Victoria led Van Helsing to Anna's room and opened the door. Van
Helsing entered the room, and Victoria shut the door behind him. She
locked the room up before she turned to return to the sitting room. She
nearly laughed out loud in wicked triumph to know that everything would go
as planned. She rushed to the sitting room to celebrate with Adam. She
had to grant Adam more respect than she'd showed him because his planning
was working. Now, if he just kept his word, Victoria would be most
obliged.
Van Helsing stepped into Anna's room and saw her standing in front of her window. She was holding back the curtain a little so she could see what was going on outside. It appeared to be one of Victoria's coven stalking a villager. Van Helsing almost believed his eyes to be deceiving him as he looked upon her. But, she had Anna's dark curly hair and proud composure. "Anna," he said softly.
Anna turned around and stared at him bewildered because she had not realized he had been in her room. Her gaze softened quickly and she smiled brightly at him. "Van Helsing," she said excitedly as she ran over to him.
Van Helsing opened his arms and embraced Anna as he took in the lovely scent of her hair. He found the love he swore he'd lost the night he'd killed Dracula, but he had all the love in his arms. Anna pulled out of his embrace and put her hands on his cheeks as she stared into his dark eyes for a moment. She remembered all the love she'd felt for Van Helsing before she'd left the world, and she forgot that she was trapped and under a spell. Van Helsing leaned down and kissed her hard as he wrapped his arms around her body. The first kiss was followed by a soft kiss, and then Anna kissed Van Helsing with a passionate kiss.
Van Helsing savored the feeling of kissing Anna again because he didn't have a whole lot of time when he kissed Anna in Dracula's castle. But, now he had all the time in the world to kiss her. Everything, even the clouded thoughts from the spell, was forgotten as the two kissed for a little longer. Then, Anna pulled away and set her head down on Van Helsing's shoulder. She sounded like she was crying, and she pulled out of his embrace and walked over to her bed.
Anna sat down on her bed and cried into her hands. She believed that she was dreaming again, and she didn't want to wake to find Van Helsing wasn't there with her. Van Helsing rushed over to her and sat beside her on her bed. He took her by the shoulders and asked, "Anna, what's wrong?"
Anna looked up into Van Helsing's eyes and saw that he was worried about her. "I just don't know if this is real," she admitted. "It could just another one of my dreams."
Van Helsing shook his head and wiped away Anna's tears. "No, Anna, this isn't your dream. I don't know how I can prove that, but it's not. I'm really here, and you're...you're really here."
Anna saw the sadness in Van Helsing's eyes and forgot about her own sadness. He was hiding something painful inside, and she could see that he couldn't take it. "Anna, it's been hard for me to accept that I killed you."
Anna felt her heart stop as he spoke. "You couldn't control it," she told him. "I had to save you because you had saved me so many times before. I may have been broken beyond repair, but I didn't fail you. I saved you from the life of a werewolf, and that was a price to pay for having my life saved by a man that had more bravery that anyone gives him credit."
Van Helsing held her gaze for a moment and finally let the words sink in. Her death had not been his fault, and he felt a big relief to hear that from her lips. He leaned over and kissed Anna once again. She had cleared the guilt from his mind, and he felt the strange freedom upon its disappearance.
The spells that Van Helsing and Anna were under took over their wills completely, and they were left in a dream state while the spells ruled over their bodies. Van Helsing slipped his duster off of his shoulders and tossed it aside. Once again, he kissed Anna hard. During their kiss, Van Helsing had shed his boots, vest, and sweater. Anna kissed Van Helsing and slowly pulled him down as she layed down on her bed. She could feel his chest upon hers, and his heartbeat would catch with hers every few beats. She enjoyed how close he was. Van Helsing kissed Anna's lips softly then whispered, "I love you."
"I love you, too." Anna replied before kissing Van Helsing again.
Carl awoke to a splitting headache, and he soon remembered how he got the headache. Tabitha had thrown him into a wall with magical powers. Soon, Carl found that he was not alone. There were several witches guarding him. But, Madeline was also in the tower guarding Carl. But, Carl had not met Madeline, so he did not think she was a vampire. He believed her to be a very pretty young woman. Her face brightened up when Carl woke up.
Madeline rushed over to Carl and sat down on the floor beside him. "Good, you're awake. It was getting rather boring up here while you were sleeping." Her skin looked just like porcelain, and her blonde curls were lovely. "Oh, I've been rude. My name is Madeline Christophen, and you are?"
"Carl, and I hate to be rude but where am I?"
"In the tower of the Valerious home." Madeline replied.
Carl sighed. "I must be going. I need to find Van Helsing," he said standing up.
"Please don't leave." Madeline pleaded since it wasn't very often that she got to talk to a human or even have such close proximity to a human.
