One beautiful gloomy night Constantine was roaming around his castle with a board expression upon his handsome pale face. Then he walked by his mother's room he smiled when he caught the sight of her painting she had a great talent for capturing beauty.

"Constantine is that you?" she called from over her shoulder.

"Yes mother" he muttered.

"Well don't just stand there come in" she smiled.

Constantine smiled and walked in once he enter her room he sat on the edge of her bed. Even though his mother was mortal she looked a lot like a vampire. Then she put down her paint brush and smiled at him.

"What do you think?" she smiled.

"It's absolutely beautiful mother! You captured our family cemetery wonderfully" Constantine grinned.

"Thank you dear….but did you notice the two little bats in the corner?" she asked happily.

Constantine moved closer to her painting then a smiled crossed his lips.

"That is you and your father" she grinned.

Constantine remained smiling then she gave him a tight hug and kissed him on the cheek.

"So what are you up to this evening?"

"Same as usual….I plan to spend my evening reading in our library" he sighed.

"Your's always reading….why don't you make some friends?" his mother asked.

"I'm sorry but I'm afraid that's quite impossible…..everyone in this village think's I'm well….a freak" he sighed.

"And why is that?" she asked with a frown.

"Because I'm never seen in the daylight….and only come out during the night" Constantine suggested.

"Well that's ridiculous!" she frowned. "Well still you should go outside and get some fresh air"

"Yes mother" Constantine nodded as he grabbed his wooden walking stick that was capped with an ivory skull and walked out into the moonlit streets.

As he walked he felt people staring at him which made him a bit uncomfortable but he brushed it off and kept walking. As he walked a small boy ran into his legs and fell to the floor.

"I'm sorry little one are you alright?" he asked as he extended his hand to the small child.

The boy just looked up at Constantine with fear in his eyes then the boys mother rushed over and helped him up as they walked away she muttered 'keep away from those people darling'. Constantine sighed and kept walking then what he saw next made him gasp. He saw the most beautiful woman he's ever seen she had perfectly straight jet black hair that cascaded over her bony and beautiful shoulder's, elegant full eggplant-hued lips, thick black eyeliner that covered her beautiful eyelids, electric blue cat like eyes, and beautiful long flirty eyelashes. She was so breathtakingly beautiful he had to go speak with her so he nervously made his way over to the beautiful mysterious woman who had her nose in a book. Once he reached her he cleared his throat nervously.

"Uh H-hello there miss" he smiled.

The woman looked up at the tall man with blazing black shoulder length hair and smiled.

"Good evening sir" she said in a velvety voice.

"What might a beautiful woman like you be doing alone in the dark?" he asked.

"Reading" she smiled.

"I…I see….uh may I have your name?"

"Cassandra Pavel…..and who might you be sir?" she asked with a coy smile.

"I'm very pleased to meet your acquaintance Miss Pavel…I'm Constantine Sterling" he said with a handsome smile.

"Well Mr. Sterling you can all me Cassandra is you wish" she smiled.

"And you may call me Constantine" he grinned.

"Well Constantine….what is a young handsome man like you wondering about at night?" Cassandra asked as she set her book aside.

"Out for a midnight stroll" he smirked.

"That sounds lovely" she grinned.

"Would you care to join me Cassandra?" he asked nervously as he extended his pale hand to her.

"I would love to" she smiled as she placed her hand in his.

As they walked Constantine felt as if he was floating the whole way then her beautiful velvety voice broke the silence.

"Why haven't I seen you before?" Cassandra asked curiously.

Ah yes…I forgot she is mortal…. "Well you see…I'm not really a day person….so I sleep mostly in the day….and I study at night…and take walks" he explained.

"I'm not really a day person either ….my father forces me to go to stupid tea parties I prefer reading under the beautiful moonlight" she said with a dreamy smile.

"The moonlight is rather beautiful…so um do you have a suitor?" he asked nervously.

"No…I do not….do you have a special woman in your life Constantine?"

"No…I don't.." he muttered.

As they walked on Constantine could not keep his eyes of her he wished she would stay be his side forever he was in love with Cassandra Pavel! Then they stopped on a cliff over looking a beautiful canyon. Then Constantine looked into the sky and frowned.

"It is nearly sun set I'm afraid I must go" he frowned.

"Cant you stay and watch the sun set?" Cassandra asked.

"I'm afraid I can not….but I did have a wonderful evening with you" he smiled.

"So did I….perhaps we can do it again some time?" Cassandra asked hopefully.

"Yes…how about tomorrow?" he asked.

"Sure! Where would you like to meet?" Cassandra asked happily.

"Meet me up at that castle over on the hill….right after the sun goes down"

"Ok I cant wait" Cassandra smiled.

"Until then Cassandra" he smiled as he placed a kiss on her hand and turned away.

When Cassandra turned to get another look at him walking away he was gone. Once Constantine got to his home he walked inside happily.

"Constantine Sterling! Where have you been its nearly sun rise!" his mother yelled. "Your father and I have been worried sick!"

"I'm sorry I'm late mother but the most amazing this happened" he smiled as he set his cane aside.

"And what might that be?" she asked curiously.

"I met a girl!" he said in a dreamy tone.

"A girl! Who?" she beamed.

"Her name is Cassandra Pavel and she is the most beautiful creature that has ever walked the earth!"

"Oh how lovely when do I get to meet her?"

"Tomorrow! I invited her here is that ok?" Constantine asked.

"Yes of course! You must get up to bed so you'll be all rested up for tomorrow!" his mother smiled as she pushed him up the stairs.

"Yes mother! Goodnight!" he grinned as he walked up stairs.

"You mean good morning" she chuckled.

Once Constantine laid in his coffin he could not sleep at all, all he could think about was his date with Cassandra tomorrow night.