Jeeze it's been a while. And damn, I keep promising you guys the second half of my one-shot 'Screw Death' but right now I have this huge massive bitch of a block blocking my train of thought. So I'll try to get that out A.S.A.P. For now, please enjoy this short as hell chapter.

:)

Mei's POV-

I was racing in my car down the free way with my windows rolled down. The rays of the street lights shone in from all directions, and the breeze made me keep what little sanity I have left.

I went by the hospital, the park, hell I even went so far as to go to a bar. She was nowhere in sight and I was seriously freaking out.

Suddenly, something grey shone in the lights outside and my eyesight flickered down to it. Frowning, I pulled over and reached over the seat to the passenger side floor.

It was my cell phone. I unlocked the screen and my eyes widened at the amount of missed calls I had. There was at least 20 from Fang, 10 from Ella and 4 from Iggy. None from Max though.

My battery was running low and I decided to use the remainder of my battery for something useful. I called Fang.

He picked up on the third ring with a frantic voice.

"Mei?"

"Yeah."

"Have you seen Max?" we both asked at the same time.

"You haven't seen her either?" he shrieked.

"No!" I shouted in frustration.

"Ugh. Where are you? I pretty much checked the entire north side of New York," he said.

"And I pretty much checked the entire south side. She's nowhere to be found." I moaned.

He groaned and honked his horn followed by a strong line of profanities. I would have laughed if this wasn't a serious case.

"I'm gonna drop by her working place. See if I can find anything." He said.

"Alright, I'll check the subway," I said hanging up.

I dropped my phone on the passenger side seat and started my car again. I realized that my car, although it was fast, wasn't going fast enough for my liking. Smirking, I got out of my car and walked to the hood.

I flicked it up and dug around for the jump cable. When I felt the familiar prick on my fingers, I twisted it into a knot and tied it around the engine wires. The car purred and I smiled as I made my way back into the car.

I floored the gas pedal and laughed as I sped out of the freeway at over 300 miles –per hour.

Fang's POV-

I pulled into the parking lot of Max's dojo and rushed out of the car. When I got to the front door, the doors were locked, the lights were off and there were blinds closing off the windows. Cursing, I walked back onto the sidewalk and looked from left to right.

The occasional traffic went along, the usual people walking by. A hobo across the way caught my eye and it seemed like he was staring straight at me. Fidgeting, I made my way over to him and kneeled.

"Have you seen a girl around here? About 5 '8? Super lean, blonde hair with brown streaks and light brown eyes?" I asked him.

The man; who I just recently discovered was a woman, just kept staring at me. She blinked her lifeless blue eyes up at me as if I was some alien from another planet.

I sighed and stood up, walking away. I was almost to the cross walk, when her croaky voice called out to me. Turning around, I raised my eyebrows.

"The girl you're looking for…she went that way, towards the subway," she said.

Suspicion settled in the same time my joy did. Smiling awkwardly in thanks, I jogged back into my jeep and started the car. I pulled out and looked through my rear view mirror at the homeless lady….

But she was gone.

The subway was unusually empty. That's what made me suspicious and paranoid.

"Max?" I called out.

I walked behind a stone pillar.

"You there?" I shouted.

I looked down the empty railroad tracks, listening for the train. There was none coming. I went to the ticket booth to find that the windows were shut and big sign that read 'CLOSED' was plastered on.

I walked around the entire subway, checking under the benches, across the railroad in the control room, hell I was even daring enough to go and check the ladies bathroom; but even those were deserted.

It was no hope. She wasn't here. The homeless lady must've mistaken Max for someone else. There is quite a lot of people here with blonde hair. And I'm not usually the best describer.

I made my way to the entrance where I parked my car, but froze in place when I rounded the corner.

Two men were blocking the staircase. They were clad in black, and their faces were invisible to the world; yet they seemed to notice me, because they started walking towards me.

Nervousness settled in as they stopped in front of me.

"Fang Walker?" the taller of the two asked.

"No," I lied.

The smaller one of the two smirked and cracked his knuckles. I was just about to say something, when something pinched the lower pressure point of my back and I was dead to the world.

Fang-ie NOOOOOOO!

Hehehehehe. Well...this is the part where I run and hide isn't it?

-Shift