Sleeping Beauty, Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella, Spirit, and Fantasia!
Spirit made my childhood friend and me BAWL our eyes out. No joke.
My favorite movie is Alice in Wonderland! I just love that grinning cat!
If you want to see what her dress and shoes looks like go to my profile and click on White Dress and Wild Shoes!
Hallelujah – Paramore
This heart, it beats, beats for only you,
My heart is yours,
This heart, it beats, beats for only you,
My heart, my heart is yours.
I woke up in a haze.
Mom over slept so she didn't bother taking us to school.
I lay in bed remembering what happened the night before; when he kissed me it was like I was shocked with electricity and the melody that filled my ears and body was pure ecstasy.
"That," He breathed on my forehead, "is Inamorata. That is what I hear." I smiled at the memory.
I made my way down stairs where Tony was flipping through a book of crest.
"Any luck?"
"No…" Tony sighed and kept flipping.
Mom came in, "Afternoon tea! Very civilized, very…"
"Boring." I snorted.
"Dad," Tony called out, "Stags are deer with horns, right?"
"Male deers…yeah" He mumbled out, "Lots of Scottish crest have those."
I watch Tony's face change into worry, "Lots?"
"Hmm, yeah" Dad looked at Tony, "It means they descended from hunters"
I chewed my lower lip, maybe this would be harder then I thought.
Mom jumped into the conversation, "So Tony," She smiled, "Why so interested in crests all of a sudden? "
"It's sort of," Tony grinned childishly, "A new hobby!"
"Tony…" Mom said sweetly, "What are you really up too?"
"Oh you know, Mom!" I giggled, "Helping a clan of vampires trace a crest! Duh!"
She looked appalled, "Leonora Marie!"
"I jest, I jest!"' I waved my hand. I grinned, she think's I'm just kidding.
"McAshton has stags on his crest, see?" Dad handed him a piece of paper.
I gasped, that was the crest. THEE CREST.
That was easy.
"Can I have this?" Tony quickly said, smiling, "And dad? Can I go with you to work to tomorrow?"
He looked at up abruptly, "Sure, but you will miss school. Is that alright, hun?"
"Yeah," She smiled, "I don't see why not."
"But why?" Dad looked at Tony
"Well he's curious to see your project, Daddy." I grinned.
"Will Lord McAshton be there?" Tony asked excitedly.
"Yeah, buddy." Dad laughed, "He lives there."
"But don't let that stop you!" Mom quickly said.
"It won't!" Tony grinned and ran off.
I laughed at him as he ran off, but quickly followed.
I sat with Tony in my room watching the first Narnia movie. I purposely set my alarm to go off at a quarter to ten so we can be ready to leave.
Something was wrong. I could feel something bad happened. Rudolph didn't come and get us and Gregory didn't show up.
I was hurt that he didn't show up…but when did I get all love struck over him?
Oh wait, yesterday.
It was ten minutes past ten, so Tony and I snuck out of the house to go see them.
It took us about 15 minutes to get to the graveyard and when we got there I was shocked to see Rookery sending someone down into the hole I fell into a few nights ago.
"We need to go, now." I hissed and began to crawl on my hands and knees to the hidden side entrance to the catacombs where the family lived.
We ran down the opening and maneuvered to where we thought the family was.
"Gregory!" I heard a shout, "No! It's a trap!"
I felt my legs stretch out as I followed the voice.
I gasped. I saw Gregory hanging on to the legs of the man I just saw go down that very hole moments ago.
"Gregory!" I screamed and jumped on the bottom of his legs, "Let go!"
I don't know if he lost his grip or purposefully let go, but I'm hoping for the latter.
I don't think he was expecting me to come to the graveyard on my own.
The look on his face was a mix of embarrassment and cockiness.
We got up and walked to where the rest of his family waited.
"You bit him?" Frederick growled furiously.
"Only a taste." Gregory shrugged his shoulders
"Was it worth betraying your family?" Frederick glowered.
"You are the traitor!" Gregory hissed, "Forever denying the truth of us! We are the dark gods! But you have turned us into cowards. Sulking around our holes like worms!"
"What would you have us do, Gregory?" Frederick said angrily.
"Fight back! Make these mortals' blood run cold!" Gregory growled.
The images from my nightmares flashed through my eyes and I gasped.
Gregory scowled at me, but then his eyes softened.
