the Vampire Identity Journey to California

Chapter 8

    Both Mrs. McKnight and I looked behind her where Mr. McKnight was standing by the stairs with wondering, obviously, he notices he missed the whole conversation of what his wife and I were talking about, so Mrs. McKnight told him everything from the part I haven’t laughed in years to the why Mr. McKnight’s face changed from wondering to concern and then to upset. While Mrs. McKnight was talking to her husband, I notice that Mr. McKnight was wearing a medium gray tux with matching jeans and a white t-shirt under his tux, and on his wrist, was a 14k gold steel wrist watch.

“Oh, is it that time already darling, what time is it? nine-forty-five! oh, my goodness, I only have fifteen minutes to get ready.” Mrs. McKnight ran up the stairs to her room-what the- I said this from in my head with wondering concerned.

“I’m sorry about your family KC.” Mr. McKnight said for his regards for the death of my family.

“that’s alright Mr. McKnight, it was a long time ago, um what’s going on, are you two going out somewhere like a party or something?” I asked him; changing the subject so I won’t have to hear any questions he might want to ask me, but I really didn’t want to get into any of the details about my families’ death.

“yes KC, my wife and I are going to my bosses’ house, he’s having a get together party for all his workers, it’s an only adult kind of a party so we can’t bring our son, and since you’re here I was wondering if you could watch over him till we get back, we’ll be gone for few hours, well at least I hoped.” he replied.

“sure, I could watch Christoff for you Mr. McKnight is there something special going on at this party.” I asked him, Mr. McKnight looked at me with wondering concern again. “sorry Mr. McKnight I don’t mean to pry, just curious.” I said.

“well KC even I wouldn’t even know, the last time my boss had a party it was someone had a promotion, other times he was celebrating the fight of cancer he had, so who knows.” I went to his mind to make sure he was telling me the truth and he was, hey better save then sorry; also, I won’t have to get all hysterical with his boss either.

Fifteen minutes later Mrs. McKnight came down the stairs wearing one of the most expensive Victoria Royal with only one strap from the right-side evening black gown with exquisite design patterns on the strap and on the bottom of the dress, the patterns looked like it would be perfect to put on a white and black wedding cake, or on any other kind of a cake.

          “wow Mrs. McKnight, you look beautiful in that gown.” I said giving her a compliment, and I would have to say even I loved her grown I would have to asked her where she got hers from so I could get the same brand, and maybe see what else the place might have that I might like or even love to buy them too. 

“thank you, KC, you are most generous.” Mrs. McKnight also had her hair up in a bun with some of it off to one side curled, she even had a heart shape sapphire with diamonds necklace and matching earrings.

“I agree with KC, you do look beautiful my dear.” Mr. McKnight smiled to his wife while gave her a peck on her check, Mrs. McKnight smiled with love showing on her face and in her eyes.

 I could tell Mr. McKnight loved his wife, when he looked at her you could tell he would do anything for her no matter what the occasion would be, Mr. McKnight would want his wife to be happy, and give her all the love he could till the end of their days, and that’s where I had the feeling when they do depart from this life, they would always find each other from in the next life, it’s really breath taking to see these couple and any couple like Mr. McKnight and Mrs. McKnight, who love each other and would do anything for each other even on their worst days and nights. 

“I’ll take good care of you son Mr. McKnight, Mrs. McKnight, I promise, you two go have fun, see you both when you two get back.” I replied to them.

          Mr. and Mrs. McKnight smiled to me, then walked out of the house to their car. Backed out of the drive way and off they went. I prayed and hoped they would be careful and come back home safe and sound, I looked back to find Christoff was sitting on the couch waiting for me to join him, so I closed and locked the door, then went to the couch and sat down next to Christoff smiling to him. Christoff was wearing his cute dinosaur with blue color for back-ground pajamas. 

“so, Christoff, what would you like to do?” I asked him, while I picked up the remote to mute the volume so I could hear what Christoff had to say, course I could hear Christoff just fine without muting the TV, but he didn’t need to know that.

“um, I would like to watch some cartoons please.” Christoff asked me politely.

“you can, let’s see, cartoon network, Nickelodeon, Disney, what would you like to watch.” While going through the channels to find his favorites.

“I like cartoon Network.” Christoff suggested.

