Chapter Six

"Are you sure she is not here?" Derek said nervously as they both walked through the front door of the mansion.

"Mrs. Roberta Philips is a devoted Catholic, she goes to mass everyday. She might as well be a nun. Now is the time mass is and she will be there for a little of an hour, which gives us plenty of time to get what we need and get the hell out of here." October said with a smiled as she walked up the stair. "I'll be down in a minute."

Derek watched as she ascended the stairs. Once she disappeared in one of the room he looked around the entranceway. Then he walked into the nearest room, which happened to be the library. He saw that the coffee table was filled with flower and sympathy cards. She sat down and picked up on of the cards and read it.

He leaned back on the couch and rested for a bit, and then he noticed at painting on the wall. He stood up and walked over to examine it.

The man in the painting was dark; to Derek he was very much a European cowboy. He noticed that the man had a silver cross in his hand. He looked up at the man face and he seemed really sad.

"That's Gabriel Van Helsing." October said as she stood in the doorway with to bags in her hand. One was full the other was empty. "He is the one that my grandpa said killed Dracula, over a hundred years ago."

Derek looked back at October and watched as she moved closer. He wasn't sure if he should believe her or send her back to the nut house for life. Derek didn't know what to think anymore.

"We have to hurry. Can you get those book on his desk?" October said throwing him the bag. "Put them in there."

Then she walked over to a bookshelf and pulled the same book that her grandfather had pulled the day her died. The selves opened up and October looked at the safe not sure what the combination was. So she started to guess.

" What are these books?" He asked as he placed them inside the bag.

"That might be able to help us?" October said putting in another combination of numbers.

"Help us what?" He looked up at her.

"I don't know. Look for clues." October said putting in another combination 04 04 19 04 06. It works and she opened the safe and took everything out and place in the bag. Then she closed the bag and handed it to Derek. "Lets go."

"Where exactly are we going?" Derek asked as the drove away from the house and up South.

"We are going to the cabin. No one knows about except for my grandpa and me. Not even Mrs. Philips. So will be safe there until I can figure this out." October said as she flipped through Bram Stokes' "Dracula"

When they arrived at the cabin, they went inside and October started cleaning off the dust that had collect over the last year. October then grabbed her bag. "I'm going to take a shower."

Derek nodded his head as he watched go into the bathroom. Then he went outside to collect some wood that was already copped. He went back into the cold cabin and started a fire. Then he decided to go into the little kitchen to see what he could make for them to eat.

He found a can of soup. He opened with the can opened and put it on top of the gas stove and waited for it to boil.

October came out of the shower with her hair once again braided behind her back. She walked into the kitchen and watched as Derek pour two bowls of the steaming soup.Then they went over to the couch in front of the fire and started eating their soup while watching the flames of the fire.

October went through the stuff that was in the safe but to her it didn't make sense. She looked up and saw Derek in the kitchen washing the dishes. Then she looked back down at the pile of papers and saw and envelop with her name on it. She looked up once again at Derek then down again to open the letter.

My Dear Granddaughter,

If you are reading this letter it only means that I am dead. I am so sorry for what you are about to go through. It is the curse of being born into the Van Helsing family. As you probably already know, Gabriel Van Helsing was the on to destroy Vlad Drackulya, in other word Dracula. I probably have mentioned the book 'The Mortifier'. If I am dead, someone has taken this book and will bring back Dracula.

October I am dreadfully sorry but it is you and only you that can destroy this evil prince if he is to arrive. I am sorry that have to pass this burden on your shoulders. I tried my best to keep this book safe. But I have failed.

It hearts my heart to know what you will go through. This mission my even cause you death, but if you dot not complete it, all of human race will cease to exist. Though the process will be slow.

Once again my granddaughter, I am sorry that you have to be the one to complete this mission, I wish I were there to be able to help you with it. In the safe are little tidbits to help you with this quest. Good Luck October. I love you my Granddaughter.

Grandpa Van Helsing

October closed her eyes when she finished reading the letter. She wasn't sure what she was supposed to think. Thou tears were coming to her after reading the words of her only family she had left.

"What's that?" Derek asked as he sat down on the chair. October just handed him the letter and he read it.

"Wow." was the only thing that he could say after reading the letter.

"I know. I don't know what do. I don't know where to look. I don't know what I'm looking for." October said as she broke down.

"October…" He stood up and sat down beside her and wrapped his arm around her "…I'll help you. I'll help beat the undead, if he comes back. I mean, what if who ever has this book can't complete the ritual. Then he won't be back." The man could not believe what was coming out of his mouth.

October looked at him with disbelief "Why are you doing this for me? You must think I'm crazy. You probably the first chance you get with betray me and bring me back to the hospital and make sure I never leave. You wouldn't be the first to do it."

Derek shook his head. "And go back to my dead end job of driving crazy people to funerals?" He smiled "I rather go looking for undead vampires with a beautiful crazy girl." He laughed. October smiled at him. "It is getting late. Why don't you go to bed? I'll wake you up in the morning."

October nodded her head "Yeah, It has been a long day." She stood up and smiled "Good Night." Then she walked and went into one of the two rooms.

Derek sat back on watch the fire. Then he read the letter on more time before he himself decided to go to bed.