"And you could do it Gregory. You're young, strong, ruthless, and willing to risk a stake through the heart to prove it."
His eyes snapped back to his father, "Better a stake than this prison!"
Frederick hissed, "Do you think me oblivious?"
"What does it matter to you what I think?" Gregory glowered, "If I think?"
Frederick signed, "It matters greatly. I feel you sting."
Gregory snarled, "But you are Frederick the Great! You feel nothing!"
Suddenly, a white glaring light lit up the whole catacomb erasing any shadows that were once there and blinded me in the process.
I heard the whole family scream in terror.
"Tony!" I screamed lashing around. I couldn't find him. Did he leave during the argument?
I fell to floor and scrambled to find a rock; I found a decent sized rock and threw it at the light.
The light went out. I blinked a few times to get my eyesight back and saw Tony standing by the stairs with a rock in his hand.
He looked at me and grinned before taking off to the family.
Great minds think alike, right?
I ran up to Gregory, "Are you okay?" I hesitated to grab his hand.
He smiled weakly at me and nodded. He took up the courage of grabbing my hand.
"I found out about the coat of arms." Tony said sympathetically, "It's Lord McAshton's, our father's boss. The missing stone must be at his house."
Their father looked like he was in so much pain. He was so weak. He didn't seem to even register what Tony said.
"Did you hear me, sir?"
"Tony…" I hushed.
"You just barely saved my life…" He spoke weakly.
"He's very, very weak." Their mother said gently.
Tony smiled, "I know exactly what you need."
We managed to get them to the cow farm to feed. You thought hearing one vampire slurp up a cow…try hearing four.
I smiled softly at the sight of Gregory, who was forced into a straightjacket and a muzzle.
"Now," Frederick growled, "I must find a place to hide you children."
"You can stay at our house!" Tony squawked.
"We need darkness and decay" Frederick hissed.
"Then you need our cellar!" Tony grinned.
We led them back to our house and into the cellar.
"I'm sorry it's—"
"Perfect!" Their mother whispered happily.
"We have to go upstairs now, but have a good day's sleep! And don't worry. I'm on it." Tony grinned.
"On what, dear?" She inquired.
"On finding the amulet, mother" Rudolph explained, that's how we kids talk today."
"Oh…" She nodded.
"Bye dude." Tony slapped hands with Rudolph.
"Bye dude." Rudolph returned the slap.
"Night everyone." I said politely and looked over at Gregory and smiled sadly.
Tony grabbed and hand and we snuck back into our house. "Night!" I whispered and slinked into my room.
I kicked off my shoes and curled up in bed. I always almost asleep when I heard my door open, "Go away, Tony." I grumbled.
"I'm not Tony" Gregory chuckled.
"Gregory?" I sat up and stared at him, "I thought you were…?"
"I got out." He grinned mischievously, "I have something for you…"
"Hmm? What is it?" I yawned and sat up.
He walked over to my bed and sat on it, "These."
It was a bouquet of flowers: daisies, lilac, red and violet tulips, and white roses. It was an awkward bouquet, but I found it absolutely adorable.
"Awh!" I squealed and took them from him, "Thank you!" I laid them on my night table.
"Come lay with me." I said.
Gregory grinned and crawled into my bed, "Don't do something stupid" I hissed and cuddled into him.
"I've never done anything stupid in my life."
I snorted.
He began to peck kisses at my face, sending sparks through out my body.
"Gregory" I growled.
"Leonora, I want you to listen to me." His lips moved against my temple.
"Hmmm?" I groaned.
"If you even need me, just whistle. Think of me and whistle; I will come."
I opened my heavy eyelids and stared at him as he whistled a long melodic sound.
"Whistle." He commanded.
I did and I was surprised that the whistle was identical to the one he produced.
"I will come." He kissed my forehead, "I will always come."
I gently clawed at his face, "What, Leonora?"
He brought his face lower to mine. My nails gently dug into his skin as I pressed my lips to his. I heard the melody again along with sensation that tickled my body.
It was euphoric.
One of his arms wrapped around my waist, while the other played with my hair. He pulled me on top of him and I hissed, "Nooooo."
He had a devious grin on his face and wrapped his arms around my back. My forehead laid against his cheek as the euphoric sensation disappeared.
"Did you mean what you said?" I murmured.
"What?"
"When you said you wanted to make our blood run cold?" I felt him tense up.
"Why would you ask me that?" He hissed.
