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Strigoi

Cave Demons, Vampires… How long until a Strigoi showed up in Norrisville? Looking at the file Ken had on Strigoi he had formed out of word of mouth he could only wonder.

The Strigoi was one of the earliest kinds of vampires, originating in Romania. They only had one thing in mind and that was to sustain themselves! Like a tick they would fill themselves with blood. They were capable of shapeshifting, invisibility, super speed, overpowering strength… They were by nature dangerous. There was some belief that they were connected to infectious diseases but there was little proof of that. In order to kill a Strigoi one would have to exhume the corpse, remove the heart and cut it in two, drive a nail into its forehead, place a clove of garlic under its tongue, then smear its body with the fat of a pig killed on St. Ignatious day, July 31st, and finally turn the body upside down so if the Strigoi were to be brought back to life it would be headed in the wrong direction.

Ken had his knowledge and if one were to ever appear in Norrisville he'd be ready.

Sighing, Ken put the file back in the folder and looked at the picture of his dad standing over a dead cave demon. This was a fine life and Norrisville was a fine place to live. Always there was an adventure in store. Ken was sure that once the dig his dad was on was over, he'd like it here in Norrisville.

And then there was the case about him and Heidi. Ken had known her for how long and he hadn't really talked to her about they felt about each other… if she felt anything for him. He was in love with her but was she in love with him? He had a feeling she was but what if it was just a feeling?

He decided to go and see Heidi. However since convenience is a wonderful thing, Heidi had been going to see Ken too. One would have thought they would have met each other halfway but they had taken different routes causing them to miss each other. Not once but twice. When Heidi realized Ken was not home she took the route Ken had taken to her house and when Heidi and Howard's dad Mort informed Ken that Heidi had gone to see Ken by giving him a surprise visit resulting in Ken returning to his house using the route Heidi had taken. Thus they missed each other a second time. Giving up with the surprise visits, they both just decided to call one another. Ken was about to call when an extremely aggressive goose attacked him for no reason resulting in Heidi being the one who called.

"H-Hello?" answered Ken, sounding rather shaken.

"Ken?" asked Heidi. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah, I was just assailed by an exceeding antagonistic gander."

"Oh, you met Lucifer huh?"

"Lucifer?" asked Ken.

"We don't talk about him." Heidi took a deep breath before speaking. "Look, I've been wanting to talk to you."

"I have too, Heidi." Ken could be heard swallowing from his end. "I know I'm not some beautiful crystal vase with beautiful fragrant flowers… I-I mean I'm n-not some armor in shining knight, I mean knight in shining armor… No, I'm no Hyperion… Uh, even over the phone I don't know how to put this."

Heidi merely gave a smile. "You're not, you're better than all of those."

Ken placed a hand over his racing heart. "You know how I feel about you."

"I do." Said Heidi. "And it's mutual."

The End