“alright.” While nodding my head with a smile, few moments later ‘Steven universe’ show was on, when I glanced back to Christoff, he had his little hands covering his eyes, I smiled while trying not to laugh again.

“my guest, you don’t like this show Christoff?” I asked him.

Christoff shook his head while still covering his eyes. “this show is not for me.” He complained to me; I picked up the remote again and mute the volume from the TV.

“there you go little one and it looks like there would be ‘we bare bears’ coming on after this, was that what you wanted to watch?” I asked him, he shook his head after he had put his hands away from his eyes to look at me, hmm I don’t know what else to do for him except

“well than what was the shows you do wanted to watch, or what were the shows you like to watch.” I asked with wonder.

“I like to watch Tom and Jerry, Family guy, Samurai Jack, teen titans, Scooby-Doo, Dragon Ball Super, and the amazing world of Gum Ball.” He said.

-mm I wonder Maybe his parents might have had those shows for him to watch from one of their Netflix files- “mm, well from what I read on the TV Guide, there is only ‘Steven universe’ for 10:00am, ‘we bare bears’ for 12:00pm, your show for ‘the amazing world of gum ball’ will be on at 2:00pm, ‘teen titans Go!’ be on at 4:45pm, ‘Family guy’ is on at 8:00pm; and it is a Saturday (while Christoff gave me his upset expression).

“oh, that’s why my other favorite show was not on today, it’s a Saturday.” He conformed while whispering, poor baby, well I got to fix that, I press the menu button to get to the Netflix file, then press that, all different kinds of movies and shows came up on TV, and as I scrolled down, I found all Christoff’s favorite show series for him; this I know would cheer him up.

“hey, look Christoff, look what I found for you on TV Netflix.” I said cheerfully for him.

Christoff looked up at the TV and that made his face right side up to a happy glee on his face, I press the first show he liked which was ‘The amazing world of Gun Ball, then got up off the couch and headed to the Kitchen to make him something to eat for brunch.

          I didn’t understand of what that meant till I asked someone about it a few years ago, one of the ladies who I asked thought I was cuckoo, or nuts or that I had two heads with no brains, but the other lady told me and so now I know what brunch meant. Hey, I never heard of the word from my time, give me a break, I was born in the nineteen-forty’s and turned when I was in my early twenties, (even though I do look like a child, or a teen and probably still am) so my family and I never had or did brunch before so I went to a restaurant who makes brunch, and I loved it: sausage, scramble eggs, cheese, in a medium size of a Potato with sour cream, mm, mm, mm, good and yes, I made sure that I paid for my food.

So, for myself (for being an Identity vampire for these long years) there were a lot of things I didn’t know about and here I am which I’m gone a learn just by watching everyone around me, so I cooked Scramble eggs, sausage patty, toast, ham slice, cheese, then put them together, then cut it in half from the sides, grabbed the saucer from the cupboard to put them on and took it out with me to give it to Christoff.

“here you go Christoff, I hope you like this.” I asked him.

Christoff looked at the sandwich I made for him, then smiled up to me.

“wow, sausage, egg, cheese, and ham sandwich, thank you KC, I never tried it like this before.” Christoff put his saucer on the coffee table, took one of the slice, then took his first bit into it, I went and sat back down to my spot on the couch while watching him eat, and I could tell he was enjoying that first bit.

“hmm, this is really good KC, thank you.” With a smile, he took another bit, then another, and another, and another till there was nothing left on his little saucer; and of course, shame on me as before, I got back up from the couch and headed back to the kitchen to give the little guy a cup of milk, few moments later I came back out and gave Christoff his cup. Christoff took it and tuck a drink till the cup was empty.

“hmm that was really good KC would you make another one again tomorrow.” He asked me with wonder and hope in his eyes.

“um, I don’t know if I’ll still be here, but if nothing happened than yes I’ll make you another sandwich again tomorrow.” I said with a smile.

“thanks’ KC.” He said.

          Christoff gave me a shocking surprise by getting up off from the couch, walked up to me and gave me a bear of a hug and a smile that reached up to his eyes, I didn’t expect that coming even from him.

“um, your welcome Christoff.” Putting my left hand on top of his head and gave him a pat. “ok, now go sit back on the couch and watch your shows while I’ll cleanup for you, ok.” I confronted him.

Christoff did as he was told, I picked up both the saucer and the cup and took them to the kitchen and rinse them off, after that I did the same with the pan and spatula I used for the eggs, and the sausage patty, then put them in the dishwasher.

