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When Nancy got into the bathroom, she was shaking. She looked in the mirror to see tears forming in her eyes. She was scared. And she should be. Duncan was maniacal. She put on the dress like Duncan had told her to. When she first saw her white, strapless dress she fell in love with it. But now as she looked at her reflection in the mirror, she wanted nothing to do with the dress.
Duncan knocked on the door. "Are you ready?" he asked.
Nancy wiped the tears from her eyes and tried to get control of herself. She couldn't let Duncan see her this vulnerable and weak. That would only please him. She took a deep breath a opened the door. She immediately felt sick to her stomach when she saw Duncan smiling at her.
"Beautiful." He said softly. He circled around her, looking over every inch of her. Nancy followed him with her eyes. "Please walk over to the bed and sit down."
Nancy reluctantly did as she was told. She watched as Duncan sat on the bed beside her.
He brought up his hands and cupped her face. She recoiled from his touch.
"Don't be scared, dear. You'll get accustomed to your new life." Duncan said.
"What new life?" Nancy asked quietly.
"You'll become one of us." Duncan said.
"No. Never." Nancy said, horrified.
"I don't think you're in a position to argue." He said, smiling evilly.
Just then there was a knock at the door. Nancy started to scream. Duncan pushed her down on the bed and covered her mouth with his hand.
The door opened and Nancy saw Aiden enter the room. She started to struggle under Duncan.
"Let her go, Father." Aiden said quietly.
Duncan slowly got up. Nancy sat up shakily.
"My son." Duncan said, embracing Aiden. Aiden looked at Nancy. Duncan turned around so that he could see her as well. "You have made a wise decision, Aiden. This one has beauty, courage, and passion. You have done me proud."
"I need to be alone with Nancy." Aiden said, still staring at Nancy.
Duncan smiled at his son and nodded." Of course. I will go make the final preparations for the ceremony. He left the room and locked the door from the outside.
Aiden walked up to Nancy. "Nancy--"
Nancy jumped up from the bed and backed away from him. "Don't touch me. Don't even talk to me." she said fiercely.
"I know that you're angry with me." Aiden said.
"Angry?" She shook her head. "No, I've gotten past the point of anger. I'm furious with you."
"I need you to listen to me. I need you to trust me." Aiden said softly.
"Trust? That's a funny word coming from you." Nancy said.
"I talked to Frank. He knows what's going on. We're working on a way to get you out of this mess." Aiden explained.
"I wouldn't be in this mess if it weren't for you. You did this, Aiden." Nancy said, eyes blazing.
"It was my father's idea. He's been pulling the strings all along." Aiden said.
"You are a grown man, Aiden. Last time I checked, a grown man doesn't need his father to tell him how to live his life and make his decisions for him." Nancy said.
"Will you just sit down and listen to me. We don't have much time. I want to explain everything to you." Aiden said.
Nancy sighed and sat down on the bed. Aiden sat down beside her.
"You already know about my father and how long he's been around River Heights. He's actually about 300 years old. He was born and lived most of his life in Ireland. He came over to America when he was about 225 years old and he met a woman named Katherine Boivier, my mother. She had me three years after they were married and he never bothered to tell her what he was. He couldn't bear to put his life onto her. He wanted her to live her life and enjoy every moment of it. He loved her more than even he could stand.
"She died from pnuemonia when I was twenty years old. My father was a complete wreck. He kept blaming himself for it, thinking that maybe if he would have told her and turned her, she would be alive today. He didn't want to ever go through a loss again. I came home one night and I never even heard him. I woke up and I was a vampire, just like him."
"What did you do?" Nancy asked.
"I went ballistic. One day, I'm just a regular guy, working my way through school, and the next day, I'm a creature of the night. My father started hounding me about finding someone to sare my life with. He didn't want me to hurt like him when he lost my mother. That's why you're here. You're the first girl he's ever really liked." Aiden glanced at her. She could see pain etched all on his handsome face.
"And if I choose not to do this?" Nancy asked quietly.
"He won't let you have a choice. You either do it, or he'll kill you." Aiden explained simply.
"But you said that you and Frank have a plan." Nancy said.
"We do. Like I said, I won't let you live like me, Nancy. I care about you too much." Aiden gently carressed her cheek. She didn't pull away.
"What do you need me to do?" Nancy asked quietly.
"Just go along with it. You just have to trust that we'll get you out of this." Aiden said. A clock chimed in the room. Aiden looked up at it. "It's time for the ceremony." He took Nancy's hand and stood up. "You ready?"
"As ready as I'm going to be." Nancy said.
Aiden led her out of the room and down a small flight of stairs. They came to a room that was lavishly decorated with red roses and red and black candles.
"He sure went to a lot of trouble for this." Nancy said wryly.
"He's been getting it ready for a while now." Aiden said and squeezed her hand.
"So where is he at? I want to get his over with." Nancy said.
"Why, I'm right here." Duncan said from the staircase they just emerged from. "And I've brought you a special guest, Nancy."
He pushed someone down the stairs in front of him.
"Frank." Nancy said breathlessly.
