Hunter took her back to his apartment which was a few blocks away from where they were at. They were silent as they were walking home, but he grabbed her hand and her heart just stopped. Wait, I have a boyfriend, she thought, but the thought slowly drifted to the back of mind. Out of sight and out of mind. He grasped her hand a little tighter and he looked into Akira's eyes. Akira stared back, and there was a connection. He smiled at her like he had known her before. She squeezed his hand and they started to run to his apartment. They burst in and he locked the door behind them.
"So why do you want me?"
"Wow, umm… okay… Well, it's a long story, but let me begin." He took a deep breath and they sat down at the couch together. "Have you noticed anything weird about you as you were growing up?"
Akira looked like it made sense. "Yeah, I have insomnia and…and, well…it's nothing really."
He stared at her deeply. "And?" he said gently, trying not to pressure her into doing anything she didn't want to do.
"Well, when I was little I used to lick the blood from them. And I get these blood cravings, but wait…why am I telling you this?"
"You're telling me this because I have some news for you. I don't know if it will be good or bad for you, but trust me it's not bad. You're a vampire."
Akira looked a little shocked, but she said, "I guess that makes sense." Nobody spoke for a few minutes until Akira asked, "What do you have to do with this?"
"To be born a vampire, you have to have a vampire as one of your parents."
"You're saying, one of my parents are vampires?" She laughed hysterically. "That is a good one. My mom is a therapist, and the most insane person in the world. She thinks I'm fucked up in the head for drinking my own blood and having insomnia. And my dad is fucking alcoholic. He goes to bars and comes hom piss-ass drunk out of his mind. My mom sometimes locks him out of the house, and she's hit him over the head with stove pans before and knocked him unconscious."
"No, neither your mom or dad are vampires, but your father is. I work for your real father. The guy you believe is your dad really isn't. Your mother was in love with my boss, but he told her they couldn't go out anymore. Your mother found a rebound guy and once she found out she was pregnant with you, she told the rebound guy it was his. To this day, Bill thinks he's your real father. Anyways, vampires have a highly strong tolerance towards alcohol and poisons, and we don't get drunk and we don't get hangovers."
"Sweet!" Akira exclaimed. "Can I meet my real father?"
"When the time is right, my dear, when the time is right." Hunter leaned over and kissed Akira delicately, but passionately on the lips. Akira stared into his hypnotizing jade green eyes, and instantly entered another reality.