Chapter 2
"We're here!" Molly Phillips called throughout her tour bus.
"OK!" Fi yelled back at her mom. She grabbed her overnight bag, shut down her laptop, and put into her bag.
Fi and Carey stepped off the bus and out into the bright sunlight. Fi took a deep breath of fresh air. It helped to clear her mind.
"Whoa, check out the haunted house!" Carey exclaimed in front of her. Fi looked up at the hotel they were staying at for the first time. It was a big, very creepy looking house. It reminded her of Collinswood from the old Dark Shadows reruns that she liked to watch. All it need was the waves crashing on the rocks below and Maggie or Victoria welcoming them to the manor.
"Where's Barnabas?" Fi asked in mock seriousness.
"What?" Clu asked from behind her.
"Uh, nothing Clu, c'mon, let's go inside."
They walked into the enormous foyer. This place really did look like the set of Dark Shadows, with the exception of the reception desk with the cheerful looking woman sitting behind it.
Fi caught up to her mom. "Mom, what's the name of this hotel?"
"Bed and Breakfast." Her mother corrected her. "Collinswood, why?"
Fi smacked her head and laughed. "So this place is trying to recreate the house on the soap opera?"
"I guess so."
"Well, they've certainly done a good job so far. This place is almost identical to the set, from what I've seen."
They checked in and got their keys and numbers.
"Whoa! Mom, we got Victoria's room! Cool!" Fi said enthusiastically.
"Yeah, that's really cool, Fi." Her Mom said.
Once she was settled in, Fi decided to go explore the B&B a little more.
The corridor was dim, and cobwebby. The floorboards creaked every now and then. There was dust everywhere, what little of the waning dusk light that could find its way into the hallway was feeble and weak. Just for added effect, Fi suspected.
Fi came to the end of the passageway, she noticed a very old oak door. The handle was very old fashioned silver.
She approached the door. As she got nearer she felt a thrill of excitement and a sense of foreboding.
Fiona was entranced by this door and the mystery that seemed to emanate from it.
Nearer and nearer... She reached out for the knob...
She suddenly felt a cool hand on her shoulder. Her spine tingled as she slowly turned around. Fi's pulse quickened, she didn't know why.
"Hello." The boy said pleasantly.
Fi let out a sigh of relief.
"Hi." She replied.
The boy looked very similar to Tom Welling from Smallville. He had the same unruly black hair and smile. He was tall and athletic. He was clad in blue jeans and a tight crimson T-shirt. His eyes were the most distinctive thing about him—they were a very odd shade of blue; they were a purplish-blue—she couldn't describe them very well as she was lost in them—drowning.
"I'm Collin," he said. "Collin Riley."
"F-Fi Phillips." She stammered caught slightly off guard. His lips looked so soft and kissable that she found herself imagining what it would be like to have her lips pressed against his.
"Well, nice to meet you Fi Phillips. What are you doing wandering around here by yourself? Surely a beautiful girl like yourself couldn't have lack of an offering for company?"
Fi loved the way he spoke. He had a British accent and the way he worded his sentences was so elegant.
"Well, actually I was exploring, and nobody else wanted to come with me. So..." she shrugged.
"Ah, well, seeing as how my family owns this bed and breakfast allow me to give you the grand tour."
Fi smiled broadly. "I'd be delighted."
A.N. It's been a pretty long time since I've actually seen Dark Shadows (my parents are usually watching the Pretender when it's on) so I apologize in advance for any mistakes regarding the show.
"We're here!" Molly Phillips called throughout her tour bus.
"OK!" Fi yelled back at her mom. She grabbed her overnight bag, shut down her laptop, and put into her bag.
Fi and Carey stepped off the bus and out into the bright sunlight. Fi took a deep breath of fresh air. It helped to clear her mind.
"Whoa, check out the haunted house!" Carey exclaimed in front of her. Fi looked up at the hotel they were staying at for the first time. It was a big, very creepy looking house. It reminded her of Collinswood from the old Dark Shadows reruns that she liked to watch. All it need was the waves crashing on the rocks below and Maggie or Victoria welcoming them to the manor.
"Where's Barnabas?" Fi asked in mock seriousness.
"What?" Clu asked from behind her.
"Uh, nothing Clu, c'mon, let's go inside."
They walked into the enormous foyer. This place really did look like the set of Dark Shadows, with the exception of the reception desk with the cheerful looking woman sitting behind it.
Fi caught up to her mom. "Mom, what's the name of this hotel?"
"Bed and Breakfast." Her mother corrected her. "Collinswood, why?"
Fi smacked her head and laughed. "So this place is trying to recreate the house on the soap opera?"
"I guess so."
"Well, they've certainly done a good job so far. This place is almost identical to the set, from what I've seen."
They checked in and got their keys and numbers.
"Whoa! Mom, we got Victoria's room! Cool!" Fi said enthusiastically.
"Yeah, that's really cool, Fi." Her Mom said.
Once she was settled in, Fi decided to go explore the B&B a little more.
The corridor was dim, and cobwebby. The floorboards creaked every now and then. There was dust everywhere, what little of the waning dusk light that could find its way into the hallway was feeble and weak. Just for added effect, Fi suspected.
Fi came to the end of the passageway, she noticed a very old oak door. The handle was very old fashioned silver.
She approached the door. As she got nearer she felt a thrill of excitement and a sense of foreboding.
Fiona was entranced by this door and the mystery that seemed to emanate from it.
Nearer and nearer... She reached out for the knob...
She suddenly felt a cool hand on her shoulder. Her spine tingled as she slowly turned around. Fi's pulse quickened, she didn't know why.
"Hello." The boy said pleasantly.
Fi let out a sigh of relief.
"Hi." She replied.
The boy looked very similar to Tom Welling from Smallville. He had the same unruly black hair and smile. He was tall and athletic. He was clad in blue jeans and a tight crimson T-shirt. His eyes were the most distinctive thing about him—they were a very odd shade of blue; they were a purplish-blue—she couldn't describe them very well as she was lost in them—drowning.
"I'm Collin," he said. "Collin Riley."
"F-Fi Phillips." She stammered caught slightly off guard. His lips looked so soft and kissable that she found herself imagining what it would be like to have her lips pressed against his.
"Well, nice to meet you Fi Phillips. What are you doing wandering around here by yourself? Surely a beautiful girl like yourself couldn't have lack of an offering for company?"
Fi loved the way he spoke. He had a British accent and the way he worded his sentences was so elegant.
"Well, actually I was exploring, and nobody else wanted to come with me. So..." she shrugged.
"Ah, well, seeing as how my family owns this bed and breakfast allow me to give you the grand tour."
Fi smiled broadly. "I'd be delighted."
A.N. It's been a pretty long time since I've actually seen Dark Shadows (my parents are usually watching the Pretender when it's on) so I apologize in advance for any mistakes regarding the show.