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81 Years later…..
Dracula’s castle
Dracula was in the ballroom preparing everything for tomorrow’s annual ball. He didn’t hear his son enter the room.
“Father, can I talk to you for a few minutes?” Vlad Jr. asked, looking at him. He looked about in his early 20’s.
Dracula looked at his son and stopped what he was doing. “Of course my boy. Anything.” He said to him as he looked at him as he wore all black.
“Please don’t get mad.” He looked up at his father.
“I would never be mad at you, my son. What’s going on?” He asked now, kind of worried but he didn’t show it to him since he wasn’t supposed to feel anything.
“You know how I was doing research in your library one night?” He asked him
“Yes, go on.” He said to coach his son as he already knew what Vlad Jr. wanted.
“I wanna leave, I have a plan father don’t worry. I’ll still feed and keep it hidden. I was thinking of going to the United States. They won’t expect anything, I’ll just change my name. I don’t mean to say this to offend you and mother, I can’t go to a new country and say that I’m the son of Dracula. They will hunt me down, I want to be discreet as possible. Don’t worry father, I'll keep you and mother aware of what’s going on since we can talk like no other being can.” He explained as she watched him carefully.
Dracula looked at him knowing that it was time that he went out into the world on his own. ”I understand you’re old enough now to want to leave the nest. We can’t stop you, just talk to us once a day so that we know how you are. Just be careful of the hunters and remember your training my son. You’re the unique one where the sunlight does not bother you, which you can use to your advantage.”
Vlad Jr. smiles softly at his father “I know my training and I’ll use it well. In the new country the people will call me Raymond Reddington. They will never know me as Valdislaus Dracula Jr. unless I really have to use my real identity. I will always be known as Valdislaus to you and mom and you guys can call me that for eternity.” He said, smiling at him. “I have a plan for the country if you wanna hear.” He asked
Dracula looked at his son “Sure enlighten me, what’s your plan my boy?” He asked him as he saw Anna walk into the room.
Anna walked over to them and wrapped her arm around her husband and looked at her son. “What am I missing?” She asked curiously.
“Jr. is leaving, but don’t worry my love he can take care of himself.” He said, smiling at her.
She said, “I know I’m not worried about him. You’re the one that taught him everything he needed to know.” Anna said proudly to her husband
“Boy, now that your mother is here; tell us that plan of yours.” He said with his evil grin.
Vlad jr looked at his parents before he began to say his plan. “Well I would join the US military and climb the ranks. After being discharged I will try to stay out of trouble, if I do find trouble I’ll just come back home for a little while until it’s safe again.”
Anna smiles at her son. “You’re always welcomed back home if things don’t work out.” She smiles at him softly.
Vlad Jr. smiles softly at her “Thanks mom.”
Dracula smiles softly at them “I agree with your mother; you’re more than welcome back home if need be.”
“Are you bringing anyone to the ball as a date tomorrow night?” Anna asked her son to change the subject knowing her husband was setting up for it.
“In fact I do, she’s American actually but she’s an abroad student. She lives here for now as she goes to school.” He looked at him.
“What’s the name of this lady you have as your date my boy?”
“Her name is Naomi Hyland. She knows me as Raymond Reddington, so you know that when she calls me that.” He smiles softly at him
“What are your plans with her son?” He asked as Anna watched them talk about this date their son is bringing to the ball.
He smirked, “Keeping tradition alive, dad.” He said referring to turning Naomi to become his wife; as his father did a lot in the past.
“Like father, like son.” Anna mumbled at them as she watched them interact with each other.
“You’re definitely your fathers son.” She smiles softly at them.
Dracula smiles at her “Thank you my love. He’s your son too, I see you in him as well Anna.” He said as if he wasn’t in the room.
He started to feel a little weirded out by the way his parents were talking. “I’m going to get my clothes ready for the ball tomorrow, dad.” He said to them both as he wasn’t lying
“Very well son, after I’m done here we can go hunt.”
“Sure dad; I’ll be in my room.” He said before walking off.
They watched their son walk to his room. Anna then looked over at him. “Vlad, do you need any help with anything?”
