Steven sat in his room shivering, he was cold. The cell was so cold and hard with no windows or openings for light to come in so he was always in the dark. Believe it or not he actually enjoyed the sunlight and being kept away from it for so long felt terrible. It had been there for two weeks bring studied and asked many questions. What did he have to do to prove to these people that he was safe to let out? He didn't drink any of the human blood they would leave him.

"Good morning." Connie said walking in. She was carrying a bag of items. "I brought you a bottle of sheep blood but I thought maybe you'd like something else to eat so I brought you some bread and strawberry jam. It's my favorite thing for breakfast."

She handed him the bottle of sheep blood then took out a slice of bread which she spread jam on then offered it to him.

"Do you want it?"

"Thank you." He took it from her and ate it slowly. "This jam is good. I have never had jam before."

"I'm glad you like it. Is there anything else I can get you?"

"No thank you. There is one thing I want but I don't think you can give it to me."

"What's that?"

"I want to get out of here. I want to see the sun."

"You like sunlight?"

"Yes, it's so cold in here and the sun is so warm. But you can't let me out can you?"

"I'm not allowed to." She said. "But I kind of owe you."

"So you're going to let me out?"

"Yes but you need to stay hidden. Can you look like a regular human?"

"Yes but I'll need some new clothes."

"I'm on it. Wait here."

Connie went to her room and took some of the money she had been saving. She then went to the nearest clothing store and bought him a gray charcoal suit, leather riding boots, an overcoat, with a matching cravat and fedora along with some white gloves to hide his nails.

She hoped they weren't too small because Steven was pretty big but to her relief the clothes fit him perfectly
She then punched in the code to unlock his cell. She was letting him out but she insisted that she follow him to make sure he wasn't seen by any of the other slayers. As for Steven he enjoyed the fresh air and sunlight he hadn't felt in two weeks.

"How do you feel?" Connie asked.

"I feel fine. Refreshed and very much alive." He said.

"I'm going to get an apple from the fruit stand, you want one?"

"I'm good."

"I'll be right back."

She went to the fruit stand to get an apple. Steven couldn't help but admire how kind and pretty Connie was. He also found it strange that she, a vampire slayer would show him any compassion but she did and it made him feel warm. Suddenly he felt a cold hand grip his arm.

"Don't move." A harsh voice hissed in his ear.

"What do you want?"

"You killed two vampires last night. Your own kind. How could you?"

"They were monsters who chose to feed onto innocent people. It's evil and sick!"

"You sound like your mother. Which means you're just as weak as she was."

Steven sized the figure by their wrist and held it so hard that he almost broke it.

"Don't talk about my mother." He growled. "She was stronger than all of you combined."

"You have her strength. Makes me wonder how one born with great strength could use to betray his own kind."

"I don't just share my blood with vampires I share it with humans too. They are both my kind and if I see an innocent life threatened I will protect it."

"Like you protected your father?"

Steven's eyes flashed red and bared his fangs but restrained himself as he did not want to expose what he was to all the people around the area.

"What's the matter? Scared someone might stake you if you fight?"

"What about you? Hiding in a cloak instead of lunging for my throat? Oh that's right full fledged vampires can't come out in sunlight can they? One of the joys of being half human is that I don't have to wait til night to come out."

"A minor problem but that has never stopped us before."

"You can tell your queen that no matter how many of you she sends, I will always be there to stop them. I swear I will not rest until blood sucking monsters like you who kill innocents are staked."

"Good luck with that." The figure grinned. "I am tired now and it is almost noon so I will leave you know but remember my queen still has a score to settle with you."

He retreated into the shadows. Sometimes it down right disgusted him that he was related to this creatures because they devour the lives of people without mercy or remorse. But he knew they couldn't all be like that because his mother wasn't then again maybe she was the only one who wasn't like that.

"Are you okay?" Connie asked returning with a bag of fruit.

"I'm fine." He said. "Good looking fruit. Why don't we go eat that in the park."

"I thought you weren't hungry."

"Can't a guy change his mind?"

They spent the rest of the day in the park talking, eating fruit, and just getting to know each other. They made a strange pair but a happy one.

"You know you're not what I would expect from a vampire slayer." Steven said.

"Well to be honest I never thought I'd be a slayer." Connie said. "My parents wanted me to be a doctor like my mom as for me I wasn't sure what I wanted to be but a slayer was the last thing on the list because I was pretty much afraid of the world. Then one day when I was ten years old I was walking home late one night when I heard screaming. I followed it to see Solomon trying to save a woman and her child from a vampire. Normally I would've just run away but for some reason I stayed and watched. The vampire over powered him and knocked him out."

