So, Who's the Girl?
The house was small, but quaint. It was on an acre plot of grass, enclosed by a large, steel fence. He'd seen fences like this many times before. He couldn't recall ever seeing one actually keep a determined vampire out, though. As she led him into the stable, he saw a few sheep and dogs running around.
"I'll put your horse up for you," the girl called out.
As she held out he hand for the reins, he dismounted, but held the reins himself.
"I'll put him away."
"Alright, if you insist. I'll go make something to eat. You must be hungry," she said as she bounded inside.
When he had finished with his horse, he went inside, finding himself in the kitchen. On a little table in the corner were two plates with what appeared to be potatoes, corn, and some type of meat on them.
"I was wondering when you'd get in here,"
He looked up to see the girl coming in. She had changed, now. She was in a big t-shirt and a pair of shorts. Her long black hair was pulled into a ponytail.
"Come on, sit down. I'm not the greatest cook in the world, but I'm surely not the worst."
He sat down and quietly began to eat.
They were almost done eating before something was said.
"Well, if you're going to help me, I think we should at least know each other's names'. My name is Sadie. Sadie Bozes. And what might your name be?"
As he tended to do, he let a little time pass before he responded.
"I'm D."
"D. Just D? Nothing else?"
No answer.
"Well, it's easy enough to remember. Um, I hope you enjoyed the meal. If you want, you can go into the living room while I clean the dishes. The remote is on the side table if you want to turn the t.v. on. There aren't many channels, but I really don't take you for much of a t.v. person anyway."
D got up from the table, and went to the living as he was instructed. The room was
small. There was a couch, a chair, the side table with the remote on it, and the t.v. Not much else. He sat down on the couch. He decided to close his eyes for a moment. He hadn't really slept over the last three days. He'd been thinking of his past an awful lot.
"D, honey, come here!" his mom playfully called out. "You little scamp! When I get a hold of you, I'm gonna tickle you till you wet your pants!"
He ran as fast as his legs would let him, but it wasn't fast enough. His mother caught up to him as the fell in the grass. His father had been in the garden, watching happily as his wife and young son ran through the grass.
"D, Ella! The tea is ready," he called out.
Mother and son quickly got up and ran to where his father was.
"D..D..D…"
"I'm coming!" he called out.
"D, D…D!"
He snapped his eyes open, only to find that it was Sadie who was saying his name.
"Sorry, didn't mean to wake you.."
"You didn't."
"So, um…what are you going to do, exactly to get rid of this vampire?"
"Take it one step at a time."
"That'll work?"
"Always has in the past. If you don't mind me asking, where is your family. You don't look any older than 18, it doesn't seem like you should be alone."
"Well, if you must know. You're right about my age. I was an only child. My parents really should have never been together in the first place, the way I see it. My mom was a whore, and my dad was a drunk. One night, my mom was hit be a car and killed. Later that year, my dad died of liver failure. I wasn't too devastated. We never really got along. Now, I get the house all to myself. It really isn't as bad as it sounds. I have a job, support myself, and have a relatively okay life, I guess."
"Wow, I'm sorry."
"Oh, don't be. Well, it's late, and I'm tired. So, let me show you to your room."
"I'm fine on the couch."
"No, don't be silly. I have an extra bedroom. Come on."
She led him down the hall and showed him into the room. She bid him goodnight, and left him be.
After removing his cloak, sword, and hat, he sat down on the bed and removed his boots. He laid down and tried to get acclimated to his new temporary surroundings. He soon closed his eyes and hoped he could get lost in his dreams again.
The house was small, but quaint. It was on an acre plot of grass, enclosed by a large, steel fence. He'd seen fences like this many times before. He couldn't recall ever seeing one actually keep a determined vampire out, though. As she led him into the stable, he saw a few sheep and dogs running around.
"I'll put your horse up for you," the girl called out.
As she held out he hand for the reins, he dismounted, but held the reins himself.
"I'll put him away."
"Alright, if you insist. I'll go make something to eat. You must be hungry," she said as she bounded inside.
When he had finished with his horse, he went inside, finding himself in the kitchen. On a little table in the corner were two plates with what appeared to be potatoes, corn, and some type of meat on them.
"I was wondering when you'd get in here,"
He looked up to see the girl coming in. She had changed, now. She was in a big t-shirt and a pair of shorts. Her long black hair was pulled into a ponytail.
"Come on, sit down. I'm not the greatest cook in the world, but I'm surely not the worst."
He sat down and quietly began to eat.
They were almost done eating before something was said.
"Well, if you're going to help me, I think we should at least know each other's names'. My name is Sadie. Sadie Bozes. And what might your name be?"
As he tended to do, he let a little time pass before he responded.
"I'm D."
"D. Just D? Nothing else?"
No answer.
"Well, it's easy enough to remember. Um, I hope you enjoyed the meal. If you want, you can go into the living room while I clean the dishes. The remote is on the side table if you want to turn the t.v. on. There aren't many channels, but I really don't take you for much of a t.v. person anyway."
D got up from the table, and went to the living as he was instructed. The room was
small. There was a couch, a chair, the side table with the remote on it, and the t.v. Not much else. He sat down on the couch. He decided to close his eyes for a moment. He hadn't really slept over the last three days. He'd been thinking of his past an awful lot.
"D, honey, come here!" his mom playfully called out. "You little scamp! When I get a hold of you, I'm gonna tickle you till you wet your pants!"
He ran as fast as his legs would let him, but it wasn't fast enough. His mother caught up to him as the fell in the grass. His father had been in the garden, watching happily as his wife and young son ran through the grass.
"D, Ella! The tea is ready," he called out.
Mother and son quickly got up and ran to where his father was.
"D..D..D…"
"I'm coming!" he called out.
"D, D…D!"
He snapped his eyes open, only to find that it was Sadie who was saying his name.
"Sorry, didn't mean to wake you.."
"You didn't."
"So, um…what are you going to do, exactly to get rid of this vampire?"
"Take it one step at a time."
"That'll work?"
"Always has in the past. If you don't mind me asking, where is your family. You don't look any older than 18, it doesn't seem like you should be alone."
"Well, if you must know. You're right about my age. I was an only child. My parents really should have never been together in the first place, the way I see it. My mom was a whore, and my dad was a drunk. One night, my mom was hit be a car and killed. Later that year, my dad died of liver failure. I wasn't too devastated. We never really got along. Now, I get the house all to myself. It really isn't as bad as it sounds. I have a job, support myself, and have a relatively okay life, I guess."
"Wow, I'm sorry."
"Oh, don't be. Well, it's late, and I'm tired. So, let me show you to your room."
"I'm fine on the couch."
"No, don't be silly. I have an extra bedroom. Come on."
She led him down the hall and showed him into the room. She bid him goodnight, and left him be.
After removing his cloak, sword, and hat, he sat down on the bed and removed his boots. He laid down and tried to get acclimated to his new temporary surroundings. He soon closed his eyes and hoped he could get lost in his dreams again.