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Mick's Car

Josef sped through the streets of LA towards his office while in the seat next to him Mick tried to reach May on his cell. Both men wore worried frowns.

"She's not picking up her cell and the office line is dead."

Both frowns grew deeper as Josef pushed his foot down harder on the gas pedal with a determined look on his face. There was no way he was going to let anything happen to May, they had to find her and deal with the rogue. Violently if possible.

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The Office

May pulled her head back inside the office and locked the door.

"What do I do? What do I do? What do I do?"

She knew this would be the part of the film where the audience yelled out the simple answer but she was beginning to panic. May put her hair up out of her face with a hairpin and spoke out loud to herself.

"Can't go out there, I wouldn't make it to the elevator. Can't hide in here hoping he won't find me because he'll either smell me or hear my pulse."

May began a quick search of the room for a weapon. She knew her only option would be to put up some kind of fight. She looked around at the stationary supplies that littered her desk and tried to channel MacGyver.

Things were not looking good. She could hear growling.

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The Elevator

May hadn't been among the few lucky enough to escape who were camped out in the safe room. Josef and Mick stared straight ahead at the elevator door, which was smeared with congealed blood, they were running out of time. Tinny elevator music echoed softly. Mick looked at Josef, his frown was fading. Josef knew this was bad news, he needed Mick to stay focused and angry. Not worry about whether May was alive or not. Despite the fact that the thought of May being mauled by a rogue made Josef feel ill. He turned to Mick.

"She's going to be fine."

Mick looked back at the elevator door. Twenty floors to go.

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The Office

May stood back and waited. The door flew off its hinges and the rogue stood at the doorway. He had discarded the severed arm. He looked intently at May and grinned, showing blood stained teeth and fangs. He tilted his head and sniffed the air. A low growl started in his throat and rippled out of his mouth.

May took a step back as she gulped. Her heart pounded in her chest and she had to fight the urge to cry hysterically.

He grinned wider at her increase in heart rate and sped forward through the doorway, only to trip on the length of string pulled taught across the doorway and secured on either side . His arms flailed and he landed face first on the assorted pins and paper spikes May had carefully laid out.

May stifled a hysterical giggle and made to run through the door. But the rogue clamped his bloody hand around her ankle and stopped her. He lifted her foot up, sending her off balance and threw her across the room, she hit the wall with a heavy thud and lay crumple on the floor. The rogue got up and removed the spikes and pins from his face. He wasn't grinning anymore. May looked up at his approaching form and shudder in fear.

"Okay, so for future reference, don't poke the bear, got it!"

The Rogue knelt down beside her and leaned in towards her face. She could smell the decay and blood that radiated off him. He licked his lips.

"What future?"

He gripped her neck with his right hand and pulled her up against the wall. May's toes barely touched the ground. His left hand punched and slashed at her abdomen, his sharp claws leaving deep gashes. She gripped at the hand wrapped around her throat, but it wouldn't budge. She began to get frantic. She wouldn't let what happened to her mother happen to her too. She had to fight.

She started banging her fists on his arm. As she brought her right fist up to punch him again she knocked her own head and had an idea. She pulled out her long sharp hairpin and stabbed the rogue in the eye, whilst simultaneously kicking him in the balls, making sure her heel connected with his anatomy. The rogue dropped her and doubled over, howling in pain. May didn't waste a second she scrambled towards the doorway and ran out into the corridor trying to find somewhere else to hide.

She ran for the break room.

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The Elevator

Mick and Josef ran out the elevator door just as the rogue stepped out of May's office. He was clutching at his eye as blood spilled down his cheek. Josef and Mick ran at him, throwing punches and kicks. Mick grabbed his shoulders and kneed him in the stomach, the swung a mean right hook straight to his nose, cartilage crunched under Micks knuckles as he made contact. Josef grabbed either side of the rogues head and twisted. Hard. The rogue's neck broke and then twisted off. The headless body dropped to the floor, spilling blood into the carpet. Josef dropped the head and looked up at Mick.

"May."

They both said her name at the same time, turned around and ran to her office. They looked in on the empty room, with pins and paper spikes littering the floor, blood stains on the carpet and a large, body sized dent in the opposite wall. They both breathed in the scent of the blood. Flashes of the struggle crossed their minds, May being thrown against the wall, May stabbing the rogue, May running out of the room.

Mick looked at Josef

"Let's split up."

Mick headed towards the other offices and Josef went in the opposite direction, the toilets and break room. He reached the rest rooms first and checked both the men's and women's. She wasn't there. He was getting worried, there had been a lot of blood in the office and he had only seen flashes of the struggle. Josef realised the unfamiliar sensation he was feeling was panic. He headed towards the break room, trying to hear May's pulse or smell her blood but all he got was the scent of freshly brewing coffee and the sound of an obnoxious DJ coming from the radio in the staff room. He tried to push the door open, but it was locked. He shouldered it open easily and surveyed the empty room before him. He turned off the blaring radio. Josef cocked his head listening intently she had to be here somewhere and then he heard it. A rapid thump-thump thump-thump and a soft intake of breath.

Josef kneeled down and opened the cupboard door in front of him. There was May, huddled and clutching her knees to her chest. Her head was down. She was whimpering softly and he could smell the salt of her tears.

"May. Don't be afraid. It's me"

May lifted her head slowly and as her chocolate brown eyes focused on Josef her whole body shuddered and she broke into broken sobs. Josef reached for her and held her in his arms as she buried herself in his chest, her whole body shook violently. Josef held her close and reached for his cell.

"Mick, I found her. She's okay, we're in the break room."

"Thank God, I'm on my way."

Josef hung up and looked May over. He stretched her out despite her whimpered protests.

"Shhh, it's okay I just want to make sure your not too badly hurt"

She had dark bruising forming on her neck and a few gashes on her stomach, one or two of them would need bandaging but they weren't too bad. She would'nt need stitches but she would have a few scars. He brushed a strand of hair back from her face. May looked up at him, her eyes were still swimming but she had stopped sobbing.

"It's dead right? You killed it?"

"Yes"

"Good"

Josef couldn't help but smile.

"You seemed to do some damage yourself though, stabbing it in the eye, setting up traps."

"I was trying for MacGyver but I think I ended up with Home Alone. Thank Christ you got here though, if you hadn't I-"

May started welling up again, she hated that she was being weak in front of Josef of all people....well vampires anyway.

"Hey, you would have been fine. The radio and the coffee? Very clever."

May snorted.

"I was hiding in a cupboard"

"Yes but you did it with panache"

"You can cower with panache"

Josef cracked another grin.

"Apparently so"

May leaned in closer to Josef, she realised all she wanted to do was kiss him. He saw her pink tongue peep out and wet her lips. His eyes flashed silver and he leaned forward.

Mick burst through the door and the two split apart.

"Oh May"

He gathered her up in his arms and held her close.

"I'm so glad your okay, I don't know what I would have done if I had lost you. I love you so much"

May wrapped her arms around Mick's neck.

"I love you too Dad"

Josef was suddenly hit with the realisation that he was a little jealous of Mick and May's closeness. He wanted her to love him and the sooner the better.

"Dad?"

"Yes May?"

"I want to go home now please"

Mick Looked towards Josef.

"I'll drive you home"

"Thanks."

Mick carried May out to the corridor and Josef followed.

"Whatever happened to nice, safe indoor filing?"

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