Chapter Four
What is fear and what is love?
Karen couldn't see the Horseman yet, but she knew he was there. In fact she really didn't focus on the minor threat. She had her sight on Gray and her little sister Mary. She could see Mary kicking and screaming with all her might and this only caused her to lose perfect vision for a minute. It is too bad Gray saw that.
He picked up a somewhat heavy near by rock and hit Karen in the head with it. This caused Karen to collapse when she saw the blood, she never really did like blood. She fell face down to the ground and couldn't move. She felt the world go black but then.
"Get up." Somebody with a thick heavy German accent said.
"Wha-?" Karen started to say but was then roughly lifted up.
Karen was so shocked not only did she wake up from her concussion she thought she could never go into one again. There before her very eyes was the Hessian of Sleepy Hollow.
"Ride with me." The Hessian said.
"But, my sister. Gray has her." Karen choked.
"Those who pass my tree that are pure of heart shall not parish but those who are not will be sucked in by the gate way of Hell. You have no need to worry." The Hessian assured her.
There was something odd about him that drew her near him. Could it be the pale white skin? Or is it his non-pointy teeth? Or could it be those icy blue eyes? Karen didn't know what the reason was, but she took his hand and she was mounted behind him.
"I would advise you to put your arms around me and to hold on for your life." The Hessian said with a chuckle.
"I love your humor already." Karen tried to say coolly and sarcastically, but had little success.
With the flick of his reins the Hessian urged his horse Daredevil onwards into the forest. The sun had just set and the moon was just coming out. They rode for a long time. They seemed to be swallowed by the forest.
"Why are we riding out this far? Does he want some kind of privacy to kill me? Or what if he doesn't want to kill me. What if he wants to…no can ghost really do that with girls? Is he even a ghost? He seems pretty solid to me. Ack! But still what if he takes me all the way out here and no one can hear me scream when he…this is just foolish Karen. Now you're starting to sound like one of those old perverts back at your old school." Karen thought to herself, as she grew hot, all though it was a cool and crisp fall night.
It seemed like forever when the Hessian stopped Daredevil to a slow stop. Karen looked around and up at the clear moonlit night. He had taken her to a forest clearing. There was all so a small lake near by. She all so noted the abundant rocks and twigs on the ground.
"Oh yeah wonderful place to do it." Karen thought sarcastically.
"You know for some odd reason I have all ways liked moonlit nights better than white roses." Karen said looking up at the sky, trying to break the silence.
"I know this is why I brought you here." The Hessian said.
"But why?" Karen asked now looking at him.
"I thought you might think less of me as a monster." He said stroking Daredevil's muzzle.
"I barely know you. One can't judge a book by its cover." Karen said walking toward him.
Daredevil snorted as Karen approached the Hessian.
"The names Karen. Karen Bentley. You may just call me Karen." Karen said with her hand out stretched.
The Hessian shook it.
"My name is Klaus." He said.
"Very nice to meet you Klaus. So um, tell me. Why have you brought me out here?" Karen asked with a sweet smile and her hands on her hips.
This only caused Klaus to realize her womanly aspects. He parted his lips but no words came out. He closed his mouth quickly and turned to face his horse that soon stepped away from him. Karen laughed. It wasn't at him, more with him. It was a sweet schoolgirl giggle.
"Its ok. I have to be going now. You don't have to tell me now. I'm sure you'll be my stalker and "run" into me again." Karen chuckled.
"I'll take you home then." Klaus said.
Karen mounted behind him with his help and then tightly clung to him. She was wrong about him. But she was too selfish to be concerned about Mary. Only now did she think about that.
A/N: Hey you guys! Well summer is here and my goal is to improve my writing and get this story done, but I can only do that with your help! Tel me what you think! I love E-Mails, PM'S, and Comments!
