"Mum, what do you mean I have to stay home?" I ask my mum as she continue packing.
"I have a conference to attend in a different town and will be gone for at least a month and your father has a convention out of the country for 2 months. So while we are away Maryum and Aaron will be in charge and you will stay home and watch the twins." Mum said as my sibling got ready to leave for school.
"But mum, why can't Aaron or Maryum stay home and take care of the twins?" I asked her as she went about the house telling everyone the jobs they had.
"Because neither can afford to skip anymore school and fall behind. You're at the top of all your classes and you can get either a friend or one of your brothers or sisters to collect your work for you." mum says as she finishes packing and heads to her car. "Now remember be good. And I love you." mum drives down the street and I'm left alone at home to take care of the twins.
All day was a repeated cycle of feeding, burping, changing, cooing, rocking and doing house chores in between the naps of the twins. The school hours ended and I was soothing the twins from a screaming fit, I was able to calm down Isabel and was working on soothing Elijah when the front rang. I carried Elijah in my arms as I bounced him and answer the door to see Robin, Chloe and Vlad.
"Hello, come on in, I was just soothing the twins. So why are you here?" I ask them as we all sit on the couch.
"We got your missed work." Robin said as he pulled out the package from his pack.
"Why'd you miss school anyway." Vlad asked as I continued to rock Elijah. I was about to answer when Isabel began to cry again.
"Here can you rock him?" I ask Vlad but placed Elijah in his arm before he could say anything.
"What do I do?" Vlad sounded panicked. I grabbed Isabel and brought her to the kitchen as I grabbed her bottle. I entered the lounge to see a sleeping Elijah in Vlads arms while Vlad looked terrified. I couldn't help but chuckle.
"Thanks Vlad. And I had to stay home because I have to take care of the twins while my parents are gone. I should be able to go to school next week and have my older brother take care of the twins." I tell them. We chat for awhile before me siblings finally came home. This continue for days the only differences is when Vlad was complaining about his mother.
I was able to attend school the next week when I got Aaron and Maryum to switch days to watch the twins. It was saturday and I was making breakfast for Ava and Tommy. Afterwards while I was doing the laundry the phone rang, and Maryum called me.
"For you." Maryum passed the phone to me before she sulked off.
"Hello?"
"You want to come over to mine? Vlad and Ingrid are here. We're gonna be watching a vacation vid." Robin rushed out.
"Uh, sure don't start without me. Be there in a few." I said as I hung up and rushed out.
"So what are we watching?" I ask as I sit on the ground in front of the T.V with Vlad and Robin.
"It's when I went to transylvania as a baby. Vlad, you're so lucky you got to live there. I'd give anything to switch lives with you. That's it." Robin carried on.
"What are you going on about now." I ask Robin.
"You don't fit into your family, and I don't fit into mine. I was in your village as a baby. What if you and I had accidentally been switched around." Robin says to Vlad as I roll my eyes at him.
"Look I know you don't think you fit in but that's just because an - individual not a v-Vlad." Vlad explained.
"It would explain a lot though." Robin states.
"Well we're convinced." "When you moving out?" Ian and Paul said.
"Shut up you idiots." I yelled at them.
"Vimka! It's your sister she needs you home now." Mrs. Branaugh called to me.
"I'll see you guys tomorrow." I said as I left. When I got home it was only because my sister wanted to go out with her boyfriend. On monday I was unable to go to school as Aaron and Maryum had a test to take that day. I was stuck watching the twins again and watching television. The night came and I snuck out to head to the castle and I must've missed a lot became when I came to the castle they were doing some sort of DNA test.
"Well there we have it. Robin is your real son. Can I have Vlads room now?" ingrid asked. Unbelievable.
"No. You can't. I'm having Vlad's room. Right dad?" Robin exclaimed.
"Wow, what a good friend you turned out to be to Vlad." I said towards Robin.
"Real vampires don't have friends." Robin stated all high and mighty. I couldn't believe it.
"Well, if that's how you really feel you can forget 8 years of friendship." I said towards Robin and I notice a reaction for a second before it quickly disappeared.
"Come on, Vlad. You can stay at mine. Let's go collect your things." I told him as I pulled Vlad away from the rest of the family. After Vlad was finished packing I walked him to the back of my house and helped him sneak inside.
"You can stay in my room with me until I can get my older siblings on board with this Idea." I tell him as I set up some blankets and pillows on the floor.
"Your room is very similar to Robin's." Vlad stated as he looked around my room.
"Come on, we better get to bed. We still have school tomorrow." I told him.
"Vimka, get up! Come on, you need to get ready for school. Vimka." I heard my older brother Aaron call from outside the door before I heard it open.
"Who is that boy on the floor. You better not have been doing anything to my sister." I bolted straight awake when I heard my brother say that. I saw Aaron holding Vlad up to his face by the collar.
"Aaron. Put him down. Nothing happened. I can explain." I yelled at him. After a morning of begging and pleading with my siblings and them agreeing, Vlad was allowed to stay. It wasn't long before Chloe got a brilliant idea to find out once and for all if Vlad Really wasn't the count's son. Unfortunately I was unable to go as I was on dinner duty. It must've gone well though because Vlad came back for his things. The next week mom came home early but we all had to stay home as mom had some news for the whole family.
"I wanted to to let you know that you all have another sibling on the way." mum stated as she rubbed her belly.
"Another!?" Aaron, Maryum and I all shouted at once. I didn't feel well and before I knew what happened everything went dark. When I woke up, I was in my bed.