A series of Vampire Game one-shots.

First prompt:

Nightmares : The Confessions

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Summary: Ishtar has just woken up from a nightmare to find Duzell in his vampire body.

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This is the first of my many vampire game one-shots ideas, it is Duzell x Ishtar pairing. There is a lot of staring in this story, I know, lol.

Anyhoo, I hope y'all like it. :"]

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Disclaimer: I do not own Vampire Game

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Her dream had turned in to yet another nightmare. This time it wasn't about the past like it usually was. No, this time it was about her life now and this nightmare scared her more than any others ever could have.

She had been surrounded by her friends and they were all laughing and talking, when suddenly they all began to grow silent and disappear until she was completely alone. Leaving her sitting on her throne, ruler of the world, but to her she ruled nothing without her loved ones.

Nightmares were always slower than dreams but this time everything was rushing by so quickly that she couldn't stop it, all she could do was sit there and cry, where no one would ever notice her because she had no one left.

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Thankfully that was when she woke up, panting and very relieved when she noticed there was someone next to her. She wasn't alone after all; it had all been a bad dream. She could only hope that it wasn't a vision of the future to come.

She attempted to sit up in bed but she was still groggy from her nightmare so she stayed upright for a second or so until she involuntarily slumped back down on her bed. She was content though because as she started to wake up fully she realised that the person lying next to her was a very beautiful man who she could have sworn she knew. He was staring at her with his sparkling eyes and she couldn't help but stare back, transfixed by his gaze.

"Ishtar" He spoke her name in a cool and soothing yet familiar voice.

She woke up instantly when he said her name. She knew who this was. Of course. It was Duzell.

"Not that I don't like you staring at me princess, but are you all right? You seemed to be having a bad dream." He asked her worriedly.

'When had he started to care about her so much' he thought to himself while staring in to space, awaiting her answer.

"Duzell" she whispered, only slightly uncertain that it wasn't him as she studied his current form.

The way she spoke his name, so softly and tenderly, it entranced him. His eyes immediately darted to hers as he stared back at her again.

"You knew it was me, how?" he was shocked, he thought she would be surprised and think he a stranger. In his eyes she was so amazing, their bond was certainly deep if she had known it was him instantly.

Ishtar was still in a slight daze at waking up to find him in this form, lying next to her in her bed, which she admitted to herself that she actually didn't mind at all. Choosing not to answer his first question because she would rather not remember her nightmare right now, she purposely skipped to his next one.

"I just knew it was you. Your so precious to me that your aura revealed itself to me and I immediately knew it was you. Do you know what I mean?"

"Yes, I really do" He told her. In truth he had always felt this from Ishtar, he cared about her so much that he could find her easily in a crowd. It was a mystery, even to him, but it was a good mystery and that's all he needed to know.

"Duzie, why do you look like that anyway, is that your true form?"

"Yes Princess, it is, this is the real me, the vampire king Duzell. I finally have enough of my powers back that I can change back to my true form again. So, what do you think, how do I look?" He asked her, honestly wanting her opinion.

"Your beautiful Duzie, but to me you were always beautiful anyway, no matter how you looked." She told him, staring even deeper in to his eyes, if that was possible.

He just stared at her, amazed that she is so open and not even scared by his true vampire form as others are. He didn't know what to say now. All he wanted to do was tell her how he felt in this perfect moment.

"Duzie, can I tell you something?" She asked him seriously.

"Of course princess, what is it?" He quickly answers her, desperately wanting to know what it was she has to tell him.

"I love your cloak" She teased playfully as she smiled her dazzling beautiful smile at him. Charming him instantly.

He smirked, that's what she needed to say to him?

"Well then Princess, if I may, I have something I would like to tell you."

Seconds of silence went by and she was growing impatient as she waited for him to tell her.

He smirked at her again as he teased her, knowing she wasn't a patient person and that she would certainly want to know what he had to say even more if he left it long enough.

