that’s going to jump out and say surprise?” Arianna
continued looking around the room. “Did Mary Ellen and Tish put you
guys up to this?”
“We’re not joking,” Devin answered. “Molina
is telling you the truth.”
Arianna’s laughter began to turn to fear.
She was sitting, locked in a room, with these two people she knew
very little about somewhere in her grandfather’s home. How many
turns did they take to come down to this room? Could she find her
way back through the halls to the outside? Could she make it out of
the room before Molina and Devin caught her? She had seen them
fight. They were both strong. Devin cautiously moved from the couch
across from her to sit beside her.
“You are looking for a way to escape,” he
said quietly. “You may leave at any time you like; we won’t stop
you. Just know this, we may sound a little crazy to you right now,
but we are the safest people for you to be with at the moment. We
don’t want you dead like those men that took you.” Arianna stared
at Devin. His kind voice and actions made her feel safe, yet she
still was hesitating. “I promise you, we’re not crazy,” he tried to
assure her. “Your grandfather was going to explain everything to
you this afternoon when you met him. Your grandfather, like both
you and your mother, is a dearg-dul. To be exact, you are a
purebred dearg-dul.” Arianna was still confused. “Or what you’d
call a vampire,” Devin added. Arianna continued to stare at him in
disbelief. How could he talk so calmly about such a crazy idea?
“She still doesn’t believe us,” Molina
replied. “Which part is hard to understand?” she asked Arianna.
“The part about vampires existing, or that you are one?”
“Both,” Arianna replied.
“Well, then we’ll start with the existence
of dearg-duls. I can prove that to you,” Molina replied. “Because
I’m one also.” Arianna unconsciously moved towards Devin as
Molina’s face slightly changed. Her features grew more refined and
elegant, her dark hair lengthened, and her incisor teeth grew
longer. It was the face she saw in the dark cell moments before.
Devin placed his arm around Arianna as she began to slightly shake
in fear. Molina instantly reverted back to normal as she could also
tell she shocked Arianna.
“You asked this morning, when you woke up,
about last night. I was told not to answer those questions before
you met with your grandfather, but I guess I can now,” Devin said,
as Arianna finally noticed he was holding onto her to calm her
down. Arianna moved away from him too, still unable to trust him.
“On the eve of a dearg-dul’s sixteenth birthday, a celebration is
held. It’s held then because all dearg-duls complete their
transformation on that day. We were all under the impression your
birthday was tomorrow, and that’s why there’s a dinner and dance
being held tonight. It’s to honor you joining society beside your
grandfather.”
Arianna leaned back against the couch. She
could see they weren’t crazy, but it was still too much to take
in.
“Wait,” she said as a thought came to her.
“My birthday isn’t tomorrow, it’s today.”
“Correct,” Devin replied.
“But I’m still me,” she replied. “You guys
must be mistaken about everything.”
Molina picked up a mirror
and handed it to Arianna. Arianna hesitantly took it from her.
Arianna stared at her own face in the mirror. No long teeth , Arianna thought.
Arianna quickly turned to Devin as she smelled the scent of his
blood. Devin gently pushed her hand to position the mirror back in
front of her face. Arianna dropped it when she saw the face staring
back at her. Gently, she touched her own face. It was different.
Her teeth were a bit longer and slightly pointed, her skin cleared
to perfect peaches and cream coloring, and her features refined to
that of almost perfection. She looked more like a supermodel
version of herself, than her real self. The mirror was not lying.
She
continued looking around the room. “Did Mary Ellen and Tish put you
guys up to this?”
“We’re not joking,” Devin answered. “Molina
is telling you the truth.”
Arianna’s laughter began to turn to fear.
She was sitting, locked in a room, with these two people she knew
very little about somewhere in her grandfather’s home. How many
turns did they take to come down to this room? Could she find her
way back through the halls to the outside? Could she make it out of
the room before Molina and Devin caught her? She had seen them
fight. They were both strong. Devin cautiously moved from the couch
across from her to sit beside her.
“You are looking for a way to escape,” he
said quietly. “You may leave at any time you like; we won’t stop
you. Just know this, we may sound a little crazy to you right now,
but we are the safest people for you to be with at the moment. We
don’t want you dead like those men that took you.” Arianna stared
at Devin. His kind voice and actions made her feel safe, yet she
still was hesitating. “I promise you, we’re not crazy,” he tried to
assure her. “Your grandfather was going to explain everything to
you this afternoon when you met him. Your grandfather, like both
you and your mother, is a dearg-dul. To be exact, you are a
purebred dearg-dul.” Arianna was still confused. “Or what you’d
call a vampire,” Devin added. Arianna continued to stare at him in
disbelief. How could he talk so calmly about such a crazy idea?
“She still doesn’t believe us,” Molina
replied. “Which part is hard to understand?” she asked Arianna.
“The part about vampires existing, or that you are one?”
“Both,” Arianna replied.
“Well, then we’ll start with the existence
of dearg-duls. I can prove that to you,” Molina replied. “Because
I’m one also.” Arianna unconsciously moved towards Devin as
Molina’s face slightly changed. Her features grew more refined and
elegant, her dark hair lengthened, and her incisor teeth grew
longer. It was the face she saw in the dark cell moments before.
Devin placed his arm around Arianna as she began to slightly shake
in fear. Molina instantly reverted back to normal as she could also
tell she shocked Arianna.
“You asked this morning, when you woke up,
about last night. I was told not to answer those questions before
you met with your grandfather, but I guess I can now,” Devin said,
as Arianna finally noticed he was holding onto her to calm her
down. Arianna moved away from him too, still unable to trust him.
“On the eve of a dearg-dul’s sixteenth birthday, a celebration is
held. It’s held then because all dearg-duls complete their
transformation on that day. We were all under the impression your
birthday was tomorrow, and that’s why there’s a dinner and dance
being held tonight. It’s to honor you joining society beside your
grandfather.”
Arianna leaned back against the couch. She
could see they weren’t crazy, but it was still too much to take
in.
“Wait,” she said as a thought came to her.
“My birthday isn’t tomorrow, it’s today.”
“Correct,” Devin replied.
“But I’m still me,” she replied. “You guys
must be mistaken about everything.”
Molina picked up a mirror
and handed it to Arianna. Arianna hesitantly took it from her.
Arianna stared at her own face in the mirror. No long teeth , Arianna thought.
Arianna quickly turned to Devin as she smelled the scent of his
blood. Devin gently pushed her hand to position the mirror back in
front of her face. Arianna dropped it when she saw the face staring
back at her. Gently, she touched her own face. It was different.
Her teeth were a bit longer and slightly pointed, her skin cleared
to perfect peaches and cream coloring, and her features refined to
that of almost perfection. She looked more like a supermodel
version of herself, than her real self. The mirror was not lying.
She
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