Chapter 1 - 1895 - London England
"Mina, this idea is compleatly ridiculous."
"Johnathan, I'm serious." Mina Muray looked Johnathan Harker strait in the eye. "The only way that King Vlad Tepes could have stopped the advance of the Turks was if he was able to find and harness supernatural powers. Every account that describes the Romanian prince after a certain point details him tearing through the ranks of the opposing force single handedly." She leaned forward, over the small table that separated them. "The strangest part is that he only appeared at night."
Johnathan shook his head at Mina's words and reached forward to take her hand. "If Vlad Tepes was some sort of creature then there is no solid evidence of that fact. Everyone who would know the truth is dead and long buried." He looked at her, beseeching her once again to give up her crazy fantasies.
Mina shook her head. "But what if they are not all dead?" She tightened her grip on Johnathan's hand. For his part, Johnathan shook his head and decided to drop the matter.
"Alright. Keep looking for more proof." Mina smiled at his words and leaned back in her seat, causing her brown hair to come slightly out of its bun. "There was something that I wanted to ask you. Keep in mind that you don't have to answer yet." To Mina's surprise Johnathan got up from the chair he was using and stepped around the table to kneel in front of her. "Will you, Mina Isabeta Muray, do me the honor of becoming my wife?"
Mina blinked and had to compose herself to keep from yelling no as loudly as she could. "I'm not certain what to say. It has only been a month since we started courting and I did not expect a proposal so soon."
"There is no need to rush. Give me your answer when I get back from Romania. After this trip I know I will be able to support you." Johnathan looked deep into Mina's eyes to show the love he felt for her. "Speaking of the trip I should head to the station." He stood from his former kneeling position. "Good bye Mina, until I am back in two weeks." Johnathan kissed her hand, turned on his heel, and walked out of the sitting room.
Mina sat back in her chair with her head spinning. She did not want to think about Johnathan's proposal at the moment and picked up her latest find on Vlad Tepes, The Dark Prince. The moment that she had picked up the book she had been enchanted. On the first page was a lovely picture of a man with piercing blue eyes and light blond hair that fell around his shoulders. He was wearing a blood read shirt, covered with a golden brestplate that had a dragon embosed upon it. Under the picture were the words 'King Vlad Tepes', below that were the words 'Vlad the Impailer', and lastly the word 'Dracula'.
Her fingers moved over the last line. "Dracula. A fitting name for the Vampire King."
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Seven hundred miles away Count Dracula started awake. The words 'Dracula. A fitting name for the Vampire King' rang in his head, along with the image of a beautiful woman with bright green eyes and mahogany locks.
"Master?" Feinfield, his second in command walked through the doors of Dracula's room.
Dracula looked at the other Vampire, ice blue meeting dark brown. "She knows Reinfield."
Just forewarning I am pulling inspiration not only from the book but also several movie adaptations of said book, so not all the details may not be exactly like the book. If you seen any obvious mistakes please contact me. Until next time.
