"Blade's best friend, Drake."

Blade immediately went to Karen and Conrad, after they called him.

"What does the aswang look like, Karen?" the concern was obvious in Blade's voice.

"Hmmm... It is a man, he is tall, he looks pale but pretty cute. But I didn't see much of his face. He was wearing a blue jacket."

"That corpse!" Blade uttered in his mind.

"In which direction did they go?" he asked Karen.

"There in the Maulo."

(Maulo-also known as Bantay Reyes)

It is a mountain located in the village of Don Benito. You can visit because there are houses there and there is a path to the top. At the top you can see a hut between two mahogany trees. That is meant for those who want to go there. But half of that mountain is a vast forest that people do not go to. That forest is just as dangerous because of the venomous snakes that are scattered in the area.

"Sir, bring Rane home." Karen pleaded.

Yes, they had misunderstandings but Rane is still her step-sister and she loves her.

Blade just nodded and immediately left for the mountain.

"I have to hurry! Corpse might do something!" Blade is really in a hurry.

Meanwhile... Rane woke up, she got up slowly. She was in a small hut, on the side of a small waterfall. Lots of wild orchids around and other wild flowers. She even looked around. She looks like she is in a forest.

"W-Where am I?!" she was afraid.

Until she notices someone...

"AAAHHH!" she scream.

She saw a man standing beside her and he looks weird.

"Don't be afraid, I will not hurt you." Said by a cold voice.

"W-Who are you? Why did you bring me here?"

The bangs are tangled in his face, his skin color is pale as if there is no blood. His lips are red as if they were bloodied.

"I'm the handsome vampire in the world! Drake and your service." he bowed.

And after that he slowly approached her. She stood up and backed away.

"Please, don't be scared. I won't hurt you."

"Then why did you bring me here?"

"I brought you here because... Because... You brought me back to life. You KEGTOT my heart!"

"Ha?!"

Suddenly he rubbed his forehead and emote completely. He pulled the bangs that covered his eyes. Its eyes are bluish-grey.

"I'm rude, sorry. I didn't even ask your name. Can I know your name?"

"Ahm... I'm Rane." the girl said awkwardly.

Drake came closer to Rane...

"Wow, good name. Rane, can I woo you?"

Rane's eyes widened in shock.

"No. I'm young."

"Age doesn't matter in love... I can woo you for up to one-hundred years. Please... Give me a chance. I'm going to die by your refusal. Oh! I remembered, I died before. But I'm going to be double-dead if you refuse." he suddenly grabbed her hands and stared into her eyes.

His hands are cold, he has fangs. She is not dreaming. She is facing a real vampire .. Only in the movies vampire is existed, that's what she knows. Like the famous TWILIGHT who even had a sequel. Unexpectedly...

"Hoy Corpse! Get away from Rane!" Blade gasped.

It looks like his timing is just right. He just guessed the place where Drake could take Rane.

"Sir Blade!" Rane quickly let go of Drake's grip.

She immediately ran towards Blade.

"Are you okay? Didn't he do anything to you?" Blade asked.

"I'm fine. He didn't do anything wrong."

Blade sigh a relief then he turn towards Drake.

"Why did you kidnap Rane?!" Blade ask angrily.

Drake rubbed his chest and his eyes glazed over at Rane.

"Because she revived me. I saw her earlier in front of my house and all of a sudden... Oh my, Blade! It feels like my heart is running like a horse, my heart is pounding! My heart is pounding!"

Rane and Blade frowned at Drake's appearance. Rane had recovered from her amazement and then...

"You know each other?" Rane asked the two.

"Yes. We just became friends." Blade replied.

"I am the real owner of the house you cleaned the garden earlier." Drake added.

"Hey, Drake! Forget about Rane. I'll take her home." Blade blurt out.

Drake cross his brows upon hearing Blade.

"So, are we rivals?!"

"No. I'm going to take her home to their house. She's still young so stop there. Rane, tell me how old you are and he won't be scratching."

"F-Fourteen."

"See? She is too young!"

"Oh, no problem Blade! Our ages are not that far apart. I am only sixteen."

"Three-hundred and sixteen!" against Blade.

"Wait, Blade. I can already see! Why are you so over-protective to Rane? Yes, I know she's your student. But you behave differently!"

Blade was serious and looked at Drake.

