Chapter 11: Admit to the Change!
AT THE SHIPPING DOCKS!
Two men are trying to drag a large crate off a ship. The crate seems far too heavy for any mortal men to carry without the use of a crane. But for these two, it is a piece of cake.
The first man that is coming down from the ramp suddenly looses his grip, and a part of the crate falls onto the dock.
"You know, for a Vampire, you aren't very stealthy." The other male commented.
"Harrumph, you should talk..." The first Vampire retorts.
"Is there a problem?" Came a calm voice from the dark shadows.
"No Master." Both men announced.
Dracula walks up to the scene with the female Vampire close behind. The Dark Prince inspects the crate and notices that the corner that had landed on dock now has a hole and is leaking dirt from it. Dracula raises his eyebrow in slight annoyance. He then looks back up at the men.
"Please do be more careful with my cargo." He sternly orders the men.
"Yes Master." The two men bow their heads with respect.
The first man picks up the corner of the crate that fell and covers the hole with his hand. As soon as the two men have a full grip on the crate they continue down the ramp.
"Come, my dear, the sun will rise soon and I for one could use the rest." Dracula says to the female while holding out his arm to her.
She gently accepts his arm by placing her hand on it. "Yes, Master." She smiles respectfully to him.
Both Dracula and the woman head for an abandon warehouse with the two men close behind with the crate.
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MID-MORNING, RECESS TIME AT EDISON ELEMENTRY!
Simon walks down the hall and smiles when he sees Jeanette. He wonders if she could shed a little logic to what could be happening to him.
"Jeanette!" Simon calls out.
Jeanette looks around to try and find where the voice is coming from. She smiles when she sees it came from Simon.
"Hi Simon." Grins Jeanette. "How are you feeling today?"
"Uh, better." Simon answers knowing that she was asking about the incident in the library yesterday. "I was wondering if I could talk to you for a moment?" He asks.
"Sure..." Jeanette smiles supportively. She then gives Simon a questionably look. "About what?"
"Well, I think something is happening to me... And I was wondering if you could help me figure out what it could be."
"Oh, do you mean your fast recovery at the hospital? The fact you now need sunglasses to see during the day. Your sudden change in wardrobe, and that you went completely nuts when you saw blood on my finger... Gee Simon, if I didn't know better, I'd say you were turning into a Vampire." She plainly stated.
Simon stood dumbfounded for a moment. He couldn't believe what Jeanette just said.
"Wow, Jeanette, you sound just like Alvin..."
"Well, lets just say Alvin isn't the only that studies the supernatural. I just don't let myself get carried away by it." Jeanette smiles bashfully.
"I see..." Simon says with a crooked smile. "How long have you noticed? ...You know... 'changes'?"
"Well, I started having my suspicions at the hospital when Brittany opened the curtain, and you reacted to the sunlight."
"How come you didn't say anything before?" Simon asked.
Jeanette sighed before continuing. "I wanted to be sure."
"Oh, and you are sure now."
Jeanette again pauses before speaking. She looked directly into Simon's shades as if she could see the color of his eyes.
"I'm certain of it." She says in a low tone.
The bell tone goes off reminding the students that it's time to go back to class. Simon and Jeanette look at each other one more time, before Jeanette decides to head for class leaving Simon looking more perplexed then ever.
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THAT VERY NIGHT!
The Chipmunks are sound asleep in their room.
Simon, however, started tossing and turning in his sleep. He has done this every night since he came home from the hospital. It is the same dream; a woman's voice calls out to him from the darkness.
Finally, Simon shoots his eyes wide open. They have an eerie glow to them as he begins to sit up. The thirsty craving has returned, stronger then ever.
Desperate to quench this thirst, he turns to where his brothers are sleeping. Simon opens his mouth and exposes two small fangs. Quietly, Simon slides out his bed and creeps up to the bed next to his.
Simon peers down on his slumbering brother. Alvin turned his head away from Simon only to exposes his neck to him. Simon's eyes widen with anticipation. Slowly he widens his mouth more and lowered his head down towards Alvin's neck.
As Simon was about to bit his brother's neck, he suddenly hears a low growling sound. With a surprised look on his face, Simon turns to see Lily looking like she is about to pounce at him.
"Lily?" Simon whispers.
Lily responds by slowly moving between Alvin's bed and Simon, while showing her teeth and growling.
