The following was done by Joan Lansberry. You can visit Joan's site to see more of her art, poetry and stories at: Vampiric Visions. You can also email her at joanlansberry@hotmail.com.

MARIUS BEGS

''PLEASE! Just One Word,

Just One Word, Silent Queen!''

Meanwhile . . .

Marius is not aware

how impatiently his 'Amadeo' waits back at home

for time moves quite differently for a 1500 year old vampire

than it does for a 17 year old mortal boy.

''All I Want For Christmas Are My Two Front Fangs . . .'''

FIVE DAYS LATER:

''All I Wanted For Christmas Were My Two Front Fangs, My Two Front Fangs'',

(okay, there are really FOUR!)

But You wouldn't even give me TWO, MARIUS!!

You were off, busy doing OTHER THINGS!

Now what possibly could have been MORE IMPORTANT than ME??

ME! ME!!

ME!!!