Kai glanced back at the twins. Josie was playing with her barbie doll, while Lizzie was playing a game on her Ipad.

Kai felt the corner of his mouth turn up when Josie began to fly the barbie doll around like it was superman. She made sound effects as she played.

Lizzie didn't notice her sister as her headphones were on.

Kai looked forward, popping a pork rind in his mouth. He glanced out the window, spotting the sign indicating he was entering Portland.

It had been a long few days. Turns out road trips with little kids were exhausting. The twins kept getting into fights about what movie to watch and who gets to play with what toy.

And bathroom breaks.

Kai really hated the bathroom breaks. They constantly had to stop so the girls could go. But for some reason, they never had to go at the same time.

Thankfully, Kai was able to keep driving without having to stay at hotels. It had been 4 days.

He was never doing this again.

Especially since the twins were getting restless from being cooped up in the car.

"Uncle Kai, are we there yet?" Lizzie asked, taking off her headphones.

Josie lowered her doll and glanced at him as well.

"I'm bored."

"Well, good news, kiddos. We're almost there," Kai said, ignoring the relief he felt at that.

"Yay!" Lizzie and Josie cheered.

Kai smirked in amusement. "You guys want to listen to music?" Kai asked.

"Yeah," Lizzie said, cheerfully as Josie nodded in agreement.

Kai turned on the kid's station and the twins started singing along to the song that was on.

Thirty minutes later, Kai pulled into the driveway of his old house. When he parked the car, he glanced back at the twins.

"You two want to see where I grew up?" He asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Mm-hmm," Josie said, nodding.

While Lizzie looked at him curiously. "You grew up here?" She asked, eyes flickering to the house.

"Yep," Kai replied as he pushed down the feeling of dread seeping into his gut.

Kai got out of the car and opened the side door. He quickly unbuckled Josie and lifted her out, putting her on the ground.

Kai grabbed Josie's backpack and shoved her toys into it, before putting it on Josie's back.

"Josie, wait for me and your sister on the porch," Kai said, closing the side door.

"Ok, Uncle Kai," Josie chirped. Then she ran over to the house and sat down on the porch.

Kai went over to the other side of the car and opened the door. He unbuckled Lizzie and lifted her onto his hip.

He grabbed her Ipad and put it into Lizzie's backpack. Then, he shouldered the backpack and shut the car door. He shifted Lizzie slightly and walked over to Josie.

Josie stood up excitedly. "Are we going in?" She asked, grinning.

"We are," Kai answered, amused despite the situation.

Josie ran over to the door with Kai following. Kai rested his hand on the doorknob. "Aperto"

The door unlocked, opening on its own, and the twins gasped.

"Whoa," Lizzie said in surprise. She leaned close as if she could see the after effects of what he did.

Josie was looking between the door and Kai. "How did you do that?" Josie asked curiously.

Kai smirked. "Magic," He said, righting his grip on Lizzie as she leaned far.

"Awesome," Lizzie exclaimed, before furrowing her brow. "Can we do that too?"

"You can, I'll teach you if you want," Kai said with a shrug.

"Really?" Josie asked, her eyes lighting with excitement.

"Mm-hmm," Kai said, giving them looks of amusement.

"Yay!" The twins squealed, making him laugh.

"Alright, let's go in," Kai said, shaking his head.

Josie ran into the house, dropping her backpack onto the ground near the door.

Kai lowered Lizzie to the ground and she ran after her sister.

Kai entered at a slower pace, his eyes wandering the walls. Kai grabbed Josie's backpack off the ground and walked further in, keeping his vampire hearing focused on the twins.

Kai ran a hand along the walls and his mind flashed back to the walls being covered in blood. He shook his head to clear it.

He could hear the twins in the halls, giggling as they ran up and down the stairs. Kai entered the kitchen, placing the twins' backpacks on the counter.

Kai used his vampire speed to grab the bags and suitcase from the car. When he re-entered the house, he left the suitcases by the front door and brought the other bags into the kitchen.

Kai walked over to where the twins were wrestling on the floor.

"Girls," He called and they both looked up at him, grinning.

"Yes, Uncle Kai?" Lizzie asked, innocently.

"What are you two doing?" Kai asked, tilting his head with a questioning look.

"Nothing," The twins exclaimed in unison.

"Really?" He snorted. Under his breath, he muttered, "Yeah, I'm going to have to teach you two how to lie."

The twins exchanged a confused look.  Kai shook his head, "You guys want lunch?" He asked, curiously.

"Yeah," Josie said, perking up.

"Alright, let's go to the kitchen," Kai said, motioning at them.

Lizzie took off running towards the kitchen at those words. And Josie turned to Kai and held her arms out. Kai picked her up and placed her on his hip. She rested her head on his shoulder and Kai followed after Lizzie.

When they reached the kitchen, Lizzie was on a stool and was trying to reach a bag of cookies on the counter.

"Lizzie! Careful," Kai warned, narrowing his eyes at her.

Lizzie looked over at him startled. "Uhhh, this isn't what it looks like," Lizzie said, her eyes flickering around nervously.

Kai raised his eyebrows. "So you aren't trying to sneak a cookie before you've eaten lunch?" He asked, amused.

"Nooo," Lizzie said, shaking her head rapidly.

Josie smirked, "Lizzie's in trouble," She sang.

Lizzie shot her sister a glare, looking like she was about to have a tantrum, which was the last thing he wanted.

Kai gave Josie a look. "Josie, don't be mean to your sister," He said, making her pout.

Kai walked over to the table and sat Josie down. Then he walked over to Lizzie and lifted her off the stool and placed her in a chair next to her sister.

Kai reached into one of the bags and pulled out the lunch meat and bread. He went to the cupboards and pulled out some plates.

Kai grabbed their sippy cups and put apple juice in them both and placed them in front of the twins. Then, He quickly threw together the sandwiches and cut them diagonally for Lizzie and into squares for Josie.

He placed the squared ones in front of Josie and the diagonal ones in front of Lizzie.

Lizzie frowned. "I want the squared ones," She said, looking up at him.

Kai paused. "You always prefer them cut diagonally," He said, confused.

"I want the squares!" Lizzie repeated with a glare.

"Hey, don't take that tone with me," Kai reprimanded, frowning at her.

Lizzie glared at him and reached for her sister's plate. Kai's hand shot forward, blocking her path.

"Lizzie, no."

Lizzie's hand changed its path and grabbed his wrist. A second later a glow formed and Kai gasped in pain, as he felt his life force be torn away from him.

"Lizzie!" Josie shouted, her eyes wide in horror.

Lizzie released his wrist, her own eyes wide and fearful.

Kai held his wrist to his chest, staring at Lizzie in shock but also understanding.

"I-I...I didn't m-mean to-to do that," Lizzie said, her eyes filling with tears.

Kai snapped into action and sped to Lizzie's side.

"Hey, it's okay. It's not your fault. I'm not upset. I promise," Kai reassured her.

"But I hurt you," Lizzie said in a whisper.

Kai reached out and picked her up, holding her tightly.

"You didn't mean to. You can't control it, not yet but I will teach you," Kai said, rubbing her back.

Lizzie nodded into his shoulder, sniffling slightly.

Kai looked at Josie, who was looking at her sister in worry.

"Both of you."