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Chapter 14

Emily and Val were slowly moving through the streets of Paris. Emily had gone from drunken stumbles to needing Val for support. The drink had definitely gotten to her, even in the cool air she felt like she was on fire.

"Emily? Are you still with me?" Val asked.

"Val...I don't feel so good." Emily replied. Her arm slipped off of Val's shoulder and she fell to the ground in pain.

"Emily? What's wrong?" Val leaned down beside her.

"It's my neck! It feels like it's on fire! Val-" Emily breathed heavy, pained sighs as she clawed at her neck.

"Emily? Hey! Stay with me!" Val yelled, slapping her face. "Holy shit! What the hell do I do."

Val went into panic mode. He lifted her up from the ground and sped off to the only place that he knew to go.

"Sirius! Sirius! Where the hell are you?" Val asked, bursting through the doors of the residence. The mark on Emily's neck had spread down to her chest and she was screaming in pain. "Sirius!"

"What the hell is your problem?" Sirius asked, emerging from the hallway. His face went from annoyance to concern when he realized Emily lay screaming in Val's arms. "Emily?"

"I don't know what happened. She was fine and then she wasn't." Val tried to explain.

Sirius looked at the red orange mark on her upper half. "It's the drug."

"Lycidas?" Val asked.

"Yes. I don't know how in the hell they got to her." Sirius' eyes light up like candles.

Emily's clutch started to vibrate across the floor. Val looked at Emily before he took the bag and retrieved the device.

"Hello?" Val asked into the phone.

"Who is this?" Liam's rushed voice came through the otherside.

"Val. who is this?" Val countered back.

"Liam. Let me speak to Emily."

"You can't Lai-" Val started, but was cut off by a loud scream from Emily.

"Was that her? What the hell is going on?" Liam shouted through the phone.

"Sirius said that she has somehow been affected by the drug." Val quickly explained.

"Where the hell are you?" Liam demanded.

"Sirius'."

"Bring her back to Obsidian, we have a few others that have also been affected here that are still alive. Sybil's working herself to death, but she is giving them more time." Liam requested.

"Okay, on our way." Val agreed.

"Why do we have to take her there?" Sirius asked.

"Because they said so. This is no time for you to be an ass. We're going. Now help me pick her up." Val insisted.

Sirius' reluctantly agreed and helped get Emily off the floor. They both took off after Emily was tucked safely into Sirius' arms.

"I just hope it's not too late."

"Here, lay her down on the bed." Liam demanded, as he moved to grab a few things from the medicine cabinet. He was searching for something to help Emily cope with the pain. Her screams filled the deafening silence of the infirmary. Sybil had done everything she could to keep the few vampires that they had brought back alive.

"Sybil, can you do something? Just until I can find the morphine?" Liam pleaded.

"I can try, but I'm weak, Liam. I can't keep this up forever." Sybil responded. She moved, slowly, to the side of Emily's bed, lifting her hands up. A yellow glow radiated from her palms and surrounded Emily like a force field. Emily's screams lessened, becoming small painful groans. She still clawed at her neck, the glow of the drug was now covered in bloody scratches.

"She needs blood." Sirius spoke.

"We have some stored in the-" Justin started.

"No. She needs fresh blood, from a human." Sirius argued.

"That's dangerous. She has been better about feeding, but she's in a vulnerable state right now." Savi challenged.

"It doesn't change the fact that she needs it." Sirius snapped.

"Sirius' isn't asking you to volunteer. He's asking, in his own way, if you would allow us to bring a human and let her feed." Val explained.

"But-" Savi started.

"It's okay. Let them do it." Garrett agreed.

Savi looked between Garrett and Sirius, she shook her head, but glared at Sirius. "Fine, but if she starts killing everyone, I'm taking her out."

"Found it!" Liam rushed over to the bed. His movements were clumsy as he struggled between the chaos of the situation. He inserted the needle into the small bottle of clear liquid, pulling out a proper dose, before injecting it into Emily's body.

"Sybil, you can stop now. That should help with the pain." Justin commented.

"Now she just needs blood." Sirius added.

"Sirius, really?" Val questioned.

"What? I'm just worried about her."

"You weren't worried when you decided to kick her out of your life." Liam argued.

"Because of you." Sirius retorted.

"If you hadn't messed her up so bad, she wouldn't have been thinking about you, which would have prevented her from going out and consuming the drug." Liam angrily explained.

"Oh so all this is my fault?" Sirius questioned, rolling his eyes

"You're damn right it is."

"Enough! Both of you take a walk!" Garrett's voice yelled.

"But-" Liam started.

"Do I need to repeat myself?" Garrett asked, looking at both of them.

"I don't take orders from you." Sirius smarted.

"Sirius! Leave!" Val yelled from the side of Emily's bed. "You have been nothing but a self centered asshole since the day you decided to kick her out. So, if you can't do anything better than arguing with the person that is trying to save her, then you don't belong by her side."

Sirius seemed shocked by Val's outburst. Sirius pondered for a few seconds before he nodded. "I'll take a walk. Maybe I'll be able to find a donor for blood."

"I'll do it." Justin spoke. Stopping Liam and Sirius from exiting. "My blood, that is."

"Justin, I appreciate the thought, but she really could kill you." Val countered.

"I know, but you can only bring in someone who is willing to give their blood." Justin replied.

"Garrett said it was okay." Sirius added.

"It is in his book, but not Obsidian's. Garrett will lose his job and maybe his life if a human is killed by a vampire in front of him and he does nothing to stop it." Justin explained.

"Justin, you're insane." Savi argued.

"I know, but Emily's my friend and, in case you have forgotten, she's been watching our backs since the day she joined." Justin countered.

"Justin-" Liam started.

"Will everyone stop telling me to not do this. I'm doing it, it's my decision." Justin snapped, pulling his sleeve up to reveal his wrist.

"Wait." Val warned, grabbing his wrist. "Are you sure about this. She won't be able to stop."

"Yeah, I'm sure." Justin nodded. He moved from the end of Emily's bed and grabbed his knife, cutting into his skin until the blood dropped to Emily's parted lips.

XOXO

Odessa