Henry was asleep but he suddenly sat upright in bed. What the...it's not sunset...why am I...his thoughts were racing...
As Maggie walked Vicki up to the beautiful home, she just had to ask, "So, how is it that Will is out in uh..."
"Daytime?" Maggie finished as she grinned at Vicki. Because the two women were identical height, they were eye to eye when they looked at one another.
Vicki grinned back," Yeah, something new in the water or blood rather?" Of course, Vicki was a little selfish in wanting to know, she wanted to know for Henry.
"Actually, it is. Somewhat of a "sunscreen" additive, for lack of a better word." Maggie answered.
"Is it in ALL of the blood that goes out?" Vicki asked.
Maggie smiled and as they got to Will said, "Of course!"
Vicki's eyes widened and she looked at Will, really looked at him. He could pass for human, almost. Maybe it was her heightened senses she had, but other than his extreme lack of color, he looked great.
Will embraced her in a brother-in-law sort of way.
"Good to have you Vicki" he smiled at her, clearly happy to be out in the day, "Come, let us show some hospitality and show you our home.." he gestured for her to go into their house.
Henry was severely disturbed. He reached over to the bedsided table and quickly dialed Vicki's cell...no answer, he forgot, he made her promise to turn it off except for at night. He called the "clinic" where he received his blood and had to leave a message...he was becoming panicked. He lay still on his bed, afraid to move for fear the light would get him. He would have to wait for Vicki to call him, after sunset...
After the tour and of course, compliments, Tori insisted that Aunt Vicki go down to her play area in the large basement her father had converted. Maggie nodded, "Go ahead, we will, or rather HE will put your things in the guest room.."
When Vicki walked in, she couldn't believe what she saw. "Woooow, you have a great sense of taste" Vicki said to her niece. Tori grinned ear to ear, letting just an ever so slight of fang show.
"I just knew you would like it Aunt Vicki. Daddy wanted all this baby stuff and Momma said to let me be my own person, that I could be independent and strong." she said with added emphasis. Sounds like something I would say...
The room looked like a, well, a training area acutually. It was hard to picture an 8 year old down here "having fun".
There were three different sized punching bags, excercise mats everywhere, mirrors lined one wall and a bad out stereo system that she knew probably blasted her favorite music. There was a set of parallel bars, a balance beam and a vault. This little girl was going to be a trip, Vicki chuckled to herself as she took it all in.
"Let me show you what I can do, but first, I gotta put my music on.." Tori bounded over to the system and music began pumping out of a surround sound system, explaining the padded ceiling, walls and door.
Tori proceeded to first do a few things on the bars, vault and beam but what really impressed Vicki was her fighting abilities. Vicki wasn't sure if if was her 1/2 vampire skills only or just the shear obvious fact that this little girl liked to fight-can't imagine where that came from.
When she was through, she effortlessly went back to Vicki and said, "Well, wudda ya think?" She hadn't even broken a sweat..
"I think you can have my back anytime," and then Vicki did something unusual, she reached out to Tori FIRST and gave her a big hug. "I love you Aunt Vicki. I'm so glad you came. Maybe now mommy won't be so scared when the baby comes..."
Vicki pulled back, frowning and asked why.
Tori nonchalantly replied, "Because, she's afraid that when he's born, the demon will come back again to try and take him."
Here we go, just when she though she was on vacation...