Chapter 4: (My Night With A Vampire)
I looked for her all day, but found no sign of Berri. I had forgotten where the rock creature took her, so I headed to a river leading to an old castle in Mobitransylvania. I felt tired & hungry. I had looked for a village in Mobitransylvania, but before I cound even find the village, not to mention asking where Berri was, I felt weak. In fact, so weak, I couldn't get my stomach to settle, then I fell on the ground & everything was blank.
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When I had awaken, I saw a mobian giving me a dish of what appeared to be tomato soup. I stepped back asking him, "Who are you, and where am I? And you better not say it's none of your business!"
I looked at him. He looked like the vampire squirrel from my dream, except his hair was shaped like a heart instead of having bat ears.The mobian bowed down as he said, "Prey, accept my apoligies, madame. I did not know zat you vere only faking your starvation."
"Faking?" I questioned, "I wasn't faking, I was trying to look for someone."
"Really? Like who?"
He then bowed to me again saying, "Forgive me, I'm afraid ve haven't introduced ourselves. My name is Batula, Count Batula."
I looked at Batula and saw something trying to stick out of his hair. He saw it, and tried to hide it as he was fixing his hair. I wanted to know what was underneath his hair. So I went to get a little closer look, but he protested, "Don't come closer, girl! I don't vant you to see vhat is underneath."
"You mean your ears, right?" I asked, "If it is your ears, they can't possibly be that bad."
He gave a sad look at me, pulled the pins out of his pony tail, and undid his hair. Underneath were his bat ears, the ones from my dream.
If he looks like the one from my dream, then that means...
Before I could think another thought, he looked down saying, "Now do you see vhy I hide my ears? It is my shame from ze village zat cursed me to zis domain! I'm afraid you too vould consider me vhat I am, a freak!"
"You're not a freak," I said calming him down, "It's just that you're different, that's all. And I'm sorry for yelling at you like that."
We both stare at each other for a long moment until he made a move. He kissed me on the lips. I tried to back away, but I couldn't. It was as if I was hypnotised by him. But then there was a knock. He broke the kiss softly and looked out the window. I don't know what he saw outside, but I hope it wasn't bad.
He then looked at me and said, "I'm afraid ve vill have to do zis some other time. I have a new guest to attend to. But I vill never forget about you, white bat."
As he headed out the door I told him, "By the way, just call me Rouge if you like, Batula!"
He gave a smile back to me & closed the door, so I guess to let me recover. I picked up the bowel & finished it up. I looked out the window after that & saw an angry mob of villagers heading to the castle. I quickly went to the door, but it was locked. It was as if he knew they be here & kept me here for safety. Either that or he just wants to use me as a new toy for himself (that's how I sometimes picture Nack using other girls, except me).
I shouted for help, but no one came. Then a black bat crashed through the window, picked me up, and took me out of the room. I felt like a prisoner when I got carried like that (after unsuccessfully trying to get out). I then saw a huge black bat hanging upside down. He looked at me, gasped and shouted angrily, "You fool! I didn't mean everyone in ze house! Now drop Rouge to a safe place now!"
He sounded familiar as his face looked familiar. I then gasped and realized that bat was Batula. I shouted, "Put me down, you stupid excuse for a bat!"
The blue eyed bat did just that. As the bat left, I looked angrily at Batula saying, "Why did you keep this from me? You never told me you were a vampire!"
"Ze truth vould hurt if I told you zat."
"It hurts no matter what! I found out, so now I'm upset with you!"
"Rouge, accept my apoligies. I'm afraid I got carried away vith me being a vampire. But I had to survive, zat iz ze rule of ze vampires. Anyway, do you not realize vhy you never eat or drink anything except zat vhich is made of blood?"
"But the soup-"
He interrupted continuing, "It's made of blood, vhich you drank. And ze truth iz zis, you're a vampire bat."
I gasped at what he said & started to make a disgusting look. I then started to back away from him. Me, a vampire bat? That's impossible, but why don't I feel hungry & thirsty, don't like the daylight so much, and thought the blood was delicious?
