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Weeks passed since Dracula had had his conversation with the devil and sudden disappearances started to occur all across Transylvania.

One night, once the sun had set, Vlad awoke with a smile on his face, knowing that he would finally have a bride. He flew out of the castle down to the village, with a plan in his mind to make this girl fall in love with him.

As the villagers were all getting ready to turn in for the night, a sudden flapping noise was heard over head. They all turned to see what it was, and to their horror, they saw that it was Dracula.

Then all chaos broke loose. The town's people were running into their houses hoping that the garlic that was on their doors would keep the Son of the Devil out. Verona, despite what the other villagers had told her to do, ran outside to see what was going on. She then saw the most terrifying creature she had ever seen. She fell on the ground do to the many people pushing their way past her and hit her head hard on a rock that was next to her, but right before she blacked out she saw the creature land in front of her and let out a great roar that made the ground shake. Then, weak from terror, she fainted on the ground.

When Vlad got back to the castle, carrying his new bride, he placed her in one of the many rooms that were located in the castle. He laid her on the bed in the room. The tapestries and the bed clothes were an egg shell color. He then picked out a dress from the wardrobe that was in the room. It was a low cut dress with long sleeves that went from white to a light sage green. It had gold trimming along the edges and middle of it. It also came with a collar that was off white. He then pulled out a jewelry box and set it on the table next to her bed. He then left the room and went to go sleep in his coffin.

When she awoke, Verona saw that she was in a big room that looked like it would be that of royalty's. She looked around and noticed on the dresser next to her, that there was a note. She picked it up and then read it:

My Dear Lady,

I am sorry that I am unable to greet you at the moment, but I'm caught up with some important business. I will meet you a little after sun set. I do hope that you find your room comfortable. I will answer any questions you may have when we meet. There is only one rule that I must advise you of, and that is you MUST stay in your room during the day. If there is anything that you need please ring the bell that is located next to this note, and my servants will attend to you.

Yours truly,

Count Vladislaus

After reading the letter, she placed the note back on the table, and decided to look around the room. She looked outside of her window and saw that there was a balcony just outside of it. She stood out there for a few minutes, letting the sun warm her skin. When she came back inside, she continued looking around the room. She then noticed the dress that was a laid out on the bed. She then looked at her clothes that were covered in dirt, from where she fell. She then decided to change, so that she would look good for when she met the count. She looked over the note a second time. When she had finished reading it, she placed it down on the table, and she noticed a box that was next to it. She carefully opened the box and saw that it was full of precious jewels and jewelry. She pulled out a pair of gold earrings and a small ring made of jade that had hints of gold in it. Verona placed the ring on her finger. When she was done admiring it, she placed it on top of the box. She then sat on the bed and waited till night fall. She then heard a knock on the door.

"Come in," she said. Dracula then entered the room. Once he was completely in, the door shut behind him.

Verona noticed how attractive he was. His pale skin and chiseled features were appealing to her.

"I am sorry that I was not able to be here when you awoke this morning, my attention was needed else where at the moment," he said, "My name is Count Vladislaus. I bid you welcome to my castle," he said with a bow. "I see that you like the attire that was picked out for you."

"Yes, it is the most elegant gown I have ever seen," she replied back. She then looked up at him and when she made eye contact with him; she could not look away. As she looked into his dark eyes she thought that they looked familiar. She started to feel as if he could look into her soul the longer she looked into his eyes.

"I do not mean to be rude, my dear, but what is your name?" The question almost startled her. She then regained her composure.

"My name….Verona, my Lord."

"Such a lovely name. Verona, I was wondering if you would like me to take you on a tour of the castle."

She nodded and replied back, "Of course, Count."

He then held out his arm and led her out of the room and into the vast hall that it was located off of. As she was looking around the place in awe, Vlad could not help but notice how beautiful she was. He noticed how she seemed to almost glide across the floor with every step that she took.

When they go to Dracula's study, as he opened the door, a sudden gust of cold wind burst through. Verona started to shiver. Vlad noticed and drew her closer to him. She was not against the idea, for she was right up against him. As they entered the room, a fire started in the fire place. Dracula then led Verona to where he had two large arm chairs set up next to it. As he led Verona to her seat, he looked at her and noticed that she was still up against him, despite the fact that his skin was as cold as ice. He smiled to himself.

"My dear, why don't you warm up by the fire?" he asked her, but to his surprise, she only stayed right next to him. He turned her around so that she would face him. She had a half dazed look on her face. She then looked up into his eyes and did not turn away. He put his hand under her chin and brought her face to his and kissed her. It was soft at first, but became more passionate and more intense. Verona at first was shocked at it but, gave into the Count's charm and returned the kiss back. He then started to pull her even closer to them so their bodies where less than an inch away from touching.

Verona then realized what was happening and pulled away. Her face instantly turned a dark shade of pink and she stared at the floor.

