Chapter 6: Seems So Real

I went to bed right after I had returned from my detention. The thought of disappointing my parents made my tired and sad. But in my sleep I experienced something I had never felt before...

I could feel cool air caressing my skin. My first thought was that the window had to be open. As I turned to my right side I saw that it wasn´t. So I went for my covers but only to find none. Something was very wrong. I sat up in my bed, looking around to find something to protect my from the cold. Suddenly I felt hands on my shoulders. Male hands. They pulled me back until I leaned against their owner´s chest. It felt surprisingly good as he brushed a few strands of black hair out of my face and his soft fingertips touched my cheeks. I felt myself lean against his muscles I felt under his shirt.

His hands now moved down my bare arms and to my waist. He pulled my nightshirt up a bit, just to expose some parts of my pale skin. With one hand he created massaging circles on my stomach. His other hand travelled further down and came to rest on my left thigh. Finally I dared to turn my head and look in the eyes of my nightly visitor. I looked into two endless oceans of crystal blue. His almost white skin created a good contrast to his raven black hair that was clipped back neatly into a ponytail. Two golden loops were his earrings. Slowly I rolled over on my stomach so that I could face him the whole time. A soft smile appeared on my lips while I studied the face of my count. He began to run his fingers through my hair softly. I breathed in deeply. It all felt so right.

He leaned down towards my face and placed a gentle kiss on my lips. I wrapped my arms around his neck and deepened the kiss. My first real one. Vlad´s hands made their way over my back and then all the way up again. Without a warning he rolled me over once more. He was now on top of me. I knew what he wanted and I was more than willing to give it to him. Our bodies were so close, almost stuck together.

Then I felt him touch my breasts. I moaned out loud. It seemed as if I had no control over myself anymore. I started tearing his silk black shirt. My aim was to lie on his bare chest one time. After I was done I fulfilled my wish and relaxed against him. "Rachel, my love, tell me, ...what do you desire the most?", Vlad asked, a devilish grin appearing on his handsome features. The smile I adored so much.

"You...", I told him. "I would give everything just to become your bride."

His smile grew even wider. It was the answer he wanted to hear. "And how far would you go? Do you really mean everything?", he kept asking.

I didn´t understand the reason why he would want me to tell him over and over. Didn´t he believe me that I loved him with all my heart? But still I answered him: "Yes... yes, I do." How could he doubt my feelings for him?

All of sudden I felt his lips again. This time it was my neck he had gone for. He sucked at my skin teasingly. His mouth travelled over my jugular vein, then to my chin and finally back to my mouth. Vlad pulled me into a passionate kiss. From that moment I didn´t know how I could live without him for such a long time. With my tongue I could feel his fangs inside his mouth. He grazed them over the sensitive skin of my tongue before he bit down hard. I nearly jumped from the pain his bite sent through my body...

"Rachel! Hey!" I felt someone rocking me from sleep. It was Marienne. Through my half-closed eyes I could see her form leaning over me, a worried expression on her face.

I sat up and my vision cleared. "Why did you wake me! You can´t imagine what this dream meant to me!", I cried. Even I hadn´t expected such an outburst coming from me. I hung my head in shame. But I was so close to my lovely Vlad! Why couldn´t this moment last forever?

"Rachel, listen, I truly can imagine what your dream was about. You moaned and talked in your sleep like you never did before. But let me tell you that it will destroy yourself when you keep on thinking that you´ll meet him someday. He isn´t real... I´m sorry...", her voice trailed off. I knew that she wasn´t the only one who was worried about me because of my obsession but I couldn´t stop loving him. I just couldn´t. I simply nodded towards Marienne and then drifted back into sleep.