"Wait what do you mean human world?" I asked incredulously. Everything in this world was human…or so I believed.
"Roza," He smiled and raised his eyebrows. "The only person who is human in this place is the lady with the blonde hair who often comes in here to help you. Her name is Inna I believe."
"Wait what do you mean everyone is not human except Inna?"
"Exactly what I said." He looked at me knowingly.
"No." Blood rushed to my head making me dizzy, I started seeing black spots and I focused, grounding myself. "No you're lying. I'm as human as it gets."
"No you're not."
"Stop saying that!" I yelled, pulling at my hair. I pushed the covers off me, exposing my bare legs save for the boy shorts, to the cold air. I swung my legs over the side and climbed down. He still didn't reveal he was lying. "Prove it."
"Alright Roza."
"Stop saying my name if I can't say yours." I said growing more frustrated.
His eyebrows creased together. "And why can't you say my name?"
My hands started fidgeting with the hem of my shirt. "You never told me." He laughed. "It's not funny!"
"Of course Rose it's not. I'm Dimitri." He held his hand out and I knew he wanted to shake.
"Really?" He shrugged but I grabbed his hand nonetheless and shook it up and down. I released his hand and took a seat on the sofa opposite him, curling my legs underneath my body to help preserve the warmth I had left.
"Can we get on with the story now?" I asked. I was anxious to find out how I was not human.
"As I said, none of this can be repeated in the human world. Do you understand?" I nodded.
"There are three kinds of vampires." I paled. So I wasn't dreaming…I gulped and looked over at Dimitri for him to continue who was now looking at me with concern written on his features.
"First, the moroi. Essentially they are what you would call the good vampires, the peaceful ones that can use magic harnessed from the earth. These elemental magic are fire, water, air and earth. Like all vampires they drink blood, but they only need small amounts to survive. It's best if they get this everyday but a moroi can last for a few days without blood. Like all vampires sun harms them but doesn't kill them. It makes them extremely fatigued and tired-"
"Do they sparkle?" I couldn't resist. Dimitri looked at me confused, no doubt not getting the pop culture reference to Twilight. I waved him off. "Never mind, as you were saying?"
He nodded, back into business mode. "Second is the strigoi. These are the bad vampires, the harmful ones. They drink blood to survive and unlike the moroi they have to drain several victims to satisfy them. They are fast, cunning and strong. Their definitive goal is to rid the moroi of the world.
That's where the third kind of vampire comes in. The dhampir. These kinds of vampires are half human half vampire with the best of both abilities from each race including increased reaction time, enhanced senses, speed and strength making them the ultimate choice to protect the moroi. That's what I am. That's what you are Rose."
Bam! It's like I've been punched and all the air got knocked out of me. "I'm a dhamper?" The word felt weird rolling off my tongue. I'm pretty sure that I pronounced it wrong.
Dimitri laughed. Now his name sounded good rolling off my tongue. "Dham-peer."
"Dhampir." He smiled and I inwardly did a little happy dance at my correction. I was half human half vampire…I was half vampire…oh god, which parent was it? Was it my dad or my mom who were the vampire?
"Now dhampirs can't reproduce with each other," Dimitri said bringing my attention back to him. "But a moroi and a dhampir can produce can offspring. Humans haven't interacted with moroi in centuries, it's now frowned upon, a taboo of sorts."
"So…my parents?" I asked hesitantly. I was kind of scared of the answer but a really big part of me wanted to find out.
"One of your parents is a dhampir and one a moroi. On most occasions the woman is the dhampir and the man the moroi."
I nodded. "How come I've never noticed any…?" I pointed to my teeth, indicating fangs.
Naturally Dimitri had an answer for that too. "Moroi know how to hide their fangs when the smile and talk. Dhampirs do not have fangs." Ah it was a relief to know I wouldn't be sprouting any unwanted teeth.
"What is it Roza?" Dimitri asked me. I took a moment to study him. He really was a beauty; too bad he was my unofficial captor. I planned to milk as much info as I could out of him then make a break for it. I wasn't staying here longer than necessary.
I worked up the courage to ask him what I've wanted since we began this chat. I knew the logistics of it. I knew why he came here; I wanted to know the why. Before losing any of it, I said, "Why are you here Dimitri?"
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