The New Vampire in Town: chapter 12

Polidori came back downstairs with a pout. "They hung up on me..." Not really a big surprise there.

Demetria smirked. Sunshine looked sheepishly at her grandfather.

"No matter," Polidori grinned darkly. "You'll be taken care of, and the world will remember the name Pallus Polidori and no longer be the laughing stock of the village!"

Demetria glared at him. Sunshine hugged her grandfather, then as Demetria was only a kid still, decided she would stay to make sure he wasn't going to do anything that was immoral.

"What are you?" Polidori glared at Demetria, not hurting her yet, but held Sunshine close, he thought maybe she was scared.

"You blind, old man?" Demetria asks.

Sunshine blinked.

"You don't look like the vampires I've seen before..." Polidori glanced at her. "They turn into bats! I even captured one and sold it to the zoo, but those little vampires escaped me!"

"Heh, well I'm not..." Demetria says, the only thing she would give away willingly.

"Don't you live in that abandoned castle next door?" Polidori glared at her.

Demetria pretended to be more interested in the room she was in.

Polidori frowned to her. "Come, Sunshine, we have to leave the beast now... We'll deal with her later."

Demetria growled at him. Sunshine went ahead, out of the room, but glanced back.

Polidori shut the door after Sunshine. "I'm afraid I can't let you go off on your own... It's a dangerous world out there. I'll have to pull you out of school."

"No, you can't do that!" Sunshine exclaims.

"Your friends also shouldn't come here, it might be too dangerous, especially Oskar." Polidori commanded, being her legal guardian.

Sunshine narrowed her eyes at him.

"I'm sorry, but it's for the best, if I can, I'll get your aunt and uncle to come down to look after you while I'll be away to protect this world from those horrible creatures."

Sunshine glared at him. "No!" She says, crossing her arms.

"It's only what I can do for your safety, Sunshine." Polidori tried to have her understand.

"I've been safe for years, so you can't keep me locked away." she says.

"I'm sorry, Sunshine, but that's final... I'm going to call your aunt and uncle now..." Polidori said to her, walking off to the phone to call a couple of the few people who trusted him.

Sunshine ran up to her room, deciding to run away to stay with a friend. She packed a bag.

Polidori sighed as his granddaughter leave, but he dialed the number to his living daughter's house.

A blonde man was carrying Sunshine's baby cousin Jasper. "Dear, you wanna get that? I'm putting the baby down."

The red-haired woman agreed and went to the phone. "Hello?"

"Hello there."

"Oh, hi Daddy!" the woman greeted her father. "How are things over there with Sunshine?"

"That's what I wanted to talk to about..."

Demetria was trying to unlock the lock. The adult vampires were flying over to help save Demetria, making the students stay inside at all costs, they were never allowed to leave in emergencies like this. Sunshine looked out of the window. Demetria managed to pick the lock. She started to make her way out of the basement.

Even though they were forbidden to, Oskar seemed to be among the bats, he was just going to make sure at least Demetria was okay and would take her to the nurse if any injuries were reported.

Sunshine looked worried. "Flock of bats." she gasps.

Demetria started to try and open the door.

Polidori talked with his daughter about having Sunshine and that he wanted her, her husband, and her son to stay over for a little while.

"Oskar, go back to school, you'll be safe there." the Count told his goody two-shoes nephew.

"I just want to help Demetria!" Oskar cried.

Sunshine had to warn her grandfather. "Flock of bats." she tells him.

"That's nice, dear..." Polidori looked down to her, not really listening and continued to talk on the phone.

"On their way." Sunshine adds.

Demetria opened the door, peeking out.

"Hold on, dear," Polidori put the phone down. "Are you alright, dear?"

Demetria slipped out, then saw she had to slip past the two humans.

Sunshine looked at her grandfather. "A flock of bats were on their way here." she says.

"Bats!?" Polidori nearly barked. "Here!?" He then took out garlic powder to throw at them. "This should hold them off."

"Hello, Daddy...?" Sunshine's aunt was heard, left hanging on the other line of the phone.

Sunshine took over on the phone. "Grandfather is busy a second... He'll call you back~" she says about to hang up.

"Sunshine, is everything okay?" Her aunt asked.

"Yes, just a guest who shouldn't be here." Sunshine said, cheerfully.

"Oh, okay, sweetie, your uncle and cousin Jasper will see you soon." her aunt replied.

"Okay... Bye-Bye~" she says cheerfully.

Sunshine's aunt then hung up.

