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Chapter 2 - Pleasant surprise

"Greetings all!" Marina Vuron ejected with her prideful voice. The six vampires would come to be within the area of Lord Cloud, the small vampiress Efel, and also her parents.

Cloud approached his parents warmly, his mother hugged him.

Ethel stood next to her mother, she looked like a lamb. So small and so innocent.

"It is so lovely to see you all, I trust your journey was safe." Ether Leonard welcomed the family.

"My, the journey was long but we encountered no problems on our way here. I must say Cinderfell does have such lovely surroundings, we may have to stay longer than anticipated." Mrs Vuron replied.

Marina had heard of the beauty but had not seen it for herself as the Vuron family had lived on the other side of Aberration in the Kingdom of Rapture.

Mr Leonard and Mr Vuron had bowed to eachother before they started to walk towards his study which was across the hall from the room they had settled into.

"Duke Leonard, your house looks pristine and well decorated, you and your Wife must be proud of this home you have." Exclaimed Duke Vuron.

Both men were Dukes as they came from noble family's, the pair were long friends from since they were young. The vampires would then search for suitable lady's to become they're lovers, mates and companions. The two Leonard's and the two Vuron's would then be close like family. They were given a fairly cozy mansion, It wasn't to small but it was spacious for their offspring to grow and prosper. Eight years ago they would have been gifted with the lovely Ethel, her birth wasn't complicated which made the Leonard family feel blessed.

Her sibling Jerome was born six years before her making him fourteen. His growth cycle had began to make the vampire seem slightly older than he appeared not so much so but his looks made out to be more mature. At eighteen his parents would begin finding him a noble vampiress in which they would marry, although he had no interest in girls.

Cloud who was the only child of the Vuron couple, he had been friends with Jerome for many years but not once did he meet the little Ethel, he had heard noises behind closed doors while visiting the Leonard house hold but he had never seen her. Jerome would always pull him away from the door before he had investigated the noises, he would tell him that his mother would not like to be disturbed.

Clouds cousins were the oldest out of the younglings, Skye Valair being eighteen had little growth left in the cycle and soon his body would preserve the looks he beheld. He was tall and had broad shoulders his face was half covered by his black hair only showing one of his green eyes.

June the second brother who had freshly turned eighteen he was slightly smaller than Skye but he appeared more masculine and his suit sat on his body appearing slightly tight. His thick black hair curled and rested on his lepel.

Viridian and primrose are the twins, there was never a time where nobody could tell the difference between the two beautiful girls, they would use this to their advantage to trick people. However the pair were like polar opposites, primrose wearing an ivory like cape where Viridian wore one of deep forest green. Their black hair rested on the shoulders both had been weaved into french braids , their young faces held beauty like an angel. The sisters were fourteen meeting the age of Jerome, however Viridian was secretly infatuated with him. Which is why her siblings were there she had begged her mother and father to allowed them to stay with the Vurons whilst they visited the Leonard's.

However all the younglings present did not know that the parents had spoke of in advance about what they had planned.

With the two men who had headed to the study they shut the door behind them. The four cousins sat on the rug that Ethel had previously habited, Ethel, Cloud and Jerome stood near the two motherly vampires.

"Shall we do something fun children?" Marina paused after merrily suggesting. Opening her mouth again.

"We should play a game!!"

"Ooooh yes that would be fun wouldn't it younglings." Ethel sang, she loved when the children played so she would never reject the idea.

"We should play hide and seek, something easy so Ethel can join." Cloud suggested to the other vampires. Although the rest were a fair mount older than her they didn't seem to mind playing something for baby's rather than doing something teens would have preferred.

"I will count!" Skye announced.

"Get ready….GO!" He shouted which echoed through the mansion. "1…. 2….. 3….." he began to count, whilst he had his back to rest of the room he could hear all the others squirming and the shoes screeched as they try to exit the room as quick as possible. In a panic Ethel scurried in the corner In hopes that it would be enough, but suddenly a hand had a hold of hers.

It was Clouds, he had made her stand up and run with her little legs. Her lovely white dress flowed behind as if it was chasing her, the dress was made from fine silk which was light. Holding some of her dress in her hand Ethel hoped she hadn't tripped like she had done earlier but it was to late she fallen upon the cold floor once more. Tears once again filled her eyes, Cloud had seen her as she had let go of his hand.

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