When Adrian Lupescu left the room he breathed with relief
"I can't believe this is all real" he thought. He had hoped the tales were wrong, that his ancestors simply made this up to scare peasants.
"I take the dark prince is not coming back… Was Madam Mina pleased?" asked an old man
Adrian stared at his father with surprise and said "How do you know this?. I still don't understand how you knew what was going to happen today, and the exact hour… How did you know Dracula was not coming back?"
The old man laughed and answered "I may have passed the leadership of our…organization to you, my son, but I still have to train you on the mystical arts"
Adrian, who until now only worked on the normal business of the group, never paying any attention to his father's tales of their true origins, stared at his father and asked "They slept for far too long… I wonder how are we going to tell them what has happened in the last 115 years?"
His father smiled and said "I suppose the Americans can do that"
Adrian seemed surprised "Y..you mean they are not going to kill them?"
The old man sighed "You have seen to many movies son.. How many time have I told you that they are not the monsters that demented writer from Ireland portrayed them to be?"
They talked for a while until the door opened and Mina came out
Mina's Pov
After I put my "victim" on a bed, I went to the door to see if Vlad's men were waiting for us.
I opened the door, and saw the man that was waiting for our arrival talking with an old man who was dressed entirely in black.
When the old man noticed my presence he bowed and said "My lady"
After our proper introduction, I see that I was not wrong with my first impression on him. Adrian Lupescu and his father Vladimir do bear a striking resemblance to their ancestor.
"Is there something you need Madam Mina?" Vladimir asked
"Nothing for us" I answered "Just tell your men to bring some food for our guests. I assume you already know that they need nourishment to recover"
He smiled at me and said "It will be done my lady…Perhaps later we will talk more. I'm sure you do have many questions"
I smiled in return and said "There will be time for that; right now I just want to be a good host for our guests"
Adrian bowed and said "It will be done, my lady", then they both walked away in the long stairs that lead to the lower part of the castle.
I closed the door and went to join my sisters. They were standing in front of the beds were our "guest" were resting. Lucy had already released the boy that wasn't bitten and he went to join his companions.
They were looking at us in fright, except that odd looking girl, who was staring at us with fascination.
I decided to break the ice by introducing myself "My Name is Wilhelmina Murray but my friends call me Mina"
My sisters fallowed my example and each of them introduced themselves. I noticed the odd stares, both the strange girl and the middle aged man, gave us when we said our names.
"I have given instructions to bring you food. You all have lost a lot of blood, and are in need of nourishment to recover" I said to them, trying to calm down their fears.
They all looked at each other, doubt on their faces, and finally one of the boy asked "S.. so you a.. are not going to kill us?"
Anastasia sighed and answered "We have told you already…No harm will come to you"
There was an awkward silence again, until Erzsebet said "Proper customs surely must have changed…We have already introduced ourselves to you, and yet you have not done so"
The middle aged man was the first to answer "M.. my name is John Smith. I'm a high school teacher on literature and history, and these are my students"
Then each of them introduced themselves.
"My name is Mary Henderson" said the blond girl "I am the cheerleader captain in my high school"
I did not understand what she meant by that, but decided not to interrupt and ask the questions later.
The blond boy next to her said "I'm Michael Donovan, captain and quarterback of the school's football team" He then grabbed Mary's hand and said "I'm her boyfriend"
Another blond boy, the youngest of them all, said "My name is James Donovan. I'm Michael's brother"
The green haired girl said "I'm Veronica Adams…I just can't believe you are all real" she said with excitement.
Finally, it was time for the brown haired boy that wasn't bitten. He seemed a little bit reluctant to say his name at first "My name is Edward, Edward Cullen" For some strange reason, the others laughed at this.
He stared angrily at his companions, and said "Now, don't start with the jokes again. My parents gave me that name long before that twilight crap"
He looked down and said to himself "When I return to America, the first thing I'm going to do is change my name"
Laura, who was as confused as all of us, asked "But that is a beautiful name…I don't see what is wrong with it"
James stared at his companion and answered "Nothing wrong for a vampire that sparkles in sunlight. Right Edward?"
"What!" I asked in unison with my sisters.
"It all makes sense now" I heard John say.
At my confusion he said to me
"From what you have told us, you have just woken after a long rest?"
"Yes" answered Erzsebet with curiosity
John continued "Was it in the year 1897 when it happened?"
I stared at him with astonishment,
"How do you know this?" asked Lucy
Anastasia added "Are you some kind of wizard?"
This time it was Veronica who spoke "Of course" she said "Your clothing, your confusion that we have heard of vampires" she stared at us and added "A lot has changed in the world…vampires and vampirism are part of popular culture on this age"
Our surprise grew when she, and the professor, gave us a brief explanation on literature.
"Where did that Stoker get the information" I thought to myself as John said the names of Jonathan, Arthur, Jack seward, Quincey Morris, Abraham Van Helsing
At one moment, the professor said "What I don't understand is how the story of Carmilla is related to Dracula?" He stared at both Erzsebet and Laura, and asked "Are you lovers as it's written by Le Fanu"
Laura's mouth was wide open and Erzsebet answered with difficulty "No….we ARE not lovers". Laura Added "I remember that man, Sheridan Le fanu, an Irish friend of my father"
Veronica said "You are all famous, at least in certain circles….But don't worry, Vampires are simply seen as mythical creatures. Nobody in his right mind believes you are actually real".
Mary, who has been listening with interest, said "you know. I have a portable dvd in my bag" she said as she pointed at their belongings that were piled on a corner "And I do happen to have the twilights dvd's"
"Oh crap" was all veronica said, while Erzsebet asked with curiosity "What is a Dvd?"
At that moment, someone called at the door. I went to see who it was, and found two girls carrying food for our guest. The girls bowed at me and then entered the room in silence. Once each of the Americans was served, the girls left as fast as they could.
They ate avidly, as if in a hurry, and once they finished, Mary asked "So… do you want to see a movie?"