Chapter 4

Ash yelled so loud with agony it was almost a scream. He clutched at the whole right side of this torso with both arms. As he was doing so he was also falling. James couldn't get to him fast enough. Ash fell on his knees then to his left side in one motion.

Poppy and James rushed to his side at once, Poppy on both knees, James just on one. They both saw tears in Ash's eyes and could tell he was whispering something, they bent lower.

"Mary-Lynette. No. Mary-Lynette. I'm so sorry. No." he whispered.

James and Poppy looked at each other. They knew the same things at the same time. He had found his soulmate. She was human and he cared.

At that moment Rowan, Kestrel and Jade showed up. And all gasped. Rowan started to cry, she ran over and put her brothers head in her lap as she foldded her legs under her. When he gave a sound of pain she began to stroke his hair.

"What happened? Where's Mary-Lynette?" Rowan got out.

"We have no idea. When we got here the car was on fire and Ash was on the floor staked and no girl." James said as he riped Ash's shirt down the middle (well what was left in the bloody mess) and pulled it away from his chest and stomach. Almost all of the little cuts were little pink lines. The vampire skin was working its magic.

James inspected the others. First the one across Ash's stomach, not too bad it was long but not deep. That one led to the next, and the worst. It wasn't a cut, it was a gash in Ash's body! It was so deep you could see the whites of his ribs.

Someone behind him whimpered, he turned half around to see it was Jade. She was trembling, tears rolling down her face, Kestrel holding her. Kestrel herself just staring.

"I need Mark, after everything this week and now..."

James turned back to Ash, but spoke to Rowan. "What was going on before we got here?"

Rowan told the story in two minutes flat, James keeping up with her fast talking. Poppy listened also but she was getting a few healing materials out of the car, fixing two ribs that had broke by the stake and the slightly punctured lung (somehow it haddn't gone all the way through). Ash was lucky James thought it could have been worst and he still had a chance.

Rowan was finishing up with,''..we were naming suspects when...'' then she gasped, it seemed like at least every few seconds someone was gasping. Rowan went closer to Ash's face and said,''Ash who was it, who took Mary-Lynette?''

Ash opened his eyes (and barely moved his head and already knew it wasn't possible to go any further so left it there) to reveal they were coal black. He started to whisper. Everyone got quite cause they knew he couldn't speak louder.''J-Jermey. That..... that....'', Ash closed his eyes and took some deep,angry breaths and winced.

''James,'' Ash let out.

''W...Yes?'' James surprised to hear his name. Also surprised at how much he couldn't stand to see Ash this way, after all he had done.

Ash's voice was ragged,"Please........ please........ save her,'' Ash opened his eyes they were, pink?! Yes! Pink! (he took a deep breath and winced)''Im sorry for everything........ for being alive........ if............. if I manage to survive and something(swallow) happened to her......... then I will have survived for nothing. If I don't I could careless as long as she is safe" Ash closed his eyes, everytime he got out a sentence he was wincimg. "Please." Ash swallowed, ''I love her.''

Ash had changed so much. James was furious... at whoever could have hurt him so badly. Ash was (or had been, but then again somethings never change) a pain in the ass and James always waited for the day someone took him down, but this, this was notwhat he had in mind. James had come to be mad at Ash........ and now he was going to be there for him. He was going to save his soulmate.

James wasn't hesitating, but he looked at Ash one more time. First his wounds, Poppy was fixing Ash's broked ribs. Then he turned to look at Ash's face. His eyes were open again, this time they were a deep green. He was looking at Poppy.

"Poppy....," Ash said. Poppy slowly turned to look at him. "I'm so sorry.'' he closed his eyes once again.

Then, before he could see Poppy's soft smile and his sisters shocked faces, he passed out, head flopping to the side.

James was making plans. Someone had to stay and take care of Ash. That would be Poppy of course and Rowan, who was still crying. They would have to move Ash, but not yet in the condition he was in that wouldn't be safe. Poppy would have to finish ribs, lung and gash at least partly before they could move Ash. Poppy would need some things, the only things they had in the car was herbs, those wouldn't help, and some healing gems, which were working very slowly, stupid wood, but working. Kestrel and Jade would take the car to the house and get what Poppy needed. Jade would stay with..... umm whats-his-name... Mark! and get a room set up or something, Jade would also explain what was going on. He... he was going to hunt a werewolf. All he needed was some silver.... and luck.

He shared to everyone what was going to happen. Nobody asked questions. Kestrel spoke up though, she haddn't been crying or anything but her voice was kinda shaky.''There is a silver knife in the kitchen." James looked up from Ash's face to look at Kestrel,''Thanks."

Everyone went into action. James turned to look at Poppy and kissed her forhead, she mentally said be safe. James started to run back to the house and Poppy was telling a list of things out loud to the girls.

It was pretty to the house, but James wasn't even out of breath when he got there. James ran in and almost into Mark.

"Jade!'' Mark swivled around.''Oh, are you okay now? Where is everyone else?''

''No time, Jade is coming soon she will explain it all.''

James didn't let Mark ask any questions. He dashed for the kitchen and found a knife. Then he smelt it. Werewolf. On a desk in the corner of the kitchen was a note. James picked it up and read.

Shes Werewolf.

Can't Save Her Now.

So Leave.

James cursed. Oh no. She would wake up like a rabbid animal and want to kill the first time she changed. All it took to change into a werewolf was being bit by one. She would knock out, and only half be awake during the change, wakeing up in wolf form, and be hungry. It would be dangerous because no matter how long the new 'born' werewolf knew or how much they loved another person they could easily kill them.

Mark walke in the kitchen,''Will you please....''James crumpled the letter and shoved it in his pocket.

''Mark I know you don't understand, but I need you to run to your house and get a pair of clothes for your sister, something like sweatpants or PJ's and some sleeping pills and rope."

"Umm.......... Why?"

" Please just do it!" James shouted not meanly, but with ergancy. Mark looked at him a moment then ran out he back door. James ran into the living room. On the couch was a purple blanket with white stars. He grabbed it and ran out the back door, following the werewolf sent thinking This is going to be a long night.

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A/N What do you think? Should I continue? ( well actually it won't matter if you don't want me to continue cause I will any way!! so ha ha!!) and this is longer than the last chapter. Actually my longest chapter.