Title: Fangs & Claws

Rated: T-M

Synopsys: Velkan is the bastard son of the Valerious clan has been traveling from town to town causing death and destruction in his path. Aleera the shunned bride of Dracula has decided to join him on his adventure.

Disclaimer: Don't own Van Helsing or its characters.

Chapter: 2

I slowly opened my eyes as I felt the light of the sun touching my face. Then I realize "The Sun!" I sprung out of bed and pulled the sheets "Aleera!" but she isn't sleeping on the bed "Aleera?" I was about to yell her name again when I heard her voice "[Yawn] keep it down mi amor* I'm trying to sleep." she complained.

I looked up to see her hanging upside-down on the ceiling. I sigh in relief "I'm sorry, is just the sun is" she stopped me "I know, I felt its presence a while ago, that's why I'm up here so that I won't get burned by its ray's." she smiled "Be a dear and close the window so I can sleep on the bed, please."

I did as she ask and walked towards the window, shutting it so that no rays can come in "Okay it's closed, you can come down" I looked up and she was off the ceiling and laying on the bed, snuggling the pillow "now." she giggled "Yes." I chuckled. I let her sleep while I headed towards the bathroom to prepare her a warm bath.

I never expected the bathroom to be so clean, giving that were in a pub. I mean the sink it is spotless, the tub looks like it's made for royalty. We must be sleeping in a special room that's made for important people to have affairs like my father or mother when I was a child. I turned on the hot water and grabbed a bottle containing liquid soap and poured it in the water. I stirred it so that bubbles start's forming and then turned off the faucet.

I walked to where Aleera is sleeping then lean over to her ear and whisper "I have the bath ready for you when you're ready. I'll be downstairs to clean the mess I made last night." I kissed her cheek then put on what's left of my pants and headed downstairs.

Once I made it downstairs, I was welcomed by the most potent stench "My God." I protested as I see rats chewing on fingernails, flies swarming all over the place and maggots slithering on the floor "This will take a while." grumbling to myself. The first thing I did was opened the door to the basement and started throwing the body parts. One by one they get tossed down and the rats soon follow the pieces as well as the flies. I grabbed a mop and bucket and started to mop the floor covered in blood.

An hour later I've finish mopping and poured the bucket of blood into the basement and shut the door "Well that settles that. Now to see if." suddenly there was a knock on the door "This is Inspector Cox open up at once." he yelled "Damn it." I cursed myself "Coming." I walked to the door and opened it reveling a short, stocky, bald man, wearing a police uniform with a badge that says Inspector "Good evening inspector. How may I help you." I smiled at him but he just barged in "You're not the owner. Where is he?" he demanded "He's away and won't be back till tomorrow." I said still smiling "Really?" he raised his eyebrow "Yes." I nodded.

He paced around the room, then he finally spoke "There are reports of people missing and they're all traced back to this pub." he said while giving a cold stare at my direction "Well inspector this also an Inn. So maybe they're all hung-over and are all upstairs sleeping it off. Why don't you come with me and I'll introduce you one of them? I'm sure she'll be happy to answer your questions." I offer which he agrees "Very well." and I lead him to Aleera's room.

As we walked I notice his pistol "That's a nice pistol inspector. Is it custom made?" I questioned "Huh? Yes had it specially made once I made inspector. Never fired it so it's still new like a newborn baby." he grinned "Can I hold it?" his mood changed back to his cold-self "You'll have to pry it out of my cold dead hands boy." my wolf started to growl at his comment.

We finally reached Aleera's room and knock on the door "Aleera? It's Velken. I'm here with an inspector Cox, who wants to ask you some questions." then I opened the door so we can both go in.

I watched the inspector looking around the room "Well, boy, nobody seems to be here and you're wasting my time. Why don't we have a little talk at the sta-" I raised my hand to interrupt "Why don't you check the bathroom to make sure." he let out a huff and headed to the bathroom.

As soon as he opened the door he was taken by surprised by what he has seen "What in all that is holy?" he trembled as he sees Aleera in her demon form letting out a loud shriek. The inspector backed away still trembling "What is this?" as he bump into me "This! My dear inspector is called your early retirement." I grabbed his neck and lifted him up forcing him to look at me as my eyes turn yellow and growled loudly in his face and then slammed his face to the floor, cracking his skull.

I presented his body to Aleera "Breakfast is served milady." she giggled and took the body "Thank you mi amor. You are a true prince." she smiled and plunged her fangs at his neck and in seconds the body was completely drained "Mmm just the right age." she moan and let the body drop "A nice warm bath and a delicious breakfast, you sure know how to spoil a woman my sweet." I chuckled at her and wrap my arms around her waist and lean in for a kiss but she backed away "Mi amor wait, I'm still in this form." I just shrugged "We made love in my wolf-form. I think it's only fair that we make love in your form." I whisper huskily in her ear, causing her to blush "You mean it?" she said as I crush my lips to hers in response then broke the kiss "Yes, I do."

We continued kissing until we've decided to take our enjoyment to the bedroom but not before I grab the inspectors pistol and placed it in my pocket "You said yourself inspector, out of your cold dead hands." I smiled while stepping over the body and headed to the bedroom for another round of passion with my demon goddess.

A/N: Mi Amor = Spanish for My love. Watch the commentary and the actor who played Dracula said that the Brides came from Italy=Verona, America=Marishka and Spain=Aleera and decided to give her a Spanish accent (not much).

A for Velken he's only fiendish on the three days/nights of the full moon after that his morals(humanity) takes over while the wolf sleeps.

I was thinking when he transforms to his Wolf-form that the point of view is done by his prey, opponent's cause like every werewolf once you change its lights out and you wake up next to a corps. Unless you know [Growl] ;) so give me a yes or no if it's a good idea.

And most of all Thank You all for your kind reviews.