At the Nobi house, Shizuka who had recovered from the mistreatment of the Scarlet Moon vampire, was receiving the full context of Selene's true identity. At first Shizuka was stunned, which made the vampire worried, but...
"So you're a real vampire and you came from another planet? Wow! That explains how you were able to stand up to the other vampire who almost bit me. It's really taking me a while to process this but... Just like humans, there are good ones and bad ones. Thank you so much for saving me Selene. Although it was my fault that you exposed yourself to danger because I decided to go out for some air."
The platinum girl sighs in relief "You're welcome, as soon as I noticed it we went to help you. And don't worry about it, I couldn't leave a friend in trouble."
"I knew Shizuka would understand." Nobita crosses his arms proudly because he expected that reaction from her.
"And thanks to you too Nobita, you defended us both from the evil vampire, and you too Doraemon thanks" The girl with pigtails smiles.
"It's nothing, we're friends. I wouldn't let a vampire get their hands on you" Doraemon says smiling too.
"Don't worry Shizuka, I would never let a bad vampire try to suck your blood, it hurts when they bite you, I say this from experience" The boy points to the patch on his neck that was still there.
"Yeah... I'm not proud of that, I was desperate to feed that night" Selene makes a sad face while playing with her fingers.
"That explains the patch, but if you did everything to save me, I understand that the bite wasn't with bad intentions. And how are you? Now that I know that you are a vampire princess, I'm worried about the vervain."
Selene smiles at her friend "I'm better at that now, my body isn't burning anymore, although I still can't fly well yet, but I'll recover little by little by tomorrow."
"Are you sure Selene? You inhaled the smoke of vervain and you were suffering a lot" Nobita says worried about his vampire friend, who nods gratefully for the concern, but touches the patch on his friend's neck
"Really remembering that I bit you makes me feel guilty, especially because you faced the vampire who wanted to hurt me."
"It's okay, that's in the past, the bite will disappear with time, but a vampire friend is forever" Both the princess and the human laugh quietly as they interact while Doraemon stands up and Shizuka looks at them again and also smiles although with the same curious feeling in her chest.
Even though she now knew that Selene was a vampire and all her history behind summarized by the lack of time, that has not changed the way she sees those interactions, after all, Selene was also a girl interacting with the silly boy as if they were friends for years.
The princess has already lost a friend she trusted and now she is getting sincere friends after that disappointment, and even if this is a different species it was normal for her to stick to the first friend she made because of past wounds. And that was okay right?
Now that she had the context about the vampire, the girl with pigtails looks at her friend with a little sadness. "I have to go back home, if I'm still out of my room, my parents might wake up and realize I'm not there. See you tomorrow and thanks for helping me, I promise not to say anything about Selene, I know it must be hard having to pretend with a couple of vampires giving a bad name" Shizuka gets up to approach the Anywhere Door, which was already open in her room, the three of them say goodbye to her wishing her a good night.
Nobita notices the sad face she has and just when she was going to pass by, he approaches and she turns around, both saying the other's name at the same time. It was a surprise for both of them, but it made them smile for just a moment. "I just wanted to thank you for today, for a moment of lucidity I saw how even though you were scared you wanted to protect us both, it was brave and sweet of you even though it was a vampire who was trying to hurt us"
"Oh, it's nothing!" The boy can't help but laugh scratching the back of his neck and with a blush on his cheeks from the flattery "I just really couldn't let him hurt them"
"And... sorry about the other day, about the vampires, you were right about that, I mean, we lived many adventures together with all kinds of creatures. Why doubt something that made more sense? I would have liked to say something that day but I thought they didn't really exist." Shizuka smiles at him sadly, after all, her friend was always right about that and she doubted him even though they knew mermaids.
"Oh? Ohhhh! With all this that's been going on the last few days I was even forgetting about that. Gian and Suneo were the ones who made fun of my theory. Don't worry about the other day, it's nothing, but anyway, thanks." The boy puts his hands on his hips looking away with a bit of pride since even though he loved Shizuka a lot, he was happy to hear that he was right. "By the way. Why did you decide to go out for some air? Are you worried about something?"
OBVIOUSLY, Shizuka couldn't tell him that the times she saw him and Selene were partly the reason she was a little restless, so she just smiles "Let's say that... I decided to get out of the routine a little bit" She says that last thing to him with a wink, then looks at Selene who understood what she meant and nods happily. Both Nobita and Doraemon didn't understand that.
