Chapter One
D's Troubles
Disclaimer: I don't own D, or anything related. I'm just burrowing the character. However, Tesha, Sera, and any other original characters belong to me.
Several years have past since the defeat of Count Magnus Lee. Doris and her younger brother have returned to normal lives, and D has returned to hunting Vampires and aimlessly roaming the Earth. However, tonight something is following him, awaiting their chance to attack.
Is this person foolish enough to think they can oppose a Dhampire and Live?
D slowly glanced around the road ahead of him, ocassionally looking toward the sound of the person following him. Cool air breezed past him, ruffling his hair slightly. It was time to face whoever or whatever was following him. Bringing his horse to a slow stop, his eyes slowly turned to the source of the noise. His eyes widened slightly as a dagger flew toward his head, without thinking, he reached up and quickly caught it in one of his hands.
D turned his head slowly as a female walked out from behind a tree. She was of average height, she had brown hair that was hanging slightly past her back, her deep brown eyes were the only thing exposed, as a cape and mask were held protectively to her body. "Are you the Vampire Hunter known as D?"
"... Why do you wish to know?" He asked as the girl stepped closer to his horse. "You must be. No regular human could have caught that dagger so easily."
"My name is Sera. Countess Una Tesha has sent me. She wishes for you to be her next mate. If you decline, I will be forced to kill you," The girl stated emotionlessly.
"Tell me, Hunter, do you accept your fate?"
"I do not plan to die by your hands tonight, nor do I plan to follow you back to the Countess," D replied as he jumped from his horse.
"Very well. However you were not given a choice in the matter. My freedom depends greatly upon your life, Hunter. You will die tonight." With that, the girl quickly pulled two daggers from her cloak. D glanced at her again before removing his sword in preperation for the battle.
"Enough of this idle talk! To Hell with you!" With that, Sera through one of her daggers at D's head, which he quickly dodged and swung his sword at her. The two continued to fight, each managing to dodge the others attacks. D thrust his sword forward, missing her by only a centimeter at most.
Suddenly, Sera jumped into the air, sumersaulting over his head and landing with a dull thud behind him. D took the oppurtinuty to attack. Swirling around and thrusting his sword into her stomach. He watched as the girl's eyes widen as she stumbled back, off his sword. She coughed some blood up as she held her wound.
"G-Good shot... H-Hunter..." She forced out, her voice strained with pain. Her last dagger fell from her hand as she fell into a kneeling positions.
"At... t-times like these I-I'm glad... I'm a half-breed..." She whispered again. D rised an eyebrow as he watched the wound on her stomach disappear. The dark haired man quickly rushed forward, forcing the girl against a tree. D held the tip of his sword to her neck.
"You won.... You defeated me. I lost..." Sera's eyes locked on his. They showed slight fear.
"What are you going to do to me?" She asked, looking down. However, her question was met with silence. D intently stared at the figure before him. He could tell that she had been holding back in the fight, but why?He gently reached up and pulled the mask around her face down. A faint blush spread across the girl's cheeks as she looked back up at him.
"Give me more information on this Countess Tesha." Sera looked sadly toward the ground and sighed.
"I am afraid I cannot tell you much, for you see I am but a mere servant. I was given to the Countess at a very young age by my mother who was ashamed of the Vampiric blook running through my veins. I can tell you that Countess Tesha is cruel and pure evil. She is willing to do anything to gain more power. If she has you behind her, then she will invincible." D waited for the girl to continue, but after a moment of silence decided that the girl wouldn't willingly release any information unless pressed.
"What did you mean by your freedom depends greatly upon my life?"
"... Countess Tesha said she would allow me my freedom if I either brought you back as a mate for her, or killed you." D nodded once and began to turn away from the girl, until he felt her hands on his shoulder. He quickly turned around, preparing for an attack. Instead, he found the girl weeping.
"Please! You can't leave!" She pleaded.
"Please, spare me my pain! Take my life!" She said between sobs, as she desperately clung to his cloak.
"No," Was his only reply.
"Damn you! How can you be so cruel!? I spared your life! I held back for you!" She screamed as she fell to her knees before him, her head lowered. D glanced down at the girl and frowned slightly as her sobs filled the air. Soon, however, she had stopped.
"I'm sorry..." She begun slowly. "I'm just tired. I shouldn't have asked that of you."
"If the Countess dies, then you will gain freedom, correct?" D asked, his voice carefully aloof. The girl nodded.
"But I am sure to die once I return."
"Then do not return."
"Easier said than done, Hunter. If I leave, then my fate will be sealed. She will kill me personally. Thank you for your suggestion, however."
"Hmm... You are far stronger than I, Hunter. Perhaps we can strike up a deal? It is difficult to get into the castle. I am sure you want to kill the Countess, hmm? If you will offer me your protection, I will offer you a way into the castle... Along with anything else you may want." Sera gently pushed herself from the ground and locked her eyes on D's. He could see the fear in her eyes as she waited for his response. He could find his own way into the castle without her help, but then she would die.
"Please, Hunter.... I can't go back there, but if I don't have any protection, then I shall die! Please..."
"Fine. Do you have a place to hide?"
"... Thank you. The only place I know of is my mother's house. It is pretty run down now, however."
"We will stay there until sunrise, then we will go to the castle," D stated as mounted his horse. Sera nodded and stared at him for a second. The girl sighed and picked up the weapons she had dropped and placed them back into their correct places. She was afraid. Beyond afraid. She didn't know if she could trust him, but she couldn't fend off all of the Countess' minions herself. That was for sure. She had tried and failed too many times to count, so she had no choice. She would have to allow her life to rest in the hands of a total stranger. She turned slowly toward D and glanced up. The man returned the look and extended a hand to help her up on the horse. She blushed slightly as she placed her hand in his. She wasn't big on physical contact. As a matter of fact, she could remember a time when someone had touched her in anyway. Tesha had occassional had her beaten for talking back, but besides that, people usually left her alone. Sera gently placed her hands on D's waist as the two set off.