Hello everyone! So this plotbunny wouldn't let me sleep until I wrote it. This may be great...may not...but I had to get it out :) So...I hope you enjoy! I'm just happy to be publishing something again lol.
The evening sky burned bright amber flames through veins of dark purple clouds as a certain pair of school guardians finished cleaning up after dinner and settled down in their adoptive father's luxurious living room. With a tired and heavy sigh the silver haired Kiryu boy slouched down on the couch while Yuki skipped into the room, triumphantly waving the remote in the air.
"Don't sit there scowling because I found it before you did," the slender girl giggled before jumping onto the couch beside her moody partner, the action nearly throwing him to the floor.
"Could you sit like a normal person?" Zero huffed in irritation as he cut his eyes over to the doe eyed girl who was sitting crossed legged beside him, her hair a mess and her pink pajama shorts slightly pulled up her legs from her position. The teenage hunter tried to hide his blush by quickly snapping his head back and sinking lower into the couch before mumbling, "Can you just turn on the stupid T.V. already?".
Completely oblivious to the boy's feelings, Yuki sighed and flicked the television on. "Would it kill you to smile once," she said deflated as she began to idly flip through the channels.
"Would it kill you to act like a normal person for once," Zero quipped, half hoping to see the girl's face turn red in her bubbly style of irritation.
"You're so mean Zero," the brunette teen said before flinging a pillow at his head, only to miss him by a few feet. The pale boy actually began to laugh, more so at Yuki's still determined face that was slowly turning red than from her actual failed attempt to hit him. "Don't you say anything Zero Kiryu," she threatened before going back to channel flipping. A short moment of silence ensued before Yuki happened to land on the news channel.
"Yuki stop," Zero suddenly said, his voice strained. The confused girl instantly turned wide eyed to find Zero staring intently at the screen.
"This is an eyewitness report on the Whitfield Mansion arson. Just a few hours ago the old and abandoned mansion suddenly burst into violent flames, more than likely due to foul play according to the firemen on the scene. Sadly, locals have reported a homeless child frequently stays in the home and another has said that he saw a man entering the building just a half hour before the explosion and the fire. There are no reports on finding either of the bodies."
Yuki listened sadly to the blond woman on the T.V. screen, angry and boiling flames finishing off the last of the old house behind her. "That's so sad," the girl said quietly before turning to her friend, but the sight of him made a gasp escape her in shock. If Zero had been pale before, he was chalk white now. His hands were shaking as his violet eyes stared horrified at the screen, his breath catching in his chest.
"It can't…" he whispered shakily as the blazing flame shown on the screen reflected in his terror stricken eyes.
"Zero, what's wrong," Yuki begged, her hand clutching his trembling arm, but before she got her answer, the phone began to ring. The girl was nearly thrown to the floor when Zero sprang from the seat with lightning speed. In a matter of seconds, she heard him snatch the phone from it's cradle.
"Hello," the teen answered quickly, his hand still shaking as he held the phone in a death grip. Yuki could only watch as she slowly got up and cautiously walked toward her friend. She saw he was listening intently, and the longer he stayed on the phone, the whiter his skin got and the more he began to shake. "Is he alive?" she finally heard him demand as she came to stand by his side. Her eyes began to fill with tears as she watched Zero cover his face with his free hand and lean against the wall dejected. "It's my fault," she heard her friend whisper heavily. "We're on the way," he said quickly before clicking the phone off. Neither moved for a few long seconds as the boy gathered himself. "Yuki, go get Cross, we're going to meet Kaito," Zero said with his eyes still riveted to the floor.
"Zero, please, what happened?" the frightened girl asked while taking Zero's hand in her own. The broken boy sniffed before inhaling deeply, pitiful, guilt ridden eyes meeting hers.
"The Association President is in with the Council, who wants me dead," he began, his pale hand squeezing her own for strength. "Who is one of the main people standing in their way of getting rid of me and turning the Association over to the control of the Council?" his voice wavered as he drew the girl close. Realization began to hit Yuki as she tightened her embrace around Zero, tears falling down her ivory cheeks. "They set him up…using a child," he said, his voice cracking. "He knew. He knew they were planning something, but he wouldn't risk that child's life they used to bait him with. He knew they wanted him dead because he won't let them have me," the boy choked out as Yuki held him.