Simon hissed at her and showing her his own teeth at her. It was then he realized what he was doing. Simon raises his hands to feel his mouth. He becomes shocked when he touches two sharp little fangs that normally are not there.
With a gasp in his breath, Simon covers his mouth with both of his hands. He instantly backs away from Alvin's bed.
'What am I doing...?' Simon instantly thought, as his eyes resumed a normal gray-blue color.
He suddenly heard the same voice that has been in his dreams, but how can this be? He's awake, isn't he? This isn't like a normal voice that is heard through the ears. It seems like the voice is going directly into his mind. Simon looked up at the window; somehow he knows that is where the voice is coming from.
Simon walks up to the window and peers out into the darkness. Where is the voice coming from? Simon opens the window wide and pokes his head out. From out of the shadows a figure of a woman came walking out. She wore a black outfit and long dark hair that just passed her shoulders.
The mysterious woman looked up at the confused chipmunk and raised her hand up to him. Simon somehow knew that she wanted him to come down to her. He shook his head as if to say 'how'. The word 'jump' rang into his head. Was that coming from her? Is she somehow using telepathy to communicate to Simon? The voice persisted for Simon to come down to her through the window.
Simon turned to look at his brothers still sound asleep in their beds. He then looked down at Lily that still stood guard beside Alvin's bed. Simon had to admit it now he has changed. The answers he seeks are from the woman waiting for him in the yard.
With a sigh, Simon goes to his dresser and pulls out his black sweater and black pants. After he puts them on and ties he red sneakers on, he then goes back to the window. Before Simon jumps, he again looks back at his brothers. Lily starts growling once more at Simon.
"Lily... Knock it off..." Whines Alvin in his half-sleep.
Simon shakes his head knowing that it might be best if he left. Without a second thought, he jumps. Lily starts barking uncontrollably.
"Lily! I said, knock it off..." Alvin shouts as he sits up with an angry look.
That's when Alvin noticed that the window is opened and the breeze began moving the curtains in a swaying motion.
"Huh?" Alvin gave a perplexed look.
"Alvin? Why is Lily acting up?" Theodore asked in a sleepy voice.
"I don't know, Theodore." Alvin turned to Simon's bed and saw it is empty. "Simon...?"
AT THE SHIPPING DOCKS!
Two men are trying to drag a large crate off a ship. The crate seems far too heavy for any mortal men to carry without the use of a crane. But for these two, it is a piece of cake.
The first man that is coming down from the ramp suddenly looses his grip, and a part of the crate falls onto the dock.
"You know, for a Vampire, you aren't very stealthy." The other male commented.
"Harrumph, you should talk..." The first Vampire retorts.
"Is there a problem?" Came a calm voice from the dark shadows.
"No Master." Both men announced.
Dracula walks up to the scene with the female Vampire close behind. The Dark Prince inspects the crate and notices that the corner that had landed on dock now has a hole and is leaking dirt from it. Dracula raises his eyebrow in slight annoyance. He then looks back up at the men.
"Please do be more careful with my cargo." He sternly orders the men.
"Yes Master." The two men bow their heads with respect.
The first man picks up the corner of the crate that fell and covers the hole with his hand. As soon as the two men have a full grip on the crate they continue down the ramp.
"Come, my dear, the sun will rise soon and I for one could use the rest." Dracula says to the female while holding out his arm to her.
She gently accepts his arm by placing her hand on it. "Yes, Master." She smiles respectfully to him.
Both Dracula and the woman head for an abandon warehouse with the two men close behind with the crate.
**********
MID-MORNING, RECESS TIME AT EDISON ELEMENTRY!
Simon walks down the hall and smiles when he sees Jeanette. He wonders if she could shed a little logic to what could be happening to him.
"Jeanette!" Simon calls out.
Jeanette looks around to try and find where the voice is coming from. She smiles when she sees it came from Simon.
"Hi Simon." Grins Jeanette. "How are you feeling today?"
"Uh, better." Simon answers knowing that she was asking about the incident in the library yesterday. "I was wondering if I could talk to you for a moment?" He asks.
"Sure..." Jeanette smiles supportively. She then gives Simon a questionably look. "About what?"
"Well, I think something is happening to me... And I was wondering if you could help me figure out what it could be."
"Oh, do you mean your fast recovery at the hospital? The fact you now need sunglasses to see during the day. Your sudden change in wardrobe, and that you went completely nuts when you saw blood on my finger... Gee Simon, if I didn't know better, I'd say you were turning into a Vampire." She plainly stated.
