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Last time I left you, I left one hell of a cliffhanger.

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"Second question," I put up another finger. "Why did you bring me here, what

purpose do I serve you?"

"I hate both of your parents with a passion. They killed my brides, and your father

destroyed me long enough to remove the curse from your mother's bloodline. You are

my revenge." I sigh. I hate getting caught in the middle of these kinds of things.

"If you are going to kill me please do so without delay." I say grimly.

"Kill? No, I am not going to kill you." That grin on his face is maddening. "After

I kill your parents, though, I may want you for a bride." This turns my insides to ice.

Resting my chin on my knees, I ponder over this for a few minutes.

"How did you get in?"

"Get in where?"

"The monastery. Who invited you in?"

"When I was much younger, I was invited in. It has never been revoked." As I

think over his words, I can feel his eyes boring into me. After a few minutes, I look up at

him. He is still staring at me.

"May I please have my food now?" Mama and Papa always taught me to be

polite, especially to your enemies. Confuses them.

"Of course you may." He still has that smug grin on his face as he snaps his

fingers. Igor comes in almost instantly with my plate of food. He approaches me, and I

take the plate.

"Thank you Igor." I say. Putting my hand under his chin, I kiss him lightly on the

cheek. He makes a sort of growling noise. "Igor, wasn't your hump on the other side

before?"

"What hump?" I close one eye in confusion. The Count dismisses him with a

wave of his hand. Everything is suprisingly tasty. When I finish, I idly play with my

necklace. I hadn't noticed that it wasn't removed until now.

Dracula's eyes catch on what my fingers are playing with, and a trace of fear, or

something similar worms it's way into his expression. At least that grin is gone.

I look down to see which necklace it is, and it is my metal charm one. It has a

silver cross, both a red and white rose, a river, and two I always thought strange, a bulb of

garlic, and an ash stake. I finally realize why my parents had all of these seemingly

unrelated charms put on a necklace for me. A smile creeps onto my face. That is why I

still have it on.

They are all holy; ways to kill a vampire.

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ARGHA!! Short. Meh. I have two different endings that I could do, one is where Casey

defeats Dracula by herself, and one where her parents help. If Casey defeats him, it will

be much shorter than if her parents help. So, I will have a vote. If I don't get many votes,

I will do the one I have thought about more.