Vlad The Impaler (VAMPIRE-ELF)

100. Doctor Dracula

This chapter was so hard to turn into a kids version lol. Some parts will probably still be too adult. If you see some mature content I missed when I was cutting, just grab your prayer beads or something.

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Midday was silent as it usually was in Castello Dracula. The masters of the castle lay in their respective beds whilst the humans who served them traipsed around, quietly cleaning and ensuring everything would be awake and ready for when they finally woke up.

All but one vampire was sleeping. Dracula had spent the two nights following their return from Egypt ruminating on Toro's disrespect. The beginnings of a plan were beginning to form in his mind on how he would deal with the wizard who had seen it fit to double cross him. It was a plan that required patience which was inconvenient because he was itching for a confrontation, to have Toro at the end of his claws, even for just a minute.

A slight change in his wife's breathing drew him from his thoughts. He had left her with Alexander in their bed after he had failed to find sleep. With the sun high up in the sky, there weren't many places he could go to clear his head but even if there had been, he would still have stayed close. Her presence was essential for his sanity.

The sound of covers moving aside let him know she was leaving the bed. He turned his head to watch her approach. He was sitting on a chair parallel to one of the windows in their room, the heavy curtains shielding him from the sun. Some days, he liked dancing with the danger, sitting so close to the sun with only the barrier of a curtain between him and what could have been certain death, had he been a normal vampire.

Peace and contentment filled him as his wife approached him. She pulled her nightdress up and sat astride him on the chair. He wrapped his arms tight around her to bring her closer, the intimacy of the position bringing warmth to his undead body.

"What's wrong?" She asked, resting her head on his chest.

"Nothing. Just restless."

She drew back, her hand coming up to touch his face. The look of gentle concern that was on her face was not one he had seen on many people when they looked at him. He leaned down and kissed her nose.

"Can I help?" She asked eagerly.

He shrugged. There was not much she could do short of delivering Toro to him bound and gagged but her presence certainly helped.

"Try and sound less excited," she admonished before moving her hand to cup his jaw and kissing him.

His body awakened, anticipation making the blood in his veins flow faster than usual. When their lips met, he found solace, where there had only been turmoil. His demons vacated the room and the only important thing was that moment and not the past or the future.

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(Details are in the adult book for those old enough)

"That was amazing," Vlad said when he could finally think.

His wife had collapsed against his chest, her skin sleek with sweat and her pulse still beating hard. Affection for her filled him and he kissed her, holding her tighter.

"Do you feel better?" She asked.

"Much. You always know how to get to me."

She purred and burrowed deeper into his chest, sounding happy with herself.

"I'm sorry I haven't been able to spend time with you ever since..." She trailed off but Vlad was able to fill in the blanks. Their trip to Egypt had freed Vlad of his shackles but had left Alexander with a burden that would crush him if they didn't handle him well.