Chapter 5
Hige laid perfectly still. His mind was frozen. They're going to kill me, he told himself over and over. He couldn't get over that fact. He didn't know what to do. He knew that he would have a little time to tell the others what was going on, but he was starting to drift back into sleep. NO! I have to stay awake. He told himself. Just long enough to explain.
"All right," he muttered to himself. "If I'm going to stay awake, I better sit up," he pushed himself up. Even though it was simple to do, to Hige it felt like he used all his strength. A stinging pain went through his arm. He looked down and saw the iv. He took a deep breath and grabbed onto the thin tube running to the needle. Hige closed his eyes and pulled. Another pain shot up his arm, but the iv was gone. He wiped up the bit of blood there was.
Hige slipped off the oxygen mask. He coughed for a second, but stopped himself from going on. He shook his head as sleep began to creep up on him. "No!" he yelled. "I can't sleep yet, I gotta tell them what's going on," Hige shook his head again. Stay awake, stay awake, his mind kept saying.
"Come on Hige, you can fight this," he told himself. "So what if it's some kind of chemical, you can beat it . . ." his voice died as he coughed again. His throat burned now. He wanted water, just something to soothe the pain. Anything at all. But he didn't have anything. "Oh well," he said. "Hurry up guys, come back!" he tried to yell, but it hurt too much. He refused to let himself lay back down. He refused to let sleep take control again. Hige knew that if he slept now, that was it. He knew he would die if he slept now.
It seemed like the minutes going by took forever. Hige looked at the clock again. It had only been half an hour. They should be back anytime now. Hige felt his eyes closing. He quickly smacked his hand against his head. Every time he felt himself drifting off, he would either shake his head or smack himself. Though, those tactics seemed to be failing now. He tried biting his tongue, which worked for the first few times, but after a while, it didn't. Hige sighed.
'Nothing is working,' Hige thought. 'GAH! How long can it take to get food!' his mind questioned. He stopped for a moment and thought hard. Food wasn't appealing to him for once. But then again food doesn't really appeal to one if their stomach is in knots and pain. He sighed again. He was beginning to think it was useless trying to stay awake. He couldn't do it much longer. Just as he was giving up and going to sleep, he heard the door open.
"So much for the people supposedly being nice down there," Tsume growled. Hige looked over and saw them enter. Tsume and Kiba looked angry and Toboe just looked upset, until he looked up and saw Hige sitting up in his bed.
"Hey, aren't you supposed to be resting?" Toboe asked as he hurried over to the side of the bed. "What's wrong?" Toboe asked, seeing the look in Hige's eyes. Tsume, Kiba, and Cheza stood behind Toboe. Hige took a moment, fighting off the sleep so he could explain everything he just heard.
"We have to leave, and we have to do it now," Hige tried to speak up, but his voice was leaving him. He cleared his throat, trying to make himself louder.
"What are you talking about? We can't leave now, you're too sick," Toboe said. Hige shook his head.
"The doctors were talking while you guys were gone," he began. His throat burned for a moment. "I'm sick cuz of some kind of chemical, I don't know exactly," he stopped again, his eyes starting to close on him. "All I know is that . . . that," sleep was coming in like the tide. Waves washed over him, trying to drag him down. Kiba came forward and grabbed Hige's shoulders. He shook him lightly, keeping him awake.
"Hige, what did they say?" Kiba said still holding his shoulders.
"They're going to kill me," Hige said. He didn't want to explain it all. He told them the important part, besides, if he tried to say it all, he would fall asleep for sure.
"You can't be serious, why would they do that?" Toboe asked.
"It has to do with the chemical that made me sick and some factory," Hige broke off into a cough. "There's no time to explain it all, we have to leave," his voice was getting weaker. Sleep crashed down on him. His eyes could barely stay open. Kiba laid him down and released his shoulders.
"Well, should we do what he says?" Kiba asked. Toboe and Tsume stood in silence.
