Closure:

The Last Seduction (CH7)

By obi's girl

I bit my lip as I wrote the last of the letter to be sent to my Uncle, Christian and beloved husband, Dracula. This would be my last night alive. No, I wasn't going to kill myself but what I was going to do would definitely end my life. I huffed, sealing the letter with Dracula's seal. I kissed the envelope briefly before placing it behind the door. My last night alive and with my love. I didn't want to go through with this but other choice did I have?

I choked back a tear as Dracula entered the room. I turned to him, tears in my eyes as I stared back at him. How I wanted to be in his arms forever; I wanted to stay with him and love him forever, but I had to do this. I couldn't keep up this charade anymore. It was finished; it finishes tonight. "My love, I summoned you because there's something I must tell you. Know I will always love you; nothing can change that but this is something I have to do...and I prey you forgive me for this."

He stepped forward and kissed my forehead, soothing my tears. "Sarah, what is this about? What is it?"

I gulped, turning away from him, tears stinging my eyes. "My love, I can't be with you anymore. I'm sorry – I'm leaving you."

Dracula scowled, grasping his arms around my waist kissing my neck. "My love, whatever you think you have done to not deserve me; to leave me you are wrong."

"Maybe, but I know I can't live this life anymore." I cried, facing him. "If you think I didn't fight with myself about this decision, you're wrong." I took his hand and placed it on my heart and smiled, "You will always be with me, as I will always be with you." I paused, kissing him passionately, "It's not you, my love – it's me."

I gasped, removing myself from his grasp walking to the bed. "I have always been the Slayer, I know that. It's who I am. My history, even before I knew that vampires and demons existed, I helped people. My mother even called me her 'Little Angel'." I gazed at him and sighed, "I don't have it in me to fight anymore, and I won't fight you. And I'm not saying that because I love you, or because you are my husband – I'm saying this because there's something I should have told you before but I didn't because I was scared of your reaction."

"I'm the Vampire Slayer, the Chosen One. I came here with the intent to kill you and rid you from my dreams. But as time wore on, the dreams became more intense and i knew I had to stop it before they drove me crazy. So I came to you that night with the intent to end my dreams but I ended falling even deeper under your spell." I paused and gazed at him before continuing, "but things are different now. I love you and I don't want my last remembrance of this life to be us, fighting each other to the death."

Dracula held my gaze for the longest time as he walked over and sat beside me on the bed. He caressed my skin with his fingers, pulling off my gown. I gazed at him, shivering slightly. "I know you want to hold onto me, and keep me safe in your arms but I have to do this. But I won't leave without feeling your kiss one last time; your lips on my skin. Our passion, it will last forever...my love for you will last even longer than that. I know it will." I mused.

His hand drifted from my neck, to my breasts. I can't deny him; I can never deny him. He is my love, my body...But I know I will always be with him, and someday, he will find love again. I know he will. He sucked my left nipple as I lied back down on the bed. He bent down and kissed my stomach, tears in his eyes – the first time I had ever seen him cry, and the last. "I won't fight you, Sarah. I cannot, but I will indulge your last request of me, my beloved wife."

"Beloved wife. I believed we would be together always, for eternity. I knew from the moment you came to me I would love you forever. I gave you everything, and would have given you more..."

I sat up, hushing him with a kiss, "Please, my love...I don't want to fight you. I just want to be with you for one night, my last night in your arms. Please. I am your beloved wife and I will not leave you until you believe it is time for me to leave."

I huffed, lying back down beckoning him closer. "Don't be angry with me. This was my choice. Please, my love. Be with me this last time."

A smile curled his lips as he laid on top of me, holding down my arms. "I would never dream to deny you anything. At least, I will have you in my arms one last time."

He looked down briefly, licking my chest causing me to moan. The Dark Passion – it burned deeply between us. I smiled at him as he kissed my neck, lowering to my breast.

I didn't know what he had planned when I felt his teeth bite deep into my skin. I moaned and panted, and knew this it – my life was ending. He bit deeper, holding me still as my body panicked for life. Dracula pulled back briefly, lightly wiping away the blood on my breast. I reached up and caught his hand and licked it, my face growing paler for the minute. I closed my eyes briefly, remembering the first time Dracula seduced me.

I never thought my life would turn out like this. Vampire Slayer turned Dracula's lover. But I knew I had to let this happen. What happened to me could never end up in Slayer history. No one could know, even if it would help future Slayers. I opened my eyes, noticing Dracula drinking the last of my blood from my neck.

I was weaker now, unable to fight except wait for my death. My Death at Dracula's hands. A cry escaped my lips as his kiss deepened. He drew away from my neck, taking my left arm, entertaining his thirst for my blood. I bit my lip, my voice a hoarse whisper. "I love you."

He froze, facing my dead eyes. Dracula dropped my arm, crying emphatically that he killed his one and only love. Vlad climbed over my body to kiss my one last time, before lying next to me, caressing my skin with his kisses. "I gave you everything. My love, my passion, my darkness – and it drove you to your death, a death at my hands. I'll never find anyone like you, my love." He whispered, covering my dead body with satin sheets.

Dracula rose from the bed, wandering about the room until he spotted a white letter behind the door. He knelt down and opened it, as it read:

My Dearest Love,

If you are reading this letter then it can mean only one thing – I'm dead. But don't despair. I know you will find love again. You can't stay alone forever, even if to hold onto my memory. As you know, I fought with this choice. I didn't want it to come to this but what else was I to do? Kill you? I couldn't, even if I wanted to I would hate myself for it. Know, I will never regret loving you; never regret your love for me. True, I was the Slayer but I was already a killer; you knew that.

I'm not blaming you for what happened to me. It's not your fault; it's mine. I allowed myself to fall under your thrall. I thought if I did and gained your trust, it would be no problem killing you. I was wrong. I was "deathly" wrong. I was young and naive, oblivious to what would happen. I didn't want to believe it and yet, I ended up in your arms and your love.

The thing was, I loved and feared you. I feared if I displeasured you, you would turn me away or worse, kill me. I wanted to keep you happy but the truth was, I only did so, to keep myself from fearing my own death. You never knew but the nights you didn't touch or kiss me, I cried for your touch. I wanted you to love me.

Again, what happened to me was not your fault. You took a naive girl, lost in the wilderness into your home. I was lost before I came to you, very lost. I lost my parents, my only lifeline and was immediately called to be the Slayer. I didn't even have the time to grieve my loss. I was forced into a world I wasn't prepared for, which was probably why I succumbed to you. I needed an escape and you were my escape.

There is another enclosed letter that is to go to my Uncle, Christian (my love before you came along), my Watcher and Doctor Seward. I know you told me to forget about my life but it was my life that prepared me for what I was to become. Give them the enclosed letter. They deserve to know what became of me.

You are my dark lover, my darkness – something I tried to suppress for so long. You awakened the darkness inside of me, and I want to thank you for that. I want to thank you for everything you've given me, even this dark life.

Give my love to my friends and family. Please abide by my wishes, my love.

You're Beloved Wife,

Sarah Van Helsing, Lady Dracule