Ben's POV:

I imagined doing "it" with her would make me feel great, and it did...

But it's weird... I feel invigorated and completely mortified!

Like... Was he better? Was I horrible? I would have asked... But I was called into work while she was still asleep.

So throughout the whole day, I'm stuck with this ever-piling insecurity that is killing me.

Ben:(sigh)

Okay, I need to chill and not think about that very adult subject for the rest of today and maybe forever.

Luckily there was a murder, meaning I have a subject to completly ignore my problem.

I find my partner, a gruff gray-haired man in his fifties, a definite cop who's seen it all. In his black fedora and trench coat, with a nice bowtie, Detective Theo Goch sipped his coffee.

Theo: What's up with you?

Ben: What do you mean?

Theo: You walk like a guy who got lucky, but have the face of a chump who got cheated on.

Ben: It's... Complicated... I don't want to talk about it.

Theo: Ah. I see.

Theo: Lucky for you we have a doozy. But nothing a "genius detective" like you can't solve.

Ben: Since when am I a genius?

Theo:(chuckles) Don't worry about it.

Together we enter this apartment complex that was really run down. It gave me crack house vibes. But the fifth floor where the crime took place was strangely higher quality.

Like almost budget VIP.

Ben: So what exactly do we have here?

I asked as my partner opened the door to the horror of room 504.

Theo: Orgy mass murder.

Ben:.....

What.

(Opening theme)

So... After looking at 13 naked bodies in various "positions"-ahem.

I'm... Ugh!

Kay... So, none of them had any in- lethal injuries. None of the food or drinks were poisoned and their cause of death was blood loss.

This case is so weird... And... I can't just focus on what happened yesterday.

God, what happened yesterday... That was a rollercoaster... Found out the masked vigilantly G-Zero who is wanted due to a law passed by the state is my girlfriend's ex.

Ben:......

Why did I remind myself of that!? God, why did I remind myself? Saten, why did you remind me of that!?

(Slam)

Bashing my head into my desk, I make a fool of myself in front of my coworkers.

Thankfully, I'm at my limit, so I don't really care.

Grabbing my jacket, I leave to clear my head, praying to god that I succeed.

Barista: Ginger extract smooth!

Ben: Me.

Barista: Here you go... But are you sure about that?

Ben: Listen, I need something strong that isn't alcohol.

Grabbing my abomination of a smoothie, a sit on a bench and chug about a fifth before I see the face of God.

Ben:(cough, cough)

(Tap, tap)

Ben:?

I look up to see a woman with red dyed hair and a checkered beret which matched her skirt and a wood red leather jacket over a wooly sweater.

I didn't need her to remove her large sunglasses to tell who this woman was. Because it was me who bought her that hat.

Alex:(smile) You okay there stranger? Here, wash it down with this.

Giving me her water, I take a sip as she grabs my smoothie.

Alex:(sniff)-Oh sweet mother of mercy!

Alex: What is this!?

Ben: Ginger extract smoothie.

Alex: Why would you punish yourself like this?

Ben: I-I needed to clear my head...

Alex: Talk about the nuclear option...

Tossing my smoothie from hell itself, she pulls me to my feet.

Alex: Come on. Let me help with clearing your thoughts.

Hugging my arm, she takes me across town.

Alex: You don't have to be anywhere right?

Ben: Well technically...

Alex: Good.

Alex:(whispers) My new movie was just released in our local theater. Let's watch it.

Alex: That should clear your thoughts. (Giggles).

More you? I would love that, but the issue is that you are the thing I'm trying to clear from my head!

Helpless to her whims, I'm taken to watch "Nurse Blood". A vampire horror-thriller movie about a nurse, Alex, who is a vampire, using her job to quench her hunger and find prey without drawing too much attention.

Alex:(whispers) So... Is work pushing you too hard?

Ben:(whispers) It's the type of case that's just bizarre and definitely rated R.

Alex:(whispers) And right after what I dropped on you yesterday...

Alex:(whispers) I'm sorry.

Ben:?

Alex:(whispers) This case must be hard to focus on after learning... "That".

