Werewolf Claws And Vampire Fangs A Ranma 1/2 Story By Imortis With some minor Editing by Proze Disclaimer: This disclaimer is brought to you in part, by a grant from The National Association of Disclaimer Writers. This fine group has been working for years to raise Disclaimer writing to the same level of importance of story writing. However due to the fact that Disclaimers are rarely read this has been somewhat difficult. However you too can do your part By taking the time to read all the wonderful disclaimers put out by this agency. Or not, Since you will probably never read this message. (Now back to your Regularly scheduled story) ---===Chapter Five: Morning's Approach===--- After a while Taro woke up "What did you do to me?" Ranma looked at him "Your now my slave, you have to do everything I say or you will feel pain." she said letting him go. "What is it you want?" he hissed. Ranma looked calmly at him "Kill me, not here, find me. I'll be at Castle Dracula. I'll send you there now." she murmured a few words and flicked her fingers and after the light show ended, he was gone "Ukyo and Moouse want to retire, they can't follow me into battle if I don't live through the vacation. What do you know? I'm looking forward to my visit to the family graveyard!" Everyone paled as she laughed in excited anticipation. Ukyo blinked as Ranma smiled sitting down next to her "Why are you happy?" he smirked "I'm looking forward to our visit to the family keep. I'll get to meet my ancestors." he said chuckling. She smiled "I knew this trip would help Ranma!" she said hugging him. He hugged her back "Promise me you'll go home after? That you'll go back and open your restraunt." he said softly. She nodded "Your coming with us right?" Mousse said appearing in front of them. Ranma smiled "Yes, I suspect I will be, your too much my friends to leave me there." he said smiling. Then sat back "I'm done with the hunting business guys, all the money and stuff we found is yours, just leave me my armor and weapons." he said smirking. They smiled at each other, not understanding, but happy to see his smile. "He doesn't mean..." Akane gasped. Soun nodded "Bury a man with his weapons, a sign of honor, and they will bring his body to us, if we don't get there first!" he yelled Ranma hitched his bag to his shoulders, his weapons slung out in the open, the sun shining on his armor. As he was passing the bar he stopped and smiled at the waitress that had spoken with him "I go to meet my death madame, it was nice speaking with you." he said kissing her hand "You don't have to die you know." she murmured. Ranma stood straight and pressed something in her hand "Once the soul is fled from the body, its only a matter of time before the body follows. I am a walking corpse ma'am. Leave me to my rest." he said softly before leaving. The woman looked at the thing he had put in her hand and gasped it was a arm band made of pure silver and a bright red ruby traveling its length. "Oh how generous!" Kasumi said sweetly from her seat in the truck they had rented. "Why sir! You must be a brave warrior to wear your battle equipment out in the open!" a mans voice cried. Everyone looked up and cursed seeing Ranma look annoyed at a man next to him "What of it?" Dracorian started the truck "We must get there first to deal with this threat." he said as the truck sped away. Ranma blinked as he saw a face with blood red tears on it flicker past him. He blinked then shook his head "Great, now I'm seeing Akane in the day light." Ukyo smiled for a second then hid it. Ranma looked at the man who had spoken "What is it you want?" the man grabbed him "A monster! A beast of pure evil! It resides in the ruins of castle Dracula! And people have started disappearing again! Like when the vampires were here!" Ranma winced "Don't worry, the monster will die tonight." he vowed softly. Ukyo blinked at the hard look on his face "But we're on vacation Ranma! We're taking a break from monster hunting." Ranma looked at his whining friend "A monster has taken up residence in my familys old home, its seen enough death." The man gasped stepping back "Your... your Ranma Dirocu! The vampire halfling! The great monster killer!" he yelled. Ranma looked at him "Not really a halfling, I'm a full vampire and my clan has hunted those that hunt the night for a long time. This monster will be my last hunt. After tonight I rest." he said calmly to the man. Ukyo and Mousse blinked. The people though had a different reaction "No Master Dracula! You can not leave us to the weres!" he exclaimed. Ranmas eyes narrowed "If you want to speak to a Dracula go speak with my uncle, he's the count of Dracula, I'm a Dirocu, the clan started to protect mankind from the were slaughter so long ago." He looked out at the humans that had moved away