Chapter 10: Poisoned

Nshina stepped back and just stared at Lucifer, her face was twisted in anger and fear,

"Van Helsing?! What on earth can he do? He is probably the one who is working with William,"

Lucifer looked at her and sighed. He could feel the anger inside her, even though she had no emotion he could still feel it. This anger was beyond any level he had seen, human and not human, but he couldn't work out why she was so angry about Van Helsing,

"He is not working with William. He can help because he knows about this kind of this, about people like you,"

"People like me?"

Nshina spat back,

"And what kind of person am I then?"

Now Lucifer understood why Dracula could get so annoyed at Nshina, she asked questions when she shouldn't and was so snappy,

"You need help Nshina, someone has thrown things out of balance and they need to be corrected. Someone from the side of good needs to team up with the bad side so it can be corrected, I do not want to loose you too some maniac who thinks that it is alright to mess around with my children and get away with it!"

The last part Lucifer screamed, it truly angered him when people hurt his favourites. He was one of those people that liked everything to be in order or everything has to be re-done, and this was one of those times,

"Alright, I believe you. But how are you going to get him here? I doubt he will come willingly,"

The devil smiled and looked behind Nshina; she followed her gaze over her shoulder and saw that Van Helsing was standing behind her. She saw that he had his crossbow in his hand and a line of silver stakes on his belt. Nshina could see that Carl was standing behind him, shaking like crazy. Van Helsing looked at Nshina, a tiny smile forming at the corner of his lips,

"Hello again Nshina, your Master said you need a little but of assistance,"

Nshina snarled at him,

"Shut up you,"

Van Helsings smile vanished and he grunted,

"You should be a bit nicer to me if you want my help, or I might decide to turn around and walk off,"

Before Nshina even knew what she felt Lucifer did, he knew that what Van Helsing just said was a wrong move but Nshina wouldn't do anything, and she didn't. She just stood there snarling,

"Nshina look at me,"

Lucifer watched as she turned her head to look at him,

"Just please be nice. It is only for a while,"

Nshina looked at him blankly and rolled her eyes,

"Does my Master know?"

Lucifer looked behind her again, but this time he didn't smile,

"Well, he does now,"

Nshina flicked her head around and saw that Dracula, Marishka, Aleera and Verona were standing behind her. Their eyes were darting between the three of them; they couldn't believe who Nshina and the Devil were standing with,

"Nshina, what in the Devils name do you think you are doing! I honestly have no idea!

Dracula exclaimed. He wanted to know why his Master and bride was standing beside their enemy, he knew that he wouldn't be able to get anything out of Nshina unless she wanted to tell him, and it looked as if she was going to,

"Van Helsing is here because Master brought him here; he thinks that he can help up,"

Dracula looked at Lucifer, his eyes wide with disbelief,

"But Master, what would make you think that?"

"Nshina needs help, you may have failed to see it but I have not. If we are going to be able to help her then we need a force of good and evil to stop the person that has done this,"

William came running up behind them and changed into his human form, Dracula had taught him how to change between the two at any time and he seemed to like it,

"Phew, it was quite hard to keep up with you while you are flying! Perhaps next time you can carry me Marishka?"

His eyes darted over and met Nshina's blood red eyes who were boring into him like lasers, he narrowed his eyes,

"What do you think you are looking at?"

Lucifer felt Nshina's anger explode out of her, she bent down low and belted out a deafening roar at him, he jaws opened to their new length and her teeth grew so much longer. Her skin became as pale as her other brides vampire forms and her eyes even deeper red. Even Lucifer couldn't help but jump back a little, when she finally closed her jaws and let the sound die down William and the other vampires were standing even further away and looking at her with intense fear on their faces. Van Helsing put a hand on her shoulder, as his warm skin touched her cold skin she jumped and looked behind him. He could feel that she too was shaking; the only person that knew why was Lucifer. He walked over to her and bent down so his mouth was next to her ear,

"It's alright to be angry, but remember while I am standing here they have to watch what they say,"

Nshina nodded slightly, not taking her eyes of William. Lucifer nodded at Aleera and Verona and they started to approach her, at first they were walking slow and cautiously but they soon saw that Nshina needed them with her and they began to walk more normally. Van Helsing took his hand of her shoulder and Aleera and Verona hugged her tightly,

"Did I scare you?"

