A/N: Sorry about the re-post of this. Other account got deleted ==
That's what you get for expressing yourself on Slash stories. Oh well, what
can you do? Anyways, I'm going to continue this one, and I hope that you
guys continue to review for me!
I have also started naming my chapters... just so's ya know!
(Also, I have Slash stories archived at adultfanfiction.net under the name Lestette if you are interested. I have 1 Van Helsing slash there now and will be posting more soon!)
Chapter 4 The Harsh Light of Loneliness
Van Helsing panicked as he clawed his way out of the grave. His eyes darted back and forth; he could feel someone around him. The moon drifted behind a dark cloud, making sight almost impossible. His ears listened as carefully as they could, being the only sense available at the moment. He heard a shifting noise behind him and raised his gun in that direction. In his other hand he held a smaller gun and it pointed to the other side of him. He spun around slowly, listening for the noise again.
"Gabriel" he heard whispered. Although this time, it didn't sound like the wind had whispered it, it sounded as if someone was standing directly behind him.
Van Helsing froze in his place, as if an icy chill took over him. The voice behind him was too familiar for comfort and feeling of cool breath on the back of his neck was enough to make a grown man fall to his knees.
"I have fought many demons... but never have I faced a demon that I actually hated!" Van Helsing whispered softly yet harshly to the figure behind him.
"So you knew it was me?" the figure replied, moving again and standing directly in front of Van Helsing. A bolt of lightning tore across the sky and lit up Dracula's face.
Van Helsing stepped back from him and stumbled to the ground.
"Ah, I see you've noticed that the nice claw marks you left on my face are still there... yes, I fear those will take some time to heal... some time indeed" Dracula replied, his tone remained as monotone as it ever had.
Van Helsing tried to stand but Dracula placed a heavy foot on his chest, forcing him back to the ground.
"You still lay there and listen to what I have to say" Dracula smiled, he crouched down over Van Helsing and spoke in a soft manor. "You ruined all of my plans; you killed all of my brides, you destroyed my laboratory, you have ruined everything for me, my very existence has been blown away."
"I'm sorry to hear that" Van Helsing replied smugly. "Oh... wait, no I'm not!"
Dracula gave Van Helsing a brisk slap across the face. He breathed deeply as if to calm himself down then he continued.
"I am going to destroy your life now" he whispered. "Everything you think you love... everything that matters to you."
"The only being I loved is already dead! What more can you take from me?" Van Helsing shouted.
Dracula seemed to expect this response, as he smiled and stood up he held his hand out towards the left side of him. A figure emerged from the trees and came towards him. Van Helsing squinted his eyes to see who or what this was. The clouds over the moon slid away and Van Helsing let out a gasp.
"Yes... she is quite beautiful, I'm sure you have noticed" Dracula smiled again, pulling her close to him.
"Anna..." Van Helsing whispered.
"Indeed, but does this pale skin not suit her so much?" Dracula said, kissing at her neck.
Anne turned to look at Van Helsing, her eyes now a grayish blue and the moonlight made them haunting. She looked over Van Helsing curiously.
"Anna" he said again, he could not find the will to stand up from the ground. He looked up at her and his eyes fogged over.
"Dracula, can I kill him?" Anna asked softly into Dracula's ear.
Van Helsing's eyes flew open and he stared at Anna wide eyed. "Anna, do you not remember me?"
She raised an eyebrow at him then looked towards Dracula. "How is it he knows my name?" her voice was soft but her thick accent was still very noticeable.
"Anna..." Van Helsing repeated again as he broke down into small sobs. He turned over on his side, not wanting to see her like this.
"Look Gabriel, look at this" Dracula said, as he reached and grabbed Van Helsing by the arm and forced him to his feet, Van Helsing refused to lift his gaze towards Anna.
"Gabriel, look what you have created..." Dracula whispered.
Van Helsing took a clumsy swing towards Dracula's face; Dracula dodged him easily then returned with a swing of his own. He connected with the hunter in the face and sent him sprawling to the ground.
"You fiend, you vial, dissolute creature!" Van Helsing
Dracula laughed "You flatter me". Dracula turned towards Anna and she smiled at him. He smiled back at her and she kissed his lightly.
"But, I'm afraid that we have more pressing matter to take care of, so I bid you a fond farewell" Dracula said arrogantly. "Anna, say goodbye to our little acquaintance".
Anna furrowed her brow for a moment before giving Van Helsing a curt nod. Van Helsing turned over onto his side again, dismissing the both of them.
"We'll be seeing you again real soon, Gabriel. Real soon" Dracula said facetiously.
"Go to hell!" Van Helsing whimpered.
Dracula and Anna both shifted into their demonic forms before taking off into flight. Van Helsing turned to see the two of them flying off together. The clouds drifted over the moon again and they strayed from his sight.
Van Helsing wept bitterly in his arms as he lay on the ground. He rolled over onto his stomach and wrapped his arms behind his head.