from them "Believe it or not, but humans and vampires used to live side by side, for protection from the weres. because back then they outnumbered both our races. It was the work of both races that brought about the armor and weapons I carry, a were hunters weapons." he said slapping his chest plate "It was the work of one mad vampire that fostered hate of us in you, it was one of my clan that took him down. We know vampires are hated here, thats why we abandoned the castle, our home for longer then I can remember, we're trying to make peace. A lot of the vampire clans are evil tis true, but everyone of them I've come across are now no more! The honor of the vampire will be restored." The people didn't know what to think of the strange young man "It is arrogent and a sin to judge all of one race by the actions of one. would you be satisfied if I looked at what the nazis did and said 'well, thats mankind for you.' no, you wouldn't. Well I don't either! Even though I'm a hunter myself and I don't kill humans, hunters have tried, and died for it. They presumed that since I was of the blood I had to die. A lot of innocent and good, hard working vampires have been killed because of mankinds prejudice. Their holier then thou art attitude. I don't kill humans, I kill those that hunt the night, be they were, vampire or human." "I think hes rubbing it in too far." Soun muttered. "But hes right, Ranma always could see the truth to most things." Dracorian said from the front seat. Nodoka smiled at him "Your proud of him." Ranma nodded to the people and started walking down the path "Were are you going sir?" a young woman asked breathlessly. Ranma bowed to her "To fight my last battle. The monster shall bother you no more." She covered her mouth and shook her head "What? Why are all of you acting so wierd?" Ukyo asked her. she looked from her to Ranma "Thou art his companions?" Ukyo nodded. "To fight his last battle miss means he will not come back from it, he plans to die in this battle!" she said softly. Ukyo paled "No.." she looked at Mousse and the two of them ran off after the quickly disappearing Ranma. Those that could jumped into cars and followed "We must do something!" "There, thats the castle up ahead, the outer wall still stands." Dracorian said stopping the truck they got out and walked into the yard "The lower levels look to still be here as well." Akane-kun said as he looked around "Man am I glad for this traveling star spell my great aunt developed." Dracorian said sighing after all the light had disappeared. They blinked at him "If you will remember, I drove the truck all day." They nodded. "Ranma stop damn it!" Ukyo shouted as he disappeared over a hill. Ranma looked at them as they ran up "Whats waiting for us up there!?" she yelled. Ranma looked down "Taro. I turned him so he could kill me." she said softly. They looked at her angrily "Make sure I'm buried with my weapons?" They looked away and she turned around "Alright, thanks anyways." she said starting off again. The two of them caught up with her at the gates "Do you think for one moment we're going to let you do this?!" they shouted at her. Ranma nodded "Yes, I want you to honor my wishes. We've been great friends, and I am proud to die knowing you were there, that I wasn't alone. My life is no more Ukyo, it ended that night in the club, now all thats needed is to kill the body." she said dully. Akane had to be held down by Nodoka to keep him from jumping up "We don't know where Taro is yet." she hissed. "Isn't there anything in the world that can change your mind?" Mousse pleaded. She looked at the moon "Something far from real Mousse only my love could save me this day, but its not real is it? I loved to greatly and when that love was not returned the only thing for me is death. Maybe I will find my love in death, because he doesn't live in life." "How pathetic Ranma! It's been a week since you sent me here and still your whining about your broken heart." Taro laughed. Ranma looked at him "Are you ready or not!?" she yelled. He bowed "As ready as you seem." he said then wiped out a cross bow and fired it off to the left. Ranma looked and gapped for a half second before she was struck by the bolts he had fired at Akane. Ranma slumped to the ground after appearing in front of Akane gasping in pain as Taro cackled "You really are a fool Ranma!" he roared in laughter. He turned seeing cars and trucks pull up outside the gates. "Lunch!" he yelled taking off only to stop before Ranma's blade hovering in front of him. "Thou art a monster Taro... and I've made you my last hunt, feel honored." Ranma gasped struggling away from Akane and in front of him. She looked back at the gapping humans then at Taro "Come on then!" she yelled pulling out her second blade. She tossed it in the air