Birds were chirping, squirrels were running around as the dawn was breaking. But of course most of these creatures were actually blood suckers in their other forms.
The breeze entered the window when Johaen's tired eyes that were now satisfied by sleep blinked open, as he heard someone taking the shower. He sat on the bed rubbing his face as Lester came out of the washroom in a Red T-shirt and and blue lowers with a towel around his neck. That's when it hit Johaen.
Johaen jumped right in front of Lester's face "Lester, you're back to life, and you cleaned yourself too! Wow.." He said in a surprised tone.
"Yea-" Lester said.
"So how are you feeling?" asked Johaen
"I guess a bit-"
"Do you remember what you did last night?"
"Let him speak you dumb guy.." Nathaniel insisted, his huge body leaning on the doorway with his right shoulder and arms crossed, his biceps manifesting.
"What the hell?!! How long have you been here." Johaen jumped back to the bed in fear out of reflex.
Nathaniel ignored Johaen and looked at Lester "How're you feeling?"
"Just a bit Dizzy.." Lester replied.
"Why couldn't you stop yourself yesterday?" Dael asked from the corner.
"Aaaaahhh!!" Johaen and Lester both screamed and jumped with their large masculine bodies as if they were kids.
"And how long have 'You' been here??" Johaen shouted.
"Pay back!!" Dael smirked in a 'got you' way..
"Last night you made me do everything by myself. I had to take care of Lester although it wasn't even my fault.." Dael frowned in a complaining tone.
"It was your fault!" Johaen and Lester said collectively.
Nathaniel asked expecting a concise answer covering all the details "So what did you all exactly get into, near the elder bany-"
"How was it my fault huh??" Dael frowned.
"You wanted to be all friendly and all-" Johaen deadpanned.
"It was not like I asked you guys to follow me-" Dael argued, his olive eyes showing how annoyed they were.
"Yea, him acting all nice and kind-" Lester added.
Dael shouted back "Don't think you can talk when it was you coming up with the idea of fighting those things and-"
"Enough.." Nathaniel hummed calmly, his eyes narrowing. A side of his lips slightly lifting up, grinning. The sinister aura being felt by the entire mansion.
The pin drop silence echoing in the entire house.
Johaen, Dael and Lester avoided their gaze from Nathaniel, shifting it from each other to the ground back and forth*
Nathaniel Looked at Johaen "Speak." he said with an ambiguous smile of allowing.
Johaen told him the entire incident skipping no detail what so ever while still managing to keep his emotions intact and extra details aside.
"I see.." Nathaniel said after listening to what had happened.
"Why are you guys standing like I am some prosecutor who issued your death warrants." Nathaniel smiled as if no seriousness had filled the room just a moment ago, looking at his friends who were standing there all stiff and intimidated.
All three of them sat around being used to this behavioral trait of Nathaniel.
"It was wise of you to not send him to Lor." Nathaniel shifted his gaze to Dael, who was almost blushing just by the mention of that name, while Lester was glaring at him.
"You see this is not the kind of incident that happens every other day." Nathaniel said with both his hands' finger tips meeting each other.
"Will Lester be ok?" Johaen asked seriously, his right brow raising.
"Hypothetically and Theoretically yes. But practically, this is the first time we've come across such situation in real life." Nathaniel told his friends.
"What?" Dael worriedly said.
"Yes. According to me Lester wont be able to turn for some time."
"How long?" Lester asked desperately.
"I don't know, I think that depends on the vampire's defense power, some can turn right away, which is very rare by the way. The powerful ones generally take some hours, or a day or too. As far as I know." Nathaniel explained.
"Try turning." Dael insisted looking at the tired Lester.
Lester jumped in air trying to turn, realizing only his eye balls were turning and him about to fall, so he landed on his legs, smoothly gripping one hand on the ground. He was already prepared for it due to last night's fall.
"By the way, I called your sister and told her you were staying over at Johaen's." Dael informed.
"Stop finding excuses to talk with her, How many times do I have to tell you? huh?!" Lester said angrily.
"I just informed Lor, so she doesn't worry." Dael replied all serious with his tone.
"She's used to me not coming home for days.. Plus the house is well protected. So! there was no need." Lester added.
"You should not leave her alone in that house, After all we don't know what vampire is lurking out there in search of a powerful Vampiress." Dael replied in an advising tone.
"Lor Lesparagus is strong, skilled and powerful. Many powerful vampires have their eyes on her." Dael added glaring at Lester. Despite of how protective Lester was as a brother, he found Lester's behavior still not protective enough.
"I don't know about others, but I am seeing one right in front of me who's got some intentions for her." Lester angrily added.
Dael raised his eyebrows challenging Lester after hearing what he said.
"How dare you praise her in front of me!!" Lester annoyedly screamed before taking the viper and chasing Dael all around the place.
Lester was running after Dael when Johaen held Lester and stopped him effortlessly with his strong grip on Lester's shoulders while the viper was still in Lester's hands, as Dael took a sigh of relief.
"Why weren't you able to stop drinking last night??" Johaen asked seriously, with curiosity and worry in his mind, because him and his friends were not addicts or savages, who would loose control so easily. Not to mention they used to satisfy their thirsts more than enough on the hunts they went to.
Everyone looked at Lester anticipating the answer.
"I couldn't stop." Everyone stared at Lester as he answered.
"That blood tasted nasty but was so addictive the same time. I just couldn't stop myself. And when I think of that I feel very disgusted because I can see myself looking forward to that taste again." Lester replied with a guilty expression.
"It was soo.." Lester said while remembering deeply.
Suddenly Dael was startled as they all noticed Lester's fangs coming out and his eyes turning.