Matt woke to a warm sort-of morning. Remembering what
happened yesterday, Matt quickly looked over
at the bed beside him, only to see Rain sleeping peacefully the same way as last night. Matt's eyes slowly traveled
down to her neck and stopped at the huge bite mark.
Matt sighed as he got up, sat on the edge of Rain's bed, and slowly stroked her back. As he got up she
started to stir. He got up and went into the main room, where they had entered the night before, to see Josh and
Kristy standing up, talking.
"Umm, if Rain wakes up, tell her that I'm only getting water to wash off her neck. Okay?" Matt said to
Kristy, who nodded and went in to the bedroom.
Matt went into the bathroom/dressing room, got a small bowl to put water in, got the water, and ripped of a
small part of his white undershirt, for a rag. He headed back into the other room, where he saw Kristy sitting on
Matt's "old" bed. When Kristy looked up she saw Matt and got up to leave, but not before whispering in his ear,
"she's awake just resting."
Matt nodded and went over to sit on Rain's bed and put the bowl of water on his bed. He turned and dipped
the rag into the bowl and started to rub gently on Rain's blood stained neck. She moaned softly as he wiped
around the bite mark. Matt looked down just in time to her eyes open.
"Hey," Matt said as he smiled down at her, but Rain only grunted and rolled over before sitting up.
"How long have I been asleep?" Rain asked while gently rubbing her eyes.
"Umm. About 8 hours." Matt said moving over to sit on his own bed. Rain began to rub her hand, with the
bite mark on it, rubbing her fingers over the small holes in her skin.
"Here, let me." Matt said as he took her hand and started to clean the dried blood off.
"Thanks.," she muttered.
"No problem," said Matt, while rubbing at the bite mark gently. Rain took her other hand and stuck it down
inside her pocket. Matt was surprised at what he saw her pull out. Rain had a small ring in her hand and was
turning it over and over in her hand.
"Where'd you get that?" Matt asked, slightly disappointed.
"My brother gave it to me when I was 10. Right before he went into the Air Force," Rain looked away as
she said the last part. Matt was guessing that he had died or something like that," after that I just keep it with me
always." Matt felt relief wash quickly over him, he didn't know why, it just did.
Matt just nodded, not really wanting to push the point. Rain was silent after that and Matt worked in silence.
Within 5 minutes Rain's hand looked normal and not defected.
"There, all done." Matt said as he released Rain's hand. 'I didn't want to do that.' Matt thought, but
mentally shot himself for thinking that. He looked over at Rain, who was rubbing her hand, it was clearly sore.
Matt had to stop himself from leaning over and taking her hand and rubbing it. 'What's wrong with me,' he asked
himself.
"So.umm, what are you doing?" Rain asked looking at him like he was a weird person.
"Okay don't laugh.," she nodded, "I'm mentally shooting myself." Matt said, while sighing. Rain looked
over at him and gave him the 'What on Earth' look, "What, I'm bored." Matt said.
"Sorry, but that's just a bit weird. Even for me that's weird." Rain said as Matt chuckled.
"Hey, I'm bored. It's not my fault. I do crazy things when I'm bored." Matt said smirking.
Rain just rolled her eyes. She knew that he was just trying to be funny and cheer her up, but that wasn't
working right now. It seemed like to her that nothing could cheer her up. Rain leaned down and untied her boots
and took them off. She started to rub her feet, just being glad that her boots were off.
As if Matt noticed that Rain wasn't in the mood to be cheered up he said, "Want to talk about it?"
Rain shook her head and Matt moved over to her bed and sat beside her. Matt had to stop himself from
putting his arm around her and pulling her close, what was wrong with him!
Matt was about to say something, but Rain cut in, "I don't think I'm really ready," she said, "to talk yet."
Matt nodded understandingly, but jumped as Rain let out a barking cough.
"Are you okay?" Matt asked worriedly.
"Oh, just fine." Rain said while rubbing her neck and rolling her eyes. Matt started to pat her back, but she
pulled away and ran to the bathroom. Matt jumped up and waited in the main room for her to come out. When she
did she was wiping her mouth on her arm. She looked like she was getting ready to fall over so Matt went up to
her, put an arm around her waist and she put an arm over his shoulder.
