I do not own Van Helsing. I only own Tiffani and Lexi.

Story Start

"This always happens, I teach somebody a new game and they beat me at it," Tiffani said with a pout as she watched Dracula get strike after strike in Dwergi bowling. She had not been able to get another strike after her first one because the Dwergi always ran away from the ball when she threw it. However, the small creatures knew better than to run from the ball when Dracula threw it at them.

"Not fair," she thought with a sigh before leaving her seat. She looked at Dracula and Igor before she started running down a random hallway. "Let's find something else to do," she whispered with glee.

"Master, the girl has disappeared," was the last thing she heard Igor say before she was running too far away from a now annoyed Dracula.

"Do I need to chain her to a wall in one of my rooms?" Dracula hissed to himself.

"A wonderful idea, master," Igor said, but a growl from his master silenced him from showing more of his glee at the suggestion.

"It was rhetorical, Igor," Dracula snarled before he started following his future bride.

"The Frankenstein monster is gone," Anna yelled entering the room where Lexi, Van Helsing, and Carl were researching on ways to get to Dracula's castle.

"Were there any signs of struggle or a fight?" Lexi asked as she put her book back on a shelf.

"I did not see any," Anna answered while looking lost in thought.

"Odd, well we have more pressing issues right now. We still need to save your friend before she becomes Dracula's new bride," Van Helsing said seriously to Lexi, who gave a nod.

"These books are not helping much," Carl said in frustration as he slumped down in a chair.

"Let's go look at the map again," Lexi suggested before leading the group out to the large map in Anna's home. She had noticed a small part was missing earlier. The group reached the map quickly and Lexi's attention went straight to the missing part. "Does anybody know where the missing piece is?" she asked and Anna scoffed.

"The little piece does not contain anything specific about the map. We can see the main areas without the little piece," Anna quipped.

"That's not why I was asking about it," Lexi snapped and she felt a warm hand land gently on her shoulder. She looked up to see Van Helsing giving her a small smile of comfort. In his other hand was the missing piece of the map. She gratefully took the piece and placed it on the map.

Gasps of surprise echoed through the room as the map shifted into a large mirror, which turned the once warm room into an icebox. Lexi backed into Van Helsing, who was still standing close to her. Carl reached over and grabbed Anna in his surprise.

"Do we have to go in there?" Carl squeaked while Lexi was sticking her hand through the mirror, and she pulled her hand back out with snow in it.

"Of course, but I suggest we grab some warmer clothes," Lexi said smirking victoriously as thoughts of how she would rescue her friend ran through her mind.

"When will you learn to not run from me?" Dracula snapped as he entered the large kitchen, which surprisingly had a small amount of food. He had ordered the Dwergi to gather some food for Tiffani while he had been in Budapest.

The young woman was happily munching on an apple when his voice surprised her. She almost dropped the apple, but she fumbled with it for a minute before safely holding it. She glared at the vampire king and took another bite of her apple to annoy him. Her plan worked as he stormed towards her until his face was close to her face.

"I was bored and hungry, my attention span is short, get used to it," Tiffani said with a shrug of her shoulders.

"I did not give you permission to walk away on your own," he said calmly, but she could still tell he was angry.

"I don't need your permission to wander around this place. You are just lucky that I have not started pranking you yet," she said and poked his nose with her finger. He pulled back a bit in surprise before glaring at her.

"Why do you insist on testing my limits?" he said and pulled her out of the seat.

"It's what I do best, and it is my way of learning about a person," she answered truthfully. He gave her a confused look at that before she smiled at him. "You're not all that bad since I've gotten to know you a little bit better, but you still have a long way to go before I become your bride. You also have to prove yourself to my best friend or this won't work so well," she said and gave him a kiss on the cheek.

He blinked a few minutes in shock before he saw her about to move away from him. His hand flew out and gently grabbed her wrist. He pulled her back towards him and silenced her with a kiss before she could question him. The fresh smell of the apple and her own personal scent of cinnamon surrounded him as he enjoyed the kiss, which she returned.

"So cold," Lexi hissed as she and the others stepped through the mirror and ended up on a cliff-side covered in snow. A snowstorm raged around them as well, but they could see the large castle ahead of them. The snow just added a more intimidating aura to the place, but she was not to be deterred.

"Dracula's castle, we've searched for so many years," Anna whispered before she clutched her crossbow closer to her body.

"Tiffani better be fine and still alive," Lexi growled as she started making her way through the snow and towards the bridge leading to the castle's doors.

"If she is anything like you than I know she is fine," Van Helsing said as he stuck close to Lexi. She felt her cheeks heat up at his words.

"You can flirt with her later, Van Helsing. Let's just go save Tiffani and get this over with," Carl said as the cold started to bother him. He was missing Rome more and more as the adventure continued.

"Who is that?" Anna asked looking ahead of the group, who were almost to the castle doors, which were surprisingly open.

"I am Igor, and my master does not want to be disturbed when he is making your friend into his new bride," the man in the doorway said with a creepy grin.

"Well it is a good thing that I'm not going to disturb him. I'm going to kill him," Lexi snarled before shooting Igor in the chest in his heart. The group looked at her surprised, but she was already running into the castle. She was not going to let her friend become a vampire against her will. She knew Dracula intrigued Tiffani, but she was worried he would use his powers to force Tiffani into a lifestyle she was not sure about yet.

"Lexi, wait, it's dangerous to go alone," Van Helsing yelled as he raced behind her.

"Well you're with me now, so I'm not alone," Lexi replied as he caught up to her and the two started checking different areas of the castle. The only place left to check on the first floor was the kitchen, which she was surprised she did not check first knowing her friend.

Van Helsing opened the door and a choked gasp left him. She quickly pushed him out of the way so she could see what was going on in the room. Her best friend was sitting in Dracula's lap looking as calm as ever. Tiffani kept flicking the vampire's nose whenever he tried to get too close to her neck.

"Dating me is first, and I have some rules for dating me. however, after dating me, we will talk about the whole bride thing. I want a wedding and cake if I am to become your one and only bride. Don't pout at me! I don't share. I will kill any other woman that you try to make one of your brides because I'm the only bride you will need," she was listing off with a serious look.

"Tiffani," Lexi said slowly and her best friend looked at her with a happy smile.

"The maid of honor has arrived," Tiffani cheered before running to hug her friend.