A/N
To all my glorious reviewers:
Thank you, thank you! waves like a queen Thank you. Oh look, she's gonna cry again. Oh! If I only had a brain! Midnight Dove: Thanks, I'll have to check that out when I have time! szhismine: Don't worry, here's another chapter. draylon: Looks like the little pet is in trouble, doesn't it? Treesap02: Me too! Rusalka: I'm working on making them longer, fret not. Hikari: Here you go. Okay, this one is short. I'm sorry. I've been studying for finals, the chapters'll get longer as soon as I have a little time. (Chapter One was called 'Blood Ties')
Chapter Two: Ashamed
When I was sure that Dracula was gone I scrambled to my feet. It was more important to find Van Helsing now than ever. I made my way through the icy hallways of the castle. I heard a noise and looked in that direction. It was Ana. I called to her. She turned to face me. "Ana, here is the cure, get it to Van Helsing. You know what you need to do." As she rushed off I wondered if I should have told her. No. I reasoned with myself. What good would it do? And the truth was, I was ashamed.
Another noise. It was Van Helsing. He was fighting the count. I looked up at the giant clock just as it began to strike midnight. Van Helsing was changing. He was becoming the wolf. The claws, the fangs, and of course the fur. All over. He was huge. The sight of my age old friend suddenly terrified me. He had become a monster. I doubled back in fear. Then I thought. Isn't that what I am to become? A monster? But worse. There is hope for Gabriel. For me, there is none. I am doomed to be a vampire forever.
I watched in morbid fascination as werewolf and vampire fought. Little by little Van Helsing overpowered Dracula. In that fateful moment Gabriel bit into the cold flesh that was the count. It was over. Or was it? The werewolf lunged for Ana. The last of the Valerious clan managed to strike Van Helsing with the needle. But it was too late for her. As Van Helsing changed back to himself, he slowly realized what had happened. He had killed her.
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"It's not your fault Van Helsing." I tried to comfort my friend. Ana was dead and buried an entire day now, but the effects of his grief lingered.
"Thank you Carl, but right now I need to be alone."
It was fine for me. As it was I had my own problem to deal with. What to do? I paced back and forth across my room in Castle Valerious. Should I tell Van Helsing or not? Already I could feel the changes taking place within me. My eyes had hurt when the sunlight hit them, my appetite was completely gone, and my senses (and teeth) were already sharpening. What to do?
"What to do about what Carl?"
Had I said that last bit out loud?
"Van Helsing, there's something I need to tell you."
To all my glorious reviewers:
Thank you, thank you! waves like a queen Thank you. Oh look, she's gonna cry again. Oh! If I only had a brain! Midnight Dove: Thanks, I'll have to check that out when I have time! szhismine: Don't worry, here's another chapter. draylon: Looks like the little pet is in trouble, doesn't it? Treesap02: Me too! Rusalka: I'm working on making them longer, fret not. Hikari: Here you go. Okay, this one is short. I'm sorry. I've been studying for finals, the chapters'll get longer as soon as I have a little time. (Chapter One was called 'Blood Ties')
Chapter Two: Ashamed
When I was sure that Dracula was gone I scrambled to my feet. It was more important to find Van Helsing now than ever. I made my way through the icy hallways of the castle. I heard a noise and looked in that direction. It was Ana. I called to her. She turned to face me. "Ana, here is the cure, get it to Van Helsing. You know what you need to do." As she rushed off I wondered if I should have told her. No. I reasoned with myself. What good would it do? And the truth was, I was ashamed.
Another noise. It was Van Helsing. He was fighting the count. I looked up at the giant clock just as it began to strike midnight. Van Helsing was changing. He was becoming the wolf. The claws, the fangs, and of course the fur. All over. He was huge. The sight of my age old friend suddenly terrified me. He had become a monster. I doubled back in fear. Then I thought. Isn't that what I am to become? A monster? But worse. There is hope for Gabriel. For me, there is none. I am doomed to be a vampire forever.
I watched in morbid fascination as werewolf and vampire fought. Little by little Van Helsing overpowered Dracula. In that fateful moment Gabriel bit into the cold flesh that was the count. It was over. Or was it? The werewolf lunged for Ana. The last of the Valerious clan managed to strike Van Helsing with the needle. But it was too late for her. As Van Helsing changed back to himself, he slowly realized what had happened. He had killed her.
...................................
"It's not your fault Van Helsing." I tried to comfort my friend. Ana was dead and buried an entire day now, but the effects of his grief lingered.
"Thank you Carl, but right now I need to be alone."
It was fine for me. As it was I had my own problem to deal with. What to do? I paced back and forth across my room in Castle Valerious. Should I tell Van Helsing or not? Already I could feel the changes taking place within me. My eyes had hurt when the sunlight hit them, my appetite was completely gone, and my senses (and teeth) were already sharpening. What to do?
"What to do about what Carl?"
Had I said that last bit out loud?
"Van Helsing, there's something I need to tell you."