You wanna be a vampire, I wanna be a vampire, we all wanna be vampires!

He nodded immediately, bowing at the waist.

"Of course, Miss Clarissa!"

She attacked him with a hug. "Good~~~"

He patted her head, grimacing slightly.

"...Can we please go change now? Actually, a bath first--we must wash off the stench."

"Yes! Let's get a bath together!" She clung to him, nuzzling his cheek.

He blushed again.

"Clarissa! That's improper!"

"I know." She grinned. "But isn't it okay to be improper sometimes?"

He glared.

"Perhaps. When you're an adult. And married."

"Then marry me!" She exclaimed.

"You're not an adult!!" he exclaimed.

"What about when I am?" She insisted.

He blushed.

"...This is a conversation for another day, Clarissa."

She pouted.

"Fine. I'm getting a bath. Without you. Because you're a meanie!"

"I didn't want to bathe with you!" he exclaimed. "Kindly go and clean up on your own, you're a big girl."

She stuck out her tongue and pranced off to bathe.

He sighed, pulling off his stained jacket; better hurry and get the ketchup out while she was bathing.

-x-

After she'd bathed, Clarissa pranced down into the main room in her jim-jams.

"Alois~!"

He looked up, shirtless. Blushing, he quickly grabbed a robe off of a nearby hook and pulled it on.

"Ah, you're done with the tub?"

Clarissa blushed, for perhaps the first time ever. Or at least one of the few times.

"Uhm. Yes." She said lamely.

He couldn't hide the smallest of smug grins--it was about time Clarissa knew what it felt like.

"I'll go and take a bath, then--don't follow me or try to join, and stay out of trouble while I'm gone."

She smiled soon after.

"I hadn't thought about it, but all of those sound like so much fun, now!"

He glared.

"Clarissa, don't--otherwise I'll escort you home early, silly girl."

"But if I'm going home anyway, it might be worth it." She decided. "Unless, you know, I can stay longer."

He sighed deeply, smiling.

"...Fine, you may stay for dinner."

She grinned.

"Good! I was getting hungry, anyway."

He shook his head, still smiling.

"Have you eaten lunch yet, dear?"