Gab flinched as he shoved her up she shifted waking up to the sound of his body hitting the ground she leaned over the edge now as the yarn fell towards the ground slowly unraveling itself until it dangled in his face. She hadn't meant to knock it down now as she squeaked, “BLAKE!” she stated worried as she looked at the ladder now and attempted to climb down it. He was laying under her, he could see her dress and everything under it as she didn't even seem to take notice more worried about his fall and whither or not he was hurt.

Blake took a deep shaky breathe. “Ow….that….hurt….” He grumbled as he slowly opened his eyes. He quickly shut them closed and blushed after seeing Gab coming down. “You really need to wear pants underneath that, ya know…” he said shielding his eyes as he sat up and stretched. He heard his back crack and he sighed. “Much better…” he muttered.

“well if i put pants on.. then what’s the point of the dress? And i don't have money for it anyway.” she said as she jumped down the last few and landed next to him as she hugged him now, “you feel ok? That was quite a fall..” she whimpered gently as she looked him over to make sure he was ok. She pulled a few fallen leaves out of his hair now.

“Yeah, I’m fine just sore…..did you get hurt with me trying to get you up in the tree house before we both fell? I think I may have scrapped your knee a bit, or maybe gave you a splinter…..” he rambled looking at her sternly.

She just grinned childishly at him. Then looked at her knees which were bleeding and the scrapes were rather big. Though it may have been the fact that her legs were tinny things also. Either way the scrape took up her whole knee cap. “I’ll be fine.” she nodded as she stood up and shifted pushing the dress down yawning gently, “You should sleep...” she whispered, “it would be good for you. There is nothing wrong with sleeping.” she smiled happily as she twirled in the dress and giggled again falling into his lap as she got dizzy her blond curls rested in front of her face as she laughed again attempting to blow them out of it. “ohh.. i'm dizzy now..” she laughed.

Blake smiled and ruffled her hair. “Well, don’t spin around so much…” he chuckled as he pulled a stray hair from her face. His deep blue eyes glittered with happiness. Never in his life had he felt so happy. He rested his head on top of hers and closed his eyes. He was happy just being here. In his mind, he had to be there. She needs someone to care for her and help her when she’s down. Who else would she have to do that besides him. Grant and Andy were going to be busy with a baby, and Mark is head over heels protecting Mary, and her the same. She was alone, and he was all she had left now. He had to be the one, the one who will be around. He knew the dangers of her blood, and his instincts could hurt her in the end, but he would try to control it for a while longer. He needs complete control in order to complete his duty. And even though his growing feelings could get in the way, he wouldn’t let that stop him. He breathed deeply, the scent of her hair soothing his cluttered thought. He was 17 and she was about 13, so he knew it would be improbable for returned feelings. His smile faded, but only for a moment as he knew that he at least would be here until she found someone who would do the same as he would for her. He smiled and wrapped his arms around her, holding her close. He shivered, aware of the brisk cold of the morning. The sun was clouded and no rays of sun and heat was contacting the earth. He grasped her more and held her closer, embracing the warmth she gave off. He flushed and squeezed his eyes shut. Only a few years he had to stay and control the hunger welling inside of him. Then she would be truly safe from any danger, with someone she loved.

Gab laughed as he ruffled her hair, “hey now your gonna make it a mess!” she said almost as if it had been perfect before. She paused her laughing as she stared into his eyes now and blushed when he put his head on top of hers. She had fallen into his arms by accident but something made her never want to leave. It couldn't have been his warmth. He was still freezing. As he held her close her cheeks reddened more but she didn't move. Or even make an attempt to shift. She was just fine here. She couldn't help but to think about before he came, she was always alone, which is why she slept because she had nothing better to do with everyone else gone. She would help take care of Timmy. It wasn't the same around here without him. She always had a crush on him and never wanted to leave his side. But now, he wasn't there and there was no chance of him coming back and her hugging him. She sniffled slightly at the thought of his smile and nuzzled her face to his chest a tear running down it now. She wasn't able to believe that he was gone for good even after this long. He never knew a thing about Timmy and she didn't expect him too. Though something about being in his arms now, him resting his head on top of hers and hers against his chest made everything seem so right. She sighed gently now.

Blake felt her tear drip down his chest. His shirt now being stained with tears, he held her tighter and pulled her into his lap. He hoped he wasn’t doing something wrong by doing this. By being so close, by trying to comfort her, by loving her. He scooped her up quickly and put every ounce of energy into a great leap which allowed him to get half his body into the tree house, He used his knee to prop him up and make a secure landing for him. He lifted himself with his leg into the hut fully and walked over to the corner. He sat down and held her close. He reached for a blanket and wrapped it tightly around them. He turned her around, so she could lay against him. He wiped a tear from her cheek and rested his head upon hers again. He turned on the radio quietly and listened as the song “On my own” by Hedley was finishing up and “I’m Yours” By Jason Mraz started. He listened to the lyrics carefully, almost examining each syllable said and remembered every word. The meaning struck home to him and he held Gab tighter. He shivered again and nestled his head in the crook of her neck. His breath was shaky and he could see his breathe in the cold. He breathed slightly on her neck to warm her up, not wanting his cold body to chill her too much.

Gab shifted now as she glanced at him as he nuzzled his head against her neck, She closed her eyes listening to the words now. She gave the slightest giggle then ran her hand threw his hair gently as if he was a child snuggling up to her his head still against her neck, she opened her mouth to whisper but thought against it as she pulled the blanket closer around them. She blushed like crazy as he breathed on her neck. Her heart picked up a few beats and started to speed up even faster. Her eyes fluttered slightly as she blushed even more though tilted her head ever so slightly to the side. She knew exactly what she wanted to do with the string now, and for who it was. Her head started to become a bit foggy with thought of Blake.

Blake felt her head tilt and took a sharp breathe inward. What was she doing? He rested his head on her shoulder and sighed. This was dangerous. His eyes turned a deep purple as her heart rate sped up. He leaned back and looked down at her sadly. Why did everything have to be so hard. He shut his eyes and tried to block the thought of extending hollow fangs of a bat and plunging them deep into her neck, only to puncture a vein or artery and suck the warm, think blood that pulsed through her. He sucked in a sharper breathe and held it. “Stop this…stop this now….” he thought to himself angrily.

She lifted her head slightly as she glanced at him from the corner of her eyes then leaned her head back. “Are you ok?” she whispered gently her hair rested against the wall. She pulled her knee's a little closer to them she had no idea about his problem with blood as her knee's were rather bloody from the fall. It was like squirting and oozing but it was just enough because of the scrape. She gave a long sigh now as she opened her eyes to stare at the wood ceiling not even to take in the details of it. Just to have something to stare at.

Blake swallowed, his throat dry and parched. “Gab…..” he mumbled, his voice scratchy. “I…..I’m thirsty….” he whispered into her ear, his eyes now a deep dark red, with a tint of blue to it. His eyes were staring at her knee, fixed the blood dripping down her leg.

She glanced at him once again, “well ill get you something to drink then.” she nodded and smiled, “i mean how hard could it be right?” she grinned happily at him as she pulled herself up a little bit and glanced at her knees then at him, “is there something wrong with my legs?” she whimpered as she stood up slowly and made sure her dress didn't touch her knees.

Blake shuddered. “You don’t understand…….part of me…..is vampire bat…..I’m thirsty……because of you….” he whispered looking up at her. He got to his knees and stood up, the blanket slipping off his shoulders. “Your blood…..” he mumbled almost inaudibly. He turned away as held his head in his hand, “Clean yourself up…..and try not to be so tempting…”

She blinked as she stared at him with a blank expression. “vampire... bat?” she repeated as she knelled down in front of him once more and looked at her knee's as she ran her fingers along it with a twitch and looked at the blood then held her fingers out to him and smiled, “you can have some. I've got enough to spare.” she giggled, “just don't bite Andy or the baby... because you may end up with what andy has...”she whispered with a sigh. Then she looked at him and sighed, “here... ill just... go and clean myself up.” she nodded.

Blake stared at the blood on her finger. As she got up to go away he grabbed her unconsciously and licked her finger. He shivered as he knelt down to lick her knee. He jerked, and back away. He shook his head and looked away again. “I’m sorry…..just go…..and get clean…”

She blinked as she blushed holding the front of her dress down against her legs so he wouldn't see up it, “its ok... really..” she nodded as she shrugged, “well.. then i guess i'll be back later..” she nodded as she slowly made her way down the ladder again. The wind blew up her dress as she squeaked and blushed pushing it back down almost loosing grip though quickly getting it again as she got to the ground and looked around she had a chill run down her spine as she started to walk towards the water now alone having left him in the tree house.
Blake plopped onto the ground onto his side. He stared out into space to calm himself down. “I…..can’t hurt…..her….” he mumbled as he closed his eyes and fell asleep. Although he had already slept, he was exhausted and needed rest.

Gab yawned gently as she made her way to the waters edge and sat down. She reached out slipping her toes into the water before quickly pulling them back again. “cooold~” she complained as she didn't care and stripped off her clothes anyway and stood up taking a few steps back, “the easiest way to fix this...” she said as she gave a running jump into the icy water. She came back up her teeth chattering like crazy as she rubbed her upper arms again her hair soaking wet as it seemed to freeze up because of the cold. She could even see her breath. She flinched as the icy water stung her wounds. She wasn't always known for being the brightest but she didn't care. She just smiled and enjoyed the time alone under the setting sun. That’s right, the sun was setting already and no one had seen or heard from the others. She couldn't stand being in the water long at all as she got out again and shivered the air seeming colder then the water making her want to go in the water again. Meanwhile Andy was in Grant’s arms holding her stomach her feet were a bit red from the fact that she was pregnant and that they had been walking around all day. soon the whole idea of having their house in a tree wouldn't be as smart when she was to get bigger that was for sure. She could see her breath as she looked up at Grant and coughed not having had her medicines all day long now and being out in the cold only made things worse for them, Mary was snuggled close to mark trying to stay warm as well as they were all walking with a few bags of various items.

Grant hugged Andy closer. “We should get back, do you want to walk or do you want me to fly us home?” he asked Mark, Mary and Andy. Grant was also worried about Gab and Blake. He had no idea what had happened all day, and he hadn’t expected for them to be out all day long. He rubbed Andy’s arms to warm her up more, though his body heat did pretty good at that.

“yea that would be so much fun! We really should!” mark said laughing “no flying!” Andy said the instant mark started to agree with grant about flying. Mary just laughed silently to herself as she watched them and scratched her head. She didn't have her cat ears or anything those rarely ever came out unless she felt like messing with Blake. That was the best part about them, watching how Blake reacted every time he so much as saw them. “you think gab is ok?” Andy whispered as she snuggled closer still shaking her head no about the flying idea.

Grant sighed. “I’m sure Blake is taking care of her…we really should fly is you want to get back quickly and take your medications….” Grant said, agreeing with Mark a bit.

“but it would be cold because of the wind.” Andy pointed out with a slight smirk on her face as she looked at mark and mouth the words 'no way' to him as he just nodded, and mouthed 'yes way' in return.

Grant sighed. “Fine….we’ll walk….” he said as he grabbed her hand started walking home. “It’s a good mile away, so it will be an hour before we get back, it would take only 15 minutes to fly…” he suggested to Andy.

Andy stared at him still in his arms. “fine...” she muttered folding her arms, “though shah not sure how good it is for our baby bo- i mean Cody...” she said just calling the baby by its name as she put her arms around her stomach now. Mark grined, “YAY! WE GET TO FLY!” he laughed.

Grant smiled and stepped back a bit. He then pulled out his wings happily. It’s been a while since he had flown. They were still sore from the crash that had happened a while back. They were stronger now, and he could easily carry all 4 of them. His wings ruffled in the cold wind and he opened his arms up for Andy. “Besides, you’re the one who once said it would seem like fun…..” he smirked, his head tilting a bit to the right. Mark and Mary bounded into his arms, waiting for Andy. “I won’t drop you….” Grant whispered reassuringly.

“WHAT!? When would i say that?” she questioned staring at him as she was pulled into his arms by Mark. She squeaked and grasped onto him tightly whimpering, “i i i don't wanta...” she stammered as she squeaked. Mark laughed, “Well tooo bad momma.” He chuckled as Andy whimpered hiding her face in grants shoulder.

Grant chuckled. “A long time ago, when you first saw my wings….” he smiled as held onto everyone tightly and he leaped up into the air gently and strained his stiff wings to lift into the air. He held onto Andy tightly as he quickly flipped over laid them on his stomach. “There, we can glide like this and get back safely and quickly.” he smiled widely. He chuckled a bit and thought to himself. “Wow, only a few weeks ago I would be on the run, emo and alone. I have become a big softy. Blake is more emo that I am!” He let go and put his arms behind his head, his wings flapping lightly every once in a while to keep airborne.

As he released her she squeaked and clung tighter starting to cry nervously. “mark get back here!” she shouted as mark sat up opening his arms laughing and he was then pulled back down and into her arms. “i never said that i don't know what your talking about!” She said ending up shouting out of fear. Mary watched them both as nothing going on seemed to startle her. Mark chuckled, “you are always gonna be a big softy grant. You have a kid coming.”

Grant laughed. “Yeah, I do don’t I!” he yelled over the wind. He held onto Andy, who was clinging to Mark. “Andy, loosen up and relax! Be like Mark! Trust me! I won’t drop you” he yelled over the current whooshing past them.

“NO!” she squeaked as she grasped him even tighter and then put her hand on her head whimpering more. She coughed as she let go of mark and held her stomach slightly. “ow...” She squeaked again as she had let go of grant holding her stomach tighter as mark twitched as he got a sudden gasp of air when he was released.

Grant tipped a bit and tried to regain balance again. “Hey HEY! Watch it, I’m the one carrying you guys….don’t shift weight so much or else I’ll tip….” he yelled, glaring a bit.

Mark chuckled,” yea right you wouldn't fall.” He said as Andy twitched coughing harder as Mary flinched and grabbed her now because she was sliding as it put to much weight on one side of grant causing him to lean to one side as Andy jumped and clung tighter to Mary now scared to death of falling.

Grant flapped his wings harder to try to keep balance, he grabbed onto Mark and Mary and tightly as possible, trying to also grip Andy, as the extra weight on top of him shifted to one side. He did a barrel roll twice and he closed his eyes screaming. Know he was facing the ground, wings hung in the air, now finally catching a current in the air as he held onto a dangling Mark and Mary. He saw Andy falling to the ground rapidly and he pulled his wings in quickly and plummeted to the ground, staying as tight and straight as possible to be less wind resistant and to descend faster. Soon he passes Andy and pulled his wings out again, slower than normal, so he wouldn’t injure them. He arm ached, since he had given up on the cast, and hoped it would heal properly. So what if his arm was a little bent, he could manage, he floated in the air and shifted Mary from one arm, to the other arm with Mark. With his bad arm he reached out and caught Andy, which yanked him down. He held her close and pumped his wings back up and caught another current. There he hanged in the air, dangling the three as he caught his breathe and let his heart rate slow down. He glared at Mark and let out a deep breath. “Don’t…..do….that…..” he mumbled, keeping Andy close.

