" Anna," gasped Van Helsing in clear shock.
" But...but how can it be," stuttered Carl looking at her, "Your well," he couldn't bring himself to finish the phrase.
Anna looked at them both strangely. Laughing she hit Van Helsing in the shoulder and said, "What is wrong with you two. You look like you have seen a ghost."
" But we have," muttered Carl.
Van Helsing stared at Anna stunned. He couldn't move, or think. All he knew was that the woman he had loved and killed was standing in front of him happy and alive.
" Anna, how?" He managed to murmer.
" How what?" asked Anna clearly confused by the greeting, " What is wrong with the two of you? Did something happen after you left?"
" No," replied Carl shaking away his shock, " Nothing happened per chance, we were just suprised in seeing you."
Van Helsing shot him a look but he continued in saying, " We didn't expect you to meet us here."
Van Helsing could only nodd in agreement. It wasn't every day that you see a person you killed seemingly rise from the dead.
" It's good to see you, Anna," he said.
" You, too, my friend. Now come I have horses to take you the rest of the way," with that she left the carriage.
" Van Helsing," said Carl when she was gone," How is it possible? Anna, here? I mean she's not an apparition scince she could physically touch you, but she's been dead for a year now."
" I don't know, Carl," replied Van Helsing, " But whatever is going on it is our job to find out what."
" Yes, you right," replied Carl as they exited the carriage.
Anna stood beside four strong, well-bred horses.On top of the fourth sat her brother. Without thinking Van Helsing grabbed his pistol and aimed itstraight at him.
" Van Helsing! What are you doing?" screamed Anna just before he shot.Despite the danger she ran and tackled him before he could shoot.
" Anna, stop. Your brother..." said Van Helsing before the wind was knocked out of him.
" What is going on?"exclaimed Carl,for he had not seen the exchange.
" Van Helsing," said Anna heatedly, " Why were you trying to kill my brother?"
" Because heis not your brother, Anna, don't you remember?He was transformed into a werewolf," Van Helsing replied just as heatedly.
" Yes, I remember. And we found the cure in Dracula's castle. We saved both him and you. Don't YOU remember?"said Anna clearly confused.
Van Helsing could only stare. What did she mean they found the cure for both of them. He had killed the young man just as he himself had been bitten. Valkin should not even be alive.
" I'm sorry, Anna," said Van Helsing mutely, " I..."
" The hour is late," replied Anna dismissing what he wasabout to say," We should be getting back."
Van Helsing looked at Anna. Her eyes were clouded over and looked unfocused. They looked almost as if she were in a trance. Looking up he saw Valkin also had the same clouded over look.Looking back to Carl, the monk could only shrug. Suddenly Anna whipped herself onto a horse.
" Are you coming?" she said.
" Yes," replied Van Helsing firmly. Carl looked at him with terror in his eyes but followed him and got onto the final horse.
" Let us be off," said Valkin calmly turning the horse's head and galloping off as fast as he could. Anna followed suit but not before looking back and smiling at Van Helsing.
