Elena Alexandrov

"You have no idea how lucky you are" scolded the nurse once again. I only scowled at her. Ken had apparently called an ambulance, and they had rushed both me and the little girl to the hospital. I was indeed lucky, the knife had only grazed my neck and split open the skin, grazing a nerve. It didn't even touch my windpipe or anything, I only blacked out because I lost a lot of blood very quickly and because of the nerve. They said I should be alright, I didn't lose a detrimental amount of blood and there was no nerve damage. The nurse put the finishing touches on my stitches, putting a large and gauzy bandage on top. "Alright, you're done. Just no driving until the anesthetic wears off". I thanked her and left, seeing Ken was just inside the waiting room. I smiled at him as he stood up to greet me. "Thank you" I said, slightly embarrassed my first case with my new partner I managed to get stabbed and passed out.
"No problem" she said, obviously knowing I was embarrassed about it.
"The girl?" I asked, hoping she was alright.
"She's with her brother, and they're both expected to make full recoveries" he answered.
"And Marcus?".
"Dead" he answered. I nodded, neither happy nor saddened by this. After a long awkward moment Ken finally asked "Need a ride home?".
I nodded "yes, thank you". I followed him out of the hospital, out to where he had parked and got in the passenger side. It was a long and rather awkward ride to my apartment building, as silence hung over us like a thick sheet. The whole time I was trying to build up the nerve to ask about Annie. I wondered why he had called me that. Did I look like her? Was she a former partner, and he had instinctively called me that? I was so consumed by this that I almost allowed him to pass where I lived, telling him to stop in the nick of time. I froze for a moment, knowing I needed to ask about Annie now. "Detective Greene?". I said timidly.
"You don't have to call me that. You can just call me Ken".
I paused for a moment, temporarily losing my nerve. "Then Ken, I have a question for you. Earlier you called me Annie by accident, may I ask who that is?". He froze for a second, obviously thinking I hadn't heard him call me that earlier. There was a moment where he seemed conflicted on how to answer, and I added quickly "I am sorry, I do not mean to pry".
There was another pause, then he finally said "I'll pick you up in the morning, since you're car's still at the station". I took this as a dismissal and nodded, thanked him once more and climbed out of the car. As I walked into my building and up the stairs, there was one thing of which I was certain. Annie, whoever she was, was gone.

Ken Greene

I had frozen when Elena asked about Annie. I had hoped she hadn't heard me, or even believed she heard me wrong. I don't know what made me call her that. It just seemed for a second, as she was injured and lying in front of me, that she was Annie. That Annie was back again, and I had a chance to save her. But she was gone in an instant, and I quickly fixed my mistake of calling her Annie. But she had remembered, and I know it's only a matter of time before she finds out the truth.


So, I want to know who you like better, just out of curiosity (Yes, it's poll time) Annie or Elena? Actually I just want to hear your thoughts on them in general. On to review replies:

maltararox21:
Thanks, I actually slightly regretted killing Annie at first, since she did grow on me the more I wrote for her. But I already have everything for this story planned out (for once) and didn't want to stray from it. Also I have to love Ken (since he's a marine) and since I'm Amy&Kai, I wanted someone for him. Thanks for the review!

jamzie13:
Thanks, glad you like it :) thanks for reviewing.

mozzi-girl:
Whhhaaaa…you're going to see The Woman in Black WITH school? Me=jealous. The closest thing to watching a 'scary' movie with school was watching I am Legend in my English class, which my teacher turned off because she got scared :P. Thanks for the review!