The following night Gloria got a call from Caleb asking if she would go out with him. Gloria blushed stammering an answer as she quickly dressed for a date. What she got instead was a bit surprising.
Instead of a date, Caleb was taking Gloria out on patrol. Disappointed, she quickly changed out of a sundress and small heels to shorts, t-shirt, and sneakers. As the two now walked, she couldn't help but feel a bit disappointed. "Not exactly what I was expecting."
"Sorry," Caleb blushed. "But my dad wanted me to check this spot out. Especially since it's date night for my folks."
Gloria's frown seem to widen, causing the teenage hunter to offer a meek apology in return. "Looks like everyone's on a date tonight."
"Who else is going out," Caleb asked as they turned a corner.
"All my friends," Gloria grumbled. "Adam and Felicia, Naomi and Diane, Jackie and Ann. Hell, even Sasha and Duke are going out tonight."
"Wow Duke and Sasha," Caleb asked. "Where are they going?"
"Movie I think," Gloria shrugged. "Some horror flick I have no desire to see." Caleb chuckled, finding the idea of a damphir seeing a horror movie to be ironic. "Mind if I ask a question," Gloria asked. Caleb nodded as the two continued to walk. "What was your dad talking about? What robots?"
"Sorry bout that," Caleb replied sheepishly. "Dad can see into the future. The um, distant future."
"Seriously," Gloria said in awe.
"Yeah," Caleb sighed. "It was actually a complete accident. Few years back he got caught in a temporal blast from some demon that was trying to rewrite history. Now, well, he can see 70 or 80 years and only 70 or 80 years into the future of a town. To be honest it kinda stinks. It only happens when he's tired, probably why my mom is taking him out to relax."
Gloria simply nodded, wondering if Caleb had any abilities like that. "So anything like that happen to you?"
Caleb simply shook his head. "I may have been training since I was old enough to walk but I've only been hunting since I was 12 and those times were all with my dad. Usually don't go single. How about you, anything weird happen?"
Gloria chuckled, blushing as she remembered all the times her age had been altered. "Not sure what to say. Nothing too crazy but then again I've only been a wizard since I was 14. "
As the two continued to walk and talk, they found themselves enjoying eachothers company. Gloria was a sweet and caring girl while Caleb was a sincere and friendly boy, both teens realizing their was a growing attraction between the two. As they turned the corner, Caleb now beckoned to where they were hunting. "Well here it is."
Gloria's eyes went wide as she gaped at the graveyard in front of them. "You're joking," she exclaimed. "Tell me your joking?"
"Nope," Caleb replied. "We're checking out the graveyard." Gloria simply groaned as the teenage couple now Jimmie the lock to the massive gate to the graveyard.
Gloria could literally feel a chill run down her spine as she now followed Caleb inside. Clinging to Calebs arm in fright, she frowned as she watched Caleb scan the graveyard. "You did this on purpose," she hissed. "Freak me out so I'm hanging all over you."
"Not a bad a idea," Caleb chuckled. "But this is legit. Vamps like to gather around places like this, especially if their new. Jim got a lead that there's a small nest around here." Gloria simply grumbled, her eyes straining as she tried see, her mind making her apprehensive as it seemed like shadows were moving everywhere.
Caleb now paused, Gloria frowning as she looked up at him. "What?"
Without a word, Caleb now withdrew his silenced pistol from its holster. Gloria's eyes going wide as she watched three figures seemingly lurch out of the darkness. Gloria screamed, watching as Calebs three shots rang true. The bullets striking the vampires in the heart, causing the bodies to combust into flames before crumbling to dust.
"Silver bullets coated in salt," Caleb said quietly. "Best way to take out a vampire."
Gloria nodded, glancing behind Caleb before gasping in shock. "LOOK OUT!"
Caleb spun withdrawing his knife as he leveled his pistol. As he did he hadn't noticed Gloria's ring begin to glow.
The vampire appeared to be in his late 20s with shaggy brown hair. As Gloria's magic enveloped him, Caleb watched as the vampires body began to change. Caleb watched the vampires face grew rounder, his body slimmer, Caleb gawked as in only seconds the vampire had gone from a grown adult to a young teen.
Still the vampire grew younger. As he descended into his preteen years, he began to shrink. The vampires body losing any adult features, his pants losing hold of his thin waist and cascading down his now skinny legs. The now tween vampire looking confused as he kicked away his now too long pants and too large shoes. As the vampire now stood (dressed only on a large tshirt) the now 8 year old vampire charged towards the teens.
Gloria's magic didn't relent. The vampire grew smaller with each step, the shirt slowly but surely inching towards the ground. By the time he reached Caleb and Gloria he couldn't be more than a year old his face round, his shirt completely covering his body. The vampire now toddler towards them before losing his balance and falling onto his butt, staring up at the two teen with wide eyes.
"Aww he's kinda cute," Gloria smiled. Approaching the baby vampire she now shrieked as he lunged at her. "Damn it he bit me," she shrieked, kicking the baby vampire. The vampire baby now tumbled backwards and falling out of his shirt as he began to cry.
"Holy shit I kicked a baby!!!"
"Its okay Gloria," Caleb soothed. The hunter now stepping forward as he looked at the bawling infant. Raising his weapon he winced before sighing. "Can you change him back please," he sighed. "Really don't want to shoot a baby."
Gloria nodded, snapping her fingers. In an instant, where a crying infant had been moments before now stood a confused and naked adult vampire. Before the vampire could even think, Caleb plunged his knife through its heart, killing it instantly.
"Appreciate that."
Caleb now approached Gloria, the teenage wizard grasping a small bite above her ankle. "Oh my God am I going to become a vampire?!"
"Thats not how it works," Caleb stated as he examined the tiny bite mark. "Vamps have to drain you of alot of blood to turn you. Bite like this will probably make you a little sick, like having a stomach bug."
Caleb now reached into his pocket, producing a small vial of liquid that he now applied to Gloria's wound. Gloria winced, it burned a little.
"Silver nitrate and witch hazel," he stated. "Best cure for vampire bites. It'll keep you from getting sick but it might leave a scar." Gloria nodded as she now looked down at the bite, seeing it had stopped bleeding. "Thanks," she smiled.
Caleb grinned, tipping his hat as the two continued. For Gloria she would definitely say it was a unique first date experience.