Carl sat back down and saw pure joy in the girl's eyes. "What do you know?" Madeline asked.
"About what?" Carl replied.
"About everything. You must know all kinds of things being a friar, or monk. You wear the robes of one."
Carl was surprised at the girl's interest in his knowledge, but he decided he would tell her what he knew about science. "Well, I created a glycerine forty-eight formula. It instantly bursts into a ball of flames when it comes in contact with anything."
Madeline's eyes lit up and she asked, "Really? It was your invention?"
"Yes, it was." Carl replied liking that someone was interested in what he did in his life.
"What else have you invented?"
"A gas propelled crossbow that can rapid-fire arrows. It was a weapon that helped Van Helsing on our last trip here. It was a good weapon for killing vampires." Carl beamed.
Madeline swallowed hard and feared that Van Helsing still had that weapon. So, she decided it was best not to give Carl any sign of her actual nature. "I see you are good at inventing," she told him.
Carl blushed. "Well, I do feel I'm above average," he admitted. "You know I once invented a creation that held the power to create a light that is equal to the intensity of the sun."
Madeline feared that creation because of her weakness to sunlight but was intrigued by it. "How did you make such of thing?"
Madeline saw the excitement grow in Carl's eyes, and she realized he enjoyed telling her about his inventions as much as she enjoyed hearing about them. "Well, I used magma mixed with pure alkali." So, Carl began telling Madeline about every invention he had created in his lifetime, and she sat patiently listening to his enthusiastic tale.
Adam feasted upon a terrified woman's blood, and he found that his thirst was quenched but was unsatisfied. Madeline's defiance had thrown off his guard, and he was trying to figure out what she might do to stop his planning. 'She's a smart girl, she could figure it out. No, I won't let her figure it out. I will keep her ignorant to what is going on. She will slumber nowhere near the rest of during the day because we have to get Van Helsing and Carl out of here. Well, I fear I cannot join the group but Monty will be leading the team. '
Victoria burst in to find Adam pacing around in a distressed manner. "Adam, what could possibly be wrong? Everything is going the way we planned!" Adam looked up at Victoria, she was entirely too happy for his liking. But, he had to maintain his cool just to make sure that nothing went astray. He would deal with his daughter's behavior later.
"I'm glad someone is enjoying it." Adam remarked.
Victoria sighed as she conjured up a glass filled with wine. She took a sip then asked, "I don't understand how you, the mastermind of this whole plan, could not be enjoying the fruits of labor."
Adam gave her an ice-cold stare. "I will enjoy the fruits of labor far from now when everything is going swimmingly."
Victoria glanced around the room then asked in a laughing tone, "Isn't it?"
"No."
Victoria sat down in a large chair lined with soft, silk pillowing. "Then, enlighten me," she demanded.
"Madeline is suspicious of something." Adam told her.
Victoria took a sip of her drink then held up the glass. "I could slip her a little something to make her forget," she suggested.
"No!" Adam shouted. "You will not bewitch my daughter."
Victoria just shrugged off his anger. "Relax, I won't do anything to her. But, what are we to do about her new nosy behavior?"
Adam paced some more. "I'm not sure. But for her slumber, she needs to be far away from the door because of the departure of Van Helsing and his friend."
"Yes, I trust you will make sure that happens." Victoria stated.
"Yes." Adam replied as he quit pacing and watched Victoria.
She eyed her glass once more before finishing its contents. "Good, then I will handle everything regarding Van Helsing's leave. Just don't lose those papers he signed. That's the only way he can keep him at bay."
"Yes, I know. I don't plan on losing the papers." Adam told her.
Victoria made the glass disappear. "And, don't let your daughter sneak them away either."
Adam was about to yell at Victoria for saying such a thing, but he knew she was right. Madeline could easily find the papers and destroy them. "I won't let her find them."
"Good, now I'd say it is a good time for me to be off to bed. I have a busy day tomorrow." Victoria said as she stood up out of the chair.
Adam walked over to Victoria and took her hand. He kissed it and told her, "Your magic has made this all possible. I'm glad I had you on my side."
"Well, I will stay on my side as long as I have a monster slayer off my back." Victoria told him. "And, I do believe that I have nothing to worry about."
"You would be correct. Besides, if Van Helsing gives you trouble, you could simply remind him of his promise to us. I'm sure your powers could bring the document to you for such an occasion." Adam said.
"Yes, my powers could do that. But, I don't expect any trouble from Van Helsing later on." Victoria assured Adam. "You know, I don't think I will return to Salem. It may be my home, but I feel like traveling. I want to see the world, bring havoc once more to innocent peoples' lives. Anyway, goodnight Adam and may you sleep well tomorrow."