"I'm a mortal." I grumbled and tried to get off his form but his arms tighten around me.
"I was angry." He barked.
"So you didn't mean it?"
He inhaled, "No. I wouldn't want you to become what I am."
I nodded against his chest, "Stay with me until I fall asleep?"
"Yeah." His voice grumbled in his chest.
I woke up alone, as expected. Thing is…Mom decided since Tony didn't go to school, I didn't have to either. I looked at the flowers that I put on my nightstand and they weren't there!
I looked around panicking until I saw them sitting on my desk in a vase. I grinned madly and pranced out of bed to smell them. I waltzed out of my room and tried to ignore the urge to go into our cellar.
"Daaaaaddy!" I yelled as I jumped on the stairs, "Can I go with you to your work too?"
He grinned stupidly, but it was so cute, "Really? You want to come?"
"Of course!" I said happily, "Uh…let me go get ready!" I turned and ran to leave.
"30 minutes!" He hollered after me.
"Got it!" I shrieked and ran into my room.
I got into the bathroom, washed my face, and redid my makeup. I left my hair the way it was because it didn't look bad. I dashed for my closest. I felt like wearing a dress!
I started flipping through my dresses and found one. It was a white A-line with an empire waist summer-dress. It complimented my lightly tan skin and my curves. I decided to be a tad bit 'wild' and pair my vans that had a red cherry blossom on one shoes and a cliff with a cherry blossom on the other.
I danced out of my room and down stairs, "What's has you all giddy?"
I grinned at my mother, "Nothing! I just got a good sleep last night!"
"Uh-huh." She went back to her reading.
"Dad!" I called, "I'm ready!"
"It's about time, DUDE!" Tony came stomping in.
"Weeeeell sorry!" I grinned and rubbed his head.
"Come on!" Dad hollered, walking out the door.
"SHOT GUN!" I screamed and took off before Tony.
"Heeeey!" I heard him whine behind me, "Not fair."
We got to the car and I slipped into the front seat. The drive was easy, only about ten minutes.
We drove up to a large castle like house and Dad introduced us to Lord McAshton.
"Lord McAshton!" Dad smiled as we approached the grandfather of the two boys Tony scared nights before, "I would like you to meet my son, Tony, and my eldest daughter, Leonora."
He smiled as he walked up to us, "Finally! It's a pleasure to meet you two! Tony, let's feel that strong-American grip!"
Tony and I were both staring up at the truck that pulled in. Rookery.
"Shake Lord McAshton's hand, Tony." Dad commanded. Tony weakly shook his hand before tucking away behind me. I, interned, tucked behind Dad.
"Tony is really excited to hear about your family history." Dad grinned, "Aren't you, Tony?"
No, not really. I know some of it all ready, like how one of your ancestors fell in love with a vampire. Wait, not like I can judge. But I can judge that fact she BECAME one.
Hold on. I can't judge that fact that she fell IN LOVE with one? Does that mean…? Eek!
"Uh, not right now I'm not!" Tony said nervously.
Smooth, kid, real smooth!
Rookery stood in front of his truck waiting. Lord McAshton finally realized we weren't looking or listening.
"Excuse me." He walked over to Rookery.
"I don't want you two anywhere near that man, got it?" Dad told us firmly, "He's crazy."
We watched as Lord McAshton led Rookery inside the house. I glanced over at Dad. He was occupied, good. That gave Tony and I a window of opening to chase after Rookery.
Our footsteps echoed up the staircase as we chased after them. Maybe they would assume it was a maid who was late for something.
Tony and I both leaned over to spy on them.
"Our ancestor, Elizabeth McAshton." Lord McAshton pointed shakily at a painting on a wall.
"The stone of Attomon…" Rookery said with desire.
"My grandfather told me the legend. He said it was to die with me." Lord McAshton said nervously, as he paced.
"Could still happen." Rookery grumbled as he clutched something around his neck.
"She found a ship found it upon the rocks, but there had been no storm. No signs of life, no crew, saved one who crawled ashore, injured. But he was no mortal man." Lord McAshton spoke spookily.
"His name was Von. Von Sackville-Bagg." Rookery growled, "A vampire!"
"Elizabeth was taken by this Von and became one of the undead herself." McAshton said weakly.
"Then what?" Rookery pressed.
"Our family staked her and Von." He shrugged.
"Warm hearted bunch, aren't you?" Rookery's dry humor made me gag.