Andy looked so badly shaken that she was crying,” YOU PROMISED ME!” she shouted crying harder as she coughed again because of her tears and flinched in pain, “you said i wouldn't fall! And you let me fall!” he can feel her shaking which is getting worse as mark twitches, “i didn't don’t... Mary did... she went over to Andy and hugged her. So don't you dare yell at me!” mark glared at grant as Mary stared downwards now in a sorry manner as she didn't mean to cause all that to happen. She looked at Andy again who's face was buried in grants shirt as she cried harder and then coughed again.

Grant’s harsh glare softened. He looked down sadly. He remained silent, not trying to comfort anyone, knowing he would only get yelled at. He glided back to the camp and landed smoothly onto the ground. He let go of Andy gently, and let Mark and Mary slide off. He just stood there solemn and stared at his feet.
Andy trembled even more as they touched the ground she just seemed to fall. Mary looked at Mark as she started to climb up into the tree house now. She blinked seeing Blake snuggled up under a blanket in the corner as she took a few more blankets and tossed them onto him and looked around not seeing gab as she stuck her head out of the hole so she was looking at them upside down and squeaked her hair falling towards the ground as mark stared at her, “what?”

Grant could hear Blake shift in his sleep. “He’s not watching Gab……” he whispered. He stood rigid. How dare he! Grant trusted him to care for her and he let him down! Grant walked stiffly to the ladder and climbed up. Once inside he went over to Blake…..and kicked him with all the strength he had. Blake flew back into the wall, which shook the walls a bit. “Hey, WHAT WAS THAT FOR!” he yelled at Grant, his fox tail now out, flicking in anger. Grant wings ruffled. “You….YOU’RE NOT WATCHING GAB!” “I DID WATCH GAB!” “WHERE IS SHE NOW THEN!” “I……think she went to clean herself…” “SO YOU FELL ASLEEP INSTEAD OF MAKING SURE SHE WAS SAFE!” “I HAD TO, I WAS EXAUHSTED! HER BLOOD TEMPTED ME! THE VAMPIRE BAT WITHIN MY GENES! I TOLD HER TO CLEAN HERSELF IM SORRY OK GET OFF MY BACK I TRIED!” Blake screamed. He was panting, the fur on his tail bristling, his teeth bared. Grant’s wings ruffled in anger and the tips of his wings touched each wall. They stared at each other, both of their anger bubbling over. Grant quickly turned around to head down, when Blake tackled him and pushed him out. They both fell to the ground rolling over each other, snapping at each other and growling. Grant’s wolf genes and Blake’s Fox genes came alive as they attacked each other with as much force as possible. Ultimate weapon against Ultimate weapon. Both equally strong, equally angry, equally deadly. Blake leaped at Grant and latched his claws onto Grant’s head, causing them to fall backwards, Grant went with the momentum and rolled over pining Blake to the ground, hissing. He bent down and bit into his neck. Blake screeched in pain and raked Grant’s back. Blake ripped Grant off of him and kicked him into the air and rolled away. Grant hit the tree and fell back the ground. He got to his knees shakily. Blake did the same, and they stared at each other with the testosterone pumping and anger blinding them. The both were panting and spitting blood out of their mouth. Grant was the first to attack again. He sprung into the air at top speed and tackled Blake, who tore out some feathers, and Grant bit his ear, ripping a bit off. Blake yowled in agony as he clawed and bit at Grant’s neck. They both jumped back from each other then attacked again, hands clenched together, using pure strength to try to overpower the other. Blake lost his footing a bit, and Grant pushed harder, Blake pushed his hands forward, to attempt to stop Grant, who’s knuckles cracked at the pressure. They stared at each other with a deadly glare, growling. They both then fell to their knees and fell onto their sides. Blood seeping from every wound, they lay on their sides panting, looking at each other. The fury now gone, they lay silent.

Mary panted as she jumped out of the way when grant was tackled to the ground as she squeaked her ears popping out because she was so startled at the actions coming from the two boys as she now leapt down after them and grabbed Andy pulling her away from the fight as mark stood in front of the girls. This was one fight he wasn't going to jump into or separate this time. Gab yawned and stretched walking home again as she paused and looked at the two as they panted and tilted her head. Her hair seemed frozen and her lips were tinted blue as well as the rest of her skin pale from the cold water. “w... what happened?” she whimpered seeing all the blood and feathers. As well as the fur as she looked over the boys seeing a part of Blake’s ear missing now.

Grant closed his eyes and breathed deeply. His arm was aching a lot now, knowing he probably cracked it a bit. Blake shot up, sitting cross legged and looked at Gab. He was panting hard just watching her. He swallowed and let out a shaky, but deep, breath. He got up and limped over to her and collapsed onto his hands and knees in front of her. He looked up at her and saw the confusion in her eyes. “I’ll tell you if you help me with my wounds…” he said, his voice cracking. Grant stood up and staggered over to Andy. He leaned on her a bit and tilted his head toward the tree house. Blake looked back apologetically over to Grant, who nodded in return. They both knew their genes would get in the way, but they still would forgive each other for what would happen between them. Blake watched Grant, Mark, Mary and Andy climb back in. Grant tossed bandages and ointment out the window which landed a few feet in front of Blake and Gab.

Gab blinked and stared at Blake now as he fell at her feet. “umm... i can try...” she nodded as she looked at Andy and everyone who climbed back up, “why... can't they do it? They are much better then me...” she said staring at him again as she kneeled down slowly and scratched his ears again, “fine i will... should we go to the water again or not? It is awfully cold though in it.” gab nodded seeing as she had already been in it and he could tell by her hair. “then i can clean you up with the other stuff after we get rid of the blood.” she nodded as she stood up again and held out a hand to help him up.

Blake tilted his head a bit at her scratching his ear. He stood up, with the help of Gab, and leaned on her for support for a minute. “Thanks…..and I don’t want their help….I only want yours…” he said as he pushed away another stray, and very damp and cold, hair behind her ear. Grant sat in the corner and looked up at Andy. “I’m sorry…..” he mumbled. He didn’t want to bring up dropping her again, but he had to apologize. He just broke the most important promise he had to keep with her.

Gab blinked, “why not theirs?” She asked as she patted herself, “you can lean on me i don't care... i'm sorry that i'm so cold though.” she nodded. “come on lets get going..” she said picking up the stuff that Grant had thrown out the window and looking at him again, “Before it gets too cold.” she stated sympathetically as she nodded. Andy didn't say a word to him she was still shaken up, though right now she was mending him yet again. Her hand ran along his wings gently as she did no more then sigh. Mark just shook his head. “don't be sorry Grant it was our fault you feel...”

Blake sighed. “Well, I’m always cold…and I don’t want their help because……” he trailed off as he limped next to her. Grant cut off Mark and looked at him, a slight glare on his face. “It IS my fault. I should have been able to balance myself out, I should have been able to keep hold of everyone, I should have been strong enough to hold your weight…..I…..” he rambled off.

Mark stood up and walked over to grant and slapped him upside the head. “no you shouldn't have you idiot! There is three of us. And one of you! No matter how little the girls weigh. It isn't your fault! You shouldn't be flying like that anyway.” He said sternly as if he had suddenly taken charge in the house hold. Gab looked at him and sighed as she pulled him closer in attempt to support him as they made it to the water she shifted and stared at him. She needed cloth to wash him. She wasn't about to make him step into the freezing water. Though now her dress was stained with blood. “im sorry..” she whispered gently.

Grant sat there quietly, listening to Mark. He knew that if he argued, things would only get worse. “I…ok……but im sorry…..about fighting Blake as well….” he added quietly. Blake looked over at Gab and tilted his head. “Why are you sorry? You have done nothing wrong…..Your helping me with my wounds, and your being kind….” he asked.

“yea that one.. you have every reason to be...” Mark stated as he glanced at Andy who glared at him for hitting Grant upside the head. Even though the words he spoke had been true. Mark placed himself next to Mary again and sighed as he hugged her. Mary shook her head and pulled away slightly. Gab shrugged, “i am... i mean your hurt... and i didn't help...its the least i could do right now... i need to wash my dress now..” she giggled staring at her dress as she looked at him. “if i did... and put it to soak... could you watch over me and make sure no one trys anything?” she asked already reaching to pull it off.

Grant hung his head low. “I know…..I attacked him because he was pissing me off and ….I…..I was just so angry…..I was mad at myself about what had happened earlier, and then he wasn’t watching gab…….and……I….” he growled in frustration. Once again, Blake not “listening” to him was setting him off edge. Blake looked at her wide eyed, blushing, mouth agape. “Uh…I…um….d…don’t…uh…don’t you…uh…..” he stuttered unable to talk. “…ok…” he finally whispered out, blushing harder than ever before. He was going to make sure that he only looked at her face, and no where else.

mark smirked, “once again... something were both going to be working on together remember?” Mark asked as he held up a thumbs up to grant. Andy ran her hand along his wings gently rubbing them like she had done awhile back when they had first met. Gab nodded and smiled at him carelessly as she took it off before he could even finish and put it in the water. In the area that was shallow enough not to carry it away. She went over to him again and kneeled in front of him looking him over, “we need you closer to the water... and your gonna hate me for the cold.” she nodded.
Grant smiled and held up a thumbs up to Mark. He leaned back and growled happily to Andy’s magic hands, at least to him they were like magic. “Andy…..Mark….Mary…I love you guys…” he mumbled as he sighed in content. Blake blushed even more. He was staring intently at her eyes, forcing himself not to look down, “It’s ok…..it actually looks warm…” he smiled nervously. Even though the water was probably close to its freezing point, it would still be cold, but kinda warm, since Blake was naturally about 80 degrees Fahrenheit.

Mark smirked as andy paused, “and gab and blake too right? And cody?” She added as she felt the baby kick at her stomach. She still wanted a baby boy so badly that she refused to call Cody a girl. Which was getting pretty stubborn though it was something she wanted rather badly. “no trust me. Its cold.” Gab laughed as she tried to run her fingers threw her hair as she couldn't. “see near frozen..” she giggled and smiled at him as she blinked, “you know...” she said going to get the dress. “i can just use it as a rag to clean you up.. i mean... i do need to wash it.” she smiled as she pressed it against one of his wounds and it seemed so cold it nearly burned.

Grant leaned his head back and looked at her. “Of course…..why wouldn’t I love them…” he said smiling, happy to be forgiven. Blake hissed in pain. “It is a lot colder than I thought.” he grumbled, tail flicking in pain. “At least I’ve got something to….kinda look at…to get my mind off the pain..” he mumbled as he continued to stare at her face.

Andy nodded, “just asking..” She whispered ever so softly as she went dead silent again and continued to rub his wings. Gab twitched as he hissed, “yea i told you.” she grinned happily not hearing his statement as she did the same thing to the rest of his wounds. She then applied the ointment and wrapped it up gently but enough to work even though it took her two or three tries for each she slowly got better and faster at it.

Grant’s smile faded and he sat silent. When Andy was done tending him, he turned around and hugged her lovingly. Blake sighed and smiled at Gab, still not looking down. “Hey, I’m doing a pretty good job at being decent!” he thought to himself happily. He was glad to have Gab around, even if she was half nude in front of him.

She just twitched and whimpered slightly, in a bit of pain from falling and being sick. She stared away from him as Mary shook her head. Gab grinned at him again as she hugged him gently now starting to finish up as she got up and turned around walking to the water again placing the dress into the water. She shifted as it seemed a bit harder to make it stay in the water again.

Grant let go and stared at the floor sadly. He knew what he may have done. When he caught her, he had grabbed her around the waist, but close to where the baby would be. He was afraid that may have injured the baby. Blake stiffened as Gab hugged him. He could feel the shape of her tight against him. Which was worse now since he knew she was naked. When she had trouble washing her dress, Blake stood up and walked over to her, looking ahead of her, and sat next to her and took the dress from her. “I’ll clean it. You’ve done a lot today. Take a rest, will ya?” he smiled as he continued the job.

Andy didn't look at him still as she pulled out of his hug and set herself on her bed pulling the blanket close and leaning against the wall. She wasn't ignoring him just because of the fall, and him attacking his brother, Her mood swings were also taking their own role in it. Gab looked up at him as he walked back over she shook her head no and took it from him again, “the waters cold you don't need to be in it. Your always cold.” she nodded as she put it back in the water as she forced it clean herself and sighed her hands shaking and her teeth chattering slightly from having her hands in the water so long as she finished and lifted it up then looked at him, “do you think i got it all?”

Grant curled up into a ball and hugged Andy’s legs and closed his eyes. “We should go to sleep.” he mumbled, hugging Andy tighter. Blake looked at the dress, seeing a little blood spot on it. He leaned in and licked it off. “Yeah….you got it all…..” he grinned.

Andy nodded her head slightly, “what ever...” she muttered in a slightly angry tone as she looked away from him now as he hugged to her legs She Shifted and twitched. Gab blinked then smiled and looked at him, “thank you..” she said as she pulled it out and wrung it out a little bit. “i can't put it on like this... ill freeze..” she whispered as she looked up at him.

Grant whimpered quietly and tried to sleep, knowing Blake and Gab would come back soon. Blake blinked and looked away. He took off his jacket and handed it to her. “You can wear this. It’s warm, though it has no sleeves….” he said handing it to her.

Andy didn't sleep she just sat there and rubbed her stomach a few times and twitched. Gab shook her head no frantically. “no! you'll be cold then!” she said pushing the jacket back as she then put it back on him having a hard time reaching his size though as she managed.

Grant quickly fell asleep, still tired from the long day. Blake sighed and put it on her. “I’ll be fine for the walk home, then I can curl up in a blanket. I just want you walking home half naked…” he mumbled blushing.

Andy wasn't planning on sleeping until gab got back, it was just her motherly need for them to be home before she could sleep. She stroked Grants head gently as he slept. “But…Blake..” gab whimpered as she stared at him his shirt barely covered any of her lower half. She stared at the dress then Blake and grinned, “your amazing...” she whispered walking now.

Grant growled happily in his sleep, glad Andy may be forgiving him. In his dreams he was in a field with Andy, both laying in the sun, basking away, holding hands. He looked at her and smiled, watching her eyes dazzle as the sun shone on them as she smiled back. Blake jogged next to her. “Thank god she’s wearing underwear at least…” he thought to himself. “What do you mean amazing?” he asked simply, a slight blush covering his face.

“you come out here with me, offer to help me wash my dress, still make it better then before, lend me your shirt, and now your walking me home... i mean... your amazing.” she smiled, “for doing so much for me.” she nodded gratefully as she slowed her pace a bit more and fiddled with the rim of his shirt, “you have a rip... I’ll fix it for you...” she muttered discovering a hole in the shirt. Andy shifted slightly as she glanced at grant when he growled she smiled faintly and continued.

