A Love Returned

Chapter 13

Wolfie and the Count carried a gothic, vampiric style baby crib into the cottage. 

"Wow," was all Ingrid could say. She felt really a stupid, it was just a coffin. But it was really beautiful, "Where did you get that?" 

"The coffin shop, where else?" The Count said like it was a silly question. 

"They carry a baby range?" Ingrid said as she leant over the crib to place Artur in it.  

"Woof!" Wolfie stopped her. He stuck his hand inside and pulled out a dog bone. He placed it in his mouth and ran into the kitchen. 

"A bone... in a crib?" The Count sighed. He hadn't noticed Wolfie putting that in there. 

"Oh well," Ingrid gently put Artur under the blood red blanket. He quickly went to sleep. 

Will returned to them, "We have visitors." 

"Who?" Ingrid perked up, brushing her dress down and tidying her hair. 

"Vlad, Erin and someone who has a cloak over their head," Will said, trying not the laugh. The cloak over the head must've looked funny to him. 

"Vladdy, my boy, he dusted the rascals, no doubt!" The Count exclaimed, proudly. 

Ingrid shuffled through the others to the door and opened it as soon as she heard a knock. 

Vlad and Erin were there, smiling. 

"We live... unlive," Vlad said, walking in. 

"And we just got Artur settled in," Ingrid tried not to sound as happy as she was. 

"Thanks for asking if we're ok," Erin sighed and went to the crib, grinning at her sleeping son. 

"Who was the other vampire?" Will asked. 

"Oh," Vlad began as he finished greeting the Clount, "Picked him up in town, he's going to be staying with Erin and I." 

"Not at my request," Erin moaned. 

"Who?" Will asked yet again. 

"It's a little surprise, for Ingrid." 

Ingrid glared at her brother, not sure what he meant, but knowing it would annoy her. 

"Is it a possible rival?" Will asked openly. 

Vlad laughed, "Not a chance." 

Will pushed Ingrid out the door, "Go see your surprise then!" 

Ingrid did as she was told and the door was shut behind her. She heard lots of laughter from inside. Apparently Will and Count Dracula had just been informed of what her 'surprise' was. 

She heard a rustle in a bush nearby, so he crept towards it. 

A person in a cloak suddenly appeared infront of her, she jumped slightly. 

"Ingrid! I knew you couldn't resist me!" Robin said. 

Great. He was back. The king of annoyance. 

"Robin..." 

He puckered his lips, "I'm here for you," Robin meant all this as a joke. He was completely over Ingrid and just wanted to aggravate her. 

She pushed his face away, "I'm taken." 

"Vlad told me. That Will guy, right?" Robin didn't let his spirits drop, "Always a bit much to handle, don't you think? Best have me instead." 

"I'd rather eat garlic," she whined and began walking inside. 

Robin sighed with relief when she didn't use vampire speed, he ran infront of her and got in the cottage first. He smiled at the others and held up his fingers to make the 'perfect' sign that cooks use. 

Ingrid used vampire speed to appear behind Robin, she used her hypnotism to make him drop to the floor, asleep. She made the perfect sign. 

No way was he making her look silly. 

"Little baby Robin needs to go to bed," she walked over him and sat down, helping herself to blood. 

"Just a joke," Vlad laughed. 

"And that was just a joke," she giggled back, 

The others came and joined her for a drink, Vlad taking water instead. They left Robin asleep, sucking his thumb, on the floor. 

The Count had been worried for a minute, they had seen a slight glimpse of evil Ingrid.