But aha, I will not let you win so easily, It is another based around Van Helsing...You can't have Carl til I get some reviews..dies from lack of Carlness On with the Chapter.....
Jade woke. She was in a carriage, that much she could tell. Carl was beside her staring out the window, his mouth moving. But no sound was comming out, as if he were praying.
Who is he praying for? She thought forcing herself to sit up. Carl turned with a grin on his face.
"Your awake. I thought we might loose you.." Jade smiled weakly "..I'm glad we didn't"
"We? Where is Van Helsing?" She glanced around the inside of the carriage. There was a blanket on the opposite chair. But the chair, besides that, was empty.
Carl frowned "He is driving..Why?" Jade seeing her mistake turned back to him.
"What happened? I mean, One minute I was talking to Van Helsing now I am here..The cottage..?" She questioned.
Carl smiled a sad, lost smile. "You had a reaction to the medicine I gave you...You could have died." He shook his head, and continued. There was no time for him to blame himself
"Van Helsing took you to me. We returned to the cottage to find it was on fire. Van Helsing thinks it was no accident. That some one...or thing, is trying to kill us."
He let this sink in for a moment. Jade's face was expressionless.She lay back, staring at the ceiling. Rain started to pour down outside of the carridge. Carl turned and looked out the window. It was early morning, there was light mist broken by the rain. It was beutiful.
Jade sat up again "Carl, Where are we going?" Carl looked back to her.
already she has forgotten what I just told her!Carl studied her eyes, There was fear, hurt and pain in them No, She is just trying to move on
"Van Helsing is taking us to.." He was stopped
"Rome isn't he. He is going to treat me like the frankenstine monster!"
Carl flinched, then took both her hands in his own "NO! Not Rome..Just Bucharest.Enough questions. We will be there soon and you can ask ..him."
Carl wondered why he was acting like this. It wasn't like Van Helsing and Jade were involved. She hated him, she'd made that clear. But he couldn't help but think to the way Van Helsing had carried her, and set her down again. He had been gentle, perhaps, Dare he think it..Tender.
"Don't you think Carl" Jade asked dreamily, her hand on the window.
Carl realised he had missed something "Think what?"
Jade looked at him strangly "It's lovley. So..peaceful. Serene. Come and sit with me"
Carl did so. "I don't see things like this much. Books are peaceful to me. This so much more so though." He said decidedly.
Jade let out a small laugh. "I'm sure. You and your books Carl" Carl blushed, she hadn't said them to tease, She'd said them...tenderly. "I wonder if Van Helsing ever stops to look at things like this. He has been all over the world hasn't he?" Carl felt the unmistakable pang of jelousy.
"Yes, I, he has. He is usually to busy with his assignments to really look at things"
"Hmmmm.." Jade murmered. Without warning she closed her eyes with the whisper "Don't let him take me...Don't let me die" before falling into Carls arms.
Van Helsing drove the caridge skillfully through the Transylvanian forest. They were nearing Bucharest,something he was thankful for.
"Van Helsing!" He heard Carl call. He pulled over the caridge immediatly, swerving to miss a tree.
But something caught his eye. "No, not again" He shouted in fury. He took his crossbow and started to fire rapidly into the sky. Carl's face appeared at the window. "Don't let her take me.." Jade mumbled turning his attention back to her. "Her?" He asked, confused.
A bang against the window caused him to look back.Van Helsing yanked open the door, "Carl stay low. Don't leave." With that he shut the door with such a force, the caridge rattled.
Carl sunk low to the floor. Covering Jade with a blanket, so she wouldn't be seen.
Van Helsing groaned and rolled over the hard ground.He locked onto to his target, and fired again.
The thing in the sky swooped down, cackling, "Thought you could take me!" She hissed knocking Van Helsing onto his back."Carl" He warned, but it was to late.
The friar was thrown clear of the caridge, banging his head on a tree. Van Helsing struggled to his feet, raising the crossbow again. But he stopped, flying up with the beast, was Jade who was fighting to free herself. "Van Helsing!" Jade screamed, Disappearing over the hills
Carl groaned "What.?" Van Helsing was unhitching two horses. "Nice of you to join me."
Carl scrambled to his feet. "Jade! Where is she!" Van Helsing sighed, "Taken."
"By who?" Carl asked stopping. "A Vampire" Van Helsing said swinging his leg over the horse.
"What? It couldn't be Dracula.." He said, mounting the second horse somewhat akwardly.
Van Helsing frowned, and kicked the horse into a gallop, Carl not far behind. "No, His Bride" Carl looked shocked, "We are going to Dracula's castle? Which Bride?"
Van Helsing felt angry. Angry that the bride had caught him off guard. Angry that the bride had stolen Jade from him..from Carl. They hardly had enough time as it was to get the cure.
'She can hold her own..' Van Helsing thought. Remembering Carl's question, he turned his head slightly.
"Verona."
Done!I put Carl in! Oh well..I'm very serious when I say, I shall kill Carl off, if I don't get some reviews!