Blake smiled at her. “OK…but I’m not that great….you’re the great one….” he added quietly mumbling. Grant’s dream continued to be wonderful. “I love you Andy…” he said to her happily. She smiled, but her teeth were crooked and sharp. “I…..love….you too…..Grant…” she hissed, her eyes become blood red. Grant reeled back wings fluttering. Suddenly her eyes ruptured and blood and pus pouring out, as well as a yellowish foam coming from her mouth. Her skin started to decay and fall off, dripping and oozing off. The puddles started to spread, sticking to his leg. He jumped up screaming. “A…ANDY!” he yelled frantically, horror on his face. She stood up clumsily. He body looked broken, and she had deep gashes on her stomach, face and other body parts. Blood poured out like faucets and covered the field with dark, wet, warm blood. He started to hyperventilate and shake. “Andy…” he whispered barely audible. She reached out and touched his face. He finger fell off and left blood mark on his face. He couldn’t look away from her face, as she grinned a crooked, evil smile. “Andy….isn’t here……I’m Cody…..” the monster growled. Dark red wings exploded from her back, splattering blood everywhere. Specks of blood stained Grant face and hair as his face went pale. “Andy’s” hair fell out and short wavy blonde hair grew in its place. Her eyes were clouded, as if she was blinded by the blood which covered her face. She laughed menacingly as Grant leaped into the air, pumping his wings to get away. He was pulled back down, by the juices from her body, like strong ropes that binded his arms and legs and wings together. He plummeted to the ground and laid on the ground in horror. “Cody” got up to his face and smiled again. “I love you dad…” she whispered, and as the dark blood and pus covered his body and sucked him into the ground, he screamed as loud as possible, shrieking and howling, gasping for any last bit of air he could get, no madder how acidic and foul smelling and tasting it was. Like rotting flesh, he felt bile rise in his throat as he was blinded by darkness.

Andy instantly jumped looking at him as both mark and Mary woke up. Mary woke up silently whimpering like crazy and covering her ears at how loud he was as she was now on the floor holding them. Mark blinked as Mary practically jumped off of the bed holding her ears Andy held onto grant tightly rocking him back and forth but at the same time trying to wake him up, “grant... grant...” she whimpered as she shook him slightly now, “GRANT!” she shouted a bit louder as gab got close to the house she instantly started to run hearing both grant and Andy’s screams as she whimpered throwing the dress aside and pulling herself into the tree house now before Blake could so much as say anything. She panted slightly but looked at them, “what happened? What’s wrong!?” she said her heart pounding in her.

Grant continued to scream and sounded as if he was choking. He was convulsing a bit and clawing at the ground, as if trying to get away from something.. Blake climbed up quickly into the tree house and stared at Grant in shock. “Oh no…” he mumbled as he walked over and grabbed him shaking him vigorously. Blake started screaming at Grant, “WAKE UP IT’S A DREAM YOUR OK JUST OPEN YOUR EYES GRANT!” After a few more minutes, his screaming died down to mere whimpering. Blake stopped shaking him and held him upright as he fell limp in Blake arms. Grant opened his eyes a crack. “Your ok…nothing happened……your fine……” he mumbled quietly. Grant looked up slowly and looked around, silent. He looked at Andy and flinched, expecting to see a monster. When he didn’t he realized a bit and crawled over to her, hugging her tightly, and started to cry. Blake sighed and looked at Gab, grabbed a blanket and wrapped it around her. “He gets nightmares. Everyone who has ever been to the institute has. When they give us animal DNA, the give us stimulators in our brain, which backfired and gives us different problems, based on which animal rejects it. I hallucinate a lot….because my vampire bat genes rejected it. I always think everything is covered in blood….” he looked down at Gab, who was in his lap. “I think Grant’s Barn owl genes rejected it because whoever has those genes usually get vivid dreams.” he then looked at Mary. “I don’t know what happens to you, but if you notice anything strange, write it to me and I’ll tell you what’s wrong….I remembered every animal ever implanted and observed which animal made what damage to the brain….” he murmured.

Andy blinked as she had grant torn from her she watched Blake wake him up as she whimpered and then watched Grant crawl to her she wrapped her arms around him like he was some child tiredly. She kissed his forehead she still had rarely said anything to him since he dropped her and she flinched as he touched her stomach and then couldn't help but to whimper a bit. She twitched and saw his tears as she wiped them from his eyes and flinched again, “please... not so... tight around... stomach...” she said then yelping. Mary flinched and was shaking as she had just let go of her ears when Andy screeched. She instantly dug her head between her legs and whimpered silently like crazy. Mark climbed down next to her and pulled her close rubbing her back trying to calm her. Gab twitched as Andy yell again mark blinked, “GAB!? Where are your clothes!? Why are you in...” he froze and his glance shifted to Blake as he glared thinking the worst possible thing happened first before asking questions.

Blake glared back,. “Oh stop thinking that you pervert. She had blood on her dress because she cut herself by being her old clumsy self. She decided to get nude to wash the dress, and since I was in bandages thanks to her, I lend her my jacket to wear so she wasn’t completely naked.” he growled, holding her a little closer subconsciously. Grant let go of Andy quickly and scooted back a bit, head looking down, watching tears fall and stain the wood floor.

Mark glared even more, “Why were you looking at her naked? I'm not perverted she is my sister! I have all reason to worry.” mark glared. Gab twitched as she looks at Blake and snuggled closer with the blanket still rather cold as she had her legs pulled close. Andy twitched and looked at grant now as went over hugging him and wiping his tears again.

Grant nuzzled his head in the crook of her neck, extremely tired but too scared to go to sleep. Blake sighed angrily. “I wasn’t! I forced myself to stare at her face and not look down. Anytime she may have flashed me, my eyes darted away because I knew I shouldn’t look…..I’m not like….I wouldn’t ever intentionally hurt Gab….” he growled. His voice then got very quiet as he whispered looking down at Gab, “I like her too much to violate her……”

Gab twitched as she looked up at Blake again and shifted she looked rather tired last time she fell asleep she was thrown into the tree house. She then looked at the blanket her hands still shaky and the rest of her body still cold. Mary's tail and ears seemed to vanish as she settled down once more and looked at mark and shook her head then looking at gab as she had caught what he had muttered due to her ears and her hearing. She gave the faintest smile to him as she nuzzled against Mark more settled now. Andy nuzzled him gently as she stroked his head again lightly. She couldn't help but to smile faintly as she sighed and watched everyone else close and yawned.

Blake felt Gab shiver and held her tighter, wrapping her with his extremely warm and fluffy tail. He pulled the blankets closer to her body and buried his face into the crook of her neck. He closed his eyes and sighed. Grant did the same, finally allowing the desire and need for sleep to overcome. “Blake…” Grant mumbled. Blake looked up at him. “If I have another nightmare….” he whispered. “I know….I’ll wake you…..” Blake promised as he watch Grant curl into Andy, hugging her lightly. Blake looked around the room. Mark had helped Mary off the ground and now hugged her, corner as a cool breeze drafted in. Andy shivered and Grant pulled himself closer, wanting to warm her. Mary had pulled her tail and ears out again, trying to warm Mark up, who tried to do the same. He stared at Mark until Mark noticed. When Mark turned to look back, Blake looked back sadly. He wanted Mark to believe that Blake would never want to do anything to hurt Gab. He finally looked away and looked down at Gab. “Are you still cold?” he whispered in her ear.

Andy blinked as the boys talked she smiled again at grant and kissed his head and sighed gently as she just remained close to him. His body was naturally hot and she was plenty warm with that as she was starting to fall asleep much like everyone else around them. Mary nuzzled against mark her tail wasn't there as she kissed his cheek. Mark seemed to go at least five different shades of red as Mary silently giggled at him. She then started to close her eyes half starting to doze off again now that things had settled once more. Her tail was coiled around him it wasn't very warm because it was thin and black. Gab gave the faintest shake of her head, “I’m fine..” she nodded gently as she looked at him she had shivers run down her spine and she had jumped when he whispered into her ear. She blushed like crazy again. “are you?” she asked in return as mark glanced at them then watched them out of the corner of his eyes.

Grant was soon asleep, dreaming peacefully. Blake became flushed and smiled. “No, I’m fine….Your keeping me warm enough…” he grinned happily. It was the truth too. She made him warm in more ways that one. He always felt warm and fuzzy inside whenever she was around. He knew he would fall in love one day, and he accepted that. He just didn’t know it would e so soon, and so unexpected. “Well, that’s when the best things happen…” he thought to himself as he grinned bigger, smiling the biggest he has the whole time he had left home. Home….he missed home a lot. He loved having a warm bed to lay in. It was much harsher outside at night, but he knew he would survive. That’s what he was made for. But Blake, Andy and Gab. They weren’t made for the rough life outside. He knew Grant was doing his best to protect Andy, and Mary and Mark have always helped each other in the past. Now he knew, he had to be the one to protect Gab from the bitter cold. He hugged her tighter and sighed, still smiling.

Gab giggled slightly and smiled as she nodded, “if you say so silly.” she said as she looked at everyone else who was nodding off or nearly asleep. Mark looked as if he could pass out though he didn't he was still watching gab and Blake out of the corner of his eyes he didn't trust him in the slightest mostly because of the impression that Grant had left which probably wasn't the best way to judge him. Gab nuzzled against him again, “well at least your cuddly and warm.” she said petting his tail since it was in her lap.

Blake blinked in surprise. He could feel Mark’s glare on him, making him feel uncomfortable. Blake now knew that he could not be himself, and open up to Gab when Mark was around. He knew he would only get judged for some apparent reason he wasn’t sure of. “Warm? But….I’m never warm…I’m freezing…” he said surprised.

“well you are.” Gab giggled she was more then used to mark being around so she took no notice to him now a days when he was grumpy she knew it was just another phase and something made her avoid him completely. She thought it was her fear of being hurt. Though she wasn't so sure. She thought she would have gotten over it after this long without it but she couldn't be sure in the slightest. And after what Mark did to Mary she hadn't been sure of what he may think of next. She nuzzled her head against him now and smiled again as she couldn't help but to giggle a bit more.

Blake heard her giggle and chuckled a bit. “Oh god not this again…” he thought to himself as he continued to giggle as well. His laugh was contagious and he couldn’t help himself. He looked up, still stifling an outburst of laughter, and looked at Mark. He smiled at him widely and a laugh slipped through. It was almost hysterical, high pitched, despite his very low masculine voice, and a little raspy as if he couldn’t breath. He became silent and started to laugh harder, making it harder to not laugh. He didn’t know he sounded so funny laughing.

Gab watched him laughing as she couldn't help but to laugh more being the kind of giddy person she was at times as she nuzzled against him more. Mark blinked now lifting his head staring at Blake like he had just officially gone crazy he then pressed his finger to his lips, “you guys people are sleeping.” he said soon followed by a yawn of his own. Gab couldn't stop laughing mostly because Blake was.

Blake let go of Gab and covered his mouth tightly, giggle fits still seeping through the cracks, making him sound like a 6 year old laughing. He squeezed his eyes shut and started shaking, trying to hold it in. He knew people were asleep, and he was trying. Couldn’t Mark see that!? Blake tried to be quite even more now. But since he never laughs, it felt so good to laugh, it was even harder than normal to stop.

Gab soon stopped as she panted gently from laughing so hard as she looked at him as he still laughed she grinned happily. Mark just shook his head and put his hands over Mary’s ears. Her head was against his shoulder in his lap now as Mark twitched being more awake now with their laughter. Andy shifted and nuzzled against Grant again.

Blake soon after stopped and smiled down at Gab, grinning happily, eyes sparkling with a new joy he hasn’t truly felt before. He looked at Mark smiling, but once he saw his glare, his smile quickly faded and he looked down, ears folding against his head. “sorry….” he mumbled quietly.

Gab was still bore a smile which near reached to each ear as she couldn't help it she still ignored mark. She heard him mumble sorry as she blinked, and now looked at mark She stood up pulling away from Blake and walking over bopping his head, “you meanie. We were just having a bit of fun. Go to bed. Your as grumpy as a kid without a nap.” She said in a stern but hushed tone as he blinked when he was bonked and stared at her, “what the hell are you doing hitting me? You have no right to do so.” he stated as if her words went over his head, “you ... hit me.” he said now glaring at her.

Blake got up and stood next to Gab. “That’s because you’re a fun killer….come on we need to talk….now.” Blake said glaring at Mark and turning Gab around. He lead her back to her bed and tucked her in quickly. “Stay here, I’ll be back, keep warm and be safe…” he whispered as he jumped down the trap door and landed squarely on his feet. There he waited for Mark to get down.

Mark looked at Mary as he slowly lifted her and put her gently on the bed as she shifted from the loss of what she was using as a pillow, “gab go next to Mary. And go to bed...” he said sounding rather upset now as gab blinked, flinched and nodded going and resting with Mary now like she used to do before everyone started to get all lovely on her. Sometimes she felt like she was missing out on something though she had no idea what it would end up leading too. Mark stared at Blake as he jumped, “you stupid ass your gonna hurt yourself...” he muttered. “language.” gab stated simply as he rolled his eyes facing away from her and slowly climbing down now and looking at Blake, “what the hell do you want anyway that you need to pull me away from Mary?” he asked in a hiss like tone.

“Shut up. I don’t like your tone…..I pulled you away to make things clear. I don’t want you to judge me on whatever you think makes me a bad person. I haven’t done anything wrong, so don’t expect that I will do something wrong! Also, don’t kill the fun for Gab. You should be happy she is laughing at all! I haven’t heard her laugh like that and it made me extremely happy to be a part of her joy. I haven’t laughed like that since I was a child!” He whispered, yelling a bit.

“So what? I rarely laugh and guess what, I AM A CHILD still.” he glared holding a fist already getting grumpy because of how tired he was getting, “what are you like in love with her? I'm not killing her fun. She was just fine and dandy before. All of us were before you and grant showed up. And he knows that. He knows how i feel about him.” Mark glared as he stepped closer to Blake he was always easy to loose his temper everyone around here knew that. Though clearly Blake had yet to get this memo.

Blake walked closer to him as well and grabbed him by the collar pulling him close. “Yes, I love her….but that wont change a thing. I will get you to accept that. Andy is now with Grant and I happy as ever, and you now have Mary to love and care for, and now I can be here for Gab until she finds someone she loves back. I’m here to be her friend, not her lover….” he said as he pushed him away and shook his head. “Your covered in blood…..I have to stop…..your bleeding everywhere….I’m killing you…..I don’t want to but I am…I can see it, I hurt you….its all there on the ground. Your losing too much, I’m sorry! I didn’t mean too!” Blake collapsed to the ground shaking. His hallucinations were getting to him and he truly believed that he had hurt Mark.

