As soon as the donut was in his hand, the child jammed it in his mouth and scurried off to a far corner of the classroom to eat it, huddled over it like someone might steal it from him. Well, even slow progress was still progress. A laugh from the other side of the room broke Izzy from her thoughts. Naturally, it was Riley, watching the scene from the doorframe.

"You know, you shouldn't bully a vampire," He said, his unlit cigarette hanging from his mouth, "It'll come back to bite you."