Matt started toward the bedroom again when there was a HUGE bang at the heavy metal door. By the way
the banging was happening the door wouldn't last long. Josh, Kristy, and Matt, who held Rain, started to run
toward the back of the bedroom. Matt heard Bland yell something and Kristy got under a bed. Matt wasted no
time in telling Rain to do so, but she only went after Matt had pushed her to do so. After all he didn't want her to
get hurt.
By the time he got Rain under the bed the door had finally given away. Matt turned and what he saw
shocked him. The monster had deathly pale skin with the skin around his mouth eaten away up to the very end of
his nose, showing bared teeth with jagged, bloody, teeth. His right eye was stapled shut all the way to the back of
his head. Massive arms hung limp in should sockets. He had tubes of all sort flying from him his skin. Only bits
of cloth hung off of his body. One of the bits was a nametag that said, "Kaplin." Matt's eye widened as he saw
this. 'So this is what Rain saw' Matt thought as he pulled his gun out and started to shoot at the monster.
Josh had a gun that Matt hadn't seen with him before. It was a shotgun and it was already loaded. Just as the
monster head for the bed that Kristy was under Josh fired a loud shot. The shell tore through his upper arm and
cut off one of the tubs. When Josh wouldn't let the monster get close to the bed he turned and went for the bed
that Rain was under. Matt felt his blood run cold and he began to shoot. The first shot he fired went to his head.
The monster squealed with pain, turned and ran out.
Once they were sure that the thing was well away from them, Matt and Josh headed back to the beds with
the girls underneath them.
"Are you okay?" Matt asked for the second time that day, but got no answer as Rain's skin was almost as
pale as the monster's. Matt felt his arms wrap around her and pull her close. again. He started to rub her back in
small circles.
"Don't worry. I'll never let anything bad happen to you." He whispered in her ear and held her tighter. She
nodded into his chest and whispered, "I don't ever want you to leave me."
Matt was astounded at what he heard her say.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Author's Note:
Sorry it took me so long. Lot's of things have been happening. I've been sick, I've had writer's block, and the holiday is coming up. This is my longest chapter yet!!!! ALL RIGHT!!!!! I'm a happy person (as if you couldn't tell) Anyway, a thanks to all those who reviewed. I'll say thanks again. I've got to go. BYE!!!!
Earth's Rain!
at the bed beside him, only to see Rain sleeping peacefully the same way as last night. Matt's eyes slowly traveled
down to her neck and stopped at the huge bite mark.
Matt sighed as he got up, sat on the edge of Rain's bed, and slowly stroked her back. As he got up she
started to stir. He got up and went into the main room, where they had entered the night before, to see Josh and
Kristy standing up, talking.
"Umm, if Rain wakes up, tell her that I'm only getting water to wash off her neck. Okay?" Matt said to
Kristy, who nodded and went in to the bedroom.
Matt went into the bathroom/dressing room, got a small bowl to put water in, got the water, and ripped of a
small part of his white undershirt, for a rag. He headed back into the other room, where he saw Kristy sitting on
Matt's "old" bed. When Kristy looked up she saw Matt and got up to leave, but not before whispering in his ear,
"she's awake just resting."
Matt nodded and went over to sit on Rain's bed and put the bowl of water on his bed. He turned and dipped
the rag into the bowl and started to rub gently on Rain's blood stained neck. She moaned softly as he wiped
around the bite mark. Matt looked down just in time to her eyes open.
"Hey," Matt said as he smiled down at her, but Rain only grunted and rolled over before sitting up.
"How long have I been asleep?" Rain asked while gently rubbing her eyes.
"Umm. About 8 hours." Matt said moving over to sit on his own bed. Rain began to rub her hand, with the
bite mark on it, rubbing her fingers over the small holes in her skin.
"Here, let me." Matt said as he took her hand and started to clean the dried blood off.
"Thanks.," she muttered.
"No problem," said Matt, while rubbing at the bite mark gently. Rain took her other hand and stuck it down
inside her pocket. Matt was surprised at what he saw her pull out. Rain had a small ring in her hand and was
turning it over and over in her hand.
"Where'd you get that?" Matt asked, slightly disappointed.
"My brother gave it to me when I was 10. Right before he went into the Air Force," Rain looked away as
she said the last part. Matt was guessing that he had died or something like that," after that I just keep it with me
always." Matt felt relief wash quickly over him, he didn't know why, it just did.
