Mikayla is sleeping on the bed with the twins. He is exhausted after having rehearsal for the banquet tomorrow night. The twins are asleep beside Mikayla. They are tired because of playing with Grandpa Gregory. The twin's Wings already folded inside the body a month ago so they just look like a regular human baby. The twins now loves to talk. They are like birds chirping in the morning and this makes Mikayla's heart ease a bit. At least he feels that the twins are encouraging him. Yesterday, he noticed that not all the Blade family agrees with his adoption into the family.
He can understand as it is not easy to accept a stranger into their family especially big and noble family like The Blade family. Mikayla starts to sleep more during the daylight than at night so that he will able to attend school. Like Gerald said before, vampires are a night creature and he has to get used to it. It is not that hard for the twins because they are always active at night than during the daylight. He hopes that these changes will not harmful to the twin's growth.
"Young master! The dinner will start one hour from now. You have to meet the other family member tonight," said Rinne.
"Hmm... Five minutes," said Mikayla.
Looking at his watch and when it exactly five minutes, Rinne once again wakes Mikayla up. The one that should wake up is still sleeping but it is the twin that wakes up. The twins start searching for Mikayla. They turn around and raising their knee and called Mikayla. Mikayla did not get up but grab his blanket and sleep some more.
"Young master, aren't you ashamed? The twins are more efficient in waking up than you. Shame! Shame!" said Rinne while shaking his head. The twins saw Rinne and start to shake their head towards Mikayla too. Mikayla eyes twitching and he gets up from his sleep.
"Geez! It is just five minutes," said Mikayla as he walks into the bathroom for a shower.
"Good job you two," said Rinne and give a kiss on their cheek. The twins smile receiving the praise. The twins, Stella and Luna is quite picky and did not like to be picked up by others except Mikayla. Luckily, Rinne manages to wins the twin's heart. They are getting close to Rinne and Stella absolutely in love with Rinne.
Getting out from the bathroom and get ready, Mikayla hugs and play with the twins for a while. Then, he leaves the twins to the maid and Rinne leads him to the dining room. Mikayla arrives at the dining room five minutes earlier from dinner time.
"Look who's coming? The livestock is in the house," said Eric
"Psffff" a muffled sound is heard besides Eric. Mikayla ignores them and sits at his place. He knows them because Rinne makes him memorized all the current family members. The older generation has gone into a long sleep in a secret place and leaves the family with the new generation. Eric and Finian are cousins and very close to each other.
The one that leads the family nowadays is Tristan Blade that is Gregory Blade father. Because of the war five hundred years ago, The Blade family lineage almost perish leaving only the young Tristan and seven older generations. Hence, Tristan Blade has marriage many vampires that are four from the upper class and five from the lower class. Each wife that Tristan marry able to conceive at least a child and manage to save the blood of the Blade family.
Having many children has helped to continue the lineage of the family but also increase the rivalry among the children. Tristan Blade steps down from holding the Duke title and give it to Alaric but many of his children and grandchildren against it. Mikayla presence as an adopted child is a great opportunity for them to drag Alaric down from the Duke title.
Mikayla is having a hard time memorizing all the family member. Tristan Blade has fifteen children and those children have their own children and currently most of the children already married and have their own children. With so many children and children, Mikayla's head is spinning remembering all the information.
"Oi! food, are you deaf?" shouts Eliot.
Mikayla did not respond but secretly scan the table to see who is here. Mostly it is the third generation of the family, it seems they are plotted something. The dinner should start right now but none of the others including father and Grandpa Gregory is here.
The oldest of the third generation is twenty-four that is Ronald and he is sitting in front at the right table. The position to sit at the table is random and they can sit anywhere they want but if they want to be noticed they should sit in front of the tables. Thus, the front seats become a hot spot in the dining room. Mikayla sits in front of the middle table like he was instructed to. This incurs dissatisfaction of the other third-generation children. They usually did not dare to sit in front of the middle table because that table is where they are closer to Tristan. None of them has the nerve to sit there. Seeing livestock sitting there is a humiliation to them.
