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so he could hear what she was saying out loud to Eric.
    "Eric, there is something about me you need to know. When I first start talking you aren't going to take me seriously, or you are going to think I'm crazy. Don't interrupt, just let me talk for about three minutes and then I'll give you whatever proof you want me to give you."
    She took a deep breath. Not that she needed to breathe, other than what was needed for the mechanics of talking, but she wanted to get as much of this out as she could before he interrupted.
    "I'm not human. Not anymore. When I was twenty-three years old I was turned into a vampire. I'm very old, even though I don't look it. Hang gliding with you at night wouldn't have been dangerous because I can fly. I wasn't nervous about going over the cliff to rappel for the same reason. I'm very strong and very fast, that's how I put you on the ground so fast you didn't really know how you got there. I have excellent night vision and I can hear about one hundred times better than you can. I can also hear frequency ranges you can't hear. Life is much easier as a vampire now that there are blood banks and we can drink bagged blood. I don't eat food. The only things I drink are water, unsweetened tea, alcoholic beverages, and blood."
    Abbot had come in while she was talking but Eric hadn't seen him yet.
    "This is my friend Abbot. I was a little nervous about telling you so soon so he's here to help me talk to you. Normally we like to wait until we know someone fairly well before we share our secret, but... you're different. You needed to know sooner rather than later."
    She couldn't tell what Eric was thinking, but she could tell he didn't believe her just yet. He glanced at Abbot and then looked back at Kendra.
    "You said you had proof? I think it's time to pull some of it out."
    "What would make you believe me? Tell me and I'll do it."
    "You said you could fly?"
    Kendra couldn't really fly around inside, so she levitated up from the chair she was in and floated across the room and back, sinking gracefully back into her chair. She looked at him the entire time, but he waited until she was back in her seat before responding in any way.
    He didn't get flustered, he just calmly said, "Well, that is a neat trick. I thought vampires had fangs?"
    She opened her mouth so he could see her teeth and then let her fangs grow out, stay that way a few seconds, and then shrink back to their normal size.
    She saw him grow pale and smelled his fear.
    "Please don't be afraid. I won't hurt you and neither will Abbot."
    "I'm not afraid, and I'm not completely convinced yet, either."
    "Eric, every human emotion has a smell. I can smell when you are afraid, when you are horny, when you are angry, when you are happy."
    She heard Abbot in her mind. That is not helping Kendra. Let him get used to the idea of not being able to hide emotions later.
    How do I help him not be afraid?
    You know how to do this. Sit back in your chair, look relaxed. Drink some wine. I'm going to stay on the other side of the room and be as discrete as I can for now.
    Kendra sat back in her chair. "Eric, before we had blood banks, when we needed to feed from humans, we didn't have to kill to feed. We take less in a feeding than the Red Cross takes in a blood donation. And our bite is much more fun, if I choose I can even make it orgasmic. But I've already fed tonight, as has Abbot. We aren't interested in your blood. Very few humans know of our existence. I'm only telling you because I want to try to have a relationship with you and, well, this is probably information you need to know, if we are going to date."
    "If you were to bite me, would I turn into a vampire?"
    "No. You'd need to be bitten on many consecutive days and then have your blood drained to the point just before death."
    "Then bite me and make me orgasm. Then I'll believe you are a vampire."
    Kendra was shocked, this was the last thing she'd expected.
    Abbot spoke. “I'll step outside for a