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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE0xjNEk0Eu
"Good morning," I say.405Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0PXdlYctzv
He looks up and glares at me. "Yeah, sure," he mutters and goes back to looking at his papers.405Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPIzC2m4hVt
I smile nervously and sit down. "Um, uh … Happy birthday?"405Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsUHCwm4Qge
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI0iKYQ6Dim
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMUd3q0nMWM
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAKg11Hzwn4
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiMUO3elW4b
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBWvb6DJes6
"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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOiORayU3aM
I moan. That's all I can do. I go unconscious.405Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtvnX4y9TZZ
An hour later, I wake up in a bathtub. I moan.405Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrE7jrOLI9N
"Shh. It's alright."405Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdxOycKpsgL
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMgJHX3rW06
I smile and look up at him. He looks away.405Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVl4rbgitXp
"Dracula," I whisper. "Dracula, look at me."405Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxKvpaVyRkM
He sighs shakily and looks at me.405Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqUOFdUNvj6
"Why are you so emotional?"405Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8N02io8caE
"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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoaEOFitb4q
"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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXe9vtvFawB
"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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3bWy0JCExh
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX9qWK7LzyZ
"Ah, so beautiful. I swear you're Elisabeta back from the dead." He chuckles.405Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpB9ofQWtHf
I sigh. "What time is it?"405Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuPmixHrboM
"It's 11:28."405Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbgtRwxGIES
"Hm. In two minutes, it'll be exactly nine months after we made little Nightingale."405Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ175FP8UhfU
"Nightingale?"405Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡofztqEk7rJ
"Mmhm. Nightingale Starr Dracula."405Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS2wZiD6rrA
"What? No. That child deserves your last name more than mine."405Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5HZyQ4hA7K
"No. She belongs to both of us. And plus, a child usually gets the father's last name anyway."405Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXAp5a53oKa
"Not if the mother and father aren't married."405Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm1xFdJYQA8
"Oh, shut up."
"Make me."405Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiVzoK8vgbV
"I will—" I gasp and look down. "Oh, ship."405Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxrOWOzJuma
"Ship? I don't—" He gasps. "Oh, no. The baby. And it's 11:30."405Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ63JKCnv4nK
"No way."405Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ecjW0AAP2
"Yes. It is."405Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ17MB6lzDXt
"You—" I wince. "Oh, God."405Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGPXhop7Kya
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQIbqjM4285
"Okay. Let's hope I can do this."405Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb9xl3SCr8M
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhL7ruATHK2
"She's so beautiful," I say.405Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNWDspCAzAb
"Just like you," he whispers. He smiles gently and leaves the room, shutting the door behind him. I sigh.405Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡha8KQLBO8X
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