Matt just nodded, not really wanting to push the point. Rain was silent after that and Matt worked in silence.
Within 5 minutes Rain's hand looked normal and not defected.
"There, all done." Matt said as he released Rain's hand. 'I didn't want to do that.' Matt thought, but
mentally shot himself for thinking that. He looked over at Rain, who was rubbing her hand, it was clearly sore.
Matt had to stop himself from leaning over and taking her hand and rubbing it. 'What's wrong with me,' he asked
himself.
"So.umm, what are you doing?" Rain asked looking at him like he was a weird person.
"Okay don't laugh.," she nodded, "I'm mentally shooting myself." Matt said, while sighing. Rain looked
over at him and gave him the 'What on Earth' look, "What, I'm bored." Matt said.
"Sorry, but that's just a bit weird. Even for me that's weird." Rain said as Matt chuckled.
"Hey, I'm bored. It's not my fault. I do crazy things when I'm bored." Matt said smirking.
Rain just rolled her eyes. She knew that he was just trying to be funny and cheer her up, but that wasn't
working right now. It seemed like to her that nothing could cheer her up. Rain leaned down and untied her boots
and took them off. She started to rub her feet, just being glad that her boots were off.
As if Matt noticed that Rain wasn't in the mood to be cheered up he said, "Want to talk about it?"
Rain shook her head and Matt moved over to her bed and sat beside her. Matt had to stop himself from
putting his arm around her and pulling her close, what was wrong with him!
Matt was about to say something, but Rain cut in, "I don't think I'm really ready," she said, "to talk yet."
Matt nodded understandingly, but jumped as Rain let out a barking cough.
"Are you okay?" Matt asked worriedly.
"Oh, just fine." Rain said while rubbing her neck and rolling her eyes. Matt started to pat her back, but she
pulled away and ran to the bathroom. Matt jumped up and waited in the main room for her to come out. When she
did she was wiping her mouth on her arm. She looked like she was getting ready to fall over so Matt went up to
her, put an arm around her waist and she put an arm over his shoulder.
Matt started toward the bedroom again when there was a HUGE bang at the heavy metal door. By the way
the banging was happening the door wouldn't last long. Josh, Kristy, and Matt, who held Rain, started to run
toward the back of the bedroom. Matt heard Bland yell something and Kristy got under a bed. Matt wasted no
time in telling Rain to do so, but she only went after Matt had pushed her to do so. After all he didn't want her to
get hurt.
By the time he got Rain under the bed the door had finally given away. Matt turned and what he saw
shocked him. The monster had deathly pale skin with the skin around his mouth eaten away up to the very end of
his nose, showing bared teeth with jagged, bloody, teeth. His right eye was stapled shut all the way to the back of
his head. Massive arms hung limp in should sockets. He had tubes of all sort flying from him his skin. Only bits
of cloth hung off of his body. One of the bits was a nametag that said, "Kaplin." Matt's eye widened as he saw
this. 'So this is what Rain saw' Matt thought as he pulled his gun out and started to shoot at the monster.
Josh had a gun that Matt hadn't seen with him before. It was a shotgun and it was already loaded. Just as the
monster head for the bed that Kristy was under Josh fired a loud shot. The shell tore through his upper arm and
cut off one of the tubs. When Josh wouldn't let the monster get close to the bed he turned and went for the bed
that Rain was under. Matt felt his blood run cold and he began to shoot. The first shot he fired went to his head.
The monster squealed with pain, turned and ran out.
Once they were sure that the thing was well away from them, Matt and Josh headed back to the beds with
the girls underneath them.
"Are you okay?" Matt asked for the second time that day, but got no answer as Rain's skin was almost as
pale as the monster's. Matt felt his arms wrap around her and pull her close. again. He started to rub her back in
small circles.
"Don't worry. I'll never let anything bad happen to you." He whispered in her ear and held her tighter. She
nodded into his chest and whispered, "I don't ever want you to leave me."
Matt was astounded at what he heard her say.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Author's Note:
Sorry it took me so long. Lot's of things have been happening. I've been sick, I've had writer's block, and the holiday is coming up. This is my longest chapter yet!!!! ALL RIGHT!!!!! I'm a happy person (as if you couldn't tell) Anyway, a thanks to all those who reviewed. I'll say thanks again. I've got to go. BYE!!!!
Earth's Rain!