The Tiny Vampire From Outer Space That’s Bitey XIX: Hyperspeed Vampires (Shadow Conn Tiny Vampire Book 19)
Shadow and Marcus are well on their way to taking over Earth. The humans are mostly oblivious. However, Marcus believes they need to start preparing to go back to Umbra in order to grab the technology on their old planet. In order to do that, they need to secure Earth. This means opening a vampire school and formally announcing the new vampire council.
Chapter 1 – Lunch with the Childer
Marcus slid out of the bed then helped Shadow out of it. He washed them both in the shower without using the automatic setting. Then, they steamed for the better part of a half hour.
By the time they walked into the bedroom, Mia was knocking on the door.
“Come in,” Marcus said.
“I brought your breakfast,” Mia said as she opened the door and rolled a cart inside.
“Thank you,” Marcus said. “We were having a long evening.”
“I thought you might be. It’s almost eleven,” Mia said.
“We’re running late. We need to dress, eat, and then eat with the childer,” Marcus said.
“I’ll help Shadow dress,” Mia said.
“I can’t find my green dress,” Shadow said from inside her closet.
“It’s still in the wash,” Mia said as she walked into the closet. “How about this nice red one?” She pulled a red dress off the bar. “It matches your hair.”
Marcus dressed in a pair of slacks and a button shirt while he listened to the conversation in the closet. He was impressed with Mia’s cleverness. Shadow loved her green dress. She’d worn it two nights in a row, maybe three, and Marcus was certain she intended to wear it tonight. Yet, Mia was able to convince her to wear her red dress.
He was putting on his socks and shoes when Mia and Shadow emerged from the closet. “Beautiful.”
“Does she need any undergarments?” Mia asked.
Marcus stood and looked at Shadow’s dress. It went down to her knees. He didn’t think she’d accidentally show off anything. “I think it’s okay.”
Mia strapped a pair of matching sandals to Shadow’s feet.
Marcus handed Shadow a blood before draining his.
Shadow drained the bottle.
Marcus ate a few bloodchocolates. He started to hand Shadow a bloodcake and paused. “What are these?”
“Bloodcake bites,” Mia said.
Marcus ate one. “That’s pretty good.”
Shadow walked over to the cart. She picked up a tiny bloodcake and ate it. “That’s okay.” She ate a few more.
“Just okay?” Mia asked.
“She’s still eating them,” Marcus said. “I think she likes them.”
“Oh, good,” Mia said.
“I like them. I just had to eat like twelve,” Shadow said.
“Six of them make a bloodcake,” Mia said.
“Are those acceptable?” Marcus asked.
“They’re fine,” Shadow said. “But I like the bigger ones better.”
“I know, but those don’t make a mess, and…” Marcus checked his wrist device. “We need to go. We’ll arrive just in time for lunch.”
“Second breakfast,” Shadow said.
Marcus laughed. He picked her up and carried her out of the bedroom.
“When do you want dinner?” Mia asked as she followed them out of the bedroom.
“Three or four, and let’s have it in the treehouse,” Marcus said as he walked down the stairs.
“Movies and drinks in the treehouse?” Shadow asked.
Marcus leaned into her ear. “And a side of mutto.”
Shadow giggled.
Marcus carried her out to the RV and set her inside after opening the door with a tendril.
Shadow sat down in the passenger’s seat.
Marcus closed her door and walked around to the driver’s side. He stepped inside and started the engine.
The drive to the school took just over half an hour. They arrived just before midnight.
Shadow hopped inside with Marcus.
“You made it,” Alera said as she walked toward them.
“We did. How are the childer?” Marcus asked.
“They’re doing okay,” Alera said.
“Are they adjusting?” Marcus asked.
“Most of them are fine, but we had a couple that were pretty upset when they woke up,” Alera said. “They didn’t recognize the room. I’m glad we remembered to bring a couple jungle food. They were great helps tonight.”
“What’d they do?” Marcus asked.
“They ran down to the rooms and let them have a bite. They explained where they were,” Alera said. “Some of the older childer helped too.”
Marcus turned his gaze toward the sound of running feet. “There’s my little Sabina.” He picked her up and hugged her. “How are you?”
“I’m okay,” Sabina said. “Are you here for lunch?”
“We are,” Marcus said.
“I can show you! We have a table!”