and it flew at him as she drew the axe and jumped at him "Interesting tricks Ranma!" he yelled dodging both swords only to be hit by the axe she had buried in his shoulder. He stumbled back and the swords thunked into him "Your time has come Taro." she hissed as her spear flashed into her hand and he gapped as it pierced his skull. She backed away and held her hands up as blue fire came to them, the weapons dislodging themselves as she blasted him into dust. She nodded to the air "Thankyou." she whispered as she felt darkness take her. Akane got to Ranma as she fell and started ripping the wooden spikes out of her "Damn you don't leave me!" he yelled. Dracorian pulled him away and waved the people back "Leave be! If shes to be saved I must work!" he shouted. he started drawing a circle around Ranmas still form, chanting softly under his breath. As the circle was completed he waved his arms and it burst with light. Ranma started floating, turning upight to slowly spin in the middle "Now I need five things! And thatnkfully all of them are here. We need the blood of family, that would be you and me Nodoka, the blood of friends, human if it can be had." he said looking at the two hunters. Then stepped forward "And the blood of day walker." he said looking at Akane. Akane stepped forward. "What do we do?" he asked determined. Dracorian took his shirt off and tossed it away "Lets hope this old count can perform the rite... right!" he laughed shortly then pressed his hands into the wall of light "By the blood of the Draculas." he chanted then nodded to Nodoka "by the blood of family!" he looked at the hunters and they pressed their hands into the wall "The blood of thy friends and comrades!" He looked and nodded to Akane "And the blood of thy own creatation! I bid you return to us day walker!!" he shouted and winced as he felt his wrists cut and his blood spill forth Ukyo yelped in pain but didn't pull back. "Oh lords of Dracula past aid me in saving our future!!" Dracorian moaned feeling weak. Suddenly, light was everywhere. Ranma opened her eyes and closed them quickly, Akane was knealing over her. "Ranma..." he started. "Go away Akane, I don't want to look at you. Thinking of you is bad enough." she sobbed rolling over. Akane looked at those around him and bit his lip seeing the looks given him by all the vampires surrounding them "Please Ranma, you have to fight it." he said softly. Ranma curled up in a ball and covered her face "Why? What good would fighting do? All it would do is extend a life I no longer want." she said coldly. Akane touched her shoulder and she tensed up pulling away "Don't touch me!" she screamed at him, half anger mostly pain "You don't have the right to touch me! I may have been confused in life but death cleared my mind completely! I didn't need to even look at you that night to understand what was happening. But the signs I got were overwelmingly clear. You had no intention of marrying me!" she wailed in despair "It's not like that Ranma! I didn't balk because I don't love you, it was wrong to do it that way!" he said reaching for her again. Ranma roared slashing out at him at him and he fell back in pain. Instantly she was beside him casting healing spells to heal the arm she had cut to ribbons "I'm so sorry..." she said gripping the hand, then slowly backed away and looked around. Raising her hand she cast another spell which desolved the barrier that trapped her in with Akane. She ran a few steps until she was face to face with a man with raging red hair and wearing a suit of armor like hers "Do not be so quick to throw away such a valuable life child." he murmured in broken english. She glared at him "My life has no value count. It ended the minute the armor stopped me, I was just tying up loose ends." she said going around him. Only to be stopped by another red head in mage robe and with a sword buckled to his waist "Oh but you are wrong, your life is far more valueable then ours." Ranma spat in the dirt "Why? Because I can cast spells and weld swords? Bah! These things mean nothing to me! Whats the use of having all this power if I don't have the one thing I want?!" she demanded. He looked behind her "Are you sure you don't have it?" he asked softly. Ranma whirled around and backed away from Akane "Yes I'm sure. If he loved me he would not have turned his back on my love!!! I gave you everything I had, and you tossed it back in my face. Couldn't you tell I loved you?! I was having your fucking child!! Me! Born a man and damned proud of it! And I was happy! Ya, I was happy to do it. I thought there could be no other way I could prove I love you then to except it gladly." "I know you love me Ranma... but-" Ranma cut him off "I don't know if the baby would have survived the fight with Maelic but it would have had