"Vladdy?"
I opened my eyes to see my dad towering above me.
"Are you ok?" He asked.
"I think so." I said feebly. "My leg hurts a bit."
"I'm not surprised you came off the Zoltan at such speed!"He gave a little chuckle and picked me up. "You're only 11 years old and already joy-riding! That's my little delinquent!"
"Is Zoltan ok?" I asked slightly anxious. I couldn't see him as Dad held me with my back to him.
"Vlad he's a stuffed dog of course he's ok!" Now my dad was in a fit of laughter.
"Oh yea"
And I too burst out laughing. For a moment I felt like we were a normal father and son.
"Dad?"
"Yes Vlad? What's the matter?"
"Will you be hunting tonight? I'm not being nosy I just…"I was cut short
"Yes I will be but I don't see how that's relevant!" He snapped. I hated it when he snapped.
"I'm sorry"
"We Dracula's NEVER say sorry. Control yourself!" He dropped me to my feet and went off in a flash.
I sighed. I don't know why but since I was born I never felt like a…Vampire. I don't want to hurt people. Dad hates the word people and says I should refer to them as 'peasants'.
"Um…Master Vlad I was wondering if you could help me up?" Zultan's voice came from below.
"Oh dear, sorry I almost forgot you were still on the floor!"
I lifted him up. He was considerably heavy for a stuffed dog!
"Thank you Master Vlad!" He looked at me. "Can we go back to the castle it looks like it is going to rain?"
"Yea…I suppose."
I took one last look at the breather's village. I wouldn't be seeing it for a couple of days! Dad only let me out if we were training and you couldn't see it from the castle because Dad had planted some really big bushes.
The village looked so peaceful.
I wish I were among them.
I walked and Zoltan rolled very slowly up the long, steep, winding path up to our castle which was placed directly in the centre of Transylvania. I leaned on Zultan for support as my leg still hurt. We were halfway there when my leg gave in and I fell on the floor releasing Zoltan. He went flying down the path.
"ARGHH! Master Vlad heeeeeeelllllpppp!"
I looked in shock as he went flying into the breather's village. Dad is going to kill me if I don't get him back. I pulled myself up on a nearby tree branch and hobbled down the path after him.