“KC?”

I turned and saw Christoff in the kitchen with me -Hmm what’s wrong with him? -

“yes Christoff. did you need anything or like to ask me something?”

“um, well um.” Christoff muttered.

I bend down to his level and put a warm smile on my face, I could tell he’s nerves to ask me something, and he doesn’t know how to say the words, which it’s cute, for any child.

“you’re wondering where I’ll be going once my job here with you and your parents is done, but you also don’t want me to leave you; correct?” that last part I asked him.

          Just like last time from Mickey McCain, Christoff started crying while nodding his head, man I really do hate this and there’s absolutely nothing I could do for him except tell Christoff the same thing what I had told Mickey, it would be difficult for Christoff where he would have no choice but to let me go, as was the same thing for little Mickey, but I can’t stop from what I’m good at.

“(sigh) Christoff, I’ll tell you the same thing I told another boy who I did saved from the bad people who tried to hurt him and his Father Christoff, you don’t need to cry, I could come over and visit you and your parents, if it’s ok with them, and I would have to ask and see if it’s ok with Father Lord himself as well, and I promise to think of you and your parents no matter what, I promise I’ll see you and your parents when I possibly could. I’m really sorry you’re feeling like this I really am, but I really can’t stay here, I have other families I have to go to, to save them, protect them, like I’m doing for both you and your parents. ok.” I said this in a low voice.

          Christoff went up to me again and gave me another hug, only this time he was still crying, so I hugged him back while comforting him as much as I could.

“shh, it’s ok Christoff, it’s ok shh, oh, you know what I think that’s your parents’ car I hear coming into the drive way, you want to go check for yourself and see.” I asked him, but Christoff shook his head and stayed in my arms, poor little guy.

 Few moments later.

 “we’re home, KC, Christoff.” one of the McKnight’s called.

“in the kitchen, Mr. McKnight.” I respond to him.

Another few minutes later both Christoff’s parents saw me hugging their child and that their son was crying on my left shoulder.

“Christoff, baby, are you alright, why are you crying.” Mrs. McKnight walked up to us and took her son out of my arms or tried too, but Christoff shoved his mother’s hands away and healed on to me a little tighter.

“Christoff.” Mrs. McKnight cried out with shocked on her eyes and face.

“Now, now be nice to your Mother; Christoff.” I confronted him, but in a calm way, Christoff finally let go of me and headed straight to his mother’s arms, both the McKnight’s were looking at me with concern on their faces, so I told them why Christoff was crying in my arms.

“oh, is that all.” Mr. McKnight wondered, then went up to his wife and looked at his son, bent down as well and gentle pulled Christoff out of Mrs. McKnight’s arms, and.

“Christoff my son, you don’t need to be all upset and cry like that, you could tell us anything that’s bothering you and we, your mother and I, would sort it all out with you, we love you Christoff, you are all we, your mother and I, have left now since your sister left us.

          “Now about this KC leaving us, I think it would be a great idea for KC to come over to visit us, any time to see us, whenever that comes and whenever she’s done with her job; which the lord has asked her to do, ok.” after Mr. McKnight confronted his son, Christoff smiled to his father and nodded in agreement, then went back hugging them. I smiled for Christoff and his Parents for being so respective to each other and being kind to me; but I still won’t know how they would feel if they knew the truth about me though. Then Mr. McKnight let go of both his son and wife, stood up to his feet, then said to Christoff.

“now tomorrow is family night and day for us, and of course KC, why don’t you come with us, I’m sure you’ll love what we do on Sunday and we do this only on Sunday where my wife and I don’t work, please join with us.” Mr. McKnight offered with a Cheerful voice.

“Yeah please won’t you come KC, please.” begged Christoff showing me his approval with glee while wanting me to join his parents and himself with their get together that they only do on Sundays, and I did say that I wanted to learn what these humans do in this time and age, so, I shook my head with a smile then nodded to them with a smile.

“sure, why not, I would love to go with you on Sunday.” I replied.