"You of all people should understand!" Lord McAshton said appalled.
"I'm joking M'Lord, I would of done the same myself." Rookery sneered, "So where is she buried?"
"Why?" Lord McAshton said nervously.
"Like you said," Rookery scowled, "We want to know if she's walking around. If I were a McAshton, I wouldn't want her looking for me. How do you like your steak, M'Lord?"
Bloody freaking hell. His pun was horrible. Strike fear into the hearts of everyone you son of a bloody witch!
Rookery chuckled. Tony grabbed my hand and pulled me away from the door. We followed them to a maid's entrance then followed them across the courtyard into a wooded area.
We also happened to have a run in with the two boys who bullied Tony. All three of them screamed at the sight of each other. I strongly resisted the urge to kick all of them.
Tony picked up the bottom of his jersey, "You're blocking the Lord of the Underworld!"
I snorted has the two boys squirmed and stuttered over their words.
Tony hissed at them, "I want you to crawl back to your room, crawl under the bed, and STAY THERE!"
"Yes, Lord of the Underworld." One boy stuttered out before they took off running.
"I SAID CRAWL!" Tony hollered. Both boys dived to the ground and began to crawl away.
I cackled. That was too funny.
We hid in the bushes as Rookery kicked open the mausoleum door because Lord McAshton couldn't open it. We quickly chased after them and couched on a stairway.
I watched as poor Lord McAshton was handed a stake and a hammer. He looked so shaken. Rookery pushed the top of the tomb open to reveal there was no body there.
"She was moved!" Rookery said dumbfounded.
Lord McAshton looked baffled, "But no one has been down here since mother died…"
Rookery reached in and grabbed something that looked like a stock of garlic, but then when he squeaked it, it busted out into dust, "I'm talking centuries ago, M'Lord. And judging by what I'm seeing, this tomb is just here for show. She's in an unmarked grave, wrapped in chains, with a stake through her ribs. Coffin purified."
"Why?" McAshton replied frighten.
"Well do you really want your Mum buried next to a vampire?" Rookery hissed.
"No, no, no!" Lord McAshton quickly said, "I loved mother; she always smelt of gardenias"
I suppressed my laughed as Rookery shook his head, "Oh, shut up."
Suddenly, Tony was hanging on to the rod he was originally leaning on. I instinctively reached out to grab him. I watched in terror as Tony's sank further to the ground below. I stopped listening to what Rookery and Lord McAshton were talking about as I tried to grab Tony before he fell.
No luck, "TONY!" I screamed as he fell into the open tomb. I jumped up and ran down the metal staircase.
Both men were startled by Tony's presence. Rookery growled something out but I couldn't understand him.
"Let go of him!" I screeched and tried to loosen his grip on Tony. He threw me against the wall.
"You've made your bed!" He growled at Tony, "No you will sleep in it!" He closed the top of the tomb on Tony.
"And you!" He growled looked at me.
"Let him go you, jerk!" I yelled and lunged for the tomb.
"I told you I would make you pay!" He growled and threw my over his shoulder.
"Let me go!" I screeched and began thrashing about.
I felt him swivel back and forth looking for something. He began to kick on a loose tomb until it was open.
"Your turn" He cackled madly as he set me into the tomb.
"No!" I shrieked and tried to stand up but he forced me back down.
Crack.
"What was that?" I screamed. Rookery left a crack, enough for a tiny bit of light.
I shifted and looked at where the light landed.
It. Was. A. Bloody. Skeleton.
I began screaming madly, "Let me out!"
I could hear their voices fade away but I refused to stop screaming. My screaming slowly came to an end when I could barely talk at all.
I pass out into darkness.
'You are so close to saving them…' A voiced hissed.
"Saving who? The Sackville-Baggs?" I asked the voice. I tried to feel around in the darkness, but everything was smooth.
'It's in a place where you've been but never thought to look.'
"The amulet?" I asked.
'It's hidden within forage and grove…'
"How about you stop speaking in bloody riddles?"
'…Wrapped in centuries old handkerchief.'
I was sucked out of the darkness by a melodic whistle, similar to the one Gregory taught me, but slightly different.
"Tony?" I rasped, "Who taught you that?"
"Anna" He whispered back.
I nodded, even though he couldn't see me. I started to whistle too. The same one Gregory taught me too, if I ever needed too, and boy, did I need him right now.
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Have you ever been outside your respective country?
