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Chapter 12

Wedding … or not?

Selina couldn't believe her ears:

"What!"

"Yes! Irvin popped the question today! Isn't it wonderful?" – asked Angelica dreamily spinning in the center of the room. Sel was a little bit sleepy and thought tightly:

"Wait a minute … You collapsed into my room at five hours of the evening to say that you are …"

Witch stopped dancing and looked at her friend pop-eyed:

"I and Irvin are going to marry! Aren't you glad for me?"

"Ah … marry? Hey! That's great! But that's not the reason to wake me so early!" – Selin finally understood what Angelic was talking about.

"I'm sorry, dear! But I couldn't wait for night."

Vampire explored her fridge and found nothing.

"I should renew my spare long ago!"

Angelica smiled and made a cut on her wrist with her long nail, and then showed it to Selin:

"Come on, drink."

"Thank you. "

While she was drinking hungrily the sweet witch's blood standing on her knees, Angelic was caressing her hair dreamily.

"How do you think," – asked witch. - "Would it be a girl or a boy?"

Selina finished and looked at her 'voluntary donor':

"You mean your child?"

"Aha."

"Of course girl! And you know it! Vampire."

"Yeah and a very strong telepath. But first wedding!"

'I have a bad presentiment because of that,' – thought Sel, embracing happy bride.

"So you saved her without any problems? Good." – said Vladislaus to Selin, who was sitting on his lap in his apartment.

"What do you think about their wedding?"

"I don't know, Sel. It's a war time now. I have a bad presentiment. And not only me, Victor, Maya, Terri. Most of older men."

Selina put her head on his chest:

"But we can't stop it."

"Yes, but we can prepare for attack. I hope mongrels won't find the place where the rite will be."

"I hope, too. I wish Angelic to be happy, neither me."

Dracula kissed her hungrily, his masterful hands were caressing her groin area, and it made her to moan in pleasure.

"Aren't you happy now? Or maybe I'm a weak lover?"

Sel hissed playfully and sat on the top of him.

"I'll see. I offer a competition. If you'll pleasure me, I'll say that you're the greatest lover in the world."

"By 'ten points scale'?" – He smirked coyly.

"O.K., impress me."

Count started kissing her neck and chest passionately, while she was putting off his shirt. Then he took her on his arms and put on his bed. She grinned devilishly and pressed him closer to her, Vlad discovered her mouth once again with his tongue, and Selin caressed his bare chest, feeling every muscle. Then he took of her top, kissing the area between her breasts, she didn't waste time and unbuckled his pants, while he took off hers. Candlelight lit their naked bodies. It seemed that they became one. He moved fast and passionate, hearing her sweet moaning and feeling how her chest raised and fell. He kissed her body from top to down, and got her approval.

They fell asleep at each others cold embraces, and their chests were moving synchronously.

Selin awaked after the sundown and felt herself cheerfully. Vladislaus was nowhere in sight and she was a little bit upset because of it. But she had her own deals. Sel found her clothes and dressed up and then teleported to the corridor. Victor has asked her twice to look after Valdemar's work, but so much happened and she forgot about it. So she went to the laboratory, build in the dungeons of the castle. There was only Linda, who was still sleeping, placed her head on the table. Selin shook her by shoulder. Linda opened eyes and smiled sleepily:

"Hello, Sel. I did it!"

"Did what?"

"The weapon! Look!" – Scientist opened the pack of the table and showed Selin a dagger. Sel took it carefully and examined the dagger professionally:

"The balance is not ideal, but looks dangerous. What you used to make it?"

"Well there is a melted silver inside and a wooden insertion, and overhand it covered with iron. Humans can't hold it, it's too heavy. What do you think?"

Selin hurled the dagger into the dartboard on the wall, it got into purpose.

"Great. You're a genius! I guess the luck back to us again."

Linda smiled and took a lot of daggers out of the box, and when she came to the dartboard to pull out the weapon, Selin took two daggers and hid them in her high boots, without Linda's noticing.

"Well, everything is fine, so I'll go."

"See you, Sel."

'I'm a very bad girl. But if it will save few lives, I won't regret,' - thought Selin, smiling coyly to herself. Who knows...?

Angelica was spinning near the big mirror in her wedding gown. It had dress white and long, decorated with diamonds, and corset skintight her figure. Her hair was fixed into a beautiful hairstyle. She looked absolutely happily and was shining not only because of jewellery. Kiara was lying on the sofa and checking the list of guests in a strange pose with her legs above her. Selin entered the room and smiled to bride:

"You look like an angel."

Angelic smiled back:

"Thank you. By the way, where have you been last day? I came to your room, but you weren't there!"

"Hm, really? I awaked earlier and went to see Victor. We both think that the wedding in this time is too dangerous."