"Then what?"

"Something inside of me changed. When I saw him go after that woman and her child I forgot how scared I was. I grabbed a nearby crow bar and hit him across the jaw then kicked him in the gutt. He grabbed me and he almost bit me but Solomon staked him. He told me what I did was pretty foolish but also impressive, he said I had the gift of a slayer, that I could fight a vampire even with fear in my heart and he said that was rare. He took me to the organization and asked me if I wanted to join. At first I wasn't sure but after thinking it over for a year I realized that's what I wanted to do. To fight vampires and protect people of course when I told my parents my dreams they thought I was crazy and wanted to send me to boarding school. So I ran away from home and joined the organization."

"But don't you miss your parents?"

"I do but...They never wanted to let me live my life. To take chances and do dangerous things. I'm gonna go back to them one day I just need to wait til the right time."

"I guess I understand that but I would give anything to see my parents."

"Where are they?"

"My mother died when I was born and my father died a hundred years ago."

"A hundred years ago? How old are you?"

"A hundred nineteen but I look nineteen."

"You're old. No offense."

"None taken."

"So what have you been doing for a hundred years?"

"Being made of rock."

"Seriously?"

"A hundred years ago someone I knew upset a witch and she decided to turn him into stone and that spell unknowingly hit two other people which was me and another guy."

"Oh dear."

"Yeah it sucked. So are you gonna take me back to the organization?"

"No I'll just tell them you escaped."

"They'll believe that?"

"Sure why not? To be honest I think you've proven that you're not a threat."

"You know I like you. You're nice and it's been awhile since I've seen a friendly face."

"I like you too."

"If you want we can be friends."

"It would be an odd friendship but why not? You're probably a lot nicer than most of the people I meet."

"Great. Listen I have to be somewhere right now but I'll talk to you later okay?"

"Alright. See you there."

Steven then slipped into the nearest alley, changed into a bat, and flew off.

"A vampire and a slayer as friends." Connie thought. "What's next? A devil and a nun?"

Little did she know that, that ironic friendship existed. For not too far away Manny Rivera a half devil and his nun friend Frida had just arrived at the old Rivera Manor. It was large, white, and beautiful manor with blue shutters and decorated windows along with marble pillars and several balconies.

It was large, white, and beautiful manor with blue shutters and decorated windows along with marble pillars and several balconies
"This is gorgeous." Frida said in awe.

"My father spared no expense when he built this place." Manny said. "One of the perks of being a devil is that money is never an issue so he was able to create a manor worthy of God himself."

"You actually lived here?"

"For eighteen years then my grandfather foolishly gambled away all our money."

"I thought money wasn't an issue if you're a devil."

"It isn't unless you gamble with Satan."

"Ouch!"

"There are two people a devil can never outwit and that would be Satan and God."

The doors were locked but Manny being half devil he was able to construct a key that opens every door in the house from a stone. Inside though the entire manor was covered in dust and cob webs.

"Whoa! Somebody needs to call the housekeeper." Frida said.

"I would but she's dead." Manny said.

"Well looks like we'll have to tidy up." She stuck her hand in her pocket and felt two marbles. "Oh yeah I almost forgot about these."

She threw the two marbles to the floor and stepped on them. Once broken two whisp like beings, one was golden like the sun and the other was as dark as night.

"Hello." They said.

"We are looking for Lady Frida." The golden one said.

"Are you her?" The dark one asked Manny.

"Do I look like a lady to you?"

"I'm Frida." She said. "Who are you?"

"I am Dawn." Said the golden one.

"And I am Dusk." The dark one said. "We were assigned to serve you Frida."

"Um what are you?"

"They're wisps." Manny said. "Annoying little nature spirits."

"We are not annoying!" Dusk said. "We are here to serve Frida and make sure that you protect her."

"Oh really?" Manny said. "And what if I don't protect her?"

"You have no choice. Right?"

"Ugh! I can't believe this! I'm out of here!" Manny said leaving the manor.

"Hey where are you going?" Frida asked.

"I'm going into town! I'll be back soon!"

"Wait a minute you can't leave me here to clean this place up by myself!"

"Worry not Frida." Dawn said. "Dusk and I will clean up the manor."

"Really?"

"It's our job."

"Okay then I'll just start un packing."

