After I shut and locked the door I went to go see what was in the house.
I looked in every cabinet I saw and didn't find anything except for a few canned foods I quickly gathered them and put them on the counter.
Then I looked in the refrigerator and saw old meat that went bad since the electricity went out.
I found the bedroom and pushed all the clothes that were on it off and quickly laid down.
Then I started to cry this had been the first time I had been in a bed since the vampires came.
Then I heard running from the hall it caught me off guard so I quickly jumped and hid under the bed.
I heard the door rattle and open but then I figured out it was the door for the room next to mine.
I heard them shut and lock the door and I stayed under the bed for a few minutes to see if I heard anything else.
I got up slowly and as quietly as possible and went around the corner and quickly checked if there was anybody in my room just in case I was wrong and it had been my room.
There wasn't and I thought about how there might be a survivor or a vampire in the room next to mine.
I heard a click and then a door squeak open and then I heard someone approach my door.
I knew that they were coming to my room since this was the last room on this floor.
I quickly and quietly backed away from the door and covered my mouth.
Then I heard someone knock on the door and I was breathing heavily and I could hear my heartbeat.
Then they knocked again and I started to cover my mouth harder.
Then I heard a girl's voice and she said I know somebody's in there.
I got so scared tears started rolling down my cheeks.
I quickly moved to the window and looked down but I was on the third floor so I couldn't escape.
The only way I could escape was by going out that door.
I heard the knocking again this time louder.
I started to breathe more heavily and wished I just stayed in my dark alleyway with the dumpster.
Or maybe I should have talked to the people that I saw earlier.
Then I heard her say hurry open the door you have nowhere else to go.
I slowly approached the door and asked are you human?
It took her a second to answer.
Then she said maybe I am human, just hurry up and open the door.
I didn't want to open the door but if she was a vampire she could easily kick the door down and it was the only way out.
So I slowly opened the door and there was a silver-haired girl with one red eye and one blue eye.
I stared at her for a second and she stared back.
Then she said hello my name is Lily what's yours?
Arthur, I quickly answered
She smiled and said nice to meet you Arthur and walked past me and entered my room.
She sat down on the sofa and said nice place you got here with a smile.
I said this isn't my place.
So are you human? I asked
She looked at me for a second and said maybe smiling very cheerfully.
She didn't look that much older than me maybe 9 or 10.
So what do you want I asked
I don't want anything just some company.
okay well, can I leave? I asked even if this was my room.
She said no didn't I just tell you I wanted company.
Then she slapped the cushion next to her and said sit down.
I slowly approached her and sat down.
Where's your family? she asked
I thought about it for a second and started to tear up and said I think they're dead.
Tears started rolling down my face
She looked at me for a second but was unfazed by it.
Do you have any friends or other survivors you hang around with? she asked
I said no while wiping the tears away.
So how did you survive all this time then, she asked
I told her how I hid in a dumpster and got food at the grocery store.
She said so that's why you smell so bad while laughing about it.
I smiled and said yeah under my breath.
So can I leave now? I asked
She said why do you want to leave so bad isn't it fun talking with friends.
Friends, I said slowly
She said, yeah friends, while smiling
How are you so cheerful when all of this stuff is happening, I asked
She looked at me and said as long as you smile it will all be fine.
Then all emotion on her face disappeared
then started to smile again
So can I have a quick sip? she asked
I looked at her for a few seconds and said, a sip of what?
She looked confused and said, your blood, of course, giggling.
Blood?, I said
Hmm? you don't know? she asked
Listen vampires drink blood, she said looking down obviously disappointed I didn't already know because she had to explain it.
So this is what the broadcaster was talking about how they want to turn us into food.
I quickly got up and said, you're a vampire?
Right, when I was about to run for it she grabbed my wrist and yanked me back down on the couch.
Then she started to smile again
I kept trying to wiggle or pull out of her grip but nothing was working.
I started to cry
Wait, I said
She got closer
Please, I said
Tears started to run down my eyes.
She got closer and started to open her mouth she was going for my neck.
I could see her fangs
I tightly closed my eyes
Then I said I thought I was your friend under my breath but she was close enough to hear me.
My eyes were still closed tightly but after a few seconds, nothing happened.
