"No..I.. miss.. yes, you Greta, Zane and Liam, I want to go back home, for now. Why are you tucking me in bed like a child, don't tell me that you didn't come to save me."
"You shall stay here for a while," he said with his deadpan demeanor, looking more serious.
Mia got off the bed, sat up and stared at him.
"I hope this is a joke, Xander you love making jokes nowadays," she chuckled nervously, and his expressionless face did not change.
"One way for me to save queen mother is through your help. You must befriend Dracula and learn all his secrets, for him to let you live here without doing anything to you tells how much he is interested in you. He is under a spell, with a wrist band hid in his hand. Take it off him," Mia disliked his voice that sounded more like an order.
"What if I don't," she retorted.
"Then am afraid I will let you stay here," he answered composedly.
'What a heartless guy,' Mia thought angrily.
"You are so mean. I hate vampires and all other mythical beings, yet you expect me to seduce that vamp. Really?" she whined, almost crying. She did not care that Xander himself was a mythical being.
"Yes," he answered without thinking twice.
"Am so young, just a day to my 17th birthday, yet you expect me to do such a sort of thing. My dignity will be lost."
" I didn't ask you to do anything with Dracula, did I? Befriend him and remove the wrist band. Human, tsk why so dramatic?" he lifted an eyebrow then turned to leave through the window.
He turned to look at the frustrated little girl on the bed for a second, and left.
Mia buried herself under the blankets and burst into tears. Xander did not care about what she did, all he cared about was his mission, maybe he even planned to kill her as he was the chosen one. Why did she think he would even help her? Once he saves queen mother, he would finish her off for the better.
She rubbed her tears, and made up her mind to side with Xander. It was best if she died since she was of no use, but before she could die, she must save queen mother. Born an orphan, mistreated in the orphanage, stressing Greta on her strange disappearance, maybe cause of Clyde's disappearance, and soon opening disastrous portals. Definitely did not deserve to live, she decided to bodly do anything as long as she was alive
****
The next morning, she went for breakfast and found Dracula.
He stripped her in his wicked imagination while smiling maliciously.
The black dresses indeed complemented her contrast smooth white skin, and thick curly snow white hair that fell onto her hips.
"I love your hair," he said, sipping his drink, but Mia didn't respond.
She quietly ate the food, without first feeding Dracula, and this amused him.
"You aren't feeding me? Am lucky then because today I kind of spiced the milk, how foolish for you to trust me," in spite of his intimidation, Mia was valiant, and continued fletcherizing.
"Mayana, you make me excited, I'd be more than ready if you willingly want to break that deal. I will give you anything you want." he shamelessly gazed at her round breast halfly exposed by the halter dress she wore.
"No, you are just waiting for the one month, and after that there won't be plans for the two of us," she said, rolling her eyes.
"I don't think it will be easy for me to let you go after that sweetheart. How about you be my mistress, and you'll have anything you want in this palace." he bit his lower lip.
"Such pathetic thinking. Who would want to share a man with another woman. Never gonna happen, I will marry a monogamous man one day, the only man to break my virginity." Dracula widened his eyes, and slowly put his drink on the table, his smirk left his lips.
"Untouched? You?.. U are messing with me," he chuckled unbelievably. How could a sphinx so hot be a virgin?
"I don't entertain men, that's why am a virgin. You are the one to confirm that after a month," she said casually, sipping the milk.
"I don't get it sweetheart, you said the man to break your virginity is the man you shall marry and you love. But am the opposite of all that. Am here to have fun, not marrying anytime soon. You also hate me sooo much, yet I'll be the first man to touch you," he grinned.
"There's nothing to be happy about, after you do that to me, then I'll commit suicide. I cannot live knowing that I was disgraced before marriage." she proceeded to sip her tea.
A frown settled on Dracula's pale face, and he suddenly let out a laughter.
