The world has changed immensely since the early vampiric days of Vlad Dracula. Though never the first vampire; they have existed since humans, even before. The rumour, myth and fear have become real fact. Dracula changed the vampire world. Organising it and making it possible for vampires to get what they needed without harming humans and as the human world developed, so did the vampire world.

As the centuries passed the vampires became respected, still feared but seen as essential to the world. With the 20th century came stories and a more in-depth knowledge of vampires and their culture. The glamour of Hollywood left a shine to the creatures and literary works often showed the best, and worst, sides of them, something the Council welcomed.

Vampire partners became desirable to humans and the ‘fragile' humans became interesting to the vampire's innately protective and more dominant personalities. Interracial relationships became normal and dhampirs became a still rare but better known phenomenon. Usually though, a vampire would turn their human before they became pregnant as dhampirs were unpredictable, tended to be angry about their existence and were under the watch of the Council, sometimes in some cases even having to be taken from their parents.

The Drăculești have retained power over the vampires since Count Dracula, bringing peace and civilisation to their race. With the rule of the Black Prince Dmitri the world entered the time of full integration between the humans and vampires. Both races saw him, and his brethren as their kings, bringing a unity never seen or even hoped for.

The birth of Prince Blaine was rejoiced and pictures of the baby were all over the media. Young vampires, particularly of the Drăculești are rarely seen and grow up in exclusively vampire surroundings being trained to use their powers and control them and their thirst.

To be the mate of a Drăculești was needed to have great power so there would be no drain or imbalance on their mate.

“Kurt?” Blaine called, walking down the steps and out into the sunshine. His love had gone for a walk as he spoke on the phone to his parents, promising to catch up but now his heart was nowhere to be seen. He walked barefoot across the lawn and into the woods. Sure enough, after walking a few metres along the path he saw Kurt looking around, watching the leaves blow in the breeze.

The other vampire moved into a shaft of light created by a gap between the trees and Blaine was struck again by his soul mate's beauty.

A sound emanated from in front of them and both crouched to a see a deer in a clearing. Kurt looked back at Blaine with a wide, savage grin and burst forward, racing through the trees. The deer immediately ran off and they chased her for a while. Finally Blaine pounced and tackled his mate. They rolled together, laughing, shouting and biting only to lick the wound healed before making another.

Eventually they lay on the ground laughing softly, Blaine lying on Kurt.

Kurt's eyes softened, looking at his love with what could only be described as heart eyes and Blaine leant down to kiss him.

They lay there for a while; kissing leisurely then Kurt rolled them and leaned down over Blaine with a hungry look. The taller vampire opened his Prince's trousers and palmed him as they kissed again, drawing a whine out of the black-haired vampire.

The grunts and whines of love-making were heard around the woods as the Princes coupled again, high on their love and each other's blood.

They walked back to the cottage, their clothes dirty and their hands joined between them.

“Hey,” Kurt said, remembering. “What did your parents want?”

Blaine sighed. “We need to go back tomorrow. Word got out about what you are and your dad and my father made a statement. They're going to start asking questions and making up stories about where we are. We need to go back and make nice with the press and public.”

Kurt scrunched his nose in distaste. “Ugh. So much for our little honeymoon. I wish we could stay here forever.”

Blaine nodded in agreement. “I know how you feel my heart but this is our life now. We're Prince Blaine and Prince Kurt and the public will want to know and rejoice in our union and the fact that what was legend is real.”

“I guess even vampires love a good gossip story.” Kurt joked but Blaine looked at him seriously.

“Kurt you need to remember what our world went through. The Dănești were forgotten about largely but some still remember and some of those people always wondered if the Amorsa line was still around and hoped that it was.”

“So we're not gossip, we're a fairy-tale.” Kurt said, his voice tinged with wonder.

Blaine nodded and smiled. “Our very own fairy-tale.”

Kurt laughed and opened the door, sketching a bow as he motioned for Blaine to enter first and the other vampire bowed to him. “Well it's about time one fairy-tale's ‘happily ever after' was literal.”

“And they lived happily forever after.” Blaine replied, grabbing him around the waist and spinning them around as their laughter rang out in a melody through the air.

The next morning Kurt opened the door to two tall vampires. They bowed to him and he gulped as he looked up, debating calling for Blaine.

“Um, hello?” He said, his voice wavering slightly even though he knew he really shouldn't be afraid. Blaine had told him no-one but the family and the staff knew about the cottage and that they were there.

