Week 2 Story: Beauty and the Vampire

Beauty and the Vampire

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    There once was a mother and father who had two daughters. The two daughters were complete opposites. Adeline was the oldest, she was a vain dandy, whereas Maria was the youngest, she was reserved and mysterious. There was a cobblestone pathway through the woods, for which they lived by, that led to the town bakery. The mother and father asked their daughters of any requests while they were at the bakery. Adeline wanted all of the pastries that they could get, and Maria just wanted a garlic loaf.

Mother and father went off to the bakery. They grabbed all of the pastries and the garlic loaf as requested and made their way back home. The night was beginning to fall much quicker than usual. The night air was cold, and the moon was the only light to shine. They grew tired, and ventured off to find a place to rest until they stumbled upon a log cabin to which they had never seen.

Mother and father were hesitant to go up to the door. As they were about to walk, a strong breeze brushed past them. They were confused as there was no wind prior to this incident. This sudden breeze came back, but it was different. This time, there in front of them, was a figure they could not make out. The figure slowly walked towards them; the moon shed its light upon the figure’s face. Mother and father gasped as they saw his pale complexion, red eyes, and fanged teeth. “A vampire” mother gasped. They began to walk backwards but tripped over a tree branch. Mother was weeping as father was racing to get the garlic loaf out. Once he did, the vampire halted immediately. The vampire spoke “Alas, I will not kill you if you bring me your youngest daughter.” Mother and father promised this and hurried home.

By the time mother and father got home, it was near dawn. They gave their daughters what all they had requested. Mother and father sat down with Maria and said “we almost lost our lives on our way home; you are the only reason we didn’t. You must go at once to the log cabin in the woods. You will find your way, but we aren’t sure if you’ll ever return.”

Maria didn’t think twice about it and agreed to go. Mother and father led her halfway there and then returned home. Maria was not scared, but she was nervous about what or who she was going to encounter. As she arrived, she felt the strange presence of someone near her.

The vampire then appeared; he stood there, sparkling in the sun. Maria was intrigued by him. He stepped towards her and said, “My name is Lucas, you must follow me, and do as I say, or I will kill you.” 

The time seemed to fly by, but it had only been a week. Maria and Lucas were growing very fond of each other. During their walk through the woods, Lucas sensed something coming. It was a werewolf that had crossed onto Lucas’ territory. The werewolf immediately went after Maria, but Lucas attacked. The werewolf was about to rip Lucas’ head off, but Maria had the courage to distract the werewolf by yelling at it. This was just the amount of time for Lucas to kill the werewolf.

“You saved me… you, a mortal, saved me” said Lucas, “and you saved me” said Maria. They stood there staring at each other. And as if they were reading each other’s minds, Lucas swiftly bit Maria and turned her into a vampire.

They returned to the house and lived a very long life.

Author's Note: I took a different approach to the story Beauty and the Basilisk. I added and took out characters in the story and changed the setting. 

Bibliography: "Fairy Tale: Beauty and the Basilisk" from The Key of Gold by Josef Baudis. Story Source.