Doing something that you like makes time go by faster.

Yes... Morning came without me noticing. I kept reading, trapped in the world of literature.

If i didn't hear the squeak of the door, maybe i would have kept being isolated in my room.

But alas, i got up from the chair and left the room.

I was sure that was my father that came home.

When i got to the stairs, i didn't yet go down. I stood at the top of them and saw...

My father.

I was absolutely correct.

''What are you doing up so early ?'' My father asked. But as i got up close, he noticed it. ''No...'' He said.

He noticed the changes.

From his perspective, my eyes looked glowy and red, but shattered, because they were ''dead''.

My skin was pale as the snow.

And my incisors were sharp as some knives.

''Is something wrong, father ?'' I asked him, tilting my head.

He gave no explanation and approached the shotgun that was on the wall.

I always thought it was a modelgun, but my father pointed it at me, with tears in his eyes.

I said before that my parents do not care that much about me, but perhaps i was wrong.

I could see the pain in his eyes.

Perhaps they were so distant because they were too focused on their work, to maintain that good life ?

In the end, i was still his daughter.

''You...'' He started, trembling and with a fast breathing. ''You are... A vampire...''

''A what... ?'' I asked, confused. Oh, how foolish i was.

''A blood sucking monster... With powers that shouldn't exist...''

I didn't realize then, but the man that bit me that night was a vampire too.

''You will soon lose control.'' My father said. ''And then kill us all...''

''What are you talking about... ?'' I said, looking him in the eyes.

And then, Escanor walked in, witnessing the scene.

''What do you think you are doing ?!'' Yelled Escanor, approaching my father.

''Look at her !'' Father yelled back. ''Are you sure that monsters don't exist ?!''

''You've lost your mind !'' Escanor did look at me, but he was blinded by anger.

''You know my story !''

I was confused by that answer, but he then relieved me from that confusion.

''When i was little, i lived in a village that was like a playground to monsters ! Every single night, someone disappeared... But i managed to survive... And i got out of that awful place, abandoning that miserable life !''

I put my hands on my mouth, shocked.

Poor father, he went through so much...

''I know...'' Escanor replied, sighing. ''But you too know that not all monsters are bad... You know there are villages where humans and monsters cooperate !''

What a heated argument...

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It seems their origins were very different.

But my father ignored Escanor's answer and he looked at me and said:

''I'm sorry, Krysta...''

It was the first time in a long while that i heard my father saying my name.

''I... I don't mind d-dying for you all !'' I said, shaking and smiling.

Oh, smiling...

In the past, i would have cried at even the smallest inconvenience.

That is why i didn't have any friends. They were too scared to make me cry.

That is when Escanor taught me some ways to stop myself from crying.

Of course, letting some tear drops escape in some cases ( Like pain ) was kind of inevitable, but actual crying...

Well, that worked. Worked too well, maybe.

I did not cry at funerals and such either.

So, again, that made people stay away from me.

''Krysta !'' Yelled Escanor.

And father pressed the trigger. The shot was so painful that i didn't even feel it.

But i did not die.

The bullets passed through my body and hit the wall.

And i regenerated.

Then there was silence.

''You...'' Started saying father. ''...Maybe you should go outside and let the sun do it's job...''

I then realized what was up.

I was a child, yes, but it doesn't take a genius to figure out that vampires die in the sun after that quote.

''For God's sa-'' Started Escanor, but he stopped so suddenly... Something was weird.

So my father quickly turned around, and i approached to see what was up.

Nothing was there... Except Escanor's soulless body...

I rose my hand up, shaking... And then i turned my head to father...

But he was not there. He too was on the floor, with his throat sliced.

I slowly turned around and saw HIM...

The man from that night was there.

''So you turned into a vampire !'' He said, laughing. ''Woah, i didn't wanna do that !''

''H-how are you alive... ?'' I replied.

''Well, you know, same way as you !''

''But i saw your b-''

''It's called acting, kid. I wanted to follow you here and make y'all pay.'' He then kneeled in front of me. ''And i wanted to finish the job.'' And then he touched my nose with his finger and got up, laughing.

''Of course, i had some fun as well !'' He continued. ''Your mother was the first killed, you know. But she was quite beautiful, so i had to have some fun with her before.''

Disguisting, selfish, horrible man.

At that point i basically snapped, stopping from trembling and just looked him dead in the eyes I raised my hands, forming a smile on my face and said:

''I thank you for the information. Now i know i have nothing more to lose.''

The man looked at me, confused. He was convinced i accepted death, so he let his guard down.

But suddenly, i appeared in front of him and hugged him.

Then i threw myself through the window, holding him.

Sure, i was 10 years old, but my new found vampire powers have helped, along the burning rage i had inside.

''What is wrong with you ?!'' The man yelled, while his skin started burning.

''I was going to ask you the same thing.'' I said, still smiling.

And then we hit the floor, his head rolling down, detached from his body, because his neck was already gone.

''You stupid brat !'' He yelled. ''You inferior fu-''

And he disappeared.

And me... ? Well, i was completely fine.

It seems that the transformation was not fully completed, and i looked at the sun...

One last time.

I stood on my knees, waiting for that sweet embrace of death. But as time passed, and my skin started to burn, something made me run back into the mansion, refusing the end...

What and why... ?

And as i noticed the corpses on the floor, i realized... What pushed me back was the hunger.

I froze. I did not want to do it. But the instincts yelled at me, like a starving animal...

But alas, i gave in. I touched the blood with the tip of my finger and licked it.

...

Then i started feeding myself uncontrollably...

Everything that happened got to me, and as i was satisfying my hunger, i started crying.

But the feeling of ''eating'' after so much time was too pleasant.

So i cried and laughed at the same time.