Chapter 5: Vol.1 Part.05

It was still early in the morning when the alarm clock ripped Luna out of her dreamland. She looked at the clock, and her eyes widened in shock.

"Shit, it is already 7:15. I have to get to work."

Luna got up from her bed, dashed to her wardrobe, took out some clothes, and sprinted into her bathroom. In a hurry, Luna took off her Pajamas, washed, and dressed for the day ahead. After brushing her teeth, she rushed into the kitchen to have a bite to eat. At 7:35, she finally left the house and set off to work on her bike.

When she arrived at her workspace, she unlocked the store and started displacing the plants outside. Luna was hoping that not many people decided to buy plants today. She didn't want to talk to them. Her calm should be short-lived; after half an hour, two men entered the store and began looking around.

'Yeah, what did I expect?'

Klaus and Almar entered the store, but Luna had never seen those two, so she thought they were ordinary customers. Almar, the younger man, looked around deep in thought; his gaze swayed over the plants. Klaus, the slightly older one, went around the store, stopping by a couple of plants to take a closer look and see the price.

This drama went on for a few minutes. While Almar was really interested in examining the plants, Klaus seemed only to be pretending. Luna looked in Almars's direction, who was very tense for some reason. Almost as if something was bothering him. Luna was puzzled about Almars behavior. He seemed scared, even though nothing was here to threaten him except Luna if she wanted to hunt.

Almar, the younger person, looked in Luna's direction for a moment before focusing on the plants again. After that, his behavior didn't change, and he glanced in her direction occasionally. The more often he glanced, the more suspicious he became in her eyes. They never met before, so he couldn't have feelings for her.

It seems Klaus noticed how unprofessional his colleague was behaving. He took a plant and went to the cash register to buy it.

'He's wearing sunglasses,' she thought, but that was nothing that could save him from her charm. She just had to prolong the conversation; so his friend doesn't witness the hypnosis Luna was putting on him. Klaus went to the cash register with ginger in his hand. The moment he reached her, the other person shifted his focus from the plants in the store toward their conversation.

"How can I help you," Luna asked Klaus with a slight smile.

"I would like to buy this." He said and lay something on the desk. Luna looked from the man to the plant, then back to the man with a questioning look on her face. Their eyes met, and Luna looked deep into his being.

"May I ask why you specifically want to buy ginger? Ginger is a more tropical plant. While it is possible to grow it in Germany, you should be familiar with the fact that ginger requires certain conditions to survive. So if you are looking for plants for your garden, I would advise against ginger."

While she was speaking, Luna looked Klaus in the eyes. After three seconds, her eyes wandered to the other person in the room, who seemed very focused on their conversation for some reason.

"I wanted to put them by the window in my house."

He got a clear view of her teeth, but due to the hypnotization Luna inflicted on him, he didn't notice it.

"That shouldn't be a problem then." Luna continued and began typing the price into the register.

"That would be 22.99€."

"One moment, please." Klaus began to get his wallet out of his jacket and paid for the plant.

"Should I pack the plant to make it easier to transport?" Luna asked.

"We parked the car nearby, so we should be able to walk the few meters."

"Does your friend want to buy something too?" Luna asked.

"No, he just didn't want to wait in the car, so he tagged along," he paused before he continued. " Almar, if you want something, you better hurry. We've got another meeting coming up, and I don't want to be late again because of you." He just shook his head and went out of the shop.

"Ok, have a nice day then." She said that with a slight smile while Klaus and Almar made their way out of the store. But Luna couldn't shake the feeling that something was wrong. The person in the back was suspicious, but as long as they didn't see her teeth, everything was fine. It didn't matter if they were looking for a vampire in the entire city.

'My next hunt should be outside of Mainz,' she thought. It was best to remain cautious and set false tracks. There's also a chance they saw Luna on camera and are now looking around town to identify the person.

Luna was considering leaving Mainz in the future; for now, she will monitor the situation closely. If the risk gets too high at any point, she will take the opportunity to flee immediately. The rest of the day was pretty eventful. A lot of people came. Some to purchase something, others to only lock around and get some advice for their garden.

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Meanwhile, the secret service team was analyzing the video. They surrounded a computer and watched how Amber replayed the video, highlighting the teeth in the footage. After she was done, the pointy teeth were visible on the screen.

"You can clearly see her Vampire fangs there. And Almar, you said you didn't notice the fangs while you two were speaking?" asked Jone.

"I wore sunglasses as you said, but I couldn't see her fangs. If we didn't have the video as proof, I wouldn't believe anyone who told me that she's a vampire." He was seriously freaked about this. Not only did she play with his mind, but he didn't even notice it.

"Klaus, you spectated Almar. Did you see something strange?" asked Jone.

He was genuinely concerned that their target was suspicious and knew her cover was blown. There was no indication she knew something, but their target was no human after all.

"There was nothing unusual in their conversation. She looked Almar in the eyes, but he was not acting strange after we left the plant store or during their exchange. So I don't think she hypnotized Almar ."

But what Klaus didn't say; was that he observed Almar from a distance and could not see his face after all.

"Maybe she hides her teeth through an illusion?" suggested Elina.

"Could be possible; we are talking about a real vampire, after all," said Amber.

"We should make the arrest as soon as possible. If she got wind that we revealed her identity, she'd flee as soon as possible. We don't know if we'll get another chance to arrest her." Said Finn.

"I agree with you; for that reason, we will do the mission tonight. I will also request reinforcement in the implementation." Said Jone. It was now or never. He would prefer to observe her longer, but it was too risky to draw her attention. She was a vampire, and they didn't know how good her nose or intuition was. If they keep monitoring her, the smell alone could uncover them.

 

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It was already late when Luna closed the store and made her way home. The sun had already set, and it was getting cold. Luna put her jacket on and got on the bike. A cold wind blew in her face due to her high speed. The lanterns were already on, and only a few people walked on the street this late.

It was officially the weekend, and she wanted to watch the competitive E-sports match. Luna played some games, but she enjoyed watching professional gamers the most. 

She missed the first match of her favorite MOBA, but she could reach her home before the second match started. Due to this, she rode her bike at an immense speed that no person could match for a long time.

Luna arrived home; she parked her bike in the garage and quickly made her way to the apartment. After entering her home, Luna took off her jacket and started her PC. While her PC was booting up, she prepared her evening meal. It was nothing special, just bread and various cold cuts.

She sat on her chair in front of the PC and started watching the game. Her favorite Team played really well, so it was a quick game that ended after 26 minutes.

"Wow, TG might even win this world title."

TG was