"Pssst?!"
"Huh?"
I look around and see Xaxxy waving me over.
"Xaxxy?!"
"Shh! Not so loud." She grabs my hand and pulls me into her room.
"What's going on?"
"Have you given any thought to my offer yet?"
"N-no. Not yet..."
"Well, you better decide soon."
"Won't your sisters catch us if we escape?"
"I'm not coming with you, silly. Like I said, we vampires can't leave this mansion."
"Why not?"
"The sun is poisonous to us."
"So just leave at night."
Xaxxy sighs. "I wish it were that easy. We're so high up the mountain that even if we left at night, it would take hours to reach the bottom. The sun will rise before then."
"Well, I suppose you could run so you can make it before the sun comes up."
"That's possible, but really, where else can we go? What kind of society will accept people who only come out at night?"
"Oh, there's lots of jobs waiting for vampires like you."
"Such as?"
"Uhmm.. Have you ever thought of being a bouncer?"
"What's a bouncer? Someone who jumps up and down?"
I place my hands on her shoulders to stop her.
"N-no, but close!"
She looks sad. "Forget it, Rexer. This is the only place where we know how to live." Xaxxy stares at me defiantly. "But I'm going to make sure you won't stay here any longer. How about it? Wanna leave? I can take off the charm surrounding the woods so you can escape. Don't worry about my sisters. They can't stay mad at me for long. Well?"
I gulp. "R-right now?"
"What's wrong? Don't tell me you're starting to like it here."
"Of course not! It's just that.... uhh... I still haven't gotten my gold."
"Oh? You mean the money we promised you? Well, I can give it to you right now." Xaxxy takes out a couple of coins from her pocket.
"T-that's not enough!"
"But this is worth way more than..."
"I can't do anything with gold once I get back to the real world! U-until you get some money I can use. I'm not leaving."
"What's wrong, Rexer?"
"Nothing. I... I... just..."
"C-could it be?" Xaxxy walks closer towards me. She's right in front of me. All of the sudden, she puts her hands on my chest. "Could it be that you want to help us? I-I've heard some rumors that... that maybe the savior's blood can grant us immunity to the sun."
"S-savior? Me?!"
"That's right. The blood doesn't lie. You might be the one we've been waiting for all this time."
"I-I have no idea what..."
Xaxxy shakes her head. "No. I-I'm asking way too much of you." she steps back. "You really should go now, before my sisters get wind that I'm helping you."
"W-what would it take to help you?"
"Your blood, Rexer! We need your blood!"
I gulp.
D-Do I really want this? She's offering me a way out. I want to help them, but it will cost me my life. This is a hard choice to make. In fact. I've grown quite attached to these girls, but surrendering my life is another matter entirely. I could always find someone else. Someone human.
Xaxxy looks at me in desperation. "Well, Rexer? Will you really stay and help us?"
"I'll stay here with you three sisters."
"But that means..."
"Well... I'm prepared for that."
Xaxxy suddenly throws her arms around me. "Rexer! I'm so happy!"
I blush. "N-no problem."
I wait for Xaxxy to release her hold, but she remains wrapped around me tightly.
"You have no idea what this means to me!"
"I-is it really that bad?"
She lets go enough to be able to look me in the face. "Yes! All my life, I've been stuck in this one place. The only thing that keeps me sane is that I have my sisters to keep me company."
I pet Xaxxy's head. "Well, now you have me too."
Both of us suddenly blush.
W-why did I say that?
"I mean that you have me up until the crescent moon festival."
Xaxxy looks dissapointed. "W-well that's what I meant too!" she drops her arms from my neck and smiles awkwardly. "These past few days that you were here really were a godsend, Rexer."
"What do you mean?"
"I-I just.... I feel normal again."
"That's because I'm way crazier than the three of you."
Xaxxy laughs. "That's true. But even Trixie and Hailey feel it."
"A-are you sure?"
She nods. "They may not say it, but they're also grateful." she leans in and whispers. "In fact, I think the two of them have a secret crush on you." Xaxxy giggles as she watches me sweat.
"That's not true!"
"Yes, it is!"
"Are you sure?"
"Uh-huh."
"What about you? Do you have a crush on me too?"
Xaxxy blushes. "N-no."
"That's too bad."
She shakes her head wildly. "A-after the festival is over, you can leave us."
I sigh. "Well, that's the plan."
"I'm really going to miss you."
"Don't worry. I'm sure we'll meet again someday, somewhere..."
Xaxxy nods sadly.
All of the sudden, the door creaks open.. Trixie and Hailey are standing there, their arms crossed, with smiles on their faces.
"We heard everything!" - Hailey
"I-I didn't mean to..." - Xaxxy
"It's ok, Xaxxy. At least you had the courage to do what was right. I wish we did the same." - Hailey
"She's telling the truth. We should have never kidnapped you in the first place, savior or not." - Trixie
"But we also heard what you said." - Hailey
"Is it true that you really want to help us, Rexer? Of your own free will?" - Trixie
"Unfortunately. I've gotten quite close to you annoying siblings."
They all laugh.
"That's why I'm ready to sacrifice my life for you."
"What are you talking about?" - Hailey
"The crescent moon festival. You need my blood, right?"
"Yes." - Hailey
"I just hope it won't be too painful, and my death will be swift."
"Death?" - Xaxxy
"We're not going to kill you, you moron!" - Trixie
"B-but you're going to drink my blood!"
"Not all of it!" - Trixie
"We're going to drink just enough so that we can release our true powers." - Hailey
"Wait. You really thought we were going to kill you?" - Xaxxy
"Isn't that what you all said?!"
"We only said we were going to take your blood, not kill you!" - Hailey
"D-don't say it like that, sis!" - Trixie
My head starts to spin.
T-they're not going to kill me?! This is the greatest news I've heard so far! I'm saved! Hallelujah!
"T-that's a huge relief!" I collapsed on Xaxxy's bed.
The girls all laugh.
"Well, now you won't have to escape!" - Xaxxy
"That's right!" - Trixie
"Hmmmm..." - Hailey
"What is it sis?" - Trixie
"We may still have another problem." - Hailey
"Is it... them?" - Trixie
"Them?"
Who the heck is them?!
