Disclaimer: I don't own Van Helsing but I'm a HUGE fan of it.
Precautions: I don't think there'll be any now but there will be some stuff later in other chapters.
Description: Okay, Chapter 2! Dracula visits and speaks with the barmaids for the first time in the tavern... and he comes with an invitation for them.
It was an other night for the barmaids as they stood behind the bar talking and waiting for a costomer. It was an unusually slow and unbusy night for them. They usually have at least 3 men on that night but to no avail did anyone come. But, perhaps business would come for them that night as a figure approached the door and entered. He walked in and sat at the bar. The barmaid with long, flowy, dark brown hair approached the man smiling. She spoke in fluent Romanian, "Hello sir what can I do for you tonight?" The man looked up with a smile and said, "You're a fine young woman. You are very polite." The girl laughed, "I'm doing my job kind sir." The man looked down at his hands, "Ah, but I am far from being addressed as sir." He said.
The other barmaid with shoulder-length blonde hair stood next to the other barmaid and said, "Are you royalty or something?" The man looked up again,"I guess you could say that. I'm a count." He said. His eyes enchanted them. They stared into his black eyes and felt a sense of comfort as if knowing the man very well. The blonde barmaid laughed, "Well well! A count attending a bar. What should be the account of such a powerful man to visit a low-life tavern such as this?" she asked laughing. "Nonsense," he said, "I am attending to two beautiful, young women." The two barmaids giggled in delight to their compliment from the count. "My name is Count Dracula, I actully come bearing an invitation. I would be pleased if you may come." Dracula said.
Dracula... Dracula... I've heard that name somewhere before... The brown-haired barmaid thought to herself. She looked into Dracula's eyes again and was suddenly lost in them. Nope never hard of him she confronted herself in her mind. "I'm Crystel and this here is Ashlyne." The brown-haired barmaid introduced the both of them. "What gorgeous names." The Count said. Crystel giggled and looked at Ashlyne with intrest growing for Dracula that could be easily seen in her eyes.
"What be the occasion?" Ashlyne asked. "That you two come and beckon in my presence." Dracula said smirking. The way he smirked was like that of a fox, cunning and attractive. "We shall come." Crystel imediately responded. "Ah-ha!" The Count lughed, "Then I shall see you at my humble home. I live in Frankenstein Castle. I moved in shortly after that grave-robber was murdered." He said. Crystel seemed very interested, "How brave to be living in a house as damned as that!" she said. "Ah yes. But I should be damned for attending in such delightful presence such as yours... for your beauty burns hotter than that of the flames of hell." Dracula said. Both of the barmaid's eyes widened in delight at how poetic the count was. "Anyway, meet me at Frankenstein Castle at the same time as now. Don't be later or early. Just this time." He said standing up.
Dracula walked to the door to leave then turned and smiled, "Until we meet again." he said bowing. Then he turned again to the door and left. The two barmaids looked at each other with great excitement as they embraced each other in a huge hug. They quickly cleaned up the bar and locked up for the night, giggling all the way to there home. Little did they know that Dracula was watching them from the roof of their very own tavern. Dracula stood up as they left his sight and jumped down from tavern rofftop and landed on the ground without a second of stumbling as he walked down towards the road towards Frankenstein Castle. There was much to do in preperation for the two barmaid's arrival and he needed everything to be perfect.
Well, I hope you liked it. Maybe this time, I'll get more reviews... --' sigh Anyway, please review! I hope to write an other chapter some time soon! "Until we meet again"
Crystel: pronounced as chris-tell
Ashlyne: pronounced as ash-line
Preview: Dracula waits patiently for the two barmaids to arrive and when they do, what will he do to them? Will he make them his brides right then nd there or will he discuss things with them? Find out in the next chapter of Skin Deep!