Light in the Dark (Young Dracula) 5

Ch. 8: Open House

With the mysterious violent thing Renfield was dealing with finally being contained to a box, the Count thought the only thing to do was sell Garside and leave the new owners to deal with it.

Anna found Malik in the kitchen using a make-shift punching bag. He was clearly mad and mumbling while punching. "'Stop feeling sorry for yourself'. 'You're a vampire but you're no son of mine'. Yeah well I wish you weren't my mother. I, hate, you!" He punched the hardest and then turned to slam his hands onto the table. That's when he noticed her. 

"What's happened?" She asked. He wanted to push her away but she seemed to genuinely care and he needed that at the moment. 

"Found out my mum lied to me about being a Dracula." He explained in short and punched the bag again. 

"Woah. That's horrible. Is there anything I can do? Wait, I heard from Renfield that green tree frog tea is good for shock." She said and got to work making it for him. 

"I still can't believe she lied to me." He said, putting his head down. 

"Some parents are rubbish." She said while she got ingredients down. 

"But telling me the Count was my father, that I was a Dracula! All those years." He said. 

"I mean, having their blood has it's downsides if you haven't already noticed." She said, speaking honestly of things she wouldn't otherwise say. 

"She wanted me to kill all of them, steal the dynasty." He said. 

"Well she can't get to you now." She replied. 

"I thought Vlad was so pathetic for having a breather mother. But at least he knows where he comes from. I don't even know who my father is." He said. "She won't even tell me his name!" He exclaimed and punched the bag again.

The Count and Renfield welcomed Breathers into Garside as potential buyers. "We welcome you to Historic Garside, lovingly maintained with original features, a rennovator's dream." He spoke out to the crowd of about five people. Who might you be?" He walked up to one of the women.

"I'm Lindy McGreggor. My husband, Carl, and I have been looking someone quiet to move the kids to. Is the furnature included?" She asked as she began to explore.

"You know the best thing to do to this place?" Another of the buyers spoke up. "Convert it into luxury apartments. You, my friend, could make a killing." He explained. "I'm Marcus." He held his hand out to shake but the Count opted for patting him aggressively on the shoulder.

"All very possible. Especially with some very entrepenurial views here." The Count said and turned to another woman, dressed in a trench coat. "And you are?" He asked the man next to her, also in a trench coat. 

"Waiting for the tour." The man replied.

"Yes, yes of course. Follow me, we'll start with the kitchen!" The Count spoke out to the group.

The two buyers in trench coats turned out to be Vampire bounty hunters and they opened fire with their UV guns on the whole group once Vlad, Anna, and Talitha had joined the tour. They chased everyone around the whole house. The man cornered Vlad and Talitha and caught them in a UV cage. "Let her go, just take me." Vlad tried to bargain. 

"Don't try that big hero stuff with me. Pay good money for the both of you." The man replied.

 "Who are you working for?" Vlad asked. 

"None of your business. Now shut up." The man replied. 

"How are we gonna get out of this?" Talitha whispered to Vlad. 

"I've got an idea. I just hope she's close enough to hear." He replied. 

"What?" Talitha asked before getting her answer. 

"Anna!" Vlad shouted as loud as he could. In an instant the vampire pulled a large gun out on them. 

"If you call for anyone I'll just dust them with this. And then I'll dust you." He said. 

"Quite a piece you've got there. What is it?" Vlad asked, to buy Anna some time. 

"VK 25, latest model. Full shield safety protection for the operator. Precision focus and high speed burn." The man explained. Then Anna burst into the room and the vampire took the shot without hesitation. She sent the beams back to him and he was dust. 

"Are you guys okay?" She asked and quickly moved the light of the cage away so they could escape. 

"We're fine, thanks to you." Vlad said and hugged her once he stepped out. 

"Great, because we still have one more slayer to deal with." Anna said. 

"Actually, they're bounty hunters." Talitha clarified. 

"Oh. Well that makes this a bit worse, doesn't it." Anna replied and then went to turn the UV cage off.

The woman had locked the count and the breathers in a room and filled the place with garlic gas. She had run off afterwards and Asan was the one who let them all out before the Count could be dusted. But the woman had gotten away and returned to the man who hired her, a son of Ramanga.