Adam couldn't help but laugh a little as he watched the young man get upset over his teasing. When the young man said that he was leaving, Adam nodded and rolled up his car window. He lit a cigarette and shoved it between his lips, then started his car. It was terribly funny to watch the younger man get upset. It made Adam feel a little less bad. He pulled out of the parking space and drove off.

As Adam drove off, he thought about the young man he'd seen... He wondered if he'd ever see him again. He wondered if the young man was being honest about not telling the police. Then he started to wonder if the police would look for him. He certainly couldn't deny that what he'd done was wrong. The only thing he could do now was return home and prepare himself to be woken up in the middle of the night by police officers looking to arrest him.

When Adam made it home, his cellphone started to ring... He picked it up after recognizing the number was from his producer. "Hello?" Adam said. Adam was shocked that the producer seemed to be aware of what had happened. It only happened not very long ago, how was he aware so quickly?

"Adam, I have the police here." Adam sighed. "I told them about your... condition." Adam frowned. He never told anyone in the studio that he was a vampire. How did his producer know? "They're going to talk to you, probably to slap you on the wrist and tell you not to do it again." Adam nodded.

"Are they going to arrest me?" Adam asked. The producer told him that he didn't know. Adam thought about it. If the police know that Adam is a vampire they are likely to place Adam on a registry of magical creatures. Adam didn't want that, but he'd rather have that than have his freedom taken away by being put in jail. Adam didn't know what he was thinking when he lost control and attacked everyone in the studio.

"Thanks." Adam said. He should be thankful that so far, the police seemed to be a little lenient now that they knew that Adam had done it on accident and that he wasn't human. But Adam hated to be pitied... He hung up the phone and went to his living room, where he flopped onto the couch. His entire apartment was covered in instruments that he'd spent his life collecting. He let out a long sigh.

. . . .

When the police arrived, Adam opened the door and looked at them with a blank expression. The police were kind and understanding... Either that, or they were afraid of Adam. He couldn't really tell, but they asked Adam a few questions. Then told Adam exactly what he did not want to hear... "We're going to have to put you in our registry." Adam understood.

He followed all of the directions that the police officers had for him. Including driving down to the station to get his picture taken and his fingerprints done. They even drew Adam's blood, for reasons Adam would never understand. He was officially on the police radar. This wasn't the first time he'd been outed as a vampire, but he'd hoped that this wouldn't effect his status as a musician. Adam wasn't as well known as many other musicians, after all, he didn't seek fame and fortune. But Adam liked being an anonymous musician. Now, if his fans knew that he were a vampire... Well... Adam didn't want to think about what would change then.