Marcus set Sabina down. He chuckled when she grabbed his hand to lead him to the cafeteria.
“It’s this way,” Alera said.
Shadow followed Alera, Marcus and Sabina. “Did any of the other sires come?”
“A few came for breakfast,” Alera said. “There are some here for lunch, and a few more said they’d come for dinner and to tuck their childer in.”
“That’s good,” Shadow said.
“A surprising lot of these little guys have never been away from home,” Alera said.
“Ours have only been to Lucia’s,” Shadow said.
“That counts,” Alera said as they walked into the cafeteria. “So does having anyone else watch the childer other than the sires.
“That’s a lot of little biteys,” Shadow said.
“This is everyone who’s enrolled. There’s only about a hundred and fifty that live here,” Alera said. “But there’s three hundred total.”
“That’s more than I thought there would be in Beach City,” Marcus said as they walked up to the childer’s tables.
“Some of these are from Ocean City. Their sires drive them in. They miss first class, but I said that’s fine as long as they do the work during studyhall or at home to turn in the next night,” Alera said.
“Why don’t they just live here?” Marcus asked.
“The ones that are driven from Ocean City are between three weeks and two months old,” Alera said.
“Oh, they need to sleep at home in familiar surroundings for at least a few more months,” Marcus said.
“That’s what I told them,” Alera said. “We could handle them, but that’s really too young to be sent away from home for an extended amount of time.”
“I agree.” Marcus sat down at the table.
Shadow sat in the chair next to Marcus. “How is everyone?”
“Good. We had athletes today,” Marius said.
Alera laughed. “Athletics. Exercise. They got to play outside before lunch.”
“What did you play?” Marcus asked.
“Bad mitten!” Marius said.
“No feet and balls?” Shadow asked.
“Some of them played feet and balls, but they didn’t like the new ball,” Alera said.
“It’s padded,” Sabina said. “It’s not the same.”
“Did you play feet and balls?” Marcus asked Sabina.
“I did. I had to show Jill how to play,” Sabina said.
“That’s one of our really young ones, but she lives here. She does all right,” Alera said as she turned her head toward the kitchen. “I’ll be back in a few. I need to help pass out the food.”
Marcus turned his head when he heard a little bitey crying. It wasn’t one of his, but he looked for it anyway and started to stand.
“It’s just a spilled blood,” Gabrielle said as she grabbed a cloth. “She’s already got another one.”
“Some of them are really sensitive,” Sabina said. “One started crying cause she broke a pencil. I got up and sharpened it though.”
“That was nice of you,” Shadow said.
“They’re away from home for the first time,” Marcus said. “You guys stayed with your grandsire a lot when you were younger.”
Alera walked up with a cart. “Sorry for the delay.” She set everyone’s trays on the table. “It’s a blood, a bloodcake and a few bloodchocolates.”
“Is this less?” Shadow asked.
“A little bit. They got a snack before exercise, and they’ll get another snack in two hours,” Alera said. “We had to adjust the feeding for the ones that come in late and miss breakfast.”
“Oh yeah. We got a normal breakfast. Then, we got a snack before gym,” Sabina said before eating a bloodcake.
“We’re fed well,” Marius said.
Shadow ate her food and drank the blood. “That’s good.”
Marcus ate his food then watched as his childer devoured their plates.
Remis raised his hand.
A teacher walked over. “Did you need another blood or a bloodcake?”
“Another bloodcake,” Remis said.
The teacher set a bloodcake on his plate. “Do any of you need a little extra?” She looked at Marcus and Shadow. “If they want more, they can have it.”
“That’s exactly how it should be,” Marcus said.
The other childer shook their heads.
“You must be Marcus. I’m Sally.”
“Nice you meet you.” He chuckled when she put more bloodchocolates on his plate.
“We asked all the childer what their sire’s favorite food was during first class,” Sally said.
“They got mine right.” Marcus ate the bloodchocolates.
“Did you need a bloodcake?” she asked Shadow.
“We had a late breakfast. I don’t need any more. Thank you,” Shadow said.
Marcus ate his last bloodchocolate. “I approve of this food.”
“I thought it was good,” Shadow said.
“Little sire, do you want my half a bloodcake?” Remis asked.
Shadow looked at his plate. “I’ll eat that.” She took the half a bloodcake from Remis and ate it.
“Does anyone have any concerns or questions they’d like me to answer?” Marcus asked.
