The morning was colder, winter was getting closer and it was reflecting on the atmosphere, the wind blew the window of the guest room open and the big white polar bear on the bed opened its eyes, it moved closer to the direction where the wind was coming from and made a satisfied sound, it walked down the bed groggily in an upright manner and strolled to the bathroom, it strolled to the hanger and stretched it's hand to pick a towel and it suddenly screamed on sighting it's hairy hand, it ran to mirror and on seeing it's reflection it screamed even louder and suddenly it changed into a horrified Hazel, she looked into the mirror again but the hairy bear she saw just now was gone she felt her head and wondering if she was seeing things or she had just been hallucinating just now, "Hazel, Hazel are you okay" she heard Gabriel's concerned voice and she took a long breahim,"yes, I am fine" she said "are you sure?, I heard your scream" Gabriel said "I thought I saw a pimple on my face but it was nothing" she replied back and there was a brief pause "you also care about your looks?, wow!, that's one big surprise!!" Gabriel exclaimed and Hazel frowned, she opened the bathroom door slightly, threw the shampoo at him.and he exclaimed in pain "are you telling me I don't behave like a girl?, leave immediately, thanks for your concern I am fine" she yelled and he laughed as he strolled off, as soon as he left she looked at herself in the mirror and she was just fine, just then she remembered Melvin's words, she wondered if her own animal is a bear, she cringed at the thought, she couldn't use that to steal, she preferred she was a bird like Melvin, maybe a very ugly bird like a vulture that would scare people, she sighed, "could the surprises be any less" she muttered and hopped into the bath, she had to go home and pick the vase, it was Friday and there would be an auction that night.
Dressed in a purple gown, brown jacket, a pink scarf tied around her neck with part of it covering her nose and mouth, brown boots, the sack containing the vase tied around her waist and her hair packed into a cute ponytail, she slipped into the auction house and strolled to the manager's office, she seemed very familiar with the whole place, she walked into the office and calmly sat in front of the elderly man behind the desk, "how may I help you miss" he asked with a polite smile and she dropped her scarf revealing her face, his polite smile dropped immediately, "what do you want Hazel?" he asked and she sighed "why don't you all like seeing me?, I have been a very good girl" she muttered as she picked a ball of grape from the table and threw it in her mouth "well, I brought the vase of Neptune" she said and dropped her sack on the table making the man frown, "take it away Hazel, I won't be taking another fake from you" the man said "you never auctioned all the fakes I gave you so I brought something original, I am serious this time" she said with a serious expression as she pulled out the vase and placed it in front of the elderly man, "feel free to examine it" she said and leaned back lazily on her sit as she casually ate the grapes she took from the table, the man looked at the vase with shock and surprise, it looked real but his doubt was strong, he felt the texture of the vase, tracing all the painting and carvings as he looked closely and seriously at it, as he examined his expression improved, he soon sat down in excitement as he stared at Hazel in surprise, "where did you get it, it's indeed original" he said "that's my little secret, I want it auctioned at a good price Mr Albert, see you tonight" Hazel muttered and picked her sack, took another grapes and strolled out, "oh my God!, this would surely boost the reputation of my auction house" Mr Albert cried excitedly and gently walked to put the vase with the other stuffs that would be auctioned that night.
The time traveled and it was soon night time, in the estate of death, the atmosphere was very glum, Ezra wanted blood but he wanted one that was as sweet as Hazel's own but all of the people Melvin had been bringing didn't have such, he managed to take a few drops from some of them but his dissatisfaction was very evident, "my gums are beginning to ache so bad" Ezra muttered with a kind of smile on his face and Melvin tiredly took a sit "I find it hard to understand, these humans I have been bringing have the same blood with the ones you have been taking before the appearance of that lythrix but the moment you took her blood all the bloods you usually take now have bad taste, definitely something is wrong" Melvin said but Ezra said nothing, "Ezra are you listening?" Melvin asked "why don't I take your blood to see if, I am suddenly addicted to the blood of lythrix" Ezra muttered and there was a brief pause "that's a good idea" Melvin suddenly said and Ezra suddenly lunged at him and fiercely pierced his neck but it didn't even take a second before Melvin got thrown off, "worse" Ezra as his face switched, "are you trying to kill me, why did you throw me off in that manner?" Melvin cried but Ezra ignored him as he gritted his teeth furiously "Ezra calm down, you can't go to the lythrix, you would kill her" Melvin muttered and Ezra gave him a chilling smile and suddenly disappeared, "damn it" Melvin cursed, grabbed his medicine bag, took on his owl form and flew into the night.