Strekoza: hope you'll like it. The characters are all made up as are the names. Only one person asked to use their name for one of the characters, hope it isn't against any rules, I'm not copying her character only using her name, and not for the main characters. Sorry Nika…

Vampire Prince

Chapter One

"… but will you be able to resist the temptation of playing with their minds?"

"Yes."

"Tell me for sure, will you play with their hearts and make them like you by your command. And would I be able to trust you?"

"No, you'll never know if you can, as no one will trust a vampire in their mind, but I can give you my word that I won't fool with their minds, nor with their hearts."

"A word of a vampire, you must be joking," the man looked with disgust and being fed up.

"Enough father," the boy who spoke up was nineteen, with light features, dark hair and tanned skin, a vampire; at that moment he looked bored; the man refused earlier, tensed by being referred by his not so favourite son. "Oh and stop asking stupid questions. Next time you'll feel the pull to ask them, I can answer you for them if you wish. Let her play."

The man nodded his head in agreement.

The girl sat down on a stool in front of the piano, her red hair was pulled up in a knot on top of her head, making her seem even more taller and straighter, she noticed Yuri, the man's son, casting an approving eye over her figure. Then she began to play, her fingers started dancing lightly over piano keys, barely touching them, she didn't need notes, she could remember the music of by heart only needing once to see it. This particular piece of music was from her soul, from somewhere where vampires are not supposed to look, somewhere in that place which make humans love and hope. She opened that place and only a little thread of anger kept her alive, she began to sing with no words, but sounds of music. She closed her eyes feeling what she longed to feel, a forbidden feeling. In her life she was dark, in her music she was light. She could see the light that would take her to the world where is no pain. She opened her eyes, fingers no longer playing.

The man wasn't saying a word, he was astonished, as was his son.

"Mr Irion, did you like it, would I get the job?" she needed it, she wasn't ready to play for a human band, after all they didn't get paid much; Night World liked dark music, most of them didn't like the music she played.

"Never though of a vampire being able to play real music. I'll put you playing for the performances."

"Ehm."

"Yes Yura, anything you want to say?"

Ignoring his father's sarcasm he spoke, "can you play live music, or only this," to which he indicated with an impatient gesture of a hand.

"I can play a piano, a keyboard and a guitar in any style."

"Good."

"NO, I won't let her play in the club. It will spoil her attitude to music."

"Father how many times do I have to make you understand what's good for you and the business," Yuri's figure didn't move a bit, only a sharp eyebrow lifted with his words.

"Alright, apart from Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday nights, you wouldn't need her anyway."

"Well that is if she'll pass my judgement."

"You're unbelievable, you might be in charge of the club, but you're still not the owner," the girl held her eyes on the floor, she didn't want to get into any family fights, especially this one.

"You must not speak a word of the Night World," the man was speaking to her again, "to the theatre and the club not only the people of our world come, but humans as well. Do you understand?"

"Yes sir."

"Yeah? What's your name girl?"

"Annabelle."

Strekoza: hope it's alright R&R.