"What's wrong my dear?"

"This is wrong. We are not from the same world. I am from simple folk, while you are from nobility. You should be with someone from your own..."

He placed his finger on her lips to silence her. He then lifted her hand up to his heart. At first all she felt was his cool, smooth skin against her hand, but soon noticed that there was something missing. She pulled her hand back quickly. She then looked up at him, with horror on her face. She had finally realized who he was.

Oh my God, she thought to herself. She then remembered all the tales that she had heard about from the other villagers about a monster that had plagued them for many years. I'm in love with an unholy man.

She tried to back away, but Vlad held her close to him. She tried to pull her hand out of his grip, but found that his grasp was too great to break free of.

"You have no idea how long I have been alone," he said to her as she started to quiver with fear, "To live forever may be looked upon as a curse or, as I see it, a gift, but to not be able to share it with anyone is the worst pain anyone could ever feel."

He removed the collar that was around her neck and started to slowly kiss her neck. She let out a low moan. He then smiled and looked up at her again.

"You will be my bride through out all of eternity," and with that, he tilted her back and as he moved her hair away from her neck, he could sense that she was more scared than she ever imagined she could be.

"The pain will not last long, my dear." As he said this, his teeth grew out into fangs, and with one quick and smooth movement, he plunged his fangs into her neck. As the cool liquid started to enter his mouth, Vlad started to taste the sweetness of her blood. It was the most satisfying thing that he had ever had, but knew he would have to stop soon, other wise he would kill her. She let out a cry of pain. When she noticed that she was slowly starting to grow weak, she stopped trying to break free of his grasp and started to fade off. Right before she grew limp, Vlad lifted her head up and then slit his wrist. He made a few drops of his blood fall into her mouth. She then slowly started to regain consciousness and leaned up towards Vlad.

"Drink," he told her. She did so without any objection. She started to let the blood from his wrist go down her throat and continued to drink more of it. Vlad then pulled back his hand and wiped the blood off of her lips. Once she let go of Vlad's arm, she fell into a deep sleep. He knew that she would need sleep while the transformation occurred. He replaced that collar around her neck and picked her up, with her head against his chest and took her to her room. He then placed her into the coffin that he had had his servants make for her. It was dark ebony with small green leaves along the edges of it.

He then placed her inside, but right before he closed the lid, he looked down at her. He knew that she would be weaker than him, and that he would have much to teach her in the up coming month. He leaned down and kissed her forehead. He then closed the lid while smiling to himself.

"Sweet dreams my dear," he said to her. When he turned to leave the room, he noticed something glittering to the side. He turned to see the jade ring that Verona had on earlier that day. He picked it up and reopened the lid of the coffin. He then placed the ring on her finger. Now she had proof that she was his bride. He then left the room, closing the door behind him. As he entered his room, all he could think about was his new bride, his Verona. He then felt another presence with him; he looked around to see if one of the servants was in his room, but noticed that no one was there. He then knew that making Verona his bride gave them a connection that could never be broken. He knew that he would share her pain and suffering along with her joy and happiness. He then slipped into his coffin, and fell asleep right as the sun was rising.

Verona slept through the next two days. When she woke up, she thought that what had happened was all just a dream, until she opened her eyes to see that she was in a coffin. She then clutched at her heart, but could not feel it beating. This started to make her realize that what had happened was not just another dream. She slowly opened the lid to see that Vlad was standing right next to her. She looked up at his smiling face and couldn't help but to smile back.

"Sleep well my dear?" He lowered his hand to her to help her stand. When she got up, she looked at him and saw that his eyes were a piercing blue. She then remembered the eyes that she had seen in the village that one night.

She then stepped next to Vlad and laid her head against his chest. Vlad smiled at her and kissed the top of her head.

"Come, there is much you need to learn, but first, you must feed." He then led her to the balcony that was right outside her room. He then lifted her up to the stone railing.

"The fastest way to get to where we need to go is to fly," and with that he pushed her off of the railing. Verona screamed as she started hurtling towards the ground. She closed her eyes just as she was about to hit the ground, but instead of feeling sharp rocks, she only felt air, and heard the sound of wings flapping. She looked up to see that there was someone or something holding her. It was Vlad in his hell beast form. He then flew her back up to the balcony. As he set her back down, he changed back into his human form.

"That didn't go as I planned it."

"Don't make me do it again!" she shouted at him. He stepped forward and placed his arms around her waist. He then lifted her head and made her look at him, but to his surprise, he noticed that there was something different about her. Her eye color had changed from its usual brown to a very pale blue.

"Please don't make me do that again Count, please," this plead made Vlad snap back and he simply nodded back.

"You need not call me that. Vladislaus will work."

"Please, Vladislaus don't make me do that again."

"Since it is your first time, I will take you into the village myself, but next time, you will need to fly yourself." He then picked her up and the two flew off towards the village of Vaseria.