"Because I am indebted to her why I am here now. She released me and restored my power."

"You mean..."

Drake said in stunned...

"Oh no! Huh, huh, destiny is so cruel. Think about it, you Blade! You are my only friend, and now my rival! Abuwisit ak pa!" (abuwisit ak pa- I'm bad trip!)

"What do you mean a rival?" Blade raised an eyebrow.

"If Rane returned your power... It means, you kissed her!" Drake shuddered.

Blade sigh and scratch his head.

"It 's nothing, okay? It' s just like mouth to mouth resuscitation. If the eyes are the window of our soul, the mouth is the door. The path to our spirit. Again, it 's just happen because of the situation. " Blade explains.

"B-But. Your lips are still touch together!"

Drake would explode like a bomb in those moments.

"Leave it there!" Blade pulled Rane away.

But Drake suddenly appeared in front of them and it blocked them.

"Anak na lase! Why again?!"

"Fight me, Blade!" Drake's serious challenge.

"Will you stop this nonsense!"

"I challenge you! If I lose, I will not date Rane. But when you lose. You will just let me court her."

Rane look at their face. The two seems so serious. What is happening?!

"Rane, step aside first. I'm going to hit this corpse. He won't stop until I give it to him." Blade said in serious tone.

Rane just nodded and followed carefully.

"You might even change your mind, Drake."

"Huh, that won't happen!"

"In that case, you can not only taste Kagebunshin technique times two, times two! Plus a borrow-one!" Blade imitated Naruto.

"Huh, the blade of my nails will not lose! Sankutetsu!" Drake imitated Inu-Yasha.

The two are both addicted to ANIME so they became friends. Rane scratched her forehead watching the two. They even beat her younger brother Conrad.

Drake started first. It pierced its sharp nails.

"Dark claw!" That's Drake's technique.

But Blade escaped.

"Lightning boomerang!" Blade also attacked.

And Drake also escaped. After that and at the same time the two punched. They jumped into the air.

"You can taste the cruelty of Ippo's fist!" Drake said.

"Pacquiao's punch! Yah!"

They both hit each other and both almost fell.

"You punched hard. Pooh!" Blade spat out the blood from his mouth.

"You too." Drake wiped the edge of his lips.

The two smiled and again... They rushed together.

"You're late! Crash claw!" Drake attacked Blade.

"H-Huh!"

But the Blade he attacked turned into white feathers. That is just a deception.

"Abuwisit ak pa!" Drake blurt out.

"I've got you Drake! Lightning fist!"

Blade hit Drake and he flew at the force of the impact.

Drake immediately got up and rushed to Blade again. Then suddenly...

"Eeeeehhhh!"

"Rane!" simultaneous language of the two.

Rane is carried away by an ugly witch.

"Let go of me!" Rane tries to escape from the witch holding her.

"Stop struggling if you don't want me to grab your eyes!"

Her voice was loud and her sharp nails pointed at her. Rane was stunned and gulped. It has large glaring eyes and a large nose shaped like a parrot's beak. Its skin is also wrinkled as if it has rotted.

"Rane my love! I will save you!" Drake shouted.

"Yuck! You're corny!" said by Blade.

Almost at the same time, the two rushed to save Rane.

"Hey! Ugly witch! Bring back Rane to us!"

Blade blocks the witch and so does Drake.

"I will not bring her back to you! Disciples! Attack those two!"

After that a huge number of venomous snakes came out and rushed at the two men. They became busy and because of that... The witch was able to put Rane on the broom and they immediately flew away.

"You will resurrect my queen! Hik hik hik hik hik hik!"

Rane was terrified of those moments. She did not know what would happen to her. She was busy watching Blade and Drake fight when a witch attacked her from behind. Meanwhile...

"It's your fault! If you didn't bring Rane here, she would not be harmed!" Blade commented on Drake.

"Yes! I admit my mistake! You have the right to blame me. What matters and important, let's save Rane my love first!"

"Ah wrong-mistake!" Blade blurt out.

The two were busy killing snakes in those moments. When they had killed all of them, they immediately followed the direction the witch had taken to take Rane.

Meanwhile, the witch brought Rane to the end of the forest, to the edge of the high gorge. There is a big palace attached to the ravine. It meant to build it there so that no one can see. They went down the ravine and headed for the palace entrance. It drags her hard because she is really struggling.

