-Emily comes home from school,

grabs onto her daddy's hand,

he says "baby girl what's wrong with you?"

she says "please don't make me go back there again"

A five year old girl ran into the castle like house. Not stopping until she reached her father in the throne room. Tears were streaming down her face as she through her red back pack on the ground and flung herself at him.

"Astoria. What's wrong" Vlad asked as he held the five year old to his chest.

"Don't make me go back " she said as she choked back a sob.

She said "I wish there was some way

to make them stop it"

"They wont stop it" She sobbed. Vlads eyes turned the darkest shade of black at his daughters words. She was being bullied.

"I'll sort this out" He promised. They lived next door to the primary school that Astoria went to. So in the mornings Vlad usully watched her out the window as there servent walked her next door. He couldn't walk her next door otherwise he would turn to ash. There servent was nothing like renfield instead he was clean and cooked Human food which they loved. Vampire food tasted awful.

so he drives down to

that principle's ofice and says

The next morning. He woke up early. So when he looked out the window it was cloudy. He quickly left his castle like home and went straight to the school next door. So he could talk to the principal as he knew that the head teacher was always the first one to arrive.

He walked through the corridors till he found a door that read `Head Teachers office'

He knocked and waited patiently as he heard a surprised voice saying "come in"

Vlad walked into the room. Ready to tell the principle what was happening to his daughter. "Vlad Count. Astorias father" He had never met the principal of the primary school as he couldn't go out in the day unless it was cloudy or raining. So there Servant was the one who had enrolled Astoria into the school. The principal looked him up and down unable to believe that this man who looked like he was 19 was Atorias father. She then thought that Vlad was one of those teenage parents and must of got a girl pregnant when he was 13.

-I didn't bring her up

so they could cut her down

I didn't bring her here

so they could shut her out

I live my whole damn life

to see that little girl's smile

so why are tears pouring down

that sweet face?

"she wasn't brought up that way" VladTold the principle after he had finished explaining what had happened.

"I promise you that the bullys will be dealt with" The pincipal promised and that's all Vlad could ask for and if they didn't listen then Vlad was going to see to them himself and hypnotise each and everyone of them to be kind to Astoria.

-Emily's home late again

he sees that boy drive away

oh, but something different this time,

she doesn't have too much to say

Astoria was now fifteen and had started dating the high school hottie. She enterd the castle like house as Vlad watched from the window seeing the breather boy driving away. He turned impatiently to his daughter who had come home at 11:00pm when Vlad told her to be back at 8:00pm. He had been worried sick about her.

His face softened slightly as he noticed his daughters odd behaviour. "What's wrong"

"Nothing" she lied. Vlad knew when his daughter lied. She was worse at lieing than Ingrid was worse at cooking.

"What did he do to you" He suddenly asked. Panic in his voice as he strode over to his daughter.

she said "he tried but

there's just some things I won't do"

and through the tears

she said "I couldn't do that to you"

"He tried to you know" she mutterd and Vlad knew instantly what she meant. He was furious at what that breather boy had almost done to his daughter. "I couldn't do that to you" She said through her tears as she knew there vampire believes were to not sleep with someone before you're married.

-and he said

I didn't bring you up

so he could wear

you down

take that innocent heart

and turn it inside out

I live my whole damn life

to see my little girl's smile

so don't let nobody take that away,

you weren't brought up that way

"Don't let nobody take away your innocence" He said as he wrapped a protective arm around his broken hearted daughter.. "You wern't braught up that way"

-he phone rings on a rainy night

says "it's Officer Tate"

he said "sir, there's been an accident,

you better come down here right away,

a drunken driver missed an overpass,

and Emily, she's fading fast"

Vlad was waiting on his daughter returning home. He was waiting with his daughters husband Lorcan. Lorcan was a pureblood vampire but was different from the rest. He was kind and had the ability to feel Love and he loved Astoria. Astoria and Lorcan were both 22 but still looked 16.

There was a sudden ringing noise causing Vlad and Lorcan to jump. He forgot all about the telephone that had been put into his house when Astoria was just a baby. He rememberd Erin telling him how important having a phone was. Of course he knew it was important but he didn't know why they needed one as they never made any calls and no one important called them. There family and the council had a tendency to just drop by when ever they felt like it.

Erin had gotten a phone that layed down on the desk. It was black and had big buttons on them that you just dialed the number with. Erin thought that the telephone would be easier but Vlad had been braught up with a telephone attached to a wall that you had to spin this weel thing to dial the number.

"Hello" Vlad spoke gruffly through the phone. Wondering who would call this number unless it was one of Astorias friends.

"It's officer tate" The man on the other end of the phone spoke and Vlad heald his breath with worry.

"Sir there's been an accadent. You better come down here right away, a drunken driver missed an overpass, and Astoria, she's fading fast"

The call ended and he felt like a stake had just been put through his unbeaten heart. He couldnt understand why his daughter choose to drive a car rather than fly. He sort of knew that Astoria loved to drive that old car because it smelt like Erin. Which is why Vlad often found himself outside in the rusted up moter trying to smell Erins scent.

-he says "God,I didn't bring her up

to watch them lay her down

nearly killed me the day

they put her

momma in the ground

only thing that kept me alive,

was that little girl's smile"

Vlad rememberd when Erin had been staked. Astoria had only been three. She had been his life and soulmate. He blamed himself for what happened. If he hadn't turned her into a vampire then she would still be alive and well. Everytime he thought of that he immediatly thought of Astoria. If he hadn't bitten Erin then chances are, he wouldn't have Astoria. Astoria was the only thing that kept him from going on a mad rampage when Erin was staked. He had found the vampires who had staked his wife and they got death by dawn. Erins ashes lay in a vase on the mantle-peice.

"so please don't take that away,

I won't be easy taking her today,

she wasn't brought up that way"

Vlad and Lorcan found Astorias room and ran over to her bedside. The reason she wasn't ash was because it was a car accadent. If she had been staked, went out in the sunlight or had a UV bomb thrown at her then sure she would of turned to dust but a car accadent was different.

He saw that there was a blanket over her head with a doctor looking at them with upset faces. "She's dead"

Vlad felt like yelling `of course she's dead. She's a vampire` but he didn't.

"Can we have time alone with her" Lorcan spoke. The doctor and Nurse nodded as they headed out of the room. Vlad lifted the blanket from his daughters face and cursed slightly "They probably tried to find a heartbeak" After Vampires turn 16 they lose there heartbeat and are one of the living dead.

"Come on Storie" he said using his nickname for her "Wake up please" He whisperd in hope that she would wake up.

-He stands over the hospital bed

Emily opens her eyes

"Daddy." She whisperd sofly "Lorcan" She opened her eyes to find her dad and husband stood over the bed with faces fool of joy.