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‘where’s my baby bat, hm?’ elle asked coming into the little one’s playroom.
‘mama!’ jj cheered, jumping up and running to her caregiver.
‘baby!’ elle cheered and caught jj in her arms as she jumped up. ‘you okay raggamuffin?’ elle asked, moving some hair from jj’s face.
‘mhm Lego mama!’ jj said and reached over for them. Elle placed her back on the floor and jj crawled quickly to where her lego bricks were. she had built a big grand house, much like elle and hers.
‘what is it baby?’ elle asked, admiring her baby’s handy work.
‘vampire house mama,’ jj said, pointing at the two vampire lego figures on the roof. ‘they bout to fly and be bats.’ jj said.
‘oh my goodness, that’s so cool!’
‘like us mama!’ jj giggled and made her bat wings spring from her back. they were little and diddy, only being a baby bat but elle had big strong ones, perfect to wrap her baby in. elle laughed and tapped jj’s shoulder, making the bat wings retract into her girls back again.
‘enough transition today baby; we did a big fly last night!’ elle said.
‘fly gain tonight mama?’ jj asked, crawling into elles lap. she wrapped her arms and legs around her mama so she was like a koala.
‘not tonight baby, mamas tired. isn’t her baby bat tired from all that flying?’ elle chuckled and tickled jj’s stomach a little.
‘nuh uh, had more blood mama.’ it was true, on feeding nights, elle did let jj take most of the blood from the humans as jj was a growing vampire, she needed the more energy but then again, elle was a full grown vampire, she needed the energy too.
‘how about mama makes blood pie for dinner and we go flying tomorrow night?’ elle asked.
‘pomise mama?’ jj asked, holding out her pinky finger. elle clasped them together, kissed the top of their joined fingers and then began to attack jj. she held her back and peppered kisses all over her face as she leaned in, jj leaned back, screeching. scared and in shock, jj’s fangs came out quickly, one of her teeth grazed elle’s arm as her head flung from side to side, trying to get away.
‘ouch, shit.’ elle said, quickly drawing back. jj’s eyes were wide with horror as she realised she cut her mama. elle let go of jj and put her hand on her arm, trying to stop the blood flow.
‘i sorry,’ she began to say over and over.
‘its okay baby, it was an accident,’ elle reassured jj, but her arm was stinging with pain. ‘can you help mama clean up?’ elle asked. jj’s eyes changed from horror to wonder now. it wasn’t often she got to drink her mamas blood but she thought it was the most tasty blood she had ever had. jj nodded, excited and elle removed her hand. jj’s mouth connected with elle’s cut and she began to suck regularly. the taste filled her mouth beautifully and jj’s eyes rolled back in her head, she was ravenous for more. she drank and drank until the bleeding subsided and elle was weak from the blood loss. once she was done, jj sat up and smiled widely at her mama, traces of blood dripping down her chin. elle couldn’t help but smile at the cute sight — jj was such a messy eater.
‘go get mama’s supply for me from the fridge. i need more,’ elle said, turning to lay on the ground. jj ran downstairs as quickly as she could. she grabbed the blood from the fridge and a straw for her mama so she could drink straight from the pouch. she then carefully, as blood supply was precious, headed back upstairs to her playroom.
‘here go mama,’ jj said and kneeled down next to her fragile caregiver. she put the straw to her mouth and let her drink. soon enough, elle was feeling much better.
‘oh my beautiful nurse, thank you so much for making me feel better!’ elle cheered as she sat up, she grabbed jj and pulled her into her lap, making jj giggle. with the fresh, not planned, blood, the little was feeling hyperactive.
‘mama we go park?’
‘we can’t just yet baby, it’s still light out,’ elle explained sadly, running her hands through jj’s hair.
‘but mamaaa,’
‘how about we go play soccer downstairs?’
elle had a medium sized pitch under her house, lit by artificial lights, with fake grass and pitches. she also had a dance studio, a gym and a pool — to make sure they stayed fit despite not being able to leave the house.
‘okay yeah! come on mama, up up,’ jj said and jumped to her feet, she pulled elle with her- using her strength. elle laughed and wrapped her arm around jj as they headed downstairs to the underground soccer pitch.
once jj was tired out beyond belief, elle decided it was time for a nap, just before nightfall. whilst she cooked, jj could sleep and then they could go out hunting - on foot. elle knew jj would ask to fly but it made hunting harder. it used up more energy which meant more blood was needed and they often ended up further from home so they were exhausted for the fly back. being a bat didn’t have its perks apart from being fun. of course the little one loved it.
elle put jj down to sleep in her cot/coffin space as it was where jj felt safest and slept the best- a night tight space full of comforts and warmth, while she got on with cooking a steak blood pie for dinner. jj often picked the meat out of it which elle didn’t like as she also needed them supplements to survive but jj loved the blood side of it. she could eat spoonfuls of the stuff- or i suppose, humans full of the stuff.
once food was ready, elle headed upstairs to grab her sleeping girl, she rocked her awake and jjs eyes opened slowly.
