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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.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0gIQ4yLPXa
"Good morning," I say.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4GcZ4VQIaJ
He looks up and glares at me. "Yeah, sure," he mutters and goes back to looking at his papers.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzVor1Lu9tw
I smile nervously and sit down. "Um, uh … Happy birthday?"404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbIh5jLDGZe
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.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfMXSlWNHJG
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.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm7TDQsBV8Y
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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.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcYRQjBwrB2
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.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2XexleIqa3
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.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqdEHtkBsmQ
"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."404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvdbLiiJcPn
I moan. That's all I can do. I go unconscious.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgi04U4Qw8R
An hour later, I wake up in a bathtub. I moan.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwCs4LnvOM1
"Shh. It's alright."404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaGkYOFU1xR
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.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfXN8frTA2k
I smile and look up at him. He looks away.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYuujCU3Fu8
"Dracula," I whisper. "Dracula, look at me."404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtMm1lvdXMS
He sighs shakily and looks at me.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkzJW21dWjZ
"Why are you so emotional?"404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvkYtNBbfeN
"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."404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd1c6Uksbc7
"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.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg0SPyKstyn
"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."404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRwKHLd12n3
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.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbHbT3m36zJ
"Ah, so beautiful. I swear you're Elisabeta back from the dead." He chuckles.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiTKyafgEig
I sigh. "What time is it?"404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAJKdaScXWs
"It's 11:28."404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGjld6hFxbZ
"Hm. In two minutes, it'll be exactly nine months after we made little Nightingale."404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL8c3sn3xm7
"Nightingale?"404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYIjnkztCNa
"Mmhm. Nightingale Starr Dracula."404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPmn3M8uBfi
"What? No. That child deserves your last name more than mine."404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNkV03C3TiG
"No. She belongs to both of us. And plus, a child usually gets the father's last name anyway."404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡITmuPxeTye
"Not if the mother and father aren't married."404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFpRPW3oGlW
"Oh, shut up."
"Make me."404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡenf1oXFkEp
"I will—" I gasp and look down. "Oh, ship."404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2CNvsKmQaH
"Ship? I don't—" He gasps. "Oh, no. The baby. And it's 11:30."404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW9ezvwXqPi
"No way."404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKVQUhPAbDt
"Yes. It is."404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwAaFkLWcVP
"You—" I wince. "Oh, God."404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd8TwpMpi6K
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.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW7vo12laOc
"Okay. Let's hope I can do this."404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeA1kZSP5Yl
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.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTBj8pFCWuE
"She's so beautiful," I say.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhNoTEKyRCN
"Just like you," he whispers. He smiles gently and leaves the room, shutting the door behind him. I sigh.404Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxqz1BxVqTR
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