Hello again my readers. Time for another start to another story in my saga. The title says it all…someone will be returning and with it comes drama, suspense, danger, and so much more. Hold on tight, it's going to be a wild ride.

Chapter 1: Where Do Vampires Come From?

Mick comes into the office with Kayla at his side happily telling him about her day. Beth can hear her from the elevator and listens as she enters, "Hey sweetie."

Kayla gives her a hug before going to sit on the couch. Mick had finished up a recon mission early a couple miles from her school and had stayed to pick her up. Beth stood up, "You want a snack?"

She nodded happily as she walked across the hall with Beth to the loft to get a nice after school snack. They still kept food in the place for Kayla, their human friends, and clients. "Can I have an apple with peanut butter?"

"Sounds yummy to me," Beth walked over to the cabinet and pulled out the peanut butter. Kayla hopped up to sit on the counter so she could reach the apples and picked the one she wanted and handed it to Beth.

Beth washed the apple off then sliced it and put it on the plate with a glop of peanut butter. "Okay munchkin bar or table."

Kayla hopped down and moved to the bar stood where Beth set her plate for her. "Thank you momma."

"You're welcome." Beth went about getting herself and Mick a drink from the hidden fridge but poured them into their thermal cups.

"Momma? Can I ask you some questions?" Kayla asked sweetly before taking a bite of her apple.

"Of course sweetie you can always ask anything." Beth leaned against the bar the drinks to the side.

"Where do vampires come from?"

Beth's mouth fell open for a second as she took in the question not expecting it at all. "Ummm that's a very good question sweetie." In sub tones she called to Mick, "I could use some back up."

Mick came walking in before Beth could finish, "What are my two favorite girls up to?"

Beth breathed a sigh and handed him his glass. "Kayla here just asked me a very good question. Now we can both answer it." Kayla looked up at them both as she ate her peanut buttery apple slices.

"And what question would that be?"

"Where do vampires come from?" She asked again easily.

Mick having already heard the question from the office wasn't as caught off guard. "Vampires are just normal human people who are turned into vampires by another vampire."

"But how?" She asked innocently.

Beth smiled, "The regular person has to be…near death and then drink the vampires blood."

Kayla looked scared. "Daddy made you a vampire…you were almost gone?"

Beth rested her hand on her little girls shoulder and stroked her cheek, "It's okay sweetie. I was perfectly healthy, but because I wanted to be a vampire daddy bit me and drank my blood until I was weak so he could make me like him."

She nodded and took another bit of her apple. "Okay. So daddy took your blood and then gave you his."

Mick grinned, "Pretty much."

"Why don't all the sick people become vampires?"

Mick took this one. "Because that would upset the balance. I know people dying is sad but if everyone lived then there wouldn't be room for all the new people being born."

Beth touched Mick's shoulder, "You remember on The Lion King, how he talked to Simba about the circle of life?"

"Okay I think I get it."

Mick kept it to himself that if everyone were a vampire they'd all starve to death and die. There would also be no more children and everyone would be forever as they are.

Kayla ate another couple of bites of her snack as she contemplated her next question. Beth could see the wheels turning her little girls head just as she was sure Mick could see in her all the time. In sub tones she added, "That was good."

"We make a good team," he replied in sub tones.

"I'm your girl…will I be one too? Even though you only adopted me?"

Mick felt his heart squeeze in his chest. Beth leaned forward and kissed her forehead. "Sweetie you are our girl no matter what and that we adopted you makes no difference at all you know that right?"

"I know you love me but will I be like you?"

"That isn't anything you'll need or want to worry about for a long time." Beth assured.

"Why?"

Beth looked at Mick who was still speechless. "Look at daddy. He was made into a vampire when he was 30 years old. So he stays looking just like that. He should look older, like an old man but when you become a vampire you stop aging." She looked at Kayla who was watching Mick, "You wouldn't want to be 7 forever would you?"

"Oh no I want to grow up." Kayla shook her head.

Mick grinned, "But don't grow up on us too fast."

"I'll try daddy but it's hard."

Mick and Beth both laughed as Kayla took another bite of her snack. It seemed so surreal that they were talking about this with her but she was a precocious little one for sure. She seemed at ease with everything she knew and it made things easier in the long run. No more waking up before her to move to the bed, no more dancing around not eating, avoiding things that would make them spend too long in direct sunlight.

Pushing her plate away Kayla hoped down from the bar stool. Mick squatted down to her level, "Any more questions sweetie?"

"Not right now." Mick grinned. Before Mick could stand up though she thought of another one, "I have one."

"Go ahead," Mick stayed where he was braced for anything.

Kayla twirled on her heels, "Can you take me? Please."

Mick held his arms open knowing just want she wanted. It had become a sort of game for them to help her see what they could do and not be afraid. To her it was like a amusement park ride in her home. She jumped happily before moving into his arms and wrapping her little arms around his neck and then as he stood wrapping her legs around his waist. "Hold on tight," Mick told her as she squeezed tighter and he held her gently just before he took off.

Beth watched as they ran around the loft swirling papers and book pages as they zoomed by in circles around the place then up and down the stairs. She even heard the words jump at one point before she caught Mick jumping from the floor to the 2nd floor landing in one leap with a giggling and squealing package held in his arms. Sighing happily Beth turned to wash off the snack plate, this was her family.

To Be Continued…

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