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A/N: OMG, I post today and already I get 3 reviews! They made me feel so special; I was like, heck, why not post chappie 2 while I'm here? It's a short chappie anyway. (Sorry!) And thanks so much to my 3 loverly reviewers!

Luthien Anwamane: "squeal!" lol I'm so happy that you're happy that I'm back. Unfortunately, you're gunna have to be patient cuz Drac doesn't show up for a little while…I'm sorry but you're just going to have to bear with me, lol. :)

Fox of the Nova: In your review, you sounded so excited! It made me excited, lol! Yeah, hopefully I'll get over my writer's block soon so the chappies can just keep coming your way, haha.

Christine Marquez: Oh, that would be cool…if this one was better than the first, I mean. Cuz I thought the first one was pretty good, lol. Well, only time will tell. And here you are, I am writing soon, just for you, lol. Enjoy!

And that wraps up my personal responses! I hope you all like this chappie…we meet Van Helsing and Carl…again! There's a little humor, and some big news from VH and Carl. But I won't give it away cuz then you wouldn't need to read it. Alright, I'll shut up now…Chapter 2!

Chapter 2

"G-Gabriel?" I stuttered, hardly daring to believe it. He caught sight of me across the kitchen.

"Andrea! Thank God I found you! I didn't know where I would end up. I have to tell you something, something important!" He began to walk over to me, a look of pure happiness on his face. I hoped it was because he was seeing me again, and not just because he wasn't lost in the future.

"Wait!" I cried, stopping him. I pointed to the floor. "The glass! Glass shards go everywhere. How stupid of me; I can't believe I dropped it. Don't move! I'll clean it up." I picked up the biggest pieces and threw them into the trash. "I'll just go get the vacuum cleaner." I said, as I inched around the glass to the closet.

"The what?" Van Helsing asked. I smiled.

"You'll see." I plugged it in and turned it on. Van Helsing jumped slightly at the noise and looked at the vacuum with alarm.

"What is that?" he asked as I finished cleaning and turned off the vacuum.

"It's called a vacuum cleaner. It creates a pull by rapidly spinning the air to suck up dust and dirt. Very handy actually."

"Hmm, I bet Carl would like it. And the other things you have here." Van Helsing said, glancing around at all the appliances in my kitchen.

"Where is Carl anyway?" I asked. I had this fleeting image of Carl stranded, lost on some distant mountaintop in the future, calling out Van Helsing's name nervously. I grinned at the thought.

"He should be along any time now," Van Helsing replied, "but don't worry about him now. I have to tell you something very important. Where's the ring?" I caught the look in his eye and my face became serious. I figured Van Helsing would have a lot to tell me, but I thought it would be awkward if Lydia walked in to see a fictional movie character and I chatting at the kitchen table.

"Let's go up to my room." I said, leading the way. "Tell me everything." We turned to go upstairs when I heard the wings and saw the bright light again in the kitchen behind us. What now, I thought. Does God have to be so flashy all the time? We went back to the kitchen to see a startled Carl standing there looking very lost and confused.

"Carl!" Van Helsing called, "What took you so long?"

"Well I, uh...I don't know, but for a second I could've sworn I was on top of some distant mountain in the middle of nowhere. But now I'm here so I must've imagined it." I grinned to myself when I heard this; it's exactly what I'd imagined.

"Carl!" I cried, smiling at him.

"Oh, Andrea! It's great to see you again. Do you live here?"

"Yes." I responded. Carl began eagerly poking around my kitchen, ever curious about something new.

"You'll have time to look around later Carl." Van Helsing said, "Right now we have to tell Andrea what's happened." Carl looked up and became serious.

"Yes, Andrea, I'm afraid we have some very bad news."

"So I've heard. Let's go upstairs and you can tell me. After all this talk about it I'm dying to know."

"You may regret that once you've heard everything." Van Helsing commented ominously, as I led them up the stairs to my room.

When we arrived, I sat down on my bed so as to be comfortable, but Van Helsing and Carl just stood looking around uncomfortably.

"Ignore the mess, and please, sit down somewhere." I said. Carl grabbed my computer chair and pushed it over near the bed. I patted a place next to me and Van Helsing sat down. De-ja-vu, I thought to myself, but Carl interrupted my thoughts.

"Andrea, this chair has wheels on it! Oh, and it spins!" he cried as he sat down in it and spun in a fast circle. "How ingenious. With this, you could go anywhere and never have to get up. I must get one of these for my lab. Isn't this great Van Helsing?"

But Van Helsing was all business. Obviously what they had to tell me was very serious because he didn't even crack a smile. "Not now, Carl. Do you want me to start?" Carl shrugged in response.

"It doesn't matter to me as long as she learns everything."

"Alright then." Van Helsing turned to me. "After you came back here we went back to Rome. A few days after you had left, the Cardinal called us to his office. He told us that Dracula was not destroyed as we'd hoped, but he was gone. He was no longer in 1891; the Devil had sent him here, to your time." My eyes widened at this. "He was supposed to kill you, or turn you into a vampire like him, or something so God couldn't use you anymore. You escaped him, and now he's come here to finish the job. Plus, you have his ring, and he wants it. It's just added incentive for him to come looking for you. We came here as soon as we learned what had happened; Andrea, you are in very grave danger. But we can't do anything until we find Dracula. He could be anywhere." At this, Carl looked around, frightened, as if he would spot Dracula standing in the corner of my room getting ready to jump us or something. I just sat there taking all this in. Part of me was scared, but another part of me, the part that found Dracula fascinating, was thrilled.

"Well," I began, after Van Helsing had finished, "if it makes you feel any better, I haven't seen Dracula or anyone who looks like him around."

"Good." Van Helsing said. "I think it would be better and easier if we let him find us, instead of going out to search for him."

"So what do we do now?" Carl asked.

"We wait." Van Helsing replied, and stood up slowly. "We wait for the Prince of Darkness to make his move."

Ta-Da! But see, I told you it was short! I'm sorry; I didn't realize how short it was while I was writing it, but please forgive me. In fact, you could review, and then I'll know that you don't hate me and my chappie shortness issues, lol. Byes for now!

Gem