The wisps began cleaning the kitchen, living room, and dining room. Frida began looking for a room to sleep in and unpack her bags but every room with a door in the house was locked and Manny had left without giving her the key.

"Where are you going Frida?" Dusk asked.

"To find that useless devil boy and bring his ass back here!" She cried marching out.

"But Frida you don't even know where he is!"

"That is true." Frida said walking back.

"Don't worry we'll find him." Dawn said. "We wisps are excellent trackers."

The two wisps then flew around in different directions then quickly returned back.

"We found his trail." Dusk said. "Follow us."

Manny's trail led into the city and it ended at a local nightclub. Inside a bunch of men where drinking and fooling around with women.

"Where is he?" Frida asked.

"Let's ask." Dusk suggested flying up to a bar tender. "Excuse me sir but have you seen a Mr. Manny Rivera here?"

"Ahhh! Ghost!" He shouted. In blind terror his eyes popped out of his head and he ran away while his eyes hopped into an automobile to drive away.

"Hey I'm no ghost! The nerve of that guy and his driving eye balls."

"How rude." Dawn scoffed. "Humans can be such disrespectful creatures no offense Frida."

"None taken." She said.

"Hey Sister what are you doing here?" The bar tender asked. "I don't think a nun would really be interested in drinking or working as a prostitute."

"Oh no it's not what you think." Frida said. "Actually I'm looking for someone who might be here. Did a young man going by the name of Manny Rivera come by here?"

"Messy dark hair? Wears a belt? Has a scar on his eye?"

"Yes."

"He's upstairs but a sweet little nun like you shouldn't be here. You could get raped by one of these drunkards, so don't stay too long."

"Thanks for the advice."

They went upstairs to find a corridor full of doors.

"Manny!" Dawn called.

"Mr. Rivera! Where are you?" Dusk called.

"Quiet you two!" They heard his voice call from one room. The wisps followed his voice and entered the room to find him drinking and flirting with two women.

"Can I help you?" He asked casually.

"How deplorable!" Dawn scolded. "You are supposed to protect and watch over Frida!"

"Yet you abandon her to get drunk and fornicate!" Dusk scolded.

"Leave me alone." He groaned.

"Mr. Rivera you must stop drinking immediately while you still have your senses." Dawn said.

"And you harlets remove yourseleves now!" Dusk said.

"Ahh! Ghosts!" The women shrieked running for their lives.

"Well thanks a lot." Manny said sarcastically taking another sup of his drink.

"So this is what you've been doing!" Frida barged in angrily. "How dare you ditch me to clean YOUR house! While you go drinking and sleeping with prostitutes!"

"Hey I saw you pick pocket three people on the train so don't you start lecturing me on morals nun girl!"

"Correct me if I'm wrong but I remember you telling me that you were turned to stone for a hundred years for womanizing yet here you are doing it again!"

"Who said I was gonna stop? Besides it's not like I can just sleep with you, you're a nun and I've got wants and needs that a nun can't fullfill."

SLAP!

"Ow!"

"You're disgusting! Go and drink yourself to the point of unconscious! And while you're at it sleep with whoever want! Maybe one of them will turn you to stone again! I'm out of here!"

She then marched downstairs and out of the club.

"Frida wait! What about the key?" Dusk asked.

But she was already long gone. But unfortunately after leaving the city she had no idea how to get back to the manor. Being the genius she was (hint the sarcasim) she decided to take a short cut into the woods alone at night. Isn't that smart? Anyway she ended up getting hopelessly lost so when she didn't return to the manor the wisps went to inform Manny and they pestered him to go find her.

"I can't believe this." He said. "Is this my life now? Baby sitting a little girl? This can't get any worse."

Following her scent he went into the woods. He had just set foot in there when he saw something, it was white. A white dress being worn by a woman running into the woods, a woman who Manny would recognize in a heart beat.

"Analia?"

She turned around and flashed him a playful smile.

"Can't catch me Manny." She teased before running away again.

"No! Stop! Analia wait!" He ran after her. "Analia don't go into the woods! It's not me! I'm not there!"

He called out her name but she didn't seem to hear him, he tried to run after her but she only seemed to get farther and farther away.

"Analia! Don't!" He kept running and running, reaching his hand out to desperately touch the woman who was fading from his sight. "Analia please! I can't lose you again!"

Finally his hand touched a shoulder, he pulled the woman's body to his chest and held her close.

"I caught you." He breathed. "I caught you this time Analia."

"Who's Analia?"

He looked up and realized that woman he was holding was Frida.

