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A/N: Hey all! This'll be quick cuz I know you probably just want to read chapter 6 and not my random babbling, and because I don't have any personal responses to worry about cuz I posted 5 and 6 at the same time. So, I'll shut up now, and let you read. Enjoy!

Chapter 6

I couldn't believe it. He was the last person I was expecting to see. I stared at Dracula, and he seemed just as shocked to see me. His smile faltered for a split second, but he quickly recovered and his cold eyes lit up with interest. Then I remembered that I was the reason he was here. Talk about being uncomfortable. And he seemed interested in Lydia as well, I could only assume because she looked so much like Marishka.

"Vlad, you said?" I asked Fiona, clearing my throat hurriedly.

"Andrea, Lydia, this is Vladimir. Vladimir, these are my friends, Lydia and Andrea." She gestured to us.

"Hi. It's great to finally meet you. Fiona's told us so much about you." Lydia replied, politely. She had no idea who he was.

"Yeah...it's nice to meet you." I sort of mumbled, all the while staring at Dracula intently.

"Charmed, I'm sure." he responded with a charismatic smile at us. However, he sent me a piercing, all-knowing gaze that only I noticed. It said, I know who you are, and I know you know who I am. Let the game begin. I wanted to scream right there, call the police or something and stop him that instant, but I couldn't. What would Fiona think? I was stuck.

"Well, we'd better let you two go so you can finish up and get out of here." I gave Fiona a small smile and pulled Lydia back out the door and down the stairs as fast as I could.

" It was nice meeting you!" Lydia called back as we left. Then she turned to me. "He seemed really nice. Didn't you think so?" Lydia asked me, "I liked him. Funny thing though; he looked just like Dracula, or well, Richard Roxburgh. You know, from the movie?"

"That's because it is him!" I said through gritted teeth, my mind racing.

"What? Who, Richard Roxburgh? No it's not. How could it be? Hey, slow down! Why are we going so fast!" I ignored her question for the moment, burst through the door to our dorm when we reached it, and turned to Van Helsing and Carl, who were sitting at the kitchen table.

"Gabriel, we've got a problem. A big problem."

After I explained what had happened at the lab, Van Helsing was quick to share my worried look. "You mean, that was actually Dracula?" Lydia and Carl asked at the same time, very worried looks on their faces.

"Yeah, I'm positive. Gabriel, what are we going to do? Fiona will never believe us, but she's in serious danger!"

"Not to mention you, yourself." Van Helsing added, "Now, he knows where you are."

"Oh, yeah, me too I guess. But what do we do? Fiona really likes him. I'm worried about her. What if he...bites her or something? Oh, God, this could get bad."

"I've been thinking about something." Carl interrupted, looking thoughtfully at Lydia. "Van Helsing, do you think it's possible that Lydia is a modern reincarnation of Marishka, or what she was before she was bitten, the same way Andrea is Anna's reincarnation?"

"Oh, Jeez, I hope not!" Lydia responded, looking slightly horrified, "That would be terrible...wouldn't it?"

"I don't know," I said, "But if Carl's right, then Fiona and Sylvia might be reincarnations of Aleera and Verona, had they not been bitten by Dracula."

"Wait, you mean that not only does Lydia look like Marishka, but you have other friends that look like Dracula's old brides as well?" Van Helsing asked incredulously.

"Yeah, we never told you? Our two other good friends are Fiona, who looks like Aleera, and Sylvia, who looks like Verona. Wait, let me show you." I got up and grabbed a framed photo I had on a table of the four of us together. "See, that's Sylvia and that's Fiona." I said, showing Van Helsing the picture and pointing them out.

Van Helsing whistled slowly. "Wow, Carl have a look at this. These four are practically identical to Anna and the brides. It's amazing." Carl came got up and looked over Van Helsing's shoulder. "You might be right Carl. Maybe Andrea and her friends are all reincarnations."

"Does that mean that Dracula may try to turn us into vampires, just like his brides in the movie?" Lydia asked worriedly. "I mean, Dracula from the movie is cool, but I don't know if I want to spend the rest of my life never seeing the sun again."

Van Helsing thought for a moment. "No, I don't think he will. At least, not right away anyway. Dracula is here for one reason: to somehow rid the Devil of Andrea, however he has to. I think that until his mission is accomplished, he won't think about anything else. It seems to me that the only reason he's getting so close to Fiona, is because then he can get closer to Andrea. Andrea, you are probably in more danger than before, especially because Fiona has no idea what's going on. She could tell him something crucial about you that may unknowingly help him."

"Well, that makes me feel a little better." Lydia said, "At least I'm not going to become a vampire at any moment."

"Well it doesn't make me feel much better!" I said, "This is not the sort of thing I particularly wanted to hear, Gabriel." Van Helsing shrugged..

"I'm sorry, but somebody had to say it."

I stared at him. "Wow buddy, your points just keep dropping. Keep it up; you might get a negative number!"

"Andrea, don't be so mean; he's only trying to help!" Lydia slapped my arm and turned to Van Helsing apologetically. "She gets sarcastic when she gets angry."

"Yeah, we know. We've already experienced that." Carl commented, looking at me rather fearfully. I sighed.

"Relax, Carl. I'm not going to attack you or anything. I just don't know what to do. I don't like not having a plan!" I shouted. Lydia patted my shoulder.

"It's okay. Everything will be fine. We'll think of something. Why don't you just sit down, take a deep breath, and I'll make you some hot chocolate, alright?" Van Helsing pulled out a chair next to him and Lydia steered me into it.

"Okay. That sounds good." I said in a small voice, taking a deep breath as instructed. It's times like this when I really love Lydia and her level-headed coolness. I turned, reclined so my back was leaning against Van Helsing's shoulder, and closed my eyes. "Thanks, Lydia. I remember now why I keep you around."

"What are friends for?" she responded, grabbing a mug and the chocolate syrup. However I couldn't sit still for long, so I sighed again, and my hand moved slowly but restlessly to the ring hanging around my neck. I should probably let go of this, I thought, but I just didn't want to. For some reason, holding it made me feel a little better...

And there you have it! Two chappies at once! Wow, I thought Drac was in more of this. Sorry guys. But, he is back again in chap 7 and he's in it for longer, but you'll have to wait a while for 7 cuz I just posted two at once and I only have eight chappies written altogether, lol. Anyway, hope you liked these two regardless, and I hope you tell me how much you liked them in a review, lol. ;) Alrighty, that's it for me for now. Peace out y'all! Lol

Gem