The ride to the secluded hotel that Kaito had told Zero to meet him at was filled with silence. Cross, upon hearing the news, had barely said anything, a dangerous rage flaming behind his pale eyes as he drove through the town, Zero equally as quiet at his side. Yuki sat in the back twisting the hem of her skirt, her mind full of new worries and fears. It wasn't long before they were pulling into the parking lot, a miserable looking Kaito waiting outside one of the rooms. The silver haired teen jumped out of the car before it had even stopped.
"Why the hell isn't he in a hospital?" Zero growled as he approached his old hunting companion.
"The Association's like the damn mafia Zero, they'd find him in no time and finish him off," the auburn haired boy responded, panic still laced in his eyes. "I didn't know what else to do. As soon as I figured out what was going on I ran but…" the hunter paused, Zero watching him somberly. "I didn't get there until after it happened. Me and my partner barely managed to get him out before the whole thing came down," Kaito went on, his voice growing more strained as Zero slowly headed to the door. The level D slowly put his hand to the knob before he heard Kaito's unusually soft voice behind him. "It's really bad Zero," the other boy pitifully stated before Zero slowly opened the door. As soon as Zero entered the little room, he realized that Kaito's words would be the biggest understatement he had ever heard. If it wasn't for the miraculously unscathed face and dark wavy locks, Zero doubted he would have been able to recognize the man who was like a second father to him. With slow steps Zero made his way to his injured master's bedside, the sandy haired boy carefully wiping the sweat from the man's brow quickly looking up.
"I'll take it from here," Zero said stoically as he came to stand beside the boy, who quickly handed Zero the cool cloth with a look of sympathy before getting up from his chair and exiting. The hunter couldn't help but shudder as the sound of his master's breathing hit his ears as he shakily sat down in disbelief. It was a sound he wouldn't ever forget. Shallow, cracking, wheezing…dying. "God what have I done to you?" the boy whispered more to himself in shock as he carefully wiped the sweat from the elder hunter's ashen face. Violet eyes scanned the horrific state the famed vampire hunter Toga Yagari's body was in, and for the life of him, Zero could not understand how the man was still alive. A thin sheet covered the man's lower half, but the boy knew the damage was extensive. Livid and angry burns seemed to consume the lightly tanned skin, growing from beneath the sheets and stretching up the man's torso. The white collared shirt was unbuttoned, but Zero could see that parts of it were stuck to the deep wounds. A cloth was draped over his eyes, the leather eye patch sitting on the bedside table. What frightened the young teen the most however, was his master's strained and rasping breathing. The boy knew the damage inside was just as terrible as the appalling burns on the outside.
"I don't know what to do," Zero heard Kaito's solemn voice say as he looked up and saw him standing beside the bed. "I've never seen anything so bad before. I'm afraid to touch him, but, he can't last much longer without any help," the older boy said gravely. Before Zero could respond, both boys heard Cross's stricken voice behind them, along with Yuki's horrified gasp.
"My God," the legendary hunter breathed, his pale eyes broken as they scanned the ruined body of his friend. All of the teens remained hushed as Kaien Cross slowly crossed the room. "You always act so cold, but it was because of your protectiveness…even for a stranger's child…that you ended up in this mess," Cross whispered as tears began to trickle down his ageless face as he stood beside his fallen friend. Soon Kaien felt his daughter's arms circling around him.
"We have to do something…there has to be something we can do," the compassionate girl said through tears. Yuki didn't get off to the greatest start with the rough hunter, in fact she borderline hated him after he shot Zero in the shoulder, but she learned however, that everything the man did was to protect the silver haired boy. The shattered look on Zero's face was enough to break her heart. She didn't want Zero to suffer anymore. Both boys looked to the older man, their eyes full of doubt.
"There is someone…," Cross finally said after some silence. The teenage trio stared in shock as Cross sighed heavily. "It's a long shot…she doesn't exactly want anything to do with vampire hunters anymore…her fiancé was a hunter killed on the job a few years ago…but she's our only hope," he said while heading over to the phone on the night stand.
"Who is this person Cross," Zero asked quietly. Kaito and Yuki looked puzzled as well as the ex hunter began to punch the numbers in.
"She's a high ranking nurse in a hospital not too far away from here. I just hope she'll agree to this considering her past," he said as he listened to the ringing tone.
"New Canton Liberty Hospital, how may I help you?" a cheery, young female voice answered on the other line.
"Yes," Cross replied as the trio watched wide eyed. "May I speak with Emma Richardson please?"
"Nice work in there, keep it up and you'll be taking my job in no time," an older man with greying hair said to the young woman beside him as they both removed the green gowns they both wore.
