Someone screamed my name...it was Marissa. She must have come to check up on me after I didn't come back for a while, and boy am I glad she did. Victoria and Riley must have been startled by Marissa's screaming of my name and knowing they were 'busted', they must have fled, for I heard two whooshes...almost inhuman. I knew they were gone and that I was safe. I heard Marissa run toward me, and the next thing I knew was in the sweet, caring, loving arms of my older, but not oldest, sister. I wanted so badly to throw my arms around her and burst into tears screaming 'you saved me, you saved me' but I felt...immobilized. My wounds and a burning sensation were preventing me from moving or speaking. She shook as she held me and I could tell she was sobbing because tears fell onto my face. Believe it or not, the tears somewhat tamed the burning...but not by much.

"Oh gosh Phineas! I'm so sorry!" Marissa cried out then I could tell she saw something that she really didn't like, for she groaned in disgust, "Eeew! They BIT you!"

I think she thinks I'm unconscious. Then again, I don't blame her. That beating plus whatever this burning sensation going through my body immobilizing me makes me seem like I'm unconscious. I wish I could tell her thanks for saving me, but I can't sadly. When she mentioned the bite it seemed to be even more painful. She touched the spot where Victoria bit me, and it stung a bit. Despite my body burning and not being able to move, my hand flinched at the touch. Apparently I was shaking...or maybe it was Marissa...or both of us...yeah it was both of us.

"Phineas, can you hear me?" she asked.

I wanted to nod, but apparently the only movement I can do is flinch and shake. She got up and she ran back into the hotel. I felt my hair bounce as she ran through the lobby and to through the hallways. She didn't even take the elevator. She stopped, and I could tell we were at the door to our room. She knocked on the door frantically and desperately.

"Isabella! Isabella it's Marissa! Let me in!" she cried out desperately.

I heard the door open, and Isabella gasped...probably as the sight of my wounds and me being 'unconscious'.

"What happened to him?" she asked and she felt my hand where Victoria bit me and I flinched again.

"Don't touch that," Marissa said, "He flinched when I touched it. He was attacked by two people.

"Ew, they bit him?"

"Well, one of them did. I'm calling my mom to come here ASAP."

Marissa sat me down on one of the beds and Isabella grabbed my hand that wasn't bit. If I didn't feel like I was burning from the inside, I would open my eyes and tell her to give me a kiss. As if she read my mind, she kissed me on the lips. That seemed to soothe me a little bit as if the burning was weakened by good feelings...sadly it was all in my head, and I heard Marissa.

"Mom, it's Marissa. We need you to come back ASAP. It's about Phineas. Call me back, bye," Marissa said and hung up.

"What do we do?" Isabella asked.

"Well, we'll just have to wait until Mom comes up. In the meantime, we need to stay awake, so here's a Mountain Dew White Out."

Mountain Dew White Out? Mine and Marissa's favorite? Man I wish I could move. Suddenly I felt thirsty and as if the burning could tell, my throat burned like crazy. It was almost as if it was burning from thirst. I started to scream.

"Aaaaaaaaah!" I screamed, "It BURNS!"

I tried to open my eyes, but it burnt too much. Marissa and Isabella jumped at my screaming. I could tell because I felt the bed move as they jumped. The bed moved more as they crawled over to me.

"What burns Phineas?" Marissa asked.

I was shaking and so thirsty. I moved my mouth to speak, but the burning thirst silenced any words that came out. Now all I can do is scream.

"Phineas, what's burning?" Isabella asked.

I could only scream and Marissa tried to put ice on me, but no matter what they tried to cool me off and stop the burning, I couldn't stop burning and screaming. After a while I finally settled down and I could stop screaming. I still couldn't say anything, and it still burned, but it was strange...it felt like the cuts and injuries from Riley's attack on me were being healed as the fire traveled through my body. It suddenly felt...soothing and I stopped moving completely. No more shaking, and no more screaming. It felt like a sauna or a hot tub kind of burn now. It was weird. I can still feel everything around me and hear things...oddly extremely clearly. In fact, my nonmovement would probably imply Marissa and Isabella that was sleeping now.

"I think he's asleep now," Marissa said.

Just then I heard Marissa's phone ring.

It's been fun but now I've got to go

Life is way too short to take it slow

But before I go and hit the ro-oad

I gotta know

Till then

When can we do thi-

"Hello?" Marissa answered, "Mom? You need to come up right now. Phineas...well...just get up here ASAP...No I'm not 'going Candace' and trying to bust him! Something terrible has happened! Okay, I'll see you in a bit...Bye."

She then hung up and sat on the foot of the bed next to Isabella.

"The adults are on their way up," Marissa said.

"Well that's good. I wonder what was up before with Phineas screaming and saying it burns."

"I'm worried too Isabella."

Minutes passed and I heard the door swing open.

"What's happened?" Mom asked.

"Is Phineas alright?" I heard Dr. D (my biological father) as with concern.

I could tell Marissa pointed at me because Mom, Dad and my stepdad all gasped.

"He was a lot worse earlier. He was bleeding and bruised all over. It looks like the only thing that hasn't healed on its own,...no idea how they healed so fast, is the bite mark," Marissa explained.

Dad put his hand on my forehead and Mom took my hand...unfortunately I was a little too late to realize it was the one bitten. I flinched again and Mom took my other hand. I could tell my stepdad sat on the bed and stroked my hair. Mom let go of my hand, and she put a suitcase on the bed.

"Mom, what are you doing?" Marissa asked.

"WE'RE GETTING OUT OF THIS HOSTILE PLACE AND WE'RE GOING HOME!"