"You." Tru repeated backpedaling. Matt stared back at her, a grim smile marring his handsome features. Tru's attempt at escaping was halted as she stepped back against a tree. Matt stepped forward menacingly effectively trapping her.

"Um what are you doing here?" She asked nervously licking her lips.

Matt sighed and shook his head. "You know why I'm here Tru don't act dumb."

Tru knew exactly what he meant but she decided the less he thought she knew the better off she was. God only knew what Matt was capable of.

"No I don't know, why don't you tell me." Tru struggled to look at ease as her hand inched towards the branch behind her.

Matt grabbed her arm roughly and Tru managed to barely snatch the branch as she was propelled into his chest. "Let's go somewhere more privately and have this chat."

Tru dug her heels into the ground to halt his attempt to drag her to what she suspected was his van.

"Let's not." She growled as she swung the branch against his head. It connected with his head with a satisfying thud. Tru wasted no time trying to figure whether or not her swing had sent him to la la land. Undiluted fear circulated through her blood stream as she scrambled down the weathered path towards the main cabin. To north she saw the sharp outline of lightning, but she continued crashing through the forest wincing out as the branches and twigs scratched at her. Rocks tumbled as she clamored down a particularly steep slope. That's when she heard him.

"Tru get back here."

Her breath hitched in her throat as she turned around and realized Jack was sprinting towards her. With a gun in his hand.

With a scream threatening to spill out of her clenched mouth she continued her descent down the slope. The crashing sound behind her told her that Jack was gaining on her. The cold drops of rain that fell steadily as the clouds opened up were in direct contrast to the heat flowing through her body.

In a matter of seconds the once dry ground was transformed into mud and Tru was soaked but she trudged on praying feverishly that she would reach the cabin, before Jack caught up with her. Her prayers went unanswered. She was lifted off the ground as a pair of arms encircled her waist. With a strangled cry she kicked at his shins and clawed at his arm.

"Stop it Tru." Jack murmured softly in her ear.

Tru stilled marginally at the sound of his silky voice. Then the cold glint of the steel gun he still held in his hand caught her eye and she began to panic. He swore, and loosened his grip on her as her heel connected with his shin. Tru quickly followed this up with an elbow to the gut. Jack groaned and fell to his knees dragging Tru with him.

Lightning lashed across the sky, and the rain came down harder. Tru lay momentarily stunned on the ground still trapped in Jack's iron grip. Luckily the mud made her slippery and she managed to slip away from his grasp. She sloshed around on all fours vehemently searching for the gun. Jack's arm snaked out and grabbed at her ankle, but she rolled out of his way.

Shoving herself to her feet Tru rocketed off again, choking on her fear, and sputtering as the rain came down around her in sheets. A root jutting out of the ground caught Tru's foot, and she slammed into the ground knocking the wind from her body. Before she could regain her breath, she began tumbling end over end down the rest of the hill. She let out a broken moan as she smashed into a tree. The rain splattered onto her upturned face, and another streak of lightning flashed across the sky silhouetting the black figure that stood in front of her. Too weak to scream or put up much of a fight, Tru did the only thing she had left to do. Her eye's fluttered shut as she gave in and sank into oblivion.

A faint beeping lulled Tru out of the all consuming darkness she seemed to be drowning in. As soon as she opened her eye's she knew where she was, the only question that remained was how she had gotten there.

Her swollen eyes scanned the hospital room as she tried to recall how she had ended up there. Her eyes came to rest on the figure slumped in the chair beside her bed, she glanced down and for the first time realized her hand was being held in a warm safe grip.

The figure stirred and sat up rubbing his eyes. He stopped in mid yawn as he realized she was awake.

"Oh Thank God Tru, I was so worried."

"Harry?

A/N: I know this chapters kind of short. I'll make sure the next one is longer. Thanx for the reviews, they always make me smile. : )

Reese