Alex:(whispers) I'm really sorry that I've put you in such a position.

Ben:(whispers) I-Its okay... I'm okay... As long as I'm with you.

Wrapping my arm around her, we snuggle up to each other whilst focusing back on the movie.

Surprisingly, this really eases my mind, if only a little bit.

Alex:(movie) I'm afraid doctor Kotcosky... That was your last patient.

(Crunch)

Doctor:(movie) GHAAAAAA!!!

Ben:!

Wait a minute... We live in a world where people have superpowers, magic is real, and aliens exist.

It's completely in the realm of possibility that a vampire killed those people and stripped them down to put them...in those positions...

Okay, there are a few flaws in the logic, but the vampire part kinda makes sense.

A perverted vampire. That must be the murderer!

As soon as the movie ended, I kissed Alex and said my goodbyes as I dashed to the morgue to examine the bodies.

They all hand a "hickey" in the exact same place, making me believe my theory had some validity.

Even if I was right, there was little evidence that would point me in the right direction.

So I did the only thing I could...

Google vampire research.

Ben:... No.

Ben:... No... No... Maybe... Hm?

Ben: "Funding cut off from blood plasma research"?

Ben: Huh.

Reading the article, apparently, some scientists wanted to genetically modifie a person to be able to suck out blood and even specific plasma.

Even though they were supposed to build a machine.

In any case, everything is starting to fit together. Texting my partner, I head off to the lab as the day ends.

Hearing music in what's supposed to be an abandoned building, I sneak in, following the funky song to a laboratory where a half-naked pale woman was dancing.

Vampire?:(pelvic thrusting)

Ben:...

Vampire?:(twirking)

Ben:...

Taking my gun out, I enter the room.

Ben: Ma'am you're trespassing.

Vampire?:(roboting)

Ben: Excuse me.

Vampire?:(sniff)... I don't like A negative. Leave.

Ben: So you are a vampire.

Vampire:(freezes in place)

Ben: Did you kill that... Orgy of people...?

Vampire:... They were supposed to test my procedure... But in the end, they only ended up being my meal.

Ben:... Wait... Your test subjects were in an orgy? That seems convenient...

Vampire: Oh no. I put them like that.

Ben: Why?

Vampire: I felt frisky.

Vampire:(continues to dance)

Ben: Well... I'll get your full statement at the police station. Come on, you're being arrested.

Vampire: What!? You can't arrest me!

Ben: I'm a detective and you just admitted to the murder of 13 people and defiling their bodies.

Ben: I can and I will.

Vampire:...

Vampire:(lifts metal desk)

(SWOOOSH)

(CRASH)

Ben:...

Watching her toss a large metal desk through a wall, I understand why she thought I couldn't arrest her.

Vampire: Now... If you don't mind.

Vampire:(does the Egyptian)

My only hope is to call in for backup.

(1 hour later)

(CRASH)

Vampire: HISSSSSSS!!

(BANG, BANG, BANG, BANG)⁴

So... After calling in for backup, the battle with the vampire quickly escalated into a massive shootout.

Vampire: Foolish mortals! No one can interrupt "Blood-Lusters" dancing and live to tell the tale.

Yeah, and she gave herself a supervillain name... And she's pelvic thrusting.

I have absolutely no idea what to do. Th-this is just chaos.

Blood-Luster: HAH-WHAAAA!!

(CRASH)

Ben:?

Looking over from my cover, I see G-Zero throwing the vampire into a wall and pulling her back with his gravity powers.

G-Zero:(sigh)... Where do I even begin with you?

G-Zero: Listen... Give up and I won't break your teeth. Sounds fair, right?

I watch the epic battle between G-Zero and Blood-Luster. I can tell he was still suffering from the bullet I shot him with, yet despite that.

(CRASH)

Blood-Luster:(faints)

He won... Saved us all.

She was quickly taken to be prosecuted, as I got to leave.

Going home, I felt like a complete failure. I got lucky and figure out who did it, but I was completely helpless to stop them.

Make matters worse, my mess had to be cleaned up by HIM of all superheroes.

How am I supposed to compare to that...!?

(Ending theme)