Chapter 2:
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Anastasia Dumond and Countess Arianna are sitting in their little cottage eating their supper. The fire is burning in the fireplace, casting a dim lighting over the cottage. There are a few candles lit around the room to add more light. Anastasia has her cloak off and on a peg next to the door. She is wearing a tight corset type shirt with a blouse underneath, along with tight pants and riding boots. Her dark brown hair shimmers under the dim lighting reflecting her usual blonde hue off of the dark brown. She keeps her hair tied back with a leather cord.
(A/N: I got her outfit from Princess Anna from the movie. I guess you can say I based my character off of her.)
While eating the meal which was supposed to be bread and stew Countess Arianna was watching Anastasia. Arianna seems to be searching for something but she doesn't know what. All through the meal Anastasia doesn't notice that Arianna is staring at her because she is off in her own world.
"What is it Anastasia" asks a concerned Arianna.
"I'm just thinking" replied Anastasia who is now looking straight at Arianna.
"You always seem troubled. Whats the matter" asks Arianna.
"Nothing I"
Annastasia is interupted by a loud thump that came from the roof above them sending a cloud of dust on top of both women. Anastasia immediately reaches for her cloak and bow and arrows. Then she reaches down to her waist to check for her gun in its holster.
"Stay here. I can't keep you safe" Anastasia told Arianna in a panicked terrifyed voice.
Arianna looks at her friend in surprise.
"Excuse me but I can take care of myself" yelled an angry looking Arianna.
"Fine then" replied an angry Anastasia in a loud voice.
Anastasia leaves her friend's side and walks out the door. Arianna hurridly follows.
"What are they" asks a fearful Arianna as she follows the creatures with her eyes.
"Wherewolves. Three of them" replied a very focused Anastasia.
"Do you have your"
"Silver bullets. Yes" interrupted Anastasia as a wherewolf jumps out of the woods.
Anastasia turns to look at the wherewolf that just appeared before her. She brings her hand down to the holster around her waist and grips the handle of the gun tightly.
"You don't know who your dealing with" said Anastasia under her breath as she walks towards the creature.
"Go Arianna. Now" cried Anastasia as she began shooting at the wolf.
Arianna listens to her friend for once in her life and runs across the now deserted village square. She stops in fear when a wherewolf jumps in front of her blocking her escape. She panics and grabs for a thick tree branch near her feet. She swings at the wolf with the branch but that does nothing but anger the evil creature. The wherewolf lunges at her. Just before getting attacked a man in a black cloak grabs her around the waist and pulls her to safety.
"Stay back" yelled a very scared Arianna.
"I'm not here to hurt you." replied the stranger.
"Who are you" asks Arianna.
"Sirus" replies the man in a seducting voice.
"I am Arianna" replies Arianna as she moves closer to Sirus.
"This place isn't safe come with me" Sirus said to Arianna as he brings an arm around her waist and leads her to safety.
Meanwhile back in the village square Anastasia is still shooting at the wolves. Suddenly her gun runs out of silver bullets. She panics and throws the gun to the ground. Suddenly a man appears and shoves her out of the way of a pouncing wherewolf. Both of them land in the brush near the forest edge. She is lying on top of him. Anastasia quickly notices that she feels a slight attraction for him. She gets up quickly.
"Stay here" Anastasia tells the strange man.
"No you stay here" he replied as he grabs her arm to keep her from leaving.
Anastasia stops walking and watches the man leave the safety of the brush. He pulls out a gun and puts in a silver bullet. He then shoots the wherewolf closest to him and it dies. The other wolves stop what they were doing and howl at the moon and run off. Now that the coast was clear Anastasia leaves the safety of the forest.
"Who are you" demands Anastasia in a stern voice. Anastasia takes the sword from her belt and places the blade to the stranger's neck
"Van Helsing" replies the handsome man in the trench coat with a cross bow over his shoulder.
"The first one to kill a vampire"
"in over one hundred years. Yes I already know that." Interupted Van Helsing.
"What made you think you could kill those wherewolves by yourself" asked Van Helsing.
"I don't know." replied Anastasia in disbelief. She barely pulls the sword from his neck.
Anastasia takes the hood of her cloak off. Van Helsing stands there in shock at what he sees.
"Anna..." said Van Helsing breathlessly.
"Don't call me that" shouted Anastasia in anger.
"You look like Anna Valerious" replied Van Helsing.
"I know"
Suddenly Van Helsing throws her off guard. He flips her sword out of her hands.
"I want my sword back" Anastasia yells at him.
"Tell me your name" Van Helsing replied with a sly grin walking around her keeping her sword far from her.
"Anastasia Dumond" she replied.
Van Helsing then satisfied resheathes her sword back into its sheath.
"Now if we don't have any further business I must go find my friend." Anastasia replies as she starts to walk away.
"Shes gone" Van Helsing said.
"What" Replied Anastasia in disbelief. She stares at him as if he is lying.
"We must go now if we are to find her in time." Van Helsing responded.
"In time" askes Anastasia.
"There's no time" Van Helsing said to her as he grabs her by the arm and pulls her to two horses that are tied to a tree.
(A/N: That is the second chapter. I hope you liked it. I will update as soon as I can. Please Read and review. Thanx
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