the Vampire Identity Journey to California

Chapter 12

    “well, what do you know. your feeding Little one my dear.” Mr. McKnight said with proud for his wife, you could tell Mr. McKnight was beaming with happiness for her and the wild baby animal, even full of love for Mrs. McKnight.

“I know. I hope Little one would let us take care of her for KC, she could be like a daughter to me and you Darling.” Mrs. McKnight said with hope in her eyes. I’m hoping the same thing, there’s more the unexpected heading my way; once I leave to my next assignment here in California before I head to my next one in the state of Mississippi.

“hopefully Cel Mic would be able to let you feed her too, Mr. McKnight; maybe even let you pet her, Cel Mic had already let Christoff and Mrs. McKnight pet her, that way she’ll be able to get to know as well getting use to you and to your family, I’ll pray she’ll be able to get attach with you and your family before I have to leave, that way she’ll be save from all of the dangers, I know would be coming my way, from all the families’ enemies.” I informed Mr. McKnight while still watching Mrs. McKnight feeding the fawn.

Then I looked up at Mr. McKnight then at the food in his arms, I giggled with a smile, the food and drinks, which Mr. McKnight had brought, was all piled up closed to his neck.

“need any help with that Mr. McKnight?” I asked him wondering.

I got up from my spot and helped out get some of the food from his arms, so they won’t fall down to the ground where they would get all dirty and grassy, I set the corn dog with ketchup and mustard to Christoff (which he was happy with glee), and his Cheetos with his small cup of pop, both Mr. and Mrs. McKnight got a hamburger with curly fries, potato chips, and ketchup. (Mr. McKnight got onions and sour cream, while Mrs. McKnight got the ordinary chips); and large cups of pop; and from what the people had called it: Sprite, seven-up, or sierra mist, I got what I asked for: fruit punch.

“are you sure, you’re not hungry KC?” Mrs. McKnight asked me with concern written all over her face.

“I’m sure Mrs. McKnight, really I’m not hungry, but I promise I’ll go and get something to eat when that time comes.” I replied to her, then looking down at Cel Mic and added a proud smile on my face. “Mrs. McKnight, look who’s taking a nap next to you.” I told her with a smile.

          Mrs. McKnight looked down while Mr. McKnight and Christoff had to look under the table or behind Mrs. McKnight’s back to see her left leg and foot and was seeing what I was seeing, Cel Mic was taking her little nap by Mrs. McKnight’s leg and foot, that put a smile on Mrs. McKnight’s face, hoping it would make her forget my problem of not eating, I found out on my own that I could go without eating food or drinks blood (animal blood that is) for a few days (and no, no one from my kind or from the others could do the same thing as me and Tom); but I do know, I would need to buy something so, Mrs. McKnight or her family won’t get any more suspicious; where they would be asking me questions that I can’t answer, I won’t know if they would take it if I did tell them who or should I say what I was, or would believe me for that matter; so, I kept drinking my fruit punch while the other three ate their lunch; later I got up and headed to the nearest food court stand to pick out something to eat, I’ll eat it when that time does come for me to eat the human food, after paying for my, later, lunch I bought chips, turkey sandwich, and another fruit punch.  I walked back to where the McKnight’s were still seating at, still eating their lunch.

“what did you buy?” Mr. McKnight asked me after his mouth was no longer stuffed from with his burger.

“a turkey sandwich, with chips, and another fruit punch.” I told him, but instead of eating the sandwich, I opened my chips and just nibble on them instead, hey like I said; I’m really wasn’t hungry, I just don’t want Mrs. McKnight to ask me questions, where I know she wouldn’t believe me or like the answer of why I haven’t eaten.

          Through the whole time, I was nibbling my chips, Mrs. McKnight was watching me with symphony, she even surprised me when she said to me. “I’m sorry KC. you only bought those because of me, because I ask you a question of why you’re not eating, I could see that now, you really were not hungry, and I- I’m so sorry KC, truly I am.” Mrs. McKnight told me almost closed to tears; I only smiled to her then replied to her, “it’s alright Mrs. McKnight, you were just worried about me, I understand that, and I thank you for caring about me, like any mother would do for her daughter, even though you and I both know, I’m not.”

Mrs. McKnight wiped her tears away from her eyes with her napkins, then looked back to me with a smile; Mr. McKnight even rubbed his wife’s back to give her some comfort of all her worries about me.

