The Vampire Prince

The sound of music filled the air. Couples twirled on the dance floor. Beautiful young ladies who were obviously ready for marriage flirted and danced with gentlemen on the dance floor.Some ladies, however, those who weren't deemed pretty, stood on the sidelines waiting for somebody to ask them for a dance.All ladies wanted to be asked to dance, and they would readily say yes to any man. But there was one exception, Theodore. No matter how desperate the ladies were, none would agree to dance with Theodore.Theodore was a young man of marriageable age who appeared to be cursed by God himself. He wasn't really the attractive sort. He looked bony, he had a huge unflattering birthmark on his face and to crown it all, he was born with a limp. None of the ladies wished to dance with Theodore, not to talk of getting married to him.Last summer, his childhood fiancée had broken their engagement. The both of them had been betrothed from birth, the young girl had threatened to kill herself if

Theodore relaxed on his bed reading a book. The week had been a quiet one thankfully. There had been few parties and he had managed to feign an illness and not go.He knew he couldn't make up any more excuses. He just hoped there would be no party tonight.He dreaded going to a party and getting to meet Alistair while a part of him anticipated seeing him too."Good news Theodore", his mother said as she barged into his room without knocking."Mom, why don't you ever knock?", He complained."I am sorry dear, I was just too excited", he looked at her wondering what could have happened for her to be so excited."What happened? Why are you so excited?". She waved an invitation in the air, he groaned. Just great, another party."Lord Alistair is hosting a party and we have just been invited", he sat up immediately."Lord Alistair?", He asked to be sure that he hadn't heard his mother wrong."Yes son, Lord Alistair. I heard from Lady Rowland that it is an exclusive party and not many people

"Aren't you going to ask me to sit down". Alistair asked teasingly."please sit down".Alistair sat down while Theodore did as well."I am quite surprised you paid me a visit", Theodore said."And why should you be surprised,we are friends and friends pay each other visits","I am not yet used to having a friend".Alistair smiled at him, Theodore could be so cute whenever he felt unsure about something."Well we are going to be friends for a long time so you better get used to it, I am going to pay you visits and you are going to pay me visits, okay?","okay".Alistair looked around, the room looked quite cozy. "would you mind showing me around the house?","Of course". Theodore stood up and Alistair followed him.Theodore have him a tour of the house. Showing him round the house."Your house is beautiful Theo", Alistair commented. Theodore smiled at the compliment.They were currently in the stable looking at the horses."Which one is your favorite?", Alistair asked.Theodore walked

"My Lord,there is a message from the palace", the voice of the servant brought them back to reality. They quickly disengaged."What does the message contain?" , Alistair asked the servant."It must be the new decree passed by the King", Theodore informed him."what new decree?","a curfew has been put in place, once it's dark, nobody should be seen outside", Theodore explained."Why?","because of the beast","I see".Alistair instructed the servant to keep the letter in his study. The servant bowed and left.He turned to Theodore and stretched out his hand. "Come on, let me take you on a tour of the house". Theodore took the hand that was offered and Alistair took him on a tour of the house.They were currently in the library, Theodore looked around in wonderment. Alistair's library was even bigger than their library at home and he had a lot of books."Your library is so big, I could spend years in here without getting tired". Theodore said as he looked around, his eyes greedily taki

Theodore was startled by Alistair's question. "I wasn't staring at you", he denied vehemently."what were you doing then?", Alistair asked in an amused tone."I…uh…was just…i…i…", Theodore stammered nervously as he thought of what to say.Alistair patted his body dry before putting on the clothes Theodore had given to him."it's okay Theodore, it's completely normal for you to be curious about how my body looks like ", he told Theodore with a teasing smile on his face.Theodore blushed and wished the earth could open up to swallow him."Do the clothes fit? ", he asked, trying to change the subject."they do, I think your dad was the same size with me ","I am glad it fits".Theodore excused himself and went behind a changing screen to change out of his wet clothes. He came out to see Alistair sitting on the bed.He cleared his throat to get Alistair's attention. Alistair looked up. "Do you want to eat anything before going to bed ", he asked him."It's okay, I am full, what about you?