“Will Alera be here the whole time?” Remis asked.
“No,” Marcus said. “We’re looking for a permanent headmistress. She’ll be here this week and possibly next week.”
“Will we like the new one?” Sabina asked.
“I hope so,” Marcus said. “I’m sure I’ll meet her.”
“Childer, please finish your lunches,” Alera said. “Ten minutes until your next class.”
Marcus stood. “If you want a hug, now is the time to get it.”
Shadow stood.
They hugged all the childer, which took the remaining ten minutes of lunch.
Marcus turned to walk out of the cafeteria when he noticed a vampire walking toward him.
“Are you Marcus?” the male asked.
“I am,” Marcus said as he sized up the male. He didn’t look too terribly pleased. “What can I do for you?”
“I guess we should talk in the hall,” he said. “I’m Thaddeus, Jill’s male sire.”
“Of course. Let’s step outside. Alera.” Marcus motioned for Alera to follow then led the male vampire outside to the childer’s play area.
Alera stepped outside. “What’s the problem?”
“I was wondering if there was a private room for Jill,” Thaddeus said.
“She’s currently rooming with Mary,” Alera said. “Is that a problem?”
“Mary is a little more outgoing than Jill,” Thad said.
“Jill is a little shy,” Alera said. “But as I told you earlier, there really are no private rooms. We’re not a very big school, and Beach City is expanding rapidly with our kind.”
“Well, I heard your childer all have private rooms,” Thad said.
“That’s true, but there are forty of them,” Marcus said.
“Forty.”
“Forty,” Alera said. “So, moving her to their floor wouldn’t help much.”
“I see,” he said. “I didn’t realize you had so many.”
“Are there any empty rooms on the other floors?” Marcus asked.
“There are,” Alera said. “But I think we should talk to her. She hasn’t really complained about her room assignment, and moving her suddenly could confuse her.” She stepped inside. “Jill, could you come out here, please?”
Jill hopped up and ran outside. “Oh. No games?”
“Not yet. We’ll play games outside in a couple hours,” Alera said as she closed the door. “I have a question for you.”
“Oh, okay,” Jill said.
“Do you like rooming with Mary?” Alera asked.
“She’s a little loud,” Jill said. “Doesn’t go to bed on time.”
“So, you need more sleep than Mary,” Alera said.
Jill nodded.
“That could be a problem,” Marcus said.
“Well, I can put you in an empty room, but I can’t guarantee that it will stay empty,” Alera said.
“I don’t know,” Jill said.
“Is busing an option?” Marcus asked.
“We live in Ocean City. We’re waiting on housing here,” Thad said.
“That would be a ‘no’,” Marcus said.
“Those are the only two options,” Alera said. “Move Jill to what may only be a temporary private room or somehow have her bussed. Does she have any relatives in Beach City?”
“We all moved to Ocean City. The housing was bigger and cheaper there,” Thad said.
“That was a problem a couple years ago,” Marcus said.
“I would like the empty room,” Jill said. “Even if it’s not for the whole time I’m here.”
“Okay, I’ll move you a couple rooms down,” Alera said. “Let’s go change your room assignment.”
Marcus held the door open while everyone filed back inside. Then, he walked back into the cafeteria. Most of the childer were on their way to their next class.
Shadow hopped over to Marcus.
Marcus heard someone laugh. It was the teacher.
“They all hop,” Gabrielle said as she walked over.
“All the girls do. They get it from her.” Marcus motioned to Shadow.
“I see that. I’m starting to figure out which ones are yours,” Gabrielle said.
“All the girls with red hair that hop,” Marcus said as a bell rung.
“Well, I better get to class,” Gabrielle said.
Marcus led Shadow out of the school.
“She was trying to flirt,” Shadow said.
“I noticed,” Marcus said. “There are plenty of large male vampires in Beach City that aren’t me.” He picked Shadow up and carried her to the RV.
“What are we doing now?” Shadow asked.
“Relaxing,” Marcus said as he set her inside the RV. “How does movies and mutto in the treehouse sound?”
“That sounds…” Shadow laughed. “Movies and mutto.” She laughed harder. “I was expecting you to say wine.”
Marcus chuckled as he closed her door and walked around to the driver’s side. He stepped inside and closed his door. “We’ll have snacks too.” He started the engine and drove out of the parking lot.
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