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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.423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZPH5LGRi1u
"Good morning," I say.423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEAmz2ExNmZ
He looks up and glares at me. "Yeah, sure," he mutters and goes back to looking at his papers.423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyxaLDF7adp
I smile nervously and sit down. "Um, uh … Happy birthday?"423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXLyjd3ovhY
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.423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt22BSkxmyB
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.423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡausR5nLIcr
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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.423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnDEZPAcklf
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.423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ886Ndyf2BK
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.423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzBToFNH859
"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."423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFibXvaiyXs
I moan. That's all I can do. I go unconscious.423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKZ5ypUXrAI
An hour later, I wake up in a bathtub. I moan.423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLg5kzAhqAI
"Shh. It's alright."423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0YsM0jH0p2
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.423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiNb9KkyZYu
I smile and look up at him. He looks away.423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc8wdF5riTT
"Dracula," I whisper. "Dracula, look at me."423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡduTl0ImYCZ
He sighs shakily and looks at me.423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy3OiL3gbOW
"Why are you so emotional?"423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ3dWAKe38B
"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."423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlb0KNtRbsQ
"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.423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ416TczOPi
"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."423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMzv7agp0Bt
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.423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBDak0fpHqf
"Ah, so beautiful. I swear you're Elisabeta back from the dead." He chuckles.423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQs2B6oy0xt
I sigh. "What time is it?"423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpNQmvAV1jt
"It's 11:28."423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9WaOkMBsyO
"Hm. In two minutes, it'll be exactly nine months after we made little Nightingale."423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzaABPylFDb
"Nightingale?"423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwMSrVweBFa
"Mmhm. Nightingale Starr Dracula."423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnIztrPFNog
"What? No. That child deserves your last name more than mine."423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTqTWk47wM0
"No. She belongs to both of us. And plus, a child usually gets the father's last name anyway."423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFCRtpMqDq3
"Not if the mother and father aren't married."423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKCB1RkDrPU
"Oh, shut up."
"Make me."423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ35PT2PDaq7
"I will—" I gasp and look down. "Oh, ship."423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ47zFKwn7qn
"Ship? I don't—" He gasps. "Oh, no. The baby. And it's 11:30."423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk8QpMR2RX1
"No way."423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkLse4rXq3Z
"Yes. It is."423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQoUn8ENCyt
"You—" I wince. "Oh, God."423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6g43QiNjqx
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.423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9AvuQWdvex
"Okay. Let's hope I can do this."423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWTM0L38aZh
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.423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiqL4yHl4He
"She's so beautiful," I say.423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Cfi5EpF16
"Just like you," he whispers. He smiles gently and leaves the room, shutting the door behind him. I sigh.423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIvA1TFiN6E
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