Chapter Thirty Six

Natalie watched as John yelled and pounded on the door. The sight of him actually frightened her more than relieved her..His hands were bloody now and he didn't look like he had any plans of stopping. He would literally break his hands first..

"John stop" she said as she stood across the room from him..

"Not now Natalie, im not gonna be held like a god damn animal in here, Open the fucking door and show yourself!" he yelled as she swallowed the lump in her throat..

"this is what they want, don't you see that" she said as he continued pounding on the door and so she slowly walked over to him..

"Open this fucking door" he yelled as she got to him..

"John please" she pleaded with him as she touched his arm and he spun quick, grabbing her hard as he pushed her against the door, his eyes completely black as she gasped..It's not that she had forgotten that he was soulless but seeing him now brought it back front and center as her eyes got wide and he breathed heavy then quickly let go of her as he backed up..

"I'm sorry..i didn't" he said as he turned from her..She let out the breath she had been holding as she stood there.."I just don't want to be locked in this room" he said quietly as he walked across the room and rubbed his now aching fists.."we shouldn't be in here, I shouldn't have" his voice trailed as he stood there..

"But were alive, that has to mean something" she said quietly and he didn't say anything.."were gonna get out of here, were gonna" she began as he looked at her..

"i cant even protect you in here" he said honestly.."i got nothing in here"

"John" she said softly as she looked at him and began walking over as he backed up...

"Just don't come closer ok, I don't want to hurt you" he said honestly, right now he had so much anger in him it actually scared him..He didn't trust himself..

"i know you wont hurt me John" she swallowed hard as he shook his head..

"You don't know that, I don't know that" he backed up more..

"John I know you ok, you wont hurt me" she said as she continued to walk over to him..

"if I just knew who was behind this" he shook his head..

"your bleeding" she said as she got closer and looked at his hands..

"this is nothing" he lied, without the ability to heal himself his hands hurt bad, nearly broken and swollen now..

"Liar" she swallowed the lump in her throat and forced a smile..

"don't try and make light of this Natalie" he said seriously..

"at least let me help you ok" she said as she stepped closer, his shirt in her hands..

"I should of known it was a trap" he continued as he looked at her.."I just walked right into it, I should of just killed her when I had a chance"

"You did remember" Natalie brought the shirt to one of his hands..

"its not funny Natalie" he said seriously..

"ok fine but getting all crazy in here isn't going to help" she said honestly..

"this coming from the girl who was just seconds from completely freaking out" he raised an eyebrow as she wiped his knuckles with the shirt..

"yeah well im fine now" she said quickly..

"how did you end up with Cris" he asked as she wiped his hands..

"I don't know" she shrugged her shoulders.."You know me, I cant help but get myself in trouble" she shook her head.."who's doing this"

"i don't know but who ever it is was powerful enough to bring the bitch back" he said honestly.."hows your head"

"its ok" she look at his hands.."hows your hands"

"I've had worse" he said honestly..

"we have to find a way to get out of here" she said as she looked at him..

"yeah if only I knew where here was" he said honestly as he looked around the room..

Meanwhile..

"I don't like things to get sloppy" Miles said enraged to Cris.."you had one plan, just one and you fuck it up"

"I got her here didn't i" Cris snapped back at him..

"Oh can we stop the bickering, your giving me a head ache" Evangeline said as she walked in the room with a wine glass in hand and they both looked at her as she sipped it.."we need to get this plan in motion"

"You don't think I know that, must I remind you both that this is my plan and if it wasn't for me neither of you would be here to start with" Miles snarled..

Evangeline rolled her eyes as she walked across the room.."yeah well bringing me back isn't going to do me a lick of good until I have what I want"

"and didn't you have what you wanted before and yet you still managed to mess it up" Miles threw his hands in the air as he walked past Cris and Evangeline.."I cant finish this until I have the final ingredient"

"i can do this, just give me a chance" Cris said as he looked at Miles..

"Your too weak in that body" Miles said dryly...

