It turns out, Kirene was the 39th daughter of the Smith family. A bit shocking in my opinion, to be the 39th offspring. Though it turns out, she wasn't the youngest nor the eldest, her position in the family was rather less than important.
She was sent to this planet to attend one of the academies before taking over a branch of the family business. Her family business was quite large. They are one of 20 of the largest manufacturers and suppliers of armors and weapons.
Currently, she lived alone. Except for a cleaning service that came by daily, her house was basically empty. She hadn't started training yet so her combat skills were nil, which explained only a portion of how she got into such a dangerous situation.
Under my influence, she would let me stay at her apartment while she was attending the academy. Though she would be allowed to return every weekend once she was finished with her classes and combat training.
Her apartment was located near the academy, just a short 10 minute walk to the gate, the building itself had 15 floors and hers' was the penthouse.
Using a small portion of her allowance, she bought me a GRB. It would arrive in a little over a week. With my current blood supply, I would be able to last the week. Especially with a few mouthfuls of Kirene before she left for the academy, I should be able to keep my hunger in check until she returns.
She let me into her apartment and gave me the guest key until my GRB arrived. When I received my GRB I could set the locks to recognize me with a wave of my hand. The penthouse had four bedrooms, a master's, and three guest rooms. At first, Kirene wanted me to stay in the master bedroom with her which I refused but she wouldn't let me stay in one of the guest rooms. To compromise she decided to move into a guest room and left the master bedroom for me. I moved most of the uniforms into the room with me, only leaving two pairs in the rover.
The room was quite large, as it was equipped with a dresser, walk-in closet, and a very large attached bathroom. A TV was embedded in the wall, facing the bed, against the wall near the door, there was a desk and computer. I didn't know how to operate it but I am sure Kirene will be able to give me a quick tutorial.
I took another trip back to the rover which is now at Kirene's parking slot at the basement parking of the building. I grabbed at a few packets of nutrient rations and the bottles of blood. I had to use the duffle bag that I had for my clothes as I didn't want prying eyes to call the authorities about a suspicious man carrying blood in bottles. I don't want to have my cover blown as a blood sucking creature or whatever am I.
A quick elevator ride brought me back to the top floor. Using the key, I unlocked the door and swiftly slipped inside. I placed my bottles of blood in the fridge and my rations in an empty cupboard.
I returned to my room and noticed light leaking from my blinds. I walked over and adjusted them so that no light came through. So long as I was away from direct sunlight, I didn't feel that overbearing weight pressing down on my senses.
I turned around to find Kirene standing at the doorway. She had changed out of her uniform and was now wearing a pair of shorts that hugged her curves but left very little to the imagination with a thin white blouse that might have been a size too small.
'At least she isn't naked.' I was relieved. She looked a bit pale. If I wanted to continue feeding from her, she would need to watch her health.
I removed my jacket and prepared a new set of clothes while I addressed the girl, "You need to take care of your bod. Go and have a good meal while I wash up. Once you are done you can teach me the basics of using the computer."
She stared back at me with lust in her eyes before replying sweetly, "Of course master. Your wish is my desire." she winked and closed the door softly on her way out.
Once the door closed, I disrobed and walked into the bathroom. I checked myself out in the mirror. My body was well toned which was very pleasing to the eye, what made me exceptionally happy was seeing I had tiny black hairs growing from my scalp.
"Yes! I knew it! I knew I wasn't bald!" I rubbed my head thrilled at the discovery. With my potential hair literally on the rise, I enjoyed a hot shower for the first time, well that I could remember.
I dried off and put on a combination of black pants with a white shirt. I called out to Kirene, a few moments later she entered my room and still eyed me hungrily, which made me wonder who the real predator in the house was? Over the next few hours, Kirene showed me the basics of working a computer and how to use search engines on the web.
The computers in her apartment were connected to a private network that was connected to the Smith corporation servers with high level access which contained enormous amounts of confidential data.
She wished me to enjoy myself before she packed a bag for the academy. We ate lunch and dinner together, although she did most of the talking, I was able to find out why she had been in that alley.
The tall boy had told her that there was a doctor within the city that could help with advancing the refinement process and help boost their abilities. He had gathered a group of freshmen to see if they could find the mystery doctor until they became a target by those gangsters.
I was suspicious about where the tall boy received his information but I decided to let it go. Kirene seemed happy that it had happened since the prior events led her to meet me.
I decided that I would alleviate my boredom by digging through the confidential files. The web was like a library at my fingertips and I wanted to learn as much as I could. Especially, if it was something I wasn't supposed to know.
I worked through the night reading random files here and there. Some of the files would lead me down a rabbit hole of information. While others would stop me in my tracks, I watched videos on how to comb through databases while I did my snooping.
This refined my ability to sniff out answers, though I hadn't been looking for anything, in particular, I did manage to stumble on a file about the GRBs. It was heavily redacted but it gave tiny hints at something deeper.
By this point, morning had come again and Kirene was leaving for the week. Though I did enjoy another mouthful of her delicious blood before she left. Once she was gone it was time to dig deeper down the rabbit hole.
Over the next week, I learned quite a bit. One, do not under any circumstances heat your blood in the microwave with the cap still on the bottle. Two, don't heat your blood for more than a minute. Three chilled blood pairs nicely with a hot nutrient ration. Four, the first GRB prototype was created 300 years ago.
Prior to the creation of the GRB, a team of astronauts returned from the planet Ymir. Ymir was located in the same solar system as Terra and had very similar orbits, so similar in fact that they would pass by one another every three years.
The astronauts returned from Ymir with three years' worth of data. Everything from samples of the dirt, water, and wildlife were all listed in great detail, except for a small container listed as top secret. Unfortunately, the container was "lost" when the shuttle re-entered Terras' atmosphere. Though that is what the report said, there were no issues found with the shuttle and no adverse weather conditions.
Within two years of the crew's return, the prototype was born along with abilities. There were a few breakthroughs in the technology over the years, but the current leading expert, Dr. Klein, had brought the GRBs into the daily lives of the most well off citizens.
Whatever they had found on planet Ymir was most likely the source for the GRBs. This made me ever so curious about whatever they found.