Chapter two: Nubbin… named Niki?

"Okay, follow me, it is a bit of a walk away," Ashley said.

"A walk will be wonderful," John said smiling warmly at this little blonde haired girl who looked so much like his blonde haired angel. And walk they did, they followed her through five streets and a long alley in a more secluded and run-down part of Paris. When they finally got to where she had been staying Helen's feet hurt and she was regretting her choice in shoes this morning.

John noticed something that looked awfully like the little fur balled Nubbins at the Sanctuary. Ashley noticed John looking at her pet and said, "That's Niki, I don't know what he is but I call him a nubbin." Ashley said with a smile and then added, "can I take him with me?"

"Of course, wait.. did you say Nubbin?" Helen answered.

"Niki?" John asked with a little chuckle. Helen chuckled too at the thought of their friend Nikola Tesla and how he despised the name Niki.

"Oui, nubbin, why? And what's wrong with Niki?" Ashley said putting her hands on her hips in a joking manner.

"Nothing Ashley, is it short for something?" Helen asked.

"Oui, Nikola."

"She couldn't honestly remember him…" John whispered in disgust, "and not you."

"Or you." Helen replied in kind.

"What's wrong Madame?" Ashley asked as she noticed the look on Helen's face.

"What made you call him Nikola? And as to why I asked you about the nubbin thing is because my daughter called them nubbins too." Helen said ignoring Ashley's question.

"Umm… I honestly don't know, and you know of these creatures?" Ashley asked curiously.

"O ok, and yes they are one of the strange creatures I said that lived where we live."

"The name reminds me of Nikola Tesla…" John said laughing at the thought of the annoying vampire once again, but it also made him sad because Ashley did not remember him or Helen, but remembered that unbearable vampire.

"Nikola Tesla? Never heard of him. But I have heard of Montague John Druitt." Ashley said as she continued to gather her things.

"And what prey tell have you heard of him, little one?" John asked curiously.

"That he was in fact the Jack the Ripper, and that he had this ability to teleport and was home to a monstrous creature that had made him kill. And that he was engaged to a Doctor named… err…" Ashley said trying for the life of her to remember the lady's name. Helen's heart actually stopped beating, her daughter; her own flesh and blood didn't even remember her name!

"Helen Magnus," Helen stated matter-o-factly. "That's not on record anywhere Ashley… how have you heard this? And another thing not on record was that he was cured and they eventually got married and had a beautiful blonde haired daughter."

"Oh yeah, Helen Magnus, what was the child's name? And didn't they find a way to practically live forever? What do you mean not on record? If it's not then how do I know this information, and how do you know if it's not on record?"

"Yes they did find a way to live forever, no not on record, their child's name was… Ashley. And as for how I know well that's the tricky one, and I don't know if you'd believe me if I told you." Helen said.

"H.. Her name was… Ashley? And she had blonde hair? Then Helen must have had blonde hair, but you don't. and how is it tricky?" Visions started to come, blurry and unfocused and right as they were focusing they vanished from Ashley's head, were they memories?

"Why does it matter that I don't, and for the record I did, once a long, long time ago." Helen said hoping Ashley was remembering her.

"I um… don't know… but how is it tricky?" Ashley asked getting back to that question.

"Because Ashley, I am Helen Magnus and this is Montague John Druitt, John for short."

"Really? So you have/had a daughter named Ashley?"

"Yes but she 'died' ten years ago… but you… you…" Helen trailed off.

"Look like her? And apparently have some of her memories? How?"

"Spitting image of when she was ten my dear, but we can figure that out later, now we should get you out of the chilling weather, you are still coming right?" John said for her noticed she had stopped packing her things.

"Yes I'm still coming." Ashley grabbing her bag and Niki and then added in a whisper, "What if… what if… if… if I am her? What if I'm not? Could I still stay?"

"Of course you could! No matter what," John and Helen answered at the same time.

"Okay," Ashley said shyly, "Are we teleporting to where you live?"

"Oui, is that ok?" John asked.

"Oui," Ashley answered excitedly.

"Then Mademoiselle may I please have your hand, Madame?" John said as he wrapped his arm around Helen's waist, and grabbed Ashley's hand and teleported away.

*Thank you to you people who have reviewed, you made me want to type this up quicker more will be up soon, I probably should have been doing biology instead but ALL you readers are more important than a Lab report *