Here I am finally again. It took me a while to find time to just sit down and write without running into a wall. This chapter is pretty long, and hopefully makes up for me taking so long to update. I apologize again for taking so long. I take no claim on the characters once again! But I do claim the plot as it is my own. I hope you enjoy this one!
Dracula's Brides
Chapter 7: The Meeting of Mother and Daughter
Verona woke up the next night knowing that she was to meet her daughter. It was what she dreamt of and woke up thinking about constantly. She didn't know what she looked like, how she would act, if she herself would have to teach it simple things like discipline in front of Vladislaus. Mostly trivial things shot through her mind when she walked to her master's room.
Marishka woke in the arms of Vladislaus and while somewhere deep inside her she knew it was wrong, she felt at home with him. Within him was a great power that seduced her immediately, and burrowing her face deeper into his chest she fell silently asleep almost immediately again, lost in her train of thought.
Vladislaus felt her moving and was about to get up when she fell back down to him and thought it best to let her rest. He also felt Verona growing restless to see her new daughter and felt trapped in a decision. Should he let her rest? Or should he take her to her mother whom he had spoken briefly about to her the night before. Just as he was proceeding with his thoughts he heard someone enter his room and knew who it was. He grew angry that she should take her own authority above his own to enter without his permission and grew restless with Marishka on top of him.
Marishka stirred and got up when Vladislaus moved about and she too heard someone enter the room. Afraid of who it might be she clung tightly to him and whispered gently,
"Master!"
"There, there Marishka," he purred to her, "the time has come for you to meet your mother! Do not be afraid, we shall go and meet her now." He lifted the lid of his coffin and he saw her already by the window watching him closely. Her eyes grew wide when she saw him staring back at her coldly. "Verona, my dear, next time you enter my room you must remember one thing... only enter with my permission." He hissed at her violently as he lifted Marishka out of the coffin and dropped her by his side.
"Vladislaus, my love," Verona pleaded, "I grew anxious at meeting my daughter, you must understand..."
"Enough! I've had enough already and you just now came in. Now take her away from here and do what you must. Remember what I told you to teach her, and before the dawn has come bring her to me again here." Vladislaus commanded as he waved his hands at her to go.
"Why must we walk about at night, master?" Marishka purred to him, she had grown confused at the strange behavior in which the woman and her master talked.
"Because my darling, we are not welcome among people during the day. You will see that they tend to be more... enjoyable at night anyways." He smiled at her, "now go to your mother" he pushed her over to Verona who stood silently, he gave her a warning look and left from a side door.
Verona now gave her full attention to her daughter, she had learned already her name and rejoiced to see she was very beautiful.
"My daughter, Marishka, I have waited so long for you to come!" She ran to her and hugged her tightly to her, "we have much to learn tonight and you do not want to disappoint Vladislaus now, do you?" Hugging her mother tightly in return she replied,
"Mother Verona, no of course I do not want to disappoint the master! I shall do whatever is needed of me. Teach me mother; teach me everything you know that I may become at least half of what you truly are!" She looked up into her mother's eyes and smiled. "I hope I shall not disappoint you either, mother."
"Marishka, as my daughter you will never disappoint me! Now I must explain something before we proceed to the village. It is very important that you remember not to go about during the day. Our fair skin cannot handle the bright rays. Do you understand? No matter what, do not leave your bed whether it is your own or Vladislaus's." Verona looked deep into her daughter's eyes and spoke very seriously.
"Of course mother, I understand you completely."
"Good!" Verona applauded, "now that we understand that small bit, it is time to move onto the next subject: feeding," she smiled, "are you hungry my dear?"
"A bit mother," she rubbed her stomach sadly, "I have not eaten in so long it seems."
"Yes, that is how I felt when I first joined Vladislaus. We feed on particular things though: blood of others."
"...blood?" Marishka asked, she was completely confused, "how do we eat blood?"
"By draining the life out of humans my child!" Verona looked astonished she did not know this already. "We bite the necks of humans and suck their blood, the life, out! It is really quite simple since we have these." She then opened her mouth and bared her fangs; they were pure white in the moonlight and shone brightly.
Marishka tried to replicate what Verona had done and opened her mouth as wide as she could. After a few moments her jaws seemed to loosen and drop lower than usual, and then she felt he canine teeth grow and reached up with her own hand to feel them. Her teeth were sharp and cut her own fingers as she touched the tip. Then she felt the power surge through her that all vampires have.
"We are ready my child, to go hunt." Verona laughed and went off to the balcony. As Marishka followed she saw Verona leap off the balcony and transform into a wild beast. "Come Marishka!" she yelled out to her. Without knowing what she did, Marishka ran to the tip of the balcony and leaped off. She still felt the power of the vampire run through her and without changing with her own will, she was a beast just like Verona. "Well done, Marishka!" Verona laughed, "now follow me!"
Marishka did follow and enjoyed the power of her wings and new form. She loved the complete and total power she had and knew that she was quite lucky to have gotten this gift from her master.
