The Sweet Vampire

A little ...Mishap

Lilliana had agreed to stay that night as she didn't want to return home and gain that same feeling that she had been feeling the night before. Because of this she ended up staying up till the early hours of the morning talking to the Sackville-Bagg's. She learned more about the comet and the amulet, along with stories of their life and she even told them about her 50 years on the planet. The night ended with Freda realizing the sun was starting to rise through the trees of the cemetery above them and rushed all of the children to sleep. As the next night started to raise, Lilliana was the first one to awaken as she was not use to sleeping upside down in a tomb like the Sackville-Bagg's were. When she woke up she moved off to a smaller part of the tomb away from the others as to not wake any of them. She found a smooth long rock and laid down looking up at the ceiling, nearly back asleep until her foot slipped making the gravel around her stumble and she looked around quickly to make sure she hasn't awoken anymore because of it. Although she hadn't awoken the family there was a new scent in the cave that made her stand up and slowly walk towards. It smelt like blood but not the same scent of Tony which made her worry, what if Rookery was back and in the tomb this time. 

That worry left her quickly as she nearly walked out in front of the new comer only to find that it was the man who ran the cemetery. She was able to stay hidden in the darkened corner until he was far enough away so she could move. Lilliana was about to tell the family so they could move away from the tomb but then she heard the scream of the man. Despite the fact that she didn't know him she ran after him to see what had happened only to see him being pulled towards her and knocking her to the ground as he was being pulled on a rope. 

"That's my food" Gregory growled as he ran by her, after the man that was being pulled away from them. Lilliana sat up blinking for a few seconds until she figured out that it was a trap. She shot up quickly and ran after Gregory. 

"No Gregory it's a trap!" Lilliana shouted at the same time Rudolph had making her glance over at him before making a run for the older boy. "Stop this!" She grabbed onto his legs and with the help of Rudolph they were able to keep him from being pulled up as well. Once the man was gone, Lilliana stood up off the ground and help the two of them stand up before the three of them made their way back into the main part of the tomb where the others were meant to be sleeping but it wasn't a surprise that they were awake and meant them as they were walking in. 

"You bit him?" Frederick asked angrily and worried about what had just happened. Lilliana wondered how much they ended up seeing of the little mishap. 

"Just a taste" Gregory said as if what he did wasn't a problem. Lilliana was about to yell at him when Frederick beat her to the punch. 

"Was it worth betraying your family?" Frederick asked with his voice painfully calm. 

"Well, you're the traitor" Gregory came back with making Lilliana and the rest of the family look at him with surprise. "Forever denying the truth of us. We are the dark gods! But you've turned us into cowards, skulking around our holes like worms!" 

"What would you have us do?"

"Fight back! Make these mortals blood run cold!"

"And you could do it, Gregory.  You're young, strong, ruthless and willing to risk a stake through the heart to prove it!" Frederick started walking towards Gregory slowly but then turned and walked towards the rest of the family. 

"Better a stake than this prison!" Gregory came back with. Lilliana looked rather surprised at what was going on between them. 

"But I thought you wanted to be mortal again Gregory?" Lilliana asked walking over to him before either of the two males could speak again. "You've seen the type of weapons that Rookery had! Do you really think that you could take them all on yourself?" She had to admit she had changed gears quickly but she didn't know what else to say about her first statement.