          After for a while we just sat so the McKnight’s family could digest their meals, Cel Mic woke up around one, walked up to me while wagging her little tail.

“let me guess. you want to go run around and play.” I confronted her with cheerful in my voice. the answer Cel Mic gave me was jumping back and forth from side to side, then looked to me again as she was wagging her tail; laughing to her with a bright smile then said.

“I would take that as a yes.” I unhooked the leash from the bench, got up from the bench and off we go, Mr. McKnight, Mrs. McKnight, and Christoff got up from the bench with me, then put their garbage away and started following behind me, well except Christoff, he ran up to me while Mr. McKnight hold Mrs. McKnight’s hand intertwine their fingers together.

Few moments later about one-third of the people came over and followed us to see what’s gone a happened, some even had their camera’s out to video or take pictures of the little ring tail fawn and me. -I don’t know if I’ll be showing on video or on a picture from any camera-. When I found the right spot for Cel Mic to run around and play I stopped, Cel Mic looked around her and seeing the big opening for her to be herself, I bend down to her level and looked her in the eyes.

“now, don’t wander too far OK, I won’t be able to see you, and be careful. OK.” giving her a smile, I reached out to the hook of the leash to unhook her from her lace, but kept the lace on her, and off she went; running, leaping and jumping everywhere; everyone still had their cameras out, recording everything that she was doing, then a thought came to me where I glanced up to Christoff and requested him.

“Christoff. Christoff (Christoff finally glanced at me from watching Cel Mic, I tilted my head to the fawn’s direction, and see if he knew what I was trying to let him to do), try and see if she’ll play with you.” I informed him giving him the green light.

Christoff gave a cheery smile than ran out into the open. Cel Mic stopped what she was doing and looked up at Christoff (who was jumping side by side back and forth) she even tilted her head to the side trying to figure out what’s he’s doing, she didn’t know if she should be scared or not, she then looked at me.

“he wants to play with you. go for it Cel Mic, it’s the only way for you to know if he’ll hurt you or not, and I know for sure he won’t do that to you, not ever to you Cel Mic.” I comforted her.

Cel Mic did a cute little smile with a waged from her ring tail and started playing again, that got Christoff even more happy with excitement having his first time playing with a baby fawn and he’s in joying every minute of it.

          Then one of the children from the group of people slowly walked out of the cleaning, it was the same little girl who was the first who got to pet the fawn. She first glanced to me and I gave her a nod with a smile, the little girl smiled with glee even had her hands fist up to her face, then ran out to join the fun; Cel Mic got even more excited to have two children to play with her, and kept on playing.

          “miss.” I looked to my right and saw few more kids who were next to me while looking at me, while their parents were behind them.

“yes.” I asked to the little boy who was the one who spoked. he looked to be the little girls age with curly blond hair and blue eyes, in fact it was the same with the two little girls behind him.

-huh, triplets, never saw that before-. I said to myself.

“can me and my sister play with the baby deer. please.” He asked me with wonder, the same goes for his sisters.

“Let me see if she would like you or not first OK. Cel Mic! come here baby girl.” I shouted out to her.

          Cel Mic stopped what she was doing to look up at me, then she jumped zigzagging towards me, then later walked the rest of the way from about few feet from us (and yes, I was still bending down to the ground the whole time Cel Mic and the two children were still playing); I had Cel Mic close to me petting her back.

“OK, bring out your hand one at a time slowly towards her, so you won’t scare her.” I instructed while holing and still petting Cel Mic, all three children did as instruct, Cel Mic sniffed the boy’s little hand first, then the first little girl’s hand, and then the second little girl’s hand after a moment, the little Fawn waged her tail again, I let Cel Mic go and she took off playing again, but the three children didn’t know what it meant when Cel Mic took off like that, even one of the little girls was about to cry, till all three looked up at me with upset on their faces;

          “well, go on, she’s excepted you three to play with her.” I told the triplets with a smile on my face, the triplets squealed with excitement, then ran out with the fawn to play with her and the other children.  Mr. and Mrs. McKnight smiled while watching their son playing with the little fawn, same with the triplet’s parents who were still taking videos or also taking pictures, this kept going on till closing time; everyone headed out to the parking lot.

          “Mike, Sara, Shannon, time to go home.” Said the triplets mother. The triplets weren’t happy about it, but waved and said their good byes and said their thank you to me, I smiled then waved good bye to them.

