My Vampire Wives Want My Blood!

Chapter 99- Grandmother (Part 1)

Chapter 99- Grandmother (Part 1)

*A week later*

Several days passed since the incident that happened in the forest. Surprisingly, everything seemed to have ended rather underwhelmingly. There were no major repercussions for the fight between Geralt and the Vampire Noble, and for some reason, no trace of the vampire was found again, even after a thorough search of the entire forest by the Vaylor clan.

It was like the earth had opened up and swallowed him, leaving no trace behind. Nobody understood how or why that even happened. But, with so little to work with, they assumed he ran back to his world through some sort of teleportation trick that they didn’t know.

The few days after were peaceful and quiet; nothing out of the ordinary happened for a long while, which, for Elio, raised many red flags.

He spent the time studying, training, spending time with Fiona and Melissa, and just living his life one step at a time. He was having good progress in everything, and he felt quite satisfied with where he was.

Every day felt like a new challenge, and he was succeeding in all these challenges with flying colors. He also passed the academic tests, and he was certain he was going to ace them. His memory had improved a lot, which helped him retain information better and give him a way easier time memorizing everything.

At the same time, the attention on him kept increasing day by day. Elio noticed that he was starting to become a sort of celebrity in school. Not long after his first day back at school, he was approached by a girl and got his first-ever confession.

Elio was asked out on a date.

Naturally, it was a historical moment for Elio. He didn’t even comprehend how that happened. Not that long ago, this idea alone sounded like a joke, and yet here he was, receiving a clear desire from a girl.

Still... Elio turned her down. Had it been any other situation, Elio would’ve accepted. But his life was far too abnormal for him to think about dating. He cannot drag any innocent girls into this world.

So, as ironic as it was, even when he gained the ability to get some interest, he still wasn’t able to get a girlfriend.

However, after that first girl, weirdly enough, no other girl approached him ever again, even though he was getting more and more attention by the day. None of these girls seemed interested in approaching him, so he assumed they just didn’t find him that interesting.

All in all, life was going smoothly for Elio, but he knew that was merely the calm before the storm. Soon enough, things will get very hectic very quickly, and he has to be ready for that as fast as possible.

Unbeknownst to him, the trigger for such things came from the least side he expected.

***

"Hnnnnng, I’m so tired..." Elio stretched his limbs on the sofa as he wiped his eyes.

"Go ahead and take a shower first," Fiona said as she read her book next to him. The TV had a random channel on it, on a very low volume, giving a nice background noise. The two were relaxing after a long day, something they started doing more often when they started living together.

"Yeah, I will in a moment. What about you?"

"I will still be awake for a while," Fiona replied.

"Hmmm, I never asked this before, but how many hours a day do you sleep, Fiona?" Elio asked with a curious tone.

"It depends on the day. But, usually one to two hours." She said. "My body keeps needing less and less sleep time as I grow stronger."

"Wow. I really can’t fathom that. Not needing sleep at all." Elio said. "It will really change me as a person."

"It does. But most Vampire Hunters still sleep at night just to keep their humanity intact. The same way for food and water, we will never need them at some point, but we will still consume them because we like them."

At that level, the line between being a monster and a human blurs, and everything mixes. Many try desperately to remain the same humans they once knew, while others embrace it fully.

"Hm..." Elio hummed as he stared ahead, falling into deep thought about that kind of future. ’I don’t think I want to become something other than a human. As much as we are a flawed and cruel race of creatures, it is still who I am... I don’t want to lose that. Not fully, at least.’

*RING* *RING* *RING*

At that moment, as he was contemplating, Elio flinched as he felt his phone vibrate. Picking it up, he raised an eyebrow.

"Who is it?" Fiona asked curiously, her eyes growing a bit colder. For a second, she thought she might have forgotten one of the girls, and she was able to hand her number to Elio.

"It’s my grandma. Why is she calling me right now of all times?" He rubbed his head.

"Oh? You should answer. It could be an emergency." Fiona said as all her hostility vanished.

"Hello?" Picking up the call, he heard a familiar voice. "Elio, you little brat, where are you?! I came to your apartement and you weren’t there!"

"Wait, what?! You’re here, Grandma?!" Elio blurted out. "Why didn’t you tell me you were coming?!"

"Eh, should I ask your highness when I come to visit my grandson? Get your ass over here, I’m not going to wait outside for so damn long!"

Then, she hung up the call.

"She arrived?"

"Yeah..." Elio muttered. "She said she was going to visit me soon, but never specified when. That lady... sigh."

"Well, let’s go then," Fiona said as she stood up.

"I’m sorry, Fiona. I didn’t know she was..."

"Don’t worry about it. I’m happy to finally meet her." She replied. "Besides, she came around at the right time; we have a lot to talk about."

"... Fiona..."

’She’s truly the best friend ever.’ He smiled.

With that, the two immediately put on their clothes and left the house. The car was already waiting downstairs somehow. Alfred was very quick, almost unnaturally so.

Heading down to Elio’s old apartment, they arrived a few minutes later.

"Hm? Where is she?" Elio muttered. "She isn’t waiting outside."

There was no trace of his grandmother outside the apartment complex. So, they walked inside. Surprisingly, she wasn’t standing in front of Elio’s door either.

"..."

"Where is she? She’s something else, I swear." Elio rubbed his face.

"You’re quite funny, miss! So, that was what my brat of a grandson was doing the entire time!"

"He is such a sweet kid."

The two suddenly heard laughter coming from the apartment right next to Elio’s.

’Don’t tell me.’ Elio’s eyes widened slightly. Looking at Fiona, she nodded back at him. So, he knocked on the door.

A few seconds later, it opened.

"Oh! If it isn’t my dear Elio! Hiii, good evening~" Melissa opened the door and gave him a tight hug. "I just came across your grandmother by coincidence, so I invited her inside. I didn’t want her to wait in the cold for you."

"..." Elio blinked. "Uuuuh, yeah, t-thank you for that, Melissa. I really ap-"

"Where are you, Elio?"

At that moment, another person emerged from the room. An older lady who looked in her late 50s appeared before them. She stared at Elio, and he stared back at her before he smiled widely.

"Grandma!"

"... What the hell happened to you?!"