" Awe Chase it looks like it is going to rain." Said Astrid the two sat side by side in their fold up chairs next to the metal bleachers. Astrid took off her sun glasses and rested them on top of her ball cap as she studied the overcast above. The clouds seemed to be darkening almost black while the wind was picking up around them. " Eh maybe so but I don't mind the breeze for it is so humid out." Chase ran his hands through his spikey Auburn hair wiping the sweat off his forehead as he did. Both Alex and Elliot were to bat first, hopefully they took her warning seriously in the car on the way there. Alex had a tendency to show off and last thing Astrid needed was the boys bringing unnecessary attention towards them. Alex was first up walking up to plate with a cloud of dust trailing from his cleats. He was right handed as he was standing to the left of the plate focused while he watched the pitcher. " Wow Holly mighty fine grip you got there!" chuckled Chase. She was holding his hand and was squeezing his hand so tightly he felt his hand go almost numb. " I'm sorry it is just nerves is all." Chase was shaking his hand to bring back the sensation back to his hand when the pitcher threw his first pitch. The ball flew past nearly a couple inches from Alex's bat towards the umpire's glove. " Strike one!" yelled the umpire and Alex got back to his position holding the bat over his head. " Oh come on Alex you got this focus." Said Astrid under her breath. The pitcher threw his second pitch , but this time Alex was on point. He wacked the ball dead center of his bat and watched the ball soar all the way down center field. Astrid saw him run towards first base. He running too fast, too fast for a normal eight year old to run. In three seconds he was almost to second base. " Alex slow down!" yelled Astrid as she was now out of her chair holding onto the wired gate. Alex heard her and started to slow his pace especially when he saw the other little boys still running out to grab the ball. Astrid walked over to the dug out just as she saw Alex touch home plate. Everyone is the bleachers was cheering, but not Astrid she was irritated at this point. She motioned him with her finger to come to where she was standing behind the dugout. Alex slowly dragged his feet for he knew was gonna get an ear beating for this.

"What was that all about? Were you completely ignoring me in the car ride here how on I told you tone it down. Remember that?" He looked down at the ground and Astrid face that was filled with anger softened as could see she had upset him. " I'm sorry Alex and you did awesome out there. However you need to control yourself, remember you're not the average eight year old." She wiped some of the blood from the corner of his eyes and embraced him. He gave her a quick squeeze, but quickly let go for his other team mates were starting to laugh at him. " Shut up you guys!" said Alex as he walked past two boys on the way to the dugout. " What was that all about?" asked Chase as Astrid took her seat again next to him. " Oh I just went to congratulate him was all." Next up was Elliot who came up to bat. Both Chase and Astrid were clapping and cheering him as the pitcher threw his first pitch him. She stopped her chanting immediately as her attention shifted to the gentleman standing behind the gate opposite side of where she was. It felt as if the wind was knocked right out of her, she couldn't breathe for fear consumed her at that very moment. The Raven black hair clipped black, the hypnotic blue eyes, and the single gold loop earring caused her to mutter under breath " Dracula." Chase watched Elliot hit a home run and everyone was cheering except for Astrid. She seemed out of it and fixated on the man in business attire across the field to where they sat. " Earth to Holly , your son just hit a home run." Said Chase while waving his hand in front of her face.

Dracula noticed she saw him and stared back at her. His gaze burned into hers, he rather enjoyed watching her squirm. Besides causing such an awkward moment he watched his one son slide onto home plate. Dracula didn't know much of baseball except for hitting the ball and trying to run through all bases with out getting tagged out. " Holly are you ok? Do you know that man over there?" asked Chase. Astrid hadn't laid her eyes off of him, it was if she was in some sort of trance. "Chase do me a favor will you grab the boys for me we have to leave!" Astrid quickly got up and started folding up her chair and picked kupher purse. " Leave? The game just started?" Astrid had to leave and get her boys to safety, her cover had been blown. Chase grabbed Astrid by the hand and spun her around so she was looking at him directly. "Hey hey look lets go into the car for minute ok just so you can chill out." Chase now had his hands cupping her face when she quickly pushed him off her distancing herself from him. " Look I'll explain everything later, but you need to trust me that I have to leave now!" Chase shook his head almost hurt in a way before walking towards the dugout where Alex and Elliot were seated.

Looking around she noticed Dracula had disappeared, the wind whipped up his scent and Astrid knew he wasn't far. Within moments Astrid made it back to her Equinox , she could hear the boys complaining to Chase in the distance,asking him why they had to leave? " Mom! Mom! Why we leaving ? Is it cause Alex didn't listen?" asked Elliot as ran over to her. " Shut up you suck up!" fired back Alex. " The both of you need to get into the car now!" Astrid slammed the trunk shut as she loaded the last of the chairs. She couldn't think at very moment ,she just knew she had to go home straight away and begin to pack. However where would she go? She rejected the help of the Vatican when she declined the cure and she couldn't live with Chase for she would put him in harms way if she did. Dracula was dangerous and there was no telling what he would do. " Hey call me later will you?" asked Chase through the window as Astrid was already buckled in the driver's seat. " I will." She leaned over and placed a quick kiss on the lips before putting her SUV into reverse. Chase watched her sped away down the graveled path out of the ball park. Something was off with her and it seemed to him she knew that man, why else would she react the way she did? Holly was a very mysterious woman and he tried his best not to pry in her business for he noticed it upset her when he did. He cared for her and the boys very much so, he could only hope she would be open to discuss things later on.