Do I have to say it again
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Chapter 9
Ava reluctantly stepped up to the lavish gown and gave it a questioning look,
'Why do I have to go to a ball? I mean…couldn't we just have a little party here?' she ripped the dress frustrated out of the wardrobe and tossed it onto her bed growling in anger.
She made certain that every window was shut; every door locked before she pulled of her sleeping gown, and pulled up her silver gown. In horror, she realized that the back of the dress (to her correct guess) was a corset lace up.
'How in the hell am I going to lace this dress up?' she sighed trying to by putting her hands behind her back, but resulted in sighing in defiance throwing up her hands in defeat. A soft chuckle almost made her jump out of her skin,
"Having problems love?" she felt his ice hands on her bare shoulders his chilled breath on her bare neck.
She shuddered as his hands pulled at the strings and tied tight against her body, suffocating her.
"Does it have to be that tight?" she gasped clutching her chest trying to breath in, but resulted in a sharp pain in her rib.
"It is the style love, besides it looks gorgeous on you…" Dracula smiled as the girl looked down at herself in awe and wonder.
She blushed feeling Dracula's eyes wander around her body, she turned from him smirking as she slipped her feet into her heels and fixed her hair in a messy knot with a few strands on her face. She pulled on her elbow length gloves and reached down for the tiara and mask, but they were not there…
Dracula held the tiara in both hands smirking playfully at her ruffled reflection tearing through the drawers looking for the priceless tiara.
'Oh no! I lost it! I am so dead!' she felt her hair on the back of her neck stand on its end, a teasing chuckle rang in her ears,
"My, my dear, you search as if your life depended on it…" she turned around sharply inhaling about to say something in response when Dracula showed her the tiara safe in his hands.
"No worries my princess…" he whispered placing it gently on top of her beautiful red hair and then setting the porcelain mask in her pale face. He stepped back like an artist would to a beautiful work of art and smirked broadly,
"Excellent my dear, now we go to the ball…in Budapest at last…" he walked up closer to her and extended his hand.
She looked down at it and grimaced,
"Are we flying?"
He smiled and replied,
"No darling that would mess up your beautiful dress, we walk…"
Ava looked at him incredulous,
"Walk? Walk! That is even worse! Besides that, we are in Transylvania! Budapest is miles from here!"
He whispered softly grabbing her hand,
"Do you trust me?"
She felt safe in his hand and replied gently,
"Yes, I do…"
He smiled broader and purred,
"Close your eyes and relax…" she did as she was told, Dracula was very surprised but pleased greatly.
…
"Open your eyes my angel…" the vampire kissed her cheek and grinned as the girl opened her eyes and gasped in shock.
"Wow! Where are we?" she did a little twirl in front of him looking around her, a ballroom…exactly like her nightmare, her eyes widened in horror.
"Budapest…" he replied smugly his black eyes glinting.
"Shall we dance?" he put his hand on her waist, his other hand in her own. She put her free hand on his shoulder and they began to waltz like king and queen across the marble floor.
She felt transfixed, everything that passed around her was like blur, and a dream the world seem to pass her by like she was nothing. Strange, her thoughts were blank and filled with blissful images.
"How do you like it Ava?" Dracula smirked; it appeared his trance over her worked better than a charm.
"I am enjoying myself thank you Count…" she responded absentmindedly.
The vampire was past ecstatic behavior, his actually felt happy? Yes, he was full in confidence, but not in a long time had he actually felt…happy…Ava…kindles me…
He looked down in their waltz at the young girl, prey to his seduction and trance.
The dress showed her true beauty prominent to the world…he already felt the monster within him screaming in aggravation.
It is time…