“thanks again.” Said their mother to me, I only nodded to her showing my gratitude toward her and her children, then they left, and the same for Cara and her mother who also said their good byes to me and said their thank you.

          Both Christoff and Cel Mic ran up to me, then I put the leash back on to her lace again, then all five of us walked to the exit, then out to the parking lot; I looked down to Cel Mic with a smile, seeing how exhausted she’s getting, so I decided to pick her up into my arms, she licked my cheek giving me a kiss, I smiled more to her.

“I’m glad you’re having fun Cel Mic, and you’re welcome Fetita.” (meaning baby girl in Romania).

          When we were heading back to McKnight’s house, I had that same bad feeling just like the last time I was with Mr. McCain and his son Mickey while heading to the laundry mate; only this time it’s different, this time it is the danger for Mr. McKnight and his family, -not on my watch-. I said to myself angrily.

“KC. (Mr. McKnight looked at me through the mirror) is something the matter?” he asked me with worry and concern, I looked him through

the mirror and gave him a small nod; Mr. McKnight looked to the road, then back to me again, till he slowed his car to a stopped (only several blocks away to their home). Then Mr. McKnight turned to looked me in the eyes, Mrs. McKnight did the same but from her facial was more of a worry concern mix than Mr. McKnight’s facial, he’s more of a saying OK-let’s-have-the problem, or what-are-we-gone-a-be-facing, kind of a facial.

“what is it KC?” Mr. McKnight asked getting right to the point, straight up front, all agitated now; Mrs. McKnight was getting scared, worried, and a little freaked out.

“you won’t like what I would tell you Mr. McKnight.” I warned him.

“tell me anyways. what’s wrong?” he commanded, alright if he wants to know. fine, but he won’t like what I had to say.

          “Alright I’ll tell you. once you and your family get out of this car, all three of you would be killed in your own home. the bad men who killed your daughter are waiting for you at your house right now as I speak.” Mr. McKnight looked shocked and worried, glancing to his wife, seeing the expression which was the same as his.

“Mr. McKnight, Mr. McKnight! (he finally glanced back to me) this is what I want you to do, before you start arguing about this, you know this is what I’m here for, this is my job, I’ll protect you and your family from them. (I tilted my head to where his house would be) you would drive into someone else’s driveway, have you and your family go up to the house and knock on the neighbor’s door so you could dial 9-1-1, but don’t say it out loud or the bad people would hear you. got it.” I told Mr. McKnight, he thought about it then nodded, but.

          “But what are you gone a do KC?” Mr. McKnight asked me.

“I’m gone a go and head to your house and make sure they won’t leave out of your house, and yes I did say they. meaning there are more than one person in your house; don’t ask me how I know all of this, just do it.” I told while warned him.

          Mr. McKnight did as I instructed and advise, few moments later; he found one of his neighbors who was home and parked in their neighbor’s driveway, as they were about to get out I told Mrs. McKnight to take Cel Mic, so she could keep her save.

“here Mr. McKnight. (giving him the bottle) tonight it’s your turn, just let her smell your hand first before you feed her, though it’s really up to her or not after she’s done smelling you.” I informed him.

          Mr. McKnight grabbed the bottle as I turned the indoor car light off, opened the door, then got out of the car, heading to their house few doors down from crossed the street. I didn’t look behind me to see if they would do as I asked, I went towards to the back of their next-door neighbor’s house, so I could get to Mr. McKnight’s back yard to surprise them, so they wouldn’t know what hit them.

          Mr. McKnight looked at his wife, staring at her, eye to eye, then glanced to the back seat where his son was at, staring at him, seeing the terrified from both his wife and child. nodded and said in a straight but business-like voice; “OK.” then all three of them opened their doors, got out of his car, closed their doors, then walked up to their Neighbor’s door.

(knocked. Knocked. knocked); waited for ten seconds, then...

(knocked. knocked. knocked); then waited for another ten seconds, till the door was opened by a middle age woman with mixed colors of medium reds, browns, and highlights hair with blue-green eyes, wearing her night robe.

“oh, Mr. McKnight, what a pleasant surprise, what bring you here to my house on this lovely night, ahhh and you have a cute baby fawn, how adorable. (she said with a smile, but then she saw the way his facile was with worried), what is it? what’s the matter?” the woman then asked Mr. McKnight.

