. All Thomas had to do was control himself and leave her alive.
"Be good." Vlad waved, hardly looking up. Thomas licked his lips and let out a hissing breath, imagining the warm blood on his tongue for a second. He transformed himself into a bat and flew out the window. He guided himself instinctively towards the Mina girl's house.
There was a certain amount of insanity in Thomas's personality, and it greatly contributed to the entire 'I never leave a job half-finished' motto. Part of the vampire wanted to leave Lucy alive for his father but another wanted to drain her completely, both because of this motto and out of spite for his father's stupid human friend. Lucy was deep asleep from what he could tell, and that was just fine. It was better that he feed without a struggle now because of how hungry he was. The young man barely managed to turn into mist and get into the room. He reformed and leaned over her with no hesitation, smelling her blood. Taking off his spectacles and setting them on the table, he looked her over. He savored the scent for a second before digging in.
She squirmed a little but relaxed in her sleep. The bite was almost as hypnotic as looking into his eyes, especially for someone who was asleep. He kept swallowing deeply, never having to take a breath. Thomas felt his strength flowing back through each mouthful, into his body. The price of being undead was other people's lives. He never realized what he was doing; the vampire was so deep in his own little world. Finally his tongue couldn't find any more of the life giving liquid in her veins and sat back, pleased again. The small disruption in his world was gone.
Thomas jolted- he realized what he had just done. The small disruption in his world was gone! He had just murdered Lucy, his father's friend's sister. Oh, this was bad… He had sworn not to kill her and forgotten that in the heat of his element! The now cold body lay, unmoving, in front of him accusingly. He put a finger to his lip, thinking in a panic. He had to get rid of the body, now. He carefully pulled back to covers and lifted what remained of his victim out of the bed. She was lighter now that all of her blood was gone. He felt another angry pang of guilt.
Would he be able to hide this from Vlad? Of course not. Dads always had a way to find out everything a child had done. Thomas opened the window and flew out with her, careful not to hurt Lucy's corpse. The place where he had bitten her clearly stood out in the dark. He swallowed deeply, terrified of what the older vampire would do to him when he found out. Maybe it was just better to leave town now, after burying her body.
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When Mina didn't show up the next evening Vlad knew something was wrong. Thomas hadn't come back last night after hunting and it worried him deeply. He had waited and waited, but now the vampire was verging on panic. He dropped his book and went to fly out.
He almost rocketed through Mina's always open window. She was lying in the bed, not facing him. Her cheeks were stained with tears. "Mina vat happened?" He expected something like a scraped knee or getting in trouble but somehow knew that wasn't it. These were 'I- lost- something-important' tears. He wrapped an arm around her shoulder.
"Lucy went missing last night. Daddy came in and her room was empty." Mina would never admit it, but she had loved her sister. It seemed like all siblings were that way.
Vlad paused. His suspicions were growing. "And vere is her boyfriend Bobby?" He remembered the photo in their foyer downstairs of a stereotypically jock-like boy.
"He's in questioning, but Bobby doesn't know anything about it because last night he had a football game." She buried her face into the vampire's shoulder, whining deeply. His shirtsleeve was instantly wet with tears.
Vlad could almost feel it now- Thomas had something to do with this. They were both missing and his son had wanted to kill Lucy from the start. It was hard to admit, but Mina's sister was more than likely dead. "I'll be back, Mina." He patted her head sympathetically and flew out the window.
The vampire, through his anger and slight remorse, was jealous. He had wanted to kill Lucy since meeting her but held off for Mina's sake. He had wanted only to protect them, but also to protect his son. He had mistakenly allowed the slightly younger vampire to feed on her and this is what he got for it.
He sniffed at the warm windy summer night air for the scent of Lucy's blood or Thomas's faint familiar smell. There was a slight smell of blood in the wind and he followed it, worried, to a small section of private property in the forest. There was a short, well- packed pile of dirt covered with leaves and he knew almost instantly that Lucy's body was under there. "Thomas Hide." He hissed. "Look at the mess you've made."
He sat down on a log angrily and examined the girl's unmarked grave. The blood smell wasn't hers, though, he noticed. It was different. He recognized it as some from the bottle he had given Thomas as a gift earlier in the week, to celebrate their existence and all. Had his son wanted him to find the grave? He got up and looked over the blood soaked dirt before spotting a short letter tacked to the tree furthest from him.
Picking it off carefully, Vlad read the somewhat sloppy cursive handwriting that his son had inherited from him.
Daddy Dearest,
I know you found Lucy Harper's grave if you're reading this note. I also know that you're furious with me over her death. Because she was your little human friend's sister I had no right to kill her but could not help myself. It is my own fault for putting off feeding to stay with you. Please keep this a secret from Mina or whatever her name is and if you don't give my best apologies.
It was good to, after all these hundreds of years, finally have a father figure. I wish I had had the chance to grow up with you but the brief time we had this last week was worth dying for. I'm glad I met you, Vlad Hide, and apologize for ruining it all. I may come back someday in hopes you've found it in yourself to forgive me if this jeopardizes your friendship with the human. If not, I needed to leave your hunting territory anyway.
Regards for the future,
Thomas Hide
Vlad finished reading the note and dropped it. His hands shook for a second and he thought of the few choice things about this apology that made it all to true- The younger vampire had been critical of his friendship even now. He had also put off feeding or several days in spite of his metabolism to gain more time with Vlad. It was obviously what ultimately led to this moment.
'I may come back someday in hopes you've found it in yourself to forgive me.' It had said. He didn't want to forgive Thomas though, and it bothered him. Who was more important? His own flesh and blood or this little human girl who would die someday? The boy that had needed him his whole life or the girl who considered him her best friend? He didn't want to choose.
Picking up the letter again the vampire tucked it into his pocket. He was going to grant his son's wishes and not tell Mina what happened and blame it on another vampire that 'he couldn't catch' or something of the like. It would be painful to lie to her but didn't want her to hate Thomas. He looked back on the grave for a second and frowned a little sadly. Walking out, back to the wind, he went to Mina's house and comforted her, thinking about what would happen if and when his son returned.
The End