Part XXIV
Back home in Castle Dracula, Count Dracula watched as his brides each played with their children. Anna bounced little Isis on her knee, Selindra was playing patty-cake with Tina, and Kitana and little Guinevere watched as Sebastian and Arthur had a good-natured wrestling match. He remembered all the pain he and his other brides had gone through because all their children were born dead. Now he had new brides, and even though three of Tina's had died Anna and Kitana's children made up for that. All of them were alive.
Dracula smiled happily at the thought that at last he was the proud father of two handsome sons and three lovely daughters. He could tell just by looking at them that each one was going to be something very special when grown up. And even more than just his children he also loved the three women who had given birth to them.
Selindra was Tina's child. Tina was the most beautiful golden haired woman in the world. Isis was Anna's child. Anna was the most beautiful dark brown haired woman in the world. Sebastian, Arthur, and Guinevere were all Kitana's children. Kitana was the most beautiful woman with curly chestnut brown hair. And best of all, all three of these beautiful women were his brides. Could it get any better than this?
"So," said Tina, breaking the silence, "what do you want to be when you grow up, Seli?" Selindra thought for a moment.
"I want to be a musician and write pretty music like that Epica stuff you and Aunt Kitty are always listening too!" she said.
Tina and Kitana looked at each other and laughed. Dracula laughed to as he made his presence known.
"Knowing you it sounds like you'll get far in that category, my child," Dracula said as he patted the little girl on the head.
"What about you, Isis?" asked Anna. "What do you want to be?" Isis looked up at her mother then around at her brothers and sisters.
"Magician," she said pointing to herself. "I magician!" Everyone laughed.
"She already is a magician," said Dracula. "That's why she was able to help us find Kitana and save the life of little Guinevere. She'll be the most powerful magician in the world once she's grown up." The Count then walked over to Kitana and her children.
"Sebastian and Arthur will be swordsman and weapon users when they're grown," said Kitana. "I can tell just by the way they play with each other!" Dracula nodded in agreement then looked down at his youngest child, Guinevere.
"When she's grown she's going to be an author," he said.
"How do you know, Vlad?" asked Kitana.
"She keeps looking at different books in the libraries when she can," Dracula said as he stroked Guinevere's still growing chestnut hair.
"Maybe when she's grown she can write a book or two about us and our story," said Kitana.
"That would be fun," said Tina. "The first one could be called 'The Heart of the Dead' and be about how we first came to Castle Dracula."
"And the second one can be about us having all our children and the trouble and adventures it brought us," finished Anna. "It could be called 'The New Beginning.'" Dracula looked thoughtful as he looked into the giggling face of Guinevere.
"Maybe she will," he said. "Maybe she will."
THE END
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