*****                  

    That night I went out back heading towards the woods again, the whole time while I was spending time and having fun with the McKnight family, the pain I was feeling was giving me a headache almost closet to a migraine where I had no choice, but to answer the call from one of the wild animals who was in pain and what’s even more; I know who it was and I hate it, though I did try helping the poor thing, but I guess it’s that time, and it kills me to have to do this -ow my head, great now it’s getting worst. I’m coming, I’m coming- I put my thought’s out to the ringtail mother deer; I walked to the middle of the field of lots of trees, bushes, then stopped where I stand and made the call out to her, few moments later the ringtail deer came and she even brought with her, was her baby, -oh man. sighed- the baby fawn looked up at its mother, where its mother licked its head then the fawn walked up to me while looking up at me at the same time, and my guest, it was begging me for a miracle, wanting me to save its’ mother.

          I sighed again hating what I had to do with its mother, but knowing there’s nothing else I could do except help its mother from her pain and that’s by freeing the ringtail deer so she won’t have to deal with the pain again or any more, man I hate this, if it was a male ringtail deer; no problem, but a female, who’s a mother on top of it all, I really hate this part of a job.

“I’m sorry little one, I promise to find someone to take care of you, till you’re at the age to be back into the wild again.” I walked up to its mother, put both my hands on the mother ringtail deer to help her down on to the ground so she could get more comfortable, then I did my part so she could be finally free from her pain, this makes me sad in so many ways, I don’t think anyone would understand.

“Mine if I join you Miss?” I didn’t expect the same Vampire stocker to come up to me while I was feeding from the deer, I quickly looked behind me to make sure the fawn wasn’t there it wasn’t which meant it hid somewhere, good, I’ll make sure to find the baby and take it home with me, hoping McKnight’s wouldn’t mind of taking care of it for me, or they could call the same shelter for this one as well, either way I can’t take care of baby animals.

          I looked back to my vampire stocker who was smiling down to me, I decided why not just to see what he would do, so I called the next dying ringtail deer towards to us. few moments later a male who was three-years-old came up from the south side and laid down to my vampire stocker’s feet, unlike me, he roughly bite into the male deer like the poor thing was nothing to him, and I’m sure he’s been doing the same thing to all the humans too; both male, female, both young and old, probably a teen and a child this stocker vamp happens to be my very first counter rouge vampire, nice, that tells me I have to kill him; hmm that’s fine with me, I know we good vampires don’t need rouge vampires lose on Earth.

          Ashes to ashes and dust to dust, there goes my female ringtail deer-I promise to find someone to take good care for your baby- I brought out my thoughts to her and make sure it reaches only to her. My vampire stocker glance up to me with his light blue eyes, he also had bleach blond hair with a little bit of a fuzz on his chin- ew so not my type- anyways he gave me the most; evilest of a smirk that you could ever see from any vampire and, or human, then he notices my female deer was gone and there were only ashes in front of me that still tells me, he doesn’t know what I am.

“where, what happened with your little snack.” He asked with concern in his voice, like he would care, oh well.

“I freed her from her pain, do you mind if I could finish yours” I said to him though he might think I was asking, but I wasn’t.

“sure, but there’s nothing left for you, and what do you mean by ‘freed her from her pain’?” now he felt a little agitated while he got up and moved out of my way so I could tend to the dead deer, Obviously, he doesn’t like being in the dark since I didn’t really give him an answer from his question, and since I had no choice, but to show him what I mean, but I still won’t tell him what I really am; he only knows (now) that I’m also a vampire like him and the others, but I’m not really like him.

I walked over to HIS snack then bend down to the poor animal, sank my fangs in the male ringtail deer’s neck and took care of the rest of him.

“What the-” snarling from what I was doing.

-hmm, if only he knew, but I’m not gone a tell, but I might tell him when I know it’s that right time- I said to myself.

If there was a rule book about Identity vampires of what we could and couldn’t do, I would have followed it no matter what, and learning what kinds of powers we have, that would be another thing I would like to know as well, hmm I doubt he has the book. Heck I wouldn’t or don’t even know if the book even is real or exist, or who would be the one that wrote the book in the first place, guest I’ll never know.

          As always from any animals who were in pain, ashes to ashes, dust to dust, bye, bye to the male ringtail deer, -rest in peace dear friend-. I made sure my prayers went out to all the pain and dying animals; hoping every one of them knows that I’m here to help them and setting them free from all of it, so I stayed bending on my knees for about few more minutes or so, then I pulled myself up off the ground, turned to the bushes where I knew the little fawn would be hiding, waiting for me to take it home with me, but.

