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Marishka had a look of concern come across her face when Aleera's eyes lit up with that impish gleam that came when she planned something rather unpleasent.

"Remember how I used to be very close to the Valerious family?"

"Yes, but please let us not revisit those stressful times."

"Well, they usually have some sort of a gathering on All Hallows Eve to remember their fallen family members."

"And, yout point exactly?"

"Let's make it a night they never forget as they rot in purgatory."

"What exactly do you have planned?"

"I'll explain on the way there."

As the two then left, they were oblivious that a pair of small eyes had watched them while they discussed their plan to wreck havoc on the Valerious family. As she watched her aunts fly off into the night, Rose decided that she didn't want to be left behind and wanted to join the fun. She then flew after them, keeping her distance so she wouldn't be spotted, into the night.

By the time that she had reached the Valerious castle, Rose had lost sight of her aunts. She landed on one of the window ledges, and slowly opened the window. Once she had gotten inside, she noticed that there were no lights anywhere in the room she was in. This gives me the upper hand she thought to herself. As she walked in, she heard what sounded like the faint beating of a heart. Rose then turned around only to have her eyes covered with a blind fold and her mouth gaged.

"It's seems the tabels have turned for us." Rose couldn't tell who the voice belonged to, but she knew that it was a female. "Take our special guest to the ceremony. The end of this war begins now."

Back at Castle Dracula, Verona started to feel a knot form in the pit of her stomach. At first she tried to ignore it, but that was no use. It started to get worse and soon she just kept hearing the word "Rose" over and over again in her head. She quickly dressed herself while Dracula looked on curiously.

"What is wrong, my dear?"

"It's something about Rose. I don't know what exactly, but I know something isn't right."

"She is asleep in her bed; there is no need to worry."

"I hope that you prove me wrong, but I have to make sure for myself."

She then left Dracula's chambers, the knot in her stomach growing more and more painful. It was due to this that she practically sprinted to Rose's room. When she reached the door, she threw it open to see that her daughter's bed was empty.

Verona started to panic. She pulled the sheets back to see if she was perhaps hiding, but she was not there. She ripped through her wordrobe and looked out across the balcony.

She then ran to Marishka's room, but she was not there. Even though she thought it very unlikely, she searched Aleera's room. Just like Rose, she could not find either of the other two. She then collapsed to the floor, crying for fear that something terrible had happened to them.

Verona looked up when she felt a hand on her shoulder. She looked up into her master's eyes; worry and concern were clerely seen in them.

Through sobs she asked, "What could have happened to them?"

He stood up and walked over towards the window. "They went to the Valerious Castle."

"Why would they take her there?" Anger and a sense of betrail were in her voice.

"She followed them and they didn't know she was."

"I'm getting her before something terrible happens to her."

Before Dracula could say anything, she flew out the window towards the Valerious' castle. He then flew after and was surprised at how fast she was flying. The only thing that kept racing through Verona's mind was Oh please let her be safe.

At the Valerious castle, Marishka and Aleera were waiting next to one of the large windows in the main hall. They watched patiently as a crowd started to gather.

"It's much smaller than I remember," Aleera said to her sister.

"Well, let's think about this. That would seem likely since the fact of the matter is that most of them have died off in the past few years. You and your former fiance are proof."

Aleera glared at her for bringing up Constantine. Marishka then knew that she had crossed a line. "You promised me that we would never mention him again."

"Sorry, but you should not be ashamed of your past. After all, yours was a lot better than mine."

Aleera looked back through the window that they were perched at. She then saw that Anya had walked into the room. Anger filled Aleera's entire being. Marishka then grabed her by the shoulder.

"Wait! Timing is everything with this."

Aleera then let out a sigh and nodded in agreement. They waited a few more minutes until no one else was entering the room. Aleera then looked over at Marishka.

"Can we now? I don't think I can wait much longer. Before the night is over, I want to drain Anya Valerious of every last drop of her precious blood."

Marishka looked back into the room and then nodded at Aleera. With a devilish grin on her face, Aleera broke through the glass and let out a shreek that caused everyone to immediately stop what they were doing and look up. The vampires then gracefully landed behind everyone. They then walked towards the small crowd that was gathered. They all moved back when the vampires started to hiss and bare their fangs at them.