Right before they reached the village Vlad landed and placed Verona down. She looked around to see where they were, she then realized how dark it was and was amazed at how well she could see.

"Let your instincts guide you, they will help you find what you are looking for," and with that Vlad vanished.

Verona walked into the center of town quietly. She looked around and started to hear voices coming from a building near by. She walked out into the middle of the street and looked around to see if anyone was there. Unbeknownst to her, Vlad was watching her from the top of a building. He knew that she would need some help. He changed into his hell beast form and let out a roar that was heard through out the whole town.

Some people opened windows; others opened doors to see what that noise was. The only thing they saw was Verona standing in the middle of the town square. One man ran out to her and grabbed her wrist.

"Don't you know that it is dangerous to be out here at night, and even more so to be alone? There are creatures that will kill you without a second thought."

"That won't be much of a problem for me."

"Are you mad? Are you trying to kill yourself?"

"I am already dead."

The man dropped her hand and started to run in the opposite direction, but right when he turned around Verona was right in front of him. She smiled at him and her eyes changed to the same pale blue that they were when she was at Castle Dracula. He turned and started running in the other direction. Verona then ran up next to him and hit him across the face, sending him hurtling into the wall of the building that he came out of. Right as he started to get up, Verona grabbed him by the neck, and lifted him up into the air with ease. He tried to make her release her grasp, but was unsuccessful. She opened her mouth and her jaw extended and her fangs grew out. She then plunged her fangs into his neck. As soon she tasted his blood, she started drinking with intensity. It only took her a minute to completely drain him of all his blood. Once she was finished, she dropped his lifeless body on the ground. She wiped the blood off of her lips and looked around to see if anyone had seen. Some people, who were in the building next to where she was standing, looked at her and had looks of fear, horror, and shock on their faces. As she turned and looked at them, they quickly shut the door.

Vlad then casually jumped off of the building he was on and landed next to her.

"Very good, now it is time for us to return home. Why don't you try to fly? You should have the energy to do so."

"You won't try to throw me off a building this time?"

"I promise. Now concentrate."

Verona closed her eyes really tight and concentrated as hard as she could. When she opened her eyes, she opened her eyes and saw that she was still on the ground. She looked at Vlad who had a smirk on his face.

"I don't feel any different than I did earlier."

"Well, look behind you," he said to her. She did as she was told and saw that her dress had vanished and what had replaced it was a pair of grey, leathery wings and her skin had turned a light grey. She smiled at Vlad, who was now in his hell beast form. He took her hand and started to flap his wings until he was just hovering above the ground. He nodded at Verona to do the same. She then started feeling herself being lifted off the ground and noticed that she was doing it herself. Her face glowed with excitement. She and Vlad then started to fly away towards Castle Dracula.

Once they were out of sight. The villagers came out to see the new vampire's first victim. They took the body to the grave yard to go be buried. Some then headed off towards the castle of the Valerious family. Once they got there, they asked the servant that answered the door to meet with Felix Valerious, the head of the family. When they were lead to his study they saw him standing behind his desk.

"What seems to be the matter?"

"The vampires attacked."

"Vampires? There is only one, Count Dracula."

"No there were two. One was Dracula, but the other was a woman. She looked familiar. I think she might have lived in the village."

Felix then had a look of horror and disgust came across his face. He then sat down in his chair.

"God help us, he has made her his bride."

On the way back to the castle, Verona was trying out her new wings. She did dives, loops, weaved in and out of trees, and enjoyed it all the same. Once they got back to Verona's room, they landed on the balcony and changed back into their human forms. Vlad then took her in his arms and kissed her. They walked into the castle, Vlad's arm around Verona's shoulders.

They spent the rest of the night together in Vlad's room, where he taught her even more about her new skills and talents. He was surprised at how fast she was learning, soaking in everything that he told her.

While they were standing on the ceiling, Vlad came up to Verona and pulled her close to him. She looked up at his eyes and lost herself in their dark abyss. Vlad then leaned in and kissed her tenderly, which soon turned into very passionately. Verona kissed back more passionately than she had ever kissed him before. Vlad then drew back and casually landed on the ground. He then motioned for her to come down. She jumped off and right before she landed on the ground, Vlad caught her in his arms. He then placed her on the ground and they resumed their kiss. Vlad then led her to his coffin where the two stayed until the next night.

When Verona woke up the next night, she felt a hand around her waist. She opened her eyes and saw that it was Dracula. She then had a smile on her face remembering the events from the night before. She then nuzzled closer to Vlad, who was still asleep. She let out a sigh of content and woke Dracula up. He then turned towards her, smiled, and then kissed her forehead. He waved his hand and the ice that was sealing them in melted away.

He got out and then helped Verona out. She leaned up against his shoulder as they walked out of the room. They spent the night walking around the castle, talking about whatever came to there mind. Verona didn't say much, all she could think about was how madly in love with Vlad she was.

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