“No my dear, I’m almost done. Do you have your dress ready for tomorrow’s ball?” He asked as he lifted her hand for a small kiss.
“Yes I have my gown ready for the ball. All of our non-human guests know the tradition. This girl Naomi that our son is infatuated with will find out tomorrow who gets the first dance.” She said, smiling at him.
He holds her close to him “Yes, some day they will join us on the dance floor for the very first dance.”
She looked up at her husband, “What about our other children?”
“We will discuss that when the time comes. We will have to bring them to life first my love. We have the creature; I’ve been keeping track of it ever since Van Helsing let it free all those years ago.” Anna nods as she listens to him.
“When can we get him to bring the rest of our children to life?”
“Soon my love.” He kissed her temple softly “Don’t let it get to you, I promise you they’ll be born soon.”
She nods as she holds him close to her. “Almost done?” She asked him.
Vladislaus looked at his wife with love in his eyes that he thought would never come shining through his eyes again. After Verona, Aleera, and Marishka were killed off thanks to Van Helsing, he thought he’d never love anyone like he had with Verona. Then he realized his Anna whom he always had feelings for but never showed them especially when his other brides were still alive because they were jealous of her; and what she meant to their master. “Yes my love, I’m almost done here.”
Anna kissed his cheek before walking off leaving her husband space to think to himself some more, before he went to feed with his son.
Dracula’s Ball Room - Annual Masquerade Ball
Naomi showed up in a navy blue dress as she had a dark blue mask covering her eyes. Her black hair was tied in a ponytail for the event not knowing that it would tempt her date to turn her into what he is.
Vlad Jr., like his father, had an obsession with the color black. Instead of wearing a gold and black cape like his father; he wore a black one along with a matching black mask. He spotted Naomi and smiled softly at her “Naomi.” He said, looking at her, noticing her neck as espoused to him.
Naomi smiles at him “Raymond?” She asked
Dracula takes Anna’s hand as they both had gold masks on.
Anna wore her red dress she wore all those years ago when she became his bride; Dracula wore his gold cape along with his black dress shirt and dress trousers like he did all those years ago.
“Yes, love it’s me.” He smiled as he walked over to her as his parents showed up and began to have the first dance.
She smiled at him softly and then noticed what was going on. “Why isn’t anyone else dancing except that couple?” She asked not knowing ‘that couple’ were his parents.
Vlad Jr, chuckled softly “It’s tradition, ‘that couple’ dancing right now are my parents. They’re the most important people in the village; so they always have the first dance of the ball.” He smiles again towards her.
She blushed slightly when she realized that they were his parents.
“It’s okay you didn’t know.” Vlad Jr. smiles softly at her.
Anna and Vlad danced closely together, he twirled Anna around and then held her close to him. “Do you want to know something, my love?” Dracula asked, whispering into her ear.
Anna leaned against her husband “Anything.” She whispered back as she enjoyed being in her husband’s embrace. She couldn’t believe that she was against this for years before she gave into him. She knew she always loved him deep down but she knew her family would never approve.
“Do you wanna know why I haven’t made another woman as my bride after you?” He asked before he twirled her back to face him so that she could look at him. “Yes, please tell me.”
“Well, I thought I would never actually fall deeply for anyone like I did with Verona. I was wrong; I fell deeply for you. I love you so much more than Verona; even when you doubted me I knew what was in your heart. There’s no other woman like you my dear, I only want you Anna. No other woman would even come close to your beauty. You’ve been my wife for 81 years and if I were to make another girl my bride I would’ve already done so years ago.” He said the truth as he looked at her as he held her close to him. She gasped softly
“Vladislaus, do you mean that? I know how much you loved Verona.” She asked as she reached down to touch his face softly.
“Yes my love.” He said truthfully as he looked at her “Both you and Verona are my only two soul mates. Both of you made me feel a little bit more human again and not a monster like everyone else makes me out to be. Well now it’s just you I would do anything for.” He continued to look at her as he spoke the truth to her with love in his eyes.
Anna lost for words leaned up to kiss him softly.
Naomi watched Raymond’s parents dance and then she looked at him.
“Yes?” He asked as he noticed she was looking at him.