"Well, well, well Anya it seems you certainly know how to throw a party."

"It would appear so, because just like you always used to, you can't stay away from a party."

Anya then pulled out a stake that was made entirely of silver. Aleera then let out a fit of laughter. "You still think that you can kill me? Oh Anya you are so nieve. I am much stronger, faster, and smarter than I was when I was first turned."

"You may be faster and stronger, but I doubt that you are any smarter. If you were would you have brought her along?" She then pointed behind her to a man who had black bag that was moving in front of him. He then took off the bag to show that it was Rose who was in chains and gaged. Her features were completely consumed by fear.

The cockyness that Aleera had had a few seconds before was completely gone. Marishka, who was just behind Aleera, let out a gasp. Anya then had a small smirk on her face. "It seems you have a choice to make Aleera, sacrifice yourself or your friend and save the girl, or let her die and you save yourself."

Aleera then let out a low growl as she glared at Anya. Then more glass could be heard shattering as Verona and Dracula entered the room. When Verona saw Rose, she shreeked in rage and dove down at the man who held her captive. As she started her decent, Verona noticed out of the corner of her eye that Anya had thrown the stake directly at her. Before it penetrated her skin, she grabed it in mid air and dropped it to the ground.

Verona then turned to see that Rose had been able to remove the hankerchief that had kept her quiet, but upon doing so the man who was behind her had pulled out a small bottle of clear liquid. Verona's eyes widened as she recognized the contents of the bottle and ran towards them. By the time she had gotten there, Dracula had knocked bottle out of the man's hand and held him by the throught. Verona and the others watched as the holy water, which had been in the bottle, spilled out of its container as it flew across the room. Verona then saw that the holy water was on a direct corse to Rose. She ran at her to sheild her so that it would be she who was hurt and not Rose, but despite the inhuman speed that she had as a vampire, she was not fast enough.

The holy water completely spilled all over Rose. As soon as it had hit her skin, she let out a blood curtling scream. Dracula looked behind him as his daughter writhed in pain. He then sank his teeth into the man's neck, not being the least bit merciful with his prey. Verona bent down and scooped up Rose in her arms. People started running to the vampiress, but as they started to anywhere close to her, they were thrown back by Dracula's two other brides. As they were protecting the eldest bride, Verona lifted Rose up and flew towards the window that she had entered. The others quickly followed her.

Verona flew as fast as her wings could carry her back to Castle Dracula. She was flying so fast, that the others almost lost her on the way back. Once she had reached the castle, she flew into her daughter's room and gently placed her daughter on the floor. Rose's screams had not seased, but in fact had become louder and more painful.

As the others had started to enter the room, Verona was trying to get Rose to calm down and take some of her blood so that it could possibly help her heal herself. Despite her best efforts, all Rose could do was writhe and scream on the floor in her mother's arms.

"Master what do we do?" Marishka asked as she watched her neice's pain continue to grow.

Dracula said nothing as he watched, for he knew that there was nothing to be done now. Verona knew the same as tears started to fill her eyes.

"Mother…" Rose said in a weak voice, as she tried to hold back the scream of pain, "It hurts so much."

"I know my darling, I know. Please just take some of my blood. You will die other wise."

As Rose tried to extend her fangs, pain shot through her entire body causing her to start screaming again.

"I can't," was all she was able to get out.

"Yes you can." Verona said before biting her own wrist and squeezing her blood into Rose's mouth, but it was to no use. Rose started to scream even more, and then abruptly stopped.

"No, you can't leave me!" Verona started shouting at her as she started to sob.

"I love you mother," she said with one final breath. She then closed her eyes, and as she did so, her body started to deteriorate into ash. Within just a few seconds, all that was left of the girl that the vampires had come to know and love was a pile of ash with her black diamond heart necklace that her father had given her at the ball.

Yeah, I know that was quite a downer at the end, so please don't get mad at me. There is still more to come, so don't worry. Leave a review!

~aleera-mistressofallevil