"AMERICA!" Maxon screamed, "Oh my God, she's shot, get over here." he motioned to a maid. "Find the first aid kit, NOW!" He turned to me, "America, honey, stay with me. You're going to be okay, its okay." she wasn't responding, that's not good. "America, my sweet, darling, beautiful America, you cannot leave me." he pleadingly whispered in my ear. Every-time he did that i shivered, i looked at him and smiled, "I'm fine, stop worrying," he laughed, "That's my girl," he was fighting the tears.

The first aid kit was handed to him and he started to work. "I'm sorry for doing this but i have to to get to the wound." he pulled me over to private corner and ripped my dress. He winched, but caught himself, knowing I would worry if i saw his expression. The bullet was lodged in my stomach. "It didn't hit any major arteries or organs, its not in too deep anyway," He knew i wan't buying it.

He whispered in my ear, "Oh America, you crazy, stupid, beautiful girl! Why did you go after me? I should be the one hurt, not my America, my one and only love."

I took his hand in mine and gently squeezed it, and he bent down to kiss me. Once he pulled back i saw tears down his face. "Maxon, darling, ill be okay."

"I know, i know," he said, wiping the tears from his eyes, then he started to work again. Cleaning the blood off my stomach and trying to stop the bleeding, but he needed help.

MAXONS POV

I called out for help and Elise stood up and ran over, "Oh Lord America," she looked over the wound, "Maxon, let me take over. I used to help the nurses at infirmary back home. I couldn't stand to see people dying knowing i could do something about it." i nodded and inched over the America.

Elise examined the wound more clearly and calmly motioned to me. We walked away from America just enough so she would not be able to hear.

"Maxon i have to remove that bullet" I died a little, "What! Why?" she took a deep breath, "The bullet is lined with a poison. I will release the poison twenty minutes after fired, once it does the poison will slowly drip into her blood stream. After that i cannot help her without a IV to extract the poison."

I knew she was right, "What do you need?" she replied, "Cloths, water, a small bowl, and any type of alcohol, i need to sterilize my tools, plus she's going to need it. This will be lot of pain." i nodded "The water, and bowls i have. The only type of alcohol i know of is the small bottle in the kit, and for the cloths..." i took off my shirt and handed it to her. She took it and ran to America, we are running out of time.

Elise was setting out her tools, sterilizing them, while explaining the issue with America. She understood, but under that headstrong beautiful face i saw fear. Elise ripped up my shirt into pieces, and used one to stop the bleeding as much as possible.

I ran around asking each guard desperately for alcohol, but each shook their head. Then i reached officer Ledger, and he quickly handed a bottle to me. I sprinted over to America and handed Elise the bottle, "This is all i could find." she took it, "That's plenty," she looked at America and shoved the drink in her hand, "Drink it."

Reluctantly she sipped it, i looked at her, and my heart sped up. I could not lose her.

She wasn't used to alcohol, i hoped she would get drunk quickly.

Elise and I laid America flat, on a blanket, on the floor in a private, far corner. Elise whispered in my ear, "You are going to have to hold her, tight. She will struggle because of the pain, if she moves at the wrong time the bullet could go deeper, bleeding start, or worse."

I motioned to officer Ledger, "We need to hold her down, you take her legs, I have her arms."

We held America down and Elise started. Immediately screams came, It was hard to bear. I calmly whispered to her, hoping to soothe her. Wasn't working to well. Elise was reaching into the wound with a tool, i saw her grip tighten, and started to move up. America let out an ear piercing whistle and started kicking, Officer Ledger was holding her but he needed help. "Powell, Markson, over here now!"

The guards ran over, i told them to hold her legs. 'Man, America, you maybe close to death but you sure can kick', i thought.

With America almost immobilized she went in again, of course America struggled but with four strong men, she wasn't going anywhere. The tool went in and Elise's hand flexed, then slowly moved upward. The tool Elise's hand was holding held a small object in it. America was relaxing, the bullet was out. Now for the bleeding.

Blood was coming, and we needed to stop it. Elise applied pressure and it slowed but didn't stop. I applied pressure as well and the bleeding nearly stopped. While I did this Elise cleaned up. She cleaned the tools and picked up the bullet, examining it.

Her eyes got wide and dropped the bullet, and ran over to me and softly whispered. "U-h-h, Maxon, We have a problem." She held up the bullet, "Its empty, the poison in already in her."

My world went spinning and then black.

THANK YOU FOR YOU PATIENCE GUYS ! HOPE YOU ENJOYED!?