“Mooooom! I’m never wearing these stupid shoes! I’m going to wear my sandals!” Tilly’s voice rips through the house.

I sigh and slip my dress shoes on before walking out of our bedroom. Tilly’s standing in the living room, having just put her pink sandals on that she loves so much. I walk closer to Tilly and see my mom coming out of her room, ready to go.

“That’s fine darling.” She says quietly.

She smiles as she looks at both of us, but I can tell she’s sad, really sad. Nana Logan and Papa Ezra’s funeral is today. They were nice, but ancient. They did have a bunch of cool stories though. I’ll miss them. Grandma and Grandpa come out of their room and smile at the three of us.

“Everyone ready? Reamus and Ari will be meeting us there.” Grandma says.

She’s holding grandpa close to her. They’re not ancient like Nana and Papa. Grandpa looks like he’s getting close, but Grandma looks just like momma. She’s a vampire, so she won’t ever die like Nana and Papa have. Momma says my daddy is a vampire, but I’ve never met him. She says he’s a superhero that’s gone to fight the most evil villain in the whole world. I wonder if he has a cape like batman.

“Let’s go children.” Momma says with a sad frown.

Tilly looks at me and takes my hand as we walk out of the house. I smile at her as we get into the car with momma, grandpa, and grandma.

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I fidget next to momma. This funeral thing is boring. I don’t know why everyone is crying so much. Momma always says the best place to be is with the one you love. Nana and Papa loved each other and they’re together, so they should be happy, right?

“Momma, can we go play?” I ask her quietly.

She wipes her tears and smiles down at me. “Sure, honey. Just stay close okay.”

“We will.” I mutter, taking Tilly’s hand.

We run off to the other side of the cemetery, away from the funeral. As we turn the corner of the big stone building I drop her hand. I can’t see momma anymore, but I can still hear people talking.

“Whatcha wanna play?” Tilly asks, looking around for things to do.

I smirk, getting an idea. “Ohh, I don’t know…” I step slowly towards her and throw my hand out to tag her shoulder. “Tag! You’re it!”

“Hey!” She exclaims, chasing after me.

I take off, laughing, and run through the grave stones. Behind me I hear Tilly laughing and chasing after me. Further behind her I can hear the funeral still taking place. I turn the corner of the mausoleum and run smack into something solid.

“Oof!” I exclaim, falling back.

“Hey, mister!” I hear Tilly yell.

I look up and see a vampire staring down at me. It’s only then I realize that the sun has set.

“Sorry mister, I didn’t see you there.” I say, standing up.

“Jayden, we’re not supposed to talk to strangers, momma’s gonna get so mad!” Tilly says, coming up behind me and grabbing my hand.

The vampire studies me, “Did you say Jayden?” He asks.

Tilly looks back towards where the funeral is hidden from us.

“Listen mister, you better leave us alone. We got family just around the corner and they’ll all come runnin if I scream.” Tilly tells him.

“It’s okay, I’m not going to hurt you.” The vampire says, stepping closer and putting his hands up.

I guess that was one step too close for Tilly, cause she sucks in a deep breath then lets her voice rip out into the air.

“Momma!!!!” She screams so loud I wince.

Within seconds all the vampires in our family appear and I can hear the others running towards us. I hear my mom behind come to a stop behind us and look up at her.

“Elijah?” She mutters, staring at the vampire.

She runs forward and he pulls her against him. My daddy’s name is Elijah. I look at the vampire and examine him. His eyes look like mine, but he’s not wearing a cape. Superheroes wear capes, don’t they?