Yeah, let's just leave it at I have the worst luck of women getting handsy with me in my dreams. It always makes me grumpy because I'm always thinking, Why can't it be the hot guy character I drool over getting handsy with me? On a side note, I kind of wanted to have Dracula really start bonding with Gwen, especially after knowing her as long as he has. I certainly hope that you all enjoy.

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Vlad trudged through the snow as he looked this way and that. He was very surprised that there was no chill to it like before. He figured that it could attribute to the fact that the snow never had its winter bite if and when he dreamed of it, but he always suspected the dream to be Gwen's because they were back on the mountain. He had never seen the mountain before during his travels, however, when he had asked her about it, she had said that there weren't any mountains like that where she lived. It would explain the uniqueness of the stag if this mountain did not exist in her world, he thought as he looked up at the buck with a doe pining for affection next to him. The beasts were indeed a sight to behold and one would provide a beautiful pelt to decorate a bed with, but he knew that Gwen would not be happy with him if he tried to hurt one of them.

The blues wouldn't go with the color scheme of my room anyways, he thought with a smirk as he imagined what his interior decorator might say. He never saw the need to waste his time with such nonsense if he could pay someone else to do the job for him. He had better things to do than figure out what drapes go with the carpeting. He was also more careful when it came to adding traps in his home after being thrown down his own pit that one time.

He was pulled from his thoughts when he saw Gwen being hounded by the two cat goddesses from that one night. They were pawing her much like he had seen buyers do slaves at a slave trader's market, and it made his hackles rise. Poor Gwen looked terribly confused as he heard the two cooing over her as he marched up to them. They completely ignored him in his approach as Gwen glanced his way, silently pleading for help.

"What do you two think you are doing with my girl?" he barked.

"Your girl?" the stockier of the two almost teased.

"Honestly, one would think that a gentleman such as yourself would know to have better manners when addressing us," the other retorted in just as playful a tone.

"And you are?" he implored in a tone that implied he could care less.

"Sekhmet," the first answered.

"Bastet," the second in turn commented.

"Whoa," Gwen muttered.

They smiled down at her, very pleased that she seemed to understand the importance of their presence. He simply rolled his eyes, hoping that they were aware that no matter who they were they didn't faze him in the least. He had admitted to himself at least that he was surprised when they looked at him like he was a game, instead of some blasphemer who had just insulted them. Why do I get the feeling that they are looking at me like some mouse they can play with, he thought as his eyes darted between the two. He stood his ground as they approached him casually.

"So, you are the one of the ones Death has yet to claim?" Sekhmet questioned, cupping his jaw as he glared at her.

"So much more handsome than the other fellow," Bastet commented.

"The body odor is an improvement, too," Sekhmet stated as they chortled at their joke.

Vlad could feel his vein throbbing until something distracted him as they all ducked when Gwen went flying over them hollering, "Woohoo!"

They all glanced at her as she slid down the mountain, spinning around in a large disk sled. Upon closer inspection, Vlad saw a strange winged cat holding onto Inlé-rah as they sat in Gwen's lap. She didn't seem in any immediate danger as she giggled happily.

"Alright, who's the furball in her lap holding Inlé-rah?" he asked.

"Chaos," Bastet groaned, "What is the vermin doing here?"

"I have no clue," Sekhmet growled, "last I heard he was bothering that whelp, Mirage."

"Obviously, she bored him," Bastet replied.

"Obviously," Sekhmet concurred.

"What does this mean for Hannah?" Vlad implored.

"We're not sure," Bastet answered, "she seems to have him well entertained at the moment."

It wasn't long before another character hopped onto the disk behind Gwen as Vlad muttered, "Discord."

"She certainly seems to attract quite a few troublemakers," Sekhmet teased.

"I think it's due her innocent nature," Vlad admitted.

"She is quite innocent, isn't she?" Bastet stated.

"Bordering naïve, at best," Sekhmet mentioned.

