Author's Note: Wahoo! I finally finished this chapter! Sorry it took so long. With finals and having absolutely no clue as to what to write next… I had to take a break. But I'm back now! As you've probably noticed, I've reformatted this story, along with all of my other stories on fanfiction.net, so there shouldn't be any spelling or grammatical errors in them. I apologize in advance if there are. Oh yeah, in one of the reviews for a previous chapter I was asked if Angel was an original character. To answer your question, yes she is. She's a sick and twisted original character, but an original one none the less.

Disclaimer: There have been six disclaimers prior to this one. I think we get the idea that I do not own Gundam Wing, Sailor Moon, or Dracula.

A Tale Re-Told

Chapter Seven: Angel's Chance

Rei, Usagi, Mina, and Trowa sat silently in Trowa and Usagi's room watching a movie. Heero, Duo, and Quatre had gone out in search of some clue as to where Wufei was. Suddenly a shriek erupted from Usagi as she accidentally dropped the bucket of ice she had been holding.

"Usagi! What in heaven's name did you do!?" Rei had jumped up from her seat on the floor when she heard Usagi scream.

"I-I dropped the ice bucket when that nasty brown thing jumped out at the screen!" Usagi said, as she knelt down to retrieve the ice that was now on the floor.

"In any case, we now have no ice." Mina stated, as she tried to keep from laughing.

"I'll go get some more. I need to get up and walk a little anyway," Rei said as she grabbed the ice bucket from the table and headed to the door.

"Wait a second. I should go and get it," Trowa said as he stood up from his position next to Usagi.

Rei rolled her eyes and opened the door. "Relax, I'll be fine. It's not like someone's gonna kidnap me at the ice machine! I'll be back in a few minutes. The one on this floor is broken so I have to go downstairs."

Trowa looked at Rei worriedly, "Fine, just be careful. Okay?"

"Yeah, yeah." Rei walked out the door and headed for the elevator.

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Angel quietly slipped past the front desk at the Palmer House hotel. She walked into the corridors leading to the rooms reserved for guests. "Now, which room does the little princess stay in…" she said as she turned down a hall leading to a set of stairs. When she turned the corner, she saw a girl with long black hair heading towards her. Angel smirked evilly, 'This is too easy,' she thought.

Rei looked around the hallway suspiciously; something didn't feel right. She felt an unnatural presence near her, something that didn't belong on this earth. She glanced around the hall. Everything looked as it always did. A soft yellow glow coming from the lamps affixed on the walls, the gold and beige wallpaper, the mahogany paneling on the walls under the wallpaper, and the deep maroon carpet. Everything was as it should be. "I don't like this," she whispered to herself. Rei turned around to head back up to her room to get Trowa when she felt a hand lash out and grab her arm, forcing her against the wall.

"Well, well, well, look at what I caught," Angel purred softly. She reached towards Rei's pale face with her hand and traced her jawbone. She could just taste the rich sweet blood running through the young girl's veins. "It's one of that little bitch's friends. I guess you'll do."

Rei glared at Angel, "What do you mean by that?"

Angel's sharp nails dug into the side of Rei's face, causing four shallow cuts to appear on her cheek. She licked one of the cuts, causing Rei to flinch, "Master sent me hear to bring that little whore back with me," she licked another of the cuts, tasting the sweet blood flowing from Rei's face, "But bringing back one of her friends will do nicely. Because that way," she licked a third cut, the one closest to her ear before whispering "That way she will undoubtedly come to us."

Rei's eyes widened in shock, "There is no way that Mina would fall into your pathetic little trap!"

Angel pouted, her lips still red from Rei's blood, "You put to little faith in your friend. She cares for you too much to just let you die!" Angel licked the blood from the fourth and final cut on Rei's face before tracing Rei's lips with a delicate nail. "Besides," she said, "What kind of friend would she be if she didn't try to rescue you?" Angel kissed Rei's lips softly. She pulled away slowly and stared up into Rei's shocked eyes. "Maybe your little plaything will come for you, hmm? What's his name? Heero? He is rather handsome; I'll give you that. Maybe Master will let me keep him to myself, that would be fun."

