Deadened

Part 4

(Nicolette)

Disclaimer: Nicola and I don't own HoN.

*Dallas's POV

"I only have a short time to live" she said. This shocked me to the bone- i didn't think, I couldn't breathe, how could someone as strong as my Stevie Rae only have a short time to live?

I held her in my arms as she assessed the situation, she had a deadly virus and she couldn't tell me how she go it

"I can't say Dallas" she pleaded for the safety of her friends, I was angry, and I was mad so reason overcame me and I bent in to kiss her.

It was sweet and soft until I heard Stevie Rae's breath catch

"What have you done" she whispered to me as she doubled over on the floor. I bent over to her to see her eyes turing red and her breathe becoming ragged

"Stevie Rae-" I tried to say, but I saw that she was right- hours had become crucial seconds in this case, She looked into my eyes and I saw her love and affection for me, to bad she was dying in my arms right now .

"Goodbye Dallas" she tried to say but it barely came out as a whisper, "I love you" she finally said and her eyes slowly closed and her heart stopped beating.

I cried, and wept for her, there was nothing i could do- I couldn't turn back the clock and save her.

I picked up her lightweight body and carried her into the cave that was her home, I passed some questioning Red Vampires but they nodded their heads in mourning.

I reached her bedroom and I laid her down in peace, until i saw a shadow move behind me- The Red Vampires.

"Well, well, well Dallas, hasn't your little princess fallen to her fate so soon" the leader of the pack-Jerome, said,

"I was in so much anger that I spat at them in disgust, showing my hatred of them. Jerome's eyes widened as his eyes bulged and his voice croaked,

"What am I?" he said and touched the shoulder of the vampire next to him, and suddenly like a cold the same symptoms affected him as well. I gasped and ran from them, leaving them to kill off each other.

As I stormed down the corridor I ran into one of Stevie Rae's friends Shaunee. Her coffee-coloured skin glinting in the night. I could see that she was heavily drunk as she walked oddly.

"Well hullo Dallas" she said, nearly tipping over as I caught her by the arm, "Thanks" she said, "had a party, got a bit carried away I suppose" she added with a flair, then out of the blue she lent in and kissed me.

And to be fair, it was good. Her soft lips touched mine like a flame ignites paper and I kissed her back until I heard a coughing behind us.

"Well, Ms Cole" Mr Blake said, he was our poetry teacher and according to all the girls in school-the hottest around. "You have detention, kitchen duty-NOW" he said dragging her off to the kitchens.

"Dallas, go back to your dorm" he added. I walked off and sobbed my way back.

*Shaunee's POV

'This sucks" I said as Erik propped himself up on the kitchen counter with a apron on- and boy did he look hot. He smiled and brushed his hair out of his stunning eyes as he watched me stir soup for the school. I got this stupid detention from Loren- wait Mr Blake as we're meant to call him, Now I have to serve soup for the whole school! Erin, Zoey and the others were at a ritual but Erik had to do some hwk so he wanted to be my taste tester. Its not my fault if he dies, I've never cooked in my life.

I was stirring the soup and I saw Loren give me a glare from the teachers lounge, I hated him and I spat in the soup. I took a spoon out and filled it with the creamy liquid, i passed it to Erik. 'Here" I said as he took it from me

"From a girl who doesn't cook, this is really good" he said re-dipping the spoon in the pot.

As quickly as possible I managed to serve all the kids in 20 minutes and as I was finished i sighed I sigh of relief and hanged up my apron-my job here is done