Author: Sparkling-Diva
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Romance/Drama/Minor humor
Pairing: Gabriel and Anna
Feedback: Please! Thanks!
Summary: What if Anna hadn't really died? Would the family live on for generations and generations more to come?
Warning: Major Spoilers! So beware…
Disclaimers: All characters and stuff belong to Stephen Sommers, Bram Stoker, Universal, and a bunch of other people that aren't me.
Author's Note: Sorry for the wait but in a few days I go back to school and I've been shopping and stuff but here I am. Hopefully, this will make up for those who felt deprived from it since my last post.
Emma and Abraham 10 Years Later…"Catch me if you can!" yelled an eight-year-old, Emma. She was running around and taunting her five-year-old brother. She was now hidden behind a chair in the main living room of the Valerious-Helsing Manor.
"No fair!" mumbled her little brother Abraham.
"It's fair to the rest of the world except you!" Emma yelled back.
"Gimmie back Teddy!" Abraham yelled.
"Never!"
"But I'm sick," Abraham sniffled.
"Aww!" his sister mocked jokingly, "Too bad…so sad!"
She came forward slowly and raised the bear high above her head. She watched very amused as her brother tried to jump up and catch it.
"You can't get it! Na-na-na-na-na-na!" she yelled smiling with satisfaction as she ran to the other side of the room.
"Mommy!" yelled Abraham running after her still in his bed clothes.
Emma quickly looked back at her brother before slamming into something in the doorway.
"Oh, dear me!" a voice said startled.
Emma looked up and stared at her good friend.
"Oh, no! I'm so sorry Carl! I didn't mean to," she said with a look of hope and forgiveness in her eyes.
"It's quite alright, child. I-" Carl stated before being interrupted.
"Emma Marie Valerious Helsing! What is the meaning of this!" A furious Anna Valerious stated standing there with her hands on her hips.
Emma gulped. She always hated when her mother got angry. It hardly ever happened and when it did, it usually was her fault.
"How many times have I told you not to run in the living room? Hmmm?.." she said.
Carl looked nervously at Emma as Anna was waiting suspiciously and taping her foot on the ground.
"Mother, I-"
"Also, how many times have I told you to stop taunting your brother?"
There was a moment of silence until little Abraham came trudging behind Emma and wiping his tired eyes.
"Hello, mummy," the little one said sniffling.
"Hello, sweetie," Anna said in a more gentle tone. Emma just rolled her eyes in envy.
Suddenly concerned, Anna kneeled down in front of him and checked his forehead. His fever was mostly gone but he was still heated up from all the running around,.
"Abraham! Tell me why you are out of bed when you are still sick?"
She looked into his eyes and nearly melted when she could've sworn she saw the Gabriel in him.
"She…," he started pointing at his sister and sniffling, "She took Teddy."
Emma started to move forward to say something but Carl pulled her back.
"Emma?" Anna said eyeing her again, "Hand me Teddy."
"But, I-"
"I'm waiting," she said extending her hand.
"Fine!" Emma said.
"Excuse me?" Anna said sternly.
"I mean, yes, ma-ma," she quickly said while giving her mother the bear.
"Thank you," Anna replied. Then she turned to face Abraham, "Here you are. Here's Teddy."
"Thank you, mummy," he said holding it tightly to his face.
"Don't mention it," she said before she got up, "Now, we need to go get you to sleep. Want me to tuck you in?"
"Ah-ha!" the little boy nodded before stating, "I'm thirsty."
Anna quickly pondered before saying, "Abe, darlin'? Go sit on the couch and play with Teddy won't you? Carl? Please get him a glass of milk, if you'd be so kind, while I have a chat with Emma."
Emma looked up at her mom. What more could she possibly tell her. She was in trouble, made a mistake, and was humiliated in front of her family. What else could there possibly be need to be said?
"No problem, Anna. Sit down Abe and I'll be back shortly," the friar said patting the boy's head as he lifted him and placed him on the couch, before leaving.
"Emma?" Come sit with me," Anna said as she patted an empty spot on the couch she was sitting on.
