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Disclaimer: I don't own Blade or it's characters except for Vanessa.

Vanessa woke up disoriented and in pain. She couldn't make out where she was. Her back and neck were sore. She sat up and surveyed her surroundings. It all came back to her. She was at a safe house. Drake had done something to her. She realized something else too. She was naked.

She reached for her clothes and dressed quickly. The bed was drenched in blood. What had Drake done to her? She checked her watch. It was five in the morning. Her whole body was sore, yet she made it to her car. She drove to the Nightstalkers headquarters.

Everybody was already up. Abby rushed to her side as soon as she came in.

"Oh my God, Vanessa! What happened to you? You're covered in blood!" Abby and Hannibal helper her into a chair while Blade watched on.

"I'm fine. I just need to take a shower." She put a hand to her head. Her head was pounding.

"Were you bitten by a vampire?" Blade asked. Her eyes told him the answer.

"No need to worry. It's happened before and nothing bad happened. The virus I inherited from you keeps me from being affected by the original vampire virus. Sommerfield figured that out." Abby had gotten a damp towel and pressed it to the bite wound. Vanessa took it from her and held it to the bite.

"King, get a syringe. I need you to take some of my blood." King looked shocked but went to go do as she asked. "Sommerfield, do you still have samples of my blood?" Sommerfield nodded. "Then compare it to the new samples I am about to give you."

King returned with the syringe. Vanessa took it and drew blood from her arm. She handed the full syringe to Sommerfield who took it to her lab.

"Just who did you run into last night?" Blade asked curiously. Abby noticed some blood on Vanessa's back.

"The one and only Drake himself." King's jaw dropped.

"Did you fight him?" he asked.

"How dumb are you? Why in the hell would I want to fight a 7,000-year-old experienced vampire? I didn't fight him. I tricked him into giving me some of his blood. If I'm lucky I might be able to track him down, just by his aura." King looked confused.

"Some vampires do a blood-bonding ritual. They give each other their blood and are tied for life, or until one them dies. They're blood runs through each other's veins," Blade explained. He looked at his daughter. She was smarter than he thought.

"He made me his. But in the morning he left. I think it's some test to see if I will be loyal to him. I have to find him based on the ritual. The worse thing that can happen is that he finds me before I find him. I can go into daylight, but I'm not sure he knows that. So I'm going after him tonight," Vanessa said. She had to figure out the rest.

"Vanessa, there's something on your back," Abby warned. Vanessa sat up and Abby unzipped the back of her tank top to reveal a bloody series of cuts on her back.

"Oh my God! What is that?" King looked horrified. The cuts looked like a sign. Vanessa gave Abby the towel and she pressed it against her back to get an impression. She removed the towel and showed it to Vanessa. She recognized the sign right away.

"That's Drake's sign. He had the same mark on his chest," she explained and realized her mistake. Everybody looked at her curiously.

"And how would you know what Drake had on his chest?" King asked. "I'm sure everybody would like to know." Vanessa zipped up her tank top and walked over to King. She pulled out a knife and held it to his throat.

"What did you say?" she asked coyly. He knew better than to ask again.

"Nothing," he replied. She withdrew the knife and headed into her room. Once she was gone King said, "Man, she's touchy."

Vanessa walked into the bathroom and turned on the shower. She turned on the sink and rinsed her face. She looked into the mirror, but instead of seeing her face, she saw Drake's. She stumbled back and rubbed her eyes. Her reflection was there. She was starting to worry about herself.

She stepped into the shower and let the hot water relax her. She saw her blood running down the stream. She sat down and lied down in tub and let the shower jets spray all over her. Her eyes closed.

She heard a window creak. She got out of the shower and looked around she heard something behind and turned around. Only to come face to face with Drake.

Vanessa woke up with a start. The shower was still running.

You are mine and I will find you, said a voice in her head. Vanessa feared that he would.

She washed up quickly and got out. She noticed that her wounds had already healed. The mark on her back had healed, but it left a scar. What's happening to me? she wondered.

She got dressed and went downstairs. Blade, King and Abby were getting ready to go hunting for familiars.

"Wow, somebody's looking better," said over cheerful King. Vanessa ignored and walked straight up to Blade.

"It's possible that Drake could use my blood to find you. So be careful," she warned and headed to the weapons room.

"Sommerfield, have you come up with anything yet?" she asked

"Not yet, but I have been able to distinguish his blood from yours. There's something you need to know. If Daystar works, you have a greater chance of dying than surviving. Since you have Drake and Blade's blood going through your veins, you'll most likely die," Sommerfield said sadly. Vanessa sat down in a chair and looked at Sommerfield.

"You do what you have to do. Don't worry about me or Blade."

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