Chapter 2

Blay was woken up by the sound of beeping. He recognized the beeps it was attached to a machine. He turned his head to see a stack of machine one read his blood pressure another his oxygen level. He had a oxygen mask to his face.

He had tubes in his arms filled with clear fluid. He heard soft breathing. He turned his head to the left to see his brothers. John and Qhuinn were in chairs asleep. He tried to sit up just setting the machines off. This woke John up. A nurse began to run in. "He pulled off the oxygen mask. "I'm fine, just trying to sit up." Blay breathed.

"Careful don't push yourself." The nurse said assisting him. 'You really scared us buddy.' John signed. "How did I get here?" He asked. "A sweet girl brought you in. Practical carrying you." The nurse said checking the machines. "Who was she?" Blay asked. "Don't know, she didn't leave a name. Just said she was a good Samaritan." The nurse said heading out.

John nodded and signed. "Yes that's all. The cameras barely got a picture of her. But she obviously had to be a vampire.' "How long have I been out?" He asked. "A couple of hours. It's about mid-morning." John replied. "Did you get the lesser?" He asked. John nodded patting his buddy on the shoulder. "Yeah we got him you'll be happy to know you got him worst than he got you."

Blay smiled and leaned back into the pillows. 'What was her name? Jeez it was such an odd name.' Blay thought trying to rattle his brain for the name. "It was the girl form the CVS." Blay muttered. "You think she's one of us?" John asked raising an eyebrow.

"She has to be. How else would she knows where this place was?" Blay said staring back at his buddy. "I don't like the look in your eyes. What are you gonna do?" John asked with a serious expression on his face. "Nothing, John. Nothing at all." Blay lied. 'The least I could do is thank her.' Blay thought.

With in hours Blay was able to go back home. He was given a warm welcome. "She sounds like an odd female." V said as Blay explained the story again. "Maybe she just didn't want to be bothered." Butch said sipping his scotch. "Neither way, she did a good deed and saved you." Rhage said. "Not that he would have lived anyways." Qhuinn retorted.

"I don't know it was raining yesterday. He could have lost a lot of blood and body heat by the time we reached him." Jane said walking up. "Okay let's hear what you think. You can probably get into her head maybe then we can." Rhage said. "The nurse said she stayed there until a member of his family was contracted. Once it was confirmed they were coming she left without leaving a name. I don't think she didn't want to be bother but didn't want to be in a emotional situation where she didn't belong." Jane explained.

The guys seemed a little dumbfounded. "You know nothing about the female brain." Jane said shaking her head. "Blay I know it's one and a million chance but find the girl and thank her. She would probably appreciate it." Jane said taking V away when she left.

"Thank her? How are you going find her? You don't even know the girl. I mean you can't even remember her name." Qhuinn said. "You're endanger of sounding jealous." John pointed out. "Shut up." Qhuinn snapped. "No but I do remember her job and her face. It's a start." Blay said heading off to his room.

" You got him going on a wild goose chase. He'll never find her." Qhuinn said. "You have no faith do you? He'll find her." John retorted.

Sky checked the clock as she entered the building. She was a little earlier but that never hurt. The steel door slammed behind her and it went pitch black. That didn't bother her though she had perfect eyesight. She find the switch and flicked on the lights.

The stage light up with the base lights. Sky made her way back to black room and turned on the over head stage lights and dimly light the house lights. "And we're good to go." She said making her way back to the stage. She took a deep breath and released it. She loved the theatre, she had sacrificed so much to be here but it was all worth it to her.

She could voices and laughter as more of her motley crew showed up. "Greeting!" She shouted turning to face them with a huge smile on her face. They were so close to their goal, just a few months they would have their own exclusive chapter.

As each night passed Blay stopped into that CVS. But each time he was disappointed each time. For the whole week he was meet by a different face. Most of the time it a was a guy. They weren't bad looking guys, for humans. But he was on a mission, he need to find this female,…this girl.

"You can't give up you'll find her." John encouraged him. "You're right she may only work once a week. She may be a student who needs to study." Blay said. 'I'll just have to continue to checking in on her.' Blay thought.

After a week of trying she was there. She was dusting off a shelf behind the counter. Blay had to fight the urge to chuckle. She was on a stool and was on her tippy toes and could barley look over the shelf. He watched her for a moment then drew a blank.

'Oh crap what do I say to her? 'Hey thanks for saving my life?' What if I have the wrong girl. Or thinks I'm crazy for trying to find her to thank her?' Blay thought as he looked down at his large feet. "Hello sir?" A voice called him out of his mental spiral. His head snapped up to see her still on the stool and a concerned look on her face.

"Can I help you?" She asked stepping down. As she got closer he could read her name tag. 'Skylar, her name is Skylar? How could I forget that?' He thought smiling at her. He took tell she barely come up to her his top of his chest.

"Ah yes I need to get something out of the that cabinet." He said pointing to the glass perfume case. He had spent enough time in here to figure out they sold his favorite cologne, Joop. "Oh alright." She said fishing out a pair of keys from under the counter.

'Great that's not what I wanted to say. I just need to say thanks and get beyond this.' Blay thought as they walked over to the case. "Which one?" She asked. "Joop." He replied. "Ahhh, a good choice." She said opening the case. She went on her toes trying to reach the product. He just took it down for her.

" Um, thanks." She muttered handing it back to him. "Is that all?" She asked. "Yes, what time does this place close?" He asked as they headed to the register. "Same time as last week, ten pm." She said with a small smile.

"You remember me?" He asked a little dumb founded. People remember Qhuinn or John. But not him, he knew how most people viewed him. The third unnamed musketeer, the replaceable stooge, but he suppose their group would be the same without him.

She nodded heading to the other side of the counter. "Yes you came with two other people. A real quiet guy and a flirt. You were the nice one." She said ringing up his Joop. He handed her his card. "You actually use the card?" She asked smiling up at him. "Yes, you gave it to us to use." He said putting it back in his pocket.

"Yes but people hardly use them." She said bagging his item. He handed her the money and she gave him his change. "What else do you remember about last week?" He asked. "It was raining, pretty hard too like it was yesterday." She said. "Is that all?" He asked. " Yes, thanks for shopping at CVS, please come again." She said handing him the bag as if to say end of discussion.

He took the bag and nodded his head. "See you next week then. Good night. Oh and thanks" Blay said heading out the door. 'Mhh, she shut that down to quickly she does remember something. But I did say thanks even if she didn't know what it was for.' Blay thought.

He went on his routine and swung by CVS a little after ten. The store was dark and a car was leaving the parking lot. He looked down the road. 'She walked home last week.' Blay thought looking down the other side of the building. She was walking on the side walk towards the road.

"I'm being ridiculous. I said thank you and that's it." He said turning around. 'But I should make sure she gets home safely. There are lessers out there." Blay thought flowing her.