What We've Missed Without You

chapter 11

*sorry for mistakes*

"We're staying the night, Grandpa?"

"That's right, well it's more like you're staying until the rain clears up. Your Mommy can't get you when it's raining this heavily, so when the rain clears up she'll pick you up."

"Eh?! But Airi didn't bring jammies! Or extra clothes!" The blonde seven-year-old exclaimed worriedly, clutching onto her precious stuffed rabbit tightly. Karlheinz chuckled at the little girl and patted her head gently, "Don't worry, I'll have tailors make you and your sister clothing for the time being. You're guest in my home, after all."

"Okay..."

"Now go wash up, it's almost dinner time." Airi nodded in response and skipped off from the older man, heading down the hall to the guestroom. Airi carefully opened the door and shut it behind her when she saw Momoi pacing in a circle. "Onee-chan?"

"  That's absolutely ridiculous, there's no way that's even remotely possible! That man just likes seeing me freaked out, that's why he said it! There's no way he was serious about being a  "

"Onee-chan!" Airi shouted, snapping Momoi out of her train of thought. The pale blonde cleared her voice and crossed her arms, retaining her usual cool demeanor. "Yes?"

"Grandpa said to wash up before dinner!" Momoi visibly tensed at Airi's words. However, she refrained from voicing her opinions towards her younger sister. Instead, she swallowed up her words and nodded. Airi happily skipped to the bathroom in the guest room, pulling up a spare chair to the sink and climbing up so she could reach the porcelain sink. Momoi went back to muttering and pacing about until Airi called out for her once again:

"Onee-chan, Airi has good news! We don't need to worry about having no jammies or no clothes at all!"

"What do you mean by that?"

"Grandpa is getting a tailor for us so we can have clothes! He said that it's important for guests to have their necessities while staying with someone!" Airi hummed as she soaked her small hands in warm water, pumping a large amount of rose-scented liquid soap onto her hands and rubbing them together. The twelve-year-old girl stopped and looked over at the seven-year-old, slowing making her way to the open bathroom door. "What?... Why is he doing all of that?"

"Grandpa didn't tell Onee-chan? We're staying here until the rain goes bye-bye, and then Mommy can come to pick us up! He told Airi this just a few minutes ago!"

"I see..." Momoi sighed as she balled her hand into a fist, everything was going just great for her. Their mother must be worried sick right now, they were trapped in this mansion until the rain cleared up, and that Karlheinz straight-up told Momoi that he and all of his sons were vampires. The made-up creatures who feasted on innocent people's blood, only came out at nighttime, and were ridiculously overpowered. Of all the lies you could tell to Momoi, Karlheinz had to tell her the most ridulous one and show off pointed fangs (that are probably just a modification). Vampires don't exist, it just wasn't possible! If Karlheinz was telling the truth, then she and all of her siblings would be vampire-human hybrids! Airi dried off her hands with the pale pink towel hanging by the sink and hopped off the chair, pushing it back to its original place. The lilac-eyed little girl skipped over to her older sister and smiled brightly at her. "Airi wonders what Grandpa is gonna serve for dinner! Is there going to be dessert? Airi wants a really big and fancy parfait! It has to be strawberry flavored! Maybe Grandpa can give Onee-chan coffee cake! She loves coffee cake lots!"

Airi really was too young for this.

After Momoi washed up, she took Airi by the hand and guided her out of the room. When she closed the door behind them, the old butler from earlier appeared in front of them, making the two girls jump back in surprise. The butler only bowed his head towards the two respectfully as he spoke monotonously: