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Another thing that had influenced Vlad's nightmare was his rudimentary reaction to even the tiniest of smells. What he had seen of Mina in his dream was a reaction to the faint scent of pregnancy hormones. They were only about a month into play, really. Even with that, even with the fact had smelled it before he realized it, his reaction was still of surprise. He swept his wife to- be off her feet with a loud laugh of joy. The vampire's child was now growing inside the one he loved.
And at this, he realized that his being forced to turn Mina was no longer force. He would have had to soon anyway. Her being pregnant with a vampire child… a human body wouldn't handle it. While the mother of a vampire did have to be alive to conceive the child, she no longer could be human to have it. Well, have it and live that is. A baby vampire would eat a human host from the inside out.
Their original problem with Thomas was gone, but Vlad's vivid dream reminded him of his son's anger… how would he take it in the real world? But his own rationality reminded him that Thomas was not that monster from his nightmare. He was his son, and he could take the worst that was thrown at him. You had to too live seven hundred years. Mina rubbed her belly tenderly and smiled at him. "What will we name her?"
"Her?" The vampire looked a little surprised. How in the world would she be able to tell that their child was a girl? She was less than a month pregnant! "How do you know it's a her?"
"Just a feeling I get." The young woman smiled lightly. "I guess it's mother's instinct." She chuckled a little. "Well?"
"Vell Vat?" He was distracted, thinking only of telling Thomas these things about the new addition to their family. "Oh," He shook his head. "Oh, the name." He closed his eyes and remembered the nightmare… replacing his loved ones… and gave a small smile. "I was thinking Sarah. What do you think?"
"I like it." The younger girl smiled again. Her cheeks were warm and pink, but you could tell that she was still nervous. She really did like the name and recognized it as his former wife's name. "And if I'm wrong and it's a boy?"
He gave another small laugh. "Vell I vill let you choose this vone. And you can pick the girl's middle name, I'll get the boy's." Mina smiled, almost chuckling at how organized about it he was. She wondered if he had been this way when Thomas was born.
"Well," She stroked her still-flat belly. "I want to say William. I've always liked that name."
Vlad smiled. It had been a popular name when he was a child and still remained timeless. "Vonderful. Sarah or Villiam." He picked her up in another hug and swung her around. Then he sat her down and placed his cold hands on her shoulders. "But I'm vorried about something. I'm afraid Thomas will think ve are replacing him."
The girl scowled quietly. She didn't like Thomas still… But did understand and respect that Vlad still loved his son. It hit her that when she married Vlad she would become the other vampire's stepmother. That made her give a small laugh. While Thomas was fully grown and she didn't really have a say over him, it would be fun to be his boss. And he had been growing on her in the last few days. But in a different way…
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Bill Harper had been cleared that Mina was going to move out. She had been packing hard for the last week. As far as her father knew she was moving a few states away with her old friend, Martha, close to the college she wanted to go to. She promised her father she'd call sometimes. He agreed willingly, with a smile. It made her sad to leave him like this.
Thomas had given up on a three-day limit by the time the first deadline came. He was still feeling down because of his nightmares and chose to stay away from Mina and Vlad other than moving boxes or helping pack occasionally. Vlad kept his space as well.
Mina and Thomas were slowly feeling themselves drawn together. Mina would catch Thomas looking at her sometimes, and the other way around. They walked a little closer together in the hall. Vlad took notice of this as well. Right now Thomas was carrying a box of Mina's valuables down the hall to her the chamber where her coffin would be placed next to Vlad's. Thomas was still laying low but he could sense Mina wanting to comfort him for whatever was wrong. He gritted his teeth and hissed faintly when his lover put a hand on his son's shoulder tenderly. Was this… jealousy?
Later when Vlad was walking with Mina in the courtyard, catching their breath and having some romantic downtime, he turned to her. "Mina?"
"Yeah?" The young woman smiled and looked over to him, letting go of his hand. She pulled her hair back into the signature ponytail as a light breeze picked up.
"I vas vondering…" The vampire tried to pick out the right words. "Do you have feeling's for Thomas?"
Mina paled slightly. "Well…" She didn't want to upset him, especially since they were engaged and she was supposed to dislike her stepson. "We have grown closer." Her eyes widened, not wanting to be suggesting anything. "And I'm starting to understand his position in all of this. He does feel bad about what he did and with all I've learned about vampires- I realize it's not completely his fault. Maybe the poor little guy just needs some sympathy."
Vlad was completely surprised by this answer. Suddenly he felt stupid. Mina seemed to have figured out most of what was wrong with his son in a week, when it took him eleven years to even realize that Thomas had problems. "Yes, I understand…" He took her hand again and gave a small smile. "I vas just curious."
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The day had finally arrived and the trio could no longer wait. Igor chose to stay out tonight so as not to interrupt the plans. He would be getting plenty of fresh male blood for Mina. The girl was in her room, getting into something comfortable and just being nervous in general. How much would it hurt? Could she really go through with this? Was she willing to hurt other people to live? Most importantly- was it worth it?
Vlad was in a panic himself. He was trying to plan how to fake his and Mina's deaths, and their wedding, and most of all trying to work up the courage to turn her. Thomas was trying to stay out of the way but fidgeted, wanting to talk to Mina before she died. "Thomas!" Vlad came running up to his son, placing his hands on the younger vampire's shoulders. His eyes were almost brimming with tears. "I can't do it. I just can't." He sighed sadly. "I want you to turn her for me. I can't even bring myself to watch."
Thomas's dead eyes widened in shock. He couldn't believe it. Vlad cared so much about Mina that he couldn't even stand the thought of making her one of his own kind. He was entrusting his son with the job.

