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Josh paced anxiously as he waited for news from either Aidan or Nora. Nora had called shortly after they left to tell him that she and Aidan had stopped at the video store and according to the clerk a woman fitting Sally's description had indeed been there but had left almost two hours ago. She further relayed that she and Aidan were going to split up and would meet back at the house in two hours if they did not find her. The two hour marks was drawing near and Josh couldn't shake the bad feeling he had about the situation. They had just gotten Sally back, they couldn't lose her again! The door creaked as it opened and he spun around, praying that Sally would walk through it.
"Anything?" He asked Nora as she tossed her jacket on the banister.
"No." She replied sullenly.
"Let's hope Aidan had better luck." She added as she hugged Josh tightly. They were all worried, but it was no secret that she and Aidan handled things a little better than Josh did.
The door opened and Aidan rushed in wearing a strained but hopeful look on his face.
"Any sign of her?" He asked before he even had time to shut the door.
"Nothing." Nora replied feeling more uneasy by the moment.
"Damn it!" he said as he rubbed his face in frustration.
"What do we do now?" Nora inquired of anyone who would answer her.
"We can't call the cops obviously, and I got no sign of her whatsoever. I should have at least caught her scent." Aidan said as he wandered into the kitchen and began to pace around the table.
"We have to do something!" Josh nearly shouted as he too began to pace.
"Like what Josh?" Aidan snapped, unable to control his emotions after all that he'd been presented with lately.
"I don't…" Josh began to say only to be interrupted by the sound of the door opening and Sally screaming.
"Aidan!" She screamed, although they couldn't see her from the kitchen they could tell she was crying as he voiced waivered.
Instantly Aidan, Josh, and Nora sprinted from the kitchen to the door way.
"Sally!" They exclaimed in unison, mid trip.
As soon as they saw her, everyone just stopped. Sally sat half in half out of the doorway, her clothes were dirty, he face was tear stained, and in her arms she cradled a severely beaten young woman.
"Sally." Aidan said softly as he collapsed onto his knees next to her.
"Aidan," Sally began, her tears almost causing her to hyperventilate.
"It's her." She said her voice cracking as she looked down at the woman she couldn't bring herself to release.
"Who?" Josh said as he and Nora rushed to Sally's side, opposite Aidan.
"Oh my God!" Nora gasped as she clasped her hand to her mouth.
"Aidan," She said removing her hand.
"It's Adelaide."
Within seconds Aidan had her in his arms and rushed her upstairs to his room, his roommates hot on his heels. He couldn't believe it, how could it be?
"Sally what happened?" Josh asked as Aidan carefully placed Adelaide on the bed.
"I was walking home when out of nowhere this guy grabs me and pulls me into an alley." Sally began to explain, her voice still cracking, her tears still falling.
"There were three more men in the alley waiting for him. Vampires." She explained further as Josh grabbed her hand to comfort her.
"She saved me." She added almost inaudibly.
"Did they bite her?" Nora asked as she entered the room with the first aid kit and took a seat on the bed next to Adelaide.
"They barely touched her." Sally said with a sniffle.
"She looked like that when she showed up." She added
"We should get her to the hospital." Josh said, nodding his approval as if someone else had said it.
"No!" Sally exclaimed grabbing Josh's arm.
"She said no hospital." She informed him flatly.
"We can handle this here." Nora said as she began to unbutton the unconscious woman's plaid shirt.
"Aidan." Josh said as he placed his hand on Aidan's shoulder as he sat silently staring at the broken women he'd only moments ago believed was dead.
"Why don't you take Sally downstairs, Nora and I can do this." He added knowing that by the looks of Adelaide there was much more damage hidden beneath her clothing, and neither Sally nor Aidan needed to bear witness to that.
"Come on." Sally said holding her hand out to Aidan. He accepted her hand but still didn't speak or look away from Adelaide.
Sally and Aidan sat side by side on the couch in silence, their hands still together. They looked like concerned family anxiously awaiting good news about a loved one who had just been in some sort of horrible accident. In a way they were. Neither one was aware of exactly how long they sat there but the sound of footsteps coming down the stairs instantly pulled them both from their thoughts.
"How is she?" Sally asked Josh as he hit the landing where she had once died.
"I don't know." Josh answered honestly. He wished that he could have given them something to be hopeful for but he wasn't going to lie to them.
"We did what we could; all we can do now is wait and see what happens. Nora is just finishing up." He added with a sigh.
"Can we see her?" Sally asked as she repeatedly blinked her swollen eyes.
"Sure." He said giving her a nod and leading them back upstairs.
Aidan still had yet to speak a word and that worried Josh more than Adelaide's condition did. He'd never seen Aidan seem so….weak.
"Hey." Josh said quietly as they entered Aidans' room.
"Hey." Nora replied with a small, concerned smile.
"How bad is it?" Aidan asked from the doorway.
"It's pretty bad." Nora said looking at him.
"But her vitals are good. It's going to take a while for her to heal, but I think she's going to be fine." She added looking back at her in house patient.
"I'm going to wash up." Nora said as she stood and Sally took her place on the bed.
Josh followed Nora out and after a moment or so Aidan took a seat next to Adelaide opposite from Sally. They sat in silence for some time, both of them looking upon her with worry and each of them gently holding her battered hands.
"There something different about her, Aidan. I don't know what it is but it's there." Sally spoke quietly and she reached up to brush some bloodied strands of hair away from Adelaides' face.
"I know." Aidan admitted quietly, relieved that someone else could sense the mystery that Adelaide held.
"She was amazing ya know. The way she took those guys out, even beat up like this she moved like magic." Sally said with a sigh.
"Hey Sal?" Nora gently called from the door way.
"Hmm?" Sally replied still looking at Adelaides' sleeping form.
"Why don't we get you a shower and into some fresh clothes." Nora suggested sounding like a mother.
"Sure." Sally replied realizing for the first time just how ragged she looked and how important it was that Aidan have some time to sit alone with Adelaide.
Sally released Adelaides' hand, stood up slowly, and leaned down.
"Thank you." She whispered to her savior, kissed her on the forehead and made her way to Nora.
"Goodnight, Aidan." Sally said as she reached the door.
"Night." He replied quietly, as he still stared forward.