Blue Eyes and a Heartbeat [THE LITTLE VAMPIRE] RUDOLPH AND TONY]

BLUE EYES AND A HEARTBEAT [One Shot]

The Little Vampire

"What? ! Really?"

Tony cried one night at the dinner table.

His dad had just announced that he had been offered a new job, and the family would be moving to Germany.

"The job I got is paying a lot more, and I know you aren't very happy here, so it would be nice to get away from California," Bob explained.

This was true. Tony had not fit in very well at school before, and now that his classmates had found out he was gay, he had been shunned for the past few months, and even beaten up a few times as well, but he didn't let anyone know, he just hid the bruises and black eyes.

At first Tony was a little disappointed he'd be leaving his childhood home, but he quickly thought of someone he hadn't seen in a long time. "Will we be moving anywhere near Rudolph?"

"Oh yeah, we're looking at a house in the town closest to the Bed and Breakfast where the Sackville-Bagg family is staying, so while we set up the new house in town, you can stay with Rudolph for a while." Tony's mom replied airily.

"Do you have any friends you'd want to say goodbye to before we leave?" Bob asked.

"No." Tony looked down at his food growing cold and smiled, thinking back to the few weeks he spent with his best friend so long ago.

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Moving into their new house in Germany was hectic. The Thompsons unpacked what they could, and Tony kept a suitcase packed with clothes for his stay with Rudolph. He would be living at the Bed and Breakfast castle for a few months, or until his parents were adjusted to the new country. This meant Tony would get to spend as much time as he wanted with Rudolph. Whenever Tony thought of this, his heart fluttered. He missed Rudolph so much and wanted to see him as soon as possible. This led to Tony asking his parents every day when he would get to see the vampire.

"As soon as you help unpack everything we have in the house," both of his parents would reply each time, but Tony still asked.

Finally, one morning at breakfast Dottie announced happily that she had called up Wulftrud at the castle, "You'll be staying at the Bed and Breakfast for five months starting Monday. You already finished your junior year of high school online, so you can start senior year here in the fall."

Tony leapt up from his chair and threw his arms around his mother, kissing her on the cheek. "Thank you so much! You guys so won't regret this!"

"Of course we won't." Dottie looked oddly at Bob, who shrugged and smiled at her.

"Whatever will make you happy here, son!" his dad laughed.

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Tony took a deep breath as his dad pulled up to the castle. It was almost sunset and Tony was giddy with anticipation. He slowly opened the car door, waved a short goodbye to Bob, and hauled his suitcase out from the trunk of the car. Tony watched his dad drive off, then turned to Wulftrud and Otto, who eagerly waited at the castle door. They both embraced him, murmuring about how much they had missed him.

"I take zis up to your old room, ya?" Otto said, grabbing his luggage. Tony smiled and nodded to him, making his way to the kitchen where Wulfred ranted about how she could never feed guests anymore; their only guests being vampires and all.