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Post by Count Dracula on Jul 29, 2008 18:10:06 GMT -5
*Giving her one last look, he shut the lid and drifted into a dreamless stasis.*
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Post by Malefica on Jul 29, 2008 18:13:45 GMT -5
*Malefica settled down on the bed in the basement and closed her eyes, exhausted after all that had happened. She soon drifted off to sleep.*
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Post by Malefica on Aug 5, 2008 9:49:48 GMT -5
****NEW DAY*****************
*Malefica sat in front of the mirror, brushing her golden curls. It was not an easy task, when she couldn't see her own reflection in the mirror. But old habits are hard to kill, especially when you are a woman. She thought about her son Gawain, already a grown man, and she was humming happily. For one moment her hand rested on her stomach. She wondered how long it would take until the baby was born.*
"Still not visible. I'll have to talk to my husband of this."
*Her voice was worried.*
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Post by Count Dracula on Aug 5, 2008 9:53:15 GMT -5
*Dracula stood in the doorway, watching her work.*
"You seem...bright, my bride. Is something on your mind?"
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Post by Malefica on Aug 5, 2008 10:08:57 GMT -5
*Malefica smiled and looked over to her husband.*
"Please, come inside. I promise I won't bite you... hard...."
*She winked at him, so he should understad it was a joke. She would never hurt him.*
"I was at the fortress and got a big surprise today. My son has grown up to be a man!"
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Post by Count Dracula on Aug 5, 2008 10:12:48 GMT -5
*Dracula paused, looking a bit confused.*
"Your...son? You have more than one?"
*That was all that he could figure.*
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Post by Malefica on Aug 5, 2008 10:17:58 GMT -5
*Malefica looked surprised for a moment.*
"More than one? What do you mean? I only have one son. Gawain. The baby you tried to help me with. Don't you remember?"
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Post by Count Dracula on Aug 5, 2008 10:23:48 GMT -5
*Dracula's confusion did not wane.*
"Yes, I remember. It was less than a week ago. My memory is not so lax. But...he was only an infant."
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Post by Malefica on Aug 5, 2008 10:27:09 GMT -5
*Malefica smiled and looked up at him.*
"Well, it seems thing works fast in my family. First I grew up faster than I expected. Then the same happens to my daughter Eden, and now my son. We all have in common that it happened because of magic."
*She looked down at her stomach and sighed.*
"I only wish I knew why this one won't grow." *She said quietly.* "Does your kind take longer to grow?"
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Post by Count Dracula on Aug 5, 2008 10:39:39 GMT -5
*Dracula approached her with a low chuckle.*
"It's only been a few weeks. You have all of eternity. I have never seen one of my brides swell any faster than she would have if she was still human."
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Post by Malefica on Aug 5, 2008 10:46:28 GMT -5
*Malefica smiled and looked up at him.*
"So everything is normal? How long will it take until the baby is born?"
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Post by Count Dracula on Aug 5, 2008 10:50:00 GMT -5
*Dracula shrugged.*
"It is hard to tell. Most of them gestate normally for 9 months, or at least about that. No woman is the same."
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Post by Malefica on Aug 5, 2008 10:54:48 GMT -5
*Malefica suddenly remembered something.*
"Vladislaus. As you have noticed, I am a very small woman. Both my former childbirths have been hard for me. If something should happed during the childbirth... will you take care of our child for me?"
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Post by Count Dracula on Aug 5, 2008 12:22:04 GMT -5
*Dracula arched his brow, but spoke soothingly.*
"Of course I will. But I have yet to lose a bride in childbirth. You are immortal now, after all. And..."
*He swallowed carefully.*
"Blessed by God. I cannot see how you would fall to such a common malady."
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Post by Malefica on Aug 5, 2008 12:25:27 GMT -5
*Malefica looked up at him, arching her eyebrow in surprise.*
"Thank you my love. But why do you say I am blessed by God? All I did, was ask forgiveness for my sins."
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