"Are you okay?" She asked.

"I'm...I'm fine." He said releasing her. "What were you doing in the woods?"

"I thought I could find a short cut back."

"Don't ever go into these woods by yourself again especially at night! Don't ever do it! Understand?!"

"What is your problem?"

"Just don't do it! It's not safe!"

"Okay I won't but quick question."

"What?"

"Who's Analia?"

"She's...No one."

"That's not true! You called me Analia and you were acting like I was about to die. If she was no one to you then you wouldn't have done that. So who is she?"

"Someone long gone." He sighed. "I'll tell you everything later but for now can we just go back?"

"Sure."

They went back to the manor where the wisps had cleaned up the entire manor and already started on dinner. They sat down, ate, and later sat by the lit fireplace to talk.

"She was a woman I knew a hundred years ago. A holy woman with the gift to heal others." Manny said. "We were gonna get married after I got back from the war. When I returned I was told that she received a letter from me asking her to meet in the woods. Only I didn't send the letter but I knew who did and I knew what was going to happen. I ran into those woods as fast as I could but I wasn't quick enough and by the time I arrived she had been fatally stabbed. I held her while she was bleeding and she told me that we'd see each other again, then she died."

"Oh my God. That's terrible, no wonder you so upset that I was in there. But if she could heal people why couldn't she just heal herself?"

"That's the downside of the gift. She could heal others but she couldn't heal herself. So how is that fair?"

"Maybe it was to prevent her from living forever."

"Doesn't make it right! She died and it was my fault!"

"How was it your fault? You didn't stab her."

"No but I made a mistake and that is what led to her death."

"I'm so sorry."

"It was a hundred years ago. I've learned to block it out."

"There's nothing wrong with being sad."

"There is in my opinion. Look it's late I wanna go to bed."

"Alright so where do I sleep?"

"I have a room that might work."

He took her down a corridor and unlocked the door to a bedroom. It was an elegant bedroom holding a canopy bed draped with cream colored curtains and blue quilts lying on it. The room had a vanity, closet, mirror, and stain glass window of a blue flower that opened to a balcony.

"Wow. Nice." Frida said. "Who's room is it?"

"Analia's."

"You okay with me sleeping in here?"

"What's the big deal? She's dead, what's she going to use it for?" He said. "Goodnight."

"Goodnight."

He closed the door and she went to sleep. As for Manny before going to bed he went to speak with Steven who had messaged him. They went to meet on top of the manor.

"Alright what you two call me here for?" Manny asked.

"We heard that you were now working with that little nun girl we saw the other night." Steven said. "Please tell us that you're not planning to seduce her as you do to all lovely women?"

"Don't be stupid! She's a nun and besides I'm only with her because of this." He pointed to his belt.

"What is that?"

"A belt that reduces me to following her orders."

"How did that happen?"

"None of your business. You have your reason so may I leave?"

"Are you sure you don't have any other plans for her?" Steven asked. "We know you can't resist a pretty face."

"Who said she was pretty? And besides don't act like you and Dipper are still virgins. Let's not forget the night we went out to celebrate our return from war I stayed sober and refused to touch any woman while you two spent the whole night drunk and in the beds of several women."

He blushed and looked at him.

"Point taken." Steven said. "But the main reason I called you here is because Dipper think this nun might be pyschic."

"Where did he get that idea?"

"People said she would talk to things that weren't there."

"So that means she's just crazy. And suppose she can see dead people what's it to you?"

"Dipper thinks his sister's ghost is haunting him and he wants to use the nun to try and contact her."

"And you're here why?"

"Because it's a full moon, he's busy, and he asked me to get her."

"Yeah...No. Sorry but if I remember correctly I told you two to stay away from her. So I'm afraid he can't use her."

"I wasn't asking for your permission."

"Oh really?"

"Look I owe Dipper and if he wants me to do him a favor that might help him find his sister I'm going to do it."

"So you're just going to take her? Is that right? Let me remind you that bats are just mice with wings and as a cat devil I must rid my house of all mice." He snapped his fingers and instantly turned Steven into a mouse then grabbed him by the tail. "Did you know that in some countries mice are considered a delicacy? And it's been so long since I've had something new to eat."

The mouse screeched and tried to scurry away. Manny then changed him back.

"Alright now do you understand?" Manny said. "Tell Dipper that he will not use her and that the both of you are to leave her alone. If not then you're both cat food."

Without another word Steven changed into a bat and flew away into the dark night.