That Fallon girl seems to know a lot about this Phoenix. It creates and destroys anything, and controls life and death. Ethan would never do anything like that, especially with that kind of power. He would only hurt someone who's hurting someone he loves. Just like he would hurt anyone who would try to hurt me.

I quickly got to the hospital. I got to the front desk.

"May I help you?" asked the nurse.

"I need to see Ethan Morgan," I said.

"Are you a member of the family?"

"Not really. I'm his…girlfriend."

"Well I think a bit romantic, so…his room is B12."

"Thank you."

I walked towards the room and carefully knocked on the door. Instead of waiting, I just opened it up.

Samantha and Ross were sitting in the chairs. On the bed was Ethan. He must've be asleep.

Ross walked over to me and gave me a hug. "Is he alright?" I asked.

"Don't worry, Sar," he said. "He's just resting. He's gonna be fine."

Something I noticed very differently about Ethan. "Where's his cast?"

"They took it off already," answered Ross. "It's so weird because they said it was supposed to heal in two weeks. Now it's healed pretty quick."

The Phoenix's ability to ressurect its host.

"I'm gonna go pick up Jane," said Ross. He then left.

I sat on the couch next Samantha.

"How's he doing?" I asked Samantha.

"He's been so different lately," sighed Samantha. "Ethan hasn't been himself. It's like he's a totally different person."

"I'm noticing that too. It's scaring me."

"Sarah, in the waiting room, I've never seen you cry like that."

"I was just so worried about him. Sometimes I think he and I only live once. Once he's gone…he's gone for good."

"Sarah, I'm glad that Ethan has you. I could never ask for a better person than you to love him as much as I do."

My eyes became watery for the moment and my mouth was trembling. Why the hell do I forget that Ethan's not like me? He's not vampire. I'm not a human. We are from two different worlds. I have lost more than I loved, but I never want to loose Ethan.

As I stayed in the room with Samantha, I decided to try and sleep.

I laid there on the chair and desperately tried to close my eyes. So I heard counting helps too.

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven…eight…nine, ten…eleven…twelve…

My mind suddenly went off into space. I felt completely weightless. Since the day I became a full-fledged vampire, I've haven't slept or dreamt in a year.

Where was I? I was trapped in a swirling vortex of darkness. It's been so long that I had forgotten what dreaming was like.

My eyes blinked for the moment. I foun myself in a building. This building was so familiar.

Suddenly, I felt the floor under me rumble like an earthquake. This place brought back the memories of the tragedy that struck me: the Lucifractor.

Fire was sparking in the building. Everything was burning and dying. A figure stumbled into the area I was in.

"Ethan?" I gasped. Ethan!

Ethan, Ethan, Ethan!

It looks like he doesn't even know I was there. I must be invisible to him.

The top of ceiling was started break. Ethan stood right under it unable to see it. Crack!

"Look out!" I shrieked.

The next thing I knew I heard a crash. I think I know what happens here.

"HELP!" Ethan screamed.

"Ethan!" I cried out.

All of a sudden, the screech of a bird frightened me. It was there up in the sky: the Phoenix.

"No," I sobbed. "Stay away from him!"

"I heard him scream," said a ghostly voice. "Why did you save him?"

"Phoenix takes the one who is pure of heart and most brave."

"That's why you took him."

My eyes shot opened. I was back in the hospital couch. Ethan was still asleep on the bed and Samantha was nowhere to be found.

Beep! I received a text message from Benny. It read, Sarah, talk to Ethan in his sleep. Phoenix will answer to you. Say these words. Phoenix, child of the light and dark. Come out, come out wherever you are.

Will this work? Ethan looks fully asleep. I carefully walked towards Ethan's bed.

"Phoenix, child of the light and dark," I murmured. "Come out, come out wherever you are."

Ethan just laid there asleep. He didn't even twitch.

I took a few steps back. I raised my voice. "I know what you are and I know what you're capable of. Phoenix, I know you're there." He still wouldn't say anything. "Show yourself!"

BOOM! The door across the room slammed shut and the blinds of window shut. Something knocked me off of my feet. I fell into the seat of the chair. Without any control, the chair flew me to Ethan and stopped.

Ethan turns his head to me. His eyes opened and he flashed a devil grin.

"Better stop talking, bitch," Ethan said in a ghostly voice. "Before you have an accident."

"You are real," I breathed.

"I'll take good care of Ethan…Sarah." His eyes shut and his smile faded away.

I picked my phone and dialed Benny's number.

"Hello?" Benny answered.

"Benny, it's Sarah. I just talked to Phoenix."

"What did he say?"

"He told me to shut up or I'll have an accident. He also said that he take good care of Ethan."

"Oh, god."

"Benny, I don't know what to do."

"Well we'll be there soon. It'll be difficult for Fallon. She hasn't been out of her house in fifteen years."

"What?!"

"Don't worry. We're trying to get her out. In the mean time, keep your eye on Ethan."

"Bye."

"Bye."

Once I hung up, I looked back at Ethan. A pair of hands thrashed themselves at me. It was Ethan. His hands tightly gripped my throat and he held me up against the wall.

"Ethan," I choked.

His eyes were no longer brown. They were fiery red-orange.

"Sarah!" yelled a woman. "Ethan, stop! Help!"

Ethan was so strong that he lifted me off of my feet. At last, two men yanked Ethan back away from me.

I fell to the ground in agony. Samantha ran to my side.

"What happened, Sarah," she demanded. "What's wrong with Ethan?"

I started to cry. "Why Ethan? Why is this happening to him? Why Ethan?!"