Note: You guys better love me! Kidding, kidding! Anyway, here's the first chapter to the story! I know I said I wouldn't work on it until I was finished my Bard story but after getting so many reviews and follows I was inclined to at least try and start something. This is starting before she meets Vlad, and as I said in my update. I'd look at that first chapter as just a teaser. I may work off that when I get around to that point in the story so it might not be the same as that.
I literally wrote that 2 hours after coming home from seeing the movie so I just kinda wrote from the top of my head and published it. But I'll try working on it slowly and see how it goes. So far a lot of people like it considering I have almost as many followers for my Drac story as I do Bard and that has 10 chapters whereas this only has a teaser! XD You guys flatter me.
I put more thought into this than the first and this is more working into Jasmine's past and how she came to be. I seen the movie again the other day so I refreshed my mind a bit on the movie. Next chapter might delve into Vlad's introduction as well, depending if I can figure out which city Vlad and Mina were in at the end of the movie.
On that note, does anyone have any idea or suggestion as to what city it was? I don't want to just guess or assume so I left it hanging in the air for now, but if anyone knows or has any suggestions of what I can use just let me know in a review or PM. It'd be much appreciated. Love you guys! Enjoy!
Jasmine sat in her desk quietly, her leg fidgeting slightly as she waited in silence. Her mythology class had been dismissed over an hour ago, but she had stayed behind to put some final touches on her thesis.
Now it was just a matter of waiting for her professor to grade it.
Peeking at her cellphone, she checked the time. Almost two hours she had been here. She was nervously excited to hear what her teacher had to say about it.
The class had been assigned to write a thesis on a legend of choice. Jasmine didn't need to be asked twice to know what she wanted to do. Though as she sat in her desk, she began to wonder if she had jumped the gun a little too eagerly
"Miss Beckly." The voice rang out through the empty classroom, catching the young brunette's attention.
"Yes!" Jasmine stood up, descending the steps from her seat as she came to stand in front of the desk, her hands stuffed in her pockets as she picked at her nail nervously.
Her professor glanced over the papers once more before placing it down onto the desk.
Dracula Untold.
"You have a good story and thesis.." He began, scratching his beard slightly before he sighed. "But it seems, too all over the place." He explained to her, lacing his fingers under his chin. "There's far too many," He waved his hand slightly as he thought. "Holes. It seems like you've just taken fact and fiction from multiple different stories and just mashed it into one essay. And the thesis, its fairly solid but it doesn't make me believe that its more than just a story. Its well put together other than that. I'm sorry." He took his pen, marking a 67% on the top of the paper before sliding it back to her. "I know you have more potential than that Jasmine." He told her, shaking his head slightly. "If you want to put together another essay to raise your mark you're welcome to. But I suggest you choose a more solid topic. You can get it into me before the end of the semester."
Jasmine felt her heart drop with every word he spoke, but she kept a facade as she nodded, listening to what he said. She took the paper as he slid it back to her, forcing a smile onto her face as she nodded. "Of course. Thank you professor." She said, turning around as she gathered her bag from her seat before scuttling out of the classroom.
Once she heard the definite click of the door shutting behind her, she let out a long drawn sigh, glancing down the hallways which were pretty much empty. "Well that could have gone better.." She mumbled, running her fingers through her chestnut knotted hair, letting it fall over her shoulder. Trying not to let herself get too discouraged, she proceeded down the hallway with heavy steps.
Some stories make impacts on people whereas others don't. Since she was around the age of 10, she had always been curious about vampire stories and legends. It was started by her babysitter on her 10th Halloween.
"Now are you sure you don't want to go trick or treating this year?" Cadence asked Jasmine for the umpteenth time that evening. Her father had her costume set out on her bed already to go, but Jasmine had changed her mind and instead wanted to spend the evening watching movies with her favorite babysitter.
10 year old Jasmine glanced up at her pink haired best friend, grinning widely. "Yes!" She said, holding up a bag of popcorn. "I went last year."
Cadence laughed softly as she took the popcorn from the girl, unwrapping it and placing it into the microwave. "And you can go next year." She repeated what she had heard earlier. "Alright, alright. You've convinced me." She said, ruffling her hair.
Jasmine laughed happily, running into the living room. "What can we watch?" She asked eagerly, falling onto her knees as she peered at the stack of movies Cadence had brought with her.
Following the girl into the living room, she sat down beside her. "I brought a lot of the classics. Nightmare on Elm Street, Halloween, Freddy VS Jason. Dracula." She named off a few as Jasmine sorted through the movies.
Jasmine hummed in thought before holding up the Halloween movie. "Lets watch this one first!" She said, handing it to her, which was followed by Nightmare on Elm Street. But as she picked up the Dracula movie, she paused as she stared at it for a few moments.
Cadence watched the interest in the young girls face, grinning as she leaned down. "Now that's an old classic. Bram Stoker's Dracula. Its a movie version of the book but I personally like the book a lot more." She laughed softly.
"How old is it?" Jasmine asked as she placed that movie in Cadence's lap as well.
Cadence stretched her legs out in front of her as she thought. "Oh geez. Long before I was born even." She said, sliding out the Halloween tape as she pushed it into the movie player. "Even before your dad was born." She added in, hearing the microwave beep as she stood up. "Want a drink?" She asked her.
Jasmine nodded eagerly. "Yes please!" She said, before returning her attention to the movie in front of her. Long before her father was born, and her dad was old.
That was when it had all started. And over the years, she became enthralled with the idea of vampires. But most of all, Dracula. Some of her classmates teased her about her weird obsession, considering how old the story actually was. Everyone was so used to modern day stories, but what they didn't realize that at the time when the story was published, it was a great story. And still was. To those who took the time and read it.
After Jasmine had graduated high school she had taken a few years off to work, saving for a collage tuition. She wasn't quite sure what she wanted to go for, that was until she was relocated to a new city.
That was where she found the University there offered a mythology class. To which she invested into enrolling and eagerly took upon her classes.
Throughout the years of growing up, she had looked into and read as many vampire stories that she could get her hands on. She had even tried Twilight but she didn't get far into it before abandoning the story.
Above all, Dracula was her long favorite. It left a lasting impression on her since she was a child. But now that she was older, she was curious as to where the story had originated from. Not just from the author, but before that.
There's more to a story than just the simple words on a page.
She wanted to go back further, to the untold side of the story of Dracula.
Dracula Untold.
Authors Note: Phew finally got this finished. I actually started it 2 days ago after seeing the movie again, but my laptop decided to just about crash on me so I had to spend about 5 hours transferring all my important stuff onto a hard drive and resetting my laptop completely. And the next day I started the long process of putting everything back on, but then the hard drive decided to not work and said my files couldn't be found.
I just about cried xD But I thankfully got it working and everything set back up. I then sat down to start working on the chapter today and realized I completely forgot what I was doing the other day after fighting with my laptop so I sat and stared at it for 2 hours before I was able to finish it.
Not sure when I'll get the next chapter out since I want to focus on Shiver, since I have less than 2 months to catch up to the point where I want to get before the new movie comes out.
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Anyways! Im rambling again. I realize I tend to do that long with my notes. But it is now 3am and I am about to publish and pass right out. Hope you guys liked it!
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