I looked at him again asking, "Tell me, am I really a vampire bat?"
He looked at me since there was some blood on my fangs from my bowel and answered, "Yes, I'm afraid you are."
I was shocked about this as the blue eyed bat came in with a villager & dropped him to who knows what? I looked at the creature and asked again, "Who is that bat? Another servant of yours?"
"Actually, he's my great, great, great, great, great grandson, Conker."
"Grandson?" I shook it out of my head & got concenrned yelling, "You never told me you had a grandson! What kind of girl do you think I am?!"
"Rouge, you don't understand! I found out vhen ze villagers came to my mansion and I realized I still have a family."
While Conker was getting more villagers, Batula explained about his past from over 300 years ago. How he became a vampire and how he lost his wife from another vampire. He then told me what shocked me the most, how he found me (not the night I was here, I meant when I was little). He told me that my parents were killed by the villagers, then he found me before the villagers did, then he kept me in his arms for about 3 years, and finally, he found an old spell book, erased my memory of him with it, & left me in Weaselopolis Orphanage.
I then asked to him gently, "If this is all true, then...I really am a vampire bat!"
I shed a tear a little, not just about the death of my parents, but also about the truth. I looked at him as he looked at me. I flew into his winged arms & hugged him. As the last villager was dropped, I kissed Batula in the cheek.
He then told me, "Go, Rouge. Ze villagers vill come looking for you any minute now."
"But what about you?"
"I vill be fine. Just go now!"
He gave me a kiss on my cheek as I started to fly away. As I did, he drank the last of the blood from the pumps. The ropes he was hanging on broke, as I saw it. I ran to his side, but I was too late. He fell down, and then, he was gone. I looked at the villagers, and thought they were stupid idiots. I flew out the opened window & quickly flew back to the direction to Windy before any of them found me.
I then thought, 'Batula, I know your problems. I had them when I was little. And I'm sorry that you were gone. I promise, if possible, that I'll find a way to bring you back!'
(Next Chapter: We Meet Again, Nic & Boss!)
I looked for her all day, but found no sign of Berri. I had forgotten where the rock creature took her, so I headed to a river leading to an old castle in Mobitransylvania. I felt tired & hungry. I had looked for a village in Mobitransylvania, but before I cound even find the village, not to mention asking where Berri was, I felt weak. In fact, so weak, I couldn't get my stomach to settle, then I fell on the ground & everything was blank.
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When I had awaken, I saw a mobian giving me a dish of what appeared to be tomato soup. I stepped back asking him, "Who are you, and where am I? And you better not say it's none of your business!"
I looked at him. He looked like the vampire squirrel from my dream, except his hair was shaped like a heart instead of having bat ears.The mobian bowed down as he said, "Prey, accept my apoligies, madame. I did not know zat you vere only faking your starvation."
"Faking?" I questioned, "I wasn't faking, I was trying to look for someone."
"Really? Like who?"
He then bowed to me again saying, "Forgive me, I'm afraid ve haven't introduced ourselves. My name is Batula, Count Batula."
I looked at Batula and saw something trying to stick out of his hair. He saw it, and tried to hide it as he was fixing his hair. I wanted to know what was underneath his hair. So I went to get a little closer look, but he protested, "Don't come closer, girl! I don't vant you to see vhat is underneath."
"You mean your ears, right?" I asked, "If it is your ears, they can't possibly be that bad."
He gave a sad look at me, pulled the pins out of his pony tail, and undid his hair. Underneath were his bat ears, the ones from my dream.
If he looks like the one from my dream, then that means...
Before I could think another thought, he looked down saying, "Now do you see vhy I hide my ears? It is my shame from ze village zat cursed me to zis domain! I'm afraid you too vould consider me vhat I am, a freak!"
"You're not a freak," I said calming him down, "It's just that you're different, that's all. And I'm sorry for yelling at you like that."
We both stare at each other for a long moment until he made a move. He kissed me on the lips. I tried to back away, but I couldn't. It was as if I was hypnotised by him. But then there was a knock. He broke the kiss softly and looked out the window. I don't know what he saw outside, but I hope it wasn't bad.