"Release me! What do you need from me?!"

"Like I said, you will resurrect my queen! You will complete the ritual we have been doing for a long time! Hik hik hik hik hik hik! .."

Again! Ritual? Why every time something like that happens, she gets hurt.

"So you should get along!" it pulled her away and glared at her.

Then, she suddenly pierced its eyes with her left hand. She did not know where she took the courage of those moments.

"EEEEHHH!" the witch screamed.

It released her and rubbed its eyes. She grab the chance to escape and immediately ran away. She just ran until she reached the edge of the ravine. Rane was devastated to see the deep ravine. She also looked up. If she climbs, she has high hopes that she will be able to return to the mountain forest. She made a decision and sighed. She signed the cross and started climbing. She had to be careful, she was going to be dead if she fell into the deep ravine. Rane's eyes widened when suddenly someone grabbed her right foot tightly.

"You're a naughty girl! You're torturing me!"

"AAAHHH!" the witch pulled her and she slid down.

She kicked it but it really didn't want to let go of her foot and she was completely dragged down.

"You pest! You tortured me!"

The witch bound her hands and feet.

It also put a mouthpiece in her mouth. She picked her up and finally brought her inside the palace. It was scary inside then, it was full of dust and various statues that she did not know. As far as she knew, they were terrifying. The witch took her to a place where there were two graves. They were upright and in the middle of them was an old mirror.

"Ump!" Rane still struggled but she couldn't do anything.

The witch dropped her down and after that she opened the graves one by one. One is empty, the one near her on the right. Rane's eyes widened as the second tomb was finally opened. It have flesh. The body of a beautiful woman. Its hair is long and very black. Its skin is very white and does not even look like a scar. She is wearing a red dress that is very old style that he only sees in movies. The sorcerer carried her and laid her in an empty tomb.

"Hummff!"

Rane gasped as she felt as if there were roots gradually wrapping around her body.

Meanwhile, Drake and Blade are on the edge of the abyss.

"Are you sure the witch brought Rane here?" Blade asked.

"Sure, Blade. It's not just I smell it. My heart feels too! Kegtot my heart!"

"You're an animal, Corpse! Just make sure, we are on the right direction!"

"Yeah, I'm really sure!"

They jumped to the palace on the edge of the ravine ...

Meanwhile... Rane is slowly weakening. The roots wrapped around her body capture her strength. She slowly closed her eyes.

"Get up, my queen! Hik hik hik hik hik!" the witch was laughing.

Gradually the woman's lips in the tomb turned red. Her fingers moved slowly in her left hand. She looked up and slowly got up from the grave. Her long hair was lying on the floor.

"Buruka, did you resurrect me?" its voice is beautiful.

Enticing but cold.

Its green eyes stared at the ugly witch.

"Yes, my queen. I used the power you lent to complete the ritual. And that girl was the key to making it all happen."

She looked at the unconscious Rane ...

"That Urduja thought she had completely defeated me. But she was wrong." it clenched its right fist.

Princess Urduja- the legendary female warrior in the province of Pangasinan.

"Come to me, Buruka."

"Yes, Queen Deborah .."

It approached and suddenly Deborah's hair curled around it.

"W-Why, my dear queen?!"

"I need more of the power you have. You should die because I have no more use on you."

"NO!"

The Witch was covered with a lot of hair and eventually disappeared and turned to ashes.

Deborah looked at Rane again. She approached and gently stroked the girl's cheek.

"This girl is not ordinary. She must be dead at this moment. Where did Buruka get her?"

Suddenly, Blade and Drake came... They saw the woman.

"Hoy, witch! Get away from Rane!" Blade shouted.

Deborah turned slowly and the two men were stunned to see her face.

"Am I the one you are referring to? Did you come here for me? To serve me as your queen?" it smiled sweetly.

"Your face! Who are you to say that, animal!" Blade's lofty language.

"That's right! The thickness of your face! Abuwisit ak pa!"

Deborah's eyes widened. It bowed and irritated with annoyance ..

"Dare! I am Deborah and I will not miss your audacity!"

"H-Huh? Deborah?" Drake's tongue twitched.

"Do you know her, Drake? Is she your ex-girlfriend?"

"She's not my ex-girlfriend! As far as I know, she was against Princess Urduja. She is an evil queen who kills girls to maintain her beauty. She is a disciple of darkness."

