Felix sat by the window , watching the people as they work outside in the garden. Recently, they had to contribute to the work of the adults so they are able to deal with the wounded . Mostly they helped with cooking , cutting grass and other simple things . Right now Barnabas helped in the garden.
Since that night, they quite became friends. Felix thought him a bit odd , because he loved the scary stuff, but they were still able to play together on occasion . One day he had a book, some horror story. He was very impressed with it , read it all day . Dracula or what it was called .
Getting dark , he must go slowly to help do the dinner. Sometimes Felix could see the soldiers go out to take back their proud city from the monsters . He did not understand why the soldiers went out in the evenings , the monsters are stronger at that time, aren't they ? At least that's what he heard .
" Felix ? Come on please help me with the dinner " - spoke Ann , one of the women who were seen at the first day on the side of Integra . Felix jumped from where he was sitting , and went after her . He could quite wel navigate now in the aisles , at least in those which he used most of the time . Sometimes he joined to Barnabas , and this time aimlessly wandered the castle.
Since his arrival new clothes were given him that were not so torn apart like the others he arrived here in. He held the jack , he couldn't get rid of it. Around his neck hung the necklace that he got from his mother .
They entered the kitchen. Felix began peeling the potatoes , it was almost always his task.
" Miss Ann .. "
" Yes ? "
" Are there vampires ? "
" Why do you ask? "
" I read it in a book that Barnabas has . "
Ann thought for a while , not knowing what to say to the boy . Monsters exist , this has all been made aware of after London . But she did not know whether they were vampires.
" I do not know Felix . "
" Hm .. " - Felix hummed one as an answer and quietly went back to work .
It was getting late . They had dinner too . They were in a livingroom, which was full of old furniture . Nice big comfortable chairs and soft carpet gave a pleasant sense of home . The walls were covered with wood. The quaint atmosphere is only broken by the plasma , which was placed over the fireplace . Many children played on the floor , if you count the remaining few children who weren't sent back to their parents a lot. The TV was on in the background, as a kind of background noise only .
Felix sat in one of the couch slumped contemplating the things of life . Somehow he was not able to get comfortable , something always pushed his side . Finally got bored and looked at what could be there. He was suprised when he touched a small notebook which he acquired in the past. Totally forgot about it and now eagerly opened since remembered that there was written text inside it .
Slowly swung into his reading , as the text was written in pencil , and had even been blurred , so it was hard to read. As he progressed with the "artwork", he became more and more amazed . He felt as if reading a secret document that only very few people were allowed even to take a peek at it . He was not mistaken .
Barnabas saw his intense reading friend, and walked up to him with interest . He sat lightly on the arm of the chair and then looked over his shoulder into the book .
" What are you reading ? "
" I do not know exactly ... "
" What ? So you can not read ? " Said Barnabas mockingly.
" No, but it is more for you than for me ... "
" What? Why ? "
" Because vampires are involved in it. But in as much detail as a cook book. "
" Let me see , now " - responded excitedly Barnabas and squeezed himself in the chair next to Felix .
Over the next 10-20 minutes, they almost even forgot to breath, they read so intensivly. Imbued with the information like two sponges. Finally, after a couple of hours of reading they finished with it, but their senses were not up yet. They were still under shock. Finally, Felix said .
"Don't you think that we should show this to Miss Integra? After all, she would sure benefit. She would even compliment us how clever we are! "
"Y..Yes," - replied immediately Barnabas - " I'll give it to her . I'll meet her tomorrow anyway, since I need a new book. "
" O...Okay " - said Felix little surprised by Barnabas outburst . Fortunately, Felix memorized everything, from word to word .
" Guys, this show is not for you ! Get in bed ! "- Said one of the maids, who just got in the room.
Author's Note: Well, here is another short chapter. Since noone answered, I'll continue with the short ones. What do you think about the story till now?
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