Man Or Beast (Closed For Sharpedge19)

Grace had seen the fight between Van Helsing and Dracula but she couldn't do a thing about it, she watched him die, the only man that gave a damn about her and she wanted him Helsing dead, after he burned the girl up to send her spirit free she ran behind him and stabbed him. "That was for my friends death you son of a bitch" She screamed and sighed she was alone, but no she had to find a way to bring him back, she had someone that was on Dracula's side put him in his coffin. She was so upset, tears fell down her face, she read every book she could get through until finally she opened up the coffin brushing her hand on the side of his face.

"Go to the other side, go to the other side, cast a boat, take a ride, cross the rift, to the other side, further and further to the other side, it must sail baring your wounds and our offering of tears" She looked at his face "Cross the rift, to the other side" She backed away hoping that it would work, she had done some major research it was supposed to work.

Dracula

For a moment, there was nothing but suddenly there was a gust of wind from absolutely nowhere. The bones that had been left behind started to rattle and move inside the coffin, forming the skeleton. First muscle, then skin then silence. He was back but, it was if life wasn't in him, he lay in his coffin, seemingly dead, just a body this time. Suddenly, with a loud shriek, he floated up and looked around. The only thing he remember from the world of the living was fighting Van Helsing, who had found his weakness, the first ever...

He looked around, body shaking and then he looked at the woman who had braught him back. "Is it you? Grace..." He said in his Transylvanian accent.

She was startled but when he called her name she smiled she fell to her knees tired from what she had done. "Yes my friend, I couldn't let you die" She forced herself up taking out Van Helsings Weapons "I killed him Vlad, I wanted revenge for killing you, after he barried Anna I stabbed him right through the heart, so he would hurt as much as I hurt for losing you" Grace was the only one that dared call him Vlad, everyone else called him Dracula, Count or Count Dracula, she had known him for many years was hard to gain his trust and not once had she given him a reason to not trust her.

"You have avenged me, my friend, and even braught me back to life. I feel I owe you something..." After the entire time he had known her, she had never once been scarred of him. Van Helsing had been the first in the war, no to fear him, she had been the second when he had met her. "Human kind has tried to stop me, has tried to kill me, and finally has. Now, it is my turn..."

She smiled as she dropped the weapons down onto the ground "The only thing ive ever wanted, is to be by your side, I was afraid to tell you how I felt about you because after the death of your three brides I was worried my words would hurt you when I wouldn't want them to hurt." Her green eyes looked down. "You have taught me a lot and no one shall ever kill you again" She thought she was a fool, as she sighed.

"With you by my side... I will never die." He said before placing his hands on her arms. "Is there anything I can do, take you anywhere, or do you feel the need for something else...?" His eyebrow perked up and a grin showed on his face. "I can take you anywhere, show you things you never thought you'd see. Just ask and you will be there."

Although he was partially dead, he still had some feelings. Lust, hunger (need to feed) and passion. Lust was something he had shared with all his brides, hunger was the top priority, even for him, he did try to drink as little as possible. Passion he knew still dwelled inside of him but was somehow, coming to the surface, or so he thought.

She felt his touch on her, she couldn't help but smile, happily she didn't know what was going to happen to her and since she always told him the truth what was on her mind. "What I want, the only thing I have ever wanted is to be yours your one and only bride, id give up everything for you, just to feel your embrace for all eternity" Tears could be seen in her eyes, when she looked down and closed her eyes as the tears fell down her face she longed to say that for so many years.

"You wish to be my bride? I would be honored if you were my bride." He started to hold her close, hug her and gently whispered intoher ear. "Welcome to my world, my love." His fangs showed, revealing his more vampiric side and his teeth sank in, tasting her blood. He could feel her heart beat. He was not to feed on her and kill, he was to convert her. He sucked a bit more for himself and felt the virus spread into her body. He removed his fangs and looked into her eyes. "You shall be with me... forever."