"It would take me years to get to your level Doctor Kinney," the woman smiled as she pulled the green cap off of her head, shiny copper hair gleaming under the harsh lights of the prep room. The purple scrubs she wore contrasted against her pale skin as she freed her hair from it bun.
"You don't give yourself enough credit Emma," the older doctor smiled as he patted her shoulder. "All you do is work," he finished before leaving the woman to her thoughts. Before she could turn to leave however, she heard her name being paged over the intercom that she had a call waiting. Not used to receiving phone calls during her work hours, Emma quickly rushed down the white halls in a hurry.
"This is Ms. Richardson," she answered the phone a bit warily since the receptionist told her she didn't catch the name of the caller.
"Hi Emma…this is Kaien…Kaien Cross," the soft male voice on the other line replied. After a few long seconds, the young nurse was about to ask who he was when recognition hit her like a ton of bricks. She felt the color draining from her face as she gripped the phone tighter. The last time she had heard anything from him or anyone else involved with the Association…it was to tell her fiancé had been killed.
"Hello Kaien," she replied in a strained voice, knowing her emotions were blatantly obvious.
"Emma, I know you want to forget about us, but I need your help desperately," Cross began as the trio of teens watched him intently.
"I don't mean to sound cold Kaien…but I prefer not to get involved with the Association," she said as calmly as possible, twisting the phone cord between her fingers anxiously.
"It's not about the Association…at least…listen we don't have time. You remember Toga don't you?" Cross asked more quickly.
"I heard a lot about him but I never saw him…Cross…what's going on and why are you calling me after all these years," Emma asked with a heavy voice.
"The Association tried to kill him…you saw the news about that fire…it's bad," the man's voice dejectedly told her. For a second, the intern could only stare in silence as it registered what was being asked of her.
"Why didn't you bring him here?" she demanded in a hushed whisper.
"It's too dangerous…for everyone involved…they'll find out where he is in no time," he replied.
"Jesus, Cross," the woman sighed as she pinched the bridge of her nose in frustration. "Do you have any idea the amount of care needed to treat that? How am I supposed to help anyway? I work in cardiology. I've never dealt with serious burns before, not to mention damage from smoke inhalation. How am I supposed to get supplies? It's not like I can walk out of here with everything I need. And what about my job and…" the woman frantically went on in a rising panic before Cross cut her off.
"You are all he has," Kaien desperately cut in, stopping the red head short. "I'm paying for everything through a secret account…even for you. You won't have to work another day in your life…even if he doesn't make it…just…please help. Please Emma," she heard him finish, brokenness in the famed hunter's voice she never thought possible. A long silence ensued as the frightened nurse stood trembling, tears beginning to roll down her face. She didn't know how to deal with such a life altering decision thrown at her in such a short time. She knew she'd certainly lose her job if she just vanished for months without a word, but she did trust Cross to keep his word from her past experiences with him. Still, she felt as if she was being slowly suffocated.
"You know you're asking me to give up everything…again," she said quietly before wiping away the falling tears that were staining her purple scrubs. "For someone I don't even know and who might not even make it," she said, but quickly winced at the coldness of her words. She heard the man on the other line sniff quietly.
"I know," he said with guilt.
Again silence deafened the lines. Finally, after composing herself one last time, she said, "You better be thanking God Cross, you just got yourself a nurse," she barely managed to get out without sobbing. "Now what?"
"My academy has a state of the art medical complex so one of my students has gone to get whatever he can…we can get whatever you need," the ex-hunter said quietly. "Just please come quickly".
After receiving directions to the motel from Cross, the shattered woman hung up the phone with shaking hands. She tried not to fall apart as she quickly walked down the hallways that were her home…or what used to be her home.
"Hey Emma, want to grab some lunch?" she heard her fellow intern call from behind, but she knew if she turned around it would be too hard to say goodbye.
"I can't Eric…I have to go," she said painfully as she continued down the hall for the last time.
"She's on her way," Cross said solemnly as he turned to Zero, who still sat at his teacher's side. He had refused to leave the wounded hunter's side and so Kaito was sent to the school. "How is he doing?" the blond hunter asked cautiously as he watched Zero stare bleakly at his master.
"He's not awake, but he's conscious enough to feel every bit of pain…I can see his hands shaking now," the silver haired boy solemnly said. Gingerly the boy wiped the trickling sweat from the man's pale face. "All of this…it's my fault," Zero stated guilt ridden.