“Is the song almost over?” She asked curiously thinking that the song was much longer than it actually was. She wouldn’t admit it to him but it felt like forever since the ball started.
He smiles softly at her “Yes it’s just about over. Do you wanna dance after the song is over?” Vlad Jr. asked her politely.
She blushes “Sure…” she said smiling at him not knowing his intentions of her becoming his wife this very night by turning her. Vlad Jr. offers her hand after he notices the song is over. “Shall we?”
“Yes.” She said as she took his hand in hers and smiled at him as she noticed his parents were still on the floor as other couples joined in. She had no idea that she was dancing with the first born grandson of the devil. She also had no idea that his father was Dracula.
Dracula and Anna both looked over at their son as he took this beautiful girl onto the dance floor. They set their eyes on their soon to be daughter in law. Anna looked up at him and whispered “She’s beautiful don’t you think so Vladislaus?”
“She is but to make the transformation complete she will have to drink from my wrist just like you did. She won’t survive without it, you know that.” He whispered more before looking at his son.
Vlad Jr. slowly danced with her as he held her waist gently. He began to smell the blood run to her veins and it was making him want to turn her then. He knew he couldn’t until after his parents met her and approved.
“We approve son, you may turn her; after we physically meet.” Dracula told him in his mind without saying anything Vlad Jr. smiles at her hearing his father in his mind. He holds Naomi close to him. “My parents would like to meet you. I told them I was bringing a date.”
She blushed at him as her heart started pounding as he could see the blood rush more in her veins. “O-okay. Do you think they will like me? They don’t even know me.” She said looking back at him.
Vlad Jr. smiles softly at his date. “They’re going to love you; babe. We’ve been seeing each other for over a year now. My parents have been too busy to notice, so I told them that I had a date for tonight and they were excited about it. I usually get out of going to the balls because I never had a date. I would’ve asked you last year but I thought it would be so soon to meet my parents when we only started dating for about a month.”
Naomi blushed gently as she listened to him speak. “That’s fine I totally understand that you might’ve been nervous about it. How many songs do your parents dance to?” She asked curiously
“A few and then they usually talk to guests the rest of the time. Why?” He asked as he already knew but still.
“Maybe before they get too busy with the other guests, you can introduce me to them.” She suggested.
Vlad Jr. really did love Naomi but he wasn’t sure if she would love him after finding out his secret.“Sure I’m sure they will like that.” He smiles at her again.
After two more songs Vlad and Anna left the dance floor to go sit down for a few minutes not knowing that their son was going to bring his date over to meet them. After the song was over; Vlad took Naomi to his parents.
Dracula and Anna both stood up and smiled at their son. “Hey bud, who’s this?” Anna asked as she didn’t want to slip up and not say Raymond.
Vlad Sr. looks at his son and his date. He knew what to call him; he wished they were in a more private setting but he did it anyway. He wished to call him by his real name and not by his fake name but he respected him. He would never call him Vladislaus Jr. in front of future daughter in law; well for now anyway. “Raymond, who’s this?” He asked, keeping his part up.“She will know about your real name soon enough son; so enjoy being recognized as someone you aren’t for now. Once you turn her I would have her bite my wrist to become one of us. I did that to your mother and she was pregnant with you before I did. That’s why sunlight doesn’t bother you like it does to your mother and I. We just want you to be happy, my boy.” Dracula told his son in his mind again so that Naomi couldn’t hear anything that was being said.
He smiles and nods at his father. “Mom, dad. This is Naomi Hyland. Naomi, this is my father Vlad, and my mother Anna.” He said introducing them.
She smiles at his parents, as she shakes their hands. “It’s really nice to meet you; Mr. & Mrs. Reddington.”
Anna smiles softly “It’s nice to meet you as well dear. I’ve heard you make my son happy; if he’s happy I’m happy.” She told the truth.
Naomi blushed before she felt Raymond’s arm around her shoulder holding her close.
He smiles and kisses her head softly and then looks at his parents. “We will catch up in a little bit. I know you have to go talk business, we will go enjoy ourselves.”
His parents both nod knowing that they don’t have to talk business with anyone but that’s the plan anyway. Well the only business that would have to be talked about would be about Frankenstein's creation if it was found. As far as Dracula knew he was still in Europe but far from Transylvania.
