A/N: Hi. It is I Setsunaluver again, here's a story about Vampire Hunter D, one of the best anime out there. But Gasp. I know. this is not a Yaoi. I know. I just wanted to write a normal romance. so all my loyal Yaoi fans. still read this, cause it is okay to. and I don't own VHD so there all said.

Vampire Hunter D Love Entwined



"We are gathered here today to mourn the loss of our friend and neighbor Serena. She filled our hearts with trust of each traveler." A little girl watches as they lower the coffin ever so slowly to the hole. Inside her the girl cries out, "Stop! Don't bury her! Please. Now I'm all alone." In the distance the sun is setting, with shadows creeping toward the lonely girl, all around her is silence as she moves toward the coffin. She throws the last rose in the dark hole, which will take her sister away from her. "I'll miss you." A single tear fell on the rose. With the falling of the rose, she new that her life would be changed forever. The girl walks away from the mourners, toward the road where her new life would begin. With one glance back at the town, the girl turned and headed down the road. A dark figure grabs the girl and carries her off, she kicks and screams but no one helps her.



Years later. "D. You idiot! You could have gotten us killed! I told you not to go in there. But, noooo. You had to go in there to save your horse." "You know I could chop you off." "What was that?" "Horses. They sound scared. I'll go check it out." "No, D. It could be some Vampires just looking for trouble. Stop, D! I said mmmmmpphh." D tightens his grip on the leather harness to shut up his companion. Hurriedly he races toward the sound, his heart racing as he nears it. "What the hell happened here?" D asked while a group of scared horses run past him. "I told you. whoa. Looks like the whole town was demolished. It's just like those vampires." "No. Listen." "Look, D. It's nothing. Now lets go back. We have no business here." "I'm checking it out." He dismounts and heads toward a building, walks in and looks around. "Hmm." A hum attracts D's attention. An arrow flies through the air; D simply raises his hand up, catching the arrow. "Where the hell did that some from?" "You are not welcomed here!" D looks up to see a young woman, tall, lean, and proud looking, all together, beautiful. "I said your kind is not welcome here, now get out!" D smiles, while still looking at the woman, he starts out of the building. The girl stared hard at D; she grimaced, noting his body. She remembered that style, dark and mysterious. "Stop where you are vampire!" "I am not a vampire." "I don't care! Your one of them, aren't you!" She aims a silver arrow at D's heart. "Hmm. She's trying to kill you. My, my what a ladies man." "Shut up lefty. I don't need your sarcasm right now." She grips the arrow with trembling hands, her lips quivering with anger. D starts toward her. "Stop! Don't come any closer! Or I'll.I'll." "You'll what." D said casually, stepping towards the girl. "I'll.Oh what am I kidding. I couldn't kill anyone if I tried." She set the bow on her thigh looking directly at D. "What happened here?" D asked the girl, looking into her eyes. She looked away, rubbing her arms. "The Vampire Lamia came through here. He was looking for.why am I telling this to you? Who are you any way?" "D. I am a Vampire Hunter. I came this way because demons chased my horse here." "I travel around, I stayed here for awhile, thought it could be my home. Guess not." "You have no home?" "No. A long time ago, my father died, leaving my sister to take care of me. She was killed. I was seven at the time." "I was that way too, I traveled alone when I was young." "What is the real reason you're here? I don't believe the horse story." "It's actually true, but I am here to do something else." "Like what?" "As I said I am a vampire hunter, you can guess what I am looking for." D sniffs the cold night air, smelling a hint of vanilla from the woman; the wind blows from the south, giving a salty aroma to the air. The woman. D looks at her strangely. She is odd to him; he hasn't heard a woman's voice since he left his friend Dana, which has been years. "What is your name?" D asks the woman. " My name is Maima." "Maima?" The name floats in his mind, taking him back when he last saw Dana alive. "Will you promise me something?" "Yes.. What is it?" "If I die here, in this castle of blood, carry me out, and bury me where we first met." " I promise." "Are you all right? Hello, D?" "Yes. I am fine." D wonders why. Why did he think of her? It's been so long, since that fateful day, when the vampire Daslak stole all of her energy. He killed him for that. For killing his friend. He remembers him burying her, under the willow where they first met. His eyes wander to Maima, standing in the doorway still holding the bow with the arrow notched. He looked her up and down stopping at her face, it was soft, but it had imprints of hard living. "I better go. You should find another town to stay in. This place isn't safe any more." D mounts his horse, about to spur. "Wait! Please don't leave me behind!" D looks over at Maima under his black hat. She now looked like a small child begging for a toy. "Please." "Alright. For a little bit, but I'll drop you off at the next town I come to." D hops down off the horse; he offers his hand to Maima, to help her on the horse. She takes it and climbs up. She feels cold to the touch. D wanders why. It's cold outside but how strange. "How the hell do you do it?" "Lefty, be quiet. Get to the back. I need to be in front." She scoots to the back of the horse, waiting for D to climb up. D jumps up on the horse, again about to spur. "Wait! What do I have to hold on to?" "Just hold on to me." Maima blushes as she wraps her arms around D, D looks down at her arms. He hasn't been this close to anyone but Dana. "Ok. I'm ready." He spurs the horse and it takes off into the forest. "So. Where are we going?" "Your going to the next town." "But." D holds up his hand to silence her, slowly stopping the horse, listening. "What is it?" "Shh." D looks up into the trees, sees nothing but shadows. "Lefty, anything out there?" "I don't sense anything." Maima slides off the horse, only to see D glare at her. "If your going to be with me for this time, you'll have to stay on the horse, if something like this happens again. If something attacked me, you could save yourself!" "Sorry, I thought I saw something over there." Maima points to a bush as it shakes. "Stay here." D whispers. The bush moves about more and more violently. D reaches it and pulls the branches aside, to see a little squirrel fighting with another over a nut. "Is this what you saw." D shows Maima the squirrels. She looks at them tumbling and tussling. She laughs aloud, a thing D hasn't heard in a long time. D looks at her, seeing her body shaking from the laughter, D watches closely until she stops. "Now come on." They mount the horse again and ride off. From the forest treetops glowing fiery eyes watch D and Maima ride through the forest, watching every movement of the two travelers.