"Yeah well I didn't know you were gonna put me in some punk ass kid" Cris snapped as Miles spun around..

"if I were you I would be a bit more grateful" Miles said through gritted teeth.."and stop your smirking over there your not much better"

"Oh please if you would of just let me do this in the first place then it would be done already now we have a missing link and an angel army protecting it" Evangeline said sarcastically..

"Not for long" Miles smiled wickedly.."You didn't really think that I didn't have a plan B, did you?" he walked across the room.."were all going to get what we want and when that happens" Miles turned and looked at them and smiled..."well lets just say the term hell on earth wont just be a saying anymore" he grinned...

Natalie watched as John began pacing the room once more. It was frustrating to see him like that, she felt completely helpless..

"there has to be a way to get out of here, if only I could" he shook his head. He was annoyed that he couldn't wish his way out of this situation. He had brought this upon them and now, well he didn't know what to think..

"maybe there is a way" Natalie said as an idea came to her and John turned and looked at her.."hit me" she said as his eyes got wide..

"what? Hit you? What are you talking about" he said with confusion..

"Listen, you see up in the corner" she said as she eyed a small device on the wall in the corner of the room.."whoever did this can see us"

John turned slightly and looked up at the small camera attached to the ceiling. How had he missed that? He hadn't seen it before..He looked back at her..

"Just hit me ok.." she said quietly.."whoever did this wants me alive otherwise I wouldn't be here"

"im not hitting you Natalie" he said adamantly. He didn't care if someone was watching. He wasn't going to do this..

"this will work, trust me" she said as she began to walk over to him and he backed up..

"No...just no" he backed up from her more as he put his hands up..

Natalie shook her head as she walked over to him more.."seriously john why do you always have to be so stubborn"

"listen Natalie im not" he began as her hand came up to his face and she slapped him hard. It took him by surprise as he stood there. She had some damn strength behind her..Before he could react she was reaching up to slap him again but he grabbed her arm.."are you crazy!" he yelled at her as he held her arm and she breathed heavy..

"You have no idea" she said with a heavy breath as she used her free hand to slap him once more. He grabbed it immediately and pushed her back against the wall.."now just do it, john do it" she said with tears welling in her eyes..

Miles stormed down to his office. He was losing patience by the minute. He had almost everything he needed except the final ingredient. The blood of the purest being, born from good and evil. The child, their child. He walked to his desk for a much needed drink. He was seriously rethinking about bringing Evangeline back. She couldn't be trusted, even if she wasn't at full power. Grabbing a glass from his desk, something caught his eye as he looked at the tv monitor across the room. Even though there was no sound to be heard, the scene before him was shocking to say the least. He nearly dropped his glass as he watched John slap Natalie hard across the face and then his hands were around her neck.."what the fuck" he said as he took off running out of the room. He couldn't afford to have Natalie dead, he needed her, without her none of this could happen!

He found his way to the basement door and he rushed in like a mad man. John turned his head quick as Miles rushed at him.."what the hell are you doing!" he yelled at John and then with a flick of his hand, john went flying across the room as Natalie slumped onto the ground.."No..No no no" Miles yelled in anger as he grabbed her limp body.."what did you do!" he yelled as he turned to look at John but instead he was met with a large chair that slammed him in the head as he fell to the ground unconscious.

John rushed over to Natalie who was now scrambling to her feet. They had done it, they had really done it.."Are you ok?" he asked her with worry in his voice..

"Yeah..that was uh... realistic" she said as she rubbed her sore neck..

"I didn't mean to" John began with a shake of his head..

"Listen we don't have time for that ok, im fine."she said quickly.."we need to get out of here and now, before he wakes up" she said as she looked at an unconscious Miles.."do you know who he is?" she asked John who was staring at the body on the ground..

"he looks familiar" he said honestly..."But I don't" he began..

"its fine, he's nobody, lets just go" she said as she rushed to the door but John just stared at the body.. An image came to his head, he wasn't sure if it was a memory or not.."John come on" she said as she got to the open door..

