Location: Whitby, England Year: 2043257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM8Hk3QLsv3
Nightingale's point of view257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡegLlJJCJfH
"Nightingale, what are you doing up so early? It's 12:30 in the morning."257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF3Wayiy0Pd
I turn around. "Mom, I'm twelve years old. Can I not go out for a walk?"257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuDZHcL1hjB
"At this time of night?"257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWoVCvkZ8tc
"Mom, I'm undead. I'm a nightly person. Or, I should say monster."257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ80OARzMn13
"Sweetie, you're not—"257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1kIlnQnFPv
I slam the door shut and breathe in the night air. It's been so long since I've been outside. Since I was maybe two or three. So I haven't been outside for nine or ten years. I walk across the yard to the road. I turn on the road and walk for about 500 feet. Then, I break into a run. As I get closer and closer to my destination, I get faster. By the time I'm halfway there, I'm sprinting. Mom and I live in a brand-new house that's two miles from the Jonathan Harker Foundation. Then, it's another half mile to the beach. That's my destination. The beach. It takes me only five minutes to arrive. I stop right before I touch the sand. I slip off my shoes and poke the sand with my toe on my right foot. I put my entire foot on the sand. Then, I lay my other foot on the sand slowly and bury my feet in the sand.257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXabGtVa4FK
"Oh, I love that feeling. The sand slowly running through my toes. And this is the first time I've ever done this." I smile slowly. I run to the shoreline and stop. I look down. I poke the water with my toe. I put both feet in the water slowly and sigh. I smile and let down my hair. I hold the ribbon in the air and let it go. I let my hair blow in the wind and let the waves splash on my feet.257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHwDOBhP30Z
"Woohoo! This is amazing!" Suddenly, I see movement to my right. I look over and see a man step out of the water. My eyes widen. He's the first man I've seen in my life since I was at least two. He smooths back his hair and smiles. I tilt my head and look at him, confused. Who is he?257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNMR2YgLyHj
Samual's point of view257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4gJ99ufQ77
I step out of the water as I hear someone yelling. I smooth back my hair and smile. This. Just like Dracula. I look to my right and spot a girl looking at me with her head tilted and a curious look on her face. She's absolutely beautiful. I walk over to her and she turns and runs. She picks up her little night gown and grabs some shoes. I stop. She stops and looks back. She sets her shoes down and sits on the rock. I slowly approach her and sit on the rock beside her.257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDfusIS7FD3
"What are you doing out so early?" I ask. "You look awfully young to be out here alone. And there doesn't seem to be any vehicles or adults around."257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlBKTDrlaZQ
She just gazes at me. She lifts her hand up and touches my nose.257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYT7zRD8Jv5
"What was that for?"257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCAghJASIXX
"You're the first man I've seen since I was at least two."257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFnsrYWirdu
"You're kidding." I sigh. "That's insane."257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡparmNvyHwX
"Or, at least, as far back as I can remember."257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpFSv07c5Ep
"How old are you?"257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtEcsKi1oSw
"Twelve. I'm turning thirteen on November 14th of this year."
"My birthday's in November also."257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ97I0gZC0He
She tilts her head. "Is it really?"257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyPC7s54Ia8
"Yes. I'll be turning 421 this year."257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKwErVTMSf0
She gasps. "You are not."257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaZzKqbKCaZ
"I am." I smile.257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpYw6kL8ith
"You're a vampire aren't you?"257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqMp1JpthHN
"Maybe."257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjzMs8MtA2Y
"Oh, shut up."257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOMHoO7QkwX
"Oh, fine. Yes, I'm a vampire. Or, basically, undead." I sigh and look at the beach. "What's your name? Your full name?"257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZRWgm3bwhC
"Oh. I, um … Mom told me not to tell that to people I don't know."257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoS3F3Op8l6
"Well, I'm Samual." I smile. "And plus, you already told me your age. What difference is it going to make?"257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfKtKOHhiGM
She sighs. "Alright. My name is Nightingale Starr Dracula." She gazes at the ocean. "I was born undead. Mom won't tell me who my father is. She said that as a baby, I cried for him and that my first word was dad." She sighs again. "Sometimes, of a night, I get visions of some man. I don't dare tell mom. I don't want her to get suspicious or something. I've asked her several times who my father is, but she just clams up and doesn't say anything when I do. I don't know what to do. She said that he lives in Romania. I've been thinking about trying to go there, but I'm only twelve. I also haven't been outside since I was at least two."257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡANDWh6PU7b
"Then how do you do school?"
