Author's Note: Thanks to Anika (BaronessBlixen) for giving me a suggestion to make this chapter better!

"You think Grandpa's going to like my costume?" David asked as they walked up to Martin and Ronee's door.

"I think he will," Daphne replied. She knew David was clearly enjoying playing the part of Dracula. She couldn't help wondering if it was a sign he would be bitten by the acting bug when he got older.

They approached the front door, and David reached up to ring the doorbell. They heard footsteps inside the house, and soon Martin opened the door.

"Hey, Ronee," Martin called over his shoulder. "There's a vampire at our door, and I think he wants to suck my blood!"

"Marty, if this is another one of your jokes -" Ronee walked into the living room and saw Daphne and David standing there. "Oh, hello."

Martin grabbed the nearby bowl of candy. "So, Daph, do you think this vampire will leave an old man alone if I give him some of this?"

"I don't know. Why don't you try it and see?" Daphne replied with a wink.

When his grandfather put a generous handful of chocolate bars into his plastic pumpkin, David couldn't hold back any longer. He giggled. "Grandpa, it's me, David!"

Martin gave a gasp of mock surprise. "Oh, good! I thought your mother had picked up a strange hitchhiker! It is Halloween, you know."

"Did I really scare you?" David asked in disbelief.

Martin nodded. "You're the scariest vampire I've seen all day."

David grinned proudly. His Grandpa used to be a cop, which meant he wasn't supposed to be scared of anything. But this costume had really fooled him into thinking he was a real live vampire!

"Well, young man, are you through scaring your grandfather half to death?" Daphne asked.

"I guess so," David replied reluctantly.

"Well, even vampires have to eat dinner. Say goodbye to Ronee and your grandpa."

David hugged Martin around the waist. "Thanks for the candy, Grandpa!"

"Aw, it was nothing. We didn't get many kids today besides you. I'm your grandfather, I'm supposed to spoil you!"

"Bye, Ronee," David said.

Ronee waved goodbye and Daphne and David returned home.

Daphne went into the kitchen to get started making dinner. David, still wearing his cape and fangs, sat down on the fainting couch to watch TV.

A few minutes later, David heard his father's footsteps coming off the elevator, so he went and opened the door.

Niles was momentarily surprised by the sight of his son in costume. "Daphne, my love, I think we need to call building security. It seems someone allowed a vampire to come right into our home," he said, loud enough for Daphne to hear in the kitchen.

Daphne emerged from the kitchen. "No, it's all right. That one's ours," she said with a grin. "I just took David over to visit your father. Gave him quite a scare, seeing Dracula on his doorstep."

"Well, it seems my son might be headed for an acting career. People do love horror movies," he said to David.

But David wasn't thinking about his future career. He was far more interested in the mountain of candy he now had. Halloween, he decided, might just be the best day of the year.

The End