Mark flinched as he was pulled in Blake’s face as he gave him the look like 'what the hell do you think your doing?' as he held a tight fist almost about to use it until Blake put him back on the ground, “i am not covered in anything.” he said still in a angry tone as he stared at Blake and nudged him with his foot making him turn over, “Blake! Get a hold of yourself you stupid fox. Honestly. Your seeing shit again.” he hissed angrily his head clearly starting to malfunction again as Gab twitched hearing Marks harsh words. She pulled away from Mary and instantly leaned closer to the edge hearing marks words clearer as she looked over now her hair flipping up and she then started to climb down as she stood between Blake and Mark, “get away Mark...” she stated clearly as she pushed him away him away from Blake and glaring. Never before had she taken this much dominance with anything. Mark glared at her, “hell no you stupid blond. He started it. I have every right to finish it.” He glared, “Grant says i should take my anger out on what causes it.” He glared as he still held a tightened fist and his eyes locked with hers. “fine then, take it out on me. I started the whole laughing fit.” she said opening her arms still standing between the two of them. She was still only half dressed not that she really cared at the moment. “take it out on me or get your phanny back up to Mary” She said glaring. No matter how harsh she tried to sound she still had to much kindness to her voice. “so are you gonna or not?” she said as she just so much as pushed him backwards when he stepped close again as she did it a few more times clearly starting to tick mark off only worse. Mark clenched a tighter fist now as he seemed to lose himself. Grant seemed the only one who could keep him calm sometimes, either him or Mary with their sparing. He let out a long breath and glared again this time as he did it. He actually hit gab. She stumbled back a few steps but looked at him again her legs trembled but she still stood there in her spot strongly though she had placed a hand over her stomach as She felt contact with his hand again this time falling over next to Blake twitching. She wasn't used to being hit with such strength that mark had. He even left bruises on Grant. She sat there on the ground holding her stomach starting to cry slightly because of the pain.

Blake whimpered and looked up. Seeing Gab on the ground, he rushed over to her, holding her close. He looked back at Mark and growled, the fur on his tail bristling and fangs growing. He slowly started to hiss and growl louder as he slowly crouched over to Mark. Once he was about a foot away he stopped growling and turned away. “Your not worth wasting my anger of you….you should be ashamed of yourself, hitting a girl who barely fights herself!” he said as he rushed back over to Gab, picking her up and holding her close. “Your lucky you didn’t hit one of her internal organs…you could have badly wounded her or killed her!” he said as he walked back to the tree house slowly, not wanting to hurt Gab.

Gab whimpered leaning against him holding her stomach. “m...mark.. mark... hit...” she stammered mostly out of surprise that he did. She clenched her stomach tighter crying a bit more as Mary twitched slowly waking up hearing Gab crying as she yawned and sat up staring at Blake then tilting her head as if asking what just happened. Mark remained on the ground his fist shaking still as he flinched clenching an even tighter fist, “i am not a waste... “ he said almost as if not taking into fact he rest of the stuff Blake had said.

Blake sighed, knowing he will have to deal with Mark later. He climbed up and set Gab down near Mary. “Mark punched her in the stomach,. I made him angry, so he took it out on her…” Blake mumbled. He tucked Gab in and sat next to her, rubbing her hair. “Are you ok….” he asked whispering to not wake up Andy or Grant. He didn’t want them to worry.

Mary twitched and got out of the bed now as she looked down the hole and at mark who was facing a tree his head against it muttering under his breath angrily. Mary flicked her tail seeing as it was still out from before and jumped down as she straightened herself and stared at him tapping her foot and folding her arms. Mark turned around hearing her landing although it was near silent. Mary gave him a stern glare now as she walked closer and grabbed him shaking him slightly she had no other way to get across to him. “Stop it Mary..” he muttered glaring Mary released and shook her head in a 'I can't believe you' like manner as he blinked. She pushed him back slightly indicating that he needed to get his anger out. She then took a step back again and flicked her tail. He blinked, “fine..” he muttered angrily as she didn't smile or anything her eyes stayed locked with his. Gab whimpered again leaning against Blake still crying. “my... stomach.. hurts...” she whimpered coughing rather roughly as she twitched the faintest bit of blood trickled down from the corner of her mouth. He could smell it and see it. She didn't take notice.

Blake’s eyes widened in fear. “Oh crud….he did hit an organ…” he thought to himself as he scooped Gab up in his arms and jumped down. He ran up to Mary. “Stay here, she needs to go to a hospital,” he said as he pulled is tail and ears in. “Mark, I’m sorry……but stay here please and take care of the others while I’m gone…” Blake said as he sprinted toward the hospital.

Mark blinked now as he looked at Blake, “what.. why!? Why you going to the hospital?” He whimpered now as Blake ran away before he could receive a answer. He looked towards Mary as his eyes met hers. Hers seemed furious and angry as she whimpered watching Blake run off she looked at Mark and shook her head again like she couldn't believe it as she whimpered again and climbed back into the tree house. Mark blinked, “what happened? is... gab? oh... shit..” he whimpered soon it clicked that he had done it, and he had hurt her as he fell to his knees and hit the ground with a fist. “Fuck!” he shouted angered at himself as he cried.

Blake rushed through the streets, dodging people walking by, yelling at him as he shoved them out of his way. He ran through red lights, scooting past cars which honked and beeped as he nearly got hit every once in a while. He fell every once in a while, skidding his knees and elbows, as he ran faster. He ran in front of a bus and heard the beep. It froze him for a minute as he stared as it came at him. He leaped into the air and jumped on the hood and up again, landing on the roof of the bus. He ran across and jumped back onto the ground, landing on the balls of his feet and on one knee, crushing it a bit as he ran harder across the street and toward the hospital. His knee was throbbing with pain as he limped a bit, biting his tongue. “only one more block Gab…” he said through clenched teeth, “Sorry I’m being so rough, but it’s the fastest way…” he said as he turned the corner and saw the hospital. He ran in through the double doors, nearly knocking an old lady over. He ran to the reception desk, panting. “She’s really hurt….” he said gasping for air. The clerk sighed, “oh another one eh? You look just like that one boy who came in about….” “I don’t care, but she’s hurt…help her….” he said as he fell to his good knee.

She whimpered slightly and clung to him, “its not...that bad...Blake...” she said coughing again as she wiped her mouth now as there as just more. She clenched her stomach and looked at the lady now her eyes even shaky. “im fine... i was just hit... by my friend...” she whispered and attempted to pull away from Blake.

“Yeah extremely hard…” Blake sighed. He stood up when a doctor came. He followed the doctor into a room and checked Gab. “Yes, she was hit badly. But just some bruising. She should be ok, but make sure she isn’t being too active. It will heal fine, but if her coughing becomes worse, bring her back.” The doctor said patting Blake’s back. Blake sighed relief and smiled at Gab.

“i told you.. now you just wasted money on a unneeded doctor trip..” she whispered laying in a bed. She twitched as the doctor looked her over he had to lift her dress up far enough her stomach was badly bruised she shifted and got off the bed when the doc said it was ok as she looked at Blake and hugged him, “thank you Blake.” she smiled.

Blake smiled back picking her up and holding her on his hip, like a holding a baby, propping her with one hand, slightly leaning to one side to keep balance. “It’s ok….” Blake said as he walked out. Blake shaked the doctors hand and walked out behind him. He slipped his wallet out and pulled out a 50, to pay for the appointment. He slipped the wallet in and paid. When leaving he heard the doctor yell about a missing 50 and he quickly walked out and started walking home. “You’ll be ok, just don’t move around too much…” he said to gab, still holding her steady.

I told you I'm fine... i can walk... you don't have to hold me... I'm not a little kid.” she said as she was trying to fix her dress which was making this all the more uncomfortable for her. She sighed, “please can i walk on my own...”she squeaked, she heard the doctor yelling something and she looked up at him as he quickened his pace.

Blake slipped into an alley and watched as the doctor stormed pass. Blake sighed. “I know, but I don’t want to put any stress on you what so ever…” Blake said as he slipped out and crossed the street, heading back the way he came, just not as fast.

“but i can.” Gab said getting a bit frustrated that he wouldn't set her down. “i will be fine i swear it.” she nodded as she wiggled around even more then before. She was starting to give up again though she whimpered a bit and coughed again and wiped her mouth.

“See, now do as a I say and stop it….” he said as he turned down an alley way and stopped. The alleyway lead to the forest, a small path lit by a single lamppost. The sun was setting and the lamppost was on now. Blake could see the shadows of two men. Standing there was a tall, large man and a thinner man. Blake listened closely to the conversation being said as he stepped behind a trashcan and kneeled down, holding Gab still, whispering for her to not say anything. “Don't you have our money Ameios?!" said a rough tone as a muscular looking guy grabbed both sides of Ameios' jacket and near lifting him off the ground, "get off of me. I only have part of it. I'll get the rest to you as soon as I can." Ameios stated as he flinched being pulled close to a thug who had a huge scar on his face caused by a burn. It disoriented part of his face. "no I want the money now." He said angered as Ameios patted his hands, "put me back down will ya... your gonna rip the jacket." Ameios stated now. Though the bottom of his red jacket seemed to have a lot of holes in it almost as if burned by fire though there were no charred areas. A fire design followed up the jacket in a blood red tone outlined in black. His sleeves stopped mid arm, and the cuffs were strung together by a thick leather strap that traveled up the shoulder of his jacket and went from cuff to collar on both sides. On his hands were blood red gloves that seemed like they could fall off from how loose they were. Though they didn't go to every finger the cloth was only pulled to a metal band around his middle finger. the jacket didn't close and he wore a dark grey shirt with a black dragon traveling up it. His pants were a bit lower cut and were Tripp styled. And had many pockets, the lace was all in blood red as well, the bottom of the pants barley touched the ground though they revealed black boot like shoes which were a bit dirty. He still had the chains on his pants. Around his neck was a choker like necklace with a strap of black leather around it both ends touched the front on both sides of the white cross, under was a silky piece of fabric. Running up from his collar bone was a dragon, it ran along his neck and its face ended on his cheek. His dirt brown eyes stared up at the person grasping him still as his hair was an untidy mess of brown as well much of it was in front of his eyes. "fine then." the thug glared throwing Ameios to the ground as ameios flinched slightly and looked up, as guy held out a hand. Ameios lifted his as the guy kicked it away and stepped on it holding it against the ground by the wrist. Ameios flinched being pulled to one side now, "that’s not what I want you stupid bastard. i want the damn money!" the thug spat at him, "fine.." ameios muttered as he bit his lower lip which was a constant habit of his to the point where there was a scar on it from him many times biting it to the point where it bleed. He shoved his free left hand into his pocket and pulled out what cash he did have which caused the thug to grin happily and near snatching it before Ameios stuffed it back in his pocket and smirked "you think I’m honestly gonna give that to you?" he asked then yelped as the thug twisted his foot on ameios' hand. Ameios' hand was still in his pocket again as he pulled out a sharp knife that flipped out again it was black and the blade was jagged there was a dragon along the handle though it was hard to see since the handle was in ameios' hand and he ran it across the thugs leg as the thug reeled backwards. Ameios' pulled his hand up and moved it around slightly then flinched it was dirty now but you couldn't see the damage past that due to the mud. He pulled himself to his feet and grasped the knife tighter and took more of a defensive pose, "get the hell away from me... or you'll be seeing my squad take you down." he spat glaring. The knife had cut threw the thugs pant leg and to his actual leg which was bleeding rather badly now as the thug hopped around attempting to hold it then glaring at ameios' and running the opposite way. Ameios smirked slightly as he fell backwards again and onto his rear panting. He stared at the blade and took it using his black shirt to wipe the blood off as he folded it up again and held it in his hand staring at it he then pressed it against his lips gently and smirked again then pulled it away and placed it in his pocket. He had yet to notice a soul around him, the night was dawning upon them and he was sitting against a lamp post where all this had just taken place.

Gab twitched leaning closer still trying to hear aswell not really hearing to much though as she watched them she watched the smaller man fall backwards as she pulled away slightly, "i have to make sure he is fine..." she muttered as she wiggled away from blake and to the ground as she flinched walking towards ameios now slowly as she stopped and ended up coughing.

Blake growled and stood up, leaping in front of Gab protectively. “Who are you, what did you just do!?” Blake asked Ameios angrily, pulling his ears in as tight as possible, even though they wanted to be out.

Gab fell backwards now as blake startled her by jumping in front of her. Ameios lifted his head the moment he heard gab coughing his hand rested on his pocket now as his fingers lightly traced the knife. He pulled himself to his feet stuffing his left hand into his pocket and looking over his right, “all muddy now damn that stupid…..” his voice seemed to trail off, “I did what was needed. And my name? why does it matter to you?” he said in a cold tone as his gaze shifted towards gab who was peering out from behind Blake.

Blake growled under his breath. “Future reference if I need it…..” he mumbled, not taking his eyes off him, holding Gab close behind him. He held onto her wrist tightly, but gently enough to not hurt her.

Gab twitched slightly as she listened to them her eyes examining ameios up and down. Ameios shifted on his feet, there was a soft sound of the metal on his pants hitting against the rest as he flexed his hand again it was still in his pocket. “you will hear my name when I hear yours…. And hers..” he said motioning towards gab.

Blake hissed at him, crouching a bit. “No. You will not know hers……” he growled, slightly shifting his weight on his right foot, leaning closer to Gab. He held her closer to him now, still staring at Ameios.

Ameios just smirked slightly, “then there is no need for my name…..” he nodded his head as he looked at Gab who still stared up at him her eyes looking over him as she wiggled slightly and blushed a bit.

Blake spun toward her and stared at her. “Y….you…..you can’t be serious!” he whispered surprised. He felt her shift and saw her blush. She just saw this guy, and she loves him already!? Blake blinked at her in confusion. “y-you….you are serious….aren’t you?” he mumbled incredulously. “I….I can’t believe you…..” he whispered sadly. His shoulder sunk a bit in despair. His heart was slowly cracking, he could feel it shattering piece by piece, bit by bit. He didn’t know she would find that “certain someone” so soon. He wanted some more time with her.

Ameios blinked as he stared at her. Gab stared up at him and then at the ground thinking he was mad with her as she now shifted once more, glancing at him before pulling herself away from blakes grasp. She stood up and adjusted her dress as she watched Blake her hands infront of her in one another now as she just stared at the ground and shifted on her feet. Ameios grinned again, “well ma’am what is your name anyway?” he asked in a charming tone as she blushed again from how he was asking it.

Blake looked sadly at Gab. “Gab….I’m not mad….it’s…it’s just….” he stuttered blushing a bit. He couldn’t explain how he felt about her. He swore not to.

Ameios stared at blake, “so gabs the name.” he said his gaze shifting up towards Gab now as she nodded and blushed then looked at Blake again as she sighed, “just what mr. babysitter?” ameios smirked as he spoke. Gab stared up at ameios though she didn’t open her mouth.

“I’m not her babysitter….” Blake grumbled angrily, clenching his fist and staring at the ground to hide his blush. His black hair covered his eyes, and his sunglasses helped hide his eyes more.

Ameios chuckled slightly, “you sure seem like it. Your protective and everything.” He said leaning closer to him now then looking at gab and grinning largely as she couldn’t seem to help but smile back. Her eyes just locked with his and didn’t move. Slowly her cheeks got even redder as he stared at her.