"Hey! I'm talking to you," said Eliot while slamming a fist on the table. The table vibrates a bit showing the power of the fist.
"I wonder who is he talking to?" said Mikayla with a confused look on his face.
Eliot is furious and he stands up to approach Mikayla. He once again slams his fist on the table and this time the table vibrate vigorously like an there is an earthquake. Mikayla tilted his head towards Eliot and only show a poker face.
"You! It is you! MIKAYLA! A shameless human that dream to enter my family!" said Eliot.
There are fifteen people in the dining room and there are all turn around to see the show. Snickers can be heard from all over the room.
"Let him be since he is here, we might get fresh blood tonight," said Eric while licking his lips.
"Hmm, smell nice," said Finnian. He appears beside Mikayla and sniffing Mikayla's neck.
Mikayla did not budge and just act as nothing happens. (Trying to intimidate me? Please! I might unable to defend myself when being kidnapped before because of panic but right now it is different. I'm prepared.)
Finian opens his mouth and put his fangs on Mikayla's neck. "I wonder how you would taste with such a good smell emitting from you."
"My blood taste is very delicious and if you want to die feel free to drink my blood," said Mikayla as he turns his head to the right and glares at Finian. Alaric has told him before this that his bloodline is special and on par with their vampire king. That is the main reason why Alaric adopted Mikayla. Mikayla understands that magical creatures like them care about bloodline because the purer of one bloodline the stronger their magic power. That is how status is formed and this logic also applies towards the human. The strong rules over the weak!
Finian feels like he is being eyed by a predator and his whole body paralyse because of fear while his fangs are few millimetres from Mikayla's skin. (This is ridiculous, I'm scared with this food?)
He tries to move his body but his body did not move in the way that he wants. His whole body is trembling.
Eliot knows something is wrong after seeing Finian suddenly stops. "What did you do? You dare to retaliate, you lowly human!" Eliot jumps and trying to land a kick on Mikayla's face.
Mikayla lifts his hand a bit from the armrest and blocks the incoming kick. He then gently push Eliot's leg but the actual power behind the gentle push make Eliot flies towards the dining door. The rest that is watching swear that they could hear the sound of something break.
Mikayla makes a gesture flick the finger and aimed at Finian's head. Finian is devastated and knows he makes a stupid action by attacking Mikayla.
"Finny? What is wrong with you?" said Eric and instantly appear beside Finian. He touch Finian and when he touch him, he feels scared. He feels like he is the prey under the watch of a predator. Eric slowly turns to see Mikayla and gulp. "Whaaaaat areeee youuuu?" said Eric with trembling voice.
The other watch the show with interest but none of them get up to help and they all have a similar thought. (This little human has some trick, he probably a magician. Thank you, Eliot, Finian and Eric for your sacrifice. RIP my brothers.)
"Mikayla, the brothers are just joking with you. Let them go," said Roland. His pale skin is a perfect combination with his handsome feature. A powerful aura that emitted from him telling Mikayla that he is the leader here. You do as I told or face the consequence.
"Sure," said Mikayla. He turns to face Ronald and then flicks Finian and Eric head and both of them is pushed towards Ronald. Ronald catches both of them and seeing nothing serious except for a little bruise on the forehead.
Both Finian and Eric is relieved and falls to the ground gasping for air. They look fearfully at Mikayla.
"Anything else? Want another flick?" said Mikayla when he notices that Finian and Eric looking at him. Both of them shakes their head hard and after saying thank you to Ronald they go to sit far away from Mikayla. Eliot is already being taken by his butler.
"Thank you, Mikayla," said Ronald with a smile but not smile on his face.
"So, this is the young Mikayla. Gregory has been telling me how cute you are," said Tristan.