Oliver was staring at me with fire in his eyes. He looked like he was going to explode. I flashed past him, wind whipping around me and managed to get away. I used my vampire speed all the way to where I knew Claire was. I stopped to catch the breath that I didn't need. I knew that Oliver would make me pay later, and so would Amelie but I didn't care. I had to get to her.

Claire's POV

Another kick to my chest, knocking the breath out of my lungs. Ryan smashed me into the wall whilst James held me down.

Please, I begged silently, someone rescue me. I don't want to die like this.

But that wasn't going to happen, Amelie had made her decision and she wasnt going to go back on it now. My captures were going to beat me to death, and tomorrow, Amelie would be dead too. I just wanted it to happen quickly, I didn't want to feel anymore.

There was a rustle and a door creaking from outside of the room. Both James and Ryan paused to listen to it. Nothing. They carried on hitting me and I burst into tears. God, I thought, had I really believed that someone would bother to rescue me? They've all made it clear that I'm no more than a pawn in their games. They don't -

My thoughts were cut off as James dropped to the floor, his neck twisted at a strange angle. Something, or someone had broken his neck. Ryan immediatley rushed to him. But there was only the three of us here, how did James just drop? Unless...

Unless we weren't alone at all.

Arms lifted me up and I whimpered a bit at the pain. A voice whispered to me, "Shh. I've got you now, cariad."

I recognized that voice. Myrnin! I felt my heart stop for a second. Was this really happening? Was I really being saved? Was this all just a cruel trick that my mind was playing on me? Or even worse, was I already dead? Was this all a hallucination?

I felt the air rushing around me, we weren't inside anymore, and Myrnin was running. Probably to hospital or something like that. But it was too late, I'd lost too much blood. My head was hurting and opening my eyes hurt. My chest was in agony and my breaths were short and wheezy. My heart kept palpitating, skipping then forcing another tired beat.

Myrnin was obviously picking up on my pain, "Hold on, we're nearly there." That was lie, even I knew that. The hospital was still at least a 5 minute run away and the nearest doctor would be even further. I wasn't going to make it. I'm so sorry, Myrnin, I thought as I let my self give in.

Myrnin's POV

Damnit, Claire, I thought, don't give up.

But it was too late, her heart had already stopped. It'd stopped a couple times on my way to the hospital, but now it was different. Everything had stopped and her whole body was limp. Oh god, I knew what I would have to do but if it went wrong, she'd hate me. It was the only option I had left, though.

I could deal with the possibility that she could have been already dead before I got to her. What I couldn't deal with was that she was dying in my arms, and I could save her. I was selfish enough that I didn't care if it went wrong, and she hated me forever as long as I didn't lose her.

I layed her down on the ground and used my fangs to tear into my wrist. A river of blood poured out and I put it too her mouth. Nothing happened. Drink, Claire! I telapathically thought to her. As if by some miracle, she began too swallow. She whimpered a little but I saw colour return to her cheeks and her heart began to beat again. A little fast, but that was probably with the shock and stress of everything that had happened. I smiled, a little. She was alive.

I picked her up into my arms again and she curled into me. She was consious, but she didn't really know what she was doing. I felt butterflies fluttering inside of me and I couldn't help the grin that came to my face. Was this was being in love felt like? I wasted no more time thinking about it as I began to run towards the hospital again. Yes, had healed Claire with my blood, but it was temporary and it wouldn't last that long before she'll crash. When she does, she'll need doctors to help her.

I ran into the A&E and screamed for doctors to help us. When they saw Claire all bruised and bleeding they all gathered around her in seconds, shouting about stuff that I had no idea about. I just sat back and let them deal with her. A doctor came to me a minute or two later, asking for her name, age, address and other basics like that. I obliged.

As soon as he left, I saw a blonde and silver swirl from the corner of my eye. Amelie was standing in the corner of the nearly empty waiting room, beckoning me forward. I felt like a cowardly puppy with his tail between his legs as I slowly walking over to her.

"Myrnin, I ordered you not to try and rescue Claire and you directly disobeyed me..." she began.