When Nancy got into the bathroom, she was shaking. She looked in the mirror to see tears forming in her eyes. She was scared. And she should be. Duncan was maniacal. She put on the dress like Duncan had told her to. When she first saw her white, strapless dress she fell in love with it. But now as she looked at her reflection in the mirror, she wanted nothing to do with the dress.
Duncan knocked on the door. "Are you ready?" he asked.
Nancy wiped the tears from her eyes and tried to get control of herself. She couldn't let Duncan see her this vulnerable and weak. That would only please him. She took a deep breath a opened the door. She immediately felt sick to her stomach when she saw Duncan smiling at her.
"Beautiful." He said softly. He circled around her, looking over every inch of her. Nancy followed him with her eyes. "Please walk over to the bed and sit down."
Nancy reluctantly did as she was told. She watched as Duncan sat on the bed beside her.
He brought up his hands and cupped her face. She recoiled from his touch.
"Don't be scared, dear. You'll get accustomed to your new life." Duncan said.
"What new life?" Nancy asked quietly.
"You'll become one of us." Duncan said.
"No. Never." Nancy said, horrified.
"I don't think you're in a position to argue." He said, smiling evilly.
Just then there was a knock at the door. Nancy started to scream. Duncan pushed her down on the bed and covered her mouth with his hand.
The door opened and Nancy saw Aiden enter the room. She started to struggle under Duncan.
"Let her go, Father." Aiden said quietly.
Duncan slowly got up. Nancy sat up shakily.
"My son." Duncan said, embracing Aiden. Aiden looked at Nancy. Duncan turned around so that he could see her as well. "You have made a wise decision, Aiden. This one has beauty, courage, and passion. You have done me proud."
"I need to be alone with Nancy." Aiden said, still staring at Nancy.
Duncan smiled at his son and nodded." Of course. I will go make the final preparations for the ceremony. He left the room and locked the door from the outside.
Aiden walked up to Nancy. "Nancy--"
Nancy jumped up from the bed and backed away from him. "Don't touch me. Don't even talk to me." she said fiercely.
"I know that you're angry with me." Aiden said.
"Angry?" She shook her head. "No, I've gotten past the point of anger. I'm furious with you."
"I need you to listen to me. I need you to trust me." Aiden said softly.
"Trust? That's a funny word coming from you." Nancy said.
"I talked to Frank. He knows what's going on. We're working on a way to get you out of this mess." Aiden explained.
"I wouldn't be in this mess if it weren't for you. You did this, Aiden." Nancy said, eyes blazing.
"It was my father's idea. He's been pulling the strings all along." Aiden said.
"You are a grown man, Aiden. Last time I checked, a grown man doesn't need his father to tell him how to live his life and make his decisions for him." Nancy said.
"Will you just sit down and listen to me. We don't have much time. I want to explain everything to you." Aiden said.
Nancy sighed and sat down on the bed. Aiden sat down beside her.
"You already know about my father and how long he's been around River Heights. He's actually about 300 years old. He was born and lived most of his life in Ireland. He came over to America when he was about 225 years old and he met a woman named Katherine Boivier, my mother. She had me three years after they were married and he never bothered to tell her what he was. He couldn't bear to put his life onto her. He wanted her to live her life and enjoy every moment of it. He loved her more than even he could stand.
"She died from pnuemonia when I was twenty years old. My father was a complete wreck. He kept blaming himself for it, thinking that maybe if he would have told her and turned her, she would be alive today. He didn't want to ever go through a loss again. I came home one night and I never even heard him. I woke up and I was a vampire, just like him."
"What did you do?" Nancy asked.
"I went ballistic. One day, I'm just a regular guy, working my way through school, and the next day, I'm a creature of the night. My father started hounding me about finding someone to sare my life with. He didn't want me to hurt like him when he lost my mother. That's why you're here. You're the first girl he's ever really liked." Aiden glanced at her. She could see pain etched all on his handsome face.
"And if I choose not to do this?" Nancy asked quietly.
"He won't let you have a choice. You either do it, or he'll kill you." Aiden explained simply.
"But you said that you and Frank have a plan." Nancy said.
"We do. Like I said, I won't let you live like me, Nancy. I care about you too much." Aiden gently carressed her cheek. She didn't pull away.
"What do you need me to do?" Nancy asked quietly.
"Just go along with it. You just have to trust that we'll get you out of this." Aiden said. A clock chimed in the room. Aiden looked up at it. "It's time for the ceremony." He took Nancy's hand and stood up. "You ready?"
"As ready as I'm going to be." Nancy said.
Aiden led her out of the room and down a small flight of stairs. They came to a room that was lavishly decorated with red roses and red and black candles.
"He sure went to a lot of trouble for this." Nancy said wryly.
"He's been getting it ready for a while now." Aiden said and squeezed her hand.
"So where is he at? I want to get his over with." Nancy said.
"Why, I'm right here." Duncan said from the staircase they just emerged from. "And I've brought you a special guest, Nancy."
He pushed someone down the stairs in front of him.
"Frank." Nancy said breathlessly.