SUMMARY: Gabriel, after killing Anna is heartbroken. He has failed to save the Valerious family, and failed to kill Dracula. But Dracula has the knowledge of how to bring back the princess, but it will be a difficult task. Will the two sworn enemies be able to team up? What does Dracula want in turn of this information? One can only guess. WARNING!!! Contains slash!!!! VH/D and (maybe, not sure yet) VH/ Anna

Hey!!! If you read the original first chapter of this story, yes I have decided to change it, and make it more logical, beings as I'm sure the real Van Helsing would be saving Anna, not Velkan (I love those two as a slash couple!!!) Well PLEASE REVIEW!!!! It would mean the world to me. Please, no flames, unless you have read the whole story, and truly hate it. Friendly critique is welcome and greatly appreciated.

THANK YOU MARIAH!!!!

Gabriel Van Helsing held Anna's limp form close. He had killed her."Van Helsing the murderer", he thought bitterly. Tears stung his eye and blurred his vision. He had failed, failed to protect the Valerious's, and failed to kill Dracula. The vampire would most surely finish him off. He deserved it after all.

"Gabriel," the count said gently, directly behind him.

Van Helsing ignored him, and his kind tone.

Dracula cleared his throat. He could see the hunter's back shaking, he was crying.

"Gabriel" he said sharply.

Van Helsing jolted his head up." Go away," His voice broke, tears rolled freely down his face, he made no effort to stop them.

Dracula absentmindedly brushed them away with his thumb. The hunter cringed.

"May I have a word with you?" He asked, and eyed Carl, "Alone,"

Gabriel shrugged. What more did he have to lose?

"Carl, head back to the castle, you'll be safe there, I hope," Gabriel managed to speak through his tears, upon exiting the room. Carl left without protest.

Once the friar had left, Dracula led Gabriel to his chambers. Gabriel shuddered; he hoped this didn't mean what he thought.

"Gabriel, you haven't changed. You're the same careless fool I used to know," the count said smiling, he wasn't affected by the death of Anna.

Gabriel looked up confused. What did Dracula mean? Used to know? His mind flashed back to Anna, whose corpse had been left on the Chaise lounge.

"If you are planning on killing me, I wish to be granted something first, let me bury her, by the sea, she's never been. She said she always wanted to…" Gabriel realized he was ranting, and to the vampire at that!!!

Dracula offered a small smile. "I'm not going to kill you, and as for Anna, the burial won't be necessary,"

"But wha-,"

"You didn't let me finish, it won't be necessary to bury her, when you can bring her back, and I don't want you dead. I have my reasons,"

"But how?" Gabriel questioned.

"I will tell you if you are silent and done with your interrupting, you never let me finish, and Gabriel, remember, I'm not doing this for free. I want something from you,"

Gabriel leaned in closer, his brown eyes widened, "What?"