Katie moaned in her sleep a cold sweat broke over her, she was trembling from head to foot. Sitting opposite from her in a sway back leather chair was Dracula, a cool smile on his pale.
"This is very…interesting to watch…I am only doing this Kathryn to remind you who you really are…and who you belong to…" his black eyes glittered with amusement as the girl began to sleep talk,
"No, don't want to…Aleera! I am sorry! I will fix it!" tears seeped through her closed lids her face was ashen,
" I didn't mean to! Forgive me!" she cried out a shudder ran down her spine and she went deathly still.
…
Dracula bent over the cold girl's form, she was pale, around her head was a bandage and her ribs were wrapped as well.
"I am sorry, my bride is brutal…she will be dealt with rest assured…" a small smile greeted his face and he sat on the edge of her bed,
"I know you cannot hear me, save even see me, but I am about to offer you a chance to never feel any pain again…"
The girl groaned silently and began to shiver,
Dracula fixed the blankets around her and settled back down,
"A chance to live forever and never have to worry about the cold, hard stress of living every day…"
He scooted closer to her, the moonlight shone across Kathryn's pale face,
"Kathryn, you are so beautiful, this will hurt but a second, and then you will live forever with me…" his fangs grew and his black eyes changed to a pale blue.
"Every life has a double knot, you are very fortunate to find the other knot out…"
He was only inches from her neck and he whispered soothingly,
"There is always a double knot in every story…" he kissed her neck and drew his fangs as gentle as he could into her flesh she jumped at first, but remained motionless as he drew from her. When his grisly task was completed, he kissed the wound, slit his wrist with his fingernail, and let the blood draw into Kathryn's mouth.
He leaned back and smiled wide as the transformation began almost immediately, two sharp canines peaked from under her lip, her face grew pearly white, hair a silky black. Her body changed from a child's to a woman's…and Dracula felt the monster in him growl in anticipation…his lust was consuming him…
He kissed her on top of her head as the transformation finished,
"Welcome to the family, my beautiful Kathryn…"Katie's eyes shot open, they were a purple hue, her fangs were long, the first time in a long time she was hungry, hungry for something other than…animal blood…
"What thoughts and wants lurk in that thoughtful mind of yours Kathryn?" Dracula asked rising from his seat, strolled over to where Katie lay, and sat down on her feet grinning evilly.
"Who? What?" Katie whispered her eyes changing back to their silver blue; her teeth shrank back into place.
She shook her head vigorously, sat up on the couch, and almost screamed in horror at who was sitting on her feet. Dracula.
"Hello darling…pleasant dreams I hope?" he purred and moved up the couch and sat on her thighs a wicked gleam in his eyes.
"Ow! Get off me!" she yelped as his weight shifted to her thighs, he sat crossed legged a thoughtful look in his eyes and replied pleasantly,
"Do you want me to shift again? Am I hurting you my dear?" he teased his eyes a deep blue.
She groaned as he faced her, knees straddling her sides, he bent down low to her face, his hands held her arms down gently,
"Better?" he purred his fangs elongating.
"What do you think? Wait a minute…it was you controlling my dreams! You sick, evil, arrogant, bastard!" Katie spat feeling her will waning and her strength failing her.
"Thank you, thank you and another thank you…" Dracula replied a charming smile on his fine lips.
'Oh my gosh…he is sitting on me!'
'So…handsome…so…charming…why did I ever run away?''No! Evil and overpowering…soulless and well evil! He has wicked thoughts…you can see them clear in his dark eyes…'
He moved his face closer to her own and whispered,
"I have never gotten this close to you, not since I sired you…you never let me…what a shame…I guess this makes up for all my years of torment…" his lips brushed playfully against hers.
She moaned in exasperation and gave up her fight for the time being as Dracula fully kissed her, wrapping his arms around her waist, as she wrapped her arms around his neck. Before the kiss grew any deeper Dracula broke it and smirked at the upset look on Katie's face,
"Hmmm wasn't you who said you hated and despised me? You seem very happy right now my dear." He scolded his eyes scanning her face and neck.
Kathryn shook her head again and sneered softly,
"You are just plain evil!"
He sighed in mock regret replying,
"I know life stinks doesn't it?"
"But you are dead…oh I get it…" she said turning her eyes down.
He helped her up and drew her chin to meet his eyes,
"Why did you leave me? If I could love, I would truly love you the most…"
He sat down on the couch and Katie did as well, he wrapped an arm around her waist a sad gleam in his eyes,
"I guess…I just wanted to be…free…" she replied looking him straight in the eyes.
He sighed and put his hand to her face and caressed her cheek lovingly,
"You and I both…but alas…we will never be free…at least…I know I never will…I am forever a slave…"
Katie tutted softly moving some strands of hair from his eyes,
"We are all meant to be free, yes, in life…or death we will make some careless decisions, but they are always forgiven…if you go to the right person…"
Dracula smiled and replied softly,
"So many times you told me about Him, about what He could do for me…and every time I ignored you…maybe…but no…"
"But nothing! Even you can be forgiven! You are not his son! You had a father, that is just what people assume about you!" Katie cried placing both hands on the side of his face and brought him close to her as she whispered,
"You to can be forgiven, but you must give yourself to Him, and admit to Him that you have sinned, believe and confess my dear Vladislaus, please…" their foreheads touched and he tingled with pleasure.
"Why do you care? I thought you hated me…" he said coolly.
"Dracula, Dracula, Dracula…and I thought you could read minds! I have cared for you since the day you sired me…I was only afraid…I didn't know what to do…or how to do it…"
The vampire grasped her shoulders a bright look in his eyes,
"Do you love me?"
R/R!