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Again Victoria thought Kaitlyn’s answer sounded reasonable. She really didn’t know enough about the mansion or who did what. If the red haired girl was watching the camera’s because no one else was then maybe she was doing something she though was right, but there was still a strange uneasy feeling tugging at Victoria. It just didn’t make sense to not have an adult here.

Now the focus was back on the blood covered girl once more. Should she tell Kait what really happened? Victoria wasn’t very good at lying as she never really had to do it much at home. Kait did say she wouldn’t tell anyone and if Victoria needed a close friend it was probably right about now.

Taking a deep breath she looked at the floor for a moment and then turned her red eyes up to Kait. “Something bad happened and now someone is no longer alive.”

Penelope was pretty fast for her size, but Victoria was able to keep up. Longer legs and all. She was pulled behind some bushes as they made an effort to hide from the Miles zombie. Penelope looked like she was having fun as she smiled, and Victoria smiled back for she too was enjoying the game.

“It’s nice to meet you too!” A flurry of questions flew at the red eyed girl. They were innocent questions, but the way Penelope said them made them cute. “Yes, I’m a mutant and I have abilities, but I have a big drawback as well. I did come here alone not too long ago.”

Victoria wanted to ask questions back, but the Miles zombie surprised her when he stepped around the bush and groaned for their brains. There wasn’t time to think so reflexes kicked in. Lunging forward at miles the blonde placed both her hands on his chest and shoved him backwards away from Penelope and herself.

Not looking to see how far Miles had been pushed Victoria grabbed the smaller girl’s hand and pulled her away. “Where should we go now?

In a flash Mister Holloway was right by her checking her out. She still felt the impact from hitting the floor but it was gradually fading. The only sign of her fall was a red mark on the side of her face near her temple as if she had been lying on her side for too long. Victoria rubbed where the mark was as if doing so made the pain go away faster.

Looking at both her teacher and Chase’s expressions she instantly felt bad. She had scared them both almost to death by the looks in their eyes. The girl lowered her head in shame. “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to be so scary.” She heard both of them ask her why she cried in their own ways. “I don’t break but I can still feel the impact and the hurt, but I don’t think I feel it as much as someone else might.”

She tried…tried soo hard…but she couldn’t hold out. Victoria had run out of her blood packs and had gone a day and a half already without feeding. Her insides felt like they were on fire. It hurt so much, but she couldn’t feed on anyone in the mansion. Some were her friends and this was a good place for her. They would probably kick her out if she attacked someone there…but she had to feed.

Sneaking out into the night Victoria ran as fast as she could towards the city. She had seen the other mansions in the area, but didn’t think it would be good to feed so close to her school and home. So she would wander the city streets looking for her meal.

The night was rather cool so the blonde girl had grabbed a coat to keep her warm while she was out. Cars and people passed her by without making any hint of noticing her. In the night her red eyes might get mistaken for brown unless light shown into them. So it was possible the people passing her just thought she was a normal girl. All the while she was looking for a possible food source.

While walking the streets Victoria would occasionally walk down side alleys between buildings. The hope was to find someone alone and away from public view. She wished she didn’t have to feed this way. It made her feel horrible any time she had to do it, but ultimately she had to do it. She didn’t want to die nor did she want to break her parent’s hearts. So it was an emotional and mental struggle that ALWAYS lost to her hunger.

Half way down an alley a service door opened and nearly scared the bejeezus out of the girl. She spun to look what was happening and saw a guy walking out with some trash bags. He immediately saw the girl standing in the middle of the alley. “Hey there.” Victoria raised her right hand a little with a slight wave. “Hi.” After tossing the trash in a dumpster the man walked over to the little girl. Kneeling down to be eye level he looked her over. “Are you ok?” Victoria shook her head slightly and started to sob. Feeling bad the man gently placed a hand on her shoulder to try to comfort her while looking down both directions of the alley. “Where are your…” The question ended with a yell as Victoria lunged forward and bit hard into his neck.

Once she had taken her fill of the man’s blood Victoria quickly started running back for the mansion. She tried to wipe the blood from her face but mostly managed to smear a good portion of it instead. Blood had also gotten onto her coat as feeding was never a very clean experience.

Getting closer to the mansion the bloodied blonde started looking for a way in without going through the front door. She moved around the perimeter of the building until an open door was spotted. Now she just had to get inside and quickly get to her room.

So the rules of the game were explained…at length…by Miles. It sounded pretty simple but Victoria worried about the pushing and tripping part. She didn’t really want to get her dress dirty or torn. She would have to be careful and not get tripped. Maybe if she just pushed the zombie away then everything would be ok.

Miles’ playfully started to turn into the zombie, and Victoria couldn’t help but giggle a little before joining in on the acting. “Oh no! Let’s get out of here Penelope!” Her hands placed up on her cheeks as if in shock.

Penelope had played this game before it seemed. She had already grabbed a handful of…stuff...and tossed it at the Miles zombie then grabbed Victoria’s hand to run away. “I’m glad you know a place. I’m still learning my way around here.”

Victoria could tell what Miles was saying was true. The dogs really were very well trained. She had never seen dogs do what they were told so obediently. “I believe you.”

While they walked through the school Miles answered her question about knowing where she was from by stating an entire continent. Victoria was about to reply when the boy seconded guessed himself. She didn’t know there was an Estonia anywhere in the Americas. Wait…one near Australia as well? That couldn’t be. Her parents had taught her where Estonia was and Miles had technically guessed it with his first reply.

Giggling she figured he didn’t really know where the country was located. “Estonia is part of northeastern Europe. It’s right by Latvia and Russia.” She hoped that might clear things up a bit more for him.

He told her where he was from but now she was the one who didn’t know the location. “I’m sorry. I don’t know where that is.” She couldn’t help but be straight forward about the topic. “What’s a pleasure beach? It sounds like something for adults.”

Miles answered her question about wanting to play with her and she smiled big. He told her about his experience when he was new so for him to want to be friends with her made her feel good. The boy didn’t want her to feel left out.

Before Victoria could thank Miles they were ambushed by another girl. She popped out from behind herself and Miles. Spinning around in a startled state Victoria saw the girl. She was shorter than herself and had darker skin, and she thought one of them was Amanda. Must’ve been a friend of hers or something.

The blonde girl smiled and waved back. “Hi! I’m Victoria and this is Miles. Who are you, and who’s Amanda?”