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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.405Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8HNvrqLtcO
"Good morning," I say.405Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmuByX0NPOg
He looks up and glares at me. "Yeah, sure," he mutters and goes back to looking at his papers.405Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaIlPCJJPxi
I smile nervously and sit down. "Um, uh … Happy birthday?"405Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkYlaclD2fW
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.405Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ07xHQnYUlG
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.405Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNx1XOUI2Wl
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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.405Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhkPcP3B4sd
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.405Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDa5kSfoccl
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.405Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjcHDQJioqn
"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."405Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmaNPTHhSIv
I moan. That's all I can do. I go unconscious.405Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJokrGz7RNo
An hour later, I wake up in a bathtub. I moan.405Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4xdRsxysCw
"Shh. It's alright."405Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡon6dUrDaHB
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.405Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡapwX54BnZK
I smile and look up at him. He looks away.405Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz6SH1WzfWS
"Dracula," I whisper. "Dracula, look at me."405Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBjJEQR5Shi
He sighs shakily and looks at me.405Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaXhXlfI8op
"Why are you so emotional?"405Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbOHQUGz4Wl
"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."405Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡelySYoKbCp
"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.405Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7S1Q9gXCvT
"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."405Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl0JAwQwpMa
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.405Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNxW2IrIZUR
"Ah, so beautiful. I swear you're Elisabeta back from the dead." He chuckles.405Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡckeronN4Wm
I sigh. "What time is it?"405Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ561gTkRAEE
"It's 11:28."405Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4vcn0VeTtV
"Hm. In two minutes, it'll be exactly nine months after we made little Nightingale."405Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlm2OE3LfrF
"Nightingale?"405Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPXgfkWORX4
"Mmhm. Nightingale Starr Dracula."405Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡml54Hdtgcv
"What? No. That child deserves your last name more than mine."405Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ4mzBKUYjU
"No. She belongs to both of us. And plus, a child usually gets the father's last name anyway."405Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaGdlctZTbN
"Not if the mother and father aren't married."405Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfC457e8arT
"Oh, shut up."
"Make me."405Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOeIlJSZC8Y
"I will—" I gasp and look down. "Oh, ship."405Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRA9GMwy4as
"Ship? I don't—" He gasps. "Oh, no. The baby. And it's 11:30."405Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUBh6nIs6dX
"No way."405Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZEoOuYg5x3
"Yes. It is."405Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo8Mj6baWai
"You—" I wince. "Oh, God."405Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnAFua20fux
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.405Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLH5qZpKDjo
"Okay. Let's hope I can do this."405Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzk51swSh5H
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.405Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtVsvXNzeRU
"She's so beautiful," I say.405Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjTZ0CNN0Rj
"Just like you," he whispers. He smiles gently and leaves the room, shutting the door behind him. I sigh.405Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6BrBlobNNS
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