A Love Returned

Chapter 9

Count Dracula got up on his feet and dusted off his cloak, "Who... locked me in that cramped old cupboard?"

Will coughed, "Sorry about that."

Ingrid hugged her dad, "The blood mirror was smashed and you turned to dust!"

The Count looked confused, "And you fixed it? How?"

"Superglue," she laughed.

"Super- never mind. At least I'm not dust anymore," he looked at Wolfie, "Sorry I left you alone in the castle."

"Woof!" He barked in reply.

Ingrid smiled at the dog, "Wolfie did great, he brought you to us. Otherwise you'd probably have been washed away in the rain."

"Good boy, Wolfie," he ruffled Wolfie's hair.

"Where's Vladdy?"

"At home most likely," Ingrid answered.

"I must go see him!" The Count sped out of the door.

"Why?!" Ingrid wondered what the rush was, "Oh well."

Her pale face went slightly green, "Great..." She ran into the bathroom. Will laughed at her bad luck, then went to help her.

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"Vladdy, my boy!" The Count tapped on the townhouse door.

Erin opened it, not expecting it to be the count, "Oh, you're back."

He didnt bother saying hi, "Where is Vlad?"

"Having a drink. Nice to see you too."

"Pleasure," he sped into the dining room.

Vlad was drinking soy blood, he stood up when he saw his dad, "Dad!"

The Count grimaced at the soy, "Not still drinking that, are we?"

"It's healthier than normal blood," Vlad offered the count a glass.

He shook his head but sat down, "Important news, a new council has been elected."

"Oh... that's wonderful. Who are the unlucky vampires?"

"You."

Vlad spat out his soyblood, some reached his father's face, "Sorry.... ME!"

The Count wiped off the soy blood with a napkin, "Yes..."

"Why didnt they notify me? Ask me first?! I don't want to have anything to do with the council, let alone be on it!"

"I'm afraid you have no choice, really."

Erin walked in, "What's with all the shouting?"

"Apparently I've been elected on the vampire high council," Vlad calmly told her.

"What! You can't!"

"I have to, otherwise they'll publicly execute me."

"You're the chosen one! You're more powerful than them! Just dust them all!"

"And it will keep going in a chain reaction... Erin I've got no choice."

"No!" She began to cry, she wouldn't lose him again.

"Well I would have given you more warning if I hadn't been dusted, but they're coming I collect you right now," Count Dracula explained.

Vlad frowned.

"Collect him?" Erin sobbed, "Like he's a football card!!"

"I'm sorry, Erin. I'll find a way."

"I want to come with you!"

"You can't, not until it's all official," Vlad gave her a big hug.

Suddenly a big, bulky vampire strolled in, he said, "Vladimir Dracula, I am here to take you to the council."