more of a chance if you hadn't chose that fucking minute to say no. You let me get half way down that damned aisle before doing it! You could have done it earlier but you had to pick the most painful time to do it!" "He used you and your denial to capture us Akane, because of that I was forced to summon my other half. Our child died because of it!" she yelled at him then whirled around to continue walking away. "The death of a child is a terrible thing dear, but your not allowing him a chance." the next red haired vampire said. Ranma crossed her arms "And why should I? So he can dig the knife in deeper!?" "No, so he can make amends and explain why he faultered." he said Ranma scrunched her eyes shut "I don't trust him anymore! the whole reason I loved him at first was because I trusted that he would never hurt me! And thats just what he did. I gave him a chance to explain, the next morning, when I found I was a man again. She wasn't with me, probably never was!" "I stood in the doorway looking at her for five minutes. She didn't look up, didn't move. She wasn't even crying about our child, like it was a bad dream that had greatfully ended. That's what looking at her told me. I left, I felt betrayed. I didn't even get a 'Hello, sorry about the kid', all I got was nothing. Thats all I was worth, from that moment on." She continued past him and looked away as yet another showed up "How many counts could there have been?" she demanded. He chuckled "I am not a count child, I am you grandfather." he said softly. Ranma looked at him "I wish I had known you." He hugged her "If you don't talk to him, what will you do?" he asked. Ranma looked down "Find someone else to kill me, I've fulfilled the clans honor, I'm free to die." she said but didn't move to let go. "Why would you throw away your life? Have you had children to continue the clan?" he asked softly. She shook her head "I'm a dead end grampa, I no longer have a use. No goal, nothing. Mom has another child, she will continue. All I'm good at is killing.... and the only one I... I want ripped my soul to pieces." she wailed weeping on his shoulder. He held her gently "I know it must hurt, but you will kill more then yourself if you die." Ranma looked at him "Maybe he'll love me in death were he didn't in life." she whispered. He wiped the tears from her eyes "Why go there when you can have it here? Just look at him! Look at his face, he's begging for a chance." he said. She shook her head "It hurts... I don't want to look at him, all I see is the look of refusal on his face. Even if it isn't I.... I'm so scared." she sobbed holding tightly to him. She gasped trimbling as a hand touched her shoulder. She clutched tightly to the man as she felt Akane hug her back "It was wrong at that time Ranma, it was to be a dual wedding, all of our parts to each other, the day side came first Ranma. As night follows day we would not have been truly one. And I wanted a bond that would last forever, because thats what I wanted, for us to be together for ever." he whispered then kissed her neck. Ranma shook hard now "Why did you just sit there? Why did you let.." she trailed off as her consciousness left her. The two men looked at each other "I admit shes very head strong, but you handled it poorly. Needless pain was had by all." Ranmas grandfather reproved. Akane bowed his head "I know, I was confused. I didn't realize why I did it until a few weeks later when I saw some of the plans they had drawn up for the first wedding. And I realized, we are light and darkness all, to deny our light side would be to trap us in the dark, I didn't want that." Ranma came awake and rubbed at his face "What a fucked up dream, hey Ukyo...." he stopped seeing Akane laying in the bed next to him. she was sleeping fitfully. Ranma slid out of the bed, his eyes narrowing until he replayed what he has said the night before. Ranma sat in the corner and watched her sleep, wanting to run to her and at the same time, just run. The door opened and he looked up to see Nodoka and her father walk into the room. he blinked at them and the partriarch of the Dirocu family blinked in suprise "I thought we put a girl to bed!" he exclaimed. Nodoka waved him silent as she nelt before Ranma "Oh my child, how you must have hurt." Ranma grunted looking away "Where am I?" he asked softly. She smiled "A manor house a few miles from the old keep. The suns almost ready to go down." Ranma sank lower into himself "I don't care mother. What is night and day? How are you? I've wanted to call for so long... but I was afraid Akane would pick up the phone." he said looking over at his love {Was that really the only reason?