STORIES
76 - Only Twelve
2006
Tuesday ...
RACOLO:
Hey Cammeo, how’s my kid treating you today?
CAMMEO:
Hullo Racolo, I wasn’t expecting you so early.
He's been such a good boy. I was just about to feed him.
RACOLO:
I’ll do it.
CAMMEO:
Oh no, you can’t. I mean, you see I promised Esmodonti that I’d
show her how. Then we’ll give him his bath. It is her night, isn’t it?
RACOLO:
Oh yeah. Did you say Es is gonna give him a bath?
CAMMEO:
That’s right. No one could be more surprised than me. I really misjudged her.
You know, before Lithium, she couldn’t stand to be around the little ones.
I suppose she was missing him. Do you know she’s even nice to Grace?
RACOLO:
Really? Where is she now?
CAMMEO:
Getting a clean bib from your room.
RACOLO:
My room?
CAMMEO:
I hope it's alright. She said it was part of your agreement.
RACOLO:
Yeah but Aless is in there. I gotta go …
Meanwhile in Aless, Racolo and Lithiums room ...
ESMODONTI:
Roc - whatcha doin’ in bed at this hour?
ALESS:
Hmm ...
ESMODONTI:
You ain't Roc. Hey you're cute. So Roc has himself a bed
warmer huh? I didn't know he switched over to the other side.
ALESS:
Wh-who are you?
ESMODONTI:
Esmodonti, the famous vampir-ES.
ALESS:
V-v-vampire!
ESMODONTI:
Don’t look so shocked cherie. Didn’t Roc mention me?
ALESS:
You j-just stay r-right where you are ... D-don't come any closer.
ESMODONTI:
Oh chill, I’m not gonna bite you, not as long as you’re in this
house anyway. So, who exactly are ya?
ALESS:
I’m Aless. Alessio Legalle.
ESMODONTI:
So you’re related to Roc. That’s cool.
ALESS:
Who’s Roc?
ESMODONTI:
Who’s Roc! Don’t you even know whose bed you're in?
Racolo, who else?
ALESS:
You know m-my brother?
ESMODONTI:
Your brother! But of course. I’ll tell ya cherie, there was a time I knew him intimately. I’m Lithium’s mama, and it’s feeding time. I just came in to
get some supplies. You always sleep through dinner?
ALESS:
I’m n-not used to this t-time zone yet.
ESMODONTI:
I can dig it. I know a way that could help ya sleep through the night.
ESMODONTI:
… Hey, how old are ya?
ALESS:
Twelve.
ESMODONTI:
Twelve huh? That's too young for humans, isn’t it cherie?
Anyway, can’t get into it right now, my elf-kin's hungry.
RACOLO:
Aless, you OK? She’s not ... bothering you is she?
ALESS:
No, I’m fine.
ESMODONTI:
What’d ya think - I’d jump in the sack with him? Geez Roc, he’s
only twelve. I better go, Cammeo’s waiting. See you boys later.
ALESS:
Racolo, d-did you know that she's a v-vampire? I never m-met
a vampire b-before. She’s an elf too.
RACOLO:
I know.
ALESS:
Is she really Lithium’s m-mother?
RACOLO:
Yeah, it’s a long story. You OK? You still don't look so good.
ALESS:
Actually, I'm st-starving.
RACOLO:
It's almost dinner time. Are you ready to meet the others? There's a lot
of them. Elves, another vampire, a psychic and a brat named Grace.
ALESS:
Will Esmodonti b-be there too?
RACOLO:
The way my luck’s been running, it’s pretty much a guarantee.
ALESS:
C-could you m-make sure I d-don’t sit n-n-next to the br-brat named Grace.
RACOLO:
You got it.
ALESS:
Racolo, you d-don’t like Esmodonti very m-much d-do you?
RACOLO:
There was a time when I was crazy about her. That was before she became a vampire. We were inseparable. It was pretty intense.
ALESS:
What happened?
RACOLO:
She never really trusted me, so it didn’t work out. Then we lost
track of each other. When I moved here with Lith - there
she was. She’s been pissing me off ever since.