The evil queen look at the two men.

"I will give you a chance as long as you kneel before me and beg for your lives!" Deborah said angrily.

"You wish!" Blade said mockingly.

He rushed to Rane's whereabouts but Deborah's hair stopped him and wrapped him up.

"Lightning fist!" he used that technique of his to cut the hair.

He backed away and both Drake and Blade were stunned when her severed hair grew back.

"What a hair! What kind of shampoo she used?!"

"Maybe gugo!" Drake whispered.

(Gugo-is a large woody plant, a climbing vine found in tropical forest. Native Filipinos for ages used gugo as shampoo. They will squeeze the bark to get the juice.)

Drake also rushed towards their opponent.

"Dark claw! Yah!"

Thick hair block his attack. They shattered and he was sure that he hit the woman on her body.

"You treacherous vampire! You are also a disciple of darkness!" the woman said angrily.

"What the-!" Drake was surprised.

He must have hit her in the body. But why didn't it even get along? He backed away.

"This woman doesn't seem to be resisting any attack!" Drake said.

"Don't even think about her! I'll take care of this witch. Just save Rane." Blade reply.

"A-Are you sure about that, Blade? Didn't you go hungry?" Drake said in amazement.

"Save Rane!"

"All right!"

Drake ran towards Rane's whereabouts but was blocked by hair.

"Lightning boomerang!"

Blade cut the hair and Drake passed.

"You! What kind of creature are you?!" Deborah's startled language.

She was referring to Blade.

"None of your business!"

Deborah rushed in and Blade got ready. He stroked her hair and held it tightly. He pulled it and then threw it hard. BAG!

"You have no respect... I'm a woman!" she immediately stood up.

"Hmp!" Blade cut Deborah's hair he was holding.

Meanwhile, Drake is busy removing the roots that cling to Rane's body. But every time he removes something, it just replaces it with new ones.

"Abuwisit ak pa! I can't remove this craps!"

Suddenly the roots widened and Drake was attacked. They hit him. That's one thing...

"Crash claw!" but they do not seem to be exhausted.

The Queen look at Drake.

"Huh, do you think I'll just give the girl to you? No! I'll take her strength until her last breath! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!"

"Lightning fist!"

Blade suddenly attacked her. He punched it directly in the face. Deborah fell on the floor. She was hit in her face! She slowly got up.

"M-My face... You want to ruin my beautiful face!" her hands was holding both of her cheeks, she trembled in madness.

It didn't even have a scar but she was so affected. She look at the culprit who hit her. She is going to kill this bastard!

"Get ready for me! Yah!" Her hair strands floated in the air.

She attacked Blade but he block the attack by his right hand. He tried to cut them but the hair strands looked stronger this time. Gradually it wrapped his body and he could do nothing.

"Blade!" Drake turned to his friend.

"Don't worry about me! Save Rane!"

Slowly, the hair was covering all over his body. Deborah smiled in triumph.

"Hmf.. As you fight me... Who do you think I am getting the strength from?"

She stared at the girl laying on the tomb. Drake saw it and knew what she means. He clench his fist and his jaws tighten.

"You're so bad!" Drake said in anger.

He cut again the roots that attacked him. Until he stops...

"Wait! All I know is, I hurt this woman a while ago. Blade did the same. I could see that he punched her in the face directly. But it didn't even hurt. There was something wrong..."

Meanwhile... Blade's whole body is covered with hair. It doesn't move anymore.

"I'll take all your power!" Deborah said in excitement as she squeeze her victim.

The evil queen is winning the battle.

"Blade!" Drake is already worried about his friend.

He did not know who he would save first.

"WING SLASH!"

The hair was tangled and there was an explosion. Wing Slash almost hit Deborah.

"W-What are you?!"

Deborah could clearly see Blade's white wings.

"I don't understand! Why is someone like you is with a vampire?! You should be enemies?!" she commented.

"There is no reason for our differences so that we do not become friends." Blade said with a smile.

Drake smiled at Blade.

"Touch me there, Blade! Kegtot my heart!"

Drake make his nails long and sharp, and rushed back to the roots attacking him. Blade and Deborah face each other ..

"If you think I'm afraid of you, you're wrong!" the woman attacked first.

"Lightning boomerang!" Blade rushed as well.