"This one thinks that we should go," Cheza suddenly spoke up. They were surprised to hear her. "This one does not feel right here, this one believes Hige," she smiled. Kiba looked at her for a moment, the Tsume and Toboe. It was clear Toboe was willing to do it, and Tsume seemed to agree. The only part that he didn't like is that he would have to carry Hige again. So they decided. Hige wouldn't lie about something like this. They were going to get out of there and fast.
The moon shone through the window. Hige was asleep again. The others sat and planned how they could leave without drawing too much attention to themselves. It wouldn't be that hard, considering that hardly anyone was on that floor. But what if the doors were locked? What if we run into someone and they try to stop us? These were some questions that were asked, but really no one had the answers, they would just have to wing it.
"All right, we just have to get back down stairs and out. It shouldn't be that hard because it's late, but we still have to be careful," Kiba said. He opened the door and looked out. The hall was completely empty from both ways. No one was there. "Ok it's clear out here, so lets go," he said as he shut the door quietly. Toboe and Tsume helped Hige up and out of his bed. Tsume made it easier and hoisted Hige onto his back. That way he wouldn't have to worry about helping him down stairs or anything.
"Well lets get this over with," Tsume said as he pulled Hige up more. Kiba opened the door again and lead them out. Cheza was beside him and Tsume and Toboe were in the back. They decided before they left that they wouldn't talk unless necessary when they were in the hallway. That way it reduced the risk of being caught. They came to the end of the hall. It turned left and right.
"Kiba, do you remember which way to go?" Toboe asked, in his quietest voice. Kiba gave a nod of his head and turned left.
They followed the next hallway until they saw the door to the stairs just ahead. As they approached the door, they heard another pair of foot steps. Two pairs actually. Toboe and Tsume turned to see Dr. Reynolds and a man. They weren't sure who, but they figured it was the other doctor Hige had been talking about. Everyone stopped.
"Just were do you think you're going with him?" Dr. Reynolds asked. Her voice was sharp.
"We're leaving, we don't need your services anymore," Kiba said. They turned and tried to walk away.
"Hold it," Dr. Reynolds said. They heard an odd sound. The sound of a gun being cocked and ready to shoot. "I suggest you just go back to the room now," she demanded. Kiba held back a growl.
"I said, we don't need you're help, so we're leaving," Kiba said through clenched teeth. Dr. Reynolds pointed her gun directly at Kiba. He didn't react. "We're going now," Kiba turned again and started to walk. They followed him.
"One more step and I shoot," she threatened. None of them stopped. "Fine," she said. She pulled the trigger. A bullet grazed across Kiba's arm. No loud noise was released due to the silencer on the gun. Kiba flinched, and turned back around. "I told you to stop," she smiled evilly. She cocked her gun again.
"Tsume, would you care to take one?" Kiba said as he walked to his side. Tsume smiled.
"If it means us getting out of this hell hole," Tsume answered. "Here," Tsume slipped Hige off his back. Toboe helped Hige stand, but had to have him lean against a wall. Cheza stayed behind Toboe and Hige. As Tsume and Kiba approached them, Mr. Hunt pulled out his own gun.
A solid white wolf, and a light gray wolf with an "x" scar on its chest appeared in front of Dr. Reynolds and Mr. Hunt. They became confused.
"What the hell?" Mr. Hunt asked, mainly to himself. "What's going on?" he looked to Dr. Reynolds. She seemed at a total lose on what to do. The wolves growled, and bared their fangs. Kiba jumped forward at Dr. Reynolds. Though she saw it coming, and her gun was cocked, she was scared and didn't react fast enough.
Razor sharp fangs sunk into the delicate flesh of her neck. Kiba felt her blood spray into his mouth. Dr. Reynolds gasped for breath as Kiba bit harder, his teeth sinking deeper, ripping apart her throat. Mr. Hunt stood petrified as he watched the white wolf tear her neck open. The wolf finally let go, knowing that his victim was dead. A puddle of blood surrounded the body of Dr. Reynolds and some dripped from the pearly white fangs of the wolf.
