Subj: Reoccurring Shadows Part 2
Date: 12/16/98 5:40:15 PM Central Standard Time
From: Callie

He poured a brandy and downed it in one quick gulp.

"Barnabas had liked Nicole, the woman, from her first day in Collinsport, she was a friend of Sabrina Stuart's, I think. Well, Barnabas thought of her as a mix of Julia and Josette in some ways. She was real pretty, everyone liked her. Nicole found out about Barnabas and after a while, they were dating, then she just pranced in Collinwood and asked Carolyn if she would be a maid-of-honor in her wedding."

He started to continue, but a cell phone on the table rang. I thought a brief profanity and as Mr. Loomis got up and went into another room I began to think. What happened to Barnabas? I though Angelique was his one true love. Or Josette. how on earth could a woman be a mix of Julia & Josette? I glanced outside, the snow falling harder. I walked over the closed door of the drawing room an listened.

"Yeah, some girl showed up and wanted to ask a bunch of questions about my book." a pause "No, I don't want her at Collinwood. I know the snow is too deep for her car," another pause, "Go to hell David!"

I backed off quickly, wondering what the conversation had been about. "Andy, I'm afraid the snow is quite bad, the road is unfit to drive. You're welcome to stay here for the night, or you may stay at the Great Estate. David Collins just invited you to be his guest."

"I want to stay here." I said.

"Well since that's settled." He sat down and began talking again.

1972.

In the woods near Eagle Hill Cemetery, a man with gloves and blonde woman with large blue eyes were walking, and speaking of the upcoming events at the Collins Estate.

"He will not marry Nicole." The blonde woman said, her eyes flashing angrily.

"Will he not?" The man asked, "You were brought back on the agreement that you would have no powers. He loves her Angelique, let him have her, you can not stop him."

"He will never have her. Nicholas Blair, I would like you to meet my very powerful ally, Susan Milam." As Angelique said her name, a young girl around 16 stepped out of the woods. She looked at Angelique and smiled a cruel smile.

"Susan, my dear, this is Nicholas Blair. Blair, this is Susan. She is a very powerful witch and she also is my best friend and in Martinique was a very promising student. Between my love for Barnabas and Susan's powers, I don't believe Barnabas and Nicole will be married."

The three walked to Eagle Hill Cemetery and Susan stared intently at a grave, a new grave.

"Awaken, Awaken and hear me now, for the time has come for you to rise again, and this time, no friend shall you be,but a deadly enemy to Barnabas. Arise Julia Hoffman, arise!" Susan looked around, then screamed. The ground beneath her was trembling. She could hear the coffin under the dirt slamming as the remains inside tried to escape. Then a hand shot up through the dirt. Susan's face paled as the rest of the decomposed creature pulled itself from the grave. She screamed and took of running away from the monstrosity she had called from the dead.

Angelique walked up to the creature and smiled. "It's so nice to see you again, dear Julia."

The creature smiled, it's fangs bared. Julia took a step towards Blair. Blair decided that perhaps Susan's decision to get away wasn't such a bad idea after all.