Two Dragons

It was dark, and the twisting and turning came again, but it was gentler this time, as a mother that pulls a baby from it's the crib, You fell into the darkness and was swallowed whole into the eye.

You fell at the hard floor, landing on your knees and using your claws to break your fall, standing quickly, You snarled at the quivering air, staring with red eyes at the dark of the chamber room.

There was a man here, just him, sat in office black as pitch, cobblestone-like the last one, of an older time. His hair was long and dark as before, though his tunic was fine, black leather and red silk, his head was buried in his desk, which was piled with hundreds upon hundreds of books, a gentle rumbling snore echoed as he slept.

"Abandon hope, all ye who enter here!" You twisted and turned to the mouth of the chamber, who's door flew open, to give way to a Man whose silhouette was cast into the shadows.

The man at the desk lifted his head lazily, blinking as she wiped away the drool that had leaked out of the corners of his mouth. You raised an eyebrow, Dracula... it was definitely him, same golden eyes, same coiled black hair, same smile... but He looked younger, fresher, His pale face had no wrinkles or signs of stress, though he did have dark bags under his eyes.

You grimaced at how much he... looked like you, same cheeks, same nose... holy shit what the fuck was this!?

"Ah! by Cain, Draco! bloody spare me!" Dracula cried in protest, shielding his eyes from the light as the figure walked in with a blazing torch in hand.

His face came into view as He walked up, a tall, gaunt man, with short slicked-back hair, black as midnight with a coy look about him, his eyes gold as the sun "Come on now, gotta wake up the Bat sometime?" Draco said as he walked around, lighting the braziers slowly and patiently.

Dracula groaned "Some bats are better off, left well enough alone." Sinking a white fang into the flesh of his thumb, drawing a symbol into the air that ignited crimson "Dragon's breath: Azure embers." He whispered gently, and quick as the whip of a wind every brazier, candle and scon lit in azure flames.

Draco tutted "God you're an inpatient." snuffing out the torch on a tapestry, much to Dracula's annoyance

"For fuck's sake Draco that tapestry was six hundred and fifty years old!"

"Oh never mind the bloody Tapestries, how is the studying going!?" Draco seemed... odd, He was skinny as anything, dressed in a long travelling cloak of midnight black, though as He drew up a chair before the Vampire-King, you saw the spark of a weapon strapped to his side, a Long sword, black of the handle and the golden beam of Blade

_"The sword fo lugh... Draco?" _You thought

Dracula winced as the light blade reached him, burning the skin of his cheek "Cover that thing up will you, it disturbs me." Draco huffed, but he did so, leaning on the desk and grinning. Dracula rubbed his eyes, pushing aside a few of the books "Umm, well I blink every few seconds, lift the shoulders to look like I'm breathing, make sure to make it look like I eat when I dine, and.... ummmm try not to stare so much!" Dracula said, clearly happy to have remembered it.

Draco nodded "Nicely done, and You've gone over your human histories?"

"Yeah yeah?" Dracula said childishly, resting his feet on the desk "You know, Radu is excited for all of this human shit."

Draco shrugged "He's always liked us Humans... What about Alex?" Dracula's face became more serious, He shook his head

"He's angry, He thinks this is a mistake, coming out to mankind like this, it's nothing we've done before he uh... You know how he gets." Dracula lamented on the thought, looking sad.

Draco Smiled "He's always been a good man, Vlad, just doesn't know how to deal with the change, hopefully, a little humanity will change that? teach his daughters a little something too while he's at it."

"Liz and Rose might take a little convincing but uh... here... Kivassal Valeric (Come Valerica)" Dracula called in a dead tongue, and faster than the click of the King's fingers a Girl appeared.

The sight of her made you tremble... She couldn't have been any older than 18, a small, crimson-haired thing, with pale cheeks, Amber eyes and a slightly unsettling smile. "Come little Rica, say hello to Uncle Draco," Dracula said to the red-haired, girl.

Her head turned slowly to Draco, those monstrous little eyes never leaving him as she stepped closer like a little hungry wolf. Draco seemed unafraid, in fact, he grinned wider "Look a You, little Rica, such a lovely little thing."

Valerica stopped by him, offering her hand which gleamed with a ruby bright as fire, Draco chuckled kissing her ring "Ahhh, I see little Rica has become a Knight.

She bowed her head "Hello, Uncle Draco, I worked hard as You said, and Father rewarded me." Valerica not only looked younger, she seemed younger, fresher, somehow less evil

Draco ruffled her hair "Look at you, Willow must be so proud of you, Liz must be jealous and Rosie, how she must be envious!"

Valerica giggled girlishly "Rosie is training for inquisitorial duties! and Liz... well..."

The Human man's face fell only slightly, but he nodded "Liz will cheer up in time, little one, go on now, I wouldn't want to give your papa any more reason to be annoyed at my presence." He said gently. Valerica fiddled with her hands, leaning forward and planting a kiss on the man's cheek

"Go now little Rica, back to your duties," Dracula said with a smile, Valerica curtsied nobly

"Yes, Your majesty." and like that, she was gone with the wind.

"That girl has a crush on you, you know," Dracula said, rolling his eyes.

Draco shrugged "She is like my own daughter, it is nonsense."

"Dragon's revel in nonsense and Your curse is kin to mine, without you I'd still be a bat in this cave, without knowledge of mankind, you are a part of this family Draco, we are both Dragons. You could have nonsensical revelry with any woman of my house, merely say the word," Dracula said

Draco waved him off "...Speaking of which... there is the matter on the Blood God--"

"Hush..." Dracula stood straight at the mention of him, looking around suspiciously, sniffing at the air and lapping his lips, he nodded "It is not watching us. It is safe to speak... The matter of reincarnation-"

"-sod the reincarnation, He's grooming you, Vlad, You have the Components and he will be free of his godly curse if you accept him." Draco pressed desperately, and Dracula nodded

"Listen to me, We are of the same blood, My Father was your Grandfather fifteen fold... and there is a way, a very old, very dark way but... it is your choice." the King of Vampire's seemed completely sincere, filled with worry for this man who seemed to be his close friend and distant relative.

"Name it, you know what that monster will do if you refuse him." Draco whispered.

Dracula lent forward, prepared to whisper his proposition "We must-"

"Charlie!"

"ARGH!" You erupted from your dream, staring around in fright as gentle hands touched you.

You looked up at Claudia's face, she was holding you "Are you alright, you just fell after... and I couldn't wake you, and then you started screaming-"

"I'm okay, don't worry about it, just a little hiccup." You said, putting on a smile for your Cleo as You touched her cold face

"Right... Umm, I... here look." Claudia looked at you intently, and raised her lips, bearing her teeth and arching the corners of her mouth in something close to a smile, but a little... off, it made you chuckle "W-What, is it not good enough?" She asked in an annoyed tone

"No... no, it's a good start." It was quite the thing, having Cleo nurse you, even with her face which had resumed it's dull sadness, but having her like this made the shitty Dracula-dreams bearable. "So was it good for you?" You asked, Cleo scoffed, nudging you

"that's no way to speak to a lady, Pig." that was a very high and mighty tone "...Yes." With a slutty undertone.

"Well... ugh, my lady." You sat up, trying to ignore the buzzing in your head "is it too late for Round 2, I don't think the sun is going down for a little while?"

Cleo frowned but bit her lip "okay... just, maybe be a little rougher this time?"

You pecked your Lady's lips "Not a chance in hell."