A few hours later after the sun had raised already Van Helsing returned to the Valerious manor. He found Carl asleep in the tower with his face in a book. He looked over at his sleeping friend and decided to leave him be, he needed to be alone right now and didn't want to have to explain all he saw anyways. He closed a few of the curtains around the tower and he left. His head hung down to his chest as he crossed through the main hall to the weapons area. He removed all of the artillery that he had taken with him and he sat with the back against the wall beside the rack of swords.
"How is this possible? Dracula's bride are not alive, they turned to ash the same as Anna had after we burned her. Was it because she was mortal?" Van Helsing whispered to himself. His eye lids grew heavy and they fluttered a few times, before he gave into them.
A thick fog layered over his mind. He envisioned himself as the werewolf, hovering over Anna, only she was still alive. He looked down upon her. She stared up at him with fear in her eyes.
"You are going to kill me, you are dooming my family!" she murmured angrily.
The moon drifted behind the cloud and he fell back into his human form.
"Anna, never would I harm you!" he pleaded. He hovered over her and extended his hand to her face.
"You destroy my entire family, we are cursed, and now the curse will never be lifted!" Anna's voice rose as she spoke to him.
Van Helsing was about to reply but a window pain shattered somewhere above him. Dracula flew in and threw Van Helsing to the side. He hit the wall with a sickening thus and fell face first to the floor. He looked up to see Anna jumping into Dracula's arm.
"If you can beat them, join them!" Anna smiled, fangs protruding from the corners of her mouth.
"No!" Van Helsing yelled.
Dracula jumped into the air and soared out the same window that he came through.
"NO!" Van Helsing yelled again.
He was suddenly awoken by the violent shaking by someone. His eyes flew open and he lashed out. His blow connected with the figure in the jaw and sent them backward.
"Carl!" Van Helsing urgently exclaimed as he noticed who it was he hit.
"I'm sorry, I... I didn't realize it was you!" Van Helsing stated apologetically.
"Why, would you have hit me harder if you knew it was me?" Carl mocked.
Van Helsing tried to smile at the quick-wittedness of his friend, but he couldn't find the happiness inside him.
Carl looked up at the hunter, "Is something wrong?" he questioned.
Van Helsing didn't respond and walked over to the nearest window.
"What's a matter? Vampire got you tongue?" Carl joked again.
"I'm afraid... that is exactly what the problem is Carl" he replied. He looked towards the friar. "That is exactly what's wrong..."
A/N: O! How is Van Helsing going to tell Carl about Anna! RR!
I have also started naming my chapters... just so's ya know!
(Also, I have Slash stories archived at adultfanfiction.net under the name Lestette if you are interested. I have 1 Van Helsing slash there now and will be posting more soon!)
Chapter 4 The Harsh Light of Loneliness
Van Helsing panicked as he clawed his way out of the grave. His eyes darted back and forth; he could feel someone around him. The moon drifted behind a dark cloud, making sight almost impossible. His ears listened as carefully as they could, being the only sense available at the moment. He heard a shifting noise behind him and raised his gun in that direction. In his other hand he held a smaller gun and it pointed to the other side of him. He spun around slowly, listening for the noise again.
"Gabriel" he heard whispered. Although this time, it didn't sound like the wind had whispered it, it sounded as if someone was standing directly behind him.
Van Helsing froze in his place, as if an icy chill took over him. The voice behind him was too familiar for comfort and feeling of cool breath on the back of his neck was enough to make a grown man fall to his knees.
"I have fought many demons... but never have I faced a demon that I actually hated!" Van Helsing whispered softly yet harshly to the figure behind him.
"So you knew it was me?" the figure replied, moving again and standing directly in front of Van Helsing. A bolt of lightning tore across the sky and lit up Dracula's face.
Van Helsing stepped back from him and stumbled to the ground.
"Ah, I see you've noticed that the nice claw marks you left on my face are still there... yes, I fear those will take some time to heal... some time indeed" Dracula replied, his tone remained as monotone as it ever had.
Van Helsing tried to stand but Dracula placed a heavy foot on his chest, forcing him back to the ground.
"You still lay there and listen to what I have to say" Dracula smiled, he crouched down over Van Helsing and spoke in a soft manor. "You ruined all of my plans; you killed all of my brides, you destroyed my laboratory, you have ruined everything for me, my very existence has been blown away."
"I'm sorry to hear that" Van Helsing replied smugly. "Oh... wait, no I'm not!"
Dracula gave Van Helsing a brisk slap across the face. He breathed deeply as if to calm himself down then he continued.
"I am going to destroy your life now" he whispered. "Everything you think you love... everything that matters to you."
"The only being I loved is already dead! What more can you take from me?" Van Helsing shouted.
