Chapter 10

A/N: I just wanted to thank all my readers and reviewers. I like your guy's comments on my story. I'm trying to update as fast as I can, but I have school and mid-terms are coming up. So hang in there for me!! Anywho, enjoy and please review. ;-D

The next day, the couple had been in the Phoenix Tower all day, training. Drake figured since he had been sleeping for over 3 millennia's, he should train. Genevieve watched her husband training with various of weapons, but he favored his sword. She remembered when she gave it to him back when they had their empire.

Genevieve walked into her husbands studies. The moon was full again, which meant that Drake would be restless. Even though vampires could care less about what the moon phase is, it still had some power over them. Drake was sitting in his chair, reading a script from his battle today with a human village. It seemed that the humans were rebelling more and more, as the months past.

She walked up behind her husbands chair and petted his head, feeling his short hair on her palm. Drake looked up from his reading to look up at her and smile. His smile was weak and Genevieve noticed. He had lost not only his men, but his horse, his weapons and had had his pride hurt today. She knew of this and thought that she should try to brighten his day.

"Drake, I have a gift for you"

"A gift? Of what kind?", Drake asked curiously. Genevieve was good at spoiling him. He felt guilty afterward, without fail. It was her generosity that got him. He smiled as put her hand over his eyes.

"Hold out both hands, palms up", she said quietly. He put his script on the floor and did as he was told. Genevieve laughed at her husbands obedience. She put his gift into both palms. He closed his fingers around it. His smile faded and his brows came together in confusion.

"Alright, you may open your eyes now", Genevieve said smiling. Drake slowly opened his eyes to see his gift. It was a sword about 3 ½ feet long, wrapped in dark red velvet. It was tied in the middle with a silver chain that had a pendant made in the shape of his glyph. Drake looked up at his wife.

"I thought since you lost your sword today, I should have a new one made for you.", she said warmly. She sat on the arm of his chair and starting petting him. "Come, I want you to open it. It is quite a beauty, if I don't say myself".

Drake carefully opened the chain and handed it to Genevieve. She took it and put it around his neck. Drake smiled and then opened the velvet up to reveal the sword. He was awe stricken. Genevieve didn't lie when she said it was beautiful. The sword had a shine that Drake had never seen. The bottom half of the sword was embedded with glyphs. It spoke of him, "This sword belongs to the greatest King this earth shall ever have. His power and wisdom should never fall to his enemies, instead making them fall before him.".

Drake reread the inscription on the sword and then looked up at his wife. She raised her eyebrows, in confusion.

"What's the matter? Don't you like it?"

"No… I mean yes… I love it. It's just… I don't know what to say?"

"You don't have to say anything, if you like it. This was my way of thanking you for making me so happy here. Taking you as my husband, was the easiest thing I had to do. I knew that I would be happy here, and I am. It is also my happiness if you are happy. Your smile lightens a room, brighter than the sunrise. I love you and I always will"

Drake put his sword on the chair, then stood up and picked his wife up. They came together and kissed softly as Drake started to walk them to their bed chamber. The kiss all the way there, not once caring if anyone else in the castle was looking. Once Drake came through the door, Genevieve closed it with on of her feet. Drake then carried her to the bed and laid her down. Their kiss became violent, filled with lust and desire for one another. They began clawing at each others clothes until both were left naked. Their night was long, full of each others love.

Genevieve smiled at the memory of her and Drake. She glance up at the sword that Drake had put down. Drake was with Danica. The concubine had called him for something she needed from him. She looked back at the sword standing next to the wall. That sword meant a whole lot to the both of them.

"My Queen, am I bothering you", Drake said with a smile. He was standing behind her chair. He put his hand on her left shoulder and gently squeezed it. Genevieve gave him smile and then kissed his hand.

"No you're not. What was that about, with Danica?"

"Come I will tell you on the way".

Meanwhile…

Blade, Abigail, and King entered a building, armored with all the weapons they needed to fight their undead foes. King started knocking people down as Abigail and Blade started for the stairs.

"Blade, where are we going?"

"To see an old friend", Blade growled. His steps became bigger with each stride, until her reached the top. Abigail followed shortly after him, then King came in last. Abigail and King started to look around for the door that Blade had gone through. Usually if this was a vampire hunt, there would be an ash trail to follow. Then there was a loud bang coming from behind the two.

Blade busted through a double doored door using his right boot. The woman sitting at the desk jumped at the intrusion. Abigail and King followed Blade to another double-door. Abigail pointed down, telling the lady to sit and stay still firmly. Blade glance over at the plaque nailed to the wall next to the door. He smiled and then busted through the door.

"Can I help you?", the man said standing behind his desk. His smile was cocky and arrogant. Blade went over to stand directly in front of him. Abigail and King walked around to each side of him.