“Why the hell are you grinning!” Blake yelled, grabbing a fist full of Ameios’s jacket ad pulling him closer. His fangs were protruding out and he was growling under his breath. He looked over at Gab and hissed, “Why are you grinning! You just met him! What? Now your head over heels for him? What’s wrong with you! Why can’t you see that there are others around you who will care for you! Why can’t you see there are people around you who love you! If your blind to that and fall in love with every guy you see other than the people near you, your going to become a whore! Just stop it Gab!” he took a deep, shaky breathe, all hgis anger pouring out.

Ameios simly smirked, “so then its lover boy…” he said and the moment that he was grabbed by his jacket he pulled out the knife. It was to fast for blake to act upon it until the blade was against blakes neck. “you better put me down. Why are you so protective anyway? Loverboy..” he said with a smirk. He didn’t flinch when he was pulled closer. Gab whimpered slightly, “I am… not.. .a whore….” She blinked staring at her feet almost looking like she could cry with that statement alone.

Blake flinched at her statement, completely ignoring the fact that the closer he pulled Ameios, the more the knife dug into his neck. “That didn’t come out right…I……I didn’t mean it that way…….”he whispered. He then realized what Ameios said and looked at him, wincing as the blade cut into his neck. “….” he stayed silent, knowing he was right. He was a lover boy, but a broken one at that. He let go of Ameios and pushed him back. He used one hand to cup his neck, where blood was seeping out of the wound. “So….so what if I am……its not like I’d be loved back.” he said as he walked out of the alley way.

Gab whimpered again as she looked at Blake and went to follow after him but was pulled back by ameios as he turned her to face him and stared at her holding her close the knife still in one hand as he smirked. She shifted and tried to pull herself away again, “Blake… needs me…” she whispered ever so slightly as ameios shook his head, “no he doesn’t. and you don’t need him. had he cared enough, he wouldn’t leave you alone..” he smirked staring at gab who stared right back up at him. “wh…what does that mean?” she whispered.

Blake walked slowly back toward home, taking another route. Blood seeped through his fingers and created a trail of blood behind him. He could feel the dizziness taking over and the sweet relief of closing his eyes and going to sleep. He staggered a bit and collapsed on his knees. His breathing was ragged and he was short of breath. He clenched his teeth as he swallowed, trying to work the muscles that were sliced open. He groaned in pain and slowly laid on the ground, in a puddle of blood. He tried to breathe, but couldn’t, it hurt too much. “shi--” he tried to say but winced again. He let his eyes flutter closed and waited for death, knowing that death was probably better than living. Gab had ameios now. She chose him and now she was stuck with him.

Gab stared at ameios still as he didn’t answer. He pulled her against himself she blushed as she could hear his heart now. He just grinned and pulled away slightly and wiped the knife on his shirt carefully as he then folded it again and slowly slid it into his pocket. Gab twitched watching the knife. Ameios smirked at her as he lifted her chin and kissed her now, “you’ve really gone and screwed things up babe~” he smirked as she blushed like crazy, the words weren’t seeming to possess threw her head as he kissed her she kissed him back. “nawh…” whispered a feminine voice as she kneeled down next to blake and lifted him into her lap. The voice would have been fairly well known to grant and andy. It was Sarabeth again. She looked at his neck and shook her head, “What happened?” she asked even though he was unable to answer.

Blake winced in pain and squeezed his eyes shut. He had to try to speak. He opened his mouth and drew a breathe in, wincing and cringing again. He took another breath and wheezed out the word, “Alleyway…..” before he went unconscious.

Sarabeth blinked and stared at him then shook her head, “clearly he never was told not to go in those alone…” she whispered as she used what little strength she had to lift him off the ground and started to walk towards the alleyway again following the blood. Gab twitched, “pleas… let me go…” she said having pushed him away now, “blake needs my help please let go sir..” she whimpered pulling a bit harder as ameios shook his head, “Gab… names ameios… and no you chose to stay.” He smirked. Gab whinned a bit louder now as she saw sarabeth with blake and twitched, “BLAKE!!” she shouted as she pulled harder against him as he pulled her back and pressed the knife to her throat slightly not to hurt her but as a threat. “don’t you move….” He whispered into her ear as she froze crying slightly. Sarabeth shook her head, “you’re an ass…” she whispered. she had bandaged Blake up when she had the time. Though she couldn’t help Gab right now as ameios smirked, “yes… I am. Thank you for taking notice.” He chuckled slightly as he backed up pulling Gab with him deeper into the alley.

Blake’s fluttered open, his vision blurry. He didn’t want to wake, because he would feel pain, but he couldn’t help it, with Sarabeth carrying him. He saw Ameios with Gab and he forced himself to ignore the nauseas feeling as Sarabeth put him down against the wall. He grunted quietly and got to his knees. He crawled behind the garbage can and watched Ameios take Gab further into darkness. Blake quietly, like the fox he is, crept after them, keeping a good eye on Gab. He knew Ameios wouldn’t notice the glint of the nectating lenses on Blake’s eyes because of his dark sunglasses. When Ameios was far enough back, Blake crouched down and waited for the perfect time to attack. He was woozy, but it wouldn’t stop him. The adrenaline helped him heal faster, which was good because he needed to help Gab.

Gab whimpered ever so slightly and when she did she felt the blood trickle down her neck when she let out the whimper. She just followed him as quiet as she could stay. Soon he put her against the wall and stared at her, “you know…. You need a new dress…” he muttered shaking his head, “I mean… enough with that..” he muttered not able to help it with that subject. Gab twitched as she stared at him, he still had the knife against her. “sorry…” she squeaked slightly every time she moved even the slightest the knife cut deeper just because of her movements not because of the pleasure he applied. Sarabeth had walked off again because she saw blake move though she still worried about him.

Blake crouched lower and growled under his breath, leaping into the air and tackling Ameios, almost pushing the knife into Gab’s throat, but he moved it out of the way and into the wall. It jammed into the wall, making bits of brick crumble and fall. He twisted around and grabbed Ameios and pulled him to the ground. He growled in his face, his ears and tail out, prickling with anger.

Gab twitched as she felt the knife run farther into her throat then it get pushed off as she fell to her knees whimpering as she looked at blake and smiled faintly, “BLAKE!” she said as she leaned against the wall to stay out of the way. Ameios twitched as he attempted to grab the knife again, “fack..” he muttered as he was knocked to the ground. “you dulled the blade!! You stupid ars whole!” he yelled at blake as he rolled out from under him and blinked staring at his ears and tail, “what the heck….” He muttered.

Blake crouched back and moved in front of Gab. “Don’t, you EVER get near her again……” he growled under his breath, his hair standing on end.

Ameios smirked, “its not my fault she stayed when you left. Who’s to say she won’t again?” he chuckled and shook his head, “I swear… this city has been reduced to mutants. I saw a cat girl a while ago… then some bird man… and now what are you? Some fox!?” he shook his head again as gab glared at him.

Blake blinked and hissed jumping on top of Ameios, threatening to bite his neck. “I will if I have to…..and watch what you say. You may be the next mutant walking the streets, running away from your creator….” Blake hissed. “And…..she…..she wont stay…..she’s not stupid….she a smart girl and….she wont fall for your tricks anymore….”

Ameios twitched as he had gotten his knife back and pressed it against the bandages not hurting him just meaning as a threat as he glared, “shut the hell up you stupid animal. And you don’t know that. Your not her… she is blonde.” He smirked.

“SO WHAT IF SHE IS! IT DOESN’T MEAN SHE IS STUPID! sure she‘s not the sharpest tool in the shed, and you knife isn’t that sharp anymore, now is it….” Blake smirked as he stood up allowing claws to protrude from his fingers. They glistened as the setting sun shone through the alleyway.

“how pleasant of a thing to say about your girlfriend, she wanted to help and you called her dumb.” He chuckled. “I don’t fear your claws!” he said as he twitched, “my knife may not be as sharp… but its still jagged enough to cause a lot of pain and cut deeply trust me.” He smirked, “this thing has been threw hell and back and still will sparkle as if new. Blood stained or not.”

Blake grinned, “Try me…..I’m a lot tougher than I look, thanks to the crocodile skin genes I had implanted to me at birth…” he said walking closer. “The 4 inch long needle piercing my neck, letting the fiery concoction seep into my cells. Burning going through my body…” he said getting closer. He could see Ameios flinch a bit. “And if you want I can call my dad to come and do the same to you….he’s the one running around trying to find new victims….” he hissed.

“oh shut the heck up you stupid thing…. You may want to get Gab somewhere a bit safer seeing as you hurt her trying to get my knife.” He smirked as he was still sitting on the ground his arms propping him up as he held onto the knife he twitched ever so slightly and looked at him, “as well as yourself you stupid fox..” he mutterd again

Blake hissed and ripped the knife from Ameios hand in his teeth and ran back to Gab, scooped her up and ran off. He dropped the knife near a store and turned down an other alley and started running home. “Are you ok Gab?” he asked worried.

Ameios glared, “GOD DAMNED IT!!” he said as he pulled himself to his feet, “YOU JUST!! UGGG!” he said as he looked more upset about the fact that Blake just took his knife then anything as he looked over his jacket, “ugg now my jacket is dirty too…” he sighed it was dirty from him being on the ground. Gab twitched as she had been holding back a cough the whole time and started to cough like crazy coughing up a bit of blood from how much she coughed but then she nodded, “yea… im fine silly… what about you?” she whispered kissing his cheek, “thank you blake…. Im sorry…” she muttered wiping her mouth now.

Blake walked slower once in the forest and stopped by a tree. He leaned against it and slid down in, leaning his head back. “Yeah….I’m fine, just light headed…..lost quite a bit of blood….” he chuckled, flushing from the fact she had kissed him. He smiled at the thought. He looked down at her still smiling. “Gab…..Gab, Gab, Gab…..” he mumbled, “You silly girl…” he said as he hugged her, grinning like a madman.

“you didn’t just gab me four times did you?” she said seriously then giggling happily as she hugged him back smiling, “We should have you checked out still. And you need new bandages anyway.. I should really just carry a roll of them around with me because of you.” She laughed as she stared at his neck and ran her fingers slowly along the side of it where he wasn’t hurt.

Blake smiled at her and sighed. “Your too nice to me….” he mumbled. “It why I like you…..” he grinned, touching where he had accidentally hurt her, but gently enough to not cause more pain.

Gab twitched out of nearvousness of him touching her then smiled she was blushing badly, “why didn’t you tell me?” she whispered looking down away from him now her tone almost quiet. “were you scared or something?” she whispered again.

Blake sighed and hung his head a bit. “I….yeah…..I shouldn’t like you at all…not like how I do. I mean….your 14 and I’m….17.…” he mumbled, blushing.

Gab just stared up at him now her head resting against him as her face flushed more when he answered. She wasn’t sure how to respond. Should she tell him not to have been scared, perhaps she should tell him what she thought. It only would have been right because he just told her. She shifted she felt the blood slowly run from her neck staining her dress. She looked up at him and placed a finger on his nose, “im not that old…” she whispered, “im only 13.” She said with a faint giggle as she smiled happily at him. Her smile seemed to make her eyes close.

Blake sighed. Now he definitely knew he should never be with her. Blake took a quick breathe in, smelling the blood. He grunted a bit and squeezed his eyes shut, trying to block out the sweet scent. He buried his head in the crook of her neck, feeling the warm blood ooze out. He backed up and pulled her into a hug, ignoring the thirst. He knew the risks, of holding back. He could get hallucinations again, but it didn’t madder, only her safety did. Coming around the bend, a large wolf limped by, smelling the smell of carrion and flesh. He stalked toward it seeing two humans laying together. It froze in place, slowly backing away. Blake’s ears twitched and he looked up, staring the wolf in the eyes.

Gab twitched and coughed slightly when her body was pulled closer to him. She looked up at him then towards the undergrowth that he was watching. She blinked at the wolf now as she pulled slightly against Blakes grasp, “nawh…the poor puppy…” she whispered softly as she pulled away from blake on her knees as she started towards the wolf now her hand held outwards towards him though it was slightly shaky as she smiled warmly to the creature. Her hand now gently running along his muzzle.

The wolf growled loudly. “Gab, don’t..” but the wolf had already snapped at her hand and clawed at her chest. Blake, following his instincts, leaped at the creature and tackled it to the ground, rolling over it, clawing at it as well. Blake leaped back as the wolf swiped at him and Blake crouched in front of Gab. “Are you ok…” he asked, growling still.

She flinched as the wolf clawed at her she placed her hand on the wound as she whimpered but nodded, “yes…” she whispered looking at the wolf now, “poor… thing still..” she whispered her dress now torn rather low from the slash mark as she leaned past blake and watched the wolf flinching again out of pain as she let out a slight cough from her chest.

Blake turned toward gab as a slight breeze went by. The smell of blood filled his nostrils and his took a deep, shaky breath inwards. He stared at Gab’s neck, and his eyes traveled to her chest. He swallowed and leaned toward her. The wolf backed away growling still.

Gab twitched hearing the wolf growl as she leaned closer as if paying Blake no mind as of right now. The blood slowly ran over her dress staining it once more. She twitched as the breeze ran past it. She again went closer to the wolf as she pushed herself in front of blake holding her hand to the wolf as she shifted again. Her neck was bare, and an easy target, she wasn’t even paying attention to him.

The wolf backed off and ran away from them, leaving a puddle of blood and paw prints behind. Blake grabbed Gab and pulled her close. He pressed his lips up to her neck, tasting the liquid and smelling the fragrance. He breathed deeply and bared his fangs, resting them lightly on her neck, feeling the pulse underneath. He couldn’t wait to plunge his fangs into her neck and to lap up the sweet blood she held inside.

Gab froze her hand still extended as it laid at her side now. She had a shiver run threw her body as she shifted feeling herself being pulled close to him. She was still on her knees as her heart picked up pace when she felt his teeth against her neck. Though she didn’t say anything as he could feel her heart rate pick up the blood flowing faster threw her body as she gave the slightest whimper. “blake….?”

He shuddered and licked her neck, letting the warmth go through him. He grazed his teeth along her neck, trying to stimulate more blood to flow for the best effect. He held her tighter and continued to lick and graze her neck, waiting for the right moment.

She shifted again slightly our of the fear that he may actually bite into her. Her heart raced even faster thinking about it as his teeth ran along her neck more shivers ran down her spine when he licked it. She was still to fearful to move. She seemed much like a deer in headlights from his actions.

He breathed faster and deeper, swallowing, trying to get a lump down. He clawed into her back slightly, keeping a good grip on her. He licked up to her chin and rested his head on her neck. He then sunk his teeth into her neck, puncturing her vein, allowing blood to seep out.

She flinched more so out of fear as he sunk his teeth into her neck. She didn’t move anymore after that,

“blake?” she muttered again softly as his teeth were still buried inside of her neck attempting to pull even more blood out. It was working. Her eyes fluttered ever so slightly as she leaned closer to him while he rested against her. She couldn’t move.

