Vampire Emeritus (Part #3) ✔

Chapter 24: Man, I Feel Like a Vamp

The vamplings stood on the other side of the backyard, sweat glistening on their foreheads and temples, heat burning through their black uniforms. William insisted having black fighting gear, he said it would be more difficult for the cultists to recognise us as threat.

He wore purple.

Somehow, he still looked intimidating, even in the purple tights and a tight, shimmering, flower-patterned shirt. Sheila laughed her ass off once she saw him.

"Stop that, be serious!" William scolded Tina while she winked at the guards around the house, pissing Thomas off.

"It's too hot!" I whined. "And it's almost lunchtime, we should stop training."

"We never stop training!" William exclaimed and handed another gun to me.

Seriously, all the guns looked the same to me. It didn't matter which I learned how to handle. We've been training for the past three days non stop. William and Ian decided we needed to double our efforts.

Tonight, Ian and I would be observing the next cultist killing. If everything went right, humans should be able to take down the four vampires on their own. And if they manage that, our war wouldn't be lost. We would be able to count on their help.

"But we're tired, come on." Sheila complained. "We've been training since dawn!"

William's gaze jumped to her and his eyebrow shot up, "So, you think you've trained enough?"

"Yes!" Sheila flipped her curly hair over her shoulder. "I'm hungry!"

"Alright then." William walked over and handed her a sharp stake. "Fight me."

Sheila gaped and looked at me, "Uh, I didn't mean it like that."

"You claim you've trained enough." William said. "Go ahead, fight me. If you manage to hit me once, you can take the rest of the day off."

I grinned and sat on the bench in the backyard. Thomas and Tina joined me, the vamplings stopped their training, even the guards faced us to watch the show.

"You can do it, Sheila!" I shouted, a laugh escaping my lips.

Sheila took the stake hesitantly and glanced at us one more time. Of course she wouldn't be able to take him. Hell, I've been a vampire for three years and Ian trained me, but I still wasn't sure I'd be able to defeat William one on one.

"Wait, wait." Tina raised her hand. "Anyone wanna bet on Sheila?"

The guards and the vamplings exchanged glances.

"Come on!" Sheila's shoulders slumped. "Is no one going to put money on me?"

"I'll do it." I laughed. "Merely for moral support."

"Let's do this." William stepped away from her. "I'm not even going to have a weapon."

Sheila hesitated for a few seconds. She didn't know what to do or even where to hit.

"She's doesn't know offense tactics." Thomas mumbled. "They haven't made it that far in their training."

"She can always flash her boobs." Tina suggested.

I nodded, "Point."

Sheila raised the stake in the air and attacked William from the front. He grabbed her waist and threw her over his shoulder until she landed on her back. The guards laughed.

"Oh, come on!" Sheila winced on the ground. "Not fair!"

"Get up." William tried to keep his tone serious, but a hint of a smile emerged on his face. "If you're holding a stake, a vampire is always going to remain fixated on that."