* Since Meta Knight hasn't been in the recent chapters as much, this chapter will be in his point of view. He'll be showing up even more after this one. So please enjoy, and I'll try my best to copy the way he talks.

Chapter:7

She seemed alright for the time being, she was a complete wreck but maybe it was just the blood that made her injuries look worse. Though I knew far too well the true severity of her wounds. Jessica was leaning against a nearby tree, trying to stay on her feet, she knew how bad he had been hurt yet she still continued to hide it.

"We must head home before your wounds get any worse," I ordered, she needed serious medical help, and I wasn't going to stand and watch her bleed her heart out. It took her a while to find her voice again.

"No need... I'm still standing aren't I?" She uttered with confidence, yet her eyes were begging me not to push the subject even further.

"But for how long?" I objected sternly, and her shifting her weight even more onto the tree only proved my point. She was only JUST standing.

"We have to go now, before the police arrives. We don't need Meta Knight getting blamed for something he didn't do, right?" I heard Beatrice say. She was right, if the authority was to arrive and saw us here, we would get subjected to interrogation. Or at least the kids would, I'd get thrown in prison or worse if they thought I was the one who injured them.

Probably coming to the same conclusion, Jessica then replied with an " alright,". She tried to stand at that instant, staggering to her feet as she slowly leaned away from the tree. I was just about ready to walk away when she suddenly came crumbling down, I managed to catch her as Beatrice then started to scream her head off. She rushed to her fallen companion's side.

"Wake Up! Please wake up! Jessica! Please stay with us!" she shrieked as she desperately tried to wake her.

"Shes lost too much blood, we must get her help immediately," I said as I examined the still bleeding gash at her side. If left untreated, it could later get infected and become fatal, the same could also be said about her fractured arm.

"I'll call an ambulance then!" she yelled, as she dashed towards the main building, leaving me with the injured Jessica. After a moment, I slowly set her down on the concrete.

"This is my fault, I shouldn't have left..." I breathed. I blamed myself for what happened, if I had decided to stick around, even after the fight, I could have saved her from this suffering. I could have done so much more to prevent this.

I looked up at the sky, which was now covered by large grey clouds. The sounds of a siren coming closer, as the wind carried the sound, making it echo throughout the streets nearby. It was thanks to that wind that I had been able to hear the screams the students had let out when they encountered the monster, and that's to those screams, I was able to save Jessica from the snakes gruesome jaws.

I returned to my place among the trees as the paramedics came rushing through the campus to find Jessica on the floor, who was still clinging to life. I watched from the shadows as they took her, Beatrice at their heels, who only threw one last glance in my direction, hoping to catch a glimpse of me.

[insert lines here]

Jessica's family gathered in the waiting room, just outside the halls that lead to the intensive care wards within the hospital. I kept myself hidden within the almost empty halls. discarded items scattered throughout the room, it was only a matter of which was closer, as I hid underneath an unguarded cart.

It has been five hours since we arrived in the hospital, Jessica only just came out of surgery. The surgeons had to work carefully, rearranging the bones in the her fractured arm, so they could set correctly. The deep cut in her side was now closed with many rows of stitches. Last I heard she was being given a blood transfusion, due to the large quantity of blood lost during the battle. A moment later, a doctor came out of the intensive care unit and walk up the family.

"How is she?" asked her father.

"She is doing remarkably well, her body should be cycling out the last of the anesthesia and morphine within an hour or so." Everyone let out a sigh of relief as he finished, she was going to be just fine.

"When can we see her?" asked Alex, he and her sister always had their disagreements but even then, he still worried for her.

" Soon my boy, soon, but first we must monitor her vitals just to be certain that she is out of danger; before we can transfer her out of intensive care." the doctor answered.

When the doctor left, everyone began arguing among s themselves over who should be the first to see Jessica when she awoke. Beatrice would have surely taken part in this discussion if she had not felt obligated to give them some space. I used their bickering to my advantage and maneuvered passed them, unnoticed, as I made my way to where Jessica was being kept. The halls were like a maze, every turn and every door the same, only with a few exceptions.

My eyes kept jolting around, making sure that I make it to my destination unseen. I came to a stop before two large metallic doors. I scanned the area one last time before finally entering the room.

The room was small and rectangular, with a large window just to the left of the entrance The setting sun shown through the small curtains, giving the room a sense of peace. Yet there was none, all along side her bed, were many large carts containing trays with tools, some still covered in dried blood. There were various machines hooked up the young girl before me. A transparent mask covered most of face, while all along her arm was an arrangement needles.

I took a few steps forward her chest slowly moved, signifying that she was indeed breathing, but they were small, pained and labored breaths. She was still asleep from the surgery. Her left arm was sealed within a cast, while her neck was within a brace. She also worn bandages on her head, an injury she mostly likely received when she was thrown about by the snake; and from the chart that hung from her bed, I learned that she had also broken a few ribs. It pained me to see such an innocent child in such a broken state. I had seen plenty of pain and suffering back when I served with the rest of the star warriors in the galaxy army, but it was young blood that had never had a chance to live that killed me the most.

"This is my fault..." I whispered, my words filled with sorrow as I repeated the exact words I had said back at the school . "I should have never dragged you into this, I should have kept my distance from you humans. My mistake nearly took the life of someone who had nothing to do with this war." Memories of events that lead up to this, flooded my head.

I cursed at my own stupidity, as a knight, I would have stood my ground when I was pelted with an apple. Yet, I allowed my anger to get the better of me. If I had stayed, if I had not left her side, I could have possibly saved her from all this suffering. I sighed as I looked up from where my wary eyes had been looking at the floor, I allowed my sorrows to settle.

"I came by to say I'm sorry... and to say farewell," I turned to the door, my hand already resting on the door nob. "I am a danger to not only you but to every human I come in contact with, as a Precaution, I'll leave and I shall not be coming back."

I stood there a moment longer, hoping that there would be a response from the fallen warrior, but I knew better. Mid-turn, I froze as a hear a voice come from behind me.

"Meta Knight..." I quickly turned, she had finally awoken. Though she could have been awake the entire time, an if she hadn't, how much did she hear.

* Jessica just woke up after her horrible ordeal, but how will she take the news when Meta Knight is forced to say good bye to her face? Find out next time.

P.S: I'm sorry for not updating regularly, but I was editing past chapters while burying myself in my studies as well. CSTs are a pain in the butt, but hey, I survived! ^o^