An Arranged Marriage to the Vampire King?! You've Got To Be Kidding Me...[Chapter 1] -Once Upon A Time-

When I finally came to, I found myself on my bed in my new room. I still felt pretty weak, and took my time in sitting. I finally noticed that Julian and Lilith were sitting at the other end of my bed, and suddenly I remembered why I had fainted in the first place.

"Please don't eat me...please..." I whimpered to them. There were only two options. The first one was that they were lying about being vampires and they were crazy and were going to try and suck my blood. The second option was that they really were vampires and they were going to suck my blood. Either way, my future looked very bleak.

Except Lilith was laughing. And Julian was looking at me with an amuse expression on his face.

"Why would we eat you?" Lilith asked, between laughs. I stared at her.

"Ummmm let's see...because you think you're vampires?" I asked in disbelief.

"Well, we are vampires. But we aren't going to eat you." Julian told me, as if that would make me feel any better.

"Then what am I here for?" I asked, deciding to humor them.

"To marry Julian, of course." Lilith said. I groaned. So now I wasn't just in an arranged marriage...I was in an arranged marriage to a vampire. This day was just getting better and better by the second.

"So. I'm engaged to a vampire?" I asked bluntly, hoping that they'd just make this clear, once and for all.

"No." Lilith said, confusing me once more.

"You're engaged to the King of the Vampires." Julian said. Oh yeah. Julian had mentioned that little tidbit before I had passed out.

"How can you be? Your mother is still alive. Hah! I found a hole in your plan!" I told them. Lilith laughed.

"I'm not his mother, I'm just his aunt." she said. I fumed at the beautiful woman in front of me for a little, and then managed to calm myself.

"Fine. So what does being engaged to the King of Vampires imply, anyway?" I asked, not annoyed at the Courtiers, but actually annoyed at my parents, who had decided not to tell me that not only was I going to be married to someone I didn't really know, but that he was the King of Vampires, as well. They could have at least...slipped it in somewhere!

"That when we get married, you'll be the Queen of the Vampires." Julian told me serenley.

"Um, you've failed to notice one little, teensy, tiny detail here." I said. They stared at me. "I'm not a vampire." I told them. Julian and Lilith looked at each other.

"Actually...you are." Lilith told me. I gaped at her for a few seconds.

"Uh, no I'm not. I think I'd know if I were a vampire." I replied, after finally comprehending what she was trying to tell me.

"Yes you are. Your mother is a full vampire, and your father is a human. You're a half vampire, and half vampires don't start to change until they are 18. So yes, you're a vampire." Julian explained, as if it were the most logical thing in the universe.

"This is ridiculous! First you tell me that you're a vampire, next you tell me that my mom's a vampire, and now I'm a vampire! Whose next?! Mr. Van is a vampire?!" I almost screeched.

"Of course he is. We only have vampires employed here." Lilith told me.

"I fail to accept that I'm a vampire! And I'm leaving here!" I now shreiked, getting out of bed. I was still a little dizzy, and stumbled a little. I felt Julian's strong arms come around me, and I felt my cheeks heat up.

"It doesn't really matter whether you accept that you're a vampire or not. The fact of the matter is that you are, and even if you weren't, you couldn't leave anyway because you are my fiancee." Julian told me, true annoyance in his voice. I unlatched myself from his arms.

"Well fine then! Just...leave me alone!" I shouted. Lilith got up and slipped out of the door, respecting my wishes. Julian, however, did not. "Did you not just hear me? I said go away! I don't really feel like talking to you right now, if you can imagine!" I shouted again. Julian looked at me darkly.

"I'm coming back up here to remind you for dinner, which you will be attending. You are now living in my house, under my rules. So you will obey me." he almost growled.

"Like hell I am!" I shouted, opening the door. I wasn't usually one to swear, but this deserved one. I couldn't believe he was really going to boss me around!

Julian strode out the door, but then turned back to me. "If you don't eat with me, I'll see to it that you don't eat it all. You will learn to obey me." he said, all too calmly. I stared at him, literally feeling the fire of hatred for him burning through me.

"I'd. Rather. Starve." I said and slammed the door right in his face.