They paused when they heard screaming before they gasped as they saw Gwen and her entourage heading straight to a tree. It wasn't long before they were chasing after them. Why is it I can't fly at the most inopportune times in these dreams, he groaned mentally as he raced down hill. He breathed a sigh of relief when she narrowly dodged the tree with Discord's help, but there were so many more to dodge.

"Discord, if one hair on her head is harmed," Sekhmet roared.

"You'll have to catch me first ladies," he replied before roaring with laughter.

Gwen's entourage screamed again when they flew off a cliff edge. That girl's dumb luck is going to get her killed one of these days, Vlad mentally screamed. They gasped again when a yeti grabbed the disk and they went free falling through the air. Vlad would have found the beast's face amusing as it looked at the empty disk before looking behind it for Gwen, if it wasn't for the fact that he was worrying about Gwen breaking her neck. He watched as Gwen held onto Chaos, who held onto Inlé-rah before she rolled and landed in a pile of snow. They slowed down as they reached the mound while Discord floated overhead in concern. Vlad became very irate when the yeti decided to scold him on his care for her.

"What do you mean 'I should keep a better eye on her?'" he roared as the yeti replied. "Yes, she could be hurt right now, your point? … You talk to the fat man up north with that mouth?" His last remark certainly shut the beast up as it glared at him before pouting, knowing it had been caught.

They all breathed a sigh of relief when a pair of hands shot up, holding Chaos as he still held Inlé-rah. "Now, that was fun," Chaos said with a massive grin.

It was shortly after that Gwen's head popped out covered in snow as Discord stated, "Well, now you look more like a snow bunny than the actual rabbit, and he's blue."

Gwen simply giggled as he dusted her off with a small grin on his face. Chaos let Inlé go as he settled in Gwen's arms while she scratched him behind his ear, calling him a handsome fellow while doing so. Inlé watched as his fur bunched up in jealousy. Vlad didn't know what came over him as he grabbed Gwen by her arms and shook her like she was a mere child.

"What were you thinking?" he roared, "You could have been killed!"

After overcoming her initial shock, she replied calmly, "It's just a dream, Vlad." He paused and loosened his grip as she said this. "You can't fear the dream or else it will gain power over you. I wouldn't have done it if I were at any real risk."

"Yeah," Chaos muttered as he floated near Gwen's head before he and Discord both said, "Chill."

Before he could do anything, Vlad froze instantly to ice. "Come on you guys, be nice, please."

"Well, since you said, 'please,'" Chaos muttered before the two tricksters snapped their fingers and Vlad dropped to the ground.

He growled at them viciously as Gwen knelt by his side as wrapped her arms around his. He sighed before looking at Gwen, who was looking at him in concern. Seeing that she was indeed unharmed, he patted her hand with a small smile before standing. He was pushed aside as he looked at the two goddesses with wide eyes as they worried themselves over Gwen. He glanced at the two tricksters as Chaos moved near his head.

"It's a female thing," he stated as Vlad nodded in agreement. The yeti bellowed at him defensively before he replied, "Alright, so it's a yeti thing, too. I never knew they were so sensitive."

Vlad and Discord both rolled their eyes as the yeti harrumphed at them. They turned to notice Inlé trying his best to get Gwen's attention as the two were crowding her. Vlad watched as Inlé fluttered this way and that, trying his best to follow her line of view as they turned her head this way and that.

"You went mad scientist on a bunny?" Chaos teased.

"It was for her," Vlad stated.

"I don't hear you denying it," Discord chimed in.

"That's because I'm not," Vlad replied as they chuckled.

"We're only joshing," Chaos purred, "I'm sure you would have chosen something more masculine if she were a boy."

"Probably, like a yeti," he concurred as he glanced at the hominid out of the corner of his eye as it gawked at him.

"Chaos, turn her back," Bastet yelled despondently.

Vlad looked to see Gwen looking at him in the form of a very confused young man. Chaos snickered behind his paw before changing her back. Vlad gave her a sympathetic smile as it only caused the two goddesses to worry over her more. Inlé had given up as he now sat in between her feet. It wasn't long before they could tell that Gwen was getting rather frustrated.