Emma obeyed and took a seat and turned to face her mother.
"Emma? Are you alright?"
"Yes, ma-ma. Why do you ask?" she said innocently.
Anna took a deep breath, before sighing, "Ever since, Abraham was born. You've been different."
"What do you mean?"
"I think that you've gotten too used to being the youngest and the only one," Anna paused for a moment before saying, "I know I've been hard on you, but I hope you understand that you are now older and need to learn responsibility to get some place in the world. Abraham looks up to you. One day, your mother, father, and even Uncle Carl may be gone, and you'll be all he has left.
Emma looked up at her mother suspiciously, "What are you trying to say?"
Anna bit her lip. She couldn't tell her the truth since her and Gabriel decided to wait to tell them until they were a little older so she decided to try to put it in a way her daughter would understand.
"The times we are living in," she explained, "Are very tough. One moment you see us and, well, the next moment you won't."
"I don't follow."
"Remember how I told you about my brother Velkan who passed away before you were born?"
"Yes."
"Well, our mother died when we were very young and that left our father to raise us all by himself. Once we grew older, he passed away too."
"How?"
"Excuse me?" Anna asked.
"How did he die?" Emma asked.
"In battle but that's a long story that I promise I'll tell you another time," Anna said somewhat seeming uncomfortable. Emma nodded signaled Anna to continue, "Anyways, after he passed, we had nobody except each other. We had no family, nor friends, mind you. Velkan and I were all alone."
"I'm so sorry mother," Emma said with sympathy.
"I know," Anna said smiling at her, "We were all we had left. It's such a pity."
Anna looked down and sighed. How she wish she could turn back time.
"Were you two very close?" Emma asked.
Anna looked up and said," Very. Just like you and Abe. Actually since he was the oldest, he was the one usually taunting me and not the other way around."
They both laughed before Anna came to a realization, "You know, you remind me so much of how I used to be when I was a young girl."
It was true. Emma looked exactly how Anna looked like from what she had seen in portraits. She had the same face and features. The only difference was that her hair was more wavy and even a bit more the color of Gabriel's.
"Really?"
"Yeah. You're smart, funny, witty, strong, and very adventurous. I was like that and usually I had to have Velkan come after me before I would get into serious trouble," she sighed before saying, "I always looked up to him. In many ways, he was my childhood hero. He stood up for me and was there when I was in need of someone to talk to. He never treated me any different and learned to respect me as I grew up. That's when we became the best of friends. I wanted to be just like him and, oh, did I love him so."
Emma bit her lip and looked down. Then she looked to the other side of the room to notice that Carl had returned with the drink and Abraham was still playing with Teddy.
Anna noticed this and said, "It's the same with Abraham. He looks up to you."
At that moment, Abraham had looked up and smiled at Emma who smiled back.
"He loves you just like me and your father do. After Velkan was gone, I thought it was the end. Thank heavens that I had your father. For some reason, you were put on the earth for a purpose, and were blessed to be in the same family. Don't ever think different. Please remember that. Please don't hurt you brother, okay? Promise?"
"Promise."
Abraham and Carl came up to them presuming that it was time to got to bed. Abraham jumped and held his hands up as Anna stood and picked him up.
"Now, are you ready to go to bed?" she asked.
Abraham nodded as a reply.
"Okay, then Emma, Uncle Carl, and I will tuck you in okay?" they all began to leave the room and head down the hallway, "Wow. You are getting heavy! You're going to be big soon and-"
Anna was interrupted by a knock at the door.
"I wonder who that can be," Carl said as he took a night lamp and walked towards the front door.
Anna put Abraham down and both he and Emma hid behind her for safety purposes.
Carl opened the door to show a large dark figure. Everyone gasped as a roll of thunder and lightening banged and they saw who it was.
A/N- Yes. I know I used the Marishka quote of "Too bad…so sad," but I couldn't help it. Did you all like it? I know it's different since I assume you weren't expecting the huge jump to the future so tell me how you feel. Please review!