Vlad took Naomi on the floor to dance again for a while. He noticed his parents' friends who attended all the balls danced around them. He then looked at her. “Now that you met my parents I have something more important to discuss with you babe.” He smiles softly at her as he keeps his fangs hidden from her.
She looked up at him “What is it?” She asked, confused not knowing what other important thing he had to talk to her about.
He smiles more at her. “There’s another tradition that I never told you about.” He held his nervousness inside of himself.
She looked curiously at him, “Enlighten me, Raymond.” He smiled and then looked away.
“Marriage is also a tradition at these balls..” He then looked at her as he stopped dancing and held her hands.
“So Naomi Hyland; will you become my bride tonight?”
She looked at him as she wanted to. “Where’s the ring?” She asked curiously
“So is that a yes?” He asked as he saw his parents watching from afar.
Naomi looked at him “You didn’t answer my question. If I say yes, where’s my ring?”
“In my back pocket.” He said as he reached around as his father planted a ring secretly inside his back pocket. He grabbed it and held a gold band with a navy blue diamond in the center as the sides had little white diamonds. “Now I ask you again, Naomi, will you become my bride?” He asked as he looked at her genuinely.
She looked up at him and blushed when she noticed that the diamond in the middle was the same color of her dress. “Yes, it’s beautiful Raymond.”
Vlad Jr. placed the ring on her left ring finger and kissed her passionately.
“There’s a room next door where we can get married, just the way we’re both dressed. What do you say?” He asked as he felt his plan was working. He knew he couldn’t get into the states unless he was married to be a US citizen.
Naomi smiles not realizing that his father put her under a spell to agree with what his son was asking.
He knew that if she was fully aware she wouldn’t have gotten married to him that night.
“Sure, let's go.” He held her hand. Dracula and Anna walked into the room that they were getting married in. There wasn’t anything special about the room, just a bunch of black and red flowers all over. One of Dracula’s long time friends was doing the ceremony. They sat up front and helped him get everything set up for the event, especially the towel for her mouth and two chalices of blood filled to the top. Dracula could sense something else with Naomi, who hasn’t told his son about yet. He knew exactly what she was keeping a secret about and he loved it.
Soon the guests from the ballroom filled the room to witness it. Vlad and Naomi walked through the doors of the room as everyone stood as they watched them walk towards the ‘altar’. Once there, the ceremony begins. Half way through it Vlad does his vows to her which obviously meant nothing because he was like his father and both of his parents knew what it meant.
Neither Anna or Dracula stopped their son. “Raymond, you know what to do.” His fathers friend said to keep his cover safe.
Vlad Jr. chuckled softly as they exchanged rings. “You may kiss your wife,” he pronounced Vlad Jr. kissed her softly on her lips. He then smiles “Sorry love but this part of the tradition. Just relax, it'll be over soon.” He said as he looked at his father to come up to them. Vlad Jr. released his fangs and gently bit her to turn her.
Dracula pulled his sleeve up and bit into his wrist as his son went behind his wife and held her waist softly. Dracula placed his wrist to her mouth. “Drink my daughter.” He ordered as he smiled to show his fangs as the rest of the vampire guests did the same.
Naomi was in and out after Raymond had bit her. She was in and out as she heard her husband and father in law talking. She opened her eyes and felt an urge for blood as her father in law told her to drink from his wrist. She did so but she needed answers from her husband now. Once she’s all rested up she would talk to him about a few different things.
Vlad Jr. watched her drink from his father’s wrist to fully transform her as one of them.
Dracula released his wrist as he healed right in front of her to see. He then pulled his sleeve down and then went next to Anna.
Vlad Jr. let her go for her as he reached for both challaces, he handed Naomi one as he held the other. He gently placed his chalice filled up of blood towards her lips for her to drink.
Naomi does the same for him. After they drank the blood from the other chalice they were officially united in marriage. Vlad Jr. took the towel and wiped her mouth and then his. “Shall we go to our chambers?”
Naomi looked at him as if she didn't even know him. “Sure but we definitely need to speak when we get there.” She looked at him being serious.