Chapter 2

Feliciano looked at Ludwig and chuckles, they are my family bats. They were breaded to fallow our family and to protect us from any outside harm. They cover the castle when the sun is out in case one of us are up during daylight. That was a very long time ago, my father created blinders for the castle to block out the sun so that we can not worry of being awake during the sun. That way the bats can get some sleep and then work when we are full awake at night." Feliciano said smiling. He wave his hand and one of the bats came down, landing on his hand. "This is Red, my father's bat. He has been my father's best friend even before he met my mother. If my father was alive, you would of liked him, Ludwig. He was brave, strong, and had very strong will. I am not much like him, I am more like my mother, Rosalina Vargas. If you have seen the portraits then you can see how much I look like her. She was the most beautiful vampire Lady of all the land. Many vampire lords wanted her hand, but she eyed my father and she only loved him." Feliciano said as he let Red go back to the group and looked at Ludwig.

Ludwig looked at Feliciano, amazed how this young vampire is calm and just as he just woken up and knowing his family is no longer with him. Ludwig felt sorry for the young vampire and still has feelings for the young vampire. But his future was already written out for he is to be started College within a year time and after he would take over his father's company. This sadden Ludwig more, but for the deal that they made, it will make him understand that if his future is really written out or will he make his own future out. Smiling, Ludwig got out of bed and stood up, "I bet they were very loving parents, Feliciano. They sounded wonderful as you describe what they look like and how their personality are as well. But you should sleep, Feliciano. I know you have just woken up, but you are a vampire and you need sleep to regain all of your energy for tonight. Do not worry about me. I bet these bats will look after me~~" He said smiling. Feliciano giggles as he knows that Ludwig was right, 'Si, I will see you when I wake up. Do not worry about heading outside, the bats knows what humans are and what their needs are. You are not a prisoner here~~" Feliciano laughs as he got up as well, getting undress for bed.

Ludwig waked away as he give Feliciano some privet and headed towards his belongings. He saw how well the bats packed up his things, but he had to unpacked again so that any townsfolk comes into the forest and sees not his tent up, they will get suspicious. So he took this stuff out side of the castle, walked around the grounds, and saw a nice spot that is near the castle. He set up his camp and head into town. Since he is living there for a year, he will have to buy some yearly stuff as well some upgrade camping gear as well. He walked into town and saw that there was some people cleaning up after the festival, there was some stuff out for sale from the festival to clear out. Ludwig saw them and one of them was a necklace that had a black bat with a red ruby center of it. He thought this would be a great gift for Feliciano to give to him. So Ludwig bought that as well some groceries that he can carry. But then he saw that he need some sort of wagon for the upgrade camping gear. So he bought a mountain bike with a bike trailer. He told the owner that he will be living nearby for a year since he found the place he want to settle down for the year. They store owner nodded and agree to help him with anything that he needs. Ludwig was grateful for the store owner that he made sure to stop by when he has time. Ludwig took the camping gear and his groceries back to the castle. Once he was back he started to upgrade his tent and his gear, even he spend money on stuff that he won't hardly use, it was to make sure that the towns people wont suspect that there was a real vampire living in the castle.

Ludwig sat at his campfire eating his dinner as he watched the sunset behind the castle, it was a beautiful sight and took some pictures of the event, hoping to keep as a keepsake. He looked up to see the bats away and flying out of the castle in separate groups, probably gathering food for Feliciano before he wakes up. While Ludwig was in town, he picked up books on vampires that they had there and used the local internet cafe to do some research as well. He has been catching up on what people have research into vampires, from the fake stories to the real ones. He started to understand a bit more about Feliciano's background, how he was born to about their powers. Ludwig has also looked into the castle's library as well, but most of the books were in ancient text or in Italian, that he failed in school. But thanks to the many pictures that the books hold that he could get some info on their powers. He remember Feliciano saying that he is the earth clan, so Ludwig looked them up and realized that they are the second most powerful type of vampires. They can control the earth around them and can absorbed other types of powers, like lightning, water, and fire. They cannot absorbed darkness or light. He also saw that vampires can control plants as well, make them grown or kill them. They can also bring dead human bodies to life by using the earth to control them. Ludwig was reading one of them that he didn't notice Feliciano behind him, reading over his shoulder. "You shouldn't read that book." He said.

Ludwig jumped out of his seat and spill his dinner onto the ground. "Ahhg...F-Feliciano..." Feliciano gasps, "I am so sorry, Ludwig. I didn't mean to scare you." Ludwig sighs, getting up, "It is ok, Feliciano. I was too focus into the pictures that I didn't hear you coming." He said sitting back down and pulled a chair beside him and show him the old book. "By they way, why can't I read this book?" He asked. "Oh it is a spell book, Ludwig, but since you cannot read this, it is a good thing. Only vampires can read these book, who are higher level." Feliciano said as he smiled at Ludwig. Ludwig nodded as he took the book back putting it away. "So Feli, I kinda figure out what you are and I did my research on you and I have to say, your family were a very powerful family, yet they were taken down." Ludwig said. Feliciano nodded, "Si, my father was tried for crimes that he didn't do. There were false, My Nonno brought proof, but they didn't listen. Nonno figure that someone was controlling them so when my father was put to death by sunlight, Nonno took us in and told my mother to put me and my fratello to sleep so that the line stays alive and destroy the clan that killed my father. My mother was against it, but after some talk, my mother agree and she put me to sleep first. I don't know what happen to them after they put me to sleep, but I am sure they were founded, tried, and killed by sunlight. There is other ways of death for us. Beheaded or stake to the heart. Death by sunlight is the most shameful way of death for a vampire to take. For your body turns to ash and be blown away by the wind. The others, they put the bodies in coffins and put them in tombs. We couldn't for my father so it was a shameful death for our family." Feliciano said as he looked at the fire that Ludwig had going. Ludwig sighs as he saw how sad Feliciano was talking about his family's death. "I am sorry, Feliciano, I didn't mean to bring this painful memory to you. Look I know how you feel. I lost my mother to fire years ago. I was only a child when she died, I was with her when she died for it was mein fault that she died."

"I was 6 and my bruder took me to the shed to show me something. He bought some fireworks for that evening and he bought a huge one that will light up the sky, it was my birthday and I wanted fireworks. Thankfully we lived outside of the city and there was no one living by us in case something goes wrong. So I took one and I was young, so I light it. But my bruder was shocked and was going to stop it, but it flew from his hands and hit the firework box. He dashed out of the shed, thing he grabbed me, but he didn't and the box exploded. I didn't remember what happen after the explosion, but from what my father said, my mother ran into the shed to grab me, but there was another explosion that made my mother toss me out of the door and died from the fire. I feel it was my fault that my mother died cause I was too careless and didn't listen to my bruder at the time." Ludwig said as he looked at Feliciano. Feli looked at Ludwig, taking his hand, "Ludwig it wasn't your fault. You were only a little child and you didn't know how they work. I bet she is happy the way you turned out and that you have met me." He said smiling. Ludwig smiles back at Feliciano, "Danke Feliciano"

[note: the chapters will be short, also forgive me for my spelling mistakes~~]