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Gabriel's body lurched and he sprung up in bed. "Anna!" he cried his voice raspy. His hands reached up and clasped his neck, he was soaked in sweat. Glancing around frantically he realized where he was.
"Just a nightmare, nothing more" he repeated o himself as he crossed the floor to the large window, and pulled back the heavy red velvet drapes.
"Dawn, lovely time of day, no vampires to worry about" he mused.
A deep sigh from across the room caught his attention. He moved quietly to the side of the chestnut haired beauty that was peacefully sleeping curled up in a chair beside the door. He admired her for a moment, a picture of an angel, her hair pulled back in a plait, one arm placed under her head, her cheeks slightly flushed from a dream, and her toned, muscular legs were pulled up neatly under her nightdress. His hand slowly went out to stroke her cheek.
"A china doll in dreamland, a tigress with weapons and quite the attitude when awake" he smiled.
His hand left her cheek and his smile widened as he saw how she tried to follow the warmth. He then clasped her hand but released quickly.
"Oh, you're freezing!" He layed his coat over her and went to the fireplace. He threw a couple logs onto the rack and struck the pieces of flint and steel together until a spark leaped from the pieces and onto the wood, setting it ablaze.
"Well that's better"
Gabriel jumped and whirled around. "Anna," he sighed, relieved.
"What, did I startle the famous Van Helsing?" she smirked and took a seat in one of the high-backed chairs stratigically placed infront of the fire, her eyes never leaving his.
"No, of course not, just glad to see you're up that's all" he said, not wanting to bruise his ego, especially infront of her.
"You were yelling in your sleep, I came in to check on you and fell asleep in the chair"
"Really, me, yelling in my sleep?" his mind revisited the confines of his dream and he could believe it.
"You woke me up, but not Carl, he sleeps like a rock"
"That's Carl alright" he chuckled, "I'm terribly sorry to have woken you up, but I thank you for watching over me"
"You're welcome" she said as she turned her eyes to stare into the fire, "What were you dreaming about anyway?"
"Vampires" it was the truth, if not the whole truth.
Gabriel turned around and placed his coat back on its hook, waiting for a response. When none came he looked over at Anna to find that her head was placed on the armrest and her breathing was steady. He smiled and picked her up in his arms, opened the door, and headed down the hallway to Anna's room. He placed her gently on her bed and pulled the covers neatly around her.
"Sleep well" he gave her a quick kiss on the forehead and walked out of the room, closing the door behind him.
He walked slowly back to his room, contemplating his dream. He shrugged it off as no more than a nightmare. With a sharp click his door closed to the empty hallway. Unheard to anyone, a deep, gutteral cakle reverberated around the hallway.
I'm really sorry I haven't updated lately! My computer was screwey and I've been busy. Thanks to all my reviewers, you all are great!
Gabriel's body lurched and he sprung up in bed. "Anna!" he cried his voice raspy. His hands reached up and clasped his neck, he was soaked in sweat. Glancing around frantically he realized where he was.
"Just a nightmare, nothing more" he repeated o himself as he crossed the floor to the large window, and pulled back the heavy red velvet drapes.
"Dawn, lovely time of day, no vampires to worry about" he mused.
A deep sigh from across the room caught his attention. He moved quietly to the side of the chestnut haired beauty that was peacefully sleeping curled up in a chair beside the door. He admired her for a moment, a picture of an angel, her hair pulled back in a plait, one arm placed under her head, her cheeks slightly flushed from a dream, and her toned, muscular legs were pulled up neatly under her nightdress. His hand slowly went out to stroke her cheek.
"A china doll in dreamland, a tigress with weapons and quite the attitude when awake" he smiled.
His hand left her cheek and his smile widened as he saw how she tried to follow the warmth. He then clasped her hand but released quickly.
"Oh, you're freezing!" He layed his coat over her and went to the fireplace. He threw a couple logs onto the rack and struck the pieces of flint and steel together until a spark leaped from the pieces and onto the wood, setting it ablaze.
"Well that's better"
Gabriel jumped and whirled around. "Anna," he sighed, relieved.
"What, did I startle the famous Van Helsing?" she smirked and took a seat in one of the high-backed chairs stratigically placed infront of the fire, her eyes never leaving his.
"No, of course not, just glad to see you're up that's all" he said, not wanting to bruise his ego, especially infront of her.
"You were yelling in your sleep, I came in to check on you and fell asleep in the chair"
"Really, me, yelling in my sleep?" his mind revisited the confines of his dream and he could believe it.
"You woke me up, but not Carl, he sleeps like a rock"
"That's Carl alright" he chuckled, "I'm terribly sorry to have woken you up, but I thank you for watching over me"
"You're welcome" she said as she turned her eyes to stare into the fire, "What were you dreaming about anyway?"
"Vampires" it was the truth, if not the whole truth.
Gabriel turned around and placed his coat back on its hook, waiting for a response. When none came he looked over at Anna to find that her head was placed on the armrest and her breathing was steady. He smiled and picked her up in his arms, opened the door, and headed down the hallway to Anna's room. He placed her gently on her bed and pulled the covers neatly around her.
"Sleep well" he gave her a quick kiss on the forehead and walked out of the room, closing the door behind him.
He walked slowly back to his room, contemplating his dream. He shrugged it off as no more than a nightmare. With a sharp click his door closed to the empty hallway. Unheard to anyone, a deep, gutteral cakle reverberated around the hallway.
I'm really sorry I haven't updated lately! My computer was screwey and I've been busy. Thanks to all my reviewers, you all are great!