"I probably made him uncomfortably by staring at his neck and being more irritated than usual. On the other hand, he stole my watch. Or... very vehemently demanded my watch. And then disappeared with it. He's been stealing shiny things."

Charlie's always had a hot temper, but the only time smoke usually came out of his nose was when he was smoking cigarettes. This morning, he'd had steam coming out of his nose for no reason whatsoever. That had been worrisome.

"Makes sense, though. Vampires aren't very nice. As you just found out."

And he still feels bad about that. He should have had more control, shouldn't have been so drawn to Ned like that. He barely knows him -- it's embarrassing.