Blake groaned and pulled his teeth out. He licked her wound and lapped up the blood that leaked out. He pulled her closer, onto his lap, tilting her head a bit to get better access. He rubbed her back slightly and sighed as his hand rested onto her shoulder, slightly pulling down part of her dress’s sleeve on accident.

She twitched feeling his hand running along her back as she leaned against him. She took no notice to her sleeve as her eyes started to close slightly. She gave up on calling his name. It had no effect. His tongue ran along her neck catching as much blood as he could get with the wound he gave her. She seemed much like a doll or puppet under his control now. Her eyes still half closed almost as if lazily.

Blake pulled back a bit and licked his lips. He then stared at Gab and leaned closer, licking her neck again, but moving up to her chin, where a little bit of blood was. He then moved up and kissed her on the lips gently, his hand sliding down to the small of her back, making her arch her back a bit, giving her support.

Gabs back did arch itself now as her cheeks heated from a blush having his lips pressed against hers. His were bloody from licking at her neck. Her eyes closed now, her heart still managed to pick up pace. Her arms didn’t move they were still limp like the rest of her had been even before he supported her back.

He kissed her more deeply and leaned against a rock near by, with her leaning on her. Her wound was already healing, due to his saliva, which has a healing property in it. After a minute he stopped kissing her an leaned his head back, breathing deeply, trying to gain control over his body. His breathing was ragged and fast, his heart rate was also beating fast, and he held Gab’s limp body close to him, making sure she was ok. He didn’t drink much, but from everything that has happened, he would imagine she was woozy and light headed. He knew she would be ok in the end, but for now, she needed to stay put and rest.

Gab looked up at him wearily as she then slowly started to close her eyes. Her body was a bit cold as the breeze pushed between their bodies with what little space it had to. She opened her mouth faintly as she pulled him close weakly and gently pressed her lips to his once more before surrendering to her dizziness and closing her eyes the rest of the way not moving her breathing was still a bit ragged from the scare that Blake had just given her though it was gradually returning to normal.

Blake swallowed and breathed out after her kiss. He licked his lips, not wanting to move, his body aching from his injuries and his breathing shaky. He put one hand on her hair, and petted it slowly, trying to calm her down. He felt her shiver and felt bad, knowing half of it would be his body heat, being naturally cold. He tried to close his eyes to sleep, but he had already slept the amount he needed so he was not tired, though he felt like he could pass out any second.

Her eyes remained closed as she passed out now. She could still feel his arms around her, right now they had been the only things really keeping her warm. Her dress was torn and it was easier for someone to notice now that things had settled. though the blood that ran from her neck was on her dress staining it. Her knees were caked in mud from her having been on them. Her hair was slightly knotted slightly because she hadn't brushed it for a while. Her mouth was open part of the way as she remained in his arms.

Blake closed his eyes, wishing to sleep now more than ever. He needed to get her a new dress. But they also needed food. Maybe he could go back and find that knife he dropped. Get some fresh kill, and live outdoors

until they got back. But winter was almost here, and snow threatened to fall any day now.

Ameios was muttering under his breath as he walked along the street in attempt to find the knife blake had stolen from him. "darn it.. dam dirty jacket... need to... get it ... cleaned.." he muttered his hands in his pockets.

Blake slowly lifted Gab and set her on the ground. He wasn’t worried about her waking up. Her body shouldn’t let her, because of her state. He took off his ripped bloody jacket and laid it across her body, trying to keep her warm. He then limped back toward he came, looking for the knife.

normally gab would have woken up though the whole factor of her being unable to do much at all right now as the wind pressed against him and ruffled the jacket slightly. Ameios muttered under his breath as he walked his hands stuffed into his pockets, "crap... i want.. my knife..." he muttered again sighing as he was walking the way gab and blake had gone unaware of it.

Blake walked onto the street and looked down the road, seeing the knife shimmer in the moonlight. He sighed and walked toward it, still woozy, and with his belly full, of blood unfortunately for him, he took his time going there.

ameios blinked as he watched the ground infront of him and spotted the shimmer of the dragon on the handle, "oh my!" he said almost as if happily as he looked up now to see how much farther the knife was away from him as he had picked up his pace a tad when he saw it then paused spotting Blake infront of him.

Blake looked up lazily and sighed. “Of course it wouldn’t be that easy…of course the street rat would look for the knife.” he thought angrily, “I shouldn’t have dropped it.” Blake took a few steps forward, getting closer to the knife with every step, not looking at Ameios.

ameios twitched, "my knife.." he muttered as he still continued to get closer to the knife. the distance was getting smaller fast. he then stopped, he keeled down for the knife as he was on the balls of his feet as he extended his arm out towards the knife now in attempt to grab it.

Blake walked up to him and extended his hand toward it. “Let’s see who has better reflexes, the human or the animal…” He hissed, ready to spring at any moment.

Ameios simpily smirked, “you honestly think a fox is going to be me?” he said shifting as he attempted to snatch the knife though his hand only landed on top of blakes as he glared, “dumb ars mutain…”

Blake’s hand went down as Ameios’ landed on his. He clutched it tightly around the handle. “Yep, cause us mutants have more stuff in our genes to make us better than humans like you….” he said as he twisted the knife in his hand and slid his hand out from underneath Ameios’ hand, slicing his palm as well.

Ameios flinched closing his hand near instantly after as he clentched a tight fist. “ your not better, you’re a genetic freak.” He said in a hissed tone, “your not better.” He glared pissed that he didn’t get his blade back as his hand was now bleeding and cut what seemed rather deep due to how sharp and jagged the blade was.

Blake stood up and twirled the blade between his fingers. “Well, snooze you lose…..” he said as he turned around and started to walk back to where he left Gab.

Ameios followed after him his hands stuffed into his pockets as he ignored the blood that ran out between his fingers. It was warm and fresh. He stared at Blake still following though not seeming in much of a rush.

Blake turned down the alley and headed for the forest. He then crouched down close to the ground and listened for prey. He heard something move in the bushes as his ears poked out. He crouched lower and slowly crawled toward the animal. He then left silently and laded onto a large rabbit, crushing its neck quickly. He picked it up and leaped into a tall tree. He climbed up as far as he could, left it dangling there and jumped back down nimbly. He then set off to find more food.

His hands still stuffed into his pockets he followed the way that Blake had come from with much more ease then he had expected. When he spotted gab her dress was showing the world France and the jacket was over her shoulders. He blinked at the fact that she was just laying on the ground motionless as a smirk seemed to wiggle its way onto his face. He kneeled down and scooped her up pulling her close. “well well..” he murmered as he ran his hand threw her hair and she shifted slightly in his arms nuzzling her head against him coughing. Yet she still remained in her own little realm oblivious to the world.

Blake hunted quickly and gathered his prey. He crawled back into the tall oak tree and got his first rabbit, holding a few birds and his rabbit. He then sat back on the branch and looked out into the horizon. “I need flint and wood to cook this. Gab shouldn’t eat this raw….” he said as he jumped down. It was dark now, and a fire would be good against the cold. He started to walk back to where he left Gab.

Blinking he stared at the blonde girl as she nuzzled herself into him he couldn’t help but to have a smile that grew by the passing second. He leaned against the tree holding her close as she pulled herself against him. It was how she was used to sleeping. She shifted again in her sleep as he kissed her lips now, “god look at you the filthy fox freaking covered you in blood..” he muttered kissing her again as she twitched.

Blake walked into the clearing to see Ameios and Gab, kissing. He froze and dropped his prey. He felt his skin become tough, like crocodile skin, and felt his fangs grow larger due to rare saber tooth genes. He hissed and sprinted toward Ameios knocking him over, dropping Gab onto the ground. He hovered over him, his claws gripped in his hair.

Gab flinched as she was thrown aside almost as if a doll. She opened her eyes now staring at Blake and Ameios. Ameios flinched and clenched a tighter fist as Gab saw how his whole hand had nearly been covered in blood. “get your smelly fox ass off of me.” He glared.

Blake growled grimly. “Make me you stupid litt--urk……” he lost his breath. He grunted in pain and reeled back, clutching his chest. He collapsed to his knees, staring at the ground. The ground was fuzzy and he felt like the world was spinning underneath him. He took a shaky breath in and closed his eyes. “ah…urk….” he wheezed as he shut his eyes tighter. He leaned over and laid one hand on the ground He felt his throat burning and his stomach was churning. He bit his lip and tasted blood. He took a sharp breath in and swallowed. He then vomited all over the ground in front of him. He gagged and couched for a few minutes and vomited again. When he opened his eyes, he saw blood everywhere Gab’s blood, from when he drank it. He took a shaky breathe in again and felt a cold fire ripping through his chest. Soon he tried to take a breath in, but couldn’t. He gripped the earth, digging his claws in and collapsed onto his side. He convulsed a bit and tried to breathe. “………..” he tried to talk but couldn’t. It felt as if his vocal cords were split into millions of pieces. Finally he drew in a breathe, allowing his vision to become less cloudy. His head was throbbing and he thought his head was going to split apart. He clutched his head and screamed a harsh, crackled scream. Birds flew from the trees fleeing as he continued to scream. His throat was on fire but he didn’t care. He liked the pain he felt from screaming. He felt as though his whole body was going to turn to mush as a fire went through his spin and pulsed in his shoulder blades. Soon the pain was too much. He screamed Gab’s name as he fell into unconsciousness. Their he took a deep breath in and opened his eyes. He saw a sea of blood in front of him. Something in the water was causing ripples. He stood up and walked to the edge. He looked in and saw something black swim by. He kneeled down and touched the water. The creature then flew up from depths, splashing blood everywhere. Blake looked up and saw the giant bat hovering in the air, blood dripping down. “I thought….I had already awakened this gene…..” he thought. The bat then opened its mouth and a large medallion fell into the water, floating on the surface. The bat dived back down into the water, creating a wave which caused the medallion to float to Blake he picked it up and read it. “Bloodlust” was written on it, and a picture of giant wings was engraved. It then vanished in his hand and giant ropes of blood came and bonded Blake pulling him under the surface of the water. He struggled to fight free from it but was soon drowning in blood. He screamed swallowing blood. In reality, Blake body convulsed, covered in blood.

Ameios blinked as he instantly pulled away almost having been vomited on as he stared at Blake who was on the ground. Gab backed herself into a tree covering her ears when he shouted her name, “what did I do…” she whined slightly as ameios rose to his feet and walked to blake nudging him roughly with his foot causing him to roll, “dam you stupid mother fracker hold still….” He glared as he kneeled down his hand running threw blakes pockets in search of his knife as he finally found it and pulled it back and then stood up as he kicked Blake harder, “dumb shit didn’t even clean it off!” he hissed as he wipped it on his shirt now cleaning the blood off of the blade shaking his head, “don’t know how to care for other peoples property.” He muttered looking at gab as if not taking any notice to blakes actions along the grassy floor. He went over to gab and put a hand on her head, “lets go lnow she twitched, “no blake!” she said as she tried to pull away. It was his bad hand that he held her with as she froze having his blood all over her upper arm now, She stopped trying to pull away because she didn’t want to cause him any pain. He grabbed her from behind again this time the knife ran along where the dress was slashed already. “well well someone beat me too it I see.” He whispered looking at blake, “lets go.” He stated again making her follow him a few feet away. She was whimpering like crazy digging her heals into the ground leaving marks as he tried to grab her then just pulled her close kissing her again, “now stop it…” he glared at her the knife pressed between her and himself as he held onto her. The knife was at her stomach as it caused her to flinch when he applied a bit of preasure and she felt it jab her slightly and she started coughing again blood running from her mouth once more she was still badly bruised.

Blake soon stopped convulsing and took a deep breathe in. He coughed and shook a bit. He now had a cold sweat and his throat was sore as he rolled over onto his back, which ached. He looked and saw Ameios holding his knife up to Gab. He got to his feet shakily, and wiped his mouth. “Back….off..” he said, his voice raspy.

Ameios looked at Blake, “fack off.” He smirked as he now ran the knife up the front of her dress cutting it the whole way up as she twitched having a slight marking going up with the knife as it bleed ever so slightly. She was crying, “stop it!” she said as she tried to grab his hand only to have herself be pulled closer as ameios paused the knife by her heart as he looked at blake and smirked, “what you going to do lover boy?”

Blake looked down and growled. His fangs became larger, and his ears were out. His fox tail lost all its fur and morphed into a large scorpion like tail, which rattles like a rattlesnake. He looked up, venom dripping from his fangs. His eyes dark blue, almost black, stared at Ameios. He grew taller as his feet grew into large bear like paws. Scales emerged on his back. “What do you want me to do?” he said as he walked toward him. He closed his eyes for a moment and soon large black, bat wings exploded from his back. He took a breath in and smiled. “I could kill you, or spare your life and let you run away like the sissy kid you are…what do ya say? Life or Death, your call…..Amy…..”

Gab stared up at blake now as she started to tremble even more. She actually leaned closer to Ameios who shook his head, “dumb ass mutaint can’t get my name right.” He glared, “you look almost as bad as you smell anyway and I think…” he said looking at gab as she stared up at Blake almost as if in fear until she pushed the knife away and whimpered hugging onto ameios tightly now even though she was getting her’s and everyone elses blood on him. “I think you just scared your little girlfriend.” He nodded still having the knife tightly as he ran a hand along her back gently as she was shaking scared. “a-m-e-i-o-s. that is my name you dumb ars. Honestly its not that hard….” He murmered to himself but stated the lettering outloud. Gabs dress was torn severely now, she glanced up at blake again then turned away.

Blake ran quickly up to him and pulled Ameios close to him. “Nah, I like Amy better than Ameios….” he grinned as he pulled him away from Gab, holding gab closely. “I’m sorry for scaring you…” he mumbled, looking sad.

Gab flinched and whimpered loudly as she pulled away from him and went back to ameios who smirked, “your nothing but an unwanted monster now.” He whispered. Gab was shaking scared as she had her arms wrapped around him tightly. Ameios still grinned, “very unwanted. You scare little girls.” He said as if he just seemed to be aiming to upset Blake, “clearly she doesn’t want you at all now that you went and done’ that.”

Blake sighed. “She’s just scared….Andy was afraid of Grant but she loves him….no?” he mumbled. “Even if Gab hates me now, I wont stop loving her…..I’ll just have to start protecting her from a distance….” he said calmly, but sadly.

“Who the fack is Grant and Andy? More mutants!?” he glared before continuing. “even from a far you scare the hell out of her. How could she love something like you? Honestly! Its revolting.” Ameios seemed to hiss. “you dumb ars you should have thought this through before you did it.” He smirked. He then seemed to freeze. Gab had stopped moving as she looked up at him now she had his knife in her right hand and gripped it firmly pressing it against his stomach, “who are you to say who I love and don’t love?” she questioned as she stared at him then moved the knife to just under his chin. “how did…. You?” he whispered “you don’t know me well enough.” She smirked ever so slightly. This was a move that seemed out of the blue for her. She pressed the tip of the knife to his throat. “you have no idea what I can do.” She muttered, “and you have no right saying any of those horrible things you said about him, and about mutants. Because my sister? She’s one. And they aren’t mutants. They are normal humans who need everything that you do.” She said as she sounded oddly serious. “then again… even more. To make up for what they don’t get.”

