Vlad still sat there in shock.
"So can I stay here for a while?" Arabella asked him.
"Hold on! So your boyfriend is a ghost that's trying to kill you and has already killed your family, and you're half ghost?!"
"Yes."
Vlad was debating on whether he should tell her that he was also a ghost. He decided he would tell her tonight.
"Fine. You can stay." He said with a sigh.
Arabella got up and gave him a huge hug.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you so much!"
Vlad was stunned that she would hug him but he gently hugged her back.
"You're very welcome, dear." He said.
After that Arabella went up to her room and got cleaned up. When she was looking through the closet she saw a couple things that she liked but most of them weren't her taste of clothing. She picked out an old red jersey, a hoody, and a pair of jeans. She decided to leave her hair down. Then she went back down stairs to find Vlad still sitting at the dinning room table, but instead of reading the paper he was reading a book.
"Do you ever do anything in this mansion?" she asked him.
Startled by Arabella he put his book down.
"Yes, but not right at the moment."
"Do you think I could go shopping for some things?"
"Are you sure this boyfriend of yours won't find you?"
"I don't know. But I really need to buy some things."
"Do you have money?"
"Yes, actually I do."
"You can take my car. Just don't crash it."
Arabella was surprised he would let her drive his car.
"Do you trust me with it?" she asked.
"Sort of. The keys are hanging by the garage outside."
"Thank you so much."
Before she walked out of the mansion she heard Vlad yell, "It's the red one!"
She saw the garage across the yard.
When she was at the garage she saw the keys hanging on a hook by the door of the garage. She grabbed them and went in. She immediately saw a red convertible Mustang GT. On the license plate it said, 'Green bay Packers'.
"Wow!" she said.
She got in the car and put the top down. There was a button that said 'garage door' on it. She pressed it and the garage door opened up. She started the car and drove to the nearest mall.
Vlad heard Arabella drive away and went down to his basement. He flipped a switch and green and blue lights turned on. There were ghost-hunting devices everywhere. There was a giant computer with mini screens on it. On the screens showed all the rooms of his mansion. He had surveillance cameras up around the mansion. He changed into his ghost form and started working and training himself. He always did this just make sure he didn't loose any of his abilities.
Arabella had found a lot of clothes with the money she had left. She had had only six hundred dollars when she left her house. She was stupid enough not to grab any clothes or her cell phone. Most of the stuff she bought was nice stuff that was red, black or white. She had also bought some make-up, perfume, shoes, and shower stuff. She probably only had about two hundred dollars left. So she decided to go back to Vlad's mansion. For some reason she was thinking about him a lot. She wondered though, how old he was. He had silverish gray hair but looked like he could pass for his early twenties. She really liked how he was so nice to her. She couldn't stop thinking about the night before. He looked so hansom. She thought about him the whole way to his mansion.
When she got back she parked the car in the garage and grabbed all of her bags. She could hardly get the doors opened so she rang the doorbell. As soon as Vlad heard the doorbell he panicked. He quickly changed back into his normal form and phased to the front door. He opened it and saw Arabella carrying a bunch of bags.
"Here let me help you." he said as he grabbed a couple of the bags.
He let Arabella come in then he shut the door.
"I'll take these up to your room." He said.
"Thank you." they walked up to her room and set the bags down on the floor.
"You sure did buy a lot of stuff." Vlad said.
"Well, I had a lot of money."
"Lunch will be at one o'clock. After that I will give you a tour of the mansion."
"Great."
They stood there for a while just looking at each other. Vlad broke the silence.
"Well I have to go do some things. I'll be in my office just around the corner."
Then he smiled and left. Once Arabella knew he was in his office she turned and ran for her bed and screamed in a pillow. That smile just about killed her.
I do not like him! You do not like him! She thought to her self.
After her little scream, she had to put her clothes away. She neatly hung and folded things. She also put her toiletry stuff in the bathroom. When she was done she looked at the clock and noticed it was twelve fifty-nine.
She quickly ran downstairs and into the dinning room. She once again saw Vlad sitting at the head of the long table. She smiled at him and sat at the other end.
"Why don't you sit down here? I'm not going to bite…much." He said with a chuckle.
"Ok, if you insist."
"I insist."
She got up and sat in the chair right next to him on his right. The maids brought out two plates, one for her and one for Vlad. The plates had a casserole of some sort that smelled delicious and looked good as well. Arabella took one bite of the casserole and melted. It was one of the best things she had ever tasted.
"Like it?" Vlad asked.
"Yes. What is it?"
"It's a casserole."
"What kind?"
"I don't know. I just told the cooks to make something that was delicious. And they did."
While they were eating, Vlad had the urge to tell Arabella that he was part ghost.
