"Nightfall: Tales of a Vampire Princess – Double Trouble"

Book 2

Based on "Moonlight"

It had been about 4 months since the big Vampire Mafia war and since her father had gotten remarried. She had been expecting things to change. But, so far, the only things that had changed were that Beth was living with them and that she was now her adopted mother. Other than that, things pretty much stayed the same.

She knew that something was going on between Mick and Beth. They were acting strange. They were whispering to each other a lot, talking about things that she couldn't be involved in– at least from what Mick had said – and they were looking at paints to paint the wall of the extra guest room, since her room was technically a guest room before she moved in.

That's what really got her mind working. Why would they repaint the guest room? No one really stayed over, except Nikki who slept in her room when she did sleep over. She knew that something was up, and she wasn't going to rest until she found out what that was.

She attempted to spy on her father and mother, but she knew that her father would catch her in the act. She tried to get Nikki to do the spying, but that never worked because Nikki wasn't a really good spy. She always seemed to give herself away.

She had even gone to Josef and Sarah to see if they knew anything, but all she got from them were small smiles and "We don't know". Her godparents weren't very helpful.

And then, one day, she finally found out what was going on…

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It was a warm, sunny spring day. The birds were chirping and a light breeze was blowing. The flowers were in full bloom, making the scenery very colorful.

Vampire Princess Anastasia St. John laughed as she watched her friends, Eric and David, tackle each other and fall to the ground. She and her entire group of friends were in the park playing football, making sure to stay in the big shady spots made by the huge trees.

Her best friend, Nicole Kostan, was heading over to the two boys, attempting to take the football away from them. Her newest friend, Kara Standish, was just smiling and shaking her head at the boys.

Ana, David, and Nikki had met Kara shortly after the wedding. Kara was Eric's girlfriend, whom he had met at the mall Christmas shopping. She, too, was a vampire. They were able to find out that her parents adopted her when she was 13, let her age until she was 17, and then turned her into a vampire. She fit into their group easily.

"Totally unfair!" exclaimed David West, as he stood "I thought that we weren't tackling, since girls were playing?"

"Oh! That's a load of bull!" Eric Olivado shot back, also standing "Come on! They may be girls, but they're vampire girls! These are different circumstances!"

"Well, someone could have told me!" David replied "So I didn't have to look like an idiot"

"Oh, you didn't look like an idiot!" Kara said "Come on. This really isn't a big deal. Can we just get on with the game?"

"I say we play another game" David said "We've been playing this one for a while"

"David! Are you serious?" Nikki asked "We were having fun!"

"He's just saying that because I tackled him" Eric said "Come on, David. It's no big deal"

"Why don't we play something with no physical contact?" Ana suggested "That way, we don't have to worry about anyone getting mad"

"Fine" Eric said "What do you suggest?"

"What did people bring?" Ana asked "I thought we were playing football, so I didn't bring anything"

"I have a Frisbee" Kara said "We could play that"

"Ok" David said "I like that idea"

"Is everyone ok with playing Frisbee?" Ana asked

Everyone replied with nods.

"Good" Ana said, as her cell phone began to ring "Kara, why don't you get your Frisbee and make sure that David knows the rules on how to play"

Ana could hear Kara, Nikki, and Eric chuckling as she walked away. She looked at her phone and a confused look spread over her face when she saw that it was her father calling.

"Hey, Dad" Ana said "What's up?"

"Where are you?" Mick asked

"I told you" Ana said "David, Nikki, Eric, Kara and I are at the park. We were playing football, but then David got all weird so now we're playing Frisbee"

"Well, you need to come home, ok?" Mick said "Beth and I need to talk to you"

"Am I in trouble?"

Mick chuckled. "No, you're not in trouble"

"Is something wrong?"

"No" Mick replied "Just come home, ok?"

"Fine" Ana said, with a sigh "See you soon"

Ana hung up the phone and walked back over to her friends.

"Hey, guys. I have to go" she said "My Dad wants me to come home"

"Why?" Eric asked "Doesn't he know that you're a big girl now? You don't have to do everything he tells you anymore?"

Ana chuckled. "Technically, I still have a few months before I can use that excuse" she said "He and Beth want to talk to me about something. It sounds like it's something important"

"Something bad?" Nikki asked

"I don't think so" Ana said "I'll tell you when I find out, though"

Ana smiled and waved as she ran off to her shiny, black convertible, which was a gift from her godparents. She got into the car, turned it on, and sped off into the street and towards her family's penthouse.

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Mick St. John was pacing back and forth across his living room floor as he waited for his daughter to arrive home.

"Mick, calm down" Beth St. John (Formerly known as Beth Turner) said, as she watched her husband pace the floor "There's nothing to be worried about"

"I'm just worried about how she will react" Mick said "It's just that this isn't something you usually have to tell your almost 18-year-old daughter!"

"Ana is going to be very happy" Beth said, standing "There's nothing you have to worry about"

Mick was about to say something when he and Beth heard the door of the penthouse open. Mick and Beth turned and smiled when they saw their daughter close the door behind her and put her car keys on the coffee table.

"Alright! I'm here!" Ana said "What's up?"

"Ana, we have something to tell you" Mick said "Something that we've been wanting to tell you for a while, but we wanted to be sure before we told you anything"

"Ok…" Ana said "Go on"

Mick and Beth looked at each other and then back at Ana.

"I'm pregnant!" exclaimed Beth

I know, I know. Really short first chapter. But, that's what happened with the first Ana story and it was a big hit so... :)

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