Not Now, Mina
"Casimir!" Mina shouted as loudly as she could in the club. The manager did not hear her, or at least she didn't hear him respond. "Casimir!"
She burst into one of the many rooms in the maze that was the upper level of the Crypt. She called out to him and after so long she was certain that he was ignoring her. But finally she opened one door and found him in a room behind a desk and surrounded with books stacked on top of each other. One lamp lit the room and upon the desk he was at were a few candles flickering in the air.
"Caz, I've looked everywhere for you!" She leaned against the doorframe with her arms crossed.
"Yes, what is it you need you blasted girl?" His tone was light and the grin on his lips showed that his use of words was not meant to harm her. She smiled and entered the room.
"I was on the computer and I found something I need to show you!" She leaned on her hands which were supporting her over the desk towards him. He chuckled at the excited gleam in her eyes and her emphasis on the word 'need'. "It's on the computer and I just know you will love it!"
"Must you do this now? I am soon to depart to meet with the Stokerton Council."
Mina pouted and Casimir knew that he had no choice. She came around the desk and took a hold of his arm and lifted him to stand. "What does it matter? They want us dead anyway!"
With that she took him to the long corridor where the majority of vampire guests reside. There was a computer, a laptop to be exact, hiding on one of the many couches. She brought him to sit beside her, after typing and clicking for a moment or two she turned the small screen to him. Above the box that was starting a video he saw the title "Mina and the Count".
The short video was a cartoon of a little girl at first. Then the scene changed to a vampire, complete with pointy ears and blue skin. Casimir laughed at the stereotypical way the show seemed to be taking place. Then the vampire goes into the girls room, he is surprised to find it is a little girl and not the young woman he planned to feast on. The girl grew immediately attached to the vampire and though he made several attempts to get away, she kept a hold of him.
"This is why I never visited you as a child." Casimir said, letting his accent rein strong. Mina laughed and Casimir followed with his booming laughter as the vampire had tried to seduce nearly five women and the girl had attached herself to his leg, therefore breaking the spell. The vampire then shouted 'Not now Mina!'
There were six short videos after that, all about this small girl with a vampire as her best friend. It was funny, adorable, and Casimir found it wonderfully amusing.
"That was the last one. They were going to make it into a real show but didn't stick with it. It's cute though, huh?" Casimir stood with a nod.
"Yes, it very much is. But I am late for my meeting with the Council." He turned to the door but Mina caught up to him.
"Wait, so what can I do? No one can hang out today!" Casimir paused and grinned before he turned.
"Not now, Mina." He winked as he left her alone with the other Crypt vampires. She sighed and ran a hand through her hair in defeat.
Back in Bathory, Vladimir was facing another problem. Nelly had just made it clear to him that she was very worried about him. He hadn't much to say about it for he was never up to going anywhere after what occurred at the Freedom Fest.
"It was the only way I could protect her." Nelly moved closer to him.
"Does your father's journal say anything at all about how he resisted feeding from your mother?" Vlad shook his head, though for a moment he considered Nelly. But that was an impossibility. "Well, I'm sure everything will be okay. You just need some time to get over the breakup."
