Chapter five
Abi/Ben
Abi and Ben were lying satisfied in each other's arms. Abi stared into his eyes and suddenly said, "Ben?"
"What dear?"
"What are we going to do?" she asked.
"About what Abi?" he asked, knowing well what she had in mind but preferring to ignore it.
"About the future," she answered. "Our future."
"Honey, it's our first night," said Ben.
"So?"
"So why don't we just have fun with each other for a few days before we start thinking such heavy thoughts?" asked Ben.
Abi smiled, her lips looked for his and they kissed softly. Suddenly Abi raised her head. "Do you hear that?" she asked.
Music was coming from somewhere in the house. It sounded like someone was playing a piano.
Abi got up and wrapped the blanket that covered them around her naked body. Ben got another blanket to put around himself and followed her in the direction of the sound saying; "Yes I heard it too."
They looked around until they came into the dining room. In the corner was an old white piano. There was no one sitting there. Abi moved closer and waved her hand over the seat. She felt nothing. There was no presence of anything. Right then the phone rang.
Ben picked up the receiver. He heard Mrs. Kaufman. "Ben, I hope I did not disturb you kids," she said.
"Not at all," he answered.
"I'm sorry. I forgot to worn you about the piano, I hear it is playing."
"Yes. Please don't tell me the house is haunted," said Ben crossing his fingers looking at Abi.
"Oh no," said Romi laughing. "We had an electronic device we programmed to set the piano on every night at the same time. We forgot to disconnect it. I'm sorry. I hope it didn't scare you two."
"Not at all," answered Ben. He looked at Abi and told her what Romi said. Abi started laughing and came closer to him.
"I'll send my husband to disconnect the timer tomorrow. I'm really sorry, didn't mean to scare you," said Romi.
Abi, standing close to Ben heard her remark. She took the receiver from Ben's hands and said, "That's ok Romi. Don't bother yourself. Actually I like it. Let's just leave it as it is."
"If you're sure."
"I am sure," said Abi. "Good night Romi," she continued and hung up the phone. "Shall we dance?" she asked Ben.
Ben smiled opened the blanket that was covering him and pulled Abi inside with him. She let her own blanket fall to the floor, coming closer to Ben's worm body, holding her arms around him. They danced to the sounds of the piano for a while until it suddenly stopped. Abi lay her head on Ben's chest, holding on to him. He lowered his lips to catch hers and they kissed again. She wrapped her arms around his neck and he helped her settle her legs around his waists. She felt him slide inside her, and so they were making love while dancing. Ben walked back into the living room and went down to the mattress with her. Niether one of them noticed the two figures hovering above them.
"I want that body," said one of the figures to the other.
"I want that too, but we have to be patient. We have to be sure we can control them. She is very strong. He is not as strong, but she will protect him with her life. We need to wait a while longer," answered the other figure.
"We are very lucky she decided to turn off her guard, or she would have noticed our presence the minute they walked in the door," said the first figure. "It's the child that concerns me. It possesses most of its mother's strength. It will probably be more powerful then she is. And if so I won't be able to control her."
"Then we have to get rid of the child before we can control these two. And I have an idea," said the other figure and then they both vanished, leaving Abi and Ben to their love making, thinking it soon will be the two of them making love to each other.
Taylor/Commode
Taylor and Commode entered the room they opened and the door immediately closed behind them. It seemed to be a graveyard. It was very dark and Commode looked for some way to light a torch or something that will make it easier for them to see what it is they are about to face. Commode felt strange vibes going through his body. A tingling feeling that went down from his neck down his spine. Taylor found a small piece of wood and tore some on the lining inside Commode's coat. She wrapped the cloth around the stick and then lighted it with the lighter she had in her pocket.
"Taylor, where did you get that lighter?" asked commode.
"I confiscated it from Tyree. I asked him not to smoke in the house, but he wouldn't listen so when I saw him smoke, I just took the lighter from him. I almost forgot I had it."
"O.k. Are you ready to do some exploring?" he asked her.
"I guess so," she answered. She still had no idea why they were put to these tests. She followed Com as he started walking through the graveyard. They both heard the horrifying shriek. Then some of the bodies started rising from the graves surrounding them.
"Vampires," whispered Commode. "Taylor, find a place to hide, hurry."
"And leave you to face them alone? You must be kidding." Taylor looked around to see if there was anything that could possibly be used as a weapon. She looked down and saw two stakes. She smiled and picked them up. "Com, Catch," she said and threw one of the stakes in his direction.
The newly awaken vampires then launched their attack. Commode managed to kill a few of them and so did Taylor, but new ones kept creeping out of the graves. They both felt they would not be able to hang on much longer. They need a game plan. They suddenly saw a small cabin not far from them. Taylor looked at Commode and started running towards the cabin. He managed to escape one more attacker and followed her into the cabin.
"We'll be safe here for a while," he said. "They can't come in here uninvited. This will give us some time to plan a counter strike.
They looked around and suddenly saw in the corner a few barrels. Commode went over and opened one of them. "Gasoline," he said to Taylor smiling. He had an idea that might get them off the hook.
Julia/Nick
Julia and Nick entered the door they opened and went in. They found themselves in a garden. Actually they were inside what seemed to be a maze. A garden maze. Nick grabbed Julia's hand. "Promise me," he said, "Promise me we are not gonna split up. No matter what Julia, we are staying together."
"I promise Nick. I'm not gonna let you out of my site."
They started exploring the maze together. They were going and going and it was two hours before they realized they made no progress at all. In fact they returned back to the point they started out of.
"Nick, Let's sit down and relax," suggested Julia. She saw how irritated he was.
At the sound of her request he got a worried look on his face. "Are you ok Jules?" he asked hesitantly.
"I'm fine, just a bit tired. We've been walking for a few hours with no results. Let's just sit, rest and try again in a while."
"Ok," he said and sat down on the ground next to her, wrapping his arm around her shoulders. He was afraid to let her out of his sight. Afraid that if he takes his eyes off of her for even one minute she'll disappear again.
"Nick, so far we have taken only left turns. Maybe we should try going to the right this time," said Julia.
"Do you think so?" he asked. "I have a feeling we will only end up back here. Right where we started."
"We don't really have a choice, do we?"
"No," he said. "I guess not. Are you up to it?" he asked concerned.
"I'm fine. I'm rested and I say let's go."
Nick got up and helped her to her feet. When she was standing next to him, he couldn't resist and wrapped his arms around her body, his lips seeking hers. She missed him so much, and all she wanted was to just give up to his sweet kissing lips. She allowed them a few minutes of indulgence before pushing Nick gently away. "We need to get out of here Nicky. We will have plenty of time for that later."
Reluctant, Nick released her from his embrace. And they headed around the maze again, this time taking all the right turns.
After two more hours, again they ended up in the spot they started at. Nick was frustrated and angry. "Damn," he shouted when they reached the spot. "Damn, damn damn," he repeated.
Julia came behind him and wrapped her arms around his waists. "Relax honey," she said. "We will find a way out of here, I promise."
Nick turned around in her arms to face her. He smiled when he saw how beautiful she is. He tried to savor every minute of this time they were given together. Just in case they'd fail.