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Somehow, Dracula felt that she didn't know what he really was, she knew he was a vampire all right, but she most certainly didn't know his hell-beast form. And it was becoming weirder and weirder, the whole experience that had both of them running through each other's minds, exploring and knowing each other… That was termed as 'blood-bonding'. Which didn't make much sense. It clearly stated that it could only be done if both were made for each other, were true to each other and would never stray. But it was termed as a very rare experience and for hundreds of years; he had never come across something like that before. In fact, he feared that he might have sucked too much blood from her.

She awoke, feeling a pair of eyes staring at her, it almost unnerved her until she realized that it was him. The man whom she had given her first kiss to, the man who could light her body easily with passion, the man who loved her… For who she was… He was staring at her reverently, like she was a goddess he worshipped. He opened his arms, beckoning and she clumsily crawled across the bed to his warm embrace. Who knew that she could trust and love someone so easily? Her body ached, recovering from the stress of the previous day's events.

Dracula held her, just thankful that she was here, alive and well. She was smiling, a smile of pure unadulterated happiness as she clasped him around his waist, nuzzling his stomach. Oh she was sweet… So so sweet… He gently picked her up, her eyes widening in childish awe and wonder. Vladislaus gently put her under the satin covers, following suit. His hands never left her body. They would be flitting across her arms, her small waist and outlining her lips. They weren't as full and pouty as his other brides, but they were full enough for him.

She was surprised that he had slipped in with her. She looked up at him, it was like drowning into pools of tar, once you slipped in you would never come out, but she would never want to come out… He had removed part of his shirt buttons, making her blush and turn away. But long slender fingers gently persuaded her reluctant and shy gaze back to him. He had a beautifully toned chest and her fingers ached to touch it, to feel whether it was as smooth and hard and forbidding as it looked. His next actions scared her terribly, for he revealed a small sharp dagger in his hand and quickly made a slash across his collarbone. Beads of ruby red blood gathered at the edges of the cut, threatening to spill over his whole chest. She refused to look at him. But he gently guided her head to the cut, forcing her mouth to remain there. She refused to drink his blood, but he coaxed her till she had no choice but to do so.

Her small pink tongue hesitantly flicked over the cut as he pushed her head further. She slowly began sipping at it, the motion of her lips on his bare skin making tingles run through him. He writhed a little, who knew that her innocence would prove to be so pleasurable. Dracula smirked, gently removing her head away. He had given her some blood, not enough to change her into a vampire though. He examined the skin, it had healed, but a love-bite was on it.

"Vladislaus…" She was trying out his full name, pursing her lips and pouting to see what effects she could get from just one name. Gods… "Yes my dear…" He purred, the smirk still on his lips. "Nothing." She sighed happily, content to stay in his arms as he told her tales of his past life, little chunks of information that amused both of them would be passed backwards and forwards. In this way, they spent the next few days together.

He wasn't planning to claim her body yet, denying himself the pleasure of doing so. He was going away, having to see to some urgent matters. The cub was left in her care and he gave her a parting kiss, short, but something that lingered.

Aleera waited till she couldn't hear her sire's wings anymore, waited till she was absolutely sure that the human was alone, she entered the library. Her previous bruises had hurt her so much, but most of them had healed. The human would pay for them. "Noriko," it was hard, but she managed to make her voice civil. "I pity you so much. You are nothing but a bird locked in a cage, unable to step out, having no freedom…" She trailed off.

"What do you mean? I can step out of here anytime I want."

"Alas, but you only know what, four or five rooms in such a big castle? And you can't even walk out of the castle since sire has locked all doors. Whoops! How careless of me…" Aleera knew for a fact that the human didn't like being locked up and she played that knowledge to her full advantage.

"I can't? What do you mean I can't?" The human stood up, and dashed to the entrance hall, with Aleera following regally behind. As she expected, the human couldn't open the doors at all. "How dare he lock me up like that! So all he was trying to do was keep me off my feet?" The human was angry. "Now, now, I was also a human, before I was forced to become a vampires…" Aleera pretended to be upset. "I'll help you get out of here, there's no reason as to why you should be locked up right?" She goaded the human's anger.

Noriko nodded, angry and furious that she had been tricked. One of her short-comings had always been her short temper and now it was being used against her though she didn't know it. "I have to get free, I won't be locked up!" She ranted, suddenly feeling very homesick, homesick of the wide woods, bubbling streams. She longed to be back in that enchanted forest she knew so well. She needed to be there. "Shadow!" She called as the pup ran to her side. He had grown quite large, reaching to her knee. They would leave this place together, but how?

"I can help you." Aleera grinned, grabbing the human in her hell beast form and flying her to some part of the forest, near human civilization, the heavy wolf followed.

She soon found herself back in the forest that she knew, but most of it was blanketed by snow. And although she loved the purity of snow, it also meant that she wouldn't be able to recognize part of the forest. She ran, barefooted over the terrain, with Shadow following behind. The snow crunched beneath her feet, this was it. This was what it felt to be free, to belong to the woods, to be part of Nature. She laughed, a carefree sound, exhilaration coursing through her veins as the cold wind blew across her face and unprotected body. That man who tricked her, humph, he would only be back by tomorrow and by then, she should have been able to hide away. She chuckled, running even faster, before finally collapsing at the foot of a tree. It felt good, good to be free.

Later when she finally got back her common sense, she groaned and cursed herself. For in all the stupidity in the world, how was she going to survive in only this set of winter furs, no shoes, no flint, no nothing? She gently patted Shadow's head. It seemed to her as if the only thing she had now was him. At least she knew there was a cave here. Somewhere.

It was early the next morning when she found it, she hid inside, taking a rest. Her body had honestly not recovered yet and the vampire blood which mingled with her blood had faded. She woke up later, finding that Shadow had slept on top of her, forming a blanket over her. She smiled wearily, before heading out to find food. If she was lucky, the snow may not have totally covered the traps set previously. If she was lucky.

Her eyes were drooping and her senses dulled as she trudged across the snow. A sudden yelp made her turn back. A group of men had caught Shadow. She sprinted over and let adrenalin and rage fuel her as she tried to fight them off, but it was three against one and furthermore, she had no knife. It didn't take much for them to bat her and pin her on the ground, the snow that she loved wetting the furs on her back, making her shiver dreadfully.

"Shadow…" She tried to speak, seeing that they had tied the wolf up, although she was glad that they had serious bite and claw marks on them. "Well, well, well. What have we here?" A man with platinium blond hair was mocking her. "Well, if it ain't the freak." The other two stood at his sides and sniggered at his every word. "Freak, you have grown, don't you think so? And I'm a very generous and nice person…" She spat in his face.

"Oh? We've gotten ourselves a lil' mountain kitten. Say meow lil kitten…" She glared at him, oh why oh why had she let her temper get the better of her? "And since I'm such a nice person, I'm going to at least let you know the meaning of pleasure. Of course no one would teach you that, but as I said, I'm nice." He gave a non-committal shrug, tugging at the belt on his trousers.

It suddenly hit her, what they meant. She panicked and started shouting for Vlad. If anyone would save her, it would be him. "Shut her up!" He hissed. A formally quiet evening became noisy, with Shadow whining in the background, Noriko screaming when she could and the noise they made in trying to keep her quiet. The furs which made up her clothes were roughly pulled down and she glared at them the best she could, now gagged and bound. Vladislaus! She screamed in her mind, feeling so powerless, so helpless.

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