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When Dreams Meet
Verona stood as the soldiers arrived. She was wondering who the mystery man was. As the soldiers drew near she saw two familiar faces. It was Dracula and Gabriel. She couldn't believe her eyes. Why would they be riding together? This was a shock to her and then she thought… which one am I supposed to marry? The soldiers rode up and stopped. They got off their horses and greeted their loved ones. Verona stood back and waited for someone to approach.
She then saw Dracula approach. "Hello Verona." "Hi", she replied. He then lowered his voice and said, "When are you going to leave Gabriel and come to me?" Verona was shocked. "What." "I don't understand why you have to be with him when you could come with me and have a better life." Verona stood silent for a second. I guess I should just play along. "I'm sorry I don't think I can allow that kind of talk. I must go." Dracula grabbed Verona tightly by the arm and said, "I will get what I want by any means necessary." Then Dracula walked off.
Verona walked over to Gabriel and stood next to him. He looked just as confused as she did. Was he in a similar situation? Gabriel was thinking the same thing she looked confused. He thought to himself, how do I find out if she is in the same situation. They stood silent for a moment thinking about what they should say to each other. Gabriel decided that he would make the first move. "Umm…Verona." Verona looked at him and waited. "I really don't know how to say this but… are you a little confused?" "Yes, I began to think I was the only one." A look of relief came over the pair. "I thought I was loosing my mind. Where are we", asked Verona. Gabriel was surprised at Verona; he had expected her to run off with Dracula and ignore him all together. "Well, first of all are you still a Vampire?" Verona shook her head no. "I didn't think so, but I had to make sure. Sorry. Actually, I have been here before. I come here sometimes in my sleep; the order says that they are memories trying to come back." "Memories?" "Yeah I have hardly any memories before the order." "I know what you mean. I don't have any memories of my life before I became a vampire." They both just stood there for a moment. That was it thought Verona. It had to be.
"Are you thinking what I'm thinking", asked Gabriel. "I think so. But why… wait I know why. He asked me to leave you for him and said that he would take me by any means necessary." It suddenly made sense to both of them. They finally knew why they had such feelings for each other. Then Verona withdrew. Gabriel walked closer to her and said, "What's wrong?" "Nothing", Verona lied. Gabriel held out his hand and said, "Come on. As long as we are here let's enjoy it." A small smile appeared on Verona's face. For once, she felt truly safe, but in her mind, she knew it would not last. She knew she would have to wake up and Dracula would be there waiting.
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