Hello peeps! Its been a long time since I posted anything on here. Mostly I use AO3 now, but I thought I'd give it another go on this one. When I was posting regularly I got pretty good responses so I hope that continues with this one. I have a pretty significant amount of this already written so the response will sort of dictate how often I update it. Hope you enjoy it! Leave me a review and let me know if you like it. :)
Nikola ran down the pristine corridors of the new Sanctuary, barreling towards the infirmary. He had to get to her. Not even his vampire enhanced speed carrying him fast enough. Something wasn't right. He could feel it in the air, had sensed it in wolf boy's text.
'She's awake. Meet us in the infirmary.'
So little information. Why hadn't it said she was ok, even asking for him? Nikola could only assume it was because she wasn't. But surely she would want to see him. Especially after the manner in which they'd last parted. She had kissed him, that had to mean something. Didn't it?
As he drew closer to the infirmary he could make out the sounds of people shouting and the clash of things being thrown around the room. Nikola skidded to a halt outside the doors, uncertain what he'd find when he walked in. Entering his code on the keypad to the right of the entrance, the doors slid open soundlessly. He had just enough time to duck out of the way as a bed pan went whizzing by his head.
"I do not know who you people are! How many times do I have to tell you?" Helen shrieked from the far corner of the room.
"Doc, just calm down! We'll get this all sorted out," Kate tried to reason, taking a step towards her.
"No! Get away from me!" Helen yelled, pushing herself further into the corner.
"Please just get back in the bed," Henry pleaded.
Helen shook her head vehemently. She looked absolutely terrified.
"What's going on? What did you two idiots do now?" Nikola demanded, all eyes turning towards him.
"We didn't-" Kate started, but was cut off.
"Nikola! Oh thank god!" Helen cried seconds before launching herself at him.
He had just enough time to catch her, wrapping his arms protectively around her waist. Just as quickly as she'd thrown herself at him, Helen pulled away. Her cheeks were stained red. Was she blushing? Helen positioned herself behind Nikola, using him as a human shield.
"Nikola, who are these people and why are they trying to hold me here against my will?" Helen whispered so only he could hear.
"You don't recognize them?"
"Should I?"
"See what we've been dealing with for the last ten minutes? She doesn't have a clue who we are and she won't get back in the damn bed so we can examine her," Kate explained.
"Wait, you recognize him?" Henry asked, incredulously pointing a finger at Nikola.
"Of course I do," Helen defended. "Nikola is a very dear friend of mine."
"Well maybe your dear friend can get you to lay down again," Kate quipped.
"I don't want to get back in the bed, Nikola," Helen pleaded. "They had a bunch of wires attached to me. I was hooked up to all these strange looking machines. I think they were running some kind of experiments on me."
"We have to monitor your vitals to make sure you're ok," Henry told her seriously.
"Those are medical machines?" Helen asked, skepticism clear in her voice.
"Helen, please let us check you out? We just want to make sure you're alright," Nikola tried to persuade her.
"Are they doctors?" Helen pressed, still unsure.
Henry and Kate looked at each other then over to Nikola.
"Not exactly," Nikola confessed, turning to look at her. "But they know what they're doing."
"I do not like this one bit, Nikola. I would much prefer you to simply take me home and let Father have a look at me."
"Your Father? That's not possible Doc," Henry tried to tell her.
"I do wish you would stop calling me that!" Helen bit back. "I do not know what sort of slang it is, but it is terribly improper. I would much prefer you call me Miss Magnus."
"Helen, you're acting very strange," Nikola said worriedly.
"I am acting strange?" Helen gaped. "You are the ones acting strange! What with your unusual clothing and the way you are talking and your supposed medical machines. I do not know what all this is about, but I do not like it one bit!"
"Just calm down," Nikola tried to sooth her.
He reached his arm out to her, but she shook her head and backed away.
"No, do not touch me! I do not know who you are, but you are not my Nikola!"
"Of course I am, Helen. You're just confused."
"I want to see the others! Where are the others?" The volume of her voice was rising again, her panic returning.
"What others?" Kate asked in the background.
"Nigel and James and John," Helen exclaimed. "Where are they? What have you done with them?"
"Doc, they're all dead," Henry muttered.
"No! No, I don't believe you!" Helen screamed, bolting for the door.
Nikola didn't think twice, didn't even hesitate, he grabbed a syringe full of sedatives from the nearest counter and shot after her. Confused and unsteady on her feet, Helen hadn't made it far. He caught up to her easily, grabbing her around the waist and spinning her to face him. Tears streaked down her cheeks as she tried to fight him off. Her fists pounded against his chest and she struggled to break his hold on her.
"Get off me! Let me go!"
He simply pulled her tighter against him, hugging her to his chest.
"I am so sorry, Helen," he whispered.
Pulling back slightly, Nikola stabbed the needle into her upper arm and depressed the medicine. Helen's eyes widened. He could already feel her relaxing in his arms.
"Niko?" Helen gasped, lips trembling and tears falling from her eyes.
"I am so sorry," Nikola repeated as he lowered them to the floor.
He cradled her in his arms, stroking her hair and rocking her. Helen's eyes drooped shut, her head lolling back has she slipped unconscious. Carefully, he picked her up, carrying her back into the infirmary where Henry and Kate still stood frozen.
"What the hell was that?" Kate blurted.
"I don't know, but we're damn sure going to find out," Nikola replied as he gently laid Helen back onto the infirmary bed.