"Are you ok?" a young voice beside her asks.
Adrian was on her hands and knees on the floor, surprised and confused about what had just happened. The brightly lit room hurt her eyes but the warmth made it worthwhile. The sound in her right ear made her jump and turn. Her eyes adjusted and finally showed a young girl, around ten, with wavy, dark brown hair. Her skin was pale but not as pale as what she had seen before, human pale. Adrian had to take a few deep shaky breaths before speaking to the girl, "Where am I?"
A blanket is suddenly around her and a 14 year old boy comes into view from behind her, "Your at our house. We were coming down the hall and heard a bang and found you here." He sits next to his sister. "I'm Velkan and this is my sister Anna. Who are you?"
"I'm Adrian."
Anna gave her a concerned look, "What happened to you?"
Adrian pulled the blanket tighter around herself, "I don't know. I think I was attacked but I'm not sure anymore."
Velkan helps Adrian to her feet, "How can you not be sure you were attacked then end up here?"
"I don't know." Adrian turns, "I should leave."
Anna rushes forward, "You can't go out there!"
"Why not?"
Her voice hushes, "Its dark. The vampires are out hunting."
"You know about vampires?" Adrian asks, not very surprised but wanting to seem that way.
Anna stands tall, "Our family fights them."
Velkan puts a hand on his sister's shoulder. "Its our family's duty to kill Dracula. We have been hunting him for centuries."
"Well, I do appreciate the concern but I have to find my parents."
Anna placed herself in front of Adrian. "Please, can't you at least wait till tomorrow morning?"
"I'm one of those people who sleeps all day, work all night."
"Like a vampire?" Anna asks.
Adrian gets a serious look, "I'm not like a vampire."
Velkan interrupts, "Sorry, Anna didn't mean anything insulting. If you cannot go in the morning, then please wait till tomorrow night when our father can escort you."
"I don't want to be a burden on your family Velkan."
"It is no burden."
Anna beams a smile at Adrian, "You can stay in my room. Are you hungry?"
"No thank you." A small lie, Adrian was starving. She hadn't eaten in days but now the thought of food, mixed with the fear she was feeling was making her sick.
Anna grabs Adrian's hand and pulls her out of the room, "Come on! I want you to see my room."
Adrian was on her hands and knees on the floor, surprised and confused about what had just happened. The brightly lit room hurt her eyes but the warmth made it worthwhile. The sound in her right ear made her jump and turn. Her eyes adjusted and finally showed a young girl, around ten, with wavy, dark brown hair. Her skin was pale but not as pale as what she had seen before, human pale. Adrian had to take a few deep shaky breaths before speaking to the girl, "Where am I?"
A blanket is suddenly around her and a 14 year old boy comes into view from behind her, "Your at our house. We were coming down the hall and heard a bang and found you here." He sits next to his sister. "I'm Velkan and this is my sister Anna. Who are you?"
"I'm Adrian."
Anna gave her a concerned look, "What happened to you?"
Adrian pulled the blanket tighter around herself, "I don't know. I think I was attacked but I'm not sure anymore."
Velkan helps Adrian to her feet, "How can you not be sure you were attacked then end up here?"
"I don't know." Adrian turns, "I should leave."
Anna rushes forward, "You can't go out there!"
"Why not?"
Her voice hushes, "Its dark. The vampires are out hunting."
"You know about vampires?" Adrian asks, not very surprised but wanting to seem that way.
Anna stands tall, "Our family fights them."
Velkan puts a hand on his sister's shoulder. "Its our family's duty to kill Dracula. We have been hunting him for centuries."
"Well, I do appreciate the concern but I have to find my parents."
Anna placed herself in front of Adrian. "Please, can't you at least wait till tomorrow morning?"
"I'm one of those people who sleeps all day, work all night."
"Like a vampire?" Anna asks.
Adrian gets a serious look, "I'm not like a vampire."
Velkan interrupts, "Sorry, Anna didn't mean anything insulting. If you cannot go in the morning, then please wait till tomorrow night when our father can escort you."
"I don't want to be a burden on your family Velkan."
"It is no burden."
Anna beams a smile at Adrian, "You can stay in my room. Are you hungry?"
"No thank you." A small lie, Adrian was starving. She hadn't eaten in days but now the thought of food, mixed with the fear she was feeling was making her sick.
Anna grabs Adrian's hand and pulls her out of the room, "Come on! I want you to see my room."