Chapter 27
Okay H.I.M. has seriously been giving me idea's and the group "The Cure". The songs, Join me in death, Razorblade romance, and right here in my arms and I will always love you. I have been listening to it non stop while writing. Its addictive and now with the mood of Selena and Ichabod its very helpful. Lol! I'm so glad everyone thought the chapter was sad. I didn't want to make it too sappy cause then you would think it was just so cheesy but I do like my sad parts in my stories, if you've read all of them you will understand. Lmfao. Well anyway read and review! I don't own sleepy hollow!
Mrs. Lancaster came to the sound of the banging door to find a flushed Constable standing there. He shoved pass her apologizing. "Pardon my intrusion…"
There lay in the room two open coffins on the floor holding the headless bodies of Baltus and Lady Van Tassel.
Ichabod bent down, taking the hand of Lady Van Tassel staring at the gash in her hand. "No blood flow, no clotting, no healing. When this cut was made this woman was already dead."
Ichabod ran out of Dr. Lancaster's office climbing up to the driving seat of the coach, riding away leaving Van Ripper urinating on the side of the road.
Dream
"Mother…father says if I do not go to bed the monsters will come out and take me..", as Elizabeth smiled shushing her daughter.
"Do not worry Selena. No matter what I won't let the monsters touch you".
"You promise?"
"Of course."
"But then in the future you won't want me protecting you"
"Why would you say that?", staring at her mother confused.
"Well, when your older you'll want your night in shining armour to come to protect you. You'll want him to sweep you up in his arms, and carry you into the light", as she tucked Selena into her bed.
"But boys are disgusting"
"You think that now but give it a few years and you'll be dreaming of them."
"Never mother..", as her mothers gentle laugh lulled her to sleep.
Selena's eyes squinted open to the sound of Lady Van Tassel's whispering voice. She noticed a piece of her raven colored hair in the hands of her step mother, as she threw it into the fire.
Looking around she immediately realized she was in the windmill that did not lay far from her home. Lady Van Tassel pulls out a skull from her silk drawstring bag as she began to whisper once more.
"Rise up once more, my Dark Avenger! Rise up! One more night of beheading! Rise up with your sword and your mistress of the night will make you whole, a head for a head. My unholy horseman..Rise..rise..rise from the earth! Come forth again through the Tree of the Dead! Come now for….Selena..!"
Deep within the forest where the Tree of the Dead lay the leaves began to scatter as wind picked up. Quickly the tree opened wide as the Horseman flew from the opening galloping into the dark woods.
Selena somewhat groggily moved up as Lady Van Tassel turned around smiling.
"Awake at last. Did you think it was all a nasty dream? Alas no."
Selena was silent for a moment. This night she will die. But why should she care. Ichabod had left and her father had died. But Katrina. She was still alive. She must be strong for her sister.
"My father saw the horseman kill you…"
"He saw the horseman coming to me with his sword unsheathed! But it is I who govern the horseman, my dear, and Baltus did not stay to see!"
"But there was your body!"
"The Servant girl Sarah. I always thought her useless but she turned out useful. Tomorrow I'll totter out the woods spin a tale how I found Baltus and Sarah in the act of lust….as I watched, the horseman was upon them. And off went Sarah's head! I fainted and remember nothing more…"
"Who are you?"
"My family name is Archer.."
"The Archer..", as Selena seemed to rememeber the symbol that lay carved in the back of the hearth of her old home.
"I lived with my mother and father and my sister in a gamekeepers cottage not far from here…"
"Until one day, my father died, and the landlord who received many years of loyal service from my parents evicted us. No one in this God fearing town would take us in…because my mother was suspected of witchcraft."
Young Masbath and Katrina sat in the dark listening to Lady Van Tassel speak of her life, as Masbath gripped his rifle tightly.