‘mama, it food time?’ the baby bat asked.
‘oh my goodness, always thinking about food,’ elle teased. jj smiled and stretched up, raising her arms to be carried. elle grabbed her out her cot, taking her with vampire strength downstairs.
‘hm, smell good mama,’ jj mumbled, snuggling into her mama’s neck. elle wasn’t sure if she meant the pie or her blood but she was going to take the compliment either way.
‘thank you sweet girl,’ she said and set jj in her special chair with her tray. jj giggled as she was clasped in and banged on the tray with her knife and fork.
‘food nowww,’ she was definitely awake and ready to eat. elle brought over the food on her vampirina plate, all cut up into small manageable sections.
‘now, mama wants you to eat at least half of that steak before you think about finishing, got it?’ elle put on a fake stern voice and wagged her finger at jj, jj laughed and giggled.
‘got it mama.’
she did not got it. once she’d finished all the crust and blood, she had half a plate of steak left. now, knowing her girl, elle put more than expected on the plate to trick jj into eating more but now jj was just picking at the meat.
‘eat at least half baby bat,’ elle said from her spot on the table. jj huffed and shook her head.
‘yes,’ elle said.
‘yucky mama.’
‘do you need mama’s help?’ elle asked, standing up and coming over to jj. jj whimpered and crossed her arms like a petulant child.
‘no wan it.’ jj huffed.
‘tough cookie, honey. you’re eating this or no desert,’ jj knew what that meant. no icecream with blood sauce and icecream with blood sauce was her absolute most definite favourite in the most entire world!
‘wan desert mama.’
‘eat this then please,’ elle said.
‘no!’
‘jj-‘ elle turned her warning voice on and jj huffed sadly.
‘now, please.’ elle stabbed some of the meat with her fork, she’d cooked it just the way jj liked it, there should be no problems. elle shot jj a warning look and jj slowly opened her mouth for the food. elle fed her and jj chewed it slowly, pulling a face of disgust.
‘yucky mama,’ she said and began spitting it out.
‘jj!’ elle gasped, shocked at her baby’s behaviour. she grabbed a napkin and picked the half chewed food up off her girls t-shirt and chin. ‘that’s naughty.’ elle said. and at that word, jj’s eyes welled up with tears.
‘no baby don’t cry,’ elle said, she hated seeing her baby bat cry.
‘mama i not bad.’ jj said, shaking her head.
‘no, you’re not bad jj. but what you did was naughty. you can’t spit your food out like that!’
jj threw her head back and began to wail. hot tears streamed down her face. she didn’t want to eat the nasty food her mama was making her eat. she wanted icecream and she wanted a cuddle- now.
‘okay, mamas coming.’ elle said, almost reading the girls mind. she unclasped the tray and pulled her girl into her arms. jj sobbed into elle’s shoulder.
‘yucky, mama,’ the little one tried to explain.
‘i know i know, mamas mean for making you eat the yucky food.’
jj only nodded, burying herself in elle’s brown hair.
‘mamas got you.’ elle said, stroking jj’s back.
jj calmed down nice and quickly in elles arms, although the yucky food flavour still was in her mouth, she didn’t feel as overwhelmed or sad.
‘that’s it, good girl.’ elle praised her for calming down. she sat her up in her chair and wiped her face and nose with a spare tissue.
‘now, you can not eat it this time. mama won’t make it again but it does mean no icecream,’ elle said. jj pouted and wanted to cry again but elle held up a finger in protest. ‘if you’re a good girl on the hunt, we can fly home.’
jj perked up at that: she loved to fly!!
‘good girl. now go get ready to hunt.’ elle said and lifted her out the chair. jj hurried off to get changed whilst elle cleaned up the mess from dinner.
the hunt was great and jj was on her best behaviour. she got to fly home and was as happy as larry.
‘now my sweet girl, it’s time for some more sleep.’ the sun was about to come up and they had to sleep most of the day away to stay safe. elle covered up a curled up baby bat in her bed and snuggled in beside her, covering herself up with the black sheets.