Chapter three, by Mouse.

Anna didn't like what he was trying to do, he was trying to make her like him. She pushed him away from he and rushed from the room. Running down twisted corridors and flights of stairs which seemed to never end, she soon found her way to the front of the castle, she rushed out of the castle, only to cry out in pain. The sun was out. She had ran out in the day.

She had never felt such pain, it felt like her skin was being pulled off her bones. She stumbled back and fell to the ground. For some reason, she could not get back up. Just then, a dark cloak wrapped itself around her and pulled her back into the castle. Se gasped for breath when the cloak pulled off her and Dracula kneeled in front of her.

''Never go out in the day!'' He warned her, but his eyes were full of concern. She didn't look at him. She stared blankly past him, her arms and legs in pain. She jumped when his cold hands came down onto her legs and the pain was gone. He did the same to her arms.

She couldn't bear to look at him. She had made such a fool of herself. She mentally kicked herself. Everybody knows vampires can not go out in the day! She leaned against the wall, closing her eyes and began to drift off.

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Dracula watched as she fell asleep. She was everything he wanted. She did not have the jealousy of his other brides. She did not have the selfishness of them either. She was everything. He watched her with hope that she would awake and realise HE was her white knight in shining armour. Not that blasted Van Helsing! Perhaps he will be able to ''woo'' her at the Hallows eve ball in two evenings. The vampires you thought were destroyed at the last Hallows eve ball were back. Their master was back, so they were too. He would take Anna. Or force her. She was going even if he had to gag her!

He then realised Anna had stirred and was staring straight into his eyes,

''How was your nap?'' Dracula asked, Anna stood up and brushed off. She turned and walked away from him,

''Do not walk away from me!'' Dracula called to her,

''I can, will and AM!" She called back.

She infuriated him so.

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Anna wondered if Dracula would EVER stop bossing her around. She wasn't HIS bride. Or maybe she was. Either way she wasn't going to let him boss her about all the time. She opened many doors and looked in them. Some just had coffins in them, others tables. Then she got found one which totally awed her. The library. Millions of books stacked high up and down the walls. Big red squishy chairs and oak tables which looked freshly waxed. A huge arched window at the end of the room. She walked along the room, tracing her fingers along many of the books and only stopping at which titles impressed her or caught any interest. She reached the window and looked down at the village. She looked up to the sky, the sun was no longer out, but the moon. She wondered why. Why had she done this? Given up to be with her family and be happy, she didn't even get what she wanted! She got stuck in a stupid castle with Count Dracula. She was a fool. Sorrow filled her eyes, and a single tear slipped down her cheek.

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Dracula watched as she looked out the window and her shoulders began to shake. Why was she upset? Did she really hate him so much that she would cry about it? She was lucky though. She could feel emotions, Dracula was hollow. He could only feel anger. But if someone loved him, he could feel a tiny little flicker of love inside him. Sure, he could laugh, smile and take anger fits, but was it really what he wanted?

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Stay tuned for chapter 4!