No. No fucking way. It wasn't possible. It wasn't. It couldn't be. He didn't believe in it. He would never believe in it…

But it had happened.

He had gotten the curse.

Gabriel slammed his fist into a brick wall, sending bits of it flying in all directions. His fist throbbed but it had been worth it, it had released some of his anger. But he was still boiling with it.

That girl, that little bitch slayer must have connections with bloody witches. It was a spell, yeah, that's what it had to be. He didn't believe in soulmate bullshit.

Until last night.

"It is rubbish," whispered Gabriel under his breath. The body below him didn't move. Gabriel had drained it dry.

The young woman hadn't been able to resist him. No girls could with his black eyes and black hair. All the vampire woman were after him, even the ones twice his age.

The rush of blood pounded through him increasing his strength. With that came more fury. He had to stop this thing before it got out of hand, he had to find the girl, kill the girl, and burn her body.

The sooner, the better.

Leaving the body in the ally behind the club he headed towards the graveyard where he had been last night. He caught a little whiff of her delicate human flesh and followed it, fixed on finding her. It grew stronger the nearer to the graveyard he got and he had no doubt that she was there, or somewhere nearby.

When he reached the high, closed gates he stopped in front of them. The scent of her blood was so strong and tantalising that he poked his fangs with his tongue. They extended, craving for the girls blood.

"Looking for me?" asked a loud voice. Gabriel whipped around to see the girl standing just across the street. Her blond hair was tied back in a ponytail and she was clasping a baseball bat.

Not a stake at the moment, he noted, she expected him not to be an easy kill. Well at least she had got one thing right. But she had come alone. That was very wrong. She wouldn't be able to defeat him on her lonesome.

"Of course. No other slayer has escaped from me alive," He said coldly. She gave a cocky smile.

"Maybe because they were not strong enough to fight you," she said. Her voice was full of odd confidence. She believed that she could defeat him.

"I let you go, remember. It is my last gift to you. Tonight you die," he snarled.

"How do you think you will survive if your soulmate is dead," she challenged him. Her eyes were bright.

"I do not have a fucking soulmate. There is no such thing," he shot back feircly. She was making him angry. Nobody liked him when he was angry.

Heck, no one really liked him anyway.

"You can say that. You can kid yourself. But I know you felt it. We are connected and if you kill me you will be killing a part of yourself," she said bravely. She stepped forwards, still griping the bat in her hand.

He stepped forwards, accepting the challenge.

"Shall we find out?" he suggested darkly. He saw the disbelief flash in her bright blue eyes and then the determination on her face.

"I wont kill you. I cant. Because I know what this means. If I kill you, not I've found you, my life is over. A part of me will die with you," she explained. He actually heard the pleading in her voice. She didn't want to fight him.

"Strange," he sneered, " I do not feel the same."

And Gabriel attacked.

Katrina saw him lunge and she reacted almost instantly by swinging the bat. It collided with his head and smashed into his skull. She felt the horrible vibrations up her arm. If Gabriel had been human it would have killed him but being a vampire it only made him more determined.

He snarled, like a starving animal fighting for its life, and let her have it. He zoned in with a rally of punches and kicks all of them aimed to strike her, no rational thought behind them. She managed to block most of them but a few caught her unaware. Unluckily she didn't have the same strength and skill as a vampire.

But she had lasted longer than any regular human would have.

The attack didn't stop. It was long and fierce and when Gabriel finally relaxed a little she was bloodied and beaten. The main core of energy was still there, but her parents were going to ask questions. Luckily she was a fast healer.

Katrina backhanded Gabriel and he gave a feral hiss, revealing his needle sharp fangs. She was reminded of a sabre tooth tiger.

"Do you not die?" demanded Gabriel fiercely. Katrina wiped blood from her brow and shoved her sweaty hair away.

"You can't kill me. I'm your soulmate," she insisted. His black eyes were swimming pools of anger.

But Katrina saw something. Gabriel wasn't stupid. She knew that he was intelligent, much more than she. There had to be a part of him, deep down under all the hunger and hate, that realised she spoke the truth. It was trying push through to the surface.

"You're a blood sucking killer," Katrina said, "I know I should kill you…but I don't think I can."

Gabriel backed off. He ran a hand through his tousled black hair and glanced back to her. She willed him to believe, to accepted the obvious connection they had.

"I do not like humans. They are worse than rats, they are the real vermin. Weak and stupid. They should all be drown at birth," said Gabriel bitterly.

Gabriel took a few steps towards her.

"But that doesn't give you the excuse to steal their blood. Your race is worse than vermin and leeches put together," she snorted.

Katrina took a few steps towards Gabriel

"You are the scum of the earth," hissed Gabriel.

Another step from Gabriel.

"Your not fit to lick shit of my shoes," shot back Katrina.

Another step from Katrina.

"Insolent, arrogant, ugly vermin," snarled Gabriel.

"Filthy, stinking, blood sucking leech," Katrina took the last step.

"I hate you," he roared.

"I hate you to," Katrina shouted, " I wish you would just go and-,"

She didn't get to finish. Gabriel pressed his lips against hers with a fierce force. Shock flared in her as the connection between the opened wide.

This is fucking ridiculous. I do not even know why I did it.

Because you wanted to.

Gabriel pulled away from her.

"I could never desire a human," he said softly, but with certainty. Katrina saw some emotion swirling in his eyes, but she didn't know what it was. She was too angry to care.

"So the connection means nothing. What you just did means nothing. I mean nothing," she asked. Her voice cracked a little. She wouldn't get upset.

"Yes," he said levelly.

Ok, she would get upset. She didn't cry but she felt something, something inside that didn't feel…good. Her heart was beating faster and the ignored the sting of the air on her wounds.

"If I you come looking for me again I will kill you. You better stay out of my way," he said firmly.

Katrina couldn't think of anything to say.

Gabriel gave her one last meaningful stare, turned, and left.