"I know who he is" John said as he looked up at Natalie.."I remember him"

John awoke to darkness all around him as memories flooded his head.. Mitch had grabbed him, pinned him against the wall. He shook his head as he lay there, his body almost too weak to move and then he felt the weight of the shackles on his body as he tugged at his arm and chains bound him.."what the hell" he said as he leaned up some in the dark room and he looked at his body chained to an old rusty bed...He fought against the restraints as they clanked against the metal frame of the bed..

The sound of a door opening and flooding the room with unwanted light made him turn his head from the blinding light..

"Oh good your awake" a voice said as it entered the room and John tried to focus on the face. His eyes finally adjusting to the light..

"who the hell are you, what the hell is" John began to yell as he yanked his arms up only to be pulled back down from the chains..

"I wouldn't get yourself all worked up John, you need your strength" the man smiled..

"im gonna fucking kill you" John yelled angrily as he fought against the restraints..

"Now now John, thats not going to do you any good" the man moved closer to him as John breathed heavy and grit his teeth..

"who the hell are you!" John yelled again..

"all in good time John, all in good time" the man smiled..

John stared at the body as Natalie stood there somewhat in shock.."You know who he is?" she asked as she walked over..

"don't go any closer to him Natalie" John said as he backed up.."Your looking at Mile's, Mitch's younger brother"

"what?" she said with wide eyes. She never heard that Mitch had a brother and she would of known. In her line of work she knew who all the bad guys were.."it cant be"

"Oh I assure you it is and I know because he is the one who turned me into this" John said bitterly as he looked at Mile's then at Natalie..

"i...I don't understand, I thought Evangeline found you" she said with confusion..

"i should of known" John shook his head as he stood there.."i had forgotten all about him" he said as confusion raked his body. How could he have forgotten so much? It didn't make sense..

"then we definitely need to go, now john" Natalie said urgently. She didn't want to wait around for him to wake up..

"No... im not leaving him like this" John shook his head and then leaned over the body.."he's not getting out of this alive" he finished as he struck Mile's in the face hard once, and then twice. Repeatedly he began striking him as Natalie watched in horror. It honestly looked like John had lost his mind..

Mile's didn't move as John continued his assault on him. Blood splattered on the floor as he delivered punch after punch..

"John please...just stop" Natalie said as watched in horror..

"Natalie just go, you need to leave now, I don't want you to see anymore" John said as he pulled Mile's up by his bloodied shirt.."Now Natalie, GO!" he yelled as she fled for the door and without a second thought she took off running..

She made it up the basement stairs when she heard the loud sound of Jazz music filling the place. She wasn't going to leave john there alone, regardless of what he had In store for that man. She had to find his ring, she had to get it to him. She knew it had to be there, somewhere but she also could tell they weren't alone. Images of Cris filled her head as she tried to block them out. She couldn't worry about her friend right now. What she needed to do was get the ring and get to John before something even worse happened..

She tiptoed her way down the long hallway. Voices could be heard in the distance. She recognized them immediately. One belonged to that undead Evangeline and the other to Cris. She sucked in a deep breath, she knew she couldn't take them on alone and she wasn't about to try. She stopped as she neared what looked like an office and she quickly slipped inside..

She ran over to the large desk and began going through the drawers but there was nothing but papers. She sucked in a deep breath as she quickly scanned the room, a picture on the wall caught her eye. She had seen it before, in Mitch's old place and she quickly walked over to it. It seemed oddly misplaced in this cold unfeeling room. It was a picture of a running stream and a deer in the wilderness. As she got closer she noticed something. It seemed to be laying against something on the wall and with a quick look at the door, she pulled the picture up as her eyes got wide. A large safe faced her.. Putting the picture down she put her hand on the large metal knob..

"tisk tisk, didn't anyone ever tell you its rude to snoop" she heard Cris's voice as she spun around to meet black eyes.