“could my family and I come in and use your phone it’s an emergence

Ms. Scarlet.” Mr. McKnight asked her in a whisper.

“well, yes, of course; come on in and make yourselves right at home.” Ms. Scarlet said. Ms. Scarlet opened her door wider for Mr.

McKnight and his family to come into her house. Mr. McKnight walked straight to the phone which was on the living room stand next by the lamp, he picked up the phone and called 9-1-1.

          “hello, this is Mr. McKnight, the emergency for the reason why I’m calling would be because my family and I are in danger, yes, of course I’m telling you the truth, no I’m not joking you, yes the ones who killed my daughter, Catherine McKnight, might be at my house as we speak; that’s why I’m here at my neighbor’s house calling you now instead of getting my family and I shot by the ones who had murdered my daughter, look could you just please bring police officers down to my house so they could cheek for themselves, thank you, yes my address is.” Mr. McKnight told the operator his address, then he hung up the phone.

“the operator said, the police would be here in ten minutes.” Mr. McKnight told his wife. Mrs. McKnight just nodded to her husband while holding the fawn and their son beside her.

          “Mr. McKnight? are you sure you have the exact men, who murdered your lovely daughter, in your own home right now?” Ms. Scarlet asked with worried.

Mr. McKnight glanced to Ms. Scarlet then nodded his head to her question.

“well, then I’m glad you decided to come to my home to call the police and not head to your home.” Ms. Scarlet suggested.

Mr. McKnight nodded his head again to Ms. Scarlet; then walked up to his wife and son, putting his left arm around his wife while putting his right hand on his son’s shoulder, then kissed his wife’s forehead.

“I hope KC would be alright, she didn’t even tell us how she could keep the bad men, the same ones who had murdered our daughter, into our home.” Mrs. McKnight whispered to her husband with worry.

“I’m sure she’s fine honey, she said so herself this is what she does, which means to me, she did this before, so there shouldn’t be nothing to worry over anything, but with you being a mother, I know your

instincts would always kick in.” Mr. McKnight whispered back to her.

*****             Climbed over the fence without making a sound, then walked up to the sliding door to see just how many were in the house. six, one’s hiding under the table, one’s in the kitchen, (lucky he couldn’t see me since I’m hidden with the night); one’s hiding by the couch, one’s close to the front door, and when I moved to the other side of the sliding door; I saw the other two by the stairs.

          -hmm. well I might as well have to go take care of them from take the second floor than-. I looked up to the three separate windows, they were all locked, thanks to me, but that would soon change, I looked at Catherine’s window, using my mind powers to make Catherine’s window to unlock, then made the window to opened for me, when the widow opened a little bit; I jumped up to the windows ledge than opened the window and climbed in without making any noise. (which we vampires don’t do).

Then in a blur; I ran out of Catherine’s old room, without them seeing or knowing what’s going on I went into one of the men’s head, (the one who was on the stairs watching at the door), and ordered for

him to knocked out his mates. one by one he hit the back of his team mates from the back of their heads where they fell from where they stood, or bend, once he was done, I made him hit himself, with his own gun, in the face to knocked himself out.

          Few moments later the police officers arrived from the front yard, so I bolted up the stairs and jumped out of Catherine’s window. Flew, then went down in front of Mr. McKnight’s car, Cel Mic must of saw me where she tried to wiggle out of Mrs. McKnight’s arms, Mrs. McKnight tried to calmed her while trying to hold her, but decided to put the fawn down on the ground so the little fawn wouldn’t fell and won’t get hurt. Cel Mic ran to me from the front of Mr. McKnight’s car, so I petted her, while both Mr. and Mrs. McKnight walked up from behind her and saw me, with surprise shocking look on their faces, I didn’t need to guess what they saw with their own eyes. Then Christoff came and gave the same expression as his parents. they saw my angel wings from behind my back.

          Mr. McKnight looked back to his house seeing the officers bring out six men from his home, later some of the officers took Mr. McKnight’s statements, then Mrs. McKnight’s statement which they both said the same thing’ they don’t know them, we were on our way home from the fair, Mr. McKnight had a bad feeling from his gut, went to their neighbor’s house and called 9-1-1, they don’t or wouldn’t know how they were or got unconscious’. ‘they might be the ones who killed their daughter’.

