Devil's Harvest Part 2

Chapter eight

"Van!" Deaq screamed as he leaned out the window. He watched as people gathered around his injured partner. "Don't move him!" He yelled down to them.

He dialed 911 from Van's phone then ran outside and knelt next to his partner. Van lay on his back, a small trickle of blood ran from the corner of his mouth. A slow growing pool of blood lay under his head and one arm.

"Van." Deaq said as he picked up his hand.

Van moaned softly and rolled his head to the side.

"Lay still Van, help's on the way."

"D…..Deaq?"

"Yeah buddy it's me. Damn it Van why did you do it?" Deaq blinked back tears as he looked at the ever growing pool of blood.

"Ohhhhhhh." Van moaned.

"Just breathe easy, help will be here soon." Deaq gently examined the cut on Van's arm. It was deep and jagged and was bleeding profusely. He removed his belt and tied it around Van's upper arm. He then pulled the belt tight.

Van's eyes flew open and he cried out in pain.

"Oh God…" He moaned rolling his head back and forth.

"I'm sorry partner, but I have to keep pressure on this wound."

"Deaq…you got to….you got to let me die. Deaq please…just let me die."

"No way partner."

"You don't understand…" Van looked into Deaq's eyes. "I'm going to kill someone if you don't"

"No you won't. I'll stay with you. The doctor will find a cure for this."

"A cure!" Van gave a weak laugh. "The only cure for this is death…mine."

"Well I'm afraid that's not going to happen any time soon partner. We're getting you through this." It was then Deaq noticed the same two large black dogs from the accident standing behind the gathering crowd. His hand instinctively started reaching for his gun. If the Rottweilers made any move toward the crowd or his partner he wouldn't hesitate to shoot. As if reading his mind the dog's lips curled back exposing long fangs. They then turned as one and ran off. Deaq glanced around at the crowd but no one else appeared to have seen the dogs. What the hell was going on? He wondered. When he looked back down at Van he could tell that he too had seen the dogs. Van looked at him and he could see the fear in his eyes.

"Deaq…be careful…You got to watch your back…I'm not going to be there to watch it for you."

"What's that suppose to mean? You're going to be around for a long time partner."

"Just…just be careful…please, just be careful."

Deaq could hear the sirens approaching. As he looked at Van he was taken back by the worry and concern for him in his partner's eyes. He was glad the ambulance would be there soon. He wanted his partner off the street and safe in the hospital.

The hospital

As soon as Van was safely loaded into the ambulance Deaq called Billie. He didn't tell her what had happened only that Van had been injured and taken to the hospital. He was in the waiting room when she arrived.

"What happened Deaq?" She asked walking over to him.

He quickly filled her in on everything that had happed since they left the Candy Store. She listened to him shaking her head every now and then, her eyes wide in disbelief.

"He drank blood and then jumped out the window!"

"Yeah, and those two dogs appeared again…Billie what the hell is going on?"

"I wish I knew Deaq."

"It's those damn Devil worshipers Billie. They're still after him."

"Well they're not going to get him. I don't want him alone for a minute. What did you tell the doctor?"

"Only that Van's window was stuck and that when he tried to force it open he leaned against it and fell through."

"Okay, let's leave it at that for the moment."

A short time later the doctor walked into the waiting room and gave them a small smile.

"As far as I can tell he should be fine. I want to keep him a day or two though just for precaution because he seems a little weak. He has a gash on the back of his head and a nasty cut on his arm which nicked an artery. If you hadn't put the tourniquet on he might have bleed to death. Actually for falling that far he was very lucky. I will have to file a police report due to the nature of the accident."

"No need for that." Billie said as she pulled her shield out. "We'll take care of it."

"Okay…Well as soon as we move him into a room you can see him.

Later in Van's room

Van lay in his bed shivering, his skin pale and cold. Even though the nurse brought in more blankets he couldn't shake the cold. The doctor was called in to check on him.

"I can't understand it, there's nothing wrong with him." He said after examining him. "I don't know why he's so cold and he's also seems to be getting weaker."

"He needs blood." Deaq blurted out.

"Blood? The doctor looked at him oddly. "He didn't have any injuries that required a blood transfusion. Even though he had a significant blood loss, it wasn't enough to require blood."

"Doctor, just trust me…" Deaq said.

"Would it hurt if you gave him blood and he didn't really need it?" Billie asked.

"No, but…"

"Well then could you please just give him the blood and see if it improves his condition?"

"Well…it's a strange request but…okay, I'll have an IV hooked up." The doctor looked back and forth between them, not sure what was going on but decided to play along with them since the additional blood wouldn't cause any harm to his patient.

As soon as the doctor left Van reached out to Deaq.

"Deaq please…just let me go…just let me die."

"I'm sorry I can't do that partner."

"Please, I don't want to live like this."

Billie walked over and put her hand on Van's shoulder. Her face was etched with worry as she felt his ice cold skin.

"My God Van you're freezing." She said as she pulled the covers up to his shoulders.

As soon as she touched him an image flashed in Van's mind of Billie lying in bed sleeping and of him jumping on top of her and ripping her to shreds. He watched in horror as he began consuming her organs. He squeezed his eyes shut trying to get the image out of his mind. When he opened them a single tear ran down his face. What's happening to me? Where are these thoughts coming from?

"Billie…" He swallowed hard as he looked at her concerned face. "You got to get out of here Billie…Please."

"Why? What's wrong Van?"

Van looked over at Deaq.

"Deaq…get her out of here."

"Maybe its best if you step outside for a little while Billie." Deaq said seeing the look on Van's face.

"I'm not leaving him Deaq." She looked down at Van. "Why do you want me to leave Van? I only want to help you."

Van sucked in his breath and pressed the heels of his hands into his eyes trying to get the images out of his mind. He suddenly threw his hands down, raised his head, and glared at Billie.

"I want you to leave bitch because if you don't I'll rip your fucking heart out and eat it!" As soon as he said it he shut his eyes and shook his head sadly. "Oh God Billie I'm sorry, I don't know what made me say that." Tears filled his eyes as his head sank back into the pillow. All he wanted to do was wake up from this nightmare, but he didn't know how.

Billie and Deaq gave each other a worried glance. Both knew Van would never talk like that to a woman, especially Billie.

"It's okay Van." Billie said softly as she stepped back. There was no way she was leaving, but she thought it best if she kept her distance if her presence was irritating him.

The doctor came in with a bag of blood and hooked it up to an IV tube. He left with instructions that if they needed him for any reason they should have him paged. Van took a deep breath as the blood began dripping into him. He immediately felt a little relief but it didn't last for long. Soon he began to moan and thrash around on the bed. Deaq and Billie watched as he licked his dry cracked lips and looked at Deaq with pleading eyes. Deaq somehow knew what he needed. He grabbed the bag of blood and slit it open. Billie watched in horror as he held it up to Van so he could drink from it.

TBC