The Accidental Vampire

“Stay in your room and take a nap. Tomorrow will be a long day.” Atlas commented, watching Lilith enter her room.

The next room was assigned to Lancaster, who also wished Atlas goodnight, telling him to rest as well if possible.

The third room in the row belonged to Atlas. The staff member opened the door, giving the key to Atlas. “Here you go, sir. If you need anything, just press a bell.”

“As a matter of fact, I do need something.” Atlas smiled as if he was willing to take up the offer.

“I want a carriage and a carriage driver that could take us to our destination. We will pay him handsomely. So I want you to find a carriage driver for us. I’ll be out after taking a shower, and I expect you to have a Carriage ready by then.”

” If I don’t get someone to escort me, I’m sure you won’t need to tell me what might happen, right?”

Even though Atlas talked nicely, the staff member still felt a chill run down his spine.

“I-i will have it done!” The man respectfully bowed before retreating._.

Atlas entered his room and closed the door. He took off his bloody clothes and placed them on the table before entering the shower room.

****

The staff member informed his senior about what Atlas wanted. His senior also got worried. If people knew that they had to serve a Vampire, none was going to agree. They were all going to run! No amount of money could be enough to get them to agree.

“We must do it, at any cost. He’s a Vampire. If he doesn’t get what he wants, he will kill us all, and maybe the entire town. I’ve heard lots of stories about them. They are ruthless creatures!” The Hotel Owner grimaced.

“Didn’t you see his clothes? Maybe the next town failed to get him a carriage driver, and he killed all the citizens there? That would explain the blood on his clothes,” he further stated. “We can’t make the same mistake.”

“But how can we get the carriage drivers to agree to escort a Vampire?” the Receptionist asked, grimacing.

“By not telling them!” The Hotel Owner suggested. “Who says we need to tell them that we’re asking for their service for a Vampire? Just tell them that it’s for a rich guest.”

“By the time they find out that it’s for a Vampire, the Vampire would be before him. After that, he can’t dare to say no, or he’ll be killed right there by them. He would have no choice but to take them!”

“You mean to keep him in the dark? Is it really right?” The receptionist asked.

“When the matter is about life and death of everyone here, we can’t afford to think about right or wrong. Just do as I said, and get someone to agree. No matter how much money they ask, just accept!” The Hotel Owner firmly stated before leaving the rest to the people who worked for him.

No one had any choice in this matter. They could only agree and continue what they had been doing.

*****

Atlas came out of his shower. His body was perfectly healed, and not a single scratch was left on his body. After looking at him now, no one could have imagined that it was the same person who had been covered in blood until recently.

He wore the clothes that he asked the hotel to provide. The clothes weren’t what he preferred, but he still wore them as this was the best that the town could afford.

Another set of clothes was also provided for Lilith and Lancaster.

Lancaster stood before a mirror, looking at all the scars on his body. He had gone through a lot in the last battle, but he was pleased at the end of it. He had managed to overcome his limitations in the last battle, which made him stronger.

It even made him realize that only through challenges he can become stronger and maybe one day even manage to control his wild side.

After getting dressed, he moved over to the bed, where the food was already waiting for him.

He and Lilith started eating in their own rooms. In the meantime, Atlas left his room, dressed in his new clothes.

“You look great, sir.” The staff member was already waiting outside for him, as he was commanded. He didn’t forget to compliment Atlas.

“Is the carriage ready?”

“We have arranged for everyone. It is already waiting outside, and you can leave at any time you please.”

“Good work.” Atlas gave a gold coin to the man as appreciation. “My friends are resting. We will leave in the morning. You can tell the driver that he can rest too. We won’t be going tonight.”

“As you wish, Sir.” The man left after respectfully lowering his head.

Throughout the town, there were talks about the ground of bloodied men entering the town. Those men were said to enter a hotel. Unfortunately, none of those saw Atlas’ teeth. It was hard to verify if they were Vampires.

Even the staff of the hotel lied to the people outside that those people faced some bandits who beat them up, and that’s why they were bloodied. The hotel claimed that this was their own Blood and that the three people were just victims.

It was also a lie that was told to make sure the Carriage Driver didn’t find out that something was wrong here.

The citizens had no choice but to accept the explanation. They went back to their homes, laughing that they were so scared of people who couldn’t even protect themselves from bandits.

****

From his balcony, Atlas gazed at the people before the hotel who were going back to their homes. He had managed to hear their words.

He still found it somewhat bizarre. The people came here as if they were going to achieve something. It was as if they could do something if they found out that he was a Vampire.

He wasn’t going to kill innocent people, but if there were actually a Vampire here like Carlisle, all those people here would’ve been dead by now.

“These people don’t even know what they wanted to achieve by coming here.”

He knew that if was him as a human in their place, he would’ve stayed far away from Vampires if he had an opportunity instead of coming straight to them. As a human, he wanted to go as far away from them as possible, but those people… They were coming closer to a Vampire instead, having no idea how risky it could be.

“The hotel staff is very clever though. I must give them that,” he further commented, feeling pleased with the way this hotel managed everything.