"Calm down! I waited too long!"

Kiara changed pose into normal and set straightly:

"Shut up, you two! The ceremony will be in the secret place, remember? And besides, I don't think that our enemies will try to attack the whole crowd of dark lord's servants, who mostly strong warriors!"

Witch and vampire looked at each other for a while and agreed with their common wise friend.

"Sorry, Angel, am I still in the list?" – smiled Selin innocently.

"Of course, darling, Angel has an angelic patience." – jested Angelica and came closer to the mirror.

Sel set near Ki and sent her own minds to werewolf: 'Kiara, I have two daggers, which we can use against VWW 13, if they'll come to the ceremony, we'll kill them easily. Be ready and hid it in high boot, alright?' – Vampire gave the dagger to her friend, who couldn't answer this way, so she just nodded. They both were ready but hoped that there won't be need in daggers.

Weddings of different races weren't a novelty for the last fifty years. It happened because young generation of vampires' nobility was mostly looking for alive: witches and sometimes humans. Older men tried to stop such marriages with humans and executed those who had broken the law. But pairs, who escaped, became members of organizations, fought for idea of night creatures and humans to live in harmony. As John did. Selin thought that such organizations should be destroyed, and she tortured and killed many members of them. She despised the idea of peace between unequal species and became angry when someone of nobility compared her with humans. But still wedding ceremonies were holy for all races. Vampire weddings weren't hold in churches as they couldn't enter these saint places. So it was in the garden of Maple family's mansion under the stars' light. As usual the ceremony was leading by head of Council, but today there were two of them: Lady Sylvia and Victor Diamond. Aroma of black tulips was in the air, mixed with blood's and other meals' scent. The bridegroom wore tuxedo decorated with red rose, his violet eyes were searching for Fellan or someone who could support him, and his long black hair was collected into a tail and streamed down to his waist. Selin and Kiara were doing the same but their aim was to protect Angelic and of course older men, they wore short black dresses and leather high boots with daggers inside. But all seemed so quiet, maybe too quiet. Sel came to Dracula (of course he was invited, like special guest) and whispered:

"Nothing dangerous. But I'm afraid something bad can happen."

Vlad kissed her hair lovingly:

"Don't worry, I'll protect you."

"You protect me? Maybe I should protect you!" – she teased.

He wanted to say something back but musicians started playing "Solvang's song". Beautiful melody filled the garden. Crowd made way respectfully, and the bride slowly and solemnly walked to her future husband, who gazed at this angel as the first time when he met her, they both were children and he beloved at her immediately. Irvin took her hands in his and nodded to older men to start. Victor started the ceremony:

"Tonight we met to connect two species, two respectful families ..."

And so one. His speech took at least fifteen minutes, and then Lady Sylvia started. Selin was listening attentively but soon she put head on Dracula's chest. Not only she in fact. Even some older men were shifting from foot to foot. But Irvin and Angelic looked at each other with love and tender, and were far away of here. After monologs Victor ordered to bring a goblet and a narrow knife with two ends – one wooden and the second - iron.

"And now the ritual of the incest!"

This special ritual made their blood one – the last part of wedding ceremony to clamp ties of a new family. At this solemn moment hundreds of monsters split the sky with their large wings.

'Oh, no!' – Thought Selin, holding her dagger on prepare. Vampires flew into the sky and were fighting there. Werewolves met some on the ground. Witches tried to help with their power and made barriers in the air for mongrels. It was horror battle. Streams of black and red blood drizzled the ground. Dead bodies were everywhere. Selina became mad and wild, she killed with great pleasure, and golden fair was in her eyes, her dress and face were covered with enemies' blood. Vlad was the same, he moved fast as a flash in the night. Soon monsters flew away, damning night creatures and roaring in fury. Vampires suffered most of all. They were sitting on the ground, healing their wounds. Selin found Dracula and flinched. He had deep scratches on his neck, which didn't heal.

"How could it be?" – She asked, touching his neck tenderly.

"I think that's because of the poison in their nails. Older men look not better than me. Don't worry, Selin." Vlad embraced her and hold tightly, feeling her breathing on his skin. And the bride was standing not far from the place of the battle. Her splendid dress was covered with dirt and blood and torn here and there. Her hair was streaming down her shoulders. Angelic crossed fingers and looked around. Dead bodies of mongrels, friends and relatives lied everywhere. The ceremony was broken. Irvin was sitting on the ground, breathing heavily and pressing a piece of tuxedo to his wound that was bleeding badly. It made her sick inside. Miserable bride covered her mouth with her hand to suppress sobs. Selin noticed it, left count and put hands on Angelica's shoulders:

"Are you alright, Angel?"

"That shouldn't happen, Selin. Shouldn't …"