Thank you to those people M, Queen of thieves and Eris, who reviewd, Eris, thank you for the correction, I have a guy friend who spells Gabriel as gabrielle so I just assumed Van Helsings name was spelled the same way. Thank you for the correction!
The return of Anna Chapter two.
"Anna" Gabriel looked at the woman in disbelief.
The woman loooked at him. "How do you know my name? Who are you"
Gabriel looked back. "Anna it's me Van Helsing. Don't you remember"
"We have never met."
"Your full name is Anna Valerious, is that right" Gabriel asked.
"That is correct." Anna nodded.
Gabriel stared at her. "Anna, what do you remember"
Anna thought hard. "I am Anna Valerious, sister of Velken Valerious, the only surviving members of the Velarious line."
Gabriel sighed. The air was becomming colder and night had finally arrived into full bloom. "Let's get you back to the manor, Anna."
Without waiting for an answer, he gently helped Anna to her feet and escorted her towards the manor.
The woods were errily quiet and still. Not even the wind rustled the leaves as the bright moon shone down upon the trees. As they walked, Gabriel noticed Annas walking pace had slowed considerably, he looked over at his companion.
"Anna, are you alright" He asked seeing that Anna complexion had paled and her eyes had started to glass over. Suddenly, her entire body lurched forward as she collapsed into Gabriels arms. "Anna!"
He was kicking himself, for not asking her if she was hurt. After she had fainted, he had discovered deep gashes across her abdomen, and bruises across her rib cage. He'd concluded her ribs were broken, the bruises were black and the skin was slightly swollen. The gashes were bleeding heavily, and Anna was also suffering from a servere fevor, presumably from being outside in the cold without the proper attire. Now here he was, in Annas room, trying to clean the slashes with warm water.
He sighed and looked into the face of the still sleeping woman. Anna was dead; he'd burnt her body only days before. How could this girl be Anna? Yet she was, every fiber in his being told him, yes this was his Anna. But how had she returned? Why didn't she remember anything about him, or Count Dracula? He did not know the answers, but he was going to find out. He finished cleaning her injured body and turned t leave.
"V-Van Helsing?" Anna's eyes fluttered open.
" Anna." Gabriel sat down on the bed beside Anna's smaller frame. "How do you feel?"
" I..feel like a carriage, being pulled by six Transivanian horses ran over me, then it turned around and ran over me again" Anna said softly.
Gabriel grimced. "That bad huh? Are you hungry? Is there anything I can get you?"
"Yes...I would like to see my brother. Where is he? " Anna asked, trying to sit up in her bed.
Gabriel gently helped her sit up and brushed a stray lock of hair away from Annas face. "Anna..."
"I am awaiting an answer Van Helsing." her eyes showed a flicker of fear."Where is my brother"
"Anna, Velken is dead." Gabriel said softly. "I'm sorry, but your memory seems to end before he was killed, or from when you thought he was killed bya werewolf."
Anna's eyes welled up with tears, as she turned towards the window. Outside the almost full moon shone brightly into the bedroom. "My brother..." Anna whispered, a tear sliding down her cheek.
"I am so sorry, Anna." Gabriel said, wiping the tear from her cheek.
"What have you to be sorry for?" she asked, turning to look at him.
"Many things, some I think, it's best for you to remember on your own."
Anna nodded. "Van helsing?"
"Gabriel." he corrected her gently.
"What?" Anna looked at him, with confused eyes.
"My first name is Gabriel."
"Oh." She pondered this for a moment. " Did I know that before I lost my memory"
Gabriel chuckled. "I suppose you did, but that didn't stop you from calling me Van Helsing."
Anna smiled. "You're name is beautiful, it suits you."
It isn't half as beautiful as you Gabriel thought. "Thank you, Anna. You should rest for awhile."
Anna nodded, she felt exhausted. "Good night Van Helsing."
"Good night Anna." Gabriel quietly left the room and shut the bedroom door behind him
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