Xander
A sharp pain in my ribcage jolted me awake. I quickly sat up to see a knife through the side of my ribcage. The empousa's face peering down at me with a sneer. By reflex my arm moved up to kill the creature, but I didn't get the satisfaction of wiping that disgusting smile off its face, as it burst into dust before I even touched the creature.
There she was, beautiful. Her face was covered with cuts and bruises, there was a tremendous gash in her left calf, ripping her jeans to bits, and her arm was positioned as if she had just killed the empousa (which she probably did), but nontheless she was beautiful. Especially with her brown hair blowing in the wind. Her eyes were big, brown, sharp, and wild. Her eyes then flittered to my stomach. Her eyes went even wider if possible.
"Oh my gods, you're hurt!" Skyler dropped her dagger as she raced to my wound. She looked around for a bit with an engrossed look on her face. The world started to tip and turn. My head hurt like it was constantly being hit with a brick.
I saw another blurred monster try to sneak up behind the girl next to her. I wanted to scream out, "Scarlett, behind you!", but I had no strength whatsoever. Fortunately, she threw her dagger back behind her and the monster also burst into dust.
"Come on, Xander, stay with me." She said in a whisper, as if talking at a normal volume would break me.
My vision cleared a bit. My head hurt less. Scarlett was tending to my wound with Skyler helping her get supplies. Sky was a crying mess, but Scarlett had on a blank expression, her poker face. Scarlett was always the clear-minded one, she never let many emotions get through.
I gingerly looked down to see her pouring a bottle of vodka on my ribcage.
"Alcohol to clean it." Scar clarified. "Now, we wrap the wound to stop the bleeding." She looked around before taking her shirt off. Leaving her in a dusty, old, and tattered black tank top. I couldn't help but stare for a bit. She ripped off a strip of cloth from the bottom of her shirt, and proceeded to wrapped it around me. I still couldn't stop staring. I had to stop when she put on her "new" crop top.
Scarlett started to get up to look for anything we could use, but I remembered the gash I saw on Skyler's leg.
"Wait," I managed to sputter out. "Sky, leg, gash", was all I could say before I let my head flop back on the ground.
Before I fell into unconsciousness, I heard Scar say, "Okay we're using your shirt now."
Skyler groaned, then laughed, then said, "yeah, okay sure." I let the darkness overcome me.
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I woke to a comfy surface beneath my tired body. I could hear the bones cracking as I struggled to get up. My eyes squinted as they adjusted to the stream of light coming from an unknown source. I looked around to get a sense of my bearings. Skyler and Scarlett had put up makeshift beds next to the couch I was laying on. Skyler started to stir, so I thought it was about time I got up too. A pain in my abdomen cut my thought short. I groaned as I quickly layed back down to ease the pain. Once it was at a bearable level, my eyes once again opened to see Skyler standing above me with a small smile.
"Want some help?", she asked. I replied with a small and strained voice and she knelt down. Her hands were on my back keeping it straight.
"The more you bend your back, the more your abdomen will suffer", she said.
After minutes of moving my stiff back to an upright position, I had beads of sweat on my forehead, and even Skyler was slightly out of breath.
I leaned back against the armrest and took and minute to catch my breath.
I made an attempt at starting a conversation.
"So, what's up, Sky?"
"Not much. You?", she replied.
"Little sore, little bruised, but I'm fine nontheless." I flashed my winning smile at her. She flashed hers back.
"What happened?", I asked. "I only remember when you wrapped part of your shirt around my ribcage."
At this moment, I took a chance to look around at my surroundings. We were in an old abandoned apartment that looked like it hadn't been used in years. Dust covered every inch you could see. It was a studio apartment, with nothing but the room we were currently occupying and a small kitchen that was nearby.
There was an empty bottle of vodka next to the couch I was laying on, a bowl of red water, and some rags on the ground that looked like they were covered with blood.
My mind was racing as to what had happened while I was out. How long was I out? Where were we? Were Scar and Sky hurt? My brain felt like it was going to explode at any second, but I kept my questions at bay for the time being.
Skyler turned her face away from mine. "A lot has happened while you were out." She started.
"Scarlett and I also went unconscious for who know how long. It's going to be a lot to take in. Scarlett has some of the story, so we've decided to wait until we get back to Half-Blood High to tell you. Our plan is to have a meeting and tell everyone at once. The journey we've had hasn't exactly been rainbows and flowers all the way."
Skyler turned her head towards me. "Plus, we don't even know your story." She said.
In that moment, it dawned on me what our situation was. I had gone to find Skyler and Scarlett, since they were in trouble. I had somehow found them, we got into some trouble, and now we were resting in a temporary safe haven.
"I don't remember it." I murmured. "I don't remember any of it." I said the last part a bit louder, a bit angrier.
"Who did this to us?!" I yelled. "Who kidnapped you?!"
Despite my screams, Skyler retained her calm features and told me the plan once again.
"Xander, I'm going to tell everyone everything I know, all at once, as soon as we get back to Half-Blood High. You're still tired. You should get some rest", she said sternly.
Her soothing voice calmed me down. I nodded slightly. I was wounded and tired and hungry. I just needed some rest. I slowly repositioned myself to a sleeping position on the couch. As I was drifting away, I vaguely felt Skyler kiss me on the cheek and say, "Goodnight, Xander, sleep well."
I would have replied, but I was long gone.
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