Chapter Two. A few days later, the Nautilus surfaced in a body of water surronded by ice. "Hi Mina, pretty cold out here. Why don't I warm you up?" Tom growled into Mina's ear. "Now Tom, we can not do that. Until we capture M we must keep our relationship a secret. It is part of my plan." "Um..I don't think that your relationship is that much of a secret. Everyone knows about you and Tom." Alan interjected. "This is a private conversation." Tom glared at Alan. "Everyone but Dorien. He still thinks that I am madly in love with him. He doesn't know that I stopped loving him 9 years ago." Mina replied to Alan's comment. " Wait, how old are you? I thought that you wre only 25, the same age as me. You look 25." Mina stopped him from talking any more with a kiss. "This is not the time to speak of such things." Mina said after the kiss had ended. Seeing that Tom was getting angry she quickly said. "Fine, If you must know, I am 40. When Dracula sucked my blood, my age stopped. I was 25 when he made me a vampire, and for internity I will look as if I am 25. Now drop it, if you know whats good for you." "I would drop it mate, I hate to see her when she is angry." Alan interjected once more. "Private conversation." Tom said through gritted teeth. -------------------------------------------------------- Sorry about the length. Need some ideas. Please Review. Thanks! G.