Dracula seemed to expect this response, as he smiled and stood up he held his hand out towards the left side of him. A figure emerged from the trees and came towards him. Van Helsing squinted his eyes to see who or what this was. The clouds over the moon slid away and Van Helsing let out a gasp.
"Yes... she is quite beautiful, I'm sure you have noticed" Dracula smiled again, pulling her close to him.
"Anna..." Van Helsing whispered.
"Indeed, but does this pale skin not suit her so much?" Dracula said, kissing at her neck.
Anne turned to look at Van Helsing, her eyes now a grayish blue and the moonlight made them haunting. She looked over Van Helsing curiously.
"Anna" he said again, he could not find the will to stand up from the ground. He looked up at her and his eyes fogged over.
"Dracula, can I kill him?" Anna asked softly into Dracula's ear.
Van Helsing's eyes flew open and he stared at Anna wide eyed. "Anna, do you not remember me?"
She raised an eyebrow at him then looked towards Dracula. "How is it he knows my name?" her voice was soft but her thick accent was still very noticeable.
"Anna..." Van Helsing repeated again as he broke down into small sobs. He turned over on his side, not wanting to see her like this.
"Look Gabriel, look at this" Dracula said, as he reached and grabbed Van Helsing by the arm and forced him to his feet, Van Helsing refused to lift his gaze towards Anna.
"Gabriel, look what you have created..." Dracula whispered.
Van Helsing took a clumsy swing towards Dracula's face; Dracula dodged him easily then returned with a swing of his own. He connected with the hunter in the face and sent him sprawling to the ground.
"You fiend, you vial, dissolute creature!" Van Helsing
Dracula laughed "You flatter me". Dracula turned towards Anna and she smiled at him. He smiled back at her and she kissed his lightly.
"But, I'm afraid that we have more pressing matter to take care of, so I bid you a fond farewell" Dracula said arrogantly. "Anna, say goodbye to our little acquaintance".
Anna furrowed her brow for a moment before giving Van Helsing a curt nod. Van Helsing turned over onto his side again, dismissing the both of them.
"We'll be seeing you again real soon, Gabriel. Real soon" Dracula said facetiously.
"Go to hell!" Van Helsing whimpered.
Dracula and Anna both shifted into their demonic forms before taking off into flight. Van Helsing turned to see the two of them flying off together. The clouds drifted over the moon again and they strayed from his sight.
Van Helsing wept bitterly in his arms as he lay on the ground. He rolled over onto his stomach and wrapped his arms behind his head.
A few hours later after the sun had raised already Van Helsing returned to the Valerious manor. He found Carl asleep in the tower with his face in a book. He looked over at his sleeping friend and decided to leave him be, he needed to be alone right now and didn't want to have to explain all he saw anyways. He closed a few of the curtains around the tower and he left. His head hung down to his chest as he crossed through the main hall to the weapons area. He removed all of the artillery that he had taken with him and he sat with the back against the wall beside the rack of swords.
"How is this possible? Dracula's bride are not alive, they turned to ash the same as Anna had after we burned her. Was it because she was mortal?" Van Helsing whispered to himself. His eye lids grew heavy and they fluttered a few times, before he gave into them.
A thick fog layered over his mind. He envisioned himself as the werewolf, hovering over Anna, only she was still alive. He looked down upon her. She stared up at him with fear in her eyes.
"You are going to kill me, you are dooming my family!" she murmured angrily.
The moon drifted behind the cloud and he fell back into his human form.
"Anna, never would I harm you!" he pleaded. He hovered over her and extended his hand to her face.
"You destroy my entire family, we are cursed, and now the curse will never be lifted!" Anna's voice rose as she spoke to him.
Van Helsing was about to reply but a window pain shattered somewhere above him. Dracula flew in and threw Van Helsing to the side. He hit the wall with a sickening thus and fell face first to the floor. He looked up to see Anna jumping into Dracula's arm.
"If you can beat them, join them!" Anna smiled, fangs protruding from the corners of her mouth.
"No!" Van Helsing yelled.
Dracula jumped into the air and soared out the same window that he came through.
"NO!" Van Helsing yelled again.
He was suddenly awoken by the violent shaking by someone. His eyes flew open and he lashed out. His blow connected with the figure in the jaw and sent them backward.
"Carl!" Van Helsing urgently exclaimed as he noticed who it was he hit.
"I'm sorry, I... I didn't realize it was you!" Van Helsing stated apologetically.
"Why, would you have hit me harder if you knew it was me?" Carl mocked.
Van Helsing tried to smile at the quick-wittedness of his friend, but he couldn't find the happiness inside him.
Carl looked up at the hunter, "Is something wrong?" he questioned.
Van Helsing didn't respond and walked over to the nearest window.
"What's a matter? Vampire got you tongue?" Carl joked again.
"I'm afraid... that is exactly what the problem is Carl" he replied. He looked towards the friar. "That is exactly what's wrong..."
A/N: O! How is Van Helsing going to tell Carl about Anna! RR!