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Best Friends Despite Differences

Chapter 1: The Secret Is Out

It was a beautiful day and Vampirina was spending it with her best friends, Poppy and Bridget. Edgar had joined them too at his mother's insistence, which he really wasn't thrilled about, but the girls included him in the games they were playing while Edna watched them. The Hauntleys were away on a meeting, as were Bridget's parents, so Edna had volunteered to watch Vampirina and Bridget and it had been Poppy's idea about going to the park to play. There was a new jungle gym that she was eager to try out. Bridget was eager to go play on the new jungle gym as well.

It had three slides, one long, one twisty, and one that looped around the jungle gym itself like a snake. Four sets of monkey bars set at different heights made up the sides of the jungle gym while the rest of it was a normal construction that included a house-like area, a pirate ship's wheel, a make-believe rock wall, a zip-line, and a trampoline. Edgar was pretending he was a pirate captain while Bridget jumped on the trampoline and Poppy and Vee tried the slides, giggling the whole time.

Edna had to smile as she watched the children, seeing them happy and enjoying themselves. She then noticed that Edgar was getting a bit close to the edge of the jungle gym where he was. "Edgar, be careful," she called out gently.

"I will, Mom," he called back as he pretended he was searching for treasure and pulled out his webcam. "And now, I, the fiercest pirate of all the-,"

That was as far as he got when he slipped and went down, his shirt sleeve catching on one of the make-believe rocks as he was near the rock wall part. While the rock itself was smoothed out to be safe, the metal disk holding it in place came loose and it cut slightly into the boy's arm. "Ow!" He cried out as his sleeve ripped and he fell the short distance to the sandy pit under and around the jungle gym.

"Edgar!" The three girls cried out in alarm and rushed to see if he was okay.

"I'll go get Mom," Poppy said as she ran to get her mother.

Bridget and Vampirina kneeled by Edgar, who was sitting up and wincing a little from the sting of the cut. "Maybe we should wrap something around his arm to stop the cut from getting infected," Bridget suggested.

"Good idea, Bridget," Vee said as she went to her backpack nearby and pulled out a bandana. "This should work."

But the moment she got closer and gently grabbed Edgar's arm, her keen sense of smell picked up the smell of blood.

Real human blood.

The effect was instant and she felt her fangs get a little bit sharper. "Um, Vee?" Bridget asked, wondering what was going on.

Vampirina looked like she was in a trance as she leaned closer to the cut on Edgar's arm. "Blood," she said, but her voice was sounding spaced out.

Edgar tried to pull his arm away, but Vee was really strong. "Vampirina, what are you doing?!" He panicked.

Bridget quickly intervened. "Vampirina! What's wrong?" She asked.

The young vampire stiffened and shook her head. "What?" She asked before gasping. "Oh, no."

Edgar looked a bit shaken. "You looked like you were wanting to drink my blood," he said, looking freaked out.

"I almost did," Vampirina admitted.

Bridget knew this was bad. Edgar didn't know that Vee was a vampire and she didn't want to say anything, but she didn't know what to say either.

Edna and Poppy came around the corner. "Oh, Edgar, what happened?" Edna asked, kneeling down in front of her son.

"I...I fell," he said. "And Vampirina was trying to help but then...she began acting weird, like she wanted to suck my blood."

Edna looked at her son. "Oh, Edgar, don't overexaggerate," she said with a light laugh.

Vee looked at both the mother and son. "Actually, he's not," she said softly. "I...I almost did drink his blood."

Now the adult woman looked concerned. "But, sweetie, why?" She asked, thinking perhaps the little one was confused.

Vampirina looked ashamed before sighing. "Because...I'm a vampire," she said.

Poppy and Bridget looked at each other worriedly. Only they had known about that and now Edgar and Edna knew.

At first, the adult lady thought Vampirina was just joking, but then she took a closer look and saw that the blue skin color was actually really and then, Vampirina turned into a bat in front of her and Edgar, proving that she was a vampire.

It was quiet for about three seconds before Edgar began freaking out. "A real vampire!" He cried out and looked at his sister. "Your best friend is a vampire?! Did you know?!"

Poppy sighed. "Yes, I did know," she admitted.

Edna let out a scream herself. "My daughter has been hanging around a vampire?!" She screamed.

Vampirina looked upset. "I'm sorry," she said. "But...that's what I am."

Edna was still freaking out. "My neighbors are vampires! Oh, I've got to warn everyone!" She said.

"No, wait!" Bridget exclaimed. "You can't do that!"

"Oh, you're right. They'll think I'm a lunatic," she said. "But...I can make sure that you, Poppy, and Edgar are safe."

The three girls wondered what that meant. "Mom?" Poppy asked softly.

"Poppy, Bridget, I'm taking you both home," she said as she picked up Edgar. "I'm sorry, Vampirina, but...I can't allow my children or Bridget to be around you anymore."

"Mom, you can't!" Poppy exclaimed. "Vee's my best friend!"

"Poppy, I mean it," Edna said firmly. "I'm calling the Hauntleys to come get Vampirina and then we're going home."

The call didn't take long and Oxana and Boris were there in moments. "What is going on?" Boris asked.

Edna backed away. "You vampires stay away from us!" She said firmly before turning heel and running to the car with Edgar in her arms. Poppy and Bridget were herded into the car too and as Edna drove away, the girls looked back to the Hauntleys, tears in their eyes.

Oxana looked saddened and noticed Vampirina seemed to be biting her lip. "Vee, what's wrong?" She asked gently.

The little one was nearly in tears. "Edgar got hurt and...I almost drank his blood," she admitted before bursting into tears.

Edna and Edgar both knew the truth now and Vampirina feared that she just lost her two best friends.

She had hoped this wouldn't happen, but now...there was nothing she or her parents could do.

Oh, dear. Now Vee's secret is out. Will Edna tell other parents or will Edgar try to expose the Hauntley's secret? Read on! :)

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