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Three weeks go by and he still doesn't talk to me. Today, though, I'm going to make sure I get him to talk. Today he turns 600 years old. Today is November 14, 2031. Count Dracula's 600th birthday. I can't wait to tell him happy birthday. I head downstairs and find him sitting at the table looking at some papers.422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7GqedBxWUW
"Good morning," I say.422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtb1KQ0iZYJ
He looks up and glares at me. "Yeah, sure," he mutters and goes back to looking at his papers.422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡETVy5GoBAe
I smile nervously and sit down. "Um, uh … Happy birthday?"422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5FjNAtlH9v
He looks up and slowly stands up. He puts the tips of his fingers on the table and glares at me. "I better not hear that again." He turns around and walks away.422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAMtHOC1R65
I look down at my plate and sigh. "He's not gonna change," I mutter. I get up and walk towards the stairs. I go to my room and grab my things. I grab a cloak and go back down the stairs. I wrap the cloak around me and head out the doors. "Dang, it's cold," I whisper and shiver. I look behind me one more time. I sigh and continue.422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs8WfVPQ0lZ
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Several hours later, late at night, I'm lost. I set my case on the ground and sit down beside it. I pull my cloak close to me and shiver.422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtBOBxAHbsp
I sigh. "I wish I knew how to make a fire," I say shakily. I shiver again. Suddenly, I see something white coming down from the sky. "Oh, shoot. It's snowing." I groan. I rub in a circle on my belly. "It's okay, baby. At least you're warm and cozy. I feel like I'll die any minute. Which means you will if I do." I sigh.422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu3fnRxlEel
Five hours later, I wake up, shivering violently. I look around. There's at least six inches of snow on the ground and it's still snowing. Suddenly, I hear wolves howling. I look around and see a wolf come over and sniff my face. He sits down and starts howling. Dang, that's loud. I cover my ears. I'm still shivering. I cough. Then, I take my hands down and wrap my cloak close to me. I can't see my case at all. It's not like it's going to matter. There's nothing important in it.422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZtRVgkdyFr
"There you are." Someone leans down and puts their hand on my cheek. "Oh, you're awfully cold. I've got to get you back to the castle."422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Jkk0229gw
I moan. That's all I can do. I go unconscious.422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJNOsmYCZkA
An hour later, I wake up in a bathtub. I moan.422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKv1iEQppMA
"Shh. It's alright."422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡifsVxAJRev
I feel someone's hands gently scrubbing my body with a sponge. Suddenly, I realize who it is. I grab the hand, take the sponge, set it beside, and set the hand on my belly. My bulging belly.422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqMnmfuA9Sy
I smile and look up at him. He looks away.422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeYOMQdORMC
"Dracula," I whisper. "Dracula, look at me."422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd4Gc57ot9w
He sighs shakily and looks at me.422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGczF76Apaq
"Why are you so emotional?"422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTuuUXevf7a
"I don't know," he whispers. "Why did you run off? If you would have stayed out any longer, you'd probably be dead or have hypothermia."422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLxCSIhwJOg
"I thought you didn't care. You just kept glaring at me and you walked away. So I left. I thought you didn't want me around." I look away as a tear streams down my cheek. I let go of his hand and let mine fall into the water.422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLyMihZTNv0
"Of course I care. If I didn't, I would have just left you out there." He lifts his hand up off my belly and turns my face to look at him. "Nikki, you remind me of Elisabeta. Sometimes I think you're Elisabeta back from the dead."422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSWzdbesj3s
He stands up and pulls the plug out of the water. He sets the plug on the edge of the tub and helps me out of the tub. He grabs the biggest towel he can find and wraps it around me. He picks me up like a bride and takes me into the next room. He lays me on the bed and looks through the wardrobe. He pulls out a night gown and helps me put it on. Then, he throws the towel to the side and picks me up. He sets me on a chair and grabs a hairbrush. He comes over, sets the brush down and takes the cover off of a mirror. He sets it aside and picks up the brush. Then, he starts brushing my hair gently.422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNC7LCxx8Hp
"Ah, so beautiful. I swear you're Elisabeta back from the dead." He chuckles.422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOHbPUHtT0r
I sigh. "What time is it?"422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQvA0X3I4Xa
"It's 11:28."422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCHzsZVBIkA
"Hm. In two minutes, it'll be exactly nine months after we made little Nightingale."422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Yx1uBwRRv
"Nightingale?"422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb6KWqhEy3d
"Mmhm. Nightingale Starr Dracula."422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrRelsVmfbR
"What? No. That child deserves your last name more than mine."422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC4lNExSO0o
"No. She belongs to both of us. And plus, a child usually gets the father's last name anyway."422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ6iV4TWP2O
"Not if the mother and father aren't married."422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvoeO2ZvOve
"Oh, shut up."
"Make me."422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡID5nAY97bQ
"I will—" I gasp and look down. "Oh, ship."422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWfSMMhLI2M
"Ship? I don't—" He gasps. "Oh, no. The baby. And it's 11:30."422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv3MCyctvFY
"No way."422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwi3kklJ4B5
"Yes. It is."422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOsLY9pLrvW
"You—" I wince. "Oh, God."422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy661kgggjx
He sets the brush down and picks me up. He lays me down on the bed and covers me up. Then, he grabs the drape that was over the mirror and pulls the blanket up. He lays the drape on the bed and folds the blanket over my legs. He rolls his sleeves up.422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJzHBuVC3GD
"Okay. Let's hope I can do this."422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGXSYJ0vXmz
Twenty-five minutes later, I hear a muffled wail. Then, he's holding something in his arms. Wails fill the room. I gasp and lay back. I moan. He walks over to a table and cuts off the umbilical cord. Then, he comes over and hands the baby to me. He smiles and strokes her little feet.422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6p6oygw91x
"She's so beautiful," I say.422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡClZhdBWy5P
"Just like you," he whispers. He smiles gently and leaves the room, shutting the door behind him. I sigh.422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBcVFC6PR2g
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