("Get out of the routine a little bit?") The boy asks in his mind
("Girl stuff") Selene answers him mentally laughing quietly.
Shizuka says goodbye again to finally enter her room to end the day. Or the beginning of an early morning?
The fact is that about three days passed at school and everything continued as the first day for Selene, starting to get good grades. But the surprise came from Nobita, who was starting to try a little harder.
Thanks to Selene who doesn't sleep much, she woke him up to go to class on time, and the boy with glasses was starting to hand in his homework and pay more attention in class, which was a surprise for everyone, especially for Gian and Suneo who were surprised by it, it seems that the coexistence between the human and the vampire was having a positive effect on both.
For Selene because she was able to live like a girl, without the pressures of being a princess, to the point of being able to enjoy things that she didn't like because of the pressure like studying and interacting with others who have no interest in her status. And for Nobita because he was inspired to strive for the support of someone who was living the same academic life as him, with Doraemon he had that support but outside of that, but with the arrival of the vampiress, he now has the rest of the support from which he could learn and serve him for the future.
The pair of friends used to spend time together, after all, they only had 2 months before the vampiress returns to her planet, so it was normal for Nobita to give priority to her, without neglecting his current friendships of course. Selene also helped Nobita's mother with the housework and went shopping, as she already knew how to move better in the city, she could do it without getting lost, although she had to feed on blood at night, she loved eating with them.
Although there were things she didn't like, the feeling of being in a family was nice. In Amarant it was difficult for her father to spend time with her because of his job, so sometimes she ate alone or with her cousin and her aunt. Part of her plan involved that since she and her father were free from their duties, they could spend time together. Selene used to spend time with her mother, but since she was no longer there, she felt a bit lonely. Therefore, the atmosphere of a small house and a family that could all have dinner together was the best according to her.
One Friday, when they both got home from school, Nobita was smiling from ear to ear and going directly to his mother who was sitting in the living room next to the stairs taking control to watch the news. Doraemon noticed that while Selene came smiling. "And that smile? Did something good happen?"
"AN 80?! It's incredible." Tamako was holding an exam that Nobita had given her to see, she was happy while the boy was proud of it. "I'm so glad you're trying hard son, not just for this test, you haven't been late to class for days now and you've brought your homework to school done. I don't know if it has to do with Selene's stay, but, I hope that when it's time for her to leave you'll keep up the same pace."
Nobita just scratches his head while blushing at the praise, as if his mother had gotten that reason right a bit. "Maybe, who knows, heh."
"Ah, that's why! Well done buddy. Just listen to what mom said about keeping up." Doraemon pats his roommate and best friend on the back.
"Good afternoon Mrs. Nobi." The vampiress leans in to greet her. "I got a 100. But what's more important is Nobita's progress. Right?" The girl sits next to her human friend while smiling sweetly at him, which makes the boy feel good.
"C-come on, it's nothing! To tell the truth, it feels nice when you don't get scolded, and even the teacher congratulated me because I didn't even fall asleep in class." Nobita scratches the back of his neck with a blush still on his cheeks ("Although, it's more thanks to the fact that in the first two days you always woke me up mentally even though you had to pay attention.")
("It's nothing, I was even raised to pay attention to several things at once, so it wasn't a problem for me.") The vampiress just laughs quietly.
"Selene, you're a very smart and polite girl. It didn't take you long to adapt here, you're going to live here for a while, I'm sure your mother must be very proud of you."
An abrupt silence occurred in the room where it was full of joy, Nobita and Doraemon looked at each other and then at Selene who instantly became sad and teared up a little, Tamako noticed that too "Oh... Did I say something that bothered you?"
"D-don't worry, it's just that. My mother died a long time ago because she started to get sick from something out of nowhere that they never detected what it was, she got weaker little by little until she couldn't take it anymore. I live there with my father, my aunt and my cousin, it happened when I was younger, so don't worry."
Nobita's mother brings her hand to her mouth in surprise, Selene didn't say anything about herself to her friend's parents, but she could at least say it in part without revealing her true identity "I'm sorry, I didn't know. But, I think that wherever she is now, she must be happy with how you are now."
Selene wipes her tears and smiles again, she didn't wear much but she already felt like she was in a second home, Nobita looks sadly at his friend, but the vampire notices him and smiles at him as if saying "Don't worry, I can deal with it as long as I remember her" which makes him smile at him with compassion, the homely atmosphere returned immediately.
Until the sound of a ringing phone invaded the place.
