Hidden in Plain Sight┆VampireVerse┆?

S E V E N

   "Merci Jasper, j'avais oublié." Encre said, getting up and walking to the bathroom. He looked in the mirror to see what he was doing.

   Encre pulled the bandages off of his mostly healed skull.  He rinsed the injury off with water to clear away the blood, then he disinfected it.

   After he did that, he re-bandaged the wound. Then he threw the dirty bandages in the trash.

   After completing his task, he walked to the Livingroom once again. And yet again, he felt the burning stare as soon as he left the bathroom.

   He walked down the hallway as he slowly identified a sense of panic rising within him. 

   "Jasper! Où êtes-vous!?" He called as he ran into the room where his son had been a couple minutes prior. Jasper was no longer there.

   "Jasper!?" He called again, running to each room. Neither Mollie nor Jasper could be found within the entire house.

   Encre took a deep breath before heading back to his search. All the while feeling watched.

   While Encre searched around, he heard the door open. His panic only grew as he ran to the front door.

   Immediately spotting Jasper as he was unleashing Mollie, Encre sighed in relief. "Jasper!" He hummed.

   "Papa?" Jasper said, confused by his father's frantic state and heavy breathing. The poor thing looked on the verge of a panic attack.

   Encre sighed again and hugged his son. "Papa, qu'est-ce qui ne va pas? Tu as l'air si paniqué.." Jasper asked as he hugged his dad back.

   "Tu m'as fait peur, je ne t'ai trouvé nulle part dans la maison!" Encre cried in response, releasing Jasper from the death grip hug he had him trapped in.

   Jasper smiled and chuckled awkwardly, he's not used to Encre being this protective, or worried.

   It was very strange, and made Jasper confused and worried. He shook his head to clear his thoughts.

   Encre could still feel the burning gaze going into his skull, but he decided to ignore it due to Jasper not mentioning it.

   There were a few moments of awkward silence. Neither of them knew what to say, nor wanted to speak.

   "Uhm... Est-ce qu'on va pouvoir aller dans la forêt ce soir?" Jasper asked. "Bien sûr!" Encre replied in a cheery hum, receiving a big smiled from his son.

   Jasper ran off to school after that, while Encre sat down and painted. Oh how he missed painting, he hasn't done any projects in over a month.

   Encre painted for a while, spreading and blending together colours on the canvas to create portraits, landscapes and group photos of his friends.

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   He heard the squeaking of bats and turned around just in time to see three of his vampire friends.

   Songe, Macabre, and Cruzar.

   Songe was as energetic as ever, Macabre seemed like he was dragged there, and Cruzar seemed happy that Encre was alright.

   "Hello you three." Encre greeted, a smile spread across his face. "How are you feeling?" Macabre asked, sitting on the couch between Songe and the end.

   Encre walked into the kitchen, Cruzar following behind. "I'm feeling alright." He answered the goopy vampire as he brewed some tea.

   "Would anyone like some tea?" He asked when he took the tea kettle to the Livingroom using a tray, which carried some sugar and four teacups.