"Why can't I come with you~?" Alfred whined, clutching my arm. I shook him off. "There's no need, Alfred, I can take care of myself! Besides, Arthur's going to be with me."

"I hope you're ready to leave," Arthur hopped down the steps wearing a thick coat. "Because whether you're ready or not, we have to go now if we're going to get there in time."

I nodded, slipping on a coat just as thick as Arthur's before slinging a backpack over my shoulder. Arthur told me that to pack light because apparently I wont be needing half of my belongings. Even though it was early fall, we would have to pass through the mountains which are colder than hell. I'm fucking sweating like an animal, 's times like these that I'm glad Alfred didn't notice that I'm wearing a coat to supposedly go to somewhere five times warmer than here.

"B-but what about vampires?" Alfred asked, a hint of panic in his eyes. Arthur presented him a vial of a dark liquid. "Vampire repellent." He said bluntly before turning on his heal on heading towards edge of the forest that surrounds our village.

I hurried to catch up with him. "Is that really vampire repellent?" I questioned, doubtful that such a thing existed.

"Nope. It's just grape juice. Did you want some?"


~Timeskip~


I hunched over with my hands on my knees, panting heavily. We've been walking for hours, and just barely gotten to the halfway mark to the highest peak of the mountains. I was long after dark, the cold slipping under my coat and biting my skin. Each breath I took felt like ice cold daggers slicing at my lungs.

"What, tired already? You'll never make it in the Vampire Kingdom if can't even walk this far. I can tell you right now that you should shape up soon or her majesty wont be pleased at the slightest." Arthur scolded.

"Her. . . majesty?" I panted out, curious. "There's a queen ruling over there?"

Arthur sneered. "Of course there is! What did you expect? If it's the fact that their ruler is a woman-" I quickly interrupted him. "No, it's not that! It's just that I didn't expect there to be a even a government system." To be honest, I didn't know what to expect.

"Sit down." Arthur commanded, dropping his bag on the snow covered ground before plopping down beside it. I obeyed his request, staring expectantly at the older blonde.

Arthur sighed, seemingly irritated. "Seriously, didn't anyone tell you anything? I know that you'll learn all the details soon enough, but I'll give you a basic guideline of the Vampire Kingdom and it's history.

"Hundreds of years ago, vampires were a secret race that only roamed the surface at night. They hid from the humans, knowing they would be seen as monsters. They had one ruler that was highly respected by all vampires, and his name was Vladimir Popescu. After centuries of ruling the vampire race, Vladimir fell in love with a human and they eventually had a daughter. Their daughter was the only immortal child in all the world because before then mating with a human was forbidden."

"Sounds a lot like Twilight. . . ." I muttered under my breath. Arthur glared at me before continuing.

"The human Vladimir fell in love with was married with another man when they first met, and he unknowingly destroyed their marriage. Her husband formed an alliance of humans who hunted and killed vampires. They burnt down their house and slaughtered all of the vampire race."

'That's horrible. . . .' I thought to myself, my eyes growing wider the longer Arthur spoke.

"The only survivor was Vladimir's daughter, (First Name) (Last Name)-Popescu. She traveled from Romania to Denmark, where a group of humans took her in and became vampires themselves. The vampire race quickly grew over the years, with (First Name) as their queen, who still rules over her kingdom today. . . . Do you get the vampire race now?"

I stood up. "Uh, y-yeah! Let's continue, shall we?" Before I even took a step forward, I heard a branch snap behind me. I turned around, expecting to see some kind of fox or rodent.

It was a vampire.


*le gasp* CLIFFHANGER! D: (the horror)

Oh look, some back story. Yay.