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Beta: Ancholia
A/N: Hi, I'm new here and this is my very first fanfiction!! I had the idea by seeing the episode twelve, and my friend Ancholia told me to write it. I hope you'll like it!
An other thing, English isn't my first langage so please be indulgent with me, and don't hesitate to tell me if there are any faults!
Disclaimer: I do not own moonlight, coraline, beth, mick and lance are the propriate of cbs. Lady dubois (and the others) are mine.
Chapter 1 :
It was cold : the wind, the night and fear. Everything reminding that it could be the end, the really ending of a long life. She could feel the stake in her heart and she couldn't move. How could she escape this time?
Coraline was still in her brothers arms, who was taking her to him. Just thinking of him was a feeling worst than the stake in her heart. What could she tell to explain everything? She really was in love with Mick when she turned him, and still is. So she tried to repair the worst gift she gave him 52 years ago. There was nothing bad in that. That was love, true love that guide her to do that. She regretted nothing of all the things she made for Mick, because he is her soulmate… well that's what she was thinking. But many things had happened, and Beth could destroy everything.
«You will keep the stake till we come to Fontainebleau, sister.» Lance saw the look of Coraline and understood quickly that she was afraid. The three vampires were jumping from roof to roof. Lance and his compagnon were so fast that no one could see them. It was just a scary wind coming from them. After a few minutes, Lance stopped and said: « here we are, sister. We are going to take the boat. Just like in the past. Remember?»
Coraline wasn't listening. How can I escape? I need help. Mick, I need you, Mick…
Her eyes were heavy, the wind on her face, the smell of the sea, she could remember, yes that last happy day, a long time ago, in Paris when she was a young human…
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« Miss Coraline, where are you? The Comte Delatour is waiting for you in the drawing room! Miss Coraline?»
« Yes, Cynthia, I'm coming!» I hate this man. His smell is so disgusting. I think his hair is the worst! I'm sure he's having this awful wig since centuries…
Coraline went to the drawing room wearing a white dress with small red flowers wich had a big purple velvetribbon around her waist and laces around her arms and her breasts. She hated having visits from men who wasn't good enough for her, and Comte Delatour was the most boring one. He tried many times to ask her hand, but her brothers were against. Hopefully, because she couldn't imagine herself being the wife of such an ugly man. And the most important, he wasn't rich enough to have her. That was the only thing that could give the consent of her six brothers.
Coraline opened the door, and Comte Delatour raised from his chair to salute her. Oh my god, he has a new wig…
« Miss Coraline, it's a pleasure to see such a beautiful young girl.»
« Thank you Comte Delatour. And what is the reason for your visit today? I have already told you that a marriage cannot be possible! So I hope it has nothing to do with that.»
« Oh no, I understood that I have no chance to have your heart. But I came to invite you to a private party at my house tonight. I know it's a late invitation, and I hope that you have no plans…»
" well, I am afraid I have some friends who will come and meet me tonight." I hope that some friends are coming tonight! I just can't imagine myself going to a party with people who smell like him!
" That's very sad. I would love to introduce you to a lady who come from the royal house. She heard about you and she would like to make your acquaintance."
"Really? What is her name?" This can be interesting! Or it's just an another way to trap me!
"It is Lady Dubois. She is a good friend of her majesty Marie de Médicis."
Well that's interesting! Marie de Médicis… and her friend wants to meet me. "Well, Comte Delatour, I just remerbered that my friends are coming tomorrow and not tonight. So I think that I can come and make the acquaintance of Lady Dubois."
"I'm really pleased to hear that! We'll wait for you at nine. Good bye."
"Yes good bye"
Coraline didn't see Comte Delatour leaving the drawing room. She was thinking of that Lady who wanted to meet her. How does she know me? Why does she want to meet me? "Cynthia? Cynthia!" Cynthia was behind door where she stood and listened to the conversation. She waited a few time before she entered the room.
"Yes madam?"
"I need my most beautiful dress for tonight! I may have the opportunity to be in the royal court!"
"Yes, sure madam."
The carriage was approaching the house of Comte Delatour. There were many candels on the way to the door with red roses everywhere. There was some people coming in and going out of the house. Coraline got out of her carriage and walked to the door. A servant asked her name and repeated in a very loud voice her answer. She came to the mainroom and all the looks were upon her. Comte Delatour saw her at once and said "Miss Coraline, you look like a queen!" In fact she was: Coraline was wearing a wonderful red and gold dress which matched perfectly with her black hair curling on her nape. She had beautiful diamond earrings that showed how delicate and glamorous she was.
An attractive lady came close to Comte Delatour. She was blond in a violet velvetdress almost black. Wow, she is so beautiful! And that look, it makes me feel scared and attracted at the same time.
"Miss Coraline, said Delatour, may I present you Lady Dubois?"
"I am really pleased to make your acquaintance, miss Coraline. I have heard so many things about you; particularly from Comte Delatour." Well that's not surprising.
"The pleasure is for me, Lady Dubois. I'm very honoured." and curious…
"Comte Delatour, would you like to bring us some wine, please? I'm sure that miss Coraline would like to drink something". Coraline thought she saw a wink from Lady Dubois.
"Yes please." I think she likes Delatour as much as me.
"Of course, my Lady!"
As Comte Delatour was going to search for wine, Lady Dubois took the arm of Coraline and guide her to another room, where there was less people. The room was very dark and the lights came from just three candels on a small table in the middle of the room. Along the wall, there were two dark green velvet couches where a woman and to men were sitting. They looked at Lady Dubois with desire and then at Coraline with a kind of envy she had never seen before. Weird, they look at me just like they wanted to eat me. But Lady Dubois is for sure another kind of apetite.
"Please sit down Coraline. I would like to talk about something that could change your life."
Directly to the point, I like it.
"Well I must confess that I came here tonight because I am very curious."
"And I am pleased to hear it. You may know that I am a good friend of the Queen, her majesty Marie de Médicis. I am a very particular type of friend and I am the only one to do the things I do for the queen. I'm becoming more curious! Some months ago, she told me that she needed another woman to work with me, and that she wanted a young attractive one. I am attractive! I must confess that in the castle, there are many promising girls, but they are not smart enough. I am smart too! My servant told me that she has a cousin who works in Paris for an earl . She told me that he's name was Delatour and that he was deeply in love with a young girl that many men tried to marry because of her beauty, but no one succeeded. And I am becoming famous… So I decided to meet her, well you Coraline. I have to admit that you are exactly what we were expecting and more. I am sure that the Queen would agree with me. So would you do me the honour of being a member of the Royal Court and be my partner for the Queen?"
Well that was not what I was expecting!
"I am very flattered, my Lady. I think I don't need to ask the permission of my brothers, and it will be an honour for me to be a member of the Royal Court. I can assure you that you won't be disappointed."
"I am sure of that. Oh Comte Delatour, here you are!"
"Yes and I have a glass of wine for the beautiful Coraline. I see that you became good friends!"
"Oh yes, we are going to be very close! Could you leave us, we have important things to discuss of."
"yes of course, my Lady."
As Delatour left the dark room, Coraline was trying to understand what happened to her. That was a wonderful; that would open many doors! She took the glass of wine and noticed that Lady Dubois had an another type of glass with something that looked like wine. It's thicker than wine, maybe it's a better one. Or blood? No! Don't be stupid Coraline, people don't drink blood!
Fin