He then looked at me and said, "I'm afraid ve vill have to do zis some other time. I have a new guest to attend to. But I vill never forget about you, white bat."
As he headed out the door I told him, "By the way, just call me Rouge if you like, Batula!"
He gave a smile back to me & closed the door, so I guess to let me recover. I picked up the bowel & finished it up. I looked out the window after that & saw an angry mob of villagers heading to the castle. I quickly went to the door, but it was locked. It was as if he knew they be here & kept me here for safety. Either that or he just wants to use me as a new toy for himself (that's how I sometimes picture Nack using other girls, except me).
I shouted for help, but no one came. Then a black bat crashed through the window, picked me up, and took me out of the room. I felt like a prisoner when I got carried like that (after unsuccessfully trying to get out). I then saw a huge black bat hanging upside down. He looked at me, gasped and shouted angrily, "You fool! I didn't mean everyone in ze house! Now drop Rouge to a safe place now!"
He sounded familiar as his face looked familiar. I then gasped and realized that bat was Batula. I shouted, "Put me down, you stupid excuse for a bat!"
The blue eyed bat did just that. As the bat left, I looked angrily at Batula saying, "Why did you keep this from me? You never told me you were a vampire!"
"Ze truth vould hurt if I told you zat."
"It hurts no matter what! I found out, so now I'm upset with you!"
"Rouge, accept my apoligies. I'm afraid I got carried away vith me being a vampire. But I had to survive, zat iz ze rule of ze vampires. Anyway, do you not realize vhy you never eat or drink anything except zat vhich is made of blood?"
"But the soup-"
He interrupted continuing, "It's made of blood, vhich you drank. And ze truth iz zis, you're a vampire bat."
I gasped at what he said & started to make a disgusting look. I then started to back away from him. Me, a vampire bat? That's impossible, but why don't I feel hungry & thirsty, don't like the daylight so much, and thought the blood was delicious?
I looked at him again asking, "Tell me, am I really a vampire bat?"
He looked at me since there was some blood on my fangs from my bowel and answered, "Yes, I'm afraid you are."
I was shocked about this as the blue eyed bat came in with a villager & dropped him to who knows what? I looked at the creature and asked again, "Who is that bat? Another servant of yours?"
"Actually, he's my great, great, great, great, great grandson, Conker."
"Grandson?" I shook it out of my head & got concenrned yelling, "You never told me you had a grandson! What kind of girl do you think I am?!"
"Rouge, you don't understand! I found out vhen ze villagers came to my mansion and I realized I still have a family."
While Conker was getting more villagers, Batula explained about his past from over 300 years ago. How he became a vampire and how he lost his wife from another vampire. He then told me what shocked me the most, how he found me (not the night I was here, I meant when I was little). He told me that my parents were killed by the villagers, then he found me before the villagers did, then he kept me in his arms for about 3 years, and finally, he found an old spell book, erased my memory of him with it, & left me in Weaselopolis Orphanage.
I then asked to him gently, "If this is all true, then...I really am a vampire bat!"
I shed a tear a little, not just about the death of my parents, but also about the truth. I looked at him as he looked at me. I flew into his winged arms & hugged him. As the last villager was dropped, I kissed Batula in the cheek.
He then told me, "Go, Rouge. Ze villagers vill come looking for you any minute now."
"But what about you?"
"I vill be fine. Just go now!"
He gave me a kiss on my cheek as I started to fly away. As I did, he drank the last of the blood from the pumps. The ropes he was hanging on broke, as I saw it. I ran to his side, but I was too late. He fell down, and then, he was gone. I looked at the villagers, and thought they were stupid idiots. I flew out the opened window & quickly flew back to the direction to Windy before any of them found me.
I then thought, 'Batula, I know your problems. I had them when I was little. And I'm sorry that you were gone. I promise, if possible, that I'll find a way to bring you back!'
(Next Chapter: We Meet Again, Nic & Boss!)