~Niall Horan~

Today will go down in vampire history as "the day we were robbed of our home." The funny thing is that we are at the top of the food chain.

With that, our careers, which cannot be called that, were turned upside down. My four best friends and I have to leave town. If we didn't, things would happen that no one would want to know. However, as suicidal as it sounds, we go back and get the king to abolish the new law.

The plan is not simple, but neither does it belong to the impractical group. It's evil, but we kidnap the princess to blackmail her father. I know it sounds harsh, but that's the only way. We want a decent life...

Somehow, we found out that for the joy of a vampire-free life, tomorrow a ball will be held at the castle. What a... We will take the girl from there. No one in the crowd will notice her absence, if they does, it is not a problem; We won't be there anymore.

By mutual agreement, I go in to seduce you. Obviously because of my charming smile. Liam is the originator, so he is, and I quote, "done with his task". Zayn can't stand so many nobles in one place, it's also a miracle he got into the action. Harry is a coward, he doesn't like to scam people, he has a heart of gold. And Louis has such a talking mind that he would spout it all out, if not immediately, before he finds his target.

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A day has passed, we are approaching evening. We put the finishing touches on it, if we puncture it, we go to the sinker.

"Is everyone ready?" Liam asked. "Dude, are you done?"

"Of course. Everything is okay," I reassured him. "Zayn, is the car in place?" I asked.

"The carriage is ready to go," he replied boredly. We agreed that because of the past, he would not put the girl under his feet, who in a few hours would be the key to our survival.

"It's time!" Louis said. "I'm rooting for you, Ni!" He shook me on the shoulder and I looked at him ugly.

I will try not to make eye contact with people. There's no shortage of a bust. My luck is that bright chandeliers shine in the hall where I was introduced. That way, at least I can catch the twinkle in my eye on them. I'm going to get into more trouble as we go into the night, but I'll get to worry about that later.

The evening began with the king's monologue. Sentences insulting our race could not easily be let go of my ears. I had to restrain myself very hard so as not to accidentally grow there and strangle him. It is not the time for revenge. Not yet...

After a while, when all the important people were dancing a few circles, I saw the princess in a corner. She was drinking a strangely colored louse alone, there was silence around him. As far as possible. I headed towards her.

"Would you honor me with a dance, Your Highness?" I asked politely as I bowed to her. It is true that we are about to kidnap her, but I am respectful.

"Sure," she placed her hand in mine with a smile.

"Your grace's beauty shouldn't be cocktailing in the corner" so let the show begin! "If you will allow me to ask, why were you alone?"

"I'm not a social person. I don't like big events, I prefer to read in my room," she replied as I rolled her. Her blue dress followed her perfect figure. If I had not agreed to do this, I would be sorry for what would happen to her. It may be a little so, but I have to look after our interests."Please, I don't like formalities, but on the other hand, you can't be that much older" no, just about 700 years... I nod in agreement.

"Don't be mad at me, Your Highness. I haven't even introduced myself yet. James Horan" I introduce myself by my second name. That's all she need to know for now. My first name is still risky.

"It's okay. Elizabeth Warner, but you already know," she returned my gesture and asked, "Don't you feel like going out into the garden? There is no such noise disturbance there."

"Yeah, that would be great" I replied, surprised. She throws herself straight into my arms.

To my delight, I ran out of drinks, so I offered to refill it. I sprinkled the sleeping pills I had with me into the cocktail, which dissolved thanks to its powdered form by the time I got back. 

"I can see that something is hurting you. Will you tell me what it is?" I asked as we walked outside. I didn't have to worry too much about getting caught, the garden was lit up by thousands upon thousands of lanterns and it wasn't even that dark.

I am glad that it is the beginning of summer. It gets dark later, which is a huge advantage for me. There are them on trees, benches, even on the edge of the water fountain. By the way, I only look Beth in the eye when I really have to.

"Even though I am a scion of the king, I do not agree with his decision. This is the home of vampires, because of the will of a few people, they shouldn't have been hunted down..."  she began calmly, but ended with more and more emotion in his voice. "I'm sorry, I'm ecstatic. I didn't want to freak out like that," she apologized. But what surprises me more is that she can look at things from our point of view.

"When you feel there's nothing left, there's still a heart beating in your chest...  Don't let such a little thing you can't help break you down," I said wisely, with a faint smile.

"How right you are," she agreed, but slowed her steps as she spoke. I turned to her with feigned fright, as I knew perfectly well what was going to happen. "I... I am sorry... I'm not feeling very well," she said in a low voice as she pressed her right hand to her temples. Well the sleeping pill. 

The crystal glass broke into small pieces on the ground. The girl's knees buckled, but before she could get a closer look at the ground, I caught her. When I was sure she had really lost consciousness, I took her on my lap and hurried towards the end of the garden.

The carriage is waiting at the agreed place. As soon as I got in, Tommo tugged on the bridles of the horses and we were already splitting towards Harry's house. We leaned Liz into the middle seat. We didn't have to take any security measures, if she woke up, we would notice her squirming anyway.

There is no turning back from there.

We'll do it.