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Chapter 2 of the Discarded Endings File

This starts from the beginning/middle of Chapter 1 of the Discarded Endings File, combined with the end of chapter 11. Yeah, munching on Wheat Thins here...

This ending was inspired by Morriquinne Dracula.

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I sneak into the kitchen. Igor isn't around, and Dracula is 'sleeping'. Opening drawers, I search nearly the entire kitchen.

"Come on, there has to be one in here somewhere..." I mutter to myself, rummaging through a particularly full drawer. "Here we go. Perfect." A thick wooden spoon.

In my room, I use the stone floor to sharpen the non-spoon end into a point. It takes a while, seeing as I am very tired. And, have you ever tried to sharpen a wooden spoon? It takes a long time.

Looking out the window, the sky is just starting to lighten. I don't have much time. Grabbing a heavy book, I look at the point. This will have to do.

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"Nnn..." I mutter, as a hand gently shakes me awake. Ow, my arm hurts. So do my left ribs. Actually, my whole left side hurts. Opening my eyes, I see the Count staring at me. He smiles, and runs his fingers gently over my jaw line.

"How are you feeling?" I take a deep breath.

"Fine, I suppose." His hand caresses my cheek. I have a sudden thought. "Where are my parents?"

"I disposed of them." My eyes widen in horror.

"Y-you what?" I start crying.

"In time, you wi-"I slap his hand away and sit up to hug my knees.

"You are a heartless monster." I say, voice full of tears.

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I walk into the other room, where I know Dracula is. He has his back to me, and is looking out the window into the full moon lit night.

"Good evening, Cassandra." He says, voice strangely emotionless, not even turning around. It has been about a day since he told me that he killed my parents. I just stand there for a minute, trying to decide if I really want to say what I am thinking about.

"I am willing to forgive you for what you did." My eyes are closed, attempting to keep the tears in check. There is a soft touch of fingers on my face that tell me he is in front of me, and my eyes fly open.

"I apologize for the amount of pain I caused you," His hand moves down to my neck, and I wince slightly when he touches the two holes he made. He moves his hand to the back of my neck. "Will you stay with me?" I look into his face, confused that he would give me the choice. After a moment's pause, I answer him.

"Yes, I will stay with you." A smile plays across his face. A true smile, not a smirk like the one that enraged me so much before.

"You are more handsome when you smile like that then when you smirk." Did I just say that out loud? His hand pulls me towards him, and he kisses me. Surprising even myself, I kiss him back.

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This is the last chapter. Plot is OVER! Wow, my second finished fanfic... wow, I feel special.