And here she was today, living with Carl and Van Helsing, the adoption was really unofficial, but know one seemed to care. The Knights of the Holy Order were eager, although, to see what she was capable of doing. Her father had tried to teach her fighting when she was younger, but she had her own style. He didn't argue, Carl had tried to teach her physics, but she blew up more stuff than he did. Cardinal Jinnette didn't approve.

She left her father's room wondering what he could possibly be doing tonight. That's when the idea came to her. Go with him, only it was a little too late, but she could still follow him. She walked into Carl's office and started sifting through papers looking for one that may tell her where they were headed. She didn't find a thing.

"Crap," she sighed.

She turned and walked upstairs to the Cardinal's office. She started to come around the corner when she saw the door open, she backed around the corner and waited.

"Well did they leave?" The Cardinal asked.

"Yes your Grace," a small friar answered.

"Good than they should be back in time to see about heading out to Budapest Hungary," Cardinal said.

"Yes your Grace," the friar said before walking off down the opposite hallway.

She watched the Cardinal walk her way, she flattened herself against the wall as he passed by. She waited until he was out of sight, then she ran to his office door. She tried the doorknob, it was locked. She reached into her back pocket and pulled out a bobby pin. She worked it in the lock and finally heard a click. She smiled and opened the door.

She walked inside and shut the door behind her. She went straight to his desk and started to go through some files. She found nothing, that it, until she opened a folder marked "Transylvania" she opened it and saw a paper inside.

Transylvania

Van Helsing and Carl left promptly after 8 for Vaseria Transylvania. They are to go back for a follow up mission and vanquish any evil that still lurks. The papers claim that a new plague has come and has struck down many. They are to go and take care of the business with as little attention as possible. Two towns along the way are to be visited and vampires that terrorize them are to be exterminated.

These Vampires that have settled in Vaseria are said to be Dracula and his minions. Dracula was resurrected for the soul purpose of revenge. That revenge, no one is aware of.

She closed it and smiled. It was perfect, she could go and help. She laid the folder back down and heard something. She looked at the door, the knob started to jiggle. She turned and ran to the window, she tried to open it, its was stuck, she ran to the desk and hid underneath it. The Cardinal walked in with someone else.

"It seems that Van Helsing thinks this girl that he has 'adopted' is special and may hold a special power in helping the Order," the Cardinal told. "I'm not so sure of it, all I have been able to conclude is that she is a teenage girl who loves to cause mischief. She has been nothing but trouble and if she fails to impress me I don't think she will be staying here,"

She was shocked. How could this be happening.

"Well your Grace, if it makes any difference I would be glad to take her off of your hands for a while, just see what I can do with her until her father gets back," the man said.

She silently gasped.

"Oh no, that's not necessary. Her father wouldn't approve, I think once Van Helsing gets back, she better prove herself worthy and useful," Cardinal finished.

"Well than let's go see the girl," the man said.

"Why would you…" he started.

"Oh I might be interested in adopting her if she is not worthy of the Order," the man's voice sickened her.

They left through the door and Cardinal Jinnette locked it from the outside.

"Shit," she said climbing out from under the desk.

She made her way to the window and forced it open, it was noisy and took awhile, but she opened it. She looked down, only two stories up. She looked around for a good place to land. She whistled through her teeth. Suddenly out of the shadows ran a boy.

"Yes," he asked his dark brown wavy hair in his chocolate eyes.

"Move that huge trash bin over under the window," she said.

He nodded his head and pushed it over. She smiled and threw herself out of the window and landed softly on the trash below.

"Thanks," she said jumping out.

"Anytime," he said.

"So whatcha been up to, Jake?" she asked.

"Nothing," he said.

They walked to the stables and she called softly, "Ally,"

A beautiful chestnut mare with a large white blaze on her nose stuck her head over one of the stalls and looked at her.

"Hey girl," she said rubbing her nose and opening the door. She walked down the hallway of the barn and to a hitching post at the end. Ally followed her and she turned to Jake and he handed her a bridle off of the wall. She slipped it onto Ally's head. She kissed her on the head and said a silent prayer over her horse before she turned to get on.

Jake finished cinching the saddle and she smiled at him.

"I love you," she said kissing him on the cheek.

"I love you too," he said.

She mounted her horse, and stood looking at the clear night, the land shadowed by the clouds and the moon. She turned to her friend Jake and smiled, "Thanks"

"SHE GONE!" she heard the Cardinal yell from inside the Church.

"That's my cue," she said spurring her horse and galloping off into the night. Jake waved and ran back to the stables to hide and watch