          The officer didn’t know what else to do, besides leave it at that, so he got their statement walked to one of the cars, then all four cars left the scene; Mr. McKnight too his family to their home from their car. Then later, I walked up to their front lawn waiting. Christoff looked out of the front window, then told his parents, moments later all three came out of their house, Cel Mic ran up to the McKnight family, just like I knew she would.

          “so, you’re an angel this whole time.” Mr. McKnight said to me with disbelieve.

“yeah, I am, but not really an angel Mr. McKnight. now I have a surprise for the three of you.” I whistled up to the sky, then came the creamy glittery light and flowing down was their daughter/sister Catherine.

“Catherine!” They shouted at the same time, but just like last time I had to stopped them from coming any closer, I know how bad they wanted to hug their daughter/sister, but they couldn’t.

“I’m sorry, but you can’t come any closer and hug Catherine. Father Lord’s orders, I’m truly sorry, but I have to follow what he says, and so do you three, and it goes for the other families from the other states and countries who lost their daughters.” I informed them.

          “we understand KC.” Mr. McKnight said with emotional tears from his eyes. I nodded then looked at Catherine, Catherine looked back to me with a smile. “thank you, KC, for doing what I asked.” She said to me.

“you’re most very welcome, would you please let Hanna Wolfton know I’ll be taking care of her family next. (Catherine smiled with a nod), thank you Catherine.” I said to her. Catherine glanced back to her family one last time waving them good bye.

“bye mom, dad. bye Christoff, see you all in heaven when it’s your turn. I’ll be waiting.” With her last wave, good bye Catherine went back to the sky straight to heaven.

          “Yes, thank you KC, so much, we would always be grateful to you.” Mrs. McKnight said with tears of joy in her eyes.

“you’re welcome Mrs. McKnight, you too Mr. McKnight, Christoff. (then looked at Cel Mic), Cel Mic, you be a good girl while I’m gone, these people would help me take care of you OK. (then looked at Mr. McKnight) and don’t worry, I put enough bottles in the fridge for Cel Mic, for few more months, till it’s that time to winged her, then you could feed her plants, fruits, acorns, and nuts.”

          “thank you again KC.” Mr. McKnight informed me. But before I was about to waved them my good-bye Mr. McKnight had that concern look, then said. “wait a minute. did you say Hanna, Hanna Wolfton?” Mr. McKnight asked me with disbelieve.

I nodded to his question. “yes, Mr. McKnight. You are correct.”

“what is it darling.” Mrs. McKnight asked her husband with wonder.

“she was that girl who came over with Mr. Wolfton and few of his friends, to spend time with Catherine when they were children my dear, don’t you remember that day when Catherine was only five years old they were always together.” Mr. McKnight told his wife of the past memories when their daughter was still alive.

“um, oh yes, I remember now. wait a minute, that was the girl who was with my baby on the day she was shot, both Hannah and Catherine were on TV, oh my goodness Mr. Wolfton and his family must have been so, terribly upset of losing their child.” Mrs. McKnight said now crying even more than ever.

“I’ll make sure they would know your regards for the loss of their daughter, Mrs. McKnight; you have my word.” I promised to Mrs. McKnight trying to get her to feel better.

“thank you again KC. and like what my husband promised Christoff. you are most welcome to come and visit us again any time, whenever you’re in town again, and whenever you’re done with the work you’re doing.” Mrs. McKnight suggested to me with a warming smile, I smiled back to giving her and her family my appreciation to their generosity.

“I promise to do just that, and thanks.” I replied.

          I waved them good bye, flew up to the sky, and set off to my next and last mission on the far side of California.

 *****                   As I was about to head to my next mission, I felt something, or someone calling out to me, I stopped where I was at from up in the air, flapping my wings so I could stay up floated, lucky I’m not wearing a robe or a dress for that matter, because it would be embarrassing if I was, then looked around me in every directions down on earth, trying to find the source who had called me; it took me a while till I spotted my prodigy Tom, who was waving his hands out to me from over his head, almost like he was trying to make angel wings from in the air, instead the snow.

Laughing to my head from our link then told him. -see you around Tom, hope you would be able to find your mate while I’m gone, and I do hope you won’t get into any mischief, or I’ll have to fine you and deal with you-. While smiling to him.

-I promise KC. I won’t do any mischief while you’re gone, and I hope to find my mate too, that way when I do find and turn her, I’ll introduce her to you. please be careful KC. and see you around-. Tom replied telepathically back to her. then KC was gone; heading to her next and last mission here in California.