\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\deff0\deflang1033\fonttbl\f0\fswiss\fcharset0 Arial; \viewkind4\uc1\pard\f0\fs20 \b\i The Night's Winter\par \par \b0\i0 Disclaimer:Don't own the charaters, nor the movie.\par \par A/n:First, well I guess you could say that this is my second VH fic, but on the other hand, oh well. If you have any suggestions or questions, feel free to review them to me. Thanks! (hugs) \par Warning:May be some spelling errors\par Enjoy!\par \par \b Chapter 1:Another Cold Night\par \par \b0 This was the first winter that had been this cold. Van Helsing laid his head on his pillow, looking at the ceiling, thinking, but thinking about what?\par \par Every since Anna had died, Van Helsing stayed up at night, thinking about how she died, how she fought. He knew she was happy, because she was with her family, but it saddened him, since he was the one who had killed her. \par \par The rain rolled down the windows, and the wind slammed against each window. Why was he sad? Why was he this way? Why was he acting this way, listening to the sounds of the night? \par \par Birds flew quickly to warmer skies, and some stayed in nests to protect their young. The clouds seemed to get darker, and darker by each passing second. Van Helsing tossed, and turned, as the noises distracted him from sleep. He sat up, and held his legs close to his torso, the moon's gleam reflecting off the window, and then the sound of a owl in the distance.\par \par The fraire was getting darker, so Van Helsing crept out of his room, looking back to see Carl walking down the narrow hallway.\par \par "Carl..."Van Helsing whispered, walking carefully toward him.\par \par "Wha..Van Helsing?"Carl whispered back, then yawned.\par \par "Follow Me."Van Helsing whispered, grabbing his hat.\par \par "No way. Everytime I'm on a mission with you, then I get hurt or scared to death."Carl said softly.\par \par "Ok then, stay here."Van Helsing said, looking at him. Van Helsing stared at him, then grabbed him by the arm. They walked carefully around the fraire, intill they reached their horses.\par \par "Coming Carl?"Van Helsing asked, getting onto one of the horses.\par \par "Well ok, but I'm doing this, because, it's getting dark here."Carl said back, walking toward the brown horse.\par \par "Ok, let's go!"Van Helsing shouted.\par \par "Where?"Carl asked, trying to get up, but then falling down.\par \par "You'll see."Van Helsing replied, riding off into the cold winter night.\par \par Sorry, that it's such a short chapter, but I promise longer chapters along the way.\par \par \par