I love summer, mostly cause my birthday is in 5 days but eh. Thank you to my review...-shudders- oh goddess I'm going to be 20 in 5 days. How the hell did that happened? -sees Atrum glaring at her- Right, right...-shudders again- thank you to my reviewers Believer29, Ardina, and Angela. Still don't own VH.
"Remind me again why we are walking outside, away from the village, in the DARK mind you," Carl kept ranting. He had been ranting ever since the three had set out from Zytka's house early that morning. "When there is a vampire lurking around the area."
"CARL!" Atrum snapped as she turned to face him. Her and Van Helsing had been walking in front of him. It was the night after the new moon, barely any moon light, Atrum's hood was down as her green eye pierced Carl. "Will you just shut it! We need to find Dracula to kill him and how else are we going to do that…."
"Unless you leave yourself open and helpless," laughed a dark voice. The three turned to see cold eyes of Count Dracula staring out at them, as the count leaned against a tree. "Atrum, what a pleasant surprise. I haven't seen you since my rebirth."
"Go to Hell count," replied the enraged Atrum, she had let Count Dracula sneak upon them.
"I've already been there," the count smirked at her. "Quite nice if you ask me. Perhaps you'll visit with me next time. Gabriel, your not dead yet?"
"Sorry to disappoint you count," Van Helsing replied. Carl had duck behind a tree, and hoped not to be noticed.
"Well, well," the count laughed. "The two cursed ones back together again. Oh wait poor Gabriel does not have him memory. You have no idea who she truly is, do you Gabriel."
"Shut up," Atrum hissed. Van Helsing's eyes briefly left Dracula's form to look at Atrum. "I have come to send you back to hell."
"Really," Dracula laughed. "Wasn't it you who let me rise? I saw you there at my rebirth, a pleasant surprise I must admit. Since you fled I have awaited your return, you will become my third bride."
"Over my dead body!" Atrum retorted.
"That can be arranged!" Dracula screamed as he turned into his bat form. He lunged toward Atrum.
"Wall," she said calmly, and Dracula crashed into he invisible wall. "Really, do you think you can take me on?"
"Hiding behind your tricks!" Dracula roared as he transformed back into his human form and picked himself off the ground. "Do you think your tricks can keep me from telling the truth. Will Van Helsing…"
"Fire of the Earth come forth," Atrum called out and Dracula found himself being surrounded by lava. "I suggest you hold your tongue and run."
"This is far from over," Dracula smirked, he transformed again. This time he flew away, but quickly jerked behind Van Helsing and Atrum. He flew off into the night, with Carl in his claws.
"VAN HELSING!" Carl screamed into the night. Van Helsing started running the direction the count was heading, Atrum silently followed. They lost sight if the Count and Van Helsing screamed in frustration. He turned and glared at Atrum.
"This is your fault!" he said releasing his rage upon Atrum. "Carl is gone because of you. You just had to rile Dracula!"
"Van Helsing," Atrum sighed. Van Helsing grabbed Atrum by the collar of her cloak and pulled her against him.
"I lost the only friend I have," his rage still as strong as ever, he and Atrum where nose to nose. "I lost the only trustworthy person I know. You! I can't trust you as far as I can throw you! You let that monster rise, and what other secrets have you been keeping from me?"
Atrum stared at him, no words would come to her lips. Her feet where dangling since Van Helsing had three inches on her. Van Helsing look as though he may start shaking her to get answers from her.
"Release her," called a raspy female voice from the dark. "It is not her fault you lost Carl."
"Hecate," Atrum said, her voice calmer then she felt. "Stay out of this. Van Helsing is right to be angry with me. I could have saved Carl."
"Both of you stop this," Hecate ordered. Van Helsing slowly lowered Atrum to her feet and let go of her collar. He still glared at her, she never broke eye contact with him. "You will both go find Dracula and destroy him, understood."
"Yes master," Atrum replied breaking eye contact with Van Helsing and turning around to bow at Hecate. Hecate came forward, still in her black cloak, and one wrinkled hand reached out to grab Atrum around her neck. Despite how decrepit the hand looked, it crushed her throat with it's vice like grip.
"You will not let Dracula win," Hecate ordered. Another hand shot out to point at Van Helsing. "If you let her die, I will let your memories come back and you will know true HELL!"
"What?" Van Helsing gasped, as Hecate dissolved into the shadows, her hand the last to dissolve. Atrum fell to the ground and gasped for air, Van Helsing knelt by her side. "What was that?"
"That was the Goddess Hecate," she gasped as she rubbed her neck. Van Helsing held out his hand to her, and without thought, she put her hand in his. He lifted them both to their feet, but Atrum stumbled and fell against Van Helsing. She stared up and him as he looked down at her. She quickly broke the contact and moved away from him. "We should go find Carl," Van Helsing stated, as he stared at the back of Atrum.
"Yes of course," Atrum replied as she turned to face him, and forced a weak smile across her lips. Van Helsing started to walk towards the direction Carl and Dracula disappeared. "Van Helsing."
"Yes," he said as he turned to face her. She stared at him, and then sighed.
"When this is over I will tell you the whole truth, I promise," she blurted out before her courage had a chance to fade. She would tell him the whole truth, of who she truly was to him, but only when Dracula was dead.
"Then when this is over I will expect nothing less," Van Helsing replied as he turned back to the direction he was heading. What truth was she hiding? Van Helsing's mind was buzzing with the possibilities.
Twenty! Where did my life go? -looks for childhood- Also review pls! Feed my muse! Till next time!