Blake smiled and changed back to normal. “That’s my thief!” he said grinning., “Ready to go home? I got us some food I can cook up for us back home…..” he said walking over to her.

Ameios flinched as he felt a bit of his own blood trickle down his neck before she pulled away, “oh and just so you are aware. I’m probably going to keep this knife.” She grinned, “it would fetch a profit have I the need for money.” She said looking at Blake and walking over nuzzling her head against his chest in his arms as she glanced at her dress, “damned it…. My dress is ruined..” she seemed to whine now again as she looked up at him.

He chuckled as he lifted her up, still a little woozy. He staggered a bit but steadied himself laughing a bit. “I’ll get you a new one…..but for now, wear my jacket…” he said, getting his jacket off the ground, laying it on her and he walked back and grabbed the dead animals. “Hold on tight…” he mumbled as he took off running.

Gab twitched pulling the jacket tightly around her as she rested her head against him and yawned, “I hurt…”she muttered, “this knife… is sharper then… it looks…” she twitched as she opened the jacket slightly to stare at the faint cut made all the way up her chest. “why do I have to be human…” she murmured he could feel her shaking still.

Blake slowed down and crawled into a large hollow log. He had to crouch a lot to fit but her head nearly touched the top of the log when sitting straight up. “Gab….listen….” he started looking down. “Being like this…..it’s not fun. We still get hurt…..were ridiculed and mocked…..and in Grant’s case, and now mine, were always on the run. This isn’t a good life to live….Why do you want to be like me?” he asked.

“so what? Things will be just the same then for the two of us..” she nodded with a whisper hugging closer to him. “always been on the run.. even before we knew grant…. Back when timmy was still around… we had to move him too.” She whispered and sighed gently, “I kind of… miss timmy. “ she whispered even softer as it was more of a mutter. “what reasons would I not want to be like you blake?” she asked looking up at him now, “your fast, you can defend yourself well. And you’ve had a mother with you all the time until you left her…” she whispered as her eyes locked with his, “and even if your father did what he did…” she then twitched at the word father and nuzzled her head against him, “enough about… family…” she whispered. “I want to be like you…. I just… do… I can’t explain why…” she whispered softly as she stared at her knees.

Blake hugged her and sighed. “ok….but…I…I just can’t let you become like me….” he mumbled as he closed his eyes. “Rest it’s been a long night, and if you plan to be well in the morning, you need some sleep.” he said as he looked through a crack in the log and saw the moon shining in his eyes. They sparkled as the moon’s glow hit them in the right spot, making his face dark. His skin was stained with blood and dirty with dust. He wanted to be back home. Who knew how worried Grant and the others must be.

Gab nodded gently as she yawned looking back up at him, “in the morning…. We’ll bathe too.” She muttered as she yawned again softly almost as if a little kid, “do I have… to sleep… first?” she whispered her head now resting against his shoulder and her knees pulled close to them both. “i.. don’t want to… fall.. asleep…” she said as it slowly faded due to her starting to drift gently into slumber again.

“yes you must..” Blake whispered as he hugged her closer to keep her warm.

Gab nodded, “fine… but… you … too..” she muttered as she fell asleep in his arms. As the evening continued on and it grew colder she pulled herself closer giving faint whimpers in her sleep as she shifted around. Her dreams were of her child hood. Threw her eyes. She wiggled even more and pulled the jacket tighter, in her dream a man seemed to be tugging on her jacket. “well who’s is it?” the man said in a rough tone, “its no ones… please don’t take it from me!” she responded to him in her dream. She wiggled around even more outside of her dream slowly sliding down Blake, her head resting on his legs now as she whimpered ever so slightly and turned around a few times tossing. ‘it can’t be no ones you little…’ the voice seemed to pause as a young woman walked into the room and looked at him and then shifted and stood there without a word being said in defense of the young messy girl. Gab didn’t have the same dress she did now, hers was tattered and shredded in her dream. One of the sleeves was jagged around the edges from being torn off and on her arm there were several small circles in a line on the under side of her arm. She wiggled around, ‘give me the jacket or give me your arm.’ The man glared at her in her dream as she pulled her arm close and shook her head no frantically, “don’t don’t..” she said both in and outside of her dream. The man had a cigarette in his mouth as it was hanging out the corner of it as he shook the ash off it and let the smoke drift out of his mouth into her face as she coughed, ‘you know… I can’t …. ‘ she whimpered to him as he smirked, ‘can’t what? Does this.’ He paused to repeat his motion and breathed heavily in her face now as she coughed, ‘bother you?’ he finished as she flinched and then shook her head no again, ‘so then you don’t care how much more I could do it?’ he said as he took another deep huff, and blew out a large ball shape with the smoke as it hit her face. Her face was going red as she held back from going into another coughing fit. Though it grew harder as she now stepped back a little to get away from the smoke, only to be followed by him. Soon she was backed against a wall as he pulled out a lighter and flicked it on. He placed it by her hair, “this smell? Bother you aswell? Look at your pretty blonde curles. It would be a shame if you were to lose them all or if something were to happen to them” he asked having her pinned against the wall he was several years older then her as she yelped her hair getting a bit fried as she grabbed it away from him her hand in the flame as she bit her lip. Her blue eyes shifted over to the lady who folded her arms watching her almost as if not caring what this man did. She looked back up at him almost as if defenseless even still. “please don’t .. please stop..’ she muttered in both her dream and in reality again as she felt the heat of the flame against the side of her hand he then put out the flame and set the lighter into his pocket. “fine I’ll stop but you will pay me back for doing so.” He said with a large grin as Gab flinched and nodded gently, “o…okay..” she whispered in her dream, “don’t let it hurt this time… please…” she whimpered again still talking into both. ‘oh I’ll make it feel how ever I want too. And in the end who knows… you may just end up a bloody mess. Then you won’t have such pretty curls anymore will you?’ he smirked as she twitched and didn’t respond her gaze shifted to her feet. A tear rolled down her dirt stained cheek as she now went into a coughing fit and twitched at the smoke. The lady just shook her head, “stupid slutty witch. Learn your place. And take that jacket back to who ever lent it to you. You know better.” She said on her way out passing Gab who was no the ground coughing. The jacket she had on her was Blakes jacket. Even though she didn’t have it as a child. It was what was in her dream. What the man was yelling at her for. And what the women told her to give back.

Blake stared at Gab worried. He knew how to help Grant during these dreams, but that involved hurting him. He couldn’t do that to her. “Uh….ah….” he groaned as he bent his knees, allowing her to lay comfortably in his legs. He then started to rub her back and bent over, cooing her, trying to make her feels better. “Shh….it’s ok Gab, it’s me Blake, everything is all right now…..I’ve got you….no one will hurt you…” he whispered in her ear as he pulled her up higher on his lap and closer to him. He ran his fingers though her hair and tucked it behind her ear. He got a sudden urge to rub small circles on her lower back and did that. Probably some genetic thing he and Grant had, because he knew Grant does the same with Andy. For some reason, girls liked it when guys did that. He smiled and took off his sunglasses. He put them on top of his head, to keep some hair out of his eyes. Across his nose, under his eye he had a long deep scar that was jagged. An old battle at the institute caused it. He was attacked by a jaguar tiger mix. Nearly blinding him, he went into intensive surgery and was in their for hours. His eye color had to be changed to a darker blue to hide any noticeable damage done to his eyes. Yet another reason for his father to give him Vampire Bat genetics, in case this injury got worse over time and he became blind. He would still be able to use echolocation. Though the stats for this happening was rare, it was better safe than sorry. He lightly traced over the scar, remembering that day and why he was now terrified of cats. He knew Grant was terrified of insects, but that’s because as a child he had many bad experiences with them. But both of the twins were getting over their fears gradually, Blake with Mary around and Grant living in the wild with bugs around. Both fears inevitable and irrational. Either way Blake would never forget the woman who almost blinded him. She was tall, much older than him. She had dark skin, obviously African. Her hair had dreadlocks and was pulled into a ponytail. Fangs that were stained orange, due to the natural yellow tint and stains of blood. Her eyes piercing gold stared at him through the darkness. That was when she attacked. Her was still young, naïve and didn’t know how to defend himself well. He tried to block but she had perfect aim. With one slice of the claw, she cut open his eyes and the battle was called off, and away he went, to try to be fixed. Blake sighed, knowing he was lucky. He just hoped Gab would be lucky in the future as well, and would forget the horrible memories causing her nightmares. Blake closed his eyes and took a deep breath. When they opened again, he saw red. Everything was red, ripped and torn. He took a sharp breath in again and let it out as quickly as he could. He looked down and saw a mangled, torn body of Gab. He also saw his hands covered in blood. He closed his eyes and shook his head furiously, trying to get the image out of his head. He opened his eyes again and cried out at the sight. He covered his face in his hands and whimpered, still shaking his head in agony. Pictures of his past flooded his mind and flashed through his eyes. He whimpered again and curled into a ball, Gab still in his lap.

Gab twitched and shifted only starting to cry more when he rubbed her back. She pulled herself closer. “please….. I don’t… wanta…” she muttered as she shifted again shedding more tears into his lap as he curled around her pulling her closer. She was still dreaming for the most part though his calls and whimpers as he whined it caused her to shift. “get your little blonde ass over here.” Said that male voice in her head while she dreamt, slowly she managed to get over to him shakily as he grabbed her arm tightly yanking her close. “get down now.” He glared shoving her onto her knees as she shakily held back her tears, “please… no…. I don’t wanta.. please don’t… .make..” She shifted even more in his lap her face nuzzling against him at first as she shifted even more starting to come around because of Blakes whimpers and cries as the man in her dream started fading. So had the room she used to call her own that she was stuck in with him. She slowly opened her eyes to the darkness of his lap. She had her heart already racing as she started to scream shaking and crying not so much from the shock of being there but what the dream was about she was unsure what was going on. She was trying to pull away now though he was curled around her as she screamed louder shaking more and also cried harder, “NO NO NO!!” she shouted her face still stuck.

Blake looked up and flinched backwards, eyes wide, shining with tears. His sunglasses fell off his face into the dirt as he tried to breathe, but couldn’t find air. He opened his mouth to say something but all that came out was a terrified howl as he pulled away from Gab and curled into a ball shaking. His breath shuddered as he closed his nearly sightless eyes. He clenched his fists and cried, only able to see the image of Gab’s bloody corpse. Of course, Gab wasn’t really battered and bruised, only in his mind she was. And with all of her screaming, it was hard for him not to believe he was the cause.

She felt him pull away as her shaky eyes examined over him. Still trembling where she was she watched him after sitting up slightly. She wipped her eyes several times. “not him… not him..” she muttered as she wipped her eyes also having some strangler tears inching there way down her face still. She still had a waterfall of tears coming from her eyes as she kept trying to wipe them away. “b…blak…e..” she muttered and with her free hand held the jacket closer.

Blake whimpered and looked up at her. “Gab I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to hurt you….” he moaned as he hugged himself.

Gab was still trembling as the hand that held her jacket closed was grasped by the other. Tightly she held onto her arm, “hurt..” she repeated gently and twitched whimpering gently then trying to get over it as she saw it was blake and not the man. Finally she had wiped her eyes so that she could see better and her vision was not nearly as fogged up as before. She hugged his waist tightly now and couldn’t help but to break into tears again.

Blake shuddered. “Y…your covered in it…that filth….that….precious life force……” he whispered and moaned trying to not looked at her. He was obviously delirious and needed ti drink blood to stay calm. The blood he expelled would have tied him over for a month, but the sudden rush of new blood in his body completed his vampire bat gene. Now, he was lightheaded and wanted more.

“precious..” she repeated gently as she clung tighter to him, “blake… what is.. wrong with.. you..” she said through remaining sniffles that she attempted to rub away against her shoulder. “blake…. What is wrong?” she insisted again and acted as if not a thing had just happened to her as he could feel her trembling. She watched him divert his eyes.

“I….I hurt you…..your covered in it…..I’m sorry…..” he gasped through tears. He trembled and bit his lip. He could no longer see, his tears making his virtually blind eyes now unable to see. He swallowed and let out a shaky breath.

She shifted and wiped her face again and hugged him tight, “blake… whats wrong with your face? “ she muttered into his shirt. “im not covered in anything…” she shifted hugging him still as she was shaking slightly.

Blake looked down at her and sighed. “Yes…..in blood…..everything is covered in blood, me, you…..this whole place…..” he moaned.

“blake..” she whispered still hugging onto his waist shaking because she was rather cold with her dress in the conditions that it was in. She whimpered, “Blake…. Snap… out of it..” she muttered gently and shifted again. She lifted her head to look up at him as she kissed his cheek. “see im just fine…. Nothing is wrong…” she whispered her face turning a deep red which caused tomatoes to look pale.

Blake looked down at her and blinked. “I….can’t snap out of it…” he said as he realized it was just another hallucination. “It’s all I see now…blood everywhere…..I never know if its real or not…..” he said rubbing his eyes a bit, his other hand searching for his sunglasses.

Gab sighed in his lap hugging still though she slowly loosened her grip, “im sorry… for screaming… im sure… it didn’t.. help..” the words quietly escaped from her mouth. Steadily and rapidly her body was shaking still as she let go of him still in his lap. Her fingers bound there way around her opposite wrist.

Blake sighed and gave up looking for his sunglasses. He looked down and vaguely saw her holding her wrist. He lightly pried her hand away and saw burn marks on her. “Who did this to you….” he whispered.

“what are you looking for?” she said changing the subject and twitching as she attempted to place her hand on her wrist again as she now tried to hide her hand seeing that putting her other one where it was before. She then turned her head away. “I don’t know what your talking about…” again she spoke in a quiet tone.

“Don’t lie to me, Gab….I’m not blind…” he mumbled as he shook his head. “And I was looking for my sunglasses, they fell off….” he groaned.

“i… think.. over here..” She said grabbing them and trying them on and grinning up at him happily. “there a tad to big.” She giggled happily.

Blake grinned, chuckling a bit. “Yeah…too big…” he said as he pulled them off gently and put them on. They sat crooked on his face and he groaned. “Great, they are broken…..time to get a new pair….” he took them off and folded them and put them in his pocket. “So, about the burns…”

“well if they are broken why keep them?” gab questioned as she pried them out of his pocket grinning and put them on her head holding back her bangs as she grinned happily. “lookie! It works. We can just get them repaired.” She nodded, “it will be cheaper.” She said then shifted and thought of an idea of what to get him for Christmas again. “wait…. You can just go without them. “ she nodded and stared at his scar over his nose and reached up brushing her finger along the bridge of his nose and then shifting still ignoring the burns remarks.

