Chapter 11

Nick's pov

My eyes stared at the brightly lit screen in front of me as they scanned every inch. The words kept playing back in my mind as I continuously read and re-read the name over and over again.

"Math found. Juliette Silverton," I read aloud right off of the screen.

This can't be happening. The blood sample belonged to Juliette and now she could be hurt, or worse… dead. This whole thing would be my fault. I had never even gotten a chance to explain myself considering she collapsed right as Monroe was about to change. So who knew if she even remembered any of the things I had told her?

My hand reached into my warm jacket pocket and pulled out my phone, searching for Monroe's contact. After pressing it and placing the phone against my ear and shoulder I began to hear the familiar ringing as my hands quickly typed on the computer's keyboard.

"Nick?" I heard Monroe ask after a few moments.

"Monroe! Yah it's me. Listen, the blood sample belonged to Juliette. Where are you now?"

"I'm at the shop with Rosalee. Shouldn't you get out of the lab soon before you get caught? We've had plenty of close calls this month and I really don't feel like busting you out of another one."

"I'll be out as soon as I can. First I have to erase the data. As soon as something is logged into the database it's automatically saved so I have to clear it before someone see's that it belongs to Juliette," I said all in one breath.

"Well just hurry up and get out of there, alright?"

"Working on it," I replied before hanging up.

My finger pushed the off button to the computer before grabbing the sample and rushing out of the door leaving a quiet and empty lab.

Monroe's pov

My eyes slowly glided themselves throughout the quaint little store until they fell upon the young woman that was sleeping peacefully on the available couch. Everything was so quiet as I had stopped searching through a good portion of the books to make sure that Rosalee would definitely get all of the possible sleep that she could. Now I just sat on one of the chairs and watched her sleep; listening to her even and soothing breathing. She had been so exhausted lately searching for the correct cure. Nick wouldn't have been much help and I can only do so much because when it comes to remedies around here this is the girl to come to; the girl that I had noticed myself to be spending more and more time with lately. Suddenly her eyes began to twitch as they slowly fluttered open allowing the light to enter. There appeared to be a sleepy daze around her just as everyone had when coming out of their cherished slumber.

"Hey..." she said quietly with a smile on her face.

"Hey," I said back with just as big of a smile.

"Have you been sitting there the whole time?"

"No. I searched through some of the books but then I figured I'd take a break to make sure I didn't wake you up," I replied honestly.

"Well thank you."

"It was no problem. Do you feel better?"

"A lot," she said as she started to get up from the couch.

She gently placed the blanket back down as she rose and started to move back around the shop.

"What did Nick find out about the sample?" she asked.

"It belongs to Juliette," I replied worriedly.

Her smile from before instantly vanished as she went to search through some of her books. I knew what she was thinking; what we were all probably thinking at this moment. Juliette could be dead…

"Is Nick okay?" she questioned quietly.

Just as I was about to open my mouth to answer the door to shop bursted open: Nick. He quickly ran in here clutching at his jacket as he ran over to meet us.

"Man, the wind is really picking up out there," he said.

"Dude, are you alright?" I asked.

"I think so. On my way over here I had an idea. We have the sample of Juliette's blood. Rosalee can test it and see if we can find out what's wrong!"

"That's genius!" she exclaimed as Nick pulled the sample from his jacket and handed it over to Rosalee. She immediately rushed behind the counter and grabbed various items along with her as she went. Dropping the materials into a small wooden bowl she began to mix, a sweet aroma filling the air. After a few minutes she placed a small bit of the blood onto a clear slate and grabbed a handful of the mix. She rubbed the grainy substance between her fingers before sprinkling it over generously onto the sample.

"Now, if it glow's I might be able to find the answer in one of my books. She placed the wooden bowl back down as all three of us crowded around the small slate. Within seconds the sample was glowing a vibrant purple and Rosalee's eyes widened.

"Is that good?" Nick asked.

"We'll find out in a second," she answered as she rushed over to one of the book cases and ripped a large book off of it. She returned to the table and dropped it on top of it, quickly skimming through the pages.

"Here! It says if the sample turns purple that means…" Rosalee said as she trailed off.

"What does it mean?" Nick urged.

"It means that Adalind turned Juliette into a cat…"

Hey everyone! Tell me what you thought of this chapter! I hope you enjoyed it and just let me know if you would like to see this story continue to unfold. Trust me... there's definitley more drama to come. Sorry about the lateness. Been pretty busy with school and work. Thanks again!