"Alright you two, quit mother-henning the poor kid," Discord said as he gently pushed them away. "Heaven knows that she could use some oxygen at some point."

Vlad couldn't agree more as she looked like she was the one who hadn't come up for air. She only paused long enough to pick up Inlé, who was bouncing up and down to be picked up by her, on her way to Vlad as he wrapped a loose arm around her. He turned to the yeti, which was busy scolding her now, saying that she should be more careful with herself. She simply looked at it in confusion before Vlad translated for her. It amused him to see the massive creature wag its finger at her as she pouted up at it. He could hear Chaos and Discord snickering some more.

They watched as Discord turned into a massive dragon-like beast and said, "Come on ladies, you have been invited over for tea."

Vlad and Gwen watched as Discord allowed the two to climb his back before he took off with them. Chaos yawned lazily before purring about having to cause some mischief in the waking realm now as he faded. Vlad had figured as well as hoped that the yeti would wake as well, but he had no such luck at the hominid informed him that he was going to keep an eye on the two and keep them out of trouble.

"What do you mean 'keep us out of trouble?'" Vlad roared as the yeti roared back. "We don't get into trouble, this was a onetime thing! … What is that supposed to mean? 'A onetime thing' means 'a onetime thing!' … Don't use semantics on me! … Don't lie to me! … I call them like I see them…"

Throughout the argument, Gwen kept quiet as her and Inlé's eyes darted back and forth between the two. It wasn't long before she was biting her bottom lip to keep from laughing as Inlé didn't have that problem as he laughed openly. She couldn't hold back her laughter when they both turned to her and asked her what was so funny. Vlad had a grumpy look while she wiped her eyes from laughing so hard. She looked at them nervously as they walked to her.

"So, you think we're funny?" Vlad implored with a smirk.

"No, no," Gwen stated as she backed away, but she couldn't back away fast enough as Vlad caught causing her to squeal as he tickled her.

"What's so funny?" He teased, "Huh? What's so funny?"

He stopped in surprise when a loud, squeaky hiccup escaped her. He chuckled as she continued to hiccup. He never remembered any of his children ever doing that or the women he would be that playful with. She sat there wide eyed as she continued to hiccup loudly, causing Inlé to jerk every time she did in shock. This caused Vlad to laugh even more as he pointed it out to Gwen, who at least managed a smile. Vlad was surprised when the yeti roared in her face as she screamed in response. They stared at it wide eyed before it muttered to Vlad that it at least got her to stop hiccupping. He couldn't stop the snort before he roared with laughter. He looked down as he smiled and wrapped an arm around Gwen.

"I suppose that someone will be waking you up soon," he chuckled before kissing the crown of her head. "Until next time Hannah."

"Hopefully, no cats next time," she grumbled.

"Why is that?" he asked.

"They had the audacity to check down there to make sure he didn't leave me as some shemale," she snapped.

"You're kidding?" he exclaimed.

"No," she muttered.

Vlad was not happy to hear that, "Well, next time we'll make sure there is no cats."

Gwen nodded sleepily as she started to fade in his arms. He hugged her close as he gave her another kiss on the head. When she was gone, he stood up and pointed to the yeti with a serious look on his face.

"You… yes, you," Vlad stated seriously, "you are going to find those two felines and let them know that I don't care who they are, they don't go touching my girl like they know her, got that?"

The yeti nodded quickly before rushing off to do exactly as he was told. Vlad huffed in frustration as he thought about how he had never noticed them getting handsy with his Hannah. He turned and looked up the mountain curiously. He would have been lying if he said he didn't think he saw a building hidden within the rocks before he awoke himself.

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Alucard: You're surprised women get handsy with you in your dreams?

MsN: Yes! I'm not a lesbian's ideal girlfriend, I'm just their friend and I am happy with that.

Snape: She's not gay.

MsN: Not dissing those who are, I am just happy being my heterosexual self.

Chase: Why else would she like you?

Alucard: Good taste in characters?