Crashes from all around me caused my heart to kick start sending adrenaline cursing through my body. Opening my eyes I sat up and looked at the horror before me. All the cages were open, animals were tearing the Matra apart, fighting, killing and feeding like all their lives depended on it. I guess their lives did depend on it.

I glanced at Kant's cage to find it empty, then to Acid's. They had both left me here. All my life I was considered an outcast. Through school I had one friend who eventually moved just before we left school. I was now twenty two and I still had no friends. Not even at work, of course people would talk to me and we would have a laugh, but not once has anyone said hey you want to come out for a drink after work.

I was used to disappointment though; you always do when you grow up in a dysfunctional family. My counsellor as a child would ask me about my home life and I would tell him, watching his face slowly grow more horrified with my every word. That was when the social services were called and I was almost taken away from my parents at the age of nine.

Too tell you my parents were happy would be wrong. My mother began to drink more than she did, lost her job and ended up hanging herself two weeks before my fourteenth birthday. My farther carried on beating me and I grew accustomed to the pain, welcomed it some days just too feel any love from him.

I moved out and into my own flat once I turned eighteen, got a job and a new life but the scars left by my parents have followed me into my adulthood. That's why people call me cold and heartless, I learned from an early age to hide my emotions as they got you beaten if you showed the wrong one. This is why I didn't cry that the two males had left me.

How can you miss something you never had, you can't that's the answer.

Crawling to the front of the cage my eye spotted the brown door open leading out onto the hall way. Now was my chance as a werewolf smashed into one of the Matra sending him flying and out of my path towards the door. My legs stood me up and I ran as fast as they could towards my freedom. Stumbling a few times I managed to get to the door and turn right down the hallway.

My victory smile was whipped away as quickly as it came as I was knocked into the wall further down with such force I was taken off my feet and landed in a heap on the floor. My eyes glanced up too see Ceko standing in front of me with a murderous look on his face.

He walked towards me and grabbed me by my neck picking me up off the ground so m feet were left dangling. My air was cut off instantly as my hands grabbed at his trying to get him of me. After a few seconds my vision began to slowly go black. I opened my eyes one last time to see Ceko laughing, but it wasn't his laugh that had me attention it was the pair of red eyes behind him holding a knife above his head.

The knife was plunged deep into the Matra's head causing his eyes to bulge out of his head and dark red blood to slowly slip out from the corner of his mouth. His gripped loosened and he fell to the side, causing me to fall once again to the floor only to be picked up bridal style. Looking up to a smiling Acid I couldn't help but smile back.

"Nice to see you're still with me female, even if it is barley" his eyes trailed along my body then back to the hallway as he scanned the area. My own eyes glanced down to see I was still in my underwear and bra and that scars covered most of my body. I was bloody, dirty and really in need of a shower.

"Come on elf boy should be finding us a way out by now; we have to meet him at the first floor stair fire exit. Close your eyes this is not a pretty site" he gave a stern look and I complied with ease. Resting my head on his shoulder as he began to run to find Kant.

I don't know how long had passed since Acid had started running but we eventually found Kant standing by the exit as men women and children ran out towards their freedom. "Great you found her, now head over to the Alkmaar River, I'll meet you there in two moon passes. I've got to check and see if there are any more of my people still inside"

Acid grasped Kant shoulder and gave him a nod. "Two moon passes elf, no more"

Kant then glanced at me and smile "See you in a couple of days female." And with that he headed in the opposite direction and Acid followed the crowd outside. "Where are we going" I asked as I glanced around at the think forest surrounding the building.

Acid's gripped tightened on me as he prepared to run. "Somewhere safe female".

We ran for hours until Acid was pleased with a location. He had found a small hut hidden within the thick forest with a small river on the left hand side. Placing me on my feet and making sure I was steady before he let go Acid then opened the door. The inside of the hut was dark and looked like it hadn't been lived in for years. Dust covered the counters and spiders had made the small home their own as cobwebs covers most of the walls.

"wait here until I can find a light" Acid told me as he went future into the hut. After a few seconds he came back into view with a single burning candle in his hands. "Come here female" I walked inside and headed to where Acid stood. There was a small living room with a kitchen attached to the left hand side and two doors, one I assume the bathroom, other bedroom.

Acid placed the candle in my hands and walked over to the fireplace in the centre of the room. "There is still wood we can use, find something we can use to get the fire burning" I headed of into the kitchen to look for some paper, only to come up blank but I eventually found an old book on a shelf in the bedroom and handed it to Acid.

He took the book and began to rip out pages scrunching them up and placing them around the logs. "Hand me the candle" He took the handle from my hands and began to light the fire. Warmth and light invaded the cold hut casting a soft yellow glow on the objects.

I left Acid to finish the fire as I set out to find some clothes to wear. Heading to the bedroom I light a few candles around the room with the candle I had before placing them so the room was lit. Opening draws i found a males long white shirt, putting it on and being satisfied with the length that reached just above my knees I opened another draw and found clean bedding for the double bed in the room.

I stripped the old bedding and changed the sheets to some less dusty ones, standing back to admire my handy work. "It looks nice" said a male voice from behind me. I glanced over my shoulder to see Acid stood there.

Smiling I walked towards the bed pulling the cover back. "Thank you"

He walked to the other side and began to pull the covers back as well. "I wasn't talking about the sheets" Was his reply that had me looking at him with my mouth wide open. Acid being Acid didn't even hesitate as he began stripping down to his trousers showing me his chest once again. He slipped into the bed and then gazed at me as I still stood there, frozen in the stop thinking about what he just said.

"Come female, sleep. I have made the hut safe no one will be able to get in. Tomorrow we shall find food for the both of us" Acid's voice held laughter as he patted the bed next to him signalling for me to get in. My body complied and I climbed in next to the vampire, curing onto my side away from Acid.

A silence fell between us but a question still lingered in my head. "Acid"

I turned around to see Acid laid on his back with his eyes closed and arms above his head. "Yes female" He never opened his eyes when he spoke but I carried on anyway.

"Why were all the cage doors open when I woke up" He opened one of his eyes looking at my face. "Did you do something" my voice held so much more question than I had asked but Acid let out a breath and replied.

"I heard that another test subject managed to get the better of one of the Matra when it was showering time for them on their wing. Ours were opened by a female were freeing her pack. All the cages opened at the same time, the Matra were outnumbered. But there are more female, we have been tagged. The other Matra will be looking for us, so we need to stay low and hide. Now sleep before I kick you out of the bed"

He closed his eyes and placed his head back on the pillow. I turned back away from Acid and tried to get to sleep. The soft pillow and covers were heaven and it wasn't long before I fell to sleep, that didn't mean Acid didn't hum a song for me.