Meanwhile... Drake suddenly noticed something strange. The mirror lit up.

"Why every time that matron attacks Blade. That glass shines? Could it be... I know now!"

Drake moved away from Rane's whereabouts and lifted a large statue near him. It was shaped like a bat. He rushed to the mirror and threw the statue there. PLANG! The glass shattered ..

"Huh!" Deborah was suddenly startled and slowly turned towards Drake ..

"Aaaaahhhh! What did you do?! My face... My beautiful face!" it looks like glass beads gradually its body parts fall apart. Gently, especially on the face.

"Here it is!" Drake crushed the crystals.

"NOOO!"

Deborah exploded and turned to ashes. Its terrifying scream was still left in the air. After that Drake immediately releases Rane from the roots. He removed the roots that clung to its body, even the straps on her hands and feet. And its mouthpiece in the mouth. Rane is alive but unconscious. He stared at her face.

"Rane, I'm sorry. Because of me, you got hurt. I just wanted to date you so I took you. I have no bad intentions with you."

Drake stared at Rane's lips and suddenly thought...

"Maybe it's just like a fairy tale?"

He slowly moved his lips closer to kiss Rane. Their lips were about to touch when suddenly someone pulled his left ear.

"ARAY!"

(OUCH!)

"What do you think you are doing?!"

Blade's face darkened as he looked at Drake.

"Ahm... Maybe she needs a true love's kiss? He he he he he he!"

"She doesn't need that. She is unconscious but I make sure she is okay. You know, a little power was transfer to her when we... You already know that..."

Drake cross his brows upon hearing on Blade's saying.

"Oh please! Never mind that!"

Rane slowly woke up and saw Blade and Drake staring at her.

"W-What happened?" she asked weakly.

"Long story. What matters is you are safe." Blade said.

"Rane... Please, forgive me. Because of me you were hurt. I really made that mistake!"

Rane look at Drake's face. He is sincere for asking forgiveness.

"I forgive you. But I hope you will not repeat what you did when you abducted me."

"No, I won't do it again. I promise! I will die again if I do!"

The two support her in standing.

"Come, ride behind me. I'll take you home." Blade said.

He held out his hands and she accepted them.

"It would be better if I'm the one who is going to carry her. What had happen is my fault." Drake whispered.

"I don't trust you, Corpse. Maybe you can just take Rane again."

Drake pouted at Blade but he helps Rane to ride behind Blade. They immediately leave that place.

"Ahm... How did you know, Sir Blade that Drake kidnapped me?" Rane ask.

"It's just Blade, we're not at school. You're making me old! I'll tell your classmates that too when I'm out of school. I prefer you just call me Blade."

"Eh why? You're really old! You can't even count your years." Drake interjected.

"Tse! Son of a bitch!"

(When you want someone to blocked just say TSE!)

"Ehem! How did you know Drake kidnapped me?" Rane ask again.

"Conrad called me. Karen saw this corpse kidnapping you. She begged me to take you home."

"Really?! Karen?" Rane couldn't believe it.

She doesn't even remember that they already reconcile about their misunderstanding.

"By the way, Rane... Why did you make the spell that would release Blade from prison?" Drake ask curiously.

Rane held a smile.

"Because the book says, that angel will change my life. I did it because I feel, I am always alone. I am sad being alone."

"You are wrong, Rane. Even though Karen was a nuisance on your life, she seems to care about you. Conrad and your parents do the same .. The people around you loves you. " Blade said.

Drake agrees on Blade.

"Eherm! Especially me, I love you so much Rane! If you are sad, just message me or call me. I'll be there! Later, I will give you my number so we can chat. Add me on FB too. I'll give you my account later. He he he he!"

"You're a flirty vampire." Blade commented.

They went to Rane's house and make sure that no one notices them. They passed the terrace of Rane's room on the third floor of the mansion. The slowly laid Rane in her bed and says their goobye. After that, the two immediately went to Karen's room.

"You have nothing to remember... Nothing happened." Drake used his ability to erase Karen's memories.

He tapped his right finger and Karen fainted. He caught it and gently laid it on the bed. Blade just watched.

"Come on, let's go home Drake."

Rane's parents are not there because they are out of town.

"What about Rane's younger brother?" Drake asked.

"Let it go. That's a child, no one will just believe in him. Tara-let's!"

The two left immediately...