This Totally Bites! by Ruth Ames

Author:Ruth Ames [Ames, Ruth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-545-35699-2
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 2011-02-08T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

“Hello, dah-link!”

Stepping inside my apartment, I nearly had a heart attack at the sight of Great-aunt Margo. She was striding toward me, carrying one of her luxurious leather suitcases in one hand and a large black umbrella in the other.

I froze, rainwater dripping off me and onto the foyer rug. All thoughts of Gabby and the fight fled my mind.

It was the first time I’d seen my great-aunt since that stormy Monday night. My eyes swept over her, searching for signs of the fearsome bat. Her face was as pale as ever, except for her bright red mouth and her navy blue eyes. Her dark hair was piled on top of her head, and she wore a chic black trench coat and high-heeled black boots.

No wings. No fangs. For now.

“Vy do you look so frightened, my dear?” Great-aunt Margo laughed, flashing her very white teeth. “It is only me!”

She really doesn’t know, I thought, amazed. She doesn’t know that I know …

“I … I … you …” I cleared my throat. “Are you going back to Romania?” was all I could manage, pointing to her suitcase.

I felt a mix of worry and relief. On the one hand, she was leaving, right when I could ask her everything! At the same time, I sort of wanted her to disappear, taking along with her all the problems she had brought me.

“Not yet, dah-link,” Great-aunt Margo replied, walking right up to me. I cowered but she didn’t seem to notice. She kissed my cheek, and her lips felt like ice. “I am just going to a spa for a few days,” she explained. “In Pennsylvania.”

I’d never thought of it before, but Pennsylvania sounds a lot like Transylvania.

I heard a whimpering sound, and noticed that Bram was all the way down the hall near my parents’ bedroom, clearly waiting for Great-aunt Margo to leave.

“I must get some rest and beautifying before the gala on Friday,” Great-aunt Margo continued, heading for the door. “Your mother and father know I vill be gone for a vile. They are off having dinner vit friends tonight.”

I spun around. “Wait!” I cried after her, feeling desperate.

Great-aunt Margo turned back to me, raising her brows. “Yes, dah-link?”

I opened my mouth. A million questions flooded my brain.

What have you and your bats been up to every night?

Are you only going outside now because it’s gray and raining?

Are you good at volleyball?

When will I become a full-fledged vampire?

But somehow the words never made it off my tongue. All I could get out was:

“When will you … will I … will you have a good time?”

So much for being brave and speaking my mind.

“Oh, I vill, dah-link, thank you,” Great-aunt Margo purred as she opened the door. “You make sure you get enough rest, too. Next Friday vill be a big night for you!”

Before I could tell my great-aunt that I wouldn’t be going to the gala, she had swept out of the apartment. Only a cloud of flowery perfume lingered in her wake.

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