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

by: Moonlament

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It was getting close to the wedding, and I was getting pretty anxious. The lycans hadn't done anything to us, which  made me pretty convinced that they would do something to us at the wedding. My mom and Julian assured me that security would be extra tight at the wedding, but I was still worried.

And besides that, because Julian was the vampire king, he was also pretty famous in the human world, something I didn't know. Apparentley a few vampire reporters were going to be at our wedding, taking pictures for a famous British tabloid. I thought that was kind of cool.

I took the time before the wedding to talk to my mom a little bit about her being queen and her not telling me any of this before shipping me off to marry Julian.

We decided to take a walk out in the gardens, which were her favorite part of the palace, or so she told me.

"Being queen had it's ups and downs. Obviously it was good because I was able to have the run of the land. But it wasn't so good because of all the responsibility that came with it. Much of the time, I wished I could be a normal human." she told me and I laughed as we walked.

"I wish that sometimes too." I admitted.

"I'm sure you do. A life as a vampire is a hard one. For the obvious reasons of having to hide from humans and also having to deal with the blood thirst. But also for the not so obvious reasons. Many vampires also lose sight of their humanity, which is what sets us apart from lycans." she said to me.

"But J.J. Giraldi seems humane, and he's a lycan." I replied. My mom sighed.

"J.J. is a little different." she said vaguely.

"Do you know him?" I asked.

"Yes." she said to me.

"Did you know him when you were queen?" I asked and she sighed again.

"Yes." she told me.

"Is there something you're not telling me? Because it would be really helpful if I knew..." I said, looking at her carefully.

"Back when we were younger and both J.J.'s parents and mine were alive, there was a strange peace between the lycans and the vampires. This was mostly because my parents and his both believed in the legend regarding the origins of the lycans and vampires. They often threw us together, hoping that we would become soul mates...obviously it didn't happen but...we did fall in love." she told me.

"No way!" I said with a sly smile. "Seriously? That's weird!" I said and she smiled back.

"Now granted, it was very long ago and I love your father dearly. After our parents gave up trying to figure out if we were soul mates, because nothing worked, the peace ended and the skirmishes started up again. I loved him for a very long time after we stopped being able to see each other...up until I accidentally bonded souls with your father." she told me.

"Maybe that's why he wouldn't hurt me, even after he found out that Julian and I weren't soul mates. Because he claimed the only reason he kept me alive was because he wanted to find out if I was soul mates with his son." I mused as we walked.

"Probably, but I'm sure he took a liking to you. J.J. really only dislikes people who wrong him directly. Other than that, he has always been a very open individual, fighting to keep his humanity even though he's primarily and animal." my mother told me.

"Yeah. It must be so much harder for the lycans." I said.

"The Umbrias, yes. The Illuminatas have it a little easier. But it's just as easy to forget that humanity and succumb to the monster inside. Many vampires have gone bad that way. Vampires might be considered 'monsters', but if we let our humanity slip away, we're not good at anything besides hunting. Fighting, planning, reasoning, it's all gone. And that is not good in the vampire world." she said.

"I never knew vampires were so civilized. Will it be hard for me to keep my humanity?" I asked.

"No, half-vampires have it much easier. Most vampires envy half-vampires. So you are lucky."

"Yeah, lucky." I laughed as we came back to the palace. I noticed a blonde girl standing in front of the palace, looking very lost. We came up to her.

"Are you all right?" my mother asked. The girl looked at us and opened her mouth, revealing fangs. She was a vampire...but she was mute?

"Uh- yes." she said finally. So she wasn't mute. Just afraid?

"Can we help you with anything?" I asked, trying to sound like the queen I was going to become soon.

"I'm looking for Calin, but if he's not here or if he's not taking visitors or something, it's okay, I'll leave." she said and I finally realized who she must be.

"Are you Evangeline?" I asked, a grin coming to my face. The girl blushed.

"Yes..." she said. I felt my heart soar as I took the girls' hand and led her into the palace.

"Um, if you don't mind me asking, who are you?" Evangeline asked and I grinned at her.

"Just the future queen. I'm Sera!" I quipped, feeling so happy. Calin's soul mate had come back! She really did love him!

And by good luck, Calin was coming down the stairs, reading a book. I felt Evangeline shake out of my grasp as she looked up at Calin. I watched her face as it turned from pain to fear to happiness back to pain and fear. I smiled tentativley as Calin looked up and finally noticed her. Their eyes caught and I could only guess that they were talking in their head because after a few moments, Calin came down the stairs and Evangeline went up them and they met and kissed softly.

Evangeline came back. I said to my own soul mate in my head.

Calin's soul mate? asked Julian in my head.

Yeah. I spoke softly.

I heard Julian's footsteps as he entered the foyer where Calin and Evangeline were still kissing. I smiled at my own soul mate as he smiled at me and then Calin. Calin and Evangeline finally broke away and Calin beamed at us, the realest smile I had ever seen on his face.

"Sera, Julian, I want you to meet-" he started but we finished with laughter.

"We know who she is!" I said. "I'm the one who brought her in, remember?" I asked. Calin blushed, as did Evangeline. I was sure she probably felt akward. Julian came up and offered his hand to Evangeline.

"My name is Julian Courtier, I'm Calin's brother and the King of the Vampires. And I would like you to know that I am absolutley nothing like your father and what he did to your parents was completley unlawful and horrible." Julian said. Evangeline turned pink as she shook Julian's hand.

"Well, now that you're here, I'm hoping you're planning on staying." Calin said aloud to Evangeline, probably so Julian and I wouldn't feel left out. She smiled.

"Yes, of course." she told us. Lilith came down the stairs, obviously hearing everything, wearing a huge smile.

"Great! Because once Julian and Sera are married, I can start planning your wedding!" she exclaimed and Evangeline and Calin blushed furiously while Julian and I cracked up into laughter.

Of course, we were as far as we could be from a happily ever after...