clerk was trying to wrap his h

ustered by how close

ced. “One-hundred and twenty-sixth Descendant of

s a statue, while continuing to be boxe

asked, tilting her h

a… uh, university student, part-time worker at Royal Hens convenience sto

eneath her breat

replied, scrat

tick around you,”

t?” he asked, blushing p

ire everything about this human who helped her. “Yes…” she re

sts gently and lowering them, as he was starting to feel uncomfortable. “I do

fed her cheeks, disappointed

hey wouldn’t show up, because even though they didn’t seem to pose any harm to him, a part of him was worried they’d inflict harm upon the young woma

otics have no effect on vampires, especially ones like me,” she clarified. “Those

popular culture fed him over the years was complete

enience store and asked about the only car prese

of smell or something—but I guess I’ll find out more…’ he thought, trailing behind her. In his musings, he’d done this much

mell and clinging debris as b

ed the backseats with tras

man pocketed, and had to unfurl in the downpour, but it was bett

at least he could just lay the bags much easier

, both of their outfits would b

man tried understanding everything in her world, and

ng the journey it took to travel from that continent. “How’d you make it to the Independent Uni

hed a ride on a plane as a bat so my p

a branch facility set up here like

een able to live peacefully, just not with humans.” Ingrid paused out of consideration for Rohit to absorb this information. “Though more often tha

ehead. “If you were living peacefully alongside your

hung her head, trying to

said was too harsh, but the young woman re

she assured him. “But I don’t wan

nd his coworker might get suspicious. In addition, his boss could be sho

until you return…” Ingrid concl

Vampire Hunter

ing her hand and laying down on the seat

nodded, and he

return to the convenience store. After laying back down, she

w his coworker leaning on the back counter this time, as he was printi

when Rohit returned, James didn’t pay him any mind, as he was now focusi

back corridors, in addition to preparing breakfast sandwiches to be placed into the warmer for

elf and made another for Ingrid. He couldn’t just procure chicken bags that easily at

pasta sauce. Rohit even prepped some cups of the red sauce on the side. He hoped the red coloring most ingred

the manager walked in and was skeptical

? That’s a fea

it reassured, “I’m

ed to his office past the kitchen, as he comme

worker. When he came to work, he did

t’s

with anybody. Before meeting Ingrid, his life was pretty stagnant, but it was the good kind of stagnant he thoroughly enjoyed. Rohit had dr

ng down his two part-time jobs. It was quite stressful, but the young man was pretty nonchalant about it, and t

to leave, more workers showed up for their shi

good.’ He was diligently making breakfast sandwich orders, as they came through the terminal, but continued to glance over at the chicken

ke he normally would on the one day that he worked with him. ‘Crap…’ he thought. ‘This is last minute, but I’ve got bigger things to worry about.’ He exhaled

es replied, disappointed, af

ut knew his coworker was going to probe him for a reason, which he did, and the young man replied that his broth

ervice again, like he normally would on the other days he doesn’t work with Rohit. The other nightsh

James never really took the initiative to actively and consistently pay his coworkers for the thirty minutes it too

time this morning, Rohit was going to be