The adult vampires were about to go in and get the girl, but saw her. Demetria started to make her way to the door, trying to be silent. She had only came out of the basement, not the house. The adult vampires were about to go in and get the girl. Demetria hoped he wouldn't turn around and catch her. Polidori went to the front door to stop the 'flock of bats'.

"Stand back, Oskar..." the Count scolded his meddling nephew before they would go in.

Demetria hissed under her 'breath'. She needed to get out but he was in the way. She tried to get to the door so she could slip out. Polidori opened the front door and saw the vampire adults, looking angry, Oskar was hiding behind them.

It was mostly the teachers, Professor Oxford, the Count, and Lady Kryptina. Fou and Nestor must have been looking after the kids. Demetria looked from behind Polidori, about to slip past.

Polidori glared at the vampire adults. "I know all about your games, vampires and I've taken one hostage!" He then looked to Lady Kryptina and his heart sank. "Lucille...? Is that you?"

The female vampire teacher looked to him and nodded. "Yes, Pallus, I'm afraid so..." she whispered.

Demetria glanced between them a moment.

"You're acquainted with the mortal?" the Count asked her.

"It's a long story." Kryptina replied calmly.

Polidori was just shocked to see her, he didn't know what else to do now.

Demetria started to sneak past, cringing at the smell of garlic.

Polidori shook his head, then looked to Demetria. "There you are!"

"Demetria, get out of here!" the Count cried to her.

Demetria blinked, discovered and started to try and past her quickly. Polidori was about go after her, but was cornered by the adult vampire teachers.

"Demetria!" Oskar sounded relieved to see she was all okay. "I was so worried about you..." he whispered.

Demetria hugged him, in a way to apologize.

Polidori came over and saw Oskar and Demetria hugging, he gasped and growled. "Oskar, get away from that demon! I won't let her vampire powers bewitch you!"

The adults looked surprised. How did Polidori know Oskar personally? Demetria turned to look up at him. Sunshine heard and looked shocked.

"Oskar...." all of the adults seemed to say.

"Just leave her alone, she would never hurt anyone!" Oskar stood up for him and his friend.

"How would you know?" Polidori demanded.

"Because, they are students in my school." the Count finished, slightly dramatically.

Demetria looked at the Count. Sunshine looked betrayed.

"You're all vampires, I knew it!" Polidori felt victorious, but he looked to Kryptina. "But you too?"

"Yes, my dear, I am..." Kryptina said to him. "I just wanted your blood actually, but I fell in love with you... Can't I ask for your forgiveness and understanding?"

The Count looked dubious he would accept, being a 'foolish mortal'. Oskar looked concerned, he then looked to see Sunshine and he looked a bit worried. Demetria looked at Polidori. Sunshine saw him looking and looked hurt.

"This town is too dangerous to raise my grandchild in, we have to move!" Polidori exclaimed. "Leave now and take your blood-sucking children with you!"

"WE don't suck blood!" Oskar and Demetria yelled in their defense.

Demetria crossed her arms. Sunshine looked down.

"Just be gone!" Polidori yelled to them, slamming the door behind him.

Everyone blinked.

"Come, dear, we better get you back..." Kryptina put her arm around Demetria.

Oxford was a little nervous and worried about talking with Demetria about what happened in class earlier that night. Demetria didn't feel she deserved the comfort so gently pulled out from the gentle arm. She was nervous about talking too.

"We better go back now... I'm so sorry this had to happen to you, Demetria." the Count actually sounded sorry for the girl, he rarely used emotion in his voice.

Demetria looked down, now her anger ebbed she was ashamed of herself. Sunshine took the powder off her grandfather.

Oskar went to Demetria to offer comfort, he turned into a bat like the others so they could fly off back to school. "Come on, Demetria..." he told her quietly and calmly.

Demetria started float. Sunshine opened the door and threw it mainly at Demetria, but the one next to her.

Oskar flew with Demetria, but then gasped as he had been hit. "Ow!" His wings grew weak suddenly and he looked paler than he normally should.

Demetria went paler too, almost dropping from the sky.

"Oskar, Demetria!" the Count sounded worried for them, being the biggest bat, he swooped down to get them.

"Sunshine!" Polidori was surprised at his granddaughter's actions.

Sunshine looked at him. She sniffled.

Polidori came to her. "Oh, dear..." he went to hug her.

Sunshine wiped her eyes furiously.

"It's going to be okay, dearest..." Polidori gently stroked her golden blonde hair.

Sunshine looked up at him. Demetria wasn't going to be easy to catch, she was human form compared to them. Sunshine looked at him. She sniffled. The Count caught his poor nephew, Kryptina and Oxford worked together to catch Demetria in their grip. Demetria looked weak and pale.