I opened my eyes slowly and saw her staring back at me intently like she was observing me.
Hey what's a friend? she asked confused
Huh, what do you mean you're the one who said it? I said confused
Yeah, I've heard other humans say things like take me and let my friends go or please spare my friends. Humans say stuff like that all the time.
So what is a friend? she asked again confused
Then I concluded that I was sitting in front of a mass murderer right now.
A friend is someone you talk to a lot and you want to spend time with and have fun with you and you don't want to see any of your friends get hurt. They are people that you care about a lot. There are also things like girlfriends and boyfriends.
Oh, and best friends, of course, I said
Best friends, she said confused
Yeah, they're your favorite friend to do stuff together with.
Oh I see, she said
Do you have a best friend, she asked
Huh me, I said
Yeah, she said
I instantly thought about school and remembered getting bullied.
No, I don't think I have any friends, I said sadly
She smiled brightly and her eyes glowed a bit
Then said can we be friends then?
I was surprised by the question
Yeah, I answered, we can be friends
She smiled and said does that mean we are best friends then since we don't have any other friends?
She said it so cheerfully but it's kind of sad that we don't have any other friends. I thought to myself
Yeah I guess we are best friends then
She smiled and then hugged me
Then she looked up at me and said but I'm still hungry.
Can vampires eat human food? I asked
She thought for a minute then smiled at me and said I don't know.
Okay only one way to find out then I got up
Then looked around for something to eat I looked at the canned foods earlier but all of them had to be cooked so I couldn't make them.
Then I found a bag of unopened potato chips in one of the drawers I didn't check earlier I got them and opened them.
I went back to the couch while she watched what I was doing.
I ate one of the potato chips and they were surprisingly fresh.
Then I gave her one then she looked at it for a second.
Then she put it in her mouth and chewed it.
Then she snatched the bag out of my hand and poured the bag into her mouth making a complete mess most of them just fell on the couch.
Woah humans make some interesting food, she said chewing them and making an annoying crunching sound.
So what are these called? she asked while smiling.
Their called potato chips, I said
I like toetato chip she said smiling and eating more of them.
I smiled not saying anything about her saying it wrong.
But I don't think this is enough, she said
What do you mean, I asked.
Vampires need blood to survive, she said while biting a potato chip in half.
So what are you going to do? I asked slightly cautious of what her answer was going to be.
I know why don't I bite you, she said cheerfully.
Me? I asked getting worried about her answer.
Yep if I bite you then no other vampire can bite you, she said.
Why not? I asked
It's against the law, of course, she said
The law? I asked confused
Yep, she said
So why did you kill all of those people then, I asked thinking about my parents.
Oh, that, she said
There are different types of vampires, she said
What are the types, I asked
There are 5 types of them
Runts
Soldiers
knights
Nobles
Kings
What's the difference between them, I asked curiously
Runts don't do anything they are really weak they just try and survive.
Soldiers listen to whatever the knights say
Knights are given commands by the nobles then the knights pass them on as orders to the soldiers.
Nobles can swear loyalty to one of the kings.
Nobles can only swear loyalty to one king at a time but they can still change to a different king.
The more nobles a king has the more power and influence they have, she said
How are the ranks decided, I asked
Every time a vampire is born or when a human gets changed into a vampire they get an ability the stronger the ability is the higher the rank.
A vampire can get more abilities but we don't know how sometimes a new ability just comes when you need it.
Then they are territories that the kings have and they fight over them all the time.
Well that about sums it up, she said
I see so that's how it is, I said
Even if I did tell her that the truth was my head hurt from taking all the information in and half of it I didn't even understand.
Wait what does that have to do with the vampires invading earth? I asked
Well something happened and our plant was destroyed and now all the vampires came here and the kings are trying to get the most territory so they can have more influence.
So they just came to earth and then killed everyone? I said angrily
Well, that's not the whole story the only thing I do know is that humans knew about us for a while.
But that's about it, she said
I was angry about how vampires came here and then just killed all those people just because their planet got destroyed and they want power and influence but I couldn't do anything about it and I can't be mad at all the vampires.
Wait so what rank are you, I asked curiously
Oh I'm a knight, she said plainly
As soon as she said that I heard someone running up the stairs and coming closer.
Then before I could even move the door to our room slammed open.