I had been awake for the whole night and the early morning hours were approaching. I was still cuddled up in Frank's firm grip, and I haven't been able to ease my way out of it. Honestly I was surprised that Frank didn't try to force me to sleep with him. He doesn't take rejection lightly, and I was certain after rejecting him so many times he would force me to sleep with him. He did seem to be in a very good mood. Either he's been able to keep himself satisfied, or me feeling sick is what stopped his advances. It could have been a combination of both for all I knew. Either way I was glad he didn't force me to have sex with him. At the end of it all, I was still eager to get back to the girls. As I settled down, I realized how exhausted I was. It had been several days since I slept. The warmth from Frank's body next to mine, and the exhaustion from lack of sleep had caused me to finally caused me to fall asleep.
I was in the hallway of the castle. It was unusually dark. "Daphne", I heard what sounded like Magenta's voice calling me. I started walking down the hallway. "Magenta, is that you? Where are you?" "Daphne, I need your help cleaning one of the bedrooms, sweetheart." It sounded like Magenta, but something about her tone of voice didn't sound right. There was a hint of insincerity to it. I kept walking down the hallway closer to the bedroom at the end. "That's it, come closer. You're almost there." I made my way to the doorway. I walked in, the room was dark, hardly any light in it at all. "Magenta, I'm here. What did you need my help with?" There was no answer. I heard noises so I knew someone was in the room. "Magenta?" There was still no answer, and I began to feel anxious. The door slammed behind me and I jumped. A figure came out of the bathroom. At first, I couldn't tell who it was. It appeared to be taller than Riff and the girls. It wasn't until it stepped into the small bit of lighting that I could tell who it was. Sauntering into the light and approaching me was Frank. I backed away from him as he came toward me. "Frank! What are you doing here? Where's Magenta? She said she needed my help!" "Oh, but I do need your help, darling, with many things." The voice was Magenta's. I looked around confused. I heard Magenta's voice, but the only people in the room were me and Frank. "What's going on here?! Why do you sound like Magenta? Did you steal her voice?" Frank chuckled. "Hardly, love. I have the ability to mimic other people's voices perfectly. I've used to to trick people. It has certainly proved useful." "That's ridiculous! You really think a person wouldn't catch on?" "It worked on you, didn't it? You're here, aren't you? I would call my attempt to lure you here successful," he stated smugly. I huffed at him in response. "You know, Daphne. I've founded your rejections to be quite frustrating. But then I saw you and Rocky together, and it infuriated me. What do you think I should have done about that?" Frank's voice was dangerously low. It had a calm tone to it. It wasn't at all reassuring. Usually when Frank had a low calm voice, it meant that he was incredibly pissed off. It also meant that anyone in the castle who crossed his path, but especially at this very moment, I was in deep shit. "Well?!" I jumped at the sudden loud tone in his voice and gulped. "I...I don't know." "You don't know. Well, I suppose I could just forget about all of the times you've rejected me and when I saw you and Rocky together, is that right?" I said nothing and nodded. "Well, unfortunately, I can't. You see, I find your behavior unacceptable and I have decided you need to be taught a lesson." He had his back turned to me. I saw something gleam in the light in his hands. It looked like a blade. I started to back away from him slowly. "Frank..." I was extremely upset now. He turned around to face me. He had an axe in his hands. He swung it at me and I dodged it. It sliced through the bedding. I bolted for the door. I turned the knob frantically, trying to open the door, but I was locked in! I was against the door. I looked back at Frank. He lifted the axe to swing it at me again. I was shaking and sobbing from fear. "Frank, please..." "You're going to learn. No one makes a fool out of the prince of Transilvania! No one rejects me, and no one steals my Rocky from me!" I was sobbing even more from the fear now, breathing in shakey breaths. "No...I...didn't...please! Frank, I didn't do anything!" Frank had no color in his eyes. He swung the axe. "NO! FRANK!" The blade landed on my left arm, cutting it clean off. Blood gushed and I fell to the floor screaming. I was on the floor screaming and crying, trying to crawl away from Frank. The tears in my eyes were blurring my vision, but I could see him coming toward me. I was still trying to crawl away from him. I felt one of his hands grab my left foot and drag me back to him. I looked up at him and the look on his face was terrifying. It was the look of a madman. He had a crazy smile showing his white teeth and his eyes were completely black. It was then that I knew Frank lost it. The smile on his face showed how crazy he was. The look in his eyes showed me that he was going to kill me. He may not have looked like a terrifying monster from a horror movie, but the look on his face was more terrifying than any monster from a movie could be.
Just before the axe hit me again. I woke up. I woke up gasping and drenched in sweat. Frank moved a bit, but I didn't wake him. Immediately I looked over at my left arm and was relieved to see it still attached to my body. Thank God it was only a nightmare. I looked around and I could see the morning light peeking in. I must have been asleep for a few hours. I was too scared to go back to sleep, so I waited for Frank to wake up so I could get back to the girls. The sooner I was back with them the better.
Note: Hey guys. Thanks for reading. If anyone is wondering why I posted 13 chapters at once, this story was originally written on Archive of Our Own. I thought it might get more interest on here. I reposted all the chapters I've written for the story so far. I'll update as soon as I can. I hope you've enjoyed the story :)