Eric sat in his office. From outside he heard music. The Fangtasia was open since hours, but Eric was annoyed by the fangbangers. Pam stood outside and controlled the fangbangers. Eric knew that it wasn't fair, but he was the master and he could do what he wants. Suddenly the phone ringed.

»Fangtasia? «

»Eric? Here is Bill. «

»What can do for you, majesty? «

»Come to my house and bring Pam with you. «

»Why do you need Pam? «

»Not I, but Jessica. Don't ask me why. I have no idea. «

Eric sighed.

»We'll be there in an hour. «

»Good. «

Both hung up.

»Pam. «

Immediately Pam stood in front of him.

»Why aren't you outside? It was your rule that every vampire, who works in the bar, has to show himself. «

»I'm the master and I can do what I want. «

Pam crossed her arms.

»Don't do that, Pam. You aren't a little child. «

»Why did you call me? «, Pam asked bored.

»The king called us. «

»Bill? «

»No, the king of Mississippi. Of course Bill. «, Eric answered sarcastic.

»And what the king wants? «

»We shall come to his house. «

»We? You mean, you and I? «

»Yes, Pam. What's wrong with you today? Why do you ask such stupid questions? «

»Nothing is wrong with me. When shall we be there? «

»Make you ready. We drive soon. «, Eric answered and stood up.

As he walked to the door, he turned back to Pam.

»And before you ask, when I say "soon", I mean in a few minutes. «

Pam gave him an angry look and then he was outside to tell Chow to close Fangtasia for them. After an hour, they arrived at Bill's house. Eric and Pam got out of the car and walked to the door. Bill opened the door.

»Good, you are here. Come in. «

They walked inside.

»Jessica is in the living room. «, Bill told Pam.

Pam sighed and walked in the living room. A basket with strawberries stood on the desk. Bill and Eric went into the office and closed the door.

»Jessica? «

»I'm there in a minute. «

Pam sat down on the couch. Jessica came in the living room with two bottles of true blood. One of them, she gave Pam.

»So why I am here? «

»I need your help. «

»For what? «

»Bill has allowed me to go shopping, but I have no ideas where and I don't want to go alone. Would you come with me? Please. «

»You ask me to go with you shopping? «

»Yeah. «

Pam laughed silent.

»Please, do it. «

»I do it. «

»Really? Thank you. «

»Why stand that basket on the desk? «

»Oh, Bill has found a witch and she had that basket with her. Bill has put the basket on the desk and the witch in his office. «

»A witch? «

»Yeah. She is really old. She looks like such a witch from a fairytale. «

»From a fairytale? «

»Yeah. She has a long, pointy nose with a wart. «

»And a pointy hat? «

»Don't laugh at me, Pam. I swear she looks like a witch from a fairytale. «

»When you say that. «

Jessica took a strawberry.

»What do you do, Jessica? «

»I want to taste it. «

»I don't think that is a good idea. «

Jessica shrugged with her shoulders and bit in the strawberry. Pam observed her.

»That tastes fantastic. You have to taste one, Pam. «

»We are vampires. We just drink blood and don't eat something. «

»Taste it. Just a bite. Believe me, it taste unbelievable. «

Jessica gave Pam the strawberry. Pam looked at the fruit, then at Jessica and back again at the fruit. Then she bit a little piece of the strawberry.

»And? «

»It tastes really good. «

»I have told you. «

»Pam! «

After Pam walked in the living room, Eric and Bill was went into the office. On a chair sat an old, grizzled woman. She wore old grandmother clothes and her nose was long and pointy and she had a wart.

»Who is that? «, Eric asked.

»She is the reason why I have called you. She is a witch. «

»A real witch? «

»Yes. «

»And why is she here? «

»She is here, because she has tried to cast a spell on me. «

»It was self-defense. «, the witch answered.

»Sure. «

»Where are my fruits? «

»Your fruits are outside and you get them back, when I let you go. «

»And when do you let me go? «

»You can go, when we two decide that you aren't a danger for our kind. «

»I'm not a danger for you. I'm an old woman and I just have cast a spell, because I have thought that you want to attack me. I mean, you are a vampire and not every vampire is a nice vampire. «

Bill looked at Eric.

»What do you say? «

»What was that spell? «, Eric asked.

»What do you mean? «, the old woman wanted to know.

»What would have happened with him, when he hadn't interrupted you? «

»Oh, that is what you mean. It was a freeze spell. «

Both vampires looked at each other. Suddenly the witch smiled.

»Your children have eaten my fruits. «

»And? «, Bill asked.

The witch laughed. Eric turned around.

»Pam! «

Pam gave Jessica the fruit back and stood up. Jessica ate the whole fruit. Eric walked into the living room. As he stood in front of Pam, he took her face in his hands.

»What have you eat? «

»I have took a bite of that fruit, but how do you know that? «

Bill and the old woman were followed Eric.

»Jessica? Are you alright? «, Bill asked.

Jessica nodded.

»That fruit tastes great. You have to taste one, Bill. «

The old woman took her basket and went a few steps back.

»Good luck, with your children. «

»What do this fruits? «, Bill asked.

»Oh, you will see it soon. Believe me. You two vampires will see what it means to have a "child" and I don't mean your meaning of a "child", or like you call it, "progeny". «

»What does she mean? «, Pam asked.

»I come back, when you have learned to live with a real child. «

With a bang, the old woman disappeared. Suddenly Pam and Jessica got unconscious. Eric laid Pam down on the couch.

»What the hell was that? «, Eric asked confused.