Disclaimer: I don't own Van Helsing, Dracula, Anna or anybody else...(but sometimes I wish Dracula was my pet...;)
A/N: Yeah...so it's my first fic. Please don't flame me...or ice me or whatever it is you do...
Chapter 1: Kidnapped
Anna woke up on a red velvet window seat, the overcast sky outside dropping white snowflakes that lightly covered the ground. She sat up and looked around the elegant room she was in. A beautiful Persian rug covered most of the stone floor and tapestries hung on the walls. She tried to stand up, but a horrible pain surged through her leg and she crumpled to the floor. Now she remembered. She rolled up her left pant leg to reveal a bruised, swollen ankle, a souvenir from her kidnapping by that wretched vampire bride. Her jaw dropped as she realized where she was. Suddenly, she felt a freezing hand on her elbow, pulling her upward. With her weight balanced on her right leg, she was able to stand up and face the man who had haunted her dreams ever since she was a young girl.
"Dracula." She breathed.
"Hello, my sweet, welcome to my fortress, I hope you find it comfortable here. Now, lets see how much damage Verona did to your ankle..."
Anna was in total shock. She wanted to push Dracula away and shove a silver stake through his black heart, but she couldn't feel her legs just now. Dracula sat her down on the window seat and observed her ankle. He gently brushed his forefinger over the bruises and they faded. Anna gasped for the second time at how cold her enemy's fingers were. The swelling receded and the pain vanished as he touched her leg. As the pain left her, her voice seemed to return.
"You cold heartless BEAST! Get off me this instant! You have killed so many, and you pay for your sins now!" Anna seized the silver steak from her belt and thrust it at the vampires heart, but he caught her wrist and slowly bent her arm backward. She was amazed at his strength.
"I have just healed your mangled ankle and this is how you repay me? I think not. As long as you are a guest in my home, you will treat me with respect, otherwise, I might have to punish you." Dracula said, a crazed smile on his face.
Anna stared at him with a look of utmost loathing, but dropped the stake. It clattered across the floor and Dracula walked over to the oak wardrobe at the far corner of the room. He opened it and turned around. He looked Anna up and down, much to her annoyance. He turned back around rummaged in the wardrobe until he found what he was looking for. He pulled the red dress out of the closet and held it up to Anna.
"My, my, my, your clothes are unsuitable. Covered in mud and ripped. Here put this on." The vampire said lazily.
"I won't. My clothes are just fine and I'm not going to be ordered about by the likes of you." Anna said stubbornly.
"You will, because if you don't, I can think of about 50 ways to make you wish you had." Dracula said softly, his green eyes blazing.
A/N: So, that's it for this chappy, sorry it's short, the next one will be longer..if there is another one. I really wanna keep going with this story, but if everybody hates it, I'm not gonna waste my time, so review and I'll continue. I'm open to any suggestions/constructive criticism. I really hope I did OK with the characters, but if anybody seems OoC, please let me know. I promise there will be some Dracula/Anna action in the next chapter.
-Claire