"No, this has been a long time coming Zero," Cross said sternly. "I just…didn't expect this," he sighed while eyeing his friend who was struggling to hang on. Before long a car was heard pulling into the gravel drive, causing everyone to turn their heads expectantly toward the door. To be safe, Cross went to the drawn curtains and pulled them back just enough to peek outside. Stepping out of a silver car was a small yet slender woman in dark purple scrubs, her creamy complexion stark against the fabric. Rich red hair that hung past her shoulders was pulled into a loose ponytail. A sweet face, that when she turned, was streaked with tears and the faint smudges of makeup. Frightened and broken green eyes met his own. "She's here," he said quickly before going to the door. When the fading green door was opened, Cross wasn't sure how to greet the trembling woman that was their ray of hope. But he didn't need to.
"Where is he?" she asked quickly as she came toward the door, her voice a bit rough from crying.
"In here," Cross answered quietly while holding the door for her. "Kaito should be back any minute," he added as he followed her in. Of course, she stopped dead in her tracks as soon as she saw the condition of the man before her.
"Oh my God," she breathed in disbelief. Forgetting her current situation, she immediately went to the man's side. "With this much damage, he's definitely in shock," she said while quickly checking his pulse, Zero getting up with Yuki and moving out of her way. A gasp escaped her when she felt his trembling hand against hers, not expecting him to be even the least bit lucid. "Jesus," she whispered, pity for the suffering man before her taking over her own pain. "Where's that boy with the supplies," she asked heavily while carefully removing the damp cloth covering the hunter's eyes. She felt a gasp catch in her chest at the sight of the awful scar that stretched across the right side of his face. She knew the injury was old, but the sight of the left one didn't offer her much hope. Taking the pen light from her pocket, her fingers gently lifted the swollen lid of the left eye. She wasn't sure why, but her heart seemed to beat just a bit faster when she saw the blue eye respond to the light even though it was awfully red and irritated. Even through the damage, she didn't think she had seen eyes as deeply blue as the one that was struggling to focus on her. And that's when it hit her. He was conscious.
"You call that kid and tell him to get here now," she uttered sternly to Cross, her green eyes now flashing. "He's waking up, and right now, that's not necessarily a good thing," she said before turning back. She watched as the hunter's breathing became even more rapid, the long fingers of the trembling hands beginning to feebly clutch the sheets beneath. The silver haired boy took a step toward the bed, anxiety laced on his face as the woman took one of the hunter's shaking hands in her own. "Mr. Yagari, if you can hear me, squeeze my hand as best as you can," the woman said in a gentle and calming voice. The trembling fingers remained still for a few moments, Zero moving closer to the nurse's side in a hurry. Soon however, Emma could feel the long fingers beginning to slowly wrap around her own weakly. She heard the man's breath catch in his chest hoarsely before a rasping and pitiful moan filled the room. "Zero, take the cloth and talk to him while you wipe the sweat from his face ok," Emma directed calmly but seriously. "He knows your voice. The amount of pain he is in and the shock is probably rendering him delirious, but we can't have him moving with these burns," she told the teen who was doing as he was told.
Thankfully Kaito came through the door at that time with his arms laden with duffel bags. "I asked the nurse to fill these with anything that would help with burns," the young hunter said through pants as he set them down beside the bed. "How is he?" he asked the red headed nurse who was quickly looking through the bags.
"He's coming to, but I need to get him stabilized quickly so I can give him pain meds and sedatives to give him a break from the pain," Emma said while pulling out a bag of fluids. "If I can do that and his condition improves somewhat…then we can get to work on treating these burns," she said as she began to go about starting an I.V. line.
Cross and the two young hunters worked alongside the young nurse to bring life back into the severely injured Yagari. In a short amount of time Emma had lifesaving fluids and antibiotics flowing through the hunter's veins as multiple bags hung above the bed. She had an oxygen tube threaded around the hunter blanched face, the green tank sitting beside the bed giving the man's scorched and irritated lungs a break. They had all been watching his condition for a few minutes, Zero still blotting the perspiration from his teacher's face and neck when the man began to stir slightly. The long fingers still covered in soot began to clutch the sheets more forcefully. Another painful and hoarse moan escaped the man's chest as came to stand beside Zero.
"He's waking up," Zero said quietly as his teacher's head lolled to the side as he groaned painfully, sweat glistening on his neck and his black hair plastered to his skin.
"I know…I just…I want to make sure he's completely stable before I give him powerful drugs," Emma said, a small ache in her chest beginning to form as she watched the tortured man. "But I don't know if I can let him suffer anymore," she sighed while a running a hand through her red hair. At the sound of her voice, the hunter finally struggled to open his swollen and red eye.
