A Fight Renewed

Disclaimer: I do not own any of Bram Stoker's characters or any plot lines, stories, etc,. of Steven Sommers (the nice man that directed and wrote Van Helsing for our viewing pleasure!) I just own the independent characters' names, but not what they have to do in the fic. Screw it, way too complicated. I don't own anything except for the crap that I make up! So don't steal and don't sue and everybody's happy!! Thank you!!

Ch.3

Rina received a harsh blow across her left cheek that sent her flying into a nearby bookcase. Her back cracked against the wood, sending pain up her spine and books falling everywhere. She fell to the floor on her hands and knees as she coughed up blood, the blow had caused more damage than she thought.

"Why!!???" she heard her master yell in front of her, "WHY?! THE BLOODY HELL WHY?!!??!?!?!"

Rina cringed, preparing for another blow to land on her soon. The loss of two werewolves in one night was more than enough to set off her leader, and she was usually on the receiving end of it. But she took it, because she deserved it.

She was coming back from an assassination job with two werewolves at her aid. She brought them on the night of their second full moon, so they were perfect for the kind of work they needed to do. Mutilate everyone of the people that they were to kill so that no one would recognize the bodies afterwards..

Rina was on her way back when one of the wolves gave out a victory howl. She couldn't blame them, they had done a good job, their master would be pleased. The second one howled as well and she faintly heard a motorcycle engine in the distance, then a screech of tires.

When she set eyes on him, the blood in her veins ran cold. It was the hunter that everyone had been talking about, and one who she feared. The two werewolves charged him as she went cowering like the useless refuse she was, she didn't deserve to live. She had failed her master in letting the two wolves die, and not doing a damn thing about it.

All of a sudden, the din of yelling from her master and objects that were thrown stopped. She tensed, readying for another harsh blow to be lain upon her, but instead, she felt two hands on her cheeks.

"Rina…" she heard her master speak, "Open your eyes."

The vampire did so, surprised to see that the eyes of her master that she was looking at were filled with…care?

"It is not your fault," her master told her, "True, you didn't do anything to help the werewolves when you could, but you did the right thing in coming back. You told me what happened."

Her master's hands suddenly left her face and Rina washed as her leader went striding over to the great window that lied in the room, a closed observation to the city outside, bathed in night.

"Every time I accomplish something, this man, whoever the hell he is, comes in and ruins it by taking another piece of my force," her master said, her calmness suddenly turning into anger, "I cannot stand this any longer! Who is this man!!??"

"His name is Van Helsing," an accented and raspy voice sounded from nearby.

Her master gasped and turned in the direction that the voice came from, as did she. She hadn't sensed anything nearby and now this person had got here without her knowing? Yet another failure to add to her growing list.

"Show yourself," Rina's leader fearlessly demanded of the speaker.

Rina looked to the spot where she knew the speaker would come out, but saw nothing. Her master gasped, she looked to her leader and saw a shocked look upon her face, but when she looked back, she saw the nothing. What the hell was going on?!

"Rina," her master said and she looked up, "Leave."

When the young vampire didn't do so, she received a harsh, yet soft command, "Now."

The vampire scrambled to her feet and ran to the double doors that led to the outside of the room. She threw them open quickly and went through, shutting them as she left. Her head was spinning with questions.

Author's note: Hope ya like it! Sorry, I don't feel like revealing the master's identity yet so you'll just haveta wait!!! Reviews are greatly appreciated!!