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Another thing that had influenced Vlad's nightmare was his rudimentary reaction to even the tiniest of smells. What he had seen of Mina in his dream was a reaction to the faint scent of pregnancy hormones. They were only about a month into play, really. Even with that, even with the fact had smelled it before he realized it, his reaction was still of surprise. He swept his wife to- be off her feet with a loud laugh of joy. The vampire's child was now growing inside the one he loved.
And at this, he realized that his being forced to turn Mina was no longer force. He would have had to soon anyway. Her being pregnant with a vampire child… a human body wouldn't handle it. While the mother of a vampire did have to be alive to conceive the child, she no longer could be human to have it. Well, have it and live that is. A baby vampire would eat a human host from the inside out.
Their original problem with Thomas was gone, but Vlad's vivid dream reminded him of his son's anger… how would he take it in the real world? But his own rationality reminded him that Thomas was not that monster from his nightmare. He was his son, and he could take the worst that was thrown at him. You had to too live seven hundred years. Mina rubbed her belly tenderly and smiled at him. "What will we name her?"
"Her?" The vampire looked a little surprised. How in the world would she be able to tell that their child was a girl? She was less than a month pregnant! "How do you know it's a her?"
"Just a feeling I get." The young woman smiled lightly. "I guess it's mother's instinct." She chuckled a little. "Well?"
"Vell Vat?" He was distracted, thinking only of telling Thomas these things about the new addition to their family. "Oh," He shook his head. "Oh, the name." He closed his eyes and remembered the nightmare… replacing his loved ones… and gave a small smile. "I was thinking Sarah. What do you think?"
"I like it." The younger girl smiled again. Her cheeks were warm and pink, but you could tell that she was still nervous. She really did like the name and recognized it as his former wife's name. "And if I'm wrong and it's a boy?"
He gave another small laugh. "Vell I vill let you choose this vone. And you can pick the girl's middle name, I'll get the boy's." Mina smiled, almost chuckling at how organized about it he was. She wondered if he had been this way when Thomas was born.
"Well," She stroked her still-flat belly. "I want to say William. I've always liked that name."
Vlad smiled. It had been a popular name when he was a child and still remained timeless. "Vonderful. Sarah or Villiam." He picked her up in another hug and swung her around. Then he sat her down and placed his cold hands on her shoulders. "But I'm vorried about something. I'm afraid Thomas will think ve are replacing him."
The girl scowled quietly. She didn't like Thomas still… But did understand and respect that Vlad still loved his son. It hit her that when she married Vlad she would become the other vampire's stepmother. That made her give a small laugh. While Thomas was fully grown and she didn't really have a say over him, it would be fun to be his boss. And he had been growing on her in the last few days. But in a different way…
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Bill Harper had been cleared that Mina was going to move out. She had been packing hard for the last week. As far as her father knew she was moving a few states away with her old friend, Martha, close to the college she wanted to go to. She promised her father she'd call sometimes. He agreed willingly, with a smile. It made her sad to leave him like this.
Thomas had given up on a three-day limit by the time the first deadline came. He was still feeling down because of his nightmares and chose to stay away from Mina and Vlad other than moving boxes or helping pack occasionally. Vlad kept his space as well.
Mina and Thomas were slowly feeling themselves drawn together. Mina would catch Thomas looking at her sometimes, and the other way around. They walked a little closer together in the hall. Vlad took notice of this as well. Right now Thomas was carrying a box of Mina's valuables down the hall to her the chamber where her coffin would be placed next to Vlad's. Thomas was still laying low but he could sense Mina wanting to comfort him for whatever was wrong. He gritted his teeth and hissed faintly when his lover put a hand on his son's shoulder tenderly. Was this… jealousy?
Later when Vlad was walking with Mina in the courtyard, catching their breath and having some romantic downtime, he turned to her. "Mina?"
"Yeah?" The young woman smiled and looked over to him, letting go of his hand. She pulled her hair back into the signature ponytail as a light breeze picked up.
"I vas vondering…" The vampire tried to pick out the right words. "Do you have feeling's for Thomas?"
Mina paled slightly. "Well…" She didn't want to upset him, especially since they were engaged and she was supposed to dislike her stepson. "We have grown closer." Her eyes widened, not wanting to be suggesting anything. "And I'm starting to understand his position in all of this. He does feel bad about what he did and with all I've learned about vampires- I realize it's not completely his fault. Maybe the poor little guy just needs some sympathy."
Vlad was completely surprised by this answer. Suddenly he felt stupid. Mina seemed to have figured out most of what was wrong with his son in a week, when it took him eleven years to even realize that Thomas had problems. "Yes, I understand…" He took her hand again and gave a small smile. "I vas just curious."
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The day had finally arrived and the trio could no longer wait. Igor chose to stay out tonight so as not to interrupt the plans. He would be getting plenty of fresh male blood for Mina. The girl was in her room, getting into something comfortable and just being nervous in general. How much would it hurt? Could she really go through with this? Was she willing to hurt other people to live? Most importantly- was it worth it?
Vlad was in a panic himself. He was trying to plan how to fake his and Mina's deaths, and their wedding, and most of all trying to work up the courage to turn her. Thomas was trying to stay out of the way but fidgeted, wanting to talk to Mina before she died. "Thomas!" Vlad came running up to his son, placing his hands on the younger vampire's shoulders. His eyes were almost brimming with tears. "I can't do it. I just can't." He sighed sadly. "I want you to turn her for me. I can't even bring myself to watch."
Thomas's dead eyes widened in shock. He couldn't believe it. Vlad cared so much about Mina that he couldn't even stand the thought of making her one of his own kind. He was entrusting his son with the job.