"Uh, sweetheart, as beautiful and young as you are, you definitely want to live longer and experience nice things the world has to offer. Being here with me is luck, many females want to be where you are now, but you don't. You are so different, never seen one like you before. Let me tell you a secret..." he pulled Mia's chair close to him and whispered in her ear, "this attitude of yours makes me yearn for you. damn it! I've tried sleeping with other girls but all I could think of is your sexy figure sprawling on my bed. I end up chasing the girls away, I want you, to feel you, why are you this resistant sweetheart."
Mia leaned back and saw this was her chance, she surprisingly found herself a great actress.
"If we were engaged, I'd be available anytime you need me. But performing the dirty deeds before marriage? Without love? Rest assured I'll do everything possible to kill myself." Dracula narrowed his eyes.
"You are the first woman I've kept in the queen-to-be chambers, without touching you, or making a deal like this. I get any girl I want, this means that am in love with you, give me a chance sweetheart. Let's get engaged," He said hurriedly without thinking things through.
Mia knew exactly what the vamp wanted, just her body.
"No, maybe you are playing me" she folded her arms, looking away from him.
"Okay, from now on, I won't sleep with any other person, we shall get engaged and I will be monogamous," he said seriously. Was he that desperate? They barely even knew each other.
Mia knew all were lies, once Greta told her that most men promise stupid stuff to women to get whatever they wanted then dump for another person.
"Why me?" she asked the vampire.
"You are the most attractive sphinx I've ever seen, you melt my ice cold heart," he tried playing with words which didn't work on Mia at all.
"I might change my mind after one month, maybe we will get engaged, if I don't fall in love with you during these days, then just shatter your hopes." she stood up, straightened her dress and took her leave.
But before she could go, she was yanked around, pulled her against his chest, and he firmly held her tiny waist.
"Is this another challenge sweetheart? You are playing hard to get and you know what would happen if I give up this cat and mouse game," his breath hitched as he leaned closer to her neck. Mia inwardly became frightened as she knew vampires sucked blood from humans beings.
"You are not supposed to touch me," she struggled but he did not let go.
"The more you struggle, the more I want you. Since you challenged me, let me give you pleasure so that you can fall in love with me. If my memory serves me right, I clearly remember the deal was to not have sex, so I can touch you," his chin rested on her neck, and this was her chance.
She pulled his black metallic wrist band and it strangely shred into pieces, and fell on the floor. The vampire released her, anxiety spreading on his face. What had she done.
Mia stepped back, as she watched the
vampire's face deform, he clutched his head painfully, groaning. His short black hair grew longer, his thin black eyebrows grew slightly thicker. She wanted to run but couldn't help staring with curiosity.
Was this the reason why Xander wanted the metallic wrist band to be removed? After his transformation, Mia shaked her head in disbelief, no way. It was him! How?
Before she knew it, she felt the world turning upsidedown, soon everything was engulfed in darkness, and every object lost its edges...
****
After she regained consciousness, she opened her eyes to find Livia hovering over her.
"She's fine now," she said, bowed her head and took her leave. After the door was shut, she realised this was not the room she stayed in before. It looked more spacious, more luxurious, but with smaller windows and red lit candles.
Dracula walked up to her and hovered so close to her. What shocked him next was Mia's actions, he couldn't believe it.
She lifted her hand up and reached for his face.
"Hmm...I didn't know my real face would make a sexy sphinx to go crazy over me to the point of fainting. I guess am keeping my handsome looks," he winked at her, and she stopped caressing his face.
Mia noticed he didn't remember a thing, the only thing he kept with him was his flirtatious nature. He now had sharp canines, stubble on his face, longer hair to his shoulders, he was more muscular and hard shiny grey eyes. He looked more attractive than before. She blinked again to confirm this wasn't a horrible nightmare.
"You seem so powerful, no one else apart from that nature mother's sceptre, or whoever she is, could break my metallic wrist band, let alone shred it to pieces, intriguing, you always give me a reason to love you more," he caressed her cute confused face, she didn't even make an effort to resist him, his lip pulled up to a smile.
Mia smiled bitterly, was she the cause of all this? How was she ever going to save the lost Dracula Clyde. She closed her eyes before tears would roll out.