The Grand Piano

Bella nodded, "Romania, hm? I'm supposing you've spent a lot of time there."

He nodded. "I was born there. Well, it was technicly Walachia when I was born, but its pretty much the same."

Bella nodded, "If you don't mind me asking, how old are you?"

Me smiled. "I'm roughly going to be entering my five hundreds. I was born in 1460. So, you could say I'm quite the antque. But I'm trapped in an age around yours."

Bella nodded, "I'm almost 16. You look a little older. I'm guessing 21."

He shrugged. "Somewhere around there. I remembered that my father died when I was sixteen, and my sister vanished when I was seventeen."

Bella nodded, "I haven't lost anyone close to me yet, and I hope I don't ever have to."
Though it's inevitable if Dianne does what she plans to.

He nodded and scratched the back of his head a little. "I really can's say that my fatherand I were close, and my sister wasn't exactly fond of me either. The closest I've really been to anyone was my maid, and well, she made me into a strigoi."

Bella nodded, "I'm closer to my sister than I am to any of the rest of my actual family. Dianne is the closest person to me, though."

He nodded. "She's a good friend to have."

"And someone you wouldn't want to have as an enemy." Bella agreed.

He nodded. "You can say that again. With her gifts, she could get anyone to do anything. I'm actually quite suprised she's not some kind of world dictator by now."

Bella nodded, "She doesn't want to have to worry about anyone other than herself." She chuckled, "Dianne is pretty self-sufficient."

He smiled. "Yes, she's quite adept at that." He agreed.

Bella nodded, suddenly straightening up as her mother left, walking past the two of them without a word. The smile on her face showed that she had gotten what she wanted. As soon as Elaine had gone, Bella ran into the living room where Dianne was, "What did she want?" She asked.
"She wanted for me to leave you alone on your birthday." Dianne said coolly, "It seemed like a reasonable enough request, one day free of vampires, so I agreed."
Bella frowned, "I don't want you to leave." She complained.
"I won't be gone long." She smiled, "I'll come back at one minute past twelve. On the dot." She promised.

Adrian followed Bella back into the room where Dianne and Bella'ss mother were talking a few moments before. He looked from Dianne and back to Bella as they spoke. "Your birthday?" Adrian asked. "And when might that be?"

"This weekend." Bella answered, "Mother is making a big fuss out of it since it's my sixteenth birthday."

"Well, I might just have to stop by for a moment to drop off a gift. You're only sixteen once, you know." He said with a smile.

Bella laughed, "Thank you. I guess you're right."
"He often is." Dianne agreed.

"You flatter me Dianne." He said with a smile. "Any particular hints on what kind of gifts you enjoy?" He asked Bella.

"Anything without lace." She smiled lightly.
Dianne chuckled, "Repressed memories. Don't ask."

He smiled. "I suppose I could handle that."

Bella smiled, "Well, I need to go up to father's study for a little while. I'll see you two later?"
Dianne nodded, "As always, Bella."

Adrian smiled and nodded. "It's been a pleasure making your aquantiance." He said

Bella smiled, bowing her head and walking up the stairs.
Dianne chuckled, "She's too nice. One of these days, she's going to regret it."