Chapter 1 – The Hospital

The sun shone through my window, it must be nearly noon. I rolled over and stretched out in my single bed wishing that I had actually closed the curtains before I got into bed this morning. My eyelids fluttered. Biggest decision of my life at the moment… get out of bed and close them or try to sleep through it. Yesterday I had killed Dante and eradicated the whole of the Fallen Angle race except Patch and I owed myself an afternoon sleep in. I closed my eyes and pulled sheets over my head.

"She's awake, go get the Nurse",

I sat up straight away. I was in a hospital bed, my Mom was draped in the armchair by bed and Vee was anxiously standing at the door.

"Vee," I stammered "What the fuck is going on",

Vee's face turned from anxious to alarmed as she made her way over to my bed.

"You hit your head badly Nora, you're in the hospital"

"I got that far myself thanks" I muttered impatiently looking down at my arms. They were covered in scratches and bruises. I shuffled my body and my leg ached with pain, "My leg?".

"Look," Vee said, turning to face my Mom who nodded, staring at me with bloodshot eyes, "You were in a car accident"

"The other people…?" I whispered still confused about when and where this happened. This was the second time I had woken up with no recollection of what had happened, and someone would pay if my memory had been swiped again.

"They're fine", Vee replied forcing a smile, but her eyes were tearing up, "It's just Scott" she mumbled and my Mom let out a sob, "He's dead" she said even quieter. Both Vee and my Mom stared at me trying to catch my reaction.

"I know," I said remorsefully, "I'm so sorry Vee, he was so brave".

Both of them looked at me. "But you just woke up babe, you couldn't have known". Vee said in a voice which sent the message she thought I was going crazy

The war Vee, I was there when Dante killed him, it was terrible, I mindspoke to her.

"Blythe", Vee said smiling at my Mom, "Maybe you should track down Nora's nurse, maybe she forgot".

My mom stood up, walked over to me and kissed me on the head. "I'll be back" she croaked and slowly walked out the room.

Vee propped herself up on the end of my bed leaning in. I shuddered with pain from my leg. "Sorry" Vee said with a small smile, "But seriously Nora, I have no idea what your talking about. Wars? Is that code for something, because I'm missing the handbook".

I rolled my eyes. "Vee, you know that thing in the cemetery when all the Fallen Angels attacked the Nephilim, that is a war".

"Yeah, still not getting it", she paused briefly, "What are fallen angels?" she said calmly raising her eyebrows with a 'you're definitely crazy' look.

I froze. Someone definitely had mind tricked her. "Vee, you know you're Nephilim right?"

Yes hence the mindspeak, she spoke into my head.

I moaned with frustration, "I'll sort this out" I said under my breath. I looked up at Vee who was smiling calmly at me in a patronizing way. I needed to grip on what actually had happened, the car crash, my loss of memory and Vee's. "Where's Patch?".

"I texted him you were up, he should be here any minute".

I felt kind of betrayed. If I was really in a car accident wouldn't Patch be waiting by my bedside the whole time.

"Where was he?" I tried to ask nonchalantly, restraining my annoyance.

My Mom walked back into the room with the Nurse who began flicking through the chart at the end of my bed.

Training with the other Nephilim babe, It was obvious Vee was new to the whole mindspeak game. Although trying to be sneaky by talking straight to me her face lit up like any other conversation.

The Nephilim like him? I spoke back to her mind.

Look babe. I really don't know what you're talking about. Patch is Nephilim. You hit your head fairly hard, maybe you just need some rest. She smiled at me then turned to my mother. "My Mom wanted me home for dinner, I'll swing by tomorrow to see Nora alright?"

"You better" I said in the most cheery voice I could muster, but she was really getting on my nerves.

(A/N): Sorry this is such a short chapter! Should I continue this story? Leave me comments and/or suggestions!