In the dead of night... when everyone is sleeping, all safe and sound. Having wonderful dreams about good things...in peace...

Well...everyone but Ariel.

Turning restlessly in her bed, tangled in sheets, she couldn't go to sleep. No matter what, counting sheep, reading, writing..., she couldn't fall asleep. Now staring at the ceiling, exhausted, she laid there.

'What can I do..?' She asked herself, 'Why couldn't I go to sleep these past few days?'

Yes, Ariel had not gotten any sleep the time she came here. When she did, she would wake up and two hours later. Then one hour, then thirty minutes...and so on... Her lack of sleep didn't affect her physical performance, but more of her mental performance. Thoughts she had fought off at a younger age had come back, even more powerful than they were before. Of course having the iron willpower that Ariel has, she pushed them away by talking to someone...now that everyone is asleep...well..you can conclude that.

(Ariel's POV)

I abruptly sat up from my bed. A sudden hunger had came out of nowhere and I was pretty much drooling for some food.

Forcing myself out and away from the warmth and safety of my covers, I slowly get off of my smooth red velvet bed. I stretched a little before I walked over to my wardrobe, and slid some of my Hello Kitty Pajama pants on... don't ask why Hello Kitty... they've been with me a long time... I also grabbed a black robe that Sebastian had gave me on my arrival here.

Once I had tied the strings together and slipped in some of my cat shaped house shoes, I made my journey to the kitchen to get some warm milk and maybe bake me some cookies. Who knows? I don't know...

While I was walking towards the kitchen, my hunger began to worsen, making me walk quicker. My mouth became too full with saliva it was kinda hard to sallow, and when I did, it would make me thirsty as can be.

My eyes began to burn slightly, like I was about to cry, then it stopped. It did this for a while then it stopped. I felt my senses increasing, like I could hear each step some animal took, breathed, and many more. It was becoming too much for me to bare, and I stumbled a few times here and there, but I made it to the kitchen, the door slightly cracked and light coming from it, but I was too malnourished to notice.

I crash into the kitchen, and toppled on top of someone. I felt too sick and dizzy to get off of said person, but they quickly recovered,

"Ariel? Why are you up? What's wrong?" A smooth, velvet voice asked and then they picked me up. I came face to face with the one and only, Sebastian, with a worried face.

(Oh lookie here, supposed to be an worried Sebby but this is Fanfiction, not Wattpad...)

"I-I..." I stuttered, choking on my own salvia, "t-t-t...t-t-thirst...ty?" That was all I could say before I started a coughing fit out of nowhere, a spit puddle slowly piling on the floor,

"Hold on Ariel," he picks me up in bridal style, "I'll help you." He places me in a chair, and then turns to the refrigerator, or the ice box in this age, and looked through it to find something for me.

Sebastian's neck started to show and my eyes felt that burning sensation again. My mouth began to water, and I felt my senses increase again to the point I could hear his heart beat. I don't know what possessed me to get up, but I started to walk to Sebastian while he was still searching through the ice box. Once he had finally found the container of milk, I was already behind him. He turned around,

"I found- Ariel what are you -?" I stopped him by grabbing his wrist of the hand that was holding the milk. My eyes were burning like hell, and my grip tightened, making him drop the container,

"Ari-." I collapsed and brought Sebastian down with me, with me on top and him on the bottom. During that I somehow had pinned his hands to the sides of his head. All I could stare at was his neck...

"What a pleasant surprise."

A voice said, which ended up being my voice that sounded a bit more mature than mine. Before I knew it, I was licking Sebastian's neck ever so slowly. (A/n: No this isn't a lemon..sorry to break your hearts) A sharp pain came from my teeth as I opened my mouth, drooling ever so slightly. Sebastian breathes in softly, and I must say, something inside of me is wondering why he's letting this happen? But the rest of me don't care, I just want to take a bite out of him...

Okay...what the hell is happening to me?

But before I could stop myself, I had already pierced his skin with my teeth...or should I say fangs now. The taste, oh the taste, wasn't that copper tasting taste, but tasted utterly delicious. Sebastian shuddered underneath me. Whether it was in pain or pleasure I do not know. All I know is that I was undoubtedly enjoying this..maybe a bit too much...

Wait a holy living hell... I'M DRINKING SEBASTIAN'S BLOOD!?

And before I knew it I passed out, hearing a French song in my head even when I was asleep.

Le temps d'un souffle coupé

(Time for a breath)

Par un soir tardif d'été

(For a late summer evening)

Les anges partirent avant

(Angels went before)

Et leurs visages tachés de blanc

(And their faces stained white)

Je crois qu'il est trop tard

(I think it's too late)

Which each word sung, I could see images that wasn't clear, like I was trying to see through mudded water.

Pour t'avouer que j'ai mal

(To confess that I hurt)

À mon cœur mourant

(To my dying heart)

Et mes souvenirs tachés de blanc

(And stained my white memories)

I saw a woman, with long red hair, talking to my sisters...was this a family friend I forgot about..? Or..?

Si l'on me perd, sache que je serai la tienne

(If you lose me, know that I'll be yours)

Et au creux de ses bras, la mort nous bercera

(And the hollow of his arms, death lull us)

Car si l'on me perd, c'est seulement pour rester la tienne

(Because if you lose me, it's only to keep yours)

Et au creux de ses bras, la mort nous bercera

(And the hollow of his arms, death lull us)

Later on, I see the same red haired woman, being tortured...in many ways...

La pluie coule sur mes tempes

(The rain poured on my temples)

La foudre chante ta descente

(Lightning sing your descent)

Blottie contre ma vie

(Snuggled against my life)

Ton rire résonne et puis s'enfuit

(Your laughter resonates and then fled)

Je crois qu'il est trop tard

(I think it's too late)

Then a see a womanly figure, covered in a black cloak with rain pouring heavily. She seems to be talking to herself, then stomping the ground angrily and pounding it. Then the picture quickly switches to a man, with..white hair? His face is blurry, so it's hard to tell who he is.

Pour te dire que ça fait mal

(To admit to you that I'm hurting)

Mon coeur n'est plus comme avant

(My heart is not like it was before)

Car il s'endort tout doucement

(Because it softly falls asleep)

Then it stopped.

(A/n: Who's the red head? And who is that white haired man?! Why was there a French song?! WHY WAS ARIEL DRINKING SEBASTIAN'S BLOOD?! Maybe you'll figure it out...But then again the music that was supposed to go with this (Cuz Wattpad) La petite Mort.)