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Chapter 9

POV: Lue

The boat stopped and I panicked. All I wanted was to be calm not show fear. The boat had stopped this means that I could hypothetically be getting out of this shit hole. I scrunched myself tighter into my cage. The bars that felt constraining now felt comforting. I could hear mumbling of voices on the deck above. Rye looked at me when the hatch opened. His eyes are wide and I could hear his heartbeat speed up.

Panicked I stared at Rye I could feel the tears starting to come into my eyes. My breathing picked up. Double breathing taking over, I was losing my calm. Maybe I never attained calm in the first place. Panic was all I could see. My gift took over my vision. I could see everyones aura's. All of us in cages had a feeling of panic right now. Rye had less of the ominous gray colour I relate to fear and panic. The others still alive in this hell hole all had that gray covering their entire aura. Rye still had yellow specks of hope in his aura.

"We will be okay." Rye whispered "we will be okay" I did not know is he was telling me to comfort me or saying it to comfort himself. He repeated it over and over again. I began to feel calm the rhythm of his voice. He calmed me enough so that when the gas bomb was thrown into our hell cage I was not afraid. I was ready to fight.

The gas in the bomb made me start to get sleepy. The last thing I saw was was Rye's limp form against his cage. Accompanied by the sound of heels walking down the stairs. My mind thought of Seth and how much I loved him as I lost consciousness.

I woke in a bed. The covers pulled up to my chin. I tried to move my hands but I could not. Moving my hands a little before a strap around my wrist pulled them back into place at my side. I could not move my legs in the slightest. Feeling two tight straps holding them down. One strap around my thigh the other around my ankle. I opened my eyes. Trying to not draw attention to the fact that I am awake. Looking around I saw another girl strapped in a different bed. She had a strap around her chest. I took a deep breath and found that I had one placed across my chest as well. The other girl did not have any covers on. She was simply wearing a set of what appeared to be hospital scrubs. Why did they give me a blanket?

I focused on Seth. Taking this moment of calm to check and see if he is sleeping. After the third attempt at a connection I stopped trying. I stared at the ceiling. It was the classic white hospital ceiling tiles. I waited. Knowing that if I tried to escape I would be asking for death.

I heard the ripping of straps. Keeping my face looking up at the ceiling I eyed the girl in the other bed. She had gotten her hands free. I was shocked speechless. She took off her other straps within moments. I took a deep breath she was dumb. Must be her first time in a place like this. I wanted to warn her. To get her straps back on. The shock started to wear off.

When the figures entered the room. I directed my eyes back to the ceiling. The fact that she had not made any loud noise and yet, the figures still came into the room meant one thing cameras. So it would seem like I was trying to trick them if I closed my eyes now. I did not look at the girl. She was screaming "I am not an athlete. Leave me out of this. You are sending me to die. I have no gifts to help me". Her screams got cut off I heard them ripping her apart. The smell of blood tinged the air.

I worked hard to keep my breathing even. As long as that stayed normal I will be able to maintain a steady heartbeat. I listened as they bagged her body. I heard each piece fall into the plastic bag. One figure left the room carrying the girls dismembered body. I felt the cold touch of fear. They killed her so fast. She had no opportunity to run or fight. I can not die here. I need to see Seth's beautiful face again before I die.

"We need to sanitise the area." A woman said. I did not turn my head to see which figure spoke.

I smelled an intense sanitizing scent. It burned my nose. Completely covered the scent of the blood. The cleaner fumes began to burn my eyes. I blinked trying to clear the product out from my eyes. The last thing I needed was to be blinded going into the next step. After a moment the figures left me alone in the room again. I layed there smelling nothing but chemicals. And focused on Seth.

The next time people entered the room I stared straight up at the ceiling again. Not wanting to make eye contact or seem like I was plotting. I felt my ankle straps come loose. I rolled my ankle reflexively, this was the first time I have had a free ankle in a very long time.

"Fells nice doesn't it" a male voice said. I stopped moving my ankles. I did not want that to be a show of weakness. "Relax. I am not going to punish you. You are safe with me. It does me no good to have you killed." He commented. Walking up to my face I could see he is a full vampire. Unlike my family he obviously drank human blood. I tried my best to keep my face expressionless. He had blood red eyes, with platinum blond hair. "My name is Alo and I am hear to prepare you for the Hunt."

He pulled back my blanket so he could undo the rest of my straps. He carefully undid my thighs, hips, and chest straps. "Please do not do anything stupid. I am going to undo your wrist straps" Alo told me. I simply nodded. He let my wrist straps. The first thing I did was rub the skin that the straps had been covered with. The skin that the straps had covers was a bit raw. I must have been pulling at the straps in my sleep.

Alo held his hands out to me I grasped them. Why did I feel so weak right now? I actually needed Alo's hand to sit up. I shook my head trying to shake off the weak feeling.

"Was that your first time getting gassed?" Alo asked.

"First time that I remember" I told him.

"Yeah it not only puts you to sleep but it also wipes your physical strength" Alo informed me. He looked concerned. "I would offer you a drink but your stomach might not be settled yet"

Like on que I could feel my stomach role. "I think you are right about that" I told him.

"What is going to happen now is we are going to get you cleaned up" Alo said. Scrunching his nose "Not to be offensive but you kinda smell."

"Well I have been eating dead fish so that makes sense." I told him.

"Showers are over there." Alo told me and pointed to the corner of the room. "When you feel ready to stand feel free to head over there and take a shower."

I stood up quickly possibly too quickly. Alo caught me before I hit the floor. "Thanks" I told him.

"No problem" Alo said. He walked by my side to the shower. Ready to catch me if I needed it. "I will have a change of clothing ready for you when you come out. Take your time though." Alo smiled leaving me in the shower room.

I stripped off the hospital scrubs. This was the first time I had focused on my physical cleanliness. A thick layer of grime covered my entire body. I put shampoo in my already greece wet hair the bubbled that came away on my hand are black. I turned the shower on full blast and stepped unter the warm water. The water turned black when it touched my skin. After my third full scrub down I finally felt clean. Rinsing under the water I let my mind wander to Seth and how much I love him.