Underworld: Black Rose

Disclaimer! I don't own anything from underworld, though I wish Lucian owned me. Lol. Please R&R. This is a fixed version, I made it so its better to read now. Hope you like it!

It was dark. The vampires began to stir and awaken. Ravenna, one of the many death dealers, awoke shivering. She had had a dream about her family. She did not know much about her past, only that Marcus had saved her. They were all ways nightmares.

She stood and brushed her long, curly, red hair, pulling it into a tight pony tail. She dressed in the all too familiar death dealer black leather outfit, and left her room. She was loyal to Marcus, obeyed Victor, but served Lucian.

Ravenna walked down along the cells, giving the lycans their food. She pitied them. They didn't deserve to be treated this way. She came across a lycan, alone in a single cell. He sat in the far corner, his head ideally in his hands.

"Here" She said, passing the bowl into the cell. He looked up. He had long dark hair that was slightly curly. She knew this lycan only by name. Lucian.

"You're Lucian aren't you?"

He nodded with a soft smile. "You're different than the others." He said. "You're not cruel like they are."

She smiled. "Yes. I guess I am. I don't like they way the lycans are treated. They should be free."

And from that day foreword, they were close "friends". Like brother and sister some said. It had been thirty years since that day.

"Raven are you listening to me?"

"Huh?" She shook her head looking up at the person in front of her.

"I said Victor wants you."

"Oh. Thank you Khan." He looked at her strangely, rolled his eyes and walked down the hall.

Raven shook her head and took off in the opposite direction, towards the main hall.

"What does Victor want know?" She thought. "I hope not another mission with Kraven."

She shivered and kept running. She slowed as she entered the main hall. Victor sat at the front of the room, Sonya by his side. She and raven had been close friends since they were young. Of course raven was quite older then Sonya, but neither minded. She winked at raven before turning to whisper something to her father.

"You called for me my lord?"

Victor smirked, as if he knew something she didn't. "I want you to go out with kraven this night. Patrol the northern borders and make sure the nobles arrive safely."

"Yes my lord."

"Now go. See the black smith for a blade."

"Yes my lord." She bowed and hurried out.

With a smile she ran full force down to the lycans chamber. There is where the black smith was. She hadn't seen him in over a month and wished to tell him something. She ran down the long stairs and could start to hear the sounds of the workers. She slowed her pace and casually walked into the large chamber. She immediately spotted Eric. One of her lycan friends.

"Eric." She hissed under her breath.

He turned and hid a smile. "What are you doing down her ven?"

"Oh nothing. Just came to get a better blade. Now get back to work. Wouldn't want to have to save your ass from the whip again now would I?" She laughed.

Eric smiled and turned back to his work. She walked into the smiths shop and leaned against the door. She put on a serious face, trying to hide the smile peeking through.

"I want a blade mutt." She said.

The lycan standing there paused, hammer in hand.

"And what blade would suffice a bag of blood like you?" He asked.

Raven held back a giggle. "Certainly not one made by a beast."

He charged her and she caught the hammer as it swung down. Lucian looked down at her, both of their faces serious. Lucian began to laugh, trying to hold it back. Raven, seeing the look on his face, began to laugh to.

"All right all right. You win this time. But it's my turn next." He said with a smile.

He hugged her tightly then turned back to his work, half working on a new blade. "How have you been?" he asked stroking her cheek with one hand.

"Fine. Victor wants me to go on patrol with Kraven again."

"Ugh. That vial creature? I am sincerely sorry."

Raven laughed quietly. "Lucian I had another dream. About them."

Lucian stopped and looked to raven. "What happened?"

"I was in my room. I heard a scream and ran out. It was my sister. She was dead on the floor. A lycan hovered over her. At least I think it was. It was a bloody dark shape. My father came up behind me and yelled something and charged the creature. He was struck down. I ran back towards my room."

