The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod
Vladimir is a very misunderstood child who lost his parents three years ago in a tragic house fire, which he suspects to have been intentional.
In Ninth Grade Slays, the second book in the Vladimir Tod series, Vlad is just starting high school.
As they work their way through their freshman year of high school, Joss and Vlad become close friends.
Joss develops a crush on Meredith Brookstone, the girl Vlad is in love with, going out with her for one dance.
Vlad tells Vikas of his father's death and they hold a Pyre, a vampire funeral.
Shortly after returning from Siberia and to school, Joss decides to let Vlad in on his secret, that he is a Slayer and has been sent to Bathory to kill a vampire.
D'Ablo, the vampire antagonist of the first book who was assumed dead, returns to attempt to kill Vlad.
When Vlad gets back to school he finds a note on his locker from Joss confirming that they are no longer friends.
Vlad returns to school for tenth grade and one day he saves a small goth boy named Sprat, who was being bullied by Bill and Tom.
Vlad has night terrors of a dark figure, and out of the shadow that surrounded it appear a silver blade.
Moonlight glinted off its razor sharp surface, the man plunged the blade downward, ripping it through Vlad's stomach.
After saving Snow from her abusive father, he sinks his teeth into her neck, sucking her almost dry and making her drop to the ground.
Later on finding out that Ignatius is none other than his own grandfather, who wants to kill Vlad and bring honor back to his family's name.
Otis returns to Nelly's house with Vlad and Henry waiting upon the letter from Vikas stating otherwise.
At the Freedom Fest Vlad breaks up with Meredith to save her from himself, and goes to the back ally where he once bit into Snow's neck and meets her there.
The book ends with a letter that Vlad was supposed to get a while back containing Otis's teaching on writing in Elysian Code.
On the last day of summer multiple vampires come to Vlad's house to celebrate Otis's life.
The bullies duct tape Vlad to a tree and Eddie puts a necklace of garlic around his neck.
Eddie is spared when Henry shows up and convinces Vlad to wait until not as many people can see them fighting.
He finds out that he will rule over Vampire kind out of necessity and he will enslave the Human race out of charity.
Vlad is then put on trial for destroying D'Ablo's hand and for revealing his true nature to humans, without having a pre-trial.
His dad then disappears, leaving Vlad with Dorian's corpse and a severely injured Joss lying on the ground.
Otis shows up soon after and gets angry at his half brother for making Vlad suffer for many years.
Tomas also killed Vlad's mom, and the man in the charred bed was Aidan, the son of Dorian.
Also, it is supposedly revealed that Snow's eyes turn iridescent green near the end, leaving Vlad to wonder what the future may hold.
