SUMMARY: A bored cell phone addict gets a shock on his first date with Kai Smith when he demands in-person authenticity...
Kyle's dark brown eyes were wide as dinner plates as they darted back and forth from the picture on his phone and Kai, who was staring blankly at him from across the table. When Jay and Lloyd had suggested that he should try online dating, even going through the trouble of making a profile for him, Kai didn't think anything would come of it. Humans seemed naturally inclined to avoid him. That is, until Lloyd burst into their dorm room, saying that someone had liked Kai's profile and sent the young vampire a message requesting a date.
He had been a little reluctant to go on a blind date, Lloyd and Jay pressured him into going and giving this guy a chance.
To be honest, Kai was pretty sure Jay just wanted to get rid of him. That ginger-haired teenager hadn't liked him from day one.
"You don't look anything like your picture." Kai finally said, getting sick of the heavy silence.
"You look exactly like your picture," Kyle replied, looking back at Kai's profile picture. It showed the brunette's blank, unamused face and he was even sat in the same position.
"Thank you."
"So how'd you get into the whole online dating thing?" Kyle asked.
"I find the sprawl of Ninjago isolating and it's hard to make real connections." Kai sighed, thinking about his time at school and how everyone but Jay and Lloyd avoided him, even though he knew they were only talking to him because he was their roommate. "It also helps me with my studies."
"What are you studying?"
"Weakness."
"Cool." Kyle chuckled, casting a quick glance as he phone as the waitress approached the table with their drinks.
"Here's your beer and your hot water." She smiled as she handed Kyle and Kai their respective drinks. As she walked away, Kyle gave Kai a confused look as the brunette pulled out a small, black vial from his back pocket.
"Are you one of those forever sober freaks or something?"
"No, they just don't serve my brand here."
"Oh yeah, I'm picky about my beer too." He grinned as he checked his phone. "So are you from around here?"
"No, my parents sent me here for school, and other reasons." He growled at the thought of his family. They had been sending many letters since he moved to Ninjago City, but he still missed them all. "But I recently learned that I've got family nearby."
"Oh sick, I got cousins who live downtown." He muttered, still not looking up from his phone. "Where are yours from?"
"Hollywood Forever Cemetery."
"Nice, Hollywood, I hear it's party central over there." He laughed and Kai felt his blood boil.
"Kyle let's cut the small talk, this isn't a match." He snapped and Kyle finally looked up at him. "You've checked your phone eleven times since we sat down; attention to detail is a quality I look for in a partner, and I hate that you catfished me!"
"What?"
"Your profile picture led me to believe that you'd have darker hair and be more bladed." He hissed, hoping his fangs weren't showing.
"That was for Halloween! I was Edward Scissorhands!" Kyle exclaimed. "At least I don't leave the house looking like I just walked out of an open grave ya freak!" He spat as he looked the vampire up and down. Kai felt like reaching over and breaking Kyle's neck. Before arriving at this date, he had checked Kyle's profile and was not impressed by what he saw. He saw that Kyle loved to post shirtless selfies and had already been on over three dozen dates from the dating websites.
He also realized that he was not the usual person Kyle would search for online.
"Why did you like my profile?"
"I just... thought you were one of those punk rock, tattooed, suicide guys." He shrugged with a lustful grin as he examined Kai's frame, making him feel extremely exposed. Kai really wanted to sink his fangs into this scumbag and drain every last blood from his veins, but he couldn't be bothered with the jail time or the many questions that would raise.
Instead, his twisted mind conjured up a plan to teach Kyle a lesson he'd never forget.
"I'm not that kind of guy Kyle, I don't take my life on the first date, I do however keep razor blades in my wallet for emergencies." He replied casually, leaning in slightly as he started to smell the thick stench of fear emanating from the other male. Kyle's eyes widened in fear as he slowly pocketed his phone and stood up, beer long abandoned.
"...I'm just gonna use the bathroom." He held in a whimper as he picked up his jacket.
"Did you come prepared or would you like one of mine?" Kai asked sweetly as he opened his wallet and pulled out a small, shiny razor blade. What he said about keeping razor blades in his wallet wasn't a lie. Living in a city like this, hunting for blood in the dead of night was very dangerous. He couldn't risk exposing his vampire secrets by using his powers to defend himself. Upon seeing the small blade, Kyle jumped back in horror and just barely held in a scream.
"Don't be shy, I have plenty." He reassured with a small smile. All color drained from Kyle's face as he gripped his jacket and almost ran out of the entrance. Kai snickered lightly as he uncapped the black vial and pour the pig's blood into the warm water before taking a sip of his drink...
