Chapter 8
Did the Prince of Darkness himself just try to flirt with me?

In the village a few people came out of their houses and a few came out of the bar to see why the dogs were barking in the distance. Suddenly there was the sound of screeching in the in air. All of the villagers that were outside then saw the brides and their offspring flying in directly at them. "Oh, my God," one woman said softly in shock before all of the people started to screaming as they all were attacked and picked up by one or two of the baby vampires. Verona had picked up a man by his head, screaming in his struggle before she tossed him in the air leaving him to the fifteen of her babies that all attacked at him like moths to a flame.

"Feed, my darlings, feed!" she said to them like a happy mother teaching her children.

Meanwhile back at Castle Frankenstein, Dracula slowly walked over some of the pieces of the egg sacs that were on the floor as he was still trying to figure out where Van Helsing was hiding. 'Clever man, I'll give him that,' he thought with a smirk on his face. Then he heard a soft groan from a small pile of the stands he knocked over before. 'Seems I caught another fly in my web,' Dracula thought as he saw a young woman that looked like princess Anna, at least from behind, slowly get up from the floor.

Ana softly moaned as she got up and rubbed her arm she landed on a few moments ago. 'If we managed to live past tonight, I am so going to shove one of my arrows up Van Helsing's ass!' she thought to herself before she noticed the chill that just went up her spine along with the feeling of eyes on her. She then slowly turned around to see herself seeing the one vampire she had a secret crush since she had first heard about him, Count Dracula!

Dracula's eyes widened in surprise as he looked at Ana, a flashing image of a memory of his human days as he froze in his steps. But he quickly recovered as he then started to take a step closer. "Are you all right my dear?" he asked her with a concerned and gentle voice. Ana couldn't believe that not only was she meeting the vampire Dracula himself, but he was also concerned for her! "I'm fine," she said softly as she stood still, trying to control the beating of her heart as she looked at him. 'Definitely more handsome then Gary Oldman or Bela Lugosi,' she thought as she saw him come closer to her. He smiled at her that would have made her swoon and faint, if she didn't want Van Helsing to know her secret. "I apologize," he said to her hearing her heart beat, now knowing that she was nervous.

"If I had known that you were down here I would have restrained myself a little better," Dracula said as he looked at her up and down. 'Ok, am I imagining things or is this guychecking me out?' Ana asked herself mentally. "It is fine, you were angry at somebody shooting your kids," she answered him trying to be calm and not look flattered by his words. "Understandable," she added with a half smile. Dracula again smiled at her, starting to get closer to her.

Suddenly he heard something fall behind him and sharply turned around, seeing that a small piece of burning wood chip. As he started to turned back to face Ana, Van Helsing jumped down from above and shoved one of his silver stakes into Dracula's chest. Ana held her hands in a tight grip on her arms as she ran to Van Helsing as Dracula groaned and shuddered making almost cry, but she held them back.

Van Helsing crossed himself as he prayed in Latin, as he waited for Dracula to turn to ash as Marishka did. He looked at Ana, thinking his job was done. "Are you all right Anastasia?" Ana nodded her head. "Yes, but I don't think your job is done," she said as she looked at Dracula beside Van Helsing. "Cause he isn't dying," she added before Van Helsing looked back at him. Dracula looked up at him as he shuddered before he suddenly stopped. "Hello, Gabriel," he said to Van Helsing with a friendly smile which actually scared Ana a little bit. Van Helsing looked at Dracula surprised and, from what Ana could guess, was fear.

'Knew Dracula wouldn't be this easy to take down like his brides,' Ana thought as she looked at Dracula slowly stepping back. Dracula grunted as he pulled the silver stake out of his chest, looking at it curiously before looking back at them. "Is this your silver stake?" he asked them before he tossed it to the floor as Van Helsing was backing away from him.

"How long has it been, three, four hundred years?" he asked Van Helsing looking at him like he was an old friend. Van Helsing looked at him confused at him as if trying to understand his meaning of the question. 'Wait a second, does Van Helsing know Dracula personally?' Ana thought glancing at Van Helsing before looking back at Dracula. Dracula's eyes half-squinted before his hand reached the collar of his coat. "You don't remember, do you?" Dracula asked him as he took his coat off and tossed it to the side before taking a step closer to Van Helsing.

But Van Helsing took a step back, being sure Ana was blocked from the Count's view of sight. "Exactly what is it I should be remembering?" Van Helsing asked him as Ana slowly back far away enough to be able to not be noticed by the Count. Dracula half-laughed at Van Helsing. "You are the great Van Helsing," he said as he followed Van Helsing walking on the other side of the pile Ana had got up from moments ago. "Trained by monks and Mullahs from Tibet to Istanbul," he added as he started to take off one of his gloves. "Protected by Rome herself," he said as he took off his other glove. "But, like me, hunted by all others," he finished as he took another slow step closer to Van Helsing. "The Knights of the Holy Order know all about you," Van Helsing said not surprised by what Dracula knew of him.

"It is no surprise you would know all about me," he added with a slight shake of his head. "Oh, yes, but it's much more than this," Dracula said before taking faster steps getting just close enough. But Van Helsing stepped away, circling to the other side of Dracula as he chuckled at him.

Ana moved along with Van Helsing wanting to know more of what Dracula as trying to tell him. "We have such history, you and I, Gabriel," Dracula said as he looked at Van Helsing directly in the eyes. He then turned away and slowly took a few steps away from them. "Have you ever wondered why you have such horrible nightmares, horrific scenes of ancient battles past?" Dracula asked him, as it he too had been going through it. Van Helsing actually looked really surprised.

"Is it true?" Ana asked looking at Van Helsing wondering if what Dracula was saying true. Dracula smirked at Ana's question. "Seems that Anastasia doesn't know you as well as I do Gabriel," Dracula said before he turned to look at her now shocked face. "Tell me, Ana, do you always get scared or uncomfortable every time you are near or see a fire?" he asked her with a knowing smile. Ana looked at him surprised as he knew her fear of fire that she had for as long as she could remember. Dracula smirked at her knowing he got her attention. "And did you ever feel scared when you first met Gabriel?" he asked as he took a step closer to her. "How do you know me?" Van Helsing asked Dracula wanting to keep Dracula's focus back on him and off of Ana, who then turned at the sound of a man's loud grunt...

Author's note:

Here is my eighth chapter of my fan fiction inspired by the Van Helsing movie and also a little written piece by Seduction of time!

We finally get to have Dracula meet Ana and Van Helsing! I know :AnaxErik4ever: is excited about it. For those of you that have seen the movie that I haven't written this part of the story like it is in the movie. I didn't want to cut off from Dracula till it was a good time and so I went till it was a good spot to cut off from the scene, which while I was writing found myself writing both chapter eight AND nine all at once without realizing till I looked over my outline of the story to check list what I might be missing or have done. (mostly because I wanted to try and make my chapters bigger then the last ones... )

Here is the sound track for this chapter to help you with some of the bits in here:

14.) feeeed! from van helsing movie soundtrack (bat attack in the beginning of the chapter) [link]

15.) Wounded from How to train your dragon movie soundtrack (started with dracula searching for Van Helsing moment.) [link]

16.) Love theme from Batman movie soundtrack (when dracula talks to anna about her fears of fire and being scared of Van Helsing.) [link]

Anastasia Ircus belongs to

Van Helsing belongs to Stephen Sommers and universal pictures/Studios

And all of the songs I place here for the sound track all belong to their movies, bands and composers that composed them.