“Hello Prince Kurt. We are your drivers. Are you and Prince Blaine ready?” The taller vampire said, his deep voice a calming boom that reverberated around the porch. Kurt noticed the vampires look past him and he turned to see Blaine coming down the stairs looking like the dark vampire he was clad in black jeans, shoes, a black shirt with ruby edging and a bowtie to match. He'd never seen his mate look so majestic and powerful apart from the night they met and he'd spent most of that angry at him. He gripped the door a little tighter, saliva gathering in his mouth and his legs wobbling slightly.

“Ah Kain, Claud, perfect. Here are my keys. Is the GPS working now?” Blaine said in a voice Kurt had never heard from him. He sounded regal and commanding. Kurt watched with huge eyes as Blaine walked over, giving the taller vampire, the one who'd inclined his head when Blaine had said Kain, his keys and flashing Kurt a charming grin that had him gripping the door again.

“Oh course, Your Highness.” Kain said, bowing and left.

Blaine caught Kurt still staring and flashed another smile and asked. “What?”

Kurt shrugged. “Just interesting change there, from Blaine to Your Highness in the time it took to shower.” He replied,

Blaine smiled a little sheepishly then took Kurt's hand. “It's who we are Kurt. The public face of Prince Blaine Diavolo Anderson is only a part of me, you get all of me. Now you have to craft your own. However much I may like our staff there is a detachment. I cannot treat them like friends or family. I am Prince and the future of our kind, especially here in America, I have to look a certain way and so does my mate.”

Kurt nodded as Blaine pulled him out of the door, shutting it behind them and followed his mate to the car. “I know and I'm not upset, remember I've been around vampires most of my life but I've never seen that side of you. It's kind of…thrilling and overwhelming.”

Blaine laughed as they got into the car and Claud started driving, quickly checking in the mirror that Kain was following in Blaine's car. “Rachel was right, you are stronger than anyone. I don't know how she didn't suspect you weren't a human before.”

Kurt's mouth dropped open slightly. “You talked to Rachel about me? What do you mean? Humans aren't fragile little dolls, Blaine.” He still felt a little defensive, even if he wasn't a human, he had been once, kind of, and knew many humans that weren't  what the vampires seemed to think humans were.

“Don't get upset, beautiful. I meant no harm. I know humans are strong but you, you are a force to be reckoned with and most humans have a breaking point. Rachel has told me about you. We are both friends with her and as part of my family and my friend she told me about her best friend who was strong through anything. Your ability to accept what happened, your changing back to vampire, our mating, all of this; a human would not accept it so fully.” Blaine replied, his fingers tracing patterns on Kurt's hand as he talked.

Kurt's lip twisted up on one side, watching Blaine's finger then looking up at him through his eyelashes. “Fate plays funny games.”

Blaine smiled back at him and they kissed for a few seconds, sighing happily into each other's mouths.

Blaine tensed slightly as they joined the road towards the manor. There are a lot of people around and although the gates of his family's house are impenetrable he can see press and photographers pressed up against them. Kurt feels his discomfort and looks out of the window as the photographers start to run towards the car, ready to take a picture of the Prince and his mate.  He's suddenly thankful for the darker windows of the royal car and the black interior making it harder to get a clear picture. Despite himself and his own nerves he smiles a small smile and waves at the photographers, prompting blinding flashes and Blaine's mouth to drop open slightly in surprise. He covers it with a wave and relaxed smile of his own as the car glides through the now open gates and they slam shut behind it.

The doors of the manor open and the couple walk in. A grin stretches across Blaine's face and Kurt tries to stop from staring. Blaine's parents are standing there with his dad and Blaine's great grandfather but in the middle of them stands a beautiful woman with olive skin, huge hazel eyes, curly black hair and a wide grin matching her great grandson's. Kurt was hit by two feelings as he watched Blaine run into her arms and the two hug tightly. That the likeness people talked about, including what Blaine's family had told him, wasn't exaggerated; and that he desperately wanted to know this woman, wanted to spend time with her and prove to her more than anyone that he was worthy of Blaine. Her eyes turned to him as Blaine stepped back and she opened her arms. He went to her and she wrapped him up in her arms and whispered into his ear. “You already have.”

The two vampires grin at each other then Kurt steps back and Blaine takes his hand, leading him upstairs to put their bags in his room.