Nshina asked them, Aleera just laughed

"No my dear,"

Nshina smiled and sighed. Dracula could feel a strong longing from Marishka. She so badly wanted to be over there as well, comforting the bride but she knew she couldn't. She didn't know what the reaction would be and she didn't want to find out, Marishka had noticed that whatever was making them like this had started to wear off. Everyone was a lot calmer and easier to talk to, but Nshina obviously had too much of it when she killed all those people in the village. It would take so much longer for it to wear off from Nshina. Oh how Marishka longed to go over there and hold Nshina but she couldn't. So she stayed with William, even though it killed her all over again to do so. Van Helsing looked at around and then at Nshina,

"I am sorry to disturb you but I don't know if you can sense it but the night is becoming closer to day light. You need to go back before you burn,"

Nshina turned around to look at him,

"Yes, you are right. I am tied and want my sleep, we can talk tomorrow ok?"

Van Helsing nodded and bowed, he watched as the vampires took off and William change into a werewolf and run behind them. Van Helsing turned around to talk to Lucifer,

"I'm guessing that William is the one who needs to be taken down?"

Lucifer nodded,

"He has messed up my family to much now, he has to pay,"

Carl came out from behind Van Helsing,

"How should we do it?"

"You won't be the ones killing him. You will just shake him up a little; let him know who is in charge of them,"

Carl nodded and turned around and walked away, as Van Helsing was about to do the same Lucifer grabbed his shirt sleeve and pulled him back,

"I want you to make sure that Nshina is alright ok? She has had it hard for so long now, I just need to know she will be alright,"

Van Helsing frowned,

"Pardon my bluntness but you make it sound as if you love her,"

Lucifer took his hand of Van Helsings shirt and stood up straighter,

"I love her as my family. Nothing more, nothing less, and I expect the same from you. I know how you felt about her last time you were here but you cannot let your feelings show as easy this time,"

Van Helsing nodded and turned around to follow Carl. Dracula and his brides landed at the castle and were shortly followed by William. Dracula pulled Nshina aside and let the others go upstairs before them,

"My dear what happened earlier? How have you become what you are?"

Nshina just shrugged,

"I don't know. Master doesn't either, we just think that something went wrong when he took my emotion and my recent mood swings. It should go soon,"

But Dracula wasn't convinced, he was truly worried for his youngest bride,

"Are you sure?"

Nshina nodded,

"I am very sure, honestly. Who knows, this could turn out to be a good thing?"

Dracula smiled and kissed her forehead,

"I hope so,"

Marishka, Aleera and Verona were sitting in their room waiting for Nshina and Dracula to come upstairs. Verona was looking at Marishka, who looked very troubled,

"Are you alright my dear?"

Marishka's eyes flicked over to Verona and she smiled,

"Yes, I suppose so. I was just thinking,"

Aleera stood up and sat in front of her,

"A little while ago I saw how you were looking at Nshina. Why didn't you just come over with us?"

Marishka sighed and looked at her hands,

"Because it isn't that simple, I don't know how Nshina feels about me anymore, I don't really want her to tear me to shreds when all I am doing is trying to help,"

Verona shook her head,

"But how would you know unless you saw her? The two of you used to be inseparable, but now, you argue, you fight and just don't talk to each other nicely. This all happened as soon as William showed up,"

Marishka knew it was true but she wanted so much to not believe it,

"That is just coincidence; none of this has anything to do with William! I still love Nshina, but everything had changed and I can't stop it,"

Aleera and Verona sighed and put their hands over Marishka's hands,

"Look Marishka, something bad happened! We were all poisoned, and this poison turned us against a fellow bride, she just so happened to be your best friend as well, I would have thought you would have wanted to find out more than any of us who it was,"

Aleera told her. Marishka's eyes met Aleera's and they stayed there for a while,

"Yes, you are right,"

Verona laughed,

"I thought we might be,"

Nshina and Dracula walked into their room and smiled at their other brides. Dracula looked at each of them,

"Now is not the time for any more discussions, we are cutting it a little close tonight, the sun is almost up. Come on lets rest, we can talk in more depth tomorrow,"

When they all were finally laying in their coffins Marishka sat up and looked over at Nshina and sighed,

Dear sister, I miss you so much