Author's Note: I know by now you're wondering a lot of things about my story. First things first; Garnet is loosely based on me (fact: I read an abridged version of Dracula when I was 8 years old and am obsessed with Dracula...I admit it lol) and some of her character traits were adopted from mine. I'm sure you're wondering about the three ladies (Magda, Elyse and Katerina)...I decided to use the idea of Dracula's three women (this is a reference to the three vampire women Jonathan Harker encountered in Bram Stoker's creation but decided to make one of them a redhead for obvious purposes). If you have any other questions, feel free to ask them in reviews!
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... "What makes you think I am afraid of you?" Garnet asked, curious at his choice of words.
Dracula paused, taking a long searching look at her before answering.
"I sense that you're a very guarded individual" he said, his eyes searching hers for something "I'm also sensing something else...maybe intrigue"
"I'm very intrigued" Garnet remarked, leaning in closer so that her hair spilled over her shoulder "But I'm sure you hear that a lot from other women"
Dracula smiled, sensing the hint of jealousy in her voice. He could tell she was jealous of the three beauties he had chosen specifically to distract Garnet's male entourage.
"I'm glad you're intrigued, Miss Glacius" he said, leaning closer as well, giving Garnet another penetrating stare "You are a most rare kind of woman, I must say. I believe I am more intrigued by you than anything else"
Garnet smiled.
"I must confess that the three beauties were of my doing" he added, enjoying the sparkle in her dark eyes as she listened "Although I am very interested in all four of you on a business level, there's something that draws me to you."
'Too good to be true' Garnet thought, blushing lightly as his eyes roamed up and down her shapely body 'It must be a dream'
"No, it's not a dream" Dracula suddenly said, jerking Garnet out of her thoughts. Had he read her mind?
"How did you know that was what I was thinking?" Garnet demanded, stunned "Did you invade my brain?"
"You're an easy person to read, Miss Glacius" he said, his full lips curving into yet another smile "Your eyes say it all...they are the window to the soul"
"You're a very deep person, Vlad" she replied, almost dreamily as she looked into his fathomless dark eyes "You have to be one of the most unique men I've ever met...I must say it is very refreshing"
"In that case" he replied, the searching smile frozen on his face "I would like to request your presence at a private dinner tomorrow night at my home"
Garnet looked at the man before her in disbelief before she regained her composure.
"What about my band mates?" she asked, not wanting to step on their toes by accepting his offer "I don't want to impose"
"I trust their new companions will keep them busy for a while" Dracula said, a mysterious smile upon his full lips "I hope you will join me for dinner tomorrow night"
"In that case, I accept" Garnet said, nodding "I'd be lying if I said I wasn't interested, Vlad"
"Then it's settled" he confirmed, leaning back in his chair "I live at Carfax Abbey...I will send a car around for you around 8 o'clock."
"I'm staying at the downtown Hilton" she replied, stunned that he lived in the very place the mythical Dracula stayed in. She couldn't believe her luck.
"I will see you then" he said, smiling in anticipation of the events to come...
... Much later, Garnet stood in her hotel room, still in disbelief over what had transpired earlier.
"I can't believe it" she murmured to herself as she sat in the chair overlooking the window "It's like he stepped out of my dreams and appeared in real life. I've never met anyone like him."
Scenes from her favourite version of Dracula flooded her subconscious as she remembered how Frank Langella perfected the role. It was so uncanny to her at how those two men were so alike. If she didn't know any better, she'd believe that they were one and the same. But, that was virtually impossible given Vlad's apparent pedigree.
She couldn't help but think of the feeling that overcame her every time she was in his presence. Whenever he gave her one of his penetrating stares, it almost felt like she had stepped into a bath of erotic oils. The effect he was having on her was amazing.
"Oh, how lucky I am" she sighed as she stood up lazily "A date with a handsome, mysterious Frank Langella clone"
She moved towards her bed and let herself fall backwards onto it dreamily.
"I can't wait to see what will happen next"...
... Dracula smiled, closing his cell phone. The girls did their job for the night and were going to do the same while he was going to entertain Garnet. Everything was falling into place so impeccably that it seemed almost too easy for him.
During their conversation that night, he read her thoughts. Much to his chagrin, he found out how obsessed she was with him...well, his "ancestor". It would make things so much easier for him. She would be clay in his hands.
It was an easy matter to peer into her mind and it thrilled him in ways that reading Lucy's mind couldn't. Her intelligence was intoxicating, not to mention her exotic beauty. Thinking of her almost made him feel mortal.
"Ah Garnet" he marvelled, his eyes closed as he pictured her "In so many ways you could complete me. We could rule the world together...the immortal King and Queen...what a fine Queen you would make as my bride of darkness"
He pictured himself giving her his kiss of death and then having her drink his blood afterwards. He knew it would be an even deeper sensual experience than it was with Lucy...he could sense it. Garnet was already under his spell...all he had to do was complete the necessary steps to take her as his bride...