Blake closed his eyes and flinched a bit. He tried very hard to keep his scar hidden. “Gab…..” he sighed, remembering the day he got the scar.

Gab shifted, “don’t gab me… whats wrong and what happened….” She said staring at the bridge of his nose “what happened…. And how….” She whispered as she pulled her hand off of it and looked up at him resting her head gainst his shoulder now.

“Accident at the institute….my first fight, I was too young and I got hurt…..that’s all……” he smiled humbly. He didn’t want to worry her anymore than she already was.

She shifted gently in his lap and nodded, “mine… from cigarettes. And my parents.” She whispered with a twitch her smile was gone as she stared at her arm now and whimpered gently thinking about the dream she just had.

“Is…that why you screamed?” Blake asked while rubbing her back gently. He understood, sort of, where she was coming from. Horrible past, nightmares about them…..he could relate.

She gave a faint nod and leaned against his chest feeling a tear run down her cheek. “when I wouldn’t listen…. And such…. They did this among other things…” she whispered. “my dream…. Had your jacket in it…. And me when I was tinny…they hated that I came home in it from school… and …” she twitched and whimpered again just thinking about the dream more as she coughed now.

Blake pulled her into a small hug and rubbed her back. “It’s ok…your not with your parents anymore…” he whispered in her ear. “Do you want to start to head back…” he asked as he looked up at the moon. The moonlight was shining through a crack in the log and shining into his face. His deep lapis eyes shimmered and his skin became pale in the light. “It’s a full moon tonight and it would be good if we headed back now. Grant and Andy would be worried of us by now….and Mark….he’ll cuss me out when we get back..” he chuckled.

She looked up at him and nodded wipping her face gently on the back of her hand, “marks gonna flip to find my dress this way…. And how im still a walking mess…” she whispered. “but its to cold to go into the water….. ill freeze my little tooshie off….. not that I wasn’t before..” she added the last part quietly with a giggle again as she started to crawl out on her hands and knees. She never was one to realize much of what she did. She paused and looked back at him, “you comin’?”

Blake looked down and crawled out. “Yeah….I’m coming….” Once he was out he stood up, brushed himself off, picked up his jacket and wrapped it around Gab. “There, wear this to cover yourself up. We’ll find something better to wear when we get back. Maybe Mark will let you wear his clothes.” Blake chuckled. He was laughing a lot more than normal. He wasn’t used to it. But he was so happy to be with her, he couldn’t help himself. He grabbed her hand and grabbed his catch from earlier and started walking toward the camp. “If we can’t make it all the way, at least we have something to eat on the way…: he grinned.

“maybe he will.” She giggled, “wouldn’t be the first time.” She nodded then looked at blake then their hands as he grabbed onto her’s she blushed a bit more and looked away. “yep.” She whispered in a slight squeaky tone still blushing not wanting him to really see now that they were in the open. The moonlight seemed to make her hair lighter then it really was. She watched the ground as it passed under them she squeaked stumbling slightly as her foot got caught up on a pot hole. She stumbled forwards her dress revealed all when she fell as she twitched slightly and pulled her foot loose atleast she wasn’t hurt but she did start to cough again having landed face first though something had seemed to have hit her stomach where mark punched her earlier as she pulled herself up and looked underneath her self to find a fairly large rock under her as she wrapped her arm around her stomach and coughed again. “im ok.” She said before blake could even ask if she really was.

Blake quickly scooped her in his arms and fixed her dress before anything else was flashed. He started walking again. “Just be careful…..your only bruised but you should keep still for a while…” he said as he felt her shiver. “I’m sorry im so cold…..it doesn’t help in this weather, either.” he said as he walked along a path.

“its fine… really..” she whispered gently as she pulled herself closer and coughed again whimpering gently. “I really wish mark hadn’t hit me.” She whispered as she clenched a fist full of his shirt into her right hand her head against his shoulder.

“I wish so too….I’m sure he regrets it too…..” Blake mumbled as he quickened his pace, not really wanting to stop and just wanting to get home. “Go to sleep…..we’ll be home in no time…” he whispered.

“do I have to sleep?” she asked in a whimper as she coughed again and glanced around, “is it me… or do I smell… smoke?” she whispered gently as she pulled herself closer nuzzling her face into his shoulder whimpering again and whining.

“Yes, sleep….and….” Blake smelled the air. He could smell smoke as well. “I smell it too….could just be a bomb fire….what’s it smell like to you?” he asked her.

"I really don't want to sleep..and it smells like a real fire." she whined as she pulled away from him and twitched getting onto the ground again. "B...Blake... There is... A real fire. And" she leaned closer and then started to walk towards that direction whimpering and coughing there was smoke and it seemed to be growing thicker and heavier as she coughed a bit and placed her hand over her mouth in failed attempt to block how much smoke there was. A yelping and growling sound could be heard coming from within the smoke as her eyes light up because of the amazing blazing fire now before her as she fell to her knees coughing harder and because of her current condition she coughed up blood she looked into the fire now having thought to left Blake behind

Blake ran over to Gab, but collapsed on the ground and started coughing. He hated smoke.

Gab whimpered as she heard yelping and such from within the flames still as she saw the same wolf as before trapped in the fire unable to free itself. “no…” she whispered as she coughed harder and went closer to the fire the heat quickly warming her entire body. She whimpered again her breathing was getting harder with all the smoke filling her lungs though something was pushing her to help the poor creature that was trapped. She couldn’t. She couldn’t get any farther, flames were in the way and her coughing had only gotten worse as she couldn’t even whimper due to how much she was coughing.

Blake struggled to his knees and saw Gab on the ground. He took a deep breath and coughed more. He covered his mouth and ran to Gab and scooped her up. He then saw the wolf trapped under an old tree trunk. He kicked it over and the wolf ran off yelping. Blake then turned around clumsily, dizzy from the smoke. He stumbled away from it and started to sprint, lopsidedly, back to the camp. He had to get everyone away from the fire spreading through the forest.

Gab clung to his shirt coughing harder. Her whole body trembled worse then it did even when they were in the log. Her breathing was so rough he could feel her whole body struggle to take in what it could. Eyes clamped shut she clung to him as if for life feeling the warmth of the fire fading away slowly the edge of her dress had caught the warmth of the fire and lit on fire itself. Though when blake scooped her up the movement seemed so fast that the flame flickered out.

Blake walked breathing heavily, trying to stay conscious. The fire was gaining and spreading quickly. Blake fell to his knees and coughed. “Grant….” he mumbled as he tried to remain conscious.

“b…la..ke…” Gab coughed harder as her blood stained his shirt as it slid past her lips and she clentched him tighter, “get…. Away… from… fire…” she was just barly able to get out as she coughed harder. “can’t…. breath…” she whined again as her voice was taken again by the coughing from the smoke that still filled her lungs.

Blake struggled to stand and picked up Gab again. He slowly walked the rest of the way home. By the time he got home the fire was starting to consume the forest. Blake set Gab down and climbed the ladder and looked in. He coughed then fell back down and landed on back next to Gab.

Gab was leaning against the tree still coughing bad though she lifted her head just enough to look up at blake and cover her mouth as blood ran from it. Her hand was still covered in blood aswell though it wasn’t long before she fell forward towards the ground gasping slightly, “can’t…” she couldn’t support herself anymore with how little she could breath.

Blake rolled over and pushed his hands on her chest, and tried to do CPR. He breathed into her mouth, hoping to give her air. He coughed into his shoulder a few times and continued to do CPR. He could taste her blood on his mouth and he shuddered. He pulled back and shook his head and tried to do CPR once more. He only tasted her blood. He clenched his fist and breathed into her one more time, before his instincts took over and he bared his fangs and drove them gently into her neck. He pulled them out and started to lap up her blood. He could taste smoke in the air though and back away sputtering. He shook his head and swallowed.

She twitched again as he tried CPR she gasped gently and shuddered her eyes traveled up to him as she felt his fangs sink into her neck again she let out a whimper. ‘not now’ she thought to herself as she watched him back away through half opened eyes. She couldn’t really move the rest of her body. The blaze only grew larger and brighter as time slipped away between them. It ate away at the forest and every thing in its way. A dark cloud lingered over head due to how much smoke had gathered.

Blake looked down and saw Gab awake. “Can you breathe?” he croaked, making sure she was ok, while trying to not bite her again.

She gave the faintest nod, “barley…. Got to get…..away from the smoke…” she muttered quietly. She never talked in such a tone that most of them had ever heard. She let out another gasp as she shifted ever so slightly and whined coughing again more blood running from her back. Though she didn’t start coughing till she propped herself up ever so slightly. She then fell back against him coughing again.

Blake nodded and quickly scooped her up and ran for town, hoping he could find Grant and the others fast. He ran as fast as he could, trying to get away. Once in town he saw fireman driving by, trying to stop the fire. He looked back and saw their home go up in flames. Everything they have ever owned was now gone.

Gab lifted her head only to see the vision of fire swallowing what they once called home in a matter of seconds. She blinked dead silent as a tear rolled down her cheek she then shook her head and coughed. Around town the smoke wasn’t as thick and there was barley any at all. She inhaled deeply, as she went to release it there was a small stream of grey from her mouth she looked at blake, “thanks…” she whispered now her tone wasn’t quiet because she couldn’t breath but her throat hurt. It felt as if chunks of it had just seeped out of her mouth. Gently her head rested against his shoulder once more her clothes smelled of ash and her face dirty. “guess I really need… a bath now..” she said with a faint giggle then gentle cough. No blood came out with this one. The markings from where he had had bit her just a little while ago were still on her neck and due to the fact her head was tilted to the side her neck was exposed. Her once blond curls seemed darker and straightened themselves out more with the weight of the ash upon them. It weighed her hair down and caused it to fall off her shoulder and to behind her.

Blake ignored the succulent smell of her blood and walked down the streets in the shadows. The flames looked beautiful against the dark sky, the pale moonlight shimmering against them. Blake blinked and smelled the air. He could smell Grant’s wings, which lingered in the air. He followed the scent to a warehouse. He tried to open the steel which lead into the dark space. “jammed…..” he mumbled, coughing a bit.

Gab shifted as she stared at the door that wouldn’t open. She pulled herself away from him and landed her feet to the ground. Quickly she gazed up at him, “I know this place… front door is welded… from the inside…” she whispered with a nod, “lets go follow me.” She smiled towards him as she went around back leaning against the wall slightly as she coughed again softly to herself. As they turned the corner to the back there was a small what seemed like trap door placed in the wall, “I found this way out myself.” She said. The space seemed to have been forced into a larger one. She figured grant must have done it. She slowly wiggled her way into the opening and then stuck her head back out as she looked up at him, “com-“ she suddenly squeaked loudly and jumped having felt something touch her as she hit her head and twitched,” what the!” she pulled herself into the room and looked up to find mary smiling down at her, “owie…” gab whispered rubbing her head.

Blake squeezed through the gap, barely fitting through and fell onto his head. He winced and looked up at Grant in the rafters smiling down at him. He leaped down and landed next to Blake. Blake sat up and leaned against his hands. They stared at each other silently and touched their foreheads together, eyes closed, sharing the moment together; sharing a special bond the two had.

Mary hugged onto Gab tightly nuzzling her head against her as Mark walked over aswell and put his arms around the two of them, “well this is a change of surroundings…” he chuckled gently as andy was sitting against one of the walls coughing gently as she was still clearing her lungs from the smoke as she grinned at them, “well hello you two.” She smiled. Mark nodded gently and paused as he stared at gabs dress which was now partly burnt and cut. “what the heck did you do…?” his gaze instantly going from caring to glaring as he turned to blake.

Blake and Grant sat silently, as if the world didn’t exist around them. Grant and Blake could feel Mark’s eyes boring into Blake’s back, but they ignored it. They were just happy to be close again.

“darn it…just stay away from gab…” Mark glared as he walked over and shoved Blake, “have you seen what you have done to Gabriella!?” Mark shouted towards blake as he froze as he seemed to feel something, or someone giving him a stern look. “what did you call me?” gab questioned as she stared at him now her arms over one another her foot tapping against the ground as she coughed again her tone was still faint from having had so much smoke in her lungs.

Blake looked sharply at Mark. “What did you just say!?” he growled. Grant rested a calm hand on Blake. He thought back to how much he changed in a month. Meeting Andy changed him completely. He used to be a pissy kid, but now he was calmer and kinder, especially with Blake around. Blake glared at him, then smirked. He chuckled at the name and looked away, still giggling to himself.

Gab shifted as she heard Blake chuckling about her name, “darn it… mark..” she muttered as she walked over and shoved mark but he didn’t budge and she then went over to andy as she sat by her and smiled, “how you feeling mommy…?” she whispered gently as andy smiled gently and then looked at the boys shaking her head, “your ok right gab?” she asked looking at gab now. Gab shifted and gave a nod her dress was stained blood red in most areas around her shoulders and chest and she still had markings and dried blood on her neck from where Blake had bitten her twice since they had been gone. “and your baby?” gab asked andy rubbing andys tummy slightly. Mark shifted, “i… I called… ehh. Her gab..” he nodded, “what the heck did you do to her anyway? With all the blood on her neck and stuff?” He questioned in a harsh almost growl like tone.

Blake immediately stopped laughing. He grew silent and stood up. “I completed my transformation as the ultimate weapon……” he mumbled silently, willing himself to change. Soon enough he morphed into the monster he became. He looked away, ears drooped, his scorpion tail dragging along the ground as he paced. “I gave in to the madness that consumed me. My vampiric traits overwhelmed me and I….” he trailed. “I’m sorry……” he said finally stopping his pacing.

Mark fell backwards as everyone seemed to pause and look towards him. The smile gab had on her face seemed to vanish faster then ever as she shifted, “blake?” she muttered gently and almost in a scared like tone as she twitched. Mary flinched gently as she stared at blake she couldn’t help but to instantly hiss her ears and tail seeming to appear from no where as she dug her nails into the ground. She couldn’t be heard because of her being muted and all.

Blake sighed and returned to normal, crouching down. “I’m sorry I bit you Gab….I’m sorry I’m like this….I’m sorry Mary for making you panic…..I’m…sorry..” he muttered. Grant walked over to him and knelled beside him and rested a hand on his back. “It’s ok….we know you cant control this, like I cant control myself at times.”

Andy pulled away from Gab and smiled going over to Blake petting his head sitting next to him, “yea, you’ll be ok Blake…” She whispered gently and nuzzled her face against him then grinned again and looked at Grant, “wonder if the same things calm him down..” she giggled, “NO!” mark instantly replied and stared at andy, “no no no no!! your not doing that to gab. No!” he continued to repeat himself. Mary seemed to slowly calm down as she flicked her tail sitting like a cat.

Blake looked sadly at Mark. “I….cant help it…..her blood….it calls to me….and other things call out to me…” he said shifting his gaze. Grant coughed and looked away with a slight smile. Blake glared at him and muttered, “Not. Like. That.”