Rei slapped Angel hard across the face. "How dare you! Heero would never go to you willingly! No man in their right senses would, you slut!"

Angel grabbed a fistful of Rei's long hair, causing Rei to cry out in pain. "Wrong move. You really shouldn't have done that bitch!" Angel dragged Rei out the back entrance and into and ally. "Your not to smart are you? I could kill you right here and now!"

Rei smirked, "But you wont."

Angel grabbed Rei's throat, "Wont I?"

Rei glared evilly at Angel, "You wont, I'm too important to your little master. If you kill me, who knows what he'd do to you."

Angel paled at the thought of what Wufei would do to her. The images of the last time he had threatened her were still fresh in her memory. She shifted her feet nervously before once again regaining her composure. "Very true," she purred, "Maybe you do know a thing or two. But just because I can't kill you doesn't mean I can't do anything else…" She bit her lip seductively. "Before Master chose me to serve him I was a, what word did you use? Oh yes, a whore. A damn good one at that as well. I never really had a preference between men and women. I liked the excitement," Angel's eyes ran up and down Rei's slim figure seductively, "Men are usually the same. They want you to be a limp child that they can bend to their will, or they want a dominatrix. I prefer the second, but it gets dreadfully boring after a while. While women…" Angel laughed bitterly, "You never know what will happen." She smiled seductively when Rei's eyes widened in shock.

"You sick monster!" Rei yelled as she tried to break free. No matter what she did, Angel somehow overpowered her.

"Aww, tsk tsk. I can't have you getting away from me. That wouldn't be good for my health." Angel rammed Rei into the cold brick wall, causing Rei to become unconscious instantly. "You should have come willingly, I don't envy you the headache you'll have once you wake up." Angel quickly picked Rei up and walked down the ally towards the building she and Wufei had been staying at.

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Mina looked over at the clock resting on the table next to where Usagi and Trowa sat cuddled together on one of the beds. "Hey guys, where's Rei? She's been gone for at least fifteen minutes."

Usagi sat up from her position from leaning against Trowa, "You're right. It should have taken this long to go and get some ice…"

"Should we go look for her?" Mina asked.

Trowa stood up and headed for the door, "Ok, before we call Heero we'll check the hotel. I expect you two to stay here," when Mina and Usagi tried to protest Trowa stopped them, "You can check the other two rooms. That's it. I'll go through the rest of the hotel."

Usagi ran over to Trowa and kissed his cheek, "Be careful."

Trowa caressed her cheek softly, "I'll be fine. You be careful. Whoever took Rei will probably come back. I don't want anything to happen to you," he looked up and saw Mina standing next to the wall, "Either of you."

Mina sank to the floor, her head in her hands, "Why is this happening?" tears began to form in her blue eyes, "This is all my fault, why is this happening!?"

Usagi sat next to Mina, hugging her, "Shh, this is not your fault. It's that sick bastard's fault."

Mina's head shot up, "Don't call him that!"

Usagi tried to comfort her friend, "Mina, what's wrong?"

Tears began to form in Mina's eyes again, "I, I don't know… He's so mysterious, yet I feel attracted to him, like I know him from somewhere."

"What are you talking about Mina!? There's no way you could have known him!"

"He just feels… so right to me…"

Usagi stood up and began pacing around the room, "this is really weird… How can you have possible known him!? We've been friends since we were little kids."

Mina stood up and walked over to the window. Pulling back the curtain she looks out across the busy street below, "That's the strange part," she laughed softly, "And he's going to come back, soon."

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Author's Note: That's it for this chapter! In my opinion, this was not one of the better chapters, but it needed to be here since it's basically a set up for things to come. Hope you liked it! I'll try to get the next chapter out a lot sooner than it took this one.