"And, may your journey be successful tomorrow." Adam replied as Victoria walked towards the hall.
"Oh, I know it will be." Victoria answered as she turned around to let Adam see a glint of confidence in her eyes.
Van Helsing stepped into Anna's room and saw her standing in front of her window. She was holding back the curtain a little so she could see what was going on outside. It appeared to be one of Victoria's coven stalking a villager. Van Helsing almost believed his eyes to be deceiving him as he looked upon her. But, she had Anna's dark curly hair and proud composure. "Anna," he said softly.
Anna turned around and stared at him bewildered because she had not realized he had been in her room. Her gaze softened quickly and she smiled brightly at him. "Van Helsing," she said excitedly as she ran over to him.
Van Helsing opened his arms and embraced Anna as he took in the lovely scent of her hair. He found the love he swore he'd lost the night he'd killed Dracula, but he had all the love in his arms. Anna pulled out of his embrace and put her hands on his cheeks as she stared into his dark eyes for a moment. She remembered all the love she'd felt for Van Helsing before she'd left the world, and she forgot that she was trapped and under a spell. Van Helsing leaned down and kissed her hard as he wrapped his arms around her body. The first kiss was followed by a soft kiss, and then Anna kissed Van Helsing with a passionate kiss.
Van Helsing savored the feeling of kissing Anna again because he didn't have a whole lot of time when he kissed Anna in Dracula's castle. But, now he had all the time in the world to kiss her. Everything, even the clouded thoughts from the spell, was forgotten as the two kissed for a little longer. Then, Anna pulled away and set her head down on Van Helsing's shoulder. She sounded like she was crying, and she pulled out of his embrace and walked over to her bed.
Anna sat down on her bed and cried into her hands. She believed that she was dreaming again, and she didn't want to wake to find Van Helsing wasn't there with her. Van Helsing rushed over to her and sat beside her on her bed. He took her by the shoulders and asked, "Anna, what's wrong?"
Anna looked up into Van Helsing's eyes and saw that he was worried about her. "I just don't know if this is real," she admitted. "It could just another one of my dreams."
Van Helsing shook his head and wiped away Anna's tears. "No, Anna, this isn't your dream. I don't know how I can prove that, but it's not. I'm really here, and you're...you're really here."
Anna saw the sadness in Van Helsing's eyes and forgot about her own sadness. He was hiding something painful inside, and she could see that he couldn't take it. "Anna, it's been hard for me to accept that I killed you."
Anna felt her heart stop as he spoke. "You couldn't control it," she told him. "I had to save you because you had saved me so many times before. I may have been broken beyond repair, but I didn't fail you. I saved you from the life of a werewolf, and that was a price to pay for having my life saved by a man that had more bravery that anyone gives him credit."
Van Helsing held her gaze for a moment and finally let the words sink in. Her death had not been his fault, and he felt a big relief to hear that from her lips. He leaned over and kissed Anna once again. She had cleared the guilt from his mind, and he felt the strange freedom upon its disappearance.
The spells that Van Helsing and Anna were under took over their wills completely, and they were left in a dream state while the spells ruled over their bodies. Van Helsing slipped his duster off of his shoulders and tossed it aside. Once again, he kissed Anna hard. During their kiss, Van Helsing had shed his boots, vest, and sweater. Anna kissed Van Helsing and slowly pulled him down as she layed down on her bed. She could feel his chest upon hers, and his heartbeat would catch with hers every few beats. She enjoyed how close he was. Van Helsing kissed Anna's lips softly then whispered, "I love you."
"I love you, too." Anna replied before kissing Van Helsing again.
Carl awoke to a splitting headache, and he soon remembered how he got the headache. Tabitha had thrown him into a wall with magical powers. Soon, Carl found that he was not alone. There were several witches guarding him. But, Madeline was also in the tower guarding Carl. But, Carl had not met Madeline, so he did not think she was a vampire. He believed her to be a very pretty young woman. Her face brightened up when Carl woke up.
Madeline rushed over to Carl and sat down on the floor beside him. "Good, you're awake. It was getting rather boring up here while you were sleeping." Her skin looked just like porcelain, and her blonde curls were lovely. "Oh, I've been rude. My name is Madeline Christophen, and you are?"
"Carl, and I hate to be rude but where am I?"
"In the tower of the Valerious home." Madeline replied.
Carl sighed. "I must be going. I need to find Van Helsing," he said standing up.
"Please don't leave." Madeline pleaded since it wasn't very often that she got to talk to a human or even have such close proximity to a human.
Carl sat back down and saw pure joy in the girl's eyes. "What do you know?" Madeline asked.
"About what?" Carl replied.
