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

by: bloodyxnightmares


by: xPut.up.or.Shut.upx

Thank you for the banners!! Sorry this is so late, please enjoy this part! It's in Calin's P.O.V., by the way!
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Calin's Point of View:

As quickly as I had fallen in love with Sera, I was falling in love with Evangeline. As much as I tried to stop it, it was like I couldn't. When I had run away from Julian and Sera, I had promised myself just to lead my existence out alone, without my 'soul mate'. But now...I felt like I needed to be with Evangeline. Not just to save her, but to save myself as well.

I didn't want to, but I kept thinking that she could be my soul mate. But what if she wasn't, and we found out that she wasn't? What would I do then? I couldn't die, apparentley, but I didn't want to live.

Of course, I didn't have to wonder very long.

I was walking by the stairs in her house one morning while she was coming down. She looked beautiful as ever and I could feel myself grow faint whenever she was near. It was stupid and idiotic, but I couldn't stop myself. She was walking slowly, careful as ever, when suddenly, she slipped on her socks.

She started tripping down the stairs and bumped into me, landing us both on the floor with her lips firmly planted on mine.

And that instant I felt a physical tugging, and then we couldn't pull away from each other, even if we had wanted to. I felt my arms wrap around her as all of her memories and her life flashed through my eyes. And I felt myself grow ecstatic, she was my soul mate! And she was going to be with me for the rest of my life!

When we were finally able to pull away, I did so with a smile. But she looked completley angry.

"What was that?! Why did I see your memories in my head, and why did you not tell me that you're the PRINCE of the vampires?!" she screamed, getting off of me. Oops. I had forgotten that one tiny detail, she hated the vampiryc government.

"I'm your uh...soul mate." I told her, struggling to get up.

"YOU'RE MY WHAT?!" she screeched.

"Soul mate. Like the lycans. You remember that legend about how vampires came to be? Well it's true. Because my brother Julian has a soul mate and so do I. So yes, I'm the prince of the vampires and yes, you're my soul mate." I explained to her.

"But you lied to me!" she shouted and I winced.

"Not exactly. I just didn't tell you everything about me." I responded. Evangeline fumed.

"How do you expect me to be your soul mate if A: you don't tell me everything about yourself and B: everything you are goes against everything that I believe!" she told me.

"I didn't tell you everything about myself because I was afraid you'd like me less if I did! And I...didn't want that." I told her.

"I probably would have liked you less, but I'd get over it!" she exclaimed.

"I didn't know that! Besides, you just said that everything I stand for goes against everything you believe in, and even though you don't even know what I stand for because Julian and I are the opposite of our father, how do you know that you would have gotten over the fact that I'm the prince?" I asked.

"Well, if you had explained the fact that you're the opposite of your father, that might have helped." she retorted.

"I didn't think you'd believe me!" I said, exapserated.

"I need time to think about this." she said, walking back up the stairs, only she didn't put enough of her foot on the second step and fell back into me. I caught her around waist instincitivley. I blushed and I could feel her blush against me.

"I just want to let you know...I love you." I told her, swallowing nervously.

"Let me think about this." she whispered, struggling out of my grasp and walking upstairs. This time, she didn't trip back into my arms and I felt very sad. What if she decided that she didn't want to be with me because I had 'lied'? What if she didn't love me anyway? What would I do.

I'm sorry for not telling you. I said in my head to her. She didn't respond. I sighed out loud and sat on the couch and turned on the TV.

There was a knock at the door. I didn't bother to tell Evangeline I'd get it, she probably couldn't hear it from her room. I got up and opened the door. Official looking men were standing there.

"Exuse me, but we're looking for Calin Courtier...do you happen to know where he is?" one of them asked. I sighed. This was probably Julian's idea. Oh well. It didn't matter now.

"That would be me." I said and one of them smiled.

"Your brother requests your presence at the palace." he said.

"I'm sure he does." I retorted.

"Are you willing to come along?" the other one asked. I considered this.

"It depends on what the person who is keeping me here thinks. She is in charge of my...health and I wouldn't want to leave here without her consent." I told them. What the heck. I'd ask Evangeline if I should go or stay. I wanted more than anything for her to tell me to stay, but if she wanted me to go, then I would leave. I didn't want to hurt her. And truthfully, it would be for the best. I didn't want to intrude on her life...and I didn't want to make it dangerous. Which it would be if she came back to the castle with me. She'd be caught in the war with the lycans and I would have to protect myself and be careful...of course, I was going to have to do that now anyway. Oh well.

I climbed up the stairs to her room quickly and knocked on her door. She didn't answer.

"Evangeline...some men have come from the castle, looking for me. Julian wants me to come back to help him with the war. But if you don't want me to leave, I won't." I said to her through the door.

"I think..." I heard her on the other side. I stood in anticipation. "I think you should go..." she said and everything around me felt as if it were crashing down.

"Okay. Of course. Whatever you say. Just...be careful. Now that you're my soul mate, if you die, I die too." I said.

"Thank you for that pleasant thought. You...be careful as well..." she said.

"Goodbye." I told her.

"Goodbye." she responded.

"If you ever want to see me, or talk to me, or anything, you know where I am." I said.

"Yes." she said through the door. I clenched my teeth and walked down the door and out of her house, for the very last time.