Prologue
Odette's POV
Everyone is always so terrified of Vampires. And in some respects they have the right to be. There are different classes of Vampire, each one being somewhat different than the next. The point is we're all pretty much the same. We all thirst for blood. But there are some minor differences. You have your "Dracula" Vamps, "Van Helsing" Vamps, "Bat" Vamps, "True Blood" Vamps, and the Vamp-Human Hybrid. And let me clear this up for you right now, the "Twilight" Vamps…don't exist. I'm disgusted to even be a Vampire with that shit floating around. Anyway, there are some things you should know about each type of Vamp so I'll classify them for you.
Dracula Vampire – Unable to go out in sunlight. Does not eat, sleep, or breathe. Needs blood to survive. Can be killed with a stake through the heart. Cannot touch silver. Stays away from garlic. Cannot be seen in mirrors or photographs. Cannot set foot in a church and is badly burned by Holy water.
Van Helsing Vampire – Exactly like the Dracula Vamp. Only difference is when they turn into their Vampire form (ie fangs out) they transform into hideous creatures and can then go out in daylight, as long as it's cloudy.
Bat Vampire – Exactly like the Dracula Vamp except that they can travel by sunlight if needed in their bat form.
True Blood Vampire – Only able to go out in sunlight if a lot of fairy blood is consumed. Needs blood to survive, but can drink synthetic blood. Does not eat or breathe. Sleeps during the day in a dark place, if the vampire stays awake it will get the bleeds. Can be killed with a stake through the heart. Cannot touch silver. Can enter a church and Holy water does not affect them. Neither does garlic. Can be seen in photographs and mirrors. Are the only vampires able to produce sperm.
Vampire-Human Hybrid – Can walk in sunlight. Needs blood to survive, but can drink synthetic blood. Eats, sleeps, breathes. Can be killed with a stake to the heart. Not affected by silver, churches, garlic, or Holy water. Can reproduce. Basically can do everything a human does except that they need blood to survive and have unnaturally pale skin. Not immortal but live unnaturally long lives. Can only be created by a True Blood Vampire mating with a human woman.
So where do I fit in here, you ask? I'm a Vampire-Human Hybrid. My dad, Chris, is a True Blood Vampire who's about 500 years old but he still looks like he's in his 30s. My mom, Dina, is a human woman who is in her 30s. Then there's my twin brother, Carter and me Odette. We're 17 and in high school. I don't mind being part Vamp. Carter on the other hand, hates it. People look at us like we're freaks, but we can't really help that mom fell in love with a Vampire at 19 and had us when she was 20.
Mom and Dad have been together ever since she was 19. It's a strange atmosphere, we're with mom all day and most of the night and we only see dad when he comes out of his hidey-hole once the sun goes down. She's the day manager of the Restaurant/Bar that my dad and her own and he's the night manager. Carter's a bus boy there and I'm a waitress. Our family is a little dysfunctional but I don't mind. So this is my life. I'm Odette Jane Newberry and I'm part Vampire.