Selina Ashcroft- Thank you for reviewing! I must commend you on your reviewing skills. Very well written. (Nods) Yes, there will be a relationship… eventually is Van and Drac can ever pull it together. (Heh) The Carl chapter will be coming up shortly. (Woot!) The parts before and after are interesting to write… Anyway, thank you for reviewing!

Nekodra K. Dracula L- Glad you like it. Eventually the terrible two will get alone time… Whenever I get the nerve to write it.

Dracula: Alone with Gabriel?

Yes.

Dracula: Ah. (Inside head: OMG Squeee!)

Ahem, yes. Anyway my theory on the Drac fans liking Van/Drac is that we don't have any "competition" like Anna or Oc's. Ya… Thanks for reviewing!

Kokoro- It was sad? Wow… that's cool; I kind of intended it to be... but ya… I suck at angst. You're free again? YAY!

Dracula: (groan)

Oh don't get your knickers in a twist.

Dracula: They aren't.

Of course not. (Very… naughty… image of Van and Drac just floated threw my mind…)

Anywho, yesh, writer's block is a horrible. Blegh. Van and Drac will kiss… soon… (Does happy dance.)

Dracula, she says that you should be thankful for your fans cuz we are the ones that resurrect you if you happen to die again.

Dracula: … I hate you and your stupid friends and their stupid all to true arguments.

Ha ha! (Glomps Dracula)

Ok, please enjoy the chapter.

Van Helsing is not mine, nor are the songs.

Christmas Chapter number one
Last Christmas

I gave you my heart

But the very next day you gave it away

This year

To save me from tears

I'll give it to someone special

- Wham!

Church bells started to ring with resounding clarity through out the town, letting everyone know that it was Christmas Eve.

"Why must they ring them at six o'clock in the morning?" Van grumbled as he threw his legs over the side of the bed. He sat there for a bit, letting himself wake up slowly. Once he was conscious of his surroundings he took note that Dracula was back and had apparently gone close to unconsciousness on the bed, he hadn't removed shoes or cloaks.

'What time did he get back?' Van wondered as he pulled some blankets over the sleeping Count.

"Guten Morgen Van!" Carl said happily as he pushed open the door to their rooms. In his hands where two cups of coffee on a small tray. "Have some coffee?" Van nodded and thankfully took the coffee.

"So, how long have you been up?"

"Um, I got up around five… maybe five thirty…" Carl shrugged and took a small sip and shivered.

"You are bloody insane." Van whispered.

"Well, I figured we could leave early today."

"It's Christmas Eve, we should stay a while."

Carl blinked then nodded slowly, a small smile curving onto his lips.

"Well, in that case I need to get you a present. I will be off." He stood up and left the room. Van blinked for a few seconds after his companion's swift departure.

"What are you two doing? It sounds like a bloody battle." A raspy voice growled from the far side of the room. Van sighed and turned around; Dracula was sitting up on the bed looking a little tousled. His hair was messed up and the blanket was wound around him in an odd fashion.

"We were discussing our plans."

"And? What are we doing?"

"We will be staying the night and tomorrow here."

"Ah, it's Christmas, how could I forget? I reason a present will be required… Hmm, I will get it later this afternoon…"

"Presents are not necessary."

"You and the monk-"

"Friar."

"Friar, will be getting one… I will probably get you a scarf… what's your favorite color? It used to be maroon."

Van sat there stunned to say the least. Dracula was totally different. Well, he's not that different. He's just offering to by me a present… Why a scarf? Maroon eh… I was odd… Hmmm, maybe blue, ooh navy would be nice.

Anyway, he must be feeling the Christmas spirit; either that or he clunked his head yesterday. Oh ya, I have to reprimand him for his binge drinking.

"How many people did you, ah, have dinner with?" Van asked, trying to sound halfway polite. Didn't work as a small scowl covered Dracula's lips.

"That would be the same as asking someone how many calories and carbs they consumed in there past meal. But if you will insist, and I know you will, two."

"But you where out for a long time." Van insisted, trying to see if Dracula was lying. He knew that the Count rarely lied.

"I went for a walk." Dracula answered shortly. He then turned, flopped back onto the bed, and promptly fell asleep. Van chuckled and shook his head. He's a character. Still… Maybe he was only on a walk, I should trust him more… But not too much, he is a vampire after all.

Van stood up, dawned his cloak and whisked out of the door and onto the street to begin his last minute Christmas shopping.

A face on a lover with a fire in his heart

A man under cover buy you tore him apart

Maybe next year I'll give it to someone

I'll give it to someone special.

-Wham!

Ok end!
Hope ya'll liked it. I just got in from Florida last night. I wrote a lot of this over break, along with some chapters for other stories.

Dracula: Merry belated Christmas.

Yes, merry belated Christmas indeed. Ok, I have nothing more to say really. Again, I hope you liked in and REVIEW!