She smiled as he held her, she placed her hand on the side of his face seeing his blue eyes, when he took her she closed her eyes, she cried out as she felt his bite, the crunching sound as he bite into her, she could hear. As he fed from her she felt so dizzy the room spinning to her, she held onto him as he let go.

He felt her slink into his arms and held her there. By the first full moon, she shall be his, which to his understandment would be that night. Perfect, he thought. His palace was still alive. He was gratefull the devil had given this to him, in his mind, perfect. Grace would make a good bride to him, she had been a great friend and with the other brides out of the way, he could focus on one and perhaps one day, find the love he lost when he died. "Grace... you have given me everything, so I shall give you everything."

He held her in his arms as he carried her into the master bedroom where he undressed her and stared at her magnificent body. He'd have to get to it later, he dressed her in clothes, similar to the ones his previous brides wore but more elegant. When she would awaken from her slumber, she'd be a new woman, his woman.

Grace was so tired, she didn't fight him, she trusted him, they had been great friends for so long, she didn't know what would happen if something happened to him, she watched him dress her, looking down at the dress it was a dark red and it was made of silk, she smiled softly weakly raising her hand to the side of his face. She tried to fight being so tired but she couldn't help it and ended up falling asleep.

He lay beside her, the hours honestly felt like minutes to him. He had drifted off into his own slumber, however above her. He could hear everything, her heart, her stress, her tension, everything, he could even feel how the virus was affecting her. It would be long now, he thought. Grace as his bride stood out in his mind and all he could think was, why had I not think of this before...?

She wasn't having a good sleep, she was seeing the fight of Vlad and Gabriel again, she didn't want to see it, when she saw his death again in her nightmares she opened her eyes, she had no idea how he was above her, she was grateful it was just a dream, running her hand on the side of his face her way of waking him gently.

"You are awake my love, how do you feel?" He asked her, moving down beside her, he touched her hand. For the first time, his cold lips touched her own. It had been the first time he had kissed his friend and he was glad it would neverbe his last.

She smiled she was about to say something but he stopped her with a kiss she returned the kiss, a very deep kiss, one that she would never ever forget, she smiled softly stroking the side of his face, she noticed a mirror and her reflection still there and yet it looked like she was holding air. How was this possible? But then it hit her, while she was looking at witch craft to the spell she did, said there could be some strange side affects, being human but with the immortality of a vampire must have been the side affect.

(OOC: Hope thats ok I just thought of it, mortal body but immortal of a vampire, and he could be as rough as he wants but I can change it if you want)

He floated down to her side, breaking the kiss momentarily and smiled. "How do you feel, becoming...something like myself?" He looked at what she was looking at and noticed the mirror and how she wasn't there. Drake wondered...could it be that a side effect had taken it's toll on himself? He couldn't be sure but if that had happened then, he didn't know what he had done to her. Yet strangely, he sensed her as a vampire, yet, also a human...how odd... though he didn't mind unless she was his.

She smiled as she watched him and slowly stood up looking at the mirror she couldn't help but smile seeing the bite mark he gave her. She couldn't help but ran her fingers on the mirror, and a soft melody was heard from her as a soft song was heard.

"I waited for you today But you didn't show No no no I needed You today So where did You go? You told me to call Said You'd be there And though I haven't seen You Are You still there?" She couldn't help but smile

"I cried out with no reply And I can't feel You by my side So I'll hold tight to what I know You're here and I"m never alone. And though I cannot see You And I can't explain why Such a deep, deep reassurance You've placed in my life"

She slowly ran a hand over the bite marks he gave her and slowly turned looking into his eyes.

"We cannot separate 'Cause You're part of me And though You're invisible I'll trust the unseen. We cannot separate You're part of me And though You're invisible I'll trust the unseen" She wrapped her arms around him.

"Some would ask why I love you, how many people called you a monster to me and how much ive been angered" She brushed her hand on the side of his face. "A true monster would have killed me, but you spared my life, giving me your friendship, a friendship that has lasted ten years, I was always there, after the death of your brides and even when you fought that god damn hunter I was there after you died, I wanted revenge there that night but it wasn't the time..." She held him close.

