Prologue

There only ever was one dhampire vampire hunter. He was, however, not the only hunter who walked alone through the ages. That's right, there was someone else who traveled like he did- alone, partnerless, and who was also a vampire hunter. She also was half vampire- but her other half was not human. Still, she passed for one admirably, and did a good enough job so as to be unremarkable... I am one of the very few who know anything of her story. You see, she was not really even a true vampire hunter- she only took up the bounties as they came across her, she never did actively look for them. No, she preferred the live of an itinerant storyteller, a lore-keeper, a healer, and a person who knew pretty much everything that was worthwhile knowing.

Not that she was an extrovert. Oh no, not her. She was almost as bad as the Hunter D, the stoic man who rarely strung together anything more than two or three words at a time. No, she liked telling stories, but she almost never said anything that was not worth saying. You might say it was one of her few trademarks. Kind of like one of D's trademarks is his long sword- a no-datchi.

This is the story of the encounters between the two, what became of Dracula in the end, and how D and a woman known only as Shae parted ways.

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Oh yes, one more thing.

Don't bother asking D about it.

He rarely discusses his past- especially stories like this.

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Pronunciation Guide/ Dictionary

Natolois- Naugh-toe-loise 'oi' as in noise, soft 's', silent 'e'

Shae- the 'ae' in Shae is pronounced either as 'ay' in day or 'y' in shy.

Grove- Groove, as in a grooved surface

Abagail- Ah-bah-gale

Dhampire- dam-pier, pier as in an ocean pier. A person whose father was a vampire and mother was a human.

Dhampyre- dam-pyre, as in funeral pyre. A person whose mother was a vampire and father was a human.

Barborois- Bar-bore-oy. Mutants who protect the People of the Night.

Sym- Sim. D's left hand parasite.

Sessha- ses with an 'e' as in set, 'sha' as in Cha-cha, replacing the 'ch' with an 'sh' It is a third-person "I" literally translating into "this unworthy one" or "This worthless one". Not commonly used. Archaic term.

Harakanasana- Har-ah-con-ah-sahn-ah- all as in "aahhh"

Arigatou- Are-ee-got-toe

Gomen- go-men, literally, "Sorry"

Gomen-nasai- go-men nuh-sai as in the three-pronged weapon sai. Literally, "I'm very sorry"

Onegai-a long o-neh-guy. Please.

sessha wa (insert name) des- Sessha wah (whatever the name is) des- as in desk. "Sessha is called (insert name)"

Rosalind Annamaria Simhareen- Rose-a-lindt Anna-maria Sym-hah-reeen

Hai- Hi, as in hi short for hello. "Yes"

iie/Iie- Ee-yay "No"

Tepes- Te (like "te" in telephone)-pez

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Disclaimer: Ok, for starters, I do not own D, Leila, Doris, or any other character from the Vampire Hunter D or Bloodlust videos. I would like at least notice, however, if you would like to use any of my other characters. Don't sue me, you'll be lucky to get even a few dollars- I'm a college student and fanfic writer. We're all poor sods who like getting reviews, if only to know that people are reading our works. If you would like to borrow/use one of my characters, please email me at shadeoftheblack@aol.com with the subject line of "Vampire Hunter D Fanfic". The title of the fic is subject to change, until I find one I like that fits it. I can also be contacted on AIM by Shadeoftheblack or YIM by taliana_kirishiri. Please, call me Shade.

Notes:

The pronunciation guide will be updated every time a new chapter is uploaded, as I do not care to have people confused about the new words. It also serves as my mini dictionary for the japanese I use.

General spoiler warning, as I have no clue what really counts as a spoiler, and I have seen bloodlust anyway. I recommend that you go and watch it and the original Vampire Hunter D before reading this if you have not already.

I will probably be slow to update, slower if I don't get any reviews on my first chapter most likely, since I have all of my other fics on hiatus due to a loss of the notebooks. All of the D fans, however, get a treat, as this fic seems to not like being written by hand, and only lets me type it.

Yes I am the author, and no I have no control over what my original characters do, they all tend to write themselves before too long, since they all have their own personalities. All ye who are good writers and/or have had characters seem to write themselves will understand that sometimes, whether we like it or not, some of our originals will have traits we never expected to see.

I know I'm starting to ramble a bit now... but please, I only have one fic per anime universe, so while I do not mind flames, do try to stick to constructive criticism... flames are still good, though, they mean my story is being read. Kinda sad, isn't it? **chuckle** Well, let's just say I'm one of those writers with epic fics and a short attention span unless I get bugged by someone.

Oh yea- if you happen to read or have read one of my other fics, and want me to take it off hiatus, email be above with the words fanfiction.net in the subject line- I specify subjects because I do NOT want to accidentally mark an email from someone here as spam. Do feel free to bug me. I really will not find an email or five a day annoying- actually, if someone actually DOES email me asking for a quicker update, it will over joy me so much I will probably comply within a day or even a few hours of reading the email.

This is not a D-centric fic. **sigh** I just don't feel I have the talent to keep the poor beloved idol in character if he is the center of the fic- though he WILL be one of the main characters. No, I do not pair him off with someone, as I DO feel that is against his character.

If you want more details about any of my characters, or have any questions/comments/etc, please put them in a review- or if you have others that arise later, email me! I'll be HAPPY to answer you. And I'll probably flesh out a lot of detail, if you want, as well, since I like well-rounded and deep characters.

Fair warning, I like angst, and I like dramatics, and I tend to over describe things. Warn me if I start getting dull...

And thank you Heikou03 for beta-reading!