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Continuation of Paris's POV:

Almost a week has passed- My family was talking about packing and heading home tomorrow. I haven't had much alone time with Richard- except when we managed to crawl into each other's beds without others noticing. Vlad managed to always keep me with him- I think he was joined at my hip most of the time he was so close- especially when it was time to eat. He made me sit on his side of the table next to him. Vlad was just... too much.

Currently, Vlad had me playing chess with him in a study (for what felt like the billionth time.) I was beginning to think he didn't know what sleep or free time was. I gave him an annoyed look and took my pawn on the chess board- knocking it into his pawn and slap off the board. "Can't we find something else to do?" I asked him. "Like a card game or a game outside?" I glanced out the window at a black bird watching us. He frowned and then looked outside.

"Well... I don't really think we should go outside.... Richard's fiancé was killed by werewolves very recently. It means the wolves are on the prowl again. We can play a card game though," he purred to me and got to his feet, picking his pawn up and placing it on the side of the board. He walked over to his father's desk then went through a drawer before he pulled out a card. He walked over to me and gave me a huge smile before he started to shuffle the cards. "Thanks for playing with me. Richardo doesn't really do these things. He's always playing piano... and he doesn't like it when we go in his music room too often."

"You need another brother," I teased him, "or a sister. You two could play with those girl toys- what do they call them? Doll and tea sets." I'd love a little sibling to keep around and play annoying games together... but I don't think my parents want anymore. I'm fifteen, and they still haven't taken time to give me a little sibling. I have to play with the servant's children if I want friends my own age. When I do, my parents always tell me not to. There's a fine line between servants and masters. I heard someone approaching then before Dracula walked into the room and paused at the sight of us.

"Vlad, could you not be in here right now? I have work to do. Go do something else.... Why don't you go to the library and show Paris it? I'm sure he'd enjoy it," he suggested and walked over to his desk. Vlad frowned but got up.

"Okay father," he said then looked at me, pulling me to my feet. "Come on, let's go to the library." He grabbed the cards then started to walk out of the room. I felt Dracula eyeing me down as he watched us go, but Vlad started talking about this one time his dad let him help with his king duties and kept going on and on and on, not shutting up as he walked a few inches ahead of me down the hall. I could faintly hear Richard's piano down a hall as we passed it, catching my attention as Vlad seemed to pay it no attention. Why was Dracula watching me? Is it because he's catching on to something- like me and Richard? I felt my breath catch at the thought of him being the one to catch us. He'll drown me like a rat probably and do something more with Richard. Vlad giggled suddenly. "And so~ I think that after we're done playing cards, we should go get some lunch, and then we should play some more cards, and then we should go for a walk out in the garden with a servant that way the wolves won't get us, and then we should- Oh! I have an idea~ Wanna sleep in my room tonight? We could tell scary stories to each other!" He still hadn't looked back at me and didn't wait for my answer on that, saying of course I did and that it'd be the best time we've had this entire week. I watched him and tsked, coming to a complete stop in the hall. I watched as he kept talking, not even noticing I had stopped following him. I headed straight for the music room, wasting no time to get in a quick visit with Richard. When I reached his music room, I rushed in and locked the door behind me.

"Richard~" I purred out. He paused in his playing then looked back at me and purred happily.

"Paris, you managed to get away from him," he said then got to his feet and came over to me, pulling me into his arms. "I was hoping you would soon~" He leaned down for a kiss from me, moving his arms around my waist. I nodded and laughed softly.