AUTHOR'S NOTE: This fanfic is hugely inspired by Dark Shadows, a gothic television soap opera that originally aired weekdays on the ABC television network, from June 27, 1966 to April 2, 1971 and was produced by Dan Curtis. Just so you know, I don't own ABC or Dark Shadows and I won't be receiving any payment whatsoever for this story.
This is the story of Barnabas and his beloved Josette with Quentin and Angelique thrown into the mix. Happy Reading!

~V~V~

"No, it is not alright, Angelique. What the hell are you thinking calling him here? This is our time not his, and he shall not have you again. If your daughter needs protecting, I'll go protect her, not Barnabas. I will kill the man who would harm her on the next full moon. If you do call barnabas here I swear I will never forgive you witch..." Quention quipped.

Angelique had expected Quentin to have this type of reaction. He was a very possessive and jealous man, yet she was determined. Her child's life was at stake. "Quentin, Barnabas is already on his way. I have sent him word... and he will be arriving very soon. You must trust me on this.
Samantha is my one and only child... and she is his. It will be too late to wait till the next full moon. The man who seeks to harm her is there now... in the very room with her. My precious daughter is in danger,"
spoke Angelique as she looked at the grandfather clock, hearing the chimes as it struck midnight.

"Barnabas comes, Quentin," she said, reaching up to kiss his solid cheek then stare lovingly into his bright blue eyes. "I must go and wait for him..." Before her lover could protest, Angelique disappeared in a cloud of white smoke, going to wait beside the door of time. Angelique's blue eyes scanned the door in Collinwood where Barnabas would emerge. She took a deep breath... she had so much to tell him... and after dealing with Quentin's reaction, she feared Barnabas's may be worse.
Afterall, she had kept their child from him all these years.

~V~V~ Meanwhile back in 1841 ~V~V~

"I love you as I have never loved anyone, Josette," said the tall handsome Barnabas. "But something in Angelique's message was ever so ... desperate, so not like her at all."

"I do not think she is up to any evil, but rest assured if she is ... I will take care of it. I will no longer be in the embrace of that witch. I hate her for what she did to you and me, but something is telling me I must go. I am not sure what it is, but I ask you to trust me."

"I will go and come back as soon as possible, but I cannot take you with me. If I did, and Angelique did have some evil plan, I could not bear the burden of knowing that I lead you into danger when there was really no reason for you to be there. I will not risk your life in this venture. I love you, and the most important thing to me in this life is your safety and our love..."

Josette was heartbroken when she heard Barnabas's words. Her tears rushed from her eyes as she held tightly to his shirt. "Barnabas, you mustn't go," begged Josette, practically clinging to him. She wet his shirt with her tears as she thought of Angelique all over her husband.
"She will seduce you... she will cast another evil spell. Last time she forced me to kill myself... and she turned you into a creature of the night.
DO NOT LET HER DESTROY US AGAIN!"

But despite Josette's protests, it was time for Barnabas to go. The clock was striking midnight soon, and Barnabas must make his way to Collinwood quickly and travel thru the door of time to answer Angelique's summons. Knowing he was leaving and there was nothing at all she could do,
Josette hugged him tight once more and kissed him upon the cheek. "I love you, Barnabas Collins ... Remember that when she is sinking her claws into you and trying to work her way back into your bed," Josette reminded,
tearfully going back into the house and retreating into her bedroom, where she sunk down on her bed to cry.

But after about 10 minutes of sobbing from despair, Josette got up and slipped on her cloak. She walked across the yard toward Collinwood, slipping into the servant's quarters without being spotted. After she was inside, she made her way easily thru the narrow passages to the third floor of the south wing, where the hidden time portal could be found. As she cautiously approached, she saw her beloved Barnabas disappear thru the door. "Goodbye, my love," Josette whispered tearfully. After he was completely out of sight, Josette wiped away her tears and said with determination, "I never was one to follow your orders,
Barnabas. You know I am quite willful and stubborn when it comes to keeping you and those I love safe. I must follow you ... Forgive me."

Josette then opened the door of time and stepped inside. There was a blinding flash of light so bright it nearly nauseated her. Swirling colors seemed to pull Josette into their intensity. She could only gasp as she was propelled forward, through time. When she reopened the door, she was standing in Collinwood ... but it was the year 1969. Barnabas was no where in sight. Where could he have gone? Josette looked down the hallway, seeing a man approaching. He was dark and handsome with gorgeous blue eyes.