Hey! I know it's again been a long time. And I'm more than sorry for it. And I would fully understand if you'd hate me by now! But I still hope you'll enjoy this last chapter of Shadows of the night. And I'm promising that I'm trying to get the next chapter of "1908" out as soon as possible.

Nightshade looked carefully around the corner and seeing no one, she headed towards the door and out of the hospital. Stupid doctors! They really thought they could keep her in the hospital when she was fine.

No! She would leave the city today! She would go as far away as she could, but before, she had something she needed to do.

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Spot was out of breath when he reached the hospital. He entered and looked around searching for any nurse or doctor that could tell him were Nightshade was and – hopefully – that she was alive!

He saw a doctor and two nurses emerging from a room. He was about to go to them and ask them about Nightshade when he heard them talking.

"We couldn't do anything for him anymore. Write down the time he died." The doctor shook his head.

"That these kids do always have to die at such a young age. Did he have any sign of what his name was?" The nurse shook her head no.

"But he had this odd scar on his arm. Looked like a 'M'". Spot stopped dead in his tracks.

'Maniac' it ran through his head. 'So she did kill him. But What's with Night?'

"Excuse me?" He said addressing the doctor.

"I'm searching for someone. A young girl, about eighteen. Red hair, green eyes." The doctor looked at the nurse and back at Spot.

"Do you know her? She came here about two hours ago. Come with me." He lead Spot towards a room and opened the door to reveal nothing besides an empty bed.

"What the..:" But Spot didn't even hear the doctor anymore. He cursed under his breath and ran out of the hospital.

"Where the hell are you?!" He hissed once he was outside. The first thought that crossed his mind was that she had gone to the station. But no, not at this time of DAY. But maybe… he had to go, it was the only place he could think of.

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Nightshade kneed down in front of the wooden cross.

"I've come to say goodbye for good, Flame. But before I leave everything behind I'd had to thank you. You saved my life…again!" She sighed and swallowed, tears silently running down her cheek. Oh Lord, what had become of her. She was crying!

And this was what kept her from noticing the person coming up behind her. Watching her intently. Watching as she pulled something out of her breast pocket.

"If it hadn't been for you…" He heard her whispering, hearing that she was crying.

"Night…" She jumped at the voice and snapped around, startled to see him hear, and did both, fear and waited what he would say. But he didn't say anything. He just stepped towards her and pulled the crying girl into his arms.

"It's over now. He's dead. He can't do anything to you anymore." He whispered into her ear.

"She saved my life!" Nightshade whispered again.

"If she hadn't given me her cross before she died, if I hadn't carried it in my breast pocket, I'd be dead by now!" She started to sob loudly now and brought her arms around his neck.

"Shh, it's okay. You're alive! And I won't let you leave!" She backed away a bit from him, searching his eyes.

"Spot…" But he only shook his head.

"I'm not going to play daddy for your girls. You will stay here and look after them yourself!" He smiled and winked at her.

"And after me." He added more serious.

"I love you Sam." He whispered before he leant down and kissed her gently.

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When they reached the Brooklyn Lodging house everyone was waiting for them. As soon as they stepped through the door Nightshade was surrounded by her girls, all in a big hug.

"We'll stay?" Hazard asked her and gave a small, knowing smile. Nightshade nodded at her friends and only brought out a whisper.

"We stay!" And her eyes found Spot, who was leaning against a wall, no emotions showing at all. That is, if you didn't look deep into his eyes like Nightshade was doing. Inside of them, she found what she had never thought possible, and always denied it's existence.

She saw only love!

The End