} he sighed looking away "Can it really be just that simple? She wanted a different wedding set up. Trust Akane to turn a simple request into a trip through hell." he muttered then blinked as a mallet appeared in his head. He looked at Akanes contrite face "I never thought that would make me smile, to bad I can't force it out of hiding. Didn't you think about what you would be doing to me?" he asked calmly. She looked down then winced as the change took her "No, I didn't. All I knew is that it all felt wrong. Not that I loved you, there was no question about that, at least from me." he said seeing the anger on her face. "You made me doubt everything Akane, I couldn't even swing a sword right for the first few weeks. I can't even remember the first few days. All I remember is pain, pain that would make god weep and the devil cringe!" she spat at him. He flinched "I'm sorry, I didn't know why I did it." he whispered. Ranma snorted "What now?" she asked shortly. The door opened again and the light came on "You can explain what you did." the red haired mage said softly. Ranma blinked at him "What do you mean?" she said then blinked remembering "Oops, sorry about that." she said laughing nerviously. "I was dead, why am I alive again?" one of the four counts in the room demanded firmly but with a touch of kind curiousity. Ranma twiddled her fingers "Well... you were holding me in that thing and I wanted to get away, it... waseasiertobuildyounewbodiesthentobanishyou!" she said quickly. They blinked at her and Akane gapped "Did you understand a word of that?" one of them whispered to Dracorian. he shook his head "You did what?!?!" Akane demanded. Ranma flinched and made to get up when her grandfather pressed her back down "Please explain at a slower pace dear." Ranma bit her lip "I took a golem spell a while ago, one of yours." she said nodding the the mage. He blinked nodding "And I modified it... I knew exactly who you were when I saw you and realized I would have to banish you singly and that would take three minutes, and that was four minutes longer then I wanted to be there... so I cast a wide band golem spell around all of you, it copied you and everything you carried when you died, down to even copying the magics on your clothes. The modifacations warped the air and energies around the spirits to pull them into bodies that the spell made for them, exact duplicates of your original bodies." After she had stopped talking the three non-magic users looked at the stunned mage "Is that possible?" Dracorian asked. The mage looked at him "Son, I don't know. I didn't understand half the things she said." Seeing the dumbfounded looks on the mens faces Ranma giggled softly "I learned half of that in high school science courses, the rest I learned from the various items of magic you had. They were great teachers." she looked around "Is there anything to eat?" Ranma sat in the back of the dinning room drinking from the glass her mother had given to her, when Akane sat down next to her. "What do I have to do?" he asked softly. She looked at the glass "You could go back in time and stop yourself from killing my heart, but I'm not sure how to send you yet." she said stonily. He looked away and Ranma looked at him as he shook slightly "I... how can I trust you? You were the only one I knew, no believed with all my heart, would never hurt me, I just knew that after I told you I loved you and... gave you my heart, not to mention my body, that if I ever got hurt, like when pop tried to kill me, that you would be there to keep me from the pits of hell. No, you pushed me into them, taking everything I cared about in the process. And on top of that, instead of holding onto me, try to explain why, you sat motionless as I ran away. Tell me why I should trust you?" she asked through gritted teeth. Akane sat frozen "Because I love you, and you love me." Everyone looked up as Ranma bolted out of the room. Nodoka started to follow but her father grabbed her arm "But daddy!" she said softly then saw Akane quickly follow. He looked at the four men sitting about the table "I never thought to meet count Dracula myself." he continued. Dracorian smiled "Now you've met all four of them. The wild haired one looking facinatedly at the light fixtures is the first, Dracula of Dracula. the slightly better manicured one next to him is his son, Dracon of Dracula, and this cantancerous old mage is Draco of Dracula. I had the displeasure of being his son." he chuckled elbowing the blinking man "It's a joke pop." Ranma sat on the rail looking down the cliff face. "Do you really love me?" she asked softly as Akane stepped out onto the balcony. "Yes, as deeply as you love me." Ranma snorted "Well thats a bald faced lie." she growled "If that was true you would not have done that to me." she said smiling at the anger she felt from him. "If you love me prove it." she said hopping around to face him. "Anything!" he yelled practicly