Gabriel Van Helsing's light chocolate hair was tousled lovingly by the cold wind. His face was turned up to eerie dark blue-grey sky. He was sitting on one of the lawns outside of Valerious Manor, amazed at how hard the waist-high grass was with frost.
He cast a warm glance up at the large window in Anna's room. He stroked his crossbow absent-mindedly, his mind on Anna.
Beautiful, innocent, stubborn Anna.
He looked up at the stars, imagining her lips on his, the feeling of her soft curls in his fingers...
He sighed. She was back, she was his.
But she would have to return to Heaven. He knew this.
He imagined her fingers in his hair, down his cheeks, on his mouth....
"Van Helsing!"
Anna's voice pierced the night air. There was a loud smash, and Gabriel spun around to see Anna's window break into a million tiny pieces as Anna jumped into it backwards. Time seemed to slow down as a barefoot Anna sailed towards the lawn, her hair flying, hiding her face.
Gabriel's breath caught in his throat as he froze in fear.
As she landed in the long grass, now out of Gabriel's view, another figure lunged towards her out of the window- the bat-human form of a vampire. Gabriel quickly recognised the pale blue face as Anna's cousin.
She landed on top of where Anna had landed, and for a moment, Gabriel could see nothing. He grabbed the crossbow, and leapt to his feet.
He jumped as the vampire was suddenly flung into the air, landing on her back a few metres away from the lawn.
"You picked the wrong undead cousin, wench!" Anna shouted, and then she was on her feet, glaring at her cousin.
She was in a defensive position, holding a sharp silver stake in her right hand. The vampire glanced between the stake-holding Anna and the crossbow-holding Gabriel, and took flight, disappearing into the night, screaming back,
"I'll get you, Anna Valerious!"
Anna shouted up, "And my little dog too, eh?"
Gabriel ran over to her, and held her tightly, stroking her hair. "Are you okay?"
"The glass has cut my feet," Anna moaned, leaning on him.
He lifted her into his arms, and carried her inside.
He cast a warm glance up at the large window in Anna's room. He stroked his crossbow absent-mindedly, his mind on Anna.
Beautiful, innocent, stubborn Anna.
He looked up at the stars, imagining her lips on his, the feeling of her soft curls in his fingers...
He sighed. She was back, she was his.
But she would have to return to Heaven. He knew this.
He imagined her fingers in his hair, down his cheeks, on his mouth....
"Van Helsing!"
Anna's voice pierced the night air. There was a loud smash, and Gabriel spun around to see Anna's window break into a million tiny pieces as Anna jumped into it backwards. Time seemed to slow down as a barefoot Anna sailed towards the lawn, her hair flying, hiding her face.
Gabriel's breath caught in his throat as he froze in fear.
As she landed in the long grass, now out of Gabriel's view, another figure lunged towards her out of the window- the bat-human form of a vampire. Gabriel quickly recognised the pale blue face as Anna's cousin.
She landed on top of where Anna had landed, and for a moment, Gabriel could see nothing. He grabbed the crossbow, and leapt to his feet.
He jumped as the vampire was suddenly flung into the air, landing on her back a few metres away from the lawn.
"You picked the wrong undead cousin, wench!" Anna shouted, and then she was on her feet, glaring at her cousin.
She was in a defensive position, holding a sharp silver stake in her right hand. The vampire glanced between the stake-holding Anna and the crossbow-holding Gabriel, and took flight, disappearing into the night, screaming back,
"I'll get you, Anna Valerious!"
Anna shouted up, "And my little dog too, eh?"
Gabriel ran over to her, and held her tightly, stroking her hair. "Are you okay?"
"The glass has cut my feet," Anna moaned, leaning on him.
He lifted her into his arms, and carried her inside.