The kids gathered closely to Cat, whimpering at the pounding on the door. With a loud crunch, the middle of the door splintered. She let out an audible gasp-scream. The young patients squeezed tightly together.

Finally, the door came down with a bang. Standing in the doorway is a tall, dark stranger. He scans the room furiously and settles on the warm pile of flesh situated in the middle of the room.

Licking his lips, he moves in closer.

"Hey, asshole!"

The intruder turns around to see Shapiro pointing his gun at him.

"Don't even think about it," he adds.

The vampire growls at the interruption and leaps at him. Without missing a beat, Rob aims and fires. The creep flash-fries in midair. He stares down at the fresh kill, or what's left of him.

Looking up at his frightened audience, Rob asks "Is everyone okay?"

Cat wipes her eyes, tearing up from being relieved.

Backup arrived and Captain Vega ushered the boys in blue throughout the hospital, aiding the survivors in finding medical attention. Tori helped keep the children entertained as the parents were being called and being let in.

By the time the majority of police personnel have dissipated, only one suspect has been apprehended: one Beck Oliver. No priors but his unusual cache of weapons is being investigated. Vega volunteered to command the team assessing the situation at the hospital and everything involving this Oliver person.

He wisely figured that as close to the chest this case was, the better. The details were just too outrageous for the major case quad to handle. Besides, Vega wanted to screen the other members of his unit. He appointed Rob Shapiro having witnessed (and killed) one of those things himself. Shapiro suggested utilizing Dr. Valentine for her medical expertise. These creatures had to have a biology. Vega said he'd think about it.

"Officer Shapiro." Cat called from across the lobby.

"Please, its Rob."

She stops shy of a few inches from him. "Okay…Rob. Well, you can call me Cat."

Rob snickers a little.

Cat shuts her eyes. "Yeah, that's the reaction I usually get. It's stupid; had that nickname ever since school…"

"No, no, I like it. It's really…you."

She smiles, looking into the eyes of her patient-turned-rescuer.

"You look good in that uniform, officer" she says batting her eyes.

Rob blushes "And I think your uniform is very becoming on you, doc."

Cat looks down at her white coat. "Well, it seems to be the only thing this job has going for it."

"Oh I don't know. You save lives every day."

"And what do you think you do?"

"The hours do get crazy at times," Rob says. "They get long and it gets kind of lonely.

"I know the feeling."

"Maybe if we both find ourselves getting off late, we could get a cup of coffee…the both of us…together I mean."

She looks at him flirtatiously. "I'd like that." She digs into her shirt pocket and pulls out a stiff, white card and slips it into his breast pocket. "My card."

"It was really nice to meet you, doc. I mean Cat."

"I'm, uh, gonna need that hand back."

Rob looks down and notices that he has been holding her hand this whole time. He immediately releases it and turns beat red.

"Bye," the saucy redhead said as she waved and walked.

Rob turns around to leave and gets startled by a familiar face.

"I knew it," Cook stood there grinning.

"Where have you been?"

"Trapped in a basement."

"What?"

"I thought I heard noises from a utility basement and apparently it locks automatically and I didn't have the key."

"Nice, well you didn't miss much."

"Not from the rumors I've heard. Also hear that Vega's forming his own unit; something top secret. You're really getting in on that?"

Rob nods, "Yes."

Cook puts his hand on the shoulder of his young partner. "Just be careful, Rob. Such special projects raises eyebrows from I.A."

"I will. Thanks."

Night fell on the hospital. Power has been restored for several hours. The massive building shone brightly. Andre approaches a figure sitting on the edge of the roof.

"There you are," he says.

Jade turns around and looks at Andre. "Hey."

"Where've you been?"

"Hiding. Like you. Just waiting for nightfall."

"Well, its here."

"Thanks, I didn't notice. Did you cover their tracks?"

"Yeah. All the packs of tainted blood have been removed."

Jade turns away to look ahead. "Good."

Andre goes over and sits beside her. "Been doing some thinking?"

"Am I that transparent?"

"So what are you thinking about?"

Jade sighs, looking down at the city below. "What's the point? The point of me surviving, I mean. Why didn't I just die like my sister?"

"I don't know. I like to think that there is a reason."

"Well, I don't see it," Jade says while standing up to leave,

"Hey!" Jade turns around. "Like it or not, those people owe you their lives. You did a great thing here, whether or not you care to admit it."

"I was just looking for some payback and dumb luck led me here. That hardly sounds heroic."

Andre tilts his head, looking sad. "You're used to beating yourself up, aren't you? You don't think that anything good could or should happen to you."

Jade just stares at him with a mixture of anger and melancholy. "Gotta go. Don't get too much sun, Andre."

Jade walks through the door to the roof and heads down the flight of stairs. Her progress is obstructed by Tori Vega, who is leaning against a wall.

"I had a feeling you were up here somewhere," she said.

Jade frowns "What, is everyone looking for me?"

Tori pouts at the poor reception of that initial greeting.

"What can I do for you?" Jade dryly asks.

"Nothing; you just…ran off before I could thank you."

Jade rolls her eyes. "Yeah, you did."

"No," Tori steps closer. "Not really."

The human gently places her hands on the vampire's face and draws them closer and closer for a short and sweet kiss. Jade raised her hand defensively at one point but lowered it. The hot and cold together was intriguing for both and when it was all over, Jade just stood there dumbstruck.

"Bit of an overreaction?" Jade finally quips.

"I don't think so. You did save my life."

"Well, people will speculate…"

"You don't understand. This wasn't the first time."

Now Jade was even more confused than she was a second ago.

"You know," Tori holding Jade's hand and stroking it. The latter did not resist. "Even before I knew that I liked girls, I thought you were the most beautiful woman I had even seen and you haven't aged a day."

Jade got nervous, feeling like she was being outed (in more ways than one).

"But I didn't need that to know that you were some kind of protector…an angel."

"What?"

"I mean, it's not every day that you're falling and someone flies through the air to catch you."

"I never…" Jade's eyes then widen larger than they ever had before. She looked at the brown-haired girl standing in front of her.

It couldn't be. It had been nine years, but…

Tori smiles when she can see in Jade's eyes that she remembers. "That cop you told me to go to was Sergeant David Vega. He adopted me when they couldn't find any family. His wife, Holly, was ecstatic. They had another daughter but she was a high-risk pregnancy. They always wanted another child."

Jade is caught off guard when Tori hugs her as tightly as she did years before.

"Everything you said was right," she coughed up through tears. "Everything. It did get better…and I did get happier." Tori then lets Jade go. "You must think I'm really stupid," she says in a low voice, rubbing her arm. "Sorry. I just wanted to tell you that you saved my life in so many ways."

Jade watches as Tori turns to walk away.

This is crazy. Who is this girl? She knows that I'm clearly not human but she actually kissed me? Not my first, but it was the most lovely one I have ever tasted. Was she right? Did I really make a difference back there? Did I actually do something good?

Tori is getting further away and Jade runs after her,

I must be losing my mind. Fuck it. I have been miserable for most of my existence and this girl made me feel like the luckiest person in a few clumsy moments. I'm not letting her get away.

"Hold up," Jade calls out.

Tori turns around, wiping her eyes but managing a half smile.

"It's…um…very late. You shouldn't be going home alone. Would you like some company?"

"I'd like that."