jumping her. She smiled "Catch me." Akane gasped rushing to the rail as she jumped off and scrambled after. "Ranma!!" he yelled as they plumeted down. "Catch me Akane or we both die! Catch me and I'll trust your love!" she called. Ranmas heart begged for him to catch her, as her mind looked forward to death. Suddenly she felt his arms around her and she gasped as a feeling like lightning went through her. Quickly Ranma spread her hands and they slowed as light flaired around them. Ranma looked up at the moon as the feeling of Akane holding onto her filled the void she knew was her heart. As they touched the ground Ranma started crying softly, in relief. Akane held her comfortingly as he kissed her neck. She sobbed into his chest "Oh Akane, I missed you so much, please, don't ever leave me." she whimpered holding tightly to him. He kissed her on the mouth and blinked as he had to hold her up when her knees buckled. She looked at him "I love you, what does form matter?" she said softly. Akane looked sad "Plenty. Ranma, we are four people, not two. If we bond at night we won't be able to marry in the day." he said softly. Ranma looked at him shrinking "So what? I don't care. I love your female form, but it would not have hurt me as much if you had done it in that form, all that is is a mirror of the love we have at night, a pale image. You can't tell me you would have jumped after me if it was the day. Our other forms may have been our real form, but not anymore." Akane blinked at her "I don't understand." he murmured. she sighed then wriggled as he sniffed her neck "Our love became real at night Akane, before that night came to us, we were just skirting our feelings. We would probably have married, in a few years, or seperated. We would not have been able to do more then try, maybe it would squeek out, but that changed. That life ended with our deaths. just because we can still live in those forms, it doesn't mean its our real forms. I am a woman Akane, as well as a man. But I am a vampire, a being of the night, trying to arrange our lives around the light will drive us apart." Akane backed away "Are you saying we should give it up?" he demanded. Ranma shook her head "No, we are who we are we are, day walkers. We are both human and vampire, marrage in one form is the same in the other, a bonding of our souls, how does it matter what body we wear?" "Are you saying you don't want my female body?" he asked. Ranma snorted standing up "Of course I do, in the day, but this is night. Not the day. All I can see is my love, it matters not if hes man or woman. Although, I do like it when you hold me, I feel so safe in your arms." she said softly. He looked at her, her face hopeful and very vulnerable. He pulled her into his arms and held her gently against him, loving the way she molded to him. She sighed in relief and rubbed her cheek against his chest. "To tell you the truth, I love you because.... I don't have to worry about having to hold myself up all the time, I know that when I need it, you'll be a wall I can lean on." she said after a time "I know I need someone to hold me every now and then, and you have given me just that and more. I need you Akane, I need you so much." she said gripping his shirt. He held her head "I think thats what I needed to, someone who needed me to hold them." Ranma kissed him deeply and felt her body heat up with long forgotten lust "Oh god I missed that." she breathed. He nodded breathing shakily. Ranma smiled at him "We have six hours of night left, I want to take my husband to bed." she said urgently. He looked at her blinking "But the armors are back in Japan!" he protested. Ranma looked at him "Lets see that damned armor stop me this time." she snarled evilly. Akane blinked at her for a minute then started laughing as he squeezed her against him. Draco who was out looking for the two lovers jumped back gasping as Ranma rose above the cliff face and settled to the ground, Akane holding her. She smiled at him "If you understand the laws of nature you can break them where you will." she said smiling. He blinked "how did you fly?" he asked. she smiled picking up a rock "See this? watch." She tossed it up in the air and they watched as it fell back down to the ground "What was that supposed to be?" both men asked. Ranma sighed "Why did the rock fall?" she asked. Akane exclaimed understanding "The force of gravity!" he said in answer. Ranma smiled at him "And as we know, magic can do as it wills with the energy and power behind forces. Gravity is a power that forces us to stay on the ground, when we go up, we come down if that power isn't interupted." she said picking the rock back up and tossed it, this time light flaired from two of her fingers and it came to a rest in the air "Thus it is no longer under the hold of