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Chapter 7

What we do not know Will not kill us

But save us

"Come my dear, you look weak and weary, let me show you to your quarters." Dracula helped the girl rise to her feet pleasantly, all the tension between them decapitated immediately. In agreement, she nodded her head and frowned suspiciously,

"Why all of a sudden are you being nice to me?" he shrugged and held out his arm grinning charmingly at her,

"For the time being you are my guest…and it is my honor to escort you to your bedroom." His eyes flashed with mischief and his canines edged but did not peak out.

She gave him a look, looking at his arm scowling,

"Do I have to hold your arm?"

He chuckled shaking his head amused,

"Do you want to get lost? Are would you rather be supported and guided by me?"

Mumbling furiously, she dragged herself up next to him, grabbed his arm and threw him a glare.

"This means nothing…understood?"

He smiled eerily down at her and whispered,

"What do you mean by it?"

Her frustration showed relevantly, she stamped her foot down and huffed up,

"Quit messing with my mind!"

Dracula laughed heartily, began to lead her down the cascading hall, to the steps, and began to climb.

'Oooo he is annoying!'

'But oh he is so charming'

'Uhh you need to wake up and smell life! He is evil! Pure evil!'

'Bad boys are the best though…'

'You need major help…'

Ava suddenly shivered, wrapping her free arm around her stomach,

"Do you…l..l…ike…the…c…c…old…or something?" the cold went right through her jeans and top, searing her skin like needles.

He smiled and replied coolly,

"I do not feel the cold…I am sorry are you cold Ava?" he pause in front of a heavy mahogany door, placing his hand on the handle.

"Just a little yeah…is it any warmer in there?" she asked looking him in the eye.

"I would not know…I feel nothing…" he smirked as she rolled her eyes grumbling.

He pushed open the door and his smirk grew as the girl gasped,

"Whoa…you have a little to much money…" she removed her arm from his and examined the room's every detail.

"I assume you are pleased?" Dracula asked watching the girl scan every nook and cranny of the room with bright eyes and a gleaming smile.

"Oh uh yeah…it is satisfying I guess…" she replied absent-mindedly awing at the room's splendor and extravagance.

"Oh, by the way, love, tomorrow is my famous Hallow Eve's Ball, and you are going with me, in your wardrobe is your dress and shoes, on your vanity, your jewelry, mask and gloves." He relished her blank look as he crossed over to her kissed her on the forehead, bade her good night and left the room smirking.

'So beautiful…wow…and it's mine…'

'AHHH! I am not going to a ball!'

"Dracula! You did not let me even defend myself! I do not dance, I do not wear frilly dresses!" she kicked the bedpost angrily and huffed down on the queen mattress.

'You have no choice…he is stronger than you…'

She sighed deeply, casting a dark look to the wardrobe,

"I hate irony…" she got up, crossed over to the wardrobe, and yanked it open gasping in horror/ shock.

The most beautiful, low- necked, extravagant gown she had ever laid eyes on. It was a gleaming silver color, with a poof out from the waist down, the neck was in a v- shaped and the straps were a quarter length. The back of the gown was a lace up…

'I am not going to be able to fit in this! Plus even get it on me!'

She looked down under the dress were identical silver heels with a diamond on top flashed at her.

'He really has out done himself…'

She cast one last look to the gown and shoes and closed the wardrobe and quickly crossed over to the vanity where a beautiful diamond necklace pendant lay, dangle diamond earrings, a beautiful porcelain mask, and to top it off a jaw dropping tiara enriched with diamonds and pearls.

Her own jaw was hanging low, she picked up the tiara with trembling hands and placed it on her head and looked at herself in the mirror.

'I look beautiful only with the tiara on…'

'He is trying to impress you…'

'Man, he is doing an awesome job…'

'You got a reasonable…hey!'

Ava took off the tiara and placed it back down on the vanity, and growled,

"I need serious counseling…"