"Alright, Vance! What the fuck do you know?", Abigail yelled. She stopped at his right side with her arms crossed over her chest. King went over to the doctor's left side. He took his gun out and aimed it at the doctors head, but not before he glanced down at the man's feet. There was a bloody body there, with the neck slashed multiple times. He glanced up and the man standing in front of him and noticed it was the same face.

"Oh Shit! Abby, it's him! It's Drake!", King yelled. Blade fired a shot at the would be doctor. Abigail's eyes grew wide and aimed her gun at the man, but flinched when he ducked from Blade's bullet, that hit the glass behind the desk.

The man had changed from the doctor, to a different man. His features became dark, and his skin pale. His eyes changed to a dark red hue. His teeth began to form in to a perfect set with four elongated canines. He rose again and stared at Blade. He then threw the desk in front of him towards Blade. Abigail tried to fire a shot but never got the chance. Someone had hit her in her back and she fell over.

When she looked up, King was in the possession of a female vampire by the throat. Abigail had never seen a vampire like her before. Her eyes were completely black and her fangs were also elongated. She smiled and brought King with her, shielding her body with his. The female walked over to the window, with Drake following her.

"Abigail, isn't it. The name is Genevieve and that there is Drake. Leave us be and we will do the same. If not…", she said with a smile. She took out one of the silver spikes that King had in his armor and stabbed him in the right shoulder. "There will be some serious consequences". She tossed King to the ground and took Drake's hand. The couple jumped out of the window, but was followed by Blade who also jumped through the window.

Genevieve was spread her wings and let go of Drake, who landed feet-first on to a parked car. He ran through the streets with Blade hot on his tail. Genevieve took to the sky following Drake and Blade down the busy streets. They had entered a building, tossing anyone coming in their way. She lost sight of them now, so she figured that she should keep an eye on Blade as well, just in case something happens to Drake. So she found a window and dived through the glass, causing some screams from the woman sitting in the room.

The woman was holding an infant. Her front door was open and she started heading for it. Genevieve smiled and grabbed the woman's hair. She tossed her to a near by chair. She heard footsteps and looked up to see Drake running through the hallway. He looked in and gave her a hard stare. She knew what that meant and knew where she was to go now.

Genevieve looked back down at the woman cowering into the chair, the baby still held in her arms. Genevieve smiled at the infant, in his mother's arms. She grabbed the baby from the crying woman and leaped out of the same window that she came from.

Blade was was after Drake ran passed the same room as Genevieve was in. He noticed the woman crying hysterically. "She took my baby! She has my baby! Some one help me!", the woman cried. Blade's blood began to boil. Not only was he dealing the Patriarch of the vampire race, but there was two of them now, causing terror, where ever they went. He decided he should follow Drake anyhow, so he did.

Blade reached the top of the building and exited to the roof. He saw Drake standing at the corner of the building with his back turned towards the streets down below. Blade ran over to him and jumped up to the border that Drake was also standing on. The vampire King's smile widen as he saw the Hunter come near him.

"Ah, you must be the day-walker, that I have been told about. You have to be the Hunter that they all fear so much", he said. Blade made no comment. Instead he lunged after the vampire King, but stopped shortly after he heard the sound of wings flapping.

"Ah, careful, day-walker." Genevieve said as she landed next to her husband, still holding the infant she had kid-napped from the mother. "I don't think you want to harm this little one, do you? I mean, is that not the reason why you hunt us? To protect them?". Blade didn't move. He took two steps back and crossed his arms over his chest.

"How is it that you two can stay out in day-light?", Blade asked curiously. The couple looked at each other, then chuckled at his innocence.

"Don't you know who we are? We are the first of the vampires, the royal you may say", Drake smiled.

"Yes, we are unique.", Genevieve stated simply. She started to rock the baby in her arms, for he was starting to stir. He didn't cry though. Actually he was very peaceful in her arms. Drake and Blade both watched her and then turned to each other.

Drake turned over to the side of the building, watching the people scurry along in their own. "Look at then down there. None of these humans care for you, yet you care so much about them and their safety. They have no idea what it means to live and breathe by the sword. Well that's alright then, they will fall like my enemies before them", Drake said simply.

"You know I have head it all, many times over and I can say is that they fell at the end of my sword."

"Perhaps I will to then-"

"But that is for another time", Genevieve interrupted. She smiled up at Drake and then looked over to Blade. Her smile grew wider as she said, "Catch". She threw the baby into the air. Blade jumped after it and landed on he other side of he building wall. He looked over to where the vampires were, but didn't find them. They had disappeared again. He looked down at the baby, who was wiggling in his arms.

"Coochi coo".