The door suddenly opened. In walked a dark-haired girl who Selena thought almost looked familiar. She couldn't quite put her finger on why, though. As far as Selena could tell, the newcomer was a normal human around sixteen years old. The nervous-looking girl walked up to Morgana.
"Umm... hi," said the girl. "My name's Chloe Elliott."
Selena noticed that Tatiana jumped at the sound of the new girl's name. She honestly looked like she'd seen a ghost.
Morgan smiled at Chloe. "What can I do for you, Chloe?"
"I've heard rumors that you're a witch," said Chloe. "If that's true, I need your help. I've run away from my abusive aunt. And I don't have anywhere to go. Now, I met this homeless chick who says she tried to join a vampire clan but turned out to be allergic to the transformation venom. Yeah, I know she was probably just on crack or meth or something, but... it spoke to this childhood dream my dead sister and I shared. We'd promised each other that somehow we'd find a way to become vampires and have adventures together. If there are vampire clans out there, that's who I want to take me in. Problem is, I'm not a vampire. And even if I were, I wouldn't have a freaking clue where to find a clan, so..."
Chloe trailed off as her eyes landed on Tatiana. She slowly approached the vampire. It suddenly occurred to Selena how similar the structure of the two girls' faces were. Were they... related?
Chloe clasped Tatiana's hand in hers. "Natalie? Natalie Elliott?"
Tatiana's face split into a joyful grin. "Yeah, it's me, Little Sis! I really did it; I'm an honest-to-God vampire. Only, my name isn't Natalie Elliott anymore. It's Tatiana von Karnstein."
"Ooh, very vampire-y!" chirped Chloe.
"Jeez, I'm learning so much about you today, Tats," Selena interjected. "Your birth name is Natalie, you've got a sister, and you escaped an abusive aunt?"
Tatiana shrugged and smiled. "What can I say? I'm mysterious."
"Nobody back home knows where you disappeared to," said Chloe. "One day you just didn't come home from school, and we assumed the worst. Aunt Carrie said you probably killed yourself."
Tatiana chuckled. "Well, technically I AM dead." Her face suddenly grew deadly serious. "Oh, Chloe! I'm sorry I scared you. I... I should've told you I was planning to run away. Hell, I should've taken you with me. Well, it'll be alright now. I'm gonna give you a whole new life as a von Karnstein. My new moms, Matriarch Carmilla and Consort Mircalla, are gonna love you to undeath! You'll even get a badass new name like me!"
"Cool!" said Chloe. She turned back to Morgana. "So... how do I become a vampire, exactly?"
"Simplest thing would be to let Tatiana bite you. I promise you it won't hurt. There are chemical compounds in vampire saliva that turn the pain to pleasure. Of course, some humans still get squeamish. If you're one of them, there's other ways. I can go see what I've got the the storeroom if you like."
Chloe thought about it. After a moment's careful consideration she decided that...