"About everything. You must know all kinds of things being a friar, or monk. You wear the robes of one."
Carl was surprised at the girl's interest in his knowledge, but he decided he would tell her what he knew about science. "Well, I created a glycerine forty-eight formula. It instantly bursts into a ball of flames when it comes in contact with anything."
Madeline's eyes lit up and she asked, "Really? It was your invention?"
"Yes, it was." Carl replied liking that someone was interested in what he did in his life.
"What else have you invented?"
"A gas propelled crossbow that can rapid-fire arrows. It was a weapon that helped Van Helsing on our last trip here. It was a good weapon for killing vampires." Carl beamed.
Madeline swallowed hard and feared that Van Helsing still had that weapon. So, she decided it was best not to give Carl any sign of her actual nature. "I see you are good at inventing," she told him.
Carl blushed. "Well, I do feel I'm above average," he admitted. "You know I once invented a creation that held the power to create a light that is equal to the intensity of the sun."
Madeline feared that creation because of her weakness to sunlight but was intrigued by it. "How did you make such of thing?"
Madeline saw the excitement grow in Carl's eyes, and she realized he enjoyed telling her about his inventions as much as she enjoyed hearing about them. "Well, I used magma mixed with pure alkali." So, Carl began telling Madeline about every invention he had created in his lifetime, and she sat patiently listening to his enthusiastic tale.
Adam feasted upon a terrified woman's blood, and he found that his thirst was quenched but was unsatisfied. Madeline's defiance had thrown off his guard, and he was trying to figure out what she might do to stop his planning. 'She's a smart girl, she could figure it out. No, I won't let her figure it out. I will keep her ignorant to what is going on. She will slumber nowhere near the rest of during the day because we have to get Van Helsing and Carl out of here. Well, I fear I cannot join the group but Monty will be leading the team. '
Victoria burst in to find Adam pacing around in a distressed manner. "Adam, what could possibly be wrong? Everything is going the way we planned!" Adam looked up at Victoria, she was entirely too happy for his liking. But, he had to maintain his cool just to make sure that nothing went astray. He would deal with his daughter's behavior later.
"I'm glad someone is enjoying it." Adam remarked.
Victoria sighed as she conjured up a glass filled with wine. She took a sip then asked, "I don't understand how you, the mastermind of this whole plan, could not be enjoying the fruits of labor."
Adam gave her an ice-cold stare. "I will enjoy the fruits of labor far from now when everything is going swimmingly."
Victoria glanced around the room then asked in a laughing tone, "Isn't it?"
"No."
Victoria sat down in a large chair lined with soft, silk pillowing. "Then, enlighten me," she demanded.
"Madeline is suspicious of something." Adam told her.
Victoria took a sip of her drink then held up the glass. "I could slip her a little something to make her forget," she suggested.
"No!" Adam shouted. "You will not bewitch my daughter."
Victoria just shrugged off his anger. "Relax, I won't do anything to her. But, what are we to do about her new nosy behavior?"
Adam paced some more. "I'm not sure. But for her slumber, she needs to be far away from the door because of the departure of Van Helsing and his friend."
"Yes, I trust you will make sure that happens." Victoria stated.
"Yes." Adam replied as he quit pacing and watched Victoria.
She eyed her glass once more before finishing its contents. "Good, then I will handle everything regarding Van Helsing's leave. Just don't lose those papers he signed. That's the only way he can keep him at bay."
"Yes, I know. I don't plan on losing the papers." Adam told her.
Victoria made the glass disappear. "And, don't let your daughter sneak them away either."
Adam was about to yell at Victoria for saying such a thing, but he knew she was right. Madeline could easily find the papers and destroy them. "I won't let her find them."
"Good, now I'd say it is a good time for me to be off to bed. I have a busy day tomorrow." Victoria said as she stood up out of the chair.
Adam walked over to Victoria and took her hand. He kissed it and told her, "Your magic has made this all possible. I'm glad I had you on my side."
"Well, I will stay on my side as long as I have a monster slayer off my back." Victoria told him. "And, I do believe that I have nothing to worry about."
"You would be correct. Besides, if Van Helsing gives you trouble, you could simply remind him of his promise to us. I'm sure your powers could bring the document to you for such an occasion." Adam said.
"Yes, my powers could do that. But, I don't expect any trouble from Van Helsing later on." Victoria assured Adam. "You know, I don't think I will return to Salem. It may be my home, but I feel like traveling. I want to see the world, bring havoc once more to innocent peoples' lives. Anyway, goodnight Adam and may you sleep well tomorrow."
"And, may your journey be successful tomorrow." Adam replied as Victoria walked towards the hall.
"Oh, I know it will be." Victoria answered as she turned around to let Adam see a glint of confidence in her eyes.