Chapter 4- Kiss the Cook!
Van Helsing's P.O.V
I lay there drifting in and out of sleep, despite the comfortable bed I had been given. Finally I opened my eyes and stared up at the white ceiling. Somewhere to my left Carl was snoring lightly. Sighing I got out of bed, threw on some clothes and quietly crept out of our room and down the stairs. "HEEEEEEEEELP!" I whipped around only to collide with a body; we both fell to the ground. I sat up to see to Libby scrambling to get away from something. A moment later she had collided with Anna. The sound of several pairs of feet pounding below told me that her screams had awoken the others. I pulled myself up and peered into the guest room that Anna had been given. "What's wrong?" I asked addressing a quivering blanket. The others appeared at my side, one of them had a crucifix clutched in his hand. "Monster in room! KILLITKILLITKILLIT!" Libby said, her voice quivering and dripping with fear.
I shot into my room and grabbed my Tojo blades then slid into Libby's room, Anna right behind me. We looked around. There was no monster, however there was quite a large spider on the bed. Anna looked repulsed at the spider but bent down and scooped it up, carrying it out into the hall. I sighed and follow her. As I approach the group I find that she no longer has the spider but Libby is still hiding in fear. "Come now, it wasn't that big. Besides its gone now." Coaxed Anna. The blanket now shook violently. "N-n-n-no. I'm n-n-not coming out! You didn't k-kill it!" Said Libby, fear still oozing from her voice. "We checked the room. There was nothing else in there...you must have been dreaming." Anna said soothingly. "It didn't feel like a dream..." Libby replied from under the blanket. Anna's shoulders slumped a bit. "If we missed anything...I'll personally go chase it away...I promise." She replied soothingly to the frightened girl. "We'll ALL go give it the scare of a life time!" Said Alice resolutely. "See nothing to worry about, Libby. What do you say I make you a cup of tea?" Anna said as she gently removed the blanket from Libby and smiled reassuringly. I leaned on the doorframe and watched her. I sighed "Anna would make a wonderful mother." I thought to myself. Suddenly someone jabbed me in the side. I looked down to see Kate smiling at me. "Some bodies in l-o-v-e." She said in a singsong voice before joining the rest. I frowned, was it that obvious?
Normal P.O.V
Anna set down a cup of tea in front of the still shaking but less frightened Libby. Van Helsing stood by Anna looking worriedly at the shaking girl. "I know dreams can feel real, Lib...but its just a dream...wanna talk about it?" James asked. "Ugh. I haven't had a nightmare like that since what 5th grade?" Libby said taking a sip of her tea. "Um...Van Helsing.... Anna. I'm sorry I slammed into you," She said burying her hands in her arms in embarrassment. "Its ok." Anna and Van Helsing replied in unison. Carl walked into the kitchen and smiled brightly "Good morning everyone!" he said rather loudly and over cheerily. Kevin, who had been half asleep, jumped and tumbled off his chair. He rolled over and glared up at Carl. "Are you always this darn hyper at this god forsaken hour of the morning?!" He pulled himself up by way of the table's leg, grumbling. "Well someone sure is a sour lemon this fine morning." Carl said before turning to the rest of the group. Alice was laughing into a can of soda. While Libby winced annoyed. "Sorry Carl Kev isn't the morning type...want some breakfast?" Kate said with a smile on her face. "Do I ever!!" Carl said with a ton of enthusiasm. A large smile broke out over his face and he seemed to grow, if possible, even more chipper.
Libby cringed and drank the remainder of her tea while Anna shook her head and Van Helsing raised his eyebrows. "Why don't I help breakfast, Kate?" Anna said getting up but stopping. "What do you cook with in your time?" She said as she looked in confusion around the modern kitchen. Kate smiled "Not an open flame but something like it." She walked over to the refrigerator and pulled out Egos, Eggs, sausage, bacon and bread. She then enlisted the help of Libby, who was a much better cook. "What are those?" Anna said indicating the Egos. "Waffles. You put them in this thing over here, it's called a toaster. That is called the stove, you cook things on it like well almost anything. That box over there is the microwave and it's like a mini stove only it cooks things faster. The white rectangle I pulled the food from is a refrigerator...a bit like an Icebox. That other white rectangle is the dishwasher, it washes the dirty dishes much faster then the sink, which is that metallic thing over there. Thus concluding our tour of the modern day cooking appliances." Kate said nodding her head. She then dropped two Egos in the toaster. "Van Helsing do ya want some coffee or would you prefer something else?" She said to Van Helsing. "Coffee is fine." He replied shifting oddly. "I'll just go wait in the other room, I don't want to get in the way." With that he turned only succeeding in bumping into Alice. "Oh no Mr. Monster Hunter you're helping with this thing too." Alice said smiling mischievously. "Yup and every great cook needs a cool apron!" Libby said. She and Alice soon had Van Helsing, with a touch of struggle, into a Kiss the Cook apron.
"Ok now that just has Monster Cooker written ALL over it!" Alice declared triumphantly as she set his hat back down on his head and turning to Kate, Anna, Libby and Carl. "All yours guys I'm gonna go wake sleeping beauty!" With that she swept out of the kitchen with a glass of water in her hands. A few seconds later there was a splash.