"Master," Zero said quietly as the rest of the small group gathered around, but the man's eye stayed trained on Emma. His breath hitched painfully as he weakly tried to raise his arm, reaching for the girl who was watching wide eyed, but he was too ill to get far. Still, his eye remained focused on the young nurse wide and frightened.
"I…I'm sorry…Luce," he barely managed to rasp out, his voice almost unrecognizable by his students. Emma heard everyone around her gasp.
"He must be hallucinating," she heard Kaien say quietly behind her, but she didn't want to break the eye contact the man before her was desperately trying to maintain.
"I'm sorry…I couldn't…save…you," he pitifully wheezed, and Emma could have sworn she saw actual tears fall from the wounded eye. "Don't…leave…me," he rasped, his ashen face riddled with guilt. Emma could feel warm tears sliding down her cheek as she knelt down beside the bed and took the trembling hand in her own, her pale fingers gently stroking the soot covered skin comfortingly.
"I'm not going anywhere," she said softly while smiling warmly at the broken man before her. "I promise, I'll be right here," she said through soft tears, squeezing his hand gently. "Now you just relax and rest ok, everything's going to be alright," she said before standing and wiping the runaway tears from her face. She could still feel his hand feebly fighting to cling to hers, but she could see his eye growing heavy against his will. "I'll be here" she softly said while gently brushing the damp black locks from his face, the motion finally allowing the exhausted hunter to close his eye while drifting back into unconsciousness. The nurse's warm smile faded as she carefully placed the now relaxed hand back onto the sheets. She stood for a few moments trying to collect herself and then quickly turned back to the bags.
"Luce was his fiancé years ago…before she became a level E," Cross said quietly as Emma drew up a round of pain killers. "She didn't make it," he finished quietly as she injected the drugs into one of the clear lines. "I'm sorry about that," the blond man said as he caught sight of the drying tears on the woman's face.
"No one should have to suffer any more when they are already in so much pain," she said miserably. In fact, she understood exactly what the delirious hunter was feeling and she knew it was pain that was stronger than any physical wound. "It's my job to make people feel better," she said tiredly before turning to the group. "Now let's see if we can get these burns cleaned up and wrapped."
It took the ragtag group hours to carefully remove the ruined clothing from the hunter's skin. Emma was in for quite a shock when she saw how badly the hunter's legs were burned. The majority of the time was spent gingerly cleaning the livid wounds and wrapping the damage skin up to each knee with protective gauze. With Cross's help Emma was able to medicate and wrap the many burns that stretched across the man's torso.
"That's all I can do for now," Emma said tiredly while sitting down on the other bed and pulling her hair free from its ponytail. "These next few days will be the deciding factor on whether he makes it not…but I don't know how extensive the nerve damage is from the deep burns," she said while watching the silver haired boy carefully pull the sheets up to his teacher's chest. "He sure is one heck of a fighter though," she said while pushing her bangs from her eyes.
"You have no idea," Cross said with a light grin softly shaking his head. "I don't believe there's anyone more stubborn out there," he said softly while watching his friend sleep peacefully. He watched as Zero, who had once again taken up his spot beside his master, smirk slightly at his comment. Yuki and Kaito stood quietly behind the boy. "Emma," the Headmaster said to the exhausted woman, her green apprehensive eyes flicking up to his. "May I speak with you outside? " he asked softly. Without a word the young nurse rose from her seat, and with a blank face, followed Kaien outside into cool night. As soon as the blond hunter closed the door behind them, Emma turned and faced him directly.
"You want me to stay here with him don't you?" she asked while shoving her hands in the pockets of her scrubs.
"Please Emma," Kaien nearly begged on the spot. "Because of the danger of the situation I'm going to have to send all of my students home. Zero, Kaito, and myself are going to be facing the Association. And Yuki…I'm going to have to find somewhere for her to stay," the man sighed tiredly. "The school isn't safe anymore," he muttered, his eyes staring blankly at the cracking asphalt. As much as she wanted to, Emma couldn't hold her cold expression after seeing the weight bearing down on Cross's shoulders. "Neither of them will admit it, but Toga is like a father to Zero and right now…Zero can't lose him. I can't lose him. I know I probably annoy the hell out of him, but we've been through a lot together trying to protect Zero," Cross said while Emma felt her chest tightening against her will.
"I'll stay with him. I'll take care of him," Emma felt her voice threaten to crack as tears threatened to start again. The poor woman felt torn in so many ways, she didn't know how she was supposed to feel. The cool breeze picked up, blowing her hair across her pale face as she wrapped her arms around herself.
