A/N: Sorry i know it has been forever since i last updated but i was waiting for more reviews...well that didnt happen so here you guys goanother chappie.

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Couldnt agree more boys! Anyway my awful readers read on and enjy..that means review dammit!

Ralph burst threw the heavy wooden doors of the large abandoned looking castle, the home of the infamous Dracula. The men behind him carried everything from torches to holy water in small vials secretly hidden in their coat pockets. They also brandished crucifix's, and the harsh smell of garlic radiated from their sweat drenched bodies.

They all cautiously walked into the lair, their steps silent and their breathing shallow, although fear engulfed them, their pride and prejudice over ruled. As is always the dominant emotions for the unintelligent men.

Ralph held the lead of the party and tried to peer into the darkness to see where they should head. He could slightly make out a gargantuan staircase taking up a large portion of the grand entrance. There was a white light shining like a spotlight coming from a hole in the ceiling hitting one of the red velvet steps. The floor and walls echoed the sound of tiny unseen droplets of water hitting the stone chasm that was the castle. He breathed deep and turned to his men, "We are going to take them by storm, not as quiet cowards!" he announced, but not as loud a voice as he could have.

The men looked at each other and then boomed and shouted their agreements. There weren't any cowards in this crowd, at least ones that would show his yellow belly.

Ralph smiled with a new confidence and held his torch up high. "Lets kill the beasts!" The men cheered and, when they reached the bottom of the staircase, prepared to climb up and find the monsters that plagued their small village.

"No..." a seductive whisper floated around them in an eerily elegance, causing their hairs to stand on end. "I don't think you will be killing anything tonight my child..." The voice cooed again sending chills up Ralph's spine. He recognized that voice, it was the voice of the man from his carriage, the one who invaded his home. It was Dracula!

"You! You're Dracula, aren't you! You went into my carriage and my home! You're the one who took what was mine!" Ralph said, his voice wavering in confidence; he didn't expect to meet the devil so soon.

There was a sinister snicker from the shadows of the staircase. Ralph could feel the men around him grow tense. "Show yourself!" he demanded lamely.

"Mmm, and I thought you had your fill the last time..." the voice said in a whisper that would have taken the innocence out of anything. Ralph stared, along with the others, as a dark heavy workmen's boot stepped into the light that shown on the staircase. Then came the darkly clad leg that belonged to a tall man, following was the torso and shoulders of a broad one. Then came his face.

His white blond curls reflected the moonlight that shown unto the staircase with blinding brilliance, as did the milky white pallor of his skin. His face was sharp, young and incredibly handsome, even if half of it was cast into shadows. He looked at Ralph with a piercing glare, with lavender orbs unnaturally glowing and sinfully so.

Ralph began to tremble and held up his crucifix as tears began to form in his eyes. How could he ever match the sheer brilliance of the creature before him, even if it was a damned one? No wonder why Sophia fell for this pale demon Dracula. The man before him laughed again, sharp and high like a bell hitting a perfect note. To Ralph's complete and utter horror he produced a dark pewter cross at his side that was as tall as a gentlemen's walking cane.

Nicolae rolled his shoulders lazily and leaned on the cane sized cross. "I'm sorry to bring this to your attention my dear boy but I'm afraid the image of God doesn't hurt us, so how about you put that away and we can talk about how you are going to leave...now."

"Not without Sophia I wont!" Ralph screeched.

"She doesn't want you fool! Leave now before you make a fatal error boy!" Nicolae boomed worried more for the child like man before him than any of the terrors that he knew loomed above them all, staring at the verbal squabble waiting for the right time to bite.

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Drake kissed Sophia's soft lips and entwined his long pale fingers with her own. "We must help out our friends, that fight has been to quiet for to long, I dont think there is a better time then now to try and make amends."

"And I'll help you.." she smiled a watery smile as they made their way out into the hallway and towards the staircase.

"Yes you will, but Sophia promise me you'll get out as fast as you can if we start to fight, I dont want any harm to come of you." he said stopping on the way down their second flight of stairs to kiss her forehead and tuck a loose curl behind he ear.

"I promise..." she began.

"To love you and kiss you and fu-" started a familiar female hiss from the shadows.

"Yes, I will! Because I'm you human whore!" echoed another.

"And then ill get you killed, because that is what us sluts do after all!" shrieked another through her giggles.

Alhondra, Gwen, Trista emerged from the shadows with gleeful grins plastered on their pasty faces. Drake held Sophia closer to him as his anger began to build. "As I recall I banished you from this castle."

"Yes your right you did, but some of your less faithful followers let us back in." Alhondra said nonchalantly.

"Oh wait thats right! None of these vampires are on your side! Isn't that amusing!" Gwen shrieked again through her laughter.

"What do you mean none of them are faithful to me?" Drake asked them through gritted teeth.

"Oh you didn't know great leader?" Trista mocked.

Drake a disgusted sound towards them and started to drift down the stairs inhumanly with Sophia clutching his side.

"Yes thats right Kingy-kins, only your blood traitor bible thumper and the mutt are on your side, the rest just stayed to watch a good fight." Alhondra said now sliding unnaturally down the banister.

"Such a shame too, all of you are so yummy looking, I would have liked to bed you before you died, darn." Gwen sighed as she passed Drake and Sophia running a long nail down Drake jaw line.

"Yes I agree, a shame that you are going to be slaughtered and all." Trista said.

"Do you honestly think that I cant handle a bunch of pathetic humans?" Drake growled through his teeth.

"Well we arnt honest people, but yes I do think you can handle a few humans, but then again you are past you prime. And well I guess you should know now that if you arnt killed by the humans the others are going to get rid of you blood traitors and the mutt for the fun of hearing him yelp!" Alhondra smirked wickedly.

"We will see about that." he mumbled making his way to the grand staircase.

"Well you wont, but we will, we have front row seats, so have fun!" Gwen smiled and then flew up into the darkened ceiling followed by Trista and a hysterically laughing Alhondra.

Drake stopped then, they were at the top of the grand staircase, hidden in the shadows. He turned to the trembling Sophia and kissed her hair. "Dont listen to them, just breathe, you know I love you, and that alone with make everything all right."

"I love you too..." Sophia whispered softly.

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"No! I will fight until I'm dead, I'm not letting her stay here with you Dracula!" an angry tear streaked his face as his bottom lip began to tremble. "She's mine! Give me her now!"

Ralph stopped in mid stride toward Nicolae when he heard a deep throaty growl sound from the shadows behind the pale vampire.

Romulus stood next to Nicolae his arms flexing and his teeth growing along with his hair. "I think Nicolae told you to leave, its time you listen friend." his voice was shaky and it rolled like thunder.

Ralph stared at the man feeling like he had seen then shaggy canine like man before, then it dawned on him. "Wait your the man from the Inn! Your the one I first spoke with about Sophia! Your one of them!"

"Not quite boy, I am more wolf like if you know what I mean..." Romulus said spittle hitting the floor and dripping from his sharp teeth. His bones cracked as his nails and muscles grew and his pelt grew half way, he tore his shirt and howled heavenward now half man half beast. He then turned to the mob. "Now listen to Nicolae..."

Ralph shook his head trying to make himself get over what he just witnessed. "Wait did you say Nicolae? So you..you..." He turned to the pale now very thin and sickly looking man next to the giant beats who just spoke. "Your not Dracula?"

"No I'm not, so leave now before you meet him!" Nicolae yelled frantically.

"So if you are not Dracula... then who is?" Ralph questioned.

"I am."

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