Chapter 10

I was running in the night. Running as fast as I could. A presence to my right told me that Beyond was keeping up. Finally, we entered a dark forest where we would be safe for a few moments. I knew that we could only stay there for a short break, otherwise they would catch up.

I was out of breath and my legs collapsed beneath me. Beyond sighed and sat next to me, and I laid my head on his shoulder as I panted. I wiped the sweat off of my face as I cooled down. Then BB started coughing violently, causing me to jump in fright.

"Are you okay?" I asked him and put a hand on his shoulder. He didn't respond and started clutching his chest. I could tell by the look on his face that he was in pain. His red eyes were tightly shut.

He coughed one last time, but this time he spat out blood and he fell over. I heard him groan in pain, then all was silent.

"B-Beyond?" I was almost scared to ask, and my words came out as a weak whisper. There was no respond. I placed a shaky hand on his wrist and I checked for a pulse.

I felt my eyes start to water, a river of tears threatened to overflow from my bottom eyelid as I didn't feel a steady pulse. In fact, there wasn't one at all. "He died.. I break him out of prison and he dies of a fucking heart attack!" I screamed to the dark sky and pulled on my hair. The sound of dogs barking and sirens approached the area we were in. Beyond was dead, and I didn't know what to do now because the police was getting closer by the second. My mind went blank and I stood. I walked towards all of the commotion and laughed whenever I got to where I was in sight of the police. Guns were pointed at me, and I grinned through the river of tears that was flowing down my cheeks. I didn't care what happened now, and I felt a piercing pain go through my chest, then my neck, and then my head...and all went black.

"...Mia! Lamia!" My eyes snapped open and they met red orbs. Beyond was right here in front of me, alive and well. It was just a dream.

"You were screaming in your sleep so I came in here. Are you okay Miss Lamia?" Beyond asked with concern in his voice.

"I'm fine. It was all just a dream. Well, more like a nightmare." I told him and got out of my bed. That was one hell of a dream. Is that what is going to happen in the future? I could only wonder.

"Hm? A blood drive and volunteers are wanted? That's how I can get me some blood without killing anyone!" I said to myself quietly as I looked at the flier that was nailed to a power line in front of a hospital. I took it and skipped happily into the building.

"How can I help you?" A pretty woman asked me at the front desk nicely.

"I'm here to volunteer for the blood drive, if you need more workers." I told her with a fake smile and pointed to the flier in my hand.

"We could always use some more workers," she said and handed me a clipboard and a pen. "Just sign your name and information here, then return it to me so you can get to work as soon as possible." I took the clipboard and sat down on a nearby bench. There wasn't many people in the waiting room, and I was glad for the silence.

I signed my name and put my date of birth and so forth, then returned the clipboard to the woman at the front desk. She stood up and opened a door that led to the rest of the hospital, and tossed me a white button up shirt and a red skirt whenever I made my way over to her. I looked down at the clothes in my arms then back at the friendly brown eyes of Cana(the desk-lady's name).

"You need to change into those over there, then follow me." Cana pointed to the restroom and I went inside and stripped down in a stall.

I put on the outfit and examined it in the mirror. The skirt barely came down mid-thigh, and the button up shirt was tight, showing off my curves. In all honesty I didn't think that they wanted people to dress like a naughty nurse. But, I suppose it would bring in more people to the blood drive.

"Let me fix that." Cana told me and unbuttoned several of the tips buttons of my shirt and she placed a little nurse hat on my head.

She then stood back and looked me over. Cana gave me a thumbs up and walked down the hallway and into a large room that had needles and blood bags in it. She didn't see me flip her off as she turned around though.

"Do you know how to draw blood?" She asked me and I nodded. "Good, the patients will be here in a minute. I hope you get along well with the other volunteer nurses."

When she left I looked at the two other girls in the room that were wearing the same outfit as me. One girl had longer hair than me, and it was black and layered. The other had shoulder length, light pink hair that had a few loose curls that framed her tanned face. My green orbs were met by bright hazel, and I knew that I had seen this chick with pink hair before. That one night in the alley! I saved her from that man that was trying to choke her. Lets see, her first name is Isis. And the other girl's name is Erika. Isis looks like someone I could get along with. That other girl, Erika, seems so familiar. I swear I know her from somewhere.

I looked at her name tag and read the name. Her alias is Rose. Then the first person that wanted to donate blood came in and I was torn from my thoughts as I got to work. The first person was a boy that was around my age or a few years older. 'Rose' directed him to sit down and got the IV out. I smirked to myself and went back in the closet to get some empty blood bags, or IVs, out. I poked a whole in one with my fingernails, and handed that one to Isis.

It'll leak and get blood all over her, then I'll take it and offer to go get another bag from the closet. Then, I'll gulp down some fresh blood! I almost licked my lips in excitement, but thought better of it.

Isis and Erika drew most of the blood. They made me take the blood bags to the rack in the closet. I almost drooled as I seen Isis pump some blood out of a boy's arm. It smelt and looked delicious. After the patient left, the pinkette unhooked the bag from the needle and tubes.

"Eww!" Isis squealed as she clutched the blood bag.

"What's wrong Isis?" I asked the pink-headed girl.

"The bag is leaking and blood is getting all over me!"

"Here, I'll take that and get some towels to clean that up." I told her and took the dripping bag before she could reply.

I walked quickly to the closet and made sure that I was out of their line of vision. My lips parted and I brought the blood bag up to them. I gulped down a mouthful, and smiled.

That boy has some really good blood. B negative, yum.

After I wolfed down the blood, I threw the bag in the trash can and wiped my mouth. I grabbed some clean towels and walked back into the room. Cana entered the room after I helped Isis clean up the mess.

"Good job girls. That's all for today, so you can go change into your normal clothes now. They are in a tray sitting on the counter in the restroom." She said and left.

I was the first to exit the room because I was eager to leave. After I changed and handed Cana the somewhat naughty nurse outfit, Erika walked behind me down the hallway. She was in a black leather outfit that matched her pale skin. Out of the corner of my eyes I caught a glimpse of her layered black hair and those piercing honey colored eyes. At that moment, as I turned a corner and met her eyes, the memories of who this woman was flooded through my mind. Erika was an infamous thief that I had always wanted to kill, but I could never find her. But now that I have, I knew I had to get rid of her.