The town was a small town, near a fresh water river, filled with fish from every corner of the world. The town itself was a weary town, with people that have lived there since birth. Any travelers that weren't known were shunned or given the cold shoulder. It was noontime and everyone was outside for lunch. As D and Maima rode into the town, people stared. "I don't think they like us being here." "Just keep staring a head. Take no notice to these ignorant fools." "Yes D." Maima looks from behind D, glaring back at the townsfolk, that to her, were considerably rude. "Assholes." "Shh. Do not sink to their levels." "What are you talking about? I don't put up with this!" "I know. All we have to do is buy bread and water. Then we will leave." "I don't think they'll serve us." They ride to the trading post, and D jumps off. He holds up his hand to Maima, helping her down. He looks a head, paying no attention to the people whispering behind his back. Maima follows, grumbling about how to get revenge. "Maima." Maima looks up to see D glaring down at her. "Please. Stand this out." "Oh." Maima looks up to D again. "Alright." As they entered the trading post, people stared at D and Maima. Maima glared at them back, D grabbed her hand and squeezed. "Hey. What was that for?" "Shh. I said to behave yourself." "Why? I mean these people are being assholes. I am not used to this type of treatment, and I believe that nobody should." "Because. I am used to it, but you might not be. So get used to it!" Maima heard pain in the sentence, she remembered how cruel vampires were treated but why was he treated this way? He wasn't a vampire, she thought to herself. "Why?" "Why what." "Why are you used to it?" "Lets talk about it later. Ok." "Ok." D walks up to the counter, where a man was standing watching D and Maima. "Can I get trail mix, bread, and some water in these containers?" The man continues to stare at D. "Hey idiot! Can we be served here, or is that to hard for you dumbass!" "That'll be 6.50." The man answered giving D and Maima a weird glance. "Here." D drops the money on the counter and takes the things. Maima grabs the water and follows D. They exit the post and D starts to put the things inside the storage bag on his horse. "Why are used to it?" "Why am I?" "Yeah why are you?" "Cause I am a dunpeal, we are just as hated as vampires! My life is the same as they. I doubt you want to stay here. I'll find another for you." The word Dunpeal hit Maima hard; the word brings back memories of her childhood. Of her traveling, and of her sister being buried. "Mother or Father?" "Father. The count, he was any way. I killed him." "Oh my. You killed him?" "Yes, I had to. He bit a woman, who hired me to kill him." "I. I didn't know. I am sorry." D looks down at Maima, she looked so sad. "What's the matter?" "Nothing." Maima sighs. She thinks of her childhood; when she had no one to count on. "We better go." "Yeah." D grabs the harness and pulls himself up on the horse. D suddenly feels dizzy, he starts to shake. "D are you alright?" "Yes. Just a little dizzy." D gets on the horse, and helps up Maima. She grabs his hand and pulls herself up. Warm. He was so warm. How strange, she thought, why was he so warm? "Are you okay?" "Yes, I said I was fine." That cold again, she was ice to the touch, but maybe it was cause he was so warm. They ride back into the forest and follow the river. "So where is this Vampire Lamia?" "I don't know? The last I heard of him he was in his castle near the desert?" "What desert?" "The Desert of Death." "Oh nice name." Just then D fell off the horse landing in some bushes. "D!" Maima jumps down, rolling over him. "What's the matter?" "I told you D, I told you again and again. You never listen." "Holy fuck! What are you!" "I am his left hand. Lefty. Please to meet you. Now would you mind burying D?" "What! No that would kill him!" "No. Just his body. He needs to be under something. He has been in the sun to much." Maima pulls up her sleeves and starts digging with her hands. Dirt flies around, as she digs deeper and deeper. Finally she's done, grabbing D; she pulls him into the hole, covering him till all you could see was his face. "There."

A/n: Ok here it is. This is my first try in a non Yaoi type story so review please and tell me what you think. k. bye.