gravity. The power of gravity itself is forcing itself around the rock, leaving it free to do as it will, float there." she stopped and it fell to the ground. She patted the old mans arm "Science may not be magic, but magic can be science, strengthening both of them." Ranma smiled as Akane pulled her close as they entered the house. she looked around at the people eyeing them "What? You asked me to give him a chance and thats what I did!" she walked over to Dracorian "Marry us now!" she demanded "Before he changes his mind again." she said, winking at them as Akane yelled in outrage "Take me as I am or leave me to my death Akane those are the only two choices." she turned and looked at him "I will be one of two things before this night is done Akane, married or dead, take your pick." After everyone got up off the floor she grinned at them "Those of you that know me know that when I've decided something I go after it the minute I have whats needed. And I have everything I need." she said as light flaired around her hand and a large chest appeared in the room. Dracorian exclaimed "The armor of marrage!?" he said opening the box. He looked at the armor and arched an eye brow at her "And the guests?" When they could see again everyone blinked looking around the ruins of castle Dracula. Ranma waved her hand and the armors filled their arms "This time you better not falter or I'm going to rip your arm off before I jump off that cliff for real." she told him as she hurried down the stairs to the lower levels of the keep. She looked about the room she stopped in "I guess this will have to do." she muttered glaring at a rat before it scrambled away in fright. Ranma turned to see her mother and Kasumi as well as Ukyo standing in the doorway. She grinned at them "Lets get you dressed!" Ranma bit her lip as she felt the lust start to fill her "Damn, forgot about this." she said going into a dark corner. "Don't watch, its a part of the armors magic." she growled. Nodoka nodded "I know, I had to do it myself." she laughed turning away. Grinning at a stifled yelp from the girl. After a few minutes she came out puffing slightly, the doe skin bright red, and Ranmas face even brighter "Wow, I had forgotten what if felt like." she breathed as she squirmed inside her soaked panties. "Whats that smell?" Ukyo asked. Ranma blushed and Nodoka grinned "its the ever delightful scent of a lusty vampire." she giggled. Ranmas blush deepened. As the three came out of the hole in the ground Draco the mage chuckled seeing her face. She stomped over to him "You are such a pervert! But your a cute pervert, grampa." she said kissing his cheek. He grinned as he saw her ass wiggle as she tried to ignore the wet panties. "Did you do that on purpose?" Dracorian asked. He grinned at his son, not speaking. "I thought so." Ranma bit her lip nervously as Akane walked over with Soun and Dracula, the two bolstering him. Ranma took one look as his nervious face and froze in terror {What am I doing?! He'll hurt me again!} she screamed to herself. Akane saw the bone chilling fear on Ranmas face and smiled, his resolve firming. 'come.' Ranmas insides flaired and an inferno raged in her belly, demanding satisfaction. She bit her lip as her panties, dried slightly, became drenched as her sex cried out in need. She scowled at the chuckling vampires as they recognized the scent "Me thinks the woman doth wish to hurry." Dracon said softly to his father. Draco leaned over "its in the magic, the more she loves and wants him the stronger the arousal, the stronger the smell!" he chuckled and the two grinned at him "I envy the lad!" After Ranma pulled her elbow out of the old mans head she glared at him "Please leave my sex life out of your conversations." she growled. He held up his hands grinning "I wish women were this fiesty when I was young." he said aproving before falling over twitching. Ranma stood up at the head of the seated people with Akane in front of Dracorian as he grinned "We are gathered here today to witness the bonding of this mated pair, does anyone dare say ney to this?" A man at the back jumped up angrily "Ya! As the he-" the man was cut off by a ball of yellow light that turned his top half to dust. They looked up at Ranma and saw her palm smoking slightly "Anyone else want to meet my hand!?!?" she yelled. Everyone ducked down. she nodded looking back at the count "I think its safe to say no one is going to speak up." Dracorian blanched as the mans waist decided it would fall over. "Alright, now that thats taken care of, heh, do you Akane take Ranma to be your soul bonded mate in life and death?" he asked. Akane looked at Ranma as the fear jumped back into her eyes "I do." as the words came out his armor started glowing. Dracorian turned to Ranma "Do you Ranma take Akane as your