Chapter 5: Surely not?
Anna was right. To Van Helsing, it was as if every inch of him was soaked. And cold. Patches of snow lay all around the town as they hurried between shops. Despite the cold and wet, Van Helsing was blissfully happy. Just being with Anna made everything seem better.
In a brief moment when the rain had paused, Anna had stood in her old position atop the well and notified the people of Dracula's demise. The news had gone down exceedingly well and the villagers' attitude towards Van Helsing had changed dramatically. He had even received a few marriage proposals - which Anna had hurriedly declined for him. It appeared that she was every bit as protective of him as he was of her.
They were sitting in a small pub, drinking warm mugs of cider and chatting happily as they waited for Carl to return from sending the letter to the Order when it happened.
"Tell me again about Mr Hyde!" Anna said enthusiastically. Van Helsing had spent the last half hour relating his adventures to her and that involving Hyde had rapidly become a favourite.
"But I've already told you twice. Why don't you tell me something about you?" Van Helsing pretended to be fed up.
Anna laughed. "Very well. I-"
A shrill scream pierced the air. Anna immediately rose from her seat and looked to the door. The entire pub went silent as all eyes fell on Van Helsing. "What was that?" Asked Van Helsing as he too stood up. Anna said nothing and ran to the door. Van Helsing pulled his crossbow out and quickly began loading it. Out of the corner of his eye, he watched Anna as she took a step out into the square.
Anna looked around. The people were all looking at her. No, not at her, above her. Slowly, Anna looked up.
Pale arms shot down and gripped her shoulders, lifting Anna up into the air, her sword clattering to the ground. The cold wind screamed in her ears as they rose higher and higher into the sky. Anna looked up at the vampire.
"Who the hell are you?!"
"They call me Marie, princess! Don't you rem- ARGH!" Marie screeched and swerved to avoid the bolts sailing up towards her.
She hissed and veered to the right. Suddenly a second vampire swept down to her. "Alex!" Marie yelled, "Take her!"
"Wha-whoooooaa!" Anna screamed as she was flung through the air towards the second vampire. He caught hold of her left arm and Anna screamed in pain as jolts of it rippled through her ribs.
"Aaw! Did I hurt you Anna?" Alexander asked cruelly. "Trust me, the Count will do worse!"
"The Count!?" Anna cried in disbelief. Surely he didn't mean THE Count. Anna had no time to think. Suddenly, Jacob released his hold on her arm and she plummeted towards the ground.
Van Helsing watched as the vampire he had shot dropped Anna. His breath caught in his throat. Ignoring everything around him, her hurried to catch her. Van Helsing made it just in time, catching Anna in his arms. The force knocked him to the ground with Anna on top of him.
Anna gasped for breath. "Gabriel! Are you okay?" Van Helsing looked over her shoulder, and caught sight of the vampire swooping towards them. "Fine!" He rolled Anna over and pulled a silver stake out of his coat and thrust it upwards just in time. Alexander's eyes grew large as his skin began to smoulder and shrink away from his bones until there was nothing left.
Van Helsing got to his feet and pulled Anna up beside him to look at the other vampire. Marie landed on a rooftop and hissed at them, paying particular attention to Anna before taking off into the dull sky with a high pitched scream.
It took a few moments for the shock to wear off. "Vampires!" Anna yelled. "What the hell!?" She began to panic and hyperventilate as she paced in a short line. "We killed Dracula and his children along with him! Why are they vampires here? And what did he mean 'the Count will do worse'?" She looked back to Van Helsing with wide eyes, "Surely not?!"
A/N Sorry ! Have to stop there for the moment. Truth is, I'm having a bit of trouble writing so if anybody has any ideas –please please please share them! Tell me what you want to have happen (
And thanks once again for the amazing reviews – Verona, mrs.captainjohnnydepp and especially my gal, LadyDracula – I will not disappoint you!
Anna was right. To Van Helsing, it was as if every inch of him was soaked. And cold. Patches of snow lay all around the town as they hurried between shops. Despite the cold and wet, Van Helsing was blissfully happy. Just being with Anna made everything seem better.
In a brief moment when the rain had paused, Anna had stood in her old position atop the well and notified the people of Dracula's demise. The news had gone down exceedingly well and the villagers' attitude towards Van Helsing had changed dramatically. He had even received a few marriage proposals - which Anna had hurriedly declined for him. It appeared that she was every bit as protective of him as he was of her.
They were sitting in a small pub, drinking warm mugs of cider and chatting happily as they waited for Carl to return from sending the letter to the Order when it happened.
"Tell me again about Mr Hyde!" Anna said enthusiastically. Van Helsing had spent the last half hour relating his adventures to her and that involving Hyde had rapidly become a favourite.
"But I've already told you twice. Why don't you tell me something about you?" Van Helsing pretended to be fed up.
Anna laughed. "Very well. I-"
A shrill scream pierced the air. Anna immediately rose from her seat and looked to the door. The entire pub went silent as all eyes fell on Van Helsing. "What was that?" Asked Van Helsing as he too stood up. Anna said nothing and ran to the door. Van Helsing pulled his crossbow out and quickly began loading it. Out of the corner of his eye, he watched Anna as she took a step out into the square.
Anna looked around. The people were all looking at her. No, not at her, above her. Slowly, Anna looked up.
Pale arms shot down and gripped her shoulders, lifting Anna up into the air, her sword clattering to the ground. The cold wind screamed in her ears as they rose higher and higher into the sky. Anna looked up at the vampire.
"Who the hell are you?!"
"They call me Marie, princess! Don't you rem- ARGH!" Marie screeched and swerved to avoid the bolts sailing up towards her.
She hissed and veered to the right. Suddenly a second vampire swept down to her. "Alex!" Marie yelled, "Take her!"
"Wha-whoooooaa!" Anna screamed as she was flung through the air towards the second vampire. He caught hold of her left arm and Anna screamed in pain as jolts of it rippled through her ribs.
"Aaw! Did I hurt you Anna?" Alexander asked cruelly. "Trust me, the Count will do worse!"
"The Count!?" Anna cried in disbelief. Surely he didn't mean THE Count. Anna had no time to think. Suddenly, Jacob released his hold on her arm and she plummeted towards the ground.
Van Helsing watched as the vampire he had shot dropped Anna. His breath caught in his throat. Ignoring everything around him, her hurried to catch her. Van Helsing made it just in time, catching Anna in his arms. The force knocked him to the ground with Anna on top of him.
Anna gasped for breath. "Gabriel! Are you okay?" Van Helsing looked over her shoulder, and caught sight of the vampire swooping towards them. "Fine!" He rolled Anna over and pulled a silver stake out of his coat and thrust it upwards just in time. Alexander's eyes grew large as his skin began to smoulder and shrink away from his bones until there was nothing left.
Van Helsing got to his feet and pulled Anna up beside him to look at the other vampire. Marie landed on a rooftop and hissed at them, paying particular attention to Anna before taking off into the dull sky with a high pitched scream.
It took a few moments for the shock to wear off. "Vampires!" Anna yelled. "What the hell!?" She began to panic and hyperventilate as she paced in a short line. "We killed Dracula and his children along with him! Why are they vampires here? And what did he mean 'the Count will do worse'?" She looked back to Van Helsing with wide eyes, "Surely not?!"
A/N Sorry ! Have to stop there for the moment. Truth is, I'm having a bit of trouble writing so if anybody has any ideas –please please please share them! Tell me what you want to have happen (
And thanks once again for the amazing reviews – Verona, mrs.captainjohnnydepp and especially my gal, LadyDracula – I will not disappoint you!