Once upon a time, in a grey castle in a distant land, there lived a Vampire Prince. He knew no love, sorrow, joy or pain for his heart was a black as coal. The Prince never even seen nor heard of love.
The Vampire Prince was not yet a ruler of his lands for he hadn't taken a bride. On one fine day he peered into his crystal orb and saw the fairest girl ever known. Upon seeing her innocence, he commanded for her to be his wife.
She was brought to the castle, where she was immediately lavished with fine clothes and married to the Prince that very same day.
The new King had now what he wanted and ignored his Queen, because he wasn't capable of love.
The Queen despised him for that and hated him with every fiber of her being.
The days wore on and her youth slipped through her fingers.
This surprised the King for he never witnessed mortality. The Queen grew older and he became more and more repulsed by the sight of her, until one day he gave up kingship and went in search of a new bride.
He still sits gazing into his orb looking for a young girl with surpassing beauty and innocence, and he has yet to find one who meets his satisfaction.
And they all lived unhappily ever after. The End
Brett stared at Amelia with a confused look in his eyes.
"Did the King ever find another wife? Why do they have to live unhappily? What happened to the Queen?"
Amelia chuckled at her brother's child ness.
"Well the story isn't over yet, and it's more interesting if a fairy tale ends unhappily. As for the Queen, she died," she told him as she picked him up in to her arms.
"Can you tell me the rest of the story then?" he asked hopefully.
Amelia sighed, "No because Mom would get mad if you don't get enough rest."
"Awww. I don't wanna," Brett yawned. She took him to his bed and tucked him in.
"Goodnight, sleep tight and don't let the bed bugs bite," his sister crooned to him.
"What are bed bugs?" he asked with a bit of alarm.
Amelia smiled and walked to his bedroom door.
"I'll tell you in the morning," she responded as she turned off the light and closed the door.
In the living room, she slumped into the recliner and turned on the television.
As the pictures on the screen flashed before Amelia's eyes, her eyelids felt heavy. She closed her eyes for a second and when she opened them again the image of the Vampire Prince flooded her eyes. He stared at her intently, his fierce greens eyes seeming to stab right through her soul while he grasped his crystal orb in his strong white hand. With that Amelia lost consciousness.