"She was no witch, but I believe she knew much that lies under the surface of life and she schooled her daughters well while we lived as outcasts in the western woods. She died within a year and my and I remained in our refuge, seeing now a soul…..until gathering fire wood one day, we crossed the path of the hessian…"
"I saw his death…and from that moment I offered my soul to Satan if he would raise the hessian from the grave to avenge me."
"Avenge you?"
"Againest Van Garret! Who evicted my family, against Baltus Van Tassel who, with his wife and simpering children, stole our home! I swore I would make myself mistress of all they had…"
Lady Van Tassel gave a sick cackle as she continued. "The easiest part was the first…to enter your house as your mothers sick nurse and put her body in the grave while mine in the marriage bed."
Selena gave a sad cry as she hid her face into her hands. Her dear mother….how could she?
"Not quite so easy to secure my legacy. Lust delivered Reverund Steenwych to my power. Fear did the same for Notary Hardenbrook. The Drunken Philips succumbed for a share of the proceeds, and the Doctors silence I exchanged for my complicity in his fornications…"
Out of the corner of her eye she noticed Young Masbath and her sister standing there. Worry grew within her immediately.
"Yes…you have everything now", Selena said acting as calmy as possible.
"No my dear..you do by your fathers will! I get everything in the event of you and your sisters death!", as Lady Van Tassel walked closer to her sighing.
"Such a powerful young woman you are my sweet little Selena. But you are weak now…I see it in your eyes. You are going to die very soon and the man you love more then life has left you", as Selena stared at the wooden floor trying to block out her voice.
"Didn't you ever wonder about little mood swings you had?". Selena's head immediate looked up at Step mother.
"It was you…you put a spell on me. You played with my mind", as disbelief settled in her eyes.
"But of course my dear. I had almosted hoped that if I played with you well enough that you would finally break and you would kill that simpering little sister yours. In the process you would killed yourself. But you were so strong, trying to break through. It was fun to watch you so lost in confusion", she murmured sarcastically.
Lady Van Tassel moved towards Selena bending down and snatching the lovely bauble that lay across her neck. "You are finished. Just as my sister is…"
"It was the Crow you killed. Your own sister…"
"She brought it upon herself!", she screamed
"BY HELPING YOU AND YOUR MASTER!", she screamed as she turned around facing Masbath and Katrina.
"Well…well…well…the youngest Van Tassel! SILLY BOY! You brought my next victim! How easy this will be!", as Selena quickly stood up running towards her sister and friend grabbing their hands as they ran down the steps pushing the door open and exiting the Windmill.
"The Horseman comes! And tonight he comes for you!", she yelled in joy.
Just as they were exiting Ichabod arrived on the coach. Immediately he noticed Selena and ran to her side, as she jumped into his arms as he grabbed her face in his hands passionately kissing her tighting his grip on her. "Awwww….how cute", Lady Van Tassel cackled once again.
The pulled apart slowly as Ichabod caressed her face. "Thank God…"
They heard the neigh of a horse as Lady Van Tassel disapeered on her horse into the western woods. Another neigh was heard as the Horseman arrived sword already unsheathed in hand.
"Quickly!", as Ichabod and the rest of them ran into the Windmill as they shut the door dropping heavy sandbags on the door. Pounding could be heard on the door as the doors slighty shaked. "It won't hold…"
The Horseman sword in hand began pounding at the door as chunks of wood flew everywhere. Lantern in hand Ichabod, and the others backed away from the door as ichabod spun looking around for some idea.
He noticed a ladder and immediately began ushering them towards it. "Get up these stairs. Open the door to the roof and wait."
Selena, Katrina, and Masbath obeyed as one by one they climbed Ichabod not far behind them. While on the wooden platform Ichabod grabbed a wooden lever as the Windmill began to creek and groan as the gears began turning.
AND THERE YOU GO! ANOTHER CHAPTER! SO IT WAS LADY VAN TASSEL! BUM BUM BUM! Haha…yeah…okay..lmfao. PLEASE REVIEW!
