As You Wish, Princess

A Father's Love And A Movie Night In

Alucard: 

I watched as Anderson left, and noticed my daughter smelled differently, her scent mixed with sage, frankincense, and tobacco smoke, as well as something I've only ever smelled on my nights of rather messy and rated R conquest, making my stomach flip in anger and fear. 

" How was your night out?" 

" Great! I had loads of fun." 

" I bet." 

We walked inside, and I noticed from under the collar of her jacket, that her neck was bruised. I grip her arm, with much protest from her, and looked at her neck, and saw it was covered in love bites and other lewd markings. I let Thorn go out of shock, her hand flying to cover it. 

" That's why you smell differently. You normally smell of lavender, bergamot, and ginger, but you now also smell of sage, frankincense, and smoke from a cigarette. You Mated with him, didn't you?!" 

" Yes, yes I did, and I love him, and you can't stop me from being with him!"

It felt like she had just slapped me. Over the last few years, we have grown extremely close, and for her to choose the one man I had more issues with than any other mortal, it was a painful slap to the face. 

" He is our enemy! He is Judas Priest, the one man who could destroy us without even trying to! If he so chose to, he could kill you, and there would be nothing you can do stop stop him!"

" Don't you see? I have him wrapped around my finger! He calls me Princess, he loves me for me! He doesn't want to use me to get closer to you or Integra, in fact, he wants to avoid you more than ever now! Tati, please, just let me be happy!" 

She was in tears. I hated seeing her cry. I pulled her into me, holding her close. 

" I'm sorry for making you cry, printesa mea. If this means that much to you, I will make a promise to you that so long as he never harms a hair on your head, I won't harm a hair on his. I can't deny you the right to a Mate. I can, however, not agree with who it is." 

" Well, please keep the disdain to yourself, and do not terrorize him! He's coming over tomorrow night, and I don't want you being a creepy helicopter parent or an absolute dick to him either."

" Fine. You should shower and sleep." 

" I planned on it. Night, Tata." 

" Night, Printesa." 

She left and went to her room, while I went to mine, passing out once my head hit the pillow in my coffin. 

 Sânge: 

I woke up at exactly sunset, and instantly started to get ready for my date with Lex tonight. I settled for the black sundress I had, putting a white cardighan I had. I pulled on my black tights, and did my hair in a nice white ribbon to match. I tied the bow on my dress, and I felt perfect. I went to go downstairs to find Tata talking to Lex, so I hid and used my shadows to eavesdrop. 

" I have ask, why did she chose you, of all people, to be her Mate?" 

" I honestly don't know. I guess it's because I'm the only human who gave her a chance, and I'm the only human to really show someone like her care. She went through a lot growing up, and while, yes, I'm glad we found you, I wish she had been brought to me sooner so she could've had you longer. I honestly don't know why they thought an asylum would be the brightest idea, but, England isn't known for it's brilliant idea's." 

" True enough, I suppose. I saw your handiwork on her throat, last night." 

His face grew deep red, and he cleared his throat, a hand flying to the back of his neck. It looked cute, like a school boy getting caught red handed. 

" Y-ya did? I didn't think it's be that noticeable, to be honest." 

" I just want you to understand one thing. Those better be the only kind of marks I find on her. I made her a promise. Don't be the catalyst that allows me to break it. Sânge, you can stop the sneaking around." 

I snapped my shadows back, straightened up, and walked down the stairs, acting oblivious. 

" You really are a bad liar, and you need to work on your concealment if you think you can spy on on me, prinţesă."

" I don't know what you are going on about. I was in my room until you called me." I said with a smile. I hugged Lex, and he gave me a kiss on my forehead. 

" Good evening, Princess." 

" Good evening, Lex. I was hoping we could spend the night in, if that's alright?"

" Sounds wonderful, love. What did you have planned?" 

" I have a TV and a wide movie collection in my room. You pick the movie, I make snacks?" 

" Wonderful idea, Princess." 

" My room is the one with the painting on the door. Can't miss it." 

" I'll be waiting." 

Lex went up the stairs, and vanished around the corner, and instantly, I locked eyes with my father. 

" You do not get to spy and be a creep!" 

" Keep it PG-13, and we won't have any issues." 

" If I want to get like that with him, you can't stop me." 

" I meant what I said, keep it PG-13, and we won't have any issues." 

Tata vanished through the floor, and I growled a small bit. I went to the kitchen and made a small bowl of popcorn for Lex and a bowl of jelly beans and gummy worms for myself, as well as a large water bottle of blood. As much as I loved Lex's, feeding from the same source too much can make the source addicted. I grabbed him a bottle of Gatorade, and made my way back up to my room. Lex was looking at a photo album of mine, and I made sure to tell him I was there by making noise, heavier footsteps, and setting the stuff down a little loudly.

" I could tell you were there, you didn't need to be loud." 

" Sorry for trying to not scare you. How could you?" 

" You always walked with a heavy foot, and it seems despite your training, you still walk like you're wearing boots." 

He put the album down, and smiled at me. His eyes sparkled somehow, and the way he looked at me, made me feel like a squirrel was taking laps in my stomach. He handed me a movie, and I had to chuckle. 

" You want to watch a Disney movie?" 

" Hey, just because I'm in my forties doesn't mean that Hunchback of Notre Dame is any less a classic. Plus I love the music, so put it on." 

I had to laugh a small bit. Of course the catholic would watch this as a movie date. I put the movie in, and gave Lex his popcorn and drink, while I took my candy and glass of breakfast and sat next to him on the bed, his arm around my waist, and I pressed play on the movie.