True Loving

Preface

"Mommy, why did you take our blood and hair last night?" I asked my hugging her leg since that is all I could reach. She did some sort of spell last night and I’ve always been nosy.

"Well sweetie it has to do with your favourite bed time story." She picked me up, kissing my cheek she carried me over to the couch where we sat down and she started stroking my soft black hair.

"Now how does this start again... Oh I know once upon a time." I giggled as she poked my nose. I loved when my mom told me stories. It was like magic coming alive right before my eyes.

"Remember sweetie this is the real story not those lies humans spread." I nodded.

"Once upon a time there was a girl called Callie, but in the whispers when people talked about her she was known as little red riding hood. She had a diminutive form and skin as pale as the moon, lips that were red as blood and eyes as green as grass. She always wore a red cloak for when the sun came up and she wasn't in a shelter, Callie was a vampire cursed with beauty and destined to be alone forever."

"Mommy!" My sisters yelled as they came running in joining us. She placed a finger on her mouth and they got quiet.

"Callie always wondered around in the woods, the humans were afraid of her because she was different, a threat. They wanted to kill her on sight."

"And on a dark night that was only lighten up by the full moon shining through the tree branches she wondered around in the woods minding her own business when out of nowhere she heard a fierce growl. Being a vampire she wasn't afraid so she turned around and saw a silver wolf ready to attack. She thought of it as nothing more than being in its territory."

"What did she do mommy?" I asked with big eyes. I love vampires she can't get hurt, Daddy is a vampire. No matter how many times I've heard this story every time was a new experience for me.

"She... giggled,  she wasn't scared and felt that the wolf was over his head trying to intimidate her. The wolf looked at her in confusion. She took a step closer and he growled again. She took her finger and gestured ‘no’ to him." Mommy was so animated doing the same gestures as Callie.

"He was so shocked and caught of guard and that's when she used her speed and ended up right next to his ear and started scratching it. The wolf relax and laid down on the floor she joined him and fell asleep on its soft fur."

"The morning came and she felt that it was near sunrise, she knew she wouldn't have enough time to get to a shelter in time and the cloak can only protect her so much. She closed her eyes and allowed her silent tears to roll down her face it landed on the wolf."

"It woke up and somehow just knew. It bumped his nose against her and stood up. She followed him to a near gave."

"It was there that he transformed and she figured out that he was a werewolf, it was the first time she ever saw a werewolf. Once Callie and his eyes met she knew that she loved him."

"Awe, that's so sweet mommy!" I squealed clapping my small hands.

"They dated for months without any trouble, but their happiness was short lived - the humans and supernaturals started to hunt them, because it is against the law to date out of your species. Mike the werewolf killed a witch that lived in a cottage in the woods, you know grandma in the fake story. She was trying to kill Callie."I clapped my hands on my cheeks in surprise. My mommy only laughed at me before continuing.

"He was so angry that he claimed war on anyone who dare kill his true love. After a couple of years they were both killed fighting side by side, but they died knowing what true loving felt like. The end"

"Mommy what does that have to do with us?" She looked at me with so much love that I hugged her tight pressing my face into her hair, smelling the apple shampoo she made for us all.

"Well one day you would have to change into one species and I want my girls to be able to only be changed into the species of their true love and knowing your father he would want his girls to take their places as vampire princesses no matter who you love and I won't have you killed over a stupid law!" Mommy looked so sad, but why?

"Girls you have to promise not to tell daddy!" We all nodded just as the front door swung open.

"Hi princesses." Daddy said holding out his arms for us. We ran over to him. Who knew the cruel king of vampires could be so loving I thought as he hugged all three of us and kissed mommy. I wonder if mommy and daddy were allowed to be married they aren't the same species, but they have true love and that's all that should matter. Right?