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Three weeks go by and he still doesn't talk to me. Today, though, I'm going to make sure I get him to talk. Today he turns 600 years old. Today is November 14, 2031. Count Dracula's 600th birthday. I can't wait to tell him happy birthday. I head downstairs and find him sitting at the table looking at some papers.374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAER7RVAmep
"Good morning," I say.374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPMeSeHug7C
He looks up and glares at me. "Yeah, sure," he mutters and goes back to looking at his papers.374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSx56ppCOMy
I smile nervously and sit down. "Um, uh … Happy birthday?"374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDKpuUixf5b
He looks up and slowly stands up. He puts the tips of his fingers on the table and glares at me. "I better not hear that again." He turns around and walks away.374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMNJ7GST73h
I look down at my plate and sigh. "He's not gonna change," I mutter. I get up and walk towards the stairs. I go to my room and grab my things. I grab a cloak and go back down the stairs. I wrap the cloak around me and head out the doors. "Dang, it's cold," I whisper and shiver. I look behind me one more time. I sigh and continue.374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFakZerfUbj
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Several hours later, late at night, I'm lost. I set my case on the ground and sit down beside it. I pull my cloak close to me and shiver.374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp59R5WDYOT
I sigh. "I wish I knew how to make a fire," I say shakily. I shiver again. Suddenly, I see something white coming down from the sky. "Oh, shoot. It's snowing." I groan. I rub in a circle on my belly. "It's okay, baby. At least you're warm and cozy. I feel like I'll die any minute. Which means you will if I do." I sigh.374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHaSOe7F8sS
Five hours later, I wake up, shivering violently. I look around. There's at least six inches of snow on the ground and it's still snowing. Suddenly, I hear wolves howling. I look around and see a wolf come over and sniff my face. He sits down and starts howling. Dang, that's loud. I cover my ears. I'm still shivering. I cough. Then, I take my hands down and wrap my cloak close to me. I can't see my case at all. It's not like it's going to matter. There's nothing important in it.374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJqG2cjMVPM
"There you are." Someone leans down and puts their hand on my cheek. "Oh, you're awfully cold. I've got to get you back to the castle."374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU0zsekKiR4
I moan. That's all I can do. I go unconscious.374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxaH3rJ5laD
An hour later, I wake up in a bathtub. I moan.374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVW0hQ0dCY6
"Shh. It's alright."374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDyfFap6lXg
I feel someone's hands gently scrubbing my body with a sponge. Suddenly, I realize who it is. I grab the hand, take the sponge, set it beside, and set the hand on my belly. My bulging belly.374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVQa6yH8EEv
I smile and look up at him. He looks away.374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbwJcE5habW
"Dracula," I whisper. "Dracula, look at me."374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBl5xN9DKwj
He sighs shakily and looks at me.374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWQRVMubhcK
"Why are you so emotional?"374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRSegzCm3Nd
"I don't know," he whispers. "Why did you run off? If you would have stayed out any longer, you'd probably be dead or have hypothermia."374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoHk6PVSvOw
"I thought you didn't care. You just kept glaring at me and you walked away. So I left. I thought you didn't want me around." I look away as a tear streams down my cheek. I let go of his hand and let mine fall into the water.374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡusmvHno69f
"Of course I care. If I didn't, I would have just left you out there." He lifts his hand up off my belly and turns my face to look at him. "Nikki, you remind me of Elisabeta. Sometimes I think you're Elisabeta back from the dead."374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKyGnSPe1PO
He stands up and pulls the plug out of the water. He sets the plug on the edge of the tub and helps me out of the tub. He grabs the biggest towel he can find and wraps it around me. He picks me up like a bride and takes me into the next room. He lays me on the bed and looks through the wardrobe. He pulls out a night gown and helps me put it on. Then, he throws the towel to the side and picks me up. He sets me on a chair and grabs a hairbrush. He comes over, sets the brush down and takes the cover off of a mirror. He sets it aside and picks up the brush. Then, he starts brushing my hair gently.374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlRfWqty0DE
"Ah, so beautiful. I swear you're Elisabeta back from the dead." He chuckles.374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBHXHLEbiYP
I sigh. "What time is it?"374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4HYwwvVXuo
"It's 11:28."374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdfO8YFSey8
"Hm. In two minutes, it'll be exactly nine months after we made little Nightingale."374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuj6RiIq2ST
"Nightingale?"374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI5oc0zxvWM
"Mmhm. Nightingale Starr Dracula."374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTf0eBcRp2z
"What? No. That child deserves your last name more than mine."374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7WAcUBffNj
"No. She belongs to both of us. And plus, a child usually gets the father's last name anyway."374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡafayaLHdNO
"Not if the mother and father aren't married."374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAu80NsDsUq
"Oh, shut up."
"Make me."374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3tDJuN6Dk6
"I will—" I gasp and look down. "Oh, ship."374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8aHkGoQJ65
"Ship? I don't—" He gasps. "Oh, no. The baby. And it's 11:30."374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Y92hLZ4uS
"No way."374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkSjzWjeB2Y
"Yes. It is."374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaHOIpxhPYG
"You—" I wince. "Oh, God."374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqKPI0sQCRK
He sets the brush down and picks me up. He lays me down on the bed and covers me up. Then, he grabs the drape that was over the mirror and pulls the blanket up. He lays the drape on the bed and folds the blanket over my legs. He rolls his sleeves up.374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHZOhrvAnFf
"Okay. Let's hope I can do this."374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLLFydxJaEO
Twenty-five minutes later, I hear a muffled wail. Then, he's holding something in his arms. Wails fill the room. I gasp and lay back. I moan. He walks over to a table and cuts off the umbilical cord. Then, he comes over and hands the baby to me. He smiles and strokes her little feet.374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSYIVhOW1sJ
"She's so beautiful," I say.374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡafUddggVAD
"Just like you," he whispers. He smiles gently and leaves the room, shutting the door behind him. I sigh.374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo5cWNY08M0
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