soul bonded mate in peace as well as battle?" Ranma grinned as she moved close to Akane "I do." she murmured softly and looked into his eyes as blue light gathered about them then flashed in a blinding glare for a second, everyone saw the two kissing deeply, not even noticing the clapping of the guests. Ranma pulled away for air and grinned into Akanes eyes for a minute before her body demanded its tribute. She blushed slightly and lifted a finger as light flashed from it. Everyone but Ranma and Akane looked up and ran to the gates as the ground where the ruins stood started frothing and shaking. Ranma smirked as everyones jaws dropped before the spires of the old castle started rising out of the ground "What once was, is no more. What is shall rise to grace the heavens for all time." she murmured as the spires started glowing as they continued to rise. Ranma looked over at the castle as the shaking stopped and smiled impishly at Akane "Carry me across the threshold?" she whispered kissing his ear and he grinned picking her up, grinning wider when he felt his hand become wet. She grinned at him as they entered the castle first "Welcome family, to the new castle Dracula, may it stand as long, or longer, then the old one did." Ranma said to the astonished vampires. Ranma grinned as Akane slipped a hand under the doe skin flap of the armor and rubbed her ass. She looked at him "Up the stairs and three doors to the left." she whispered to him. He grinned starting up "Drinks are in the dinning room! you know where that is!!" she called before disappearing. Akane stood Ranma up and undid the two clasps that held the armor on her and grinned as his armor suddenly popped apart and fell to the floor, revealing their naked bodies to each other. Ranma moaned as he touched her side hesitently "Akane, please, its been so long." Ranma whimpered, her thighs shiny from all the wetness coating them. Ranma moaned louder as his hand traveled down her belly to touch her mound softly. He backed her to the bed and pushed her down on it, Ranma giggled. Akane knelt to the floor and grinned at the plate on the head board "Count and countess of Dracula. Whos who?" he asked licking one of her raised thighs "Interchangeable." she gasped then cried out as his tongue found the fire between her legs. Akane delved deeply into her, sucking greedily on her sex for the remembered taste of her honey. If anything he was delighted when it came, tasting ten times better then he remembered. Ranma screamed as she felt her world crack and shatter under the orgasm. Akane looked up and blinked at the dazed look on Ranmas face, her jaw slack. Ranma came out of it only to be knocked back in as his busy tongue pushed her over the edge into another orgasm. With supreme effort, Ranma pulled herself off his tongue and farther up the bed. "Akane... I need you." she cried thrusting her hips at him. He crawled up on the bed, lapping at her sex a few times before moving farther up. Ranma moaned as he sucked her nipple into his mouth and bit down on it gently as he slid himself a little ways into her. Ranma screeched. Akane groaned as she tightened up around him in a sudden orgasm. Ranmas voice grew louder as he pressed slowly into her, making little rocking motions as he went. Ranma started wide eyed at the canopy of the bed over their heads as Akanes manhood pushed ever deeper into her still form. Akane cried out as his hips met hers finally and stilled panting "God your so tight!" he gasped. She didn't respond so he pulled out a little ways and started pumping. Ranma screamed as another orgasm took her slowly bucking body. Akane gapped as she became even tighter in orgasm. He picked up the pace and started thrusting in earnest. Ranma closed her eyes and arched her back spreading her legs wide so he could move faster, her voice rising in crecendo as she neared another orgasm. Akane felt Ranma start to tighten up again and cried out with her as he exploded inside her passing out. Ranma panting heavily blinking slowly three times before she joined Akane in sleep. Authors Notes: Due to a recent strike by the authors notes section, Even though there were authors notes for this section I will be unable to bring them to you. As soon as matters are resolved between the Author and The Authors Notes, You Can watch this space for updates on the negotiations. Negotiation Updates: So far things dont look good here, The authors notes have gone on strike, Demanding both more notes, and longer notes. This was met By the author with an offer of at least one note per chapter, But it seems The Notes are holding out for at least two notes, And a condo. Hehehe, everyone be sure to thank proze for his efforts in making the authors notes an enjoyment to read! casdbs@alltel.net maybe he'd be willing to subcontract!