The Little Vampire.

I had so much fun writing The Little Zombie, I thought I'd write another little monster story.

The Little Vampire

Once upon a time there was a little vampire. Her name was Countess Giselle van der Hausendorf. Everyone called her Jessie. Jessie was 7 years old and had been that way for ten years. She was a pretty vampire, with blond curly hair and beautiful scarlet eyes. She lived with her mommy in a castle on the top of a hill. Jessie was very smart; she had read all the books in the castle, she could speak five languages (French, German, English, Spanish, and Mandarin Chinese) and she could play piano. Every few nights, she and her mommy would turn into bats and find someone to drink from.

There was a village at the bottom of the hill and a lot of people lived there, including many children Jessie’s age. She was very lonely however, because everyone in the village was scared of Jessie and her mommy, and wouldn’t let their children play after dark.

This made Jessie very sad. Oh, when she was first a vampire, it was very exciting. She stayed up all night, she never had to go to school, she could turn into a bat and fly, and she could stay seven-years-old forever. But after awhile it became terribly lonesome, and she wanted a friend. Her mommy didn’t understand, because her mommy was a grown-up vampire and could stare at people until they became her friends, at least until her mommy drank them. But Jessie couldn’t do that, and besides, she wanted a friend who would last longer than a night.

One morning, while Jessie was snug in her coffin, she began to dream of other vampires. Some were old; even older than her mother, and some were young like the babysitter Jessie used to have when she was alive. But in her dream she saw one vampire who was small like her, who could stay up all night like her, and could turn into a bat and fly like her. The other little vampire waved at Jessie. It was a little girl vampire! She had black hair and black eyes. Jessie walked towards the other little vampire, and in her dreams they played all day.

When she woke up that night, she told her mommy about her dream, and that she wanted to meet the other little vampire. Her mommy just laughed. “How can you meet a dream? She wasn’t real. Come, let us go flying.”

But Jessie was sure the other little vampire was real, so she began to formulate a plan. Being the smart vampire girl that she was, it didn’t take her long. And every day, she dreamed that she played with the other vampire.

One night, Jessie’s mommy went out on her own to find a friend. Jessie knew that this was her chance. She turned into a bat and flew as far she could away from the castle, and away from the little village where she had lived. She flew for miles and miles, further than she had ever gone before. She flew until she could grew very tired and when she thought she could fly no more, she came to a village. The village had a graveyard nearby, so Jessie went there and looked for an empty coffin to sleep in. She found one in the crypts. There were lots of dead bodies around, but Jessie wasn’t scared, so she slept the day away there.

The other little vampire came to her in her dreams, and together they played and flew the world. During the dream she saw the village that she was sleeping in. She and her friend flew from that village to a town that Jessie did not recognize. The other vampire pointed, and Jessie saw a castle that looked a lot like her own.

When Jessie woke up that night, she realized that she knew the way to the other vampire. What she didn’t know was how long it would take her. Oh, if only it was close by! But Jessie turned into a bat again and flew off in the direction of her dream.

It was much, much longer than she anticipated. At the end of the next night, Jessie was in the middle of the woods, and she had to dig a large hole so she could sleep. She again dreamed of the little vampire, only this time they went to Jessie’s home. There was her mother, frantically moving around the castle. It was clear that she thought something bad happened to Jessie. Jessie went towards her mother and gave her a hug, but found she went right through. She tried to talk but she couldn’t make a sound. So instead Jessie thought. She thought long and hard about how much she loved her mother and that everything was okay. Once she did that, Jessie’s mommy stopped completely. She gave a little sigh and Jessie knew that she had gotten the message.

Jessie travelled for many nights, always being careful not to get caught in the dawn, and drinking from a few animals so she wouldn’t starve. Then one evening, she came to a place she recognized. It was the town her friend had shown her! And just a little ahead was the castle. She went to the castle and knocked on the door.

A very old vampire answered the door. “Who are you? And what do you want?” He sounded very grumpy, and he made Jessie very scared.

“Please sir…” She said in a small voice. “Please. My name is Countess Giselle van der Hausendorf. I’m looking for a friend of mine. Does…” She trailed off. She didn’t even know her friend’s name! But she continued anyway. “Does a little girl vampire with black hair and black eyes live here?”

All of a sudden, a voice piped up from behind the old vampire. “Grandpa! She’s the one I told you about! Let her in!” The old one grumbled and opened the door wider. Jessie stepped inside and there she was! The friend from her dreams! Her friend ran to her and gave her a great hug.

“I’ve been waiting for you for so long! I’m Baroness Adelaide von Fleidermach, but everyone calls me Addy.”

“My name’s Jessie.” The two girls hugged again, and spent the remainder of the night flying as bats and getting to know each other.

“It’s just me, my Grandpa, and my daddy. I’ve wanted a friend for a long time.” Said Addy.

“Me too! It’s just me and my mommy at home.”

“Why don’t you and your mommy stay with us? Our town is ever so much bigger than your village, and that way we can play together all the time! We’ll be like sister!” Addy was very excited. Jessie thought this was a very good idea as well, and the two of them ran to go find Addy’s dad. He agreed that it was a good idea and he would personally go get Jessie’s mommy since he was very fast. It would have to wait until the next morning because it was almost dawn.

Jessie was so excited she could hardly sleep. She went to her old castle in her dreams and found her mommy crying. She knew her daughter was alive – well, undead anyway – but she was lonely without her little girl. Jessie thought as much joy as she could, and hoped her mother would feel it through her loneliness.

The next night, Jessie and Addy took turns playing the piano – both were very good after many years of practice. The night wasn’t half over when Addy’s dad returned with Jessie’s mom. Jessie ran to her mother and kissed her all over.

“I’m sorry I ran off.” said Jessie. “I’ll never do it again.”

“I’m sorry too. I should have believed you about your friend.”

Jessie and her mom very much liked the new castle and the town nearby, and Addy and her Grandpa and daddy enjoyed having more vampires like themselves. In fact, Addy’s dad liked Jessie’s mom so much that he asked her to marry him, and Jessie and Addy became sisters for real. They all lived happily ever after.