Tears began to flow down her face, and she shook. "I could hear my mother and younger sister screaming. A dark shape reached for me, I scream, and then it changes. Marcus is holding me in his arms. Telling me its safe now, but I can see the dark shape again. It runs at us, and then I woke up. It was so real, I, I fell back to sleep, and had another dream. You and Sonya were caught. They kill both of you. Just for being friends! I couldn't stand to see them kill you. They burned her, and they tortured you. They made you watch, I, I"

Lucian pulled her into his arms and hugged her tightly. "It was just a dream Venna. Everything's going to be alright."

He brought his lips down to her and kissed her. "I swear to you it will be alright."

She nodded and pulled away from him as vampires passed by. He handed her a blade. Long and bright silver it glowed in the firelight. A raven was carved into the handle of the blade.

"Lucian it's beautiful!"

"I thought you would like it." He said with a smile. He kissed her again and she smiled.

"Will you meet me tonight?" She asked quietly.

"Of course. You know where, my love." She smiled and stroked his cheek.

"Go now. Go."

She kissed him one last time and left. She raced to the stables where Kraven and two others waited. She mounted her horse and turned towards Kraven.

"Where?" She asked simply.

"Half way. We should be alright. Patrol didn't report anything." She nodded slowly.

"I will lead them." Kraven said. "Ravenna, in back. Rowan left, Ella right."

They nodded and took off into the night. They soon met up with the carriage carrying the nobles.

"You are lord Victors guards are you not?" The driver asked.

"We are. Follow me." Kraven said and led them foreword. Almost immediately raven stooped.

"Lycans!" She yelled. "Kraven, Ella, go now! Rowan with me!"

Kraven nodded and took off, Ella stayed.

"Ella go." Raven hissed.

"But raven,"

"GO!" Rowan moved beside raven.

"Where?"

"We'll lead them that way. Hopefully Kraven will get to the coven before the lycans do."

Then, she could see them. Coming up fast, snarling, and growling.

"Go now!" Rowan and Raven raced into the forest, leading the rouge lycans away from the trail.

"Where to now?" Rowan yelled over the growling, as they came to a dead end.

"Left."

"Towards the coven?"

"Just go!" and they raced away.

The lycans came closer, swiping at them with angry claws.

"Go to the coven!" Raven yelled at rowan.

"What about you?" He yelled back.

"I will lead them off. Just go!"

Rowan hesitated at first then took off. Raven lead the lycans further towards the coven. She couldn't let them get too close, but she continued foreword. The coven came into view and raven raced foreword.

"Its Ravenna! Open the gates!" A guard on the wall yelled. Raven raced towards the gates at full speed.

"Come on, come on!" An arrow whizzed past her hitting at the lycans.

"Hit them again! Give another volley!" Someone on the wall yelled.

More arrows flew past her. One zoomed past her shoulder, hitting her as it flew past. Raven flew into the gates and they were quickly closed. Vampires rushed towards her as she dismounted. One, included Tanis, keeper of the, well, what ever it was he kept.

"Raven? Are you alright?" He asked worriedly.

She nodded but held her shoulder.

"Is it okay?"

"Fine." She said out of breath. "Just, numb."

She could see Lucian in the far shadows, his face tense. Something was yanked out of her back and she screamed in pain. Lucian stiffened but did not move. It was a lycan claw.

"Do you want to go see someone about this?"

"No." She said. "I really just want to rest."

Tanis nodded and let her go. She ran off to the main hall way, behind a statue and into the hidden passage way. She had seen Lucian leave and knew he was waiting for her. She ran faster to be with him. She reached a locked door, which she had the key for, and stairs on the other side. She ran up them to the tallest tower in the castle. No one knew about this place. It had a sort of balcony that broke off to a cliff. She walked across it and to the beautiful meadow that lay there. Lucian was waiting. They ran to each other, embracing tightly.

"Are you alright?" He asked in her ear.

"I'm fine. I'm alright."

He pressed his lips to hers and her arms wound around his neck. "I love you Ravenna."

"As I love you." She whispered against him.

That night they spent making love. A love so pure that raven thought it would never die. As dawn approached they hide inside the tower, where raven was much protected from the sun. She curled herself against him and fell asleep. He lay there, wondering if there was a way to convince her to leave the death dealers. He didn't want to see her hurt again. But soon, Lucian would hurt her, more then he could have ever imagined.