Insanity And Addictions Chapter 6
A/N: Hello! I Must Apologize, I've Realized That I've Made A Bit Of A Lapse In My Writing Time Frame, I Kinda Screwed Up In The Last Chapters And Made It Seem Like Jack Didn't Know What Vampires Were Yet, But He Does, He Also Knows That Dracula Is After Mina Now, So He's Hiding Her And Jonathan In The Asylum. Sorry If I Confused You. (I Feel Like An Idiot)
Disclaimer: I Still Don't Own Any Of These Characters. Happy Reading ^^
"Jonathan! Mina!" Jack cried, striding towards the couple. Jonathan nodded and Mina smiled brightly, seemingly illuminating the whole room.
"It's wonderful to see you again, Dr, Jack." Mina said. Jonathan mumbled a few words of greeting, looking around the building skeptically.
"Professor Van Helsing tells me that you're close to finding out what's wrong with Lucy." Mina said, remaining oblivious and optimistic. Jack nodded nervously.
"Miss Mina, do you mind if I talk with your husband privately for a moment?" Jack asked. Mina smiled lightly and nodded.
"Of course, I shall just wait here."
"Good. Now Mr. Harker, if you'd just follow me over here…" Jack's words faded until Mina could no longer hear them. She looked around, intrigued and slightly frightened and the same time. Mina paused, hearing a small laugh from a cell behind her. She turned around and gazed at a grinning man leaning against the barred door. He gestured for her to come closer, smiling like he held the most important secret ever known. She took a step forward, looking to her sides, half hoping to see someone come up and stop her. When no one stopped her, she walked up to the bars nervously.
"Good evening, Madam Mina…" Renfield said smugly. Mina gasped.
"How do you know my name?" She asked, her voice trembling slightly.
"Oh my Master's told me so much about you…" He stated.
"Your…Master?" Mina asked, frowning. Renfield's smile grew into a stunningly malicious grin.
"He's already become…acquainted with your dear friend Lucy…"
"How do you know of Lucy?! Is this some kind of joke?!" She asked, becoming flustered. Dodging the question, Renfield continued.
"Do you really think that they're going to save your Lucy?" He asked, "She's not going to get any better." After a small pause, he added: "And now my Master's coming for you…"
Mina stuttered, trying to form a coherent sentence. She stopped when she felt her husband's hand on her shoulder.
"Mina? What were you doing over here?" Jonathan asked, staring at Renfield curiously.
"I-I…" She paused, looking down. "I just wandered over here and…" She motioned to Renfield. "He started talking to me and…" She sniffed, looking up at Jack, who had just walked up. "Are you going to harm Lucy?"
Jack started.
"W-What ever made you think…that?" He said slowly. Mina sniffled again.
"You are! Aren't you?!"
Meanwhile, Renfield was still leaning against the bars, observing the scene with a distant fascination. Jonathan led Mina away from the cell, her head buried in his shoulder. Jack was fuming.
"What in god's name did you say to her?!" He yelled, pushing Renfield off the door and opening it.
"Nothing that she wouldn't have figured out on her own…eventually…" He said smugly. Jack's mind seemed to cloud with anger for a moment. In a single swift motion, he struck Renfield across the face, knocking him onto the floor. Renfield put a hand to his face, looking up at Jack with disbelief.
"I don't want to ever want see you talking to Mrs. Harker again, do you understand?" Jack hissed. Renfield lowered his hand from his face and noticed a small trickle of blood coming from his nose. He grinned.
"A Doctor should be more in-check with his emotions, Jack…" He said, licking the blood off of his palm. The familiar gesture brought Jack's memory back in a flurry of pictures and feelings. His anger melted away into something he didn't dare admit, even to himself. Jack blushed and left the cell in a rush. He stopped outside his office and ran a hand through his hair. He sighed and opened the door. He stepped inside and approached Mina and Jonathan with a forced smile.
"Please excuse my patient Madame Mina; you must understand that he's …Delusional…" He said, seating himself opposite of Jonathan.
"Now, has your husband explained your new lodgings?" He asked. Mina nodded slowly.
"Yes but…I don't understand why I must stay here for the week…What's wrong with staying at Lucy's house with her?" Jack looked over at Jonathan, hoping for an answer, when Jonathan shrugged slightly he began wracking his brain for an excuse.
"Because we are beginning to suspect that whatever is causing Lucy's illness is…contagious…we don't want you catching it…" Jack said, praying she believed it. Mina's eyes widened and she nodded vigorously.
"Oh how horrible! Thank goodness that you've figured this out before anyone else caught it…oh poor Lucy though, now she'll be all alone… Oh how I wish I could see her…" Mina went on. Jonathan stood up, placing his hand on her shoulder again.
"It's getting late…Perhaps we should all turn in for the night…" Jack nodded.
"Good idea, sleep well you two…" He said, stepping off towards his own bedroom. He paused when Mina's voice came from behind him.
"I hope Lucy sleeps well tonight too…"
Jack's eyes welled with pent up tears at the sheer innocence in her voice, he couldn't turn around, he wouldn't.
"I do too Madame Mina…" He paused. "I do too…"
A/N: Ok, I Hope This Chapter Didn't Confuse All Of You Too Badly.