"I can never repay you for what you are doing for us…for him," Cross smiled sadly at the young nurse, but deep down, he knew her world was shattered in her mind.
Cross and the teens stayed at the hotel long enough for Emma to drive to her apartment to collect her things. Of course the poor woman broke down all the way to the place she called home, but after crying so long and so hard, she didn't have any left in her by the time she returned. After helping her gather her things in the dimly lit room and after handing her a substantial sum of money, Cross gathered everyone into his car with the exception of Zero. Emma watched as the boy grasped the man's limp hand in his own, the boy's eyes shut tight in pain. Watching the shattered teen made the woman admonish herself for thinking it was only her life that had been changed.
"I promise I'll do everything I can for him," Zero heard her soft voice say as her hand gently rested on his shoulder.
The teen carefully released his master's hand before slowly standing. "I'll kill the bastards that did this," he growled coldly, his violet eyes flashing pure rage. Green eyes caught sight of pale hands clenching into shaking fists, then they slowly released. "This isn't the first time he's gotten hurt for my sake," the silver haired hunter said shifting his eyes to Emma's. "Thank you for taking care of him…and if I don't come back…tell him…I said thank you," the boy said heavily before turning and heading out the door. Emma stared shocked for a few moments before sighing heavily and sitting on the other bed. All of a sudden it hit her that she was now on her own with a gravely injured man she barely knew. Her eyes shifted over to the injured hunter, and for the first time, she could really observe the stranger who was now under her care. The first thought that crossed her mind, and she tried to make herself think otherwise, was that even in such bad shape, the raven haired man was quite handsome. But more so than his attractiveness, she noticed the many scars that covered his lithe body. The right side of his face was marred, an old stab wound adorned his shoulder, and multiple other jagged scars crisscrossed his chest…and now the burns were added to it. Feeling pity well in her heart, Emma got up and made her way over to his bedside. She resumed Zero's position and began to gently blot the man's flushed skin with the cool cloth.
"It's just you and me now," she said softly, not really expecting any reply, but she was caught off guard when she saw his hazy blue eye peering up at her. A few moments of watching him however let her know that the hunter was far from reality. His bleary eye searched his surroundings in a subdued panic, but he knew very well when pain would surge through every fiber of his body. Emma watched as his fingers weakly clutched the sheets as his breath caught in his chest hoarsely, agony evident on his pale face. It was at this moment that Emma realized that they were all each other had now. Both of their lives were drastically altered, both of them were in indescribable pain, and now…both of them were shattered. Feeling the ever present tears begin to roll down her cheeks again, the broken young woman took the hunter's trembling hand in her own, his eye slowly fighting to focus on her. "We're going to be ok," she whispered through trembling lips. She knew she was going to have to call the hospital to let them know she would be taking a leave of absence…which in her intern state…meant that she would surely be fired. The medical field was fast paced and only the best and brightest made it…and not showing up to work for months meant that she was easily replaceable. As she felt the hunter's rough skin against her own, she knew that with the wounds he had sustained, and the little she knew about being a vampire hunter, his career was over as well. And unlike her, he was the best in his profession.
"Somehow, we're going to get through this," she sniffed before shifting her eyes to his, her hand squeezing his lightly. She couldn't tell if the injured man before her could comprehend anything, but his eye, though cloudy, watched her intently. A sad smile found its way to the woman's face as she tenderly brushed the damp locks from his face. "Just don't…don't leave me hanging ok," she whispered even though she knew he couldn't understand, but almost immediately his grip tightened around her pale hand. For a split second, her gaze fell upon the very much conscience face of the hunter. Intense pain was laced across the ashen and scarred face, but the fire that blazed in the single eye was enough to take her breath away. The fight to remain lucid against such agony proved to be too much however because within almost the same instance the hunter had relaxed his grip as he slipped back into unconsciousness. After a few moments the young nurse got up from her seat and went about sorting through her things although now, the slightest of smiles was on her tear stained face. She wasn't alone anymore in the dimly lit hotel room in the middle of nowhere with an injured stranger. She had someone fighting alongside her in the chaos of a horrible situation.
So? This isn't too left field is it lol :) Thank you for reading and please please review! It's the only way I'll know if this is crap or not. I'm still planning on putting more chapters up anyways...but still...
On another note...for those who have read my previous story Save Me...I cut it back down to the original 20 chapters. I just lost inspiration on the continuation of it but I couldn't leave it unfinished. I'm sorry for those who I have disappointed :(