Simon stood dumbfounded for a moment. He couldn't believe what Jeanette just said.
"Wow, Jeanette, you sound just like Alvin..."
"Well, lets just say Alvin isn't the only that studies the supernatural. I just don't let myself get carried away by it." Jeanette smiles bashfully.
"I see..." Simon says with a crooked smile. "How long have you noticed? ...You know... 'changes'?"
"Well, I started having my suspicions at the hospital when Brittany opened the curtain, and you reacted to the sunlight."
"How come you didn't say anything before?" Simon asked.
Jeanette sighed before continuing. "I wanted to be sure."
"Oh, and you are sure now."
Jeanette again pauses before speaking. She looked directly into Simon's shades as if she could see the color of his eyes.
"I'm certain of it." She says in a low tone.
The bell tone goes off reminding the students that it's time to go back to class. Simon and Jeanette look at each other one more time, before Jeanette decides to head for class leaving Simon looking more perplexed then ever.
*************
THAT VERY NIGHT!
The Chipmunks are sound asleep in their room.
Simon, however, started tossing and turning in his sleep. He has done this every night since he came home from the hospital. It is the same dream; a woman's voice calls out to him from the darkness.
Finally, Simon shoots his eyes wide open. They have an eerie glow to them as he begins to sit up. The thirsty craving has returned, stronger then ever.
Desperate to quench this thirst, he turns to where his brothers are sleeping. Simon opens his mouth and exposes two small fangs. Quietly, Simon slides out his bed and creeps up to the bed next to his.
Simon peers down on his slumbering brother. Alvin turned his head away from Simon only to exposes his neck to him. Simon's eyes widen with anticipation. Slowly he widens his mouth more and lowered his head down towards Alvin's neck.
As Simon was about to bit his brother's neck, he suddenly hears a low growling sound. With a surprised look on his face, Simon turns to see Lily looking like she is about to pounce at him.
"Lily?" Simon whispers.
Lily responds by slowly moving between Alvin's bed and Simon, while showing her teeth and growling.
Simon hissed at her and showing her his own teeth at her. It was then he realized what he was doing. Simon raises his hands to feel his mouth. He becomes shocked when he touches two sharp little fangs that normally are not there.
With a gasp in his breath, Simon covers his mouth with both of his hands. He instantly backs away from Alvin's bed.
'What am I doing...?' Simon instantly thought, as his eyes resumed a normal gray-blue color.
He suddenly heard the same voice that has been in his dreams, but how can this be? He's awake, isn't he? This isn't like a normal voice that is heard through the ears. It seems like the voice is going directly into his mind. Simon looked up at the window; somehow he knows that is where the voice is coming from.
Simon walks up to the window and peers out into the darkness. Where is the voice coming from? Simon opens the window wide and pokes his head out. From out of the shadows a figure of a woman came walking out. She wore a black outfit and long dark hair that just passed her shoulders.
The mysterious woman looked up at the confused chipmunk and raised her hand up to him. Simon somehow knew that she wanted him to come down to her. He shook his head as if to say 'how'. The word 'jump' rang into his head. Was that coming from her? Is she somehow using telepathy to communicate to Simon? The voice persisted for Simon to come down to her through the window.
Simon turned to look at his brothers still sound asleep in their beds. He then looked down at Lily that still stood guard beside Alvin's bed. Simon had to admit it now he has changed. The answers he seeks are from the woman waiting for him in the yard.
With a sigh, Simon goes to his dresser and pulls out his black sweater and black pants. After he puts them on and ties he red sneakers on, he then goes back to the window. Before Simon jumps, he again looks back at his brothers. Lily starts growling once more at Simon.
"Lily... Knock it off..." Whines Alvin in his half-sleep.
Simon shakes his head knowing that it might be best if he left. Without a second thought, he jumps. Lily starts barking uncontrollably.
"Lily! I said, knock it off..." Alvin shouts as he sits up with an angry look.
That's when Alvin noticed that the window is opened and the breeze began moving the curtains in a swaying motion.
"Huh?" Alvin gave a perplexed look.
"Alvin? Why is Lily acting up?" Theodore asked in a sleepy voice.
"I don't know, Theodore." Alvin turned to Simon's bed and saw it is empty. "Simon...?"