"Mom homeschools me."257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeQMZ4VNe9O
"You said your name was Nightingale Starr Dracula, correct?"257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVDOdw1DQQZ
"Yes. I did."257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡva3XqNFwG5
"Oh my God."257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKk5G7vtQts
Nightingale's point of view257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0HpBkpIekV
He looks at me. "How is this even possible?"257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeKvn3cebjW
"How is what even possible?"257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7hQ0UnIfB6
"Are you sure that's who you are?"257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaLOec3j3X7
"Yes. What's wrong?"257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIErtypY9s3
Suddenly he says words I thought I'd never hear come out of a man's mouth. Especially one I just met.257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8oHDKZBRty
"I know who your father is."257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkr8FB2qkur
I jump up. "No, no. That's not possible. There's no way. That's not …" I turn and run back home. There's just no way. After 1,500 feet, I stop and turn around. He's just standing there. With my shoes in his hand. I gasp. My shoes! I start to take a step forward and change my mind. I turn around and keep running home. It's almost sunrise. I've got to get inside before the sun comes up. I see my house in the distance. I run through the yard and race to the back door. I open the door, dart inside and kick the door shut just as the sun streaks across the backyard. I get up off the floor and race into my bedroom. I shut the door and lean against it. I sigh. Suddenly, the doorbell rings. Oh, crap. He followed me here. I groan. And mom's off today. I open the door slowly and peek my head out. I open the door the rest of the way and quickly go into the kitchen just as mom opens the door.
"Hello?" She looks at the man.257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDgScic2Re9
I go to take a step forward and stop. Sunlight. I back up and look at mom.257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi77PngugxL
She gasps. "Samual?"257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgEKZIeHayh
He looks at her. "Nikki?"257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxLjpPVg8jR
"What are you doing here?" She looks at his hand. "Why do you have her shoes?"257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2E0fzDZLyA
"She left them at the beach."257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVdilRQFvCo
She looks at me. "The beach?! What have I told you about going there? Nightingale, the Harker foundation is out there. Do you realize what they'll do if they find you? They could do anything." She sighs. "Do you know what? No more going outside. I forbid you from going outside until you move out, young lady. I'm not having this. Not happening. Go to your room. Now. I'll bring you your shoes later."257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRiMyqw322F
"What? But mom—"257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAN4kTG50XT
"No, I won't hear of it."257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnbWv5Bhdm0
"Fine. I'll never come out then. Never. Not even to eat. If you won't let me enjoy myself, then fine. I'll isolate myself."257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ20G3f3ObqM
"Sweetie, you—"257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5fyocRQcmN
"No! I'm twelve years old, mom! Twelve! I've stayed inside for ten fricken years! And God forbid, you wouldn't even tell me who my father is! What the heck?! Do you not want me to know anything?!"257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS8LakwT3JF
"That's not what I—"
"I'm done! D-O-N-E! Done!" I turn away and storm off to my room. I slam the door as hard as I can and scream until my throat hurts. Then, I slide down my door and pull my knees close. I sob onto my knees. Ten minutes later, I hear a knock on my door. "Go away!"257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjQDYWZmfOz
I hear mom sigh and set something down. She walks away and I hear a door shut in the distance. I sigh.257Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgSX7e9AYGh