Van Helsing's P.O.V
I lay there drifting in and out of sleep, despite the comfortable bed I had been given. Finally I opened my eyes and stared up at the white ceiling. Somewhere to my left Carl was snoring lightly. Sighing I got out of bed, threw on some clothes and quietly crept out of our room and down the stairs. "HEEEEEEEEELP!" I whipped around only to collide with a body; we both fell to the ground. I sat up to see to Libby scrambling to get away from something. A moment later she had collided with Anna. The sound of several pairs of feet pounding below told me that her screams had awoken the others. I pulled myself up and peered into the guest room that Anna had been given. "What's wrong?" I asked addressing a quivering blanket. The others appeared at my side, one of them had a crucifix clutched in his hand. "Monster in room! KILLITKILLITKILLIT!" Libby said, her voice quivering and dripping with fear.
I shot into my room and grabbed my Tojo blades then slid into Libby's room, Anna right behind me. We looked around. There was no monster, however there was quite a large spider on the bed. Anna looked repulsed at the spider but bent down and scooped it up, carrying it out into the hall. I sighed and follow her. As I approach the group I find that she no longer has the spider but Libby is still hiding in fear. "Come now, it wasn't that big. Besides its gone now." Coaxed Anna. The blanket now shook violently. "N-n-n-no. I'm n-n-not coming out! You didn't k-kill it!" Said Libby, fear still oozing from her voice. "We checked the room. There was nothing else in there...you must have been dreaming." Anna said soothingly. "It didn't feel like a dream..." Libby replied from under the blanket. Anna's shoulders slumped a bit. "If we missed anything...I'll personally go chase it away...I promise." She replied soothingly to the frightened girl. "We'll ALL go give it the scare of a life time!" Said Alice resolutely. "See nothing to worry about, Libby. What do you say I make you a cup of tea?" Anna said as she gently removed the blanket from Libby and smiled reassuringly. I leaned on the doorframe and watched her. I sighed "Anna would make a wonderful mother." I thought to myself. Suddenly someone jabbed me in the side. I looked down to see Kate smiling at me. "Some bodies in l-o-v-e." She said in a singsong voice before joining the rest. I frowned, was it that obvious?
Normal P.O.V
Anna set down a cup of tea in front of the still shaking but less frightened Libby. Van Helsing stood by Anna looking worriedly at the shaking girl. "I know dreams can feel real, Lib...but its just a dream...wanna talk about it?" James asked. "Ugh. I haven't had a nightmare like that since what 5th grade?" Libby said taking a sip of her tea. "Um...Van Helsing.... Anna. I'm sorry I slammed into you," She said burying her hands in her arms in embarrassment. "Its ok." Anna and Van Helsing replied in unison. Carl walked into the kitchen and smiled brightly "Good morning everyone!" he said rather loudly and over cheerily. Kevin, who had been half asleep, jumped and tumbled off his chair. He rolled over and glared up at Carl. "Are you always this darn hyper at this god forsaken hour of the morning?!" He pulled himself up by way of the table's leg, grumbling. "Well someone sure is a sour lemon this fine morning." Carl said before turning to the rest of the group. Alice was laughing into a can of soda. While Libby winced annoyed. "Sorry Carl Kev isn't the morning type...want some breakfast?" Kate said with a smile on her face. "Do I ever!!" Carl said with a ton of enthusiasm. A large smile broke out over his face and he seemed to grow, if possible, even more chipper.
Libby cringed and drank the remainder of her tea while Anna shook her head and Van Helsing raised his eyebrows. "Why don't I help breakfast, Kate?" Anna said getting up but stopping. "What do you cook with in your time?" She said as she looked in confusion around the modern kitchen. Kate smiled "Not an open flame but something like it." She walked over to the refrigerator and pulled out Egos, Eggs, sausage, bacon and bread. She then enlisted the help of Libby, who was a much better cook. "What are those?" Anna said indicating the Egos. "Waffles. You put them in this thing over here, it's called a toaster. That is called the stove, you cook things on it like well almost anything. That box over there is the microwave and it's like a mini stove only it cooks things faster. The white rectangle I pulled the food from is a refrigerator...a bit like an Icebox. That other white rectangle is the dishwasher, it washes the dirty dishes much faster then the sink, which is that metallic thing over there. Thus concluding our tour of the modern day cooking appliances." Kate said nodding her head. She then dropped two Egos in the toaster. "Van Helsing do ya want some coffee or would you prefer something else?" She said to Van Helsing. "Coffee is fine." He replied shifting oddly. "I'll just go wait in the other room, I don't want to get in the way." With that he turned only succeeding in bumping into Alice. "Oh no Mr. Monster Hunter you're helping with this thing too." Alice said smiling mischievously. "Yup and every great cook needs a cool apron!" Libby said. She and Alice soon had Van Helsing, with a touch of struggle, into a Kiss the Cook apron.
"Ok now that just has Monster Cooker written ALL over it!" Alice declared triumphantly as she set his hat back down on his head and turning to Kate, Anna, Libby and Carl. "All yours guys I'm gonna go wake sleeping beauty!" With that she swept out of the kitchen with a glass of water in her hands. A few seconds later there was a splash.