Zoe's POV:
"And then, the ogre creeped up behind the two little boys." I continued, grinning so that my fangs glinted in the fire. "The ogre let out an evil laugh." I threw back my head and cackled.
Vlad shivered from where he sat beside Francis, eyes wide as he listened to my scary story. He glanced around to make sure no one was looking, then scooted a tiny bit closer to the 17 year-old.
Francis glanced down at Vlad and chuckled silently.
I grinned and continued on with my story.
Finally, I finished, and everyone gave me a round of applause. Eadric stood up and I gave him my place. He began to weave his own tale as the other's attention transferred from me to him.
Francis got up and walked over to where I now stood. "Interesting story." he said with a grin. "I especially like your use of hand gestures." He lifted his hands, curling them into claws and growling fiercely.
I chuckled. "You're so weird."
A mischievous glint appeared in Francis' eyes and he stalked towards me, his 'claws' scrabbling in the air.
I let out a laugh and scampered backwards. "Oh no! The wizardly monster's after me!" I leaned against a rock, placing a hand on my heart dramatically. "Someone save me!"
Francis trudged forward. "It's no use!" he cackled. "You are no match for me!" To my surprise, he picked me up, slinging me over one shoulder.
I did the only thing I could think to do in a situation like this. I let out a shrill, earpiercing shriek. "AUGH!"
Now, most of you that know me know for a fact that I would never actually scream like this. It's degrading. But for the fun of the game, I momentarily allowed myself to make a sound such as this.
Francis jumped, dropping me as he reached for his ears. I plopped onto the sand, catching myself before I fell face first.
Francis moaned and clutched his ears. "Augh, Zoe!"
I grinned cheekily. "The vampire strikes again!"
I heard a laugh, and turned to see Millie walking towards us. "Wow Zoe, that was impressive."
I bowed. "I do my best."
The rest of the night went through in a blur. Grassina charmed a few instruments into playing an upbeat tune. Eadric led Emma into a dance. Haywood and Grassina followed suit.
Papa turned into a bat and fluttered up to Mother. They bobbed in the air to the rhythm of the music.
Soon Audun was taking Millie's hand and leading her to the 'dancefloor'. I watched as they whirled and twirled, all while staring deeply into each other's eyes. Usually, seeing the two of them acting that way would make me wretch. But strangely enough, watching them tonight, I actually found myself a little...jealous.
Was that it? Was I really jealous of Millie and Audun?
I sighed, still captivated by the dancing. My concentration was only broken when Vlad and Ivan stepped into the bray. The bowed low to each other, trying to act proper. You'd think they were serious, except for the fact that they were snickering with each movement.
And suddenly, they were laughing, leaping and whooping loudly. The adults snapped out of the reverie's to watch my brothers dance.
I rolled my eyes, but couldn't keep myself from laughing.
"Well that's...interesting." Francis' voice said from behind me. I turned to see him grinning as he watched Vlad and Ivan prance about.
I laughed again. "My brothers are so odd."
Francis grinned. "Must run in the family."
I smacked him on the arm.
He chuckled. "I was just kidding!"
"Sure you were." I grumbled.
