I own nothing! everything belongs to Stephenie Meyer...lucky duck. Oh! And this is dedicated to my darling JMFanficQueen...read her stories! they rock! Chapter 2: Anything But
Ian's POV
No, no, no, no, no, no! Wanda was slowly dying in my arms as Jared was driving like a maniac in a hope to shake off the Seekers before we ran back to the cave and help Wanda.
Melanie and Jamie had switched spots so that Melanie could keep watch of Wanda's vitals as Wanda struggled to keep her human heart beating. I held her head cradled in my lap.
"Did we lose them?" I asked Jared, my voice caught and strained as I watched my love breathe raggedly.
"yeah." Jared breathed. He paused for a beat before continuing, "Mel?" he asked, his voice breaking at the end.
"Yeah?" she asked, not taking her eyes off of Wanda.
"Get a good grip on Wanda. If we want to remain lost to the Seekers, then I'm gonna floor it." He said his voice tight.
Mel grimaced but nodded and said, "Floor it Jared." She said, gripping Wanda's waist tighter.
All of us jerked back as Jared floored it and we raced across the desert in an effort to race against time in order to save Wanda. I did something that I had not done in a long while.
I began to pray.
I hadn't prayed since the end of the world happened. But it wasn't so bad I guess. I got Wanda in the deal of the end of the world. Wanda is the best thing that stumbled into my existence. This wasn't fair! She was the best! To our community, to our everything!
"Are we almost there?" I lamented out loud.
"Five more minutes." Jared grinded out.
There was a short pause before a quiet voice spoke up, "How is she?"
Melanie whipped her head long enough for her to stare deeply into her brother's eyes. Something passed through them and Melanie drew in a tight breath,"She's breathing." She said, short and firm.
Jamie bit his lip and nodded, staring out into the windshield. I turned back to Wanda, brushing a golden lock from her forehead. Even though her body was beautiful, she was beautiful herself. The way she spoke, the way she acted and everything she did day in and day out.
"Okay, we're coming up to the cave. I'm going to brake hard and you guys are going to jump out and run Wanda to Doc…..got it?" Jared all but yelled as he took a hard right.
I used my feet to stop myself from falling on top of Melanie. "Got it." I said, carefully pulling Wanda into my arms.
"Wait." Melanie whispered. Carefully, she took a cloth towel and pressed it gently to the wound that was pooling on Wanda's light blue blouse. "Now, we're ready. We don't want to risk infection." she whispered, a tear falling down her cheek. Frustrated at herself, she wiped away; angry that she had shown weakness in a tense moment.
I nodded, curling Wanda to my chest. "NOW!" Jared yelled, breaking hard.
Melanie whipped the door open and jumped out, landing on one knee. I jumped out right after her, bending my knees to break my fall. Faintly, I heard a small thump behind me. Hmmm….Jamie must have jumped out too.
"Let's GO!" Melanie yelled.
"Your sister is a joy, isn't she?" I muttered to Jamie.
I heard him chuckle, "You don't know the half of it."
I ran as fast as I could. I concentrated on Wanda's breathing. It was getting lighter and lighter. I picked up my speed, feeling the burn in my legs. But I didn't care. My legs would heal. If Wanda didn't get any better, then my heart would never heal.
Doc was waiting for us at the cave's entrance. Wow…Melanie was fast. "Here." I said gruffly, but gently handing Wanda over to Doc.
Everything went by so quickly. Melanie got the tools out. I sat beside Wanda, holding her hand as she breathed lightly, her light lavender eyelids shining lowly in the light.
"Alright, Inside Clean." I heard a female voice say softly and a soft spraying noise.
I looked up to see that Candy was there helping Doc. I continued to stare. She was the last person I expected to be helping me.
"I owe her." she muttered , not looking at me.
I didn't say anything, but I turned back to Wanda. Her breathing hadn't gotten any better. In fact, her breath had gotten shallower. "What's happening?" I hissed. Candy knew about healing! Why wasn't Wanda healed yet?
Candy's face had gone completely pale, "It's too late. Wanderer has lost too much blood. I can't heal her. She's going to die." Candy whimpered her voice a fateful whisper.
"NO!" both Melanie and I cried. My body sagged and I laid myself next to Wanda. She had just started her new life here! It had barely been a couple of months and now she really was going to die.
There was no question about it. When Wanda died, I would go right after her.
Melanie then groaned into the open air, "Isn't there anything we can do! We have to save Wanda! It's too late for the body, but can we take her out and put her in a cryrotank?" she exclaimed, her voice growing desperate.
Doc shook his head miserably, "No. Not anymore."
"What do you mean?" Melanie all but lashed out at Doc.
Candy bared her teeth, "It means, that there are no more cryrotanks. We cannot save Wanderer."
I cried out in pain. I was going to lose Wanda. We didn't have enough time together I lamented to myself.
Melanie then stood up and walked over to the medicine bag. She took out a small cylinder. No Pain it said. Was Melanie in pain? "Mel, what are you doing?" I asked her, frowning.
Melanie took a deep breath and said softly, "Wanda's not going to die." She said firmly.
"But there's no way—"
"No, no, no." Melanie said, shaking her head, interrupting Candy. She took a deep breath then looked me straight in the eye, trying to tell me something.
I raised an eyebrow, confused. Was there something that I was supposed to get?
Melanie bit her lip then said it in a rush, "We're going to put Wanda back in my body."
Ooh! Cliff hanger! Please review!
