`` but you said you did n't want to be a vampire . i turn to her and fold into her waiting arms . `` ally mentioned you were seeing someone . `` you pick up on that sort of thing , '' he repeated . obviously seeing her folks during the holidays was n't important to her . he holds up his cane , and the door swings open . movement from the far side of the room caught his eye just as james launched the three sharpened sticks . 