Another growl pulled his attention away from the gruesome scene. The gray wolf was now coming towards him. He cocked his gun and shot. Tsume dodged the bullet and lunged at Mr. Hunt. His claws dug into his chest as fangs tore out his throat, just as the other wolf had done to Dr. Reynolds. Tsume didn't hold on long, he wanted to watch him die. The blood from both Mr. Hunt and Dr. Reynolds formed a pool in the hallway. Kiba and Tsume licked the blood off their teeth.
Going back to looking like humans, they didn't want to waste anymore time. Some one would be there soon and find the bodies. Tsume simply threw Hige over his shoulder and headed for the stairs. Cheza and Toboe were quick to follow behind them. Kiba nearly busted down the door and raced down the stairs. They all ran as fast as they could, being careful not to stumble.
The trip down the stairs was easy. Now that they reached the bottom floor, they just had to worry about running into someone else. Kiba opened the door and looked ahead. No one was there, except for one nurse. The one behind the counter. Kiba didn't care, if she tried anything, he could take care of it in a split second. So he continued running, and so did the others. Toboe and Cheza were in the back, but keeping a good pace. Tsume was going fast especially with Hige on his shoulder. The nurse behind the desk heard the sound of them running and looked up.
She didn't know what was going on. She just merely watched them run by. They reached the door and quickly filed out, with out a problem. The nurse still watched, as she slowly realized something. She saw the boys from earlier that day and the girl, but for a second, they weren't boys. The only thing that was the same was the girl. For that one second, she saw wolves running down the hallway.
The town streets were surprisingly empty. It was easy for all them to get out and fast. Only a few cars drove by, but no one paid attention. Toboe had grabbed onto Cheza's hand to make sure she kept up with them. For being the youngest, Toboe was keeping a good pace.
They didn't stop running, not until they knew they were clear from that town. They ran and ran until they saw there was no more buildings surrounding them. They stopped for a moment to catch their breath.
"Where do we go from here?" Toboe asked, looking back at the town, then to Kiba.
"I'm not sure, but I guess we keep going that way," Kiba pointed towards the trees in the distance. If they ran like before, they could probably be in the next town by sometime tomorrow.
"What about him?" Tsume asked as he took Hige off his shoulder for a moment. "If this is some kind of chemical thing, then we have to find someone that can help us," he said.
"I know, but if they knew that much in that town, then the next must know something too," Kiba sounded confident. News did travel quickly, and hopefully the next town had the news on how to help Hige. "But I do suggest we at least know what this chemical is called, it would make it easier to find someone," Kiba said in a sort of sarcastic voice. Tsume held Hige up by his shoulders and shook him until Hige finally opened his eyes.
"Don't shake so hard," he mumbled. "How did we get outside?" Hige asked as he peered around.
"We broke out of that hell hole," Tsume answered. "Do you remember what that chemical was called?" he asked getting a firmer grip on his shoulders.
"You mean the one doing all this?" he asked. Tsume nodded. "I think it was c something," Hige said closing his eyes again. He felt like he had no energy at all. Tsume shook him again. "What?" he mumbled.
"We need to know the name Hige," Tsume demanded.
"I said it was c something," he stopped for a moment trying to recall the name. "C . . . c . . ." his voice drifted off. A moment went by. "C-5, that's what it's called," Hige suddenly answered as he slowly fell asleep again.
"C-5? You're sure?" Tsume asked. Hige nodded his head drowsily. They had the name of the chemical, now they just needed the cure.
OKI DOKI!!!!!!!!!! Here I am at 1:36 A.M. writing . . . not that I mind, all my ideas come at night anyway. I think this fic is just about done, I would guess only about one or two more chapters. Three at the very most. Well I hope I did a good job at describing the whole killing part . . . I was amused by their deaths! But then again, I am amused when people die when I'm watching Wolf's Rain, that is people that I don't like . . . hehe ;; Well anyway, I plan to have this done this weekend . . . don't want to do this during school and all . . . so yea. That's it for now, hope you like it! Ja ne!
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