"OMG!" Suddenly, Tiffany exclaimed in excitement. "I know! I know! Princess Kradula and Bosko the stable boy were childhood sweethearts but Princess Kradula was forbidden to marry Bosko by her father, the King. Afterwards, Princess Kradula was forced to marry a fat, ugly and old king of the neighbouring country against her will in order to enhance the political tie between the two countries. Bosko was also forbidden to leave the country to visit his sweetheart as the King feared they'd run away together. Then, Princess Kradula gradually grew ill due to her lovesickness, to the point that she only had a few days left to live in this sad world. After Bosko heard about the tragic news, he risked getting punished for breaking the law to escape the country and visit Kradula. But it was all too late, as he eventually arrived at Princess Kradula's deathbed. Kradula was delighted to see her sweetheart but was, by that point, too ill to recover. So, using her last breath, Kradula and Bosko prayed to the Bat Goddess and swore to be together for eternity, after which she died in the hands of her lover. At that moment, Bosko was caught by the king's guard and was hanged on the same day for sneaking into Kradula's room. Princess Kradula's husband (the fat king), who had never loved her, decided, in pity of the two lovers, to bury them together, and on the next day, married another young and pretty princess from another country. The Bat Goddess heard the wish of the two lovers and resurrected them by turning them into immortal vampires, so they can finally be together forever......." Tiffany inhaled a deep breath after finishing her story and glanced at everyone for approval.
"Bravo!" Without warning, Bosko applauded. "What a romantic story!"
"Is this really what happened?" enquired Shaun as he stole a glance at the door of the dungeon.
"Sadly not," responded Bosko. "Princess Kradula was just a normal mediaeval princess who practiced Black Magic, and I was not her stable boy. In fact, I'm 500 years younger than her if that concerns you at all. Not every couple's story is romantic enough to become a Nicholas Sparks' novel, ok? Now are you satisfied, inquisitive girl?"
"No, wait!" This time, it was Nadia's turn to speak, after noticing what Shaun was looking at, she started to speak very slowly. "Although it would be lovely to hear a romantic story of unrequited love before I die, I am aware it's....just not for everyone. But.....there must be a story, no matter how unromantic, between couples. Like, for example, erm.....how did you meet each other?"
"On the Internet," replied Kradula, not in the least trying to conceal her impatience. "We met on a vampire dating site. Happy now?"
"Oh....um.....I mean....it's still romantic!" shrugged Shaun.
Suddenly, Kradula felt something on her shoulders, she turned around only to perceive that a skeleton was slicing her shoulder with a knife.
"Ahhhhh!" Tiffany screamed. In fact, they all perceived the skeleton coming in through the dungeon door, which was why they were trying to divert the vampire couple's attention.
"Get lost!" boomed Bosko as he flicked away the skeleton, which hit the wall on the other side of the dungeon.
Oh no! Their only saviour was in fact a weakling. Now, who will save the friends from the merciless clutches of the vampire couple?
~To be continued~
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