Vladislaus had been watching from a tower above his room. He has seen Verona lead Marishka off to feed and wanted to know how well she would adapt to her changes. He threw himself off the tower and transformed as well and followed his lovely brides to the village.
Dracula's Brides
Chapter 7: The Meeting of Mother and Daughter
Verona woke up the next night knowing that she was to meet her daughter. It was what she dreamt of and woke up thinking about constantly. She didn't know what she looked like, how she would act, if she herself would have to teach it simple things like discipline in front of Vladislaus. Mostly trivial things shot through her mind when she walked to her master's room.
Marishka woke in the arms of Vladislaus and while somewhere deep inside her she knew it was wrong, she felt at home with him. Within him was a great power that seduced her immediately, and burrowing her face deeper into his chest she fell silently asleep almost immediately again, lost in her train of thought.
Vladislaus felt her moving and was about to get up when she fell back down to him and thought it best to let her rest. He also felt Verona growing restless to see her new daughter and felt trapped in a decision. Should he let her rest? Or should he take her to her mother whom he had spoken briefly about to her the night before. Just as he was proceeding with his thoughts he heard someone enter his room and knew who it was. He grew angry that she should take her own authority above his own to enter without his permission and grew restless with Marishka on top of him.
Marishka stirred and got up when Vladislaus moved about and she too heard someone enter the room. Afraid of who it might be she clung tightly to him and whispered gently,
"Master!"
"There, there Marishka," he purred to her, "the time has come for you to meet your mother! Do not be afraid, we shall go and meet her now." He lifted the lid of his coffin and he saw her already by the window watching him closely. Her eyes grew wide when she saw him staring back at her coldly. "Verona, my dear, next time you enter my room you must remember one thing... only enter with my permission." He hissed at her violently as he lifted Marishka out of the coffin and dropped her by his side.
"Vladislaus, my love," Verona pleaded, "I grew anxious at meeting my daughter, you must understand..."
"Enough! I've had enough already and you just now came in. Now take her away from here and do what you must. Remember what I told you to teach her, and before the dawn has come bring her to me again here." Vladislaus commanded as he waved his hands at her to go.
"Why must we walk about at night, master?" Marishka purred to him, she had grown confused at the strange behavior in which the woman and her master talked.
"Because my darling, we are not welcome among people during the day. You will see that they tend to be more... enjoyable at night anyways." He smiled at her, "now go to your mother" he pushed her over to Verona who stood silently, he gave her a warning look and left from a side door.
Verona now gave her full attention to her daughter, she had learned already her name and rejoiced to see she was very beautiful.
"My daughter, Marishka, I have waited so long for you to come!" She ran to her and hugged her tightly to her, "we have much to learn tonight and you do not want to disappoint Vladislaus now, do you?" Hugging her mother tightly in return she replied,
"Mother Verona, no of course I do not want to disappoint the master! I shall do whatever is needed of me. Teach me mother; teach me everything you know that I may become at least half of what you truly are!" She looked up into her mother's eyes and smiled. "I hope I shall not disappoint you either, mother."
"Marishka, as my daughter you will never disappoint me! Now I must explain something before we proceed to the village. It is very important that you remember not to go about during the day. Our fair skin cannot handle the bright rays. Do you understand? No matter what, do not leave your bed whether it is your own or Vladislaus's." Verona looked deep into her daughter's eyes and spoke very seriously.
"Of course mother, I understand you completely."
"Good!" Verona applauded, "now that we understand that small bit, it is time to move onto the next subject: feeding," she smiled, "are you hungry my dear?"
"A bit mother," she rubbed her stomach sadly, "I have not eaten in so long it seems."
"Yes, that is how I felt when I first joined Vladislaus. We feed on particular things though: blood of others."
"...blood?" Marishka asked, she was completely confused, "how do we eat blood?"
"By draining the life out of humans my child!" Verona looked astonished she did not know this already. "We bite the necks of humans and suck their blood, the life, out! It is really quite simple since we have these." She then opened her mouth and bared her fangs; they were pure white in the moonlight and shone brightly.
Marishka tried to replicate what Verona had done and opened her mouth as wide as she could. After a few moments her jaws seemed to loosen and drop lower than usual, and then she felt he canine teeth grow and reached up with her own hand to feel them. Her teeth were sharp and cut her own fingers as she touched the tip. Then she felt the power surge through her that all vampires have.
"We are ready my child, to go hunt." Verona laughed and went off to the balcony. As Marishka followed she saw Verona leap off the balcony and transform into a wild beast. "Come Marishka!" she yelled out to her. Without knowing what she did, Marishka ran to the tip of the balcony and leaped off. She still felt the power of the vampire run through her and without changing with her own will, she was a beast just like Verona. "Well done, Marishka!" Verona laughed, "now follow me!"
Marishka did follow and enjoyed the power of her wings and new form. She loved the complete and total power she had and knew that she was quite lucky to have gotten this gift from her master.
Vladislaus had been watching from a tower above his room. He has seen Verona lead Marishka off to feed and wanted to know how well she would adapt to her changes. He threw himself off the tower and transformed as well and followed his lovely brides to the village.