"My love for you is what kept me going and I knew you would be rather pissed at me if I hadn't killed him" She giggled she whispered in his ear "You will always have my love my dear Dracula you have graced me with a gift of immortality"

Her song had struck him true. Grace had been there, had done what he could not, and she had pleased him, he had done absolutely nothing for her, yet she has kept on coming back to him, and standing by his side. As soon as the time came to speak, he gingerly spoke as he wrapped his hands around her, "then why waste this beautiful night and spend it with me before the sunrise and we can return to my castle and crave the one thing humans desire most, love, sex and desire..." He began placing swift, gentle kisses along her neck.

He began to wonder if he still had the ability to transform into the monster he truely was and if she was in fact, a new kind of vampire, would she do the same? Drake knew he was a monster, felt it everyday yet somewhere, deep inside he felt at peace with it and could control it. He moved byher side and stepped toward the nearest window as they both looked out at the night sky and villages. Ripe for the choosing. "How is your craving for blood? Normally I choose one but after my recent time with death, I hunger for more..."

She smiled at him, she was happy, everything had happened for a reason and she didn't know what that reason was just yet. Sighing happily she placed her hand on his back as she looked out. "Id like that very much, to spend forever, to show you just how much I desire you" She kissed him on the lips softly.

"As for my hunger im alright" She smiled "You can still become the monster they take you out to be, but until you are back to full strength id not suggest it, after maybe a feeding or two you will be just as strong as you always have been"

She had a good point and so he took her hand and gracefully walked along the towards the bed. He stopped and took her in his arms. He felt this was the right time, to feel things he had not felt for over 1000 years: love and the making of true love. He started to kiss her neck, he had no need to put her under a spell for she was his and they both understood that.. He smiled inbetween kissed and gently blew some wind against her skin.

Though both their eyes had been closed, they had started to float into the air, turn horizontally and then gracefully, floated back down to their large, soft and silky bed. "I want to bed you, I want to know that you are mine and no one else's. The final step, to become one with myself. Are you willing to follow me into the dark?" He asked, his final question, his desire, building as he stared into her deep, blue eyes.

Grace watched him, his touch his walk, everything around him made her tingle to be bedded is what she wanted, there was nothing more she wanted then Vlad. She wrapped her arms around him. "Vlad" She held him close having to think of something sweet and meaning full words. "You mean everything to me sweet heart, id do anything for you, my life is at night with you by my side"

"The night is how we live, the morning is how we profess our love. And you are in for quite the morning." As if the entire castle began to chatter, windows closed, thanks to his previous doctor that had been working on Frankienstien. With a flick of the wrist, flames appeared on the candles lining the room. He smiled as his left hand traced her body, sliding accross every curves and even feeling the soft skin of her legs. He started at the top as he kissed her neck, removing clothing, piece by piece.

She moaned some, Grace didn't deserve this gift she thought. But she didn't have any regrets, she loved him, loved every part of him she kissed his lips and grinned happily. "What ever you want to do Vlad.

It was strange, as his fingers pressed against her skin, he felt her warm blood, how could this be? After all, he had bitten her... He pressed his lips together, pressing between her soft breasts, still landing kisses, he moved slowly over to the right breasts and started to kiss it, tenderly then simply slid his fangs through her skin, tasting her blood. This was strange, she was alive, but dead all at once. He retracted his fangs but kept on kissing her until he arrived at her hard nipple which he gradually placedbetween his lips. His other hand simply moved to her other breast and started to squeeze her large breast.

She watched him, she couldn't help but moan in a feeling she had never known, feeling him touching her, a feeling that made her heart stop, she understood what she was, dead and alive all at the same time, she was only half vampire, but what she was afraid of, was would he love her? when he kissed and squeezed a breast she arched her neck to the side a bit, the bite marks he gave her a scar now, a scar that was healed.