"Arabella?" he said nervously.
"Yes?"
"I have something to tell you."
"Ok, what is it?"
"I uh…I'm…"
"Vlad, what is it?"
"I-I would like to ask you to dinner." He chickened out.
He didn't even realize what he had said until Arabella answered him.
"Sure, I would love to go to dinner with you. Do you mean as a date though?"
"Yes, actually, I do."
"Great! What time and where?"
"Here at my mansion at seven."
"Ok. A date it is." They both smiled at each other.
After they were done eating it was time for Arabella's tour of the mansion.
"First we'll start with the front of the mansion." Vlad said as he led her to the room where you come through the front door.
"This is the main entrance room. To your left is the kitchen. Through the kitchen is the dinning room." He said.
"The staircase is right in between the kitchen and the main entrance room. If you go down this hall to the right of the staircase you will find the living room."
He led Arabella to the living room. It was big with a window on the right wall. There was a big flat screen TV with a large leather couch and two leather reclining chairs.
"Then through that door is another hallway. In that hallway are more spare bedrooms and a bathroom. There is also a game-room with a small bar."
"You have a game-room?"
"Yes I do." Vlad chuckled at her response.
Then across from the living room door were two huge white doors with beautiful woodwork.
"What's through those doors?" Arabella asked.
"That is the ballroom. You want to see it?"
"Yes!"
Vlad opened the doors and led her in. It was the biggest room she had ever seen in her life. The walls were a faded gold color with flowers painted on them. There was a huge crystal chandelier hanging on the high ceiling. The ceiling had baby angels painted on it. There were candles in different spots on the walls. The floors were pure marble. On the parallel wall opposite from them there was a huge glass window with two glass doors that led outside onto a balcony.
"It's beautiful!" Arabella said in aw.
"I'm glad you like it. Would you like to see the rest of the house?"
"House? What are you talking about? This isn't a house, this is a castle!"
Vlad laughed again.
"Yeah, I guess you're right."
They left the ballroom and headed down the hall.
The next room Vlad took Arabella to was the hot tub room. It was smaller than the rest of the rooms she had seen. It had tile flooring and white walls. The hot tub was in the middle of the room. There was a small table that had a radio and some cds lying next to it. There was also a glass door that led outside to a huge pool. Vlad took Arabella outside to see the pool. It was long and deep. There was a diving board and a small waterfall in it.
By the time Vlad had shown Arabella most of the mansion it was five o'clock.
"Well, I'll let you go get ready or do something else." He said once they were back in the main entrance room.
"Thank you for showing me the mansion. You really do have a beautiful home."
"Any time, dear."
Arabella turned around and accidentally knocked some books onto the floor.
"Oops. I'll get them." She said as she bent down to get the books.
When she bent down her shirt and hoody lifted up exposing some of her lower back. Vlad couldn't help but notice a red rose tattoo on her lower back.
"Nice tattoo." He said.
Arabella immediately stood up and pulled down her shirt and hoody. Her face turned a nice shade of pink.
"Heh, yeah. You saw that?" she said with an embarrassed smile.
"Yes. Sorry for being so rude."
"That's alright. Soooo? I guess I'll go to my room and get ready for our date."
"Ok, I think I should do the same thing."
They smiled and went to their rooms.
As soon as Arabella got to her room she shut the door, ran to her bed, and screamed into a pillow again. She couldn't believe it but she really did like Vlad. She thought it was kind of crazy since she had only known him for a day. But there was such a thing called 'love at first sight'. She decided to take a shower since it was almost five-thirty.
Vlad couldn't believe he liked someone other than Maddie Fenton. He really did like Arabella. He thought she was beautiful. He also couldn't believe she was a half ghost just like him. He started to take a shower and got him self cleaned up.
Vlad had told the cooks and maids that he and Arabella were having a romantic dinner that night. So they were busy getting everything ready.
Arabella was soon out of the shower. She picked out a dress and a pair of heals. She put her rose necklace on and a pair of red diamond earrings. She put a little bit of black eye shadow on, being careful not to put too much on. She dabbed a bit of reddish lipstick on. She slightly curled her long black hair and put it in a loose bun with a clip, leaving her bangs out. Then she put her dress and heals on. She also put some perfume on that was scented Moonlight Path. She looked in the mirror to make sure she looked ok. She looked at the clock and saw that it was six fifty-eight.
Vlad had brushed his hair out and put it in a ponytail. He made sure his mustache was neatly groomed. He put on a black tuxedo with the shirt and jacket unbuttoned some so that it was exposing a little bit of his chest. He also put a very nice pair of shoes on. He dabbed a little bit of cologne on and looked in the mirror. He glanced at the clock and saw that it was six fifty-nine.
