Vampire blood

My eyes open to see a beautiful white canopy that cascades around the bed I am lying on and the matress beneath me is softer then anything I have ever laid on before. None of this makes sense to me after all my small apartment only has a double bed and this bed is giant in comparison , I could easily fit 5 people in it. As the haze of sleep lifts fron my mind I jolt upright and look around . My small bedroom is nowhere to be seen instead I am in a giant room as large as my whole apartment . The walls are made of grey stone but are covered in tapestries displaying all sorts of images .

In one I can see a knight in golden armour surrounded by a halo of light with a greatsword mid swing . Where his sword has passed there are bats with their bodies cleaved in half falling towards the ground, All around him Their is nothing but bats , the swarm covers the rest of the tapestry in darkness so that the knight is the only source of light. The image is beautiful but disturbing.

On one wall of the room their is a grand fireplace with a fire blazing inside . Above the fireplace their is a large mirror and as I make eye contact with my self I cant help but let out a scream .

Looking back at me is a young woman in her twenties of similiar age as me but that is where our similiarity ends . She has dark brown hair and eyes to match . Her face is oval and so symetrical it almost looks unreal but it does little to diminish her beauty. However when my eyes land on her ears I almost scream again , they look almost normal but the slant and sharpen.

For all her innate beauty she looks extremly unhealthy her skins is pale as though she hasnt been outside in a very long time and she is far too skinny . As I attempt to stand up the girl in the mirror moves with me , I dont understand how or why but for the moment I have to ignore this and figure out where I am . As I stand up I cant help but fall forward taking the table by the bed with me . It seems this body is not only pale and skinny but also extrememly weak . The muscles cant even support my weight .

The door to the room crashes open and in runs a set of 4 guards wearing silver armour ,one of their chestplates produces a glare from the window that hurts my eyes . Only then do I notice how oddly dark the room is , the window is covered with lavish curtains with only a small slit letting in a bit of sunlight .

"Princess , It cant be you have awakened " One of the guards speaks to me in an unfamiliar language however I seem to understand every word. He slowly walks towards me as though afraid I would bolt and leans down to lift me back up onto the bed . His gloves hurts my skin as he lifts me but I dont dare complain .

"GO , fetch the doctors , let them know princess Alexandra has awakened and send a message to the crown prince"

I listen to him intently not daring to move , he gently pushes me back onto the bed as he gives his orders . I hear him say this bodies name , my name at least for the forseeable future .

"Alexandra" I repeat my name or at least I try , my voice comes out raspy and weak . The guard looks and me and fetches a glass of water . He lays it gently against my lips and slowly lets me drink.

"You must be parched its been days since you entered the coma." I gathered the information I have so far and realised I must be in a dream or else I have transferred into a new body in a different time or worse yet in a different world .

For now I will pretend the coma has given me amnesia that should at least give me some time to figure out who I am and where.

The door opened once more and a middle aged man walked in . He was dressed in relatively normal clothes , he wore a white vintage suite and had a black lugage bag with him , he looked at me with shock in his eyes and ran to the bed .

" Princess it is good to see you awake , Your father will be pleased" As he spoke he reached into his bag and took out a vial with red liquid inside , uncorked it and gabe it to me .

"Drink this it will let you regain most of your strength within a day , It is vampire blood so please stay inside of the palace forat least 2 days , we wouldnt want you to burn to ash " He said the last part with a half laugh and I truly cant tell if he is joking or serious .

"Vampire blood ? " my voice trembles , I can not possibly believe their are vampires , they are a fairytale , a myth but nothing more.

"Ah , I suppose the princess would never have had any vampire blood it is quite rare, Dont worry it is quite safe , we fairy folk can ingest vampire blood without any side effects except that vampire royalty can track a fairy that has ingested their kins blood but as we are inside our palace we are very safe and the effect should wear off in 3 or 4 days. All this will do is restore your muscle mass and help heal any remaining injuries as it has a deeply healing affect" His speech did nothing to clear my confusion , What on earth does he mean by fairyfolk .

It all dawned on me very suddenly , I am at least for now a princess of some kind located in the palace surrounded by fairyfolk and I am certainly not human . How the hell am I going to blend in with my modern human mind , I dont know any of their customs and other then understanding the language I have no memories from this body.

I suppose I will start by drinking this so called vampire blood . As I swollow all I can taste is iron , the liquid is warm and it sets my insides on fire just bordering on painful.

Very quckly my vision blurs and I fall unconscious . The last thing I hear is

"Tell the crown prince his daughter is ready for transport"