Welcome To Fright Night

Chapter 17

Natsu, Juvia, and Happy slept and although they were able to regain their strength they still felt awful about what had happened to Lucy and Gray. Awful and afraid, afraid of what would happen to them if they didn't save them in time.

"I know what you all are going through." Sam told them upon seeing their faces filled with intense fear. "I suffered through this same agony fifty years ago. Two people who I loved very much were taken by that same vampire."

"But it didn't end well for you did it?" Natsu said.

"The ending was bittersweet. I saved one person I loved but I failed to save the other."

Fifty years earlier...

After Lenore had collapsed, James sent for Samuel while Emmaline tended to her. As the days went on her health started declining and she was getting worse. Samuel and Lenore's family both paid for all the doctors in Nightshade to look over her, try to help her, and figure out what was wrong with her. But none of the doctors could find a single diagnosis for what Lenore's condition.

"How are you feeling Lenore?" Samuel asked her as she lay in bed.

"I don't know." She said. "Help me Samuel, I don't know what's happening to me. I'm changing, I can feel it. I can hear everything. The servants whispering in the kitchen, the mice in the attic stomping around like elephants. But I'm having horrible nightmares about a man."

"What man?"

"I don't know, but his eyes haunt me in my dreams. Oh Samuel I'm so frightened. Please don't leave me! Don't leave me like this!" She pleaded.

He embraced his fiance and kissed her, assuring her that he would not dare leave her.

"I promise you Lenore I will be at your side through this entire process. Everything will be alright."

"Samuel." James said. "I have taken the liberty of calling for Dr. Archibald Utterson to come here and assist us. A metaphysician philosopher."

"Sounds like a damn witch doctor to me James." Samuel said.

"He knows more about obscure diseases than any man in the world. He cured my nephew when he was stricken with a foreign virus. If anyone can find out what's wrong with Lenore it's him."

"Are you sure he can help her?"

"Positive."

"Alright. Call him, do anything that will ensure that she gets better."

Dr. Utterson was very much like how Samuel was in present time. Old and crabby but wise and helpful. He made his way toward the Harris household as soon as he received the message from James.

"Dr. Utterson, good of you to come." The young solicitor greeted him at the door.

"I always come to the aid of my friends when they call me." He said. "How are you James? Your family? Your nephew?"

"They're all doing well, as for me I'm just trying to make my fortune before my wedding."

"You're engaged? Congratulations my boy. And who is the lucky girl."

"Dr. Utterson I'd like you to meet my fiance Emmaline Carew." James introduce.

"How do you do sir? James says that you're a brilliant doctor." She said with a polite smile.

"My goodness what a beautiful bride you have James. I pray she's not the unfortunate young lady I'll be examining."

"No sir that's my friend Lenore." Emmaline said. "She's so very ill and we don't know what's wrong with her."