I was going to see Ion this night. It had been three days since the kiss he had given me. I had put on a beautiful dress that Ion had given me one of the nights he had visited me. I opened the window and went out onto the balcony; there I looked at the moon, thinking of my beloved vampire. His red lips and his beautiful hazel eyes. I closed my eyes remembering him.

– I missed you

With my eyes still closed, I whispered those words. It wasn't long before I felt his arms around my waist. and the hiss in the air; a soft voice in my ear whispered.

- Și mie mi-a fost dor de tine, iubirea mea. (I've missed you too, my love.)

Ion hugged me from behind, that night he was wearing his armor, so it was a bit hard to the touch when he approached me. I lowered my hands to place them on his. The mere contact of his hands caused an electric current to run through my spine.

- I've missed you so much these days.

- I couldn't resist another day, and I came to see you.

I smiled, hearing him tell me that.

- I've read your beautiful verses and poems hidden in my notebook... I must say that I didn't read them until I was trying to write something to you these last few days.

- That was the idea that you would find them on the days we're not together, so you don't miss me so much. All the verses were inspired by you. Let me add this, you look beautiful, I knew this dress would be perfect for you.

- You have very fine taste, oh Mr. Vampire, this dress is beautiful. But you know something, the verses are beautiful, but I prefer this; your presence here with me.

Ion turned me slowly until we were both face to face, without saying anything he kissed me, this time it was a real kiss. It was a kiss of love, I returned it, it was our second kiss; I hugged Ion by the neck, standing on tiptoe to reach him and he leaned down to help me reach him. We stayed like that for a while, there in that same place we both wanted to stop time.

Footsteps were heard in the hallway and sounds of armor in the direction of my room. Darklion tensed up knowing that his presence had been detected; his jaw was rigid and his fangs began to stick out a little.

I was still in his arms, hugging him tightly.

– You must go love.

Darklion turned his gaze towards me, smiled and without letting go of me for a moment, he kissed me again.

– I want you to come with me… would you?

I was surprised to hear his request, but I didn't give it much thought.

– Yes, I do want to go with you.

– Perfect, let me take you with me to a place I want to show you.

I hugged him tightly; I placed my head on his chest and at that moment we both disappeared. I opened my eyes; we were no longer on the balcony of my room, we were in a small town, it was dark. The streetlamps were on, the doors and windows were closed. It looked like an abandoned town, very quiet. Ion had stopped hugging me, but he was still close to me.

The place was very gloomy and quite dark, the lamps that barely illuminated the streets looked neglected… It was like a small, abandoned town; and the cold was different there, it gave me chills. Ion took off his cloak, and placed it on my shoulders, in a way that completely covered me from the cold.

- It's so you don't get cold, it's been very cold here for ages.

- Thank you, my love. Where are we?

- Borsec.

- England?

- Romania.

I opened my eyes in surprise; we were in another country. How was that possible?

- Are we really in Romania?

- da (Yes)

I turned my head, still in shock. I continued to look around me. I had never left England, not even my father's palace or my uncle's palace.

- Why are we here?

- I wanted to take you here to a place that was important to me.

- A special place for you?

I turned my head towards him; my eyes met a sad look on his face. I stood in front of him and with both hands I took Ion's face.

- Nothing seems as important to me as this place you have brought me to, my love.

Ion looked at me and then took one of my hands in his, kissed it and nodded. We continued walking through the center of the town. It was really a very quiet town and it seemed like time had stopped there as if it were from a different era; older than what I had seen.

We stayed silent for a moment as we continued walking. At this moment we were leaving the town and entering a forest.

- Is this place abandoned?

Ion continued walking, both holding hands. We left the town behind and the path took us down a lonely trail; it was full of trees that didn't let the moonlight in and we could hear the sounds of insects all along our path.

I got a little closer to Ion, I was getting a little scared, it was very dark. He understood why I was getting closer to him.

– Nothing will happen to you when you're with me, my love.

– I know, it's just that... It's very dark here.

We finally reached a clearing, right in the middle of the forest; everything was clear, and it was beautiful because the moonlight came in perfectly well. There was a huge field and right in the middle a very large house, damaged by the passage of time.

- What is that place?

- It's an old farm, abandoned for many years.

- Does anyone live there? It looks very old and damaged.

- Come with me.

Ion took my hand and led me through the main gate of the fence. It was clear that no one had entered for a long time, the main fence was broken, but the one that reached the house in the center was intact.

- Are you sure we can go in?

- Yes

- And will we be welcome?

- You are welcome anywhere, my beloved princess.

I blushed, smiled at Ion and followed him.

- Many people came through the fence, it's broken there. I guess they didn't know how to get in through the front door, right? Or is it because of what they say about vampires that they can't enter a place if they're not invited?

Ion smiled, he knew how smart and perceptive I was. We kept walking, I was holding on tight to Ion's arm, it was still dark and the grass there was too tall. Apparently, no one had been there for years.

We were already in front of the house. We stayed at the front door, just standing there. Some broken glass in the windows and stained walls.

- It's really badly damaged.

- It's been abandoned for a long time, as I told you.

- Yes, I can see that, it seems to have been an important place in its time, hasn't it?

- Indeed, it was. Do you want to come in?

- What? But is it safe to come in?

- Of course it is, come with me.

- But they haven't given us permission to enter, can we go in?

Ion smiled again at my comment.

- To enter it, you don't need anyone's permission, we can enter without any problems my love.

We stopped in front of the door. The door had a huge lock; it seemed very well sealed.

- I don't think it's a good idea to go in.

I pointed at the lock on the door.

- It looks very secure.

Ion pulled out a silver chain from under his armor; on which hung an old key. He pulled it from his neck and put the key in the lock. He couldn't turn it; it was obvious that he had a hard time staying there. I put my hand on Ion’s, and he turned to look.

- Do you want us both to do it together?

Ion nodded and then we both turned the key at the same time. The door could be heard opening, undoing the lock that now allowed access to the house. It creaked completely, the wood was already old, so it made a lot of noise.

- Wait here.

I agreed hesitantly, but it wasn't long before Ion returned. He had lit a candle and immediately returned to where I was. He extended his hand to me; I took it, and we entered the farm.

- It's a beautiful living room.

Ion took me through the house, showing me each of the rooms on the first level, telling me all about the family that lived there. We reached the back of the house through the kitchen. There were stairs leading up to the second floor.

- Where do the stairs take us?

Ion hesitantly took a deep breath and answered.

- They're heading to the bedrooms.

- Are you going to take me there?

Ion nodded.