“Wait a minute, don’t you dare walk away from me without any explanations of what I just saw few moments ago, what are you? what did you do to the ringtail deer, tell me!” he ordered.

          What I didn’t expect for him to do was by grabbing me from my shoulders to stopped me from walking any farther, then turned me around in a rough way, where I had no choice, but to look at his face, he was baring his teeth and fangs at me, and his face was full of rage along with his bright red eyes, ok obviously, I pissed him off by not answering his questions he wanted, so what I don’t talk to any of my kind if I could help it, including rouges like him.

“TELL ME! what are you? I know now you are not just a vampire like me, but something more, including that stunt you did with the two-ringtail deer so tell me, what are you; TELL ME!” he even shook me hard enough (where it would had killed a human) from his last shouting sentence, I only gave him my mean look, now I’m getting agitated, just from him shouting and shacking me like I’m some fragile rage doll.

 *****                  

“TELL ME!”

 -uh oh, that doesn’t sound good- Tomson said to himself, so he stopped from where he stands to find where the yelling of a male voice was coming from, Tomson even sniffed the air to find out where in the woods, since he now knows he’s no longer alone anymore, and didn’t even know he never was -Wait I know that scent. KC! - following the scent to where she’s at, and to see if she needed any help from whoever was yelling at her -no one yells at my new Maker and gets away with it, and if this male even hurts her in any way, he’s in for a battle, he doesn’t want to be in- Tomson said to himself again.

 “now why should I do that, Leo Vampson.” I replied, that shook and surprised him, his face even said: How-did-you-know-my-name- and I-never-told-you-my-name-. and, -how did-she-did-that- type of a look.

“how did you even know my name, I never told you who and what are you; TELL ME!”

“if it’s the only way for you to let go of me than fine I’ll tell you; my name is KC Yesterman.” I told him

          Leo gave a puzzle look on his face, my guess trying to remember if he heard my name from somewhere it didn’t.

“I never heard of you before, where do you live.” Leo let go of me after he asked me his next question.

“that’s because I kept to myself without anyone knowing I was around, and I make sure to stay away from all who is supernatural or paranormal; like you.” He must of ignore my last sentence when he commanded. “you didn’t tell me what you are, your scent tells me you’re a vampire, but you’re not really a vampire, so what are you?” Leo Commanded.

 I tried to walk away from him, but he grabbed me again only a little bit more rougher, then before he could demand me that same question to me while about to shack me; Tom ran onto Leo, shoving him was more of a word, so he could get Leo off of me.

          Leo was flying like a bullet all the way to a tree that was about fifteen, twenty, to thirty feet away from us, if he was human that would have had knocked him out unconscious, or killed him; which it did knocked him out cold, but not dead, darn.

          Tomson on the other hand was standing in front of me with his back to me while his whole facial and everything else was only focuses on him. I slowly walked up to him and whispered in his ear, but talked to him in his mind.

-let’s get out of here before he picks himself up off the ground and sees you and besides I have had much more important things to deal with right now- I said to him.

          Tomson only nodded, but kept his eyes and his focuses on to Leo, I went to fetch the baby deer, then both Tomson and I were out of the woods in seconds.

*****                  

-hmmm, what was that, almost felt like I was hit by a truck, or a bus- Leo put his hand on his head to give it a good rub, shaking his head, he looked around him, Leo didn’t remember how he was under a tree, but then everything came back to him.

(growled angrily)

-Where’s KC, I’m not sensing her in my woods anymore and, what the, she wasn’t alone, some male, Vampire, but not Vampire, like her, a fledgling as well was here and now they’re both, KC and this other vampire like her, ran off, who was he to her, so many questions, no answers for anyone of them-.

          Leo got up from where he was sitting, then looked where he knew where KC and the mystery male Vampire was before he was knocked out, then it hit him, the fledgling male had shoved him all the way to this spot and that was about fifteen, twenty, maybe thirsty feet away from where he had roughly grabbed KC so he could get his answers, which he had never got from her.

-how did he do that, I knew fledglings were strong once they were made, but never that strong, and he was really strong, where it tells me he’s no ordinary fledgling Vampire either-.

          That got Leo even more agitated and irritated at the same time, where he’s not liking this new whatever it was to him.

“I’ll find you, you can count on that, and when I do, I’ll get my answers, and when I do finally get them, you would be mine, rather you like it or not, you would be mine, KC.” Leo promised to himself and to whoever was listening.