Finally after almost a minute had gone by, he continued, now was the best time to tell her, he concluded.

"Ishtar, I love you" He whispered in her ear as he pulled her in to his arms until she was fully against him. He held her tightly, not wanting to let go of her and even slightly afraid of what she would say next. She could either shatter his heart or embrace it. He wanted the latter to be true but the princess was a very unpredictable person, even to him.

Ishtar's eyes widened as she found herself in his embrace. 'Had he just said he loved her?' This was all she had ever wanted, but had never dreamed that it would come true. After all he was the vampire king and she was just a rebellious princess. 'This had to be another dream' she told herself.

"Wh...What did you just say?" She asked him, wanting to make certain that she had heard him right.

Duzell thought that she was rejecting him though and thinking that he had just made a fool of himself he pushed her away from him and got up. He walked over to the other side of the room, standing with his back to her so that she couldn't see him in his moment of anguish.

Now Ishtar knew that she had heard right. She was confused by what had just happened but then she realized, 'Duzell must think I was rejecting him' she thought. But little did he know that it was actually the complete opposite, she didn't think herself worthy of his love.

She got up as quickly and quietly as she could from the bed so that Duzell wouldn't notice her until it was too late and she could tell him what she really felt.

She walked over to him and stood right behind him but he didn't seem to notice.

So Ishtar threw her arms around him and leaned against his back while she told him over and over that she loved him; "Duzell, I love you, I love you more than anyone, I love you more than anything and I will always love you with all my heart." Tears began to flow from her now misty eyes when he didn't say anything.

Duzell could hardly believe what he had just heard and when he heard her sobs and felt his back getting wet he cursed himself for making her cry. Her arms now let go of him and hung loosely at her sides as she backed away, still crying. At the loss of her touch he spun around and pulled her once again in to his arms and pressed her tightly against his chest before she could protest, afraid to let her go. Duzell couldn't believe that he had upset her so much, right now he hated himself and if anyone else had done such a thing to hurt his Ishtar then he would have killed them. But luckily his love for her overcame his self-pity and he knew that everything would be all right.

He heard her sobs die down as he held her in his arms, comforting her and telling her that he was sorry. As soon as she had stopped crying Duzell tilted her head up, so that he could see her. She didn't want him to see her face all red after she had been crying but he was very strong and insistent when he wanted something. So she gave up and let him do what he wanted, but what he did next surprised her.

Duzell looked at her, wondering how someone could always look as beautiful as Ishtar did to him and then he leant down and kissed the remaining tears from her face.

He felt her become very tight in his arms and he smirked to himself. He loved to tease her, but even more he loved to love her. He then leant down further and whispered in her ear " I love you so much Ishtar" he told her. Before she could even react he captured her lips with his and kissed her gently. That kiss held all Duzell's feelings for her and Ishtar could tell. She immediately relaxed in his embrace and wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling him down to her further and she stood on tiptoes as she kissed him back, her kiss filled with just as much love and longing as his was.

His eyes widened slightly at this, then he deepened their kiss, not wanting to ever let go of her. After all he didn't need oxygen, but when he felt that she needed air he broke their kiss and watched her as she gasped for breath. Once she had recovered she looked up at him and smiled her loving smile just before he pulled her back up to him and they kissed once again. For so long they had both longed to do this and now that they had revealed their feelings to each other they didn't want to stop.

Duzell loved Ishtar and Ishtar loved Duzell and that was all they needed in the world.

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Well that was my first Vampire Game one-shot. I hope it was okay.

My next one-shot will also be Duzell x Ishtar and it will be up within a couple of weeks hopefully, but to be honest I am not good with deadlines or frequently reviewing so I am not promising anything, sorry. Anyhoo, don't worry, not all of them will be the same pairing, actually there will be quite a few different ones and I am trying to get better at updating my stories more often.

Thanks for reading and please review. ^__^

…Anie