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Rating: R
Warnings: Vampirism, dark themes, violence, sex (most of these are more prevalent in the later chapters.)
Category: AU, drama, supernatural
Disclaimer: I do not own Gundam Wing or its characters.
*Author’s Note*: I used Bram Stoker’s “Dracula” and Jeanne Kalogridis’s “Diaries of the Family Dracul” series as major sources of information for this story. If you haven’t read Covenant With the Vampire, Children of the Vampire, or Lord of the Vampires by Jeanne Kalogridis I strongly recommend it.

The Legend of the Dragon Child

“There will, in the future, be a born a boy into a life of depravation and strife. From the day he is born he will be alone, orphaned and unwanted. But the part he will play could determine the survival of a world.....(The Legend of the Dragon Child, Chapter 1).”

Chapter 1

The night was dark and the wind howled through the trees of the forest. In the quite streets a solitary figure crept. His movements betrayed an air of impatience as he stalked through the alleys and dark passageways of the town, places with the best hunting.
Thunder rumbled though the sky. Zechs Merquise looked up into the roiling clouds above, fat drops of rain spattered his face, but he didn’t seem to mind. Scowling, he turned back to the task before him.
/There’ll not be anyone out tonight./ He cursed silently. /No. There won’t be any dinner for Treize tonight. Damn him! He knew quite well that no one would come out in weather like this./
Sometimes he believed that Treize just liked to do this to him to make him work. But he knew that there wasn’t any use complaining now. If he were to return without a victim, then his master would surely have his head served on a silver platter, no matter how long they had been lovers.
As it turned out though, luck was with him and a little girl came into view as he rounded the next corner. He examined her closely. She was a thin girl--oh yes, terribly thin--but healthy. It was obvious that this scrawny little one had no home. It wouldn’t do to have somebody miss the poor child. And though she was a bit grimy, she would work out nicely.
Smiling, Zechs his platinum blonde locks from in his face and stepped forward, into the light. “Hello.”
The girl looked up, she looked to be about 14 or 15 years old with a heart shaped face and lovely brown eyes. “Oh, excuse me, sir. I didn’t see you.”
He nodded silently. And began to move forward, readying for the capture, but she didn’t seem to notice and instead, continued on talking.
“Yes, you were as silent as a cat, Sir. And if I didn’t know better, I’d think you were up to something of a tricky sort, but you don’t look like the type. No one as handsome as you could ever...well,” She giggled and spun around, her dark hair turning with her. Her smile faded slowly as she realized what was happening, but by then it was to late.
He covered her mouth with a hand and flashed his charming grin. “Well my dear, looks can be very deceiving.”