Family's Love

Scarlett finally opened up to Allen, telling him all about her big brother who died out of a rare disease. She also made him know that she loved her brother dearly and that his death was a big blow to her and it made her distant from everything and everyone around her, even her parents. And most surprisingly, she didn't drop a tear as she spoke about him, she was calm all through the whole time. After she was done telling Allen about her brother, he served food for the both of them and then they are together.

When they finished having their dinner, Allen carried the plates and went to the kitchen to wash them while Scarlett went to the sitting room. As she sat down there, she pulled out the necklace inside her clothes and began to caress the pendant.

"Big brother, I've got another big brother just as you promised me before your death and he is nice and caring like you. I hope you can now rest, don't worry about me again," she mumbled and placed back the necklace inside her clothes. Soon after, she yawned and lay down on the couch as sleep swept over her.

When Allen was done washing plates, he came and saw her asleep and then carried her back to her room where he carefully placed her in bed and covered her with the blanket.

"Good night, Scarlett," he muttered and then left the room afterward.

After he went back to the sitting room, he sat down and opened his system.

"System, time to distribute my points. Take 40 to strength, 20 to speed, 20 to vitality, and 20 to mind," he said to the system.

[STATUS]

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[Name: Allen]

[Race: Vampire]

[Class: Newborn]

[Blood Level: 10/10]

[Level: 10/100]

[Strength: 85]

[Vitality:45]

[Speed:45]

[Mind:45]

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[ABILITIES]

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[Bite: This is the ability to kill enemies by biting] Damage depends on how strong the host is.

[Claws: This is the ability to attack and kill enemies with the use of claws] Damage depends on how strong the host is.

[Enchant: This is a spell ability that will make the enemy obey the host] Effect depends on how strong the host is.

[Copy: With this ability, the host can copy the abilities of those he bites as long as he consumes their blood] For now, the abilities copied can only last to five minutes.

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"Wow, I'm glad that my stats are increasing. Though it's slow, it's not all that bad... I'll just need to kill more monsters to gain more points," he mumbled as he stared at his stats. While he sat down there, he heard some footsteps outside the house and he got up to go and check. "Mom, Dad, you both are back," he said the moment he saw his new parents entering inside.

"You should come and hug us," the man said to him with a smile plastered on his face.

Allen abruptly rushed and hugged the two of them and they hugged him back. "Where is your sister?" The woman asked him.

"She's already asleep," Allen replied and broke free from the hug. "It seems you both are tired from work, how about you go freshen up while I heat the food for you guys," he said to them.

"Did you cook?" The man asked him, sounding a bit surprised.

"Yes, I did. I caught some bush meats and prepared dinner with them. Sister had hers before going to bed," Allen replied.

"Awesome! Honey, you see... now, we won't have to be getting worried over nothing," the man happily said to his wife who smiled as well.

"Yes. Allen, thank you so much," she said to Allen.

"It's nothing, Mom. Just doing my job," he replied, causing them to smile even further. "I'll rush to the kitchen now," he said and darted away into the kitchen.

As they watched him leave, the woman turned and faced her husband with tears in her eyes. "Darling, we are lucky to have him in our home," she said to her.

"God heard our prayers and sent an angel to us, we are so lucky indeed," the man replied to his wife. "Come on, darling, you don't need to cry, okay?" He said and wiped her face.

"I'm just happy," she replied and the both of them chuckled and went into their bedroom.

Meanwhile, Allen was listening to their conversation and tears began to form in his eyes so much that after they had finished talking, he didn't know when those tears began to fall from his eyes.

' Since their love and care for me is genuine, I'll make sure to do all I can to repay them. I'll protect them from harm and make them proud. It's a promise '

After they had finished refreshing up, they came back to the dining and saw the table had already been set. They sat down and soon saw Allen coming out from the kitchen with another plate of food.

"Mom, Dad, I need you to try this one first. This is my favorite dish," he said and placed the plate of cooked meat before them.

"Did you just prepare this now?" The woman asked him.

"Yes, I did. I've got the speed," Allen replied and smiled.

"Alright, we will taste it," the man said and picked up a spoon. He shoved the spoon inside the plate and scooped a lump of meat, and then shoved it into his mouth. As soon as his tongue came in contact with the meat, his eyes widened in surprise.

"Honey, what is it?" His wife asked him while seeming confused. Even Allen was quite taken aback by how shocked and unmoving he was.

"Dad? What is the matter?" He asked and shook his hand.

"This is fabulous! Amazing! Darling, I'm sorry to say this but this kid knows how to cook more than you," the man said with a look of excitement on his face.

"What are you saying? That he cooks more than me? That's ridiculous," the wife replied, trying her best to sound offended.

"Huh? Try it out yourself," the man said and then fed her a spoon of the food. "Well, what do you think?" He asked her as both he and Allen gazed at her intently to see her reaction.

"Not good," she replied and tried to look away so that they would think she was still offended.

"Ah, I see the smile on your face... Hahaha," her husband said and began to laugh at her.

"Dad, stop it. You are teasing her too much already," Allen said to him and turned to the woman. "Mom, don't be offended, he's only joking," he said to her, and as expected, she turned around with a smile now on her face.

"Good child, come here," she called to him and when he came, she planted a kiss on his forehead. "Thank you so much," she said with a wide smile.