Lance and Osamu were at the outdoor arena until nightfall and then some. Lance was riding Dionysus around and doing jumps here and there while Osamu watched from a little booth with me beside him. Even though Lance said he hadn't ridden a horse in years, he executed everything perfectly, even when Dionysus was acting stubborn. It truly looked effortless.

Later, a bit after the sun set, my masters were still outside with the arena lights on. Though, I wasn't sure why. I assumed they would've gotten bored by then. At any rate, Osamu finally turned to me to ask a favor.

"Vigil, sweetheart?" he started, to which my ears perked. "Would you be a doll and fetch some wine and a few glasses for us?"

Oh finally.

I wondered when something would happen.

I gave a little smile and nod before getting up and bowing softly to scamper off into the night.

I quickly strode through the barn, up the hill, and through the woods, the same way we came hours before. Crickets were chirping all around me and little flashes of lightning bugs were scattered here and there. A soft, night breeze blew by me, reminding me that I left my fan with Osamu, but it wasn't that big of a deal. It was black as pitch, too, but that didn't bother me since I could actually see a little better at night.

During the day, even though I was used to it, the brightness of the sun hurt my eyes a little gave gave me a small headache. The sun actually blurred colors a bit, so with that being said, it was easier to outline things and sort colors at night for me.

Even so, I never burnt in the sunlight. That's not how it works for purebloods. Perhaps I should explain a bit about vampire genetics and terminology.

Firstly, a "pureblood" is a vampire who is the offspring of a vampire. They're your standard vampire who has evolved over millions of years to feed on humans and other large mammals just like any other predator. No, we can't fly, but we do have special immunities to all methods of death except for iron, fire, and removal and/or damage of the heart. Purebloods lack sweat glands, so the danger of overheating is very high in hot settings. That's why we prefer cooler places to inhabit. We are also generally taller than the average human.

A "halfblood" is a human who has been turned to a vampire artificially by a spell or ritual. They're really just mutants who do more harm than good for themselves. They are the ones who gave vampires the reputation for burning in the sunlight. Halfbloods are like purebloods except for the facts that: they burn in the sun, they aren't as strong as purebloods (although they are stronger than the average human), they still need food and drink as well as blood, they cannot cross bodies of water, they stay the same height and age as they were when they were turned, and that they simply didn't weren't birthed from a vampire.

Both pure and halfbloods have to feed on blood at least once a month. We both heal very quickly from wounds. Neither of us feel cold nor do we fall ill. If we maintain ourselves, we could live eternally, but that's nearly impossible given the dangers of Earth. The list goes on, but those are the basics.

Now that terms are out of the way, genetics should follow. Obviously, if two purebloods conceive a child, it will also be a pureblood. If two halfbloods conceive, the offspring will be a human since the halfbloods were originally humans. They would have to convert their child. The same would apply if a halfblood and a human conceived.

However, if a halfblood and a pureblood decided to have a child, the dominant genes of the pureblood would override those of the halfblood's, thus producing a pureblood offspring. Naturally, the same course of action would follow for a cross between a pureblood and a human. Although, these two pairings are commonly looked down upon in many social circles of vampires since we believe in purely breeding and keeping the blood clean of any nasty, human pollutants.

In short: halfbloods and humans are barbaric, dumb creatures, good for nothing but destroying their own kind and everything around them.