(A/N: I don't own any Van Helsing movie characters. For all of you who are wondering why I killed Anna off, who says I did? evil smile I know I'm pure evil.)

Chapter Three

Bell rested her booted feet up on the desk in front of her. She had her nose stuck in a book about vampires. Her father walked in and saw her. He sighed.

"I have no idea who taught you this." he said shaking his head.

"Carl." she replied turning a page.

"What?" Carl asked looking up from his book on werewolves.

Van Helsing shook his head. The hunter heard screams from the village. He grabbed his weapons.

"I'll be back soon." he said running down the hall.

Bell ran to the door of the library and looked down the hall after her father.

"Just don't get killed!" she shouted after him.

"Don't worry, I won't!" he shouted back to her. Carl looked at her from over his book.

"What?" Bell asked.

"You are so much like your father."

"Thank you."

Bell settled herself back in her seat. Her astounding sense of hearing gave her the privilege of knowing when her father shut the door. She was soon absorbed back into her book. About fifteen minuets later, Bell picked up something. Something didn't feel right. She lowered her book and raised her head. Footsteps, she heard footsteps. She set down her book and grabbed her hat.

"Carl, stay here." the girl told him and she shut the door. Carl shrugged. He would live quite happily if he got locked in here for the rest of his life, truth be told. But why did she want to say there? He shook off the question and returned to his book.

Bell walked around the castle. She made absolutely no noise as she walked. Evil was close, she could sense it. Why didn't her father? Then she heard it, voices, a man and a woman. They were in the ball room. She silently crept near the door and she heard the voices clearly.

"How does it feel to be dancing in your home again Anna?" There was no response.

"You are rather strong willed. You have resisted me for two years."

"I can resist you forever Count. Now why won't you let me go?"

It took everything she had to keep Bell from gasping. The voice belonged to her mother. Who was the Count? Then the light clicked. Dracula. He had held her mother captive for two years. That's excessive even for a deranged psychopath like he was. She had to let her mother know she was there, she had to save her. Bell reached under her coat and pulled out four daggers.

"I have plans for you Anna." the Count replied.

Anna heard three, quiet clicks. Dracula was flung against the wall and held there by four daggers. A black figure appeared in the door way.

"I know I can't kill you," The figure took off their hat to reveal a girl. "however I can pin you against the wall which works just as well." she said smiling.

Anna made her way over to her girl. There was a scream and Dracula began to turn into his bat form.

"Run!" Anna shouted. The two ran out of the ball room and closed the doors behind them. Bell heard flapping and the shattering of glass. They peeked in to see Dracula had escaped by flying out the large window near the ceiling.

Anna and Bell hugged each other. Anna stroked her hair.

"I missed you so much." Bell said fighting back tears.

"I missed you to, sweetheart." she said and gently kissed her forehead.

They heard a door. "Dad's back!" Bell piped up.

She dragged her mother to the entrance of the castle. Bell came into view as Van Helsing entered.

"Guess what? Dracula has four new brides, well, three now." he said carrying the crossbow over his shoulder.

"Guess what? I found your bride." she said and pulled her mother into view.

The two just stood there a moment, and the next thing Bell knew, her dad was twirling Anna around the room smiling and laughing. Van Helsing hugged his wife and kissed her gently. Bell was lifted into the air and twirled about by her father. She had never seen him this happy in her life. He set her down and all three of them were enveloped in a hug.

Carl came down to see what the commotion was about, then stopped dead in his tracks.

"Look who I found." Bell said smiling widely. Carl saw it, the entire happiness of the Van Helsings.

"Good Lord up in heaven." he said still shocked. Carl smiled and walked over. He started to blink a lot and when he hugged Anna he began to ball. The four, after getting something to eat for Anna, learned of what happed the past eight years.

"The werewolves took me instead of killing me. I managed to escape them, but one followed me and chased me off a small cliff. I jumped off and survived. However, I couldn't remember anything." Anna said.

"Now you know how I feel." her father interrupted.

"Dad, let mom tell her story." Bell said leaning forward.

"Has she been listening to Carl?" Anna asked.

"A bit to much apparently, but at least someone listens to me." Carl said.

"That's about to change." Bell mumbled under her breath.

"For three years I lived in a village just then miles north of here. For two years after that memories slowly came back to me. Everything flooded back to me when I saw Aleera. For the next year I spent fighting werewolves and vampires while I tried to return to you. Apparently, Dracula had another use for me. One of his brides captured me and he kept me for two years till today." she said looking at her daughter.

"Why did he keep you for two years, and human even?" Carl asked.

"He wanted to watch me squirm. We Valeriouses don't squirm, unless we make something squirm." Anna replied.

"No wonder you two get along so well." Bell mumbled. She was so happy nothing could spoil it, except what would happen the next morning.

(A/N: I told you I had plans for Anna. I know it's a bit hard to believe so nothing negative, please. I only have two stories so please be nice, or as nice as possible. Still low confidence)