Blood Ties: First Blood- Chapter 2
Disclaimer: I don't own Blood Ties. It belongs to Tanya Huff and Lifetime I'm just a fan. Wish I owned Kyle Schmid though!
Rating: T-M
Pairing: Vicki/Henry
Summary: Vicki's has nightmares while investigating a case and Henry is there to help.
Mike Cellucci was on his way to Vicki's office, he'd been trying to reach her since last night and he was beyond worried. Henry sensed Cellucci's presence before he'd entered Vicki's apartment, but he chose to ignore it and tend to Vicki's wounds. He was still bent over Vicki when the detective burst into the kitchen.
"Fitzroy, what the hell did you do to her?"
" Nothing. She was attacked by a demon."
"The only demon I see here is you."
"We don't have time for this Cellucci! She's fading! We have to get her to the hospital!"
Henry said as he listened to Vicki's slowing heartbeat reverberating in his ears.
"Did you call an ambulance?"
"Of course! But it's more important that I stop the bleeding."
"Don't even think about snacking either." Cellucci snapped as they heard the sirens of the approaching ambulance and Henry lifted Vicki into his arms and out to the ambulance.
As the paramedics loaded Vicki into the ambulance, Mike fielded their inevitable questions?
"What've we got? Attempted suicide?"
Cellucci shook his head and Henry glared at him.
What do you suggest we tell them? That a demon did it?
Reluctantly Cellucci amended his response, "Yeah."
Henry moved faster than humanly possible and hopped into the back of the ambulance before Mike had a chance to react.
Mike was on one side of the hospital room while Henry was on the other as they had been for several hours as they waited for Vicki to regain consciousness.
Henry sensed that she was about to wake up moments before it happened and he was on his feet beside her bed while Mike stood on the opposite side of it looking puzzled.
"Where do you think you're going?"
"She's waking up." Henry replied simply.
"What you're a doctor now too?" Mike said with a note of sarcasm in his voice.
"I can sense it." Henry answered as he gently took Vicki's hand in his own.
"Oh right, I forgot you've got Spidey senses."
"Hardly…and you might want to lower your voice, detective…Vicki needs…"
"How the hell do you know what she needs?"
"She needs you both to shut up!" Vicki answered hoarsely, surprising them both. You're contributing to this mother of a headache."
"Sorry Vic," Mike mumbled while Henry just glanced at her with an apologetic expression and touched her hand gently.
"How are you feeling Vicki?" Henry asked softly.
"I'd feel better if somebody told me what the hell I'm doing in the hospital."
"You don't remember?" Cellucci asked incredulously.
"It's common for demons to erase their victims' memories." Henry said.
"Demons…wait a minute…what demons?" Vicki interrupted stricken with panic.
"Asterroth attacked you, Vicki…What can you remember about the day?" Henry urged gently.
Vicki scrunched up her face, deep in thought, "I was working at the office and I just got so tired all of a sudden…it was like I was asleep but not….I heard this voice…it told me to grab a knife…Oh my God!"
Vicki cried realizing what the demon had made her do. She felt Henry's comforting hand on her shoulder and Mike's voice in her ear. "It wasn't you, Vic."
Suddenly Vicki turned all her pent up anger, frustration, and fear on Mike.
"What the fuck do you know about it Cellucci? Just get out of here!"
Celluci knew better than to try and talk to her when she was this pissed off, so he got to his feet and mumbled, "You know where to find me," before leaving.
To Henry's surprise, she didn't draw back when Henry pulled her toward him until her head rested on his shoulder.
"We'll figure this out Vicki." Henry whispered as she cried herself back to sleep.